A massive wound appeared on the mantis monster's body.
Blood gushed out in torrents.
The mantis monster collapsed heavily to the ground.
The earth trembled violently.
A woman approached a massive creature, resembling a giant slug, and raised her hand. A fierce wave of flames erupted, engulfing the entire monster.
A middle-aged man, holding a gun in each hand, stood nearby.
But these weren't ordinary guns; they were conjured items.
A torrent of bullets rained down, tearing open multiple blood holes in the monster's body. But that was just the beginning. Once the bullets entered the creature's body, they exploded.
Aurean's situation gradually stabilized.
The lizard shot a stream of green liquid at the monster before it, instantly corroding it.
The eyes of Lust glowed red, causing the two monsters in front of her to immediately turn on each other.
The wild dog moved swiftly through the monster ranks, dodging and striking.
Pride swung a massive axe, cleaving the monster and the ground beneath it in half with a single blow.
A large number of monsters fell, dead, under the attacks of Aurean's Nen users.
A few of the monsters hid their forms, retreating into corners.
Some transformed into human-like shapes.
Others burrowed underground, disappearing into the sewers.
Some fled from Aurean entirely.
The middle-aged man stood atop a high vantage point, looking down below.
A figure stood beside him.
The middle-aged man asked, "Have you figured out what happened? Where is Dandins? What's the situation with these monsters? Have Dandins come to see me yet?"
"Sir, Dandins is missing."
"Yes, I've sent people to search for him everywhere, but we haven't found him. No one has seen him, whether in No. 2 Experimental Base. or anywhere else in Aurean."
The figure in black said, "Also, the surveillance footage near Lab No. 2 has been completely wiped."
The middle-aged man's eyes flickered.
"So, this situation is most likely something Dandins orchestrated? Is he trying to create an opportunity for himself to leave? Has he joined another faction? Betrayed the Underworld Mafia?"
His tone grew colder.
The one thing he despised most was betrayal.
Furthermore, Dandins was crucial to the Underworld Mafia.
Otherwise, the Underworld Mafia wouldn't have handed over full control of Aurean's second experimental base to Dandins, leaving him entirely in charge with no one else involved or supervising.
This was also evident from the performance of these monsters.
These creatures were no joke.
If they could make these monsters part of the Underworld Mafia's forces, how much could their strength grow? It was hard to even imagine.
"Have we collected data on the monsters?"
The black-clad figure replied, "Most of the monsters have been killed by our people. A few have hidden, some have escaped, and others are still fighting."
"But if the Shadow Beasts intervene, they won't last much longer."
"Most of these monsters are only on the level of E-ranked Nen users."
"A few are at the D-rank level."
"Only a very few have reached the C-rank level."
"However, it seems they have growth potential. In the lab, their potential was suppressed, but now that they've left the lab, the situation is changing."
The middle-aged man's eyes lit up.
"Do we still have the data from the lab?"
Now, Lab No. 2 was in chaos.
Most of these monsters harboured hostility towards Aurean.
But if the data still existed, they could create new monsters.
Monsters loyal to the Underworld Mafia.
"All the data has been destroyed."
The middle-aged man's expression darkened again.
"Now it seems that this was most likely Dandins's doing. He has sided with another faction, causing this chaos, and destroyed all the data."
"He used our Underworld Mafia's resources, and wealth, to conduct experiments and achieve some results."
"Now, he's doing this?"
"Send out orders: Issue a worldwide manhunt for Dandins. Anyone who captures him, regardless of their background, will be immediately promoted to a senior officer."
"Also, offer a reward of 10 billion jenny for his capture!"
"Publish the bounty for Dandins externally as well—10 billion jenny!"
The black-clad figure nodded.
"Also, save the staff from Lab No. 2 if possible. Those who have been with Dandins for so long may know something."
"Lastly, about those monsters, don't be too aggressive. Focus on capturing them alive. If they're willing to join the Underworld Mafia, I can promise them officer positions and excellent treatment."
At this moment, Ron had already left Aurean.
In the chaos, no one noticed him.
"The riot at No. 2 Experimental Base."
"Aurean should fall into a period of chaos."
"All the experimental data and surveillance footage from Lab No. 2… have been deleted."
"Along with mine and a large number of senior officers' data."
"The Underworld Mafia will likely declare me as missing or dead."
"They won't make a special effort to search for me."
"And those who've seen my face in the Underworld Mafia are few and far between."
"It's possible I'll never be seen again."
"This operation was quite successful."
Ron walked slowly down the road.
"And the key to this success was Chii again."
"Honestly, the Killer Queen and Baki's abilities could be replaced, but Chii's ability is irreplaceable."
Ron heard hurried footsteps approaching him.
Without thinking, Ron glanced back and saw a figure.
It didn't quite look human.
Its form was mostly human but with animal-like features.
Its aura was not weak, reaching C-rank.
A series of gunshots rang out.
The experimental subject was hit, stumbling back.
Ron withdrew his gaze.
These experiments had been tortured mercilessly in Lab No. 2.
Ron's appearance gave them the chance to escape.
But that didn't mean Ron was responsible for them.
Dozens of figures rushed toward him.
All were armed and fully equipped.
The experiment subject gritted its teeth and suddenly turned, charging at those chasing it.
The pursuers didn't react in time.
One by one, the pursuers fell at the hands of the experiment subject.
Ron continued forward, only briefly glancing back.
Gradually, the sounds of the battle between the experiment and pursuers faded.
At that moment, several figures appeared ahead of Ron.
All wore black suits and sunglasses, clearly members of the Underworld Mafia.
"Kid, have you seen anything unusual?"
"No? I find you suspicious. Why are you alone here? Where are your parents?"
One of the young men stepped forward, reaching out to grab Ron.
Ron furrowed his brows.
A figure appeared behind him.
Baki leapt at the Underworld Mafia members.
With one swift motion, he crushed the man's throat.
The attacker didn't even have time to react.
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