"One is called Number Seven, the other Number Nine," Bai Fu muttered. "Although the leader of the Wildfire Gang didn't state it explicitly just now, it seems he was referring to people from the Truth Society as the distinguished guests from outside. I wonder why the Truth Society would come here."
Bai Fu was curious; the Abandoned Cooling Factory didn't seem like a place that would yield much profit.
She didn't take any extra actions but first made a trip to the players' base to relay the message.
On her way back to the Wildfire Gang, she saw a pickup truck with multi-layer protection parked by the roadside. Two people, a man and a woman, who both looked quite young, were standing next to it. The man was dressed in a leather jacket, and the woman was wearing a workwear jacket.
This was the first time Bai Fu had seen an intact vehicle since she had become an NPC, and she subconsciously threw two cases of Spiritual Vision their way.
The male NPC's information panel was relatively simple.
[Name]: Yago Kaufman (Elite)
[Main Profession]: Sniper Lv2 [Lower Profession Special Agent Lv10 (Full Level)]
The female NPC's information panel also appeared simple at first glance.
[Name]: Xia Shi (Elite)
[Main Profession]: Basic Level Mechanic Lv2 [Lower Profession Scholar Lv10 (Full Level)]
Skipping over a string of unimportant data, Bai Fu's gaze landed on Xia Shi's [Talent]—a dazzling red [Strong Luck].
[Strong Luck]: Born with exceptionally good luck.
Although the description consisted of only a simple sentence, Bai Fu understood this woman called Xia Shi was a being many envied and despised—
The terror of the lucky kings was self-evident; they could easily achieve double yellows in a row of ten, and their legend has it that while lucky kings live short lives, it must be clarified, their lifespans are actually quite long.
Bai Fu quickly closed the information panel; she couldn't stand such dazzling talent.
"What are these two doing here? From their professions, they're definitely not ordinary people."
A bad feeling arose in Bai Fu's heart; first, the Truth Society showed up, and then a group of people with unclear origins appeared. It seemed like some serious trouble was brewing at the Abandoned Cooling Factory.
Although big trouble in Newbie Villages was practically the standard plot, Bai Fu's current power wasn't enough to guarantee her safety, which was a headache.
Perhaps she should consider leaving the Abandoned Cooling Factory.
With her current power and finance, leaving the Abandoned Cooling Factory wouldn't be difficult. After going to a larger settlement, she could not only take on more advanced tasks but also find Advanced Knowledge Books. The only problem was that players couldn't get past easily.
After pondering for a moment and getting ready to set off, Bai Fu spotted a vaguely familiar person.
Across the street in the alley, Number Nine was staring straight at the woman called Xia Shi. He watched her for over ten seconds before he turned his head and left.
Although Bai Fu didn't know exactly what Number Nine was up to, from his look, she felt that he was up to no good.
"Better send him off to reunite with Number Seven sooner rather than later."
Bai Fu turned back and informed the players of Number Nine's whereabouts.
The already intense players, upon receiving the message, didn't hesitate to grab their weapons and chase after him.
With their previous experience dealing with Number Seven, the players were full of fighting spirit, geared up to make use of newly thought-out tactics in this brawl.
This time, they had nothing to worry about; Bai Fu had stated that the leader of the Wildfire Gang wanted to use their hands to eliminate Number Nine. Hence, the Wildfire Gang would absolutely not interfere, and they only had to deal with Number Nine, which seemed to validate the Hidden Task triggered after Bai Fu's words.
Even if the leader of the Wildfire Gang had plans behind their backs, they were unafraid.
As long as they killed Number Nine, they would earn a substantial amount of Experience to level up. Once their levels were up, ah, so planning was it, well, do they understand what 'with one power, break ten thousand methods' means?
Bai Fu kept close behind the players.
They advanced together and stealthily approached the vicinity of the Wildfire Gang.
As the players were hesitating whether to charge directly in or to lie in ambush outside, Number Nine had already returned to the underground laboratory.
"I've seen the Genetic Primordial outside; they're everywhere. Those out-of-towners must be connected with them, and Seven's disappearance must be linked to them too; our whereabouts were discovered."
Number Nine's eyes shimmered with a cold light.
"Not only did they eliminate Number Seven today, but they also showed up personally. It seems they no longer plan to keep hiding. I predict they'll soon launch a full-scale attack on the Wildfire Gang."
Julia's expression was grim: "I still need at least two days to complete the basic verification."
"Two days?" Number Nine's breathing faltered, "That's too long, but the experiment must not stop. Since there isn't enough time, it's up to me to make it!"
Julia asked, "What are you going to do?"
Number Nine picked up a semi-transparent green cylindrical object from the ground in the alley: "Use this."
"Inductive Bait? Do you know what consequences using this will have?" Julia's face paled.
Number Nine chuckled, "Mutant Life will swarm here crazily like sharks that smell blood. In the process, they will attack all living creatures they see along the way, until those creatures die, or become one of their kind."
"You know this and you still want to use it?"
"Using it, those folks outside will be busy dealing with the Mutant Life, giving them no time to disturb your experiment. Don't worry, even if people from around here seek Lynn's reinforcements promptly, the help would need more than two days to arrive; that's enough time for you to complete the verification."