"What do you mean by that?"
The silhouette monster stared at Wu Suowei with tense vigilance.
"Are you going to disrupt our game?"
Wu Suowei chuckled. He didn't take the Tarot cards, but instead reached out and flipped the chessboard over.
He nudged his chin and said,
"Isn't it still here? I haven't destroyed anything."
"This is just a new interpretation in a completely different way."
"Are you scared?"
The silhouette monster fell silent for the first time.
Yes, he was indeed scared.
Wu Suowei's aggressive approach and everything he displayed filled the monster with fear and unease.
He tried to persuade Wu Suowei.
"Don't waste your breath. You mean to tell me that Duan Chen is your Fool? But don't forget, in the previous timelines, there were..."
"Many times I succeeded in killing him, but the end result still led to destruction, right?"
Wu Suowei's lips curved into a smile.
He placed both hands on the chessboard.
"Did I really succeed in killing him?"
"Is he really dead?"
The silhouette monster was startled.
"What did you discover?"
Wu Suowei shook his head, stood up, and summoned all his Tarot cards back into his palm.
"Nothing, just some more interesting, more fun things."
"I'll come visit you again next time, old friend."
"You enjoy your solitude for now."
"See you again~"
In the real world, Duan Chen had completely used up everything that Wu Suowei had left him when they parted ways.
Looking at his empty pockets, he couldn't help but exchange glances with Bai Ye next to him.
Bai Ye was extremely wary.
"What do you want? I'm telling you, you can't keep draining me, I have no strength left."
This was no lie.
He now felt immense regret. Why had he taken the white chess piece from Duan Chen?
As a result, he had become an indentured servant working for the landlord.
And one who didn't get paid.
And possibly even had to foot the bill.
He truly regretted it.
Duan Chen smacked his lips regretfully.
"It's nothing special, don't take it to heart. I just think you're a promising talent."
"Heh."
He'd believe that if he was a ghost.
Bai Ye rolled his eyes, too lazy to look at Duan Chen anymore.
Duan Chen stopped teasing Bai Ye and turned his attention to the small coastal city. It was originally an economic development zone, but now, due to the sudden tsunami and disaster, it had become desolate.
However, it was fortunate that the authorities had special support policies and benefits for such situations.
Once he had sorted out the situation here and reported it, disaster reconstruction would likely begin, and he wouldn't have to worry too much.
The most important thing now was to eliminate all the remaining monsters here.
To provide a good start for other agents who would come here later.
It wasn't that Duan Chen was being overly altruistic.
Mainly, such missions also came with benefits from the bureau.
There were considerable rewards to be gained.
"Be careful."
"Don't get distracted."
Duan Chen shot a monster that lunged at Bai Ye from behind and reprimanded him with a frown.
There were too many monsters here.
Most of these monsters bore clear characteristics similar to sea monsters, perhaps derivative of Leviathan.
However, they didn't possess the ability to mimic humans like sea monsters, nor were they as cunning. They seemed like unfinished products, or rather, failures.
Bai Ye, with a hint of disgust, extended his hand and unleashed a powerful attack.
He directly cleared a group of monsters in front of him.
There were simply too many sea monsters here.
They were slippery and sticky everywhere.
He couldn't help but mutter, "This must be a streamer's paradise."
"Why are there such terrifying things like eel-men?"
"It suddenly reminded me of a horror movie I watched once, ugh—"
Duan Chen also frowned, his expression not looking good.
It was no wonder Bai Ye said that. There were many casualties here, as many people had failed to escape the disaster.
Although there had been a clearance before, some people had remained, hoping for luck.
After the disaster struck, they were unfortunate enough to become part of the monster horde.
And they also provided hosts for certain parasitic monsters.
This greatly accelerated the progress of Duan Chen and the others' work.
"Stop complaining. The sooner we finish killing the monsters here, the sooner we'll be done," Duan Chen yawned.
He inexplicably felt drowsy.
But his spirit could still hold on.
"This will be part of your work scope from now on."
He said this to Bai Ye.
Bai Ye couldn't help but wail and scream.
"I regret joining you now, okay?"
"Of course not."
Duan Chen replied coldly and ruthlessly, directly transforming his gun into a blade.
With a forceful step, he shot forward like a cannonball, charging directly into the horde of monsters gathered in the building's lobby.
For some reason, many residents remained here, and they were now completely beyond saving, having been parasitized.
The monsters that had parasitized these residents were immune to magic resistance.
They were immune to over 60% of magic resistance.
Therefore, this time he chose to use a blade.
However, using a blade also had its techniques. At least Bai Ye, after discovering the parasitic situation, gritted his teeth and followed Duan Chen, rushing in with him.
He held a knife he had somehow produced from somewhere.
With a plunge, like diving into the heart of the sea, he plunged into the monster horde. However, his movements were drastically different from Duan Chen's fluid movements in front.
As he killed one monster, the pustules on their necks would violently erupt, spewing countless pus and blood like mushroom spores.
Sizzling sounds filled the air as it rained down on Bai Ye's head and face.
It made him vomit on the spot, his vision blurring.
Seeing his foolish state, Duan Chen, frowning, escaped from the horde of monsters and had to first drag Bai Ye to an open space outside.
He slammed the building's door shut, retrieved an antidote from his spatial ring, pulled out the stopper, and poured it into Bai Ye's mouth. He felt quite speechless.
"You've always been this reckless. It's truly a miracle you've survived this long."
Bai Ye looked at Duan Chen angrily.
"I was just hungry! If Zhu Fanfan were still here, I..."