frightfiction Chapter 293 Cleaning up the portal
Chapter 293 Cleaning up the portal
[Player 788922: Wait, what kind of NPC is the Rat King? I've never heard of him before. He's truly a rat in the gutter; even his quests are deadly, unlike other NPCs who just ask for rare items.]
[I used to have a hamster named Xiaohua when I was little: The person upstairs just spews nonsense. How is a hamster considered a gutter rat? Everyone knows that if a person doesn't attack a monster, why would a monster attack a person? Even the honey badger warrior can only send you a battle invitation, not directly attack you, although it will keep sending you invitations even if you refuse.]
[Hulatang is my favorite: I agree with the comment above. Can anyone from the Invincible Gang explain what's going on? Did you offend some rats, or are the monsters these days attacking people on their own?]
[Be happy every day: As a former member of the Invincible Gang, I know why Gu Jingchen killed thousands of rats and even beat the Rat King to death. I don't know why the Rat King came back to life and can still post commissions.]
[Nothing to worry about: Gu Jingchen is quite righteous; he agreed to all those who applied to leave the gang. I'm also a former member of the Invincible Gang, which proves the person upstairs is right.]
[Red support color: Successfully left the Invincible Gang +1]
[Player 78992232: Successfully left the Invincible Gang +10087]
【…】
In just a few minutes, Lu Youyou watched as the number of members in the Invincible Gang on the leaderboard dwindled to single digits.
It also fell from second place on the gang rankings to a number with countless digits.
However, the store's ranking remains on the first page, only dropping from first place to seventh.
It seems he earned quite a lot before, because even with so many fewer members and so much competition from other gangs, his ranking didn't drop much.
Inside Zhang Yao's room at the Invincible Gang's base.
Zhang Yao sat on the narrow single bed, sighing repeatedly.
"Boss, what do you think Gu Jingchen is thinking? Why did he agree to those people leaving the gang? If they didn't leave, wouldn't he still be able to use the shield?"
Shen Taiyang curled his lips into a cold smile: "What do you think will happen if someone like him, who only knows how to bully the weak, doesn't agree to the application to leave the gang under these circumstances?"
Zhang Yao looked up: "What will happen? Won't we just use those people as human shields? Boss, many of them were our people. Now that they're all gone, it'll be hard to get them back together."
“It’s not difficult.” Shen Taiyang said confidently, “It’s precisely because most of them are our people that I’m reluctant to let them die for the Invincible Gang. I have a way to reunite them, but how to turn what Gu Jingchen has into ours is the problem.”
Boom!
The door was kicked open.
Gu Jingchen, his face grim, met the two astonished faces and laughed in anger.
"So, you two really think that just because the room is soundproof, I can't find out what you're plotting?"
Zhang Yao was still a little flustered and wanted to explain, but Shen Taiyang grabbed his arm and pulled him behind him.
Shen Taiyang met Gu Jingchen's eyes directly, revealing his usual gentle smile.
"Brother Chen, what brings you here? We were just joking."
"Do you think I'm a fool? Withered vine!"
With a roar from Gu Jingchen, Zhang Yao's chest was ripped open by a withered black hand.
My heart was still beating when it was swallowed by the mouth in that black hand.
belch--
Ku Teng let out a burp, and the room was filled with a yellowish-brown mist. The corrosive smell made Shen Taiyang feel dizzy.
"you!"
Everything happened so fast that Shen Taiyang didn't have time to react before Zhang Yao died.
Shen Taiyang was stunned for a few seconds, then returned to normal, clapping his hands sarcastically as if the matter wasn't serious enough.
"Brother Chen is indeed decisive in his actions; he even killed his childhood friend."
Gu Jingchen revealed the same smile as Shen Taiyang, and manipulated the black hand to fight against Shen Taiyang.
"You still can't compare to me, Shen Taiyang. In just a few months, you managed to poach Zhang Yao from my side. How could you do this to me? I offended Lu Youyou for you! The gang is in this state all because of you."
Shen Taiyang struggled against Gu Jingchen's pet withered vine, and sweat dripped down his face as he moved.
But he refused to admit it verbally.
"The gang's current state is entirely your fault, Gu Jingchen's, decision! What do you mean by offending Lu Youyou for my sake? That's all bullshit! You didn't choose her because you knew Lu Youyou wouldn't fawn over you like I would!"
Gu Jingchen increased the speed of the withered vines' attacks, without stopping talking.
"If I had known it would end up like this, I shouldn't have protected you. Handing you over to Lu Youyou would have been the right decision!"
boom!
Shen Taiyang was unable to dodge in time and his defensive shield was snapped by the withered vine.
He was panting heavily, so he took advantage of his extra defensive shield to rest inside it.
Amidst the thud of shattering shields, Shen Taiyang delivered a sarcastic remark.
"Gu Jingchen, do you think you're so kind? If I hadn't provided you with so much money and supplies, you wouldn't have chosen to protect me. We're all driven by self-interest, so don't put on that hypocritical face. Who are you trying to disgust?"
"Admit it, you admire Lu Youyou but also look down on her, otherwise you wouldn't have been so furious after being rejected. Every time there's a major online attack on Lu Youyou, you've had people adding fuel to the fire, haven't you?"
"Heh, compared to your insidious hypocrisy, I still prefer that woman Lu Youyou's boldness in love and hate. She dared to chase after me and beat me up, even at the cost of offending you. And what about you? You only dare to secretly find people to smear everything about Lu Youyou. You're the real rat in the gutter!"
Bang bang bang!
The withered vine broke through Shen Taiyang's last three defensive shields, directly tearing through his skin and swallowing his heart.
"Bah bah bah!"
The withered vines spat out their hearts, and the ground was covered with half-rotted wood rolling around.
"Heh, you still dare to use this scapegoat trick..."
Gu Jingchen had previously rejected Shen Taiyang's application to leave the gang because he wanted to keep him around to make a comeback and appointed Shen Taiyang as the vice leader.
However, it has now become a tool for teleporting himself to Shen Taiyang's side.
He opened his watch, found Shen Taiyang's name, and clicked "Send".
"Withered vine! Kill Shen Taiyang."
"Okay, master."
Without his defensive shield, Shen Taiyang forcibly awakened his pet Nightmare.
The nightmare was simply dispersed by the crow's flying feathers and had been nurtured in the pet space.
Now forcibly awakened, its strength is far less than before, and it was quickly scattered by the withered vines.
This time, Shen Taiyang couldn't even get a single fragment of Nightmare.
He finally felt fear.
Gu Jingchen kept it a secret from him for so long! He held the deadly weapon of the withered vine in his hand, yet he had never let any of the gang members know about it.
Even Zhang Yao, who was always by Gu Jingchen's side, was unaware of the existence of the withered vine!
All his previous preparations were thwarted by the withered vines!
"Brother Chen... it was all Zhang Yao's doing. You clearly said you'd make me the vice leader, which is a great opportunity with a bright future. If Zhang Yao hadn't promised me benefits, I would never have betrayed you!"
Shen Taiyang became more and more confident in his fabrication, and even started to believe it himself.
"Oh? What did Zhang Yao tell you?"
"Zhang Yao said that from childhood to adulthood, all the girls he liked became your bed partners. You got them but didn't cherish them. You're arrogant and conceited, a wolf in sheep's clothing. He also said..."
boom!
Shen Taiyang's heart was pierced again. The withered vine gripped the wooden heart and crushed it to pieces in frustration.
Gu Jingchen turned on his watch again and teleported to the side of the panicked Shen Taiyang.
“Shen Taiyang, I am not Lu Youyou. No matter how many scapegoats you have, I can find your true identity. As long as you are a member of my gang, I can come to your side instantly.”
Gu Jingchen murmured softly, like the whisper of a demon.