Chapter 40: Mantis Stalks Cicada

"Bad luck! Bad luck! Who leaked the news?!"

The vice president of the Red Hand Society yelled and cursed, riding a horse and wading through the river side by side with the boss. Behind him followed twelve or thirteen bandits, leading animals carrying boxes, looking dusty and embarrassed.

"Behave yourself, my friend."

The boss stood straight and behaved elegantly: "At least we succeeded, didn't we?"

"After paying so much, if it still didn't work, you would have instigated the brothers to chop me up, right?"

The vice president sneered, turned his head and looked at the bandits who had come up the shore, and shouted: "Brothers! Success or failure depends on this one move! After today, it's time for us to enjoy the wealth!"

"Boss is wise!!"

"Wuhu!"

The thieves cheered, whistles and dirty words appeared together, with excitement flashing in their eyes, as if they saw the bright future that was about to come.

"So vulgar."

The big boss shook his head, dismounted, and had a rapier on his waist: "Besides, I am the boss."

"Why care about these shits? You won't be the boss soon anyway."

The vice president laughed coarsely, put his arm around the big boss's shoulders, and said with undisguised sarcasm: "I've said it before, those noble lords are not reliable at all! Not to mention the noble lords of Mond!"

Since the Mond hero Vanessa overthrew the brutal rule of the nobles, rebuilt Mond, and founded the Knights of Favonius a thousand years ago, are the old nobles of Mond still called nobles?

"What do you know? I have my reasons for cooperating with them."

The boss took the vice president's arm away and raised his chin slightly: "To use the words of you Liyue people, it is [How can a sparrow know the ambition of a swan]."

"Hehe, you have no reason. I just see you like a dog, wagging your tail at those useless nobles, and being pitifully kicked aside by those useless people after being used up, without even getting a bone." The vice president turned his head and spit, cursing.

"Stupid, really stupid! Stupid and vulgar!" The boss said angrily: "People should look up and have a long-term vision! If you only care about the present like you, how can you achieve great things in the future?"

"I can achieve nothing." The vice president grinned: "My biggest dream is to marry two or three wives, buy two or three properties in Yujingtai, and live happily."

"Haha, what a great dream, Mr. Liyue's wanted criminal." The boss sneered.

"I use a pseudonym and cover my face when I'm working. What does Liyue's wanted order have to do with me?" The vice president spat and said, "Let's talk business first. After tonight, we'll kill the earth vein flower that we finally found here, and you'll be the second in command."

"." The big boss sighed, half helpless and half tired, and said, "Yes, Mr. President."

The vice president laughed twice, stopped chatting, and led a group of bandits to work in the open space in front of the cave.

The big boss stood in front of the cave, watching the bandits gradually build an "altar" that looked quite simple and rough, like a child's random mess, which was unbearable to look at but was indeed useful.

At the insistence of the vice president, the Red Hand Club has been trying to produce a rich vein flower, and has paid a lot for it: being surrounded by the Qianyan Army, fleeing in panic like a stray dog; being attacked by the sudden appearance of the projection monster, many members lost their lives; when they were about to succeed, someone leaked the news, and they were harassed by the treasure-stealing group like hyenas smelling blood.

And, threatened by the "investor", they had to bow their heads and be dogs.

"The next siege by the Qianyan Army may come soon. This island must be a key area of ​​attention. Are you sure your plan is feasible?" The big boss frowned and glanced at the bushes and rubble beside the cave. He was inexplicably panicked and shouted to the vice president.

"It's definitely feasible! I've rehearsed it in my mind countless times!"

"Why would your 'backer' help you deal with the Qianyan Army?"

"Hehe, good question!"

The vice president finally checked the "altar" and smiled, "I can't guarantee that they will help us deal with the Qianyan Army, but I can be sure that the Qianyan Army will help us deal with them!"

"Have you already thought about backstabbing?" The big boss was stunned.

"Nonsense! Who wants to be a dog?"

The vice president snorted coldly and waved to the big boss: "Stay away! We are going to activate the flower of the earth vein!"

The big boss opened his mouth, said nothing more, and did not insist on staying. With a rapier that was only for decoration, he turned around and was about to pass through the bushes and rubble, intending to go to another "safe house" on the island.

As soon as he passed through the bushes, a black shadow pounced on him! Before he could react, he was covered by a big hand holding a handkerchief with a pungent smell of medicine.

The boss' eyes widened, and he was about to hold his breath and struggle, but he was suddenly hit in the abdomen. In pain, he took a breath, and his head became dizzy. He had no strength to struggle, and finally his body softened and he fainted.

Chen Tianfeng still covered the boss's mouth and nose, calculated the distance, dragged him to a position where he would not be locked by the projection monster summoned by the earth vein flower, and then let go of his hand and immediately checked the boss's breath.

Fortunately, he was still alive. Chen Tianfeng breathed a sigh of relief, used local materials, stripped the boss's coat, tore it into strips and tied him up. Then he thought about it, pinched his mouth open again, and stuffed the handkerchief with the drug in it.

After finishing the process of making Ye Lan praise him as a good material for committing crimes, Chen Tianfeng, carrying a knife and a crossbow, quietly returned to the bushes.

I didn't expect that the bandits of the Red Hand Society really got the flower of the earth vein. In this way, there is no need to rush to do it. Let them get my earth vein output first. Chen Tianfeng had an idea. He took out a crossbow arrow, cut his left wrist with a long knife, and shed blood on the blade and arrowhead again.

After making preparations, Chen Tianfeng skillfully wrapped the bandage on his left wrist, feeling the numbness and itchiness caused by the rapid healing of the wound, while staring at the bandits of the Red Hand Society, put the crossbow arrow back into the crossbow, and strung it again.

The vice president glanced at the calm bushes, estimated the time, and thought that the boss should run to a safe place, so he drew out a wide machete: "Brothers! Flowers bloom and make a fortune!"

The bandits cheered and moved out several large boxes of pure resin and poured them all into the simple altar.

One second, two seconds, three seconds...

The altar suddenly burst into a dazzling light, and a flower of the earth veins with black and purple smoke and filled with ominous aura emerged from the altar, with dark purple lines all over its body.

All the original resins floated up, gradually liquefied, and sprinkled on the roots of the earth veins flower, like rain falling on the desert, leaving no trace.

The ominous giant flower slowly bloomed, and dozens of black and purple smoke appeared out of thin air, and then quickly condensed and turned into human form.

"There's a new job again!"

"You made the wrong choice!"

"Another experimental subject!"

Accompanied by several chaotic but still highly recognizable voices, [Projection Monster·Treasure Stealing Group] appeared!

The vice president grinned, and while he was glad that he and his people were dressed differently from the [Projection Monster·Treasure Stealing Group] in front of him, he raised his sword: "Brothers! Cut down these inferior monsters!"