The Fourth Disaster: People become gods through high martial arts and gaming

Chapter 108: Audacious (Long Chapter)
City of Light, abandoned area.

The sun was rising, and the weather in October was getting colder. In a dormitory on the sixth floor of the abandoned building of the Green Bird Gang, Flo, who was sorting documents at his desk, suddenly felt a cool breeze blowing in from the window. The wings on his back could not help but tremble slightly, and his whole body shivered.

"The weather is really getting colder."

Flo put down his pen, stood up and walked to the heater beside him. He picked up a tennis ball-sized energy ore from a wooden barrel beside him and put it directly into the heater.

In just a moment, the desk-sized heater radiated waves of heat all around, as warm as the sun.

"Luckily, I got a share of the energy vein in Red Moon Mountain this time. Otherwise, I don't know how many bits I would have spent to buy these energy ores this year."

Flo looked at the energy ore in the barrel and was quite proud of his vision and choice.

If it weren't for the help of the Obsidian Martial Arts School, their Qingque Gang would have to spend 30% of the gang's income every year to purchase energy ore. In addition to using energy ore to improve training results, a considerable portion of it is used for heating.

In the cold winter of the City of Light, not everyone can live comfortably.

Except for the houses in the city center and suburbs, which are specially heated by the City of Light, other places can only find ways to keep warm. Most of the homeless people in the abandoned areas can only keep warm by burning wood. Only some special ones use energy minerals for heating.

As for the major gangs that have bases in the wild, burning wood is definitely not an option. The bases in the wild are very simple and have no insulation at all. They can only keep warm by using energy minerals, and the daily consumption is quite large.

If you can mine energy ore at home and have a heater, the consumption is not worth mentioning.

However, compared to obtaining a share of the energy veins in Red Moon Mountain, Flo felt that his greatest gain was being able to rely on the support of the Obsidian Martial Arts School.

Especially recently, the Obsidian Martial Arts School is going to set up a wild transit market in the Red Moon Mountain. This is a real fortune and cannot be compared with a micro energy vein at all.

For a micro energy ore, it is considered a good idea to have a reserve of 20,000 tons of energy ore, and the deeper you go, the harder it is to dig, and the more manpower is required.

But a wild transit market is a long-term business that can harvest a large number of wild vagrants and make a profit by acting as a middleman. The annual income is no worse than those small businesses in the suburbs, and his personal income is probably more than that of the gang leader.

As long as you have three million bits, you can go to the Warrior Association to learn warrior-level training methods, and then ask the warriors in the Warrior Association to teach you the training methods.

Not to mention breaking through to become a warrior in the future, at least there will be no problem in becoming an extreme quasi-warrior.

Just as Flo was thinking about what goods to resell in Red Moon Mountain, a woman from the Feather Clan pushed the door and walked in quickly. Her face looked panicked and sweat was pouring down her forehead. This woman from the Feather Clan was none other than Fisher, the elder of the Green Bird Gang.

"Flo, something big happened in the wild yesterday!" Fisher's face was filled with panic, and he even stuttered when he spoke.

"Don't worry." Flo looked at the frightened Fisher and knew something must have happened. However, he still poured a glass of water and said soothingly, "Sit down and drink some water to calm down. Tell me what's going on slowly."

"We really don't have time." Fisher took the water and put it aside. "It's about the Obsidian Martial Arts School!"

"Obsidian Martial Arts School?" Flo's face also showed a trace of nervousness. "Did something happen to the Obsidian Martial Arts School? This shouldn't be the case. I just came back from Red Moon Mountain not long ago. What could have happened to the Obsidian Martial Arts School? Could it be that the transit market has been exposed now?"

Currently, the transit market in Red Moon Mountain is just beginning to take shape, and it attracts no more than 10,000 vagrants. Compared with the tens of millions of vagrants outside the City of Light, this number is not worth mentioning at all. Red Moon Mountain is hundreds of kilometers away from the City of Light, so it is difficult to attract attention.

And under normal circumstances, even if the gangs in the suburbs got the news, they would not be able to take any action within ten days or half a month.

"It's not that." Fisher said nervously, "I got the news on my way back from the wilderness. Just last night, masters from the Obsidian Martial Arts School attacked the Great Ape Gang's headquarters."

"Attack the Great Ape Gang's headquarters? What's wrong with the Black Obsidian Martial Arts School? That's the Great Ape Gang!" Flo's voice rose several pitches in disbelief. "Attacking the Great Ape Gang's headquarters? Is the Black Obsidian Martial Arts School going to war with the Great Ape Gang?"

Ordinary wild vagrants may not know the situation of the Great Ape Gang, but the wild gangs ranked in the top 100 are well aware of it. As one of the ten most powerful tribes in the City of Light, the Great Ape Gang has a close relationship with the Gorilla Gang in the suburbs. Even the wild gangs ranked in the top three now dare not provoke the Great Ape Gang.

The Obsidian Martial Arts School had finally established itself in the wild, but not long after provoking the White Feather Gang, it turned around and attacked the Great Ape Gang.

Flo completely didn't understand what the owner Lin Qi was up to.

Is this how the relationship between gangs in the wild works?

"I don't know either," Fisher shook his head. "I heard from a passing ape nomad that the Great Ape Gang's headquarters was attacked by a group of human masters wearing silver-gray long-sleeved T-shirts. A bloodbath went mad in the Great Ape Gang's headquarters. I estimate there were four to five hundred Great Ape Gang members dead alone. Noko, the deputy gang leader who managed the headquarters, was even killed on the spot."

"Crazy! Really crazy!" Flo felt like his brain was about to spin. "They killed the deputy gang leader, Noko, and killed four to five hundred people from the Great Ape Gang. This Great Ape Gang is definitely going to fight to the death."

"What should we do next?" Fisher asked quietly, "Should we continue to cooperate with the Obsidian Martial Arts School?"

"You ask me, but I don't know either." Flo covered his head, feeling a headache. "If we continue to cooperate with the Black Obsidian Martial Arts School, we will definitely be retaliated by the Great Ape Gang. But if we don't cooperate, the transit market will be gone. This Master Lin is really giving me a hard time."

At the same time, not only Flo received the news that the Great Ape Gang was attacked, but many other large gangs in the wild who were sensitive to information also received the news and were extremely shocked.

Everyone thought that the leader of the Obsidian Martial Arts School was crazy.

The Great Ape Gang, a long-established, established gang in the wilderness, consistently ranked in the top 20 and closely associated with the Great Gorilla Gang, had other gangs desperately trying to hide. The Obsidian Martial Arts School, barely in the top 50, had the audacity to launch a nighttime attack on the Great Ape Gang. Even if they were aiming for a higher position, they couldn't do it this way. Even the major gangs in the wilderness were seriously suspecting that the Obsidian Martial Arts School had become complacent after winning a decisive battle against the seventeenth-ranked White Feather Gang.

They thought that the Great Ape Gang, ranked 20th, was nothing, so they attacked the Great Ape Gang at night, completely unaware of what kind of existence they had provoked.

"This Obsidian Martial Arts School is truly ruthless!" Isaac, the leader of the White Feather Gang, flapped his wings on his back and looked at the information transmitted by his smartwatch in amazement. "They actually managed to raid the Great Ape Gang's headquarters at night."

"They wiped out 617 members of the Great Ape Gang in one go, 241 of them apprentice-level and above, and we lost a deputy leader and two elders. If that old ape, Watu, knew about this, he'd probably go crazy."

"And if that old gorilla Vatu goes crazy, even I'd be scared. I don't know what they're thinking. They're truly talented."

In any gang in the wild, the deputy leader and the elders are very important. No matter how powerful these people are, they are more responsible for managing many affairs of the gang.

Now that a deputy gang leader and two elders are gone, not only will many affairs of the Great Ape Gang become a mess in a short period of time, but it will also be difficult to find replacements.

Now that the Great Ape Gang has suffered such heavy losses, Isaac doesn't even dare to think about what kind of revenge the Obsidian Martial Arts School will face next.

At this time, in the hall, a middle-aged man from the Feather Tribe with a somewhat hunched figure did not show any joy after reading the information uploaded from his smart watch. Instead, he frowned slightly.

Isaac noticed the hunchbacked middle-aged man's expression and asked curiously, "Mance, is there something wrong with this information?"

"There are indeed some issues." The middle-aged man named Mance nodded. "According to the intelligence, the Black Obsidian Martial Arts School only sent out nineteen experts to attack. They killed so many people, but in the end, thirteen of them were still alive. It's incredible."

"Although the thirteen survivors were all seriously injured and have little fighting power, the strength of the Black Obsidian Martial Arts School is far more powerful than we expected."

"Also, according to the news, that Master Lin is suspected to be a warrior. This is a big problem. Facing a warrior, and a gang with extraordinary background, I am worried that the Great Ape Gang may not dare to attack Red Moon Mountain right now."

"Don't worry, it's just a suspicion." Isaac smiled and said, "And even if that Lin Qi is really a warrior, with the Great Ape Gang's losses, Vatu of the Great Ape Gang will not let go of the Obsidian Martial Arts School. Others may not know this, but I know that old ape Vatu all too well."

"Vatu has been in charge of the Great Ape Gang for over thirty years. Back then, in his early twenties, he was already a quasi-warrior, and was hailed as a genius by many in the wild. When he became the leader of the Great Ape Gang at the age of twenty-five, he had already demonstrated the strength of an ultimate quasi-warrior. Now, after more than thirty years, how could he still be an ultimate quasi-warrior?"

"Boss, are you saying that Watu has already become a warrior?" Mans asked in surprise. "But if he has already become a warrior, if he had shown his ability, he would have been able to hold a high position even in the Gorilla Gang. Becoming the leader of the Gorilla Gang wouldn't have been impossible. He has been the leader of a gang in the wild for so many years. What's the point of that?"

"Mans, you've only been in the City of Light for a short time, so you don't know the ins and outs yet," Isaac explained with a smile. "Becoming a warrior in the City of Light does indeed greatly elevate your status and position, but within the city's inner circle, you're merely at the bottom of the ladder. The resources you receive are all leftovers from the middle and upper-level warriors."

"Vatu is very ambitious. His goal isn't just to become an ordinary warrior. He's been secretly accumulating strength over the years. That's why the management of the headquarters has been handed over to several deputy gang leaders in turn, while he himself stays in Night Patrol Town all year round, managing everything in Night Patrol Town. Why do you think that is?"

"Boss, are you saying he wants to take Nightwatch Town for himself?" Mance gasped. "How dare he? Isn't he afraid of the wrath of the Light Chaser's higher-ups?"

"What's there to be afraid of?" Isaac couldn't help but laugh. "Do you think Nightwatch Town was originally affiliated with the City of Chasing Light? It's just a matter of success and failure. Back then, a high-ranking official from the City of Chasing Light snatched it from a warrior from the City of Myriad Stars. Now that high-ranking official is dead, and his children are just ordinary warriors, many people are watching them. Vatu is just one of them."

"Once we seize control of Night Patrol Town, we can surrender to Myriad Stars City at any time. If Chasing Light City doesn't want to lose the benefits of Night Patrol Town, it must either go to war with Myriad Stars City or recognize the legitimacy of the new administrator of Night Patrol Town."

"With the resources and financial support of the entire Night Watch Town, and with Vaatu's talent, it's not impossible for him to break through that barrier."

"Now the little guy from the Obsidian Martial Arts School has caused the Great Ape Gang to lose face. The Obsidian Martial Arts School has also lost a number of its top masters in this battle, and the rest are all seriously injured. Vatu is not a fool. Even if it means exposing some of his trump cards, he will take down the Obsidian Martial Arts School to wash away the shame and consolidate his position. Not to mention the small energy vein in Red Moon Mountain. I don't believe he can hold back."

"Newcomers these days always think gang fights are all about violence, not knowing that inter-gang conflicts are more than just fighting and killing. Next, Mans, have two teams of secret guards keep an eye on Red Moon Mountain. After all, the Black Obsidian Martial Arts School has brought shame to our White Feather Gang. We have to show some support at this critical moment. Let the secret guards send them off."

"Two teams of secret guards? Boss, isn't that too many?" Mans looked at Isaac in surprise.

The secret guards are a group of experts that Isaac secretly trained over a period of ten years using most of the gang's resources. Each secret guard has the strength comparable to a quasi-warrior, and the captain of the secret guard is comparable to an extreme quasi-warrior. They are all fearless warriors, and only four teams have been trained in total.

A team of secret guards consists of six people, and two teams consist of twelve people. This force is enough to wipe out any large gang in the wild with less than fifty people. Using it to finish off the Obsidian Martial Arts School is really a waste of talent.

"It's rare for a young man to bare his teeth at me, so of course I have to give him some face." Isaac waved his hand. "Alright, let's pass it on."

"Yes." Mans could only nod and leave the room.

City of Light, suburbs, phosphorus trading market.

A middle-aged Half-Scale Clan guard wearing A6-class battle armor carefully pushed open the door to the underground chamber. He slowly walked up to Xia Ling, who was practicing her kicking techniques, and said respectfully, "Miss, I just received some great news. The Great Ape Gang's base camp was attacked last night, resulting in the deaths of over people and the death of their deputy leader, Noko."

After Xia Ling broke the sparring robot's arm with a kick, she wiped the sweat from her forehead and asked nonchalantly, "Which gang did this?"

Gang fights in the wild are very common in the City of Light. Even the attack on the Great Ape Gang’s headquarters is not a surprising thing.

"According to the information we have gathered, it should be the Obsidian Martial Arts School, the same group of people who made a deal with you some time ago." The middle-aged guard of the Half-Scale Clan said carefully.

"They? How is that possible?" Xia Ling stopped moving and couldn't help but look at the middle-aged guard with surprise in her eyes. "Are you sure the information is correct? That's the Great Ape Gang!"

(End of this chapter)