Doomsday Code

The guild member, seeing Chen Cheng's tall and handsome appearance, was surprised to find him to be such a reckless fellow. However, remembering the waist token Chen Cheng had previously displayed, he still dutifully offered a reminder:

"Oh dear, why don't you listen to the whole thing?"

This place is no longer some remote, impoverished area. Do you know what's been happening in the northern border lately? Now, all those kingdoms, powerful families, and other major forces are sending people here.

It's nothing that you hunted those beasts before; people will praise you, and you might even get a reward.

But things are different now. That lord has now ingratiated himself with a powerful figure from the south, and these beasts have already been reserved for him.

Chen Cheng's mind raced upon hearing this, but on the surface he glared and said:

"He wouldn't dare. I'm doing this for the people, and I'm a member of the guild now. I'll go over there in a bit and see what that so-called big shot dares to do to me."

As he spoke, Chen Cheng shook the identity token on his waist. This was the token of someone the guild was focusing on cultivating. If it were a sect in the storybook, he would at least be a key member of the inner sect and receive special attention.

Chen Cheng then continued:

"Hurry up and finish this task for me first."

Seeing Chen Cheng's nonchalant attitude, the man stopped trying to persuade him. Besides, Chen Cheng was right; he was no longer an adventurer without any connections. He was now a key figure being groomed by the guild.

Moreover, given his current level, he can apply to the guild for a training graduation assessment. Once he breaks through to the Platinum level, he can become a reserve talent for the guild.

So why should I, a mere employee, worry about him? Isn't that just asking for trouble?

The task was settled for Chen Cheng, and points and rewards were awarded.

Just as he was about to carry the deer head back, Chen Cheng tossed him a gold coin and said:

"You're not so bad after all; consider this gold coin a reward for you."

Chen Cheng knew that the Adventurers' Guild was not a place where good people gathered. The fact that this guy was willing to risk local weapons and cannons to remind him was enough to show that he still had a conscience.

Of course, Chen Cheng, a good person, is not stingy with money.

As for giving only one gold coin, that's to fit his current persona.

Then Chen Cheng greeted Noah and the others:

"Brothers, let's go see who dares to cause us trouble. If we don't deal with this problem, we won't feel safe leaving the money in our pockets."

Chen Cheng originally intended to go into the city to gather information, but now that he had a better place to go, he could certainly use the guild's name to extort some money.

Watching Chen Cheng and his group leave in a grand procession, he sensed that something big was about to happen during the settlement of the mission. He immediately hired people to carry the deer head to the guild, while he rushed back to the guild himself to report the matter to his guild leader.

In order to avoid a real incident where the president of the association wouldn't even know what had happened.

They returned to the coniferous forest, and before Chen Cheng and his group could even search for them, a large group of people came rushing over in a menacing manner.

Judging from their attire and the blood and mud on their feet, they were clearly the family guard of some lord.

Moreover, it seems they already knew what had happened and went into the woods to confirm it, finding the carcass of a common deer abandoned in the forest.

The leader was considered by Chen Cheng and his group to be very weak, only at the mid-stage of the Gold Realm.

However, this guy showed no fear when he saw Chen Cheng and his group. On the contrary, he arrogantly told Chen Cheng and his group to stop.

"Where did you come from? And were you the ones selling deer heads at the city gate just now?"

"Oh, so you're just lackeys of that damned lord? You're the ones who let those beasts eat and hurt people in the territory?"

Upon hearing Chen Cheng's words, the man knew that Chen Cheng and his group had killed the Kui deer herd. He then pointed at Chen Cheng and his men and shouted:

"How dare you, a few lowly adventurers, kill the lord's deer! You'll be in big trouble."

This guy isn't entirely brainless; he even knows about getting into legal trouble.

Then his gaze shifted to the girls behind Chen Cheng, including Lifia, and he gave a lewd smile, saying:

"If you don't want to get into trouble, it's simple. Hand over the deer, and then let these little heiresses have their fun with us. Hehehe, then..."

However, it would have been better if he hadn't said anything. Now that he was talking about lawsuits and laws, Chen Cheng couldn't help but think that the Kui deer was intentionally raised by humans, and that the half-eaten carcass was clearly the food that so-called lord had fed it.

Otherwise, how could these beasts possibly stay in this resource-scarce coniferous forest?

Moreover, this guy is extremely lewd and even thinks about doing things like coercing, luring, bullying men and women.

Judging from their experienced demeanor, it's clear they've done this many times before—giving birth to sons without an anus.

"A lawsuit? You beasts feed humans to magical beasts, do you even know what kind of crime that is?"

They even thought of using coercion and bribery to bully men and women. What crime is that?

Forget it, how could a beast like you possibly know? So it's more practical to talk to you about fists.

"Let's get started."

With Chen Cheng's command, Noah and the others attacked in unison. These few oddballs were naturally easy prey.

However, it's not time for them to die yet, so Chen Cheng didn't kill them, he just crippled them.

"Tell me, where is your lord now? I want to pay him a visit."

This gold-grade trash, forged using resources and the Inscription Body Forging Method, can only wail on the ground now. Hearing Chen Cheng's question, it reminded him that there was someone behind him.

"You're all dead, boys. The master and the magistrate will not let you get away with this."

Seeing that this guy still dared to threaten him, Chen Cheng slapped him several more times, knocking out several of his teeth and making him dizzy.

"Lin Zhu is in the territory city bag."

Just as another slap was about to land, the guy finally realized he was scared and immediately blurted out the location in a slurred and incoherent way.

Another slap landed, and the guy immediately burst into tears.

Upon seeing this, Chen Cheng coldly smiled and said:

"Sorry, I just got carried away with the game."

Then Chen Cheng kicked him to the ground, and clapped his hands, saying:

"Let's go and meet this majestic lord."

Chen Cheng and his group then quickly left.

At first, these guys were relieved that Chen Cheng and his men hadn't killed them, but after a while, when they heard rustling sounds coming from the woods, they realized they were scared.

Because they are all now beaten so badly that their hands and feet have been broken.

If someone takes care of you, it's fine; you'll recover completely in less than a month.

But where are they now? This is a forest where deer roam, and no one comes here all year round.

Now that the Kui deer herd has been wiped out, leaving behind so many Kui deer carcasses, it won't be long before other magical beasts arrive.

At that time, they will just be appetizers before those magical beasts start eating the Kui Deer.

Thinking of this, these guys finally realized they were terrified and started yelling for help. However, they had already turned the place into a terrifying place, and no one was coming.

In the end, instead of a human being, a giant bear that was preparing to fatten up for winter hibernation was summoned.

In the past, this level six Earth Bear would have been no match for them, but now that their limbs were crippled, they could only become the bear's appetizer.