Void Jigsaw Puzzle

"The Jigsaw Squad are shameful traitors. Zhong Chenmu may be young, but he's incredibly cunning. He attempted to kidnap each of you to achieve his own goals. He accused us of murder, and in fact, he himself has committed murder... To clean up our mess, the Prophet Society solemnly declares: The Jigsaw Squad is no longer our companion. We will kill them on sight, and anyone who aids them will be treated as an accomplice, without discrimination!"

As if waiting for Zhong Chenmu's declaration, when the news of the Jigsaw Team's independence spread throughout Wuming City, Pierce also made his voice heard in the south.

After seeing this, Mr. Liang shook his head helplessly: "Is it going to come to this in the end..."

He no longer had any control over Pierce and Pu Yue because they no longer asked him for money and resources.

However, he still couldn't figure it out. Logically speaking, the number of people in the Vinca Moon Team and the Germination Moon Team combined was not small, so why didn't Pierce look for him like he did before?

Could it be that the Gu and Shen families in the south were held hostage by them?

However, he had no better way. Being in Leyou Pavilion, right next to the Huoyue Team, which was also the territory of the Jigsaw Team, he could only choose to lean more towards Zhong Chenmu.

They have done a lot of simulations on how to deal with well-equipped crossbows.

Guo Ling had also sent a suggestion from far away in the south: first resist the first wave of attacks through good defense, and then quickly turn the battlefield into close combat. In this way, the effectiveness of bows and crossbows would be minimized.

When Zhong Chenmu and Liang Ye were equipping the Jigsaw Team and everyone with rough metal and wooden shields, he couldn't help but think of a sentence he had read in a book in the library.

"I don't know with what weapons World War III will be fought, but I do know that World War IV will be fought with stones and sticks."

Isn’t this what the internal strife happening in Wuming City looks like right now?

The collapse of Wuming City was already obvious. Guo Ling's car had been lying idle for several days because of damaged spare parts and could no longer be started.

In the entire Jigsaw Team, only Mr. Liang and a few highly maneuverable vehicles are still usable and can be used to transport weapons and tools. However, with use and wear, they will eventually break down.

There are no car factories or after-sales service shops in Wuming City. All these relatively high-end gadgets are generated at the "singularity moment".

Therefore, Zhong Chenmu was not worried at all that Pierce would have any unexpected moves. Even if they were equipped with bows and crossbows, they could only go north along several main roads and had no way to cross the river directly.

On the contrary, what worried him more was the movements of the Silicon Clan.

Ever since they were subdued by the Pu Yue team in the auditorium at the entrance of Cuiyun Corridor, they seemed to have been silent for a long time, as if they had disappeared out of thin air, not worthy of their notorious reputation at all.

What's more, he also wants to avenge Zhu Tong.

The tree wants to be still but the wind does not stop. Pierce's general attack finally happened in the early morning when the night had not yet faded.

The Pu Yue team took the lead.

They organized the team into several columns, each consisting of about ten members. They did not fire arrows and crossbows at the same time, but carried out them in a hierarchical manner.

The sound of "whoosh whoosh" broke the silence around, and the dark metal crossbows cut through the sky, aiming straight at several houses at the intersection of Sanduping and the riverside road, including Dong Xingwen's Heyao store.

Along with the arrows and crossbows, there were also leaflets.

"Abandon the dark and join the light! Save your life! Break away from the broken civilization and find a new world!"

The leaflets had slogans printed on them.

Dong Xingwen looked at the half-broken crossbow shot in from the window in the darkness and said coldly, "You guys are the ones who provoked me first..."

Then she shouted behind her, "Let them try our hammer throw!"

As soon as she finished speaking, several burly men rushed out from the darkness. They were all the private security guards of her store. Each of them was very skilled and had a lot of handy weapons in stock.

Dong Xingwen's words were like an imperial decree to them. They flung the door open and rushed out, each holding a thick and long chain in their hands.

"Go away!"

They threw five or six hammers at the dozens of Pu Yue team members who were closest to them.

The hammer spun violently, whistling in the air, and before those people could react, it had already mercilessly wrapped around their necks, faces and heads.

Suddenly, brain matter burst out in all colors, and the bright red halo above the head seemed to be there to match the bloody scene.

After knocking down a wave of people, these burly men rushed out, picked up the hammer again, and then rushed left and right in the crowd, as if they were cutting melons and vegetables with ease.

In just a few minutes, dozens of people from the Pu Yue team who came to test the waters were all killed.

The riverside path was littered with rotten flesh, organs, and blood.

The air was filled with a stench, the smell of killing.

The few of them returned to the store carrying the ball and chain as if nothing had happened.

When they saw Dong Xingwen, their ferocious looks suddenly became gentle and kind.

"Madam boss, it's done." said the big man in the lead.

"Well, good job. What reward do you want?" Dong Xingwen was very satisfied.

"Um... I want to buy some grain, but I'm short of money. Can you sponsor me a little, boss lady?" The big man seemed a little shy.

"..."

Dong Xingwen smiled and said, "Look at what you have accomplished!"

She shook her head and watched them go back to the depths of the store. Then she looked towards the northwest with a smug smile on her lips: "Isn't it embarrassing for you? With me here, they really can't get in that easily. However, this time you made me get up early to work, which seriously affected my sleep. Next time, you have to make it up to me..."

Dong Xingwen stood up, walked to the door, looked at the bloody street outside with disgust, and sighed.

"There are only a few sanitation workers to begin with. Why add to their workload?"

Just as she was about to close and lock the door again, she suddenly heard a slight sound of wind.

Then she felt something cold going straight through her left temple to her right.

Logically, she should be able to see what it was, but she could no longer open her eyes.