Time passed quickly. Although the new arrival, Momo, was shy, Wang Meng was a gregarious person and quickly put him at ease.
Zhang Wei also pretended not to notice, occasionally striking up a conversation.
But every night, when all was quiet, a stealthy figure would slip away.
Zhang Wei got up and reached for Momo's sleeping berth.
"Soft... there's something..."
Inside the blanket, there was another Momo.
Warm, with a heartbeat, breathing...
Just like a sleeping person.
"Very detailed, impressive skill!"
If Zhang Wei hadn't seen Momo leave with his own eyes, he would have been fooled.
"What exactly is their purpose here..."
Zhang Wei didn't want to get too involved, but it was very comfortable here, allowing him to collect a large amount of ingredients effortlessly. Zhang Wei didn't want this blessed place to be disturbed.
The Extreme Ice Prison
Bruce lay weakly on the ice bed, letting the cold seep into him.
Several acupoint-sealing needles were inserted into his meridians, rendering him powerless.
Most importantly, Bruce hadn't eaten a single grain of rice in half a month. His Gourmet Cells had largely fallen dormant, leaving him with very little strength.
The best way to restrict supernatural abilities is through starvation!
*Knock, knock, knock~*
"Who is it?"
"On the order of Chairman Xi Feng, to bring Bruce an extra meal."
The guard looked through the peephole and saw a scrawny laborer holding a meal box standing at the door.
The heavy, dark iron gate slowly opened.
"Thank you, prison guard brother."
"Thank what?"
"Such a heavy door, it would have been very noisy to break it down!"
The two guards were startled. Before they could react, their eyes went black, and they collapsed.
The small laborer, holding the meal box, walked up to Bruce.
He grinned, "Retired Executive Bruce, it's quite rare for you to make a mistake."
Bruce weakly opened his eyes, watching the newcomer warily.
He said feebly, "Who... are you? Are you here to kill me?"
"Lord Bruce, don't pretend. You should still have some strength left for a final struggle, shouldn't you?"
In just one sentence, the scrawny laborer's voice shifted four or five times, sounding male and female, old and young...
Paired with his youthful face of sixteen or seventeen, it was quite chilling.
"Are you... Mo Du?"
Thousand Illusions姬 Mo Du, a rising star of the Heavenly Thieves Alliance.
With his peculiar shapeshifting skills, he had completed many difficult missions and was gaining significant attention.
""
"So, I've been discovered..."
Upon hearing this, Thousand Illusions姬 Mo Du no longer disguised himself. His scrawny body gradually stretched, with prominent curves forming both in front and back. His seemingly ill-fitting clothes grew tight, making one worry they would split at any moment.
"If your ransom wasn't so generous, I wouldn't be bothered to rescue a useless senior like you. The Alliance has promised me that if I can get you out, I'll get half of your life-saving money."
"It has to be given away eventually, what difference does it make who gets it."
Every executor in the Heavenly Thieves Alliance had a large amount of ransom money stored, also known as life-saving money.
If an executor failed and was captured, this money could be used for their exchange. For an executor of Bruce's caliber, the ransom was astronomical.
"I have one more request."
"Speak."
"I want the Rainbow Fruit and all the information on the Great Glacier."
Bruce's eyes narrowed. "Your ambitions are not small."
"Hehehe, this is a chance to surpass you old guys. How could I possibly let it go?"
Executors of the Heavenly Thieves Alliance took on missions based on their reputation; the greater the fame, the higher the commission.
Now that Bruce had failed and been captured, Thousand Illusions姬 Mo Du was turning the tables.
Not only had he completed the mission, but he had also rescued Bruce from heavy guard... this was a move to rise by stepping on the graves of his seniors!
"So, what do you think?" Mo Du's eyes flashed with ferocity.
"Agreed!"
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With Bruce's cooperation, Mo Du easily infiltrated the core area.
The few catties of "Soul of Soup" in Tang Zhi's hands were not worth their attention. The two directly acquired a complete Rainbow Fruit!
Weighing hundreds of catties.
As they were about to reach the exit, with their getaway vehicle waiting outside.
A shadow fell directly in front of them.
"Wu Yong!"
Bruce said cautiously, "Head of the Great Glacier Security Department. His martial arts are incredibly solid, his movements are swift, and his destructive power is immense."
Looking at the two before him, Wu Yong chuckled, "I've always heard that the Heavenly Thieves Alliance's ransoms are generous. I didn't expect to get a buy-one-get-one-free deal. Heaven is treating me well."
As he spoke, Wu Yong's body bulged. His robust muscles tore through his suit, and his height increased to three meters.
"Split up!"
"The sound of fighting will attract countless people. We must break through quickly!"
The two exchanged glances and charged towards Wu Yong's sides, one to the left and one to the right.
"Explosive Fist!"
Wu Yong roared and punched the ceiling behind him with all his might. The force of his energy collapsed the entire ice layer, like an earth-shattering demolition!
The ice collapsed, completely blocking the entire passageway!
Although the two had the power to break the ice, it would take time.
Enough time for Wu Yong to throw ten more punches!
Wu Yong grinned menacingly, "Why the hurry? Play with me for a bit. The night... is still long."
"There is no retreat. If we want to leave, we must fight!"
Bruce and Mo Du exchanged a look, their auras surging to their peak.
The rising heat behind them formed the shapes of two demons, revealing undisguised malice towards Wu Yong.
"Intercepting Slash!"
"Duplication Fist!"
Bruce's blade energy and Mo Du's massive fist attacked with boundless momentum.
Wu Yong, unconcerned, met them with a single punch.
*Boom~~~*
With blood dripping from his fist, Wu Yong snarled at the two, "Is this all you've got?"
An overwhelming crushing defeat!
Who would have thought that a mere department head of the Great Glacier would possess such astonishing strength!
Bruce looked at his broken finger bones and struggled to say, "You... didn't use your full strength last time."
"Do you think you're worthy of me using my full strength?"
The two were horrified.
They turned and fled back!
There was more than one exit. As long as they could evade Wu Yong, they could escape!
At this moment, Bruce was horrified to discover that with his old wounds unhealed and new ones added, he couldn't outrun Mo Du, who was carrying the Rainbow Fruit, even with his Shadow Evasion technique.
*Boom~~*
Bruce, filled with resentment, was blasted into the ice layer by a punch, his life uncertain.
"Run, run!"
Wu Yong relentlessly pursued, while Mo Du ran for his life.
It was too heavy!
He definitely couldn't escape carrying the Rainbow Fruit!
He would have to deal with it later.
Mo Du reluctantly tossed the fruit upwards. As expected, it would fall to the ground and be smashed to pieces in a few seconds.
But Mo Du hadn't expected that there was someone in the sky at that moment.
It was Zhang Wei, clad in a tiger-skin outfit.
Zhang Wei hadn't wanted to reveal himself, but the exquisite aroma, compressed from countless fruits, relentlessly drilled into his nose.
"Good stuff!"
"Far superior to any ingredient I've encountered before!"
He caught it steadily, flipped it into his treasure hall, and kept it for later processing.
And while Wu Yong was momentarily distracted, Mo Du flashed and shattered into countless pieces of cloth, vanishing without a trace.
"There's still another one."
Zhang Wei said helplessly, "I'm just passing by, believe me?"