Having eaten his fill and enjoyed his drink, Feld picked his teeth and headed towards the welfare center with Little Kitty in tow. Along the way, he bought some meat and eggs to nourish the girls at the center. However, upon arriving at the welfare center, he noticed that a section of the fence was knocked down, and the signboard of "Lunla Welfare Center" lay on the ground, bearing clear footprints.
Instantly, Feld's gaze turned cold. He strode into the welfare center, opened the door, and found Grandma Lunla knitting sweaters while the children lay around her, seemingly unaware of what had happened.
Relieved to see them unharmed, Feld sighed and asked, "Has someone been causing trouble?"
"Um..." Grandma Lunla hesitated, seeming unsure whether to tell Feld. But then Tina ran over, grabbing Feld's hand with an angry expression on her face, her eyes reddened as if she had been crying.
"Big guy, someone bullied us and wanted to hurt Grandma. If it wasn't for the passing law enforcement uncle, Grandma would have been injured!" Tina exclaimed.
Feld took a deep breath and looked at Grandma Lunla. She sighed and said, "Those people, we don't know them, but they've been targeting us for the past few months. They want to buy the land of the welfare center for... five hundred gold coins."
"I refused, so they come every once in a while. This morning was the fourth time."
"Does Veena know?" Feld asked.
"She doesn't know. She was at school at the time, and we didn't want to tell her, afraid she would worry," Grandma Lunla shook her head.
"Do you remember what those people look like?" Feld asked again.
This time, Tina spoke up, "I remember! One had a big nose, he kicked down the fence of the welfare center and cursed Grandma."
"I remember too. There was a tall, skinny one with a chin connected to his neck, an ugly freak!"
"And there's another one with patterns on their body, like snakes, some on their head, some on their arms..."
The children chimed in.
Feld nodded, almost certain of the target. Ninety percent sure they were gang members! They wanted to buy the land for a very low price, and their intentions were unknown. Similar incidents happened a lot in the wasteland of his previous life, and he knew how to deal with them.
"Alright, I got it." Feld squatted down, rubbed Tina and the other girls' heads, and handed the meat and eggs to them. "You girls eat well. Big brother will go beat up those bad guys for you."
"Bring back their teeth!" Tina clenched her little fists.
"Haha, of course!" Feld laughed, then instructed Grandma Lunla to take care of the girls before turning around and heading out with Qiqi.
Feeling irritated, Feld wanted to vent a bit. At the entrance of the welfare center, he picked up the signboard with footprints on it and lit a cigarette.
"Click." As he lit the cigarette, Qiqi on his shoulder handed him a lighter. Feld took a drag and then strode forward.
Meanwhile, Sains was sitting in his Crab Tavern, pondering his next move, when suddenly, a loud noise interrupted his thoughts. He trembled, almost falling off his chair.
"Who the hell..." he glared towards the door but stopped mid-sentence.
"Sorry, couldn't control my strength," Feld said, retracting his foot apologetically. The few Crab Gang members beside him swallowed nervously, not daring to speak. They could tell this big guy had quite the temper.
Did the boss provoke him again? Damn it, can the Crab Gang still stay here?!
"Brother, what is this..." Sains swallowed nervously, looking uneasily at Feld approaching him.
"Don't worry, we're friends now," Feld said with a smile, but Sains could feel the anger hidden behind Feld's smile.
"Yes, yes, friends!" Sains nodded vigorously in agreement.
"Well, since we're friends, how about helping me with a little favor?" Feld leaned in close to Sains, the smoke from his cigarette making his face look grim.
"You name it, I'll help!" Sains said hastily.
"Good," Feld nodded. "Do you know which gang in Seadust has a snake tattoo?"
"A snake tattoo... the Sea Serpent Gang! Their tattoo is a sea serpent!" Sains immediately replied, his eyes lighting up as he looked at Feld.
Was Feld going to pick a fight with the Sea Serpent Gang? That would be great!
"Where are they?" Feld asked.
"They're in the west district of the Outer City... Shall I take you there?"
"Okay," Feld nodded, then turned and walked away.
Sains hurried to catch up, shouting, "Brothers, grab your weapons! We're going to pay a visit to the Sea Serpent Gang with our big brother!"
"Oh!" Although there were only about a hundred members left in the Crab Gang, they were all loyal. Hearing their boss's command, some of the more radical ones even tore off chair legs and marched out with them.
There was no choice. The Crab Gang was a bit broke now, and many members couldn't afford to replace their worn-out weapons. The reason... Well, Feld had cleaned up shop, but he pretended not to know.
He just wanted to twist off the heads of the Sea Serpent Gang members!
The entire Crab Gang poured out, causing quite a stir.
Hundreds of people marched down the street with an imposing manner, and pedestrians avoided them, fearing they might get caught in the crossfire.
But some people noticed that all the Crab Gang members dared not surpass the big guy at the front.
They couldn't help but wonder - was the boss of the Crab Gang really that big?
Feld didn't care about Sains' behavior. It was just an attempt to rely on him to eliminate the Sea Serpent Gang. He was too familiar with the petty squabbles between gangs. He didn't stop them either. It was fine; it would save him the trouble of cleaning up later.
Soon, they arrived at the Sea Serpent Gang's headquarters, a woodland area in the west district.
Seeing the sea serpent tattoos on the gang members at the entrance, Feld knew he had found the right place.
The gang members immediately panicked and ran to report the intrusion as soon as they saw so many armed people. But Feld couldn't wait. He kicked open the gate and walked in.
A group of Crab Gang henchmen followed, shouting and smashing everything in sight.
Feld paid them no mind and headed straight for the largest factory building.
With a loud bang, the iron gate of the factory was kicked open.
Feld took a drag of his cigarette and looked inside. He saw hundreds of Sea Serpent Gang members gathered, armed and ready.
Without a word, Feld picked up the signboard in his hand and asked, "Who stepped on this? Own up."
Seeing this, the Sea Serpent Gang members exchanged glances and then menacingly surrounded Feld, brandishing their weapons.
The Crab Gang disciples followed closely behind Feld.
The two groups faced off nervously.
"Brother, is there some kind of misunderstanding?" At this moment, a burly man with a goatee stepped forward, looking at Feld and asking.
Feld gave him a dangerous feeling, so he instinctively didn't want to provoke him. Moreover, there was a very powerful mercenary in Seadust recently, and he knew about it. Eighty percent, it was the one in front of him.
He just didn't understand. He heard that this big guy tore off Sains' iron tongs, but now they were hanging out together?
Of course, this was the Sea Serpent Gang's territory, so although he was wary, he wasn't afraid. Why? Because the Sea Serpent Gang had more than two hundred brothers, about the same as the peak period of the Crab Gang. Now the Crab Gang only had about a hundred people left. Could a single golden-level mercenary really wipe out the Sea Serpent Gang?
"There's no misunderstanding," Feld placed the signboard on the ground. "I'll give you the time it takes to smoke a cigarette. Hand over the people who tried to forcibly buy the land this morning."
At these words, the goateed man's face darkened.
In front of so many brothers, he couldn't possibly hand over anyone, otherwise he would lose their loyalty. That was a big taboo; without their loyalty, the team would be hard to lead. So he took two steps back, his expression darkening as he said, "And what if I don't?"
The Sea Serpent Gang members from the surrounding factories also poured out, surrounding the Crab Gang's hundred or so people. With over two hundred against just over a hundred, it seemed like the Crab Gang was doomed.
Sains was sweating profusely at this moment, praying that Feld could take charge.
And Feld didn't disappoint.
"Not handing them over?" Feld tilted the metal signboard in his hand, then swung it violently.
The rusty metal instantly turned into a grim reaper's scythe, sweeping through the crowd like a lawnmower, then embedding itself viciously into the wall of the factory, blood staining its surface.
The goateed man's eyes widened, and the next moment, his body slumped to the ground. Including him, seven or eight others behind him had their heads separated from their bodies, landing with a thud, blood splattering.
Everyone stared dumbfounded at the scene.
Seconds... it only took seconds...
The Sea Serpent Gang's Yellow-Gold Six-Star boss... had been taken out in seconds...
The whole place fell silent, with only Feld's thunderous voice echoing in the factory.
"I'm giving you face, you motherf***er!"
"After today, if your Sea Serpent Gang still exists, I'll twist off your boss's head and use it as a soccer ball, motherf***er!"
Feld was so angry that all sorts of insults against the other party's mother came out one after another.
As he cursed, the light from the ring on his hand flashed, and the heavy hammer appeared in his hand. With a violent swing, the hammer flew out, smashing down a large swath of enemies. His massive body also crashed into the crowd like a tank. In an instant, screams filled the air, and countless people were sent flying into the sky, meeting the roof of the factory intimately.
Sains watched this scene, feeling his blood boiling. He raised the large cleaver in his hand and shouted, "Brothers, get them!"
The Crab Gang disciples saw Feld take out the opposing boss with just one encounter, and their morale soared. They roared and rushed at the Sea Serpent Gang members with their weapons.
The Sea Serpent Gang members were stunned. By the time they reacted, Feld had already killed more than fifty people, and seeing this terrifying slaughter, their courage faltered. What morale could they have left?
With their boss gone, what was the point of sticking around? Run!
So the situation turned into a one-sided affair.
Despite having the numerical advantage, the Sea Serpent Gang members were crying and begging as they were chased and crushed by the outnumbered Crab Gang.
And Feld, like a tiger among sheep, killed off the Silver-ranked members as if they were chicks, one hammer blow at a time.
The number of Sea Serpent Gang members dwindled rapidly.
In the end, less than sixty Sea Serpent Gang members managed to escape the woodland. The rest were either killed or maimed. Of the more than one hundred who were taken out, Feld alone dealt with over seventy, killing over sixty and leaving the rest crippled.
Two of them had their throats slit by the kitten in the chaos - the kitten was fierce too!
Such a big commotion naturally attracted a large number of law enforcers. Although the law enforcement system in Seadust was in cahoots with the gangs, ignoring such a big commotion would damage their reputation. So they had to act collectively.
"Boss, the law enforcers are here," Sains said to Feld, who was sitting calmly on a machine in the factory, lighting a cigarette. The address had changed from "brother" to "boss" at some point.
It was clear he was excited.
Feld glanced at him and exhaled a puff of smoke.
The ground was covered with his "handiwork," and Sains couldn't help but feel impressed. At this moment, he was completely convinced, and all his grievances against Feld had disappeared. Now all he could think about was - sticking with the boss, becoming stronger and more glorious!
"Can you handle it?" Feld asked.
"Of course!" Sains looked toward the Sea Serpent Gang's territory and nodded.
Next, the Crab Gang would absorb the Sea Serpent Gang's territory, inevitably growing stronger. He also didn't have to worry about getting kicked out by the boss anymore. With the boss around, dealing with the law enforcers wouldn't be a problem. They could just find some scapegoats to throw in jail for a few days, and even if they didn't release them, it wouldn't matter. After all, the matter would blow over like this.
Seadust was just that dark.
Feld nodded, put away the Angel heavy hammer, and walked out. His low voice echoed slowly in the factory.
"Spread the word, any gang in the Outer City who dares to engage in low-price land grabs, this is the fate of the Sea Serpent Gang."
"Got it, boss!"