Super Righteous Player
Chapter 248 - 246 Are You Here to Seek a Beating?_1

Chapter 248: Chapter 246 Are You Here to Seek a Beating?_1

Actually, even if this person didn’t surrender, Dark Square had never planned to kill him directly.

Because Dark Square hadn’t forgotten... the real main mission was "to take back Annan’s token."

This step was merely to acquire weapons and gather the next piece of intelligence.

After all, Dark Square was entirely unfamiliar with the environment here—he didn’t even know the local customs or the distribution of power within the city, let alone how many enemies there were. He only knew two things... his equipment was at Xiushui Street No. 23, and the mission target was at Xiushui Street No. 35.

Dark Square certainly didn’t want to kick door in only to find over twenty people inside, staring back in confusion.

He had previously thought that there were definitely people stationed at No. 23.

In fact, Dark Square wasn’t wrong.

If he had come later, these two would probably have been back by then; if he had come earlier and wasn’t cautious enough, he might have been spotted by them as soon as he left the house.

He carefully chose to scout out the house directly across the street to avoid that situation.

When Dark Square was gathering information on Gerald, he was also very cautious. He would first approach a passerby and ask, "Is the dentist called Gerald in this clinic?"

After he received the news that "Doctor Gerald seemed to have been absent for some time," Dark Square would wait a while before appearing again at the door, asking a second passerby, "Has Doctor Gerald been here recently?"

After repeating this three times, he could finally feel at ease.

And even with this cautious method, Dark Square could only confirm the whereabouts of a mere dentist. No one would be wary of that—it was all too normal for someone to seek medical help from afar.

That’s why he specifically chose this location.

But if Dark Square bluntly asked passersby things like, "How many people and how many guns does the gang at this place’s No. 35 have?" he would basically not get any answers... and those who knew definitely wouldn’t dare respond.

If a passerby heard, they might run faster than Dark Square, reaching the enemy first to inform them of his inquiries...

So Dark Square had planned to keep a live captive from the start.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have taken the risk of using an unknown paralytic ointment instead of the poison he had acquired to attack the enemy.

...But in Dark Square’s original plan, he was supposed to beat this person until he was barely breathing—completely nullifying the opponent’s ability to move and invoking their desire to survive before interrogating them for information.

Then he would decide based on the circumstances whether to kill the person or just leave.

Of course, this mainly depended on the surviving bandit’s appearance, his attitude towards him... and the strength of their gang.

But now...

This person was too proactive, right?

Before he could make a move, the person had already surrendered.

This caused Dark Square to hesitate.

According to his plan, it would be safest to incapacitate someone temporarily to prevent them from seeking reinforcements after his departure.

But if he continued to attack... he also feared the captive might hold a grudge and deliberately feed him false information.

Dark Square’s thoughts raced, but he didn’t keep the man waiting long.

He spoke up firmly, saying, "I can’t simply let you go... and even if I really did, you going back unharmed wouldn’t be a good look for you."

"...What are you planning to do?"

The man fell silent for a while, then cautiously asked, "Are you with the lord?"

"I’m nobody’s man."

Dark Square was somewhat startled internally, but merely said with a firm voice, "I can spare your life, but don’t ask too many questions."

The man’s guess wasn’t bad—he could indeed be considered the lord’s man, it was just that he and the lord had not yet met face to face.

But this made Dark Square resolve.

Even if he didn’t kill this man, he at least had to blind him.

So as to prevent him from coming back for revenge in the future—being blind and unable to identify him would make him much less of a threat. And if he wasn’t assured, he could cut out the tongue just to be safe.

This was also why Dark Square didn’t inquire about the attack he had experienced.

This was tantamount to directly telling the man who he was... and having leaked such an obvious piece of information, he would most likely not spare him. Instead, the man would become less likely to speak... which was not favorable for Dark Square’s intention to extract more information.

Dark Square pondered for a moment, then asked slowly, "Where does your gang usually gather? How many people do you have, and what is the state of your armament?"

In the midst of several questions, he mixed in one that he knew the answer to, as a way to dissuade the other party from making things up.

After all, Dark Square truly knew nothing... and could only tentatively discern the truth through such means.

—Even if he did mention No. 35, it would not confirm if everything else he said was true; but if he didn’t mention No. 35, then it was likely all false.

"...I now believe you’re really not with the lord."

The man was silent for a while before responding, "Xiushui Street No. 35, 37, 39, Cishui Street No. 13, 17, and Greenwater Street No. 23, 25. These are all places where we regularly gather..."

Hearing so many numbers made Dark Square somewhat alarmed.

"And then?"

He pressed for more.

The man was silent again for a while before he finally spoke in a low voice, "As for the exact number of our people... I don’t know. After all, it’s always changing. Someone might die every night, and new people can join at any time..."

"Tell me the exact number you knew last time, and the date you obtained that information!"

Four-Ten No-Riichi responded without hesitation and kicked forward, knocking the man who was standing with his back to him onto the ground. He warned sharply, "Don’t turn around! Don’t reach for a weapon, speak!"

"Let me think..."

After saying that, the man fell silent again for a moment before speaking slowly, "The exact number... should be five days ago, no, six days ago. At that time, we were 137 strong and had eleven guns. However, if conditions permit... we could have up to fifty-one guns."

"Conditions permit?"

Four-Ten No-Riichi asked anxiously.

Eleven guns—that number was overwhelmingly distressing for him.

Even if there were only two or three at 35 Xiushui Street, it posed a massive threat to him.

The fear that these players had of firearms was even stronger than that of the thieves of this era.

He even began to hesitate... how exactly should he infiltrate?

Could it be possible to strip this man of his clothes and blend in?

That’s impossible, this isn’t some kind of hero game... they just beat me up last night, right? Memory can’t be that bad, can it?

The man spoke slowly, "What I mean by ’if conditions permit’ is..."

"—I mean, you’d best not move."

Just then, a cold voice came from behind Four-Ten No-Riichi.

He felt the sharpness of metallic object, which had appeared at his neck at some unknown point. The chilling sensation caused goosebumps to form on his neck... and the close contact was so tight that he felt a slight sting, perhaps he had already started to bleed.

...An enemy infiltrator!

Four-Ten No-Riichi’s pupils shrank rapidly.

When? How did they get there?

In the instant that confusion took hold, Four-Ten No-Riichi realized—

The overly loud surrender call earlier wasn’t for him.

It was for a companion who might have been outside!

That person, like him, hadn’t opened the door... but had snuck down from the second floor!

The route was the same!

Damn it, he should have set some traps on his own infiltration route next time...

If there would be a next time.

The young thief who Four-Ten No-Riichi had knocked to the ground calmly picked up his thrown scimitar, then stood up, turned around, and ruthlessly confiscated Four-Ten No-Riichi’s weapon.

Everything on him was taken as well—including the wad of cash.

"This kid’s quite rich."

The man clicked his tongue in wonder.

The person behind Four-Ten No-Riichi said coldly, "It’s probably a down payment—for the trouble coming our way."

Upon saying that, he sharply withdrew the dagger and struck the pommel hard against Four-Ten No-Riichi’s temple.

His vision instantly went dark, and he collapsed to the ground, powerless.

As his consciousness blurred, he saw a tall, thin man behind him.

The young thief came over and kicked him hard in the face, reducing his health to less than half, but the pain also brought him back to clarity.

"Tie him up!"

The man ordered, "Ask him if he has any antidote."

There’s an antidote from Gil.

Dammit, I don’t even know what the poison is called!

Four-Ten No-Riichi cursed to himself.

But just then, the door was suddenly kicked in with a mighty force.

The door that flew out struck the tall, thin man to the ground!

A petite figure wielding a huge axe, like a blaze of lightning, flashed by and slammed into the young thief, knocking him flying out!

In the instant his body was airborne, the axe cleanly bisected him at the waist!

Another figure walked over to the tall, thin man and, with an iron rod, swiftly and neatly knocked him out.

"Isn’t it just... you don’t eat, you get a beating here?"

Four-Ten No-Riichi heard a voice he was all too familiar with, full of mockery, ringing near his ear.