The Abyssal Garden: No Room for the Idle
Chapter 404 - 262 I Want to Make a Deal_2

"Another person... Bai Yilin, you should also be aware of him."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

"I've seen his profile, and there are many research videos of his battles within the club."

"His Body Technique Dual Method is also very worth learning for us."

Bai Yilin remained silent.

He indeed had an outstanding experience in this area, which is why... the person from Sequence City wanted to poach him.

At that moment,

sitting next to him, Left Hand patted his shoulder sympathetically, "Brother, are you really out of options?"

Bai Yilin: "....."

"With the addition of that guy to your Hustlers Sect, you only have three people. It's clearly a trap, yet you're joining it. Seems like you're not thinking clearly."

Left Hand chuckled and said, "Why don't you join us at the Dragon God Club instead, a top-tier organization with all the welfare and securities you need."

"It's a bit excessive to poach people right in front of me." Su Qi pulled out a camera:

"Should I release this thing or not?"

Seeing the image on it made Left Hand's face twitch and his whole body shudder.

"I was wrong, Brother Su, spare my life!"

Left Hand apologized without hesitation.

The image was recording his dark history, where in the projection of the Ancient Battlefield, he was forced to say embarrassing lines on video.

But he remembered that there wasn't... anyone recording at that time!

Yet, the scene was definitely on the screen!

Su Buxian! You really deserve to die!

Su Qi calmly put the camera away; it was not an actual recording but a panoramic recreation from Fingertip Universe, later recorded using the "Spiritual Eyes."

In other words, it was fabricated.

But since it really happened, the fact that it was fabricated doesn't matter anymore.

"Okay," Su Qi sat down in his own seat, looking at everyone:

"Today, I invited you all here for a reason..."

Everyone's gaze turned towards Su Qi.

"It's about the upcoming major event in The Most Evil World," Su Qi said softly.

The Most Evil World event... was the first major event in Paradise. The Pollution Value rose to over five hundred due to this event, and although it has stabilized now, the undercurrents are still surging.

When the event erupts again, the Pollution Value will likely become uncontrollable.

But the greater the risk, the higher the potential rewards, and the value within is immeasurable.

"I want to make a deal with you... and the clubs behind you."

Everyone paused: "What deal?"

They all became serious; familiar as they were with Su Buxian, they had to treat this with caution whenever their organizations were involved.

Su Qi smiled slightly:

"A deal that neither you nor they will be able to refuse."

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[You have entered a team status with player Su Buxian]

[Do you wish to initiate team matching immediately?]

After reading this message, Bai Yilin started the matching process.

"It's matching now."

"Okay."

"Was the deal you just mentioned serious?" Bai Yilin asked softly.

He couldn't help asking about something that happened half an hour ago before they matched with the right instance.

"What else?"

Bai Yilin said no more, finding it hard to understand the other's thought process.

Why make such a deal with other top clubs?

"Anyway, trust the creed of our sect: no losses, no idleness," Su Qi said calmly.

As soon as he learned about The Most Evil World yesterday, he immediately got to understand the situation.

Clearly...

The term "Despicable Person" became prominent again and topped as the annual buzzword in the Present World, alluding to The Most Evil World.

Su Qi recognized at a glance what that world was.

It was where all dreams began.

That is, the first Nightmare Level solo instance he experienced when he entered the game, the Murder Town.

Of course.

That was also where he became sworn brothers with the Evil God.

He still vaguely remembered that moment, exchanging tokens of brotherhood with the Evil God, eye for eye, and him offering a display of his football skills in return.

And now.

With this place exposed, Su Qi dared to anticipate the worst regarding this incident: the exposure of his being the Despicable Person.

Once exposed.

Things would be completely different.

But there was no need to worry just yet.

The Most Evil World... according to the current time, more than three months had passed, but it seemed that no significant clues had been revealed. More accurately, everyone's progress was slow due to the various terrifying and deadly dangers that filled it.

High Sequences were forbidden to pass, and many from the Low Sequence who wanted to explore could not make any progress.

Some have revealed.

They vaguely saw... numerous Boss-level Monsters lurking about, and the projection of an eerily peculiar town! It seemed to hide something!

But no one could find the way in!

Some believed that clues to the Despicable Person were there, others came to this place in search of different opportunities.

Because of the Descent of the Evil God, terrifying Strength caused massive changes in the world, attracting a vast number of Fragments from space to amalgamate within, and many opportunities also became one of the countless reasons people flocked here.

So,

after learning all this,

Su Qi decided something must be done in preparation before the situation progressed beyond predictability; The Hustlers Sect needed to be mobilized, both in the Present World and Paradise.

"Now, before The Most Evil World event begins, I must integrate the Ancient Relic and enhance my Strength to Seventh Rank."

This was also... what other players in Paradise were doing; after entering Paradise, people like Left Hand saw their Strength increase rapidly, thanks to the significant tilted support from the club.

Alas,

I'm alone and can only rely on the charity of friends in the martial world.

At this moment,

a notification popped up in Su Qi's line of sight.

[Match Successful]

[Team Instance Difficulty: Nightmare]

[Number of Players: 12]

[Entering]

Endless Darkness surged from all around, and Su Qi listlessly shot out a cluster of starlight before being finally engulfed.

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"Please be aware, the next stop is Erxian Bridge, passengers seeking to disembark should make your way to the exit in advance and prepare to leave."

Su Qi had not yet opened his eyes when he heard a pleasant voice by his ear.

Upon opening his eyes, he found himself sitting in a front seat of a bus, the scenes of a city passing by.

Around him were people commuting to and from work, as well as students carrying backpacks.

"Are they all Ordinary people?"

"And," Su Qi noticed, "Bai Yilin is not here, and neither are the other team members."

But,

the world was also a bit different from the normal one; two suns hung in the sky, while armed combat teams patrolled everywhere.

There were also advertisements on huge screens.

In the footage, a man wearing a cloak flew down from the sky, defeated a giant Monster, and then laughed as he held up a bottle of milk: "Do you want to become a Superpower being like me? Start by drinking the new energy milk powder."

What... a milk powder advertisement, and in a Superman costume at that.

However, Su Qi didn't think it was an exaggerated advertising gimmick; Superpowers truly existed in this world.

At this moment,

the bus had not yet reached the stop.

Someone at the front screamed!

"Robbery!"

A black man snatched a woman's bag beside him and turned to run away!

People looked at the tall and muscular man and stepped aside.

But then,

someone clad in Low-quality uniform, including a patchy headgear,

climbed up the building beside them with incredible speed!

Getting close!

Swung in mid-air!

Fall!

He slammed the robber forcefully to the ground!

"Sorry, buddy, you're probably not very lucky today," the figure said, shaking his head while stepping on the man's back.

The black man couldn't lift his head but was still cursing stubbornly: "Fuck you, meddling asshole!"

"Tsk."

The man was not annoyed;

"I hope the time you spend in jail allows you to learn some manners."

After hanging him below the sign of a street-side bakery,

he swung back quickly to the side of the original owner.

"Ma'am, your bag."

"Thank you..." the lady said gratefully.

"No need to thank me, your friendly neighbor will protect your safety."

"And..."

The figure touched his head: "Ma'am, could you lend me two dollars? I will definitely pay you back."

He pointed to the bus that was at a standby:

"I'm running out of time... If I don't hurry, I'll miss today's interview."

"Aren't you a Superpower User, swinging about so swiftly?" the lady gestured to his prior actions.

But the figure lifted his own arm:

"...That was my homemade high-polymer bioline, but funds are tight, and it's all used up."

"And the climbing just now was due to this pair of spider gloves and specially made shoes."

"I'm not some Superpower User."

"However..."

The figure lifted his head: "I also harbor the desire to join a Superpower Organization."