Shengnan shook her head. “Nothing. I just think whoever came up with this scheme is pretty nasty! Aren’t they afraid of losing years off their life?”
“This is already not bad. The other side just wants money—not taking our lives directly is good enough,” Si Lingfei sneered. If it were her, she might have been even more ruthless!
Ji Yiwen suddenly thought of a problem. “This godforsaken place doesn’t even have a signal. How am I supposed to make a call?!”
The Ghost-Faced Ape seemed to understand him. It raised an arm thicker than a tree trunk and gave it a wave—
Boom!
With that single swing, the Ghost-Faced Ape actually tore something open. The wind from its arm directly shattered the air, producing a sharp whistling sound like tearing fabric.
Then the fog that had been swirling just moments ago was instantly blown apart by its force.
When they saw what was hidden within the fog, everyone was completely dumbfounded! Because they were looking at something that absolutely should not be here!
“Is this… a signal station?!”
“Why is there a signal station here?”
“This is outside the city! Who would dare come out here to maintain a signal station?”
…
At that moment, the Ghost-Faced Ape pulled out another board: 【No worries, I prepared a signal station for you!】
Everyone: “…”
They’d set up a signal station just so these people could call a demining hotline—how thoughtful of them. Thanks a lot!
“Captain? Should we call?”
The squad members all turned to look at Ji Yiwen.
“Call, call! You pay for yourselves—I don’t have any money!” Ji Yiwen snapped irritably, already calculating in his head.
If he tried to tank a mine blast head-on, would he get injured?
Du Hu wasted no time and directly made the call. Just then, Huang Quan’s phone rang.
Shengnan was dumbfounded. Ten thousand alpacas stampeded through her mind as she frantically hung up the call.
Si Lingfei, standing nearby, assumed it was just a coincidence and didn’t connect the Ghost-Faced Ape’s master with him at all.
“The number you have dialed is currently on another call. Please try again later…”
Hearing this, Du Hu frowned slightly. He looked at Ji Yiwen, then at the Ghost-Faced Ape, and said with a strange expression, “They hung up?!”
The Ghost-Faced Ape was also surprised. Its master actually hung up? That didn’t make sense!
In the past, whenever it encountered a situation like this, its master would run faster than a rabbit.
When Ming Xuanyuan learned there was a signal, he immediately contacted his family, hoping to have them send reinforcements.
But the call wouldn’t go through. Not only that—he couldn’t even send messages.
“What’s going on? Why can’t I reach anyone?!” Ming Xuanyuan demanded unhappily, questioning the Ghost-Faced Ape.
If he could summon his own people, he could have Huang Quan wiped out right here in the wilderness.
The Ghost-Faced Ape seemed to have anticipated this question. It pulled out a board it had already prepared.
【Afraid of others stealing business!】
【The signal station is for calling the demining hotline—not for calling for help.】
Everyone was instantly speechless: “…”
What did “stopping at nothing” mean? This was it!
For five hundred thousand per person, they not only planted mines but also sent a lord-tier monster to guard the scene! And to make sure you could reach someone directly, they thoughtfully built a signal station.
Du Hu also tried his phone. Sure enough, calling anyone else directly showed “out of service area.”
“Try calling again!” Ji Yiwen rubbed his temples. Right now, every one of them had stepped on a mine, and the mines were no joke—even a Rank Four Awakened could be injured.
Du Hu called again, and at the same time, Shengnan’s phone rang once more!
If this had happened earlier, no one would have paid attention. But after what the Ghost-Faced Ape had said, the situation was different.
Logically speaking, all phones should only be able to dial the demining hotline. So why could someone still call another person’s phone?
“My phone’s acting up!” Shengnan said with a forced smile, pressing the power button so hard it was practically smoking—but it wouldn’t turn off no matter what!
Leng Xue!
What the hell is going on? Why won’t the phone turn off?!
Leng Xue: How would I know? Who knows what Huang Quan did to the phone?
Meanwhile, Si Lingfei also sensed something was off. “Huang Quan, can you let me see who’s calling?”
“The phone’s broken—it’s nobody!” Shengnan’s smile was uglier than crying, because everyone was now looking at her with suspicion.
At that moment, Du Hu cleverly hung up, and Shengnan’s phone went silent.
Now even Si Lingfei flung his hand away, her tone unfriendly. “You planted these mines!”
Ming Xuanyuan sneered from the side. “No wonder you wanted to lead us out. All this time, you were planning to lure us here and harvest us like crops! What a deep scheme!”
“Scheme my ass!” Shengnan shot back. How had she never noticed how insufferable this guy was before?!
He was actually throwing fire in her direction!
Then she explained to everyone, “If I planted them, would I have stepped on one myself?!”
At this moment, Shengnan wanted to kill Huang Quan with her own hands!
It was all that bastard’s fault!
Who plants mines near their own home for no reason?!
Is there something wrong with his brain?!
She had originally planned to enjoy some real intimate time tonight, but instead this mess happened.
“Hey Ming, stop stirring up trouble. Does he even have the ability to do this?” Ji Yiwen snorted.
Si Lingfei also came to her senses. Even if the hotline number belonged to Huang Quan, that didn’t prove he was the one who planted the mines!
After all, this Ghost-Faced Ape was clearly someone’s tamed beast—how could Huang Quan possibly be its owner?!
“You saw his strength just now. He’s fully capable of defeating a lord-tier monster, and taming a lord-tier Ghost-Faced Ape would be a piece of cake for him!” Ming Xuanyuan snorted coldly, already feeling wary of the Huang Quan before him!
No wonder Lei Aoxue had fallen for him. So young and already possessing such strength—his future achievements would surely be immense.
He had to eliminate him before he grew stronger!
“Young Master Ming jests. You might not understand what ‘taming’ really means,”
Si Lingfei glanced at the Ghost-Faced Ape and explained, “Once a monster reaches lord-tier, taming it becomes nearly impossible! Especially for a highly intelligent creature like a Ghost-Faced Ape.”
Ming Xuanyuan snorted. With no better excuse to make things difficult for Huang Quan, he had no choice but to drop it.
Ji Yiwen also looked at the Ghost-Faced Ape and pointed at Huang Quan. “Is he your master?”
The Ghost-Faced Ape nodded, then shook its head.
“What do you mean by that? Is he or isn’t he?” Ji Yiwen was confused.
At this point, the Ghost-Faced Ape was even more confused than he was. This man looked exactly like its master, and the phone was its master’s too—so why was his aura completely different?
Just then, the roar of a car engine came from the distance. Everyone looked toward the sound. When Ji Yiwen saw the Lei family crest printed on the vehicle, his face lit up with joy. “It’s the Lei family! We’re saved!”
