Wow! The item-dropping rate is really high!

Song turned around and scanned every Black Street resident staring his way, "Our respected lord is nothing but a dog in the military! A mere common soldier! He committed a crime last night and he won't be coming out again! The person we revered as sacred, is just a man-made being born a few months ago in the barracks!"

"Whoa!"

The revelation of the true identity caused a huge uproar.

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In everyone's eyes, the image of the lord had always been that of a high and lofty leader, a person who should be the absolute top of a power hierarchy, no matter where he was.

However... the fact that Song had suddenly exposed undoubtedly created a huge disparity in their hearts.

A crisis of faith was, after all, inevitable.

Song turned to face Gilder, a crazed, bloodthirsty smile spreading across his face, "Ji Lande! Your backer is down!"

With a chilling sweep of his hand, he commanded, "Brothers, what are you waiting for? Black Street needs a new lord!"

Song's actions apparently exceeded what his comrades had planned. At the critical moment, some began to waver, "Maybe... we should wait and see?"

"Yeah... we agreed just to come over and meet the lord, didn't we? Isn't this too hasty?"

"Maybe the lord is genuinely busy with important affairs; waiting a bit longer isn't a problem..."

Even if the so-called "facts" from Song's mouth were convincing, the lord's towering image had long been entrenched in their hearts, and they dared not act rashly.

What if the lord was actually fine? Wouldn't they be the ones to suffer?

"A bunch of useless cretins!" Song's eyes darkened as they swept over his comrades, his mocking tone merciless, "Fortunately, I never counted on you..."

Mid-sentence, Song reached into his bosom and pulled out an object, pressing it fiercely toward the sky.

"Whizz!"

"Pop!"

A flare shot from the signal gun traced a bright arc across the sky.

Everyone's heart nearly stopped—

'This is bad!'

Something big had happened! Although no one knew precisely what, they all felt that tonight, they had witnessed an extraordinary event.

"Kikikiki~," Song, having launched the signal flare, jerked uncontrollably in place, emitting a strange and inhuman laughter.

Yet as the seconds and minutes ticked by, the surroundings remained unchanged.

Even the utterly bizarre Song returned to a semblance of normalcy for a moment.

His gaze turned toward the distance, a hint of confusion in his heart—

'Where are my people?'

"tap, tap,"

A slender figure in a black cloak appeared at the edge of a nearby rooftop, throwing a round object. With a cold and indifferent tone, the figure asked, "Are you waiting for them?"

"Gurgle, gurgle,"

The round object rolled around the circle of people before coming to a stop.

"A corpse!"

"A head!" A cry of alarm rose.

Some recognized the identity of the target, "It's the boss of the Black Axe Gang!"

Song suddenly turned toward the shadowy figure, his tone thunderous, "You!"

Yue Ying remained silent, her fingers subtly rubbing together beneath the cloak, feeling somewhat relieved in her heart—

Fortunately, she had not killed the wrong person.

Bai E had only entrusted her to keep an eye on people outside of Black Street; she dared not interfere with the disputes within it.

She couldn't intervene in the ruckus caused by that group of old soldiers, but the gang that came from outside armed with weapons... they were definitely bad guys!