Chapter 132: Chapter 132: Huge Bounty

"Enough about the mission. Let’s settle our own matters first. If we can’t sort this out, we’re cutting all ties," a Mutant leader spoke up.

The Mutants had simply suffered catastrophic losses. When the Alliance Warplanes roared down from the sky, the Mutant Tribes’ Biological Mechas had essentially been wiped out. Ironically, those wearing Battle Armor survived unscathed because the Alliance Warplanes’ attack protocol prioritized the Mutants’ Biological Mechas.

Since every tribal Warrior equipped with a Biological Mecha was among their finest elites, quite a few Mutant leaders were currently fighting the urge to draw their Energy Weapons and hack the Ash Organization members to pieces. The only things keeping these Mutant leaders calm were the Ash Organization’s longstanding reputation and the sheer strength they had demonstrated in the past.

"Let’s negotiate compensation first. Without it, there will be no trade today. Furthermore, our tribe will refuse to cooperate with any of your affiliated institutions or individuals in the future. We’ll kill any of your people on sight," one leader declared.

"Exactly. Don’t even think about sending anyone else to our territory to make demands either," another chimed in.

"We took a massive hit this time. Just among the friends I know, over a thousand tribal Warriors died. With so many tribal leaders gathered here, imagine the total scale of our losses! Not to mention that all the goods we brought you were hard currency—Energy Metal and Attribute Energy Stones."

Seeing the situation unfold, the two Pirate Leaders spoke up. "How about the Ash Organization drafts a contract first, promising to compensate for our losses? Then we can continue negotiating. Your organization has deep pockets, but small-time operators like us can’t afford to eat these losses."

Inwardly, the two Pirate Leaders were practically bubbling with joy. If not for the Ash Organization’s non-disclosure contracts, they would have privately interrogated the Mutant leaders long ago to find out exactly how much prime loot they had handed over. But bound by those contracts, it was against the rules to ask the other party’s price. This was an absolute boundary they had to respect.

Outside, Yang Bo waited for the better part of the day before he finally saw Third Wang and the others emerge. He wondered how the negotiations had gone.

"Brother, is this guy one of yours? The Ash Organization just put out a massive bounty on him—a hundred Biological Mechas," Third Huang said, pulling out a photograph and handing it to Yang Bo in the Underworld.

Yang Bo glanced at the photo and shook his head. "He’s not from our organization."

In reality, Yang Bo recognized him instantly. This guy looked exactly like the person he had flushed out by setting the grass on fire, the same one who got blasted by the Laser Cannon. This was also the very man who had unwittingly gifted him his Invisibility Ability.

"Could he be in the same line of work?" Yang Bo wondered, his mind a tangled mess. For the Ash Organization to offer a hundred Biological Mechas to find him, this guy must have an extraordinary background. Could he have come from somewhere else to stir up trouble here?

"Nothing was settled this time. It was just a lot of bickering for most of the day. However, the Ash Organization promised to uncover the truth as soon as possible and then provide compensation. The two Pirates suffered heavy casualties as well. Word has it that over ten thousand of their people died," Third Huang said. He didn’t particularly care whether Yang Bo was telling the truth; he had only brought the photo out to show him.

Yang Bo took out his Energy Weapon and began drawing on the ground as he spoke. "We’ve already figured out half of the internal layout of the Ash Organization’s base. The entrance leads into a corridor..."

Third Huang had a rough idea of the layout as well, but he didn’t know the finer details—like how many people lived in each section or where they came from—because those factors were constantly changing.

"How do we handle the Laser Cannon?" Third Huang asked. Right now, this was his primary concern.

"Dealing with the Laser Cannon is actually simple. What we need to find now is their escape route. First, we must cut off their retreat and capture their people.

"Furthermore, to force the Alliance’s hand, we need to execute a batch of captives. As for the Ash Organization, we can simply divide their supplies among ourselves and then wipe them out completely. If these people return alive, they’ll bring back too much intel.

"Additionally, we need to find and kill individuals from influential companies or institutions. Unless the Alliance is willing to let us kill everyone, the worst-case scenario is that we just go back to living our lives the way we did before," Yang Bo said, shaking his head.

"An escape route?" Third Huang nodded. They definitely had to kill a bunch of people. The Ash Organization’s members all had to die without exception; those scumbags played both sides against the middle to line their own pockets.

"Help me brainstorm. See if there are any large areas nearby capable of launching Warplanes or small Warships. Look for things like valleys, natural exits, or rivers," Yang Bo suggested. He wasn’t very familiar with the surrounding terrain, and if he searched alone, who knew how long it would take.

"Out of the group that came with us initially, there are over thirty of us left. Many are tribal leaders, and we’ve found a few like-minded allies among them. I’ll head back and ask them right away. I’ll give you an update tomorrow." Third Huang was thoroughly impressed by Yang Bo’s strategic thinking. While he had been hung up on how to deal with the Laser Cannon, Yang Bo was already planning how to cut off the enemy’s retreat.

Yang Bo nodded and watched Third Huang leave. His mind was entirely focused on the man the Ash Organization had put a bounty on.

"It seems this person really does have quite the background. Plus, since he was lurking near the Alliance outpost base, could he have been sent by another nation to conduct Reconnaissance on the Alliance?" Yang Bo mused. He knew he wasn’t the only one in the world with invisibility. He didn’t fear others in his line of work; what terrified him was the possibility that someone had developed anti-invisibility technology.

Why fear peers? Peers were just there to feed him experience.

However, Yang Bo didn’t dwell on it too much. So what if his invisibility was discovered? He still had his Energy Armor and his Mecha. Later, once he took a few more spaceship rides and underwent spatial jumps, he would upgrade the quality of his Mecha and Energy Weapons. If he got caught, the worst he’d have to do was summon his Mecha and go on a killing spree. If he truly couldn’t win, he could always run away. He had more than enough burner identities, anyway.

Yang Bo’s guess was incredibly close to the mark. The target of the Ash Organization’s bounty was actually an Advanced Supervisor from within their own ranks.

This supervisor possessed the Invisibility Ability and had been lurking near Outpost 16 to gather intelligence—specifically regarding the signal connections between the Mecha game players and the Mechas themselves, which involved spatial quantum communication technology.

The Ash Organization was brimming with talent, boasting Superpower users of all kinds. However, invisibility remained exceedingly rare. Therefore, as a B-level powerhouse, he had been able to secure the position of Advanced Supervisor. He operated entirely on his own. Since no one on this planet outranked him, he didn’t need to report to anyone.

He had been hiding near Base 16, using a Disguise to blend in as a Mutant while gathering the necessary information. Unfortunately for him, he ran into a once-in-a-century weirdo who cut down the grass and casually set the whole place on fire...

Because the Advanced Supervisor operated independently, the local head of the organization had no idea of his whereabouts. With such a massive incident having just occurred and the Advanced Supervisor still missing in action, the Ash Organization’s local boss had a very bad feeling about the situation. Furthermore, the local boss didn’t even know what this Advanced Supervisor’s abilities or true objectives were.

"If only this Advanced Supervisor would return," the head of the Ash Organization muttered, his head pounding with a severe migraine. Unable to contact headquarters and restricted by his limited authority, he had no idea which department was meant to shoulder the blame for such a catastrophic disaster.

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