Wow! The item-dropping rate is really high!-Chapter 496: Expel 413

The voice had not completely fallen.

Gong Yan, who had been smiling all along, stole a glance towards her side just before the adversary showed an uncooperative attitude.

Dai Lian, already in on the plan from the journey over, immediately understood.

To coerce the enemy into submission with overwhelming momentum, thus taking the military warehouse without bloodshed, one not only needed a grand posture but also a display of forceful military intimidation at a critical moment.

It was not necessary to show too much; just the tip of the iceberg could be even more terrifying.

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Thus Dai Lian bent his bow and nocked an arrow, his movements sharp.

With a "whoosh," the arrow cut through the air.

The forceful power instantly pierced through the center of the guard officer’s brow. The warriors, tense and only waiting for orders, had not even realized what had happened when the officer’s body stiffened and then began to fall backward.

Only then did the blood-hole in his forehead start to steadily ooze out red and white fluids.

"Bang!"

The sound of the body hitting the ground seemed to smash into everyone’s hearts. The sight of the feminine figure still smiling sweetly, the guard officer’s deputy trembled all over. He immediately raised his arms and called out to his soldiers, "Don’t fire! Don’t fire!"

He then, extremely tense, looked over at Gong Yan and said, "We won’t resist! We won’t resist! The place is yours now, my lord."

The other party was powerful and had superior forces.

Their highest-ranking officer had already died in the line of duty. Given the turn of events, there was no need for those remaining to engage in a desperate struggle against the dark mass of people before them.

And considering that the demands of those swarming masses might represent the will of the people, with the absence of the "Doctor," it seemed unlikely that anyone could stand against them.

They truly had been "scared"...

"The place is yours now," the guard deputy saluted respectfully, to the utmost degree of deference.

...

"This place... is now ours..." Stepping into the warehouse, Dai Lian still could hardly believe it, murmuring softly to himself.

A city nearly the same size as Blackwater City had succumbed to their handful of days of planning, directly succeeding in occupying the city’s military warehouse.

In Blackwater City, such an event was almost unimaginable.

"Because the rules of this city are too pathological…"

Gong Yan shook her head lightly, her tone subdued.

Apart from the highest echelon, the "Doctor," almost everyone in the city disagreed with the current structure, expressing deep grievances from the top down.

Not to mention that today’s actions had the advantage of timing and logistics, and more reinforcements from other parts of the city hadn’t arrived in time.

If the remaining guard officers had been any sterner, they would have had to launch a full assault.

Not only would there have been significant casualties but, if they did fight, those forces watching from behind might not have intervened. If they had failed to seize control quickly, by the time the reinforcements arrived, it might all have been a one-way trip.

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But fortunately... everything went as well as they could have hoped.

"What should we do next?"

"Distribute the supplies… aside from what we need for our mission, give the rest away," Gong Yan commanded with a wave of her hand.

Perhaps for them, the mission was almost complete.

But for the people in this city, today’s operation was just the start of their rebellion.

Whether this momentary victory could be turned into more, or extinguished with the next blow, it was all possible.

Watching Gong Yan’s eyes sweep over the cheering citizens, Gu Lan asked thoughtfully, "What else do you want to do?"

"I can’t leave them behind," Gong Yan’s lips pressed tightly, her brow furrowed, "but the deadline for our mission is approaching..."

Gu Lan, hearing the implications in Gong Yan’s words, immediately countered, "We won’t leave you here alone. If we leave, we leave together; if we stay, we stay together."

It had to be said, in this venture to Grey Iron City, Gong Yan’s displayed capability and charisma were astonishing.

"It’s not as if we can leave whenever we want to…" Gong Yan’s eyes looked into the distance.

The noise from the bustling crowds distributing supplies was ignored, leaving only the sight of a group of well-dressed figures approaching through the ranks of various powers that had followed, their approach gradual but steady.

"Let’s go." The commotion around her wasn’t critical, the city’s "reaction" to these events was what truly mattered, "Let’s meet them."

Aside from a few players overseeing the distribution of goods, all the other players gathered behind Gong Yan. Kuang Xin placed a hand on Gong Yan’s shoulder, grinning like nothing was amiss, and said, "It’s all good, we’re right behind you. If they don’t agree, then we fight our way out!"

Gong Yan brushed her disheveled hair aside, her eyes and brows smiling, "All right... then we’ll fight our way out."

...

"The city does not pursue your offensive actions today; you may also take all the spoils of war you’ve acquired today," said the group of prominent figures, surprisingly calm, without a hint of anger towards the lowly civilians’ retaliation of the day.

The authoritative elder at the front stepped aside, gesturing toward the city gates and said evenly, "But as a price for your actions… starting today, all those present here are forbidden from appearing within the territory of Grey Iron City ever again."

Exile.

The supplies from a small military warehouse weren’t significant enough to cause the city any real pain. The true aristocrats of the city didn’t feel much compulsion to forcibly suppress the desperate counterattack from the lower classes.