Eagle Eye was speechless and suddenly pointed to Li Chonglou beside him, "Why don't you call him? I've never seen the boss make a move."
Li Chonglou didn't speak, but Chen Pao chuckled and said, "Just three guys who can't even keep their minds straight. Why would this big brother need to make a move?"
Li Chonglou looked at Chen Pao. This guy had set up mechanical surveillance before he entered the secret passage, so Li Chonglou had guessed that his subsequent actions would have been seen by him. Chen Pao's words undoubtedly confirmed this guess.
However, his words only piqued Eagle Eye's curiosity further. Since Li Chonglou didn't react, he could only pull out his gun.
"Bang!"
With a gunshot, the man in black fell to the ground.
Chen Pao was greatly surprised by the marksmanship. Although the three were all in a state of loss of control and their perception of surrounding dangers was greatly diminished, they were still internal energy masters. To be killed so casually with a single shot was not something anyone could do.
However, he quickly guessed the key point: "Are your bullets specially manufactured?"
Eagle Eye nodded and aimed his gun at one of the twins.
Since he had taken out his gun, this guy seemed to have transformed into someone else. The confidence radiating from him was almost visible. Then, to the surprise of both of them, after the second shot, the two men in gray robes showed no sign of change. Instead, the meat mountain looked over with a sharp gaze.
"Sorry, I missed."
Eagle Eye replied calmly, and Li Chonglou immediately rolled his eyes. To be able to kill a moving black-clothed man with a single shot and then miss so coincidentally, hitting only the meat mountain's shoulder, was unbelievable.
They all knew what this guy was up to, but no one spoke. In fact, if it were them, they would also want to test him.
Who wouldn't want to personally test the veracity of a top expert claiming to be the best defender in Shangjing?
The rest was much simpler. The twins, relying on their tacit cooperation, were no different from live targets in Eagle Eye's eyes. In normal circumstances, their best option would have been to deal with Eagle Eye first, but their attention remained on the meat mountain.
As the third and fourth shots rang out, two more bodies lay on the ground, and the meat mountain lowered his defensive hands.
Seeing this, Chen Pao, fearing friction between the two, stepped forward and said, "Brother Meat Mountain, long time no see."
A deep voice immediately echoed in their ears.
"Long time no see."
Meat Mountain merely glanced at Eagle Eye and then slowly turned around. It was then that the others noticed he had been protecting three innocent passengers behind him.
A couple and a little girl. The woman was pregnant.
Li Chonglou then realized that Meat Mountain might not have been unable to defeat the three opponents, but had stood there motionlessly to protect these three passengers.
"Big brother, thank you."
The little girl suddenly called out to Meat Mountain with her childish voice. However, compared to her, the couple hugged her fearfully, looking at Meat Mountain, who had just protected them, with surprised and vigilant eyes.
Meat Mountain ignored them and simply grinned at the little girl, saying, "It's nothing."
However, his smile was perceived differently by the couple. The man shielded his wife and daughter, thanked Meat Mountain, and slowly moved towards the nearby corner.
Seeing that no one was paying them any mind, the man, upon reaching the corner, unhesitatingly led his wife and daughter away at a brisk pace. From beginning to end, only the little girl's eyes held genuine gratitude; the couple's eyes held only vigilance.
After the three left, Eagle Eye couldn't help but sneer, "These are the people you saved, why bother?"
Meat Mountain ignored him and shifted his gaze to Chen Pao.
"You were looking for me?"
His words surprised Li Chonglou. He had initially thought Meat Mountain was a simple-minded brute, but Meat Mountain had immediately recognized Chen Pao's intentions.
It was clear that this was a person who appeared rough but was actually meticulous inside.
However, such a person made Li Chonglou value him even more, as he didn't particularly need a simple-minded brawny man.
"Brother Meat Mountain, I came to you to fulfill my past promise."
Chen Pao said directly, glancing back at Eagle Eye as he spoke, as if to say, "Don't you not believe me? Now do you?"
Eagle Eye silently retracted his gun, his gaze fixed on Meat Mountain. Li Chonglou observed an unusual seriousness and wariness in his eyes.
Meat Mountain remained silent for a moment before slowly saying, "Go ahead."
"I want you to help me with this big brother for a while. As for the specific duration, you can discuss it yourselves."
Li Chonglou stepped forward at this moment, first removing his mask, and then extending his right hand, saying, "Hello, my name is Li Chonglou."
As Li Chonglou approached, Meat Mountain looked at him silently for a few seconds before extending his right hand.
Li Chonglou's hand looked like a toy in Meat Mountain's grasp. Meat Mountain gently clasped it, taking his entire palm into his own. At that moment, Li Chonglou felt a colossal force transmitted from his hand.
Li Chonglou understood Meat Mountain's intentions and smiled at him, his expression unchanged.
This seemed to be a test. Although Li Chonglou was not large in stature, his inner strength was not inferior to anyone else's. Moreover, at this moment, his soul was merged with Old Lin, whose characteristic was strength enhancement.
Inside the bottle soul.
"This guy is a bit abnormal. His physique is like a rare human species I encountered before."
"Are you talking about the giants? I think I've been there before, but their physique was due to a special illness, wasn't it?"
At this moment, Elder An suddenly spoke, "It's different. This person must have practiced a special cultivation technique to become this way. However, his lifeline doesn't seem right. This technique probably has other drawbacks."
Elder An's words caught Li Chonglou's attention, but he didn't have time to deal with them for now, as Meat Mountain suddenly increased his grip after a moment of surprise.
"Damn it, Li! This big guy is provoking us!"
In his mind, Old Lin exclaimed in dissatisfaction, instinctively wanting to switch control of the body with Li Chonglou, but Li Chonglou persuaded him to stop.
"Senior, don't make trouble. This person might be very helpful to me."
Old Lin then dismissed the idea, but he secretly channeled more power into Li Chonglou's palm.
This handshake lasted for over a minute.
Until Chen Pao spoke.