“Tap, tap, tap…” The cold sound of military boots hitting the floor echoed.

The footsteps stopped behind Su Mo, and a sense of pressure vaguely came over him.

The familiar sound he had heard countless times in the game reached Su Mo’s ears: “Tareg, who is this person?”

Tareg bounced over to Su Mo’s back: “This is a party coming to discuss a project cooperation. Su Mo, let me introduce you, this is Ou Chenyu, the leader of the Tiger Fang Mercenary Corps.”

Su Mo turned around, silently looking at the tall man behind him.

Ou Chenyu wore a camouflage shirt, and there was a patch of tattoo under his ear at the base of his neck—a fierce tiger head was inked, those iconic gray eyes were staring at him.

Ou Chenyu wasn’t alone; several big men with the same tattoo stood behind him, all of them scrutinizing Su Mo with their eyes.

Su Mo looked at those people, and names appeared in his mind—Gao Hai, Xiaotian You, Max…

All are the core elites of the Tiger Fang Mercenary Corps.

Tareg stood beside Ou Chenyu, babbling non-stop: “Chenyu, you two should get to know each other. Su Mo is, like you, also a mercenary.”

Ou Chenyu’s gray eyes flashed with a different color, reaching out his hand to Su Mo: “You’re in the same field, what a coincidence.”

Su Mo shook hands, and just as he was about to withdraw his hand, he suddenly felt a tremendous resistance.

His hand was tightly gripped by Ou Chenyu.

Ou Chenyu paused for a moment and mysteriously smiled: “Your bone density is harder than ordinary people; you’re a Mad Corpse Blood Code Carrier, aren’t you? It feels like it’s at an Awakening level.”

In an instant, Ou Chenyu saw through one of Su Mo’s abilities.

Su Mo returned the smile, looking at Ou Chenyu’s arm which shone with light and had obvious mechanical traces: “Grand Captain Ou, your senses are impressive, and that prosthetic body looks so advanced.”

Ou Chenyu squinted his eyes, his tone profound: “Blood code is a gambling type of enhancement; some become legends with it, while others never manage to harness its power and stay mediocre all their lives.”

“Choosing blood code, you must be quite confident in your talent. Haha, my sharpness doesn’t match young people like you; I prefer to rely on my prosthetic body for a steady fight.”

Su Mo observed the model of Ou Chenyu’s prosthetic body and then saw the crimson long knife he carried, his mood sank.

While Ou Chenyu was deciphering Su Mo’s Mad Corpse Blood Code, Su Mo also saw through everything about him.

From that point on, Su Mo fully understood what opening Ou Chenyu had.

Background – Mercenary Corps Leader.

Initial Ability – Full Body Prosthetic Replacement.

Initial Equipment – Fire Lizard Laser Combat Knife.

Su Mo had considered the situation might be unfavorable, but he hadn’t expected it to be this bad.

The social connections and powerful subordinates from the Mercenary Corps Leader background were already terrifying enough.

Ou Chenyu himself started with a full body prosthetic replacement.

This enhanced opening of Ou Chenyu had 26 prosthetic implants across his body, including one military-grade prosthetic, eight stringently managed level prosthetics, 17 ordinary management level prosthetics.

Prosthetic implants have a stronger enhancing effect in the early stage than blood codes.

Such a “full body prosthetic replacement” could hardly serve as a meal, yet was absurdly powerful.

Adding on to that, the “opening divine artifact” Fire Lizard Laser Combat Knife…

Not to mention Su Mo, who was only at the “Middle Tier of Awakening.”

Even Haywood’s top thug, Tank, would be smashed within 10 seconds encountering such an Ou Chenyu.

Su Mo now had a headache.

So many backgrounds.

So many initial abilities.

So many initial equipment.

Hundreds of possible combinations…

Only “Mercenary Corps Leader” combined with “Full Body Prosthetic Replacement” and “Fire Lizard Laser Combat Knife.”

This was the strongest opening, without exception, recognized by players as the “handicap opening.”

This is one of the few bulldozer combinations that can ignore the difficulty of pioneering in “Dawn,” relying only on brute force to blast through early flows.

…

Ou Chenyu and Su Mo finished shaking hands, while Tareg continued to chat: “Chenyu, let me tell you, Su Mo really likes little animals, and this time he donated 100,000 Moon Coins to the foundation project!”

Ou Chenyu showed a look of astonishment, his gaze on Su Mo becoming slightly odd: “In mercenary work, licking blood off the blade, every Moon Coin is earned with one’s life.

“A guy casually donates 100,000 at a time—truly rich. You wouldn’t have other motives, would you?”

Ou Chenyu finished, and indifferently put an arm around Tareg, seemingly declaring his sovereignty.

Su Mo felt a bout of disgust and thought: It’s like I’m competing against you. If not for getting the full achievement, who would want such a sanctimonious figure?

Su Mo acted carefree, laughing and saying: “If the money’s gone, you can always earn more. We are all citizens of New Moon City; supporting public welfare to make the city better is what we should do, isn’t it?”

Those words occupied the moral high ground, whether a disguise or the truth, Ou Chenyu had nothing to rebut.

Tareg kept up her enthusiasm, saying to Su Mo: “Why don’t I bring Chenyu over to visit you someday? I’m quite curious about your situation, and you can get to know Chenyu better.”

Su Mo squinted his eyes.

This isn’t good.

He doesn’t need to understand Ou Chenyu.

Ou Chenyu’s three opening conditions have all been exposed.

As a full achievement player, he had already grasped everything about him, including the potential plot branches he might follow later.

While Ou Chenyu knew very little about him.

The information gap is his current only advantage.

If Ou Chenyu gets stirred up by Tareg, overly focusing on him, discovering the handicapped treasure, the future, and even the bizarre dual blood code within him, along with the secret of the Ancestral Blood Code, then it’s all over.

Su Mo’s mind quickly turned, starting to think of strategies.

As Mercenary City, New Moon City, the mercenary business is fiercely competitive, and it’s not easy for newcomers to stand out.

So when newbie mercenaries meet industry veterans, they’ll seize the opportunity to ingratiate themselves.

In the “Mercenary Corps Leader” exclusive opening storyline, rookie mercenaries did ingratiate themselves with Ou Chenyu, and he showed a very impatient attitude then.

Thinking of this, Su Mo used advance as a retreat, deliberately showing a fawning expression: “Grand Captain Ou, when do you think you can visit? Mercenary work is really tough, guidance appreciated!”

Ou Chenyu’s face immediately showed impatience: “Mercenary tough? What’s tough about mercenary work? Sometimes you should find the reason within yourself, okay, have the rewards increased over these years, have you taken commissions seriously?”

“No need to visit, I’m usually very busy, no time for casual chats.”

Su Mo achieved his goal, smoothly rising: “Then I won’t disturb Grand Captain Ou anymore, I’ll take my leave.”

Ou Chenyu put his arm around Tareg’s shoulder: “The things are settled, right? Let’s have dinner, the seats are reserved.”

Before leaving, Tiger Fang Deputy Leader Gao Hai suddenly looked at Su Mo.

Gao Hai frowned, saying with deep meaning: “Oh, I’ve wondered why you look so familiar…”

“I’ve seen you before.”

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