Doomsday Code

Chapter 1065 The End

If they hadn't seen the captain's body not far away, these guys might not have been able to control themselves.

The thought of their captain's death felt like a bucket of cold water had been poured over their greedy hearts.

Although the young man in front of them was inexperienced, he was ruthless in his attacks, so they had to be careful.

Chen Cheng observed the changes in their expressions, then looked at the Heavenly Dao:

"It's getting late, and I don't want to burden anyone else. Could you please show me a place to rest?"

When Chen Cheng asked about their lodgings for the night, these guys' eyes lit up, and one of them, a weasel-faced fellow, raised his hand and said:

“I know a place, on the mountain outside the dock, that is an extremely hidden natural cave. No one but me knows about it. We can rest there without worrying about Captain Brother suddenly coming looking for us.”

Upon hearing his words, Chen Cheng smiled inwardly, realizing that his efforts had not been in vain.

He is currently unable to punish the Earl of Szecques, the real backer of these guys, so in order not to implicate others, he really needs someone familiar with the area to guide him.

These guys just happened to come in handy.

Following this weasel-faced fellow out of the dock area, they actually found an extremely secluded cave deep in the mountains outside the city.

Moreover, judging from the situation inside the cave, the claw marks and fur on the ground, it is clear that this was previously the hibernation site of a demonic bear.

With the demonic bear's aura as a deterrent, no other magical beasts will sneak over here, making this truly an excellent resting place.

These guards, whose arms had been broken by Chen Cheng during the day, were all grimacing in pain as they walked the rest of the way.

Chen Cheng then used the excuse of gathering firewood to leave the cave.

After he walked away, these guys all huddled together.

"Monkey, I didn't expect you to have hidden such a good place. But luckily you're clever, otherwise this fat sheep would have been hard to catch."

As he spoke, the man pulled out a packet of sleeping pills from his clothes, which he usually used to drug two women who passed by.

These guys all revealed cunning smiles when they saw the packet of sleeping pills.

"When he comes back, drug him, rob him of his belongings, break his limbs, tie him to a tree, and vent your anger for the Knight Commander."

As for us brothers, once we sell the treasure, we'll all be landlords.

While these guys were plotting to take down Chen Cheng, Chen Cheng outside sighed and shook his head.

Indeed, people can be this bad at times.

Chen Cheng deliberately broke a dead branch to remind these guys who were still indulging in their fantasies, and then came back carrying a large bundle of firewood.

"I'm so sorry, I used too much force. I'll start a fire right away and brew some medicine to treat you."

These creatures cried out in pain, then exchanged glances. The monkey who had provided the cave location spoke first:

"My benefactor, there's no rush. You've had a long journey. This cave was originally the lair of a malevolent bear. The bear has been dealt with, but there are still some sweet memories left behind in this cave for the bear to spend the winter."

"My benefactor, please go and fetch some sweetener, dilute it with water, boil it, and warm yourself up."

Chen Cheng pointed at him and laughed, scolding him:

"You're so kind, but I think you just want to eat it yourself."

Chen Cheng's heavy breathing nearly scared these guys to death.

The monkey immediately smiled sheepishly and said:

“My benefactor has seen through it.”

"Alright, I'm not teasing you anymore. Since you want to eat, you can lead the way."

The monkey looked at the others, but they all started jeering at him, so he had no choice but to lead the way into the depths of the cave.

Just as the two were leaving, the others took the opportunity to say:

“My benefactors, please hurry back. Our master is boiling water.”

Sure enough, what this guy said was true. Behind this large cave, there was another small cave. But rather than a cave, it was more like a large pit that the demonic bear had deliberately dug, filled with honey that the demonic bear had somehow obtained.

"Our benefactor has arrived; this is the place."

Chen Cheng looked at the amber-like honey and never expected that the demonic bear would dig out such a pool in its wintering cave.

However, he only glanced at the honey pool before looking at the monkey in front of him, and a half-smile appeared on his face again.

The monkey already had something to hide, and now that he was alone with Chen Cheng, seeing the ambiguous smile on his face, he felt a chill run down his spine.

"Monkey, do you really want to drink honey water? If you do, this whole pool is enough for you."

Chen Cheng's seemingly joking remark startled the monkey. Thinking of his captain's death, the monkey suddenly knelt down in front of Chen Cheng.

Chen Cheng was slightly taken aback when he saw him kneeling, and then helped him up.

When Chen Cheng and his companion came out, those guys had actually started a fire while dragging their severed arms. Even the water, perhaps because of the added sleeping potion that lowered its boiling point, had already boiled.

"You're moving so quickly, it seems you really want to drink this honey water."

"No, no, no, this is just a small token of our gratitude to our benefactor, so please drink the first cup."

Chen Cheng glanced at these guys, and then, as they wished, drank the first cup.

Seeing that Chen Cheng had drunk the sleeping potion, these guys were all relieved.

While they were all waiting for Chen Cheng to be completely bewildered, Chen Cheng acted as if nothing had happened.

"You guys should drink it too. Aren't you all always clamoring for honey water?"

Seeing that Chen Cheng was acting as if nothing had happened, these guys wondered if their sleeping pills had expired. Then, seeing Chen Cheng urging them on, they had no choice but to force a smile and have the monkey pour them a drink as well.

Just as they brought the honey water to their lips, they knew their plan had been exposed.

Since this drug couldn't possibly expire, and they had even used it to drug a platinum-level adventurer before, it was clear that someone had betrayed them.

With a crash, the water glass in his hand shattered, and then the leader pointed at the monkey and said:

"You monkey, if you dare betray me, I'll make sure you suffer a terrible death."

Seeing that he was about to be killed, the monkey quickly turned to look at Chen Cheng, hoping that Chen Cheng would save him.

However, Chen Cheng remained expressionless, watching helplessly as the monkey's skull was smashed open and it died.

"As expected, I'm still not used to the traditional male protagonist. Forgiving the enemy, dividing and winning over others and so on are too troublesome."

"It would be better to just kill you bunch of scum."

Bang, bang, bang! Dozens of muffled thuds echoed from inside the cave. None of these scoundrels who had wreaked havoc on the area survived a single round against Chen Cheng; they all fell to the ground, dead.

This time, Chen Cheng didn't go to such extremes; he simply shattered their internal organs, giving them a quick and painless death.

At least on the surface, they still appeared to have preserved their bodies intact.

As for the pot of honey water laced with sleeping potion, he certainly drank it. As for why he wasn't drugged, it can only be said that if the potion could knock Chen Cheng unconscious, it wouldn't be an ordinary sleeping potion, but a truly miraculous drug.