Chapter 1075: Taking Over Territory (Part 2)
Yang Haoran could, to some extent, understand the excitement stirring within the Night Watchers and ordinary believers. He turned, his gaze deep, to look at the Death God statue behind him.
After a moment, he smiled faintly.
"Strike while the iron is hot. If the Corpse Driving Sect's territory isn't taken over immediately, it's highly likely to fall into someone else's hands. It's not my style to do the groundwork only for others to reap the benefits."
As his words fell, Yang Haoran withdrew his gaze from the Death God statue and looked at Huang Sha.
Earlier, Huang Sha had been severely wounded. After taking the pharmacist's medicine given to him by Xiang Chuan and recovering for a short while, his physical condition was much better than before. The power radiating from him had significantly strengthened, and his complexion was no longer as pale.
"You're badly injured, so you don't need to come with me to the Corpse Driving Sect's territory. Stay here and protect these believers."
Yang Haoran said with a faint smile, and Huang Sha respectfully replied.
"Yes, Boss!"
Huang Sha was well aware of his current physical state, so he didn't try to overexert himself. Moreover, he could tell that Yang Haoran placed considerable importance on these ordinary believers. Staying behind to protect them was also a task, so he agreed readily.
Yang Haoran wasn't sure how much territory the Corpse Driving Sect controlled in Gu Mo City, nor where it was located.
However, his lack of knowledge didn't mean Shui Ling and Lu Wu were equally ignorant. With the two of them leading the way, the group quickly arrived within the Corpse Driving Sect's domain.
Previously, Yang Haoran had publicly promised to give the Corpse Driving Sect's territory to Xia Xinger of the Holy Mother Cult. Although Xia Xinger hadn't accepted it at the time, she hadn't refused either.
Therefore, he would certainly still act according to his promise, only taking away the ordinary people within the Corpse Driving Sect's territory. As for the territory itself, he wouldn't concern himself with it. If Xia Xinger wanted to take it over, she could; if not, it was no concern of his.
Yang Haoran decided to give the Corpse Driving Sect's territory to Xia Xinger, partly to repay a favor in front of everyone. Xia Xinger's return of the Gu Mo City Underworld Office's former territory was no secret in Gu Mo City. Regardless of her intentions for returning the territory, the fact remained that she did return it. By giving Xia Xinger a piece of territory in front of everyone, their accounts were settled.
On the other hand, if he were to claim the Corpse Driving Sect's territory for himself, it would likely attract a lot of trouble. Currently, he had few subordinates, and his territory required people to manage it. Without staff to manage it, even the largest territory would be useless; instead, it would make his situation dangerous, as a tall tree catches the wind, and a large territory would inevitably incite ambitions in others.
Yang Haoran didn't look down on the Corpse Driving Sect's territory. If he could claim it for himself, he could do many things with it. However, the current strength he possessed in Gu Mo City did not yet support such an action, so he had no choice but to give it up.
The Corpse Driving Sect had no deity to worship, unlike the Underworld Office or the Holy Mother Cult, so they didn't require large numbers of ordinary people to provide faith for their respective gods. While they didn't need believers, they still needed ordinary people to serve them. However, compared to other religious sects with deities, the number of ordinary people in the Corpse Driving Sect's territory was much smaller, and their quality of life was also inferior to those under religious sects. They were like controlled slaves, doing the most arduous and filthy work, yet unable to even solve their most basic needs for food and clothing, each one emaciated.
After Yang Haoran and his people arrived, the sight before them caused the smile on his face to fade slightly.
Bai Xue's smile vanished completely. Her brows furrowed deeply as she scanned her surroundings, her face showing a look of disgust.
Although Ye Zhiqiu's reaction wasn't as strong as Bai Xue's, his brows were just as tightly furrowed. He said nothing, simply taking a large swig of strong liquor.
"Holy moly, I've never seen such a tragic sight! Is this hell on earth?"
Xiang Chuan exclaimed dramatically, pinching his nose. As his words finished, he looked at Yang Haoran.
"Big Brother, is this what hell looks like?"
Yang Haoran heard him, gently shook his head, and then smiled faintly.
"I don't know about hell; I haven't been down to see it. But the Underworld is not like this."
The scene everyone witnessed was one of dilapidated streets, collapsed houses, sparse, scattered bones, and emaciated, groaning ordinary people suffering from illness.
What they smelled was an indescribable stench. This stench contained not only the unique corpse odor emanating from zombies but also the smell of feces and urine, as well as the odors from various garbage. These smells mixed together, not canceling each other out, but instead increasing their potency, making one nauseous.
Yang Haoran and the others were not ordinary people, possessing a certain tolerance for various odors. However, being in such an environment, they still found it somewhat unbearable, and had to hold their breath periodically, trying their best to inhale as little foul air as possible.
Lu Wu, Shui Ling, and the Night Watchers present showed no surprise at the scene before them, as they were locals and naturally understood the situation here with the Corpse Driving Sect. That's why their reactions weren't particularly strong. However, the noxious stench filling the air was equally unbearable for them. This foul odor would not diminish simply because they knew the situation here.
In contrast, after the Holy Mother Cult took over the Underworld Office's former territory, their management of that area was quite good. In every respect, it was far better than the area managed by the Corpse Driving Sect.
Although Yang Haoran was surprised, he didn't dwell on the matter. He knew very well what his purpose for this trip was.
In the time that followed, Yang Haoran made a series of arrangements. His sole purpose for this trip was to take away the ordinary people from the Corpse Driving Sect's territory to fill the vacancies in his own territory.
Under Yang Haoran's arrangements, everyone sprang into action, while he alone seemed unconcerned, strolling leisurely through the dilapidated, filthy streets.
The ordinary people here had long lost hope for life, living like walking corpses. Because of this, transferring them was not a major problem, as they wouldn't resist, nor would they try any petty tricks to delay the relocation.
The only issue was the obstruction from non-ordinary individuals. Now that the Corpse Driving Sect was severely weakened, although their Door Master had been rescued, he was, after all, gravely injured, and all the Corpse Ghouls he raised had been eliminated. At this moment, neither the Corpse Driving Sect's Door Master nor its corpse refiners, if they had any brains, would jump out to obstruct Yang Haoran, because that would be no different from seeking death.
However, Yang Haoran couldn't be sure if the Demon Cult would intervene. Since the Demon Cult dared to forcibly rescue the Corpse Driving Sect's Door Master from him, it was not impossible that they would interfere in this matter. It was precisely because he considered this point that he personally came here to oversee the operation, even bringing his experts with him.
The transfer of ordinary people went much more smoothly than Yang Haoran had anticipated. Since Bai Xue and the others all possessed the ability to tear space, coupled with the lack of resistance from these ordinary people, within a single day, the ordinary people within the Corpse Driving Sect's territory were completely relocated, leaving only an empty shell for Xia Xinger.
As for the Corpse Driving Sect's corpse refiners and other non-ordinary individuals, upon learning of Yang Haoran's arrival, they had long since scurried away in disgrace, no longer daring to remain in the Corpse Driving Sect's territory.
The Corpse Driving Sect's territory, now devoid of ordinary people, had become an empty shell. However, Yang Haoran had no intention of stopping there. He wanted to move all valuable items from the Corpse Driving Sect's territory, just as the Holy Mother Cult had done when transferring from their Underworld Office territory.
But apart from the Corpse Driving Sect's main lair, there was nothing of value in their territory. So, to gain more benefits, Yang Haoran directly cleared out the Corpse Driving Sect's lair, forcibly moving anything with a bit of value or use, even if the Underworld Office couldn't use it themselves.
Shortly after his people withdrew from the Corpse Driving Sect's territory, the Holy Mother Cult's people arrived, bringing with them many ordinary people. Under the Holy Mother Cult's arrangements, these ordinary people began to clean and tidy up the Corpse Driving Sect's territory. ?
Judging by the situation, the Holy Mother Cult truly seemed determined to take over this territory of the Corpse Driving Sect!
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