Everyone Knows the Shape of My Victory, Yet None Know the Shape of My Triumph

As Jiang Xiaoci had anticipated.

When Chen Dafu entered the city center again, having just rounded up a group of slaves and preparing to leave with them on his alloy board, he suddenly heard a commotion behind him.

"Master has issued an order!"

"I got the message too!"

"This order... we're going to die!"

"Fight! If we don't follow the order, we'll die anyway!"

The crowd was in a panic, whispering among themselves, but quickly regained their composure. A thousand pairs of eyes locked onto Chen Dafu from behind.

Just as Chen Dafu was about to leap into action, he felt the strange gaze upon him and turned around.

He furrowed his brows, looking at the crowd. "What's this? Can't wait to be taken away by me? Stay put here, I'll finish the task tonight."

His tone was dead serious—he wasn't joking.

Work points were far too important!

In the new gathering place, work points were everything!

With enough points, you could enjoy all the services the community had to offer—buy anything you wanted, and access the many entertainment services that were slowly being restored.

Of course, you had to earn those work points by working hard. Cheating, cutting corners, or slacking off were not recognized by the community.

Chen Dafu didn't want his sister and himself to suffer in the new settlement. He was determined to become the work point tycoon of the community!

But clearly, the people behind him weren't cooperating.

Suddenly, a scream erupted from the slave crowd:

"Master has given the order—charge!!"

"Charge! For the Master! For our lives!"

"Fight the commanders! Kill them!"

At that moment, the slaves went mad, as if receiving a signal to charge at once. Every single slave in the gathering place dropped what they were doing and surged forward like a tidal wave, rushing out of the settlement!

Some ran on foot, others rode bikes, some used vehicles bought with their work points, and others used the rare flying mechanism tools!

It was like a drop of water hitting boiling oil—an explosion of chaos overtook the entire city center!

Everyone was in a frenzy, charging out without hesitation!

They shouted slogans for battle, yet not a single person aimed their gun at Chen Dafu!

Chen Dafu, in a panic, stomped his feet. "Hey, hey, hey! Where do you think you're going?! Come back!"

"Damn it! What the hell are you doing running off?!"

"I'm not here to eat you! I'm here to liberate you!"

Chen Dafu was desperate. He didn't even care about the alloy board anymore and slammed it on the ground with a heavy thud.

"Stop running! Come back!"

He dashed around, grabbing one slave after another. But the ones he managed to catch fought fiercely, struggling with all their might, willing to injure themselves to break free from his grip.

Not just them—the slaves bound to the alloy board were all frantically struggling as well, their eyes bloodshot with desperation. It was as though some force had triggered their madness, driving them into a state of frenzy.

For just a moment, Chen Dafu lost focus, and he saw a slave break free from the chains on the alloy board!

The chains he used to secure them were thick and heavy, but these slaves would rather break their wrists or ankles than stay restrained, struggling to escape and join the crowd that was rushing out.

"Shit!"

Chen Dafu's jaw dropped in disbelief.

These lunatics!

He had been dealing with the city center for some time now, but he had never seen anyone so crazy.

There were too many of them running, and he didn't have the means to stop them all.

His personal strength was great, but it had its limits.

Despite his frantic efforts to stop them, he could only grab a few.

"Damn it, my work points!"

Chen Dafu looked at the sea of people streaming out of the settlement, feeling like he was about to cry.

The sudden outburst caught everyone off guard. Not even Jiang Xiaoci, observing through the real-time surveillance feed from Wang Shi in the command vehicle, had expected it. She merely watched in silence, not giving any orders.

"Miss Jiang, it's time to make a move," one of the advisors said carefully. "The enemy is cornered. This is a planned breakout, we should send troops to stop them."

"Without the protection of the shelter, these people won't have [Invincible] status. We can capture them."

The large-scale chaos, though sudden, was clearly part of a hidden strategy and premeditated plan. With Dong Fangqiang's cautious nature, he would never engage in a life-or-death gamble without preparation—this would be detected by Wang Shi's monitoring.

Only in this kind of chaotic breakout, abandoning all resources, could they take the enemy by surprise and maximize their chances of survival.

"They can't stop it," Jiang Xiaoci replied, shaking her head. "Using the military would cause large-scale casualties."

"The enemy calculated our army's characteristics. They're sure we won't dare to kill too many slaves—it would destroy the reputation of the leader."

Jiang Xiaoci's assessment was spot on. Even at this critical moment, she had already deduced Dong Fangqiang's potential motives. Based on the frantic behavior of the crowd, she knew that even if they fired warning shots, it would do little to stop them. These people had been pushed to the brink of madness, with nowhere else to turn. To live, they were gambling that the military wouldn't shoot.

"They're using Dong Fangqiang's life as leverage to secure theirs."

Jiang Xiaoci lightly tapped her fingers on the command panel, a faint smile on her lips. "He's afraid. He's begging for mercy."

Begging for mercy?

The advisors exchanged puzzled glances. Someone finally couldn't help but ask, "Miss Jiang, are you going to let him go? Save these tens of thousands of people? That guy is definitely hiding among the escaped slaves!"

Jiang Xiaoci's smile grew sharper. "I never said I was letting him go."

She glanced at the communications panel next to her, her eyes narrowing with a clever gleam. "He's too cautious. He doesn't understand me, so he wouldn't dare gamble his life against mine."

"Even with the lives of tens of thousands in his hands, he wouldn't dare to bet."

"Where is he hiding, and how will he leave Jinling?" Jiang Xiaoci murmured, thinking deeply.

Suddenly, her fingers paused. "If he had a guaranteed escape mechanism, he would have used it by now."

"Since he's resorted to this strategy, it's highly likely he has no more help from his mechanisms."

She smiled. "There's only one place he can go. Right under our noses."