Jung Jae-soon was puzzled. He chased after the departing Wells and called out, "Hey! Wells! Our mission isn't over yet. We still need to escort the refugees to the resettlement site. Where are you going?"
Wells forcefully shook off Jung Jae-soon's hand and continued walking in silence.
Jung Jae-soon stood in place, scratching the back of his head, completely puzzled about what was going on.
He looked back, with a face full of doubts.
Cai Yutong sighed again, then turned her gaze to Li Wei. She genuinely hoped Wells could stay together with them, but she was unsure about Li Wei's thoughts and dared not make the decision on her own in this matter.
Li Wei spoke up.
He called out: "Wells!"
Wells stopped in his tracks, his voice inexplicably becoming somewhat hoarse: "What for? To mock me with the air of a victor? Go ahead, I deserve this retribution."
"Who has the time to ridicule you? Don't think you're so important, nor consider yourself a significant figure in other people's hearts. Apart from your closest kin, no one cares what's on your mind, nor do they care about what your future might hold."
Wells snorted and said, "Come on, continue, keep going, let's see what else you can say."
Levi replied indifferently, "Look at you, putting on this pitiful act; are you trying to garner sympathy from someone? Are you intending to get some comfort from someone?"
Wells was somewhat enraged; he turned his head, staring at Levi and said, "I don't need anyone's pity!"
Li Wei retorted sharply: "Then put away that repulsive face of yours that everyone hates! I heard you're a descendant of a hero, so you should shoulder your responsibilities!"
Wells' breathing became heavy as he gasped for air, each word from Li Wei just now weighed on his heart like a mountain that weighed thousands of kilograms.
Cai Yutong pulled on Li Wei's arm, looking at Wells with some concern, and whispered, "Stop provoking him like this, his mindset lately..."
"It's none of your business!" Wells clearly heard what Cai Yutong said, and he shouted, "I don't need your hypocritical sympathy!"
Li Wei scolded, "Then get over here and do what you should do! To be a demon hunter, just because of your own ridiculous and pathetic mood, and leave the upcoming tasks aside? Naive and cowardly!"
Wells was torn internally, unsure of what to do.
Levi continued, "No one will give you any way out. Wilde, Zheng Zaishun, you two are more familiar with the refugee situation. Please quickly gather some manpower; we're about to depart."
"So..." Zheng Zaishun glanced at Wells, "What about him?"
"Don't worry about him," Levi deliberately raised his voice, intending for Wells to hear, "If he's a demon hunter, he'll join us; if he's a coward, let him get out of here as soon as possible!"
...
Twenty minutes later, the refugee column slowly emerged from the entrance of the community, starting towards the resettlement camp. Armed self-defense militia members guarded the perimeter of the column, with Wilde and his two fellow travelers paving the way at the front. Banderry and Qianlong were also among them, providing support. Zheng Zaishun and his two hunter companions were at the rear of the column, ready to deal with any unexpected incidents, with Levi and Cai Yutong also present here.
"Will Wells follow us?" Cai Yutong asked Levi.
"That depends on whether he's got guts."
"Ah... Levi, what you just said was really... really demoralizing."
"If you can't take a little setback, what kind of man are you?"
"Alright..." Cai Yutong lowered her head, pondering the words Levi had spoken earlier.
At first glance, his previous words seemed extremely impolite, as if he was intentionally humiliating Wells. But Cai Yutong knew that Li Wei was not that kind of person; his words ultimately meant to help Wells cheer up on his own initiative.
There are some things that people need to understand on their own. Understanding them means overcoming a challenge; not understanding means staying limited like this.
It just remains to be seen whether Wells can figure it out.
As Cai Yutong looked up, she saw a figure following from behind.
That was Wells.
She smiled, feeling inexplicably happier.
...
On the way to the settlement point, Li Wei and his team did not encounter any major issues. Although there were sporadic appearances of semi-mechanical creatures, they posed no real threat to the refugee convoy when faced with the strong and well-equipped team's sweep and strike.
This was Li Wei's first time at the Clover Community's refugee settlement point.
This place used to appear to be a school, with classrooms temporarily converted into houses, while schoolyards and other areas were also filled with temporary tents.
The safety of the refugee settlement is the responsibility of the Clover Community. Li Wei saw at least two squads, more than a dozen hunters, stationed here. At the same time, the police officers from the Clover Community Police Station also arrived, maintaining the security within the settlement and serving as a defensive force.
Of course, these defensive forces still seem a bit weak. After all, there are already at least 6,000 refugees in this settlement, so it is not an easy task to guard them with just a few hunters and a small number of police officers.
Fortunately, most residents of the upper districts have their own weapons and equipment, such as firearms. Regardless of their actual proficiency levels, they can still organize able-bodied men, arm themselves as militiamen for self-defense, and form a certain degree of combat effectiveness to protect their own safety.
Li Wei has heard some rumors that the guild's plan is to accommodate ten thousand refugees in this settlement and then send them all at once to leave the Four-Leaf Clover community, handing them over to the Westrum government for resettlement.
Now, the Four-Leaf Clover branch has temporarily built four refugee camps, and it is said that one batch of people has been sent away in the past two days. It is estimated that in about a week, the residents of the Four-Leaf Clover community will basically be evacuated.
After that, once the guild has cleaned up all the half-mechanical monsters in the community, the subsequent issues of resident resettlement and community reconstruction will be the responsibility of the municipal government and royal government, and the guild will no longer intervene.
Li Wei and others were here. After handing over the settlement work of refugees to the staff and obtaining proof, it represented that their commission this time had been completed.
Zheng Zaishun and others obtained the proof of commission completion for escorting—only the task evaluation was quite low, and it's estimated that the reward will be discounted a lot. However, Li Wei's team had a good evaluation and basically received the full reward.
Thus, they can head back home, hand over the commission, and get the deserved payment.
Just as they were preparing to go back, Wang Erdie approached Li Wei.