Future Beast World: Becoming A Pampered Beauty-Chapter 58 - 36: Encountering Lan Cang Again

The man patted his shoulder. In a few more years, he’d be almost as tall as him. "Once you’re done with school, I won’t have anything left holding me back..."

Lan Ruo felt there was something odd about his words; his smile seemed tinged with a hint of sadness. But he couldn’t quite put his finger on it, so he assumed he was imagining things and said with a laugh, "Isn’t it a little early for that, Bro? When you settle down and have kids with a partner you love, I can help babysit my little nephew when you’re away and don’t have time."

Lan Cang drew back his hand. ’No, there won’t be a future.’

...

「The Underground Black Market.」

A lawless zone on the Western Continent where anything was for sale—even a person’s life.

The Beastmen who came to trade were all draped in thick, gray robes, their faces hidden behind bizarre masks to conceal their identities.

The man turned a corner into an underground bar. The Beastman at the counter mixed a cocktail and handed it to him with a smile. "Well now, a distinguished guest. It’s been a long time. The boss thought you’d washed your hands of the business for good."

"Take me to your boss."

"The big boss isn’t in. The second-in-command got out a few days ago and made a special trip to Oro City just to see you. This way, please. He’s been waiting a long time for you."

The receptionist Beastman pressed a hidden switch on the right side of the counter. A door opened in the wall, and he led the man into a secret passage, down to the bar’s true underground exchange.

The second-in-command the Beastman had mentioned was a formidable, powerfully built, middle-aged Tiger Beast. He had a buzz cut, a broad face, and arms corded with muscle as hard as rock, covered in black tattoos.

With a cigarette dangling from his lips, he looked at the newcomer and chuckled. "Lan Cang. Weren’t you the one who just put in a request to leave the organization? Said you wanted to live a quiet, normal life. I heard... you found yourself a pretty little female? So why are you back? Short on cash? Or did she dump you?"

Lan Cang remained expressionless, the air around him frigid. "I’m not here to waste time. Give me every mission the organization has."

The other male Beastmen in the room stared at Lan Cang, stunned. Since his return to the organization a short two months ago, he had already taken on no fewer than a hundred missions—and all of them were S-level or higher!

He had always been a daredevil when taking missions, but what mercenary desperate for money wasn’t? This time, however, he had returned as a complete god of slaughter. It didn’t seem to be for the money; rather, it was as if he were trying to numb himself with blood and carnage...

The tattooed Tiger Beast stubbed out his cigarette and gave a mysterious smile. "I’ve got a major contract here. You want in?"

"I’ll take it."

"You’d better be sure. This is a Level 3S assassination order. I’ve sent dozens of our people—all top-tier experts within the organization—and every single attempt failed. Not one of them made it back alive."

"I don’t care." Lan Cang had long since stopped caring about life and death. "How much does this job pay?"

"Hahaha, I knew I was right to come to you! Everyone knows ’Lonely Wolf’ has never failed an assignment in all his years. You’re the organization’s most trusted asset. The bounty on this contract absolutely will not disappoint you." The Tiger Beastman produced a Wanted Order and handed it to him with a grin. "Endless splendor. Wealth beyond your wildest dreams."

Lan Cang took the Wanted Order and glanced at it. "The Admiral from the Yalan Empire?"

"That’s right, that’s the bastard! A while back, he wiped out my entire crew and threw my ass in prison. It took everything I had to bribe my way out, and now my whole operation is gone. I want him to pay for that in blood!" 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Lan Cang sneered. "He’s a King Beast. No one in the organization can kill him."

"Hah. I’m not paying this much for nothing. So what if you can’t kill a King Beast? He has a little female with him now. I hear she’s pregnant, and he guards her like a hawk. If you could just grab that female and use her as leverage..."

"You know I don’t harm females." His voice grew low.

The Black Tiger Beastman nodded to a subordinate, who tossed a gun to Lan Cang. "This is the newly developed Mk-570. It can kill any Beastman below the Seventh Rank with a clean headshot. We just haven’t tested its effectiveness on a King Beast."

Lan Cang caught the weapon and fell silent for a moment before speaking. "If the mission fails, the money..."

"Heh. Don’t forget, you’re one of the top ten on the most wanted list yourself. If you fail, we’ll just consider it us buying your life. It will be more than enough to cover your brother’s tuition."

...

「On the Yacht.」

Sang Luo was lounging on the deck, enjoying the sea breeze and eating savory seafood. She was in absolute heaven.

Caesar walked up behind her and gently stroked her cheek. "How are you feeling? Any seasickness?"