#728 - Chapter 728 No Grudges or Enmity
Monga's witty response calmed the old man's concerns.
"Grandpa, can you tell us in detail the route to the Mercenary Guild?" Nata continued to ask.
"Since you insist on going, I won't stop you. But now is not a good time. I suggest you leave at night."
"Why?" Nata didn't understand.
There was no distinction between day and night in the base. What difference did it make when they left?
"Because they rest at night," the old man explained.
"Do those walking corpses also sleep?" Nata had never heard of that.
"Of course! Those walking corpses are still human, after all. They not only need to sleep, but also need to eat," the old man said with certainty.
That made sense.
Even if the Meni were controlled, they were still flesh and blood, not machines. If they didn't rest and replenish energy, they would die in two days.
Nata looked at the clock that came with his system. It was now 12:23 noon.
There were still several hours until night.
Dongfang Chen required them to reach the Mercenary Guild within 6 hours. It was impossible to wait until dark to act.
"Grandpa, we're in a hurry. I'm afraid we can't wait until night," Nata said truthfully.
"You guys, you don't listen to the old folks, and you'll suffer. How about this, I'll prepare some food for you. After you eat, then leave," the old man seemed a little unhappy.
The base automatically distributed food, so they had food even if they didn't go out.
"Forget it, Grandpa, we're not hungry. Please hurry up and draw us a map, we'll leave right away," Nata said, trying to stop him.
They didn't have the ability to eat and couldn't swallow food.
"Nonsense! Such a long distance, how can you have the strength to travel if you don't eat your fill?" the old man insisted, and went to get food after speaking.
Nata looked at Monga.
Monga spread her hands, indicating that there was nothing she could do.
Probably, if they didn't eat something, they wouldn't get the map.
Soon, the old man came out carrying a plate.
"These were all received this morning. I warmed them up for you."
The amount of food on the plate was not small. There were eggs, steamed buns, and soy milk.
It seemed that the people in the base had a very good diet.
Monga immediately noticed the problem and frowned.
If only the old man lived here alone, why could he receive so much food?
However, she didn't say anything, watching to see what the old man was up to.
Nata was also frowning, but he didn't realize the problem, only worrying about how to get through this.
"Eat! What are you looking at?" the old man urged.
"Grandpa, we're really not hungry. Please draw us a map," Nata was not good at lying, so he could only change the subject.
"Hmph! If you don't eat, I won't draw it," the old man's face turned cold.
"Then forget it, we'll find another way," Nata stood up to leave.
"Pa! Want to leave? No way!" Seeing that the two of them just wouldn't eat, the old man simply stopped pretending. He slammed the table and shouted.
The people inside heard the noise and all came out.
Nata didn't expect that there were five other people hidden here.
These people blocked the door, not letting the two leave.
"Grandpa, what are you doing?" Nata didn't understand.
"What am I doing? Of course, I'm handing you over," the old man replied.
"Handing us over? Handing us over where?"
"Are you new here? You don't understand anything. I really don't know how you've survived until now! Do it, tie them up for me!" the old man sneered.
"Why aren't you doing it? What are you waiting for?" Monga couldn't stand it anymore.
This Nata was a little too naive.
Seeing that someone had already grabbed his shoulder, Nata was forced to grab the person's hand and slam them against the wall.
"Dong!"
Ordinary people were really fragile. A light bump and they fainted directly.
"Thump!"
Nata threw him on the ground.
The other 4 people were immediately stunned.
"Good, it seems you're a tough one. Don't just stand there, all four of you go!" the old man became ferocious.
"Yah!"
The four of them attacked Nata together.
"Bang, bang, bang, bang!"
Nata slapped the four of them on the forehead at an extremely fast speed.
"Thump, thump..."
The four of them couldn't bear it and all fainted with one blow.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the old man turned and ran.
Monga had been staring at him for a long time, and at this time she flashed and blocked his path.
"Where are you planning to go?" Monga showed a seemingly very cute expression.
"Spare, spare, spare my life!" the old man knelt down directly.
"He's yours," Monga looked at Nata.
Nata walked up to him and asked in incomprehension:
"Grandpa, we have no grievances with you, why did you attack us?"
"We were also forced to. The higher-ups ordered that anyone who sees a normal person must be captured," the old man said with a handful of snot and tears.
"Who are the higher-ups?" Nata asked.
