1novels Chapter 142 Schemes and Countdown, the Immortal Venerable's Respect
Chapter 142 Schemes and Countdown, the Immortal Venerable's Respect
Beijing, the secret headquarters of the S.H.I.E.L.D. in Asia.
This is a massive fortress located fifty meters underground in the heart of the CBD. Two meters thick lead plates and blast-resistant concrete are sufficient to withstand a small-yield nuclear strike.
The air conditioning in the conference room was on full blast.
A middle-aged man with blond hair and blue eyes, dressed in an exquisitely tailored suit, is holding a glass of Scotch whisky and staring with great interest at the giant holographic projection on the wall.
Richard, the highest-ranking executive officer of the S.H.I.E.L.D. in Asia.
The projected image was divided into two parts.
On the left is a surveillance video from the perimeter of the Panlong Mountain villa area, showing the moment Ye Qingcheng sliced through six S-class cyborgs with a single sword strike. The image is somewhat blurry due to magnetic interference, but the devastating white blade of energy is clearly visible.
On the right is an old woman who is tightly chained to a metal torture chair.
The old woman was so thin she was just skin and bones, her hair was gray, and she exuded an aura of impending death. But in her eyes, which were filled with resentment, one could still vaguely discern a trace of her former shrewdness and cunning.
Ye Hongyu is a key figure in the Ye family of Beijing and an intelligence dealer in the underworld.
"What a wonderful performance."
Richard took a sip of whiskey, his tone laced with undisguised arrogance.
"No wonder those old bones in the Ancient Martial Arts Alliance were terrified. That Chinese kid named Lu Yuan has indeed mastered some kind of high-dimensional energy that we haven't figured out yet. He can even elevate the dog next to him to this level with a flick of his wrist."
He placed the wine glass on the long wooden table with a soft thud.
"But unfortunately, he was too arrogant. No matter how strong an individual's physical strength is, in the face of the systemic strangulation of capital and technology, he is nothing more than a relatively strong insect."
Richard walked up to Ye Hongyu and looked down at her.
"Ms. Ye, the information you provided is very valuable. It proves that the man surnamed Lu does indeed have a weakness. As long as we control his sister, this beast will obediently put on his collar."
Ye Hongyu's withered lips tugged into an extremely ugly, bitter smile.
Ever since discovering that the entire Ye family was merely blood food raised by the Yin Ghost Sect's demonic cultivators, her mental fortitude had been on the verge of collapse. Now that the Ye family has been destroyed, her broken body has been seized by the Shield Consortium amidst the chaos and used as a bargaining chip to scheme against Lu Yuan.
"Richard...you have no idea what kind of monster you've messed with..."
Ye Hongyu's voice was like fingernails scratching glass, sending chills down one's spine.
"Those iron lumps you sent to Jiangzhou couldn't even get past Ye Qingcheng. When Lu Yuan returns from Kunlun, all of you... will die... He'll extract your souls and roast them over a fire..."
boom!
Without hesitation, Richard raised his foot and slammed his expensive custom-made leather shoe heavily into Ye Hongyu's chest.
Several fragile ribs snapped with a snap. Ye Hongyu coughed violently, spitting out a mouthful of bloody saliva.
Richard pulled out a clean white silk handkerchief and wiped the tips of his shoes with disgust.
"Don't try to scare me with your ignorant Chinese myths. What soul extraction and spirit refining? That's nothing but a trick involving hallucinogens that affect brainwaves and holographic projection."
He turned around and looked at the other six tall figures in the shadows of the conference room.
Those were the remaining six higher-level S+ rank mutants. Not only did they have titanium alloy skeletons implanted in their bodies, but they also had radiation energy extracted from that "Fragment of the Boundary Stone" fused into them.
"The raid on Jiangzhou was just a reconnaissance mission. Since Lu Yuan left all his defensive forces in that villa, let's change our plans."
Richard pressed a red button on the table.
The holographic projection on the wall quickly switched to a 3D architectural drawing of the Beijing Martial Arts Arena. However, the arena was now a ruin, and the drawing was marked with dense red dots.
"Immediately hang Ye Hongyu on the highest pillar in the ruins of the martial arts arena and start a live broadcast across the entire internet."
Richard's eyes gleamed with the madness and greed unique to businessmen.
"Just say that the Shield Consortium has taken over the mess of the Ancient Martial Arts Alliance. If Lu Yuan doesn't come to redeem her in three days with his 'high-dimensional energy' extraction formula, we'll skin this old woman alive in front of all of China."
He didn't care about Ye Hongyu's life or death. What he wanted was to force Lu Yuan to show himself, and then use the electromagnetic railguns set up around the martial arts platform and these six S+ level mutants to completely blast Lu Yuan into dust and seize the secrets on his body.
Just as Richard was basking in the glory of his perfect plan...
The explosion-proof alloy door of the conference room, which weighs ten tons and requires both iris and fingerprint verification to open, suddenly emitted an extremely piercing metallic twisting sound.
crunch--
Followed by.
Under Richard's ghostly gaze.
The alloy door, impenetrable even by anti-tank missiles, was dented in the middle with a huge fist-shaped dent. Then, like a flattened soda can, the entire door collapsed inwards with a crash, slamming heavily onto the conference room floor.
A violent gust of air swept dust from outside into the conference room.
Lu Yuan, with one hand in his pocket, stepped into the broken alloy door at a leisurely pace.
Shen Qingci followed two meters behind him, her face pale as she held a tactical rifle and warily scanned her surroundings.
The meeting room fell into a deathly silence.
Richard's whiskey glass slipped from his hand and fell onto the carpet.
"You... how could you possibly be here at this time!"
Richard pointed at Lu Yuan, his voice cracking with extreme horror.
"Shouldn't you be in Kunlun? Even by military supersonic fighter jet, it takes three hours to get from Kunlun to the capital! Our radar hasn't detected any signal from any flying object!"
Lu Yuan didn't even glance at him.
His gaze fell on Ye Hongyu, who was tied to the torture chair, and then swept over the six S+ level mutants who were poised to attack.
"So, instead of sleeping in the middle of the night, you were hiding in this rat hole just to discuss how to use a useless old woman to threaten me?"
Lu Yuan sighed.
That's the helplessness of having one's intelligence severely underestimated.
He raised his right hand. In his palm, the mysterious copper piece retrieved from the car accident debris was flashing a blinding red light.
The star array pattern has fully illuminated. With the recent extraction of the Dragon Transformation Pool's earth veins, the countdown to the Blood River Sect's arrival in the Sirius Star Region has been forcibly accelerated.
I don't have time to play house with these ants.
"Kill him! Open fire! Tear him to pieces!"
Richard finally realized what was happening and roared at the top of his lungs.
The six S+ level mutants let out an inhuman roar, their scales instantly opening and emitting a strange, radiant blue light as they lunged at Lu Yuan.
Lu Yuan stood still.
He didn't even take his hands out of his pockets.
He simply blew a breath forward very casually.
call.
The moment that breath left his lips, it transformed into an invisible gust of wind carrying the ultimate destructive laws of the Mahayana stage.
There was no explosion. There was no blood.
Those six S+ level mutants, whose cost was incalculable, vanished the moment they touched this gale, like a pencil drawing erased by an eraser.
From the outermost titanium alloy skeleton to the flesh and blood inside, and then to every single cell, everything was transformed into the most basic particles and dissipated into the air in less than a tenth of a second.
Not a speck of dust was left behind.
Richard's mouth was half-open, and his expression was completely frozen.
His prized capital trump card was completely wiped out before he could even see what the other party was doing.
thump.
Richard's legs buckled, and he knelt directly on the carpet. Cold sweat instantly soaked through his expensive suit. A foul stench emanated from his crotch.
Lu Yuan walked up to him, looking down at the arrogant executive of the conglomerate.
"In your next life, remember to keep your eyes open."
Lu Yuan raised his foot and stepped on Richard's head without hesitation.
Click.
It's like stepping on a rotten watermelon.