Chapter 649: Chapter 385: The World Grinds People Down
Su Huan narrowed his eyes slightly. The news came very suddenly, but he roughly figured out the cause and effect.
What Deep Blue Data is doing is similar to the East City Association, attacking from both ends to create a trust crisis. It’s just that they have a stronger force at their disposal. After the attack on the train and gunfire, they hid, passing information on gunfire to him through Tong Zizhan.
This was precisely calculated based on the train’s situation. Regardless of whether the news is true or false, Su Huan was going to take a look.
If Su Huan himself did not come, this group might ambush the soldiers split from the train. If Su Huan came, they would choose to attack the train, but the large number of Tier Three Evolvers on the train stifled that idea.
So they turned to attack the Iron Wolf Corps leading the way for the train instead. But this wouldn’t cause substantial damage to the train, so the mastermind’s only purpose was to disgust him.
"Su Huan, do you want Xiaojing and the others to go over and check first?"
Guessing that Su Huan was deep in thought, Yu Yue asked softly.
"No need, after completing the collection task, the train will move towards the floating land of the Iron Wolf Corps. I will be back soon."
"Okay."
Su Huan raised his head, the night was rolled up from the east, the sky turned into a diluted lead gray, and then like seawater, calmly spread over, replacing the darkness.
The people sent by Deep Blue Data indeed knew him quite well.
It’s just unclear if the other party is prepared to face him.
Without lingering any longer, Su Huan led Jiao Ting and others back. Five hundred soldiers were left under Qu Hang’s command, as there was a lot of ammunition to organize on the gunfire side, and the battlefield needed to be cleaned. Xiaoba and Zhong You, two Tier Two Evolvers, were enough to handle any potential dangers.
With fewer people returning, they drove two cars, taking less than half an hour to return to the floating island where the Iron Wolf Corps was located.
On the way, the eager Jiao Ting and others were utterly disheartened upon seeing the floating land.
The original four hundred meters of floating land had turned into scattered small pieces, floating miserably in mid-air, like a ravaged neighbor’s wife, tearfully gazing at her husband returning late. A ruin appeared on the ground out of nowhere, where crew members were searching for survivors.
But the floating land was generally twenty meters above the ground, with most of the Iron Wolf Corps members’ physical fitness, falling down alone was already fatal.
The young man behind Jiao Ting rushed forward like a madman.
Jiao Ting was much calmer, silently walking towards another pile of items, where the Armed Corps selected some odds and ends.
A tall and exquisite figure walked towards Su Huan, with slightly messy hair by the ears but eyes still calm, "There are very few battle traces left, not even large-scale explosives were used. It should have been a Tier Two Ability User who brought down the entire floating land."
"The sound of the fall attracted our attention, but by the time we arrived, there were no survivors left."
Su Huan calmly watched Jiao Ting’s back, "When did it roughly start?"
Shu Wei clearly replied, "Probably synchronized with the start of your battle there with the gunfire, but it ended quickly here, taking less than three minutes from start to cleanup."
Fully armed, Yu Yue ran back, a look of delight appearing in her eyes upon seeing the returning Su Huan. She glanced at Jiao Ting and others, quietly lowered her eyelids, and whispered, "They probably aren’t nearby anymore."
Thinking of the opponent’s strength, Su Huan was shocked. The opponent had at least two Tier Two Evolvers; if they intended to kill without warning, they could have attacked her on the spot!
Disregarding Shu Wei beside him, he slapped the woman’s firm and round buttocks hard.
"Ah——"
The loud sound made Shu Wei’s eyelids twitch, even his own butt felt a phantom pain.
Yu Yue’s body trembled, almost brought to tears by the slap, but she dared not rub it, sensing from the force that Su Huan was truly angry.
With tearful eyes, aggrieved and awkward, she stood in place, waiting for Su Huan’s reprimand.
"Promoted to Tier Two, you think you’re strong?"
Su Huan’s voice was frightfully gloomy, Shu Wei hesitated for a moment, but decided to sneak away.
In bed, Yu Yue was more favored than her, staying any longer would easily make her the scapegoat.
After taking two steps, Su Huan’s lightning gaze pinned her to the spot, a tingling numbness instantly spread throughout her body, legs weakening. Normally, by now, she might have knelt on the ground, but in front of Yu Yue, she was unwilling to show a humble side.
She could only withstand it, avoiding Su Huan’s eyes.
"Didn’t you look after her?"
Shu Wei silently looked at Su Huan’s straight nose and sharp lip line.
Though she was the chief train secretary, she had no actual management authority over the train’s personnel. Real management authority lay in the hands of the major conductors and officers. Moreover, Yu Yue herself was an officer, a Tier Two Evolver with a special identity. To avoid suspicion, she never inquired about Yu Yue’s matters.
But talking back would only invite harsher punishment, so she chose to remain silent, hoping for leniency.
"I went by myself, but didn’t go too far. My listening range is extensive now."
Yu Yue anxiously explained.
Her kind nature made her unwilling for others to be blamed because of her, even if the other party was her rival-in-chief in the future.
Su Huan sneered dismissively, "Do you think your ability is omnipotent?"
Yu Yue knew she was at fault and did not retort, just hung her head silently.
Seeing their demeanor, Su Huan felt his teeth grinding in frustration. One by one, they were learning to use silence to contend against him. Once free, he would deal with them both.
Impatiently, he waved his hand, "Go do what you need to do."
Listening to Su Huan’s departing footsteps, Yu Yue breathed a sigh of relief, turning back to show Shu Wei an apologetic smile, whispering, "Sorry, I’ll tell you next time I go out, no, there won’t be a next time."
