Chapter 252: Chapter 143: Counterkill Trump Card
Under Yan Fei’s divine operation, the Drone used missiles through the mountain to annihilate all the enemies within. Upon seeing the situation turning dire and suffering from decreased strength due to his injuries, the bearded man made a quick escape.
After leaving the stone chamber, Yan Fei eyed the direction of the bearded man’s escape and gave chase. Liu Tingting had tragically died at the hands of this bearded man, which was the reason for Yan Fei’s deep hatred toward him. Yan Fei could choose not to kill anyone else today, but this bearded man had to die. Without killing the bearded man, even if Yan Fei exterminated all members of the Assassin Sect, it wouldn’t satisfy his desire for revenge or alleviate the rage in his heart.
Yan Fei chased the bearded man at high speed. Since the bearded man’s pace had slowed due to his injuries, he should have been quickly caught by Yan Fei. However, the bearded man was extremely familiar with the terrain and the escape routes which Yan Fei had never traversed before, and the city models in the Auxiliary Brain didn’t contain these new passages. Owing to this unfamiliarity, Yan Fei repeatedly lost the bearded man, who used these paths to his advantage, and astonishingly, Yan Fei couldn’t catch up with him in the short term.
The bearded man kept going downward, using the winding passages to hinder Yan Fei’s pursuit, but was unable to completely lose him. Yan Fei found it strange that, along the way, not only did no one jump out to assist the bearded man, but he didn’t even see half of a person’s shadow. Moreover, there were no traps or guards encountered, making it seem as if this path was isolated from the city within the mountains.
Thus, Yan Fei continued to rapidly pursue the bearded man downward. Soon, they descended from an elevation of around 3,000 meters to a height of 700 meters. Once at this elevation, the temperature in the cave returned to normal, no longer cold to the bone.
Then Yan Fei saw the bearded man pick up the pace and dart into a dark cave. Hesitating only a moment, Yan Fei immediately followed, discovering that not only was the cave pitch dark, but also narrow and long. He cautiously made his way inside, walking for a full five minutes to pass through the narrow cave and then found himself in a valley.
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The valley was situated between two mountains, capped by a colossal stone lid which obscured the sky of the valley, leaving only a few large windows at the edges, all of which were closed at that moment. The Drone flying in the sky should have been able to detect such a vast valley, but the natural stone lid blocked the scan of the Quantum Radar. Thus, Yan Fei’s Drone had failed to discover the existence of the valley between the mountains while conducting its aerial reconnaissance.
Though covered by the stone lid and deprived of a view of the outside scenery, the valley within was brilliantly lit, with beautiful landscapes and fresh air. At first glance, one could see exquisite buildings, studded with precious stones and large luminous pearls on pillars. The ingenious design of various lighting sources was seamlessly integrated into the architecture. Even though it was night, the illumination made the valley clearly visible. The whole valley appeared magnificent, like paradise, offering an endlessly delightful visual experience.
Having studied the history of the Assassin Sect, Yan Fei immediately knew that this was the Paradise Garden where the Sect cultivated loyal assassins.
Assassins recruited by the Assassin Sect began their training from a young age, and around the ages of seventeen or eighteen, they would be drugged into unconsciousness, then brought to this Paradise Garden. Here, not only were there riches and wines, stunning beauties, delicious fruits, and song and dance but also all they could imagine. Upon entering the Paradise Garden, they could indulge their desires, truly believing they had reached the paradise of legend. After savoring the pleasures for a while, they would again be drugged and sent back to the city outside.
Once these reserve assassins awoke and realized they were no longer in paradise, they would feel disappointed. It was then that the Old Man of the Mountains, Huo Shan, would tell them, “If you fiercely complete the arduous tasks assigned by the organization, you will return to ‘paradise’ after death!”
With this expectation in mind, the Assassin Sect’s assassins would often carry out assassination missions with reckless disregard for their lives, seeking death and often succeeding.
Yan Fei had thought that the Paradise Garden was only a legend from fantasy novels, and he hadn’t expected to actually find this heavenly valley at the Sect’s headquarters. However, it was not a day for training assassins, so there were no outsiders present, and naturally, no sight of the exquisite food or stunning beauties. Nevertheless, the exquisite architecture and decorations in the valley alone were enough to convince anyone that it was paradise, where one would willingly stay forever.
Yan Fei had found the Paradise Garden, but he was merely astonished for a moment before he started looking for the figure of the bearded man. After entering the Paradise Garden, the bearded man had hidden himself, evading Yan Fei’s pursuit. Yan Fei entered the garden, observing the traces on the ground, and soon found bloodstains left by the bearded man.
A super expert close to the Innate Peak like the bearded man had an incredibly fine control over his body. Even if he lost an arm, he could immediately regulate his body’s organs and muscle tissues, bleeding only a little at first, followed by self-sealing wounds. But with Yan Fei chasing him relentlessly, in his haste to escape, he eventually lost control of his muscles, letting blood seep out and drip to the ground. And these bloodstains on the ground became the most favorable coordinates, leading Yan Fei straight to the hiding bearded man.
Upon being discovered by Yan Fei, the bearded man turned and fled in disarray, while Yan Fei gave chase rapidly. Then he saw the bearded man rush into a cave in the mid-slope of the Paradise Garden. Yan Fei immediately followed suit, but as he was about to enter the cave, he threw several High-Explosive Grenades inside. After the grenades detonated, Yan Fei followed in after the bearded man. He quickly moved through the cave and saw a large stone chamber at the end, but its door was tightly shut.
Yan Fei first surveyed the surrounding environment, noticing there were no other exits, only the stone door ahead. He also discovered there were no weapons or Surveillance Cameras. Pressing his ear against the stone door, he heard coughing and heavy breathing from inside. Recognizing these sounds, Yan Fei immediately determined that there was only the bearded man in the stone chamber. He relaxed somewhat, knowing that the Assassin Sect leader, the Old Man of the Mountains, Huo Shan, wasn’t there, which otherwise would have been problematic. However, this also presented an excellent opportunity to completely eradicate the Assassin Sect.
Therefore, Yan Fei took out the plastic bombs he had previously stored in the Universal Space and fixed them to the stone door, connected the detonators, and then retreated to a safe distance before pressing the detonator in his hand. A booming explosion followed, sending the door flying inward.
Riding the Shock Waves of the blast into the chamber, Yan Fei found a vast study, with many bookshelves filled with books. In the center of the stone chamber was an enormous desk, equipped with paper and pens, and in the midst of these was a landline phone. The bearded man had just picked up the handset, but he put down the phone as he realized the door had been blown open and stood to confront Yan Fei.
Yan Fei didn’t waste any words and pulled out a high-explosive grenade to throw at the man with the big beard. The man with the big beard had only one hand, his movements weren’t very nimble, but he still managed to dodge the grenade and flashed to one side. After the grenade exploded, toppling the bookshelves in the room and scattering the books all over the floor in ruins, the big-bearded man suddenly shouted, “Stop, hold on…”
Yan Fei halted his pursuit and said, “At this point, what else do you have to say?”
The big-bearded man said, “Destroyer? Is that what you call yourself?”
Yan Fei sneered, “Indeed, my name is Destroyer, and my goal is to annihilate everything that’s ugly in the human world. I suppose when you cruelly killed a girl in the prime of her youth on tape, you never imagined a day like today, did you?”
The big-bearded man said, “Destroyer, you’re nothing but a hired thug who does things for money, so don’t try to make your actions sound noble. I have a very good proposal now, I wonder if you’re willing to listen?”
Yan Fei said, “Oh! What’s this great proposal you have? Let’s hear it.”
The big-bearded man said, “Destroyer, join our Assassin Sect and serve our leader, and you can get everything you want, including countless money and women.”
Yan Fei laughed heartily, “You really think too highly of your Assassin Sect. With my status, I’m afraid your Sect doesn’t have the capability to take me under its wing! Moreover, I have already killed so many of your people, how could your Sect still accommodate me?”
The big-bearded man suddenly laughed, “Destroyer, do you know why I’m talking so much with you?”
Yan Fei said coldly, “Isn’t it to buy time, then secretly plan a counterattack, hoping to turn the tables and kill me in retaliation?”
The big-bearded man laughed, “Destroyer, it seems you’ve experienced being outplayed and killed before, no wonder you’re so experienced. However, please believe me, the situation you’re facing now is much more difficult than any you’ve faced before. Because I have the capability to turn the tables and kill you, and you, despite all your efforts, cannot change this outcome!”
Yan Fei was surprised in his heart. The reason he had been talking so much nonsense with this big-bearded man was to extract intelligence about Huo Shan, the current Old Man of the Mountains from the Assassin Sect, because his next move was to deal with Huo Shan himself. Without eliminating Huo Shan, the Assassin Sect would not be completely destroyed, and Yan Fei and Lu Pingping would always have the Sword of Damocles hanging over their heads, never finding peace. Little did he know that the big-bearded man was also scheming, really thinking about killing him in retaliation, and actually had such strong confidence in his ability to do so.
But Yan Fei wasn’t someone easily scared off; he shook his head and said, “No, I do not believe you still have the ability to turn the tables and retaliate.”
Pointing at something behind Yan Fei, the big-bearded man said, “Destroyer, you claim to destroy all that is evil in the world. But do you think your destructive powers are greater than what’s behind you?”
Yan Fei turned and saw that a massive cabinet had been carved out of the stone wall behind him, and the cabinet doors had already been opened, revealing an enormous warhead-shaped item inside the cabinet. This warhead-shaped item had an old digital display screen on it, with a numeric keypad beside it, and the display was already showing the English word “ready.” Next to the display was a button that blinked continuously and emitted a red light.
Looking at the object, Yan Fei immediately thought of a terrifying item and a sense of ominous foreboding flashed in his heart. Shocked, he said, “This… this couldn’t be your trump card for retaliation, could it?”
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