Chapter 23
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As I jumped from the second floor the world suddenly became slower and I could see that there are around 11 people surrounding the dilapidated house that we were hiding. As slowly falls down I quickly pick the broken glasses around me and began throwing them towards those people on the ground.
Before landing, I saw another 3 people riding a car and carrying rifles while looking in the direction of the house.
"This is troublesome…" I thought.
Crash!!!
A figure flew out from the second floor and before landing it rolled on the ground and landed behind a wrecked car.
Then before the 11 people could react, their bodies fell lifeless on the ground with blood flowing out from the slits on their throats.
A car suddenly stops at about 30 meters away from the group and a tall bulky man suddenly kicks the car's door and jumps out. The man's hair is blonde with many traces of blade scars all over his face and arms. He is wearing a dark blue sleeveless shirt and a pair of army baggy pants with army boots.
He pointed his rifle towards the wrecked car and began shooting wildly.
"Aaah! Die! Die!" he shouted as anger contorted his face.
After emptying a clip from his rifle, he immediately began loading. Meanwhile, his companions jump out of the car and also began shooting at the wrecked car which riddled it with holes.
"You dare kill my men! I will kill you!" the man once again shouted as he began shooting.
Bratatatat! Bratatatat! Bratatatat!
Bang! Bang!
Ting! Clink!
The sound of gunfire followed by the ricocheting of bullets and the clinking sound of empty cartridge reverberated through the air.
Not long later, the gunfire stops as the man signaled one of his men to check the wreckage.
Holding his weapon firmly in his hand, the henchman slowly walks to the side while pointing his gun at a ready facing the car which is now full of holes and in tatters.
"Humph!" the man uttered as he jumps to check the location of their enemy.
"He… He's not…"
Swoosh!!!
Splatter!!!
Before he could say anything, the henchman suddenly stops as he looks at his boss' with his eyes in despair. He held his neck trying to stop the blood which is slowly flowing out from gushing.
But before he could do anything his head tilted to the side and he fell to the ground lifelessly.
"Damn it! Where did that come from!" shouted the blonde-haired man.
He looks around and began shooting the houses.
"Come out! You coward!" he shouted as he began shooting.
However, he now feels fear creeping down his spine and his scalp tingling. It was as if two cold glares are looking at him from somewhere hidden just waiting for him to show an opening and it will attack.
"Boss, let's call for reinforcements… We need more men and we could even just bomb this whole place." His remaining henchman suggested while walking towards the car while being on guard.
"Start the car!" the blonde-haired man said as he cautiously looks around him.
"You are messing with the Blue Serpent Gang! We will make sure that you will pay for killing my men!" the blonde-haired man shouted as he threatened.
He quickly turns around and jumped inside the car.
"Go! Drive!" he shouted.
However, the blonde-haired man noticed that the car is still not moving, so he turns his gaze towards the driver's seat. What he saw almost made him jump in terror.
This is because a foot-long metal piece is currently embedded on his subordinate's head. He immediately pointed a handgun towards the side of the car where the metal piece might have come from. However, he could not see anyone in that direction. Plus that direction is just a field of grass and there are no houses in that area. This made him break out in a sweat.
"Shit! Shit! What is this? What is happening?" he said as he speed-dialed a number.
'Hey! What the fuck! Why are you calling me? Do you know I'm busy?!' the guy on the other line shouted.
But the blonde-haired man was immediately filled with anger, as he could hear the moaning of a woman from the background.
He knew that his boss is entangled with a woman in bed this early in the morning. He knew the voracious appetite of his boss when it comes to women. It was as if that man is a sex-machine.
"Bo… Boss… they're all dead… The guys you sent in the suburbs in the southeast area are all dead. We… we… Ugh!" the blonde-haired man was not able to finish his words as he felt something cold on his throat.
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I slowly extended my hand and took the phone from the blonde-haired guy's hand.
'Hey! Bastard! What are you saying?!'
When I heard that voice on the other line, a flood of memory that was hidden deep at the back of my mind suddenly came flooding in. Anger, regret, guilt, sadness, and desire for revenge began to cover my heart.
"Wait for me… I will come for your head soon…" I said in a low voice as I broke the phone.
I then shifted my gaze to the blonde-haired guy who is shivering in fear inside the car.
"What… What do you want?! We are the Blue Serpent Gang! We belong to one of the gangs under Boss Lin Ting… If you free me now, then I might be able to spare your life… or… or else..." the blonde-haired guy threatened.
I look into his eyes and could see fear written all over his face. I just chuckled at the stupid guy. He threatened me and thought that I would be afraid when I even threatened his boss. What a foolish being.
I suddenly wanted to slice the man's neck when he suddenly shouted.
"Wait… wait! I… I could tell you the location of our safe houses. Just… just please… spare my life…" the blonde-haired guy begged as tears seem to appear from his eyes.
I did not say anything and just wrapped his body with my Qi.
I then tore the car's door and grab the man from inside. I began to remove all of his weapons and gadgets. This guy is armed to the teeth, in his body; he has knives, blades, a small handgun on his leg, and a .45 caliber handgun on his back. His belt is filled with ammunition for the assault rifle.
As I strip him of his weapons and gadgets, I threw him inside the trunk of the car.
"If you try to escape, I will kill you," I warned then return back to the dilapidated house.
When I open the door, I saw the three women looking in my direction in fear.
"Let's move…" I said.
We drove out from that suburban area towards a small building just outside of a small community.
"This is one of the places where the gangs and members of the syndicate hang out. In that building I saw a map of the city." the woman named Yang Chen said.
Although she is still a bit shaky from her traumatic experience, she seems to be the most knowledgeable of the three when it comes to the gang that took them to the suburbs.
We sneaked inside a ruined three-story apartment block. From the looks of it, the apartment block experienced gun battle as many bullet holes could be seen on its walls.
We enter an apartment and began planning our next move.
Meanwhile, I learned that the blonde-haired guy's name is Kong Lao Ji. He is one of the small bosses under the Blue Serpent Gang.
The Blue Serpent Gang is one of the largest gangs in H city under the Hallowed Leaf Syndicate. The reason for this is because the Blue Serpent Gang gathered the rest of the smaller gangs in the outskirts of the city and turned them into their private army.
They are the cannon fodder of the Hallowed Leaf Syndicate against their enemies. Due to their large number, the Blue Serpent Gang is feared as the rulers of the eastern side of the outer territory of City H.
The blonde-haired Kong Lao Ji did not have any resistance as I pried this information from his mouth. He even gave me all of the names of the addresses of the hideout of the Blue Serpent Gang in the Eastern side of the outer part of City H.
After getting the information I needed, I did not hesitate to take the life of Kong Lao Ji. I could not let him free after he saw my face. I need to make my enemy think that they are fighting an invisible enemy which they could not see. That way, they would slowly break out in fear and feel anxious, and lose their edge against me.
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Meanwhile, in the suburbs, a large army of more than 100 men armed with rifles and heavy weaponry entered the city with caution.
In front of the group is a man decked in a military uniform. He looks dignified as he alighted from an army Humvee. He puffs thick smoke as he scanned the ruined houses around him.
"Fan out and search the area for close on who our enemy is!" he shouted.
With his command, the seemingly well-disciplined soldiers jumps out of the army trucks and began scouring the whole suburban home area.
The man suddenly threw the cigarette in his hand and squatted as he checks the ground.
"It seems that there is a vehicle that left this area… Four… No five people… Going… in that direction." He muttered as his eyes look in the direction where Xin Wie and his group left.
Chapter 24
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The three women and hurdled together in the bed while I silently sat on the ground while slowly absorbing the Qi energy in the air. Though the Qi in the city is not that abundant and seems murky, it has already become my hobby to absorb Qi whenever I don't have anything else to do, so I just sat there cross-legged and carefully guided the small amount of Qi through my meridians.
One of my brows suddenly twitched when I noticed a figure walking towards me.
"You should be resting…" I said while my eyes are closed.
Though I could not see her, I knew that she is standing near the door watching me.
I don't know what she wanted to do but I am not worried about this woman. From her scent, I could tell that she is Bai Yunya, the black-haired girl who seemed to be the timidest of the three of them.
"I… I can't sleep… I… I noticed you always meditate. Does that really work?"
I slowly open my eyes and looks at her. Although she looks a bit messy, I could tell that Bai Yunya is the prettiest of the three. But her physique is a bit on the thinner side and her body is not that well-developed.
She seemed a bit shy when I was scrutinizing her as her face suddenly turned red.
"This is not meditating but I am absorbing energy in the air," I explained.
When she heard this, she showed a hint of confusion in her eyes as she seems to not understand what I am saying.
"Absorbing energy? How? I mean I know that there is energy in the air that we always absorbed. It comes from the sun…" she said with a smile.
I shook my head and then wave my hand.
As I did that a small flame appears in the air which illuminates the entire room. I then quickly turned it off as I did not want to attract any attention.
"This is the energy…" I said.
"So… So the fire came from you… Are you one of those… super-powered beings from the news?" she said looking a bit excited.
"Hmm… No, I am different from them."
"Can I… I mean… Will I be able to do that too?" she suddenly asked with a hopeful gaze.
"I don't know… It depends on you…"
Hearing my words, a hint of anticipation could be seen in her expression. I thoroughly don't know if she could learn the technique in absorbing Qi, yet I am hoping that she could. At least that way, she would be able to help her friends survive in this chaotic city.
"Come here, I can teach you if you wanted to," I said gesturing for her to walk near me.
Bai Yunya was a bit hesitant, but she gritted her teeth and decided to try.
After a couple of instructions and a few hours have passed, she is now able to meditate peacefully. I did not know if she is able to absorb the Qi in the air, but I could see a small whirlpool is forming with her as the epicenter.
"This woman is a genius…" I could not help but think.
While Bai Yunya is meditating, I began expanding my senses in the area and tried to listen to the sounds. Besides those small critters and some cars passing by every 30 minutes or so, I could hear nothing else.
I continue monitoring the surroundings while also looking at the spiraling Qi in the air.
It has already been 2 hours ever since she started, I could not see a small amount of Qi slowly entering her skin. I could not guess what she just did right now. Because the Qi in her air is murky and not enough, she decided to create a whirlpool to suck the Qi in her surroundings, and then the spinning slowly even filtered the Qi in the air.
Her ingenious ways made me feel awed, I did not expect that she would do such a thing after just teaching her about Qi absorption and letting her feel what Qi really is.
If old grandpa is here, I'm sure he would be surprised to see this woman's talent.
As she absorbs more Qi, I could see something coming out of her pores. I knew that those were impurities from her body.
I wanted to watch more, but suddenly my hearing picks up something from afar.
It is not a mere vehicle passing by, but those are footsteps of many people along with heavy vehicles. And it seems that they are heading our way. I then quickly move and disappear from my spot leaving Bai Yunya who is in the middle of absorbing Qi in the air.
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A man decked in a military officer's uniform with a cigar on his mouth is peaking out of the gun turret of the Humvee he is on. He carefully scanned the ruins around him using the night vision binoculars in his hand.
"I knew that those people are in here somewhere. If I were them, I would hide in this place with many ruined buildings and fewer people…" he muttered.
Then suddenly, he spotted something from the corner of the streets. It was a small car which is the same as the information he had gathered.
"That's the car they've used to escape!" he muttered as he suddenly banged the roof of the Humvee.
The Humvee stopped followed by the rest of the vehicles with them.
Then many soldiers alighted from their vehicles and congregated with those that are marching. Now around 100 soldiers are gathered.
"Spread out! Our target is in this area…" shouted the man atop the Humvee.
He then takes off his uniform and don in his Kevlar vest then from the side he armed himself with a rifle, some bullets, a knife, and a handgun.
As the soldiers began spreading out the area, the man walks towards the location of the car which he suspected that their target has used to escape.
Although it took them a while to piece the information they need to know their enemy, he could now tell that his opponent is not a normal person. They might even be super-powered humans.
But his mission is absolute and as a soldier, he has faced many enemies and all of them fell in front of the muzzle of his gun.
The soldier who is walking beside him immediately checks the car and noticed some traces of blood.
"Sir, this might be the vehicle they've used to escape." The man said.
"I found some tracks." Another soldier suddenly said while pointing towards an alley.
"All units surround Block 7B, I repeat, all units surround Block 7B…" one of the soldiers with the officer immediately commanded through his intercom.
'Roger!'
'Roger!'
The reply of every unit which was spread out through the area comes one after another.
Soon the 100 troops began exiting their position and running towards the Block 7B position which is near the building where the car has stopped and where they found the tracks of their target.
Meanwhile, as the soldiers began to gather to their rendezvous point, they did not notice a shadow lurking from within the rubbles.
A soldier carrying a heavy machinegun suddenly stops on his track as he felt his consciousness blacking out.
As his figure became limp, from behind him, there stood a tall young man holding his neck by his hand. He easily broke the soldier's neck and quickly took the heavy machinegun and its bullets.
He then threw the dead soldier to the side.
The shadow did not stop as it flickers from one side to another following the running soldiers.
Not long later, the soldiers have already gathered and taken their position in the buildings surrounding the whole block.
"Report in!" said the soldier which seems to be the captain of the Company.
After a while, only five platoons consisting of 10 soldiers reported and the rest were silent.
"Commander… we have a problem." The captain said.
"It seems that our enemy is expecting us… Hahaha… How dare you kill my soldiers!" the commander said as he crumples the cigar in his hand.
"All team, be wary of your surroundings… the enemy is hunting us." the captain warned.
"Tell everyone who are still alive to gather in our location." said the commander with an angry expression on his face.
He did not expect that out of his 100 soldiers almost half of them were silenced. So, how could he accept such losses?
He needs to form up his soldiers and try to hunt their enemy after forming up.
Soon, around 30 soldiers showed up and everyone was baffled to see that only they remain out of 100 people.
"Damn it! What kind of enemy are we facing? That Lin Ting needs to pay for the lives of my men!" shouted the commander upon seeing that only around 30 soldiers were left.
"Tell the heavy vehicles to flatten the whole area! Now!" the commander shouted in anger.
The Captain is also angry and relayed his command to the convoy of heavy vehicles carrying heavy weapons.
This particular army Company is carrying a large amount of weaponry and heavy combat vehicles as they are the ones responsible for patrolling the outskirts of the city. They are feared by the gangs and even the army outside would not dare face their powerful Company.
But now, only four platoons are left along with the heavy vehicles and this thoroughly infuriates their commander.
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