Chapter 155: Severed Smoke

Kenneth lifted his right foot and kicked violently toward Ye Nan, while simultaneously throwing a left punch, smashing fiercely toward Ye Nan's head.

Ye Nan's gaze sharpened. His left hand turned into a palm, pressing Kenneth's right foot downward, while his right palm grabbed Kenneth's hand. The moment they made contact, his hand was immediately repelled.

"What is this?" Ye Nan retreated slightly, dodging Kenneth's fist.

Ye Nan had always relied on brute force to fight and had never had any techniques to speak of, because he felt that military combat skills were of no real use. He was confident that even if the top experts in the military came, he could easily deal with them.

The reason he had this confidence was entirely due to his strength. As the saying goes, "In all the martial arts of the world, only speed cannot be broken." When his speed exceeded the speed of sound, even the most formidable military expert would be unable to react before he punched their head into a pulp, with no possibility of survival.

He was very confident in this point, so he had always believed that power was the kingly way, that power was the foundation of everything. Other so-called combat techniques were just paper tigers, mere flashy displays. He had only learned military combat to get a bit of exercise.

But he was wrong. With Kenneth having equal strength to his own, he was completely defeated. This allowed him to see how formidable military combat techniques were when facing an enemy of the same level—every move targeted vital points, every move took a life. Even if he secretly increased his energy to level two, it would still be difficult to win against Kenneth.

"Hey!" Kenneth shouted. He stepped forward with his left foot, landed his right foot into a right bow stance, changed his left hand into an eight-character palm to grab Ye Nan's wrist from the front and below, and bent his right elbow to pin Ye Nan to the ground.

"I'm not doing this anymore." Ye Nan used force to flip Kenneth off and started acting like a rascal. "Every time I try to grab you, I get repelled by a force, as if your body is electrified. You're cheating."

Originally, according to what they had agreed upon beforehand, Ye Nan was to suppress his energy, not use strength exceeding that of an ordinary person, and not perceive Kenneth's next move while they fought. But every time he grabbed Kenneth, he would be repelled, so he claimed Kenneth was cheating.

However, during this time, he had to admit that although combat techniques were only minor skills, they were of huge help to him. At the very least, when facing enemies of the same level in the future, his winning odds would exceed sixty percent. Even when facing enemies with greater strength than his own, he would not be at a loss; he would have plenty of ways to counterattack.

"This isn't me cheating; this is a way of utilizing power." Kenneth smiled slightly. "I spread my power throughout my entire body. No matter where you attack from, I can repel you at the first moment. This is a technique for utilizing power that I learned from you Easterners."

"Can you teach it to me?" Ye Nan looked at Kenneth and said enviously. With this technique, one could be inherently invincible. Just think: someone punches you in the back, but your power automatically counterattacks. Inflicting a thousand damage while taking eight hundred—what a shameless move.

"Of course I can, but I've been practicing this technique for sixteen years. Are you sure you want to learn it?" Kenneth agreed readily, a rare smile appearing on his usually composed face.

This was no wonder. In these past few days, he had been "abusing" Ye Nan, and it had been quite refreshing—he had never felt so refreshed before. Being able to abuse someone who used to be majestic and powerful enough to make him look up to them made even him, who was always calm, feel happy.

"Then forget it," Ye Nan said sheepishly. He didn't have that much time to learn this kind of technique. With that time, it would be better to improve his own strength. Technique was only an auxiliary—although a very important one—but the foundation of strength lay in one's own power. One must not put the cart before the horse...

However, he had to admit that during this period, his improvement had been very fast. At the very least, in terms of combat techniques, there was a world of difference compared to before, even though his combat skills were still full of holes in Kenneth's eyes.

"Brother Ye Nan, someone is here to see you." Pan Duola's projection appeared before Ye Nan. She looked at Ye Nan, her eyes full of joy. During this time, she had seen Ye Nan's efforts with her own eyes; she knew that Ye Nan was working hard for their future.

"Someone is here to see me?" Ye Nan took a towel from the Terminator and wiped all the sweat off his forehead. "Did they say who they are?"

Although the Biochemical Revenge Base was located in the bustling center of New York City, it was still relatively hidden. If it were an acquaintance, Pan Duola certainly wouldn't use the term "request an audience." If it wasn't an acquaintance, then who could have found this place?

"It's a person called Duan Yan. He says he was sent by Mr. Du Bang and wishes to see you," Pan Duola replied.

"Oh, so it's him." Ye Nan suddenly realized. That made sense; with Du Bang's power, finding this base wasn't too difficult. After all, a base built in a busy district couldn't be that well-hidden.

Ye Nan threw the towel back to the Terminator, changed into a black suit, and walked out.

Duan Yan was a key member under Du Bang, usually responsible for cleaning up companies or individuals who dared to block the expansion of the Weilian family. However, this time, his mission was to assist Ye Nan in cleaning up the "Unable" organization.

"Who exactly is this Ye Nan, to be sent out to clean up the 'Unable' organization?" Duan Yan pondered. According to the data, the 'Unable' organization was a large terrorist organization in the Middle East, and its firepower and military strength were not to be trifled with. But to send such a person to deal with such an organization—wasn't that a bit too rash? Especially when he saw the data on the ICQ company, he was even more confused. Such a small consortium might completely crush the 'Unable' organization economically, but wanting to clean them up was simply impossible.

"Your mission this time is to assist—assist Ye Nan in cleaning up the 'Unable' organization. Additionally, I need you to get close to him and collect his data."

Judging by Mr. Du Bang's tone, it seemed the data he had collected wasn't complete, otherwise he wouldn't have sent me to collect it.

"Hello, I am the base's main control computer." Pan Duola's projection suddenly appeared, and she slowly introduced herself. "Mr. Ye Nan already knows of your arrival and is waiting for you. I will lead the way."

The base's entrance gate slowly opened, and Duan Yan walked in without hesitation.

This was the base's elevator. Because of the Biochemical Revenge Base's special location, this base had many exits and entrances. This warehouse was just one of them. However, Ye Nan didn't intend to let Duan Yan enter the base, so the elevator didn't move directly downward. Instead, after moving down a distance, it boarded an underground rail train, heading toward another entrance—or rather, an exit.

Duan Yan got off the elevator, boarded the train, and then got on another elevator. After being tossed back and forth like this, he finally saw Ye Nan. He scrutinized Ye Nan, watching the impeccably dressed Ye Nan sitting at his desk processing documents, and for a moment, he began to speculate.

"Can the president of such a company really destroy the 'Unable' organization? Perhaps he is an expert at managing a company, but combat..."

Duan Yan didn't think highly of Ye Nan. On the surface, cleaning up the 'Unable' organization with Ye Nan meant he only needed to watch leisurely from behind, without any danger. But in reality, once the battle failed, he, the leisurely person, would also be in mortal danger. After all, those 'Unable' terrorists wouldn't care if you were support staff; they would only capture, imprison, or kill you...

While Duan Yan was sizing up Ye Nan, Ye Nan was also sizing up Duan Yan. A plain white tight-fitting t-shirt with many stains, wide jeans on the lower body that were tattered and washed white in some places, and a white silk ribbon on his head with the word "Smoke" written on it—no matter how you looked at it, he seemed a bit ridiculous.

"You are Duan Yan?" Ye Nan was a bit uncertain. In his mind, since Duan Yan was sent by Du Bang, he should look like the shrewd and capable type, not this kind of slovenly rogue.

Logically speaking, the person sent by Du Bang to assist him must be very capable, because he not only needed to fight the 'Unable' organization but also needed to collect intelligence on Ye Nan. Such arduous work was not something an ordinary person could do, because he might accidentally get himself killed at any moment.

"I am Duan Yan." Duan Yan put aside his skepticism, pulled up a chair, and sat opposite Ye Nan. "Du Bang sent me to assist you. I didn't expect you to be my fellow countryman. I am from Chaozhou. How about you? Where are you from?"

"I am from Hu..." Ye Nan was just about to say he was from Hunan, but he didn't say it. In this life, he didn't know where he was from; the only thing he knew was that he had been abducted and sold.

"I don't know either. When I was very young, I was treated like a 'piglet' and brought here. If I really have to say where I'm from, I can say I am Chinese."

Hearing Ye Nan's words, Duan Yan frowned. Although he had long known Ye Nan was a "piglet," hearing the term from Ye Nan's own mouth still made him feel a little uncomfortable. He was also Chinese, and he had no good feelings for those scum among the Chinese who specialized in harming their own people, selling Chinese people to black-hearted factories to work as laborers.

But soon, he put away his sympathy and turned to business. "I don't know when you plan to head to the Middle East."

"Two days later." Ye Nan gave a definite answer. Two days was enough for Dr. Axi to solve the problem with his body.

The substance secreted not only volatilized hallucinogenic gas but also numbed his pain nerves, making him unable to feel pain, which was a fatal danger in battle. But fortunately, this cell secretion behavior was like a plant's photosynthesis, occurring at specific times.

A plant's photosynthesis occurred during the day when there was sunlight, while his cell secretion behavior occurred at night when there was moonlight.

"Since that's the case, for these two days, I will visit your base here. It's rare to see such a sci-fi-flavored base. I hope you don't mind." Duan Yan exclaimed, a look of expectation flowing in his eyes.

"Cough, cough, sorry, I'm not feeling well, and it's contagious, so please find another place." Ye Nan feigned a weak appearance. He wouldn't let Duan Yan stay here. Duan Yan was Du Bang's man, coming with unknown motives. Putting him inside the base would likely leak many secrets.

"Is that so? What a pity." Duan Yan looked regretful.

"I'm sorry, cough, cough, I need to go for treatment. I won't be able to accompany you."

PS: Thanks to A Fu 1, Little God Zero, Quan You 1, and Yan Yi Jie Shu Nan Duan for their tips. Also, congratulations to Yan Yi Jie Shu Nan Duan for becoming the first deacon of this book, wa ka ka.

Also, regarding the updates for this book, it's like this: I have currently saved some drafts, preparing for a burst of updates when the book is pushed to the shelves, so for now, I can only update twice a day, 6,000 words. When it hits the shelves, there will definitely be a 10,000-word burst. You must look forward to it (⊙o⊙).