Chapter 121

Jiang Yongli faced death with only a smile, without any fear, and stepped forward to meet it.

"Old Lei, no need to apologize."

"You were able to make an exception and give me the last ten minutes to leave a will and make arrangements; I am already very satisfied, and you also bore great risks."

"Besides, the Jiang’an Consortium has been dismantled to this point; your defection is actually a helpless move to save your own life."

Jiang Yongli stared at Lei Chen and said in a condensed voice.

There was not a hint of resentment in his eyes.

Because he also knew that the current situation was actually caused by his own lack of ability.

Even if Butler Lei hadn't defected, someone else would have come to assassinate him.

"I believe that the desire to promote to the Fifth-Turn alone is not enough to make you betray me."

"Staying alive is the most fundamental reason."

Old Lei was moved upon hearing this, his eyes turning red.

He had watched Jiang Yongli grow up; to him, Jiang Yongli was almost like his grandson.

But to survive, he had to take action.

"Please go in peace; I will do my best to protect the two young ladies."

After Lei Chen finished this sentence, Jiang Yongli nodded and wanted to say something more.

His mouth opened slightly.

Chii!

But the next instant, the dark purple violent lightning sword had already pierced through his heart without hesitation.

Clean and decisive!

Jiang Yongli looked dazed, kneeling on the ground without a word.

A few seconds later, he died of breathlessness.

Afterward, the violent lightning smashed his lungs into fragments, leaving only a charred head.

No choice, Lei Chen had to be ruthless.

To create the illusion that the other party had resisted fiercely.

Jiang Yongli was also a class-changer, but for so many years, he had put all his heart and soul into business.

So his level could not compete with Lei Chen at all.

Afterward, Lei Chen grabbed his hair, carried the head, and left.

Finally, the video closed completely.

The video sent to Su Ming was the last one.

So only Su Ming saw the whole process.

"He must have used some high-level custom equipment to send these messages."

"Once he dies, it will automatically disconnect the recording and send it out, then destroy all local evidence."

"This way, no one can find out who he sent the messages to."

Very few people could afford to forge such equipment.

"Looking at his haggard appearance, I’m afraid I’m not the only one who received a gift."

Su Ming immediately made a judgment.

"He couldn't have entrusted all his hope to a newcomer like me; he must have made other backups."

Su Ming finished watching the video, but his heart didn't have much of a ripple.

He had seen too many partings and deaths.

But in his heart, there was still some admiration.

This middle-aged man was truly a steel-hard man, calm and composed even in the face of death.

"I didn't expect that in less than a month, Jiang Yunqing would go from a rich young lady to a poor girl."

Su Ming muttered.

Truly, the world is unpredictable.

Moreover, her future situation might be even worse than that of a poor orphan.

Because she and her sister had theoretical inheritance rights to the Jiang’an Consortium.

No matter how the Zhang family dismantled their family’s power, this fact was hard to change.

If they didn't die, the Zhang family would never be able to occupy the Jiang’an Consortium completely with peace of mind, and would always feel it wasn't perfect.

So the two of them... had to die.

With Jiang Yongli dead, there was absolutely no one to protect them.

The Zhang family had no more obstacles.

Even if they had inherited some last assets from Jiang Yongli now, they would probably be forcibly stripped away very soon.

This pair of sisters being targeted by the Zhang family meant their days were numbered.

Su Ming’s expression was grave, and he began to ponder whether to help.

"Forget it, let’s see what Chairman Jiang gave me as a gift."

Afterward, Su Ming opened the attachment column to check what gift Jiang Yongli had given him.

Upon seeing this, his eyes were slightly startled.

It was actually... an Epic piece of equipment.

It was a bright silver earring.

He took it out directly to observe it.

Scanning its data.

[Penetrating Earring (Epic Low-Grade)]

[An earring dropped after killing a Black-Blade Mineral living monster, exquisite and light, not affecting combat.]

[After wearing it, you immediately gain 20% permanent armor penetration.]

Armor penetration!?

This was a very precious attribute.

As the name suggests, it allowed all your attacks to gain an equivalent value of armor-ignoring effect.

In other words, when you slash at someone with your sword.

The opponent’s armor only resists 80% of the attack damage.

And 20% would directly penetrate the armor and slash into the opponent’s body.

Equivalent to saying, even if the opponent was wearing some ancient-grade armor that resisted 100% of all attacks, Su Ming could still slash them to death!

For enemies with thick blood and high defense, this attribute was simply god-tier.

A very, very precious attribute.

Generally, 1% armor penetration had an effect exceeding the addition of dozens of points of strength attribute.

20% penetration didn't seem high.

But for such a precious attribute, this value was already very terrifying.

The increase in damage was absolutely immediate.

Slashing at fragile targets might not have much effect.

But when slashing at high-defense enemies, one could almost gain an equivalent percentage of damage gain.

Su Ming’s eyes trembled, and he immediately sublimated this equipment.

[Sharp-Stone Earring (Epic Mid-Grade)]

[This strike carries penetrating force, breaking armor with light steel.]

[After wearing it, gain 40% permanent armor penetration.]

The value increased again.

Almost equivalent to half armor penetration.

Then for Su Ming, there were no more big tanks.

Only fragile targets!

He immediately put it on.

He felt a penetrating force surge into his heart.