Chapter 280: The Reckoning

"So, according to your logic, even if you now obey me, and I wish to achieve certain goals through the Demon Affairs Institute, I must still publicly claim it's 'for the Research Institute's needs'?"

After a moment's thought, Senior Cuique concluded: "Without such a pretext, nothing can be carried out?"

"Precisely speaking, using the Research Institute's name increases the probability of success somewhat, because it causes other factions to view this matter"

Yin Shaojie frowned at her expression, as if she still intended to seek confirmation from that Lu man.

Zhao Xihou's words made Wang Jiuzhi burst into laughter, and he scooped up several more slices of fish to give Zhao Xihou.

Jin er stared at Rui Xue for a long while before nodding: "I await your good news." Then she silently left Rui Xue's chamber.

Yao Jingning stuffed her mouth, spat it out with a "puff," her tongue coated in smoke and ash—coarse and harsh, hardly edible at all.

After these days, he had picked up on some signs; he no longer deliberately hovered near Bai Luoluo, and his words and actions were carefully measured, yet his attentiveness remained undiminished.

Only after sending them all out did Bai Luoluo belatedly regret: Wasn't she supposed to guard against these two for He Miao? Why had she instead helped bring them together?

Ding Jiayi reached out, her eyes warming, and before Qiao Nan could react, she seized Qiao Nan in a tight embrace. Not only that, Ding Jiayi puckered her lips and pressed several loud "pop-pop" kisses onto Qiao Nan's hair.

Over these days, Ji Fengyan took out each of the Eight Treasures Lacquered Belt's treasures one by one and absorbed their spiritual energy.

Now that everyone had been let in, Qiao Nan glanced at Shi Qing and warned her: "Today you let Qiu Chenxi in—next time, be careful; Brother Zhai will settle accounts with you."

If they took Zhu Baoguo to Hong Kong and lost him there, and something unfortunate happened to him in Hong Kong, how could they reasonably blame themselves?

"I... they..." Xiao Yu wanted to say she wasn't close to him or them, so their friendly calls were fine, but she wasn't close to you. But she couldn't bring herself to speak. She lowered her head, her ears burning red.

No one had confidence, yet no one abandoned hope of finding them; thus they slowly made their way north toward Bingshan County.

Suddenly, a fierce, brutal force, accompanied by a piercing sonic boom, struck from within the whirlwind.

The two had been playfully bickering all the way to the entrance of Binhai Film City. Han Dong checked the time: 6:30 a. m. —bone-chilling wind, deep sleepiness.

The commander of the First Battalion had perished in fierce combat; the deputy commander decisively led the remaining fewer than a squad of soldiers to hold the high ground of Lao Ye Mountain. He knew clearly: if the high ground fell, the entire Lao Ye Mountain defense would be utterly lost.

Big Hair again tried saying a few conciliatory words—his intent was obvious: he wanted to retract my earlier promise.

Binhai High Court had nothing to say, merely assuming that the greater one's ability, the greater one's temper—let it be.

The puppet troops finally realized: only by charging out at the cost of their lives could they possibly survive and return to the county town.

Under the villagers' patient care, Lei Jian and Qu Jiaming's pallid faces had regained a faint flush, their breathing had steadied, though they remained in deep coma.

At night, Meng Fan had a strange dream: several half-human, half-machine monsters chased him. Then he heard a strange howl, like a wolf's cry, and woke instantly, gripping the pistol beside him—still with four bullets left.

In the vast expanse of Tian Gang Square, Feng Ling let out a soft cry. Eight blood-red beams of immense energy descended from the sky, one after another, enveloping all present, then leaving behind a hollow vortex.

Later, Noah fought alone against billions of dark beasts—their numerical superiority became a joke. The only impression Noah left on him was this: the true God of Light.

"Alright then, wait for me—I'll bring you the national flag shortly," Yang Huimin called out loudly.

"The Chongqing Military Commission rejected your punishment request. Their reason: the Commander-in-Chief believes this is the U. S. military's responsibility, and the newly appointed commander of the Expeditionary Force, General Chen Cheng, agrees as well," Liu Xiaomei said.

Sigourney's eyes narrowed slightly, evoking the image of a fox in the snow.

The number of Legend players has remained high; after 2003, there was no further significant growth—it maturely harvested steady profits.

"Waiter! This table's on me!" Wu Sibao bellowed at the server, insisting on paying for Feng Chen's table.

The deafening roar of water continuously pounded the riverbanks, turning the area into a vast flood.

"Ah, this kid still doesn't believe it... no problem, I can let you experience your ancestor's power... you'll pay a price afterward, of course. But if you refuse, no problem—I can just take it back." Tang Yuan snapped his fingers toward Ledi.

I felt flames burning all over my body, desperate and scorching; I supported her to the elevator and pressed the button to open it.

Fan Zeng knew that attacking the Qin army now was clearly unrealistic; better to wait until everyone gathered and discussed it. At present, their strength alone could barely match the Qin army fifty-fifty.

Shen Yushan moored the boat downwind at the river mouth, sat cross-legged on the prow, took from his bosom a straw doll sealed with a Soul-Subduing Talisman, then spread out a sheet of Xuan paper covered in ink-wash depictions of mountains and terrain—with a single bright red circle drawn at the center.

They had all come to select grave sites for clients; just now, two clients had chosen the same spot, so they came to check—and happened to meet.

Under normal circumstances, if your own dog was unchained, you should have called it back or held it back when someone passed by—especially when the passerby requested you control your dog. How could you possibly refuse to help and instead let your dog bite her to death?

You yourself said Hui Xiang Auntie had repeatedly offended Huo Xingzhou; combined with her disrespectful behavior toward him upon first meeting, her current fate is entirely self-inflicted.