Chapter 48: Changing the Way of Playing

Thirty guns roared in unison, and a dense swarm of bullets, cloaked in True Qi, shot toward Chen Che and the others.

At this moment, Xu Songbai released Fu Lang and retreated rapidly, moving outside the range of the gunfire.

In this critical moment, Shen Qi suddenly turned and lunged toward Chen Che, shouting, "Datou, protect the Master!"

Datou blocked the path in front of the two, releasing his True Qi without reservation to form an invisible True Qi Protective Shield.

However, the gunfire was too ferocious; the shield only held for three seconds before it was broken.

Pfft!

Datou spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed onto the ground, exhausted.

Seeing this, the father and son, Xu Songbai and Xu Baifeng, both grinned hideously.

Meanwhile, Fu Lang and Shen Qi felt their hearts turn to ash and closed their eyes in despair.

"Master, this dog can no longer serve you. In the afterlife, I will still be your most loyal dog!"

Shen Qi hugged Chen Che tightly, attempting to use his own body to block the bullets for Chen Che.

Even if it only had a negligible effect, he wanted to demonstrate his loyalty at the final moment.

Yet, the roaring sound of the gun muzzles still echoed in his ears, but half a minute passed, and Shen Qi did not feel a shred of pain.

Suspicious, he tentatively opened one eye, only for both eyes to suddenly widen into perfect circles!

He saw that Chen Che was expressionless, looking calm and composed.

Chen Che held two fingers upright in front of him, and True Qi drifted around his body like grains of sand.

And those incoming bullets were all suspended in mid-air!

Shen Qi released Chen Che and stared at this scene, dumbfounded.

"Good heavens! Is this really something a human can do? The Master... he is a god!"

Shen Qi could not help but kneel on the ground; at this moment, his awe and worship for Chen Che reached its peak!

Datou and Fu Lang were also dumbfounded, their eyes filled with disbelief.

Fu Lang panted heavily, staring blankly at Chen Che; all of this had long since exceeded his scope of understanding!

Datou swallowed a mouthful of blood, and beyond the shock in his heart, he was even more stirred!

He was a Martial Artist, and he understood even better how inconceivable this moment was!

Martial Artists primarily break enemies with force; the way Chen Che used True Qi to force the bullets to a stop was clearly the method of a practitioner of the arts!

And practitioners of the arts, such as Strange Gate Dunjia Masters, were even rarer than Martial Artists!

Could such a young and powerful Martial Artist and practitioner of the arts really be a level a human could reach?

Datou stared blankly at Chen Che's statue-like profile, his heart surging as if he had seen a deity!

The gunfire stopped abruptly, and the black-clad bodyguards all felt as if they had seen a ghost; a hair-raising sensation crawled from their heels to the tops of their heads.

Xu Baifeng was full of horror, cold sweat streaming down; his teeth chattered, and his voice changed pitch: "He... he is not human..."

Xu Songbai subconsciously gripped his pistol, gritting his teeth with a ferocious expression. But his breathing became rapid, his chest heaving violently; every breath seemed like a struggle.

At this moment, the shock in his heart swept in like a storm, washing away his reason and calm without a trace. He could not believe everything happening before his eyes; it completely exceeded his expectations and imagination.

His complexion grew increasingly pale in his shock, as if he had lost all vitality. A look of confusion and despair flickered in his eyes, as if he had fallen into an endless darkness.

This man, who had always been full of confidence and cunning, finally revealed a shock and helplessness he had never shown before.

The Meeting Room fell into an eerie silence. Chen Che looked around and said in a flat tone, "Are you done fighting? Then it's my turn to return the favor."

Chen Che's words were casual and relaxed, but to Xu Songbai and the others, they sounded like a thunderclap.

A bone-deep chill enveloped everyone. Gradually, some could not hold on; with a clatter, they dropped their guns and screamed as they rushed toward the door.

"I don't want to die!!!"

However—

At this moment, Chen Che raised his two fingers slightly and then quickly dropped them with a pause: "Guidance—out!"

Chen Che roared, and the rain of bullets suspended in the air all turned around 180 degrees, shooting back along their original paths!

Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~~~

The thirty black-clad bodyguards all reaped what they had sown, riddled with holes by the bullets fired from their own guns.

The True Qi cloaked within the bullets also entered their bodies, penetrating their limbs and bones, turning their internal organs and skeletons into a pool of pus and blood.

For a time, a thick, bloody stench permeated the room.

"Ugh—"

The shareholders hiding under the table could not bear the pungent smell; two or three at a time, they clutched their heads and vomited wildly.

Xu Baifeng was surrounded by the corpses of his subordinates, his entire body splattered with blood. He held his breath, looking at Chen Che as if he were looking at an evil spirit.

Chen Che turned his head to look at Xu Songbai, who jumped in fright and instinctively raised his gun to aim at Chen Che.

Chen Che sneered with utter disdain, flashed before him, snatched the pistol away, and slammed a fist into his lower abdomen.

"Boom!"

"Wah—"

Xu Songbai fell to the ground and spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Why did you betray my father?" Chen Che asked coldly.

Xu Songbai's face was pale; he looked up at Chen Che and laughed dismissively, "If I don't tell you, do you dare to kill me?"

Click!

Chen Che pulled the slide of the gun, aiming at Xu Songbai's left leg.

Bang!

"Ah!!!"

Xu Songbai screamed in agony; the True Qi Bullet pierced through his leg and shredded the bone.

"I'll ask one more time, who was the person who came to you to scout for information back then?"

Not a trace of emotion could be heard in Chen Che's tone.

Xu Songbai was sweating profusely from the pain, yet he still refused to yield: "I followed your father for twenty years, but he never trusted me, never willing to relinquish power. Even when I sat in the position of Vice Chairman, I was nothing but a commander without an army. I betrayed him because he owed me; he deserved to die!"

Bang!

This time it was the right leg.

"If you have the guts, then kill me?!" Xu Songbai's face was deathly pale and bloodless, like a dying beast struggling in its final moments, as he roared at Chen Che.

Bang!

This time it was the left arm.

"Ah!!!!"

Xu Songbai let out a heart-wrenching scream.

Fu Lang turned his back, unable to bear watching this cruel scene any longer.

Shen Qi watched this scene, his lips feeling somewhat dry, and he grew inexplicably nervous in his heart, sighing: "When Master gets ruthless, even I, the king who dominates the Shanghai underworld, am not worth looking at. Being a dog for a person like this is even more impressive than being a human used to be!"

The shareholders covered their ears and closed their eyes, curling up under the table; the fear in their hearts was enough to make them nearly die of fright!

Xu Baifeng could not bear to watch his father being tortured to death by Chen Che, but fear made him unable to say a single word, and paralyzed as he was, he could do nothing but watch helplessly.

At this moment, the physical and mental torture reached its peak!

Deep regret spread in his heart; Xu Baifeng wept uncontrollably, regretting that he had schemed against Fu Lang's family and hating himself for all the evil deeds he had done!

"Chen Che, let me tell you, I've made it this far by not being afraid of death. Even if you break every bone in my body, I won't let you get your wish!"

Xu Songbai gasped for air; the pain and blood loss were making him increasingly weak.

However, Chen Che did not stop because of this.

Bang!

The right arm.

"I didn't expect Uncle Xu to be such a tough guy; this makes me even more curious about what conditions that person who scouted for information promised you."

Chen Che tossed the gun aside and suddenly gave a wicked smile: "Since you aren't afraid of death, let's try a different way of playing."

Hearing this, not only Xu Songbai, but Fu Lang, Shen Qi, and Datou all felt a tremor in their hearts.

Just then, Chen Che straightened his left arm, swung it behind him, and curled his five fingers into a claw, making a grabbing gesture.

Behind him, Xu Baifeng, who was sitting in a wheelchair, floated up from the chair and flew toward Chen Che...