Chapter 260: Martial Arts Master Chu Yang! Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Dukaao

The wail of police sirens pierced the silence as police cars roared in.

The officers who got out of the cars stared dumbfounded at the scene at the building's entrance.

Soon after, military personnel arrived, and a middle‑aged officer hurried forward, sized up Chu Yang, then asked, "What happened here?"

Chu Yang smiled and replied, "That big guy illegally broke into our New World Group building, intending to commit murder. I guess this counts as self‑defense."

Who asked you that?

The middle‑aged officer was at a loss for words.

He knew, of course, that the big guy was a terrorist, because a similar presence had appeared on Feiliu Road, causing massive casualties.

But he couldn't understand how this seemingly harmless young man subdued him. The big guy's armor is said to be bullet‑proof! Chu Yang pointed to a nearby surveillance camera, indicating that everything had been recorded.

The officer asked no further questions, hesitated briefly, then politely said, "Kid, we still need you to cooperate and come with us for questioning…"

Chu Yang nodded and gestured at the humanoid, saying, "But if I put the knife away, it will attack."

The officer naturally knew its destructive power and was momentarily troubled.

At that moment, a black Maybach pulled up, and three people—two men and a woman—stepped out.

Qiang Wei walked forward, looked at the subdued alien, then at Chu Yang holding a laser battle knife, her expression momentarily blank.

What happened tonight? An alien civilization invaded, intending to wreak havoc in the city; by the time the Giant Gorge combat crew arrived, massive casualties had already occurred.

But in Tianhe City, before they even arrived, both aliens were already taken down!

The situation over there was easier to explain; during the investigation of Chu Yang, intelligence discovered an anomaly in Qilin and ultimately confirmed she possessed the Shenhe Generation Super Gene.

Thus Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Dukaao ordered Qilin added to the Super Warrior roster, and Qilin happened to awaken at the scene tonight.

Although she just awakened, a Super Warrior handling a low‑level alien thug was barely acceptable.

But Qiang Wei had only this morning confirmed with Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Dukaao that Chu Yang was just an ordinary person! Wait…

Her irresponsible father seemed to have said that Chu Yang was a… martial‑arts master? While Qiang Wei was stunned, the two men in suits behind her presented credentials to the officer, and one stepped forward, saying, "Kid, sure! Interested in joining us?"

Chu Yang smiled and shook his head.

Qiang Wei snapped back, took a deep breath and said, "Hand it over to us, and… you also have to come with us!"

She thought it necessary to bring Chu Yang back first before untangling the whole story.

"I'm acting out of righteousness, not as a criminal!" Chu Yang frowned.

Seeing his reluctance, Qiang Wei recalled the previous two incidents, forced herself to calm down, and forced a thin smile, "Don't worry, we'll just ask you a few simple questions; we won't restrict your freedom or coerce you."

"What do we do with this guy?" Chu Yang kicked the humanoid.

"Leave it to me!"

Qiang Wei said, reached forward and pressed her hand onto the humanoid's head, while the two suited men ushered Chu Yang into the car and signaled the officer to disperse everyone present.

After everyone left, Qiang Wei tilted her head and whispered, "Block all the cameras for me!"

Moments later, the space around Qiang Wei trembled, and the tall humanoid vanished without a trace.

……

Giant Gorge, Command Center.

Staring at the massive screen displaying the scene, the command center fell silent, everyone wearing shocked expressions.

The screen showed Chu Yang's dazzling moves snatching the alien warrior's knife, the blade flashing, grievously wounding and subduing him.

Bullets indeed couldn't pierce the alien warrior's armor, but that laser battle knife possessed terrifying cutting power.

"Uncle Huang, what do you think?" Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Dukaao looked at the slightly overweight elder beside him.

Huang hesitated, then said, "There are martial‑arts families among the populace whose members train from childhood and are exceptionally skilled."

"Among them, geniuses can scale walls and roofs, like the legendary martial‑arts masters!"

"Only… that knife looks heavy…"

Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Dukaao understood Huang's point, shook his head and said, "The knife's material is special, far lighter than we imagined—just over a hundred jin."

"If one trains from childhood and builds arm strength, wielding it isn't hard…"

They have confirmed Chu Yang lacks the Super Gene; what happened on the footage seems explainable only by a kung‑fu prodigy.

Huang nodded and asked, "What did Chu Yang say?"

Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Dukaao took a transcript, glanced at it, and said, "It roughly matches our hypothesis; he claimed he knows some kung‑fu and asked us to send him back."

"What do you think?" Huang mused.

Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Dukaao's mind stirred, and he retorted, "Uncle Huang, you mean… keep him?"

Huang nodded, "The Xiong Bing Corps still lacks a chief instructor, doesn't it?"

"Compared with the Jiegu Stin clones, I think he's more suitable!"

"Let an ordinary person train a group of Super Warriors?" Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Dukaao's eyelids twitched, thinking it was absurd.

Huang said meaningfully, "Putting genetics aside, in combat skill, looking across the entire Giant Gorge, you can't find a second person stronger than him, can you?"

"I originally planned to call Sun Wukong into action…" Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Dukaao hesitated.

Huang waved his hand, "That doesn't conflict; the Great Sage's combat style suits Super Warriors better, but Chu Yang's… kung‑fu can raise the warriors' ceiling!"

Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Dukaao nodded, "I understand!"

Having said that, he left the command center.

……

In a small conference room, Chu Yang stared at Qiang Wei, frowned, and said, "It's been several hours; even as a special unit, you can't arbitrarily detain someone without reason, can you?"

Qiang Wei replied evenly, "We need to ask you some questions; as a Huaxia citizen, you are obligated to cooperate!"

"Then go ahead and ask!" Chu Yang said, a bit speechless.

Qiang Wei said lazily, "What happened at 8 p. m. last night at the entrance of the New Century Building in Tianhe City?"

"You've already asked that three times…" Chu Yang muttered, his head full of black lines, noting that Qiang Wei was clearly stalling.

At that moment, footsteps sounded outside the door, and then Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Dukaao walked in, went straight to Chu Yang, and said with a smile:

"Hello, Mr. Chu Yang, I am Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Dukaao, a lieutenant general of the Earth's Defense Department!"

"Earth Defense?" Chu Yang showed just the right amount of surprise.

Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Dukaao waved his hand, signaling Qiangwei to step out first; after she left, he continued, "Mr. Chu Yang, the humanoid you captured last night was a being we subdued, hailing from the Milky Way and even beyond the Red Crow star system, a creature of another civilization." "In short, an alien!"

Chu Yang's gaze hardened; he deliberately displayed some power, intending to intervene in this war under the guise of an "ordinary person."

But he was unsure what attitude the Juxiahao side would take; Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Dukaao's blunt approach now implied that the other side was likely trying to win him over!

Seeing Chu Yang merely stare off slightly, Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Dukaao's eyes narrowed, "Mr. Chu Yang doesn't seem very surprised."

Chu Yang shrugged, "A little giant over three meters tall, wearing armor bullets can't pierce, wielding a laser weapon—no way he's an Earthling!"

"And the reason I devote myself to genetics is because I believe there are beings like supermen in this world!"

Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Dukaao smiled, "In that case, I won't beat around the bush."

His expression turned serious, and he solemnly said, "Mr. Chu Yang, Earth is about to face an invasion by an alien civilization; this is a war between civilizations. Huaxia has already launched targeted countermeasures, which we have named the Black Great Wall Project!"

"I am the director of the Black Great Wall Project, and I sincerely invite you to join the project!"

"Fight a war with aliens?" Chu Yang shook his head repeatedly, "No way! If my mortal flesh actually went to the front lines, wouldn't I just become cannon fodder?"

"Besides, I'm not a soldier!"

Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Dukaao had expected his refusal and continued, "Rest assured, we won't send you to the front lines; instead, you'll serve as an instructor for a special unit."

"We place great importance on your... skills!"

Chu Yang suddenly realized that Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Dukaao's plan was this.

But isn't the chief instructor of the Xiong Bing Regiment Jiegustin?

And the combat‑technique instructor is Monkey Brother!

The former was once a military commander of the Shenhe civilization who led a battle that shook the entire universe; although merely a clone, he possesses all the information preserved across vast spacetime.

The latter is a Battle‑Winning Buddha, who once single‑handedly suppressed the entire Liyang, making even Hua Ye, who had ascended to a Fifth‑generation Divine Body, tread carefully.

But on second thought, Jiegustin mainly teaches tactics, while Monkey Brother teaches combat techniques suited for super soldiers.

Yet his own martial arts can enable super soldiers to exert greater power, raising the overall ceiling of the Xiong Bing Regiment.

After a moment of thought, Chu Yang still shook his head, "Sorry, I decline."

As he spoke, he pointed to his head and asked, "You wouldn't be erasing my memory, would you?"

Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Dukaao waved his hand, "There's no need. Our secrecy is only to avoid causing panic prematurely."

"War will come sooner or later, and people will eventually know everything."

Chu Yang nodded, "May I leave now?"

Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Dukaao stared at him for a while, then finally called out toward the door, "Qiangwei!"

Qiangwei pushed the door open and entered; Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Dukaao ordered, "See Mr. Chu Yang back to his place!"

Qiangwei frowned, but still nodded to accept the order.

Back in Tianhe City, Chu Yang found that Qilin hadn't returned; without even thinking, he knew she must still be on the Juxiahao.

Chu Yang knew that the person who dealt with the gluttonous warrior on the non‑main route last night must have been her.

His own refusal to join the Black Great Wall Project made it understandable that Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Dukaao hadn't disclosed anything about Qilin to him.

However, to his surprise, Qilin showed up at his door that afternoon.

The moment she entered, Qilin threw herself into Chu Yang's arms, her eyes reddened, and said, "I thought I'd never see you again!"

Chu Yang patted her back, "The gift I gave you, wasn't it nice?"

Qilin was stunned for a moment, a bit taken aback.

Then she suddenly recalled the gene reagent and remembered that someone on the Juxiahao had told her her super gene was strange.

It should clearly be a first‑generation Shenhe gene, yet it rivals a second‑generation Shenhe gene and even possesses physical qualities comparable to a third‑generation super soldier.

Qilin didn't know that her case had caused a sensation among the Juxiahao's higher‑ups; after all, even Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Dukaao had never heard of such a powerful first‑generation Shenhe gene! Everyone believed some genetic mutation must have occurred in Qilin.

Therefore, Qilin should have been kept on the Juxiahao for close observation.

But because of Chu Yang, Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Dukaao still sent her back.

"Is that the pendant?" Qilin's eyes widened.

Chu Yang nodded, "This is my current research result; while you're on the Juxiahao, try to obtain as many super‑soldier blood samples for me as possible."

"I will study these blood samples and continuously help you strengthen your own genes."

"Focus especially on Ge Xiaolun, Liu Chuang, Zhao Xin, and a goddess named Leina..."

"Goddess?" Qilin looked bewildered.

Chu Yang also found the title odd, "She is a deity of another civilization, essentially an ally of Earth."

"But..." Qilin hesitated, "What if we're discovered?"

Chu Yang didn't answer but asked back, "They let you return so easily; they must have another purpose, right?"

Qilin nodded, "They said you refused to join the Black Great Wall Project and became our chief instructor, so they asked me to be the negotiator."

Chu Yang smiled, "I agreed."

"Huh?" Qilin looked confused.

She agreed so quickly? When she was about to leave, the chief—whom even Lieutenant General Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Dukaao called Uncle Huang—had repeatedly reminded her to be able to meet all of Chu Yang's requests! But now it seems… the matter isn't as difficult as they imagined. "I was only going through the motions, after all; with this extra title, even if they discovered the blood‑sample issue, they'd just turn a blind eye."

Chu Yang paused, then added, "Of course, when reporting back, make the process sound as difficult as possible."

His refusal on the Juxiahao merely reflected the expected reaction of an "ordinary person" when facing alien beings.

Since it could raise the overall power ceiling of the Xiong Bing Regiment, Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Dukaao naturally wouldn't give up easily.

The most effective method was to have his official girlfriend Qilin whisper sweet nothings at his bedside.

Super‑soldier blood samples, unlike whole super genes, aren't exactly top‑secret material.

Even if these blood samples are taken out, with the research methods of Earth's pre‑nuclear civilization, nothing can be discerned.

Chu Yang is devoted to genetics research; their interest in the super‑soldier blood samples is understandable.

Confident that he cannot make any headway, Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Dukaao would naturally be pleased to turn a blind eye.

In this round, Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Thus Character: Dukaao is on the first tier, the insider Qilin is on the second tier, while Chu Yang stands on the third tier! (End of chapter)