Chapter 155: Firefight

Outside the Green Origin Fist Stronghold, Cheng Bi of the Supervisory Academy waited with his men outside the main gate.

The Supervisory Academy handles intelligence work, so the requirements for combat skills are not high; Cheng Bi is one of the rare martial master-level experts in the Supervisory Academy, which is why he is highly valued by Gu Zhenhui.

He was waiting outside the Green Origin Fist Stronghold at this moment in accordance with Gu Zhenhui's instructions, hoping to meet that Great Leader to act as a go-between for Gu Zhenhui.

A moment later, a man walked toward Cheng Bi.

Cheng Bi recognized the other party: the martial master of the Green Origin Fist Stronghold, "Gold-Breaking Hand" Xiang Du.

"Go back; the Great Leader does not want to see you."

Xiang Du said to Cheng Bi quite bluntly.

Cheng Bi's expression turned cold as he stared at Xiang Du: "Did you make a mistake? It is not I who wants to see the Great Leader, but the Chief who wants to see her!"

"It's all the same; go back."

Xiang Du was not the least bit polite.

Anger burned in Cheng Bi's eyes; he raised his head to take a deep look at the Green Origin Fist Stronghold's nameplate, then turned and left with a swish.

"My lord, I heard that this Great Leader injured the Head Venerable Yan of the Stop-Conflict Academy during this operation. Is that why she dares to be so arrogant?"

An accompanying subordinate caught up to Cheng Bi and whispered.

Cheng Bi's expression was gloomy:

"These lawless scoundrels will be rounded up sooner or later!"

He soon reported the encounter here to Gu Zhenhui.

Inside the Chief's office, Gu Zhenhui sighed upon receiving Cheng Bi's report, feeling somewhat regretful:

"What a pity; such a useful blade, yet it cannot be used by me."

If the Green Origin Fist Stronghold were willing to join forces, he had intended to fight a decisive battle against the Tiger Blade Gang today!

With the Private Secretary killed in public, the Tiger Blade Gang's morale would inevitably plummet.

With a group of elites dead or injured, the Tiger Blade Gang's strength was also damaged.

Coupled with the fact that Yan Yichen of the Stop-Conflict Academy was injured, the Tiger Blade Gang's strong reinforcements also faced problems.

Therefore, Gu Zhenhui believed this was an excellent opportunity, and he decisively mobilized the City Guard precisely to seize this chance.

It was certainly impossible to annihilate the Tiger Blade Gang in one fell swoop with this battle, but at the very least, it could further weaken their power and dampen their arrogance!

"My lord, the City Guard has already engaged in fire with the people from the Tiger Blade Gang."

Just at this moment, the secretary walked into the office to report to Gu Zhenhui:

"Deputy Chief Tan and several department heads from the Ministry of Internal Affairs are all calling to question why the City Guard was suddenly mobilized. There are heavy civilian casualties in the Wu-Guang District now, and they are demanding that the City Guard cease fire immediately."

"Hmph."

Gu Zhenhui sneered, "Is there any reaction from the Inspectorate?"

The secretary shook his head: "Not yet."

"To everyone who comes to question, reply to them uniformly: someone is using grenades and firearms within the city, and such dangerous elements must be eradicated immediately; otherwise, who will take responsibility if something goes wrong in Xingcheng?"

"Yes!"

"Have the people from the Supervisory Academy coordinate with the City Guard and hit them hard—no need to hold back!"

Even without the help of the Green Origin Fist Stronghold, Gu Zhenhui was going to fight this battle today!

As for the civilian casualties in the Wu-Guang District, he did not care at all.

For the sake of final victory, some sacrifices were unavoidable.

"Yes!"

The secretary turned and left.

Gu Zhenhui stood up, walked to the window, and looked down at the street below, his eyes burning with intensity.

Wu-Guang District, near the North City Main Street.

The reserve team previously sent out by Zhang Mingze had all arrived.

But these people failed to surround the Green-Faced Ghost and instead received the news that Zhang Mingze was already dead.

Helpless, everyone had to clean up the battlefield and prepare to withdraw, only to encounter the arriving City Guard.

The City Guard demanded with extreme toughness that the people of the Tiger Blade Gang lay down their weapons and intended to arrest them all.

The people of the Tiger Blade Gang naturally refused to comply, and the City Guard moved directly to attack!

Both sides launched a large-scale firefight in the streets and alleys!

This time, the Tiger Blade Gang had dispatched over four hundred elites as a reserve team for Zhang Mingze to command.

These four hundred-plus people were all equipped with stab-proof vests and blades; half of them had guns, and half had powerful crossbows!

This unit was led by two martial masters, with over forty Body-Breaking realm martial artists as the backbone. Furthermore, these people were all clad in heavy armor, with at least a Level 1 protective vest underneath.

This was the power of the Tiger Blade Gang!

If this peripheral reserve team had not been transferred away at the time, but instead had all been called by Zhang Mingze to defend the perimeter of the motorcade, Li Fei would not have been able to break in even with his "Blood Demon State."

Now, this force was locked in a bloody battle with over two hundred City Guards!

On the street, City Guard Garrison Commander Wei Ge was clad in heavy armor, holding a massive straight-slashing blade, charging at the forefront against the dense rain of bullets ahead.

Less than a hundred meters away, the heavy armor on his body could not stop bullets, but there was a Level 3 protective vest beneath the heavy armor; the two combined were enough to block rifle bullets.

Wei Ge's speed was very fast. When he was less than thirty meters away from the Tiger Blade Gang members firing at him, the straight-slashing blade in his hand suddenly lit up with a black glow.

The next second, a massive suction force was released from his blade, and the guns and weapons in the hands of those Tiger Blade Gang members ahead were all ripped away, flying toward Wei Ge!

Wei Ge's implant was the Grade 2 lower-tier 【Magnetic Horn】, an earth-attribute implant; one of its extraordinary abilities was the power to generate a strong suction force toward metal.

After stepping into the mid-stage of Qi Transformation, Wei Ge mastered Earth-Magnetic Energy; within a range of thirty meters, he could precisely control the metal objects he wanted to attract!

After "disarming" the Tiger Blade Gang members in one move, Wei Ge activated his Earth-Magnetic Energy again, and over a dozen Tiger Blade Gang members were pulled away by a great force, flying toward Wei Ge against their will.

These people were all wearing stab-proof vests, which were also metal objects.

Watching these Tiger Blade Gang members flying toward him, a bloodthirsty glint appeared in Wei Ge's eyes.

He held his blade with both hands, stepped, turned, and swung a horizontal slash.

The next second, a black crescent moon appeared.

By the time the crescent moon vanished, the heads of over a dozen Tiger Blade Gang members had already fallen to the ground!

The remaining Tiger Blade Gang members had their morale shattered and turned to flee.

"Hahahahaha—"

Wei Ge laughed wildly as he chased after them, using his Earth-Magnetic Energy to forcibly pull these people back, then using the blade in his hand to sever their necks.

He turned to look to his left, where several Tiger Blade Gang members had hidden inside a grocery store.

Inside the shop, there were not only Tiger Blade Gang members but also the grocery store owner, the clerk, and seven or eight tourists who had come there to shop.

"My lord!"

The City Guards behind him caught up with their guns.

Wei Ge pointed at the grocery store and said without hesitation: "Fire!"

Thus, more than twenty City Guards aimed their Tiger-model rifles at the grocery store and pulled the triggers amidst the desperate gazes of those inside.

Bang bang bang bang bang—

After a burst of gunfire, everyone inside was dead.

"Kill—"

Wei Ge did not look back, leading his team to continue killing toward the next location.

Although the Tiger Blade Gang's numbers were double that of the City Guard, the death of Zhang Mingze first caused their morale to plummet and their hearts to waver. Coupled with the fact that they had fewer experts than the City Guard and Supervisory Academy scouts were hiding in the shadows taking potshots, the Tiger Blade Gang was instead at a disadvantage.

At this moment, Wei Ge was leading the charge, moving forward with unstoppable momentum; wherever he went, there was no enemy who could withstand a single blow, and he tore through the Tiger Blade Gang's defensive line at an extremely fast speed!

If Zhang Mingze were still alive to coordinate from the center and twist the Tiger Blade Gang's strength into a single rope, they might still have been able to fight the City Guard. But now, without Zhang Mingze, these hundreds of Tiger Blade Gang members were almost like loose sand and were soon beaten into a steady retreat.

In a teahouse, Yan Yichen once again led the experts of the Stop-Conflict Academy back to this place.

"My lord, the City Guard is launching an attack on the Tiger Blade Gang; should we step in to help?"

The pale-faced Hong Jing came to Yan Yichen's side and asked.

He had been severely injured during the previous process of surrounding and killing Shangguan Xiao; his entire body was covered in charred patches, and he looked very disheveled.

"No need; everyone stand by where you are."

Yan Yichen looked out the window and said without looking back.

Upon hearing this, Hong Jing became somewhat anxious: "But my lord, the City Guard has Wei Ge; if no one restrains him, I fear the Tiger Blade Gang will not be able to win!"

Yan Yichen put down the teacup in his hand and turned to stare at this man who had only been able to become a formal martial master through the Tiger Blade Gang's cultivation.

His gaze carried a tremendous sense of oppression, making Hong Jing's face turn even paler.

A moment later, Yan Yichen asked slowly:

"I have been wondering: are you my subordinate? Or are you Yu Hu's subordinate?"

The tone was flat and plain, seemingly just an ordinary inquiry.

However, alarm bells rang in Hong Jing's heart, and he sensed immense danger!

He hurriedly bowed to Yan Yichen:

"I am naturally the Head Venerable's subordinate!"

"Then did you not hear the order I just gave?"

"Yes! This subordinate will withdraw!"

Hong Jing dared not say more and hurriedly retreated.

This scene left the surrounding experts of the Stop-Conflict Academy secretly shocked, and they exchanged glances.

Today, Yan Yichen had personally taken action, a rarity; this signal made many feel that he might truly be taking orders from Yu Hu, or at the very least, that Yu Hu could command him.

Yet now, Yan Yichen was acting in such a manner, which made people feel confused.

What kind of relationship did he actually have with the Tiger Blade Gang?

………

PS: Celebrating the holiday, so this chapter is a bit short. Happy holidays to everyone~

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