CH 164

Many people had doubts in their hearts.

Not only could they not contact any of the leaders, but even the leaders' leaders were also unreachable.

What was most confusing was why the top-level meeting called for the middle-level personnel.

If only a few were called up, it might be because they had won a big prize and were being promoted. But with so many people going up, it couldn't be that everyone was being promoted, right?

This matter was too unusual.

But they didn't dare to act rashly and could only report the anomaly through the emergency reporting channel.

The emergency reporting channel was monitored by a special department. It was filled with members of the Lin Chenggong family and its purpose was to investigate traitors and prevent spies.

After discussing for a moment, the special department also felt that something was amiss. But as a precaution, they decided to contact Lin Chenggong first.

By now, the luxurious suite on the top floor had become a terrifying pile of corpses. Headless bodies occupied more than half of the room, and the thick carpet was soaked in blood. The pungent smell of blood filled the entire room.

Zhang Yan's expression showed a hint of fear. She felt that things were getting out of control. The high-level personnel of Yuan Hua Group had already been killed or injured, but there was still no news of the main forces attacking from outside.

Could he just be an assassin?

Is it still possible to escape now?

At this moment, the black telephone on the table suddenly rang. Since Lin Chenggong always personally contacted the members of the family through this internal telephone, she did not attempt to lure and kill him.

Zhang Yan knew something was wrong, but still answered the phone.

"Yes, it was Chairman Lin who requested the meeting."

"The meeting is currently in progress."

"Chairman Lin is very busy and doesn't have time to take your call."

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Yan nervously said, "Boss, the people from the Special Inspection Department have already noticed something is wrong. Are you...?"

Lin Wen said, "Quickly gather all the middle-level personnel."

Zhang Yan anxiously said, "They are already suspicious and are finding various excuses to delay. If we continue like this, we're finished!"

Lin Wen thought for a moment and said, "Then have them gather downstairs and tell them that Chairman Lin will come down soon to personally address them."

Although Zhang Yan was unwilling, she could only comply.

After a while, she said, "They have already gathered in the lobby on the first floor."

"Thank you for your hard work."

Lin Wen smiled slightly, "Good luck to you all."

Taking a step forward, he kicked open the elevator door and jumped down the elevator shaft along with the two metal doors.

With a loud bang, Lin Wen broke through the top of the elevator that was stopped on the first floor and fell into the elevator. He pressed the button to open the elevator door and walked out like a normal person.

Sure enough, there were more than a hundred people standing neatly on the first floor. They were all nervously waiting for Chairman Lin.

When the door of the special elevator opened, everyone's gaze turned towards it. Lin Wen immediately activated the "Floating Paper Moon" technique, and a bright light burst from above his head.

"Ah!"

"Wow!"

"My eyes are blind!"

"Ah ah ah!"

Amidst the screams, Lin Wen used the "Observing Qi and Judging People" technique to move around recklessly.

This trick might not have much effect on cultivators, but it was too powerful against ordinary mortals.

In an instant, more than a hundred people were lying dead on the ground. With a flash of light above his head, Lin Wen rushed out of the building and continued his work of eliminating scum.

After killing for a while, the guards and the alarmed combat troops had already reacted. They put on goggles, night vision devices, or thermal imaging devices to defend against the endless barrage of flash attacks.

These private soldiers of Yuan Hua Group seemed to have experience dealing with powerful individuals. They quickly spread out and formed advantageous formations, suppressing with strong firepower, using grenades, artillery, and rocket launchers to destroy hiding places. Even armored vehicles and armed helicopters were deployed to join the battle.

Lin Wen knew that he couldn't withstand direct attacks from heavy firepower, so he immediately activated the "Rain of Hatred and Clouds of Sorrow" and "Summoning Clouds to Protect the Moon".

"Summoning Clouds to Protect the Moon" was used to save his life, while "Rain of Hatred and Clouds of Sorrow" was the perfect smoke bomb.

Gray rain clouds spread out in an instant, covering almost one-third of the buildings. Any electronic devices inside lost their effectiveness, and only Lin Wen's "Observing Qi and Judging People" technique could see things.

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Lin Wen first leaped into the air, grabbed onto the landing gear of a helicopter, and then jumped up to smash the front windshield and the pilot's head with a punch.

At the same time, he grabbed the body, aimed, and threw it with all his strength. The headless corpse flew at a terrifying speed and crashed into the avionics system of another helicopter, shattering it.

One helicopter spun and crashed to the ground, its high-speed rotor blades hitting the ground, causing dirt to fly. Another helicopter directly crashed into a building and exploded on the spot.

Lin Wen had already landed safely.

With the biggest threat eliminated, all that was left was slaughter.

With the "No Colorful Phoenix in Body" alarm, the protection of "Rain of Hatred and Clouds of Sorrow", the defense of "Qi Prohibition Divine Power" and "Summoning Clouds to Protect the Moon", and the enhancement of "Strength of Nine Bulls and Two Tigers" and "Agility of the Spirit Cat", Lin Wen was fearless.

There was nothing left to fear.

Lin Wen laughed loudly, fully unleashing the power brought by his techniques. His figure moved like a phantom in the clouds, charging left and right.

The casualties of the private armed forces quickly expanded, but Yuan Hua Group was not to be trifled with. It was just that due to a long period of peace, their vigilance had slackened.

But when the real battle broke out, it immediately revealed its deep reserves.

In addition to the increasing number of private armed forces, a large number of armed helicopters, and even tanks, arrived one after another on the battlefield.

Lin Wen shot down ten or so armed helicopters in succession and destroyed dozens of tanks. But in the blink of an eye, more helicopters and tank troops arrived. They no longer approached, but directly fired at the urban area from a distance.

The roar of artillery fire continuously echoed in the peaceful small city.Lin Wen knew he had to leave. The main culprits in Yuan Hua Group's lair were basically all dead, and there was no significant meaning to continue the fight. His primordial spirit was only left with 22%.

Thinking of this, Lin Wen immediately activated another "Hate Rain, Worry Cloud". The leaden rain cloud expanded instantly, enveloping Yuan Hua's entire lair. The white buildings were completely submerged in the rain cloud.

Lin Wen took the opportunity to jump over the wall and ran out.

Before leaving the rain cloud, Lin Wen stripped a clean set of clothes from a corpse and put them on.

By this time, the town of Lake Li had already been under martial law. The streets were full of Yuan Hua Group's private soldiers, equipped with a large number of inspection instruments.

Fortunately, Lin Wen had changed into the private soldier's uniform, otherwise, he would have had to force his way through. However, he didn't get far before he was inspected.

A patrol soldier stopped him: "Soldier! Show your ID!"

Lin Wen didn't have an ID. He fumbled around in his pocket for a while, and the soldier on the other side had already raised his gun. Just as Lin Wen was about to fight his way out, he suddenly felt something hard. He pulled it out and saw that it was the badge of the snakehead.

The patrol captain took a look at it and his face darkened: "What is Snakehead doing here? Don't think about mixing merits and battle rewards! Take him out of here!"

He threw the badge back to Lin Wen. Lin Wen glanced at the back of the badge and saw the inscription "Snakehead 13". Knowing that he must have been misunderstood, he quickly put on an embarrassed smile, put away the badge, and left the town under the escort of the soldiers.

Once out of sight, Lin Wen immediately started running. But his unusual speed attracted the attention of the battlefield observers patrolling the entire area.

Soon, several helicopters approached. They immediately confirmed that this was a special combat unit, likely one of the enemy's assault troops.

Without hesitation, they pressed the launch button and launched air-to-ground Sidewinder missiles beyond visual range.

"No Colorful Phoenix in Body" was frantically warning. Lin Wen knew something was wrong and immediately used a new spell.

"Mirror Flower, Water Moon"

A spell of the Nascent Soul stage that was between white and gray, consuming 20% of the primordial spirit, attaching a water mirror to the body, creating several illusions that inherit all the appearances of the body. They disappear upon touch and last for 10 seconds in this world's time.

In an instant, seven Lin Wens scattered and fled. The Sidewinder missiles lost their target all at once. One exploded on the empty ground, and one hit an illusion.

Two armed helicopters hovered in mid-air, seemingly doubting life. But soon, they also lost their lives.

Two stones the size of human heads flew at high speed, breaking their rotors. The helicopters fell straight from the sky, crashed into the ground, and exploded on the spot.

They probably never imagined in their lives that all seven illusions were fake. Lin Wen was truly invisible when the water mirror was attached to his body, not only could it shield all reconnaissance, but it could also greatly reduce the damage received.

The moment the spell took effect, he took the opportunity to approach the helicopters in the opposite direction. While they were stunned, he picked up stones and knocked them down.

The only pity was that this spell could only last for 10 seconds.

More helicopters were coming to support from a distance. At this time, Lin Wen's primordial spirit was only left with 1%.

But fortunately, he was in the "Dao Law" state and could use the Good Karma Casting.

Without hesitation, Lin Wen used 23 points of Good Karma and activated "Riding the Clouds and Mist".

He was instantly enveloped by the cloud and mist, rose into the air, and flew away.

The speed of "Riding the Clouds and Mist" was supersonic. Unless it was a fighter jet, nothing could catch up.

Moreover, the appearance of "Riding the Clouds and Mist" was just a cloud of mist, which was impossible to track when mixed in the clouds.

The maximum distance of "Riding the Clouds and Mist" was 300 kilometers. Lin Wen barely landed in the rugged mountains at the border of Changshan County, escaping the pursuit.

At the end of the operation, Lin Wen had gained a total of 990 points of Good Karma and 107 points of Evil Karma.

This meant that he had to spend more than three months to reduce the Evil Karma.

The state of Dao Law naturally fell back to "Human Law", meaning that he could only reduce 1 point of Good and Evil Karma every 3 days.

The Yuan Hua Group had effectively been destroyed, and a large number of its combat troops had been annihilated.

And as its only enemy, Lin Wen didn't even lose a single hair.

Although it was a complete victory, Lin Wen was not very accepting in his heart.

This was the most he had ever let slip in a cleanup operation. Although the high-level members of the Yuan Hua Group were all wiped out, a large number of minions survived, and a large number of kidnapped slaves were not rescued. He also didn't get a touch of the huge wealth accumulated by the group itself.

Moreover, it seemed that there was another core behind the Yuan Hua Group, which was still able to command troops to encircle him even after the high-level members of the Yuan Hua Group were all wiped out.

However, Lin Wen also understood in his heart that this was his limit. After all, he was fighting outside the county without support.

But there was always a sense of unwillingness in his heart.

If he could be stronger, if he could last longer.

What he could destroy, what he could save, what he could gain, would definitely be more.

Lin Wen suddenly felt an urgent need.

He needed to be stronger.

He needed more trump cards.