Chapter 57 One Man, Destroys a City! (Part 3)

Time, slipping away minute by minute.Until the sky grew dark, Chen Yu had not moved a step.

And to protect him,

the elderly in the square had all stood in front of Chen Yu, using their bodies, banners, and wooden boards to shield him completely.

Chen Yu didn't refuse.

After all, his real purpose in coming here was not "to ask for money."

Taking out his phone, unlocking the screen, Chen Yu glanced at the time, then looked up at the fading light, feeling the moment was about right. He immediately put down the banner, bent over, and slipped out of the crowd.

And a police car that had been surveilling from a distance hurriedly followed, slowly trailing behind Chen Yu.

Chen Yu, clutching a worn cloth bag, was expressionless and walked steadily.

He knew that the police car intended to escort him home...

After walking for a while, Chen Yu suddenly turned and darted into a narrow alley, vanishing from sight.

The police car was startled, accelerating in an instant, rushed to the mouth of the alley, and three anxious officers got out.

"He's gone!"

"Check inside."

"Split up and chase..."

Chen Yu, crouching on the rooftop like a nimble monkey, watched the three officers chase deep into the alley before he jumped down from the eaves and casually re-emerged from the mouth of the alley as if nothing had happened.

He continued along the predetermined route.

The more he walked, the more off the beaten path he went.

The daylight also grew darker as he walked.

Finally, when Chen Yu was starting to grow impatient, the "pursuers" took action, running up to encircle him.

There were four of them.

Each with a large cleaver in hand.

And all wore daggers at their waists.

"..."

Without a word, Chen Yu stopped, looked around at the four men, "Is there a problem?"

"Shhh!"

The leader, holding a cleaver that still glittered coldly in the night, pressed it against Chen Yu's neck, "Come with us."

"Fine," Chen Yu nodded.

The four men were taken aback, exchanging puzzled looks.

It seemed they had never encountered a victim so "cooperative" before...

"Let's go," Chen Yu urged.

The four men: "..."

One on the left, one on the right, one in front, and one behind, the four flabbergasted men "escorted" Chen Yu into an old van, started the engine, and sped back the way they came.

After twenty minutes, they boldly returned near the Henghui Group building.

Seeing this, Chen Yu understood.

These people were not just there to "beat him up" for something that simple.

"Down you go, into the building." A burly man with a tattoo on his neck tried to kick Chen Yu out of the van.

But he kicked air.

Chen Yu had already gotten out of the van, eager to walk into the side building. Sёarᴄh the Nôvelƒire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

"Wow, you're rushing like you're heading to a banquet..." the tattooed burly man scratched his bald head.

After entering the building, he looked around and realized this seemed to be the Henghui Group's office building's discarded boiler room.

Black dust was scattered everywhere.

The ground was still covered with dense coal slag.

There was only one person in the room, sitting on a chair in the center.

It was the Transcendent's general manager from Henghui Group that he had seen that morning—the man with glasses.

"Thud—"

The four heavies also filed into the room, one after the other, and shut the door behind them, completely cutting off Chen Yu's chance to "escape."

"Kid, come, take a seat," the man with glasses stood up, dusting off his suit, and pointing at the wooden chair, "I've been waiting for you for a long time."

"So have I," Chen Yu responded without expression, moving forward to sit down, tossing aside his worn cloth bag, "Let's begin."

The man with glasses frowned in confusion and turned to look at the four, "What's up with him?"

"Don't know," one of the heavies shook his head, "he's just... very cooperative."

"Oh..." the man with glasses nodded, seeming to understand, "Came from a big city, eh? Thought everyone here abides by the law?"

"Or maybe he's a bit off here," another heavy indicated his own head.

"Yeah. That's possible too," the man with glasses put his hands in his pockets, and strutted around Chen Yu, leaned in close, "Kid, do you have any idea who you insulted today?"

"Not really," Chen Yu shook his head, "I'm not accustomed to naming livestock."

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"Good. You've got guts," the man with glasses chuckled in amusement while nodding and backing away, "Got a bit too book-smart, did we? Boys, give him a demonstration of what real society is like."

"I'll do it," the heavy with the tattooed neck limbered up, moved forward, patted Chen Yu's face, then suddenly swung the back of the cleaver, striking Chen Yu's shin!

"Clang!"

A sound of metal striking metal echoed throughout the room.

The man with glasses instinctively turned away, with a look of disgust, "Ugh, why not just use the blade and cut off his leg then?"

The heavy holding the cleaver was, however, taken aback, looking at Chen Yu in amazement.

It felt like his backhanded strike had hit an iron pillar...

"My turn, my turn!" Another excited heavy came over, pulling out a hammer, and squatting down aiming at Chen Yu's foot, "Last time, with that girl, I wanted to play this way. You killed her too soon, she wasn't even screaming..."

As he spoke, he raised his arm high!

And brought it down hard!

"Clang!"

Chen Yu's eyebrows furrowed slightly, feeling the pain.

But that pain was like fuel, igniting the anger that had been boiling, compressing, and proliferating inside him, burning fiercer and fiercer...

"Damn, his bones are so hard?" the heavy wielding the hammer looked bewildered, "Did I shatter it... or not...?"

"One hit each! My turn now!" The third heavy with blonde hair hurried over, rubbing his hands with eagerness, "This kid's got some mettle, eh? Interesting. Stretch out your hand!"

Chen Yu, his face void of emotion and eyes filled with icy indifference, extended his left hand.

"Challenging me, huh? Let's see how long you can endure," the blonde heavy grabbed Chen Yu's left hand, seized his little finger, and started to twist it upward forcefully.

"Ugh!"

He couldn't twist it open.

The blonde heavy was stunned and tried again with more force.

"..."

Put your back into it!

"..."

Put your back into it!!

Sweat beaded on his forehead as he exerted all his strength, as if his life depended on it.

Finally, with a "crack" sound, Chen Yu's left little finger grotesquely dislocated at a terrifying angle.

"Ugh——"

The intense pain that seemed to shoot through his very heart made Chen Yu's body tremble slightly.

The rage in his chest was about to become tangible!

But he still tried hard to suppress it.

He faintly sensed a layer of "film" within him being punctured little by little...

"Something's not right." The blond thug took a half step back, frowning deeply, "Is this kid really this strong? All my strength, and I almost couldn't even break his little finger?"

"Are you up to it, Skinny Dog?" The tallest of the thugs walked over, shoved the blond aside, and swung the back of his machete with all his might onto Chen Yu's nose.

"Clang!!"

The nasal cartilage instantly broke!

Blood spurted out...

"That's how you do it. You see?" The tall thug turned back, schooling the blond.

"Awesome, awesome." The blond gave a thumbs up.

At this moment, no one noticed that Chen Yu, who was trembling with pain, could no longer suppress his rage. His pupils began to shrink rapidly, turning white...

"Now do you understand what society is?"

The bespectacled man turned back around, hands still in his pockets, sauntered up to Chen Yu, and tapped on his shaking shoulders, "Brother, don't mess with the wrong people. What you civilians rely on, the law, is bullsh*t, eh? You watch too many movies? This world isn't yours. Get it?"

The bespectacled man looked up and gestured respectfully towards the direction of the capital, "The Transcendents, they are the true masters. The major corporations and conglomerates of humanity, they are all the private property of the Transcendents. To be honest, your status might not even compare to a milk-producing cow. What, should I spell it out more bluntly for you?"

"Then what are you?" Chen Yu's voice wavered, "A dog, perhaps?"

"Smack!"

The man with the glasses clapped his hands together, excitedly saying, "Yes! You're right! Thank you!"

Chen Yu: "..."

"Aren't dogs supposed to herd livestock? Isn't that right and proper? I'm a dog, isn't that something to be proud of?" The man with glasses looked at the thugs in confusion, "What do you say, isn't it?"

"Proud, Big Bro!"

"That's quite something to be proud of."

"Big Bro, you are a good dog indeed."

"Then you are quite a good dog indeed..."

All four thugs raised their thumbs in admiration and praise.

"Do you see? Have you realized there's something wrong with you now?" The man with glasses spread his hands towards Chen Yu.

Chen Yu: "..."

"Here, which one of you has a lighter?" The man with glasses took out a cigarette from his pocket, "I'm a bit excited."

Thug one: "Big Bro, I don't smoke."

Thug two: "I don't smoke, Big Bro."

Thug three: "Bro, I don't smoke much."

Thug four: "What is smoking?"

"Damn bunch of useless idiots. Still have the nerve to call yourselves the underworld..."

Cursing, the man with glasses stuffed the cigarette back into his pocket and continued to observe Chen Yu with a puzzled face, "So what's the deal with you? What could possibly be mock-worthy about a success like me? Are you alright? Are you alright? Are you alright?"

"Giggling——"

Chen Yu couldn't bear it any longer and let out a low laugh.

It was an involuntary reaction caused by extreme emotional distress and thought disarray.

"A disobedient beast should be put to death, along with all its kin," the man with glasses smiled, wiping off the blood from Chen Yu's face, "Otherwise... they're hard to manage. Forget it, I'm not going to talk to you anymore; you're just a lunatic, you wouldn't understand."

With that, he straightened up, turned his head, and walked towards the iron door, leaving only two sentences behind: "Break all his bones and hang him at the city gate. Bring his parents here tomorrow and repeat. I'm going out for a smoke."

"Alright!"

"Okay!"

"You're busy, the rest is on us."

The four thugs eagerly warmed up, each taking up their weapon of choice, and encircled Chen Yu.

"Huff——"

"Huff, huff——"

Just then.

With the sound of wind and fire intermingling, the man with glasses stopped, looked up in confusion, and stared at the iron door's "flickering" flames.

Then he turned back in shock.

All he saw was the figure on the chair, enveloped in a light blue flame...

"..."

"..."

"Who the hell lit him up? Didn't you say there was no fire?!"

The man with glasses exploded in rage!

Then he pulled out that cigarette from his pocket and ran up...

...

"Pfft!"

The next moment, a muffled sound was heard.

Out of nowhere, a fist burst through the back of the blond thug.

The eyes of the man with glasses dilated in a frenzy.

"Pfft!"

Another fist pierced through the body...

The blond thug looked down in disbelief at Chen Yu's arms embedded in his torso, blood overflowing from his mouth.

"Hiss——"

Then, with a sound that made one's teeth grate, Chen Yu stretched his arms wide in a release of sheer exhilaration and let out a roar: "Ahh——"

The whole world.

Instantly turned into a black-and-white photo!

Massive splashes of ink, like scattered flowers from the heavens, mercilessly covered every inch of blank space.

"Pitter-patter pitter-patter pitter-patter pitter-patter..."

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