Chapter 429 Shut Up (Please Subscribe)
Lin Rui's unchallenged rampage within the Li Family's villa stunned all members of the Security Bureau nearby.
At that moment, their comms group burst with admiring comments.
— "Holy shit! Is our director really this powerful?"
— "This is just ridiculously awesome. He's definitely a Sixth Realm Super Monarch! An absolute 6SSS+!"
— "Look at that swordplay! That Escape Technique! It's simply magical, like he kills with every ten steps he takes, leaving no trace thousands of miles away. No wonder the Second General values him so highly; he really is explosively powerful."
— "The way he slaughters those of the Fifth Realm is like mowing down weeds, and there's Li Zhaoyi, a Sixth Realm Emperor Rank! His combat score must be even higher, yet he got chopped down in just two strikes!"
— "Although our director is only at Sixth Realm, with his combat prowess, he's absolutely suited for the rank of an Admiral in the Security Bureau!"
— "It's so strange, the director didn't bring over a Battle Dragon this time."
— "Probably because he doesn't need it, right? Looking at this situation, there's no need for a Battle Dragon. Or maybe it's hidden somewhere; deploying a Mecha Dragon costs a fortune every time."
Just then, even more messages flooded the combat group.
— "Holy shit! Found it! The Special Service Center's Second Strike Team found a huge stash of drugs in the servant's quarters; ten tons!"
— "What kind of dog luck is this? Didn't the Second Strike Team just get established less than 10 days ago? How did such good fortune fall into their lap?"
— "Haha! Li Zhaokang is as good as dead! Li Zhaokang is dead for sure! Hidden drugs! Illegal possession of weapons! Violent resistance against the law! Armed insurrection! Any one of these charges could get him locked up for hundreds of years."
— "Let's break in and nail him! This old bastard has harmed so many people, and now he actually has the audacity to act all respectable as Vice Chairman of the District Council."
— "Still, we have to be cautious; the director just said explicitly that we need to avoid casualties."
— "The director said we should avoid casualties, yet now he's charging in the fiercest! Have you seen how many people he's killed?"
— "Attention, Li Zhaokang is coming out, and he's targeting the director."
— "Focus fire! Focus fire! All units, cover the director with everything you've got!"
Lin Rui was already engaging with Li Zhaokang, contending with both Li Zhaokang and his Battle Dragon 'Dark Emerald Shadow'.
This person was a Seventh Realm Emperor Rank, far stronger than his brother, Li Zhaoyi.
Not only did this guy master 10% of the Entanglement Concept, but he could also manipulate those vines to whip and smash like steel whips, creating dense nets of lashes!
Li Zhaokang and his Battle Dragon could even dart through shadows to evade, maximizing their evasion of bullets while pursuing Lin Rui.
Lin Rui understood why this scumbag managed to make a name for himself in the Lower Zone.
This guy's unique ability was just too suitable for the narrow environment of the Lower Zone; his actual combat strength down there could increase by at least thirty percent.
Fortunately, this was the surface, and Li Zhaokang hadn't yet mastered the poisonous aspects of the wooden domain.
By now, the Security Bureau's side had gained the upper hand, assembling a massive array of Combat Robots along with the Armed Police Force's fire support vehicles to open fire on Li Zhaokang and his Battle Dragon.
Lin Rui resisted while retreating, luring Li Zhaokang toward a more open terrain.
Li Zhaokang was aware of this guy's intention to give the outside fire support vehicles and snipers a better angle for concentrated fire, but he still followed without hesitation, charging at Lin Rui like a mad tiger, determined to slash him down.
He realized he had been framed; it was clear that someone wanted him dead!
The drugs inside the villa, together with his subordinates actively shooting and slashing at Security Bureau agents, put the Li Family in the most perilous situation.
Li Zhaokang believed he could still escape; he had massive assets in his name to hire the top legal team. He could pin all the charges on his deceased brother or other subordinates.
But, what about after escaping?
The political relationships that Li Zhaokang had cultivated over decades would surely drift away from him; they would avoid him like a pile of excrement.
Without the resources from the lawful world, the Loyalty Gang's twelve hall masters would inevitably leave him as well!
Li Zhaokang had already handed over all his underground dealings to others, which allowed him to cleanse his identity and enter the political arena, but it also left him without a foundation in the Dark World.
As soon as his situation crumbled in the lawful world, his position in the underworld would definitely become unstable.
If the underworld became unstable, most of the Li Family's business operations couldn't be maintained either.
Consequently, Li Zhaokang was consumed with fury, wishing he could lash out at anyone.
And the guy in front of him, even if he wasn't the mastermind behind it all, was definitely a key executor!
Lin Rui only wanted to hack this bastard to death with all his might to vent the hatred in his heart!
He knew it was irrational, but for some reason, Lin Rui just couldn't control himself.
Lin Rui never even considered why so many of his subordinates had lost control. What was the reason? And who had brought in those drugs?
Was it not possible to conduct a physical examination afterward, or to check the surveillance?
Lin Rui only thought of those aspects that were unfavorable to him, and he felt an extreme anger and discomfort in his heart. The more angry and uncomfortable he got, the less he could control his fighting spirit and urge to kill.
"I didn't offend you!"
The pair of iron whips that Lin Rui wielded had an Astral Whip range of over forty meters, combined with those vine-like long whips, it could be said to integrate Soft and Hard, unparalleled in ferocity.
In the Upper Zone, the ground was paved with dirt and hardened with high-strength cement, but actually, thirty meters below was a ten-meter thick alloy steel plate.
But these alloy steel plates and the soil above were easily torn apart by Lin Rui's Astral Whip, causing a large number of water and air ducts to burst and spray outwards.
The battle between the two even affected the surrounding villas, causing a large number of buildings to collapse.
As Lin Rui bombarded with full force, his eyes nearly split with fury as he demanded, "Why? Why set me up? Who's behind you, who gave you the orders??"
Lin Rui's lips curled up in a small smile; the guy across from him had, of course, offended him!
How dare he rent the property of the Jin Family, wasn't that opposing him?
Feeding his arch-enemy, this man had chosen a path to his demise.
But out of his mouth came a righteous sneer, "The mastermind? The mastermind behind me is all the citizens of the Ninth Base City! It's my superior, General Zhou Yunfei, it's Mayor Huo Bangguo! As long as I am the director of the National Security Special Action Center, such filth as you will never be allowed in this city!
Lin Rui, you have been the head of the Loyalty Gang for eighty years, and you've been a caretaker for thirty years. In that time, how many people have you killed, how many families have been torn apart? Now, it's time to account for your sins. Put down your weapons and surrender!"
At that moment, a 'click-clack' noise suddenly came from the surroundings, a flash of camera lights flickering.
Turns out it was a group of reporters that Lin Rui had summoned, and now Xue Lingxue had let them in. They were all hiding about 200 meters away with high-definition cameras taking photos and videos.
Upon seeing this scene, Lin Rui's mind suddenly 'thudded', as if a string had completely snapped.
"I'll slaughter you!"
He and that Seventh Realm dark emerald Battle Dragon became even more ferocious and wild in their onslaught! Together, man and dragon paid no heed to the surrounding combat robots or the attack vehicles that provided fire support.
His Battle Dragon was already battered and riddled with numerous wounds. Lin Rui, too, was covered in injuries.
Type 7 combat robots posed a particularly great threat to him, their guns not only precise but also incredibly powerful. The injuries mainly plaguing Lin Rui and the Battle Dragon were courtesy of the Type 7 combat robots.
But Lin Rui could not concern himself with this anymore.
This bastard, this scumbag, even called in the reporters! Allowing these media to capture everything!
Lin Rui completely lost his mind, knowing he was truly finished! Utterly done for.
It was at that moment Lin Rui heard the faint sound of a gunshot, followed by his head bursting open like a watermelon.
"It's a Seventh Realm Super Emperor rank sniper!"
Darkness overtook Lin Rui's vision as he fell into complete despair.
Lin Rui, however, felt his spirit lift; knowing how fiercely tenacious the life force of a Seventh Realm Martial Cultivator was, he didn't hesitate to sever Lin Rui's waist with one cut.
Notification: Defeating a Seventh Realm Demon Transformation Martial Cultivator, 56324 points of Soul Power acquired.
Lin Rui thought to himself that it was indeed the case—this Lin Rui also suffered from Armament Syndrome.
But this man had always lived in luxury and would have had access to top-tier medication, so the symptoms weren't too pronounced.
Meanwhile, eight kilometers away, Zhou Yunfei stood up, putting away the sniper rifle in front of him, thinking that this would wrap up the deputy district head's case involving gang activities and drug concealment perfectly.
Lin Rui's way of handling cases was indeed quite wild. If someone really investigated thoroughly, there could be some trouble.
The trouble wasn't too significant, but unnecessary.
The best way was to forever close Lin Rui's mouth; the dead can't speak, nor can anyone speak for them.