Chapter 520: Section 516 - Itchy Fingers
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System: Ding! For killing the enemy Sky Knight, you receive an Energy Points Storage Upgrade (+20000) (Incomplete).
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Emmm…
In a desolate wilderness, under a dark moon and a howling wind, Chen Fei was clutching someone's neck, lost in thought.
The person was not only choked by the neck but also wrapped around with steel wire ropes, each as thick as a thumb, bound tightly, unable to move. Despite possessing a cultivation of Battle Qi, they were entirely incapable of resisting.
A chill at the back of the head, and all the hairs on the body stood on end. Edmund sensed the cold killing intent from Chen Fei and, greatly alarmed, managed to squeeze out a voice from the depths of his throat.
"No, don't kill me!"
"Not enough!"
Chen Fei seemed to be talking to himself, his hand still not letting go.
"Hey, hey! Chen Fei, what are you talking about?"
The communication line with the transport plane was still open, leaving Miyoshi Xuesen completely baffled.
"What?"
What's not enough, just name your price! Sky Knight Edmund's fear grew greater by the moment, feeling like he was being led to the guillotine.
A lamb to the slaughter.
System: Ding! For killing the enemy Sky Knight Edmund, you receive an Energy Points Storage Upgrade (+20000) and +20000 Energy Points (Incomplete).
Neither Sky Knight Edmund nor Miyoshi Xuesen understood Chen Fei's murmurings, but the Dog System did and reacted swiftly.
Chen Fei nodded, looking at the Sky Knight whose face had turned the color of earth, and shrugged his shoulders.
"Sorry!"
Edmund, who had just become aware of the situation, finally confirmed that the other party indeed harbored a murderous intent towards him.
"No, don't, I have important intelligence about the Dragon Riders..."
Crack!~
Edmund's head tilted to the side, his face frozen in a moment of horror, his expression one of unacceptance in death.
Miyoshi Xuesen faintly heard something and asked anxiously, "Hey, hey, Chen Fei, what intelligence? What did he just say?"
"Nothing, he's dead!"
Chen Fei acted as if he had done a trivial thing, tossing the lifeless Sky Knight to the ground, retracting all the steel wire ropes that had bound him.
System: Ding! For killing the enemy Sky Knight Edmund, you receive an Energy Points Storage Upgrade (+20000) and +20000 Energy Points (Completed).
Energy Points: 40000/40000
A little flick of the hand, and the Energy Points are mine.
The Dog System had freeloaded 1000 Energy Points from him before, and now, everything it took from me, it spits back out, with a fine of twenty times over on top of the storage expansion, making it all feel mighty.
NICE!
I always say the Dog System, but it's Chen Xiao'er who's the real dog!
"Dead? What do you mean dead? Who's dead?"
Monk's heart tightened; he had an ominous premonition.
It was hard enough to catch a big fish, and the last thing they needed was an accident.
"Hmm, the prisoner is dead!"
Chen Fei spoke in an indifferent tone as if bored, casually looking around, showing no interest in the corpse.
The Tactical Armor on the body wasn't as advanced as his "Flying Dragon."
Although the Crystal Jet had been absorbed by the "Metal Devouring" skill, there were still many non-metallic parts scattered nearby, among which was the most critical part, the Crystalline Block.
The Crystalline Block he picked up in the depths of the Central Great Desert on the Yangzhou Continent turned out to be an outdated product from more than thirty years ago, naturally unable to compare with the energy storage density of today's new products used in Crystal Jets.
"What????"
Miyoshi Xuesen felt like he'd been dropped into an ice cellar, plummeting from heaven to hell, he couldn't believe his ears. The prisoner was alive just a moment ago, and now, suddenly a corpse?!
He stared dumbfounded for quite a while before he finally came to his senses and said dejectedly, "What exactly happened here?"
The biggest reward from this hunting mission, beyond execution, had just slipped away; how could Monk possibly accept this?
"Slipped of the hand, hmm, saying I was a bit rash wouldn't be wrong either."
Chen Fei was ready to own up to his actions. After all, within a ten mile radius, there was no third person to be found, no chance to pass the blame.
Could it be Xiao Jiu's fault?
With its tiny paws? Yeah right!
Only a fool would believe that!
"Uh..."
Miyoshi Xuesen finally lost his composure, his facial muscles uncontrollably contorted for a moment.
Did Chen Fei even take this seriously? We finally caught a Sky Knight prisoner, and you just had to get handsy? And now he's gone?!
Well, that's actually a pretty strong reason!
Chen Xiao'er does have a history of being handsy, once daring to drag the Dragon of Slaughter to mutual annihilation with a single Dragon Slayer Missile - not just anyone has the courage to face death with such resolve.
"Why did you kill him? Don't you realize he was an important source of intelligence?"
After taking several deep breaths in a row, Miyoshi Xuesen managed to regain his composure, but his voice still trembled slightly; he was probably still furious.
What a mess of a teammate!
Chen Fei, however, spoke up with an innocent look on his face, "I know! Who knew he was so fragile? I just applied a bit of force, and his neck snapped!"
He didn't say out loud that he wasn't aware of the Sky Knight prisoner's value; rather, the Dog System had rewarded him too generously.
Double the storage capacity for Energy Points plus an additional 20,000 points, practically equivalent to directly absorbing a whole aircraft carrier.
Looking for an aircraft carrier to convert entirely into Energy Points is not an easy task.
After making some shady deal with the Dog System, Chen Fei got the deal done with just a flick of his hand; no time to play the honest kid now, how foolish!
As for everything else, who cares!
Miyoshi Xuesen's questioning was as if he was farting - Chen Fei didn't take it to heart at all.
Realizing the "I'm not bothered" subtext in Chen Fei's response, Miyoshi Xuesen deflated and said, "There's nothing I can do, you'll just have to wait for the investigation!"
The entire communication had been recorded and backed up; he wouldn't be able to hide it.
An investigation into Chen Fei's "accidental (handsy)" incident was inevitable.
Honestly, Miyoshi Xuesen didn't want to lose Chen Fei, a very capable member of his team, over this incident.
"I've caused you trouble, Captain Shan Hao!"
Chen Fei did understand some things after all; he wasn't completely heartless.
But the damage was done, the man was dead, and there was no use crying over spilled milk.
"Sigh! Just tell the truth when the time comes!"
Miyoshi Xuesen was helpless.
Although the Blue Star Global United Defense Committee isn't a sovereign entity, that doesn't mean it can act recklessly; certain investigative procedures are unavoidable.
Illuminated by the Light Orb from the Illumination Technique by Little Bird, Chen Fei finally found the sparkling Crystalline Block, its reflective crystals exceptionally conspicuous in the wilderness.
The newly acquired Crystalline Block was a size smaller than the one he previously had, and the Dog System immediately identified its capacity upon acquisition.
With over thirty years of technological disparity, its capacity was at least a hundred times greater, no wonder it was a top-grade Crystalline Block suitable for Crystal Jets.
Chen Fei was initially considering a war of attrition in the battle, but now he realized it was a pipe dream.
With such an immense crystalline energy storage capacity, he would definitely be the first to run out; his Metal Elemental Psychic Power capable of converting into Electric Energy and Crystal Energy wasn't nearly enough to bridge the capacity gap between them.
12 hours later, the entire Huntsman Squad gathered at Aircrew Base 631, ready for a massacre! Enjoy new adventures from My Virtual Library Empire
Gunfire, explosions, screams—these sounds persisted for barely fifteen minutes before everything returned to silence.
The original combat plan was carried out thoroughly, and not a single soul was left alive at the base.
The Crystal Jet was Aircrew Base 631's last struggle; the first wave of aerial attack wiped out the main ground defenses. Those who survived were like lambs to the slaughter, unable to mount any meaningful resistance.
When the Blue Star Global United Defense Committee sent in the Huntsman Squad, it was a sign they weren't going to play nice – villains must die, and no one would be spared.
But now, Chen Xiao'er was in danger!
Of course, he wasn't treated as an enemy, but he was hit with solitary confinement and was locked in a room. He looked at the shiny iron bars and pondered whether he should take a bite to taste what it was like.
Anyone else would've been scared stiff by now, but not Chen Fei with his thick skin; he didn't care one bit!
The Blue Star Global United Defense Committee sent an investigative team, and the leader was someone Chen Fei had met before, Franco, the director of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Upon arriving at the occupied Aircrew Base 631, he immediately called for an interrogation.
"It's you again!"
Franco looked at Chen Fei, with an expression that was neither one nor the other.
"Who are you?"
Chen Fei scrutinized the person in front of him, unsure why he should have any deep grudge against him.
To be precise, he had simply forgotten.
"You don't remember me?"
Franco was about to explode with frustration - was this guy serious?
"Ah? Am I supposed to remember you?"
Chen Fei looked baffled, who the hell was this guy with such a high opinion of himself?
How-old -F*K- dare- are- you?
Who the hell do you think you are?