202: Chapter 202 [Forbidden Items] Illegal Manufacturing

"Roar——!"

The Thunder Horned Dragon, belonging to the magic-affinity thunder-attribute magic dragon species, let out a loud roar.

Plunging down from the sky abruptly, beneath its terrifying dragon claws covered in blue-purple dragon scales and keratin, a member of a Pioneer Squad was caught off guard and slapped flat with a single palm.

Atop its thick double horns, terrifying thunderstorms coiled.

The moment magic power surged, dense thunderous bombardments suddenly descended from the pitch-black sky of the secret realm, the Cliffside Epidemic Hospital.

"Crack!"

"Crack..."

As soon as it made its move, it completely covered this squad from the Underground Anatomy Center.

Meanwhile, Old Feng the shaman's squad...

"Roar!"

They were standing right at the third-floor window on the east side of the Main Hospital Building.

Before they could even see clearly what was happening, two terrifyingly huge figures abruptly appeared out of thin air before their eyes.

One was the familiar boss of the secret realm Cliffside Epidemic Hospital, [Item Number "Kraken" Matrix], and the other was a King Kong Giant Ape... whose shoulders, arms, and even head were covered with a layer of blue-purple crystalline armor.

"Roar!"

The Haji Ape didn't waste any words.

Wielding a fist, like a shield machine with a loud boom, it smashed straight into the wall of the third floor.

Old Feng: "..."

The wind of the fist whistled past the side of Old Feng's cheek, instantly blasting the wall and window in front of him to pieces, while another assassin teammate who had previously luckily escaped from Chu Hong's hands...

...had already been smashed into the wall by a single punch.

A drop of cold sweat slid down the side of Old Feng's pale cheek.

"Brother Jie!"

Someone in the team cried out in shock.

When Old Feng, who reacted the fastest, saw the teammate's corpse beneath that fist—whose body had almost merged with the cement wall, turning into a puddle of mush where even human shape was unrecognizable—the moment the giant ape withdrew its punch...

A bone-chilling cold instantly surged straight from the soles of his feet to his crown.

The instinctive fear of a living creature left him no time to even ponder why three terrifying bosses had popped out of thin air, as his feet had already reacted in the fastest way possible.

"Run!!!"

Several people scrambled to flee.

However.

The eyes of [Ke Xiaoken] on the side were definitely not blind.

Thick tentacles suddenly probed into the building body, completely sealing off all retreat routes of the remaining three people including Old Feng.

Within the team, the drone pilot teammate who was previously responsible for operating the drone...

...couldn't brake in time at the stairs and was instantly wrapped tightly by a tentacle that happened to rush up.

"Ah!!!"

Heart-rending screams, accompanied by despairing fear, once again enshrouded the night sky of this [Cliffside Epidemic Hospital] in an instant.

Chu Hong flipped over and jumped onto a street lamp, casually watching the unilateral slaughter before his eyes.

There was not a shred of sympathy or pity in his eyes.

Every path is chosen by oneself.

Greed backed by matching strength is called bravery and fearlessness, a daring and fighting spirit.

"Big brother! Big brother! We were wrong! We were wrong, spare us!"

"We are willing to offer compensation, everything on us will be given to you!"

"We have several gold-quality collectibles on us..."

The squad leader, who had just acted like "I am doing this for your good" and persuaded Chu Hong to take out and share the red-quality collectibles, was now clutched in the dragon claws of the Thunder Horned Dragon.

The terrifying pressure squeezed his bones and muscles all over his body, causing his pale face to gradually turn flush red, then blue-purple...

However.

Faced with such meaningless begging for mercy, Chu Hong couldn't even be bothered to reply with a single word.

Seeing that Chu Hong completely ignored him, the captain's eyes instantly turned from despair to vicious malevolence.

"Kid! We are people from the He Group of Qianchongzhai Base City! If you kill us, our boss will definitely track you down! You won't be able to escape either!"

At this, Chu Hong's gaze couldn't help but look over with a hint of surprise.

What is this supposed to be?

Enemies meeting on a narrow road?

Having just wiped out a squad from the He Group a few days ago, another squad fell into his hands today. Chu Hong looked at the other party with a strange gaze, smiling yet not smiling.

"Do you people from the He Group all like to provide extra meals for others so much?"

He shook his head gently.

The grudge had already been forged, and saying any extra word would be nonsense. As he indifferently turned his gaze away, the latter amidst a piercing shriek...

...was instantly squeezed to death inside the dragon claws of the Haji Dragon.

Two squads, totaling nine people, with the lowest strength being at the second stage of the Energy Gathering Realm, on the same level as Chu Hong now.

However.

When facing the sneak attack of the three boss-level monsters [Ke Xiaoken], [Primal Little Ape], and [Thunder Horned Dragon], they couldn't even last three minutes.

Squad leader Old Feng, whose limbs were bitten off by the mouthparts and sharp teeth of [Ke Xiaoken] and whose whole body was dripping with blood, was hanging by a thread, full of entreaty and terror as he was handed over to Chu Hong's front by several tentacles.

"Spare, spare my life, spare my life, I, I have red-quality collectibles, right in the insurance vault of the Pioneers Guild, I can give them all to you, please, spare my life..."

Massive blood loss and fear left not a shred of color on the other party's face at this moment.

Despite this, his heart still carried a bit of certainty at the moment.

As long as he said he had a Great Red, he would definitely be able to survive!

After all, no one could resist the temptation of a Great Red.

"As long as I evacuate, my limbs and injuries will instantly fully recover, and there will be plenty of ways to retaliate afterwards..."

He was thinking just that in his heart.

However.

The moment his gaze met Chu Hong's calm eyes, which showed not the slightest emotional fluctuation at that instant, Old Feng's heart couldn't help but shudder fiercely.

That kind of look, he was far too familiar with it...

"You..."

Before he could finish speaking, the tentacles wrapping around his body tightened abruptly.

"Puff!"

Chu Hong looked with disdain as Old Feng, whose corpse had completely turned into a pile of flesh and bone fragments except for his head, was dropped on the ground by [Ke Xiaoken].

"If you had even said the item was at your home or somewhere else, I would still consider it. You f***ing stored the Great Red in the Pioneers Guild treasury and still expect me to let you go?"

He knew all too well how troublesome and tedious it was to retrieve deposited items from the Pioneers Guild, especially gold and red quality collectibles, and how many layers of review the procedures had to go through.

By then, this fellow would suddenly come out with a line saying he was coerced.

And with a backhand slap, he could cause Chu Hong a lot of trouble outside the secret realm.

Glancing at the other squad of the He Group, Chu Hong gently shook his head.

It seemed he would have to proactively visit and stamp out the hidden troubles first...

Meanwhile.

In Qianchongzhai Base City, on the top floor of a building standing tall in the core area of the base city, from where one could almost overlook the entire appearance of the base city from the top floor.

He Zhenshan tightly clutched the report document sent by his subordinate in his hands, looking at the procurement categories clearly marked on it.

His slightly greasy face appeared exceptionally distorted due to greed and wild joy.

"So, that kid's so-called medical treatment is actually researching and manufacturing a [forbidden object] behind the scenes?!"

In front of him, a handsome young man wearing gold-rimmed glasses nodded respectfully.

"That's right, Chairman. Moreover, according to our analysis, Luo Yi most likely has already mastered the manufacturing technology of [forbidden objects]. Although he did a lot of cover-up for this secret procurement, he underestimated the intensity of our surveillance on him."

Hearing this, He Zhenshan's breathing couldn't help but grow rapid.

Aside from the official authorities of various countries...

...[forbidden objects] have always been a red line in this world that must not be touched.

Only those madmen of the Black Hole Council, because of their formidable strength, are not afraid of sanctions and encirclement.

But this precisely illustrates just how huge a temptation [forbidden objects] themselves hold. He Zhenshan's eyes were bloodred.

"That kid should be making the first qualified [forbidden object] right now; we can't move against him at this time... Go, have his sister Luo Xin come see me. Don't startle the snake, just say..."

He Zhenshan's eyes flickered with craftiness: "There is a secret realm that people from our group have never set foot in before. We need her to help bring people in to gather intelligence. Once it succeeds, I can exempt her from twenty million source energy point debts!"