49: The company is planning to make mecha? This is too awesome! I'm so impressed by you!

... 'Tat-tat-tat...'

Submachine guns and pistols spewed red flames, and countless bullets rained down on Lu Xingye.

Aside from the sparks generated by bullets hitting his Iron Man Suit, Lu Xingye was completely unharmed.

The Iron Man Suit truly lived up to its reputation as the strongest single-person weapon.

The submachine guns and pistols weren't even enough to scratch it.

A moment later.

The men in black finished a clip of bullets, the submachine guns clicked twice, and the red flames were forced to stop as there were no more bullets.

And... those men in black—

They stared at Lu Xingye as if they had seen a ghost.

"What the hell is this?"

"An Iron Monster? A mech? This is too damn strong! It's completely impenetrable."

When Mike was licking blood from a knife in the Middle East, he had encountered enemies far more terrifying and numerous, yet he had never been afraid. As long as he had a weapon in hand, he was confident he could take down any enemy.

But... facing this mech in front of him, he was truly scared.

This thing was impenetrable.

Even if it stood there and let him shoot, it would be useless.

Given the combat power of the opponent's mech, it could crush him into a pulp with a single kick, even without using weapons.

At this moment, Lu Xingye's voice came as if from the netherworld, cold and indifferent.

"Are you done shooting?"

"Then it's my turn."

Lu Xingye walked towards the men in black, mentally steeling himself.

These men in black were foreign special operatives; who knew how many lives they had taken? Killing them wasn't excessive at all.

Moreover... these men in black had seen his Iron Man Suit, and he absolutely could not let them live.

Otherwise, he would likely face big trouble in reality.

Killing them, I am enforcing justice on behalf of heaven.

Killing them, I am protecting myself.

Although Lu Xingye continuously tried to steel himself, he had never killed anyone before, and now, being asked to kill, he still felt a reluctance to act.

"Don't come any closer."

Mike hid behind the minivan, quickly reloading his magazine, but Lu Xingye didn't give him another chance to reload.

The Iron Man Suit's feet spewed exhaust flames, covering the less than ten-meter distance in an instant. Its right hand grabbed the minivan, lifted it gently, and then threw it.

The minivan flew in a black arc, landing with a loud 'boom' in the distant lawn.

Without the minivan's shelter, the men in black hiding behind it were exposed.

The men in black's faces changed drastically; this mech lifted a car with one hand? What the hell was this? Was this something human strength could achieve?

Mike was terrified.

At this moment.

He finally realized he couldn't defeat Lu Xingye.

His body went limp, collapsing to the ground, his feet scrambling against the surface, and a liquid similar to Zhao Dawei's seeped out, wetting him.

"Spare me."

"I promise I won't bother you again."

"If you let me go, I promise I will never step foot in Kyushu again, and I'll give you a substantial amount of money." Mike softened, continuously begging Lu Xingye for mercy.

Although Lu Xingye felt a twinge of pity, he was not a bleeding heart.

These twelve men in black had to die.

"Next life, remember not to come looking for trouble with me."

"Since you've come now, don't even think about going back."

Two gun barrels extended from the Iron Man Suit's shoulders, and red flames spewed from their dark muzzles.

Tat-tat-tat... Under the precise control of the artificial intelligence Jarvis, all twelve men in black were accurately headshot.

They died very peacefully, without any pain.

Immediately after.

Lu Xingye suppressed the discomfort of killing and began to clean up the battlefield. The police would be arriving soon, and he had to make the scene appear somewhat reasonable.

For example, picking up the minivan he had just thrown.

For example, filling in some soil on the severely damaged road... As for Zhao Dawei's Mercedes-Benz, with a large hole through its roof, he had no way to fix it.

To avoid exposing the Iron Man Suit and his own existence.

Lu Xingye could only meticulously remove all biological traces from the car, then destroy the car's license plate and anything that could prove personal information.

Only then did he quickly leave with Zhao Dawei... Lu Xingye and Zhao Dawei ran quickly through the forest beside the road. Their plan was to cross this forest, then hail a private car, and quickly leave this troubled area.

"Fourth Brother, what is that thing on your back?"

A moment later.

Zhao Dawei still couldn't contain his curiosity, looking at the briefcase on Lu Xingye's back and asking. He had seen with his own eyes this briefcase transform into a mech, and this mech had wiped out a twelve-person team in an instant.

It was too damn terrifying.

If it weren't for the constant, real sensation of his feet on the ground, he would have thought he was dreaming, dreaming of a future world... After all, how could there be such a thing as a mech in the real world?

"It's a mech!"

"It's our company's next product. It's just that this product is still in the experimental stage, so you wouldn't know." Lu Xingye said without batting an eye. Ever since he encountered such situations more often, he found it easy to fool people, effortlessly and skillfully.

"Our company's product? Fourth Brother, how did you come up with this? To invent such a groundbreaking product!" Zhao Dawei exclaimed, clearly still somewhat incredulous.

"Ah..."

"It's really simple, alright... You just do this, then that, and the mech is made." Lu Xingye continued to bluff.

"..."

Zhao Dawei was silent. After a while, perhaps thinking of something, he asked again:

"Fourth Brother, this mech is so powerful, it's considered a weapon of war, right? Our company doesn't have military production qualifications, are you sure we can produce it?"

"That's why I need you to keep it a secret! Everything you saw today must be buried deep inside you. Even if the police come to ask, you just say you don't know anything. Otherwise, I'll be in big trouble." Lu Xingye said with a smile, then continued walking quickly without stopping.

He could already faintly hear police sirens, meaning the police might have already arrived at the crime scene, and he needed to leave quickly.

"Fourth Brother."

"We are brothers, and you saved me again today. I promise I will take today's events to my grave and never tell a second person." Zhao Dawei stopped and looked seriously at Lu Xingye.

"This... Of course, I believe you'll keep it a secret. Otherwise, I would have dealt with you along with those twelve men in black long ago."

"..."

My friend!

What happened to 'brothers'?

Your thoughts are quite dangerous.

"Fourth Brother, how come this mech of yours looks like something from a movie?" Perhaps thinking of something, Zhao Dawei asked again.

"..."

Now it was Lu Xingye's turn to be silent.

He didn't know how to answer. Should he say that this Iron Man Suit was taken straight out of a movie? And that movie was the famous Marvel's Iron Man.

"I know!" At this moment, Zhao Dawei's voice came again.

Lu Xingye looked at Zhao Dawei in confusion.

You know again?

When did I tell you?

Just don't make up a wrong conclusion.

"You must have imitated it based on the mech from the movie, right?"

"Yes, yes, yes."

Yes, yes, yes... Whatever you say is right now.

Lu Xingye nodded, then seized the opportunity to change the subject, clearly unwilling to elaborate on that topic.

"Dawei, after you go back, quickly acquire some robot sensing companies. Our next product will be making mechs."

"Once we produce a commercially viable mech, you'll be the first to use it, to experience the romance of a man."