Chapter 235 The Ten-Person List: All Present

Before Zhou Zhenguo Zhou could speak,

Chen Yu nodded first. 'Alright, let's get out and give it a try.'

'Get out?'

Zhao Gang was momentarily stunned, then quickly understood. 'Don't worry, I can swing it fine inside the Vehicle. The cabin ceiling is high enough...'

'Not for you.'

'My pet is a bit special. It needs space.'

Chen Yu explained calmly.

Zhou Zhenguo Zhou made a gesture. The driver in the front immediately operated the controls, and the heavy alloy door slowly swung outward.

*Swoosh—*

*Swoosh—*

The sound of the torrential rain instantly became deafening!

The rain curtain pelted the highway densely, the splashing water high enough to submerge ankles!

On both sides of the highway was a greyish-white expanse of ocean. Raindrops striking the sea surface stirred up countless fine, dense bubbles!

Chen Yu tossed Water Bubble out. It hit the highway, bounced, and let out a couple of 'gurgle gurgle' sounds.

This wasn't a complaint.

On the contrary,

it was quite satisfied with this sudden shower and seemed rather excited.

Zhao Gang climbed down from the Vehicle door. He held his blade vertically in front of him, a coppery light beginning to envelop the blade.

'Old Zhao is pushing his Talent to the limit!'

Someone standing by the Vehicle door murmured, 'The last time I saw him in this state was at the second site, when he sliced a Green-fanged Snake clean in two with one slash!'

The other female soldiers also held their breath:

'Lu Heng, your cute little pet can't possibly be a match!'

'It's so tiny! If Old Zhao's blade comes down... it'll be wiped out without a trace!'

'Lu Heng, you should stop it! Don't let it die!'

Chen Yu made a 'shh' gesture. His completely unconcerned demeanor left the several female soldiers speechless.

One of them, who particularly liked Water Bubble, even stomped her foot in frustration, turning her head away, unable to watch.

Zhou Zhenguo Zhou didn't speak, merely watched quietly.

Zhao Gang's boot sole twisted violently on the wet asphalt. The pooled water exploded into a fan-shaped curtain, and he used the rotational force to bring his blade down in a diagonal slash!!!

A coppery halo burst from the blade's edge!!!

At the same moment, Water Bubble tilted its head up, facing the direction of the incoming blade, and suddenly launched itself forward!!!

'Hey!!!'

No one expected that in this situation, the little thing would actually charge towards the attack?!

They had to remember, Old Zhao's full-power slash had already pressed the water on the ground into a shallow pit with its sheer wind pressure!

Under everyone's watchful eyes—

Water Bubble halted mid-air. Its soccer-ball-sized body exploded open within a fraction of a second!

A slight smile touched Chen Yu's lips. It was even larger now than during its confrontation with the Xuanming Tiger at Misty Hidden Square!

A blue-white light surged from within it,

withstanding Zhao Gang's slash head-on. Zhao Gang's expression changed drastically!

That rebounding force was indescribable! It traveled along the blade, wrist, forearm, shoulder—

lifting his entire body off the ground and hurling him backward!

*Swoosh!*

*Thud!*

Zhao Gang, blade and all, flew out over three meters, tumbling a full seven hundred and twenty degrees in the air!

His long blade flew from his grip, embedding itself in the pooled water at the highway's edge!

He slid another meter or so before landing on his back, sending water splashing high!

The scene, while not perilous, was intensely thrilling, drawing gasps from everyone inside the Vehicle.

'Old Zhao... was bounced away? Without even leaving a mark?'

'Wait, hold on, how did that jelly get so big?'

'Is this an enhancement? This is more like an evolution, damn it!'

People murmured to themselves. The previously worried female soldiers fell silent.

No wonder he was chosen by Officer Zhou.

Just the combat power of this pet alone probably reaches S-rank!

Zhou Zhenguo Zhou leaned against the inner side of the hatch, arms crossed over his chest. Pei Yuanheng's report had detailed how absurd this jelly's abilities were, but seeing it firsthand was a different matter from reading a report...

Not far away,

Zhao Gang was helped back into the Vehicle by two teammates. After the door closed, he let out a soft sigh. 'I lost.'

Zhou Zhenguo Zhou nodded, then swept his gaze over everyone present. 'Regarding the tenth slot for the Global Slaughterhouse, does anyone else have any objections?'

For a moment,

no one spoke further.

Zhao Gang's ability was an A-rank equipment-type Talent, comparable to an S-rank combat type to a certain degree.

If even he was defeated so thoroughly, it meant Lu Heng was no ordinary person.

Perhaps he really was on the same level as that group of people?

Thinking this, many glanced towards the depths of the Vehicle compartment, where a partitioned alloy door stood.

Zhou Zhenguo Zhou tossed Zhao Gang a dry towel, then smiled at Chen Yu. 'Since the roster is now complete, follow me. Meet your teammates.'

Chen Yu stood up and followed Zhou Zhenguo Zhou deeper inside.

Along the way, many eyes fell upon him.

But Chen Yu remained unflinching, meeting each gaze in turn.

Finally, Zhou Zhenguo Zhou placed his hand on the alloy door and said quietly, 'Pay attention to the information.'

Chen Yu was momentarily puzzled, but the chat window immediately opened.

[Zhou Zhenguo Zhou: Don't show any reaction to what I'm about to say on your face. Behind this door are nine people. You'll recognize Han Cheng at first glance, but don't show any hint of killing intent. He's very sensitive.]

[Zhou Zhenguo Zhou: The reason he must be eliminated is because his Talent is called Blood Blade, SSS-rank. The awakening medium is a Republican-era executioner's sword. The blade has taken too many lives, and the accumulated resentment has settled into the blade itself. His ability is that with every person he kills, another layer of resentment stacks in his mind. It's piled up to the point where his nerves are now completely frayed.]

[Zhou Zhenguo Zhou: At the last site, ten Vehicle crew members encountered poison gas. When the toxic fog spread, visibility was less than two meters. Han Cheng and over twenty others were trapped in an abandoned factory building.]

[Zhou Zhenguo Zhou: By the time the main force found them, those twenty-plus people were dead, killed by blade wounds. But given Han Cheng's status, I could only suppress the matter.]

[Zhou Zhenguo Zhou: For this operation, he is the team leader, also on Han Qingshan's orders. But the problem is, once he unleashes his Talent Release, I'm afraid no one will be able to restrain him anymore, including me.]

*Click.*

The alloy door opened. Zhou Zhenguo Zhou stepped through first.

Chen Yu followed closely behind.

The space behind the door was much smaller than outside, but the sense of pressure had doubled.

The soundproofing here was exceptionally strong. The rain sounds from outside were completely cut off.

By a long table sat nine people.

Four males on the left, three males and two females on the right.

But Chen Yu's initial focus wasn't on any Han Cheng.

Rather... when one of the female members saw him, her eyes flickered slightly.

Chen Yu remained expressionless. He shifted his gaze away from her face, withdrawing his attention naturally.

Then he walked around the long table and took the last empty seat on the left, filling it completely.

*Click.*

The door lock re-engaged. Zhou Zhenguo Zhou walked to the head of the long table. 'The Global Slaughterhouse. Ten-person roster. All present and accounted for.'