70: Chapter 70 A third-rank official versus a sixth-rank official? I wouldn't even dare to dream of it.

"You're crazy… Captain, you are absolutely crazy."

Xiang Lie held the so-called "encryption chip" (which was actually a common biological chip from a Deep Sea Demon Octopus) in his hands, his entire body's muscles trembling uncontrollably.

He looked at Lin Yuan, who was busy all around, and swallowed hard: "That is a Sixth-Rank Grandmaster!"

"Do you know what a Sixth-Rank represents? That is a monster who has cultivated 'Martial Dao Intent' and is covered in 'Gang Qi Armor'! Even if a heavy sniper rifle were fired point-blank at his forehead, it might not even break his defense! He could crush the three of us with just one finger!"

A Third-Rank fighting a Sixth-Rank; there was a whole major realm of difference between them. If it were an ordinary Fourth or Fifth-Rank, Lin Yuan might be able to maneuver around them with his methods, but a Grandmaster… that was a leap in the level of life.

"Hand it over to the Commander?"

Lin Yuan stopped what he was doing, turned around, and looked at the two of them with deep, quiet eyes:

"Although Lu Tianhe is a Seventh-Rank, how many spies does he have around him? Wang Hai has been operating in the Logistics Department for over a decade, and his connections are deeply rooted. If we can't produce ironclad evidence, we might be detained by the Military Police Team for 'slandering a superior officer' before we even see the Commander."

"We don't need to convince anyone; we just need to tear off Wang Hai's human skin and let everyone see the monster beneath."

"Or…" A flash of madness crossed Lin Yuan's eyes, "just slaughter him directly."

【System Space · Mall 2.0】

After calming his teammates down, Lin Yuan found a corner to sit in, his consciousness instantly sinking into his mind.

Looking at the golden numbers on the panel—【Current slaughter value: 62,300 points】, Lin Yuan's heartbeat accelerated slightly.

This was a huge sum of money he had earned by slaughtering madly throughout the night during the beast tide.

"System, list the items capable of dealing with a Sixth-Rank Grandmaster."

【Searching… Screening complete.】

Rows of dazzling products popped out.

Option A: 【Sixth-Rank Grandmaster Experience Card (1 minute)】

Description: Forcibly raises the host's strength to the early Sixth-Rank. The user will be weak for three days after the duration ends.

Price: 100,000 points.

Lin Yuan: Never mind, can't afford it.

Option B: 【Miniature Tactical Nuclear Bomb (Individual Version)】

Description: Leaves nothing alive within a five-kilometer radius.

Price: 50,000 points.

Lin Yuan: This could indeed blow Wang Hai to death, but I would die too, and the entire base would have to be buried with me.

Pass.

Lin Yuan's gaze moved rapidly downward, finally locking onto the "Formation" and "Hidden Weapon" sub-categories.

He needed restrictive measures and also a way to break defenses.

"This is it."

Lin Yuan gritted his teeth and tapped his finger hard on two icons.

1. 【Disposable Consumable: Nine Heavens Thunder Prison Formation (Incomplete Version)】

Price: 45,000 slaughter value.

Description: A simplified version of an ancient killing formation. Once activated, it can form an independent thunder space with a diameter of one hundred meters. The formation is filled with high-pressure thunder plasma, can suppress the Gang Qi strength of warriors below the Sixth-Rank by 30%, and seals the space, prohibiting teleportation and escape.

Duration: 5 minutes.

2. 【Qi-Breaking Poison Needle (Specially designed to break Grandmaster Gang Qi)】

Price: 13,000 slaughter value.

Description: Crafted from Abyss Demon Iron, it possesses the "Rule-Breaking" attribute, ignores energy shields below B-Rank, and has an extremely strong penetrating and corrosive effect on Grandmaster-level Gang Qi. The needle tip is quenched with "Soul-Devouring Toxin"; once it enters the body, it instantly paralyzes the nerves.

【Total consumption: 58,000 points!】

【Confirm?】

"Confirm!"

As Lin Yuan's will fell, his originally wealthy account instantly shrank, leaving only a pitiful 4,300 points of pocket change.

Lin Yuan felt his heart dripping with blood; this was the nest egg he had traded his life for, and in one night, it was back to square one!

A flash of light appeared in his hand, and four purple formation flags and a pitch-black, ink-like thin needle appeared in his palm.

Lin Yuan gripped the poison needle tightly, his eyes flashing with a gambler's ruthlessness:

"Wang Hai, oh Wang Hai…"

"Your life had better be worth this price. Otherwise, I won't let you go even if I become a ghost."

02:45 AM.

"Xiaoxiao, bury all the C-Rank high-explosive landmines at the door and under the windows. Don't save them, bury them all!"

"Xiang Lie, sit in the middle of the warehouse, hold this decoder (actually a game console), and pretend to be cracking the chip. Your expression needs to be focused and nervous!"

While directing, Lin Yuan used Spiritual Telekinesis to stealthily integrate the four flags of the 【Nine Heavens Thunder Prison Formation】 into the steel beams around the warehouse.

The flags entered the pillars and instantly became invisible; only Lin Yuan could sense that terrifying, hidden power of thunder.

"Captain… I'm the bait?" Xiang Lie pointed at his nose, his face turning green, "What if he comes in and gives me a slap? I'll be gone!"

"Don't worry, he is a cautious person."

Lin Yuan patted Xiang Lie's shoulder and comforted him: "A traitor like him fears nothing more than secrets leaking out. Before he gets the chip, he won't be willing to kill you. And…"

Lin Yuan retreated into the dark shadows, his cicada wing flying daggers silently hovering beside him:

"I will strike before he does."

"Remember, we only have one chance. The moment the formation activates is when we decide life and death."

03:00 AM.

The night was deep, and everything was silent.

Sitting in the center of the warehouse, the cold sweat on Xiang Lie's forehead had already dripped onto the table; he could even hear the frantic "thump-thump-thump" of his own heartbeat.

Suddenly.

On the warehouse's long-rusted iron door, the huge alloy padlock suddenly began to turn red and soften.

The door slowly opened.

The hairs on Xiang Lie's body stood up instantly, his body stiffening like a stone.

A figure wearing black night-traveling clothes and a mask floated in like a ghost. He didn't bring any subordinates; it was as if he had merged with the night.

That was the Logistics Minister, Wang Hai.

As a Sixth-Rank Grandmaster, he was confident that he could silently wipe out these few ignorant little ants, just as he was confident that no one in this world could discover his true identity.

Wang Hai looked at Xiang Lie, who had his back to him and was "focusing on cracking" the chip, a flash of contempt in his eyes.

Too weak.

Not even a shred of alertness.

"Young people nowadays…"

Wang Hai's voice rang out abruptly in the empty warehouse, carrying a kind of cat-and-mouse playfulness:

"Are too smart, and often don't live long."

"Where is student Lin Yuan? Why not come out to welcome your superior?"

As he spoke, he slowly raised his hand, and in his palm, a dark green Gang Qi was condensing.

Just one palm.

This place would become a dead zone.

However.

"Minister Wang, I've been waiting for you for a long time."

Wang Hai looked up abruptly.

He saw Lin Yuan hanging upside down in the shadow of the warehouse rafters, his dark blue eyes shining frighteningly in the darkness, holding a purple formation core in his hand.

"Welcome to…"

"My Thunder Prison."

Snap!

The formation disk in his hand was instantly crushed.

【Nine Heavens Thunder Prison Formation · Activate!】

BOOM—!!!

The originally pitch-black warehouse was illuminated in that instant by countless blinding purple lights!

Four thick thunder pillars shot up from the four corners of the southeast, northwest, and instantly converged at the top of the warehouse, forming a spherical cage filled with violent thunder plasma!

"What is this?!"

Wang Hai's calm, unruffled gaze finally turned into terror at this moment.

"Close the door and beat the dog!"