124: Chapter 124 Brushing Shoulders with the Demon

It was Tani Hisao.

This name was like a red-hot branding iron, searing fiercely into Chen Xi's nerves.

In that instant, the blood throughout his body seemed to freeze.

"Sir, the fire in the south of the city is under control, but the granary... is almost completely destroyed."

The adjutant's voice carried a hint of tremor.

"Baka!"

Tani Hisao kicked the office door, making a huge noise.

"A bunch of idiots! You can't even guard a granary!"

He walked into the room swearing, tossed his hat onto the table, then headed straight for the liquor cabinet and poured himself a glass of whiskey.

Chen Xi pressed himself into the shadows behind the door, having even stopped breathing.

The optical camouflage blended his figure into the environment, but the scent of the devil, so close at hand, made the killing intent within him roar like an out-of-control beast.

It was him.

It was this short, stout man with a toothbrush mustache who ordered this city to be turned into hell.

It was him who caused three hundred thousand compatriots to die in despair and pain.

Chen Xi's right hand unconsciously tightened around the handle of the [weeding sickle].

"Hum—"

The high-frequency vibrating particle blade emitted a barely audible low hum, like a hungry beast.

Kill him!

Now! Immediately! Kill him!

A frantic voice roared in his mind.

He only needed one step to sever this sinful head from its neck.

In the [Livestream room], all the viewers went crazy.

[It's him! It's Tani Hisao! [Master Xi]! Kill him, ahhhhh!]

[[Master Xi], calm down! It's a trap! If you kill him, you won't be able to escape!]

[Kill! What are you afraid of! Avenge the three hundred thousand compatriots in [Nanjing]!]

[Don't kill him! If you die, who will save more people! Retreat! Retreat quickly!]

The [bullet chat] was completely divided; half was the fire of revenge, half was rational concern.

In the "Great Wall" [Command Center], Elder Long stood up abruptly and roared into the communicator.

"Ghost! Retreat! That is an order! Retreat immediately!"

Chen Xi's sanity was like a string stretched to its limit, ready to snap at any moment.

His eyes were bloodshot.

He could even imagine the scene of his blade striking, with hot blood spraying onto the wall.

Just at the moment he was about to lose control.

A pair of cold but powerful hands grabbed him tightly from behind.

It was [Zhao Beichen].

This old man had followed him down from the ventilation duct at some point, and was now using all his strength to restrain [Chen Xi].

"Child! Calm down!"

[Zhao Beichen]'s voice rang in his ears like a thunderclap.

"Think about the mission! Think about the people we've saved! Think about the evidence we haven't had time to look at yet!"

"If you die, everything will be gone!"

This shout was like a basin of ice water, forcibly pulling [Chen Xi] back from the edge of madness.

The blood-red color in his eyes faded slightly.

(Right... the evidence...)

(If I die, everything will be gone.)

Inside the office.

[Tani Hisao] seemed to sense the whispering, frowning as he turned around in confusion.

"Who's there?"

He subconsciously reached for the holster at his waist.

The air froze.

At the critical moment.

Someone unexpected moved.

[Nakajima Shinichi].

This captive, who had been dragged along at the back like a dead dog by [Chen Xi], suddenly burst with an astonishing desire to survive.

He lunged from the corner and grabbed [Tani Hisao]'s thigh.

"[Division Commander], save me! Save me!"

He was streaming with tears and snot, acting like a madman, crying out in a voice that was almost cracking.

"There's an assassin! There's a ghost! He killed Lord Sato! He's here to kill you!"

This Oscar-worthy performance instantly attracted the full attention of [Tani Hisao] and the adjutant.

[Tani Hisao] looked down at the [Major] with snot and tears all over his face, his expression full of disgust and confusion.

"Who are you?!"

Now!

A cold glint flashed in [Chen Xi]'s eyes.

He did not rush at [Tani Hisao].

Instead, utilizing this precious second, his figure shot to the office window like a cannonball.

He raised the [slingshot] in his hand.

Aiming at no one.

Instead, he aimed at the sky above the headquarters compound and pulled the trigger.

A special flashbang, silently and at supersonic speed, shot into the night sky.

The next second.

"BOOM—!!!!!"

"ZZZ—!!!!!"

A deafening roar that could tear eardrums, and a blinding light that turned the night into day in an instant, exploded over the headquarters.

The entire headquarters compound instantly turned into a chaotic mess.

The sharp alarm sounded again.

Countless [Soldier]s rushed out of the barracks, looking at the sky in terror, not knowing what had happened.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

"Get down! Take cover!"

[Tani Hisao] was also stunned by this sudden turn of events.

Taking advantage of the moment everyone's attention was diverted.

[Chen Xi] pulled up [Nakajima Shinichi], who was still "performing" on the ground, and grabbed [Zhao Beichen] beside him.

"Go!"

Without the slightest hesitation, he smashed through the third-floor window, held the two of them, and leaped down.

"Ah—!"

[Zhao Beichen] and [Nakajima Shinichi] let out terrified screams.

During the descent, [Chen Xi] calmly pressed a hidden button on the side of the [anti-smog mask] he was wearing on his face.

[Exoskeleton auxiliary system - Anti-gravity buffer mode, activated.]

A gentle but powerful force instantly enveloped the three of them.

Their descent speed slowed abruptly in a way that defied the laws of physics.

Finally, the three of them landed silently and lightly on the lawn in the backyard of the headquarters like three feathers.

[Chen Xi] didn't pause for a moment, dragging the two people who were already scared silly, reactivated his optical camouflage, and quickly disappeared into the shadows and chaos caused by the night.

Leaving behind only [Tani Hisao] in that third-floor office, still shaken, and the two shocking characters written in blood on the wall behind him.

Judgment.