King of Assassins
Chapter 81 - 80 Ice Sword Qi

Chapter 81: Chapter 80 Ice Sword Qi

The underground part of the Yuanlong Company’s Headquarter Tower has more than thirty floors, with a spatial area larger than the above-ground building.

All thirty-plus floors belong to the company’s research department, gathering the company’s top talents, most resources, and the strongest security system.

Although Wu Caiyun is the Head of Security, the underground experiment zone has an independent security system and does not fall under her jurisdiction.

In this aspect, Wu Caiyun’s position in the Yuanlong Company is not considered high, as she has not entered the true management level.

However, as Wei Yue’s confidant, Wu Caiyun is still highly respected within the company.

Wei Yue has always trusted Wu Caiyun significantly, but she is very clear in her work. She rarely brings Wu Caiyun to the underground experiment zone.

This time, Wei Yue was evidently in a good mood, which is why she brought Wu Caiyun with her to the twenty-second underground floor by elevator.

This is also the core area of the experiment zone, where various confidential materials and important experimental samples are stored.

The outer defense area of the twenty-second floor is equipped with armed robots and various advanced security devices. Not even a mosquito can sneak in unnoticed.

Strictly speaking, even external bacteria cannot enter the twenty-second floor.

Both Wei Yue and Wu Caiyun must undergo extensive disinfection before entering the core area of the twenty-second floor.

Fortunately, with advanced disinfection equipment, there’s no need for processes like undressing and bathing. The powerful light wave sterilization is sufficient to penetrate clothing and kill all parasitic bacteria.

It was Wu Caiyun’s first time in the twenty-second-floor experiment zone, and her first sight was rows of upright glass containers inside.

Inside these glass containers, there are various experiment subjects: humans, members of the alien race with ferocious beast-like appearances, the insect-like insect race, and various other strange life forms.

Of course, most of them are human race.

To produce genetic potions, various experiment subjects are needed to collect data.

As for how these experiment subjects were obtained, Yuanlong Company procured them through legal channels.

Compared to other companies, Yuanlong Company is considered to have a conscience. Of course, Yuanlong Company is not doing charity.

Experiment subjects are just that, experiment subjects, and they do not care about their past. They only care about the experimental data on them.

Seeing such an experimental scene for the first time, Wu Caiyun felt a tingle down her spine.

Normal people would find it uncomfortable to treat life as mere experimental subjects.

"Minister Wu, there’s no need to be afraid. The glass containers are specially made. Even a Tenth-level Expert would find it hard to break out of them."

Wei Ming, the lab’s head, came over. His hair was entirely gray, and even his eyebrows were gray. He wore a white lab coat, and despite his friendly smile, there was always a kind of terrifyingly dangerous aura about him.

Wu Caiyun knew of Wei Ming’s prowess. He is Wei Yue’s cousin, over ten years her senior, yet an ardent supporter of Wei Yue.

One holds the company’s management power, the other holds the laboratory, firmly controlling Yuanlong Company.

"Hello, Director Wei."

Wu Caiyun greeted Wei Ming respectfully, with a very humble attitude.

Wei Ming nodded and smiled at Wei Yue, saying, "What brings you here so late?"

Wei Yue smiled, "Bringing you an excellent experiment subject."

Wei Ming glanced at Wu Caiyun: "You’re referring to Minister Wu?"

He nodded and said, "A Seventh-level Source Power Cultivator is indeed a rare experimental subject. Very valuable."

Wu Caiyun was appalled, adopting a defensive stance as she slowly retreated backward.

Wei Yue sighed lightly and asked, "Caiyun, I have been good to you. Why did you betray me?"

Wu Caiyun’s face turned deathly pale.

She wanted to argue, but facing Wei Yue’s calm, cold gaze, she did not dare to lie.

For Wei Yue to say this proved that she had ample evidence.

Conversely, even without evidence, since Wei Yue had decided to act, there was no way she’d let her leave.

Having been with Wei Yue for over ten years, Wu Caiyun knew her too well. Wei Yue either doesn’t act or acts thoroughly.

"Boss, I was forced."

At the moment of life and death, Wu Caiyun couldn’t help but plead, hoping Wei Yue would spare her life.

"I understand, people have many weaknesses. It’s easy to be manipulated and controlled by others."

Wei Yue softly said, "I don’t blame you. It’s just that mistakes come at a cost."

She calmly said, "We just happen to lack data on source power experts. Caiyun, you can help me one last time. Then we’ll be even."

Of course, Wu Caiyun wasn’t willing to surrender. Her eyes flashed fiercely as she prepared to fight to the death. On the other side, Wei Ming suddenly pointed a finger.

The formless Sword Qi transformed from Source Power shot towards Wu Caiyun.

The Sword Qi was formless and colorless. Wu Caiyun, shocked by the incoming Sword Qi, was about to dodge when the formless Sword Qi split, instantly piercing the Source Power nodes in her forehead and chest.

The sharp Ice Cold Sword Qi also disrupted the flow of Source Power within Wu Caiyun, freezing her entirely in place, unable to exert any strength.

Wu Caiyun looked at Wei Ming in extreme horror. This was Formless Sword Qi that only top swordsmen could unleash, and the Sword Qi also had special energy transformations: Ice Power.

This Wei Ming, surprisingly, is a tenth-level swordsman! She actually knew nothing about it.

Wei Ming really keeps his secrets well.

Wu Caiyun was both shocked and scared. She still wanted to beg for mercy, but two robots came over and roughly stripped her clothes off, then put her into an experiment cabin.

Wei Ming said to Wei Yue, "Do you want to avoid this? It’s going to be quite an unpleasant scene."

Wei Yue shook her head, "If I lose, I will suffer worse than her. I want to watch this and remember it forever."

"You’re always so rational."

Wei Ming didn’t insist. He started the equipment to inject the Skywalker Gene Potion into Wu Caiyun.

While doing so, he explained to Wei Yue, "Wu Caiyun’s Source Power nodes have solidified, making it almost impossible to break through. So, we need to add some stimuli, as well as increase the dosage."

"This kind of passive upgrading is quite painful. I hope Minister Wu can endure it for a while."

Wei Ming wasn’t familiar with Wu Caiyun; as a scientific fanatic, he had no feelings for ordinary people.

Talking about conducting experiments, he was filled with enthusiasm.

Ordinary test subjects are easy to obtain, but Source Power experts are very rare. Especially seventh-level Source Power experts, who can be considered top-tier experts in Mingjing City.

Wu Caiyun, as the security minister, naturally had her abilities.

With one injection after another of the Skywalker Gene Potion, Wu Caiyun’s body began to swell and deform.

The genetic sequence mutation caused Wu Caiyun enormous pain. She struggled hard in the experiment cabin, but couldn’t break it open.

Wei Yue coldly watched all of this and said to Wei Ming, "After being sniped by Ghost Spear at the restaurant last time, I suspected there were internal problems. This time I sent Wu Caiyun to deliver goods, and only she knew about it. Yet something went wrong again. This proves Wu Caiyun is the mole."

She sighed and said, "Wu Caiyun isn’t smart, yet dared to come back and report, really thought I was foolish."

Wei Yue turned with an excited face to Wei Ming and said, "There’s good news, An Shirong has been killed."

"Hmm?!"

Wei Ming almost thought he heard wrong. He stared at Wei Yue, waiting for her to confirm again.

"That’s right, An Shirong is dead. I had someone kill him."

Wei Yue shared the secret hidden in her heart, feeling a burst of relief.

Such a big matter pressed inside truly suffocated her. She could only share this joy with Wei Ming.

Wei Ming gaped for quite a while before suddenly coming to his senses, "How did you do it? That’s An Shirong, the President of Divine Shield, An Family Patriarch, tenth-level expert, a top leader in Mingjing!"

Wei Ming was really shocked. An Shirong was too powerful. With An Shirong dead, the An family would inevitably fall apart.

This is the nature of people; one or two wise individuals who consider the bigger picture cannot change the situation.

This kind of An family, unable to fend for themselves, would pose no threat to Yuanlong Group anymore.

Without An Shirong, even if they lost the True Sword Duel, the situation would not immediately spiral out of control. One could say, they had already won more than half of this round.

"I just did it."

In front of her loyal cousin, Wei Yue couldn’t help but reveal a smug smile.

She had bet right on this one! Her mood soared with ease.

Fang Zhenshan, An Shirong, these men wanted to take her wealth and subdue her. The way they looked at her was filled with strong possessiveness, a man’s dominance over a woman.

In their eyes, she was just prey, just food.

Wei Yue could tolerate failure, but not this humiliation. She would rather die than be subdued. She would never submit to anyone.

Thus, she dared to make this big deal with an unknown Blood Shadow.

Wei Yue would rather lose everything than surrender easily. She would rather die without a burial place than kneel and beg for life.

Ever since An Shirong decided to make a move on her, they became mortal enemies.

The men who wanted to conquer her all turned into corpses, became ashes.

This kind of thrill is indescribable.

For this kind of thrill, Wei Yue felt any cost was worth it, even if Yuanlong Company were to be destroyed tomorrow!

In fact, Wei Yue had already tried to highly regard Blood Shadow. Blood Shadow’s abilities still left her significantly astonished.

No matter what Blood Shadow schemed, having come this far, Wei Yue had no way out. Nor did she want to retreat.

No matter how endless the abyss ahead, it was her own choice. She would never back down!

Wei Yue said again to Wei Ming, "If Blood Shadow can take care of Bai Yuncheng, you won’t have to make a move."

Wei Ming sighed, "It’s always good if I don’t have to take action. I’ve devoted myself to scientific research for these ten years, and my swordsmanship has hardly progressed. Facing Bai Yuncheng, my odds of winning aren’t high."

The Third Swordsman of the East Continent isn’t just a title. Although he was confident, Wei Ming wasn’t blind. He considered himself a scientist, not much interested in a True Sword Duel.

Especially a duel where losing was more likely, it’s better not to fight.

The next day, the news of An Shirong’s death spread like a landing typhoon, causing a storm in Mingjing City’s upper echelon.