Twin Dimension Yin-Yang Mirror: Attaining immortality through the martial path
Chapter 419 - 375: Greed is Never Satisfied, the Frog in the Well

Chapter 419: Chapter 375: Greed is Never Satisfied, the Frog in the Well

Through the lens of Camera No. 79,

he watched from a distance,

although not being there in person,

Huang Shicheng still felt a chill run through his entire body.

That intense killing intent seemed to penetrate the lifeless lens and reach into his soul.

Especially seeing his company’s two A-ranked experts, regarded as mainstays, being killed as easily as slaughtering chickens and dogs, he felt an overwhelming sense of helplessness that could drive a person mad.

"How can he be so strong? I hate it, why didn’t I realize sooner that the things inside General Wenshan’s Tomb were so precious?

It’s said that the breathing technique has an incredibly astonishing effect that can enhance one’s life essence in a short period of time.

Considering the speed of this enhancement, and the comprehensive improvement from spirit to body, combined with the Stance Method, the potential is absolutely staggering. Expert assessments suggest that reaching S-rank might even be an understatement..."

Thinking of this, Huang Shicheng regretted it so much that he slapped himself hard, his eyes turning blue.

The more he witnessed Zhou Ping’an’s terrifying combat power, the more he felt his decision-making was utter crap.

"Originally, I had the best chance to seize everything in the General’s Tomb, but I didn’t do it..."

"However, it’s not too late to make up for it now."

With this thought, Huang Shicheng clenched his teeth.

He glanced at the camera again and saw the figure flicker and then disappear. He quickly realized something, "With Zhou Ping’an’s murderous nature, he will not just kill a team from Hongguang Group.

He could find the hidden location of the first team in a very short time, as well as where the second team’s camp is. Naturally, he couldn’t be deceived."

Thinking of this, cold sweat broke out on Huang Shicheng’s forehead, and he hurriedly dialed a number in a panic, "Xingzao, hurry, don’t ask why, lead your second group toward Elder Ruan’s location at headquarters, this is extremely urgent."

"Is it a mission?"

On the other end, the supervisor of the second group, Nie Xingzao, sounded puzzled.

His speech was unhurried.

Anyone ambushed and settled well, being called to immediately change their defensive position, would be momentarily dumbfounded.

"Zhou Ping’an, Zhou Ping’an is coming to kill us, Qian Jiaxi and Huang Zhiwei are all gone. I suspect you’ve been exposed too. If you don’t leave now, it’ll be too late."

Huang Shicheng almost yelled, "Don’t bullshit, run, that’s an order."

Hearing that the other side finally realized the severity of the situation, they stopped their incessant chattering.

Huang Shicheng, gasping for air, then hurriedly dialed another number.

It rang more than a dozen times, no one answered, and it hung up automatically.

Sweat ran down Huang Shicheng’s face again, persistently continuing to call.

Just as the call connected, an impatient elderly voice came through, and without wasting words, Huang Shicheng immediately said, "The gains here in Dongjiang, plus thirty percent, in exchange for Elder Ruan taking action. Capture Zhou Ping’an. If nothing else works, killing him will suffice."

"What happened?"

Ruan Yucheng drew a breath of smoke with a snap, and asked in surprise, "You’re willing to pay such a high price?"

To give up another thirty percent of the branch’s profits meant that Huang’s own share from the branch company would be left with very little.

Without being driven to the limit, he would not make such a decision.

Could it be that his base was being ransacked?

"Fifty percent. I would rather give out all the profits here as an offering for Elder Ruan to cultivate, only asking for this operation to be successful," said Huang Shicheng, his voice like iron.

He knew his own gambling tendencies were quite heavy.

Sometimes, once he saw an opportunity, he would risk everything recklessly to seize it.

The methods Zhou Ping’an held, those that could rapidly evolve the flesh and spirit, were the biggest opportunity.

Unfortunately, there was no solid proof, no evidence;

all of his judgments were pieced together from fragments of news.

These pieced-together "truths" might convince himself, but they wouldn’t convince headquarters.

But now, as long as he captured Zhou Ping’an, it would all be worth it.

Even if he couldn’t catch him, killing him and obtaining his body tissue for detailed analysis would still yield great results.

Huang Shicheng had great confidence in his company’s genetic engineering projects.

Besides, without Zhou Ping’an’s interference,

those who practiced the Breath Control Technique couldn’t escape one by one. Was there fear of not obtaining the methods?

All the secrets of the General’s Tomb could be unearthed bit by bit.

At this moment, Huang Shicheng momentarily forgot Zhou Ping’an’s earlier godlike and ghostly mighty prowess.

Because he had great confidence in Elder Ruan Yucheng.

This person, despite his decrepit and unsophisticated appearance, was no ordinary figure. Even among the company’s S-rank hierarchy, he was a standout.

If this man didn’t have personality flaws, being avaricious and unpleasant to speak with,

he wouldn’t be relegated to work in a branch.

Officially, it was a heavy responsibility entrusted to him, but everyone knew what it really was.

Wasn’t it because nobody wanted to deal with this annoying old man?

But it was also because of this that Elder Ruan’s strength was so formidable that others couldn’t do anything about him, and he had to be sent far away out of sight.

In fact, no one even thought about dealing with him.

"Alright, isn’t it just a young man? He’s only been promoted to S-rank for a few days. He might not even fully understand the energy inside him. Are you that scared?

Relax, young Huang, as long as you keep your promise, Zhou Ping’an won’t be a big deal."

"However, if you go back on your word, when the time comes, I won’t be so easy to talk to, and even if we take it up with your family elders, you’ll still lose face."

"Elder Ruan, rest assured, if there’s one thing I, Huang Shicheng, am known for, it’s my honesty."

Huang Shicheng felt as if a huge weight had been lifted from his chest; he wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead, turned his head, and suddenly his eyes widened, his whole body began to tremble violently.

"How is this possible?"

In the view of camera number seventy-four, a group of thirteen people had already fallen on the barren sandy land.

Blood reddened the gravel, and a few wild grasses swayed with the wind.

He recognized the footage; it was only fifteen miles from the temporary quarters of team two.

Which means that their one A-ranked expert and twelve B-ranked powerhouses were all exterminated by Zhou Ping’an in the time it took him to make a phone call.

In the camera feed, Nie Xingzao’s head seemed to have rolled many times across the sandy ground, almost beyond recognition.

But in those eyes, now so devoid of life, there was an endless expression of terror.

"The Wind Shadow Leopard Gene Modifier, renowned for its speed and sharpest sense of danger, but..."

Huang Shicheng thought that some of the information was completely unreliable.

It was not a matter of Nie Xingzao sensing danger; he probably didn’t even know Zhou Ping’an was close by.

As for the other B-ranked experts, looking at their bodies lined up in neat rows,

It was clear.

In the moment before these twelve were killed, they hadn’t even had the time to react or realize where the attack had come from.

Although he had just closed a deal with the S-ranked expert Ruan Yucheng,

Huang Shicheng couldn’t help but feel a sense of unease rising again.

...

"Three A-rank, twenty-four B-rank Gene Modifiers..."

"Back then, Taihe Group sent a few B-rankers leading some third-rate gunmen, and they caused a huge commotion in Dongjiang City. They put Dong Qingshan in a difficult position between two sides, and in the end, he didn’t even know how he died.

Hongguang Group has such a formidable force hidden in the shadows; no wonder even after seeing me making a bloodbath in Dongjiang City, in Proluo State, they still dare to target me."

People, once they get used to smooth sailing,

tend to habitually underestimate everyone else.

They think everything should be under their control,

out of touch with reality.

However, no matter how muddled the heads of Hongguang Group’s person in charge are, they wouldn’t really believe that just a few A-rankers and some B-rankers could take me down.

Therefore, they must have something else to rely on.

A thought flickered through Zhou Ping’an’s mind, and he remembered the night he and Tang Tang explored Zhao Yue’s Ancient Tomb and the scenes they witnessed at the entrance.

The few people they saw then had rolling energy, among them the military-clad old man with the Sky Hawk Alliance Angel Armament, whose identity was quite clear.

One of those elders, holding a tobacco pipe, seemed inconspicuous, but his skills were no joke.

"Could it be him."

He extended his hand and gave a slight shake.

Hum...

The fine dust and bloodstains clinging to Cang Yue’s precious blade turned into ash mist, splattering in all directions.

The blade was as clean and new as a cold bright moon.

In the distance, the sand rose and the smoke filled the air, obscuring the view.

As the wind howled, the sunlight above was also blocked by dark clouds that came from nowhere, darkening the view slightly.

It was still a sunny afternoon, but in an instant, the scene took on the appearance of a sandy sunset.

Tang Tang’s delicate voice came through the earpiece: "I have looked into it. Hongguang Group’s strongest combat force in Dongjiang City consists of two elite teams, thirteen or fourteen people each, known for making their name as a Hunting Group in the wilderness.

"When Huang Shicheng first came to Dongjiang City, he also faced setbacks, but his opponents, along with their families and armed forces, were all silently killed—suspected to have been done by these two teams."

Tang Tang’s information was "timely." She was still saying, "One of the team leaders is named Qian Jiaxi, this person..."

"No need to continue, Qian Jiaxi and Huang Zhiwei’s bodies are already cold, and none of their subordinates escaped."

Zhou Ping’an chuckled.

"Even the thirteen people from the second team, including an A-ranked, are all thoroughly dead. However, I didn’t ask for that person’s name."

"Er..."

There was silence on the other end of the phone for two seconds.

Zhou Ping’an could imagine Sister Tang’s surprised expression with her mouth agape.

He understood that Tang Tang must have already breached Hongguang Group’s Guanhai Building, which was why she was able to provide detailed intelligence to support him acting as the spearhead of the operation.

However, as the captain of the Special Combat Squad, merely seizing a company without any notable experts should have been faster than Zhou Ping’an’s speed of slaying experts in the wilderness—this made it a bit awkward to comment on.

"They’re all dead, huh? Then there’s a person we have to mention.

"The short, balding old man we saw the other day, his identity has also been discovered... in Hongguang Group’s third-floor computer, his personnel combat power evaluation file.

"He’s from Jingdu Hongguang Headquarters, an S-ranked powerful expert, nicknamed ’Smoke Dragon,’ with a record of single-handedly killing Commander Rank Ferocious Beasts, adept in stealth and lurking...

"The Combat Technique he created is called ’Smoke Cloud Eighteen Hammers,’ extremely powerful and difficult to deal with.

"According to the file, he is not well-regarded among S-ranked experts, known for his eccentric and greedy nature. If tempted with benefits, he is very likely to make a move against us."

"It’s not a matter of likelihood; he’s already on his way."

Zhou Ping’an’s laughter paused, watching the wild sandstorm whirl like a surging dragon approaching swiftly, he chuckled darkly.