Chapter 68: Chapter 63 Laboratory Intervention
The City State Guard instantly raised their guns, only to see Xu Mo moving like a swift breeze.
Facing the gunfire, Xu Mo swung his war saber.
With angry force, the blade cleaved through the energy light.
The war saber appeared before the eyes of the City State Guards.
The blade broke the armor, heads flew, and blood splashed upwards at the same time.
A single stroke beheading!
The hearts of the others pounded as they saw Xu Mo slash across with his saber, his body tracing an arc.
A line of men fell, turning into headless corpses, their blood spurting like fountains.
Xu Mo stood there, his war saber dyed with blood.
Raising his head, his cold gaze fixed on the people from the laboratory.
They saw the leading commander’s eyes were fierce.
This person’s blade was strong, and his movement technique was fast.
The man and the blade were one, a single strike was Armor Breaking and lethal.
“Buzz!”
A series of dull sounds rang out, as the people from the laboratory opened fire as well.
Their gunshots were not loud, but the sharp crystals shot toward Xu Mo with great penetrative force.
It was these crystals that had paralyzed Elsa by entering her body before.
They intended to deal with Xu Mo in the same manner.
However, they saw the sharp crystals seemingly pause in midair as Xu Mo’s body charged forward.
“Splurch…” Blood splattered once more; the white armor was similarly shattered by a single blow, unable to block Xu Mo’s war saber.
This was a one-sided slaughter.
The bespectacled laboratory commander’s face was extremely grim. Their mission this time was to capture a monster, and the weapons they carried were meant for monsters.
Of course, those crystals’ effects when entering a human body were the same, if not stronger.
Once pierced into the body, the victim would be paralyzed and lose all combat power.
But they were up against Xu Mo.
The commander also fired at Xu Mo, but the sharp crystals he shot were affected by an energy field and whisked past Xu Mo.
“Genetic Warrior?” the commander stared at Xu Mo and said.
He was able to influence the Source Power Field.
“Buzz.” Xu Mo moved, approaching him swiftly.
The commander dropped his gun, and he dodged Xu Mo’s saber slash, his body extremely agile, and clearly not weak.
Under the glasses, his eyes were icy cold, and an energy field emerged around his body, it was Source Power.
This commander was a Transcendent, a Source Power Practitioner, and his integration with Source Power had reached C+ level.
After dodging Xu Mo’s war saber, he suddenly punched towards Xu Mo, with terrifying power sweeping out directly aiming at Xu Mo’s head.
A whistling sound of tearing air echoed.
If this punch landed, even with a helmet for protection, the brain would likely suffer concussion.
Just when he thought his punch would land, a powerful force field restrained him, although it couldn’t completely stop his great power.
Yet it still slowed his movements, making them appear somewhat stiff.
He could sense the war saber slashing from the left side, and at that moment, his heart pounded violently, his face color changing in shock.
He wanted to say something.
But, there was no opportunity left.
“Puff…” The chopping blade swept by, and a head flew into the air, still wearing an expression of horror.
Clearly, he had not expected to die.
Unlike the vermin of the Underworld, he was a person from the surface world.
A person from the company.
The laboratory was the company’s most central department in the Underworld.
The leadership of the laboratory was all company people.
He had never imagined that he would die here.
Die at the hands of what they considered vermin from the Underworld.
Xu Mo didn’t even give him the chance to speak, slashing him down with his saber, beheading him instantly.
“Elsa.”
Xu Mo walked toward Elsa, his heart feeling complex emotions.
For a nineteen-year-old young woman, everything that had happened to her was too cruel.
This harsh world had pushed her into a corner, step by step.
Turned her into a monster.
“Don’t look…” Elsa covered her face, her heart in agony.
She didn’t want Xu Mo to see her current state.
“I’m sorry.” Xu Mo felt apologetic.
If he hadn’t taken Elsa home that day, would everything have been different?
If he hadn’t, Councilman Tyrone might not have learned of his existence, and the subsequent events might not have happened.
“No…”
Hearing Xu Mo’s words, Elsa shook her head frantically.
How could she blame him?
This was her destiny.
From her father’s time, all this had been predetermined.
Seeing Xu Mo’s Battle Armor, Elsa knew that on the day her father died, it was Xu Mo who had appeared outside the door to save her and her mother.
So it was Xu Mo who had saved her a year ago.
Otherwise, the nightmare might have started a year ago already.
Even before she ran into Xu Mo again, Councilman Tyrone had already made plans to make a move against her. Still, it was Xu Mo’s appearance that killed Councilman Tyrone, ending yet another nightmare.
How could she blame Xu Mo?
Everything was supposed to end this way, and life was supposed to start anew.
She and her mother had already planned their new life, found jobs they liked, and would be able to see Xu Mo often.
It should have been so wonderful.
But fate still refused to let her go.
Or rather, this cruel world still refused to let her go; she hadn’t committed any crimes and didn’t even know about Councilman Tyrone’s death.
Yet the Federation Guard’s men barged into her home and killed her mother.
She hated this world.
Elsa suddenly started running to the side, trying to escape, not wanting to face Xu Mo.
“Elsa,” Xu Mo pursued her.
Elsa was very fast, the mutation in her body granting her superhuman speed.
The Genetic Evolution Liquid must possess certain properties that cause mutations granting special abilities.
These abilities were not part of the genes humans carried.
As Xu Mo chased, he frowned; someone was coming.
Stopping in his tracks, Xu Mo watched as Elsa disappeared into the distance, a surge of violent emotion welling up inside him.
He turned around to face the approaching members of the City State Guard, raising his War Saber in hand, his eyes filled with a murderous glare.
The pitch-black War Saber was surrounded by black Lightning Energy Light as Xu Mo charged forward.
The City State Guard’s men clearly had not expected anyone to boldly attack them head-on, and they quickly raised their weapons.
However, in a short time, dozens more bodies lay on the ground.
Blood stained the ground red.
Xu Mo, too, left the area.
After he left, many people arrived at the scene, feeling nauseated by the sight of the blood-soaked ground and the dead bodies, their hearts trembling violently.
Wanted criminals?
The City-State’s wanted criminals seemed even more terrifying than imagined.
Those who came to capture them, came only to meet their deaths.
One man’s killing created a river of blood.
This time, the Law Enforcement Team and the City State Guard suffered heavy losses.
At this rate, it was feared that neither the City State Guard nor the Law Enforcement Team would dare to pursue wanted criminals any longer.
…
The incident continued to ferment, causing a huge stir in the main urban area.
The main urban area wasn’t very large, so news spread easily.
Apart from the wanted criminals, the information about the monsters also spread further.
There were rumors that this monster was a Genetic Warrior.
The incident a year ago at the Valen Factory involving genetic experiments was to cultivate Genetic Warriors.
This made many people in the City-State remember what happened a year ago.
For a time, people were on edge, feeling that the world was much darker than they had imagined.
The appearance of the monster likely involved some shady dealings.
The City State Council issued a statement, claiming they would step up efforts to capture the heinous criminals and that there was no existence of monsters.
But with the incident from a year ago, the Council’s credibility had significantly declined.
Public doubts about the Council grew stronger.
Clearly, although the incident a year ago was suppressed, it still planted seeds in the hearts of the Underworld citizens.
Once triggered, this seed may very well take root and grow.
City State Council, Council Chamber.
Eighteen Councilmen sat in different positions; someone had replaced Tyrone’s seat after his death.
Besides the Councilmen, there were also senior officials from various departments.
The heads of both the City State Guard and the Law Enforcement Team were present.
The Councilman scrutinized the documents handed to him, and after reading, he looked up at the crowd and asked, “So, the City State Guard and the Law Enforcement Team can’t capture a few wanted criminals, and you’ve allowed them to turn the main urban area upside down, is that right?”
No one spoke from below.
This new Councilman, who took office a year ago, was known as an iron-fisted leader, very firm in his actions, and completely different from when he served as a Councilman before.
“What are your thoughts, gentlemen?” the Councilman looked around at the crowd and asked.
“Councilman, the wanted criminals are very strong; they should be Source Power Practitioners. Both the City State Guard and the Law Enforcement Team find them difficult to deal with; it’s tantamount to suicide for ordinary members to encounter them,” someone from below began, “I suggest that, like the last time, we secretly track the criminals’ location, then with the Council’s approval, deploy Mechas and heavy weaponry for an immediate execution.”
The rest of the people also expressed similar opinions.
At that moment, there was a knock on the door and soon the Council Chamber door opened, and a middle-aged man wearing glasses walked in.
The Councilman’s brows raised slightly, but he returned to normal upon seeing who it was.
“Mr. Yi,” the middle-aged man greeted with a slight bow from below.
It was polite, but only as a matter of official etiquette, his eyes not filled with the respect one would show a superior.
“Doctor,” the Councilman replied.
“Mr. Yi, the laboratory encountered a wanted criminal while capturing a monster today, suffering considerable losses,” the Doctor started, “Given the circumstances, the laboratory requests involvement in the capture of the wanted criminal, and also, another suspect appeared in the main urban area. The laboratory may take action, hoping the City State Guard and the Law Enforcement Team will fully cooperate with the laboratory.”
The laboratory was furious about the previous failed capture attempt.
Furthermore, they encountered someone who was suspected to be a wanted criminal from ten years ago.
“Since the Doctor requests involvement, naturally, the Council is willing to cooperate,” the Councilman spoke, his gaze sweeping over the crowd as he continued, “Starting now, martial law is declared in the main urban area. Conduct a citywide search, and once found…”
“Mr. Yi, we hope the laboratory will execute the capture of the monster when found, as the laboratory needs a live specimen,” the Doctor continued.
The Councilman looked at the Doctor and, with a smile, replied, “That’s fine.”
“Thank you, Mr. Yi,” the Doctor nodded and then turned to leave!