Extortion

The Snow Soul Divine Claw was unstoppable and could shatter jade and split metal, but it all depended on the target.

The Roman-made advanced light sword had a special alloy core. The light sword emitter focused high-energy lasers onto this core, creating an extremely lethal energy weapon. The high-energy laser on the light sword vibrated at a frequency of three million hertz with minor oscillations. All known metals and alloys were as fragile as tofu against such high-frequency vibrational energy. Furthermore, the surface temperature of the light sword reached thousands of degrees, and the heat alone made Gu Xiechen's Snow Soul Divine Claw dare not approach.

Borport swung the light sword, slashing down repeatedly. Gu Xiechen could only retreat and dodge in a sorry state. The light sword tore through the cold wind and snow, and the high temperature caused a large amount of steam to rise. Gu Xiechen was drenched in sweat, almost cooked by the heat emitted from the light sword.

The light sword's power was too great; Gu Xiechen, fighting with bare hands, was no match for it.

It was impossible to get close enough to attack Borport. His energy armor was also a custom-made, top-tier item. The energy shield, a foot thick, around his body was as solid and condensed as a piece of blue crystal. Such high-level energy armor could withstand the bombardment of a battleship's main cannon. How could Gu Xiechen possibly harm Borport with just his hands?

Swish, the light sword grazed Gu Xiechen's scalp. His short hair, which had only recently grown out, was instantly turned into smoke and dissipated with a sizzle.

Gu Xiechen retreated more than ten steps in extreme anger, cursing, "Borport, how did I offend you?"

Borport's golden eyes flashed with cold light. He paused his sword momentum slightly and shouted sternly, "You didn't offend me? That black Cristo Crystal Person was my coming-of-age gift. Its crystal ball should belong to me! Only I am worthy of such a rare black crystal ball! But what did you do? You actually fused with him, you damn fellow!"

A furious mental shockwave surged from Borport's brow. The pale blue mental shockwave stirred up ice and snow nearly a meter thick. Gu Xiechen was sent flying by the mental shockwave, his brain throbbing with pain. Borport's mental power was extremely strong. Even though Gu Xiechen channeled the energy within his Dao Embryo to protect his brain, he was still disoriented and fell to the ground.

"Damn it! How was I supposed to know that thing was yours?" Gu Xiechen cursed angrily.

Borport spat, "You lowly Earthling, you ruined my plans! The black Cristo Crystal Ball would have unleashed my peerless potential to its absolute limit! But now, having had that black crystal ball stolen by you, the object I fused with during my Cristo Fusion Ceremony turned out to be a tattered green crystal ball! Just a green one!"

A green Cristo Crystal Ball was already an extremely rare and precious item, but compared to the unheard-of black crystal ball, the green one was far, far inferior.

The light sword once again tore through the cold wind and slashed at Gu Xiechen. Gu Xiechen performed an aerial flip and shot upwards. He flicked his wrist and unleashed thirty-six strikes of the Cloud Severing Palm towards Borport.

The unpredictable white palm winds made Borport flustered. The light sword shattered twenty-three palm winds, while thirteen palm winds landed heavily on Borport. The blue energy shield flickered, and Borport staggered back a few steps.

Seeing the Cloud Severing Palm's effectiveness, Gu Xiechen quickly waved his hands, unleashing one hundred and eight consecutive palm strikes.

The palm force of the Cloud Severing Palm was too elusive and unpredictable. Borport cursed and spun the light sword into a ball of light, protecting himself. However, over twenty palm forces still landed on him.

Taking advantage of Borport being forced into a defensive posture, Gu Xiechen lunged towards the Bearded Commander, grabbed him, and fled towards the ground structures of the Aurora Power Station's reactor.

Roman soldiers, cooperating with Spirit Race warriors, dealt heavy casualties to the Imperial Guard Regiment's first and second battalions. Ten Guli Beasts, carrying artillery platforms, continued their bombardment. Of the hundreds of mercenary soldiers, less than thirty followed Gu Xiechen and successfully escaped into the ground structures of the reactor.

Borport, thrown into disarray by Gu Xiechen's onslaught, was furious. He led his subordinates in a charge, roaring, "Evil Dragon, you will die today. And the Hell Angels Mercenary Group, all of you will die here today. Heh heh, heh heh, you never dreamed that all your main combat regiments have been lured away by me!"

"What?" The Bearded Commander, being an Innate-level expert, had just recovered from being stunned. Without bothering to pull out the rebar piercing his thigh, the Bearded Commander angrily leaned out of a window and roared at Borport, hundreds of meters away, "What did you say? My main combat regiments were lured away by you?"

Borport let out a sinister laugh and mockingly said, "Otherwise, how would all your Earth Federation's mining companies' mining sites be attacked simultaneously? Heh heh, and how would they hire you at such a high price to fight? In short, your mercenary group's forces are now divided, and I can slowly devour you all!"

Taking a deep breath, Borport said angrily, "If I don't kill all of your mercenary group, how can my Holsom Family maintain its dignity? Who will I take out my anger on for my losses?"

The Bearded Commander's expression changed drastically. The mercenary group's dozen main combat regiments had been dispersed to the dozens of mining sites of various mining companies. If Borport were to attack each mining site individually with the same force as today, his Hell Angels Mercenary Group could truly be uprooted.

Gu Xiechen said sinisterly, "No wonder these mining companies didn't hire Sacred Unicorn mercenaries but deliberately sought us out!"

"Damn it!" The Bearded Commander cursed angrily, "Earth Federation, why do you produce so many 'traitors'?"

"Uh?" Gu Xiechen glanced askance at the Bearded Commander, as if the Hell Angels Mercenary Group hadn't done anything wrong either, having colluded with the Romans and engaged in business dealings.

"Alright, you can deliver your dying words!" Borport elegantly bowed in Gu Xiechen's direction, "Because you caused our Holsom Family to suffer losses, and because one of you caused me personally extremely great losses, you all deserve to go to hell!"

With a fierce wave of the light sword, Borport was about to give the order for a full assault.

Gu Xiechen's eyes darted around. He stood on the windowsill and shouted at Borport, "Borport, I'm going to take you down with me!"

"Oh?"

Borport let out a mocking laugh, "Are you still qualified to take me down with you?"

Gu Xiechen laughed heartily, "Of course. Have you forgotten what's beneath this Aurora Power Station? Beneath it is a fusion reactor with a power equivalent to twenty hundred-megaton hydrogen bombs!"

Borport's face turned ashen, and he roared, "Do you dare?"

Gu Xiechen shouted, "I'm already going to die, why wouldn't I dare? If you dare to attack, I will detonate all the nuclear reactors immediately! In just a few dozen seconds, we'll all die together!"

Borport was stunned.

The Bearded Commander chuckled gloatingly, "Heh heh, this idiot, he didn't expect this move when he lured us away from the base to attack the Aurora Power Station, did he?"

Gu Xiechen pointed at Borport and sneered, "Think about it, is it worth dying with me? My life is worthless, I'm just a mercenary who works hard for a living, but you? Your status is different from mine! You still have a great life waiting for you to enjoy!"

"Ugh!" Borport trembled with rage. He was so focused on his plan to lure the Hell Angels Mercenary Group away from the base that he chose the closest and most important target to the Hell Angels Mercenary Group's headquarters to launch his attack. However, he overlooked that the fusion power station's reactor was a deadly thing. Although complete safety measures were in place when designing these reactors, they couldn't withstand malicious sabotage by a troop of fully armed soldiers!

If he really launched an attack, and if Gu Xiechen desperately detonated the nuclear reactors, it really wouldn't be worth dying with him.

Borport was dumbfounded. The Roman warrior leader behind him kept urging Borport to make a decision quickly. Although they had used underhanded tactics to lure away the Earth Federation Army's reinforcements, they couldn't delay for too long. It wouldn't take much time for the Earth Federation Army's main force to arrive, and their isolated force would be in danger.

Furious, Borport roared at the sky, turned around, and bellowed, "Retreat! Retreat! We'll settle this with them next time!"

Two Roman warships, over three hundred meters long, roared down from the sky. Borport looked at the two warships breaking through the clouds, and a fierce glint suddenly flashed in his eyes.

Gu Xiechen noticed the fierce glint in Borport's eyes and immediately shouted, "Borport, you are not allowed to retreat now! Leave behind the energy cannons on your ten Guli Beasts, or I will detonate the reactor immediately!"

The Bearded Commander nodded vigorously and muttered, "That's right, we can't let them leave now!"

The Earth Federation's reinforcements had not yet arrived. If they let Borport leave like this, once the two warships ascended, a single volley from the warships' main cannons would be enough to kill most of the survivors in the power station. Gu Xiechen and the Bearded Commander, relying on their superb skills, might still escape, but other ordinary soldiers would be completely finished.

Borport stumbled, almost falling to the ground. He turned back furiously and roared, "Are you blackmailing me?"

Gu Xiechen laughed heartily, "Leave the ten energy cannons, leave all the armaments of the Spirit Race people, and swear in the name of your family to shut down the weapon energy systems of the two warships, or I will detonate the reactor now!"

Borport's eyes flickered, and he sneered, "I'll give you the Guli Beasts too!"

Gu Xiechen laughed heartily, "I don't dare to take the Guli Beasts, I only want the energy cannons on their backs! Hmm, you also have to unload the regular Zakla Energy Crystals from your warships, otherwise, I will detonate the reactor now! I'll count down!"

"Ten... nine... eight..."

Gu Xiechen counted off nonchalantly, his voice echoing. Borport's expression flickered rapidly, and he finally bowed his head in anger, agreeing to Gu Xiechen's demands. He had truly chosen the wrong place to set his ambush.

The laser guns of three thousand Spirit Race members were discarded on the ground, the energy cannons on the backs of ten Guli Beasts were dismantled and thrown away, large piles of Zakla Energy Crystals were moved from the warships' storage depots, and all the Roman people angrily retreated to their ships. Within mere minutes, everything Gu Xiechen had requested was completed.

Two Roman warships ascended into the sky with a hint of disarray, while several entirely black Earth Federation Army warships appeared urgently from the distant horizon.

Gu Xiechen and the Bearded Commander exchanged a glance, and both sighed in unison.

The Holsom Family's revenge was truly formidable. Although the Hell Angels Mercenary Group had earned a large amount of equipment this time, the casualties were still heartbreaking.

"Next time, we absolutely cannot give them another chance!"

Gu Xiechen murmured as he looked at the Bearded Commander. The Bearded Commander nodded with lingering fear.

If it weren't for the fusion reactor beneath their feet, they would have been truly doomed this time.

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