85 Vivid Demon Iron Monarch (Part One)

Verrazzi Building, Nakis Countermeasures Group Meeting Room.

Kailai Stein hurried down the corridor. His personal communications were inundated with calls, all questioning him, the security chief, and berating him for his negligence. Among them were some of his superiors.

Normally, Kailai wouldn't dare to clash with these executives even if he had a thousand lives; he always treated them with a pleasant demeanor.

But the situation is different now. With Young Master Andrew personally in charge, Kailai could only retort in an annoyed manner.

For Verrazzi, they are going through an extremely difficult time.

He arrived at the entrance of the conference hall. Even with the best soundproofing, it couldn't stop him, a veteran elite expert of the Zeta-rank, from arguing and shouting from a great distance.

"I've been here for five hours, and you still haven't come up with a suitable solution!"

"Young Master Andrew, you must understand, we have done everything we can. Verrazzi only has 120 employees here, but the Nakis Blood is spread throughout the entire Planet Fortress."

Kailai listened intently. The speaker was Martin Chamberler, the strategy director, who was trying to mediate with Andrew and calm the anger of the half-dragon son with reason.

"If we rashly launch an operation like this, it will definitely cause enormous losses. There are no bio-engineering bases here, and it's impossible to generate a large-scale living army in the short term..."

"Don't you have any money?" Andrew shouted. "Is it so hard to put together a Valenkov auxiliary force? Have you never suppressed Colonies before, or have you pocketed all the money?"

Andrew's words were blunt and harsh. Given his composure, he must have witnessed a very serious mistake to lose his composure like that, which made Kailai feel uneasy.

However, everything was alright; he had already anticipated that things wouldn't turn out well.

Knocking on the door and entering, Kailai had barely stepped inside when he was immediately met with Andrew's furious, fiery dragon-blooded gaze, the oppressive aura emanating from his bloodline causing Kailai to stumble. He straightened his suit, forced a smile, and as his gaze swept over his colleagues, he realized he was still the best performer.

The company executives who are usually high and mighty and can cause millions of people to go bankrupt with a wave of their hand are nothing compared to the half-dragon young master of the family line. They are far inferior to him in terms of bloodline, faith, and wealth.

When Chamberler saw Kailai arrive, he nodded slightly and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Even as Steel Elf among the High Elf, this man with silver-gray skin and muscular build felt immense pressure facing Andrew. Andrew possessed noble blood and the blessing of the great god Red King, making him in no way Zeta-rank being.

"You've finally arrived, our head bodyguard."

Chamberler walked up to him and patted him on the shoulder, seemingly with a pitying expression of Kailai good luck.

In reality, he secretly communicated with his Mental Power:

' Andrew's aggressive approach suggests pressure from headquarters.'

'Then about our embezzlement of public funds...'

"It's probably impossible to hide it now. Since the Nakis Blood requires a large manpower for ground-based collection, and you just recruited a local Xenomorph security team, why not expand that force?"

'I understand, but I have a better idea. These aliens' economy has collapsed; recruiting people will be easy.'

The spiritual connection happened in an instant. Kailai quickly stepped forward and handed the documents he had brought to Andrew.

"Young Master, the situation is urgent, so I'll be frank. The situation in Valenkov is complicated. There are military facilities everywhere, and the fortress has a large surface area. Even if we can assemble a Valenkov auxiliary force to launch a ground operation... Don't be fooled by their poverty; it will still be very difficult for them to turn their guns on their own people."

Andrew said expressionlessly, "I didn't ask you to ask me questions. Asking questions and seeing problems are things even a beggar can do. You're earning 450,000 Ammonium Gold a year, not to do the work of a beggar."

"Yes, you're right!"

Kailai remained calm and continued, "It's unreliable to have the Vanlenkov Alien form an armed force, and it's easy for them to backfire. But we can recruit test subjects and first spread the word that the Nakis Blood is a dangerous fungus. Then we can get those Xenomorphs carrying Valenkov to come to us for treatment. This way, we will need to invest far less manpower. Even robots can handle the reception and gathering."

"That's more like it."

Andrew flipped through the proposal, his expression softening slightly. "But you'd better build up a team, I don't care if you use brainwashing or bribery. In short, we don't have much time. Within this month, we must send 10 units of Nakis Blood to headquarters."

"I understand, I understand."

Seeing that young master Andrew's temper had calmed down, Kailai and those around him breathed a sigh of relief.

"Actually, Mr. Andrew, we already have 700 Valenkov temporary workers, as long as we continue—"

Before he could finish speaking, all the glass in the conference room shattered instantly, and a piercing sonic boom echoed through the air.

Everyone's expression changed, Kailai immediately stood in front of Andrew, using his body to shield him from the broken glass shards.

Andrew stood with his hands behind his back, calm and collected. In an instant, all the bodyguards surrounded him, deploying force field shields, demonstrating extremely high professionalism, even though they knew that the person they were protecting was far more powerful than themselves.

"What the hell is going on?!"

The Chamberler knocked him to the ground, his ashen face contorted with embarrassment. He then looked at Kailai, the company's security chief.

"Kailai!"

"I don't know! Just a moment ago, that thing was moving at least ten times the speed of sound; there wasn't even time to send out any communication!"

Before Kailai could finish speaking, another huge explosion rang out, and everyone in the conference room immediately felt their feet become unsteady as the building began to shake.

The alarm finally sounded late, but the sight of the dilapidated office building somehow evoked a sense of desolation.

"The load-bearing structure has been breached!" Kailai continued on the communicator, listening to the report from the other end while shouting to his own men, "Everyone, to the shelter immediately! Our Magic Department staff are activating the force field. Don't panic, this is just a routine terrorist attack—"

Before he finished speaking, a tremendous noise descended rapidly from the dome.

They've arrived.

Whoosh!

A dark shadow tore through the sky, accompanied by crimson lightning, and hurtled straight toward the company building.

—Damn, what kind of speed is that?! Boom boom boom boom boom! In the blink of an eye, even Zeta-rank expert couldn't react. The lightning blade, carrying immense power, pierced and disintegrated the forty-story floor above. What's even more deadly is that a series of explosions and roars spread like ripples, constantly echoing!

"Get out of the way. You bunch of good-for-nothings, witness the blessings of the gods."

Andrew stepped forward, stood with his hands behind his back, and stood firm in a certain spot. He nodded slightly and murmured, "Supreme Goddess, you are the protector of capital, the goddess of the syndicate, the lord of cartels, the soul of concerns, the patriarch of Torras. You ensure the enduring prosperity of Capital Group, you allow economic freedom to flourish, you allow millions of private property owners to sleep peacefully. Please allow me to softly call your name—"

Boom! The ceiling shattered, and a fierce blade slashed down instantly. Andrew didn't even look up, arrogantly raising a single finger.

"In your name, the follower of Red King, the Plunder Soul, begs you—"

"I, Jannia, have made my grand entrance!"

Before Andrew could finish his prayer, a vicious roar erupted. As the nasty sound reached his ears and a burst of blood-red lightning flashed, Andrew's previously calm and arrogant expression instantly changed, and his outstretched fingers transformed into a whole hand.

Whoosh! However, he was still a step too slow.

The hand bearing the blessing was precisely sliced by the sword blade, with the outstretched finger bearing the brunt. Under the burst of electromagnetic energy, it instantly split and burned.

Snap.

Andrew stood frozen in place.

His hand, which was frozen in mid-air, had its index finger cleanly sliced off.

The slashing sword was blocked by the blessed divine power, instantly losing its momentum and crashing heavily to the ground, like a tank smashing into the road.

Clang! Andrew lowered his head.

His lava-like eyes met with intense anger a pair of emotionless, golden, crystalline eyes.

Thick smoke filled the air, and the other person was kneeling on the ground, seemingly sizing him up—just as he was sizing up the other person.

"You."

Andrew withdrew his hand; his dragon bloodline allowed him to rapidly regenerate severed limbs, and the venom he secreted numbed his pain, but this could not quell his anger.

"Very good, very good indeed."

He has already encountered far too many infuriating things today.

He rubbed his rapidly regenerating index finger and said with a chuckle:

"How dare you lay a hand on a God-bestowed! You have not only angered me, but you have angered the great gods! Tell me, who gave you the courage, nameless assassin, to provoke a blessed being who can draw upon divine power!"

"By borrowing divine power?"

Amidst the smoke and dust, a tall figure clad in armor and wielding a weapon slowly rose to his feet:

"I am God."