The Unrestrained Overlord
Chapter 16

Demolishing Houses, Roughly.

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At nine in the evening.

After taking a taxi back to the apartment.

Xi Shenlian clearly saw every household in the building packing up their belongings.

Because they knew that early tomorrow morning, this place would be demolished.

However.

As people being evicted, there was no sadness on their faces at all.

All that showed was delight.

As if they had found money.

Because Xi Shenlian had offered ten times the compensation.

After all.

The penalty for breaking the lease alone was already quite heavy.

On top of that, multiplying it by ten.

That was a considerable sum of money!

Enough for an ordinary family to work hard for a Long time.

So naturally, they had no complaints.

Instead, they were especially happy!

When they saw him moving through the night, his white suit standing out sharply, during the relocation.

One by one, they became even more eager.

All sorts of flattery and fawning.

In the hallway, crowded due to the mass move, they actively made way for him.

Among them.

A few women who considered themselves attractive threw flirtatious glances his way.

As if they wanted to lock down a wealthy catch early, leap from the branch to become phoenixes.

Besides, people who suddenly struck it rich from hardship often fell for that sort of thing.

But to this.

Xi Shenlian paid little attention.

He simply ignored their chaotic thoughts.

Walking back to his own room on his own.

The moment the door closed.

After glancing at the pile of welcome gifts given by various staff earlier, he lay straight down on his bed.

It was an old bed of clearly poor quality.

The blanket On it was all cheap stuff.

Total value far less than any single button on the clothes he now wore.

Then.

He did nothing, just lay there quietly.

Completely ignoring the various noises and commotion outside.

Even if someone came knocking, he couldn't be bothered.

Simply lying there in stillness.

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Because of his memory, which had suddenly improved many times over after awakening.

Xi Shenlian clearly recalled all sorts of experiences from this life and his past life.

And among those memories, naturally, were memories of this room.

So he remembered very well how he had lived these past two years.

But he also knew that he was already completely different...

Though it had some sentimental value...

This place.

This place that brought him bad memories.

After all, it would be better to destroy it...

Thinking this.

A smile appeared at the corner of Xi Shenlian's mouth.

Just as he had said to Mr. and Mrs. Shando earlier.

Right now.

He was simply being willful.

Willfulness born of strength and ability.

Or rather, doing whatever he pleased and whatever he wanted.

Unimpeded thoughts!

Unobstructed ideas!

As his joyful mood surged.

His Innate AbilityArbitrary One—kept activating on its own.

Causing his originally black pupils and hair color to slowly reveal a faint hint of purple.

This signified that his body was undergoing some relatively noticeable changes.

Just as ordinary humans experience multiple distinct phases during their developmental stages.

As an Awakened.

Xi Shenlian's body, as his development progressed step by step, would also undergo tremendous transformations over time...

Time.

Slowly flowed.

The commotion of the move outside gradually quieted and settled.

Late night was approaching.

But Xi Shenlian, lying on the bed, felt no drowsiness.

He just lay there quietly.

As if pondering something.

Who knows how long passed.

About ten hours later.

Morning had arrived.

He slowly sat up.

After washing his face with cold water at the faucet in the bathroom, he opened the old door and walked outside.

To greet a brand new life!

And the moment the door closed.

Invisible threads, one after another, were retracted into the ring on his hand.

The next moment.

Inside the room.

Everything.

Whether it was the bed, the clothes, the table, the gifts given to him, or even the surface of the walls—all of it, without exception, collapsed simultaneously!!

They were like toppled building blocks, instantly reduced to countless tiny fragments!!

Now, Xi Shenlian.

While stronger, his control had also become far more refined...

When he walked down the stairs.

The first thing he saw were some workers setting up roadblocks.

Then, over a dozen meters away, the engineering machinery was already prepared, along with the lawyer who had been waiting for a while.

The moment the lawyer saw him, his eyes lit up, and he eagerly spoke first:

"Lord Xi, everything is ready."

"We've also taken protective measures and notified the surrounding buildings. Demolition can begin at any time now..."

Hearing this.

Xi Shenlian nodded.

And casually offered praise:

"Very good. You'll get the reward you deserve..."

But before he could finish speaking.

Xi Shenlian suddenly sensed a faint disturbance.

He instinctively paused his words.

And turned his gaze toward the direction where his premonition told him something was wrong.

That was the sky in the upper left.

A cerulean blue.

Filled with white clouds.

And a flock of birds flying past in formation.

Nothing seemed out of the ordinary.

But as Xi Shenlian adjusted his vision, releasing his suppressed sight, he soon spotted something unexpected.

At the same time, he sensed a function within his external system, the Life Winner System, activating on its own.

It was an Extra Talent called—Destined for Supreme Wealth.

When Xi Shenlian focused his attention on it, he instantly understood.

That thing in the sky was an extra airdrop supply...

Meanwhile, the lawyer and construction workers beside him noticed Xi Shenlian suddenly staring at the upper-left sky.

After a moment of confusion, they followed his gaze.

But they saw nothing.

It wasn't until a few seconds later that they glimpsed something flickering in the sky.

Two more seconds passed, and even the other workers turned to look.

Another two seconds.

"..."

"That thing... is it a meteorite?"

In that moment of doubt, everyone in person saw an object dragging a fiery tail, at least the size of a car, hurtling down from the sky. It struck the apartment building slated for demolition, piercing through floor after floor in rapid succession!

"Boom rumble..."

Then, the building began to collapse in full view.

"Run!!!"

Seeing that, the workers didn't hesitate—they bolted!

Behind them, debris flew everywhere as the building crumbled at breakneck speed.

Bricks and shattered rebar scattered like blossoms scattered by a goddess!

If one hit a head, it could splatter brains!

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