The Unrestrained Overlord
Chapter 16

Demolishing the House, Probably Counts

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At nine in the evening.

After taking a taxi back to the apartment.

Xi Shenlian clearly saw that every household in the apartment was packing up.

Because they knew this place would be demolished first thing tomorrow morning.

However.

As the people being driven away, there was no sadness on their faces at all.

All they had was delight.

As if they had found money.

Because Xi Shenlian had given them ten times the compensation.

One had to know.

The rent cancellation penalty alone was already quite substantial.

On top of that, it had been multiplied tenfold.

That was an enormous sum of money!

It was more than enough for an ordinary family to work hard for a long time to earn.

Naturally, they had no reason to be dissatisfied.

Instead, they were especially happy!

When they were moving, they caught sight of Xi Shenlian in his white suit, which stood out especially clearly in the night.

They became even more solicitous.

All kinds of flattery and obsequiousness,

in the cramped corridor made crowded by all the people moving out, they took the initiative to make way for him.

Among them.

There were even several women who considered themselves attractive enough to throw flirtatious glances at him.

It was as if they wanted to secure a rich husband in advance and rise from obscurity to prominence.

Besides, people who suddenly became rich after suffering setbacks were often quite susceptible to this sort of thing.

But toward all this.

Xi Shenlian did not pay much attention.

He simply ignored the chaotic thoughts of that crowd.

He walked back to his room on his own.

The moment the door closed.

After glancing at the pile of welcome gifts previously given to him by the various staff members, he went straight to lie down on his bed.

It was an old bed of visibly poor quality.

The quilt on it was cheap as well.

Its total value was nowhere near that of even a single button on the clothes he was wearing now.

After that.

He did nothing at all and simply lay there quietly.

He could not be bothered with the various noises and happenings outside.

Even when someone came and knocked on the door, he could not be bothered to respond.

He simply lay there in silence.

--

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

Xi Shenlian clearly remembered all kinds of things he had experienced in this life and his previous life.

Naturally, those memories included everything related to this room.

Thus, he clearly remembered how he had lived over the past two years.

However, he also knew very well that he was already completely different...

Although this place had some commemorative value...

Still, this place.

This place that had given him unpleasant memories.

It would indeed be better to destroy it...

At this thought.

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

It was just as he had said to Mr. and Mrs. Shando earlier.

The current him.

Was simply being willful.

Willfulness backed by strength and ability.

It could also be called doing whatever he wanted and acting without restraint.

His thoughts flowed freely!

Nothing could hinder his ideas!

As his pleasant mood surfaced.

His Innate Ability—Arbitrary One—was activating on its own every moment.

His originally black pupils and hair gradually began to reveal a faint purple hue.

This symbolized that his body was undergoing some relatively obvious changes.

Just as ordinary humans had to undergo several obvious changes during their growth.

As an Awakened.

Xi Shenlian's body would also undergo enormous changes as he continued progressing through the stages of development...

Time.

Slowly flowed on.

The commotion outside from people moving gradually subsided and died down.

The dead of night was approaching.

Yet Xi Shenlian, lying on the bed, felt no sleepiness.

He continued lying there quietly.

As if he were pondering something.

After an unknown amount of time.

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 welcome a brand-new life!

At the instant the door closed.

Strands of invisible threads were also withdrawn into the ring on his hand.

The next moment.

Inside the room.

Everything.

Whether the bed, the clothes and table, the gifts he had received, or even the surface layer of the walls, all of it collapsed with a thunderous crash at the same time without exception!!

They were like a block puzzle being knocked down, instantly becoming countless tiny chunks!!

The current Xi Shenlian.

While becoming even stronger, his control had also grown far more precise...

After he walked down the stairs.

The first thing he saw was several workers setting up roadblocks.

Then, more than ten meters away, he saw the construction machinery that had been prepared, along with the lawyer who had already been waiting for a while.

The moment the other party saw him, his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said:

"Lord Xi, everything is ready."

"We've also taken protective measures and issued notifications for the surrounding buildings. The demolition can begin at any time..."

Hearing this.

Xi Shenlian nodded.

He casually praised him:

"Very good. You'll receive the compensation you deserve..."

But before he could finish speaking.

Xi Shenlian suddenly faintly sensed some movement.

He subconsciously stopped speaking.

He turned his gaze toward the direction where he sensed something amiss.

It was the sky to the upper left.

Azure blue.

Filled with white clouds.

A flock of birds was flying past in formation.

It looked completely normal.

But as Xi Shenlian adjusted his vision.

Releasing his suppressed visual ability.

He soon saw something unexpected.

At the same time.

He also sensed that one of the functions in his cheat system—the Life Winner System—was operating on its own.

It was the Extra Talent known as—Destined for Supreme Wealth.

When Xi Shenlian focused his attention on it.

He instantly understood.

The object in the sky was an extra airdropped supply...

Beside him, the lawyer and construction workers saw Xi Shenlian suddenly looking toward the upper-left sky.

After a second of confusion, they also looked over.

But they saw nothing at all.

It was not until several seconds later that they noticed something seemed to be flashing in the sky.

Two seconds later, even the rest of the workers turned their eyes toward it.

Another two seconds passed.

"..."

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

Amid their confusion.

Everyone at the site saw an object dragging a trail of flames, at least as large as a sedan, rapidly fall from the sky and strike the apartment building that was about to be demolished, swiftly piercing through the entire building floor by floor!

"Rumble..."

Then.

The building began collapsing in full view of everyone.

"Run!!!"

Seeing the situation.

The workers dared not hesitate. They broke into a run!

Behind them, countless objects were flying in every direction as the building rapidly collapsed!

Bricks and shattered steel bars scattered everywhere!

If one struck someone in the head.

It could splatter their brains!

Thanks to speechlessisatransparentperson for the 100 Qidian Coins! And thanks to book friend 20180304154717487 for the 200 Qidian Coins!

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