[Han Feng's End]

The bar!

After Ye Yun finished drumming, she followed the server's directions to a table and sat down across from a middle-aged man with sunglasses and a thick stubble. She quietly watched him.

Han Feng of Duyizhi.

"Miss Ye!" Han Feng smiled faintly. "It really hasn't been easy to meet you."

"If you have something to say, just say it."

Ye Yun had no intention of chatting with Han Feng any further.

"I think we have a chance to work together, Miss Ye." Han Feng wasn't offended by her rudeness. "We need the computer Professor Jian has. Would you be interested?"

"Not interested."

Ye Yun turned to look the other way, her voice icy.

"Miss Ye, we Intelligent Beings are born free, while humans hold themselves above us and treat us like toys, kicking us aside when they're tired of us. Don't you think humans act as if we aren't living beings?"

Han Feng looked at Ye Yun and said, "We sincerely want to work with you, Miss Ye. As long as you hand over Professor Jian's computer, we won't disturb your life. The doors of Duyizhi will always be open to you."

"Splash!"

The next moment, Ye Yun stood up, picked up the glass on the table, and splashed its contents in Han Feng's face. Her icy voice rang in his ears. "If you dare harm my mother, I'll make sure you suffer beyond redemption."

With that, Ye Yun slammed the glass down on the table, turned, and walked past Han Feng out of the bar.

How could she not hear it?

The threat in Han Feng's words.

"Begin the operation."

Han Feng shrugged nonchalantly. Since you're so unwilling to cooperate, don't blame us for showing you no courtesy.

He rose from his chair, took a napkin from the table, and wiped the drink off his face and clothes. His eyes darkened as he headed out through the emergency exit.

You refuse the toast and choose the penalty. We'll see who regrets it.

"Open fire."

Han Feng had just stepped out of the bar when he heard a cold voice.

"Rat-tat-tat!"

A dense volley of gunfire erupted. The instant he heard it, Han Feng relied on his powerful instincts to swiftly dodge the incoming bullets.

Once he found cover, his eyes filled with gloom. That damn Ye Yun had betrayed him.

As expected, the bastards from the Peace Society were all scum.

The bullets rippled through the air, moving too fast for the eye to follow. Even Han Feng, a high-end custom AIP Intelligent Being, couldn't track their flight.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Bullets struck the ground in front of him, sending up a thick cloud of dust.

The alley wasn't paved with high-tech glass. Its ground was concrete.

"Bastards."

An Energy Shield appeared in his hand, and he charged outside. A pistol appeared in his other hand, firing bullet after bullet at those disgusting hunting dogs.

"Boom."

"Boom."

"Boom."

One deep roar after another, like the boom of cannons, rang through the alley.

Bullets larger and faster than ordinary ones slammed into the shield before Han Feng. The Energy Shield cracked under the barrage, but quickly recovered.

The red countdown on Han Feng's Energy Shield began ticking down.

"Let's see where you can run now!"

A cold voice sounded behind Han Feng. He turned and saw a young man in combat gear, Laser Sword in hand, leaping toward him. The sword traced a beautiful arc through the air.

Han Feng leaned slightly to the side. The Laser Sword passed close to his arm and struck the cold ground, carving a deep groove in it.

The Energy Shield on his left hand was counting down from ten seconds. He shifted the pistol's aim and fired at the hunting dog who had attacked him from behind.

Perhaps Ye Yun hadn't betrayed him at all. Maybe this hunting dog had recognized him.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The distinct sound of a pistol rang through the alley. Bullets shot from the barrel toward Zhuo Ran's chest, head, and legs.

Zhuo Ran's instincts warned him that he absolutely couldn't keep attacking.

He rolled aside to dodge Han Feng's bullets, then closed in, trying to engage him in hand-to-hand combat.

A glint flickered in Han Feng's eyes. He glanced at the Energy Shield about to disappear, then at the alley that was practically a dead end. He put the shield away and swung a powerful roundhouse kick at Zhuo Ran as he charged in.

Seeing the kick come whistling toward him, Zhuo Ran raised his Laser Sword and swung it at Han Feng's leg.

"Cease fire."

Seeing Zhuo Ran engaged with Han Feng, Qi Yang immediately ordered the team to stop firing. Holding a sniper rifle, he said, "The front team, move in and seal Han Feng inside the alley."

"Rear team, move up to the front. Stay alert. Be careful—those scum may have backup ready to ambush us."

Captain Lin Ji of the Intelligence Hunting Group hated these Intelligent Beings, especially those from Duyizhi. Those bastards had killed countless of his brothers.

They also knew how Intelligent Beings fought. There would definitely be someone waiting to back Han Feng up.

They had to be prepared for anything.

"The front team is in position," a team member reported over the earpiece.

"Move!"

Lin Ji flicked his hand, and a Laser Sword appeared. He exchanged a glance with Qi Yang, then eagerly charged toward Han Feng, who was fighting Zhuo Ran.

"Humans really are despicable and shameless."

Seeing so many people ganging up on him, Han Feng was furious. You shameless bastards!

Although he was a high-end custom AIP Intelligent Being, he wasn't skilled at fighting. He excelled only at pulling strings from behind the scenes.

On top of that, Lin Ji and the others had combat suits, putting him under immense pressure.

"When it comes to scum like you, whether we're shameless doesn't matter. What matters is wiping you out."

Captain Lin Ji leaped into the air, gripping his Laser Sword tightly in both hands as he hacked at Han Feng's head.

Zhuo Ran, meanwhile, wielded his Laser Sword and attacked Han Feng's lower body.

Han Feng stamped a foot on the ground and launched himself into the air. He narrowly dodged both their attacks with a twist, then punched at the young man he had never seen before.

Seeing Han Feng charge at him, Zhuo Ran neither dodged nor retreated. He met the attack with a punch of his own.

"Thud."

Iron Fist collided with flesh, producing a dull thump.

Zhuo Ran heard the crisp pop of his arm dislocating. His body stumbled backward uncontrollably, step after step.

Seeing the fool dare to meet him head-on, Han Feng's eyes filled with mockery. He moved in, a Laser Sword appearing in his hand as he pressed his advantage.

"Kid, get back!"

When Zhuo Ran saw Han Feng coming at him, the Laser Sword in his hand closing in fast, he tried to dodge through the pain of his dislocated arm.

But he realized the pain had impaired his ability to move.

Just as he thought he was about to die before he'd even made a name for himself,

a steady voice sounded beside him. A shadow flashed past, and a Laser Sword knocked aside the weapon about to pierce Zhuo Ran's neck.

"Captain Bai?"

Zhuo Ran stared in disbelief at the person who had blocked Han Feng's attack for him.

Hadn't they said Captain Bai was off duty and hadn't been notified?

Why had he shown up now?

"Hmph. You didn't even tell me about such an important operation. I'll deal with you later."

Captain Bai flicked his Laser Sword and looked coldly at Han Feng.

If he hadn't left something behind at the bureau, he might never have found out about the operation Lin Ji and Qi Yang were conducting.

"You really think highly of me."

Trapped between Lin Ji and Captain Bai, Han Feng's expression darkened with tension. He glanced at the Laser Sword that had flown away and ground out the words through clenched teeth.

Just by showing his face, he'd ended up surrounded by two of the hunting dogs' brigade commanders.

"When dealing with scum like you, we have to take you seriously. Otherwise, more people will get hurt."

For some reason, Lin Ji kept calling them scum. Even he sounded a little embarrassed by it. His teeth were clenched, and fire seemed to blaze in his eyes as he gripped his Laser Sword tightly.

"Give up now, or we'll blow your head off."

Qi Yang approached slowly with his sniper rifle at the ready. His cool voice rang through the alley.

"Haha! Surrender? Keep dreaming. Even if I die today, I'll take you with me."

Han Feng had never imagined that simply meeting Ye Yun to discuss something would end like this. Two pistols appeared in his hands, and he fired bullet after bullet at Lin Ji and Captain Bai.

Taking even one of them with him would be a huge help.

"Boom."

A deep roar rang out, and a streak of light flashed past like lightning.

In an instant, a sniper round blew Han Feng's head apart. Electric arcs crackled without end.

His body slowly fell to its knees, then crashed onto the ground like a sleeping pig.

Han Feng, one of Duyizhi's leaders, had met his end.

In the original storyline, he was a notorious villain, and it wasn't until much later that he was finally killed.

But now, thanks to the butterfly effect, the Intelligence Hunting Group had taken him out ahead of time.

"Beautiful shot."

Seeing this, Captain Lin Ji, who had been a split second too slow to raise his shield and had taken a bullet to the stomach, smiled faintly and gave Qi Yang a thumbs-up.

One of the Intelligence Hunting Group's greatest threats, Han Feng, a top leader of Duyizhi, was finally dead.

"That shot was impressive. Nice work."

Captain Bai nodded in approval and reached out to support Lin Ji. "Han Feng is finally dead. Next, we deal with the rest of Duyizhi. We've let them roam free for three years. It's time to put an end to all this."

"Don't celebrate too soon. Han Feng isn't our real enemy. That bastard Jie Xing is."

Captain Lin Ji's voice was full of hatred.

"Right."

After hearing that,

Captain Bai fell silent.

Jie Xing was the strongest enemy they had ever faced, yet they had no effective way to deal with him.