On the road leading to the Intelligence Hunting Bureau.
Jie Xing's Electronic Eye flickered continuously. He glanced at the soldiers behind him and murmured, "I'm sorry, but I can't do things the way you planned."
He waited quietly off to the side for Qin Yan's car to arrive.
He toyed with his Spiral Blade, paying no attention to the vehicles passing by.
"Vroom, vroom, vroom!"
Just then, the powerful roar of an engine came from far away.
Jie Xing glanced at the map of Intelligent Island displayed on his Smart Watch. A small red dot was speeding along the road where he was.
Headlights shone from the distance, making it hard to see.
Then the high beams switched to low beams.
Inside the car, Qin Yan, Zhuo Ran, and Qi Yang saw someone blocking the road ahead and immediately slammed on the brakes.
The tires screeched against the pavement.
Two long, scorched skid marks appeared on the road.
The smell of burnt rubber spread through the air.
"Are you trying to get yourself killed? ... Drive!"
Zhuo Ran had just pushed open the car door and shouted at the person blocking the road.
But the words caught in his throat. His pupils shrank, and he yelled at Qin Yan.
That was Jie Xing!
"Miss Qin, Young Master Zhuo, Young Master Qi, why don't you get out and have a chat?"
The miniature Spiral Blade spun in Jie Xing's palm. Air currents shimmered along its four blades, and his emotionless voice rang out in the night.
"This... Gulp."
Qin Yan had never faced anything like this. She swallowed, her throat dry.
They could clearly see black gun barrels all around them, trained on their car.
If they made any sudden moves, they would likely face a merciless slaughter.
"Get out."
Qi Yang remained calm in the face of the situation. He opened the car door, got out, put his hands behind his head, and crouched down.
He had recognized who the other man was, so he didn't dare make a single sudden move.
The Big Boss of Duyizhi.
The Intelligence Hunting Bureau's most wanted criminal.
His Spiral Blade could reach supersonic speeds and take their lives in an instant.
So they had to know their limits.
Seeing what Qi Yang had done, Zhuo Ran and Qin Yan followed his instructions.
"An exceptionally wise choice."
Jie Xing waved his hand. Six soldiers came out from behind him with three pairs of Energy Handcuffs and cuffed the trio's hands behind their backs.
"This has been a very pleasant collaboration. Take them away."
Jie Xing's crimson Electronic Eye flickered as he waved again. In the distance, a Special Transport Vehicle resembling an armored cash truck approached. A group of Intelligent Being soldiers armed with assault rifles escorted the three humans toward it.
"What about this car?"
An Intelligent Being soldier nearby, holding an assault rifle, looked uncertainly at Qin Yan's car and asked tentatively.
Should they destroy it or...?
"This car can't be destroyed."
Jie Xing waved his hand, got into the rose-colored car, and said, "Head to the dedicated road DRE Company uses to transport our Supersonic Messenger to the Intelligence Hunting Bureau for inspection."
"Yes, sir."
The Intelligent Being soldier took control of the car's automated driving system.
If the car were destroyed, they would be exposed ahead of schedule.
Soon, they reached the road DRE Company used to transport Supersonic for inspection at the Intelligence Hunting Bureau.
"You can head back. I'll be back shortly. On your way, find somewhere remote and destroy the car!"
Jie Xing got out and gave his orders to his men.
"Yes, sir."
With that, Qin Yan's car sped away under the control of Duyizhi's soldiers.
Jie Xing glanced at the red dot on his map and said, "Father, Professor Jianjie and the Chip weren't at the Villa."
"Yes, I already know."
Professor Ye Zhen's voice came through the communicator. "Bring Supersonic back safely. They'll pass your current position in ten minutes."
"Okay."
Jie Xing ended the call with Professor Ye Zhen and stood quietly on the roof of a building, watching the steady stream of cars below.
Just then, a special transport vehicle came into view. Jie Xing's crimson Electronic Eye flickered. He stamped his foot against the ground and swooped down toward the vehicle like a hunting bird.
"Bang!"
Jie Xing slammed into the special transport vehicle, making a heavy thud.
The roof of the vehicle caved in.
He raised his Iron Fist and brought it down.
"Boom!"
A blast-like sound rang out as Jie Xing's fist smashed a huge hole in the roof.
He reached out with his metal hand and ripped away half the roof, then leaped into the cargo compartment.
"You bastard! Die! Your grandpa's been waiting for you!"
A thunderous roar rang out.
Two heavy thuds followed the roar.
Two flashes of fire flared.
The guns fired, hitting Jie Xing before he could react.
The shotgun blasts hit with tremendous force, sending Jie Xing crashing through the rear doors of the transport vehicle and tumbling toward the busy road.
Captain Lin and Captain Bai exchanged a glance and smiled faintly. They nodded to each other, charged out with their shotguns, and fired at Jie Xing as he got back to his feet.
The shotgun blasts rang out clearly over the traffic.
But who was Jie Xing?
He was an Intelligent Being built to be like God. His reflexes were exceptionally fast, and he swiftly dodged the shots. Fury burned in his eyes.
He had actually been tricked by these despicable humans.
"Watch out. The real transport vehicle carrying Supersonic is here."
Just as Jie Xing was about to counterattack, Professor Ye Zhen's voice came through the communicator. "Don't get caught up fighting them. They're only trying to stall you."
"Okay."
Jie Xing knew what he had to do.
Taking Professor Ye Zhen's warning to heart, he turned and charged toward the vehicle transporting the real Supersonic, moving at an unbelievable speed.
"Get after him! We absolutely can't let that bastard succeed. The shotgun couldn't even kill him—what rotten luck!"
Captain Lin was furious that his shotgun had failed to kill Jie Xing. It was unbelievably bad luck.
"Vroom, vroom, vroom!"
The next moment, two heavy motorcycles roared over and stopped in front of Captain Lin and Captain Bai.
The two men climbed onto the motorcycles and immediately chased after Jie Xing. They called through their communicators, "Soldiers transporting Supersonic, listen up! Turn around and head back now. That bastard Jie Xing is coming!"
Then they revved their motorcycles themselves, speeding up as fast as they could.
"Damn it."
Seeing the two bastards rapidly catching up, Jie Xing's crimson Electronic Eye flickered nonstop. The Spiral Blade in his hand spun like a high-speed top, then flew toward the two men as if it could see.
The Spiral Blade was supersonic. It reached them almost instantly.
"Watch out... Boom, boom!"
Captain Bai felt a chill of alarm as the Spiral Blade came at them. He had just shouted "Watch out" when—
The Spiral Blade had already punched through the gas tanks of the motorcycles beneath them.
A series of deafening explosions followed.
The two motorcycles ridden by Captain Bai and Captain Lin burst into balls of fire.
Captain Lin and Captain Bai were thrown into the air and slammed onto the cold road, tumbling over and over.
"Fuck!"
Captain Bai struggled to his feet. His palms, elbows, and knees burned with pain. "Old Lin! Old Lin, are you okay?"
But when he saw Lin Ji lying in a pool of blood in the distance, unmoving, Captain Bai ignored the weakness in his right leg from the injury to his knee and hopped toward him.
Lin Ji had already been injured, but he had insisted on joining the mission to take down Jie Xing.
Captain Bai had been unable to stop him, so he had let him come along.
"Old Lin! Old Lin! Open your damn eyes and talk to me!"
A shard had pierced Lin Ji's left eye and gone through the back of his head. Brain matter and blood were visibly running together. Captain Bai was frantic as he cried, "Old Lin, say something! You've been craving my Moutai, the one I've kept for over ten years! Get up! I'll bring it to you right now, I swear! Don't scare me, Old Lin... Ah!"
His anguished, desperate scream rang out over the busy road.
The passing drivers didn't stop. They drove away.
"I've finally gotten rid of those two annoying flies."
Seeing the two men far behind him, Jie Xing spoke coldly. His Spiral Blade had flown back into his hand, and now it shot forward like lightning.
"Boom!"
The Spiral Blade smashed through the windshield of a car and pierced the driver's head. The car skidded in place before crashing into another vehicle, setting off a chain of collisions.
Jie Xing coldly recalled his Spiral Blade, leaped over the crash site he had caused, and sped toward his target without slowing down.
"Boom!"
This time, Jie Xing produced an enormous Spiral Blade from somewhere and hurled it at the Special Transport Vehicle turning ahead.
The massive Spiral Blade cut through the air with a series of sonic booms and slammed into the front of the Special Transport Vehicle.
In an instant, the force carried by the Spiral Blade tore away the side door. It continued on and smashed the human driver's head, spraying blood and brain matter all over the cab. It was sickening.
The Spiral Blade tore through the left-side door and smashed the head of the Intelligence Hunting Bureau soldier driving the vehicle. It then ripped through the right-side door before flying back into Jie Xing's hand at his call.
"Boom!"
With no driver at the wheel and the vehicle thrown off balance by the impact, the Special Transport Vehicle rolled onto its side.
It rumbled across the road toward the guardrail.
It crashed through the guardrail and slid into the oncoming lane.