Despicable Means

"Refreshing, but let me check. Everything's okay?"

Jie Xing nodded in satisfaction and looked at Ye Yun, saying, "Be my guest."

Ye Yun simply shrugged, indicating he was free to do as he pleased.

After all, they hadn't tampered with anything.

"To show the sincerity and trust between both parties, I will inspect it in front of you. You don't need to worry about me playing any tricks."

Jie Xing beckoned to the warriors behind him.

The warriors understood his intention.

They quickly brought a computer over and handed it to him.

After plugging all three chips into the computer and debugging them, Jie Xing nodded in satisfaction. However, just to be safe, he found three warriors with compatible chip slots and inserted the chips into the intelligent beings to verify their authenticity.

"Excellent, no mistakes. Release them."

After confirming there was no deception, Jie Xing waved to the warriors behind him, signaling them to release the captives.

The warriors, receiving their boss Jie Xing's order, Did not hesitate and quickly released Zhuo Ran and Qi Yang, who had each taken a shotgun blast.

"What do you mean?"

At this moment.

Ye Yun, as if she were invisible, glared at Jie Xing in anger.

They only had one Intelligent Being chip, but Ye Yun had produced two more.

And yet, you're only releasing two people.

What do you mean?

"Miss Ye, I only received the chips, so naturally, I can only release two people. Without the Intelligent Firewall program, it's impossible to take everyone away. It's a matter of 'money talks, goods are delivered,' and settling accounts, you should understand that, right?"

Jie Xing shrugged noncommittally and began to lecture Ye Yun.

Seeing this, Ye Yun shook his head slightly and waved his right hand, saying, "Two it is, then."

Seeing his gesture, Ye Yun, no matter how indignant, could do nothing.

She could only go and retrieve the people.

"No, Xiang Mao, Xiang Mao hasn't left yet."

After being unbound, Zhuo Ran saw Qin Yan still in the enemy's hands and said excitedly.

He even prepared to break free from Ye Yun's restraint and run towards Qin Yan.

Seeing this.

Ye Yun's expression turned cold. He turned and swept out a whip kick, smashing fiercely into Zhuo Ran's face, sending him crashing to the ground, completely unconscious.

"You..."

Qi Yang stared at him in disbelief, his eyes filled with rage.

In response.

He didn't even glance at this unfamiliar young man.

"My leg is a bit uncomfortable from standing. Just stretching my muscles, it didn't affect you, did it?"

Ye Yun forced a smile onto his cold face, looking at Jie Xing with a half-smile.

"Hahaha, no effect, no effect. It was my oversight. I forgot to invite my old friend to sit down and chat. Someone, bring a chair. We've been neglecting our hospitality."

Jie Xing laughed heartily and beckoned to his subordinates.

"Hurry up and leave, don't cause any more trouble."

Ye Yun glanced impatiently at Qi Yang and whispered in his ear, "The surroundings are already surrounded by a large number of Duyizhi warriors."

"Okay."

Qi Yang gave Ye Yun a deep look, as if wanting to engrave him into his memory. He then crouched down, picked up the unconscious Zhuo Ran who had been kicked out, and quickly walked towards the exit.

Regarding this.

Jie Xing merely glanced at them and paid them no further attention.

They had already paid the "ransom," so what else could they do but release them?

Besides.

Their most important item had not yet been obtained.

"These past three years, I wonder if my old friend has been well?"

After the intelligent being brought a chair and he sat down, Jie Xing spoke as if chatting with an old friend.

"Not well."

Ye Yun shook his head.

"Oh, could you tell me about it?"

Jie Xing asked knowingly.

"Every few days, some thief knocks on your door and rummages through your house. How could things be okay? You tell me, right?"

He said this indirectly.

"That's true, you're right. I also hate guys like that. If I met one, I'd definitely kill him." Jie Xing agreed, nodding.

They chatted idly for a while.

There was nothing wrong with that.

"Of course. I chopped off the head of that guy from yesterday in a flash, and then no one bothered me anymore. I slept until ten in the morning today."

Ye Yun said, his throat dry: "Old friend, you have a guest, how can you not prepare some water? Isn't your hospitality too poor?"

"Haha, that's true, but I'm just afraid. Even if I poured you water, you wouldn't dare to drink it."

Jie Xing laughed heartily, full of mockery.

"Is that so?"

Ye Yun glanced at him in surprise.

"We are safe now."

At this moment.

Ye Yun's Bluetooth headset crackled with Ye Yun's voice.

After listening.

He immediately hung up the communication with Ye Yun.

"The item is here, release the person."

Now that he knew the person was safe, Ye Yun didn't intend to waste any more words with Jie Xing.

This time, it was a huge loss.

"Bring the person over."

Jie Xing waved to the warrior in the distance who was guarding Qin Yan.

Upon receiving consent.

The warrior from Duyizhi quickly brought the person over.

"Untie them." Jie Xing looked up and said to his subordinate.

After being untied.

Qin Yan immediately ran behind Ye Yun, clutching his arm nervously, her eyes full of fear.

"Now..."

Jie Xing stopped speaking.

"The item is yours. We have other matters to attend to, so we'll be leaving. We won't keep you company."

Ye Yun stood up from his seat, reached out to pat Qin Yan's head, tossed the computer in his hand to Jie Xing, and then turned and dragged her outside.

"Don't look back."

Just as Qin Yan was about to turn her head, Ye Yun forcibly restrained her gaze forward.

Jie Xing watched their retreating figures, a cold smile forming on his lips.

He wasn't in a hurry, but calmly opened the computer to check the details.

"Good, hahaha, good."

Seeing that this was indeed what Foster Father wanted, Jie Xing excitedly handed the computer to the warrior beside him and said, "To prevent the humans from activating the backup firewall, send it to Foster Father as soon as possible."

They actually didn't know one thing.

Duyizhi's painstaking efforts to obtain the firewall program were not to change more loopholes in the Intelligent Being's backend program.

It was all for today's Supersonic envoy.

They were not afraid of you activating the backup firewall at all.

"Yes." Upon receiving Jie Xing's order, this ordinary warrior from Duyizhi immediately took the computer to Foster Father.

"Old friend, since you're here, why leave so quickly? We haven't seen each other for three years, it wouldn't be good not to catch up, right?"

Seeing Ye Yun and Qin Yan emerge from the library, Jie Xing's palm produced a rapidly spinning Spiral Blade, which he flung towards Ye Yun's back.

The Spiral Blade moved incredibly fast.

In almost the blink of an eye, it was behind Ye Yun.

"Be careful."

The moment Jie Xing threw the Spiral Blade, Ye Yun also threw the electromagnetic projectile he was holding, immediately activated his shield, and Qin Yan, following his instructions, tightly wrapped her arms around his neck.

Ye Yun quickly extended his right hand, passing through the crook of her legs, and ran toward the outside.

"Thump."

A dull sound rang out.

The Spiral Blade struck the shield, making a crisp noise.

"Old friend, don't run anymore, you can't escape."

From behind, the sound of whistling air being torn apart could be heard.

Jie Xing, like a phantom, chased after him, a barrage of Spiral Blades flying from his hand.

"I, I'm scared." Qin Yan looked at Ye Yun, who was stubbornly blocking the attacks while still carrying her as he fled. Her face was filled with fear and dread, her voice trembling.

"I'm scared too."

Ye Yun's face was grave. He glanced at Jie Xing, who was rapidly closing in, and saw the Energy Shield's countdown nearing its end. "Why aren't they here yet?"

"Brummm."

As he spoke.

The deafening roar of an engine sounded from afar.

A black supercar sped toward them.

"I told you to let go, didn't I?"

Seeing the supercar hurtling towards them, Ye Yun said softly to Qin Yan.

"Why?"

Qin Yan's large eyes, already misting over, showed curiosity.

"If you don't want to die, listen to me."

As he finished speaking.

The supercar executed a rapid drift from a distance. During the drift, the supercar's door swung open.

The piercing screech of tires grinding against the ground echoed across the abandoned library's playground.

"Release."

Hearing Ye Yun's words.

Qin Yan, following his instructions, immediately let go of his hand.

And at that very moment.

Ye Yun seized the opportunity.

He directly threw Qin Yan, who was in his arms, out.

Accurately and precisely, she flew directly into the supercar's open door.

The supercar showed no signs of slowing down at all.

After correcting its direction, it sped away.

"Whoosh."

Ye Yun rolled on the ground, dissipating the force from his body. He also deactivated his depleted shield and summoned a Laser Sword, looking coldly at Jie Xing.

"Finally, you're not running anymore!"

Looking at Ye Yun in front of him, Jie Xing clapped his hands. "Are you ready to welcome death?"

"I should have been fearless of death, but after experiencing true death, I've gradually developed a fear of it. Death is just another new beginning, all of that is bullshit."

Ye Yun gazed at Jie Xing quietly, gripping the Laser Sword tightly in his hand, sensing the danger of being targeted from all around.

This time.

The possibility of escaping seemed rather slim.

"Are you trying to surrender?"

Jie Xing looked at him in surprise, the Spiral Blade in his hand spinning continuously.

"I remember my Teacher once told me something: 'Warrior, your only destiny is to die in the hands of your enemy.'" Ye Yun slowly took a couple of steps on the field, looking up at the sky, as if he could see the brilliant expanse of stars.

He really didn't know if he would ever be able to return.

"It seems I already know your choice."

Jie Xing inexplicably felt a sense of respect.

But.

War knows no mercy.

"Open fire."

As Jie Xing lunged at him, he issued the command mercilessly into his communicator.

Today.

There's no way I can let this guy get away alive.

If I let him live, it would be my failure.

It would be a disaster for Duyizhi.

And...

I really didn't expect this young man to show up.

"Dada-da."

The sound of the assault rifle echoed loudly across the training ground.

Each bullet, like a grim reaper from hell, awaited the blooming of flowers, leaving ripples in the air as if celebrating the imminent blossoming.

"Ding ding ding."

Ye Yun's Laser Sword swung, creating afterimages as fast as lightning. The grim reapers from hell were all blocked.

"Dong."

A crisp sound, like a morning bell, resonated through the training ground.

The Spiral Blade and the Laser Sword collided, sending sparks flying.

The recoil from above forcefully pushed Jie Xing back seven or eight steps. He watched the young man who was still blocking the attacks.

This guy's strength has grown again.

"Weng!"

A slight tremor ran through Ye Yun's arm, and a sweet, metallic taste surged in his throat, but he swallowed it down forcefully. His movements became even faster.

His body slowly coiled, ready to block the enemy's attacks at any moment.

Although he hadn't retreated, he had already sustained considerable injuries.

"Again."

Jie Xing's electronic eye flickered, and he launched another attack at Ye Yun.

He didn't believe it.

With attacks from so many weapons, plus his own, he didn't believe he couldn't take down this human blocking their path.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh."

The Spiral Blade whirred, constantly growing larger in Ye Yun's vision.

It felt as if it carried the weight of a thousand gods, making one feel incredibly suppressed and uncomfortable.

"Ding."

Just as the Spiral Blade was about to reach his face, he raised his Laser Sword to block at the last second.

A vacuum zone formed directly behind him.

"Boom."

The two weapons collided, emitting a sound like thunder.

Ye Yun and Jie Xing directly engaged in a contest of strength.

Faint cracks began to appear on the ground beneath their feet.

It was as if waves of energy were splashing from the Laser Sword and the Spiral Blade's cutting edge, causing ripples in the space around them.

"Bang."

Just then.

A muffled gunshot rang out.

A bullet shot towards Ye Yun's head.

Sensing a chilling danger, he immediately pulled back, abandoning the contest of strength with Jie Xing, and dodged the sniper bullet whistling from behind Jie Xing.

"Puchi."

The moment he dodged the sniper bullet, Jie Xing naturally wouldn't just stand by. He thrust the blade of his Spiral Blade towards Ye Yun's chest.

The clash of sharp metal against flesh.

Flesh, after all, could not withstand the invasion of sharp metal.

Instantly.

One of the four blades of Jie Xing's Spiral Blade, about two centimeters long, pierced into Ye Yun's chest.

But then.

No matter how hard Jie Xing tried, the blade of his Spiral Blade could not penetrate any further.

Upon closer inspection.

Ye Yun's Laser Sword was seen tightly wedged against the joint of the Spiral Blade's cutting edge.

"Still not dead?"

A cold voice came from behind Jie Xing. Immediately, an ordinary Intelligent Being warrior walked over, holding a sniper rifle, and aimed at Ye Yun, pulling the trigger again.

"Despicable."

Ye Yun kicked out at Jie Xing.

Jie Xing reacted quickly as well.

He kicked out in response, his foot colliding with Ye Yun's.

Suddenly.

He was sent flying like a kite with a broken string, kicked away by Jie Xing's strength.

And.

The Spiral Blade leaves embedded in Ye Yun's body were pulled out.

A drop of crimson blood flowed down the smooth blade, shining brilliantly under the sunlight.

"Whoosh."

At this moment, the Laser Sword in Ye Yun's hand flew out of his grip, shooting towards the Intelligent Being warrior who had the Sharp Eye chip.