Reversal

"Halt!"

Several elites stepped forward.

"Please present your identification and the boss's written authorization!" As he spoke, the man with a cigarette dangling from his mouth casually reached toward Millya's backside.

The sound of bullets passing through flesh made the remaining men freeze.

Taking advantage of Millya opening fire, Chen Xu stomped hard on the ground and instantly rammed the stunned elites in front of him to the floor.

The six men in the rear finally reacted. Some drew guns, while others grabbed weapons.

Bang, bang, bang.

Millya raised her miniature revolver and fired another three shots in quick succession.

The two charging elites fell in response.

Tiger Might erupted, and the gunman's expression went blank.

Amid the roar of a tiger, only the final protector remained standing.

"Branch Master Xue, I never expected this. Never expected it at all." The protector seemed utterly fearless. "I thought we'd hooked a big fish."

"What do you mean?" Millya's expression shifted slightly as a bad feeling welled up inside her.

"It means we intended to clear out some troublesome people, but instead, we got two insignificant little shrimps."

The cold storage doors slowly opened, revealing nearly a hundred people standing inside.

"Boss Leng, President Liu, Sect Master Qing?" Looking at the three people at the front, Millya's heart sank to rock bottom. Weren't they supposed to be discussing matters on the top floor? Why were they all gathered here?

Ignoring Millya's thoughts, Boss Leng walked out of the cold storage facility surrounded by several hall masters and elders.

"You, unknown expert—although breaking into my Blood Blade Gang is a serious crime, if you are willing to submit, letting bygones be bygones would not be difficult."

He had already learned from his subordinates how Chen Xu had fought. The Blood Blade Gang was in need of someone so capable in battle, and he could not help but feel some appreciation for talent.

As he spoke, the protector responsible for guarding the cold storage facility retreated to Boss Leng's side.

A chilling dagger slid from his sleeve and suddenly thrust forward.

Being assigned to guard the cold storage facility meant that he was undoubtedly one of Boss Leng's most trusted men. Leng Hansong had been completely unprepared for this ambush.

The dagger sank halfway in. Frosty energy surged from Leng Hansong's body as he sent the protector flying with a palm strike.

Covering his wound, he staggered back two steps and was caught by a hall master. Unable to suppress the rage in his voice, he snarled, "Leng Yu, I treated you like my own little brother. Why? Why would you do this?"

Leng Yu's attempt on his life had wounded Leng Hansong not only physically, but dealt him an incomparable blow to the spirit.

Imagine someone you had trusted absolutely, someone as close as family, suddenly treating you like this. No one could easily accept it.

"Of course it's because he's had enough of being your little brother." President Liu of the Sky Wolf Society spoke with a savage grin, the fat on his body trembling with his laughter.

"After today, the original boss of the Blood Blade Gang, Leng Hansong, will die suddenly of illness. Protector Leng Yu will then succeed him as boss of the Blood Blade Gang." Sect Master Qing of the Bamboo Cloud Sect waved a folding fan, dressed like a refined scholar.

The situation changed too quickly. For a moment, Millya did not even know whom she should point her miniature revolver at.

The aura Boss Leng released made Chen Xu glance sideways. By rough estimation, it was at least around level four Tiger Might. One had to know that among the heads of the top ten martial halls, only a few possessed such strength.

Watching the chaos unfold with cold eyes, Chen Xu noticed that when Boss Leng angrily demanded an explanation, Protector Leng seemed to casually glance at Millya several times.

That gaze, containing countless emotions, made him realize that perhaps he had arrived at the wrong time. It felt like he had barged into some television melodrama.

Still, for love, this guy had been willing to stab a close relative who trusted him absolutely. He was quite the ruthless old wolf.

The scene had shifted from the three factions surrounding him and Millya to the Sky Wolf Society and Bamboo Cloud Sect exterminating the Blood Blade Gang. He was practically ignored, reduced to a background prop.

Perhaps due to the mutual restrictions among the three factions, no one had been allowed to bring firearms into the cold storage facility.

Everyone present was at least a branch master and possessed some degree of martial prowess, fighting fiercely with all their strength.

For Chen Xu, the absence of firearms was undoubtedly excellent news.

If he fully activated the Bronze Statue Art, he should be able to withstand some weaker bullets. But against a variety of firearms, he would inevitably feel powerless.

In terms of martial strength alone, he did not believe anyone present was stronger than him.

His gaze swept across the cold storage facility before stopping on several sealed crates marked Refining Liquid.

By rough estimate, the amount inside should be enough to increase his spiritual energy by another six or seven units.

The second-rate martial halls beneath the top ten received pitifully little Refining Liquid support. Chen Xu had thought the two factions combined would have no more than five units. Blood Blade Martial Hall had truly given him a huge surprise.

The three factions were locked in an indecisive battle, but the moment they noticed Chen Xu intending to act, a hall master immediately moved to stop him.

"Brother, once we've dealt with the Blood Blade Gang, you can join the Sky Wolf Society if you want. But for now, could you please stay where you are and stop moving around?" The man, whose arms were covered in wolf tattoos, held a short blade horizontally and warily watched Chen Xu's every move.

He knew his strength was somewhat inferior, but he believed he could still hold Chen Xu off for a short time until reinforcements arrived.

"I'm just taking a few things. I won't take part in any fighting!"

The instant the word "fighting" left his lips, Chen Xu's sturdy body, nearly six feet three inches tall, crashed into him at a speed the Sky Wolf Society hall master could scarcely imagine.

"Pfft!"

The short blade failed to leave even a scratch on Chen Xu's bronze-colored skin. The hall master was hurled into the cold storage facility, smashing through a supply rack and getting buried beneath countless items.

Chen Xu did not spare anyone else another glance as he headed straight for the sealed crates of Refining Liquid.

Seizing the opportunity, Millya followed the path Chen Xu had cleared and charged into the cold storage facility with all her strength.

"President!" An elder of the Sky Wolf Society called out anxiously to President Liu.

"It's fine. He's alone." President Liu lightly raised a hand, his eyes fixed on Leng Hansong, who was fighting desperately after killing two of his faction's high-ranking members.

"Leng Hansong of the Blood Blade Gang is what matters most. There's only one exit from the cold storage facility. No matter what that man takes, he'll have to come back out. When that time comes, however much he takes, I'll make him spit it all back out!

"A hall master of the Sky Wolf Society is not so easily killed. If he kills one, he must pay the price!"

Like slicing through butter, Chen Xu used a hand chop to split open a sealed crate in an instant. He took out the Refining Liquid and immediately drank it.

He had noticed earlier that the cold storage facility was a cube entirely enclosed in some unknown material. Forcing his way through it would likely be difficult. He might as well strengthen himself while they fought, then break out from the front.

Chen Xu quickly finished one crate of Refining Liquid and immediately began opening the next.

Even as he gulped down the Refining Liquid, he did not forget to watch Millya's movements. She clearly knew something about the item she wanted. Without the slightest hesitation, she headed straight for a mechanical crate brimming with a futuristic feel.

"Don't let her touch that crate!" Leng Hansong, covered in blood, saw Millya's movements through the crowd and shouted in alarm.

"That contains some experimental product secretly developed by the Federation. Only specific people can use it. If someone who has not passed authentication forcibly opens it, it will self-destruct. The blast radius would be enough to cover this entire area of Jinning Commandery.

"If the Great Abyss finds out, every person here will be implicated. Even their relatives will be affected and exiled to the barbaric lands."