"This is Mr. Radev, Chief of Staff of the Kurud Military Base."
Despite the rampant gangs in Mexico, it is the official forces that truly uphold the nation's structure. Otherwise, the country would have long since disintegrated.
With powerful regional officials and high-ranking military officers suddenly visiting, how could the old steward not be uneasy?
In contrast, Chen Xiao remained calm and composed, his smile serene, "Governor Mont, Chief of Staff Radev, I've heard so much about you."
With that, he sat down opposite the two of them.
Once he was seated, the governor, who was over fifty, smiled warmly, "Lately, Chairman Vitas's name has been frequently appearing on my desk; I've been hoping to meet him in person."
"I never expected you to be so young. In Eastern parlance, you're truly a young prodigy!"
Chen Xiao smiled modestly, "Governor, you flatter me. I've just inherited some family business and am just doing some small-scale work."
The chief of staff, whose gaze was sharp as a hawk, casually remarked, "Chairman Vitas's 'small business' is quite substantial. In just seven days, it has firmly established itself in Xingtala City."
"At this rate, we'll probably be able to open a branch in Mexico City in another two or three months."
" Xingtala?" Chen Xiao was slightly taken aback and turned his head to look at the old butler.
The old butler immediately leaned closer, lowered his voice, and quickly explained, "Young Master, in the past few days, Miss Yidileisi has led the Blood Wolf Group to conquer three cities: Huji, Aotlan, and Xingtala. In each city, they have clashed head-on with the largest gang in the area, suffering considerable casualties."
"However, the casualties were mostly on the other side; our losses were minimal. After all, Miss Yidileisi personally led the raid."
"Her methods were ruthless; she directly eradicated the leading gangs in various cities, and the remaining smaller gangs were so frightened that they dared not breathe, with many surrendering on the spot... Her flour, freight, and other businesses expanded completely, and the size of her organization almost doubled."
"The subsequent operations will be handled by specialists; Miss Yidileisi only needs to clear the area."
"They captured three ordinary cities in six days, spending half the time on the march."
After listening, Chen Xiao understood. He looked up at the three of them, his smile calm, "You two have come to visit today, surely not just to reminisce?"
The chief of staff said calmly, "Why is Chairman Vitas pretending to be ignorant? We only hope that you will discipline your subordinates and not create chaos in the area south of Mexico."
"Disrupt things? What makes you say it's disruptive?"
Chen Xiao looked at the two men with slight surprise. "My men were just expanding their business in a few neighboring cities. They didn't indiscriminately kill civilians, and they only had some friction with the local gangs."
"If they are outmatched, they will naturally back down and withdraw."
"But right now, the other side can't hold on any longer. They either have to give up their territory or submit to my Bloody Hand Society. This is just the law of the jungle, so what's so unusual about it?"
In Mexico, although the underworld runs rampant, it always adheres to a set of unspoken rules:
They are not allowed to harm ordinary people, and they will even spontaneously maintain order in the neighborhood.
Just like the earlier massive clash between the Bloody Hand Society and the Trunk Gang two or three thousand people, although it was a huge event, it hardly affected ordinary people, let alone harmed a single innocent family.
They all knew perfectly well that only when the market was stable and the economy was vibrant could they make money steadily.
This is why Mexico, which appears to have only 200,000 regular troops but is actually home to a million gang members, has surprisingly good public security.
In many major tourist towns, even tourists dare to stroll alone late at night.
The governor and the chief of staff in front of him sounded powerful and influential, and were indeed unattainable for most people; but Chen Xiao didn't buy it.
The Bloody Hand Society about two thousand members, which isn't exactly top-tier in terms of sheer numbers, but he himself is tough enough.
If you really anger him, it wouldn't be difficult to replace the state government leadership or even overthrow the entire military region's top brass.
Chen Xiao's attitude caused the chief of staff to frown slightly. The governor shook his head with a wry smile, "Chairman Vitas, ordinary gang fights shouldn't require our involvement."
"But this time, the team is led by Yidileisi, that Mutants girl."
Chen Xiao raised an eyelid. "What law in this world says that Mutants can't join a gang?"
"No, there isn't."
The chief of staff spoke slowly, "But doesn't the chairman think it's too unbalanced for a Mutants combat power far exceeding that of ordinary gang members to overpower them?"
Chen Xiao scoffed. "Unbalanced? When the Blonsky America of the US military Trunk Gang to besiege my Bloody Hand Society, why didn't you stand up and say a word of justice?"
The chief of staff frowned. " Blonsky is not Mutants."
"So what?" Chen Xiao sneered. "How many Mutants can he defeat? In the end, he transformed into that behemoth, capable of uprooting an entire street with a single blow. That's far more ruthless Yidileisi, isn't it?"
"Or does the Chief of Staff believe that Bloody Hand Society weak and easily bullied, and dares not provoke the America government, so he is specifically targeting us?"
Upon hearing this, both of their expressions simultaneously darkened.
Although the battle that night was fierce, Chen Xiao did not try to hide it. The images of him smashing the Abomination with his bare hands and collapsing an entire street with a single punch had already spread.
The governor and chief of staff knew perfectly well that this young man was a monster who could single-handedly rewrite the course of the war, and they couldn't help but be wary of him.
The governor's personal visit was mainly due to Yidileisi's ruthless actions. In a single operation, she killed hundreds of people, and within days, over a thousand gang leaders had died at her hands, causing widespread panic in the surrounding cities.
Panic not only spread to rival gangs, but also quietly seeped into the lives of ordinary people.
But then the tone shifted abruptly, and Chen Xiao's expression relaxed. "However, since the governor and chief of staff are here in person today, we must give them face."
"I'll make a call right now and call her back."
"Furthermore, I can promise that in future clashes between Bloody Hand Society and gangs from other regions, we will try our best to control casualties and avoid further large-scale deaths and injuries."
This sudden loosening of tension startled the two of them for a moment.
Chen Xiao paused, his tone slightly somber. "Of course, I also hope that as long as Bloody Hand Society adheres to this 'rule of the trade,' and all parties act accordingly, otherwise..."
He said no more at this point.
But the meaning is already clear.
The governor's brow immediately relaxed, and his smile became genuine, "President Vitas, rest assured, as long as it's legitimate 'business competition,' we will not interfere."
Chen Xiao also smiled and said, "You two can rest assured. Woside Group has always adhered to the principles of fair and orderly competition in business."
"After all, a prosperous and stable market truly benefits everyone."
"Hahaha... President Vitas is so young, yet he has such a broad perspective!"
After exchanging pleasantries for a few rounds, the two then took their leave.
Ultimately, a Bloody Hand Society with only two thousand members wouldn't warrant the governor and the military chief of staff personally visiting them. What they truly valued was Chen Xiao himself.
As high-ranking officials in Mexico, they were no strangers to Mutants; they also knew that the person in front of them not only possessed unfathomable combat power but also held the identity of X-Men.
After the two men led their troops away, Chen Xiao immediately dialed Yidileisi's number. "Mission in progress, return immediately."
On the dark, desolate plain, Chen Xiao's figure silently appeared.
Since completing his transformation into Superman, he has devoted most of his energy to analyzing the genes within his body and has not stepped into the Virtual Battlefield for a long time.
Now that the battle suit is taking shape, he steps into it once again.
Needless to say, he directly selected "Hard Mode".
In an instant, two expressionless middle-aged men appeared out of thin air, each holding a long knife.
boom!
The instant the command was given, two ten-meter-long transparent blades of energy tore through the sky. Before they even struck, the earth was already cleaved open with a narrow crack, a truly terrifying sight.
The character data in the Virtual Battlefield is completely synchronized with Chen Xiao's; his grip strength reaches tens of thousands of tons, and his opponent's physical strength is also in the tens of thousands of tons range.
Compared to before, the two middle-aged men's strength has increased hundreds of times, and their attacks are now as powerful as mountains collapsing and the earth splitting.
Boom! Boom!
Facing the simultaneous slash of two swords, Chen Xiao moved with lightning speed, his left and right fists precisely striking the sides of the blades.
Thud! Thud!
The fist's force was domineering and concentrated, and the two solid blade energies formed by high-frequency vibration and compressed air instantly disintegrated.
In an instant, three afterimages, barely perceptible to the naked eye, crisscrossed, causing the earth to crack, mountains to crumble, and the void to hum, with sharp whistles and Berserk shockwaves sweeping across the land.
The speed was too fast; in the blink of an eye, the two sides had already exchanged hundreds of blows.
In that split second, Chen Xiao's pupils contracted sharply, and a cold light flashed. He sidestepped the Blade coming from the right, and at the same time, without hesitation, he used his left shoulder to forcefully ram the long blade coming from the left.
Sizzle!
The moment the blade bit into the shoulder, the Berserk shockwave from the tip exploded, tearing a gruesome gash through even the most resilient body, flesh torn open and blood splattering everywhere.
But the knife was instantly gripped tightly by his shoulder blade and taut muscles, unable to move.
The next instant, a powerful punch accompanied by a loud bang came flying through the air, like a meteor falling to the ground, and slammed into the middle-aged man's chest!
boom!!
The blood mist exploded, and shattered bones flew everywhere. Before the man could even scream, he had already disintegrated into countless fragments.
Buzz,
At that very moment, a fragment of a broken sword technique suddenly rushed into Chen Xiao's sea of consciousness. At the same time, a strange power surged out of his body, like the first rise of spring tide, quietly flowing.
As expected, with each opponent killed, one could seize a portion of the sword's legacy, or more precisely, the extremely refined Vibration Force Origin.
Chen Xiao had already noticed: his opponent in the Virtual Battlefield had sharp swordsmanship and fierce fists, and his physical data was exactly the same as his, but that was all there was to it.
They do not have the materialized force field that comes with the awakening of the X-Gene, nor do they possess substantial physical enhancements like the Man of Steel.
That's why he dared to take a knife blow head-on with his shoulder and then counterattack with lightning speed. The price was a deep, bone-revealing wound, but in return, he gained half of the incomplete sword intent and the Vibration Force Origin.
He suddenly reached out and grabbed the long sword that was floating beside him. The newly acquired energy within his body surged into the blade like living water, rapidly transforming, compressing, and boiling.
boom!!
A ten-meter-long golden beam shot into the sky, like a blazing sun being cleaved off the ground. Wherever it passed, the earth cracked and sand and stones flew up, sweeping straight towards the middle-aged man chasing behind!
The man's expression remained unchanged. With a slight flick of his wrist, a ten-meter-long, transparent blade of energy slashed out, clear as ice, silent and undetectable.
BOOM!!