Chapter 493 - 311: Tier Four Wizard Liu Xingyuan

’Has a Tier Five come to Red Fruit City?’

’Probably not, right?’

Even Baili Xueyuan, a Tier Four Peak, only came to Red Fruit City by a stroke of luck, getting a ride with Lin Xin.

If Lin Xin hadn’t returned to Red Fruit City, even if I had reported the matter to Baili Xueyuan, at most two ordinary Tier Four Extraordinaries would have come.

Guang Ling: "As far as I know, there are no High Tier powerhouses in Red Fruit City. You and Master Ma should continue to hide your identities and observe the situation."

If Guang Ling said there weren’t any, then there probably weren’t.

When it came to a Mercenary Corps mission, Guang Ling wouldn’t lie about intel.

Just as Lin Qi was thinking, a communication request suddenly popped up, and the expression on his face changed in an instant.

Baili Xueyuan!

’The backup is... me?’

’This can’t be right.’

’This is a Tier Four battle. A problem that the four Tier Four Extraordinaries on site can’t solve, and Baili Xueyuan is contacting me?’

After a moment’s hesitation, Lin Qi accepted the call.

"Minister Baili, you went a bit too far with this rescue. I almost failed to save them."

Regardless of what Baili Xueyuan was about to say, Lin Qi went on the offensive first.

’I’m on the moral high ground! I’m the one who saved them!’

Baili Xueyuan’s reply was decisive: "That’s not important."

’Not important? Those are people’s lives! Doesn’t she feel the slightest bit of guilt?’

But after giving it some thought, Lin Qi remembered that there was no morality in the Cyber World...

Lin Qi’s expression turned bitter, and he put on a cold face for Baili Xueyuan.

Lin Qi continued, asking, "Minister Baili, why are you contacting me now? Is there something I can help you with?"

Lin Qi’s understanding of the battlefield came from King Arthur. Outwardly, Lin Qi couldn’t reveal that he knew about the situation.

Baili Xueyuan got straight to the point: "Can your Healing Ability work on a Tier Four?"

In that instant, Lin Qi understood why Baili Xueyuan had contacted him.

His Healing Ability!

’Is she asking me to help those Tier Four Extraordinaries remove their Prosthetic Bodies on the spot?’

The Bearer’s power countered Prosthetic Bodies, so only a pure Extraordinary Professional could act.

But at the Tier Four level, besides special Extraordinary Professions like Wizard or Blood Robe, where would you find an Extraordinary Professional without a Prosthetic Body?!

Lin Qi refused bluntly, "Are you kidding me? My power can’t even affect a Tier Two. You’re giving me way too much credit..."

The moment the words left Lin Qi’s mouth, Baili Xueyuan hung up.

Baili Xueyuan had clearly just asked on a whim, hoping for a pleasant surprise.

If Lin Qi could truly restore the body of a Tier Four Extraordinary, things would have been much simpler.

Before the monster finished its transformation, the four Extraordinaries would have been enough to drag out the Bearer’s true body!

Staring at the "Connection Lost" screen, Lin Qi’s lower eyelid twitched a couple of times.

’This is so frustrating!’

Lin Qi made a secret decision. After he became a Tier Five, he had to find a way to get his revenge!

’How to get revenge?’

’Well, of course, I’ll put on a disguise, and then while Baili Xueyuan and Master Ma are...’

In a moment of distraction, Lin Qi’s thoughts had wandered far into the future.

’That’s Tier Five. I still need almost a month to even reach Tier Four.’

’The earliest I could reach Tier Five is in another half a year or so.’

...

「H3 Skyscraper, Rooftop.」

Baili Xueyuan felt a sense of helplessness. Completing this mission was going to be difficult.

Unless a pure Tier Four Extraordinary—one without a single Prosthetic Body installed—dropped out of the sky right this second, no one could stop this monster from transforming.

"Prepare for evacuation. Activate contingency plan three. Notify the Liu Clan’s branch. Evacuate Red Fruit City within twenty minutes."

Baili Xueyuan looked up at the sky, her gaze seemingly piercing through the night, which reflected countless city lights, all the way to low-earth orbit.

If the Eastern Alliance could keep Tier Four Extraordinaries on standby in orbit, it could naturally keep high-yield weapons on standby there as well!

If individual combat power couldn’t stop the monster, then technological weapons would!

This was the worst-case scenario, a course of action that would require the Eastern Alliance to negotiate with the Big Business Alliance afterward and even offer some compensation.

Drop one X-Class Annihilation Bomb, and Red Fruit City’s problem would vanish in an instant.

Of course, so would Red Fruit City...

Doing this would mean the mission was a failure. Only by capturing the entity alive could they trace it back to its source and destroy whatever was behind the Bearer.

King Arthur, hidden inside his Exoskeleton, immediately understood Baili Xueyuan’s meaning and sent a message in the temporary chat.

King Arthur: "This person from the Assassin Alliance is about to use a destructive weapon. They’re preparing to notify the company personnel in Red Fruit City to evacuate. I’m guessing it’s an X-Class weapon. @Guang Ling, we might have to abort the mission."

Capitalist: "From what I know, there are clauses in the agreement between the Eastern Alliance and the Asian Political Zone Big Business Alliance. Under necessary circumstances, the Eastern Alliance can use Annihilation Level (X-Class) weapons to destroy a specific Cyber City, but they must compensate Alliance members for no more than 10% of the actual value."

Master Ma: "The situation is beyond our control. With King Arthur’s and my combat power, it would be pointless to try and stop her decision. The two of us alone can’t complete this mission."

Guang Ling: "I’ll figure something out. You two just watch and wait."

’Figure something out?’

’What else could they possibly do?’

’Just how much did the client behind this mission pay for Guang Ling to be this desperate to complete it?’

’A billion Credit Points?’

’Considering the difficulty of this mission, it wouldn’t be worth forcing it even for double that amount!’

’A Wizard could make more than that just by selling a few Potions.’

Lin Qi was still lying on the bed, but his tightly closed eyes now opened.

’What is Baili Xueyuan planning to do?’

’Bomb Red Fruit City directly?’

’Is this the Assassin Alliance or the Terrorist Alliance?’

’The population of Red Fruit City is over thirteen million. Are they just going to abandon them all?’

’Baili Xueyuan must be certain that the Eastern Alliance’s reinforcements won’t arrive in time, so she’s resorting to a destructive strike with technological weapons.’

’If there’s no time for reinforcements, how could there be time for an evacuation? I’m afraid the only ones who’ll get out are the core members of the corporations, and maybe Lin Xin’s group, right?’

Lin Qi shot up from the bed, his gaze unconsciously turning toward United Pharmaceutical.

Then, he walked toward...

His own wardrobe!

As the saying goes, do your best and leave the rest to fate. Lin Qi had already done what he should and what he wanted to do.

He had already saved the people he could.

Lin Qi’s conscience was clear.

If Baili Xueyuan chose to flip the table now, then so be it!

He didn’t have many wearable clothes left.

He had to pick some clothes to take with him.

He figured Lin Xin would soon receive the evacuation order from Baili Xueyuan.

Just as he grabbed a piece of clothing, Lin Qi suddenly saw that King Arthur had sent a new message in the temporary chat window.

King Arthur: "Wait, something’s changed. Someone’s here. Looks like a Tier Four... Wizard? The head of Liu’s Heavy Industries, Liu Xingyuan?"

’A Tier Four Wizard? Liu Xingyuan?’

’Liu Xuan’s father is a Tier Four Wizard?’

Lin Qi’s eyes widened, and he put the clothes he had just taken out back into the wardrobe.

The pure Tier Four Extraordinary that Baili Xueyuan had been hoping for had appeared. It seemed he wouldn’t have to run after all.

...

「One minute earlier.」

Just as Baili Xueyuan was about to give the order to retreat, a man’s voice, sounding somewhat faint, spoke up.

"Minister Baili, please rescind that order. Red Fruit City is the foundation of my Liu Family. If Red Fruit City is destroyed, my Liu’s Heavy Industries will be completely finished."

As the voice sounded, a middle-aged man appeared, dressed in a formal suit and wearing a pair of empty eyeglass frames.

Liu Xingyuan had the classic look of a high-level corporate executive.

But he exuded an invisible pressure.

It was generally difficult to discern the Extraordinary Level of an Extraordinary like a Wizard Professional, who focused on Spiritual Power. However, Liu Xingyuan was surrounded by... the power of will.

This was a deliberate display, revealing his status as a Tier Four Extraordinary.

A hint of surprise crossed Baili Xueyuan’s face. "Liu Xingyuan? You’re a Tier Four Wizard?"

Though surprised, Baili Xueyuan was also decisive. She said, "In that case, this is perfect. A Wizard Professional would never have Prosthetic Body implants!"