Chapter 651 429: Mission [2]

This was none other than Black Wolf, the leader of the estate's mercenary security team, whom Matsubara Yasuo had hired at great expense.

Beside Black Wolf, several figures in camouflage stood silently, exuding a grim, deadly aura.

"What do you think you're doing?"

Matsubara Yasuo asked, his tone still steady despite the gun pressed against his forehead.

In his youth, he had run with the gangs, his hands stained with blood. He had clawed his way up to his current position.

Although shocked, he wasn't easily intimidated by such a display.

At this moment, although Matsubara Yasuo was filled with confusion, unable to understand why they had betrayed him, he had no time to dwell on it.

He tried to stabilize the situation, attempting to persuade them, "Put the gun down. We can talk this out."

"If you're not satisfied with your payment, we can negotiate. There's no need to…"

"BANG!"

Before he could finish, the muzzle pressed to his forehead suddenly shifted, and a bullet shot out, wrapped in searing flame.

Even with a silencer, the blast instantly deafened him in one ear.

This was followed by the wet thud of a bullet sinking into flesh, and then the heavy sound of a body hitting the floor.

Matsubara Yasuo turned his head to look and saw his driver and bodyguard, Xiaochen, lying flat on his back. His pistol lay beside him, and a dark, bloody hole gaped in his forehead.

Xiaochen had been a step behind because he was parking the car. The moment he noticed something was wrong and reached for his gun, he was shot and killed on the spot.

Witnessing this, Matsubara Yasuo's legs went weak.

With a THUD, he fell directly to his knees.

His face instantly turned ashen, and beads of sweat dripped from his forehead.

He could even feel a warm liquid slowly trickling down his cheek.

At this point, he finally understood. It was unlikely he would be getting out of this alive.

Black Wolf paid no mind to whatever Matsubara Yasuo was thinking. He reached out, clamped a hand around his neck, and lifted him clean off the ground before striding toward the back of the living room.

In the living room stood three unfamiliar figures: two men and a woman. They were dressed rather strangely, and one of the men was holding a sword.

It was Hu Qi and his companions.

Zhou Zhipeng's previous ancient-style attire had been too conspicuous, so he had changed into modern clothes.

Matsubara Yasuo could tell with a single glance that these three were the true masterminds.

He was just about to speak.

The next second, his gaze met Hu Qi's. In an instant, his eyes became vacant and dazed, as if his very soul had been drained away.

"From now on, I am your master."

Hu Qi's voice rang out calmly.

"Yes, Master."

Matsubara Yasuo nodded.

"Now, go get fifteen million Sakura Coins for us!"

"Please wait a moment!"

Matsubara Yasuo nodded, took out his phone, and made a call.

Seeing this, Vera, who was standing to the side, gave Hu Qi a complicated look.

Her reverence for him deepened.

This Spiritual Hypnosis technique was even more terrifying than her own Superpower.

With her Level 2 Spiritual Hypnosis Superpower, there was a limit to the number of people she could control. Furthermore, ordinary people with strong wills could potentially resist and break free. Earlier, when she tried to hypnotize several of the mercenaries near the house, she had nearly failed.

Those men had all crawled out of piles of corpses on the battlefield. Every one of them had an iron will, making them impossible to hypnotize.

If Hu Qi hadn't stepped in...

...this plan likely would have ended in failure.

Then she recalled the scene where he had sent Zhou Zhipeng flying with a single blow.

She could only feel that the depths of Hu Qi's power were unfathomable.

Thinking of this, she glanced at Zhou Zhipeng out of the corner of her eye.

His expression was also one of shock and uncertainty.

A short while later.

Three briefcases appeared before Hu Qi and his companions.

When opened, they revealed thick stacks of cash lying inside.

The moment Hu Qi's palm touched one of the black briefcases,

the mechanical notification from the Reincarnation Bookstore sounded.

"Side Quest 2: Money. Requirement: Obtain 5,000,000 Sakura Coins. Now complete!"

It was the same for Zhou Zhipeng and Vera.

They also received the notification that Side Quest 2 was complete.

However, after doing all this,

the three of them did not leave immediately.

Instead, they decided to stay here.

After all, they were undocumented and had nowhere else to go.

Besides, Matsubara Yasuo's identity and power were quite useful to Hu Qi and the others, so naturally, they wouldn't just discard him.

「Time passed.」

After a simple meal,

they ordered Matsubara Yasuo to send people to find any trace of Hakawa Yuuma.

Then, the three of them returned to their chosen rooms.

...

「Inside the room.」

The lights were bright.

Hu Qi sat cross-legged.

'Crimson!'

A thought stirred in his mind.

He tried to summon it.

The next second,

the familiar, translucent crimson panel appeared before his eyes.

[Owner: Hu Qi]

[Status: Abnormal (Locked by an unknown power) △]

[Life Level: Spirit Level (Infinite Dao) (Sealed)]

[Physique: Demon Elephant Body (Heaven and Earth) (Crimson Sun Flame Realm)]

...

[Modification Points: 138,450 (57%)]

Looking at this scene,

a strange glint flashed in Hu Qi's eyes.

'As expected. Compared to Crimson, even this mysterious Reincarnation Bookstore is nothing.'

'If I want, I can use my Modification Points to break the Reincarnation Bookstore's power lock anytime.'

Besides that,

although this body of his was just a Clone, as a True God...

...even a single Clone would possess the Talents and Divine Techniques of his main body, with power far surpassing that of a typical Apostle Level Peak.

To be cautious, Hu Qi had not allowed this Divine Fragment to carry too much power into the Reincarnation Bookstore.

The situation inside the Reincarnation Bookstore was unclear. Being too powerful might attract unwanted attention.