Chapter 331: Mercs are Leaving

Adrian stared.

Then...

He laughed quietly.

"So?"

Pause.

No penalty.

"Good."

He looked toward the tank.

"I don’t care what you call it."

. . .

Elsewhere...

Shen Tian’s system reacted.

Xu Ning froze.

[Host.]

"What?"

A panel appeared.

Adrian Fate increased: +6,000

Shen Tian smiled.

"Found the prisoners."

[Yes.]

Rose looked over.

"Adrian?"

"Probably."

She stared.

"You sound happy."

"He made the right choice."

Rose’s eyebrow rose.

"What did he do?"

"Rescue."

Her expression softened.

"Then good."

Shen Tian nodded.

"Yes."

Xu Ning stared between them.

[You’re both strange.]

. . .

They reached the central chamber.

Viper waited.

Alone.

Mostly.

Behind him...

A massive steel door.

Six elite soldiers stood nearby.

Not normal.

Their veins were dark.

Eyes faintly red.

Qi signatures unstable.

Fenrir subjects.

Viper smiled.

"Shen Tian."

Shen Tian stared.

"Viper."

Then...

Viper looked toward Rose.

She raised her gun.

He smiled.

"Still beautiful."

Rose’s expression became disgusted.

"Don’t."

Viper laughed.

"Lu Chen always had excellent taste."

Shen Tian’s aura shifted.

Just slightly.

Viper stopped smiling.

Rose looked toward Shen Tian.

He didn’t look at her.

His eyes remained on Viper.

"Last warning."

Viper raised both hands.

"Fine."

Then...

He looked toward Bear.

"Bear."

No response.

"Ghost."

Nothing.

Viper sighed.

"Everyone moved on."

Ghost spoke.

"You sold us."

Viper’s smile vanished.

Bear’s voice became colder.

"You knew about Fenrir." 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ

Viper stared.

Then...

"Yes."

Rose’s face changed.

Viper continued.

"Lu Chen did too."

Silence.

Rose frowned.

"No."

"Yes."

"He found this place years ago."

"He destroyed one lab."

"He left the rest."

Ghost’s expression changed.

"Why?"

Viper smiled.

"Because he needed the people running it."

Rose stared.

Viper continued.

"Information."

"Routes."

"Contacts."

"He made a deal."

Silence.

Rose’s face slowly went pale.

"No."

Shen Tian looked toward her.

Viper laughed.

"Your precious War Wolf wasn’t always heroic."

Rose’s weapon trembled.

Then...

She lowered it.

Not because she believed him.

Because...

Part of her knew.

Lu Chen had done ugly things.

All of them had.

War.

Mercenary work.

Survival.

Nothing was clean.

Shen Tian stepped forward.

Viper looked toward him.

"You don’t look surprised."

"I’m not."

"Why?"

"Because people are complicated."

Viper stared.

Shen Tian continued.

"Lu Chen could have made a bad decision."

"Doesn’t make you right."

Silence.

Rose looked toward Shen Tian.

His voice remained calm.

"History doesn’t disappear because someone dies."

"But neither does everything they did before the mistake."

Rose’s eyes softened.

Viper’s smile faded.

Then...

He sighed.

"You really are annoying."

Shen Tian smiled.

"I’ve heard."

Then...

Viper raised one hand.

The six Fenrir soldiers moved.

All at once.

BOOM!

The floor cracked.

Rose raised her weapon.

Ghost and Bear moved.

But Shen Tian...

Stepped forward.

His Domain opened.

No explosion.

No dramatic wave.

Just...

Pressure.

Absolute.

Sovereign.

The six soldiers stopped.

Then...

One by one...

Dropped to their knees.

BOOM.

BOOM.

BOOM.

Viper’s eyes widened.

"What..."

Shen Tian looked toward them.

Their bodies were enhanced.

Strong.

But unstable.

Xu Ning analyzed.

Fenrir Subjects

Artificial cultivation equivalent: Peak Inner Core to early Domain

Initiation

Mental stability: Critical

Control implants detected

Shen Tian’s expression cooled.

"Remove the control."

Xu Ning answered.

[Can.]

"Do it."

[System intervention cost: 80,000 Villain Points.]

Shen Tian didn’t hesitate.

"Pay."

Xu Ning stared.

[Host.]

"Pay."

She smiled.

[Done.]

Golden light invisible to everyone else spread from Shen Tian.

The six soldiers convulsed.

Viper stepped backward.

"No."

One implant sparked.

Then another.

Then...

All six shut down.

The red vanished from their eyes.

The pressure holding them weakened.

One soldier collapsed forward.

Rose rushed immediately.

Caught him.

Ghost took another.

Bear another.

Shen Tian released the Domain.

The six men remained on the ground.

Breathing.

Alive.

Viper stared.

"You..."

Shen Tian looked toward him.

"Your turn."

Viper backed toward the steel door.

Then...

Pressed a control.

Alarm.

Red lights.

The steel door opened.

Something enormous stepped out.

Eight feet tall.

Armor fused into flesh.

Black veins.

Mechanical spine.

A monster.

Xu Ning’s panel flashed.

Fenrir Prime

Combat Level: Mid Spirit Perception

Rose’s eyes widened.

Bear whispered...

"That’s new."

Viper laughed.

"There."

He backed away.

"Let’s see your respect now."

Fenrir Prime roared.

Then...

Charged.

BOOOOOOM!

The floor shattered.

Shen Tian didn’t move.

The monster swung.

A fist the size of Shen Tian’s torso.

Rose shouted.

"Shen!"

Shen Tian raised one hand.

Caught it.

Silence.

The entire room froze.

Fenrir Prime’s arm stopped.

Completely.

Shen Tian stared at it.

Then...

"You interrupted my night."

The monster roared.

Tried pushing.

Nothing.

Shen Tian’s green eyes glowed faintly.

His fingers tightened.

CRACK.

The armored fist collapsed.

Fenrir Prime screamed.

Viper’s face went pale.

Shen Tian stepped forward.

One punch.

Just one.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

The giant body launched backward.

Through the steel door.

Through the wall behind it.

Then...

Out of sight.

Silence.

Bear stared.

Then...

"Okay."

Ghost looked toward him.

Bear raised both hands.

"I’m just saying."

Rose slowly looked toward Shen Tian.

His shirt sleeve had torn slightly.

That was it.

She stared.

Then...

Her cheeks warmed.

Shen Tian noticed.

"Seriously?"

Rose froze.

"What?"

"Now?"

"I didn’t do anything."

"Your face."

She looked away.

"Focus."

Shen Tian smiled.

. . .

Viper ran.

Of course.

Shen Tian didn’t chase.

Rose noticed immediately.

"He’s escaping."

"I know."

She stared.

"You’re letting him?"

"For ten seconds."

"What?"

Nine.

Eight.

Seven.

Viper sprinted through the emergency corridor.

Six.

Five.

Four.

He reached the exit ladder.

Three.

Two.

One.

Then...

He stopped.

A spear blade emerged from the darkness directly in front of his throat.

Viper froze.

Shen Tian’s voice came from behind him.

"Ten."

Viper slowly turned.

Shen Tian stood there.

Rose arrived seconds later.

Then Ghost.

Bear.

Viper stared.

"How..."

Shen Tian smiled.

"Fast."

Viper’s face changed.

Then...

He laughed bitterly.

"Fine."

He raised his hands.

"You win."

Shen Tian tilted his head.

"Win?"

Viper smiled.

"You want the project."

"The contracts."

"The people."

"Take them."

Shen Tian stared.

Viper continued.

"I’ll disappear."

"No revenge."

"No Black Wolf."

"No China."

"No women."

"Nothing."

Rose’s expression became cold.

Viper looked toward her.

"I leave."

Rose remained silent.

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