Chapter 175
Chapter 175
The footage was insane!
On the security feed, a casually dressed man wearing a mask strolled through the crowd as though walking through an empty garden. He effortlessly knocked one guard after another unconscious, while volleys of gunfire had no effect on him whatsoever.
Clearly, he knew exactly who owed the debt.
The man did not kill the guards, who were merely following orders and had been forced into the conflict.
“…”
Silence!
The entire room fell deathly quiet.
At that sight, the Sakura Region’s prime minister and his assembled aides stared with their mouths hanging open, wondering whether they were dreaming.
“Is he a god?”
After a long time, one of them finally asked with trembling lips.
A normal human struck by a bullet would undoubtedly die, yet the man on the screen showed no sign of injury at all. He looked like a god descended to earth.
Inside the prime minister’s residence.
Zhou Ming quickly knocked out every guard, then kicked open another set of doors.
Bang!
The heavy doors flew away beneath his kick and embedded themselves in the wall at the far end, throwing up a cloud of dust.
He strode into the room and was greeted by countless gazes filled with fear and awe.
Zhou Ming swept his eyes across the room before fixing them on the Sakura Region’s prime minister. The man was a prominent international figure, so naturally Zhou Ming recognized him.
“Who are you? Why have you broken into the prime minister’s residence?” Fujita Daimu forced himself to stand and demanded, “To my knowledge, I have never offended you!”
Zhou Ming’s expression remained detached. He grabbed the man’s collar, lifted him like a baby chick, and carried him out of the room. Then he leaped onto a high-rise and stood at the edge of the roof, leaving Fujita Daimu’s feet dangling over open air.
“Don’t let go! Don’t let go!”
Terrified, Fujita Daimu went deathly pale and clung tightly to Zhou Ming’s steel-like arm, afraid of plummeting from the building.
Looking down, the terror of hanging in midair left his limbs numb and weak.
“Where is Yamagami Yusai?” Zhou Ming asked bluntly.
“I… I don’t understand the Eastern language!”
Fujita Daimu shook all over as though he had seen a demon.
Whoosh!
Fiery crimson radiance flowed through the air, and Ask the Heavens appeared beside Zhou Ming.
The God-Demon Orb had been forged into the Sacred Weapon Ask the Heavens, so the sword naturally possessed the ability to shatter the void and enter reality as well.
Sword intent chilled the air!
Flames blazed fiercely!
Fujita Daimu grew even more horrified at the soul-piercing gleam of the blade. His pants became soaked.
The pressure and despair were far beyond what a normal person could endure!
Drawing himself within the system’s rules, Zhou Ming communicated with the man directly. “Where is Yamagami Yusai?”
“I don’t know!”
Shrrk!
Zhou Ming gripped Ask the Heavens and stabbed him in the abdomen, drawing a stream of blood. “Next time, I won’t avoid a vital spot!”
“I truly don’t know!” Fujita Daimu’s face twisted in pain, yet he continued his stubborn resistance. “If someone like that is in the Sakura Region, you can search for him. I can help you search too. Just calm down first!”
He would not shed a tear until he saw the coffin!
Zhou Ming frowned slightly and made as though to release him. “Your death would be no loss!”
“Don’t let go!”
Fujita Daimu’s heart hammered in terror. “I’ll tell you! I’ll tell you!”
“Where is he?” Zhou Ming’s voice was ice-cold.
Fujita Daimu forced out the words. “He’s… He’s in the building next to the prime minister’s residence!”
Whoosh!
Within a few short seconds, Zhou Ming carried him to the entrance of the neighboring building.
Was this speed something a human could possess?
Fujita Daimu’s shock was indescribable.
Sensing that someone was indeed inside, Zhou Ming released Fujita Daimu and stepped closer.
Bang!
Before Zhou Ming reached the entrance, the doors swung open and a thin man stepped outside. A long scar stretched across his face from behind his ear to his mouth, giving him a terrifying appearance.
He held an extremely powerful shotgun. He rapidly chambered a round and opened fire at Zhou Ming in a frenzy.
Bang! Bang! Bang!…
Zhou Ming took the shots head-on without moving an inch, letting the rounds strike him and fall to the ground as flattened slugs. “I told you I’d come find you today. I keep my word!”
“Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!”
Yamagami Yusai cursed endlessly, consumed by regret.
Had he known this would happen, he would never have dared appear before Zhou Ming.
What he could not understand was how Zhouyou Shijie could act so swiftly and decisively, crossing into the Sakura Region on foot to kill him by force.
The shotgun’s muzzle flashes periodically lit the pitch-black night. Zhou Ming remained expressionless as he closed the distance, snatched the weapon away, and pressed it against Yamagami Yusai’s forehead.
“…”
The scene froze instantly.
The muscles in Yamagami Yusai’s face twitched as a crushing sense of helplessness filled him.
He could not win!
The man before him was invincible in reality!
Zhou Ming had already surpassed the limits of what rules could restrain. Defeating him would require nuclear weapons!
With death upon him, Yamagami Yusai’s lips twitched. “Is there no room for negotiation?”
Bang!
Zhou Ming pulled the trigger. His body did not move as he ignored the recoil and shot Yamagami Yusai through the head. “None!”
He did not stop there. Zhou Ming used fire-element energy to burn the man’s body, preventing another inexplicable resurrection.
After confirming Yamagami Yusai’s death, Zhou Ming turned his icy gaze back toward the Sakura Region’s prime minister.
“I already told you where he was,” Fujita Daimu hurriedly defended himself. “I had no choice in the matter either. I hope you can understand my difficulties!”
“I can understand your present difficulties.”
Neither joy nor sorrow showed on Zhou Ming’s face as he asked, “But what was the meaning of hiring mercenaries to go after my parents before?”
“!!”
Fujita Daimu froze as though struck by lightning.
He knew?
“Heh… Hehe… Hahahaha…”
Realizing that his past actions had been exposed, Fujita Daimu stood dazed for a moment before bursting into laughter. Then his expression darkened. “Young men shouldn’t be so hot-blooded!”
“Do you know who I am? I am the prime minister of the Sakura Region!”
“If you kill me, you’ll be exposing the impact you’ve created to the entire world. Who would tolerate a monster who stands beyond the rules then?”
“Do you truly believe you can do whatever you please through personal power alone? Society is formed through interactions between people. Only those who obey the rules can survive!”
Fujita Daimu glared at Zhou Ming and drew on all the authority of a prime minister as he sternly laid out the consequences.
He had to find a way to survive!
At this point, his only option was to rely on his status, speak down from above, and suppress Zhou Ming’s arrogance.
Zhou Ming stared at him silently. “So it really was you!”
“???”
Fujita Daimu started to speak, then stopped. Once he realized what had happened, his face shifted between green and white, producing a spectacular display.
That bastard tricked me?
After a long standoff, Zhou Ming lowered the shotgun and walked past Fujita Daimu.
After his panic, the prime minister finally breathed a sigh of relief.
I-I’m saved!
Bang!
A gunshot rang out without warning.
Fujita Daimu froze. Before collapsing, he turned toward Zhou Ming with disbelief written across his face.
“I’m young and hot-blooded. I can’t help being impulsive!”
Zhou Ming said faintly, “A broad-minded prime minister surely won’t hold it against me, right?”
“…”
Fujita Daimu offered no objection. Presumably, he had decided not to pursue the matter.
After burning the gun to ash, Zhou Ming turned and left.
Everyone had a weakness!
Even the proudest man, once he entered society, would eventually face moments when he had to swallow his pride for the sake of his family.
Therefore, Zhou Ming had to admit that the strength he obtained from the Destiny Continent had given him the confidence to ignore differences in identity and status and face these so-called important figures directly.
Yet he had no intention of using that power to do whatever he pleased. He simply disliked leaving future trouble behind and giving his enemies a chance to strike back.
Therefore…
His conscience was clear about everything he had done tonight!
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