Chapter 99

Lucy was on the verge of breaking down. She had no idea why things had turned out this way. Why did she have to face these ruthless criminals, and what would her fate be?

Tears streaming down her face, her body trembling, she pleaded with these people, desperately trying to prove her innocence. At this moment, Lucy hated the already gunned-down Richard with all her heart. Why did she ever meet that bastard! If it weren't for him, she could still be living her normal life.

Lucy was undoubtedly a beautiful and sensual woman, and even her tearful pleading was pitiful, but the vicious men in front of her paid no attention.

Looking at the bloodstains on Mr. Zhang's face and the coldness in his eyes, she caught a glimpse of a corpse partially visible in the corner of the adjacent room. Lucy tried to calm herself down; perhaps that way she might have a chance to survive. She wasn't ready to die; she couldn't bear to leave this world.

Finally, they managed to communicate through a translator on the phone, but it was clear that the other party didn't care about her innocence. Mr. Zhang left the password for the box and walked out the door. What terrified Lucy even more was that Mr. Zhang's subordinates all took out riot shields.

Although she didn't understand Korean, the situation made Lucy guess that the box probably contained something dangerous.

"God, protect me!" Forced by the gun, Lucy had no choice but to comply. Just as she placed the box on the table, she noticed something was off. The expressions of the black-suited, vicious men across from her became strange.

Suddenly, a figure appeared beside her.

Bang! The gunshot made Lucy, who was already on edge, scream.

"Alright, beautiful, I know you're scared, and I understand, but honestly, your screams are really shrill."

Familiar English reached her ears, and Lucy calmed down a bit. Opening her eyes, she saw a particularly brilliant crimson light in front of her, with a bullet embedded in it. This scene, beyond her comprehension, made her breath catch. Then she saw a tall, well-built Eastern man standing beside her.

Although the man had a smile on his face, he exuded an authoritative presence that she found unfamiliar and very different from the reckless aura of Mr. Zhang and his men.

"Very good, I like obedient children." The man who suddenly appeared was Zhang Hao. He stroked Lucy's cheek, which felt quite nice, though it couldn't compare to someone like Diaochan.

Casually taking the bullet restrained by his energy, Zhang Hao looked at the dozen or so nervous black-suited men across from him.

"I don't like people pointing guns at me. Hmm, I think I've said that somewhere before."

The henchmen, already extremely tense due to Zhang Hao's mysterious appearance and the strange light that could stop bullets, became even more nervous. Some almost lost control and fired again.

But the strange things happening to their companions made them lose their nerve.

After Zhang Hao spoke, five of the dozen gunmen suddenly turned their guns on their own comrades.

"Jin-yeong, what are you doing?" The leader of the gunmen looked angrily at the men who had their guns pointed at their own.

"Brother Three, what, what's going on?" Jin-yeong, who was called out, was confused and even more nervous. He had no idea what was wrong, as if he didn't realize his gun was pointed at his so-called Brother Three.

"What's happening?" Concerned about the bomb, Mr. Zhang and his assistant, who were hiding outside the door, sensed something was wrong and poked their heads out.

First, they noticed the sudden appearance of Zhang Hao, and then the apparent internal conflict among their subordinates made their pupils constrict.

After all, these were his most trusted subordinates. If something was wrong with them, what did that mean?

The ruthless gang leader shouted a rebuke and then, without a word, ran down the corridor.

"Really decisive!" Zhang Hao's lips curled, and he said to Lucy, "Wait for me here."

"Uh, you'd better stay here and be good. Otherwise, dying at the hands of your own comrades is definitely not what you want. Don't worry, your boss will be fine. I still have some things for him to do."

Zhang Hao smiled at the gunmen, and as he spoke, he vanished in a blur, leaving behind a trail of afterimages.

His speed was so fast that the gunmen didn't even know where to aim their guns. After Zhang Hao disappeared, the gunmen who had their guns pointed at their comrades suddenly came to their senses, quickly lowering their guns. Their faces turned pale, and they had no idea how the situation had turned out this way.

Everyone looked at Brother Three, who was also hesitant, unsure of what to do. He frowned and glared at the few gunmen who had acted strangely.

"Jin-yeong, what's going on? Why are you pointing your guns at us? Do you know that man?"

"Brother, Brother Three, I, I don't know either!" Jin-yeong's face was pale, and cold sweat dripped down. The bizarre situation had almost driven him to the brink of collapse. Not only were the strict hierarchies among Koreans a factor, but the supernatural situation had truly touched his deepest fears.

"Just now, I was thinking of guarding against that mysterious man, and my gun was pointed at him. I have no idea when I moved my gun!"

Brother Three frowned and looked at the other men who seemed to be under the same influence. They all looked uneasy and nodded in agreement with Jin-yeong. Brother Three's heart sank. He believed his comrades, but the more he believed them, the stranger the situation became.

"Go save the boss!" Brother Three gritted his teeth. Despite knowing that with the other party's strange abilities, they probably had no chance, they couldn't just do nothing.

Just as he was about to lead the way out, he saw Zhang Hao appear at the door with their boss and the second-in-command.

Reflexively, he raised his gun, but the mysterious man and the boss in his hands made him change his mind.

Brother Three had the resolve, but the other henchmen didn't. They raised their guns again, and an interesting scene unfolded.

This time, two more men joined in, making it seven gunmen pointing their guns at their comrades.

This bizarre situation made Brother Three sweat even more and made Mr. Zhang and his assistant even more nervous.

Zhang Hao, who had caused this bizarre situation, was somewhat dissatisfied. Indeed, this illusion technique was too crude and couldn't fully leverage his mental power.

He threw Mr. Zhang and his subordinates to the side, walked behind the desk, and made Lucy stand up. He sat down and then casually pulled her into his lap.

Lucy, the little rabbit, was already terrified and unable to resist when facing Zhang Lao Da and his men. Facing the even more terrifying Zhang Hao, she naturally didn't dare to disobey. Although she was still worried about her fate, it seemed that her situation had improved somewhat due to Zhang Hao's appearance.

The reason for the internal conflict among the gunmen was simple. Zhang Hao used the illusion technique taught to him by Yao Shi, the wife of the Taoist master. Yao Shi could implant various images in others' minds, but due to the limitations of her time, she preferred supernatural and ghostly themes.

In Zhang Hao's view, illusions had better uses.

He had just swapped his position with others. The affected gunmen still perceived him as their target, but their vision was distorted, leading to the internal conflict.

The physical and mental abilities of people in this world couldn't compare to those in the Three Kingdoms era. However, Zhang Hao still couldn't influence all of them with his illusions. The illusion techniques developed by the Celestial Master Sect were still too crude and couldn't fully utilize an individual's mental power.

Otherwise, with Zhang Hao's current mental power, influencing all of them would have been easy.

But it was still a significant improvement, moving from physical strength to the realm of supernatural abilities. He just needed to refine and improve it over time.

PS: Thank you to the readers ￥琉璃￥, 星空下的地球, and ¤九幽天魔¤ for your support. Much appreciated.

Additionally, some readers have reported issues with repeated chapters. This might be due to the app. This issue might have occurred because I didn't have any drafts saved in the draft box yesterday, so I started uploading immediately but didn't notice and directly published them. After realizing the problem, I hurriedly deleted them and scheduled them for release in the draft box.

I apologize for the oversight, which caused this situation. Fortunately, the public chapters are free, so it's not a big problem. However, I will be more careful in the future. If you still encounter issues, please let me know in the review section.

Previous Page AD Start

Previous Page AD End