The night before the promotion

Chapter 41: Shattering Sword [Thanks to Er Xixi for being the leader]

Loud and sharp gunshots suddenly rang out, short and powerful, accompanied by waves of impact. Several security personnel beside Rong Bin fell down immediately, bleeding profusely.

"Don't worry! It didn't hit you!"

Zhou Si did not conceal his figure at all. He shouted wildly and ran towards Rong Bin and others.

Rong Bin grabbed the intercom and yelled, "Everyone, take up your weapons! All security avatars activated, the enemy is in the reception hall!"

He had seen the fierce sword in Zhou Si's arm. It was not a weapon that a flesh and blood body could resist. Only the security incarnation could stop Zhou Si.

"You crazy person!"

Rong Bin cursed in a low voice. He couldn't understand why Zhou Si had to choose to come today, but then he thought of Shan Jun's strict requirements for their security tonight, and there seemed to be a subtle connection between the two.

He couldn't think any further.

The biological enhancement buried in the body was activated, Rong Bin's heart beat vigorously, blood circulated rapidly, and muscles all over his body swelled with blood. In a blink of an eye, he became like an angry giant bear.

Taking out the revolver from his waist, Rong Bin raised his hand and aimed at Zhou Si's body.

Different from Li Weiyu's strengthening direction that focuses on rationality, as Shanjun's thug, Rongbin's strengthening direction is simply brutality, and a person who is not restrained by reason is undoubtedly the most brutal.

Pull the trigger.

The roar of gunfire was like an abrupt noise, interrupting the prelude to killing woven by the nail gun.

Zhou Si heard a crash next to him, and then something hit him. He lowered his head and saw a bullet hole on the ground only a few centimeters away from him, and the tiles were shattered into pieces.

"Is everyone serious about this?"

Under the mask, Zhou Si was not afraid of the shooting at all. On the contrary, he became unusually excited, as if Rong Bin's shooting was a signal.

Before, everyone was still able to abide by the code of conduct in the martial arts world, but now that Rong Bin has pulled out a gun, don't blame Zhou Si for breaking the rules.

Zhou Si rolled sideways and hid behind a Roman column, which was covered with all kinds of exaggerated reliefs. However, before Zhou Si could appreciate them, they were completely destroyed by the sound of gunfire.

As the dust rolled up, Zhou Si took a few deep breaths. The dust made him cough a little, and the incense in the air added fuel to his anger.

The security level of Golden Dreamland tonight is much stricter than Zhou Si had imagined. It can be seen from the reactions of these security personnel that last time Rong Bin was at least able to reason with him and there was some foreplay, but this time he directly pulled out a gun and wanted to shoot Zhou Si in the head on the spot.

Suddenly, another burst of gunfire rang out, interrupting Zhou Si's thoughts. He could barely make out that it was the sound of shotgun shells.

Zhou Si glanced at the nail gun in his hand. This thing has strong killing power at close range and can almost penetrate most steel, but as long as the range is a little longer, the impact force will be greatly reduced.

"I need to get a shotgun." Zhou Si thought to himself.

The fierce gun battle in the reception hall did not cause a riot, and it couldn't even drown out the restless electronic music surrounding us.

In order to accommodate tonight's carnival, the reception hall is no longer as magnificent as it used to be. Its lighting is slightly dim, presenting a bluish-purple atmosphere. Spotlights of various colors are sweeping across it randomly, like gazes from another world.

The intoxicated moans came from the darker place, and the reveling figures could only be seen through the ambient lighting.

Zhou Si guessed that they all heard the gunshots, but as the carnival progressed, everyone was captured by their own desires, unable to distinguish between reality and illusion in the pleasure and alcohol.

Perhaps in their eyes, Zhou Si and the others were just hallucinations caused by being drunk.

It is also possible that most people attended the party using their avatar bodies. Bullets can only penetrate the body but cannot kill the consciousness underneath. When Zhou Si approached with a sword, they might excitedly watch him, cheering and pouring wine over their heads.

Closing his eyes, Zhou Si tried to stay calm in this chaotic environment, and then his eyes opened from above the mechanical spider.

With its small body, it hid in the shadows, like a camera, helping Zhou Si observe the situation around him.

Zhou Si saw that Rong Bin and other security personnel had all taken refuge in the bunkers, while three security avatars surrounded him and strode towards the Roman column where he was.

After blinking his eyes and switching vision, Zhou Si's consciousness returned to his body, accompanied by a sharp pain in his mind.

After all, the mechanical spider is an illegal incarnation, full of various defects. Zhou Si's frequent switching of vision is like hot-plugging an electronic device, which increases his mental pressure dramatically.

Fortunately, Zhou Si's spirit was very resilient and was far from the point of collapse.

Zhou Si estimated in his mind the distance between the three security avatars and himself, and gathered all his strength to fly towards the Roman column.

The trigger was pulled, and the nail gun emptied the rivets, leaving a rain of steel in the air and disappearing into the vague darkness.

The three security avatars were like giants coming out of the darkness. Rivets hit their bodies, splashing sparks and outlining their contours. Dazzling arcs of electricity jumped on their arms, and then gunfire burst out on their other arms.

Zhou Si almost narrowly escaped the bullet.

Throwing away the nail gun casually, Zhou Si rolled over on the ground and stood up, his muscles flexed, his left arm clenched around the short axe, and he prepared to throw the axe into the rain of bullets.

Arcs of electricity bounced off the cylindrical batteries, extended along the mechanical arm, and disappeared at the end of the axe blade.

Rong Bin saw Zhou Si's actions and heard sharp auditory hallucinations in his mind.

Zhou Si suddenly threw the short axe, like a thunder that cut through the sky, accompanied by a sharp whistle that tore through the air. It was like a heavy armor-piercing bullet, accurately and heavily bombarding the security incarnation that was madly pouring out firepower.

The high-speed rotating axe blade instantly pierced through the security incarnation's solid breastplate. Like a sharp scalpel, it cleanly cut through the complex cables inside and shattered the fragile circuit boards.

The terrible impact force was so severe that even the iron body could not bear it. The whole body was shaken and leaned back violently, as if it had been hit by a huge wave in a storm.

Zhou Si took advantage of the situation and moved forward again. Seeing this, the nearest security incarnation raised a huge explosion-proof shield, like a high wall, blocking Zhou Si.

The narrow blade was unsheathed, and a melodious chanting sound echoed.

Zhou Si jumped up nimbly, and the narrow blade easily penetrated the explosion-proof shield from top to bottom, splitting it in half in one fell swoop.

The security incarnation hesitated for a moment, and the consciousness hidden within it could not believe what was happening before its eyes.

Theoretically, this shield can withstand continuous shooting and even rocket bombardment, but in front of Zhou Si's narrow blade, it is as fragile as thin paper.

Armed Avatar!

A terrible thought arose in the bottom of Zhinian's mind. He knew very well that only an armed incarnation could possess such terrible destructive power.

Without waiting for the security incarnation to make any further reaction, the narrow blade turned back like a ghost, and from bottom to top, it left a fiery cut, fiercely imprinting it on its chest.

At the same time, lethal electric current surged out from the blade like a group of restless snakes, instantly burning the electronic components inside the security incarnation into pieces and ruthlessly piercing the thought storage core.

After a dazzling arc of electricity and flying sparks, thick white smoke rose from the hideous wound, like an overflowing soul, wailing and dissipating in this body of steel.

There was silence.

Rong Bin stared at the scene in a daze. He knew that Dr. Zhou was extremely powerful and had many means at his disposal, but he had never imagined that even the security avatar that had been specially enhanced in function would be so vulnerable in front of him.

Zhou Si walked out from behind the steel corpse like the god of death. He took a look at the explosion-proof shield that was split in half, picked up a piece of suitable size, and held the broken shield in front of him.

Fierce gunfire shattered the silence.

The remaining two security avatars fired at Zhou Si with all their might, but since Zhou Si was standing there, their bullets simply could not hit him and fell around him.

Although the security avatars are controlled by human consciousness, their visual senses are electronic machines. Due to the interference of the camouflage masks, they are unable to correctly lock onto the surroundings.

At this time, the security personnel could aim at Zhou Si with their naked eyes, but facing the broken explosion-proof shield raised by Zhou Si, the bullets fell on it and only splashed sparks weakly.

Zhou Si strode forward, feeling a sharp pain in his mind. Then, another picture overlapped with his current vision. Zhou Si could barely distinguish the real from the fake and kept his pace.

A series of screams rang out from the darkness.

As Zhou Si raised his shield and moved forward, the mechanical spider, under his dual control, sneaked up to the security personnel. Its sharp claws cruelly cut their arms, leaving a pool of blood.

"Ha ha……"

Every time Zhou Si took a breath, he felt like a knife was cutting his nerves.

The dual vision was released. Even Zhou Si could not maintain the dual-line operation of consciousness for a long time. He could only hold on for a dozen seconds at most before he would automatically disconnect due to excessive mental pressure.

Zhou Si was facing physical fatigue and mental pain. He could indeed be described as bruised and battered tonight.

A few more gunshots were heard, and Rong Bin seized the opportunity and destroyed the sneak attacking spider machine in one fell swoop. Its shell was covered with bullet holes, and its eight mechanical claws were covered with blood.

The sudden attack disrupted the security personnel's fire suppression. By the time they came to their senses, Zhou Si had already thrown away the heavy explosion-proof shield and ran towards the second security incarnation.

The security avatar opened fire in panic, but the bullet could not hit Zhou Si. The other party was obviously not a professional avatar body operator. If Song Qiliang was here, he would adjust according to the distance of the trajectory deviation, and he would be able to regain the accuracy with just a few test shots.

"Bastard!"

Angry curses rang out from the security avatar's speaker.

"you……"

He wanted to say something else, but his voice stopped abruptly.

Zhou Si was like a graceful dancer, waving the long and narrow blade leisurely and contentedly.

The blade vibrated at a high frequency, ruthlessly cutting off the gun muzzles one by one. Then, he slashed with the blade horizontally, accurately hitting the target's waist and abdomen. The released electric current instantly destroyed its internal power system.

The electrified metal penetrated into the security body like a raging fire burning inside a tree, penetrating deep into its core and burning it completely, leaving only an empty shell.

Pulling out the narrow blade, Zhou Si turned to the third incarnation body without stopping. There was a short axe embedded in its chest, and a hideous crack opened from the outer shell.

Zhou Si swung the narrow blade with all his strength. It was like a galloping whip blade. Connected by the nanotubes, it pierced into the crack accurately.

Electric arcs rushed along the nanotubes, and exploding sparks rose from the cracks.

By the time Zhou Si recovered the narrow blade, the three security avatars in the reception hall had all fallen down. At the right time, a slight sound came from Zhou Si's left shoulder, and a cylindrical battery automatically popped out after running out of power.

Zhou Si fumbled out a fully charged cylindrical battery from his arms and inserted it into the vacant interface.

"Do you want to continue? Rongbin."

Zhou Si looked at the constantly changing spots of light. He couldn't quite see Rong Bin's expression, but he thought it must be wonderful.

Rong Bin's face turned ashen. In a blink of an eye, Zhou Si had almost destroyed the security forces. Even though there were still a few security incarnations on the way, with the power of Zhou Si's fierce sword, it was just a futile resistance.

Glancing at the security personnel around, everyone was lying on the ground groaning in pain. Some had rivets piercing their bodies, while others had their arms cut by the spider incarnation.

Zhou Si held back, otherwise every strike of his would have hit the throat. Rong Bin was a little confused, whether Zhou Si was really crazy or just pretending to be crazy.

"Of course we have to continue, Doctor Zhou," Rong Bin walked towards Zhou Si and dropped the revolver in his hand, "It is my duty to protect this place."

"Oh? Then you must be prepared to die in the line of duty."

Zhou Si threatened verbally, but he still followed the tacit understanding between him and Rong Bin. The narrow blade returned, and he was unarmed.

The distance between the two people was getting closer and closer until they were within reach.

Without any warning, Rong Bin decisively swung his jab straight at Zhou Si's face. However, Zhou Si seemed to have anticipated his move and dodged to the side, causing his punch to miss.

Rong Bin's eyes were fixed on Zhou Si's left fist. This prosthesis had left a great psychological shadow on Rong Bin. Once hit by it, he would probably have no power to fight back. But as long as he avoided this punch, Zhou Si would no longer be a threat.

Zhou Si seemed unaware that his weakness had been seen through, and he clenched his left fist, ready to fight back.

"very good."

Rong Bin was ecstatic, everything was just as he expected, but just as Rong Bin was attacking according to the original tactics, he suddenly found that Zhou Si's attacking left fist raised his elbow and turned into a blocking posture.

"When your mind is completely focused on one thing, you can't see anything else."

Zhou Si's voice sounded like a ghost in Rong Bin's ears. At the edge of his vision, Zhou Si clenched his right fist and swung it heavily towards Rong Bin's face.

Rong Bin felt like he was hit by a heavy hammer. His body was shaking and he was about to lose his balance.

The power of Zhou Si's prosthetic body was so strong that Rong Bin actually ignored Zhou Si's own abilities.

Now he realized how ridiculous his idea was. How could a swordsman who could wield such a fierce sword be an ordinary person?
Rong Bin relied on the enhanced strength of his biological body to stabilize his body, but his rhythm had been disrupted. Just as he stood firm, Zhou Si's powerful left fist attacked him.

There was only a dull thud, and Rong Bin did not feel any pain at first. But then, the intense pain and the instinctive urge to vomit almost made him faint.

Zhou Si punched Rong Bin in the abdomen with a heavy punch, exactly in the same spot as last time.

No matter how powerful the biological enhancement is, it cannot escape the limitations of the flesh, just like Zhou Si's mental training.

Rong Bin immediately lost all ability to resist. His body swayed like an insect, and he was about to curl up in pain. Zhou Si turned around and kicked him with a whip kick to send him off.

Rong Bin fell heavily to the ground, but Zhou Si had no intention of stopping. He pulled out the second short axe hanging on his waist and chopped it fiercely at Rong Bin's head.

The cold wind of death instantly covered all the pain. Rong Bin widened his bloodshot eyes and stared at the axe blade that was only a few centimeters away from his throat.

"What do you know, Rongbin?"

Zhou Si squatted down, his mask covered with mirror fragments reflecting countless terrified faces.

"I...I don't know anything, Doctor Zhou."

Rong Bin endured the pain and replied reluctantly, "I am only responsible for the security of this floor. As for the rest, I don't know."

Zhou Si asked again, "Can I trust you?"

"of course."

Zhou Si was silent for a while, grabbed the short axe, and walked deeper into the hallucination.

Rong Bin turned over with difficulty and shouted to Zhou Si, "Wait a minute, Doctor Zhou!"

Zhou Si turned around when he heard the voice, and saw Rong Bin enduring the pain and struggling to take out a work badge from his pocket.

He gasped, "This should help you get to the ninety-sixth floor."

Zhou Si asked with a puzzled look on his face, "What is this?"

"Work is work, and personal affairs are personal affairs," Rong Bin forced a smile, "We have to put things in order, Doctor Zhou."

After hesitating for a moment, Zhou Si took the work badge and turned to walk deeper into the cave, while Rong Bin covered his abdomen and tried his best to calm his breathing.

At this moment, Rong Bin's mood was extremely complicated. He was sure that if he had not won Zhou Si's trust, the axe just now would undoubtedly have chopped off his head.

Since leaving the Hidden Alley, he felt for the first time in a long time the feeling of walking through the gates of hell, and every cell in his body was roaring in despair.

But strangely, as the fear and despair gradually dissipated, a hint of joy welled up in Rongbin's heart.

This joy did not come from the fact that he was lucky enough to save his life, but because he knew very well that the desire that was buried deep in his heart and constantly accumulated and fermented in his golden dream would soon be realized today.

Yes, desire, a desire that is constantly brewing and expanding in the golden dream.

Rong Bin murmured in an inaudible voice, "I really envy you, Doctor Zhou."

Once upon a time, Rong Bin was a boxer who took pleasure in settling scores in hidden alleys, but unknowingly, he had been tamed by life. Even though he hated the materialistic lifestyle here, he had to watch from the sidelines.

Zhou Si is different. This crazy doctor has his own justice. He is like an unruly wind. He will never be bound by anything and will never hesitate.

Rong Bin turned his head and looked behind the huge glass curtain. The holographic projection intertwined golden clouds in the sky.

He thought it would be spectacular if this place started burning.

(End of this chapter)