Villain? No, I'll catch up with the protagonist after passing the civil service exam.

"A gamble?"

Lu Jingyan's voice rang out coldly in the deathly silent server room.

He looked at the glaring red line and the deep blue line, and suddenly laughed.

That smile contained no fear of life or death, but only an extreme mockery of so-called "fate".

With a flick of his wrist, he casually tossed the precision ceramic wire cutters into the nearby ruins.

A crisp "clang" sounded.

The bomb disposal expert on the other end of the communication channel went completely insane.

"Captain Lu! What are you doing! Even if you just cut off one hair, we still have a fifty percent chance of survival!"

"Only children make choices."

Lu Jingyan ripped off his tie, which was already soaked with sweat, and threw it on the ground.

His eyes, hidden behind his gold-rimmed glasses, were now surging with a chilling, violent rage.

"The law does not allow us to solve cases by luck. The lives of 50,000 people in Jinghai City cannot be entrusted to a 50% probability."

The countdown has started; only forty-five seconds remain.

The eerie green venom was boiling violently inside the jar, and the light from the cultivation array was already blindingly bright.

Zhao Tiezhu's eyes were red, and he gritted his teeth, staring intently at Lu Jingyan's back.

"Captain Lu! Give the order! We'd rather die here together today!"

"Who said we're going to die here?"

Lu Jingyan suddenly stepped forward.

He reached out with both hands and grabbed the four thick load-bearing steel bars that were securing the giant bomb.

"System, all attributes maxed out, unlocked."

He silently recited it in his heart.

[Ding! All attribute restrictions have been lifted! The primal power of the Light of Righteousness has been infused!]

In an instant, a terrifying primordial power erupted from Lu Jingyan's seemingly well-proportioned and slender body.

His white shirt bulged instantly from his bulging muscles, and the sound of tearing fabric could be faintly heard.

"Get up!"

Accompanied by a low growl that was suppressed to the extreme.

"Crunch—crunch—"

That was the piercing wail of steel deformed under absolute violence.

Zhao Tiezhu's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. He swore this was the most unbelievable scene he had ever seen in his life.

The load-bearing steel bar, which was five centimeters in diameter, was actually bent and pulled out by Lu Jingyan with his bare hands!

He hoisted the four steel bars, along with the composite bomb weighing over 100 pounds, onto his shoulder.

"Captain Lu! You..."

"Stop talking nonsense! Contact the outside!"

Lu Jingyan, carrying the bomb, turned and ran outside, his leather boots making dull thuds as they stomped on the ground.

"Have the police aviation unit's helicopter land at the fire escape exit at the north gate of the stadium!"

"Top speed! Immediately!"

Countdown: 30 seconds left.

Zhao Tiezhu seemed to wake from a dream, and while running wildly, he shouted frantically into the walkie-talkie.

"Police Aerial Vehicle One! Land at the North Gate immediately! The Marines have brought out the bomb!"

A gasp came through the communication channel, followed by the driver's desperate response.

"Police Aerial Vehicle One, received! Descending! Anyone who's not afraid to die, get out of the way!"

In the underground passage, Lu Jingyan resembled a black cheetah carrying the Grim Reaper.

The weight of the bomb and the constantly leaking high-dimensional spiritual pressure put him under immense strain with every step he took.

But he didn't even catch his breath.

"Twenty seconds!" Zhao Tiezhu shouted from behind.

Ahead, the heavy fire escape door had been violently broken open by the SWAT team on the perimeter.

The night wind, carrying the roar of a huge propeller, instantly rushed into the basement.

A black police helicopter hovered in mid-air with its cabin door wide open, and the pilot was frantically gesturing.

Lu Jingyan did not slow down at all.

He rushed out of the passage, his legs exerting force, and he soared into the air carrying a hundred-pound bomb.

"Bang!"

He landed steadily in the cabin, the huge impact causing the entire helicopter to shake violently.

"Close the door! Take off! To international waters!"

Lu Jingyan's voice was cold and hard, giving no one time to react.

The pilot jerked the control stick, and the helicopter nose lifted up, shooting into the dark night sky like an arrow released from a bow.

Below, the deafening concert music still echoed in the stadium.

Fifty thousand people had no idea that death had just brushed past them.

The helicopter sped wildly below the clouds, the roar of the wind filling our ears.

Countdown: 15 seconds left.

Lu Jingyan stared intently at the numbers flashing on the panel, his gaze passing through the cabin door to the dark sea ahead.

"Faster!" he snapped.

"Captain Lu! We're already at the maximum speed! The engine is emitting warning lights!" the driver shouted.

ten seconds.

Ahead, an endless expanse of dark ocean finally appeared.

This is the edge of the high seas, a few kilometers from the coastline.

"Right here!"

Lu Jingyan pushed open the cabin door.

A sudden gust of wind rushed in, making his tattered white shirt flutter loudly.

He picked up the bomb, which had reached its critical point and was emitting a blinding green light, with both hands.

Without any hesitation.

"Go to hell with your temple."

Lu Jingyan sneered, and with a sudden burst of strength in his arm muscles, he hurled the bomb violently into the bottomless ocean below.

The bomb traced a pale green parabola in mid-air.

Five, four, three, two, one.

"boom--!!!"

A deafening roar exploded on the surface of the high seas.

A huge, eerie green sphere of light suddenly expanded, instantly vaporizing the surrounding seawater and creating towering waves tens of meters high.

The poison gas spread instantly upon the explosion, but on this vast ocean, the raging sea winds easily dispersed and diluted the deadly mist.

No civilian casualties were reported.

The helicopter bounced violently in the shockwave of the explosion for a while before finally regaining its balance.

"call--"

The driver let out a long breath and slumped into his seat.

The crisis has been averted.

Lu Jingyan leaned against the cabin door, feeling the cold sea breeze mixed with water vapor brush against his cheeks.

He looked down at his hands, which were covered in marks from the straps, and reached out to adjust his slightly crooked glasses.

In the end, he won the race against death.

He turned around, preparing to close the cabin door and send the helicopter back to base.

however.

The instant he turned his head, all the muscles in his body suddenly tensed up instinctively.

In the small cabin that originally contained only him and the pilot, there was now another person.

The man, dressed in a dark gold robe and wearing a half-mask of cold gold, stood silently behind him.

Even the experienced pilots didn't notice that there was an extra person in the cabin.

Lu Jingyan's pupils suddenly contracted.

He smelled a special aura that was extremely dangerous and belonged to higher-dimensional energy.

"You mortal are indeed somewhat beyond my expectations."

The Lord of the Heavenly Gods looked at Lu Jingyan, his vertical pupils hidden behind the mask revealing an almost perverse admiration and killing intent.

"but."

The temple master slowly raised his hand, and a terrifying white light, powerful enough to tear space apart, condensed at his fingertips.

"You think the game is over just because you dropped the bomb?"