All-out: Starting with the Awakening Special Operations Unit, search, attack, and withdrawal.

The top floor of the He Group headquarters.

Chu Hong, who easily wiped out a full squad of pioneers with a single move, pressed the muzzle of his gun against He Zhenshan's greasy head, which was covered in blood and cold sweat.

"Take me to your private collection room. If you refuse, I'll shoot you right now!"

Chu Hong's voice was sinister, giving Luo Xin, who was standing behind him, a chill down her spine.

Help her get rid of He Zhenshan, and at the same time squeeze some red-quality collectibles out of him. With a business as big as the He Group, there's probably no way they'd have any super red-quality collectibles.

But Xiao Hong would definitely not be without...

He Zhenshan was all too familiar with Chu Hong's dangerous gaze—that terrifying look that would shoot him dead on the spot if he dared to say no or hesitate for even a second.

This person isn't threatening!

The "private collection room" he mentioned was just an add-on.

Having it or not having it makes no difference, but if it's not there, He Zhenshan's mind will change completely in the next second...

"Yes, yes, brother, please don't shoot. Let's talk this out. The collection room is over here..."

He Zhenshan scrambled and stumbled, his arrogant demeanor as the "Underground City Lord of Thousand Insect Village Base City" completely gone.

Faced with Chu Hong's threat, she didn't dare to hesitate or feel sorry for him at all, and led him to a room on one side of the office.

He reached out and turned a porcelain bottle around.

A fingerprint and iris-based combination lock appeared instantly.

After a few beeping sounds, the hidden door opened.

It revealed a small but absolutely private and safe space inside.

He Zhenshan turned around, his expression a mixture of flattery and fear, just about to say something.

"Bang!"

Luo Xin stood behind Chu Hong, staring blankly at Chu Hong, who had swiftly and decisively sent this fat pig to his "human evacuation" in one go.

The latter casually tossed the talisman he had taken from He Zhenshan earlier to Luo Xin behind him.

"Put these on, and stay close to me in a bit..."

He left behind a single sentence.

Chu Hong stepped into He Zhenshan's collection room.

Five items, like those in his "Big Red Collection Room" display case, were illuminated and placed in glass cases, coming into Chu Hong's view.

Two expensive gold watches and a leather scroll-like object.

A dark red whistle.

And a pair of glasses.

Chu Hong couldn't help but raise his eyes slightly: "This fat pig, he's embezzled quite a bit..."

It's really hard to guess who the person behind such a huge fortune is, given that he hasn't even reached the Energy Gathering Realm.

[Item Name]: Hatred Scroll

[Item Level]: Red

Value: 318,420

[Type]: Intelligence Data

【Weight】: 0.2kg

[Occupies backpack slot capacity]: 1×2

[Item Description]: Silently think of the person you hate most and offer them a personal item related to him. No matter where he flees to, the power of hatred will always guide you.

[Item Name]: "Wooden Man" Whistle

[Item Level]: Red

Value: 271,000

[Type]: Tools and Materials

【Weight】: 0.02kg

[Occupies backpack slot capacity]: 1×1

[Item Description]: When the whistle sounds, moving around will be punished!

[Item Name]: Paranormal Observer's Relics

[Item Level]: Red

Value: 405,332

[Type]: Tools and Materials

【Weight】: 0.7kg

[Occupies backpack slot capacity]: 1×2

[Item Description]: Seeing them might evoke fear, but not seeing them might alleviate it? They're always around us, perhaps even right behind you.

"What kind of hellish things are these..." Chu Hong clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction.

They collected these items without the slightest hesitation.

It's the underworld, though.

But if we could collect them and put them into the [Big Red Collection Room], wouldn't that mean this kind of underworld thing would be used on someone else?

Although Chu Hong expressed his dissatisfaction, the sheer joy on his face, as if he had found a treasure, was obvious even to a blind man.

"Captain, Captain, is it really okay for us to do this?"

"This is, after all, the Thousand Insect Stronghold's base city. You killed him..."

Doorway.

Luo Xin had no reaction to Chu Hong taking away the red collectibles. At this moment, she was looking at He Zhenshan, who was slumped against the wall with his head up, a hole punched in his head, and who was dead with his eyes wide open, with a worried expression.

It wasn't just her who wanted this person dead.

After all these years, He Zhenshan has not only survived, but the He Group has grown bigger and bigger. The real threat behind him is still Wang Guangyi, the city lord of Qianchongzhai base city.

Those were pioneers at the Core Condensation Realm!

Just as Luo Xin was in a panic.

With a loud bang.

A figure suddenly flew heavily in from outside, crashing into a wall and smashing many exquisite paintings. It even nearly flew out of the building through the floor-to-ceiling window through which Chu Hongfei had entered.

Luo Xin's heart tightened, and her pretty face turned pale.

"Yes, it was Deng Jie! He was actually defeated?!"

Luo Xin gasped. Deng Jie, as the security chief of the He Group, was also in charge of the unified management of various pioneer teams and the allocation of resources.

His own strength was also recognized by the city lord, Wang Guangyi.

But now it lay on the floor like a tattered sack that had been thrown in, as if it were dead.

Chu Hong instantly blocked her path.

However, when his gaze fell upon the figure entering, his pupils beneath the mask involuntarily contracted slightly, as if he had seen someone who should absolutely not be there.

Jiang Long?!

Chu Hong's heart pounded wildly. From the time he left Huangshan Base City until now, he had been disguised entirely by the [Masked Worm]!

The other party is unlikely to recognize it.

But how did I end up here out of nowhere?

Jiang Long's gaze visibly relaxed after seeing Luo Xin, but his brows furrowed slightly when he saw Chu Hong.

Only the second stage of the Energy Gathering Realm?

Just then, a cloud of dark green poisonous smoke billowed up behind Jiang Long and the others, amidst the exclamations of the first and second squads.

Luo Yi emerged from the toxic fumes wearing a biohazard suit.

The swarms of swamp rats beneath their feet remained clearly separated, no longer approaching Jiang Long and the others.

But the terrifying poison gas had already made Jiang Long and the others look extremely pale.

"Who are you (or anyone else)?"

The three parties almost unanimously agreed.

However, Jiang Long's expression immediately darkened, and his gaze fell on Luo Xin behind Chu Hong.

"Friends, the situation is already complicated enough, and we don't want to make it worse... This girl is our target. Hand her over to us, and what you do next is none of our business!"

Jiang Long introduced himself.

Upon hearing this, Luo Yi stepped forward.

"She's my target too!"

Now it was Jiang Long's turn to look grim. He was just about to say something when he saw Chu Hong suddenly raise his hand weakly.

"Um... your target is in my hands, so... how about we follow my orders and take care of that troublemaker who's already arrived outside?"

Luo Xin was stunned, and before she knew it, Captain Chu had already pressed the muzzle of his gun against her forehead.

Luo Xin: "???"

Are you human?

All eyes turned to Chu Hong with strange expressions.

Behind Jiang Long.

Wu Gang and Liu Yanyan frowned as they looked at Chu Hong. Although his physique and voice were not particularly memorable, they still felt a strange sense of familiarity towards him.

now.

Outside of the He Group.

City Lord Wang Guangyi was enveloped in black mist as he looked up at the building, whose entire staircase and windows were emitting a dark green poisonous fog.

His face was extremely gloomy.

"waste......"

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