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

"Welcome home, Commander..."

Outside Xialong Base City, in Chu Hong's secret base, Dr. Hoffman's voice always brought a sense of reassurance.

What reassured Chu Hong even more than the other party's voice was the level of source energy they possessed at that moment.

"Doctor, you leveled up? When?"

Chu Hong looked delighted.

Dr. Hoffman, who originally possessed the ninth level of the Core Condensation Realm, has now reached the Spirit Condensation Realm.

The opponent clearly doesn't possess any [Source Core] and cannot be considered a pioneer; they should be regarded as a boss within the secret realm.

"You just set off not long ago. I've been researching source energy plants lately, and I suppose that's why my source energy has also increased... The enhancement mechanism of this body is quite amazing. But I have to thank you, Commander, for this."

"You are the one who gave me everything I have today," Dr. Hoffman said sincerely.

Unlike Dr. Hoffman's calm demeanor, Luo Yi rushed over as soon as Chu Hong returned.

"Boss! Quick! Go back now!"

He looked anxious.

"Bai Ningzhi sent you a communication request, but Miss Song is stalling on her end..."

Chu Hong's pupils contracted involuntarily.

Holy crap?

Is Uncle Bai using cheat codes?

......

"Senior, I really didn't lie to you. Chu Hong is really not available right now. Waaah~ It's okay, senior, I'm fine. Ah~ senior, I'm listening, waaah!"

When Chu Hong was transferred back to his residence at Tiangong Academy via the Special Operations Division, he was instantly teleported back.

As soon as he appeared next to Song Jiao'er, he saw her anxiously continuing a phone call.

In order to cover it up, they even had to make some strange sounds that sparked the imagination.

When Song Jiao'er saw Chu Hong return, she almost cried with excitement.

Chu Hong snatched the communicator from the other party's hand, and before Bai Ningzhi could speak again, he preemptively spoke in a somewhat impatient tone.

"I told you it's inconvenient, even if you have goods to ship, you should at least check the time! Uncle Bai, you don't have a boyfriend and don't need a lunch break, but do you think I don't need one too?!"

"Snapped!"

A crisp sound, like something delicate being whipped, accompanied Chu Hong's voice, reached Bai Ningzhi's ears on the other end of the communicator.

Hearing the thrilling sounds from the other end, which seemed to be at the most critical moment, the latter couldn't help but blush with embarrassment on her usually cool face.

Without a word of explanation, the call was abruptly ended.

She had initially thought it was just a coincidence, but now, recalling the scene of the battle between "benevolent father" and Anben Guiyi, she realized that their arrogant and brutal style of doing things was indeed somewhat similar to Chu Hong's.

But... if it were Chu Hong, he would probably be chopped up and fed to the dogs by Anben Guiyi and his gang, right?

She glanced at Dou Hongling, who was being questioned by the officials of Xuanlong City's Surveillance Bureau not far away. Dou Hongling was still tightly clutching the sword that had avenged the Dou family, and tears were streaming down her face.

Bai Ningzhi exhaled softly.

"How could someone like a compassionate father, living in darkness yet possessing a noble heart, use something like that to replace his lunch break? I must be overthinking it..."

......

The sound of running water echoed in the bathroom.

Chu Hong sniffed, and two streams of blood flowed from his nose again. He reached out to wipe them away when suddenly a cold snort came from the bathroom.

His posture while kneeling on the two eggs became increasingly upright.

Song Jiao'er's voice came through gritted teeth.

"You, surnamed Chu! If you dare forget to close that display case again... I'd rather be a widow for you from now on!"

His voice was cold and trembled slightly.

A woman with an extremely strong desire to explore certain aspects, like Miss Song, has finally encountered a way of playing that she can't handle.

The news that "The Compassionate Father" had extinguished the influence of Anben Guiyi, that old cabinet, caused a stir throughout Tiangong University less than an hour after Chu Hong's return.

Not only was Tiangong University in an uproar, but the campuses of Iron Wall University, Sacred Heart University, and others, all located in the lower-level Xuanlong City, were also in an uproar.

Wearing his flashy [Force Field Mining Armor 2.0], Wang Xinghai excitedly rushed to Chu Hong's villa.

"Holy crap! Brother Hong! Did you see that? Did you see that? Live stream! That benevolent father was absolutely stunning! He lifted that old cabinet of Anben Guiyi like it was a dead dog, and pierced his throat with a single sword strike..."

Seeing the other person's excitement, mimicking the actions of a loving father in a live stream, and even adding their own "swish swish swish" background music, Chu Hong couldn't help but chuckle.

"You'd better say less of that. If the people from the Inspection Department hear you, they'll definitely drag you into a dark room for questioning."

Wang Xinghai, however, looked completely unconvinced.

"That benevolent father didn't kill my family members. Besides, I've long disliked those noble scions. Brother Hong, you haven't seen it, but lately those noble scions from Dragon Roar Holy Academy have been incredibly obedient. They even know to walk on the side of the road..."

Chu Hong underestimated the hatred that the Great Xia side harbored towards that old man, Anben Guiyi.

As soon as the students who stayed on campus at Tiangong University started to hold a lively celebration, students from several other Yuaneng Universities also flocked to the Tiangong University campus.

With the skilled operation of these pioneering engineers, a huge music stage was built in the training ground of Tianjin University of Technology.

As night fell, the celebratory music was turned up to its maximum.

They signed death waivers and wrote wills, but the senior students who went there without even consuming their source energy also returned late.

"Holy crap! Junior Chu, you have no idea, I almost thought I wasn't coming back!"

After chugging down a large glass of ice-cold beer, Senior Wei Bo slammed the glass on the table and began to boast animatedly.

"I saw those little devils. The weakest of them were at the third stage of the Core Condensation Realm. They are truly the elite of the Heart-Slaying Sword Dao! That old cabinet really went all out to seize the dazzling divine artifact of the benevolent father."

"Haha, I never thought I'd really be in deep trouble this time!"

Everyone joined in the laughter.

"What kind of damn sword saint is he? He went up to someone who just stood there and let him hack away, and he didn't even manage to hurt a hair on their head. And what happened? He got stabbed by someone with a small knife and was coughing up blood..."

Miss Song sat down next to Chu Hong with a charming smile, listening to the boasts of her senior classmates while watching Chu Hong, who was pouring her drinks, with a half-smile.

Her lips were curled up, making her look like a vixen.

Feeling the light touch on his arm, Chu Hong glanced at the woman sideways.

"I haven't even had a chance to go back to the Special Operations Division to check the display case effect of that item yet. Are you sure you want to continue this suicidal behavior?"

Song Jiao'er's smile remained unchanged as she leaned close to Chu Hong's ear and whispered something in his sleep.

The music and voices around me were too loud.

Chu Hong only vaguely heard a few keywords.

"That Amaterasu woman... used the same methods... on me..."