Chapter 258: Chapter 257: Infiltrating the Base
Thus, after the three of them quickly arrived, they quietly infiltrated the base. Chen Tianlong was relatively familiar with this place, having been here once before, and he could guess where the hostages might have been kept.
However, this time, Hao Shuai obviously would not leave the hostages in the original location; he had moved them to the third floor.
Hao Shuai had let his guard down, having relaxed after hearing that Chen Tianlong had become a vegetable. As for the fact that Chen Tianlong had already recovered, apart from Zhao Lei and a few others, presumably, no one else knew yet.
Early in the morning, Hao Shuai headed to the city, as the conference was about to begin. It was already eleven thirty, and they had to hold the meeting at the Xu Family’s place to discuss the upcoming matters.
Indeed, in the Mo Family courtyard, a group of people were having a heated discussion, evidently excited and thrilled, especially Elder Mo Chou, who looked as if the Mo Family was about to become the leader of the four major families.
Elder Mo’s face was radiant and he couldn’t stop smiling.
Hao Shuai was also very pleased; he never expected his plan to go so smoothly this time, not only taking down Chen Tianlong but also crushing the Lin Family, a double triumph.
Most crucially, he was now the Second-in-Command of the Celestial Wolf Gang, making the entire South Sea City essentially his domain. He could command the wind and summon the rain at will.
"Haha, thanks to everyone’s joint efforts, we now have the current situation of the Xu and Mo families. The Mo Family must dominate the four major families this afternoon, there’s no doubt about it," Mo Chou happily said.
"Indeed, indeed, who would’ve thought that the second economic powerhouse of South Sea City could fall to an ordinary family overnight. It’s hilarious, haha."
Hao Dahai also didn’t forget to mock the Lin Family.
"Hmm, they brought it on themselves. Who told them to provoke us? Don’t they know that the Hao and Mo families are not to be trifled with? This time, we’ve set a precedent for killing the chicken to scare the monkey. Let’s see who dares to oppose our two families in the future," Master Mo sneered.
Hao Shuai forced a wry smile. If it weren’t for the Hao Family’s efforts, the Mo Family would be doomed by now, and yet they still had the nerve to make so many cynical remarks. But, after all, this was a good thing—the rise of the Hao Family would eventually dominate South Sea City.
While everyone was laughing happily, someone frowned; it was Xu Kan.
After this incident, he deeply felt the power of Hao Shuai—his sophisticated mind. Now, everyone had just cooperated, and naturally, it was a time to celebrate.
However, in the not-so-distant future, would the two families argue over interests?
Then, with the Hao Family’s strength and the powerful backing of the Celestial Wolf Gang, wouldn’t the Mo and Xu families just become pawns in their hands?
If he could crush even the Lin Family, what would the insignificant Mo and Xu families stand against him?
"Master, really, we couldn’t have defeated the Lin Family nor that brat Chen Tianlong without your help this time," Hao Shuai, seeming to notice Xu Kan’s bad mood, quickly said to him.
"Haha, no need to mention it. We are all family, no need to be too polite," Xu Kan, being a rather tactful person, wouldn’t let the other side see through him.
"Hmm, let’s work together to create a better future," Hao Shuai said with some insincerity, but in that moment, it was most encouraging.
Outside the laughter of the crowd, in the Hao Family’s secret base.
Chen Tianlong, familiar with the place, led Bao and Zhang Xiao as the trio quickly entered the complex building, which had four floors in total.
Once inside, Chen Tianlong climbed up along the water pipe at the back and the three of them searched the second, third, and fourth floors for hostages. This time, Chen Tianlong chose the third floor and quickly climbed up.
What surprised Chen Tianlong immensely was that his strength and speed had improved by leaps and bounds, much stronger than before. He felt nimble as a swallow, with seemingly limitless power, effortlessly reaching the third floor.
He knew that under normal circumstances, it would take a lot of effort to climb to the third floor.
This room on the third floor wasn’t just a storage room, but also had two beds, suggesting it was a sleeping area.
Upon entering, Chen Tianlong was suddenly startled by a snoring sound; these were clearly the snores of two people.
Apparently, Hao Shuai felt there was no longer an issue and had placed the two from Pure Yang Martial Arts Hall and Ye Xiong from the Celestial Wolf Gang to stand guard at the base.
Ye Xiong and the others thought there was nothing to worry about, so naturally, they wouldn’t guard in groups of three; instead, they took turns, with one guarding and two sleeping.
At this moment, lying in the room were the two experts from the Pure Yang Martial Arts Hall, while Ye Xiong was keeping an eye on the hostage room outside.
Chen Tianlong was overjoyed—the two were the experts he encountered at the Lin Family; now that they were asleep, it was the perfect moment to strike.
Thinking of this, Chen Tianlong slowly moved over and targeted one of them for an acupoint strike. However, this person was an Ancient Martial Cultivator, so the acupoint strike would only be temporary.
"Someone!"
The person managed to shout one or two words from their mouth after being struck at the acupoint, even while circulating their Qi.
The expert on the other bed had obviously heard this and immediately flipped out of bed and stood up. But seeing Chen Tianlong appearing unscathed in front of them was like seeing a ghost.
The expert rubbed their eyes, scarcely believing it. How could someone whose meridians had been completely broken recover in such a short time—was this person even human?
"Kid... are you a human or a ghost?"
The expert asked, somewhat fearfully.
If he was human, there was nothing to fear. After all, as an Ancient Martial Cultivator, ordinary people couldn’t defeat him. But ghosts were a different matter. He’d never fought one, only seen them on TV.
"Does it matter?"
Chen Tianlong coldly smiled, then began to strike. He had to defeat this expert before the other one broke through the acupoint.
Killing the one who had been acupointed now was obviously not a good idea since he was an Ancient Martial Cultivator and would likely seize the chance to counterattack.
So, after thinking it over, Chen Tianlong decided to launch an attack on this person first.
As usual, Chen Tianlong mustered all his strength, fearing he might not win.
Tan Tian had mentioned that he had broken through the Ancient Martial Cultivator realm, but the exact strength as marked by Yellow Dao stars was unknown since he hadn’t fought yet.
"Hmph, kid, you dare to match against me with raw force? Then you can die!"
The expert from Pure Yang Martial Arts Hall couldn’t believe that Chen Tianlong’s power had skyrocketed overnight with fully recovered meridians.
The fierce wind from their fists, rapid yet forceful, caused the mosquito netting on the nearby beds to flutter.
Meanwhile, the expert behind them, struggling to break the acupoint, widened his eyes.
Because he knew best how strong Chen Tianlong was at that moment.
"Yellow Dao three stars!"
But besides widening his eyes, he couldn’t utter a single word.