Adrian was terrified. Xiao Luo glanced at him as he moved his fingertip across the photo on the table, and said, “Were you admiring your work earlier, or were you reminiscing the feeling of treating humans as lab rats while you conducted your experiments on them?”
“This is science!” Adrian said, defending his actions.
Xiao Luo flashed a mocking smile on his face. “Science? I guess I don’t know what science is then,” he retorted.
“Genetic engineering is a form of scientific research that will bring mankind forward. Sacrifices in the early stages are inevitable, but as long as we can achieve some kind of breakthrough through these experiments, then the human physique and abilities will achieve a breakthrough on all fronts. This is an experiment that will benefit all of humanity,” Adrian responded. He was like a religious fanatic with extremist views, and he had placed an inordinate amount of belief into his work.
Xiao Luo laughed coldly and replied, “Then why not use Americans for your experiments? Are the lives of the Americans more precious than the lives of people from other countries, like grass that you can trample on whenever you like?”
“We use our people for the experiments too, and we achieved quite a lot from…”
“That’s enough!”
Xiao Luo raised his hands to cut him off, “I didn’t come here to listen to your philosophy. Since you’re involved in the genetic engineering facility in Ri nation, then you can’t live.”
Suddenly, the terrified look on Adrian’s face disappeared, and he looked right at Xiao Luo and smiled. “Is that so? But you’ve already lost your chance to do so!” he said.
As soon as he said that, the door of the study room swung open. Dozens of security guards in black shirts rushed in, forming two rows as they stood on either side of Adrian. They had their guns raised and pointed at Xiao Luo.
Pleased with himself, Adrian looked at Xiao Luo casually and said, “As I was talking to you earlier, I stepped on the switch on the floor here to activate the alarm system. I only need to give the order, and their bullets will turn you into minced meat.”
Xiao Luo snickered and replied, “I don’t think that’s going to happen.”
“Then what do you think is going to happen? Do you think you can leave this place alive?”
Adrian had a mocking smile on his face. “Thousand-Faced Killer, is this all you’re capable of? I honestly don’t understand why those fools in Ri nation couldn’t deal with you,” he spat.
Xiao Luo didn’t pay him any attention but laughed at the armed bodyguards instead, and said, “I’ll give all of you a chance to live. Open fire and kill Adrian, otherwise all of you will have to die!”
The bodyguards froze, for, despite laughing, the vicious look in Xiao Luo’s eyes made their hair stand on ends. The aura they sensed coming from this Hua nation man was overpowering.
“Haha, haha…”
Adrian laughed out loud and scowled, “Are you only pretending to be the Thousand-Faced Killer? Are you sure you’re not a fool?”
Xiao Luo did not say a thing but only glared at him.
Adrian sensed a sudden chill running down his spine, but he found his courage and slammed his hands ferociously on the table. “Kill him!” he roared.
RAT TATAT TAT! BANG! BANG!
Following his command, the bodyguards did not hesitate to open fire at Xiao Luo. A hail of bullets spurted from the flashing muzzles, and in the small confines of the study room, they tore through countless books, furniture, and porcelain pieces like a ferocious gale.
In an instant, Xiao Luo’s body vanished like an illusory phantom.
After a series of gunshots, Adrian and the bodyguards were shocked to find that their intended target was already standing right behind them. They stood rooted in horror!
With lightning speed, Xiao Luo quickly snatched a gun from one of the bodyguards. The muzzle, as if it had eyes of its own, immediately pointed at all the other bodyguards.
RAT TATAT TAT!
After a sustained burst of gunfire, dozens of bodyguards slumped to the floor. There was a bloody, gaping wound right in the center of each of their foreheads.
It all happened in a split second, pretty much in the blink of an eye. Adrian and the last remaining bodyguard froze in shock. Cold sweat began pouring like a waterfall, as they looked fearfully at Xiao Luo. They could only hear the rapid beat of their hearts. Just what kind of person was this? A superhero from a Marvel movie?
Swoosh!
Xiao Luo pointed the gun right at Adrian, and his body began to quake.
Again, he overcame his fear and laughed nervously. “Mr. Xiao, we can talk things through. You don’t have to do this,” he said.
“Talk about what?” Xiao Luo asked.
Adrian saw the chance for him to live and quickly responded, “Money! I can give you enough cash to last you a lifetime. One hundred million USD, what do you think, I…”
BANG!
A gaping hole appeared on Adrian’s forehead. His body went limp, and he collapsed to the floor with his eyes wide opened.
“I’m not interested in money. Right now, I’m only interested in taking your life.”
Xiao Luo spoke as he looked at Adrian’s lifeless body momentarily before he slowly walked out of the study room.
The surviving bodyguard was shaking. He was the only one left, and just when he thought that he would be spared, Xiao Luo raised his arm without even turning his head around and pulled the trigger.
BANG!
It was as if Xiao Luo had eyes at the back of his head. The bullet ended the man’s life instantly.
After killing everyone, Xiao Luo strode out of the place calmly. He mashed the gun he used into a pile of mangled steel and casually threw it into a rubbish bin by the roadside.
Just as the taxi driver had said earlier, this was a suburb, and there were barely any taxis around. Xiao Luo used up a hundred thousand points to exchange for the Qinggong without Equal, which allowed him to step on snow and leaving any trails. It differed slightly from his technique of skimming over the water, which was a skill that allowed him to teleport forward. Qinggong without Equal was more suitable for long-distance travel.
Using this technique, Xiao Luo traveled like a phantom in the dark as he ran toward the city center. Each step covered a distance of roughly sixty to seventy meters. His movements were silent, and nothing else could be heard other than the sound of rustling leaves.
Half an hour later, he arrived at a five-star hotel.
He had a good rest that night. On the second day, he turned on the television to watch the news, and sure enough, Adrian’s death was breaking news. The police and FBI are involved as well.
A taxi driver sent a tip and mentioned that the criminal could potentially be a Hua nation man. According to the taxi driver’s description, the FBI came up with a rough sketch of the criminal’s facial composition.
Looking at the bloated face in the picture, Xiao Luo couldn’t help but laugh. Of course, he wasn’t berating the FBI’s skills, but because he had used the disguise technique to change his appearance before he entered the taxi the previous night.
The next morning, the hotel staff delivered a nutritious breakfast to him. After finishing his meal, Xiao Luo walked to the balcony and looked toward the direction of the White House.
Adrian was just his first target, the other being the Mei nation’s federal government. Ri nation was just one of their obedient running dogs. Of course, he was not trying to overthrow the government, but he wanted to send them a strong message.
Xiao Luo looked at a nearby billboard and saw something deep and meaningful written on it. He translated the line to Chinese and read it out: “God’s gift, manifest destiny; the light of hope, shine on me; steel-like perseverance, move forward bravely, and the start, will be guided by fate.” He nothing but praise for the verse and muttered, “Pretty interesting!”
