Gao Wu: A centenarian old man, many children and good fortune! Chapter 010

Cheng Li saw that the old man was agitated and surrounded by security personnel, a hint of helplessness flashed across her face, but she professionally stepped forward, attempting to de-escalate the situation.

“Senior Luo, please calm down. Regulations are rigid, but people are flexible. The Alliance remembers your contributions. The matter of adjusting your benefits isn’t entirely set in stone; we can sit down and appeal through official channels…” Her voice was gentle and reassuring as she slowly approached the unstable old man.

Just as Cheng Li was about to reach Senior Luo, preparing to further persuade him, Xiao Yan’s heart suddenly skipped a beat!

A strong, icy sense of crisis, like an electric current, instantly surged through his entire body! This was the instinctive warning brought about by his extremely heightened five senses and six consciousnesses after breaking through to the Transcendent realm!

Almost at the same moment the warning appeared, Senior Luo, who had still been panting heavily, suddenly had his cloudy eyes completely covered by a crimson red, devoid of any rationality!

“Get lost!!” He let out a beast-like roar that was not human, and his withered hand, without any warning, brought with it a腥风 (foul wind) as it lightning-fast slammed towards Cheng Li, who was within arm’s reach!

This palm strike was astonishingly fast and contained a violent, sinister power, far exceeding the level he had shown during his earlier test! If it landed, with Cheng Li’s ordinary human physique, she would undoubtedly meet a tragic end!

Cheng Li felt a foul wind assault her face, and those blood-red eyes and ferocious face rapidly expanded in her pupils! Her eyes instantly widened, her mouth unconsciously slightly agape, her mind a blank, unable to even scream! The shadow of death had never loomed so close to her!

“Buzz!”

The air seemed to vibrate slightly.

The next second, the sharp pain Cheng Li had anticipated did not come.

She only felt a tightening around her waist, and a gentle yet irresistible force pulled her sharply backward. The scene before her eyes receded rapidly as if she had teleported!

In a flash of lightning!

Cheng Li found herself ten meters away from where she had just been standing.

And the person who had saved her life was none other than Commander Xiao, who had just been calmly standing behind her!

Xiao Yan still had one arm around her waist, gently setting her down.

Cheng Li was still in shock, her heart pounding uncontrollably. She instinctively leaned against Xiao Yan’s firm, warm chest, feeling his steady, powerful heartbeat and the reassuring scent that enveloped her. Only then did she suddenly realize what had happened. – It was Xiao Yan! It was Xiao Yan who, at the instant she was about to be struck, saved her with a speed she completely could not comprehend!

In that critical moment, Xiao Yan’s figure seemed to turn into a blurred afterimage, instantly covering a ten-meter distance and snatching her away from Senior Luo’s fatal blow!

“Stay back.” Xiao Yan’s voice sounded in her ear, calm and steady, as if the thrilling scene that had just unfolded was an insignificant trifle.

He gently released his arm from Cheng Li’s waist, gesturing for her to retreat to a safer place.

Cheng Li then snapped out of her daze, quickly retreated a few steps, a barely noticeable blush flashing across her face. She quickly composed herself and, without any hesitation, immediately turned and ran towards the metal door they had come through—she needed to get reinforcements and notify the City Guard outside!

And just as Xiao Yan saved Cheng Li, the sudden change in the field continued!

“Bang!!”

A dull thud!

The test specialist who had tried to block and was still trying to persuade him, without even time to react, was punched squarely in the chest by the completely berserk Senior Luo!

The middle-aged man flew backward like a kite with a broken string, spitting out blood, and heavily crashed into a distant equipment cabinet before sliding to the ground. His body twitched twice, then lay motionless, his head and face covered in blood, his life unknown!

“Stop him!”

“Protect the equipment!”

The four security guards finally reacted, roaring as they simultaneously lunged forward! They were all well-trained soldiers, working in perfect coordination, instantly forming a pincer attack to try and subdue the rampaging Senior Luo.

However, at this moment, Senior Luo’s strength and speed had strangely surged!

“Get lost!!” He roared again, his arms suddenly shaking!

“Bang bang bang bang!”

The four Rank 8 warriors, like scarecrows, were forcibly sent flying by an invisible wave of air, each crashing into a wall or equipment, letting out painful groans, unable to get up for a moment!

Having dealt with all obstacles, Senior Luo’s crimson eyes fixed on the power testing instrument that symbolized his failure and humiliation!

“Ah ah ah ah!!” He let out a frenzied roar, like a madman, rushing to the testing instrument, swinging his fists, desperately and hysterically smashing at the dark silver alloy test target!

“Thump!!”

The screen numbers wildly jumped: 10500 kilograms!

“Thump!!”

“Thump!!”

11300 kilograms! 11800 kilograms!

He was like a madman, putting all his strength into every punch, his fists hitting the alloy target with deafening thuds!

“Thump!!!”

The number on the screen finally broke through the limit that had driven him to despair!

12000 kilograms!

“Thump!!!!”

The number surged again!

12500 kilograms!

“Do you see?! Do you see?!” Senior Luo furiously pounded the testing instrument, roaring hysterically, his voice hoarse and distorted, “Where am I not enough?! How can I not be enough?! It’s completely enough! I’m still Transcendent! I still am!!”

As he continued his frantic actions and roars, the abnormal changes on his body became even more apparent!

On his exposed neck, arms, and even cheeks, veins bulged hideously like earthworms, displaying an extremely unnatural, eerie deep red color! These deep red vascular networks spread throughout his body, emitting an ominous and violent aura!

Seeing this sight, Xiao Yan, who had been calmly observing, his pupils suddenly constricted!

A cold chill rose from the bottom of his heart!

Blood Fiend!

That’s right! It was this aura! This state!

He suddenly remembered that when he was younger and fighting on the front lines with the main army, he had participated in a clear-up operation against a stronghold of the evil organization “Blood Fiend Cult”!

Those core cultists of the “Blood Fiend Cult” who had been brainwashed and practiced evil secret arts would exhibit the same appearance as the old man before him when they were dying or in a berserk state—veins bulging, resembling vengeful spirits, with a significant increase in strength and speed for a short period, but at the cost of burning their life and rationality!

This was the Blood Fiend Cult’s forbidden secret art—Blood Fiend Art!

Xiao Yan’s heart pounded!

A retired general!

A general-level powerhouse of the Alliance, even if retired, their status and influence were far beyond that of ordinary warriors!

Being allowed into this highly secure testing area specifically for Transcendent beings already indicated his extraordinary identity.

But such a general, who had once made significant contributions to the Alliance, was actually infiltrated and corrupted by the Blood Fiend Cult!

The depth of the water hidden behind this was self-evident!

The Blood Fiend Cult’s plot was probably not just about creating panic!

Just as Xiao Yan’s thoughts raced, the battle in the field erupted again!

The three security guards who had been sent flying struggled to their feet, blood at the corners of their mouths, but their eyes were unusually firm!

They knew their duty, and even if they knew they were outmatched, they would never retreat!

“For the Alliance!” One of them roared and lunged forward again!

The other two followed closely, each employing military combat techniques, attempting to entangle the blood-fiend-transformed old man.

They coordinated perfectly, both offense and defense, clearly having worked together for a long time.

However, against an absolute disparity in strength, their resistance seemed so pale and powerless.

The old man’s strength and speed at this moment had completely surpassed the level of Transcendent Rank 1, reaching an extremely violent level!

He no longer even used any specific moves, merely relying on instinct, swinging his fists and arms covered in deep red veins, each swing carrying a foul wind that tore through the air!

“Bang!”

“Crack!”

“Puff!”

In just a few breaths, the three fearless security guards were sent flying again!

This time, their injuries were more severe!

One’s arm was twisted unnaturally, clearly a broken bone; another’s chest was caved in, blood gushing from his mouth; the last one even had his combat uniform torn by a claw, leaving several deep, bone-visible gashes on his chest and abdomen!

All three lay on the ground, struggling, but unable to get up again!

And the fourth security guard, in the moment his comrades desperately delayed, had retreated to the corner, frantically operating his personal terminal, trying to contact the command center!

After Xiao Yan broke through to the Transcendent realm, his hearing became exceptionally sharp. Even from a distance, he could clearly hear the anxious and chaotic dialogue coming from the security guard’s terminal!

“Command Center! Command Center! Test Zone B is under attack! Target is suspected Blood Fiend Cultist, former Transcendent General Luo Wu has been blood-fiend-transformed! Requesting backup! Requesting immediate backup! We’re about to be overwhelmed!” The security guard’s voice was breathless and filled with undisguised panic.

From the other end of the terminal came a slightly hoarse but authoritative voice, with a very noisy background, seemingly also in chaos: “Zone B received! What’s going on?! How could a retired general—”

The voice was suddenly cut off, and violent explosions and dense energy weapon firing sounds came from the background!

The authoritative voice sounded again, but filled with unprecedented anxiety and urgency: “Damn it! Listen! Outside… outside is also in chaos! Multiple areas of the Social Security Bureau building are under simultaneous attack! There are insiders! The main force of the City Guard has been mobilized and left! Parts of the defense system are down! You must hold them back! Even if you die, you must hold back that traitor! Reinforcements… we are organizing a counterattack, but…”

Before he could finish, a more piercing scream suddenly came from the other end of the terminal!

Immediately after, there was the ear-splitting sound of metal being torn, and several roars filled with fanaticism and bloodlust, characteristic of evil cult members:

“For the Holy Lord!”

“Blood! More blood!”

“Hehehe… another one resisting…”

Then, the communication abruptly ceased, leaving only a heart-pounding static sound and a deathly silence.

The security guard responsible for the communication held his personal terminal blankly, his face drained of color, his eyes filled with despair and disbelief.

He understood.

Xiao Yan also heard it clearly.

It was over.

The outside was completely chaotic.

This was not an accidental attack at all, but a long-planned, coordinated, full-scale assault on the entire Social Security Bureau building by the Blood Fiend Cult, with internal collaborators!

The Transcendent testing area they were in was just one of the battlefields.

The command center was probably already lost, or preoccupied.

There would be no reinforcements in a short time.

They were completely trapped here.

And the enemy before them was a former general-level powerhouse who had burned his life, whose strength had surged, and who had completely lost his sanity!

The air was filled with a strong smell of blood and a suffocating aura of despair.

The berserk General Luo Wu seemed to have expended enormous physical strength, standing in place, panting heavily, his chest heaving like a broken bellows.

His completely blood-red eyes slowly rotated, finally landing on Xiao Yan, the only one still standing in the room, his aura as steady as a mountain.

An icy, brutal, bloodthirsty killing intent, like a tangible entity, enveloped Xiao Yan!