flstandardbreds Chapter 1332 Assassination of Huo Ming in the Nightless City
Chapter 1332 Assassination of Huo Ming in the Nightless City
As the explosion sounded, the corpse puppets surrounding Lin Yu and his group fell down one after another.
Although the puppets were already at an absolute disadvantage in the original situation on the field and most of them were eliminated by the Snake Clan and the Ruins God Servant, not all of them fell down, and there were still many puppet corpses that retained the ability to resist.
And after the explosion...
Those puppets that were originally standing suddenly stopped moving and collapsed to the ground as if someone had pressed the power off button.
Even the body of Captain Gaoshan, which Lin Yu was holding and was being manipulated by the mastermind behind the scenes to talk to him, had lost the strange power contained in it and turned into an ordinary corpse.
Apparently...
The mastermind behind this has realized that these puppets can no longer achieve the desired goals, so he simply gave up on them.
The reason why the other party can be so decisive is very simple.
Just as the mastermind behind this said, the success or failure of the siege of these corpses is somewhat irrelevant to him!
It would be great if we could surround and kill the people who came to investigate here, but it doesn't matter if we can't do that.
Because he has a "backup plan" elsewhere.
The violent explosion resounded throughout the wilderness. The loud noise could be heard even from kilometers away, indicating that the scale and power of the explosion had reached a terrifying level.
Flames shot up into the sky, and the gray and yellow sky of the wilderness was now dyed a bright and fiery red, and surging energy spread.
Lin Yu looked at the impact of the explosion. Although he didn't know what the other party's plan was, he had already vaguely sensed the other party's insidiousness.
Because based on the sound and sight, the direction of the explosion was right above the path Lin Yu came from.
To be more specific...
The center of the explosion is most likely inside the checkpoint of the Universal Chamber of Commerce!
That is the outpost where Huo Ming of Nevernight is currently located!
Although the previous assassination attempt using the Great Wilderness people was ridiculous, even if Lin Yu hadn't intervened, those Great Wilderness people would not have been able to really do anything to Nevernight Huoming, but now it seems...
That's just the appetizer!
The mastermind behind this really intends to kill Huo Ming of Buyetian!
"Damn..."
Lin Yu looked in that direction and cursed softly.
Huo Xing, Fu Luo and Lao Zheng from Buyetian also reacted soon after.
"It's bad, we've been lured away from the mountain—Huo Ming in the Nevernight Sky is going to be blown to death!"
Huo Xing held her head in her hands and said, "It's over... I just started to like this sister of mine, I hope she doesn't die!"
Fu Luo looked at Lin Yu: "Should we go back to provide support now?"
Lao Zheng replied to Fu Luo before Lin Yu: "I'm afraid not - the other party took the initiative to withdraw the siege of these corpses. Who knows if there is a trap."
Fu Luo frowned: "Are you saying there will be a second explosion? But if they wanted to kill us, wouldn't it be better to detonate it from the beginning?"
"Or they could use corpses to surround the outpost and trap us inside!"
As Fu Luo was speaking, Lao Zheng explained.
"No, it's not a 'trap' in that sense. I'm worried that they're trying to frame us as murderers!"
Fu Luo also reacted after hearing what Lao Zheng said.
As a "detective", he is very sharp, but as Lao Zheng said before, due to his lack of experience in "harming people", Fu Luo sometimes subconsciously ignores some "possibilities".
But after Lao Zheng's reminder, Fu Luo quickly understood...
What Lao Zheng said is right.
"Framed?... Damn it! If we were to be labeled as the murderer of Huo Ming in the Nightless City, it would be really troublesome."
After all, with the weight of "Furbolo" in the City That Never Sleeps, the relationship between Fu Luo and the head of the Buyetian family, and the fact that Lin Yu's "Arthur" also has a certain weight within the Truth Company, it is not an easy task to frame these two identities.
Especially now, those acting with them include the second lady of the Buyetian family and Buyetian Huoxing.
Buyetian Yonglian can naturally help them solve most of the problems.
but……
If Huo Ming of Buyetian died in the explosion in the Great Wilderness, even Buyetian Yonglian would not be able to force them to remain unaffected by such a thing.
After all, no matter how much Buyetian Huo Ming considers herself a marginal person, she is still the direct descendant of the Buyetian family. If Buyetian Huo Le and Buyetian Huo Shu both die suddenly, then her possibility of inheriting the position of family head is definitely much greater than that of her other brothers and sisters.
Even if we put aside her bloodline identity as Huo Ming of Buyetian, her position and role in the Truth Company also determined that her death was definitely a major event that the Truth Company could not bear.
So... if something happens to Huo Ming of Buye Tian, and Lin Yu and his group are suspected of assassination, they must bear the pressure from the entire Buye Tian family and face the investigation of the board of directors of Zhenli Company.
Even Yonglian of Bu Ye Tian couldn't force them not to accept any investigation and detention under such circumstances.
Even if Buyetian Yonglian really forcibly settled the possible investigation for them, but if Buyetian Huoming showed signs of trouble, they would not be able to move forward in the Great Wilderness!
Since the person who controls the Great Wilderness for the Truth Company is Huo Ming of the Buyetian family, a royal noble with the blood of the Buyetian family, this naturally gives him an absolute advantage over the other two families.
Although Buyetian Huoming himself may not be so satisfied with this arrangement, Buyetian Yonglian's decision to throw Buyetian Huoming into the Great Wilderness was indeed an extremely correct decision.
Her direct bloodline and royal aristocratic status allow her to appear in the Great Wilderness with a dimensionality-reduction attack posture, and Huo Ming of Buyetian can indeed exert all her abilities in the Great Wilderness.
Therefore, the existence of the Bright Fire in the Nightless Sky above the Great Wilderness has enabled the department of the Truth Company that handles the affairs of the Great Wilderness to obtain sufficient resources, confidence and support, and has been able to achieve nearly ten years of rapid development despite the almost monopoly of the Divine Power Group.
Even though it started very late, it has now surpassed the Universal Chamber of Commerce.
But what this brings in turn is... the power of the core teams and groups of the Great Wilderness Department of Truth Company in the Great Wilderness is too concentrated, and almost all of it is in the hands of Huo Ming, the Nightless Sky, alone.
The eight pioneer teams that have the final say and can almost be regarded as the private soldiers of Huo Ming of Buyetian, plus the other pioneer teams and strongholds that although they are not submissive, at least obey the orders of Huo Ming of Buyetian on the surface, constitute the entire power map of Zhenli Company in the Great Wilderness.
This led to the situation that if something happened to Huo Ming in Nevernight...
Even if Lin Yu was working for Buyetian Yonglian, it would be difficult to mobilize people to help wholeheartedly.
Especially if he is suspected of killing Huo Ming of Buye City, he will probably be tripped up by people both openly and secretly.
That’s why…
So although Lin Yu, like Lao Zheng, came to the conclusion that it would be best for him not to be "involved in cause and effect" or be "framed", he hesitated for a moment and still made a decision.
"Old Zheng has a point, but I think we can't drag it out any longer."
"If they wanted to frame us, they would have fabricated evidence long ago. The dirty water would have been thrown on us from the moment we left, not just now."
"Whether we go back or not, it shouldn't have much of an impact on the 'suspect'."
"So...we still have to leave now and arrive as soon as possible."
"After all, if we arrive in time, maybe we can still salvage something."
As Lin Yu spoke, Lao Zheng naturally would not insist on his opinion too much.
"Then it's up to you, boss."
As Lao Zheng spoke, Lin Yu immediately started to move.
Lin Yu no longer slowed down on his return journey, and with the purpose of saving people, his speed was much faster than when he came.
After all, Lin Yu knew the location of the checkpoint, and did not need a compass for vague navigation or to stop from time to time to find his way. So even without using more "trump cards" and "means" to speed up the journey, Lin Yu still quickly approached the direction of the outpost and the center of the explosion.
Although this terrifying, unknown explosion has ended, the closer you get, the more you can feel the residual and violent energy fluctuations.
And Lin Yu could sense...
"This power doesn't seem to come from another world, but rather a power that already exists in this wasteland... It seems to be mainly the residual active energy of some alchemical formula."
He murmured, thinking.
At the same time, as the outline of the outpost building appeared in sight again, Lin Yu also witnessed the destructive power and impact caused by the explosion.
The once solid and advanced sentry post has been reduced to a pile of dilapidated ruins. Most of the walls have collapsed, the military defense facilities have been completely paralyzed, and most of the residential and entertainment buildings have been bombed to the point where only a layer of frames remain. At the same time, those frames are often still burning, with bright red flames like blood leaping on them.
If Lin Yu had not been here not long ago, he would certainly not believe that there was once a functioning outpost of the Universal General Chamber of Commerce here.
The damage to the buildings has reached such an extent...
The casualties were even more horrific.
In the wreckage of the outpost, broken limbs and corpses can be seen everywhere, and occasionally there are dying guys lying in the ruins of a collapsed building, struggling to survive.
Whether it is the members of the Truth Company or the workers and combat personnel of the Universal General Chamber of Commerce stationed at this site, they can definitely be said to have suffered "heavy casualties" at this moment.
Looking at this hellish scene, Fu Luo couldn't help but curse inwardly.
"Is that guy really a member of 'Order'?! Even if he's usually well disguised, with such a disgustingly evil, unscrupulous and almost insane nature, he should have been caught long ago, right?"
Although there are factions within the Order who believe that the lives of the Ten Worlds' natives are unimportant...
But logically speaking, among those who join the "Order", there should not be and absolutely cannot be anyone who would deliberately cause such heavy casualties!