Tycoon War God

In less than an hour, the news from River City spread abroad, shaking the entire international underworld. The assassin organizations, in particular, wanted nothing more than to tear Hongmen to shreds. The assets they lost in River City were all elite assassins from their organizations, and the death of even one was heartbreaking. What’s more, they had suffered dozens, even hundreds, of casualties this time. Training these assassins required immense financial, material, and energy resources, plus decades of continuous investment to produce a single top-tier killer.

The leaders of the Blood Skeleton, Poison Snake, and Dark Flower organizations were particularly apoplectic with rage. This time, their forces had been completely annihilated; they had lost all of their ace assassins. The support of these aces was what allowed them to stand at the pinnacle of the Assassin World. Now that they were gone, it was a devastating blow to their core strength, one they wouldn’t recover from for decades. Not only that, but they also faced exclusion and targeting from rival assassin organizations. The Assassin World was unlike any other, perfectly embodying the law of the jungle.

At this moment, they were no longer thinking about the high bounty but about how to preserve their own power. Some assassin organizations even gave up on capturing Lin Mu’s relatives to threaten him, ordering their people to immediately retreat from Huaxia and not to provoke the man who had slain the King of Thunder, Lin Wudi. A few organizations were even more decisive, cutting off all contact with their subordinates. The silent, tragic deaths of countless assassins made them suspect that Huaxia’s government had intervened. Otherwise, how could Lin Wudi alone have found so many assassins in such a short time?

”It must be the Huaxia government! That Lin Wudi definitely has a profound official background!”

At Dark Web Headquarters, a tall man spoke in a deep voice. The others wore solemn expressions, many of them looking at a large screen displaying the projection of a masked figure.

”Leader, what should we do next?” someone asked.

On the screen, the figure’s mask seemed to ripple slightly as a synthesized electronic voice responded, ”Have all our people come back. For now, do not provoke that Lin Wudi.”

”Are we just going to let the death of the King of Thunder go just like that?” the man who had spoken earlier said angrily.

”If you want to avenge Kaso, then by all means, go,” the masked figure replied before turning off the video feed.

The man slammed the table in frustration and took a deep breath. ”Have all our people come back. We—”

RUMBLE!

Before the man could finish, a dull roar suddenly echoed through the base, making the entire facility tremble violently.

”What’s happening?”

Everyone was shocked as the alarms began to blare.

”Enemy attack! Enemy attack!”

Instantly, countless faces turned pale with fear.

”How audacious! Daring to cause trouble at our Dark Web!” The man, already filled with suppressed rage, sprang to his feet and headed outside, intending to tear the intruder to pieces.

BOOM!

Just then, a massive crimson blade of light descended from the sky, shattering the hardened walls of the Dark Web and striking the man directly.

SPLAT! The man was cleaved in two by the blade of light.

Immediately after, a figure slowly walked in. He held a blade in one hand; the sleeve of his other arm was empty and limp.

It was Li Xiaotian!

Li Xiaotian raised his blade, pointing it at the people in the Dark Web Headquarters. He said coldly, ”You dare touch my master? Kill them all!”

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At the Hongmen base conference room, several leaders were holding a video conference. On the screen, Medusa Okara was in what appeared to be a manor, lounging in a swimming pool with a large expanse of her fair skin visible.

”Medusa, how are things on your end?”

”What else could they be?” Okara said, taking a sip of red wine. ”I’ve just received news. This Lin Wudi is the chief instructor of a special forces unit in the Huaxia military, and he holds the rank of Major General. The strength he has demonstrated far exceeds that of the Martial Arts Grandmasters on the Huaxia Heavenly Ranking.”

Okara swallowed her wine, hiding the shock in her heart as she spoke gravely, ”Even the King of Thunder was no match for him in a direct confrontation. Boss, forgive my frankness, but we are provoking a superpower from Huaxia!”

As Okara’s voice fell, the Hongmen leaders went silent. If it were just Lin Wudi alone, they wouldn’t be afraid. Even though the strength Lin Mu had shown was beyond what they knew, Hongmen still possessed its own unique powers.

However, no matter how powerful Hongmen was, how could it dare to oppose the Huaxia government? This was one of the world’s great powers, a land of crouching tigers and hidden dragons, teeming with experts!

Seeing the others’ silence, Okara spoke again, ”Boss, there’s something I need to mention. It seems there’s more to the incident on Harbor Island.”

”Okara, are you suggesting someone killed our men and deliberately framed Lin Wudi for it?” King Kong Badi demanded abruptly from the video screen.

Okara rolled her eyes. ”I wouldn’t know about that. You can send your own people to investigate. But I suggest you stop provoking Lin Wudi. He... is not someone we can afford to antagonize.”

Everyone looked toward the Hongmen leader.

After a long silence, the leader spoke. ”Halt all operations against Lin Wudi and retract the online bounty. Medusa, come back at once.”

Medusa continued to drink her wine without responding.

That day, by standing on the corpses of countless assassins and King Kaso, Lin Mu became internationally renowned, recognized by countless global forces as a top-tier expert.

After this battle, an unknown number of powers and organizations turned their attention to Huaxia, to River City. They were all extremely curious about this Lin Wudi. Although Lin Mu was a well-known legend in the Huaxia Martial Arts World, this was the first time many on the international stage had heard his name. There were those who were curious, and those who were unconvinced.

The King of Thunder held a significant position in the international world. His crushing defeat in Huaxia struck many as unbelievable.

”Hmph, this Lin Wudi is nothing! If he faced me, I could crush him with one hand!”

”Huaxia? Lin Wudi? How interesting.”

”I never thought Huaxia could produce someone like that. I’d love to have a match with him.”

Regardless of what these superpowers thought, the assassination plan against Lin Mu was a complete failure.

”The newest ironclad rule of the Assassin World: Do not assassinate Lin Wudi. All tasks related to Lin Wudi are forbidden!”

As this rule spread through the major organizations, everyone was not only shaken but also breathed a collective sigh of relief. Assassins were human too, and they feared death. Losing countless elite fighters just to kill one Lin Wudi was not a worthy trade-off.

Especially after learning that Lin Mu had deep ties to the Huaxia military, many were not only shocked but also felt a lingering fear. Such a ruthless man was not to be trifled with!

「Early the next morning.」

Director Gu arrived again.

As soon as Gu Tao walked through the gates of the Qin Zhu Courtyard, he demanded coldly, ”Lin Mu, explain yourself. Where were you last night?”

Lin Mu waved a hand, dismissing Cheng Bugui and the others. Facing Gu Tao’s interrogation, he replied indifferently, ”Get out. Don’t make me repeat myself.”