I Return From Hell

Chapter 174: Chapter 167: The Terror of Xia Tian

Huayang City, the suburbs.

A village.

”Chase it!”

”Hurry, chase it!”

”Don’t let it get away!”

Ai Cao sat in the helicopter, her expression grave as she gave the order.

Xie Shaokun, Hong She, and Little Nannan immediately gave chase in their car.

The other official warriors followed close behind.

Just a moment ago, the group had finally pinpointed the Red-eyed Lizard’s location. Ai Cao, Xie Shaokun, and the others who were nearby had rushed over at once.

They thought victory was within their grasp, and Little Nannan even took a moment to call Xia Yu and report the situation.

But, they never expected this.

They searched for hours.

They fought for hours.

Just when they thought they were about to finish off the Red-eyed Lizard, maybe even capture it alive...

The lizard took a hostage!

In the end.

The Red-eyed Lizard hid in a car, forced the hostage to drive, and fled the scene.

In the car.

”I think that lizard will try to escape on the road,” Hong She said suddenly.

”Huh?”

Xie Shaokun’s expression darkened. ”It’s possible! Highly possible! That thing is so smart, it must have figured out this isn’t a long-term solution.”

”What do we do now?”

Little Nannan also looked toward Hong She.

”Simple.”

”We order an airstrike right now and blow up that car!”

Hong She said, a cold, ruthless glint in his eyes.

”But...”

Xie Shaokun and Little Nannan glanced at each other and fell silent.

Obviously, that was impossible.

The one flying overhead would never allow it, and she was the one in charge here.

”Why not pass the problem to Ai Cao and see what she chooses?”

Hong She asked with a smirk, ”Who knows? Maybe she’ll find it in her heart to be ruthless.”

Xie Shaokun actually did it.

”No!”

When Ai Cao heard the suggestion, she refused without hesitation. ”A human life is at stake. We absolutely cannot harm a single person.”

”Men!”

”Keep that vehicle under tight surveillance. Don’t let that Red-eyed Lizard escape en route.”

As expected.

Xie Shaokun and Little Nannan weren’t surprised by this.

Hong She just smiled and said, ”If Gao Zhengting were here, he would have given the order without a moment’s hesitation.”

”In that respect, she’s no match for Gao Zhengting.”

Xie Shaokun deeply agreed.

When it came to problems like sacrificing the few to save the many, Gao Zhengting had always been clear-headed.

”Let Yu know.”

Hong She reminded them, ”Isn’t she going to Huayang University of Technology today?”

”That university is right around here, isn’t it?”

”Right!”

Little Nannan quickly picked up her phone.

Meanwhile.

Her phone rang.

”Hello.”

Xia Yu’s brow furrowed the moment she finished listening to Little Nannan’s report.

The only reason she’d agreed to come to the university today was because she thought the completely surrounded Red-eyed Lizard had no chance of escape. And the result?

’Taking a human hostage?’

Xia Yu’s expression grew a little more solemn.

This move proved the Red-eyed Lizard was highly intelligent. If it managed to escape, it would be even harder to deal with.

”Keep me updated on any news.”

She sent the message to Little Nannan, then glanced at the sky, her frown deepening.

In winter, the sky darkens quickly.

Once it got dark...

Catching the Red-eyed Lizard would become even more difficult!

Moreover, Xia Yu had a gut feeling that the Red-eyed Lizard was going to get away.

’Time to go home!’

Just as she stood up,

Xia Tian called. ”Sis, the school is sending me to a high school in the next city to study for a while. I’ve already left Huayang City on the school bus.”

’He left?’

Xia Yu actually breathed a sigh of relief.

’That’s good, too.’

’I don’t have to worry about Little Tian’s safety anymore.’

Soon.

Xia Yu got up, preparing to head to the stadium to start her daily workout.

And at that moment, Lin Yuxia had already ”dealt with” Wang Xiaorou until she was completely submissive. Now, Wang Xiaorou’s face was flushed red, and she was panting heavily, her eyes sultry as she sent a gentle voice message to some boy.

Meanwhile, Lin Yuxia was sitting on a stool with her long, pale legs propped up on the desk, munching on spicy strips and watching videos, not forgetting to leave a comment or two.

Seeing Xia Yu about to leave, Lin Yuxia asked, ”Little Yu, where are you off to?”

”Going for a run.”

Xia Yu didn’t hide it, since she would be doing this for a long time to come.

”Oh.”

Lin Yuxia wasn’t surprised and went back to watching her video.

After all, before Xia Yu was ”reborn,” she would also go for a run from time to time.

...

...

As time passed, the sky began to darken.

At this time, Xia Tian hadn’t left Huayang City at all. Instead, he was at Wang Zhe’s house, working in a room filled with several computers.

Next to him was a robotic vacuum cleaner.

”Program’s modified.”

Soon, he tapped the last key.

The robot moved.

The ordinary-looking robotic vacuum began to spin faster and faster, its movement speed accelerating until it violently slammed into the foot of a plus-sized mannequin that had been set up nearby. 𝖿𝖗ⅇℴ𝑚

It instantly shattered the mannequin’s ankle, then smashed the toppled figure to pieces.

Only then did the robotic vacuum stop and precisely return to its charging station.

”Success!”

Wang Zhe clapped wildly and gave Xia Tian a thumbs-up. ”Brother Tian, you’re so fucking awesome.”

”I don’t respect anyone else, only you!”

”This is just too badass!”

”It could totally be used as a weapon!”

Xia Tian was also very satisfied.

He spoke up, ”It’s relatively simple for a robotic vacuum to destroy a mannequin. But against a person, or one of those monsters, it won’t be very useful.”

”Next, we need to modify it further, make it harder, faster, and more precise.”

”Don’t worry.”

Wang Zhe said, ”My dad has already bought over a hundred different types of robots, and he even acquired some more advanced technology. It’s all just waiting for you to study and modify.”

”That’s great.”

A happy expression appeared on Xia Tian’s face.

Research and studying were his favorite things to do right now.

Before, with his sister always coming home, it was inconvenient for him to work on this stuff, so he could only secretly study theory. Now that his sister was back at school, he finally had the chance to do some hands-on work!

The Mist Events were breaking out more and more frequently, and the monsters were becoming increasingly terrifying.

He had to obtain the Power to fight back against them!

The Nail Gun wasn’t enough!

He wanted a Mecha!

His own Mecha!

”Let’s take a short break.”

Taking a deep breath, Xia Tian said, ”Let’s test out the Jumping Shoes I modified.”

With the research phase concluded for now, the next step was to train his body and familiarize himself with his modified tools. It had to be said, his self-planning was on point.

He didn’t waste a single second.

”Jumping Shoes?”

Wang Zhe was taken aback. ”When did you modify those? How come I don’t know about it?”

”It was no trouble.”

”I just modified them in my spare time.”

”Come on, let’s go try them out together,”

Xia Tian explained casually.

Having already put on the Jumping Shoes, he leaped out of the second-story window.

”Brother Tian, don’t do anything rash... You...”

Wang Zhe yelped in alarm and rushed to the window, only to see Brother Tian bounding away toward the far end of the manor.

With every jump, he launched more than a meter off the ground and covered a distance of over two meters. The crucial part was that Xia Tian wasn’t even using much effort!

It looked easy!

Wang Zhe was completely stunned.

In fact, it wasn’t just him; other people in the manor had also stopped what they were doing to watch curiously.

Among them was Wang Zhe’s father—Wang Shang!

He was in his fourth-floor office reviewing documents when he heard a series of gasps from downstairs. He couldn’t help but walk to the window, and that’s when he saw it.

”What a talent!”

”This kid, he’s a real genius!”

For a moment, the way he looked at Xia Tian was filled with a strange light.

Then, his son Wang Zhe’s voice reached his ears: ”Brother Tian, you’re so cool!”

”I love you!”