God-Level Special Forces Soldier

Chapter 499: Chapter 496: An Awe-Inspiring Presence

Mingzhi Ginseng, growing increasingly suspicious inside, couldn’t help but divert some attention to the two, only to become utterly infuriated upon seeing them.

Originally entangled with the old housekeeper in a duel, unable to extricate himself, was already enough to make him frustrated and regretful.

Fortunately, Lauren later proposed that as long as the old housekeeper was held back, Xiao Tian would be handed over to him, which provided a slight comfort to Mingzhi Ginseng’s heart!

But unexpectedly, that pompous behavior artist Mingzhi Ginseng, directly engaged in a game with the gravely injured Xiao Tian, only to end up dead because of his playful antics!

With that, it would be over, as Lauren had indeed rendered Xiao Tian powerless in the end, fulfilling his purpose and finding meaning in his death.

Immediately finding this untenable, Mingzhi Ginseng planned to summon his subordinates to kill Xiao Tian, and just return home immediately, only two showed up.

And he ordered those two to kill Xiao Tian, yet they were lost in admiration, staring at the woman beside their target, forgetting his command completely...

Faced with such an unexpected turn of events, Mingzhi Ginseng finally couldn’t bear it anymore, about to berate them when suddenly a sharp pain erupted in his chest, as if crushed by a weight of thousands of pounds, nearly knocking him out directly.

Mingzhi Ginseng flew back to the corner, clutching his chest, unable to keep a trickle of blood from escaping his lips.

Seeing those two still wearing faces of fascination, drooling, completely disregarding his orders.

Despite the loud crash of himself hitting the wall failing to snap them out of their daze, the fury in Mingzhi Ginseng’s eyes seemed palpable: ”Have you two fools seen enough?!”

The two Mizuno Clan masters jolted awake, rushing to Xiao Tian, ready to finish him off with swift brutality.

Both drew their swords from behind, one aimed at Xiao Tian’s chest, the other at his Dantian, simultaneously striking downward...

”Aah!”

At that moment, the entire building seemed to vibrate with this scream!

Inside the room, the old housekeeper stopped his offensive tactics, Mingzhi Ginseng halted his flawed evasions, the pain-stricken Zhong Family masters ceased their groaning, even the battling masters in the corridor halted their actions...

The originator of the scream was no doubt Xiao Tian, but the one struck by the blade wasn’t him, it was Lin Bingxuan who heroically shielded him at the critical moment!

Xiao Tian’s intense scream lasted a long time, his eyes turning blood-red, though weak and barely able to move a finger, he somehow managed to support himself on the ground, seemingly ready to stand.

Seeing those glowing red eyes, nobody would doubt that as soon as he rises, an ominous force would descend, unstoppable by anybody.

The attendees shivered uncontrollably, imagining bodies piled high, blood pooling, akin to an apocalypse!

At that point, Mingzhi Ginseng’s ninjutsu-enchanted blade suddenly appeared in front of the old housekeeper.

The blade wobbled, seemingly sensing the killing aura in the air, eventually couldn’t sustain itself and dropped to the ground with a clang.

The Mizuno Clan’s two masters had long since been terrified, sitting helplessly on the ground, staring at Xiao Tian cradling Lin Bingxuan, who had two swords impaled in her back, trembling with fear.

Determined, Xiao Tian gripped Lin Bingxuan’s sword handles with bony hands, pulled them out with force.

Yet his gaze was fixated on the Mizuno Clan masters so frightened they seemed to have lost their souls, not noticing that when he pulled out the sword, Lin Bingxuan’s back was devoid of any blood.

Not only was there no blood, there wasn’t even a wound!

Just as Xiao Tian was about to move forward, the previously intimidated Mingzhi Ginseng swiftly grabbed the fallen blade from the ground, with all his might threw it towards Xiao Tian, so fast it caught everyone off guard.

Having done this, Mingzhi Ginseng finally succumbed to the old housekeeper’s lethal strike, spewed a mouthful of blood, as he lay on the ground gasping.

Yet his eyes remained fixedly on his beloved blade, flying swiftly through the air, a companion through the years!

Meanwhile, after severely injuring Mingzhi Ginseng, the old housekeeper too suffered from the backlash of forcibly increased strength.

He suddenly collapsed to the ground like a puppet with its strings cut, his True Qi rapidly dissipating until it stabilized at one-sixth.

Knowing this injury was foundational, the old housekeeper understood his Martial Dao journey would never go beyond this point!

However, thinking back to his fall from grace, now old, the relevance of strength diminished compared to his youth, he accepted having to stop here with little concern.

But Xiao Tian was different, his Martial Arts journey had just begun, granted his aptitude and comprehension, his future achievements definitely would surpass merely the present!

The old housekeeper strained to turn his head, hoping to witness the glory of Xiao Tian, but reality struck him cruelly once more.

Despite Xiao Tian’s previous aura terrifying everyone, his Dantian nearly shattered, unable to wield True Qi, facing a blade swift as lightning, how could he dodge it?!

Especially since the target of Mingzhi Ginseng’s strike was precisely chosen; after Lauren’s fall, he realized one thing: the woman beside Xiao Tian was incredibly important to him!

Knowing this, Mingzhi Ginseng executed accordingly, fearing that targeting Xiao Tian might let him evade, so aimed at Lin Bingxuan, thus dooming Xiao Tian!

True to expectation, Xiao Tian at the critical moment turned to shield with his own body, blocking the blade...

Watching the stabbed Xiao Tian, Mingzhi Ginseng on the ground felt a plethora of emotions; had he seized the chance to kill Xiao Tian from the start, wouldn’t he have avoided this predicament?!

Though numerous opportunities existed, even until the very end the advantage remained his, yet bidding farewell to two incompetent teammates, all those chances were wasted!

If he had completed his mission wholeheartedly from the onset, rather than engaging in meaningless contests with the old man...

If he had suppressed his own impatience for quick victory...

If only those two incompetent teammates had not been sent...

All these ”ifs” evidenced one fact, if Mingzhi Ginseng’s ”ifs” came true, it would never have come to this!

But the world hardly ever deals in ”ifs”!

Meanwhile, everyone disregarded someone who should have drawn the most attention — Lin Bingxuan!