Chapter 36

The shrill and long wail of the monitor was like a red-hot nail, piercing Gu Jing's eardrum and nailing off the last shaky light in his world.

Time, sound, color... everything solidified, faded, and collapsed at that moment.

He stood there, looking at the cold, still green line, and at Qin Yu's gray and quiet profile, which seemed to be just sleeping.

No screaming, no crying.

Not even breathing.

When extreme despair and pain exceed a certain threshold, it creates a strange, completely silent vacuum.

Then, something in the deepest part of his heart completely shattered with that final, faint call.

Not sadness, not anger.

It is a deeper, more complete... annihilation.

He slowly, extremely slowly, lowered his head and looked at his empty palms, where a trace of cold, fleeting touch seemed to remain, but now it was burning like a branding iron, burning his soul so much that it twitched.

He slowly, slowly pulled the corners of his mouth, drawing a silent, twisted, and extremely cold arc.

It looked like a smile, but also like the ferocious baring of some inhuman being.

In his eyes, the last bit of warmth belonging to "Gu Jing" was completely extinguished, sinking into an endless, blood-red and sticky dark abyss.

When he raised his head again, there was only pure, suffocating silence and madness in those eyes.

He reached out, and with terrifyingly steady movements, he unplugged all the wires from Qin Yu's body, as if they were just a pile of insignificant debris. Then, he leaned over and, with an almost gentle, yet possessive gesture, lifted Qin Yu's cold, heavy body horizontally.

The movements were so skillful, as if they had been practiced thousands of times.

"Mr. Gu!" 739 took a step forward in horror, trying to stop him.

Gu Jing didn't look back, nor did he pause. He simply held Qin Yu in his arms and walked out of the warehouse, step by step. His steps were steady, his back straight, yet he exuded an aura of destruction even more terrifying than the burning ruins of his ancestral home behind him.

Haidongqing covered his injured leg and stood frozen in place with the only remaining team member, unable to move due to the invisible, crazy aura.

No one dared to stop him anymore.

Outside the warehouse, the sky remained pitch black, stained only by distant flames that stained the skyline an ominous crimson. The sea breeze blew fiercely, carrying the scent of gunpowder and death.

A black SUV sat there like a dormant beast. It was the evacuation vehicle prepared earlier.

Gu Jing carried Qin Yu and walked straight to the trunk. He gently placed Qin Yu in, as if he were placing a fragile treasure, and even carefully combed the black hair scattered on his forehead.

Then he slammed the trunk door shut.

The dull sound seemed to be the death knell of fate.

He walked around to the driver's seat, opened the door, and got in.

The engine roared softly, and the headlights pierced the night.

"Mr. Gu! Where are you going?!" 739 finally reacted, rushed to the side of the car, and anxiously knocked on the window.

The car window slowly rolled down, revealing Gu Jing's expressionless profile. His gaze was fixed on the burning ruins in the distance, and his voice was calm, without a ripple, yet it carried a chill that could freeze the blood.

"Collect the bodies."

The two words are light and airy, yet they seem to carry with them ten thousand years of ice.

"But it's too dangerous there! Qin Zhengfeng's people might still be there..."

"Then let's go together." Gu Jing interrupted him and slowly turned his head. 739's dead eyes met his gaze, and the battle-hardened man felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave. The rest of his words were choked in his throat.

There was nothing in those eyes. No hatred, no sorrow, no fear, and no hope.

There is only emptiness, yet it is seething with the most extreme desire for destruction... absolute madness.

"Tell him," Gu Jing's voice remained steady, but every word dripped with venom, "I'm here."

The car windows were rolled up, isolating the two worlds inside and outside.

The SUV roared furiously, its tires scraping against the ground like a blood-red arrow shot from a bowstring. Without the slightest hesitation, it charged straight towards the ancestral home, a sea of ​​fire still exploding and collapsing, like the entrance to hell!

"Mr. Gu!!!" The roar of the 739 was drowned out by the engine noise and sea breeze.

He chased for a few steps in vain, and could only watch the black car disappear resolutely in the flames and thick smoke as if committing suicide.

It's over.

It's all over.

739 collapsed to the ground, his face ashen.

…

The off-road vehicle rushed violently across the road full of rubble and debris without slowing down, and even deliberately ran over the burning obstacles. The body of the vehicle shook violently and groaned in pain.

Gu Jing held the steering wheel, his face expressionless, except for his eyes, which reflected an eerie red light in the firelight.

He needs no plans, no strategies.

Destruction is the only path.

Direct, efficient and thorough.

A temporary roadblock and several panicked Qin family guards appeared ahead.

Gu Jing didn't even brake.

Step on the accelerator to the bottom!

"boom!!"

The SUV slammed into the roadblock like a raging beast, sending two guards flying before they could dodge. Blood splattered on the windshield, only to be mechanically scraped away by the wipers.

Gunshots rang out from both sides, and bullets clanged against the car body.

Gu Jing didn't even look at it. He controlled the steering wheel with one hand and picked up an assault rifle on the passenger seat with the other hand. He stuck the muzzle out of the window and pulled the trigger without even looking!

“Bang bang bang bang—!”

Sweep!

It's not a precise kill, but an indiscriminate, all-encompassing outpouring of fire!

The screams were instantly drowned out by the gunshots!

The off-road vehicle was like a chariot from hell, carving a bloody path through the sea of ​​fire and corpses!

The target is clear - the main house area at the deepest part of the ancestral home, which has not completely collapsed.

Qin Zhengfeng must be there, or at some absolutely safe command post nearby.

He wants to find him.

Pull him out.

Then……

The corners of Gu Jing's lips slowly curled up into that cold and strange arc again.

The main gate of the main house had already been blown down. The SUV rushed directly into the hall, smashing through the burning stairs and columns before finally coming to a stop.

Gu Jing picked up the rifle, kicked open the car door and got out.

The hall was in a mess, with flames shooting into the sky. Several guards who were resisting stubbornly tried to shoot, but he raised his hand expressionlessly and shot them, and they fell to the ground instantly with headshots.

He seemed like a completely different person. His movements were precise, cold, and efficient, like a killing machine. There was not a trace of superfluous emotion, only the purest instinct for destruction.

He walked step by step towards the inside, turning his senses to the maximum, searching for any signs of life.

Suddenly, an extremely subtle noise came from the side corridor!

Gu Jing turned the gun around without hesitation!

But at the moment he pulled the trigger, he stopped abruptly!

From the shadows of the corridor, the people stumbling out were the wounded, pale-faced Hai Dongqing and another team member! They had obviously escaped from underground after a narrow escape!

"Mr. Gu!" Hai Dongqing was delighted when he saw Gu Jing, but then he was frightened by his blood-soaked body and dead eyes!

Gu Jing lowered his gun slowly, but his eyes remained cold and unfamiliar: "Are there any survivors?"

"There are... there are not many left..." Hai Dongqing gasped, "Most of them were either killed in the explosion or escaped... Qin Zhengfeng is not here... maybe... maybe he is..."

He hasn't finished speaking yet!

"call out--!"

An extremely slight, yet creepily familiar sound of something breaking through the air!

It came from above!

Gu Jing's pupils suddenly shrank and he pushed Haidongqing away!

"puff!"

A dark blue poison needle flew past Gu Jing's arm and deeply penetrated the wall behind him! The end of the needle was still trembling!

It's here again!

That haunting AI! "Shadow"!

It even has an external delivery device?!

Almost at the same time as the poison needle was shot out!

“Boom!!!”

A violent explosion echoed overhead! The remaining structure of the entire main house groaned for the last time! The huge crystal chandelier and burning beams crashed down like a meteorite!

The target is directly aimed at Gu Jing and Hai Dongqing and others!

"careful!!"

The Saker Falcon roared and tried to dodge!

Gu Jing stood where he was, looking up at the overwhelming fire of death, and the dead madness in his eyes suddenly ignited!

Not avoiding.

But...

He suddenly raised his rifle and fired wildly at the collapsing structure above him! It was as if he was not fighting, but... welcoming it!

"Come on!!!" He let out a roar that was not like a human voice!

Just then!

A dark shadow pounced from the side and back like a ghost at an incredible speed! He hugged Gu Jing and used all his strength to roll behind a relatively solid stone pillar of the arcade!

“Boom—!!!”

The burning ruins crashed down where they had just stood! The ground shook! Flames and thick smoke engulfed everything!

Gu Jing was rolled over by the huge force, and his back hit the stone pillar heavily, which shook his internal organs so much that they seemed to be displaced!

He suddenly looked up and looked at the person who had knocked him down.

The flickering firelight revealed a handsome yet dusty and tired face. A cynical yet unusually solemn curve hung at the corner of his mouth.

It’s Qin Xiao!

He actually came back?!

"Tsk, Xiao Jingjing, I've only been gone for a short time, and you've already messed yourself up like this?" Qin Xiao let go of him and quickly checked him for injuries. His tone was still teasing, but his eyes scanned the collapsing environment around them sharply. "Even when it comes to romance, you have to consider the occasion. Are you so eager to commit suicide for love?"

Gu Jing stared at him intently, his eyes still cold and alert, without any sense of relief for surviving the disaster.

Qin Xiao didn't seem to care about his attitude. He shrugged his shoulders, dragged out a half-dead, tightly tied man from behind him, and threw him on the ground.

It’s the one who was taken away before - "Viper"!

But at this moment, he looked even more miserable, having obviously undergone an inhuman interrogation. His eyes were dull, with only a hint of instinctive fear flashing across his face occasionally.

"Now that we've collected the interest, here's some valuable information." Qin Xiao kicked Viper with his toes. "This lunatic has something else to say...about our good father, and where the final rat hole is."

He looked at Gu Jing with a meaningful look in his eyes: "Are you interested in going together to see the old man off...?"

Gu Jing's gaze slowly moved from the viper to Qin Xiao's face.

Finally, an extremely subtle, cold ripple appeared in those dead eyes.

He didn't answer.

Just slowly, he stood up straight.

Picked up the gun.

The answer was given through actions.

Qin Xiao smiled, revealing his white teeth, which looked somewhat eerie in the firelight.

"Then... let's go."

"Send him on his way."