Chapter 140: Subduing Roaring Tiger Manor Through Another's Hands

"Yes, I have watched it three times, and I can confirm that this person is indeed Du Tiange. Even if someone used disguise, it would be utterly impossible for them to possess such combat prowess!" The speaker was none other than his military advisor, Li Zhou.

Judging by these words, he was truly meticulous.

An ordinary person's focus would be on appearance.

His focus was on martial arts skills.

Appearances can be disguised, but martial arts cannot be faked. When facing a life-or-death crisis, who among Taya's inner circle wouldn't pull out all their strength? Who wouldn't unleash their most lethal killing techniques?

These battle-hardened, general-level figures had all crawled out of piles of corpses, individuals who licked blood off the edge of blades. Even without genetic modification, a hundred men surrounding them would be able to force out all of a genetically altered person's abilities.

Yet this assassin slaughtered them all with absolute ease.

The speed of his movement was shockingly stunning.

The cruelty of his methods was shockingly stunning.

There were barely a handful of people in the entire world with such capabilities, and Du Tiange fit every single criterion.

Therefore, the killer was undoubtedly Du Tiange!

News came from the military camp; surveillance footage had also been recovered and captured the appearance of the assassin who wreaked havoc there. Upon analysis, it was none other than another master under Ceto's command—the Spear God, Lone Spear!

"It seems Ceto is making a full-scale showdown with us!" Li Zhou made his ultimate judgment.

Taya was the pivotal figure for Kun Sha holding down Shan State North. Because of his existence, Kun Sha was able to control Shan State North. Any faction wishing to snatch food from his mouth had to first take down Taya.

Ceto had made his move, taking down Taya and creating a vacuum in the armed forces of Shan State North. He would inevitably seize the opportunity to step into the void and replace them with the three forces under his own control.

Kun Sha stared at the sky, holding his breath for a long time.

Finally, his head slowly lowered: "Wiping out one of my elite units just to seize Shan State North! Ceto, if you dare to execute such a scorched-earth strategy, I will sever one of your arms!"

Behind him, nine genetically modified warriors illuminated their eyes in unison.

"Where is Du Tiange?"

"As the sun was setting, he was still at Roaring Tiger Manor."

"Roaring Tiger Manor! Wipe them out root and branch!" Kun Sha commanded. "Du Tiange, kill him!"

"Kill!" Over a thousand men on the periphery roared in unison...

A hundred military vehicles set out overnight, rushing toward Roaring Tiger Manor.

Roaring Tiger Manor had been founded by a native of the Great Xia, dating back quite a long time—traceable to fifty years ago.

In that era, Great Xia was still very poor and backward. The people of Great Xia were naturally quick-witted, and large numbers of them ventured across the Western Seas and down to the Southern Seas. One of them had established Roaring Tiger Manor.

In the beginning, Roaring Tiger Manor was merely a high-end clubhouse for merchants.

However, after the turmoil erupted in Shan State North, the nature of the place gradually changed.

A certain man bought the estate. It was said the purchase process was quite mystical: right in front of the original owner, he killed the original owner's son, gang-raped the original owner's daughter-in-law, and pressing a dagger against the original owner's throat, completed the real estate transfer procedures in a "cordial and friendly" atmosphere.

From then on, the new Roaring Tiger Manor became Ceto's territory.

It could be considered driving a nail straight into Kun Sha's private domain in Shan State North.

Kun Sha had always wanted to pull out this nail, but considering that he had not yet officially broken with Ceto, he had ultimately exercised restraint. But today, he would restrain himself no longer!

You dared to make the first move; why shouldn't I make the second move on my own turf?

Annihilate Roaring Tiger Manor and kill Du Tiange!

That was his command.

At this moment, Roaring Tiger Manor was a scene of dazzling lights and vibrant nightlife.

People came and went, with beauties gathered like clouds.

Everyone was indulging to their heart's content in the pleasure of being superior beings.

What is a superior being?

When others lack money and you have it, that makes you a superior being.

When others are locked inside industrial parks, unable to step even a single step outside, while you can freely enter and exit any establishment, that also makes you a superior being.

This was a turbulent land, but the more turbulent a place was, the more it highlighted the sense of superiority brought by status and power.

Why did all those wealthy people constantly think about fleeing abroad?

Precisely because in the legal society of a peaceful era, the wealthy cannot do whatever they please, whereas in a turbulent land, the wealthy can fully unleash the desires of human nature. A turbulent land is paradise for the rich, the powerful, and the influential.

However, a turbulent land also carried risks.

In the past, they had never experienced such risks. Tonight, they would learn what it meant that everything comes with gains and losses—the freedom you yearn for is merely the glittering side of the coin, while the reverse side of the coin is the flame of life flickering at any moment...

Boom!

The first massive explosion originated from the outer courtyard.

Amidst the soaring flames, tables and chairs inside the hall overturned, and screams rang out...

Immediately afterward, more than a dozen heavy explosions erupted simultaneously. The electrical circuits in the main hall were blown up, and the huge crystal chandelier plummeted from above...

Everyone fled frantically toward the hall's exit, having no idea what was happening...

But soon, they found out...

Because as soon as they rushed out the front doors, a large squad of soldiers broke through the gates, their pitch-black gun barrels aimed straight at them, unleashing indiscriminate gunfire.

"Kun Sha's army!" someone screamed.

"Fight back! Fight back!"

Roaring Tiger Manor belonged under the control of Ceto, the commander-in-chief of the Wa forces, so naturally it had its own armed defense—and quite a substantial one at that, numbering several hundred men.

Although caught completely off guard, these men, accustomed to chaos, reacted with immense speed. Soon, they organized a counterattack.

However, all signs indicated that Kun Sha's forces were thoroughly prepared and clearly beyond what they could resist.

Every moment people were killed, every moment buildings were destroyed. Rocket-propelled grenades streaked across the night sky, and on the ground, flames soared amidst a chaotic flurry of flying shrapnel.

Inside the attic of the main building of Roaring Tiger Manor, a man abruptly stood up. This man possessed a horse-like face and long hair.

He was none other than Du Tiange.

His face bore an unusual flush because he had just injected his third dose of genetic serum.

During his fierce battle with the Blue Enchantress the previous night, it might have seemed that she could do nothing to him, but in truth, he had been injured. The Blue Enchantress's miraculous electrical currents had penetrated his high-tech protective suit and scorched his nervous system.

However, this kind of injury was easily treated; a few injections of genetic serum would restore him to his original state.

After a day and a night of recuperation, he had fully recovered.

No sooner had he recovered than he heard the earth-shaking explosions echoing from Roaring Tiger Manor.

With a flash of his figure, he reached the window, only to behold hundreds of military vehicles outside and the white-hot intensity of the battle.

What was going on?

Thud, thud, thud...

Footsteps echoed from the stairwell. Du Tiange reached the doorway in a single stride, flung the door open, and locked eyes with Qachuan, the person in charge of Roaring Tiger Manor.

"Sir, Sir... It's Kun Sha's army!" Qachuan had sprinted up five flights of stairs, panting heavily.

"Kun Sha?" Du Tiange said in a deep voice, "Is he starting an internal war?"

"Kun Sha has long harbored the intention to take Roaring Tiger Manor, to eliminate every single nail we've driven into Shan State North..."

Ah!

A prolonged, shrill scream erupted from the roof ahead, belonging to two soldiers.

Du Tiange jerked his head up and caught sight of a figure seemingly materializing directly out of the darkness.

The top assassin under Kun Sha's command, Black Dragon!

He appeared silently on the rooftop, and with a flick of his wrist, he hurled the two soldiers off the towering building.

Swish!

A blade of light flashed from the northwest, splitting two soldiers neatly in two.

In the wake of the blade light, Gold Tiger, Kun Sha's second-ranked assassin, appeared.

Du Tiange's pupils constricted sharply.

With a swish, Black Dragon streaked across the sky, shooting toward Du Tiange.

Gold Tiger took a step out, striding into the empty air outside the building. It looked as though he was about to plunge headfirst from the roof, but in the next instant, he materialized on the rooftop where Du Tiange stood. His movement technique was unpredictable and shifting.

He actually arrived a step ahead of Black Dragon.

Du Tiange stood in place, coldly staring as the two major assassins approached side by side: "What do you want?"

"To kill you!"

With a soft swish, Qachuan's head flew into the air. Behind Qachuan, a figure seemed to materialize out of thin air, a man whose entire body appeared to flow within the shadows. He was the Night Monarch—the reigning king of nocturnal assassination under Kun Sha.

Before him were two trump cards under Kun Sha, and behind him stood Kun Sha's premier shadow assassin. Surrounded by the three of them, Du Tiange's expression remained unchanged: "Are you certain... you truly want to die?"

"Du Tiange, your doom has arrived!" A fourth voice rang out from the northwest corner, accompanied by a silver-glinting figure. This man was the fastest striker under Kun Sha, known as Flash Kill.

Four supreme masters surrounded him on all four sides.

Du Tiange's expression finally grew solemn: "Why is Kun Sha being so resolute and ruthless?"

Swish!

Flash Kill launched his attack instantly.

His figure flickered and led the charge, completely defying physical space.

Du Tiange flipped his hand, his sharp claws slicing through the air with a speed three parts faster than Flash Kill's. Had the first move connected solidly, he would have slain Flash Kill instantly.

However, from behind him came a claw strike. Before the claws even arrived, a bone-chilling cold penetrated the air—it was the lethal strike of Black Dragon.

To his left came a hook resembling the soul-夺命 hook of Yama himself, which was the strike of White Tiger.

Du Tiange had no choice but to first block the Black Dragon behind him. He spun his toes, accurately intercepting White Tiger's hook, hoisted his body upward to evade the combined assault of Black Dragon and Flash Kill, and swept his left hand outward, pointing into empty air. Swish!

Blood splattered everywhere.

A figure fell from the sky, clutching his left shoulder with a face full of disbelief. He was none other than the Night Monarch, specializing in assassinations under the cover of night.

When the Night Monarch struck, he was invisible and formless. His assassination in the dark was like a monarch descending by night. Yet, seizing the most advantageous opportunity while his three comrades collaborated to assault Du Tiange, his attack failed to take Du Tiange's life, and instead, he was counter-injured by a single strike from Du Tiange.

How terrifying was this?

Yet, the more terrifying Du Tiange was, the more imperative it was to kill him tonight.

Otherwise, once this man launched his counterattack, even the top-tier experts under Kun Sha would find it difficult to meet a good end.

The four masters possessed matchless combat experience. At this moment, their minds synchronized with the single-minded intent to slay Du Tiange, and the battle instantly turned white-hot.

Black Dragon spearheaded the frontal assault.

Gold Tiger led the flanking attacks.

Flash Kill's figure remained completely invisible, leaving only streaks of cold light resembling arrows circling around Du Tiange, suddenly erupting in the east, the west, the south, and the north...

As for the Night Monarch, he seemed to have completely melted into the darkness. You could not perceive his existence, yet he was everywhere at once.

For a moment, the five supreme masters engaged in a decisive battle atop the rooftop. At times it seemed as though thousands of troops were clashing, and at other times it felt as though no one was there at all.

This was a duel between genetically enhanced masters.

Ordinary mortals were utterly incapable of comprehending it.

Meanwhile, the conventional battle at Roaring Tiger Manor had already become a one-sided slaughter.

Leading his elite troops with absolute firepower and overwhelming suddenness, Kun Sha had stormed into Roaring Tiger Manor, turning it into a river of blood in the blink of an eye. The manor's hundred-odd fighters were reduced to a mere handful of defensive pockets stubbornly resisting, but with the deployment of heavy batches of grenades, those remaining firepoints were permanently silenced as well.

Roaring Tiger Manor had been conquered!

The battle on the rooftop was likewise drawing to its close.