Biochemical Martial Arts: Supreme Heavenly Venerate

When Xue Lingxue regained consciousness, she found herself lying on the rooftop of a tall building.

She was still wearing her exoskeleton armor, but the power pack had been disconnected, rendering many of its functions unusable.

"Lin Rui!"

The mere thought of this name made Xue Lingxue involuntarily grit her teeth in hatred.

Since graduating from college and joining the Federal Security Bureau, she had never faced such a setback—it was a complete humiliation!

She suddenly started, wondering how long she had been unconscious. What had Lin Rui been doing while she was out?

At this moment, Xue Lingxue's mind was still somewhat groggy as she forced herself to stand up and look around in all directions.

Xue Lingxue immediately noticed an old-looking hotel across the street, her pupils tightening slightly.

The neon sign on the hotel—Longze Youth Hotel.

Wasn't that the hideout for the battle group of the notorious pirate gang? She had been monitoring this hotel recently.

Crucially, there were numerous police cars and armored vehicles below, with many officers entering and exiting.

Xue Lingxue checked the time: 10:25 am, meaning she had been unconscious for two hours and twenty minutes.

Had that guy knocked her out and then attacked the group from the pirate gang at this location? Had he succeeded? Was he hurt?

Xue Lingxue felt a chill run down her spine.

In her memory, Lin Rui was always so pure and kind.

She remembered how a few teasing words would make him blush and leave him tongue-tied, adorable beyond words. How had he become so harsh and ruthless as he grew up?

He seemed like a lone, malevolent tiger, brutally handling each of his enemies.

Just then, someone called her smart device.

Seeing the name displayed in the phone book, Xue Lingxue instantly tensed up and hurriedly answered the call, "General!"

She also noticed that there had been seven missed calls within 10 minutes.

"What's going on over there?" the voice from the smart ring's microphone carried a trace of displeasure, "It's been nearly two and a half hours since you last contacted the operations center!"

Xue Lingxue was at a loss for words.

Should she tell the General that she had been ambushed by the person she was monitoring, and had been unconscious for over an hour?

At that moment, the man's slightly hoarse voice deepened, "Did you take action against the people from the pirate gang to avenge your father?"

"How could that be possible?" Xue Lingxue's voice amplified as if she were a cat whose tail had been stepped on, "General! I wouldn't ignore mission discipline! And even if I wanted revenge, I wouldn't choose this method."

It was too dangerous to act against these people inside the base city since it could potentially harm the innocent.

She had been prepared to act as soon as they moved away from the base, to annihilate this gang of pirates in outer space and simultaneously uncover their smuggling methods.

"Is that so?" the hoarse voice said noncommittally, "But I just investigated the location tracking of your device. At the time of the incident, you were inside the Longze Youth Hotel; also, according to the forensic analysis reported by the police, the knife wounds on those bodies clearly came from a fifth-grade combat knife 'The Ripper,' which you possess.

The knife technique used was your father's favorite, Purple Glow Thunder Knife, and the Sword Control Technique derived from the Extreme Thunder Pillar!"

Xue Lingxue felt her scalp tingle and almost ground her teeth in frustration.

Her eyes blazed with fire as she clenched her fists tightly.

Lin Rui!

"But it probably wasn't you," the hoarse voice huffed lightly, "You wouldn't be that foolish. So what exactly is going on?"

Xue Lingxue, having no other choice, confessed, "It was Lin Rui. He must have learned the poison preparation techniques from my father, and even perfected them, mastering a special anesthetic formula that my respirator couldn't filter out. I was sedated for exactly two hours and twenty minutes.

"This guy is also very strong, not only did he master both my father's Concealing Breath Skill and Extreme Thunder Pillar to their peak, he also possesses incredibly powerful optical invisibility and stealth skills. Moreover, he learned my father's Purple Glow Thunder Knife and Red Sky Thunder Protection Skill, truly mastering my father's techniques to the peak."

As she spoke, her toes curled, almost tearing through the alloy boots she was wearing, feeling utterly humiliated.

"Oh?" The hoarse voice made a surprised noise, "So the incidents at the Fabric Night Club and the recent one at Night Wolf Bar were his work too? He hasn't had artificial serum implants yet, and he was able to knock you down—an S+ rank Lieutenant Colonel?"

He seemed not annoyed but rather intrigued, "Interesting, it seems Lin Cong's son is not simple. I understand the situation now. Go and get our pharmacists to analyze your blood to figure out what anesthesia he used, and don't forget! Write a detailed report for me ASAP, and if you have any footage of the fight, that would be even better."

Xue Lingxue's smart ring buzzed, signaling that the General had ended the call.

Xue Lingxue rubbed her temple with a headache, feeling a mix of anger and helplessness.

She then opened Lin Rui's chat window.

White Summer (Xue Lingxue): Lin Rui, good job! I'll remember this incident.

Since they had already reached this stage in their interactions, there was no need to hide behind pretenses any longer—it was better to be straightforward.

This jerk had crossed her.

Gu Ying Tiandao (Lin Rui): ??? Xue sister, what are you talking about? What will you remember? I don't understand?

Gu Ying Tiandao (Lin Rui): By the way, Sister Xue, have you heard of the skeleton assassin Yun Yu? Are you interested in him?

Xue Lingxue understood Lin Rui's implication. He was asking if she wanted to cooperate with him.

Her heart thumped excitedly. With her own combat power combined with Lin Rui's unpredictable anesthetic, there might be a chance to eliminate the skeleton assassin.

Xue Lingxue then shook her head in response.

White Summer (Xue Lingxue): Scram!

White Summer (Xue Lingxue): I advise you not to act rashly! The armor rating of skeleton assassin Yun Yu is also S+, and his combat experience is extremely rich. He masters several grandmaster-level intermediate martial arts. He is not like those you recently killed.

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Two hours later, in the ninth base city, inside an office located on the top floor of the Ninth Branch Building of the Federal Security Bureau.

A middle-aged man, with a posture as straight as a pine and a demeanor as stern as a cleaver, was looking at Lin Rui's profile.

This profile was very detailed, documenting Lin Rui's experiences from the age of five until adulthood, including even such details as Lin Rui stealing a kiss from a classmate's cheek in kindergarten.

However, a sense of confusion emerged in the man's eyes.

This did not align with Lin Rui's current ruthless and fierce style.

But Xue Lingxue had just submitted a report and sent several videos.

The swordsmanship and movement techniques used by Lin Rui indeed followed the lineage of Xue Bogao.

The middle-aged man then thought about the video of Lin Rui being shot, wondering whether the current Lin Rui was truly Lin Rui.

There was also a possibility that he was resurrected using biotechnology after a great trauma, which changed his personality and even caused mental issues.

Consider that the kid's head was blown to pieces; it would be strange if his mental state remained unaffected.

Now, the bureau's expert group generally believed that Lin Rui might have a "soul backup."

Lin Rui's father, Lin Cong, precisely mastered this technology, uploading a person's soul and some critical memories to a large quantum computer for backup.

According to the current understanding, people revived in this manner usually exhibited extreme emotions, tendencies toward violence, delusional disorders, and other symptoms.

The middle-aged man rubbed his temples, giving up on further contemplation.

He still had many other matters to attend to and could not afford to worry about this issue.

The current situation in the Ninth Branch of the Security Bureau was severely problematic. About three months earlier, the Eastern Asia Republic discovered that the Ninth Branch had been infiltrated and corrupt by several internal factions of the Federation, almost to the point of losing control. Hence, they had called him, a decorated officer, to take over the position with high expectations.

However, since his appointment months ago, there had been little improvement in the internal governance of the bureau.

Not long ago, there even was a severe incident where no one cared for several days after the death of Xue Bogao, showing just how dire the situation in the Ninth Branch was.

"Longevity Club!"

The middle-aged man looked at the three words he had written on his office desk, his gaze as sharp as an eagle's.

He replied to Xue Lingxue: This time, record a major demerit! Continue monitoring; I will assign a few more people to you later, pay attention to strengthening surveillance on Lin Rui and enhance protection for him and his siblings.

Right then, the middle-aged man received a message.

Han Kedao: Old Zhou, is there really no way on your end? This is our project in cooperation with the Security Bureau, are you just going to watch?

The middle-aged man chuckled bitterly upon seeing this, thinking it was another troublesome matter.

Zhou Yunfei: What's the situation on your end now?

Han Kedao: It's very bad. Although I managed to stop those people from the Imperial Prosecution Bureau this time, they immediately retreated to their base in Wang City, locking up the people in the Wang City dungeons. They're mobilizing manpower and are expected to try again soon to transport Zhu Meng to the state city.

By then, not only will my students be in danger, we'll also have wasted all our efforts.

Han Kedao: We need time right now, just over a month, and Fei Yunlai will come over.

Zhou Yunfei: Old classmate, if there's anything I can do to help, there's no way I'd just stand by. You know that, from the previous undercover incident, not only were more than a dozen of our people infiltrating the outer ring of the Imperial Bureau wiped out, but also 80 biomechanical agents were eradicated by the Imperial Bureau, with over 100 people wanted by the Imperial Bureau.

This incident led to the resignation of many seniors in the Ninth Branch, and Zhou Yunfei himself got implicated.

This time's incident was indeed triggered by their rash attempt to infiltrate the Imperial Bureau through the Heavenly Demon Test and was also caused by an internal power struggle within the Ninth Security Bureau.

Some took advantage of the situation to betray the grassroots biomechanical agents, flushing down Zhou Yunfei's three months of efforts.

So he had advised Han Kedao to wait a bit longer for the Ninth Branch to reestablish its intelligence network, but Han Kedao was already impatient.

Zhou Yunfei: Our current strength is very low. The federal military is also in conflict with the Governor of Sahara, and we simply do not have the manpower, old classmate.

Han Kedao: Is that so? Understood, I'll look for someone else.

Zhou Yunfei looked at Han Kedao's response, chuckling bitterly. He heard the strong resentment from his old classmate, but the problem was that he was now like a skilled woman unable to cook without rice.

Nevertheless, he then opened his contact book, thinking about who else in his network could help.