As soon as the Human Emperor Banner came out, I became the Lord of the Old Ones

Chapter 269 Jean-Jacques's Test
Flames spewed from the driver's and bodyguard's seven orifices, and they were instantly burned to ashes.

Incredibly, their seats and the passengers just a stone's throw away were completely unharmed; the raging flames dissipated the moment they fell.

This demonstrates just how terrifyingly skillful this red-haired female attacker's control over the flames was.

The incredibly strong black man lifted the man sitting in the back seat like a chick and threw him out of the car.

The man curled up in a ball, shivering.

Judging from his meticulously combed slicked-back hair and expensive handmade suit, he is Jean-Jacques, the owner of the Golden Iris Entertainment Center.

Xu Yan was extremely anxious.

However, they dared not act rashly.

If it were only these four attackers, he would have dared to take a gamble, create chaos, and steal Jean-Jacques.

However, there is also that terrifying sniper.

If Xu Yan wasn't mistaken, that sniper was the commander of this elite squad.

He exerted the greatest pressure on Xu Yan.

After firing the second shot, the sniper changed position again.

However, no matter how much Xu Yan amplified his senses and scanned the building where he was hiding, he was still unable to pinpoint his real-time location.

Xu Yan even had a vague feeling that the sniper had left the building to the southeast and moved to a more secluded and deadly location.

Exposing yourself in front of such a master is absolutely suicidal.

"We can only take one step at a time."

Xu Yan thought to himself, "If they really kidnap Jean-Jacques, I can only stay far behind and hope to find out where their hideout is before I can contact Long Jianhuan."

But things didn't unfold as he had expected.

The incredibly strong black man lifted the trembling Jean-Jacques off the ground.

The attackers, who were able to freely operate dozens of firearms, drove up in an unremarkable-looking van.

Just as the black man was about to shove Jean-Jacques into the carriage, the red-haired female attacker suddenly stopped them, leaned close to Jean-Jacques, and examined him closely for a while.

It's unclear what she discovered, but she suddenly flew into a rage and slapped Jean-Jacques hard across the face, knocking off a layer as thin as a cicada's wing.

That's some kind of artificial skin or disguise mask.

Beneath the mask, the trembling man possessed a face completely different from Jean-Jacques'.

The owner of the Golden Iris Entertainment Center was a typical Caucasian, with blond hair, blue eyes, a high nose bridge, and very defined features; he could even be described as handsome.

The attackers captured a man who appeared to be of mixed race, with a nose resembling a small, delicate ball of flesh and brown eyes.

Even from this distance, Xu Yan could easily tell that he was not Jean-Jacques!

and--

The attackers looked at each other in bewilderment.

The incredibly strong black man reached out and pressed down on the imposter's head, his two thumbs digging deep into his temples, contracting like cast iron instruments, applying immense pressure to the imposter's skull, attempting to interrogate him about who the imposter really was and where the real Jean-Jacques was.

However, the imposter did not show the slightest sign of pain.

He appeared to have taken a large dose of anesthetic and hallucinogenic drugs. He was dazed, his eyes were unfocused, and a faint smile lingered on his lips.

Even with his eyeballs bulging out from being squeezed, he didn't scream in pain, but instead chuckled and foamed at the corners of his nose and mouth.

The so-called "trembling" is not due to fear, but rather to the level of excitement caused by the drug, to the point of convulsions.

The red-haired female attacker's expression changed drastically.

It was as if it had sensed something.

Suddenly, he slapped the black attacker's arm hard, signaling his accomplices to retreat immediately.

That's too late.

"boom!"

Without any warning, the counterfeit product suddenly exploded.

It was as if he had swallowed at least ten kilograms of high-energy explosives before setting off.

It created the sound of a thermobaric bomb exploding.

Within a radius of twenty or thirty meters, everything was enveloped in flames, thick smoke, shockwaves, and a surging torrent of psionic energy.

The destructive power was overwhelming, tearing the corpses and vehicle wreckage on the ground into pieces.

Even though all the attackers activated their guardian spirits to the limit at the last moment.

They were still badly damaged by the bombing.

Especially the closest Black and red-haired female attackers, whose clothes were blown off, and whose bodies had several shocking wounds, with their internal organs and bones exposed to the air.

For an ordinary person, such injuries would be fatal.

Even as elite warriors of the Black Dream organization, empowered by secret medicines and techniques such as the "burning agent," they were still blasted into severe concussions, leaving them dizzy and bewildered.

Xu Yan, who was an outsider, was probably the first to react.

"From the very beginning, Jean-Jacques was not in the convoy. This fully armed convoy was just bait he used to test the waters!"

Based on the information gathered so far, Jean-Jacques is a very meticulous person.

Whether working as a mining engineer, seizing a high-value mine with astonishing reserves, or opening the Golden Iris Entertainment Center, navigating the underworld and legitimate society of Dawn City, one needs an extremely keen and subtle perception of danger.

Even a slight delay could mean certain death.

"Since Jean-Jacques is also part of the underground money laundering industry chain, he must have known long ago that Dawn City was in imminent danger and was prepared to flee at any time."

"Perhaps from the moment I killed Sheikh Krat, he was on high alert and sensed an extremely dangerous atmosphere."

“In the past few days, at least two groups of people—the Long Jianhuan team and the Black Dream organization—have investigated him, and he may have seen through their schemes.”

"The riot in the underground arena, with a large number of ancient monsters and end-stage patients of the Spirit Corruption Syndrome being released, is clearly not an ordinary robbery. With Jean-Jacques's shrewdness, it is impossible that he was unaware of the dangers involved."

"So, he deliberately arranged for a poor wretch who had been injected with large amounts of anesthetics and hallucinogens to impersonate him, and who was also strapped with crystal bombs. He then stuffed the wretch into his iconic luxury car, both as a test and as a feint."

"If the journey is smooth and the convoy arrives at the area where the underground arena is located, then it means that everything was just his illusion. He has not been targeted by anyone yet and can continue to mingle in Dawn City for a while, taking advantage of the big shots' last frenzy to accumulate more blood-stained wealth."

"Now that such a commotion has been caused, Jean-Jacques, who is still hiding in the Golden Iris Entertainment Center, must realize that he has become prey. His only and inevitable choice is to race against time and escape from Dawn City!"

(End of this chapter)