The world of martial arts, the immortal swordsman in the mortal realm.

Chapter 239 Extra 2: You have guns and cannons, I have divine skills!

Another black van slowly drove up.

After the car came to a complete stop, five people got out.

The leader was a petite young woman in her early twenties with short, choppy hair, fair skin, and beautiful features. Her eyes were slightly upturned, giving her a fox-like allure.

She was followed by three men and one woman.

The three men were all tall and handsome young men, while the woman was a burly woman who was 1.8 meters tall, with broad shoulders and a thicker back, and her arms were even thicker than those of the average man.

All five men were dressed in black combat uniforms and black combat boots, but none of them carried firearms.

The petite, fox-eyed woman led the three men and one woman in a long stride, stopping only in front of the bench where Lu Chen and Shi Feixuan were sitting.

She narrowed her alluring fox-like eyes and first looked at Lu Chen, whose appearance hadn't changed much, but whose expression and temperament were quite different, as if he had grown several years older in just one week. Her eyes showed some surprise.

She glanced at Shi Feixuan again, and even though she was a woman herself, a look of amazement flashed in her eyes.

Then, looking at Lu Chen, he slowly said:
“My name is Pei Lele. Pei Huan, although he wasn’t recognized by the family before he died, was my half-brother.”

Lu Chen looked up at her and said calmly:
"You want to avenge Pei Huan?"

Pei Lele stared into Lu Chen's eyes:
"Personally, I don't care whether Pei Huan lives or dies. After all, he's a troublemaker. He caused a lot of trouble in the capital. Just to help him clean up the mess, I had to put in a lot of effort and use up a lot of favors."

"But there's nothing we can do. Even though it's not officially acknowledged, everyone in our circle knows that Pei Huan is a direct descendant of the Pei family. Now that he's been killed, if the Pei family doesn't do anything about it, no one will think it's because the Pei family is magnanimous; they'll just think that the Pei family is starting to decay and becoming weak and easily bullied... Do you understand what I'm saying?"

Lu Chen thought for a moment and nodded:
"I can roughly understand. A tiger cannot show any weakness. Otherwise, other tigers will keep probing and trying to take over its hunting grounds, or even swarm it and tear it apart, completely dividing its territory."

"Not bad at all."

Pei Lele nodded:

"Since you understand, I won't beat around the bush. You killed Pei Huan, and the Pei family must retaliate. But the specific method can be discussed."

Her fox-like eyes, with their slightly upturned corners, were fixed on Lu Chen. Her tone wasn't aggressive; in fact, it sounded somewhat sincere.
“You are a talented person, and I am willing to give you a chance. As long as you are willing to serve the Pei family, then Pei Huan’s death can be wiped clean.”

Lu Chen chuckled to himself:

"Although Pei Huan is just an illegitimate child, he is still of Pei family blood. I, an outsider, killed a member of the Pei family, which is an offense against the Pei family's dignity. Isn't that why Miss Pei came to me? Such a great grudge can be wiped clean simply by me serving the Pei family. Isn't that too easy on me?"

Pei Lele chuckled softly:
"Firstly, I dislike Pei Huan, but I admire your abilities. Although the superpowered individuals in the Qingtu City Extraordinary People Club are all peripheral figures, and Pei Huan's abilities are far from being fully developed, the combined strength of several of them is not something that ordinary ability users can handle."

"You can kill them easily, which proves your strength, which is not as simple as it appeared when you were registered."

"Secondly, you've come at a good time. Our Pei family is about to develop the Great Green Mountain Secret Realm, and the more capable people we have, the better."

She reached out her hand to Lu Chen:
"You are ruthless and merciless, and you have a grudge against my Pei family. As the eldest daughter of the Pei family, I risked my life to come to see you without a gun. This should be enough to prove my sincerity. Do you want to continue to be an enemy of my Pei family and become a wanted criminal with nowhere to go, or do you agree to my conditions? A smart person should know what to choose."

Lu Chen looked at Pei Lele's small hand outstretched in front of him, sensing her emotions, and a subtle smile appeared on his lips.

"Just because I agreed to your conditions, you think Pei Huan's death can be wiped clean? Aren't you going to put me under any control?"

Pei Lele shook her head:

“I am different from Pei Huan. When I recruit talent, I always treat people with sincerity.”

"To treat each other with sincerity?"

Lu Chen, who was perfectly aware of Pei Lele's current emotions, spoke in a subtle tone, glanced at Pei Lele, raised his hand, and grasped Pei Lele's soft, white hand:

“I think I can feel your ‘sincerity’…”

The moment their hands clasped together.

Pei Lele's lips curled up, first revealing a relieved smile, then the corners of her lips continued to rise higher and higher, widening until they gradually turned into a wild and flamboyant smile.

The look in those fox eyes had also changed...

The smugness of having everything under control, and the cold arrogance of looking down on others.

She despised Lu Chen, a nobody.

Too silly, too naive.

Did she really think that she, the legitimate eldest daughter of the Duke's mansion, would appreciate a rebellious scoundrel like him who had no respect for the higher-ups and even dared to kill members of the Pei family?
People like Lu Chen.

Even noble families that are at odds with the Pei family will never take them in.

As the masters of the kingdom, they would not allow any beast of burden that dared to disobey or even "kill its master" to live.

This is an ironclad rule.

Of course, although Lu Chen must be destroyed, we can still squeeze out some of his remaining value before destroying him.

After all, Lu Chen's abilities are indeed outstanding, and Pei Lele truly appreciates his strength.

The Pei family's development of the Daqingshan Secret Realm does indeed require a large number of talented individuals, or rather, cannon fodder.

Pei Lele was telling the truth most of the time.

The only thing she didn't tell Lu Chen was her ability.

She can use physical contact to "cognitive manipulation" of people, brainwashing them into becoming her loyal followers.

While this ability has the drawback of requiring physical contact to activate and is ineffective against those with "noble blood," it is virtually unbeatable against ordinary people and ordinary ability users.

In addition, this incredible ability has a slight limitation.

That means with her current abilities, she can only support five "permanent" loyal dogs. That is, a single brainwashing can ensure lifelong loyalty, and currently, she can only have a maximum of five such dogs.

For those outside the five permanent spots, the effects of "cognitive manipulation" after a single brainwashing session only last for one to ten minutes.

She now has four loyal dogs, the four people behind her.

She planned to use this fifth spot on Lu Chen.

Of course, she didn't actually intend to turn Lu Chen into her lifelong loyal dog.

I just wanted to use him when I was exploring the secret realm of Daqingshan.

After the land reclamation is successful, even if Lu Chen is still alive, she will hand him over to the family for disposal, thus freeing up the fifth spot.

now.

Pei Lele held Lu Chen's hand, her chin slightly raised, her eyes cold and arrogant, like a queen looking down at her loyal dog.

The moment their hands made contact, she activated her ability.

In her opinion.

At this moment, Lu Chen had become her loyal dog.

So, what should be his first task?

Pei Lele looked at Shi Feixuan next to Lu Chen.

This woman was so beautiful that even she was amazed and extremely jealous.

"Kill her."

Pei Lele coldly gave Lu Chen the following order:

"Disfigure her face before you kill her."

A hint of doubt appeared in Shi Feixuan's eyes. This Miss Pei...

Is there something slightly wrong with your brain?

She was perfectly fine just a moment ago, with her straightforward and direct attitude, which even made people think she was a nice person. How did she change her attitude so quickly?
The speed at which she changes her expression is almost as fast as Wanwan's.

However, even when Wanwan was about to kill someone, she always smiled and looked pitiful, never showing the slightest evil.

Miss Pei's skills are still lacking.

That arrogant and flamboyant smile, that cold and haughty gaze, still lacked a certain grace.

Was it the force that affected her mental state?
Shi Feixuan felt that if the superpowered people in this world did not cultivate their minds, they would all likely have significant mental problems.

That said, what exactly are Miss Pei's abilities?

Why would you order Lu Chen to kill me and disfigure my face?

Shi Feixuan showed no fear whatsoever, but looked at Pei Lele with a mixture of doubt and curiosity.

Pei Lele looked at Shi Feixuan with a smug expression, waiting to see that celestial face that made her so jealous be destroyed by her newly acquired "loyal dog".

however.

Pei Lele felt something was off about Shi Feixuan's questioning and probing gaze.

Looking at Lu Chen again, she saw that he was just staring at her expressionlessly, and did not immediately obey her orders to take action.

"You still won't take action?"

Pei Lele shouted sternly, but a sense of unease crept into her heart.

This ominous premonition soon came true.

Lu Chen's lips curled slightly, and he looked at her with a half-smile:
"Miss Pei, your sincerity seems to be poisoned?"

Cognitive manipulation has failed?

How can this be?

Pei Lele's pupils dilated in shock, and she was about to let go and back away.

However, Lu Chen's five fingers were like iron clamps, tightly gripping her hand, and he said with a smile:
“I have some questions I would like to ask Miss Pei. Would Miss Pei please sit down…”

The words were not finished.

Pei Lele then shouted sharply:
"Do it!"

At his command, a gust of wind swept past Lu Chen.

As the wind swept past, a string of dazzling sparks burst from Lu Chen's neck, accompanied by a sharp sound like a blade cutting through steel.

Then, a figure appeared behind Lu Chen.

He was a tall and handsome young man, holding a tactical dagger.

He was one of Pei Lele's four followers, or rather, one of her "loyal dogs".

"Remember, the man who killed you was named Wei Xiao, the 'Xiao' in 'arrogant'."

The young man spoke coldly, but when he turned around and saw Lu Chen, his cold expression instantly crumbled, and his eyes almost bulged out.

He is capable of supersonic movement, possesses superhuman reflexes and superb dagger skills; he can cleave through bullets from ordinary pistols and submachine guns with his dagger.

Just now, when Pei Lele gave the order, he was the first to make a move. He moved at supersonic speed and swept past Lu Chen. As he passed by, he slashed Lu Chen's neck with his dagger.

In his opinion.

That supersonic slash should have already cleaved Lu Chen's neck, severed his artery, and Lu Chen should now be gushing blood from his neck and rapidly approaching death.

But what did he see?
Lu Chen sat calmly as if nothing had happened, his hand still tightly holding the young lady's hand. There wasn't even a white mark on his neck where the dagger had grazed!

Wei Xiao looked down in disbelief at the dagger in his hand, wondering if he had made a mistake in his haste and accidentally slashed Lu Chen's neck with the back of the blade.

Upon seeing this, his eyes bulged outwards again.

He discovered that the blade of his dagger had been completely worn down, turning it into a dull knife that probably couldn't even cut paper!

What happened?
Wei Xiao was shocked.

The 1.8-meter-tall, more robust woman suddenly stepped forward and unleashed a powerful punch at Lu Chen.

When the fist was thrown, the air exploded with a loud bang, creating a shockwave as powerful as cannon fire.

This woman wasn't using any kind of internal energy martial arts technique.

It's a pure power strike.

Her ability is superhuman physical strength; her skin and flesh are so tough that they can withstand the bombardment of a 20mm machine gun, and she can easily lift a five-ton object with one hand.

With such divine power, a single punch at full strength would instantly shatter the flesh and blood of an ordinary person, or even an ordinary superhuman, as if they were hit by a cannonball.

however.

Lu Chen didn't even raise his hand when she threw that punch with all her might.

Shi Feixuan, standing beside her, rose leisurely and lightly struck out with her palm. The gentle palm, devoid of any harshness, struck the side of the woman's fist. With a flick of her wrist, the woman's elbow inexplicably bent, and her fist snapped back, slamming heavily into her own chest with a loud thud.

The woman groaned, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth, and staggered backward.

Her extraordinary physique prevented her from being killed by her own punch, but the violent force of the punch, which was purely physical, still caused her severe chest pain and injured her internal organs.

Seeing that Lu Chen was "invulnerable," even unfazed by being slashed across the neck by a supersonic dagger, and even completely smoothing out the blade, and that the seemingly delicate celestial beauty also possessed the supernatural ability to deflect attacks, Pei Lele knew that she would have to pay a price if she wanted to break free from Lu Chen's control.

She was also extremely decisive, suddenly drawing a dagger from her waist.

However, instead of stabbing Lu Chen, he plunged a knife into his own elbow joint, stabbing and flicking cleanly to detach his forearm from his elbow, thus breaking free from Lu Chen's control.

This ruthlessness surprised even Lu Chen and Shi Feixuan.

Pei Lele dropped her forearm, freeing herself from the control, and immediately retreated, shouting sharply:

"Fire!"

Bang!
A muffled gunshot rang out.

It was the sound of sniper rifle fire.

But as Pei Lele had hoped, she did not manage to blow Lu Chen's head off with a single shot.

The bullet, which came at several times the speed of sound, faster than Wei Xiao's superpowers and even faster than the sound of gunfire, suddenly stopped next to Lu Chen's left temple.

What stopped this bullet was actually two fingers!
Lu Chen actually used the index and middle fingers of his left hand to clamp the bullet between his fingers!
Ding!
Lu Chen released his fingers, leaving deep dents on both sides. The twisted and deformed bullet fell to the ground with a soft thud.

Just as Lu Chen was pondering whether to say "Of all martial arts, none is invincible except speed" or "You have science, I have divine skills."

Thousands of meters in the air.

The airship's cannons, which had already locked onto the sinking land, spewed out blazing flames one after another!

Chapter Two is here!

(End of this chapter)