I lent my brother 500 yuan, and he offered his wife as collateral.

……

It was exactly midnight.

The high-pressure sodium lamps surrounding the villa had been turned off at some point, and darkness completely engulfed the detached villa.

On the treetops three hundred meters away.

The man codenamed "Lone Wolf" adjusted the focus of his night vision goggles. In the green fluorescent vision, the villa with its warm yellow lights appeared particularly glaring.

"Target confirmed. Thermal imaging shows two people inside the house, a man and a woman, both in a relaxed state."

The lone wolf chewed gum, his voice transmitted to the team members through bone conduction headphones: "The employer only wants results. Break the man's limbs, inject the woman with a sedative and take her away. No need to hold back, just make sure she can breathe."

"receive."

Five synchronized replies came through the earphones.

This is the "Night Owl" squad, a group of outlaws that the Su family has spent a lot of money to raise in Southeast Asia.

Each of these six people has at least a dozen lives on their hands.

Equipped with the latest American individual combat systems, they could probably capture the Venezuelan president more easily than the Marines.

Not to mention dealing with a greenhorn who deals in antiques.

"action."

Lone Wolf made a hand gesture.

Six dark figures leaped over the wall like ghosts, landing silently.

That's what professionalism is all about.

however.

The moment his feet touched the ground.

The courtyard, which was clearly visible before, was suddenly enveloped by a thick, viscous white mist.

The fog came without warning, unlike anything that formed naturally. It seemed more like resentment gushing from the depths of the earth, instantly obscuring the view.

"It's fogging up?" Lone Wolf frowned. "Activate infrared thermal imaging."

"Sizzle—"

The images that should have shown the outlines of human bodies on the team members' goggles were now filled with static like snowflakes, as if some strong magnetic field was interfering with the precision instruments.

"Captain, GPS signal lost!"

"The compass is spinning wildly! Something's wrong here!"

The sound in the headphones carried a hint of panic.

"What's the panic! Trust your guns!" Lone Wolf barked. "Maintain formation, advance at two o'clock!"

Just then, the assault soldier on the far right suddenly stopped.

In his blind spot, a blood-red, high-temperature heat source appeared out of nowhere.

That was the "Changhua Dahongpao Chicken Blood Stone" at the heart of the formation, but in the assassin's eyes, it was an "enemy" radiating warmth.

"Target spotted!"

Without the slightest hesitation, muscle memory compelled the assault soldier to immediately raise his silenced submachine gun.

puff!

Flames erupted as a 9mm Parabellum bullet was ejected from the barrel, tearing through the air with lethal kinetic energy, heading straight for the heat source.

According to the laws of physics, this bullet will penetrate the "enemy's" right chest.

but.

A bizarre scene unfolded.

When the bullet flew into the depths of the white fog and passed through the "Gengjin" magnetic field near the entrance, it was as if it had hit an invisible, transparent slide.

There was no ricocheting sound.

The high-speed spinning bullet drew an inexplicable ninety-degree right-angle arc in the air!

It's like you throw a stone forward, and the stone suddenly turns left halfway through its flight!

"Pfft!"

A dull thud as a sharp blade pierced flesh.

"ah!!"

One of the team members standing to the left of the assault team screamed as a burst of blood erupted from his thigh, and he collapsed to the ground.

"What happened?!" Lone Wolf exclaimed in shock. "Who fired the shot?!"

"I...I hit the target, but the bullet...the bullet changed direction!" The assault soldier's voice trembled as he looked at the still-smoking muzzle, his worldview shattered.

Before everyone could recover from their shock...

"call--"

A gust of cold wind blew by.

The summer night temperature, which was originally in the mid-twenties, plummeted like a rollercoaster.

Zero degrees.

Ten degrees below zero.

Minus twenty degrees Celsius!

At the Kan water level, the "essence of the eternal cold pool" erupted.

clack clack...

A layer of white frost quickly formed on the surface of the guns in the team members' hands.

The lever was frozen and became extremely stiff.

The goggles fogged up and froze quickly, and the hot breath I exhaled immediately turned into ice shards that cut my throat painfully.

"Cold...so cold..."

The injured team member's voice was weak; his blood hadn't even hit the ground before it solidified into red ice beads in mid-air.

"Get out of here! Get out of here now! This place is haunted!"

The lone wolf finally realized that they were not facing an ordinary person, but a monster that could not be fathomed by common sense!

He turned and tried to run away.

However, the wall that was once so close was gone.

Instead, it became countless overlapping lights and shadows.

That's a visual refraction caused by the "thousand-year-old lightning-struck wood".

In their eyes, all around them were hideous demons, or the phantom of a man in white, overwhelming and omnipresent.

"Die! Die!"

A team member whose mental defenses had collapsed fired wildly into the air. Gunfire flashed in the white mist, but there was no response, only the whistling sound of bullets hitting the air.

"Don't shoot! It's an illusion! It's all an illusion!" Lone Wolf roared in despair.

Just then.

Hey.

Hey.

Hey.

A series of unhurried footsteps pierced through the sounds of gunfire and screams, echoing clearly in everyone's ears.

The white mist in front automatically parted to the sides.

Qin Feng, wearing a simple white shirt, strolled out with his hands in his pockets.

Several stray bullets whizzed past him.

However, when they came within half a meter of his body, they were all deflected by the airflow generated by the array, and they didn't even touch the hem of his clothes.

Qin Feng stopped and looked at the group of elite assassins in front of him, who were fully armed but in a sorry state, and revealed a faint hint of sarcasm.

"Breaking into someone's home late at night, is this your kind of manners?"

Lone Wolf suddenly turned around and stared at Qin Feng.

He saw those eyes.

Calm, profound, without any emotional fluctuations.

It's like a high and mighty god watching a group of ants struggling in the mud.

That look in his eyes made him feel humiliated like never before.

"You're playing tricks! I'll send you to your grave!"

The lone wolf let out a beastly roar and drew a specially made Desert Eagle from its waist, which was not greatly affected by the cold.

The distance was no more than five meters.

At that distance, the Desert Eagle is powerful enough to blow an elephant's skull off its feet!

"die!!!"

boom!

Flames shot from the muzzle.

The moment the bullet left the barrel, a sinister smile appeared on Lone Wolf's face.

No human being could possibly dodge this shot!

However, his smile froze the next second.

Qin Feng did not dodge.

Because there's no need to hide at all.

The moment the lone wolf pulled the trigger, Qin Feng moved.

That's a speed that surpasses the limits of human visual perception.

Ancient Martial Arts - Bajiquan - Fierce Tiger Climbing the Mountain!

Qin Feng's figure was like a white lightning bolt, rushing to Lone Wolf in the blink of an eye.

Instead of blocking the bullet, he struck out with his palm!

This palm strike, though seemingly light and airy, contained a terrifying hidden force!

"Snapped!"

Qin Feng slapped the Desert Eagle's barrel with his palm, then pressed down, slamming it into Lone Wolf's chest.

Snap! Snap!

A sickeningly loud sound of bones shattering rang out.

The hard alloy Desert Eagle was actually bent by Qin Feng's palm strike, and the Lone Wolf's sternum and the sword were deeply caved into his chest cavity!

"puff!"

The lone wolf coughed up a mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of internal organs, and flew backward, crashing into the courtyard, where he fell silent.

one move.

Sold out instantly.

The three remaining assassins who were still standing were completely terrified.

They've seen ruthless people, but they've never seen anything this perverted!

Bending a pistol with bare hands?

Is this even a carbon-based life form?!

Qin Feng did not give them a chance to reflect on life.

He moved through the white mist, his figure like a dragon.

Stick close to the mountain!

Head-on!

A kick that warms your heart!

boom! boom! boom!

Three muffled, loud thuds followed.

The courtyard returned to silence.

Six top assassins lay sprawled on the ground, some with broken legs, some with broken arms, all unconscious.

From the moment Qin Feng emerged until the end of the battle.

It took 28 seconds.

Qin Feng stood in the middle of the lawn, his white shirt without a single wrinkle, let alone a drop of blood.

He looked up at the floor-to-ceiling windows on the second floor.

There, the heavy curtains had been pulled open at some point.

Su Qingxue was still tightly clutching a rag used for wiping the table, frozen in place, her small face pressed against the glass, staring blankly at everything.

What she just witnessed completely overturned her understanding of the world over the past nineteen years.

Bullets can curve.

It freezes in the summer.

The man who always smiled and cooked noodles for her, speaking softly and gently, transformed into a demon who controlled life and death at this moment.

Are you afraid?

No.

Su Qingxue was surprised to find that she felt not even a trace of fear.

What welled up in my heart was an unprecedented sense of security.

The feeling was like encountering an unsinkable lighthouse on a stormy sea.

"Is this what Brother Feng was talking about...science?"

Su Qingxue murmured to herself, looking at the figure standing tall amidst the mess, her heart pounding in her throat.

If this is science.

She's willing to believe in this kind of science for the rest of her life!

Qin Feng smiled at the window and made a "wait a moment" gesture.

Then, he took out his phone and dialed Qian Wanda's number.

"Hey, Lao Qian."

Qin Feng's voice returned to its usual languid tone.

"Are you still awake? Send a car over here with a few of those big buckets for seafood, to process some things."

On the other end of the phone, Qian Wanda, seemingly engrossed in a romantic encounter, jumped in surprise upon hearing this: "Dr. Qin? Big Bucket? You mean... you want to pickle vegetables?"

"I suppose so," Qin Feng said with a smile. "A few unruly rats came and made a mess of the yard. Remember to clean it up properly, so as not to scare the neighbors."

hang up the phone.

Qin Feng turned and went back into the house.

Pushing open the French windows, a blast of cold air escaped through the cracks, but the warmth inside still made the room feel comfortable.

Qin Feng closed the window and drew the curtains, shutting out the blood and cold outside.

He walked to the dining table, looked at Su Qingxue who was still in a daze, and pointed to the empty bowl on the table.

"The noodles are delicious."

Qin Feng pulled out a tissue to wipe his hands, his eyes gentle. "Next time, it would be even more perfect if you could add an extra fried egg."

Su Qingxue snapped out of her daze, looked at the man in front of her who had switched back to his warm and caring mode, her eyes reddened, and she nodded vigorously: "Okay! I'll put two next time!"

Just as the warm atmosphere was about to get even warmer.

hum-

Qin Feng's phone vibrated.

It's not Qian Wanda.

It's the number that sent the text message before!

Qin Feng narrowed his eyes and pressed the answer button.

A sinister laugh came from the other end of the phone.

"Hehehe..."

"Qin Feng, I must say, I underestimated you."

"To wipe out the entire 'Night Owl' crew, that takes real skill. But the game has only just begun."

Cherish every second of your life now, because what's next...

"I will take action myself!"