Under One Person: The End of Technique, Company Building

A dragon of earth rises abruptly from the ground, its rock face gleaming with a deep, dark yellow luster, so heavy that it evokes a sense of powerlessness in those who look at it.

Shen Chong's palm struck the surface of the earthen wall solidly, producing a dull and extremely loud boom.

A dark red light burst forth on the surface of the earthen wall, but the wall remained completely still, without even a crack appearing.

He himself was sent flying by the churning earth dragon, as if he had been hit head-on by a mountain, causing him to cough up a mouthful of blood.

Shen Chong's pupils suddenly contracted to the size of pinpoints; he was utterly shocked by just one clash.

How come this spell is so powerful?

He had fought warlocks before, but the opponent's magic was simply too outrageous.

Before he could recover from his shock, Zhuge Qi's fingers gently turned at a tiny angle, as if he were fiddling with an invisible array plate.

"The character '巽' (xùn) represents binding the wind."

Several cyan whirlwinds appeared out of thin air from the ground, like countless invisible ropes, and rolled towards the three members of Quanxing respectively.

The whirlwind was incredibly fast, entangling its target almost instantly upon its formation.

Xia He had no time to dodge. Her ankle was caught in the whirlwind, and she was pulled backward by a huge force, crashing heavily into the earthen wall and colliding with Shen Chong.

Lu Liang reacted the fastest. Just before the whirlwind was about to engulf him, his figure blurred and he disappeared into thin air.

But the next second, the whirlwind suddenly turned as if it had eyes, striking the void three steps to the left of where he had disappeared, forcibly pulling him out of the dust.

His thin body rolled several times on the ground, his mask fell off, revealing a pale and terrified face.

Shen Chong, who was sent flying by the earthen cart, was not much better off and was easily captured and brought back to rejoin the other two.

Soon all three were entangled in the guy ropes and unable to move, and were then hoisted high into the air.

"Captured, three Quanxing demons."

It took less than two seconds for Zhuge Qi to make his move.

The entire group of demons was wiped out.

The entire battlefield fell silent.

Ma Hong remained frozen in place, still in his punching stance; Jiang Bai's hand, which was pushing up his glasses, stopped in mid-air; the water net beneath Meng Xiaoxiao's feet collapsed with a splash; and none of them could utter a single word.

They fought for a long time, giving it their all, but could only barely hold off these three people. Then, the section chief made a move and instantly turned the tide.

The difference in strength is beyond what can be described by the word "crushing".

Back at headquarters, the section chief rarely took action anymore. The group had seen him do it before, but that was a while ago, and it was hard to estimate exactly when, but it had probably been a year or two.

But is it really possible for someone's strength to improve so dramatically in just one or two years? That's a bit too frightening.

As Zhuge Qi waved his hand, the earthen wall that had been turned up slowly descended and disappeared into the ground without leaving any trace, as if it had never existed at all.

Only a faint, intricate ring of light patterns on the ground continued to flicker, proving that what had just happened was not an illusion.

Zhuge Qi pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses, took a few steps, and walked unhurriedly to the three hanging prisoners.

"See, I just said that you could have just come back with me to register and that would have been the end of it. But you insisted on resorting to violence. Now look what happened. You've made a big fuss, and now you have an additional charge of assaulting a public official."

His tone carried a genuine sense of regret, as if he felt sorry for Shen Chong and the others.

As he spoke, he glanced at the system interface in front of him. As he captured the Quanxing members, the system panel was now flashing wildly.

Reputation value change: +342

[Source: Extreme shock and awe from Ma Hong, Jiang Bai, and Meng Xiaoxiao]

[Impact Rating: B-level - Created a revolutionary understanding of the capabilities of key personnel around them]

Reputation value change: +618

[Source: Defeated and captured Shen Chong and Xia He, the four most powerful members of Quanxing, as well as Quanxing core members Lü Liang and Liu Yanyan]

[Impact Rating: A-level - Caused an overwhelming blow to key members of hostile forces in terms of strength]

[Note: The impact of this event will continue to spread, and it is expected to generate a chain of reputation gains.]

[Current total reputation points: 13440/50000]

Current Level: LV3

Shen Chong gritted his teeth and remained silent.

He wasn't really dissatisfied anymore, after all, they had just exchanged a real blow, and it was clear that the gap between them was too great.

This is a loss, and we have no choice but to accept it.

"Seal the Yuan Needle, take these people away, and take them all to North China," Zhuge Qi ordered.

The other three then seemed to wake up from their daze and hurriedly got back to work.

The closed-source needle is a standardized ritual implement developed by the company. It is inserted into the spine to seal off the source of qi, making the extraordinary person indistinguishable from an ordinary person, and making it easier to control.

Although the original purpose of this trip was not to fight against Quanxing, they naturally brought along their usual practice, just in case.

As Jiang Bai and his group inserted the Biyuan Needles into the spines of the three Quanxing members, the three, who had long been at the mercy of the others, did not choose to resist at this point.

The men obediently had their hands handcuffed and were then pushed into the car one by one.

Also, following Zhuge Qi's suggestion, the group searched the house and found Zhang Xilin's stolen body.

They had only recently heard about the theft of Zhang Xilin's body, and they never expected that the Quanxing members arrested today were the masterminds. What a coincidence!

No, this is no coincidence.

It must be that the section chief was farsighted and had long sensed something was amiss, which is why he stopped midway to make this trip.

As expected, the section chief is truly a brilliant strategist.

Liu Yanyan watched the whole thing from beginning to end. Although she had been rendered powerless from the start and did not participate in the battle, she was still somewhat shocked when she saw Zhuge Qi make his move.

Even if all four of them combined, they probably wouldn't be able to fight this guy. Where did this monster come from?

She died before she even got started.

Originally, she ran away from home because she wanted to join the Quanxing, but she didn't expect that she would have to complete the task of stealing corpses assigned to her.

I had just finished my task with great difficulty when I bumped into someone from the company who got arrested.

Why am I so unlucky?

Just as Meng Xiaoxiao came over and pinned Liu Yanyan down, preparing to stab the closed-jaw needle into her neck, Zhuge Qi suddenly spoke up to stop her.

"Oh, no need for that, this isn't even a complete set of skills."

Zhuge Qi smiled and looked at Liu Yanyan, saying, "Your old man told me that you've gotten yourself into trouble this time."