We offered you a summer job, but you went and became a mercenary?

The real estate agent trembled as he looked up at Lin Ye's harmless face, then at the dismembered limbs scattered on the ground, feeling like he was going crazy.

"Quit your job? Go back to school? With such terrifying abilities, why would you need to study?"

But he wanted to say something more, then suddenly seemed to remember something, and his face turned even paler than before.

He pointed to the pile of still-steaming parts on the ground, and stammered, his voice trembling with tears.

"Mr. Xiu... Mr. Xiu Luo, you... you might really be in big trouble this time!"

"This...this is someone from the 'Abyss' organization!"

"Their leader has a bounty of one hundred million US dollars on the dark web!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Ye stared intently at the real estate agent who was sprawled on the ground.

"What did you just say?"

"That Abyss leader is worth a hundred million US dollars?"

"Yes...yes!" The real estate agent was terrified by his appearance. He assumed Lin Ye was wary of "The Abyss's" power and quickly spilled the beans, explaining, "This is a forbidden bounty! It was jointly and anonymously issued by the world's five major intelligence agencies: the US CIA, the Chinese National Security Bureau, the Northern KGB...!"

"The organization 'Abyss' has been secretly researching inhumane bioweapons, upgraded versions of the things you just dismantled! They capture powerful individuals from around the world to use as experimental subjects, seriously threatening global security!"

The real estate agent felt a chill run down his spine under Lin Ye's intense gaze, and began to stammer, "But... but the 'Abyss' is too terrifyingly powerful, and their leader, the 'Lord of the Abyss,' is a monster. So this bounty has been up for three years, and nobody dares to take it! It's a hot potato!"

Lin Ye didn't listen to any of the nonsense about "global security" that followed.

In his mind, only the words "one hundred million US dollars" were frantically scrolling, enlarging, bolding, and flashing with golden light!

One hundred million US dollars!

After painstakingly robbing seven terrorist organizations, blowing up tanks and dismantling bases, the cash and assets he finally obtained, when converted into US dollars, amounted to only a little over a billion.

Now, you can get 100 million just by taking someone's head?

This isn't a hot potato, it's a hot commodity!

Lin Ye grabbed the real estate agent by the collar and lifted him off the ground.

"Who placed the order? Was the checkout process prompt? Were there any middlemen making a profit?"

A series of highly professional questions left the real estate agent completely bewildered.

Brother, is this the time to be concerned about this?

But seeing Lin Ye's "I'll tear you apart if you don't explain clearly" expression, he could only force a long face and quickly reply, "It's...it's a public account on the dark web directly funded by the five major intelligence agencies! As long as the target's death is confirmed, the money will be automatically deposited within 24 hours! Absolutely genuine! More real than gold!"

"good!"

Lin Ye slapped his thigh, his eyes shining.

His mental circuits completed a perfect logical loop at that moment.

First of all, these guys called "Abyss" are blind to dare send people to bother me while I'm processing my resignation. This is a personal grudge that must be resolved.

Secondly, since I was about to leave the company, it was perfectly reasonable for me to do this last job and collect a large sum of "retirement money".

Most importantly, this is a KPI that's been delivered right to our doorstep!

"Where is the headquarters?" Lin Yesong asked the real estate agent, his tone leaving no room for argument.

"At...at the 'Weeping Rock' castle, three hundred kilometers east of the city..."

Lin Ye got the address, and without saying a word, turned around and left.

As he reached the door, he seemed to remember something and turned back, rummaging through the pile of bio-team leader parts.

He pulled a uniquely shaped special military dagger from the other man's blown-off arm. The blade was an eerie dark red and the edge was incredibly sharp.

Lin Ye wiped the dagger on his pants with satisfaction and casually stuffed it into his empty red, white and blue snakeskin bag.

This dagger is quite nice; I forgot to bring it earlier.

After doing all this, he walked out of the large, human-shaped hole without looking back, leaving the real estate agent alone in the messy room, bewildered in the wind.

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at the same time.

In the heart of the Middle East, an abandoned ancient castle stands on a black desert.

The interior of the castle, however, is filled with a sense of ultra-modern technology.

On the huge holographic projection screen, the final scene of the capture team being unilaterally slaughtered by Lin Ye was being played repeatedly.

A pale-faced but handsome man dressed in a black Gothic robe sat quietly on the throne.

He is the "Lord of the Abyss".

Watching the elite squad on the screen, which had cost the organization countless resources, being easily destroyed like trash, his face showed no anger or panic.

On the contrary, a morbid yet fanatical smile slowly curved the corners of his mouth.

His deep purple eyes gleamed with the extreme excitement of a scientist discovering the perfect experimental material.

"So beautiful... Shura's body is simply a masterpiece of the gods!"

He stuck out his tongue and gently licked his dry lips, his voice hoarse yet magnetic.

"Compared to those defective products created with drugs, this is the most perfect raw material! I must have it!"

"Pass on my orders!"

He abruptly rose from his throne, spreading his arms wide, like a king embracing the end of the world.

"The entire fortress is on high alert!"

"Activate... 'Project Godslayer'!"

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Outside Arkham.

Lin Ye's figure appeared amidst the swirling yellow sand.

He glanced at the flight information displayed on his phone screen.

[Dragon Airlines flight XXXX will depart from Dubai International Airport in 12 hours, bound for Wuhan.]

"It's 300 kilometers. It takes more than two hours to drive there, another hour to resolve the issue, and then another hour to drive to Dubai airport."

Lin Ye muttered to himself as he quickly planned his "get-off-get off work" route.

"Hmm, getting a hundred million US dollars should be just the right timing."

He climbed back into the battered military jeep and floored the accelerator.

The dilapidated engine roared under the strain, speeding towards the "Weeping Rock" castle under the scorching midday sun of the desert.

Just as Lin Ye's jeep disappeared on the horizon.

Around the "Crying Rock" castle, within a radius of fifty kilometers in the Gobi Desert, countless metal devices hidden beneath the sand slowly rise up, revealing dark cannon muzzles and radars flashing red light.

A three-dimensional defense network, consisting of surface-to-air missiles, large-caliber automatic cannons, and high-energy laser weapons, was silently activated.

At the same moment, in geosynchronous orbit hundreds of kilometers above the ground.

Five military satellites belonging to different countries, each tasked with top-level surveillance, simultaneously detected unusual energy fluctuations in the castle area.

They simultaneously adjusted their reconnaissance cameras, precisely focusing on the desert.