Chapter 322: Chapter 289 Demonization_1
Chui Chui was still refining the connection architecture between the real world and the Magic World. Through this link, Yan Xing could roughly ascertain what was happening in the Eternal Domain.
The latest news was that Arlanda and Karol had already met Prince Erelado. The Elven Great Army was moving down Thunderous Avenue into the swamp. Blood Crown Mountain City had made preparations to welcome new residents. Storm City had lifted its blockade, and Marquis Anderson announced the Orcs’ withdrawal... The great battle of Wildwind Highlands had ended.
A cold front was moving south rapidly, and winter had arrived much earlier than in previous years. With the war over, all parties were dealing with the early arrival of winter.
Feeling that no significant events would happen in the near future, Yan Xing stayed on Gryphon Island without worry. He waited for news from Tong Yitong while dealing with the many affairs of Thunderous Company.
The company’s shareholders had stationed their respective representatives on Gryphon Island. The representative of the Zhao Family’s main branch was Zhao Guotai’s eldest son, Zhao Hongyin, while the representative from the Zhao Family’s American branch was Zhao Hongchang. They wielded considerable influence within Thunderous Company, and sometimes even Chen Shi couldn’t keep them in check. However, while the two Zhaos appeared to be a united front, they each had their own interests.
From Chen Shi, Yan Xing learned about the current situation at Thunderous Company. At the same time, Chen Shi also advised Yan Xing not to interfere too much with the company’s internal struggles. Big companies are rife with factions, each with its own interests and agenda. Expecting everyone to unite and contribute to the company is a fool’s dream. Sometimes, the top leadership has to play dumb. Their main task is to steer the ship, ensuring this large vessel doesn’t stray from its course.
Truthfully, Yan Xing wasn’t particularly interested in managing Thunderous Company. As long as the method to rapidly breed griffons was developed, they could squabble all they wanted. But their squabbles couldn’t affect him.
Further investigation by Renlun Company revealed that the kidnappers who took Tong Yitong probably hadn’t left. They were likely hiding somewhere on or around Gryphon Island. Renlun Company was dispatching people to search these areas, but Gryphon Island was simply too vast. Searching for someone in nearly ten thousand square kilometers of forest-covered mountains was no easy task. However, since the kidnappers could hide near Gryphon Island, the Zhao Family became highly suspect.
Two days had passed, and there was still no word from Tong Yitong. Nor had any kidnappers come forward to negotiate.
What he didn’t know was that the kidnappers weren’t unwilling to negotiate; they had just realized they couldn’t control Tong Yitong at all. Since capturing her, four of the kidnappers had died, all killed with bare hands. To Tong Yitong, handcuffs were like threads that could be easily snapped. She could lift a nearly one-hundred-kilogram strongman with one hand and toss him away effortlessly. The kidnappers had never expected to encounter a superhuman—someone who seemed to exist only in movies—right before their eyes. Four people were killed in an instant, their deaths too gruesome to behold.
The kidnappers used a large dose of anesthetic to subdue the rampaging Tong Yitong, but the effect lasted only three minutes. That was just enough time for them to move her to a purpose-built prison cell. A cage welded from steel pipes as thick as an arm was electrified. Eight masked and burly men, each holding an anesthetic gun, stood around the cage, watching the woman locked inside with fearful eyes. The woman appeared very calm, though she was covered in the blood of those she had killed.
At this moment, in the kidnappers’ eyes, Tong Yitong’s value had surpassed that of the griffons. If they could study why this woman was so strong, they could certainly reshape the world order. But... how could they transport her away? They simply couldn’t get close to her right now. Tricky! First, let’s capture Yan Xing, then we’ll figure it out.
「Daylight faded, and night enveloped Gryphon Island.」
Yan Xing left his residence and walked along a stretch of beach. Three bodyguards followed behind him, vigilantly scanning their surroundings.
One of them even warned Yan Xing, "Mr. Yan, it’s not safe here. Please go back."
They were professional guards arranged for Yan Xing by Renlun Investment Bank, transferred from various combat frontlines.
Yan Xing said, "I don’t have time to waste here with the kidnappers. Since they captured Tong Yitong to lure me here, I’ll just cooperate. You go back and tell everyone around here to withdraw. I can handle it!"
The bodyguards relayed Yan Xing’s intentions to their superiors. After about ten minutes, the bodyguards and all personnel covertly protecting Yan Xing had retreated.
"Master," Chui Chui, dressed in special forces attire with camouflage paint on their face, saluted Yan Xing and shouted, "The Eye of the Air has been activated, Magical Sentries deployed, Touch of the Surge preparing..."
"Stand by..."
After giving the orders to Chui Chui, Yan Xing continued to walk along the deserted beach. The scene was observed through a periscope emerging from the distant sea, while several drones surveyed the surrounding area.
Yan Xing had actually dismissed all his bodyguards. Could this be a trap he had deliberately set? But even if it was, the mission had to be carried out. Capture Yan Xing, interrogate him for information related to Sir Lei Ming... Perhaps they could also ascertain Tong Yitong’s situation at the same time.
An operations team rapidly approached Yan Xing from underwater as he walked along the beach.
Inside the room where Tong Yitong was detained, another middle-aged man walked in from outside. He was wearing a black T-shirt, his muscles bulging, with an exaggerated set of pectorals. The man held a tablet computer and walked around the iron cage containing Tong Yitong.