Chapter 453 - Recovering Losses

Megan flinched at the surge of killing intent and pulled the trigger. The bullet shot toward Han Wu’s head with deadly force but stopped short; a barrier had blocked it just ten centimeters away.

The man wielding twin blades charged at Han Wu, but the moment he took a step, his twin blades spun out of control and sliced through his own neck. Blood sprayed everywhere as his head was severed and hurled upward.

Megan was already shaken that her sniper shot hadn’t even grazed Han Wu; now, watching two of her teammates die in an instant, she was frozen in disbelief.

Pank dropped his grilled lamb leg and fled the moment he realized that Han Wu was far beyond their league. Han Wu glanced his way and used his telekinetic ability to tear him clean in half. As blood streamed down his corpse, Megan sank to the ground in despair and shock. Even though she had survived countless battles, she still couldn’t suppress the terror rising in her chest. The man before her was invincible.

After killing the three men, Han Wu felt somewhat better and turned toward Megan. He frowned when he noticed the Parasol Corp. logo on her battle armor. He clearly remembered destroying the base last time, leaving no survivors. So how could someone from Parasol Corp. appear here?

He approached her, and her last shred of hope vanished. She was certain she would die next. To her surprise, Han Wu didn’t kill her.

“Where did you come from?” he asked.

His question flustered Megan, but her training as a guard kept her from revealing anything. Thus, she shook her head in denial.

Han Wu pressed his palm against her head and channeled his telekinesis, shaping it into a sharp needle that pierced her brain to extract her memories. It was a technique that he had just recently discovered, and it proved surprisingly useful now.

As he sifted through her memories, he learned that Parasol Corp. didn’t just have a single base here in Tanuki Town. The main headquarters was buried a kilometer deep underground.

“Never thought they could hide that well.” Han Wu had to admit that they were resourceful to be able to dig out a base a kilometer deep underground.

From her memories, Han Wu learned that the headquarters stored numerous vials of high-purity virus. After his hard-fought battle with Huang Shengjun, he had suffered heavy losses and needed to use the remaining time to raid the base and recover what he could. As such, he ordered the locusts to bring him the Origin of Mutation so they could raid it together.

Using her memories as a guide, they easily located the headquarters’ entrance. They cleared the biometric security using the password, Megan’s voice, and her iris scan, then successfully entered the elevator and descended into the underground facility.

The elevator doors had barely opened when the guards opened fire. The executives, watching through the security cameras, had noticed Megan’s unnaturally stiff expression and suspected she was under someone’s control. They would rather kill an innocent person than allow an enemy to slip inside. Acting on those orders, the security team unleashed a hail of bullets the instant the doors parted.

Unfortunately, the gunfire didn’t harm anyone. Han Wu had already anticipated such an ambush and had wrapped the elevator in a thin telekinetic barrier. Even after the gunfire ended, the barrier remained intact, without so much as a crack.

Han Wu was naturally going to return the favor to Parasol Corp. for welcoming him like this. He formed invisible blades with his special ability and cut the necks of everyone around him. Blood pooled near the elevator as Han Wu and Origin of Mutation walked out with the mind-controlled Megan. Han Wu also summoned some Common locusts to eat the corpses.

The executives watched the massacre unfold on the security monitors, then triggered the facility-wide sirens. Hundreds of armed guards were dispatched with one order: stop Han Wu at any cost.

Though surrounded, Han Wu felt no fear. Bullets bounced harmlessly off his barrier as he unleashed invisible telekinetic threads that sliced through the air. Wherever they struck, heads fell, and crimson spread across the corridor.

The executives stared in horror at the gruesome scene. Some even lost control of their bladders. They had survived countless crises before, but this was the first time they faced something beyond their power to contain.

“What should we do? The intruder is too strong, and our guards cannot stop him!” one executive shouted, his voice trembling.

“We can only use monsters to fight monsters,” another said through gritted teeth.

“You mean release the zombies against him?”

“What other choice do we have? This is our only option,” someone else argued, slamming a fist on the table.

“But we can’t control the zombies at all!” another protested, panic creeping into his tone.

“Then let them fight. With luck, they’ll destroy each other.”

The executives quickly voted in agreement, but before they could act, an astonishing scene unfolded on the screen.

Han Wu strode toward the containment area and crushed the zombies’ skulls. He effortlessly extracted the mutated zombies’ crystals and even summoned a lot of locusts to eat their corpses.

The executives were stupefied by the sight. With their guards and zombies wiped out, Parasol Corp. had completely lost the power to stop Han Wu.

“Everyone, I need to leave now.”

“He’s terrifying. Who brought that murderous god here?”

“Wait, don’t go! I don’t want to die.”

Only one executive stayed behind, staring at the surveillance feed. Tracing Han Wu’s route, he noticed that the intruder was most likely heading straight for the lab that housed the vials of viruses.

“Come back, all of you!” he shouted. “Don’t head out like headless chickens, or you will run right into him.”

However, no one listened. Faced with death, people revealed their true nature.

The lone executive ignored them and sank into his chair. He stared at the screen, hoping that his deductions were correct.

On the screen, Han Wu advanced with a cold expression, killing every executive that he encountered. In the end, Han Wu reached the laboratory doors with the Origin of Mutation. His route had completely bypassed the headquarters’ control room.

The executive sighed in relief and turned his attention to the laboratory feed. The Origin of Mutation followed Han Wu like an eager child, inspecting every corner of the laboratory before borrowing Han Wu’s greatsword to pry open a safe box. It had a strong hunch that something valuable was hidden inside.