CHAPTER 868: CHAPTER 843:

However, Kong Haoran had already vanished without a trace. He needed to go down and find out what was going on, otherwise it would be trouble when the Squad Leader returned and blamed him. Yun Qi sat angrily on the bed, completely naked, with white liquid still flowing down. She gritted her teeth, hurriedly grabbed some tissues to clean herself up, and then rushed into the bathroom.

Kong Haoran rushed upstairs, only to see his men in chaos along the way. He randomly grabbed a soldier and asked, "What are you doing here?"

"Captain Kong, someone has broken in and caused chaos," the soldier hurriedly replied.

"Is there a need to deploy so many people? It’s such a mess!" Kong Haoran urgently asked.

"I don’t know, we just know someone came to cause trouble, so we all came out to find people!" The soldier looked bewildered. Kong Haoran suddenly felt like dying; this was the Doomsday Family’s soldiers, but come to think of it, it’s understandable. All the well-trained soldiers have been sent out to guard the major routes, while inside the family, there are only some second-rate soldiers. Kong Haoran depressingly said, "Have all soldiers assemble!"

"Yes!" The soldier immediately blew the assembly horn.

Because the Doomsday Family’s headquarters was vast, it often took a relatively long time to communicate something, especially in chaotic scenes like this. The main entrance was still under fierce attack. Ye Chen led eight hundred men and charged in. Inside the main entrance, there was a strong line of defense. The enemy had built a fortification here, and once the main entrance was lost, they could only rely on this fortification to defend.

"Clan Leader, let me lead the brothers to charge!" a subordinate solider immediately said.

"Alright, you take people and launch a strong attack from the right, I will lead people to cover you from the front!" Ye Chen immediately nodded.

Subsequently, Ye Chen ordered his soldiers to increase the attack intensity. The opponent thought Ye Chen was going to launch the final assault here, so their leader immediately ordered the soldiers to retract their line, not expecting that by doing so, they would be outsmarted by Ye Chen. As the opponent retracted their line, the people on the right wing quickly broke through the enemy’s defense. Then, the over two hundred people responsible for defense from the Doomsday Family quickly found themselves fighting on two fronts. Being attacked from both front and back is a strategic taboo.

"We are surrounded, quickly request reinforcements!" the leading figure immediately shouted.

Unfortunately, an emergency assembly horn was heard at this time, leaving the stubborn soldiers here dumbfounded. They one by one stopped their guns and stood up, asking, "What... what’s going on?"

"Withdraw, we can’t hold it anyway!" the leading man felt distraught. If it weren’t for the sound of this horn, they might have held their ground to the end. If the Doomsday Family’s soldiers provided continuous support, Ye Chen, no matter how capable, would probably find it difficult to take down this line of defense.

Unfortunately, there’s not much "if" in the world. The fortification was lost, leaving Ye Chen and the others very gratified. When Ye Chen entered this fortification, he sighed, "Shit, truly heaven helps me, even such a strong fortification was breached by me."

"Clan Leader, we must hold this place. Otherwise, if they retake it, we won’t be able to leave!" A soldier immediately said.

"Leave? Haha, I never thought of leaving!" Ye Chen coldly smiled and said, "What a great location this is. I want to make this the Luo Sijue family’s first branch!"

"Ah?!" Everyone was stunned.

Could it be that the Clan Leader intends to move from Leisure City? The Luo Sijue family has always been discussing the issue of relocation because in recent years, with the continuous development of humanity and the gradual rise of the greenhouse effect, sea levels are constantly rising. Every time a typhoon or hurricane comes, Leisure City becomes like a vast ocean. To resolve this growing contradiction, the heads of the Luo Sijue family have been discussing this matter.

To move or not to move, if to move, where should they move; if not to move, how to solve the problem of rising sea levels. These are significant issues for the Luo Sijue family. Seeing everyone’s confusion, Ye Chen smiled and said, "This place is vast and resource-rich, with few people. We can entirely establish a branch here. Isn’t Leisure City facing the problem of too many people and too little land? Heh heh, this would solve that problem!"

"But this isn’t our turf!" the soldier seemed puzzled, then asked, "What if it leads to conflict with the local government, then... then what should we do? What if the Government of Canada doesn’t agree for us to settle here!"

"Hmph, why can the Doomsday Family do it, and why can’t we?!" Ye Chen coldly laughed.

"They are beasts, but we’re not!" The soldiers showed bright smiles.

"Haha, we should learn from Vatican City. Isn’t it also the smallest country in the world, established in the midst of Italy’s territory?" Ye Chen laughed heartily.

Hiss...

The soldiers gasped sharply, "shit, does the Clan Leader mean...?! Is he planning to found a nation like the Vatican?!" Once all the soldiers realized, they waved their arms and shouted, "Long live the Clan Leader, long live the Clan Leader!"

"Alright!" Ye Chen waved his hand and then laughed, "Of course, the matter of the Luo Sijue family founding a nation is still a long road ahead, with much work to be done, we have to admit that. Additionally, we’re encountering another problem now!"

"What?!" the soldiers asked in unison.

"Look, reinforcements have arrived!" Ye Chen pointed not far away.

"Damn it, attack them!" The soldiers, driven by a sense of urgency, concentrated all their firepower on the enemy soldiers. With Ye Chen’s recent words, they were absolutely thrilled. After all, the Luo Sijue family was just a family; if they were truly founding a nation, how glorious would that be? The soldiers could hardly wait to become founding heroes, so in that instant, their morale was like a blazing flame.

The conflict between both sides was incredibly intense. Seeing that the defenses at his gate were overtaken, Kong Haoran immediately sensed something was wrong. He led a team to retake the defenses but was repelled by Ye Chen and others.

"Kong Haoran?!" Ye Chen was taken aback. Watching Kong Haoran retreat, he immediately exclaimed in shock.

"Ye Chen, it’s you!" Kong Haoran clearly heard Ye Chen’s exclamation. He popped his head from his hidden position, spotting Ye Chen. The two exchanged glances, seemingly understanding something between them. Ye Chen leaped from the defenses, braving a hail of bullets as he charged toward Kong Haoran. Kong Haoran urgently shouted, "Damn it, open fire quickly, don’t let that guy come over!"

Rat-tat-tat-tat...

The crackle of rifles erupted, and Ye Chen quickly dove into the nearby cover. Bullets trailed him, striking the steel plates and sparking splashes of sparks, kicking up curtains of dust. Ye Chen’s entire body was now covered in dust and dirt. He wanted to capture Kong Haoran to interrogate the whereabouts of Li Ruo, and Kong Haoran also knew this attack was staged by Ye Chen and his team, with the obvious aim of rescuing Li Ruo.

"Keep watch, I’ll go in!" Kong Haoran suddenly thought of a clever way to retake the defenses. He revealed a sinister smile and then ran into a three-story building. Li Ruo was confined here, with two armed soldiers guarding the entrance.

Seeing Kong Haoran flee, Ye Chen immediately sensed trouble. He quickly lunged forward, intercepting soldiers in front who fired their rifles at him. A bullet grazed past Ye Chen. Ye Chen swiftly threw his Dagger, the two blades pierced through two soldiers’ throats with the precision of Li Xunhuan’s flying knives, killing them instantly.

"Damn it!" The enemy soldiers flew into a rage, gripping their machine guns and unleashing a ferocious barrage.

Ye Chen continuously rolled on the ground. A single moment of pause would mean getting riddled like a beehive by the enemy’s gunfire, and Ye Chen had no intentions of dying such a senseless death. He quickly drew out the silver Desert Eagle from his waist.

Bang, bang, bang...

With a series of precise shots, he swiftly took down a few enemy soldiers. The Desert Eagle’s magazine held only seven rounds, so Ye Chen decisively swapped magazines and charged into the building where Kong Haoran had entered. The two soldiers at the entrance didn’t even have time to react before Ye Chen’s bullets claimed their lives.

Inside the room, Li Ruo was anxiously waiting. The gunfire outside could very well mean Ye Chen had come to rescue her. Li Ruo was extremely restless; she wanted to step outside to see what was happening but was stopped by the two guards at the door. So, Li Ruo could only impatiently wait inside the room. She couldn’t endure it any longer and resolved to try again. However, when she pushed the door open, she was confronted by a person she detested most. Li Ruo was stunned, furrowing her brow, and said, "Kong Haoran, what do you want?!"

"Heh heh, of course, I’m here to see you!" Kong Haoran said with a lecherous smile.

"Shut up!" Li Ruo yelled, "Get out of here, or I’ll jump out the window!"

Li Ruo threatened Kong Haoran with her life by standing by the window, but Kong Haoran burst into laughter, "Ha ha... if you dare, go ahead and jump!"

"You..." Li Ruo gritted her teeth. If she could jump, she would have done it already, as the floor wasn’t too high. Unfortunately, the window was nailed shut, and there was no way out. Furthermore, there was nothing in the room she could use to end her life, no knife, no scissors, not even a sharp corner on the furniture as all the edges were rounded. Even wanting to die was difficult. Suddenly, Li Ruo’s gaze fell on a teacup. She hurried over, threw the teacup to the ground, and picked up a sharp shard from the floor, pressing it against her throat, saying, "If you come any closer, I’ll kill myself!"

"Uh..." Kong Haoran was stunned, then sneered, "Are you really willing to die? Ye Chen is right outside. He’s come to save you. Soon you can see him. Are you really willing to die?"

"Ye Chen... Ye Chen is really here!" Li Ruoyan’s eyes lit up with hope. She longed to see Ye Chen, having missed him more than ever since being kidnapped, suffering through the days dragging by.