Chapter 281: Chapter 278 [Never Obey Even in Death!]
Chapter 278: I’d Rather Die Than Comply!
He had a packet of nuts on the plane.
But they unexpectedly became lodged in his windpipe, nearly taking his life. Luckily, the flight attendants on the international flight were true professionals.
A male flight attendant saved the poor Captain with the Heimlich Maneuver.
Otherwise, the renowned leader of the Abyss Organization, the Captain, might have become the first Destroyer in history to die from choking on nuts.
Of course, at this moment, the Captain had none of the usual Destroyer’s strength—his abilities had long been sealed by Chen Nuo.
But, his misfortunes did not end there.
In saving the Captain with the Heimlich Maneuver, the male flight attendant applied too much force. Moreover, the Captain, in a state of asphyxiation, instinctively struggled violently. As a result...
The Captain’s head slammed into the overhead compartment...
After the door of the compartment burst open, a large suitcase fell out and landed squarely on the unfortunate Captain’s neck.
It almost broke his neck!
So, upon landing, the Captain was rushed to the hospital.
Fortunately, there was no serious injury; his bones were fine, but he had strained neck muscles. The doctor gave him a fixed brace and told him he might experience neck and headache issues in the following days.
The Captain felt he must’ve been cursed in the past couple of months!
His foundation was snatched away by that mysterious Huaxia master; he accepted that. In the Underground World, strength commands respect. Having had a history of grudges, they had become sworn enemies. The fact that the Captain was left alive after being attacked was already an act of mercy from the other party. Being assimilated, forcibly incorporated, even having his powers sealed—these were all acceptable to the Captain. In a word, losing to a big shot with Controller level power was not shameful. And serving as a minion for a Controller level big shot wasn’t shameful either. Though he was unwilling, he could reluctantly tolerate it.
After Chen Nuo left, he really didn’t bother with the Captain at all! Only in Japan did he incidentally take care of the disobedient Gold Digger from the Abyss Organization and activate a backup candidate. After that, the Captain felt he was basically free. It seemed as if the Controller big shot didn’t care at all about the Abyss Organization.Hmm... that was actually not bad.Pretty free, indeed!With the big shot absent, the Captain could still do as he pleased in the Abyss Headquarters, just as he had in the past. Except for his powers not being restored, everything else was good.
But... the nightmare started two months ago!
One day in August, the Captain suddenly fell while going downstairs, rolling down a flight of thirteen steps.
He ended up knocking out a tooth.
Afterward, the Captain fired the cleaner responsible for waxing the floors.
He thought it was just one unfortunate incident.
But then things started to get weirder!
While surfing at the beach, he got stung by a jellyfish! The intense pain caused him to convulse and nearly drown in the sea.
Luckily, the staff from the Abyss Headquarters were there to save him from the water in time.
Until then, the Captain merely lamented the loss of his miraculous abilities, now that he had gone from a powerful Ability User to an ordinary person. If he still had Destroyer Level powers, how could such minor accidents harm him?
But then things got even worse!!
One night, as he slept soundly, the chandelier above him suddenly fell and hit him...
He was rushed to the hospital for treatment, and while the doctors were cleaning his wounds, one of them accidentally slipped with the scissors, which nearly flew towards the Captain’s vital part!
If it hadn’t been for a mere inch’s deviation, the Captain thought he might as well have become a self-mortifying Cultivator for the rest of his life!
In September, during the final touches of the repairs at the Abyss Headquarters’ castle...
A bulldozer suddenly went out of control and charged madly towards the Captain, who was standing over ten meters away!
Luckily there was enough distance, giving the Captain time to react and escape.
But while dodging the out-of-control bulldozer, the Captain slipped on the sandy ground and fell into a freshly dug pool—the pool was dry.
The result was a fractured left shinbone.
While recuperating, the highly paid professional private nurse he hired committed a careless mistake during an injection and forgot to use the medication!
An empty syringe was nearly injected into the Captain’s body! If the Captain hadn’t, by some strange premonition, been watching closely, that injection of air might have sent him to the Underground to reunite with his old subordinates, killed by Chen Yanluo!
After furiously firing the medical team, the Captain realized the seriousness of the situation!
This damn thing was just like the movie "Final Destination" he’d seen last year, 2000!!
Of course, the Captain didn’t believe there were any real grim reapers in the world! His immediate judgment was that someone was out to get him! It must be a well-planned assassination by an enemy out for revenge against the Abyss Organization!!
The Captain immediately took countermeasures, deploying personnel to meticulously search the island where the Abyss Headquarters was located, especially tracking down any unfamiliar faces and outsiders who had appeared recently.
The search yielded no results.
It looks like the opponent is an expert! The Captain made this judgment based on his lifetime of deadly experiences in the Underground World!
He tried to contact the big shot Chen Yanluo immediately.
Regrettably, at the end of September, Chen Nuo was in the Brazilian rainforest, busy camping with the Star Sky Empress, who was disguised as a portly Japanese foodie.
The biggest support he had was uncontactable! The Captain was freaking out!
Having lost his strength and possessing nothing but ordinary human combat ability, he knew he had no power to confront such an assassin! His only choice was to go on the defensive as a priority. Leaving the castle was out of the question! At least within the castle, some of the Abyss Headquarters’ personnel could pick up weapons to fight back. Once out of the castle and off the island, the assassin hidden in the shadows would definitely be able to kill him easily!
So, he stayed inside the castle, raising the alert to its highest level and remaining heavily guarded against the perceived enemy for several days.
The Captain’s nerves were nearly breaking.
Fortunately, the assassin apparently found no opportunity, and he safely made it through that period.
But then came the night when the Captain suddenly suffered food poisoning!
He just couldn’t tolerate this anymore!!
The same batch of potatoes!
Just one of them had sprouted! The cook was careless and didn’t notice when preparing dinner!
Just like that, a sprouted potato was made into mashed potatoes and ended up in the Captain’s stomach.
And then it took the Captain down!!
The Captain, who was rushed to the hospital in an emergency, saw the doctor who had almost cut off his privates with scissors...
The Captain was on the verge of a breakdown!
Food poisoning caused the Captain to vomit and have diarrhea, and then he fainted for a whole day and night...
When the Captain woke up, he was surprised to find that he was still alive!!
The assassin hiding in the shadows actually hadn’t taken the chance to strike at him?! Could it be one of those killers with quirks that legends talk about? The kind that is extremely neurotic and prefers to make the target’s death look like an "accidental death"? A creed of never killing by one’s own hand?
The Captain decided to risk it all and escape to seek help!!
If he continued to defend himself like this, no matter how careful he was, who could withstand wave after wave of these "accidental incidents"?! He had to find a strong supporter!! If he couldn’t get in touch with a supporter, then he would take the initiative and go to them!! Anderson, who had cooled off after the conflict with Lord Chen Yanluo, had already found Lord Yama’s address, right? It’s in Jinling City, Huaxia Country!
So, the Captain embarked on a difficult journey of self-rescue!
During the boat trip out to sea, he almost got sucked into the engine because he accidentally stepped on a fishing net rope being hauled in on the deck!
After landing, he changed to a plane, but due to unexpected weather, the aircraft encountered turbulence during the flight.
During the turbulence, the Captain just happened to be in the plane’s lavatory! The jolt caused him to hit his head and bleed profusely.
When transferring flights, the Captain was taken to a local hospital in Japan and stayed there for three days.
Under the care of Gold Diggers in Japan, the Captain took off again on a flight to Huaxia Country...
And then...
The Abyss had no influence in Huaxia Country.
The last Gold Digger who tried to develop there, Yao Weishan, had already been taken out by Chen Nuo.
The company that was involved back then had already been completely sold off.
Traveling from Shanghai to Jinling, the Captain had figured out some patterns.
He chose to ride on public transportation — the train! The assassin hiding in the shadows seemed to be cautious about the presence of people nearby and didn’t like involving the innocent. This could slightly limit the degree to which the other party could act. If he dared to take a car alone to Jinling City, he would probably encounter a traffic accident on the way, and the car and he would both be destroyed!
On the train to Jinling, the Captain endured.
Not a drop of water or a bite of food! Soon he would reach Jinling and find his strong supporter! At this moment, he wouldn’t die from going without food and water for one day! If he were to fall at the finish line, that would truly be unjust!
Sitting on the train seat, the Captain’s eyes were bloodshot, his beard was unkempt, and he watched every passing passenger who got close to him with a face full of vigilance!
Chen Nuo went to school early this morning.
He spent a while in school in the morning.
The only reason was that Sun Keke had a PE class in the morning.
Sitting on this side of the fence, Chen Nuo watched with a smile as Sun Keke finished running laps, then exchanged a glance with the girl.
After all, he had texted Sun Keke last night, promising to meet her at school today.
Sun Keke blushed and gave the little scoundrel a sideways glance before turning her head away and ignoring him.
Chen Nuo calculated the time, and as soon as the PE class for high school class 3-6 of the main campus ended, he left.
Brother Lei was already waiting in the car at the school gate.
After finding a way to heal the Consciousness Space fissures, Chen Nuo’s next goal was to find Ability Users near Jinling City!
Old Jiang’s wool had already been shorn.
So, in Jinling City, the only other Ability User Chen Nuo knew about was a tank crewman running a noodle house.
Yep, if he’s lucky and the hundred-and-sixty-pound Fourth Miss is also there, he might as well shear her wool too.
When Sun Keke finished her class, she actually sneaked a look at Chen Nuo.
Seeing Chen Nuo being pushed in a wheelchair out of the school, Sun Keke sighed softly...
He seemed to be looking normal again. Well, skipping class for him, that’s normal, I guess.
At the school gate, Brother Lei had already parked the car on the side of the road, watching as Chen Nuo wheeled himself out.
At the same time, a taxi came to a quick stop by the road!
The Captain jumped out of the car with his hair in a mess.
He had actually already been to Chen Nuo’s house, only to come up empty-handed.
Fortunately, when they were enemies, Anderson had already obtained Chen Nuo’s data and knew that Chen Nuo was at No. 8 Middle School.
The Captain hurried over without stopping.
As soon as he got out of the car, the Captain caught a glimpse of that figure across the street that had haunted his dreams these days!
It was him! It was definitely him! The real MVP!! The Controller boss! Lord Chen Yanluo!!
With tears brimming in his eyes, the Captain ran over while shouting, "Lord Yama... F*CK!!"
Chen Nuo was about to greet Brother Lei when he vaguely heard someone calling him. Just as he looked up...
A figure sprinting across the street was knocked into the air by a speeding tricycle, landing on the side of the road!
After tumbling a couple of times, the person disappeared!!
There was only a manhole cover, its lid flipped open...
A few seconds later...
"Damn!! Someone fell into the sewer!!"
Two workers wearing yellow construction vests hurried over.
The Captain lay on a bed in the hospital emergency room.
Chen Nuo looked at the Captain, who was slowly opening his eyes, with a complex expression.
After the Captain opened his eyes, his first instinct was to feel around his body to make sure he was still alive and in one piece...
He sighed with relief and then saw Chen Nuo sitting by the bed.
This master Destroyer, whose name resounded in the Underground World, suddenly let out a cry and burst into tears!
Ignoring the pain in his body, he sprang up from the bed and grabbed hold of Chen Nuo’s clothes.
"Lord Yanluo! I have finally lived to see you!!!"
"Uh..." Chen Nuo’s gaze was complex.
"Someone wants to kill me! My lord! It’s a terrifying, perverted assassin lurking in the shadows!!
This bastard must have been watching me for two months!!!
Please save me!! After I pledged allegiance to you, I have always remained loyal!!
Lord! Lord Yanluo! I am willing to be your most loyal subordinate!! Please be merciful and grant me your protection!!"
Chen Nuo sighed, "That... you mean... it’s been two months, right?"
"Yes! This enemy is very cunning! He has used all sorts of inconceivable assassination methods against me from the shadows!
But my abilities have been sealed by you, I have no way to fight back against this guy!!
These past two months, it’s been like living in hell!!"
Sigh... You have indeed suffered.
Chen Nuo felt somewhat speechless in his mind.
Alright...
He gently patted the guy, forcefully pulled his hand away from his clothes, and then pushed him back onto the bed.
He gently touched the center of the Captain’s forehead.
The Captain immediately felt his spirit relax, and a strong sense of drowsiness washed over him...
"Don’t worry, you are safe now," Chen Nuo sighed.
Assured by this promise from the Controller boss, the Captain finally relaxed and gradually, he fell into a deep sleep...
The Captain was dreaming.
In his dream, the Captain was kneeling on the ground, clutching Lord Chen Yanluo’s leg with snot and tears, just like an abandoned child who had finally found his parents.
Chen Nuo stood by, speechless, watching this guy hugging the "himself" he had fantasized about in his dream.
Sigh... Forget it. This guy must have had a very hard time these past few days. I shouldn’t scare him in his dream.
With that thought, Chen Nuo quietly exited the dream.
But... the exchange of spiritual power was complete!
Chen Nuo exited his own Consciousness Space with a lifted mood.
Another layer of thin membrane appeared on the third crack, slowly self-repairing.
At the same time, Chen Nuo felt that his spiritual power had received a slight boost.
With a thought, Chen Nuo extended a Spiritual Force Tentacle into the Captain’s Consciousness Space.
In the Captain’s Consciousness Space, the Seed of Misfortune that Chen Nuo had planted had already emerged from its cocoon!
What surprised Chen Nuo was that this Seed, in the Captain’s Consciousness Space, after breaking through the soil and being nourished by ’misfortunes’ over these two months, had undergone a strange transformation!
The original Seed had grown into something resembling a sprout!
Chen Nuo pondered for a moment...
So... Once the Seed of Misfortune matures and grows, it will become a new... Tree of Misfortune?
Chen Nuo uprooted this sapling-like Tree of Misfortune from the Captain’s Consciousness Space, wrapped it in layers of his spiritual power, and then brought it into his own Consciousness Space!
This was truly an unexpected pleasure! Originally, this thing was the strongest weapon against "The Mother"! Before, Chen Nuo had some regrets that he had been too wasteful when he faced The Mother in Japan. That time, in order to destroy the Mother, he had stuffed an entire Tree of Misfortune into it. As a result, the most effective weapon against the Mother was cut off at its root! Gone! But there’s this thing about the world; there’s providence in the dark. The Seed of Misfortune he left in the Captain’s Consciousness Space to subdue and restrain him turned out to be the last of its kind! And thanks to two months of nourishment, it had already sprouted from the soil, and it seemed like it might grow into a new Tree of Misfortune! With the Tree of Misfortune, once it grows and matures, it would continuously produce new Seeds of Misfortune!
Plus, the added bonus was that the Captain was also an Ability User; though his powers had been sealed by him, an Ability User is still an Ability User! Even though his Consciousness Space was sealed by him, his spiritual power remained strong.
After one interaction of spiritual power in the dream realm, a crack in Chen Nuo’s Consciousness Space was repaired.
Consciousness Space crack repair: 3/17
Delightful!
He left Brother Lei at the hospital; the comatose Captain needed someone to watch over him.
Chen Nuo left on his own.
With the 3/17 repair, Chen Nuo’s issue with the tight consumption of spiritual power was further alleviated.
He now had some spare spiritual power to control his own body.
So there was no need to be in the wheelchair all the time.
Walking out of the hospital’s emergency room lobby by himself, Chen Nuo thought for a moment and took out his phone to dial a number.
"Hello? Who’s this?" came Boss Guo’s voice with a northwestern accent from the other end of the line.
"It’s me."
"Chen..." Guo Qiang started, but then his tone suddenly changed, cautiously saying, "Mr. Chen... Do you have any instructions for me?"
Mr. Chen?
Chen Nuo smiled.
It seemed like he had scared Boss Guo quite a bit; even his form of address had become much more respectful.
"Nothing much, but it’s time for you to repay the favor you owe me," Chen Nuo said with a smile. "Last time you caused me a lot of trouble."
"You threw me down a well for three days, and I think I’ve been punished enough!"
"But I killed the Guo Clan’s ancestor for you, so I avenged you. That counts as a favor, doesn’t it?" Chen Nuo said calmly.
Old Guo was a straightforward person. After thinking for a bit, he said, "You have a point! You settled my grudge with the Guo Family for me; that does make me owe you a big favor.
Tell me! How do you want me to repay you?
Through fire and water, come rain or come shine! Just say the word and I’ll strike wherever you point, without a frown!"
That’s more like it! He seemed genuinely willing to repay his debt. Not like some people who say, "In the next life, I’ll be your ox or horse..." What’s with the next life! If you really want to repay someone, don’t wait for the next life; do it in this one.
"Well, there is something I need you for."
"...Speak!" Boss Guo’s tone became serious.
This young Chen Nuo’s abilities were so great, and his strength so much higher than his own... For him to need his help, it must be no small matter!
"Boss Guo, where are you at the moment?"
"I’m at the shop."
"Then listen to my instructions.
Now, close the shop, go out, and find a hotel nearby.
Find one that’s well-decorated, a bit more upscale.
Get a room in a hotel with spacious rooms and a soft bed... then wait for me there."
"..." Boss Guo pinched the phone, "What? Hotel... book a room... bed has to be soft? You... Chen Nuo, what do you want me to do?"
"Sleep."
"..." Boss Guo was silent for a few seconds, then started to stammer, "You... you... you, Chen... Chen... Chen Nuo! I... I... I am not that kind of..."
"Ah right! There’s another thing." Chen Nuo suddenly slapped his forehead. "Is Fourth Miss at your place?"
"???!!!" Guo Qiang shuddered, "What do you want with her?"
"If she’s there, bring her along. We’ll sleep together."
"...!!!!!"
Guo Qiang suddenly became furious, roaring angrily, "Chen Nuo you thief!!
You shameless bastard!!!
Damn you!! I conduct myself uprightly; I can repay a favor! But don’t even think about involving me in such disgraceful dealings!!
Ah, pah pah!!
And my wife, even less so!!!
Get lost!!
Even if I can’t beat you! Kill or cut me as you like!!
I’d rather die than comply with you!!!"
BANG!
The call was disconnected.