Chapter 306 - Aftermath (1/2)

Chapter 306: Aftermath

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Under the Kunlun mountain’s frozen range was a secret military base.

Construction of the base started ten years ago and by now, it had made significant signs of progress. It has a one-level structure on top of the mountain range but it went deep down into the earth. There were at least a few hundred soldiers stationed at the base and a squad of air force personnel for air support. Rumors among the public believed that this was a research base for long-range missiles.

Inside the meeting room of the underground base, a group of people sat around a table and were carrying out a discussion.

All attendees of the meeting were in military uniform and Red Sparrow was one of them. As soon as she returned to the base, she changed into a handsome looking military officer uniform. If she stood side by side with Yu Qin, the two looked practically the same. What was even more surprising about her uniform was the one star on her shoulder badge.

In addition to Red Sparrow, a few men with the rank of General Major stood still and gazed at the one who sat at the head of the table.

The man at the head of the table was a middle-aged man. He wore a pair of gla.s.ses with scratched metal frames that definitely had seen better days, an old suit with faded colors. He looked calm and scholarly like a typical member of the intellectuals during the eighties in China. On his shoulder badge was two-stars, indicating his rank of Lieutenant General

Although the man had neither Dharmic powers nor martial powers like most other people at the table, everyone looked at him with a great measure of respect and admiration. He was the Director of the Special Case Department and he represented China in the International Underground World.

“Comrade Yu Nan, be careful what you say next time. I remind you that Chen Beixuan is the Head Sergeant of Cang Dragon so he is one of my men. I can tell what you are trying to do, you are trying to take him out of my team.” The man with gla.s.ses knocked on the table and said.

“But, Director Xiao —” Red Sparrow protested.

Director Xiao remained calm and said: “You have broken the rules and so, you should apologize to Grandmaster Chen personally. The Military Headquarters and Li Wuchen have already talked to me about it. I hope this is the last time.”

“I just gave him a warning, Is Li Wuchen for real?”

Red Sparrow’s face was contorted by anger.

As the main member of the Special Case Department and a General Major, Red Sparrow was granted little restrictions on her actions due to the fact that she was of the highest ranking in the department other than the minister and a few deputy ministers.

“Be respectful, young lady.” Director Xiao pulled a tight face and said: “You are talking about Li Wuchen. Let it be rank or age, he is way ahead of you. Even if you see him in private, not as an officer, you should still call him Uncle with respect.”

“Fine…” Red Sparrow lowered her head but anger burned even brighter in her eyes. She clenched her fist and tried to channel all of her resentment towards one person.

The rest of the attendees, including a few deputy directors, White Tiger and Black Tortoise all tried to suppress the snickers on their faces.

Red Sparrow was spoiled by the Director because she was a girl. This was the first time she got to taste his no-nonsense reprimand and her peers wagered that she should turn it down a notch from now on.

“As for Chen Beixuan’s high ranking on the Dark Roll, I think that is something worth celebrating.” Director Xiao said. “General Chen Beixuan is the Head Sergeant of the Cang Dragon and therefore a member of the military. Sooner or later we will ask for help from Li Wuchen or Chen Beixuan, it’s never a bad thing to have a powerful ally. Plus, he will add another one to the list of Dark Roll members in China, making it four in total. That would make the imperialists at the CIA think better to mess with us again.”

Everyone nodded in agreement.

“Of course, the ranking of the Dark Roll also reflected our weakness in collecting and a.s.sessing Grandmaster’s abilities. We are in the same country as Grandmaster Chen, but we knew him less than the CIA did.” Director Xiao knocked on the table with a knuckle and said: “CIA wouldn’t list him at the third spot for no reason. I figure that Olga, being the sole survivor, must have told the CIA some details that we are not aware of. Those details are the key to the CIA’s decision in replacing Zeus with Grandmaster Chen.”

He then furrowed his brows and said.

“Zhentang, did azure dragon reply to our message? He was the only other person present at the battle beside Olga.”

A man sat beside Red Sparrow straightened his back and announced. “Boss went out of the country right after the battle was over, saying that he is going to take over the Dark Totem. However, right before he left, he told me that he also agrees Chen Beixuan is the most powerful man under the Immortal State and he said Chen Beixuan has broken the hypersonic barrier with his own body.”

“Broke the hypersonic barrier?”

Many attendees who sat closer to the head of the table looked at each other in fear.

Chen Fan’s exact power had been the main contention among the leaders of the department. After all, no one from the department was present while Chen Fan fought Lei Qianjue and no one had witnessed his ability to use Hypersonic Punch. Most a.n.a.lysts had only antic.i.p.ated a Lei Qianjue in or around the mid-stage of Internal Force cultivation. To their surprise, after a decade of hard word, Lei Qianjue was able to make it onto the Dark Roll and become extraordinarily powerful.

There had been one recording of the fight, but due to the weather, the video footage was too coa.r.s.e to be anywhere meaningful.

However, If Chen Fan had unleashed the Hypersonic Punch once again and was witnessed by both Olga and Azure Dragon, the CIA might very well have placed him so high on the Dark Roll. The power needed to wield the hypersonic ability was astronomical and required strength that was beyond most people’s imagination. Therefore, even many CIA a.n.a.lysts were worried that they had underestimated Chen Fan’s power even after placing him on the third spot.

“Very well then. We should treat Chen Beixuan very carefully. Any action against him must get my director’s approval.” Director Xiao announced.

It was always better to have a powerful friend than foe. To b.u.t.t heads with such a potent opponent would not bode well for anyone.

“But Director, how are we going to make sure that he will cooperate?” Red Sparrow hurried to put in.