Chapter 104

Chapter 104

The negotiator fell to the ground.

And finally, the imperial government revealed its true colors, attempting to deceive Liu Yi into surrendering. When that failed, they stormed in, guns drawn, intending to kill Liu Yi. However, Liu Yi had already swung his hammer, smashing it onto the ground. A surge of electricity slithered across the floor like a snake, incapacitating everyone in the banquet hall and the corridors outside, leaving them convulsing and foaming at the mouth. The assailants outside cautiously retreated, hesitant to approach again.

Liu Yi looked at the Thunderbolt Hammer in his hand, realizing how to charge it. His inner rage was the power source; the stronger his anger, the more powerful the lightning it could unleash.

"Liu Yi! You can't escape. No matter where you go, the Emperor System will track you down. Surrender now and stop resisting!"

Liu Yi spat on the ground and shouted, "Ask them what I have in my hands, and I'll strike you all down!"

Upon inquiry, they discovered that Liu Yi wielded a hammer capable of summoning lightning, which could strike from the sky and kill. This made them even more cautious, hesitating to act rashly.

"Liu Yi, the situation with Chen Liang and his wife was a misunderstanding. Don't act impulsively..." They continued trying to persuade him verbally.

Gripping the hammer tightly, an indescribable fury welled up within Liu Yi. It was anger over the injustice faced by Chen Liang and his wife, anger at the empire's despicable actions, and anger at the divine hierarchy that bound them. Everything about this world infuriated him, and he felt an overwhelming urge to destroy it.

"Husband, what do we do now?" Tan Mei's voice pulled Liu Yi back to reality. She seemed bewildered but not afraid.

"Ayi," his mother looked at him.

Liu Yi composed himself. He was the family's pillar and couldn't be consumed by his emotions.

"Mom, wife, why should I surrender? Chen Liang and his wife taught us with their blood that we must never give up our cards, or we'll become helpless victims. What do you think?"

The two women nodded. "We understand your feelings. Do whatever you need to do; we're not afraid."

Liu Yi had the Earth Escape Card and the Invisibility Cloak. He had used the Earth Escape Card before; when activated, it submerged him into another space, allowing him to breathe and move freely, but only to a depth of about two meters. If opponents used powerful bombs, they could potentially blast him out. Fortunately, this was difficult unless he ventured into open areas. Even if the Emperor System locked onto him, they could only follow him around.

He tried taking others with him but found that the Earth Escape Card only worked for him alone, allowing only inanimate objects underground.

"Try this." Liu Yi picked up the Invisibility Cloak, unsure of its effectiveness against the Emperor System.

If the cloak couldn't shield him from the system, he would fight his way out. Even if he couldn't, he'd take as many enemies down with him and hide the cards where they couldn't find them, refusing to hand them over to the empire.

The cloak was large enough to cover both Tan Mei and his mother, who were both slim. Once wrapped in it, they vanished from sight in the banquet hall. Liu Yi crouched near the door, listening intently to the commotion outside.

There was a slight disturbance.

"Did they escape?"

"They say they have an invisibility cloak..."

Liu Yi grinned wildly. He knew it; the devil's creation far surpassed human technology. The cloak didn't just make them invisible; it hid their presence and scent, making them undetectable by the Emperor System.

Someone tugged at his clothes. Liu Yi understood it was them. Rumors suggested identity chips could monitor them, so he wrote a note: "I'll use the Earth Escape Card to leave. Hide here. As long as you wear the cloak, they won't find you. Don't go home. Use notes to communicate. Hide them in the dog hole behind our daughter's school."

Okay.

Liu Yi gave them the Hypnosis Card and two ordinary knives, just in case. Then, the family quickly gathered some food and began their escape.

They didn't know how long they'd have to run or where to go, but a voice inside urged them not to stop or surrender.

Jiang Xingzhuo watched, suddenly recalling a poem shared by Death from another world. She turned to ask him if he remembered.

Death's melodious voice echoed beneath his bizarre bull helmet:

"Do not go gentle into that good night,

Rage, rage against the dying of the light!"

...

"Tan Mei and her mother-in-law Zhang Zhengfang have disappeared, likely using the invisibility cloak. The Emperor System cannot locate them. Liu Yi escaped using the Earth Escape Card. Though he can be tracked, he's moving too fast, possibly using a vehicle underground, and still has the Thunderbolt Hammer. It's..."

In the president's office, the secretary nervously reported to Yizekai.

Yizekai's face darkened. The live stream of Chen Liang and his wife had disrupted their plans. Not only were the citizens shaken, but the government itself was also rattled, questioning the truth.

The secret was out, and he never imagined this unremarkable couple could cause such chaos.

Yizekai: "Who was the 'kind-hearted' person who told them about Chen Yue's death?"

"It was a Gaya named Han Tai," the secretary thought, wondering if the president had lost his mind. Han Tai's name was in the warden's report, but Yizekai hadn't taken it seriously.

Ultimately, it was Han Tai and the warden's fault. One was talkative, the other incompetent.

"Arrest him," Yizekai ordered coldly.

...

Han Tai eagerly anticipated the little girl he fancied. Her parents, having hidden her from the Kora group, had lost their jobs and were resisting. Soon, they would yield, handing over the adorable child.

This pleased him immensely. At the banquet, he smiled broadly, causing those who knew his adopted daughter had been killed by Mugan to change their condolences.

"Mr. Han seems quite happy. Is there good news?"

"Something like that."

"Mr. Han, I adopted a Kora. She's very cute. Come see her sometime?"

"I'll soon have a new adoptive daughter. They can play together."

As they conversed, the hidden implications were clear to all.

At this moment, many of their phones suddenly rang. Taking them out, they saw that the messages were from acquaintances urging them to go online immediately. Curious, they went online and were instantly pulled into the live stream, where they witnessed the event.

While everyone was shocked by the devil and the card mentioned by Chen Liang and his wife, Han Tai was drenched in cold sweat, his entire body numb. He quickly left the party.

He called the warden, who was busy looking for someone and couldn't afford to be distracted.

He called others in his network, but upon learning that he was the "good Samaritan" who had informed Chen Liang and his wife about their daughter's death, they all hung up on him.

"Sorry, this is too big. There's nothing I can do."

"Holy shit, man, you've really found yourself a dead end. Don't blame me for not helping; it's just impossible. Tell me, was Han Yuan really disfigured? Is there really a devil card..."

His body was soaked with sweat, an unprecedented fear enveloping him. The more calls he made, the more desperate he became. The imperial government would never let him off. If not for him, Chen Liang and his wife would have known nothing, and today's events wouldn't have happened.

He deeply regretted agreeing to Han Yuan's request on a whim. Han Yuan was merely a toy to him; why did he...

Suddenly, Han Tai's expression changed as he recalled the look in Han Yuan's eyes and the tone of her voice when she said those words. Did Han Yuan really just want to make the couple suffer out of resentment?

No matter how much he speculated, his fate was sealed.

Soon after, his door was opened, and the police stormed in, handcuffing him and taking him away.

...

Inside Hessen Prison.

The inmates couldn't access the internet and didn't know what was happening, only that the guards were searching frantically, even ransacking all the cells.

"Are they looking for that couple?"

"No way, did they escape?"

"Do they have the skills for that?"

...

The inmates whispered among themselves. Chen Liang and Liu Hui, a seemingly ordinary couple, now seemed shrouded in mystery. Some death row inmates might never know what had transpired until their execution day. Many serving life sentences might learn about it someday, marveling at the fact that such people had once shared the same roof with them.

Now, the few who knew what had happened tonight remained silent, unlike the others who were noisy.

Kede sat on a chair, with a fellow inmate massaging his shoulders. His green eyes gazed into the distance, lost in thought.

"Boss, this time the losses will be significant," the person massaging him murmured softly.

He didn't know the content of Chen Liang and his wife's live stream, but he knew that helping this couple would result in significant losses. Two of their own inside the prison would likely be exposed, along with some informants within the imperial government. Without these insiders, the massive hacking operation wouldn't have been so successful, and the cost was enormous.

Was it worth it for these two utterly ordinary people?

Kede smiled enigmatically and said, "Don't worry, it's worth it. You'll see."

The world is about to change. That ordinary couple used their own blood to fire the first shot.

In the auditorium.

Chen Liang and Liu Hui's bodies lay on the ground. The two guards who had assisted them were held captive. According to the plan, they were supposed to commit suicide by shooting themselves.

However, staring at the couple, they heard their words and remembered what Liu Hui had said while holding their hands. Suddenly, they felt reluctant to die.

They seemed to understand Liu Hui's meaning.