Chapter 993: Chapter 993: The Person Behind the Demon Shield Bureau
The Demon Shield Bureau has quite the means of controlling its subordinates. This scout was extremely loyal to the Demon Shield Bureau. When he found himself captured by Xiao Zheng, he didn’t hesitate and immediately committed suicide.
Xiao Zheng was furious inside, but there was nothing he could do. He barked coldly, "Follow me!"
Although he didn’t obtain any information, Xiao Zheng could already sense a massive presence of life ahead, which must be the location of the Demon Shield Bureau headquarters.
Just walking a short distance, Xiao Zheng suddenly saw black shadows leap out from afar. Those were the biochemical soldiers, all of whom rushed over with a roar.
Narrowing his eyes slightly, Xiao Zheng said, "Looks like we’ve found the right place. This group should be the local defensive force of the Demon Shield Bureau. Kill them!"
With a cold shout, Xiao Zheng charged forward. In a few leaps, he reached the group of biochemical soldiers from the Demon Shield Bureau, delivering a punch that scattered Gang Qi, sending several biochemical soldiers flying away.
The number of biochemical soldiers in this appearing squad wasn’t large, only one to two thousand.
With Xiao Zheng and Long Qie leading Sky Net’s three thousand elite, they quickly annihilated them completely and captured a few prisoners.
These prisoners attempted to commit suicide but were stopped by Xiao Zheng. Then, Xiao Zheng used the Soul Needle to interrogate them, trying to find out the location of the Demon Shield Bureau headquarters’ entrance.
These prisoners, though loyal to the Demon Shield Bureau, couldn’t withstand the excruciating pain of the Soul Needle. They didn’t last a moment before honestly spilling everything.
It turns out that the Demon Shield Bureau headquarters is located beneath this vast icy land, with the entrance hidden in a very secretive location.
After thoroughly inquiring about the entrance’s location, Xiao Zheng killed the prisoners with a flick of his wrist and then led Sky Net’s elite soldiers to the entrance.
Long Qie, worried, said, "Mr. Xiao, those prisoners just said that there are more biochemical soldiers here than the entire fleet led by Sikureijeman. What if we’re surrounded when we charge through?"
Xiao Zheng chuckled, "Are you stupid? The army here consists of hundreds of thousands of people, so the area needed for their camp must be vast, and the logistics requirements are enormous. This means that this army absolutely cannot be stationed with the Demon Shield Bureau; it would take a long time for them to come over, and during that time, we can accomplish a lot."
Long Qie said, "Even so, it’s too dangerous. Mr. Xiao, why don’t you go back first? Leave the infiltration to me."
Long Qie didn’t want Xiao Zheng to take the risk, willing to replace him instead.
Xiao Zheng resolutely stated, "No, this operation can only be completed by me."
Long Qie had no choice but to give up.
Bringing Sky Net’s elite, and guided by the information from the few prisoners, Xiao Zheng quickly arrived at the entrance to the Demon Shield Bureau headquarters.
If there are no surprises, the number one officer of the Demon Shield Bureau is here.
Xiao Zheng looked from afar; at the entrance, there stood a large cathedral of Western Gothic style. This cathedral appeared abruptly in the vast icy world, standing out dramatically.
The cathedral’s door opened, revealing a deep passage inside. The passage extended downward into the earth, and above the passage, there was a sorrowful statue of Jesus on the cross.
Watching this, Xiao Zheng laughed, "The Demon Shield Bureau, famous for its science and notorious for its heinous research, believes in God and has built a church at its headquarters. How ironic."
"You don’t understand," an elderly voice suddenly came from inside the church, "while our means are somewhat aggressive, they are all in pursuit of discovering the world’s truth, and the closer one gets to truth, the closer one gets to God."
A glint of murderous intent flashed in Xiao Zheng’s eyes as he said coldly, "That’s the reason for your heinous acts?"
He couldn’t help but recall the horrifying scenes witnessed at the Antarctic Shield Bureau’s biochemical research base, places more terrifying than Hell itself, where countless ordinary people struggled and died miserably in the Bureau’s experiments.
"Heh, sometimes certain sacrifices are necessary for great goals. I believe those who have died can ascend to Heaven, which is a pretty good outcome for them," the elderly voice in the church chuckled and continued.
Yet, there was always only the voice, without a glimpse of the person.
"You must be the number one officer of the Demon Shield Bureau, the mysterious director, right?" Xiao Zheng said coldly, "As the true ruler of the Demon Shield Bureau, you’ve always stayed behind the scenes, barely known to the world. Listening to your words now, it’s clear you’re a thousand times more evil than Sikureijeman."
"Heh." The elderly voice sneered, "Imagine that someone known as the Evil God uses the term evil to describe me, quite amusing."
Xiao Zheng said, "Although I’m called the Evil God, I never do anything against conscience. Your Demon Shield Bureau, on the other hand, under the guise of scientific research, has committed countless acts against human morals. Do you think you’re qualified to comment on me? You’re not."
Xiao Zheng’s words carried deep contempt, which angered the Demon Shield Bureau director. The cold voice replied, "You may be small, but your words are grand. Let’s see what qualifications you have to look down on me."
With that, the voice vanished.
Then, with a thunderous rumble, the ground around the cathedral suddenly collapsed, sending ice and snow into disarray, revealing six gigantic tunnels, from which teams of biochemical soldiers surged forth.
They poured out continuously; in an instant, there were already four to five thousand of them, with the numbers still increasing.
Moreover, these biochemical soldiers appeared very fierce, emitting a particularly powerful aura, evidently the elite of the Demon Shield Bureau.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Zheng was not the slightest bit afraid. He said to Long Qie, "Do you remember the objective of our mission this time?"
Long Qie was momentarily taken aback by Xiao Zheng’s sudden question, but he quickly responded, "Of course I remember! Our mission is to break into the Demon Shield Bureau headquarters and destroy their command hierarchy!
Even if the operation fails, it will still cause chaos among the upper echelons of the Demon Shield Bureau, leading to disordered command."
Xiao Zheng nodded, shouting, "Then follow me and fight through!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Zheng stomped hard on the ground and launched himself like a cannonball. After a few charges, he had covered hundreds of meters, breaking the sound barrier and creating a series of sonic booms.
Xiao Zheng arrived before one of the tunnels where the biochemical soldiers were endlessly emerging. Without saying a word, he threw a powerful punch that no one could withstand, sending the biochemical soldiers standing before him flying back with cries of pain.