Chen Shu's heart skipped a beat. Had he been discovered?
His build was similar to Lu Pingfan's, and he was wearing a mask, so he shouldn't have been recognized.
The security guard stood up and asked, "Old Lu, how was the progress last night?"
"It was okay."
Chen Shu remained composed. As he approached the guard, a sense of danger washed over him.
This person was no ordinary individual; he was at least a Black Iron tier Beast Tamer.
"Have the retreat routes for the executors been arranged? What about the follow-up work?"
The security guard inquired. Despite his appearance, his position within the corporation was not low.
Chen Shu replied, "Yes, it's almost done."
"What do you mean 'almost done'? I'm not saying this to criticize you, but as a liaison, you need to be at least meticulous. A single mistake from you could put an executor in danger!"
The security guard's expression turned cold, clearly displeased with Chen Shu's attitude. He continued,
"Do you remember what happened with Liu Ping last time? It was precisely because the liaison hadn't investigated thoroughly that the assassination failed, and it even alerted the Dragon Guard, making the job significantly more difficult."
Chen Shu was momentarily stunned. Liu Ping was the Black Iron tier Beast Tamer who had hunted Fang Si previously.
"It really is a den of thieves!"
"If there's a next time..."
The security guard continued to drone on for another ten minutes.
Chen Shu rubbed his forehead. Damn it, he had calculated everything, but never expected to encounter this guy.
"Alright!"
He frowned and said, "No, why are you spewing so much nonsense?"
"???"
The security guard at the entrance froze, his eyes filled with disbelief.
A low-ranking liaison in the company was speaking to him like this?!
"Burn it all down for you!!"
Chen Shu declared, "I still have to rush to participate in the competition, and you're just going on and on."
As he spoke, a vial strangely appeared in his hand.
He swung his right arm twice and threw it directly into the office building.
In an instant, the vial shattered, and the flame within it instantly spread, as if unleashed from a seal.
The fire erupted, igniting anything it touched as if it were alcohol.
Within moments, raging flames engulfed the entire office building.
Black smoke billowed, sweeping across the sky, and the entire city knew something had happened!
"Ah, this..."
The security guard was stunned, his mouth agape, unsure of what to say.
"Are people's tempers this volatile nowadays?"
"I, as your superior, reprimanded you a couple of times, and you actually set the company ablaze?!"
Chen Shu was also taken aback, not expecting the vial to be so terrifyingly effective.
In mere seconds, the vial had ignited an entire building. Apart from the sound of burning, there were no screams.
It was the weekend, so ordinary employees weren't working.
Chen Shu couldn't be certain that every employee was a criminal, so he chose to start the fire on a weekend.
The flames were fierce, even spreading towards the basement,
which was the organization's true base.
"Something happened?!"
In the underground base, a gaunt middle-aged man's expression turned grim, and he abruptly opened his eyes.
The flames from above surged down. Although the company activated its fire suppression system, it was futile, and the fire grew even more ferocious.
"This isn't ordinary fire!"
"Damn it! How could something go wrong so suddenly?!"
The middle-aged man's face contorted with extreme displeasure. He left his room, but the flames spread like a plague.
Even with his physical condition, he couldn't endure such intense heat.
"Damn it! It must be a high-tier Fire element contracted spirit!"
His heart filled with unease, his first thought was that the Dragon Guard was trying to encircle and suppress them.
"How could we have been exposed so easily?"
"It shouldn't be like this?"
The organization had taken over the Nan Cang Ding Sheng Group without leaving any trace; they couldn't possibly have been discovered.
"Boss, what should we do?"
Three people rushed over in a panic, their eyes also filled with dread.
"Protect the data, and force our way out!"
The middle-aged man's expression was decisive as he issued the order and summoned a terrifying ice tiger.
The organization's leader was actually a Gold tier Beast Tamer!
With the ice tiger's abilities, the flames were finally contained,
but he dared not unleash his full power, lest the Dragon Guard detect a Gold tier Beast Tamer.
Whether they could break out depended entirely on him!
There were only a few dozen people in the entire underground base, all in a frenzy gathering data.
At the same time, outside the office building,
"Stop! You there!"
The security guard shouted loudly, his eyes now filled with terror.
"The organization's stronghold is gone just like this?"
"All because he reprimanded his subordinate a couple of times?"
"This is utter nonsense, isn't it?!"
"This is the price for you wanting to retaliate against us Nan Jiang Hooligans!"
Chen Shu grinned and directly rode his Golden Slime away.
"Not Lu Pingfan?!"
The security guard's eyes narrowed. Seeing that it was too late to pursue, he could only brave the flames and force his way back into the base.
Meanwhile, at the Dou Ling Arena,
"Due to our student Chen Shu being delayed, please bear with us for a moment!"
The host said with a smile, showing no panic even in the face of this situation.
The entire audience was discussing amongst themselves, but there were no complaints or accusations.
As long as they could see the Big Dipper Monster, they didn't mind waiting!
"That's right, student Chen Shu is so powerful, it must be due to his talent and hard work. Perhaps he's cultivating right now!"
"What do you mean 'perhaps'? As a genius, he's definitely studying diligently!"
At the contestant positions, Xu Xiaoyu and Xia Bing's lips twitched.
"Are you sure this isn't Chen Pi buying fake reviews?!"
As everyone waited, someone suddenly exclaimed.
"Holy crap, something's happening outside!"
"It's on fire! It's on fire!"
"The competition hasn't even started, what are you talking about fire? My blood is already running cold."
"I'm talking about the Ding Sheng Building being on fire!"
"Really?!"
In an instant, the Dou Ling Arena became chaotic, with some people even leaving their seats to get a look at the situation outside.
"No way..."
Xu Xiaoyu and Xia Bing exchanged glances, swallowing hard with unease.
"This is right in the city center!"
In the underground base of the Ding Sheng Building,
"Boss, it was the Nan Jiang Hooligans who set the fire!"
The security guard quickly rejoined the others, revealing the culprit.
"Nan Jiang Hooligans?"
The Gold tier Beast Tamer frowned, having no recollection of them.
"When did the organization provoke such a ruthless individual?"
The security guard explained, "It seems to be because we wanted to retaliate against him!"
A Silver tier Beast Tamer seemed to recall something and said, "Was it that Fang Si mission?"
Everyone suddenly remembered. The organization rarely had mission failures, and even fewer executors had failed to return.
The Fang Si mission was naturally brought up as a negative example.
"Why would we retaliate against him? Damn it!"
The middle-aged man's mouth twitched. Since the mission failed, it proved the target was too difficult, requiring an increase in the bounty, or it should be abandoned.
Although the combat footage from that time was sent back, the organization had no intention of retaliating against Chen Shu.
That was a different price altogether!
And now this guy comes knocking on their door and burns down their organization!
"Who can I even complain to about this?"
Someone couldn't help but say, "I feel like he's the criminal."
"He sets buildings on fire at the slightest disagreement; we're not even that ruthless!"