22: Subdue! Huang Yichen!!!

Under the night sky on the Nankang coast, moonlight shimmered on the waves, a picture of tranquility. The armored personnel carrier moved silently across the sea.

Over a thousand Bozi Youning advanced rapidly toward the Lin family mine under the cover of darkness.

Wei He sat inside an apocalypse tank, followed by advanced units like Tesla Troopers and Radiation Engineers. Yuri, like Wei He, was protected inside various tanks.

The entrance to the Lin family mine consisted of two wooden gates, each three people high. On either side of the gates stood a watchtower. At this moment, the two people in the towers were fast asleep; in their minds, no one would ever dare provoke a Lin family property.

"Rat-tat-tat!" Wei He had already issued the command to attack. Upon reaching the entrance, the Bozi Youning immediately began firing wildly at the gates. The poor wooden doors were riddled with holes in an instant, and the two men in the watchtowers were startled awake.

The two looked down in a daze at the dark mass of people below—an endless sea of soldiers in the night. They were so terrified they nearly wet themselves as they scrambled down the watchtowers. They had barely run a few steps before being struck by bullets piercing through the gates. Riddled with holes, they collapsed to the ground and breathed their last.

Liu San was also jolted awake by the dense gunfire. Clueless about what was happening, he hurriedly dressed and led a group of thugs toward the gate, only to find two corpses on the ground.

Before Liu San could react, the gates succumbed to the assault and collapsed with a loud bang. A group of Bozi Youning charged in, spraying them with bullets. Wails and gunfire erupted into a chaotic symphony.

Even in death, they didn't know what had happened, nor had they ever seen these people or these strange weapons.

From inside the tank, Wei He saw everything clearly through the system interface. He then issued orders: one group to find Du Yu in the dungeon, and another to rescue the laborers.

"Agh! Agh! Agh!" The men charging into the dungeon wailed as they fired wildly. Before long, silence returned to the interior.

Through the eyes of a Neck Twister, Wei He clearly saw Huang Yichen in action. These Ability Users were truly terrifying; the Bozi Youning in the dungeon had been torn to shreds.

While the Bozi Youning outside were still on alert, a man suddenly lunged from the ground beside them. It was Huang Yichen. He casually ripped the head off a nearby soldier. As other Bozi Youning fired at him, earthen walls suddenly rose from the ground, surrounding him.

While the crowd was still firing, he had already used Earth Evasion to appear behind them, taking another head before vanishing back into the ground. Repeating this, the mine was soon littered with headless corpses.

Wei He quickly withdrew the remaining Bozi Youning and personally entered the mine. Stepping over the corpses covering the ground, he came before Huang Yichen.

"I've come back to save you. These are my soldiers; there's no need to fight anymore!" Wei He said with a relaxed expression.

"I didn't expect you to actually escape. I only let you out because I wanted to play a game of cat and mouse. I am a man of the Lin family; I won't let you take him." Huang Yichen's sallow face was full of disdain.

"Whatever the Lin family gave you, I can give you too. Think about it!" Wei He said, holding onto a final sliver of hope.

"Enough talk. None of your people are a match for me. Surrender now, or I'll kill you all!" Huang Yichen's gaze turned cold.

"Win first, then we'll talk. I'll go check on Brother Du and see you later!" After speaking, Wei He walked straight toward the dungeon without waiting for Huang Yichen's reply.

Following Wei He's command, Yuri launched a mental attack, but a powerful ability force deflected it.

"I cannot control him yet!" Yuri's voice echoed in Wei He's mind through the red alert system.

"Hmph~" Huang Yichen looked on with utter contempt, as if Wei He were already a corpse in his eyes. "I'll finish them off, then send you to hell!"

When he turned back, Tesla Troopers entered through the gate. They wore dark gray electrical-insulation armor, helmets with red visors, arm-mounted Tesla discharge devices, and Tesla power packs on their backs.

Huang Yichen tried to repeat his trick by tunneling behind a Tesla Trooper, but he was immediately scorched black by high-voltage Tesla currents and collapsed to the ground.

Fortunately, he was an Ability User; a normal person would have died instantly. The others scattered under Wei He's command, and then a rhino tank arrived at the gate, its barrel pointed directly at Huang Yichen. Under his shocked gaze, a deafening roar tore through the sky.

Huang Yichen was sent flying by the shockwave of the explosion. The next second, he fell to the ground, smoking and covered in blood. Just as he tried to speak, he spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Wha—what is this?" Just as Huang Yichen shouted this, his head suddenly throbbed with excruciating pain. "Agh, agh, no...!"

"He will be ours," Yuri uttered his classic line as he slowly walked in from outside.

In Wei He's eyes, there was a red thread on Yuri's head that extended to Huang Yichen's, connecting the two. Huang Yichen's mind had been completely taken over by Yuri.

Another Yuri walked slowly to the dungeon entrance. Inside, Wei He and Du Yu were still exchanging pleasantries.

"It's over. The battle is over. You can come out now; you're free!" Wei He said excitedly, having just subdued an Ability User.

"Really? You actually defeated him? He's a Control Level Ability User!" Du Yu's eyes were filled with astonishment.

"I'll be blunt. After you get out, are you willing to come and help me?" Wei He asked tentatively.

"What can you give me? Money? My abilities already allow me to achieve financial freedom whenever I want. I lack nothing. Now, I want to truly enjoy life. My dream is to live freely. I wouldn't help Lin Zhian, and I won't help you either!" Du Yu's hands were clenched tightly, his knuckles white, but he spoke candidly.

"Alright, I understand. You may go!" Wei He's brow relaxed, and he spoke in a light tone.

"Really? You're really willing to let me go?" Du Yu's brow furrowed, his eyes full of confusion.

Wei He nodded gently. Du Yu's eyes crinkled into crescents, and a wide grin spread across his face as he walked toward the dungeon exit. As he walked, he said, "Brother Wei, if you ever come to the Northern Province, I'll treat you well!"

"Sure!" Wei He's gaze drifted elsewhere, landing on the candlelight on the wall, a faint smile playing on his lips.

"Agh! Agh! No! No..." Du Yu, who had been smiling just a moment ago, suddenly clutched his head in agony after exiting the dungeon, screaming loudly. After a short while, he fell silent.

"He will be ours," Yuri entered the dungeon and spoke slowly to Wei He.

"That easy?" Wei He's pupils dilated, and a wide grin instantly spread across his face.

"His ability power was relatively weak and couldn't block the mental attack," Yuri explained.

At dawn, as the sky began to pale, Wei He, Du Yu, and Huang Yichen sat together on an apocalypse tank.

Looking at the red threads on their heads, Wei He felt his sense of unease diminish a bit more.

The two were now absolutely loyal to Wei He and told him everything they knew. From them, Wei He learned that the Lingshu Kingdom was a nation known for its abilities.

The ability levels were: Entry Level, Manipulation Level, Control Level, World-Shocking Level, Heaven-Shaking Level, Judgment Level, Domain Level, Void-Breaking Level, and God-Fiend Level.