Black Reef City, a lawless land, a paradise for mercenaries.

For three consecutive days, thunderstorms shrouded the entire sky.

In the thunder and lightning, a helicopter struggled through the storm, its situation was perilous.

"Beep, beep, beep!"

The harsh alarm abruptly sounded, the hearts of all on the helicopter clenched.

"Captain, the helicopter is out of control, it's... about to crash!"

The pilot tried to remain calm, but the terror in his eyes was hard to erase, he could only plead to the man before him.

"All hands, prepare for a parachute jump!"

The man's face darkened. Although a helicopter was valuable, it was nothing compared to the elite among the mercenaries!

Boom!

As the sentence fell, a lightning strike hit the aircraft's tail, blasting a hole as big as a human.

A parachute pack fell into thin air along with the cabin debris!

The entire helicopter was completely unbalanced, teetering on the brink of falling!

"Quick, grab your parachute pack and jump, I've got this!"

Without any hesitation, the man threw a parachute pack to the pilot, kicked him off the helicopter with one foot, and took over the pilot's seat himself.

"Captain!"

Everyone wore a look of astonishment.

This was several thousand meters in the sky, and everyone knew what it meant if there was one relief package missing.

To stay behind meant death!

"Damn it, didn't you all hear what I said? I'm the captain, that's an order! Everyone get off the plane now!"

With a defiant 'don't worry about me' expression, the man roared, "I won't die! Stand at attention down there and wait for me. I will handle you all soon!"

The plane's alarm had become more and more piercing. The crew members knew if they didn't jump soon, it would be too late.

Looking at the determined man's back, their eyes were full of admiration.

Though the captain was only twenty-four years old, younger than them, the events he had been through, the dangerous missions he had completed, outnumbered theirs combined.

And in every mission, he was always out in front, with him being the last to retreat, he was always protecting everyone regardless if he was in a perilous situation.

Now, he was still standing behind them, but this time......it could very well be the last time he protected them?

The team members, with unwilling expressions, resolutely turned around and jumped off the plane.

As the last member jumped off, Chen Xao clenched his teeth and the weight lifted slightly from his heart.

He glanced at the dashboard filled with countless red lights, and with a cool demeanor, quickly pressed several buttons to switch to manual control.

Looking at the nearby mountains, his face was resolute: "I have to take the plane further away, or the fragments from the explosion will injure the team members!"

"Beeeeeeep!!!"

In the face of the life-threatening alarm sounds, the plane was getting closer and closer to the mountain, death looming!

Chen Xiao looked down at his team members who had already descended to a safe distance. A moment before the plane crashed into the mountain, he jumped from a height of several kilometers in mid-air!

Boom!!!

Behind him, the plane crashed into the mountain, bursting into an immense fireball.

A silhouette fell rapidly amidst the heatwave!

Whoosh...

The gale howled in his ears, gnawing at Chen Xiao's stoic face. As his descent speeded up, his situation wasn't safer than before!

Yet, not a trace of fear could be found on Chen Xiao's face.

His limbs spread wide, an invisible force covered the surface of his body, pulling him upward, constantly slowing his descent.

In just a few seconds, his falling speed had been reduced by eighty percent, but for an ordinary person, it was still fatal!

So, he began to throw punches.

Aiming at the approaching ground, he swung his fists!

It seemed to be an ineffective and even ridiculous action, but on Chen Xiao, it filled people with anticipation.

As if, in the next second, a miracle would happen!

Thump!

Thump!

Thump!

Suddenly, a series of dull noise blasted from the ground, as though someone was beating a drum, even overpowering the roar of thunder!

Each time the sound echoed, a shockwave ascended from the ground, notably slowing Chen Xiao's falling speed!

Could it be — he was using the shockwave produced by his fist hitting the ground to halt his speed!

How massive of a force would that take?

This is too unbelievable!

To Chen Xiao, it's just an ordinary day. When he was tens of meters away from the ground, he did a kip-up, his legs stiff as steel, and landed firmly on the ground.

Boom——

A deafening explosion created a ten-meter-deep crater in the ground!

The dust stirred up obscured a radius of thirty meters within an instant.

After the dust had settled, a sturdy figure stood at the center of the crater, sharp and riveting as a blade!

Chen Xiao patted off the dust from his body, corner of his mouth lifting slightly, "This Nine Heavens Divine Skill is really something. Having only cultivated to the second level, I can plummet from thousands of meters in the sky unscathed. I wonder how powerful it would be when cultivated to the top level?"

The Nine Heavens Divine Skill was a cultivation secret manual that Chen Xiao accidentally obtained in a highly dangerous mission.

Thanks to the Nine Heavens Divine Skill, he was able to complete hell-level tasks again and again, escaping from countless assassins.

The incident today also proves his current strength, which is now enough to confront his former enemies. No longer does he need to hide in the army, living a life of keeping his head down.

"It's time to return. I wonder if after three years, that group of bastards still remember me, Chen Xiao?"

"Three years ago, the scenes of you murdering my parents, causing my sister to disappear, they're still vivid in my mind!"

"This time, I, Chen Xiao, will make sure you pay in blood for your blood debts!"

……

……

An earthquake?

An airplane explosion couldn't possibly cause such a large tremor!

What on earth is happening?

After landing, the team members could feel the huge tremor beneath their feet. Their faces were shocked as they all looked in the direction of the plane explosion.

But almost immediately, their jaws dropped in amazement.

A familiar figure appeared before their eyes, causing countless times more shock than the explosion had.

"Captain! You're not dead!!!"

The team members were both pleasantly surprised and shocked. They hadn't expected Chen Xiao to survive unscathed after falling from thousands of meters high!

"Is this... guy even human?"

"Do you really want to see me die?"

"Let me tell you, even if you all die, I won't!"

Unapologetically, Chen Xian castigated the elite force from this group of mercenaries. Yet, not a single Special Operations member contested his statement. Instead, they looked at him with utmost respect.

"This mission will be the last time I lead you. From now on, you'll have to rely on yourselves."

Chen Xian said, a bit melancholy.

"What, Captain, you... you're leaving?"

The team members were taken aback, finding it hard to believe.

"Uh huh. Please relay a message to Wei for me. Tell him I'm heading back to Donggang city. Don't bother me in the future... Even if it's important, don't bother me."

Chen Xian left without looking back, leaving behind a figure brimming with arrogance.

Snap!

The team members stood at attention, simultaneously raised their hands in a solemn salute. They watched as a man, akin to a military god, walked away.

And so on...

Donggang City.

A train arrived at the station.

"It's been three years since I last returned, East Port has really changed a lot..."

After several stops, Chen Xiao finally arrived at East Port. He looked at the towering buildings in the city area and couldn't help but exclaim. However, the next second, his face sank to the bottom.

"Wei, you damn old turtle, you've actually frozen all my overseas accounts! Now I only have a hundred in cash on me, not even enough to get a hotel room and a massage!"

"Help! Someone's robbing me! Someone, help!!"

Just as Chen Xiao was feeling down, a curvy figure suddenly threw herself at him. On her stunningly beautiful face was an expression of utter panic, completely oblivious to the fact that her soft chest had pressed against Chen Xiao's arm.

Tut tut tut, these gotta be at least a D cup, right?

In the military, it's all men. Even the occasional sight of a cleaner lady is enough to stir one's heart.

But now a beauty suddenly appeared and threw herself into his arms, Chen Xiao couldn't help licking his dry lips, his gaze was intense as he stared at her.

"Hey, didn't you hear me? Help me catch the robbery culprit, he stole my bag!"

The beauty looked at the figure growing farther away and shouted anxiously.

The loose upper garment she wore outlined her explosive curves due to the sweat, the neckline was wide open, showing a hint of fair skin. The glossy bead of perspiration at the ridge was simply irresistible.

With his height over one point eight meters, Chen Xiao had an unobstructed view. His heart was all ablaze.

In response to the beauty's interrogation, he said casually, "Don't worry, beauty. Let me feast my eyes first, then I’ll help you catch the culprit. How does that sound?"

"What are you looking at!"

"Of course, I'm looking at you!"

As Su Wei followed Chen Xiao's gaze downwards, she realized with a start that one of her buttons had come undone at some unknown time, revealing a startling cleavage.

"You... you're shameless!!!"

She instinctively covered her chest, fury coloring her embarrassed face. She glared at Chen Xiao whose smug expression occupied all her thoughts. With no heed to the robber lurking in her mind, her hand instinctively rose to slap his insolent face...