Chapter 1692 - 1568: A Group of Top Scientists
"Leave? Are you kidding me? This place is full of their people. If going with you is just walking to our deaths, of course I’m not leaving."
The Huaxia elder said in a deep voice, his expression heavy.
He still had family, and a little granddaughter he doted on most. He didn’t want to die.
He still had to stay alive and go back to see his family.
"Unless you can prove you actually have that kind of ability first!" The Huaxia elder stared straight at Ye Qingfeng as he spoke.
His face was grim.
Ye Qingfeng smiled lightly and said coldly, "If you don’t want to leave, you can just stay here."
"Like hell that has anything to do with me!"
...
The corner of the Huaxia elder’s mouth twitched.
He felt extremely aggrieved.
This guy’s way of talking was really... If all the other scientists left and he alone stayed here, that would be way too miserable.
"Y-you, what kind of way is that to talk? You’re a soldier of Huaxia, right? If we can get out of here, I’m definitely filing a complaint against you!" the Huaxia elder shouted angrily.
"Relax, you’re not getting the chance to leave." Ye Qingfeng gently shook his head. "I’ve already decided I’m not saving you."
His expression changed drastically.
All those Huaxia scientists’ faces went ugly on the spot.
"No, Elder Shu is the top scientist in here!"
"Yeah, Elder Shu’s lifetime of knowledge can’t just be wasted here!"
"Please, take Elder Shu with you. Our research can’t afford to lose him!"
None of them had expected these scientists would actually beg on behalf of the Huaxia elder.
Looked like this Elder Shu really had some status, to make scientists from other countries submit to him.
"No matter how great his knowledge is, it doesn’t matter to me." Ye Qingfeng lightly shook his head.
Scientists.
So what if they’re the most brilliant scientists.
As long as Ye Qingfeng had time and patience, he could even cultivate his own top-tier scientists.
It’d just be troublesome, that’s all.
"Don’t bother pleading with him. Those Devils are right across from us. If you follow him, there’s a good chance you’re walking straight to your deaths!" Elder Shu said, refusing to back down. He wasn’t willing to soften his stance.
"He’s right. Anyone who dares leave with him is going to die!" The middle-aged man’s eyes spewed flames, cold light flashing.
Everyone’s bodies trembled.
They really couldn’t understand how this young man planned to get them out under these circumstances.
"Anyone who wants to live, follow me!"
Ye Qingfeng said indifferently.
He took the lead and walked ahead.
After a moment of hesitation, one Asian scientist finally stepped out and followed behind Ye Qingfeng.
Even if he died, he refused to stay in this pitch-dark hell any longer.
He was going to gamble.
With the first person taking the lead, more and more people started following behind Ye Qingfeng.
The middle-aged man’s face turned extremely ugly, his expression dark as he finally shouted, "Come with me and keep them here!"
A few Guards moved, trying to grab the scientists, making their hearts tremble.
Right then, a streak of Sword Light slashed out from Ye Qingfeng, and those Guards were instantly cut down, dying on the spot.
"Ye Qingfeng, you really have a death wish, don’t you?" The middle-aged man roared in fury, shouting shrilly, "You really think I don’t dare die together with you, tear the net just to kill the fish?"
"You can give it a try." Ye Qingfeng replied at last, his face calm.
"If you take them away, you’re sentencing me to death. If I’m going to die anyway, why wouldn’t I dare drag you down with me?" The middle-aged man’s hair bristled with rage as he shouted.
"When the fish die, the net doesn’t break." Ye Qingfeng lightly shook his head. "I know what your trump card is. Even if you trigger it, at most I’ll be seriously injured. I won’t die."
The middle-aged man froze.
Yes, he did have a trump card.
He could self-detonate—not just his body, the entire experimental base would explode. They had buried their own specially developed explosives here, with a yield equivalent to a thousand tons of TNT.
It could level this place in an instant!
But he didn’t dare.
Not just because he didn’t want to die; if these scientists died with him, then Haidong Martial Arts Hall’s losses would be massive.
The organization’s plans would also be delayed ten years.
Absolutely unacceptable!
"Let’s go."
Ye Qingfeng shook his head and was the first to walk toward the outside.
The scientists all froze for a moment, then their faces flooded with wild joy. This young man actually managed to suppress this twisted organization.
They had really been rescued!
Fantastic!
The scientists followed Ye Qingfeng, overjoyed.
The Huaxia elder’s expression changed wildly, feeling utterly humiliated.
He had just missed a chance at rescue. He still had to go home and see his family, and his granddaughter.
He wanted to go with them, but when he thought of their argument just now, he couldn’t quite swallow his pride.
But in the end, with several other scientists tugging at him, they managed to drag the Huaxia elder out together.
The middle-aged man’s face was extremely ugly as he watched Ye Qingfeng take them away right in front of him.
He was completely helpless.
If he ordered the Guards to act, Ye Qingfeng could kill them.
If he blew up the base, he’d die, and so would the scientists.
Ten minutes later, Ye Qingfeng and the others had all left the base.
"Boss, are we really just going to let them go like this? Headquarters will never forgive us!" one of the higher-ups said.
"I know. Contact Headquarters immediately and have them send reinforcements!" the middle-aged man said coldly.
The scientists had to be taken back, no matter what!
At that moment, Ye Qingfeng was leading the scientists across the icefield. They were already out of the base’s range.
But in the howling blizzard, these scientists couldn’t endure it at all. There was no way they could make it out of here on their own.
Ye Qingfeng used Heaven and Earth Power to raise an energy shield, and instantly, inside the hemispherical barrier it became pleasantly warm, like early spring in March.
"This is incredible, thank you, thank you!"
"So powerful. May I ask, which unit are you from? We have to find some way to thank you properly!"
Inside the Heaven and Earth Power shield, the scientists all thanked him excitedly.
"You don’t need to thank me. I’m saving you on one condition—that you work for me," Ye Qingfeng said calmly.
His plan happened to require a group just like this.
Training his own scientists would be too slow.
These people were all top-tier scientists—highly practical, very convenient.
What?
The scientists’ faces changed instantly. Were they about to escape the tiger’s den only to land in the wolf’s lair?
They were done with those days of endless work and no freedom!
"Relax. You’ll have freedom. It’ll be just like working in a lab. You can freely schedule your vacations, go home, or bring your families to my turf."
Ye Qingfeng spoke evenly.
Once he said that, their expressions finally eased. The conditions were way better than here—something they could accept.
They just had some doubts in their hearts. Bring their families to his turf? Where exactly was his turf?
"Aren’t you afraid some of us will just run off once we go home?" someone asked directly.
"You’re welcome to give it a try."
Ye Qingfeng smiled faintly.
That smile was warm, like a spring breeze in March, yet it sent chills down their spines.
Thinking of the way Ye Qingfeng killed just now, everyone shivered. Even that organization couldn’t handle this young man; they definitely couldn’t afford to cross him!