Super Gene Hunting Ground

The Tenth Elder watched as Yang Xiao was about to kill him. He had assumed Duan Jinjiang would rescue him, but to his surprise, Duan Jinjiang and the others completely abandoned him. In his desperation, he immediately spoke the truth.

"President Duan, I joined forces with the Eight-clawed Lady to attack the City of Hope for the sake of the Vulture Chamber of Commerce. You yourself said that if Lord Yang continued to develop his goods transport unchecked, it would pose a great threat to our chamber. Therefore, it’s crucial to extinguish this spark from Lord Yang.

How could I mobilize three thousand guards without your consent? You can’t just watch me die!"

The Tenth Elder wailed loudly.

Faced with death, he could no longer cooperate with Duan Jinjiang’s charade.

Yang Xiao, holding his longsword with a smile, looked at Duan Jinjiang and the Tenth Elder.

"Tenth Elder, is what you’re saying the truth?

Indeed, you’re just an Elder of the Vulture Chamber. Without President Duan’s approval, how would you have the power to mobilize three thousand guards?

President Duan, isn’t that right?"

Duan Jinjiang, sweating heavily, looked at the Tenth Elder who had lost an arm, and shouted sternly,

"Tenth Elder, you acted rashly and now turn against me, unforgivable.

Second Elder, aren’t you going to enforce the chamber’s regulations?"

The Second Elder hesitated and delivered a palm strike towards the Tenth Elder’s head.

The Second Elder was at the Emperor Level Transcendent Realm; if this strike landed, the Tenth Elder would absolutely die with his brains splattered.

Yang Xiao would never allow the Tenth Elder to die so easily. He had been vigilant for a while.

Seeing the Second Elder make a move, Yang Xiao punched forward, blocking the Second Elder’s palm.

Bam!

The Second Elder staggered back about three meters, his foot scratching a deep groove into the hard rock ground.

The Second Elder was astonished, looking at Yang Xiao,

"Lord Yang, this is our chamber’s affair. Please don’t interfere."

"I naturally have no interest in meddling in your chamber’s internal matters, but when the Tenth Elder led troops to attack my City of Hope, it goes beyond just your internal affairs.

Tenth Elder, wouldn’t you agree?"

At the moment, the Tenth Elder was panic-stricken. He saw that the Second Elder and President Duan wanted to silence him, but Yang Xiao intervened to save him. He immediately turned to kneel before Yang Xiao, crying out loudly:

"Lord Yang, save me!

I swear to the heavens, attacking the City of Hope was indeed a decision of the chamber, not my private act. Think about it; our chamber’s transport guard team only consists of ten thousand guards, operating year-round across various cities in the Central Continent.

Without the chamber’s consent, without the president’s agreement, how could I mobilize three thousand guards to join the Eight-clawed Lady’s operation?

Lord Yang, I honestly tell you, because you deliberately organized a merchant team to transport goods, disrupting the core interest of the Vulture Chamber, it was President Duan who decided to act harshly against you!"

Upon hearing this, President Duan’s face turned crimson, and he reprimanded loudly,

"Tenth Elder, stop babbling. You betrayed the chamber; do you realize the consequences? Will you abandon your family and children?"

"Haha, I risked my life for the chamber and got captured. Instead of rescuing me, you make me the scapegoat and try to silence me. What else do I have to worry about?

Brothers, look, this is the chamber we desperately pledged loyalty to. President Duan claims we acted privately and intends to expel us from the chamber.

Brothers, did we act privately?"

Chen Peng had already brought out over a thousand captives from the Vulture Chamber at this moment, standing not far behind Yang Xiao and the others. Each wore a rune bracelet, restricting their freedom.

Their hearts were naturally unsettled seeing the plight of the Tenth Elder.

Although Yang Xiao had them under house arrest these days, he treated them well with good food and drink without any abuse.

Yang Xiao even took the time to chat with them, promising them temporary discomfort without harm, and that they’d be released once the ransom from the Vulture Chamber arrived.

These people had a relatively good impression of Yang Xiao.

Facing the behavior of President Duan trying to silence the Tenth Elder, the over one thousand captives were enraged, shouting together:

"This isn’t true!"

"Our actions were sanctioned by the chamber!"

"It was President Duan who instructed us to do this."

...

Yang Xiao, Elder Qi, Black Wood, Suonan, Chen Peng, and others watched the internal rebellion drama of the Vulture Chamber with a smile.

Duan Jinjiang and his men were clearly irritated with glistening cold sweat.

Though they had several thousand guards, compared to Yang Xiao’s twenty thousand guards in the City of Hope, they obviously weren’t a match.

Having his lie exposed by the Tenth Elder and others left him embarrassed.

Yang Xiao said to Chen Peng:

"Take the Tenth Elder down to heal his wounds."

"Yes!"

The Tenth Elder, having had an arm severed by Yang Xiao, initially feared and resented him. But now Yang Xiao was the only one who could save him. Upon hearing Yang Xiao’s words, he immediately knelt and said:

"Thank you, Lord Yang, for saving my life. From now on, I, Ma Kui, am your man, willing to dedicate myself to you."

Yang Xiao smiled faintly and said:

"Go recuperate. Here in my City of Hope, no one dares to kill you."

"Thank you, Lord Yang."

The Tenth Elder Ma Kui followed Chen Peng to heal his wounds.

Yang Xiao walked up opposite Duan Jinjiang and coldly said:

"President Duan, let’s not act anymore; the Tenth Elder and those three thousand guards were dispatched by your Vulture Chamber under your orders.

Even though you expelled the Tenth Elder and abandoned these over one thousand captives, you can’t escape the responsibility for attacking the City of Hope.

So many of our people died, and many buildings were destroyed; you’ll have to compensate for this."

Cold sweat continuously dripped from Duan Jinjiang’s forehead. He looked at Yang Xiao, then turned to look at the Second Elder Ma Xiaotian beside him.

Ma Xiaotian was naturally clueless and dared not meet Duan Jinjiang’s gaze, deliberately lowering his head in silence.

Duan Jinjiang angrily glared at the Second Elder Ma Xiaotian and then turned to look at the remaining elders of the chamber behind him, who all didn’t dare to speak up.

Duan Jinjiang cursed inwardly. Usually, when it was time to indulge and divide the money, everyone was eager, but now when it’s time to take responsibility, they’re all doing turtle impressions?

Duan Jinjiang glanced at the four thousand guards behind him and sighed inwardly.

The Eight-clawed Lady brought fifteen thousand guards, and even eight Emperor Level Transcendent experts couldn’t defeat Yang Xiao; clearly, his limited numbers weren’t enough to handle Yang Xiao.

He thought of the Dark Web.

Damn it, the Dark Web assassins usually boast their prowess, but faced with a tough opponent, they buckle?

Where’s Mr. Master from the Dark Web?

Wasn’t it agreed to settle Yang Xiao early when I arrived at the City of Hope?

Bunch of windbags, all of them.

Fine, I’ll concede; a wise man doesn’t suffer immediate losses. This debt will be settled later.

With this in mind, Duan Jinjiang forced a smile and said to Yang Xiao,

"Lord Yang, misunderstanding, misunderstanding, it’s really a misunderstanding.

I was misled by those beneath me and didn’t understand the situation clearly, leading to this grave misunderstanding.

I’m a responsible man, and I sincerely apologize for the damages caused to the City of Hope. How about we, the Vulture Chamber of Commerce, compensate with two billion crystal disks?"