Chapter 250 - 250 231 Exchange Child

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250: Chapter 231: Exchange Child 250: Chapter 231: Exchange Child Battle is just a means; victory is the goal. From the beginning, Lu Ping’an’s goal was to simply put an end to all the troublesome matters. Wait for the birth of “chaos”, lure the Fake Big Cat away, then use Xia Qin to lure Lei Huoren away, and finally, use himself as bait to draw out the most troublesome Sophist. If he doesn’t come? Even better, directly cut down that annoying Tree of Life and end everything completely. “…Tsk, don’t you think this is a little too unfair to Xia Qin and the others? It wouldn’t take long for a Rule-level weapon to kill them.” The big cat, on the other hand, had a completely different opinion on the matter. “It won’t, Xia Qin and the others are enough to hold on to Lei Huoren.” Lu Ping’an himself was quite confident. “I think you don’t understand what Rule-level means. If he goes all-out with ‘Water Wings’, it would only take a few minutes to wipe out several Special Service Teams…” The big cat didn’t think highly of Lu Ping’an’s decision from the perspective of strength. Ability restraint only worked when the difference in strength wasn’t too large. Challenging Gold with a few Black Irons? Wasn’t that just giving away? “I think you don’t understand human nature…” Lu Ping’an still had the mood for jokes; he was actually very confident in Xia Qin’s side… To be precise, he was very confident in Lei Huoren. Could ordinary fugitives and assaulting police be the same thing? Could assaulting police be the same thing as killing police? If Lei Huoren was alone, Lu Ping’an could not guarantee his bottom line, but he had a sister, a Secret Keeper who had already made a “choice.” Disasters should not involve family, and sins should not involve close relatives as a part of social order, but if there were actual “malicious police killings,” order could be shattered by human nature in an instant. The relatives of the victims, colleagues or even just acquaintances in the same line of work, how Lei Shuiyun was treated was all possible… Killing police was the most intolerable evil for law enforcers. The best outcome was that Lei Shuiyun would be ostracized and unable to continue working in this field. The worst outcome was dying mysteriously or something even worse than death. If Lei Huoren really crossed that line, his only choice would be to take Lei Shuiyun away, which would destroy her career and even her life. “…So, at most, he can only severely injure the Special Service Team members without causing disability. You should know how difficult it is to show mercy to your enemy during combat. And he has the fatal weakness of not being able to fight for long…” That “Rule-level weapon” was always the breaking card that shattered the balance of the scene, and Lu Ping’an had to find a way to restrict it. Giving him a group of “unkillable” opponents was the best shackle, trying to exhaust him and his fighting time as much as possible, and it was better to let this card be out of the game directly. Lei Huoren is “very strong” now, but not in a hard power crushing way; he is like a child holding heavy firepower. Once he imposed a self-restriction of “not killing”, this would be like he was “not allowed to shoot”. How effective could he be? Lei Huoren’s hidden battle-profession was the Executor of Allopos, a judgment-type profession that could provide a lot of damage bonuses and special abilities against evildoers. But how to judge “what is evil”? Was it a free conscience? Or based on a line drawn by a certain power? Lu Ping’an didn’t know, but he knew that no matter which way of judging, it was impossible to judge the few people of Special Service Team Three as “evil”, which was equivalent to cutting off most of Lei Huoren’s professional damage abilities. For Lei Huoren, Team 3 of the Special Service was even more effective than a few Sixth-tiers; a Sixth-tier could easily be killed by that sword by accident. Lei Huoren had to first disable half of his main profession, and then carefully maintain his output, not to kill people… As long as it was dragged into a protracted battle, he wouldn’t lose anything. “You’re really bad…” “Heh, I think Lei Huoren is cursing me right now… Nevertheless, Xia Qin and the others, in a way, should be thanking me.” “Thank you? Thanking you for arranging them to go? Thanking you for making them highly likely to be severely injured?” “Two out of the three senior members of the Special Service Team Three have betrayed, and they are the culprits behind this incident. Isn’t a final battle necessary? If a few people aren’t seriously injured, how would they explain themselves inside and outside? Lying in the hospital bed as a victim is actually the best outcome, especially for a person like Xia Qin with a stubborn mind.” The fact that Xia Qin was still alive was the basis for Lu Ping’an to make all these judgments. Based solely on Xia Qin’s description after the fact, Lu Ping’an found that Lei Huoren still had no intention of “killing police”… Lu Ping’an didn’t think his own little action in the alley could deceive Lei Huoren, who could see through people’s hearts. In a sense, Lu Ping’an had calculated everything meticulously and made painstaking efforts. While others were still considering how to get through this challenge, he had already thought about the aftermath. “…Aren’t you afraid of pushing Lei Huoren too far, leading to him killing Xia Qin and causing a tragedy?” “Well, there’s a possibility. When people’s lives are threatened, they naturally push past their limits. But in this world, nothing is 100% certain. I’m just choosing the path with the best possible outcome among those I know. Besides, isn’t it just as possible that Xia Qin and the others break through and bring Lei Huoren down, resulting in a happy ending?” “…Can’t he just let Xia Qin go and come after you instead?” “Then Xia Qin could go and cut the tree, and the outcome would be the same… Actually, I’m really looking forward to him showing up in front of me. In that case, I have another card up my sleeve that I could use to eliminate this unstable factor more securely. It’s just a bit of a waste to use it on him.” Lu Ping’an shook his head, leaving some words unspoken. He felt that Lei Huoren’s mentality was a little off and that the guy might actually want to get rid of Xia Qin as well. But if he really kills Xia Qin or someone from the Special Service Team Three, Meow would completely sever ties with his brother. The clever Lei Huoren must know this… This was also the source of Lu Ping’an’s confidence in Lei Huoren. The more someone thinks they can see through others, the less they actually understand. Those who consider themselves wise are often masters of overthinking and being confident in their biases. From the outcome, Lu Ping’an “played three with two” and suppressed the opponent’s “king and queen.” When a weaker person tries to defeat a stronger one, they can only maximize the cards they play and use various tricks and deceptions. If one has an advantage in strength, all they need to do is make a simple calculation and crush the enemy. In the end, it still comes down to combat power. At this moment, Lu Ping’an, along with his own trump card “Super Battle Pet Fang Wen,” was threatening the core of the Life Mother Tree. Through a series of schemes, Lu Ping’an forced the other party to respond with a simple and direct approach. “I’ve made my move. It’s time for the ceremony’s organizer, the Sophist, or whoever else to come out.” ———– ———– In the midst of chaos, no one could escape. In a certain area, the Sophist who was supposed to preside over the ceremony was also helplessly cleaning the blood from his hands. “Ah, this is really annoying. Will this ever be over…” Behind him was a mountain of corpses. Among them were individual investors and…the Special Service Team’s uniforms. They came to prevent the situation from worsening, but they met with misfortune first. As the “creator” of the Secret Realm, the Sophist had a certain degree of “perception” privilege and had laid out everything in advance. At this moment, the Sophist also saw the most threatening “Fang Wen,” approaching the center of the altar in reality. As the core and master of the ceremony, his own intervention represented a severe shortage of manpower… Lei Huoren, who was supposed to intercept them, seemed to be slacking off. But allowing Fang Wen and Lu Ping’an to get close to the Tree of Life? Absolutely not. “…This is a bit troublesome now.”

Chapter 250 - 250 231 Exchange Child

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