I Have Infinite Skill Points-Chapter 525 The Girl Born for Revenge

Five minutes later, the Tianjian Bureau’s warriors whooshed out of their headquarters. None of them drove; they all relied on their legs.

The situation was urgent, so there was no time to drive. If a car encountered traffic and jeopardized the operation, you’d either be shot by your superiors or forced to commit suicide on the spot.

All of them were experts at or above the Galaxy Stage. Their unencumbered speed was comparable to a car’s, and they had the advantage of traveling in straight lines. Most of those at the Star Sea Stage could even fly.

The detected area was originally the Duanmu Family’s territory. After the family was exterminated, the location was slated for development as a commercial center. Only two years had passed, so construction had just begun, leaving the site a chaotic mess.

Due to heavy rains in recent days, construction had stalled. Only a few workers slept in dormitories made of colored steel panels on the site. No matter the world, construction workers are always among the hardest working.

The Tianjian Bureau’s warriors descended from the sky and locked onto some of the workers remaining at the site.

They burst through the doors. "Tianjian Bureau business! A major event is about to happen here. You must evacuate immediately!"

A crowd of clueless workers was ushered out by the Tianjian Bureau before they could grasp what was happening. The laborers watched in bewilderment as Tianjian Bureau special forces in military uniforms steadily arrived, their faces etched with confusion.

Deep beneath the construction site, candles flickered.

This was a secret room buried 200 meters underground, the Duanmu Family’s final refuge. According to Tianjian Bureau records, when the Duanmu Family was annihilated, one person completely disappeared without a trace.

Duanmu Qingqing, Duanmu Yi’s sister, had just started high school. The Tianjian Bureau attempted to find her, but after more than a year without a trace, they assumed the Duanmu Family had sent her away in advance. After all, she was just a high school student who knew nothing. If she ran away, so be it.

But in reality, Duanmu Qingqing had been taken by a Demon Clan agent on the eve of the Duanmu Family’s destruction. Wang Lan had thought Duanmu Fanghua was the only Poison Sting in the Modu City infiltration plot. Even if there were others, surely they wouldn’t be from the Duanmu Family again.

He had no idea that just as Duanmu Fanghua was a Poison Sting, so was Duanmu Qingqing.

Duanmu Qingqing hadn’t needed to become a Poison Sting; she was the treasured daughter of the Duanmu Family. The Demon Clan wouldn’t typically make a dearly loved, direct descendant of a Star Martial Art family their Poison Sting.

But coincidentally, the Demon Clan had leverage over Duanmu Qingqing. You could never imagine how terrifying a pampered and morally twisted young girl could be.

In her sixth-grade year, Duanmu Qingqing developed a crush on a boy in her class. Such affection might not count as love to adults, but to Duanmu Qingqing, it was love—a love that sought to possess the boy entirely, a love that wouldn’t allow any other girl near him.

Yet, an oblivious girl got close to him. Their relationship flourished right under Duanmu Qingqing’s nose, and her interference only pushed the boy further away, driving Duanmu Qingqing into a twisted, insane jealousy.

Finally, on a stormy night, Duanmu Qingqing found an opportunity to push the girl into a river, where she drowned. Duanmu Qingqing thought she had committed the perfect crime. But unbeknownst to her, a Demon Clan spy, who had been watching her for a long time, caught the entire scene on camera.

「Three days later.」

News spread of the girl’s accidental drowning; no one suspected foul play. Soon after, the boy Duanmu Qingqing liked, grief-stricken, also transferred schools.

For Duanmu Qingqing, this was perhaps just a painful part of growing up. But soon enough, Duanmu Fanghua confronted her with a video of her pushing her classmate into the water.

For the Duanmu Family, such a matter could have been easily handled if managed properly, but everything depended on whose hands the evidence was in. The Demon Clan had every means to turn what Duanmu Qingqing considered a trivial incident into a major scandal, completely ruining her bright future.

So, Duanmu Qingqing took the bait and successfully became a Poison Sting in the infiltration plan.

Duanmu Qingqing was cruel-hearted, but her talent was mediocre at best. She couldn’t compare with Duanmu Fanghua, let alone Duan Ziqi. Her greatest value, however, lay in being the legitimate daughter of Duanmu Qingsuang.

Having witnessed the grand Duanmu Family’s destruction by the Tianjian Bureau and the Yu Family, this woman, already possessing questionable morals, developed a hatred for Jade Country and even the entire human race—a hatred even more intense than that of the Demon Clan members themselves.

Duanmu Qingqing’s value originally lay in her identity. But with the fall of the Duanmu Family, she lost that status. Later, when even her maternal grandfather’s Lv Family fell, she became a pathetic creature with no remaining value to exploit.

The more she experienced the world’s vicissitudes, the deeper her hatred became, engraving itself into her very bones. Given a chance to destroy the entire world, she wouldn’t hesitate.

Duanmu Qingqing waited for two years. During that time, she fell from a noble young lady to a pariah. Finally, her chance came: the Demon Clan had actually managed to smuggle the Time-Space Gemstone into Jade Country, and even into Modu City.

But activating the Time-Space Gemstone required specific equipment. Building this equipment without alerting the Tianjian Bureau was a grave challenge. Under the Sky Net cast by the Tianjian Bureau, how difficult could it be to quietly construct the activation device?

At this moment, however, the Duanmu Family’s secret chamber became the perfect construction platform. It was large enough and sufficiently concealed. They had been in this sunless secret chamber for a month now, surviving only by catching rats and insects.

The Demon Clan members were fine; for them, taste was superfluous. Anything that could replenish their energy was food. But for Duanmu Qingqing, this was hell on earth, an unbearable torture.

"Almost there, almost there... The activation device is nearly complete! Soon... very soon, our clan’s great army will descend..." a Demon Clan member muttered frantically while adjusting the equipment.

BOOM RUMBLE— Suddenly, a thunderous roar erupted, and the ground began to shake violently.

"What’s happening?"

"This is bad! The humans have found us! They’re using Earth Attribute Star Martial Skills to dig us out!"

"Damn it, how were we exposed? Was it you?" a Demon Clan member grabbed Duanmu Qingqing and, without another word, slapped her. "Did you inform the humans?"

"If I had wanted to notify the humans, I wouldn’t have told you about this place," Duanmu Qingqing responded coldly. "Besides, we’re two hundred meters underground. Their Star Martial Skills can’t reach this deep. They’ll leave after their search turns up empty." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

The Duanmu Family had, of course, deliberately built the secret chamber so deep underground with this in mind. Although Earth Attribute Star Martial Skills could cover a range of hundreds of meters, their effective depth was limited to only tens of meters.

Even a Titled Strongman wouldn’t be able to excavate something two hundred meters deep. Normally, if they can’t unearth anything, they’ll assume nothing is there and turn their attention elsewhere.

Unfortunately for them, they didn’t know that Jade Country had already acquired a Time-Space Gem Detector, which could pinpoint its location to within ten meters. If the detector indicated the Time-Space Gemstone was here, then it was definitely here.

"Director, there’s nothing here."

"Could the instrument be wrong?"

Cheng Jianlong’s brows furrowed slightly. "It can’t be wrong... It should be right here."

"Let me do it." As the words fell, a short, balding middle-aged man gently descended from the sky.

"Earth Walker? What are you doing here?"

"I was on leave visiting family and just happened to be passing through Modu City. I was planning to see you, but then I saw you hurrying over here without stopping. I figured something big must have happened, so I came to take a look."

As he spoke, Qiao Shan slapped the ground with his palm. A vigorous burst of Star Power surged from his body. Instantly, Qiao Shan’s expression changed slightly, revealing surprise.

"Interesting. To think a chamber could be built this deep... There’s definitely something here. Rise!"

BOOMING sounds erupted as the earth violently upheaved. The secret chamber, hidden two hundred meters underground, suddenly ascended as if on an elevator. Panic instantly ensued among the Demon Clan members within.

The device’s calibration progress was still at fifty percent; at least one more minute was needed. They had to buy enough time. The Demon Clan members exchanged glances, reaching a decision in an instant.

"Duanmu Qingqing, when the calibration reaches one hundred percent, you will press the start button. This is your only chance for vengeance. Otherwise, we will all die."

"Understood. I’ve been waiting for this moment for a long time."

「Meanwhile.」

Wang Lan was still rushing towards headquarters. Although he had just replenished a bit of spatial energy from the Time-Space Gemstone, the amount this time was very small, only enough for a few teleportations.

"Your Highness Wang Lan, hurry! The Time-Space Gemstone has appeared in Modu City!" the Hummingbird’s voice suddenly rang out.

So soon? Wang Lan didn’t have time to hesitate. "Xinyu, Xiangwen, grab my hand!"

The moment Xinyu and Xiangwen grabbed Wang Lan’s hand, their vision blurred. In an instant, they appeared at the entrance to the Pioneer Space in the northwest. After setting down Xie Sisi, whom he had been carrying on his back, Wang Lan quickly exited the Different Dimensional Space.

It was like passing through a mirror, stepping from one world to another. After returning to the outside world, his mind instantly locked onto the coordinates of his home in Modu City. His figure twisted slightly, and he vanished.

「Back home.」

Wang Lan immediately called Cheng Jianlong. "Director Cheng, where is the Time-Space Gemstone? Give me the coordinates!"

Receiving Wang Lan’s call, Cheng Jianlong felt greatly relieved. Wang Lan was the only one who could prevent the Time-Space Gemstone’s activation. With him in Modu City, the Demon Clan has no chance of activating it.

"It’s at the old Duanmu Family residence. Come quickly!"

"Yes!" Wang Lan shouted, leaping out of the window. The starry sky seemed to unfold as the Phoenix Saint Cloth materialized around him, wings sprouting from his back. With a light flap, he transformed into a whirlwind, rushing into the sky.

BOOM— Suddenly, terrifying attacks erupted from the churning soil, assaulting the Earth Walker. The presence of the Time-Space Gemstone naturally means there are Demon Clan spies. Thus, Qiao Shan was well-prepared.

As the attacks closed in, a wall of earth rose before him. Instantly, four or five Demon Clan spies burst from the ground, spreading out to attack in all directions.

To the onlookers, these few Demon Clan spies were like fish in a barrel. Facing two Titled Strongmen, a dozen masters at the Star Sea Stage, and a large group of warriors at the peak of the Galaxy Stage, what tricks could a mere Demon Clan spy group possibly pull off?

Cheng Jianlong acted instantly, decapitating one Demon Clan spy with a swift sword slash. Turning, he bisected another at the waist.

Before Cheng Jianlong, the Demon Clan spies were like targets in Fruit Ninja—SLICE! SLICE! SLICE!—one after another.

"Duanmu—!" With a heaven-shaking scream, the last Demon Clan spy was cut down.

At that exact moment, the instrument coincidentally reached one hundred percent.

A savage smile spread across Duanmu Qingqing’s face. With one decisive slap, she pressed the launch button...