I Have Infinite Skill Points-Chapter 628 Exterminating the Paradise Bird Base
Biduofen’s manor was close to the coast, aptly named the Seaview Manor. Beneath the manor lay a secret tunnel. To others, this tunnel was indeed very hidden and hard to find, but in front of Xu Xiangwen, it had no place to hide.
With a SWOOSH, the two of them appeared on the seaside. At that moment, Biduofen and a beautiful maid were emerging from the secret exit of the tunnel. When they saw Wang Lan and Xu Xiangwen, their eyes bulged comically.
"Surprised? Or were you expecting us?"
Biduofen slowly removed his hat, his silvery hair fluttering in the sea breeze.
"Mr. Biduofen, I’m sorry." The maid beside him knelt before Biduofen and plunged a dagger fiercely into her own heart. Watching the maid collapse and die, Biduofen sighed deeply.
"Mr. Biduofen, you truly have quite the ability. Even those trained by Paradise Bird are so loyal to you. I imagine in Paradise Bird’s plan, you were supposed to have been blown to smithereens in that explosion."
"I sent him to Training Island," Biduofen said indifferently. "You must be the Primeval Team from the International Security Council. I’ve long said Hosi’s plan was like lifting a rock only to drop it on his own foot. Ah..."
"Why do I feel like you not dying is the real rock dropped on *his* foot?" Xu Xiangwen chuckled teasingly.
The President of Baron arrived personally. Amidst the flashes of numerous reporters’ cameras, the President, leaning on his cane, waved his hand gently. Behind him, special agents surged forward to take Hosi into custody.
"Your Excellency, the President, I..."
"No need for words. Biduofen has been captured by the Primeval Team. You’ll have the chance to explain everything elsewhere."
The interrogation began promptly. Hosi, being merely a wealthy man or perhaps just a politician, didn’t put up much of a fight. Once Biduofen started talking, Hosi’s lips were quickly pried open as well.
As Wang Lan had speculated, Hosi’s ambition to enter politics began with his father’s generation. But Baron’s system was such that someone like Hosi would struggle to gain the support of 90 percent of the impoverished populace.
So, 50 years ago, Hosi’s enterprises began to transform. First, they established an independently funded charity organization. Then, they transferred ownership of their businesses to this charity through stock transactions. Thus, on paper, the Hosi family ostensibly only owned this charity organization.
It took nearly 30 years to complete this transformation. Even so, it remained challenging for the Hosi family to gain control of Baron. However, contact with Paradise Bird provided a turning point.
Paradise Bird possessed formidable strength, while the business alliance led by Hosi had vast resources. The two complemented each other perfectly. Hosi used advanced technology to pre-screen orphans capable of awakening Star Martial talents. These children were then sent to Paradise Bird’s training facility. Those who completed their training became the blades in Hosi’s hands.
To date, only the first batch of children had truly completed their training. After all, cultivating a Star Martial Warrior takes a minimum of 10 years. Paradise Bird’s training was extremely brutal: out of 100 children, perhaps fewer than 10 would graduate.
But Hosi was impatient. He didn’t want to wait another eight or ten years to become President, so he started laying the groundwork early. He exploited Baron’s hatred for drug traffickers, pushing Night Hawk into the spotlight as a live target.
Seeking assistance from the International Security Council was an unforeseen development. Hosi wasn’t the only intelligent person in Baron; the President of Baron wasn’t foolish either. Upon realizing potential internal issues, the President immediately sought help from the International Security Council.
Baron’s defenses might have been weak, but they weren’t so weak that high officials could be easily assassinated. However, in Hosi’s view, the arrival of Wang Lan and the others didn’t affect his plan, which was still underway.
He successfully bolstered his prestige with the complete annihilation of 30,000 drug traffickers. Then, by employing the assassins he had trained, he incited nationwide hatred while simultaneously eliminating his competitors. This move to kill two birds with one stone was indeed clever.
However, Hosi’s cautious nature as a businessman also exposed a fatal flaw. In his pursuit of stable, low-risk strategies, he overplayed his hand by eliminating the other candidates, thereby becoming the only choice. This superfluous act raised Wang Lan’s suspicions.
Even though Hosi staged a desperate ploy, could he really fool Wang Lan’s discerning eyes?
"Where is Paradise Bird’s training facility located?" Wang Lan asked in a low voice.
"I request that my death sentence be waived," Hosi stated, his voice flat and his eyes dull.
"Impossible!" the President of Baron roared, striking his cane. "Because of you, so many government officials and warriors died! Even execution by a thousand cuts wouldn’t be enough to appease the people’s anger!"
"Then don’t expect any intelligence from me. Even Biduofen doesn’t know the location of Paradise Bird’s training facility."
"Do you think I’m negotiating with you?" Wang Lan smiled faintly. "You should know there’s something called Spiritual Engraving, right? With Spiritual Engraving, you’ll have no secrets. However, the process will reduce you to an imbecile before you’re sent to the gallows."
Seeing the faint smile on Wang Lan’s lips, Hosi’s face turned deathly pale. Wang Lan stood up with a SWOOSH, and Hosi flinched violently.
"I’ll talk! I’ll talk! Paradise Bird’s training facility is on an isolated island in the center of the Skeleton Sea."
"That’s impossible. The currents in the Skeleton Sea are extremely complex and filled with hidden reefs. The area is beset by terrifying hurricanes, Category 15 or higher, year-round. No one can get close to the Skeleton Sea, let alone pass through the storm to reach its center."
"Ordinary people can’t, but Star Martial Warriors can. When we get close, Paradise Bird will send people to pick us up..."
"Understood." Wang Lan stood up.
"Mr. Fire Phoenix, would you like me to dispatch the military to assist?"
"If the conditions in the Skeleton Sea are truly that harsh, could your military even reach it? Forget it."
As Wang Lan and his team left the conference room, he was still somewhat hesitant. It’s not that Paradise Bird doesn’t deserve to be exterminated, he thought, but I’m worried their base might be a trap.
He mentally reviewed the entire sequence of events again and made a decision. If we encounter danger, I’ll just teleport Jiang Xinyu and the others back home.
"Hey, Dyson, I’ve found an island base belonging to Paradise Bird in Baron. Requesting permission to annihilate." 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺
"Really? Do you need support?"
"Paradise Bird might already be on alert. I’m worried they’ll escape, so I need to act immediately."
"Alright then. Be careful, and good luck."
After hanging up, Wang Lan looked at the three people around him. "Let’s go."
The four of them put their masks back on and, with a WHOOSH, ascended into the sky like four streaks of light.
Although Xu Xiangwen and Xie Sisi were still at the Galaxy Stage, they were at its pinnacle. Xie Sisi, in particular, could already sense an impending breakthrough. With Wang Lan and Jiang Xinyu, two supreme experts, their four-person squad was comparable in strength to a medium-sized contingent of Star Martial Warriors.
Even within the expert-filled International Security Council, the significance of an S-rank squad was that its combat power was equivalent to that of an entire battalion.
The four of them tore through the void like fighter jets, arriving over the Skeleton Sea in less than half an hour. The Skeleton Sea, where the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans collided, was a region with a perpetually anomalous climate.
Apart from Star Martial Warriors, current human technology was incapable of reaching this place. Terrifying hurricanes would shred everything in the sky, whether ordinary seabirds or robust birds of prey.
The only way to enter the heart of the Skeleton Sea was to dive into the eye of its swirling air currents from an altitude of over 10,000 meters. This posed no challenge for Wang Lan’s group.
BOOM! They plunged into the vortex’s eye. The dense vapor within wasn’t merely clouds; it was like being inside a rapidly spinning washing machine. The cloud formations created a whirlwind resembling a Time and Space Tunnel.
Suddenly, their vision cleared, revealing a massive, butterfly-shaped island. On it, numerous people bustled about, moving equipment. Moored at the island’s shore were seven or eight conical, sealed vessels, likely large submarines.
"This is some serious high-tech stuff! I bet even White Eagle Country doesn’t have equipment this advanced."
"Be confident. Lose the ’I bet’."
The four of them hovered in the air, appearing like four dark specks. Wang Lan drew his Zanpakuto. Instantly, the blade disintegrated, reforming into a Sword of Light.
"Light Rain Flying Bird!"
The Sword of Light instantly detonated, silently erupting like fireworks in the sky. Countless motes of light transformed into a downpour of Sword Qi, raining from above.
PFFT! PFFT! PFFT!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Instantly, Paradise Bird’s camp was struck by the assault.
"Enemy attack!" Paradise Bird’s alarms blared. From hidden corners, gun barrels emerged, aiming at the sky. Muzzle flashes erupted as countless bullets and shells rained down on the four of them.
But that was the extent of their counterattack. Almost instantly, the agile Light Rain obliterated all the automated weapon emplacements that had opened fire. Wang Lan waved his hand. A giant Array materialized in the sky, and another corresponding Array appeared over the island.
Seeing this, Jiang Xinyu smiled faintly. A familiar scene was unfolding.
"Heaven and Earth Millstone!"
From the sky, countless flame-wreathed meteors plummeted. On the ground, surging lava raged. For a moment, the island trembled violently as if undergoing an apocalyptic judgment.
Xu Xiangwen and Xie Sisi had never seen Wang Lan this ferocious. Only Jiang Xinyu had witnessed such a devastating display, back in the Different Dimensional Space.
Most of Paradise Bird’s underlings were engulfed by flames before they even understood what was happening, their forms turning to ash and swept away by the inferno. And that wasn’t all. Wang Lan, enveloped in a dazzling light, unleashed a torrent of Sword Qi that rained down, ruthlessly bombarding the island.
"Holy crap, Lanzi! Are you going to handle everything yourself? What did you bring us for?" Xu Xiangwen exclaimed, finally coming to his senses and swallowing hard.
"That’s a good question," Wang Lan replied. "To be honest, I don’t know either."
Wang Lan hovered in the air like a deity. Then, with a subtle shift in his demeanor, he said, "Spread out a bit. I’ve just developed a new move and want to test its power."
Xu Xiangwen and the other two quickly spread out. Wang Lan raised his hand high. Phoenix Form, activated! Five-colored Phoenix Form, activated!
A ball of Spiritual Power began to coalesce in Wang Lan’s hand. He merged all the elemental attributes he commanded into the massive sphere. This idea was inspired by watching the Qing Emperor smash the city gates with a Tail Beast Jade.
As someone possessing all attributes, it would be a waste not to utilize them all, he mused.
"Go!"
A massive Energy Ball struck the ground. BOOM! The tremendous explosion made everyone’s ears ring.
The shockwaves ripped through the sky, causing the storm clouds above to churn even more violently.
After an unknown period, the aftereffects of the blast gradually subsided. But when they looked down, even Wang Lan himself was stunned by the sight.
