Chapter 61: Climbing the Stairs and Fighting All the Way to the 30th Floor

Hearing Lin Wei's shout, the security guards quickly retreated, then watched the upcoming show with beaming smiles.

It seemed they were all well aware of Lin Wei's strength, their faces glowing with the expectation that Ye Huan was done for.

"Interesting!"

Seeing Lin Wei charge at him, the corners of Ye Huan's mouth curled into an amused smirk. Observing her throw a punch straight at his face, he slightly sidestepped to dodge it, rapidly took a step forward, and slammed his shoulder right into her.

Baji Quan!

Tishan Kao!

"A mosquito bite has more mass than your chest!" Ye Huan joked.

From that impact just now, he couldn't feel the existence of a chest at all.

"You're courting death!"

Knocked back several steps by Ye Huan and subjected to his mockery, Lin Wei burned with rage and launched another attack.

The amused expressions on the security guards' faces shifted to shock. It was the first time they had ever seen anyone trade blows with Lin Wei like this.

"A martial artist?"

After exchanging a few moves, Ye Huan and Lin Wei exclaimed simultaneously, then both instantly increased their output.

The longer they fought, the more alarmed Ye Huan became.

This completely exceeded his expectations!

Lin Tai's daughter was actually a martial artist!

Moreover, her combat prowess was considerable, and the strength she was currently displaying had already reached the General rank.

And this wasn't even Lin Wei's full strength!

"Who sent you?"

Lin Wei was even more shocked than Ye Huan. As she continuously ramped up her power, Ye Huan matched her step for step. Even though she had already unleashed General-rank strength, Ye Huan remained completely at ease, clearly still holding back!

Could this guy be such a monster that he had already attained the title of 'Marquess-rank' at such a young age?

Soldier, General, Marquess...

In Lin Wei's eyes, for someone as young as Ye Huan to achieve the Marquess title was simply monstrous!

"Beat me, and I'll tell you!"

By this point, Ye Huan had already developed the urge to test the limits of Lin Wei's depth.

"I'll grant your wish!"

No longer wasting words, Lin Wei instantly unleashed her full strength, her long legs kicking toward Ye Huan's head like a thunderbolt and lightning flash.

Ye Huan blocked with his left arm, casually grabbed Lin Wei's ankle, and pulled forcefully. The next moment, she fell straight into his embrace.

"Her strength has just barely crossed into the Marquess rank!"

Holding Lin Wei's slender waist, Ye Huan asked, "The Lin family has no martial arts foundation. How did you end up walking the path of martial arts?"

By now, Lin Wei had been thoroughly shaken by Ye Huan's strength. Her full-power strike had been neutralized by him with such casual ease.

Furthermore, trapped in his embrace, she couldn't break free despite using all her strength, which showed just how terrifying Ye Huan's power truly was.

"Just who on earth are you?"

Lin Wei was not stupid. By this point, she realized Ye Huan wasn't an enemy. If he were, he would have dealt with her ruthlessly long ago!

"Ye Huan!"

Ye Huan released Lin Wei and spoke.

Stepping back several steps to put distance between them, Lin Wei finally broke the expression on her ice-sculpted face.

She looked up and down at Ye Huan in astonishment and asked, "Are you that pig-butcher dad forced XiXi to marry?"

Ye Huan's face darkened. "Why does everyone I meet call me a pig-butcher? I've never once claimed to be a butcher!"

"I believe you aren't a butcher!"

Recovering her usual cold expression—as if someone owed her money and refused to pay—Lin Wei waved her hand to signal the security guards outside to leave, then asked, "What business do you have coming to see me early in the morning?"

"Aren't you going to invite me into your office to talk?" Ye Huan asked.

Sitting cross-legged on the floor, Lin Wei replied, "We can talk right here!"

"You really have your guard up, don't you?"

Ye Huan chuckled and said, "I came to find you to ask what the R&D department is actually researching!"

"You can leave now!" Lin Wei said coldly.

Choked up by her response, Ye Huan took a deep breath, explained the situation regarding the Slaughter-Lin Chamber of Commerce, and stated, "I need to know what the R&D department is researching so I can gauge the strength of the Slaughter-Lin Chamber of Commerce!"

"I cannot tell you!" Lin Wei said expressionlessly.

Heaven is his witness, Ye Huan felt the urge to slap Lin Wei a few times as he argued, "Right now, the Slaughter-Lin Chamber of Commerce has already dispatched General-rank martial artists. How much longer do you think you can keep this secret?"

"Even so, I still can't tell you!" Lin Wei replied.

Annoyed, Ye Huan snapped, "Are you forcing me to find the answer myself? You won't be able to stop me!"

"Feel free to try!" Lin Wei sneered.

"Let's try then!" Ye Huan turned and walked out.

Instead of stopping him, Lin Wei took out her phone, sent two text messages, and then went after Ye Huan.

When Ye Huan reached the elevators, he found the power cut off. Turning to Lin Wei, he said, "Do you think cutting off the elevator power is going to stop me?"

Without another word, he headed straight for the stairwell.

Lin Wei followed at a leisurely pace.

Ye Huan climbed the stairs at a steady pace as well. When he reached the halfway point between the first and second floors, he suddenly spotted a group of masked men in black holding blades blocking his path.

And there were many of them!

Realization dawned on him. "So besides those ordinary security guards downstairs, the R&D department also keeps high-level security personnel!"

With that, he beckoned to the masked men in black. "Come on!"

Without a word, one of the masked men in black drew his blade, leaped into the air, and slashed downward at Ye Huan with fatal momentum.

A lethal strike!

Ye Huan sidestepped to dodge and delivered a swift slap across the masked man's face.

The masked man crashed onto the stairs and immediately passed out!

Ye Huan continued upward. Along the way, other masked men in black continuously drew their blades to block him, only to be knocked unconscious by a single slap from him.

Following closely behind at a leisurely pace, Lin Wei showed no emotional fluctuation whatsoever on her face.

Upon reaching the third floor, Ye Huan didn't rush upward. Instead, after thoroughly inspecting the third floor, he continued to the fourth, knocking out every single masked man blocking his path one by one.

"Now I finally understand why the Slaughter-Lin Chamber of Commerce hasn't come straight for your life or directly destroyed the R&D department. Turns out there are so many martial artists hidden here."

Ye Huan muttered while knocking out another masked man in black.

Indeed!

Every single masked man in black was a martial artist.

It was just that their ranks weren't high; among the ones he had encountered so far, not even a single Soldier-rank had appeared.

However, the higher the floor, the greater the strength of the masked men in black!

By the eighth floor, the strength of the masked men had already reached the Soldier rank!

"What on earth is the R&D department researching?"

Ye Huan was genuinely shocked. What kind of object could possibly warrant protection from so many martial artists?

"If you can make it to the top floor, you'll know the answer!" Lin Wei said expressionlessly.

"You think I can't do it?" Ye Huan chuckled.

Shrugging noncommittally, Lin Wei replied, "You can try!"

"Looks like you've never seen a giant snake pee!"

Ceasing his chatter, Ye Huan stopped inspecting individual floors and instead fought his way straight up the stairwell.

Yes!

What Ye Huan was doing at this moment was just like playing a beat-em-up video game.

Bashing monsters all the way up!

And the monsters' levels kept getting higher and higher!

"Where on earth did dad find this freak?"

Lin Wei followed Ye Huan all the way to the 30th floor, witnessing with her own eyes how he plowed his way through every single level up to the 30th.

One had to remember that starting from the 20th floor, the strength of the blocking masked men had already reached the General rank!

And the masked men guarding the 30th floor were martial artists who had already attained the Marquess title.

Yet!

They were still knocked unconscious by a single slap from Ye Huan!

Ye Huan's strength seemed to be a bottomless abyss!