Whew, whew—

"I encountered two Semi Venerable figures from the Gene Organization!"

Jiang Chen gasped heavily a few times before speaking in a deep voice, "Our people almost messed up and killed Wu Yati during the attack on his estate. Left with no other choice, I had to come back to see if there were any Gene Potions. Aren't these things capable of transforming a person's genes? I wanted to try and see if I could save Wu Yati with it."

"But to my damn surprise, just as I got my hands on the potion, I ran into two Semi Venerable figures sent by the Gene Organization. I killed them, but they also inflicted severe injuries on me. During the fight, those bastards, to ensure their research data wouldn't be leaked, initiated a self-destruct mechanism, and I was nearly blown to bits!"

Ha'er and the others' faces changed slightly as they glanced at Jiang Chen's bloodied back, believing his story.

"Mr. Jiang, shall we take you back?" Xi'er asked with concern.

"No, you can't go to Longjiang. Just wait a moment; I'll have Hu Zi come pick me up. In my current state, even a single Innate from the Dark Church or the Gene Organization could take my life!" Jiang Chen waved his hand and said with a wry smile.

"Okay! We'll protect you!" Xi'er and the others nodded in agreement.

Jiang Chen took out his phone, looked at it with a wry smile, and put it away, then turned to Xi'er, "Chief Judge Xi'er, may I use your phone? Mine is broken too!"

"Sure!" Xi'er looked at the almost melted phone in Jiang Chen's hand, took out his own, and passed it to Jiang Chen.

After calling Yan Hu, Jiang Chen quietly waited.

"Hello, who is this?" The phone connected and Yan Hu's deep voice came through the receiver.

"Hu Zi, it's me. How are things on Wu Yati's side?" Jiang Chen spoke softly.

"Young Master, how are you? Wu Yati is fine, we caught Ta Ta'er who tried to kill him!" Yan Hu's concerned voice came from the receiver. The fact that Jiang Chen didn't return directly but was instead calling him raised an ominous premonition in his heart.

"Ta Ta'er tried to kill Wu Yati?!"

Jiang Chen expressed his surprise and then said with a bitter smile, "I'm having some trouble on my end. Come to a spot 500 meters beside the mountainous jungle road to pick me up. Mr. Xi'er and his people are here; you can follow their aura to find me."

"Alright, I'm on my way!" Yan Hu responded without any delay.

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Chen handed it back to Xi'er and said softly, "Chief Judge Xi'er, could you release your aura to guide Hu Zi here, please?"

"Sure!" Taking back the phone, Xi'er nodded and released his aura.

"Ta Ta'er wanted to kill Wu Yati? What's going on?" Jiang Chen sat down on the ground with a puzzled muttering.

"It must be a power struggle," Xi'er spoke softly, "According to the intelligence we've gathered, Ta Ta'er is the liaison between the Dark Church and Wu Yati, and Li'er is oblivious to the Dark Church's affairs. Therefore, if Wu Yati were dead, Ta Ta'er would be the most likely candidate the Dark Church would support to take over."

Jiang Chen immediately understood and nodded slowly.

"Mr. Jiang, are you confident you can control Wu Yati after you save him?" Ha'er looked at Jiang Chen with doubt.

Jiang Chen was taken aback for a moment: "Control? Why would I want to control him?"

"This... if you don't control him, why save him?" The puzzlement on Ha'er's face deepened.

"Haha!" Jiang Chen chuckled and said, "Vice Leader Ha'er, not everyone needs to be controlled to be useful!"

After a pause, Jiang Chen continued meaningfully, "Like with you and me, if you find me useful, would you think about controlling me?"

Ha'er and others were taken aback and their gazes flickered, save for Xi'er, who gently shook his head, "No! We wouldn't think about controlling you, and we couldn't control you even if we wanted to."

"Chief Judge Xi'er, that's what I like about you. You speak your mind!"

Jiang Chen smiled slightly, glanced at Ha'er and the others, and continued, "Saving Wu Yati, I just want to have a channel through which the Dark Church has infiltrated the Flame Dragon at my disposal. That way, I can learn about some members of the Dark Church who have infiltrated the Flame Dragon. Even if they haven't used this channel to enter through me, as long as Wu Yati trusts me enough, the members of the Dark Church within the Flame Dragon Realm will eventually contact me."

"In doing so, it would be much easier for me to eradicate them! Moreover, don't forget, the Jiuzhou Group is a worldwide corporation. The reach Wu Yati could provide through my placement extends beyond the Flame Dragon. So, Vice Leader Ha'er, I hope that when you're sweeping through the Dark Church, you'll leave Wu Yati untouched. Keeping him alive is much more useful than killing him—useful not just to me, but to you as well!"

Ha'er nodded vigorously, "I understand!"

"By the way."

Ha'er suddenly seemed to recall something of significance, his eyes filled with depth as he looked at Jiang Chen, "Mr. Jiang, during your battle with Bo'ersi, you made some strange moves, and when you seriously injured Bo'ersi, something felt off to me. Can you help clear up my confusion?"

"I was planning on telling this to Chief Judge Xi'er when I left. After all, I'm closest to him. Sharing it and letting him take some credit would've been nice. But now..." Jiang Chen didn't continue but turned to Xi'er instead.

Xi'er, slightly startled, laughed softly and said, "Mr. Jiang, no harm in telling us. Vice Leader Ha'er and his people are all on the same side as us. And if there's credit to be had, it's a credit to all of us!"

"Then alright, Vice Leader Ha'er, and the three of you, the information I'm about to share might earn each of you significant merit," Jiang Chen said with deep meaning, "So, I hope in the future, you can lend Chief Judge Xi'er a hand when he's in trouble!"

Ha'er and the others were taken aback and then suddenly realized the significance of what Jiang Chen was about to disclose; their expressions became very serious.

Xi'er's face showed a grave expression, tinged with a touch of gratitude in his eyes.

"The reason I acted that way during the fight, including the attack that gravely injured Bo'ersi, is because I discovered something!" Jiang Chen spoke solemnly, "I've found out that Gene Warriors have a fatal flaw—they can't sense aura fluctuations!"

"What?" Ha'er and the others exclaimed in shock.

"Is that true? Mr. Jiang, do you have any proof? If this is true, then in future battles against Gene Warriors, we can gain an absolute advantage!" Ha'er stared at Jiang Chen, his eyes glowing.

Not being able to sense aura means failing to deal with unexpected situations. In battle, even a slight unforeseen event could potentially shift the tide. For them, who are enemies of the Gene Warriors, this news was nothing short of a godsend.

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