Matsumoto walked into the office building, escorting Lin Chen whose hands were bound behind his back.
As soon as they entered, they were stopped by two men in black.
Seeing it was Matsumoto, the two men in black cracked a smile, "Mr. Matsumoto, you've made another capture, I see!"
Matsumoto nodded and, pushing Lin Chen in front of him, got on the elevator.
While most elevators go up, this one went down.
"The first underground level is a rest area for the members of the Dark Alliance, the second is their work area, and the third is for the high-level members which we have no right to enter. The fourth level is the prison," Matsumoto explained to Lin Chen.
Lin Chen nodded and followed Matsumoto straight into the third level.
All of the Dark Alliance's elite had gone to China, leaving behind a peak Golden Core strong man to guard the place, Ichiro Koyama, an S-ranked Fire Manipulator.
"Good, let's go find him first," Lin Chen said indifferently.
"Master, but he's an S-ranked Fire Manipulator!" Matsumoto said with some concern.
"An S-ranked Fire Manipulator isn't strong enough in front of me, lead the way," Lin Chen said flatly.
Matsumoto led Lin Chen into an office and knocked on the door, from inside came a deep voice, "Come in."
Lin Chen and Matsumoto entered the office.
Koyama looked up and seeing Lin Chen behind Matsumoto, couldn't help frowning, "And who might he be?"
Matsumoto responded with a smile, "Mr. Koyama, he's a Dragon Group operative I captured."
"Dragon Group?" Koyama's eyes narrowed as he stared intently at Lin Chen.
"He looks a lot like the man we interrogated a few days ago; tough as nails, he was. Despite being beaten to a pulp, he didn't utter a single word," Koyama said with a cold tone.
At Koyama's words, a glint of cold light flashed through Lin Chen's eyes.
"That was my father," Lin Chen said coldly.
"You are Lin Chen!" Koyama's eyes lit up.
Lin Chen nodded, "That's right, you're the one who beat up my father, aren't you? Good. The suffering and pain he endured, I will make you repay a hundredfold, a thousandfold."
"Hahaha, you're already a prisoner, and yet you dream of taking revenge for your father? You're delusional," Koyama laughed arrogantly.
"Is that so?" A smirk curled on the corner of Lin Chen's mouth, and with a sudden effort, the rope behind him snapped instantly.
"Damn it, Matsumoto, restrain him!" Koyama shouted angrily.
But Matsumoto's face revealed a cold smile, and suddenly he lunged forward with the sword in his hand, charging straight at Koyama.
"Damn, Matsumoto, you dare betray the organization," Koyama snorted coldly, flicking his wrist and sending a stream of fire directly at Matsumoto.
Matsumoto halted in his tracks, his sword shooting out, while at the same moment his body was pierced by the stream of fire, creating a bloody hole. He collapsed to the ground with a thump.
Watching the two of them attack each other, Lin Chen did not intervene. After all, Matsumoto had already killed five members of the Dragon Group in the Island Nation, and despite being under Lin Chen's control, he still deserved to die.
Swoosh! Matsumoto's sword cut through Koyama's clothes and embedded heavily into the wall.
Koyama, with an ferocious look, glared at Lin Chen: "Boy, you've got some nerve, daring to infiltrate the heart of the Dark Alliance. You're courting death."
Lin Chen chuckled lightly, "I didn't come to find death, I came to destroy this place."
"Just you?" Koyama burst out laughing.
A Fireball appeared in his hand, "Kid, I'm an S-ranked Fire Manipulator. What can you possibly do to fight me?"
"Oh really, Fire Manipulator, is that supposed to be impressive?" Lin Chen flipped his wrist and a similar fireball appeared in his own hand.
"Damn!" Seeing the fireball in Lin Chen's hand, Koyama's expression turned grave.
Just then, gunfire erupted outside—it was clear that the people from Dragon Group had come to kill.
Upon hearing the gunfire, Ichiro's face changed dramatically, and the fireball in his hand shot out abruptly.
Lin Chen's Fireball was also launched at the same moment.
The two fireballs exploded in midair, engulfing the entire room in flames.
At the same time, suddenly, a figure burst out from the flames. Ichiro was just about to gather elemental energy to resist when his gaze suddenly sharpened, for he was seeing an incredible scene.
Instead of flames, Lin Chen's palm now contained lightning that emitted a blinding electric light.
Ichiro was instantly stunned. Lin Chen had clearly been using fire magic, but how on earth did it change into thunder magic in a blink of an eye?
Could this kid be dual-elemental?
As he was trying to make sense of the situation, the thunder in Lin Chen's hands had already burst out.
Accompanied by a scream, Ichiro was trapped in the electric net.
Lin Chen gazed coldly at Ichiro bound by the electric net and said coldly, "I said before, the suffering my father endured, you will pay back a hundredfold. So enjoy the feeling of being scorched by the flames."
Lin Chen flicked his hand, and a burst of intense flames sprang up from beneath Ichiro's feet. With fire and electricity woven together, Ichiro trapped within screamed pitifully.
After an afternoon of fierce battle, the Dark Alliance's base in the Island Nation had been completely destroyed by Dragon Group. As for Ichiro, his death was extremely gruesome, just as Lin Chen had said, the pain and suffering his father had experienced had to be repaid by him a hundred, a thousand times over.
The plane touched down at the airport, and with the aid of the Human Psychic System, Lin Chen had already transformed into Matsuyama's appearance.
After disembarking the plane, Lin Chen immediately made a call to the Dark Alliance's contact.
"Mr. Kumamoto, all our bases in China have been destroyed by Dragon Group. I managed to escape because I was outside," Lin Chen reported with a crying voice.
"Damn it, how did this happen!" Kumamoto's roar came through the phone.
"You need to come to the Nishijima Restaurant right now; we'll have someone meet you there," Kumamoto said coldly.
Lin Chen nodded and took a car directly to Nishijima Restaurant.
No sooner had he walked in than a waitress dressed in a maid's outfit came over.
She bowed to Lin Chen and then respectfully said, "Sir, please come this way."
Lin Chen followed the maid, turning left and right until they reached a dead end. The waitress looked around, saw no one, and gently twisted a blue-and-white porcelain vase. To his surprise, a door appeared in the wall.
"Please, sir," the maid said with a beaming smile.
Lin Chen nodded and went in.
Walking down a narrow corridor, two men in black suddenly appeared in front of Lin Chen. After a thorough search, Lin Chen was allowed to enter the room.
By then, the room was already full of people, the atmosphere deathly silent. The destruction of the base in the Island Nation was a lethal blow to the Dark Alliance.
Sitting cross-legged at the center of an octagonal table was a handsome young man—evidently this was Ninth Prince.
Last time they met, Ninth Prince was in disguise. Lin Chen hadn't expected his true face to be so young.
"Mr. Matsumoto, can you tell me what happened in the Island Nation?" Ninth Prince asked coldly.
Matsumoto, being responsible for intelligence, was deeply trusted by Ninth Prince. Moreover, Matsumoto's skill in disguise was so perfect, it was natural for him to escape while being pursued by Dragon Group. Therefore, there was no suspicion in Ninth Prince's mind regarding this "Matsumoto" in front of him.
Lin Chen sighed and said, "It's all because of that bastard Lin Chen. He deliberately let himself be captured by our people. That fool Ichiro was eager for glory and walked right into the enemy's trap. In the end, the base was destroyed by Dragon Group, and all our brothers were either killed or captured. If I hadn't been out on a mission, I would have likely shared their fate."
"Lin Chen, always Lin Chen!" A cold light surged in Ninth Prince's eyes, brimming with murderous intent!