In the early hours of the morning.
Inside the top-floor office of the main building of Roxxon Corporation.
It was a very strange and terrifying scene.
The burly White man's body was firmly pressed against one wall; his eyes were wide with terror, yet he couldn't see any enemy figures in the room after the lights went out.
Even with the lights on, the man couldn't see Xi Nian and Lorna standing in front of him, but the darkness undoubtedly made the sense of oppression and panic in his heart even stronger.
"What… what's going on?!"
The White man, whose body was embedded in the wall, began to struggle desperately, with enough force to grind away the wall around his body, yet he still couldn't break free from the wall, as if some invisible force was binding his body.
Sizzle!!
The White man grew increasingly panicked and flustered, his body instinctively turning red and hot. As he continued to twist and struggle, the wall beside him directly melted into scorching lava, dripping down the wall and flowing onto the floor!
The White man suddenly stopped all his movements. He was very certain that what was holding his body was definitely not the wall, especially since the wall beside him had melted away, yet his body remained suspended in mid-air as if fixed!
It was somewhat similar to a horror scene from a supernatural movie.
The White man's body was being punished by a mysterious and unknown, terrifying and powerful force!
A few meters away in the room.
Xi Nian's eyes shimmered with blue light, as if they concealed the truth of laws or peered into some of the mysteries of the Universe!
His hands were still holding Lorna, but he was acting in another way.
"The prelude and atmosphere are just about right."
The superpowered Xi Nian gazed at the White man, who was fixed in mid-air, glowing red from high temperature, and his face filled with terror, and he muttered to himself.
"Where is Killian?" Xi Nian asked coldly, his voice directly ringing in the White man's ear. At the same time, strands of blue light extended from him and probed into the other party's forehead.
"Who are you…" The White man's body suddenly trembled. His eyes fearfully scanned the office, his legs instinctively clamping together, his mind almost collapsing at that moment, and his voice came out with a noticeable tremor.
"His enemy, here for revenge," Xi Nian continued, a mischievous, playful grin on his face.
Lorna, in addition to Magnetic Control, actually possessed another special ability—
Emotional Regulation!
This was a psychic-oriented special ability that allowed Lorna to regulate her own emotions, keeping her mind in a stable state, preventing her from falling into darkness or extremism. Since this ability didn't manifest much in daily life, it was more like a latent ability.
And now, Xi Nian, who also possessed this ability, could use it to interfere with the enemy's mind, putting them in a highly unstable state.
Although the White man was a death-defying warrior, facing an unseen unknown entity and a suppression force that felt a dimension higher, his mind had long ceased to be stable. Now, with Xi Nian's emotional stimulation, he instantly showed a terrified, ghost-seeing expression.
His psychological defense completely crumbled at this moment!
"I'll tell you, I'll tell you! Killian, he's currently at a private pier of Roxxon Corporation in Los Angeles. The address is…"
Without any omissions, the White man tremblingly spilled everything he knew in terror.
"Very good."
As the unseen young man's final words rang out, the office window beside them suddenly opened, and the cold night wind outside howled in once more!
Thud!
Losing the control and support of the superhuman power, the White man's body fell from mid-air to the floor. He quickly looked up and around the office, which was empty except for himself.
Had that mysterious and terrifying presence left?
"I'm still alive…" The White man was joyfully muttering to himself, but then he suddenly noticed that his body was still constantly emitting hot smoke—
That was the Extremis virus in his body, beginning to spread and go out of control completely!
Like a pressure cooker heated to a certain degree, it would eventually—explode!!
"No!!"
A desperate scream echoed from the office in the building. Immediately after, a powerful explosion occurred within the office, and the high-temperature Impact melted all the glass on that floor!
...Above the sleepless city, beneath the brilliant starry sky.
"Hahahahaha!"
Hundreds of meters above Los Angeles, a clear and hearty laugh from a young girl continuously echoed, carrying far across the vast night sky.
The green-haired girl in the young man's arms was laughing heartily, tears almost streaming down her face, her slender feet swinging at an even faster frequency. One small hand kept patting the young man's chest: "Little brother, you're really something. That guy just now was so scared he almost wet his pants, looking like he'd seen a ghost, hahahaha…"
Xi Nian's gaze fell on the girl's tender young face, and he also showed a genuine smile. It was his first time seeing Lorna so happy.
"Work hard for me! After this is over, I, your boss, will have a generous reward!"
Lorna laughed as she patted Xi Nian's shoulder, encouraging him loudly.
Generous reward... how generous?
Xi Nian's gaze couldn't help but shift, quietly falling on those moist, plump lips, which were evenly coated by the moonlight, as if wrapped in a layer of sweet syrup. The girl's lips were very thin, and the pink tongue inside was even smaller and softer, making him unable to imagine how she could have been so actively aggressive before.
It must be said, she truly lived up to being the boss!
"What are you looking at? Look again and I'll bite you!"
As if sensing Xi Nian's subtle gaze, Lorna stopped laughing, pouting and revealing tiny fangs, glaring at him a little maliciously.
Xi Nian shrugged; it wasn't his fault.
Just as hearing 'practice' would remind him of his aunt's gentleness, hearing 'compensation' would remind him of Gwen's beautiful legs, hearing 'preparation' would remind him of Kara's strength, and hearing 'moaning' would remind him of Wanda's thoughtfulness.
So, upon hearing about the reward now, he couldn't help but recall the special candy he had tasted not long ago, a hint of alluring sweetness still lingering on his lips.
"If you want a reward, then work hard for me, don't think about being lazy!" Lorna scolded disapprovingly, her hands gently wrapped around Xi Nian's neck, an arrogant expression on her face.
"You're the boss, you call the shots."
Xi Nian smiled, looking towards the miniature map of the city ahead. He saw a large area of land separate from the city, adjacent to the dark sea, where brightly lit interiors vaguely revealed cranes, containers, ferries, and so on.
The Roxxon Corporation's private port that the White man mentioned was almost there!
Just then.
Xi Nian seemed to sense something and turned his head. Behind them, in the distant sky above the city, dozens of light points first lit up consecutively, and then the enlarging lights continuously approached them!
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