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Chapter 455 - 448: Flesh Mountain
A massive motorcade stopped in front of the auction house. Burly men in suits emerged one by one from the black escort vehicles. Their jackets bulged at the waist, clearly hiding all sorts of weapons and devices.
These thugs in suits moved quickly, forcibly parting the crowd to clear a wide path.
KA-CHUNK!!
A moment later, the tank-sized SUV shuddered as its door opened. A thick thigh, like the leg of a great elephant, emerged from within.
He was followed by a vicious-looking giant of a man, seven and a half feet tall, clad in a suit and hat.
The moment he stepped fully clear of the vehicle, the massive SUV lurched upward, its chassis rising by an inch or two.
At first glance, the man appeared fat, but this was an illusion. His entire body was taut muscle. His build was remarkably similar to depictions of certain famous generals from Ancient Donghua—a physique that combined terrifying Power with formidable endurance, the body of a war machine that could slaughter countless foes on the battlefield.
Flesh Mountain, Bartmu Hansen.
"So that’s the big shot from Jimis? A build like that is just ridiculous, isn’t it?!"
"Shh! Keep your voice down. They say he single-handedly crushed the Liya Republic’s elite marine corps. How else do you think this city earned its status?"
"In this city, he’s one person you can’t afford to cross. Anyone who tried to provoke him... well, no one knows what happened to them..."
"..."
A wave of quiet discussion and sharp intakes of breath swept through the crowd. Anyone seeing Bartmu for the first time was, without exception, stunned by his terrifying physique.
’It’s him... It’s really him!!!’
’As soon as he gets close, I’ll trigger the pulse Device in my back molar, and it will all be over.’
’No matter how powerful he is, a blast of that magnitude at point-blank range will vaporize him in an instant, turning him to ash in the intense Energy and heat.’
’Sister, are you watching? I’m about to succeed.’
’This Demon, this monster! His wicked life is about to end at my hands!’
Rita was screaming frantically in her mind, but her expression only grew more serene, her smile more brilliant and captivating.
’In these final moments, I absolutely cannot let him suspect a thing.’
THUD! THUD! THUD!
Bartmu strode down the path his thugs had cleared, heading step-by-step toward the auction house entrance. The distance between him and Rita grew shorter and shorter.
Fifty meters...
Thirty meters...
Fifteen meters...
Rita could barely suppress her frantic heartbeat; her nerves were stretched to the breaking point.
TAP!!
But just then, her heart skipped a beat. She saw Bartmu, accompanied by a soft tap, suddenly stop in his tracks. That terrifying, demonic face she knew so well furrowed its brow, as if sensing something.
’What’s happening?! What’s going on?! What happened?!!’
Rita was struck by this sudden development, and for an instant, even the smile on her face froze solid.
The next moment, something happened that made her heart nearly burst.
Bartmu’s vicious eyes suddenly fixed on her, sharp as razors, piercing her to the core.
’Damn it! I’ve been discovered! But when?’
At this point, Rita finally understood. Though she didn’t know what had happened, she knew it was time to make a choice.
They were still fifteen meters apart. The explosive’s power wouldn’t be at its maximum, but under the circumstances, she had no other choice.
She opened her mouth, about to bite down hard and touch the switch on her back molar to activate the explosives with a short-range pulse.
VMMMM!!
Just then, a vast aura and Power erupted from that enormous body, instantly bearing down on her.
Despite having undergone special mental conditioning, she couldn’t even manage to bite down.
In that moment, she was like an insect frozen in amber.
Only by facing that Power head-on did she truly understand how small she was.
The onlookers watched in confusion, having no idea what was happening. Inside the auditorium, Huang Bin’s expression tensed. He thought the two of them had been discovered, but when he looked at Zhou Yuanjue, he saw the man just shake his head slightly.
’To an ordinary person, the woman’s disguise was flawless. But to someone who has reached the Saint Awakening Level, whose magnetic field radiates outward, that kind of hostility and sense of danger is as blinding as a beacon once you get within range. I could sense the danger just by approaching, and Bartmu is the actual target.’
’Her preparations were thorough, but unfortunately, she lacks a true, in-depth understanding of a Saint Awakening Level expert’s abilities.’
’Someone from the Liya Republic? It seems their government doesn’t have any Saint Awakening Level individuals. A miscalculation like this was inevitable.’
BOOM!!
While the crowd stood in stunned silence, Bartmu launched himself forward with a powerful push from his elephant-like leg. His massive body crossed the fifteen-meter distance in an instant, and the powerful gust of wind he created made it difficult for the people on either side to keep their footing.
’That kind of Power and speed...’
Rita watched as Bartmu appeared before her. Enveloped in his immense shadow, she couldn’t help but feel a wave of powerlessness and despair rise in her heart.
"Let’s see what new toy you’ve brought me this time."
Bartmu gripped Rita’s neck as his magnetic field swept over her body.
"So that’s where you hid it."
With a casual swipe of his massive hand, he sliced open Rita’s chest. Blood flowed freely, but his control of the Power was perfect. Nestled within the muscle and fatty tissue, two packets of explosives shaped like breast implants were revealed to Bartmu’s eyes.
"Hiding them here... you people really are creative. A pity to ruin such a nice pair of toys."
A savage grin spread across Bartmu’s lips. His penetrating magnetic field had already allowed him to grasp the exact details of Rita’s internal condition.
SQUELCH!
He stuck in two fingers, dug out Rita’s two implants, and hurled them high into the air.
The two implants flew high into the air. In the next instant, he reached down and dug his fingers into the Solid floor, ripping out a handful of rubble which he then hurled at the two implants in the sky.
The rubble shattered the implants, triggering the explosives. There was a faint flash, and then...
BOOM!!!
A terrifying explosion thundered high in the air. The violent shockwave swept over the crowd, causing them to let out piercing screams.
The explosions in the sky looked like a pair of rare fireworks.
"Thanks for the fireworks. Now, let me send you on your way..."
Bartmu raised his massive palm high, as if to smash Rita into a bloody pulp.
Rita, already despairing, closed her eyes.
And just then, the hand Bartmu was about to strike with stopped dead in its tracks.
"So, it was a bomb. Now that the troublesome business is taken care of, it’s time we had a talk."
A calm voice drifted out from the auditorium. Under the astonished gazes of the crowd, an East Asian man of unassuming height slowly walked out from among the people.