Chapter 1566 — A Bittersweet Moment
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"And what about Zero One?" Da Luozi asked hastily.
"Leave him be — let him bring about his own doom. Don't wait around there anymore, lest Zero One drag you down with him. Come back at once!" An Liwen told Da Luozi: "Zero One's value is all but spent; he has no further use to us. Let the police take him!"
"Understood!" Da Luozi replied at once. On reflection, it was true enough — the sole purpose of this fake Wei Zhao had been to frame Wei Zhao, but with the real Wei Zhao showing up at the same time, that goal could no longer be achieved. Abandoning him, letting him bear all the crimes he had committed before, was surely the best option!
After all, this Zero One was nothing more than a test subject. If Dr. Yin wanted to manufacture one, he could whip up another in a matter of minutes — so his death would be no great loss!
After hanging up the phone, An Liwen shook his head and muttered to himself: "I never expected Wei Zhao to turn up at this hour. Weren't he off on some far-away trip? What a coincidence of a homecoming! Let's hope Zero One deals him a grievous blow!"
An Liwen was far too clear-headed to imagine that Zero One could actually kill Wei Zhao! True, after swallowing the capsule and triggering his burst of power, Zero One's strength could soar to the peak of the late Xuan Tier — but it could only be sustained for about five minutes. And Wei Zhao's current strength was at the peak of the mid Xuan Tier. Even if the surge-powered Zero One could edge Wei Zhao out, the truth was that an internal-style master at the peak of the mid Xuan Tier and an external-style master at the peak of the late Xuan Tier differed by only a single tier in practice, not two as the labels might suggest. Moreover, Wei Zhao was the sort who could regularly break through tiers to defeat opponents after powering up — so An Liwen had never for a moment believed Zero One could take him down.
If Zero One could deal Wei Zhao a grievous blow within those five minutes of his surge, that would count as a resounding success for him.
Da Luozi secretly started the engine and slipped away among the detouring traffic, while over here, Wei Zhao and Zero One stood locked in a standoff!
Zero One's right hand was gripped fast in Wei Zhao's, unable to budge even an inch! A flash of savage fury passed through Zero One's eyes — his right hand pinned, he swung his left hand at Wei Zhao with all his might!
"Squad Leader Wei, watch out!" Wu Chengtian had regained consciousness by now. Though still weak, seeing Wei Zhao's return filled his heart with relief, and his injuries seemed far less severe than before!
But Wu Chengtian knew all too well what Zero One was capable of. Even his own Iron Hand technique at the early Xuan Tier was no match for this Zero One! Bear in mind — Iron Hand was an extraordinarily domineering style of internal cultivation; taken to its ultimate limit, it could shatter even the Golden Bell Shield!
And this Zero One's hand-to-hand skill was on par with the Iron Hand technique. So Wu Chengtian feared Wei Zhao might come out the worse for it, and quickly called out a warning.
Even without Wu Chengtian's warning, Wei Zhao had already sensed something amiss in this Zero One. The man possessed monstrous strength — he could feel it through the right hand he held. Had Wei Zhao not undergone rigorous killer training before taking up internal cultivation, gaining a considerable edge in raw power, he might never have been able to hold this thing down!
For according to Wei Zhao's perception, this Zero One already possessed external-style power at the peak of the late Xuan Tier! What a level that was — no wonder Wu Chengtian and Qiu Lingshan were both no match for him!