Chapter 1119: If You Don't Release Her, I'll Destroy Sakura City
The iconic building of Sakura City is the Sakura Tower, which is also a renowned tourist destination. Even at night, visitors come in an endless stream.
Ye Fan looked at the Sakura Tower and extended his right hand, gathering enough Spiritual Energy to know a powerful explosion. The energy moved towards the direction of the Sakura Tower, but instead of striking it directly, it exploded in the air.
"Boom!"
A loud explosion sounded like sudden thunder from a clear sky. A giant vortex of Spiritual Energy formed in the air, and the intense heat made the surrounding air seem to burn.
The tourists below initially thought it was a firework display, but as soon as they noticed something was wrong, they began to flee in a panic.
Even though Ye Fan harbored resentment towards the Japanese for several terrorist attacks on China, he still refrained from causing bloodshed in such public venues, only creating chaos to shock ordinary visitors and plunge Sakura City into disorder.
At the moment of the explosion at Sakura Tower, six locations within the city suddenly erupted with Origin Energy from people. In five of these locations, there was only a single energy source, while the last had seven or eight energy sources, indicating it might be where the ninjas held Shen Yan captive.
Ye Fan said, "Let's leave here; until we find the person, let's not create too much commotion."
After notifying Li Zhaojun, the group swiftly left the vicinity of the Sakura Tower, and as Ye Fan departed, he left another "gift." A second explosion occurred in the air, making the surrounding tourists even more frantic and disoriented.
Ye Fan, Li Zhaojun, and the others arrived at the ninja's hiding place, which turned out to be a commercial building near the city center of Sakura City. The energy source emanated from dozens of meters underground, indicating that the ninjas had hidden deeply to avoid pursuit.
Using his Spiritual Sense, Ye Fan quickly grasped the underground structure of the building. Via an elevator, Ye Fan led Li Zhaojun and the others to a secret chamber thirty meters underground.
The ninjas inside reacted, with rocket launchers on both sides, launching rockets at Ye Fan.
Ye Fan remained unmoved, condensing the rockets and directly blowing open the door to the basement.
"Waya!" The inside erupted in chaotic cries.
Ye Fan led Li Zhaojun and the others into the hall of the underground chamber, where, besides the ninjas, there were also numerous armed military personnel, all aiming their guns at the entrance.
"Hand over the person!" Ye Fan commanded with authoritative presence, carrying an unmistakable tone.
One of the Japanese issued a command, and the firearms began shooting flames and bullets towards Ye Fan, but clearly, they overestimated their strength as the bullets couldn't even scratch Ye Fan.
"Puff, puff, puff, puff!" As Ye Fan bounced the bullets back, the armed personnel upstairs fell one by one, while the ninjas stood at a height, watching Ye Fan warily as if ready to fight to the death at any moment.
After a round of attacks, Ye Fan and Li Zhaojun were unscathed, but aside from a few ninjas, no one else was standing in the basement.
The door inside the chamber opened, and a woman with a red cherry blossom mask came out, asking in very fluent Chinese, "Are you Ye Fan?"
Ye Fan knew immediately it was the woman who directed him over the phone. She had been remotely commanding from Sakura City, which is why he couldn't find her whereabouts.
"It's me," Ye Fan replied, "Where is the person you kidnapped now?"
"Where she is has nothing to do with you. Even if you can kill everyone here, you won't find her!" the woman spoke in the same tone as an old ninja Ye Fan had encountered in Hua Hai City.
Perhaps ninjas naturally dislike being threatened; they prefer threatening others instead.
Ye Fan smiled, "Is that so? I know you're not afraid of death, but I can bring devastation to all of Japan, do you believe it?"
Even with a mask on, Ye Fan sensed a change in the woman's expression. Indeed, not even the ninjas were a match for Ye Fan, and it would be easy for him to cause slaughter among mortals.
"No matter what force you cultivate, you cannot harm mortals. Ye Fan, wouldn't you adhere to the most basic principles?" the woman questioned.
Ye Fan slightly shook his head, "Principles are for principled people. Didn't you also target innocent Chinese civilians, with several terrorist attacks leading to dozens of deaths and hundreds injured? The person you've kidnapped, Shen Yan, is also an unarmed civilian."
"You!" the woman glared at Ye Fan, feeling enraged, "But we only targeted politicians and people whose demise benefits our plans!"
Ye Fan chuckled, "Then I'll only target your politicians; your Prime Minister, Cabinet ministers, or perhaps your Emperor?"
The woman gritted her teeth in hatred, "Ye Fan, you're a demon."
"I never claimed not to be a demon, and you understand my purpose very well. If you don't hand over the person, I can cause an earthquake beneath Sakura City, and the number of deaths is beyond my concern!" Ye Fan had already raised his hand, the energy in it capable of shattering the earth's crust beneath Sakura City in an instant, causing a magnitude nine to ten earthquake that would turn the entire city into ruins.
"You win!" the woman said, "In ten minutes, you will see Miss Shen Yan arrive here unharmed!"
Ye Fan smiled, "Alright, I'll give you ten minutes. If you just want these ten minutes to delay or to find a safe place for your government officials to hide, I think... they will die more tragically than you can imagine!"
The woman trembled with fury and instructed the ninja behind her, who immediately went to carry out the task.
Ye Fan watched as time ticked by on his watch. As soon as time was up, he would not hesitate to turn Sakura City into a wasteland.
In less than seven minutes, a car stopped outside the building above. The woman said, "The person has arrived, Mr. Ye Fan, would you go up and check?"
Ye Fan used his Spiritual Sense to probe and suddenly formed a bundle with his Spiritual Energy around the woman, capturing her like a fish in a net. He then directly carried his "prize" to the surface through the entrance.
"Mr. Ye Fan, you must keep your word. We've already released the person, and you should honor your promise and leave Sakura City from now on!" the woman bound in Ye Fan's Spiritual Energy net clamored continuously.
Ye Fan ignored her, observing the black car as the door opened, and two women brought down a woman with a blindfold and handcuffed hands.
"Where are you taking me?" The voice was Shen Yan's, even the facial features matched precisely, but Ye Fan dared not confirm if this was Shen Yan.
Once the blindfold was removed from Shen Yan's eyes, she looked at Ye Fan in surprise, her face filled with disbelief, "Ye Fan, why are you here? This is... this is Japan..."
"I came to rescue you," Ye Fan replied, using Spiritual Energy to push away the two women escorting Shen Yan, approaching her, and merely gripping the handcuffs, which fell off in response.