After clearing the game, I became the villain BOSS

During the period after the battle of Tower of Babel, Zhao Yiming's life remained as decent as usual, and the thundering punishment from the headquarters did not come immediately.

On the one hand, there was nothing wrong with the joint military operation code-named "Flood" itself, and it was in line with the main theme that the headquarters had always conveyed - for those strong people whose power "touched the line", they would either be taken in as dogs or beheaded immediately.

Zhao Yiming asked for instructions before making the plan and did not make the decision on his own.

The reason why the subsequent disaster occurred was entirely due to a serious misjudgment by the intelligence department in the Crescent City area, which failed to recognize the power of Fenrir's divinely blessed blood code.

But honestly, who can be blamed?

Fenrir's situation was so rare. Who would have thought that she would break through to a higher level directly after a battle? This was something that hadn't been seen in a century.

Therefore, it is somewhat unfair that Zhao Yiming has to take the blame for the overturning of the Tower of Babel, which is somewhat unfair.

On the other hand, even if Zhao Yiming was really captured, someone would still have to do the job he was responsible for.

The people at the headquarters are not familiar with the situation in Crescent City, and the people they temporarily sent to airdrop there may not be more efficient than Zhao Yiming.

Removing it rashly will only cause yourself more trouble.

So the headquarters did not move him, but kept him and gave him one last chance to make amends.

If he could capture the Wolf King with Luo, no matter whether he was dead or alive, the previous incident of the Tower of Babel being destroyed would be written off, and he would even be given a high position in the headquarters.

If you don’t catch him, then there’s only one word: death.

So Zhao Yiming is still the noble "President Zhao" as before.

However, he is no longer the supreme leader in the entire Crescent City as he used to be.

There was an extra person above his head, that was the court envoy Luo.

During this period, in order to set an example internally, Zhao Yiming did not stay in his own Huxinzhou island estate, nor did he go to the office buildings of those authorities.

He moved back to the Tower of Babel, where renovations had not yet been completed, and stayed in his office on the 199th floor as usual.

Although this office had been cleaned up, the signs of damage were still very obvious. The walls were broken, the ceiling was charred by smoke, and some uncleaned glass fragments could be seen in the corners.

It was lunch time and Zhao Yiming was sitting at his desk eating. There was no top-quality steak or red wine that he had treasured for years, only a piece of bread and water.

The bread was made from factory-made synthetic grains. It was dry and hard to chew. Every bite would leave your mouth full of crumbs. Even dogs would shake their heads when they saw it. Only the lower class people who couldn't make ends meet and were about to starve to death would chew it.

But now, the regional president of a prestigious giant company eats dry bread bite by bite, swallowing it forcefully with water. Even the crumbs that fall on the table will be swept into the palm of his hand and then scooped into his mouth to eat.

Just as Zhao Yiming was eating, a figure walked in from the door. It was none other than the leader of the Death Scythe Mercenary Group, Zhou Hannian.

Zhou Hannian stood on the side of the authorities during the ferocious beast crisis, fulfilled his loyalty to the giant company as always, and assisted in the transfer of a large number of important assets.

Although he was cursed by the people because of this, his superiors admired him very much and he was naturally classified as a "loyalist" by Luo afterwards, so he avoided imprisonment.

Zhou Hannian was originally supported by the Iron Blood Alliance. After Alexander's death, this area lost its direct person in charge.

With the existence of Fenrir, the three giant companies have common interests and goals. It is rare that they no longer fight openly or secretly, but stand on the same front.

After negotiations, the top leaders of the three headquarters decided to temporarily transfer the control of Zhou Hannian and Death Scythe to Zhao Yiming and let him take command.

Now in a sense, at least during this period of time, the King of Mercenaries of Crescent City is Zhao Yiming's man.

Zhou Hannian saw what Zhao Yiming was eating, smiled and asked, "Boss Zhao, are you imitating the ancients who slept on firewood and tasted gall?"

Zhao Yiming glanced at him coldly: "You talk too much."

Zhou Hannian lowered his head as an apology for his inappropriate joke just now.

Zhao Yiming stuffed the last bite of bread into his mouth, opened the laptop in front of him and said, "Come here, let me take a look at something."

What was opened on the notebook was some kind of route monitoring map, which covered the entire Crescent City and the surrounding areas. There were straight lines or curves of different colors on it, which moved slowly over time.

Zhou Hannian: "What is this?"

Zhao Yiming said directly: "I used an Apocalypse Star for the air conditioning in Xinyue City. This is a dynamic route map of all flying vehicles in the city."

Zhou Hannian was suddenly shocked.

Crescent City had long been taken over by the Upper Court Guards. In order to prevent anyone from escaping from the air, the city's airspace had been placed under martial law. Not only were there fighter jet formations patrolling 24 hours a day, but a large number of anti-aircraft artillery positions were also deployed outside the city. Any unidentified aircraft that dared to take off would be destroyed immediately if a warning was ineffective.

Nowadays, civilian aircraft cannot fly at all. Even a big mercenary leader like Zhou Hannian has to rely on ground transportation to travel. The only aviation team directly under Shangting can still fly in the sky.

Seeing the navigation map that Zhao Yiming opened, Zhou Hannian frowned and asked, "Are you secretly monitoring the people in court?!"

Zhao Yiming: "So what?"

Zhou Hannian: "Do you understand the consequences? The special commissioner now holds all the power and is far superior to you. If Luo knew that you were monitoring her deployment, she would definitely beat you to death."

Zhao Yiming: "If she has nothing to hide, why would she worry about being monitored by me? Besides, I will not let Luo hear about this."

Zhou Hannian asked in confusion: "I don't understand what you mean. What do you mean if she has nothing to hide? She is someone sent directly by the court to represent the will of your headquarters. What could she have?"

Zhao Yiming did not give a direct answer, but said expressionlessly: "Do you know what is the most taboo thing when playing chess? The most taboo thing is to be outwitted by the opponent, completely lose the initiative, and can only follow the opponent's thinking."

"If you are led by the nose, you are like a fish on the chopping board. You never know what the other party is going to do next, and you don't even know whether you will live or die in the end."

"Luo was sent by the court and represents the will of the headquarters. OK, there is nothing to say. I will do whatever she tells me to do. As a subordinate, I will do my best to cooperate."

"But there is one thing I will never give up. I can work for someone, but I won't accept being manipulated by others, and I will never put my fate entirely on others."

"So, I must know what Luo is doing recently. Only in this way can I control my destiny in my own hands."

Looking at Zhao Yiming's paranoid and almost neurotic eyes, Zhou Hannian's mood became extremely solemn. He frowned and said, "You are playing with fire. No matter what your reasons are, if Luo finds out, you will be finished. Stop it quickly."

A cold smile appeared on Zhao Yiming's face. He pressed a few times on the keyboard and his tone became gloomy: "Really? Maybe she will finish before me."

Zhou Hannian didn't understand what this meant. He looked carefully and found that one of the countless tracks on the computer navigation map was marked out separately.

He asked in confusion: "What is this?"

Zhao Yiming narrowed his eyes and said, "I have recently been using Apocalypse to observe the movements of flying vehicles over Crescent City, because judging from the current situation, if someone wants to move Fenrir away, they will definitely use air transport."

"During this period, all the flying vehicles that have been able to take off have been traveling between various urban areas and airports. There is nothing unusual, but this one is different."

"This airship departed from the Edge Building and did not fly to the airport. Instead, it took another route to leave the city."

Zhou Hannian asked back, "So what? It could be picking someone up, or it could be on some other mission. The fact that it was able to fly safely over Crescent City means it must have been strictly inspected and obtained permission to fly."

Zhao Yiming shrugged. "I don't deny that it has obtained a permit, but there is one thing wrong - an aircraft that has obtained a permit does not necessarily have to pass a strict inspection."

"There is a person who doesn't need to accept any inspections or even abide by any regulations. She is now the god in Crescent City who has the final say."

Zhou Hannian was stunned for a long while, his expression became strange: "Are you trying to say that the special envoy appointed by the headquarters of the three giant companies secretly transported Fenrir in the betrayal court?"

Zhao Yiming: "Who knows?"

Zhou Hannian was choked, his mouth opened and closed, wondering if Zhao Yiming had gone crazy. He said in the softest tone possible: "Mr. Zhao, listen to me, you're a little neurotic. Go and have a good rest for a while, okay? You'll get yourself killed if you keep messing around like this."

Zhao Yiming didn't say anything, he just took out a cigar from his pocket and lit it. His eyes, which concealed a crazy look, were vaguely visible behind the swirling smoke.

Zhou Hannian frowned and said, "I didn't know you could smoke."

Zhao Yiming coughed several times due to being choked by the smoke, but he continued to smoke because both his body and mind needed something to keep him calm during this period.

His expression was full of sinister intent, and he ordered in a cold voice: "I'll give you a task. Go and secretly follow this airship."

"If it's just a special mission as you said, OK, then just treat me as a psychopath and let's pretend nothing happened."

"But if, I mean if, there is really a slight possibility that Fenrir is on that airship."

Zhao Yiming's eyes seemed to be burning, filled with fanatical fire. He stretched out his hand and pointed upwards, as if to pierce through the ceiling and penetrate the sky.

"Then I will be reborn in the flames! Not only can I go to the headquarters, but I will also have a seat on the Supreme Board of Directors!"

Looking at Zhao Yiming who was almost talking madly, Zhou Hannian even began to doubt whether this guy was mentally normal.

He said with a grim expression: "If there is any mistake in this matter, you and I will be killed immediately. Sorry, Mr. Zhao, I can't do this, and I advise you not to have this idea. If you really want to play with fire, you can find someone else."

As he was about to leave, Zhao Yiming's cold voice came from behind him: "You seem to have misunderstood something. This is not a request, but an order."

"After Alexander's death, the control of your prosthetic backdoor program has been transferred to me. As long as I want, I can activate the ultimate insurance at any time and turn you into a pile of irreparable fragments."

Zhou Hannian suddenly stopped where he was, frozen like a statue.

Zhao Yiming was very satisfied with Zhou Hannian's reaction. He kept sucking the cigar into his throat and exhaling it, saying lightly: "The airship has taken off for a while. I don't have time to waste with you."

“Keep up with it and stay connected with me throughout the process.”

"If there is nothing unusual, come back. If there is anything unusual, I will give you further instructions."

"Don't play tricks, or you know the consequences."

Zhou Hannian stood there motionless, and there was a constant cracking sound from his clenched fists.

Although Zhao Yiming is paranoid now, he still has the means to control his subordinates. He knows that instigating those under him cannot be done by pressure alone.

He stood up from his seat, walked to Zhou Hannian, held his strong arm tightly, and said sincerely: "This is not just my business. If we really uncover the shocking secret and achieve extraordinary results, I promise that you will get the treatment you deserve."

"How about a complete set of sixth-stage 'high-risk' prostheses? As long as your body can handle it, 'apocalypse-level' prostheses are also negotiable. You will become one of the most powerful prosthesis implanters in the world."

It was unknown how long it had been before Zhou Hannian finally responded. He closed his eyes silently, and when he opened them again after a long silence, some of the vitality in his eyes seemed to have disappeared, and his expression had obviously become dim and depressed.

He said in a deep voice: "Even if I did it, how can I hide it from Luo? Now the city defense has been taken over by the Shangting Guards. There are Luo's people everywhere. I can't even leave the city."

Zhao Yiming snorted coldly and said, "I am just temporarily suppressed, not dead."

"Do you think the Shang Court is a monolithic entity? There are many factions within the Shang Court, and many of them are at odds with Luo."

"The Shangting Guards that Luo brought to New Moon City this time number more than 100,000 people. I can't shake all of them, but with my connections, I can still bribe a small number of them."

He took out a prepared map and a double-helix logo badge made of special material from the drawer under the table and handed them to Zhou Hannian.

"Follow the route on the map. When you encounter a patrol checkpoint along the way, cooperate with the inspection and then show them this badge. They will turn a blind eye."

"After you leave the city, go directly to the location in the red circle on the map. I have someone hide a single-soldier flying vehicle there. Take it and try to find the airship. Follow it secretly and don't expose yourself."

Seeing that Zhao Yiming had prepared everything, Zhou Hannian knew that there was no room for negotiation and could only grit his teeth and take the things.

After the arrangements were completed, Zhao Yiming finally opened the small refrigerator in the office, took out a bottle of red wine that had been placed there before, and filled two glasses.

He handed one of the cups to Zhou Hannian, and then clinked glasses with him, revealing his usual mysterious smile: "The chess game is set, let's play against the big shot."