blogombal Chapter 11 Business War
Chapter 11 Business War
It was a combination of a scale and an umbrella, and based on his familiarity with blood, Modi was confident that it was drawn with human blood.
He frowned, and a scene flashed before his eyes, revealing another magic circle.
At the center of the magic circle, a tall, alluring woman sat cross-legged, her palms facing upwards, her hands forming an unknown mudra, her expression serene.
He first memorized the woman's face, then began to observe the magic circle on the ground.
As he expected, the magic circle also contained the same symbols as before, and the entire circle was drawn with human blood.
"A crude sorcery ritual for casting a curse, but it's far too crude; many parts are just a waste of materials."
Crude, rudimentary, and inefficient—these are the descriptions of this sorcery ritual by Modi.
If he were in charge, he could easily cut the ritual materials down to half, without even needing to use human blood.
As Modi made his sharp comment, the woman at the center of the magic circle suddenly opened her eyes and looked behind him...
"Are all the supplies ready?" the woman asked in a cool voice.
"It's a bit tricky, but everything is ready."
The one who answered was a dignified middle-aged man, accompanied by a young man, none other than Xu Hongzhi, the young master of Xu, who had met Mo Di once before.
"It seems this was mostly the work of the Xu family... If I hadn't intervened, would the next part of the story have been Ling Tianfeng's death and Long Yutian's heroic efforts to save the day?"
The three people present were completely unaware of Mo Di's spying and continued to leak information.
"A baby who met the requirements was born just in time. We used some connections to get him out of the hospital. Now it's up to you."
After the middle-aged man finished speaking, Xu Hongzhi handed over a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes.
"Long Yutian is doomed this time. After he and Ling Tianfeng die, I will make Ling Qinghan kneel down and beg me like a dog."
The malice in Xu Hongzhi's words made the woman, who seemed to be a sorcerer, slightly curl her lips, a hint of contempt in her eyes.
However, she still took the baby and replied, "I need to wait for the right time to make the ritual implements, around 3 a.m. After it's finished, I will let you know before I start the ritual."
After saying that, she waved for the guest to leave.
Beside him, Mo Di's face had darkened, resembling the black face of a sea tiger.
"...yet another damned person."
Based on his observations and knowledge, he judged that the woman was probably offering the infant in her arms to the sect leader behind her in order to obtain the magical artifacts for casting curses and performing rituals.
Modi realized that this woman was a sorcerer, and there was definitely a powerful being standing behind her.
In the [Eternal Realm], he had dealt with such things quite a bit. They might be some strange otherworldly entities, indescribable beings, or they might be some relatively friendly gods or immortals.
And this woman, without a doubt, is backed by beings who harbor malice towards humanity, as evidenced by her requirement for infant blood sacrifice.
"The Xu family, sorcerers... these kinds of people are better off wiped out."
Having figured out the source of the curse, Mordy had another reason to take action.
Although he did not claim to be a good person, his past education and painful experiences as an apprentice made him deeply abhor such acts of sacrificing innocent people.
The next step is pretty obvious.
It's just a picture.
The scene before him shattered like glass, and in the blink of an eye, he saw Long Yutian and the other person with concerned expressions.
"The caster has been found. The Xu family has hired a female sorcerer who is preparing to cast a spell on Long Yutianxia."
"Huh, me?" Long Yutian stared wide-eyed. "Does that mean I have to go through the ritual I just saw?"
Modi shook his head. "No need. You're not cursed yet. That sorcerer won't cast the curse until at least 3 a.m. We just need to take care of her before then."
"What do you mean, senior?" Ling Tianfeng's eyes twitched; he sensed the anger in Mo Di's voice.
"They've gone too far," Modi said expressionlessly. "Using human blood to draw a magic circle, trying to turn a newborn baby into a magical artifact... This isn't the first time they've done this."
Before Long Yutian, it was Ling Tianfeng who was cursed. Who knows how many times that female sorcerer has performed similar rituals?
This kind of rotten person, no, this kind of beast, even if Modi had to hold his poop and pee, he couldn't stand it!
He recounted what he had seen and heard, and the two men listened with furrowed brows.
"The Xu family... has indeed gone too far." Ling Tianfeng never expected them to be so heartless as to do such a horrifying thing in order to bring down the Ling family.
"They probably don't even consider other people as human beings."
Unlike those scions of powerful families who viewed commoners as peasants, Long Yutian, despite often being harassed by others, maintained a normal set of values.
"This time, the Xu family has overstepped their bounds." Ling Tianfeng understood that Mo Di intended to take action against the Xu family, so he decided to join forces with them, take the opportunity to eliminate this rival, and even build a relationship with him.
"We must strike hard."
What should they do? Report it to the Ningguo authorities?
No, in a country where the regime is almost entirely controlled by powerful clans, doing so would not only be useless, but would also likely alert the enemy.
If there are members of the Ling family within the official ranks, who can be sure there aren't any from the Xu family?
It would be better to send out the company's own troops and directly wage a business war.
Yes, the corporate tycoons in this world are so militant that the larger ones even train their own private armed forces called "security departments".
In Modi's view, it won't be long before the world forms a structure similar to Cyberpunk 2077.
This is on the premise that no world-changing event occurs.
"Contact the company's asset protection team. We must act quickly and not give the Xu family a chance to react."
Ling Tianfeng hardened his heart; if he was going to do it, he would go all the way.
He ordered the Ling Group to mobilize all its connections to immediately launch a siege against the Xu family's Xu Group.
It was thanks to Modi's presence that he dared not make a move like that.
The intimidating power of an old monster at the Innate Realm, and the sense of security it brings, is simply too great.
"Senior, is there anything else you need?"
Modi didn't stand on ceremony and directly told Ling Tianfeng his needs.
Upon hearing this, the head of the Ling Group gave him a strange look, but still agreed.
Two o'clock in the morning, near the Xu Family Manor.
A rising white mist enveloped the entire manor, and figures moved silently through it, like ghosts.
Modi stopped in his tracks, raised his hand slightly, and the soldiers behind him immediately stopped in their tracks.
This is the Ling Group's private armed force, officially named "Company Asset Protection Team One," which is considered the most elite of Ling Group's private armed forces.
Under the cover of the white mist created by Modi, they lay in ambush in various places outside the Xu family manor, waiting for his order to begin their operation as planned.
A glimmer of magical light flashed in his eyes, and as magic flowed, [Etheric Vision] slowly unfolded.
In a daze, he heard the cry of a baby. The ether, which should have been calm, began to ripple with blood-red light in front of him. The source of all this was somewhere underground in the manor.
"It's the lingering echo of a blood sacrifice; the sorcerer's ritual took place beneath the manor."
Modi exited the ethereal vision. Having found his target, he made a gesture, and the soldiers behind him immediately advanced.
Meanwhile, Long Yutian on the other side also received orders to lead his men to approach the manor.
To be honest, ever since he met Modi, he felt that his daily life was gone forever.
One day it was the daily routine of showing off on campus, and the next day it was the battlefield of the company.
Although due to certain agreements between the various family groups, they cannot use weapons such as tanks, airplanes, and artillery, nor can they escalate the conflict to the point where it is known to the world.
But this is still a brutal business war, the kind where the goal is to kill the other company's top executives.
"It seems the Xu family's private army really hasn't discovered us. It looks like the teacher's magic really works."
Having suffered a certain shock to his worldview, Long Yutian cleared his mind of these distractions, leaped over the high wall, and landed behind a patrolling soldier.
Cover his mouth, then slit his throat.
The other soldiers followed in his footsteps. Each of them possessed the first level of the Acquired Realm, with internal energy at their disposal. Combined with the element of surprise attack, they were extremely efficient in killing the manor's patrol troops.
Before long, they had hidden the body and continued their infiltration.
After passing through a window, Long Yutian exchanged a few words with his subordinates who had followed him in, and then each led their men to disperse to different parts of the house.
At the same time, the patrol forces around the manor were also basically eliminated.
Modi charged straight in, his tall figure shrouded in black robes seeming to emanate a chilling aura, even the elite soldiers following behind him couldn't help but shiver.
"Where did the chairman find such a formidable person? Just following behind him makes my heart pound," a highly skilled soldier with the second level of the Acquired Realm thought to himself.
"Luckily, he's on our side."
Just as they reached the edge of the house and were about to climb over it, a gunshot suddenly broke the silence, followed by a series of gunshots.
The entire manor was in complete chaos, with shouts of killing, gunshots, and screams all mixed together.
Modi knew that an unexpected variable had appeared.
He immediately adapted to the situation, leaped up, grabbed the edge of the window, smashed the glass with his elbow, and climbed into the second floor.
As soon as he landed, he elbowed a man over, and his massive weight pressed down on the man, causing him to faint on the spot.
"Huh? Isn't this Young Master Xu?" He looked at the man's face and was shocked to find that it was Xu Hongzhi, who was on his kill list.
Xu Hongzhi was grabbed by the neck and lifted into the air.
"Put Hongzhi down right now!" A middle-aged man with a gloomy face raised and lowered his gun, as if worried that firing it might accidentally injure Xu Hongzhi.
"Oh, it's you." Mo Di glanced at him and said something completely irrelevant.
It matches up; this person is the middle-aged man on his kill list.
"Perfect, I don't need to spend time looking for it."
No sooner had he finished speaking than a gust of wind came from behind him, and even faster was a fist.
Seeing this, Long Yutian, who was close behind, quickly warned, "Teacher, be careful..."
Mo Di turned his body to the side and handed Xu Hongzhi out, which collided with the fist.
"puff!"
Xu Hongzhi's body was thus punched with a bloody hole.
With his other hand, he grabbed the fist that had pierced through his body and looked at the newcomer with a mocking expression.
An old man with white hair and beard had a livid face, not only because he had accidentally injured Xu Hongzhi, but also because his fist was being held and he couldn't break free.