Counterattack System appeared when I'm already At The Mahayana Realm

Chapter 597: Chapter 596 Two Hostages

Although the thug doesn’t know the exact identities of the two hostages, he knows that they were personally escorted onto the spaceship by the President of Meteor.

Being escorted onto a spaceship by someone at the Body Integration Realm suggests their status is comparable with the same.

Those at the Body Integration Realm can open space channels on their own, so the fact that these two are traveling in a spaceship means they’re definitely not at that level.

Divinity Transformation is half-energy, half-physical; these two didn’t fit that form, so they weren’t at the Divinity Transformation Stage, either.

That’s fine. The thugs are at the Nascent Soul Stage and they have the upper hand. Even if these two were also at the Nascent Soul Stage, they can’t pose a threat.

“Your security here is terrible; I must report this to the sovereign!”

“Yes, we are both in a position to communicate with the sovereign!”

The two hostages shouted loudly, implicitly and explicitly indicating their high rank.

“Keep your voice down,” said the thug, startled by their yelling. He thought these two were merely government officials. High-ranking, but not close to the sovereign’s level.

After all, only those at the Body Integration Realm can converse with the sovereign.

If these two were an exception, though, the situation would become dire.

The thugs could only presume these two were bluffing in order to intimidate them.

Yu Yin turned to Growth, asking, “Considering this is the most vibrant amongst a thousand main worlds, with developed sectors of various kinds, do they have any psychologists here? These two companions of mine are not quite right in the head, they might need to see a doctor.”

Growth sincerely replied, “Given their mental states, they might drive the psychologist to madness.”

Concerned for the mental health of the psychologist, Yu Yin decided against his plan to take these two to therapy.

“Who’s your boss?” The government officers still didn’t know what the gang intended to do.

“Why, you don’t even know our boss? You should consider resigning!”

“Our boss is the notorious Interstellar Pirate Group leader Liang Chen, the mastermind behind the great star mine heist twenty years ago, the spaceship disappearance case seventeen years ago, the billionaire kidnapping case fifteen years ago, and the cases twelve years… ten years…five years ago! All of these were orchestrated by Boss Liang Chen!”

“The government has captured our boss now. You’d better release him immediately. If not, nobody on this ship will survive, and I’ll leak the details of the matter to the media!”

The government officials quickly located Liang Chen, who was in court facing trial.

“Haha, well done. You better hasten up and release me!” Liang Chen roared with laughter. This was all part of his plan— the government would have to release him to maintain their reputation and ensure the safety of the passengers.

It didn’t matter that the police had gone through great lengths to capture him—he had plenty of ways to escape.

“Excuse me, may I ask something?” Hostage Jiang Li asked cautiously, his life still in the thug’s hands after all.

“You want to plead for help, right? Speak.” The thug didn’t mind Jiang Li flaunting his identity and playing the victim. The higher his rank and the worse his condition, the better.

“Since your boss has been locked up, why do you still want to break him out? Wouldn’t it be better to go your own way?”

Jiang Li’s initial statement left the thug taken aback.

Bai Hongtu followed up on Jiang Li’s point, “See, doing bad deeds revolves around wealth, companions, method, and location, right?”

“Wealth refers to money. You should know where your boss has stashed his earnings all these years. Else, how did you manage to fund this hijacking? You could extract all of your boss’s money and claim it as your own.”

“Companions mean your fellows. Though your boss is caught, the remaining members are still around. You could say that your boss left instructions that he’s not around, you become the boss. Therewith, you inherit the original crew.”

“Method is the way. You’ve worked under your boss for twenty years and must be well-versed in his modus operandi. Emulate him, surpass him. If he can do evil, so can you. Believe in yourself!”

“Location is the hideout—somewhere the government can’t find you. You can continue using the places left behind by your boss.” n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

As hostages, Jiang Li and Bai Hongtu took turns encouraging the thugs to learn to be independent, ambitious, surpass their seniors, and become successful leaders. The thugs were filled with fiery zeal, growing increasingly convinced of the merit in their ideas.

Why stick stubbornly to a boss who is in jail? Isn’t it better to be your own boss?

If the Interstellar Pirate Group had a first boss, there should definitely be a second one.

“Officer, I want to report this. The crimes committed by that man surnamed Liang are not just these. There are many other crimes you have not grasped yet. I can provide clues. You must investigate and not let this villain off!”

The thug instantly turned on his boss in fear of him receiving a lenient sentence, revealing more of their boss’s wrongdoings and preparing to escape once finished.

Wealth, companions, method, location, a perfect summary indeed. These two hostages were naturally suited to piracy too.

They had planned their retreat prior to the hijack, capable of eliminating their trace and making a great escape. As long as the sovereign didn’t interfere personally, no one could capture them.

Seeing their intended flee, Jiang Li asked, “Anyone who owns up to their mistake is a good comrade. But could you let go of me?”

“No way, you are a crucial hostage.” The thug wouldn’t let go of Jiang Li.

“Well, then don’t blame me.”

Jiang Li sighed, turned his hand around and pressed the thug onto the ground. The thug struggled violently, trying to launch a miniature nuclear bomb to kill Jiang Li.

With a light tap on the thug’s back, Jiang Li’s energy pierced through and hit the core of the nuclear power. The nuclear power core made an emergency shutdown, stopping energy supply. The launching of the miniature nuclear bomb was hence nipped in the bud.

When Bai Hongtu saw Jiang Li drop his game, he followed suit, pressing the thug onto the ground.

Yu Yin released his Divine Sense, gaining control of all the thugs in the control cabin.

The government officials and Boss Liang Chen had not yet processed the thugs switching loyalties, and were taken aback when the thugs were effectively restrained.

The passengers cheered, expressing their gratitude to the trio. The crisis had been averted.

After leaving the spaceship, the three tied up the thugs, lined them up and handed them over to the government.

“The three of you are masters of the Body Integration Realm?” The officer couldn’t determine the methods used by the trio and assumed they were Body Integration Realm cultivators.

The government had intelligence on most cultivators at the Body Integration Realm but there were a few they didn’t recognize. After all, to reach the Body Integration Realm, the assistance of the Sovereigns was necessary rather than the government’s help.

“We’re a level of two above the Body Integration Realm.” Without elaborating, Jiang Li left the port area.

Growth was waiting for them at the port entrance. Approaching them, he asked, “I presume the three of you are here to observe the Body Integration promotion ceremony ten days from now. I’m planning to go too. I have quite some free time over the next ten days. Since you seem unfamiliar with this area, how about I act as your tour guide?”

“Thank you. That’d be helpful,” Jiang Li didn’t reject Growth’s offer. He casually added, “So, what field are you, a scientist, researching? Entropy increase, entropy decrease, or entropy equilibrium?”

“Hahaha, you jest, Mr. Jiang Li. I am but a common scientist, not qualified to research such profound subjects. On normal days, I tend to monitor data, summarise patterns, and strategise methods to prevent a demonic invasion.”