CHAPTER 1086: CHAPTER 1086: STEEL MAN ARRIVES!

"Ah!"

Alphonso let out a piercing scream, and his enormous body began to rapidly shrink back to its original form.

However, there was now a gaping bloody hole in his chest, where Xiao Zheng had just pulled something out, and blood was gushing out.

Xiao Zheng looked down at the two pieces of Golden Bone in his hand and showed a satisfied smile. With a thought, a surge of golden Gang Qi erupted, releasing intense heat, instantly evaporating the blood on the Golden Bone and causing it to disappear without a trace.

After that, the Golden Bone emitted a dazzling gleam, entirely golden, with a massive energy seemingly lurking within.

Xiao Zheng then glanced at Alphonso and said, "I didn’t expect you to have a Golden Bone in you, no wonder you took an interest in Eastern martial artists. I assume it’s because of this Golden Bone."

Alphonso coughed up a few mouthfuls of blood and didn’t answer Xiao Zheng’s question, instead exclaiming in disbelief, "Why? Why are you so powerful? Even after I fused with this Golden Bone, I still couldn’t defeat you."

Xiao Zheng smiled lightly.

With a thought, ten beams of light instantly flashed from his body, vaguely in the shape of bones, floating within him, "Because I also have this Golden Bone."

Alphonso’s eyes widened, then he let out a bitter laugh.

"Heaven has forsaken me!"

He shouted.

Xiao Zheng said, "Alright, stop being so aggrieved, first tell me how you’re able to fuse the Golden Bone into your body?"

Alphonso sneered, "Do you think I would tell you?"

Xiao Zheng said calmly, "I have many ways of torturing people in my hands, do you want to try them one by one? Don’t attempt suicide, no one has the chance to kill themselves in front of me."

Alphonso’s face changed suddenly.

He knew Xiao Zheng would never lie.

He wasn’t someone with a strong moral backbone, so after his eyes flickered for a while, he said, "Fine, I’ll tell you, but you must promise not to harm me!"

Xiao Zheng laughed, "Do you think that’s possible?"

Alphonso gritted his teeth and said, "Then give me a swift death."

Xiao Zheng nodded, "Now that’s a reasonable request."

Alphonso said, "We conducted some research on this Golden Bone and found it likely came from some biologically evolved creature far beyond humans, containing immense energy."

"Then I utilized the research power of the Demon Shield Bureau for some analysis, and eventually, through a coincidence, discovered the conditions necessary for it to fuse into the human body, though we remain unclear about the principle."

"What conditions?" Xiao Zheng asked.

Alphonso shook his head, "I don’t know."

"You don’t know?" Xiao Zheng laughed, "Do you think I was joking when I spoke?"

Alphonso said, "No, I truly don’t know. As I said earlier, it was a coincidence, as for the process itself, we aren’t very clear on it, everything was muddled."

Xiao Zheng immediately frowned.

Alphonso didn’t seem like he was lying.

Finally, he nodded and said, "Alright, you can die now."

Xiao Zheng pointed a finger at Alphonso, and instantly a golden Gang Qi whistled out, penetrating through Alphonso’s head and instantly killing him.

The leader of the Demon Shield Bureau, a hero of his generation, thus perished in this small base in the rainforest, known to no one.

...

As Xiao Zheng walked out from the underground of this iron fortress, an idea suddenly popped into his mind.

He circulated the Gang Qi within his body, causing several bleeding wounds to burst open on his skin, with fresh blood gushing out and quickly soaking his clothes.

Subsequently, he walked all the way to the surface.

By then, those surrounding Long Qie and Titan had been mostly eliminated, leaving only a few with no fighting spirit left.

Long Qie and Titan were engaged with these people, and upon seeing Xiao Zheng emerge covered in blood and weakened, they were greatly shocked.

Anxious, they couldn’t care less about those people and rushed immediately to Xiao Zheng’s side, asking anxiously, "Mr. Xiao, what’s wrong with you?"

Xiao Zheng smiled bitterly, "I was trapped by one of Alphonso’s devices, but Alphonso is almost finished by me. Don’t bother with these people, you come with me inside."

Long Qie and Titan naturally didn’t dare to disobey, so they accompanied Xiao Zheng into the fortress.

The surviving agents of the Demon Shield Bureau were all relieved, exchanged glances, and their eyes lit up.

"Did you hear just now? It seems that the Evil God is seriously injured!"

"Yes."

"Hmph, Steel Man is nearby, if we take this news to him, once he comes over, he can definitely take out all these people in one go."

"Good idea."

The few remaining agents of the Demon Shield Bureau quickly sped away to the outside.

...

When Long Qie and Titan were supporting Xiao Zheng into the fortress, Xiao Zheng suddenly stood upright, and his aura returned to normal.

"Mr. Xiao, this is..."

Surprised expressions appeared on both Long Qie and Titan’s faces.

Xiao Zheng smiled, "This was just one of my strategies. If I’m guessing correctly, since Alphonso is here, then Steel Man is surely around him as well. If those guys saw me injured and notified Steel Man, he would definitely come over."

"Mr. Xiao, as expected, your calculations are divine!" Long Qie and Titan suddenly understood and were extremely impressed.

So the three of them waited there.

A few minutes later, Xiao Zheng’s eyes suddenly emitted a very dazzling brilliance, and he whispered, "They’re here!"

As the words fell, footsteps came from atop the iron fortress, then they saw Steel Man walking down from the fortress gate.

"Haha, Steel Man, you’ve come as expected." Xiao Zheng laughed.

"You..."

Seeing this scene, Steel Man was suddenly shocked, and immediately realized he had been tricked!

Without hesitation, he released a hot energy burst from under his feet, ready to escape.

Xiao Zheng smiled faintly, "Can you escape in front of me?"

As he finished speaking, Xiao Zheng’s expression suddenly turned cold, his aura erupted with a boom, and his body vanished from the spot in a ghostly manner, reappearing right in front of Steel Man the next moment.

"How... how can you be this fast!" Steel Man was greatly shocked.

He had fought Xiao Zheng before, and Xiao Zheng’s speed was nowhere near as fast as it was now. This speed was astonishing.

"Haha, I can improve too." Xiao Zheng chuckled lightly and then stretched out his hand, immediately seizing Steel Man by the neck.