Behind Xu Tiandi followed several high-ranking Federation officials, their expressions far more vivid—shock, fury, wariness, and disbelief intertwined.
One military general with a somewhat impatient temper could not help stepping forward. Pointing at the surrounding devastation, as though it had been struck by a meteor, he sternly questioned Lu Jun:
"Lu Jun, what is the meaning of this? Why did you launch such a fierce attack on the Qiangu Family and cause such an enormous disturbance within Mingdu, the Federation's capital? Do you have any regard for Federation law at all?!"
Faced with the accusation, Lu Jun's gaze did not even flicker. He merely spoke calmly, his voice reaching everyone's ears with perfect clarity:
"It means nothing in particular. I merely came to demand compensation from the Qiangu Family."
For the Federation to react so swiftly and arrive at the scene, it seemed they had been closely monitoring his movements all along.
Thus, Lu Jun was not surprised in the slightest.
"Compensation? What compensation?"
This unexpected statement left the Federation higher-ups present stunned, their faces filled with bewilderment and incomprehension.
Just then, a violent bout of coughing and vomiting blood rang out from the human-shaped crater. "Cough, cough... pfft..."
Qiangu Dongfeng and Qiangu Dieting, father and son, struggled out of the deep pit in an utterly miserable state.
They looked wretched beyond compare. Their clothes were tattered, covered in dirt and dried blood, and they had nearly become two blood-soaked figures. Their auras had weakened to the extreme, with none of their usual dignity or bearing remaining.
The moment Qiangu Dongfeng emerged, he looked as though he had seized a lifeline. His eyes locked onto Xu Tiandi as he accused in a hoarse, tearful voice:
"Speaker Xu, Councilors, did you see that? This Lu Jun... he is cruel, tyrannical, and