Leaving No Traces
2024-08-13
Chapter 409 Leaving No Trace
After the battle was over and the battlefield was cleared, Luo Jun deactivated the Earth Construct, and Michelle, who was standing next to him, also took off her mask and transformed back into Ailongtan.
That's right, of the three Federation, Michelle was actually the first to be killed.
According to Anderson's recollection, although Charles himself did not admit it, everyone believed that his relationship with Richard was unusual. Therefore, even though the luxury suite had enough rooms to accommodate three people, Michelle chose to book a room by herself rather than stay with the two of them.
Therefore, after arriving at the New Lake Hotel, Luo Jun went to Michelle's room first, used the face of Anderson that he had copied while cleaning up the battlefield to open the door, and killed him immediately.
According to Anderson's memory, Michelle was not very strong. She was a Shapeshifting Faction at the Heart Condensation Realm Initial Stage and lacked life-saving items. With Luo Jun's strength, once he got close, the opponent wouldn't even have a chance to react.
Although her strength was average, Michelle's status in the team was not low, and she even seemed to be overshadowing the team leader, Charles. This was entirely due to Elder Stake, who was behind Michelle. As one of the powerful elders of the Hell Creek Family, Styke held an extraordinary position in the family, which in turn elevated Michelle's status. This made Anderson, who considered himself stronger than Michelle, quite resentful.
After killing Michelle, Luo Jun had Ailongtan replicate her face. According to Anderson's memory, the remaining Charles and Richard were not as easy to deal with as Michelle.
It wasn't that their strength was so great that even someone like Luo Jun at the peak of his Peak couldn't kill them instantly; rather, both of them possessed a life-saving Fate Dao, both of which were passively triggered! Even if Luo Jun could instantly kill them both, he might not be able to keep them alive.
For example, Richard's glasses, which look ordinary, are actually an Epic Treasure Item. One of their special effects is that after being fatally attacked, his body will turn into water to avoid it, making him almost immune to all physical attacks. Charles, on the other hand, wears a Resurrection Cross, an Epic-level consumable item. After death, his body disappears, and his true form exists in an invisible spirit state, resurrecting after one minute.
Luo Jun was confident he could kill them instantly, but these two treasures allowed them to escape even after being killed. If they escaped and reported to the Hell Creek headquarters, Luo Jun would then face endless harassment from the Hell Creek Family.
Admittedly, with Luo Jun's current abilities, unless the Ascension-level Old Rex intervenes, ordinary people can't do anything to him. Moreover, being in Zhendan, the Federation's Lineage can't easily interfere too much in dealing with him... But creating such a huge enemy for no reason will ultimately be very troublesome.
Therefore, Luo Jun devised a plan that would completely kill both of them!
First, use Michelle's appearance to trick Richard into setting up Soundproof Barrier to prevent information from getting out. Then, use the Earth Shield to enclose the battlefield, so that no matter if you turn into water or a ghost, you can't escape the range of the Earth Barrier.
The reason for placing the barrier on the ceiling is twofold: firstly, to prevent splattered blood from spilling onto the floor; and secondly, because this room is on the top floor. If the Earth Barrier were placed on the ground, the floors below would also be enclosed by the barrier, attracting the attention of the guests. However, on the ceiling, it would only form a hemisphere four or five meters high on the hotel roof. Although it is quite large, it would be almost unnoticed at night, and anyone who saw it would assume it was some kind of decorative light installed by the hotel.
As for Charles, after being instantly killed and turned into a spirit, he tried various ways to escape. However, when he passed through the wall to the ceiling, he found that the barrier was 360 degrees without any blind spots. Helpless, he could only attack the Earth Construct after reappearing, trying to destroy the array's core and escape. But unfortunately, Luo Jun was hanging on the Earth Construct, and his Gathering Origin Protective Qi covered the mechanism as well. Even Charles's gunshot could not harm him in the slightest.
After everything was tidied up, Luo Jun glanced around the room. Because the battle had been contained within the Earth Barrier, there was no blood on the ground, and even the furnishings and decorations were in perfect order, as if no one had been there.
Having confirmed that no traces were left, but just to be on the safe side, he still used an Invisibility Talisman, then transformed Ailongtan back into Michelle's appearance, put away the soundproof Barrier Generator, opened the door, and left with the invisible Luo Jun.
Afterwards, he returned to Michelle's room with her face still on, and left the room shortly afterward. Only when he reached a blind spot of the surveillance cameras did he activate his invisibility and leave the hotel.
This means that if someone were to investigate the hotel's security footage, they would see Michelle enter Charles's room, stay for a few minutes, leave to return to her own room, then leave again a while later, and subsequently disappear. It would be difficult to determine the exact time when the incident occurred.
After leaving the hotel, Ailongtan stealthily made his way to a nearby alley, got into Luo Jun's van that was already waiting there, and the two sped away. According to Anderson's memory, Charles had a life-monitoring spell on him, and by now, the Hell Creek Family headquarters should have sensed Charles's death and be trying to confirm the situation.
Of course, Luo Jun was confident that with his current abilities, unless the Hell Creek Family sent out their Feather Transformation Clan Leader, ordinary contestants would have no chance against him. But after all, they were a world-class Great Family with a century-long history; who knew what special methods they might have? It was best to avoid giving them any leverage and to refrain from causing trouble.
In the car, Ailongtan took out his phone.
When he was Kidnapping, Anderson and his team turned off his phone. After Luo Jun rescued him, he turned his phone back on and saw missed calls from Lu Fei and his team. At that time, Ailongtan called back to tell them that his phone had run out of battery and he had gone outside to rent a power bank. Now that he was back at the venue, there were too many people, so he didn't want to squeeze in with them and found a seat nearby. He said he would see them again when the event ended.
Now that I think about it, the concert should be over by now, and I should contact them.
However, before Ailongtan could dial, Zhao Jian's call came in.
"Hello? Senior Brother Luo, where are you?"
"Me?" Ailongtan for a moment, then replied, "I'm heading out. Where are you all?"
"We've already come out with the flow of people." A commotion came from Zhao Jian's direction. He seemed to be confirming with those around him, "Which gate is this? The east gate? Oh, gate one... gate two?"
"Senior Brother Luo, we're at Gate Two, on the east side of the venue. Where are you?"
"Gate number two, right..." Ailongtan glanced at Luo Jun, who held up five fingers. The High Priest understood immediately. "Then don't move. I'll come find you. I'll be there in five minutes!"
"Okay, I'll be waiting for you!"
After hanging up the phone, Ailongtan looked at Luo Jun: "Master, it's still quite a distance from here to the concert venue, isn't it? Can we get there in five minutes?"
"Driving is indeed a bit difficult..." As he spoke, Luo Jun drove the car onto a secluded side road, and before anyone could hear him, he put away the Longitudinal and Horizontal Sports Car. Then he grabbed Ailongtan by the back of his collar. "Hold on tight!"
Ailongtan sensed something was wrong and immediately clung tightly to Luo Jun's waist. Then he felt a violent acceleration, and when he came to his senses, the two of them were already in mid-air, flying towards the concert venue at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye...
(End of this chapter)