The voice was brimming with emotion. Even without seeing the speaker's expression, one could feel his fury.
But the problem was...
The person hit in the face by the Big Fireball was not Vice Fortress Lord "Tian Guang," but the disgraced Fort Master, Lin Yan.
Struck in the face by flames hot enough to melt metal and iron, Lin Yan collapsed backward without even letting out a groan.
His entire body burst into flames, becoming a human torch.
The charred stench mixed with the aroma of roasting meat, making Zhang Guangmu feel slightly nauseous.
His gaze sharpened as it fell on Lin Yan, who had turned into a torch.
Although he had only taken one Critical Hit, his head had been burned to a crisp.
Seeing such a gruesome sight, even someone thinking with their knees could tell that Fort Master Lin Yan was beyond saving.
However...
By this point, the Big Villain Lin Yan had already been squeezed completely dry of his value.
Zhang Guangmu's position as Vice Fortress Lord would be difficult for anyone to shake in the short term, so whether Lin Yan died or not actually had no impact on the greater situation.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Guangmu remained calm and showed not the slightest hint of surprise.
For one thing, he had already mooched the relevant information from the audience. He knew that the Protagonist Group led by Lin Xuan regarded him as one of their Imaginary Enemies and was preparing to assassinate him.
For another...
He had to put on an act!
If he was going to do a job, he had to love the job!
Even Chu Fan, despite acting in an Apocalypse Film, had managed to engrave the domineering CEO act into his very soul. Even if Zhang Guangmu could not learn all of that immediately, he should at least move a little closer to that level of professionalism, right?
If he was acting as a Wise Man, he had to look like one.
He had to stand tall!
Even though Zhang Guangmu currently came across more like a combination of an inventor and a detective, he still had to nail the right bearing, at the very least!
Clack! Clack! Clack!
Footsteps rang out, and a man and a wolf appeared within Zhang Guangmu's field of vision.
The wolf was an excellent wolf.
Judging from its physique, its muscles formed clear, smooth lines, its coat gleamed, and its eyes were sharp. At a glance, it was clearly an existence no weaker than White Moon.
Setting aside the Flame Wolf King, it could be called the cream of the crop among this generation of Flame Wolves!
As for the man...
He was somewhat difficult to describe.
He was about the same age as Zhang Guangmu, and an astute, forceful air radiated from his entire body.
Even if one only saw his back, one would feel that he was a powerful warrior.
Even without a Flame Wolf at his side, he was certainly no powerless weakling.
His clothing was no different from that of an ordinary Wolf Rider: a set of light black Leather Armor and brown Leather Boots.
The distinctive feature was the delicate, compact Wolf Bone Mask hanging from his chest.
However...
This young Wolf Rider had the standard male clothing and short hair, but his features could not be called merely refined or handsome. He could only be described as breathtakingly beautiful, enough to make the vast majority of girls his age feel inferior.
With a face like that, his intimidating presence immediately plummeted.
There was no need for further explanation. The moment he saw that distinctive face, Zhang Guangmu identified him.
Obviously, this murderous young man was his good brother whom he had met while filming his first movie, "Endless Food Bag"—the crybaby who had been shot until tears streamed down his face, the mysterious second-generation heir from a powerful background, Li Xiaoxiao, who called himself a specialist in one-on-one fights.
Zhang Guangmu felt that adding Acting Skill 2 before starring in "Wolf Fortress" had truly been a wise decision!
Everyone had spent a month chatting in the group, so they knew each other fairly well.
They joked around and roasted each other every day.
If he had not had Acting Skill 2 backing him up, Zhang Guangmu estimated that he would have lost control and laughed the moment he saw that face.
"Tian Guang the Villain! Today is the day you die!"
The beautiful young man wore a pair of Combat Gloves similar to Zhang Guangmu's, though more exquisite.
His voice was icy, as if he were suppressing the anger in his heart, which could erupt completely at any moment. "You stole my Flame Artifact blueprints, then coerced the Fort Master to command the Wolf Riders. You have acted against all reason, destroyed the order of Wolf Fortress, and committed countless evils. Your crimes are so numerous they would fill entire bamboo scrolls!"
"Now that death is at your doorstep, do you have anything to say?"
Li Xiaoxiao had not originally wanted to waste another word on the "cunning villain" who had usurped the position of Vice Fortress Lord.
That much was obvious from how, after seeing Lin Yan, he had not even bothered to distinguish his facial features before blasting him directly in the face with his ultimate move.
But...
For some reason, when he actually saw Zhang Guangmu and sensed his calm, unhurried bearing, Li Xiaoxiao grew somewhat hesitant.
He had never been someone who judged by appearances, but he had always believed the saying, "A person with clear eyes cannot have a truly bad nature."
The image of Vice Fortress Lord Tian Guang was somewhat different from what Li Xiaoxiao had imagined.
No!
It was completely different!
He was not a cunning villain who stood eight feet tall, was eight feet broad, had a face covered in rolls of fat, and possessed a vicious, cruel gaze. Instead, he was a handsome young man with a slender build, pale features, and clean, clear eyes.
The scholarly air about him made him seem like a cultured man who had spent years reading to nourish his mind. He was practically a living example of the saying that a belly full of books naturally brought forth refinement.
Especially the confident smile at the corner of "Tian Guang's" lips. He clearly was not a pedantic bookworm who only knew how to bury himself in study.
He seemed more like a Wise Man who could plan within his tent and secure victory a thousand miles away, always giving off the feeling that everything was under control!
"I stole your blueprints?"
Hearing Li Xiaoxiao's accusation, Zhang Guangmu blinked, and a hint of astonishment appeared on his face.
What the...
This was obviously an inversion of cause and effect, a confusion of black and white.
Zhang Guangmu was one hundred percent certain that he had indeed accumulated knowledge by reading and conducting experiments, then painstakingly cobbled together a rudimentary version of the Flame Artifact with his bare hands...
If he had possessed a ready-made blueprint, why would he have gone to all that trouble?
Zhang Guangmu quickly recovered and realized...
The reason Li Xiaoxiao had stormed over in a fury was most likely because the Control Group had lured him into assassinating Zhang Guangmu through the Script Prompt Disguised Inner Voice.
Thinking about it this way, Li Xiaoxiao's reasons and motives made perfect sense—I racked my brains and endured untold hardship to develop the Flame Artifact, only for that fellow named "Tian Guang" to steal the crystallization of my wisdom outright. How could I tolerate that?
Moreover, Zhang Guangmu, as Vice Fortress Lord, did indeed have a terrible reputation within Lin Xuan's Protagonist Group. He was practically Dong Zhuo incarnate, a tyrant reborn, a scourge responsible for the turmoil in Wolf Fortress...
With national enmity and personal hatred, Li Xiaoxiao's attack was reasonable whether viewed publicly or privately. There was not a single flaw to pick out.
To state the facts plainly, Li Xiaoxiao had exactly one reason not to kill Zhang Guangmu's entire family—he was an orphan.
Li Xiaoxiao was not ultimately someone who judged by looks. Even though Zhang Guangmu's harmless appearance and bearing had momentarily confused him, he quickly came to his senses. "You refuse to answer?"
"Are you stalling for time?"
In an instant, thoughts raced through Li Xiaoxiao's mind, as though another version of himself were speaking.
Why waste words on such a scourge?
He is the greatest tumor in all of Wolf Fortress!
When someone is sick, they must be treated immediately.
The disease afflicting Wolf Fortress is Vice Fortress Lord "Tian Guang"!
He must be killed before Wolf Fortress can return to peace and everyone can regain happiness!
I am killing him not only for myself, but for everyone else in Wolf Fortress as well!
Under the Control Group's Script Hint, Li Xiaoxiao grew angrier the more he thought about it. His face twisted with fury, and he ground his teeth as he shouted, "Go to hell!"
As soon as he finished speaking, his body flashed forward. Fiery Red Blazing Flames coiled around him, and every step he stamped onto the floor produced explosive sounds of expanding air and surging waves of heat.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
In only three short steps, Li Xiaoxiao charged to Zhang Guangmu's front, wrapped in flames.
Red flames erupted atop his gloves as he unleashed a fierce impact.
"Perfect timing!"
Zhang Guangmu laughed heartily.
The moment he opened his mouth, the scholarly air surrounding him vanished completely. In its place was a rugged aura no weaker than Li Xiaoxiao's.
Zhang Guangmu did not retreat. Instead, he advanced to meet him.
White Moon did not join the battle between the two men. It brushed past Li Xiaoxiao and found the Flame Wolf following behind him at the entrance to the main hall.
Both sides held flames in their mouths and engaged in a one-on-one battle.
Man against man, wolf against wolf!
During the month before he received "Wolf Fortress," aside from occasionally having to battle his genetic illness when it acted up, Zhang Guangmu had also browsed the works created by the members of the Endless Food Bucket Group.
The stones of other mountains could serve to polish jade.
Zhang Guangmu felt that learning from other people's experience would not only improve himself, but also help him build better relationships with everyone. It was truly killing two birds with one stone.
However, Director Qian had made far too many lousy films that ended prematurely because the protagonist died. Zhang Guangmu simply could not keep watching.
As for Zhao Zhengrong, Boss Zhao, and Chu Fan, Chu Ba Zong, their careers were too long and they had too many works above the passing grade. He could not get through them all in a short time.
Therefore, the only movies Zhang Guangmu had truly finished watching at this stage were those in which Li Xiaoxiao had appeared.
After watching those movies, he reached a conclusion—Li Xiaoxiao, whose family had passed down its expertise, was most likely the descendant of some military bigwig in the Xuanlong Empire. It was hard to say whether his natural talent was strong, but when it came to body forging, he had definitely received guidance from an expert!
In other words, although Li Xiaoxiao's attainments in the Imperial Body Forging Technique had not yet reached "2," they had far surpassed "1"!
The things Li Xiaoxiao had said in "Endless Food Bag" were not empty boasts!
When it came to individual combat, he truly was formidable!
But...
Although Zhang Guangmu did not have the protection of ancestral blessings, he had a cheat!
How powerful was the Book of Acting?
One Usable Ability Point was equivalent to ten years of an ordinary person's hard work!
If he acted in a few dozen more movies and saved up a hundred or two hundred points, would he not take off instantly?
When daydreaming, Zhang Guangmu had even imagined himself tearing mechs apart with his bare hands in the future.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Crimson Flame exploded, and violent winds raged!
A thick smell of gunpowder permeated the main hall. The pungent stench of Sulfur mingled with the scent of blood and gradually spread through the air.
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