The Luo Feng Who Got Caught in the Crossfire

When Silvia arrived, Wang Cheng hadn't paid much attention to it. He'd thought that would be the end of the matter.

But just over a day later, Silvia called him again.

"What did you say?" Wang Cheng was taken aback when he heard what Silvia had to tell him.

"Sorry. When I ran into him in the Wilderness Area, I didn't know he was your neighbor, or that you seemed to be on such good terms!" Silvia said apologetically.

"My companions have all heard about it by now. They're investigating and looking for more evidence, and they've made a lot of progress... I'm afraid they'll report him to the Li Yao couple very soon!"

"It's not your fault, and it's not a big deal!" Wang Cheng's voice had already returned to normal. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "How did you figure out Luo Feng was a Mental Master?"

"I'm a Mental Master too, and I have a Special Ability. I'm very sensitive to other people's Mental Energy!" Silvia explained. "The day before yesterday, not long after I left Yangzhou City, I happened to run into that young man. I noticed his Mental Wave was unusual. After following him for a while, I naturally figured out who he was!"

"I see..." Wang Cheng understood. This was his fault, after all. If not for him, Silvia wouldn't have run into Luo Feng. And if she hadn't run into Luo Feng, then no matter how sharp her senses were, she never would have found out he was a Mental Master.

When the Li Yao couple put out a bounty for the killer, they'd made it very clear: the culprit could be a powerful War God or a Mental Master.

Given that, it was no surprise Silvia had investigated further after discovering that Luo Feng was a hidden Mental Master!

There were still plenty of suspicious things about Luo Feng. They weren't enough for Silvia's teammates to conclude he was the killer, but that didn't stop them from reporting him.

After all, they had no connection to Luo Feng, so they had no reason to hesitate!

And if their suspicions were confirmed, they stood to earn a hundred billion. Why wouldn't they go for it?

"Thanks for telling me about this," Wang Cheng said gratefully.

The situation was already clear. Silvia had accidentally discovered that Luo Feng was a Mental Master, then investigated him further.

Although Luo Feng already had General-level strength, he was still a new Warrior at heart. He hadn't experienced much, so he was naturally easy to investigate.

Once people learned that Luo Feng was a Mental Master and heard about some of his experiences, they would probably suspect him too.

Silvia had no personal connection to Luo Feng, and she'd probably been thinking about reporting him herself. But then she'd discovered that he was Wang Cheng's neighbor and that the two were on good terms... Unable to stop her teammates, she'd had no choice but to tell Wang Cheng.

But when Silvia heard Wang Cheng thank her, she laughed. "It wouldn't be wise to make an enemy of you for a hundred billion! If I had any reason to stop my teammates, I wouldn't let them keep investigating, no matter what!"

"Haha!" Wang Cheng laughed. He hadn't expected Silvia to be so frank.

"But what are you going to do? My teammates are innocent. You're not going to kill them to keep them quiet, are you?" Silvia asked, a little worried.

"Since you put it that way, I won't do anything out of respect for you. Let them report Luo Feng to Li Yao. The Li Yao couple will probably find out sooner or later anyway," Wang Cheng said.

"Find out sooner or later? No, no. That young man has hidden himself well. If he hadn't run into me, the Li Yao couple would never have suspected him," Silvia said, shaking her head.

"I know what I'm doing." Wang Cheng didn't say anything more. His arrival had changed some things, but there were others he couldn't change. He figured that even without Silvia, the fact that Luo Feng was a Mental Master would come out sooner or later.

In other words, if Luo Feng really had killed the Li Yao couple's son, they had been enemies from the very beginning. There was no undoing that hatred. One side or the other would eventually be destroyed.

After talking with Silvia for a while, Wang Cheng soon hung up.

"With Luo Feng's current strength, he probably can't withstand the Li Yao couple's schemes. But this all started with Silvia coming to see me. If she hadn't come to see me, she wouldn't have run into Luo Feng, and if she hadn't run into him, she never would have found out he was a Mental Master. I have to take responsibility!" Wang Cheng made up his mind.

Wang Cheng hadn't planned to get involved. If Luo Feng grew normally, the Li Yao couple wouldn't be able to do anything to him, and they would also serve as a source of pressure for Luo Feng.

But now, because of Wang Cheng, Luo Feng might be exposed early. He probably wouldn't be able to withstand the Li Yao couple's revenge!

In that case, even putting aside the fact that it was all because of Wang Cheng, Luo Feng was on good terms with him. Wang Cheng couldn't just sit back and do nothing.

"Luo Feng isn't that weak now. As long as Li Yao doesn't act personally, he should be able to handle things!" Wang Cheng thought it over, and soon made up his mind.

Li Yao was a High-level War God, and he had a Black God suit. If he acted personally, Luo Feng probably wouldn't stand a chance!

But as long as Li Yao didn't act himself, the most he could do was ask someone else for help. Luo Feng wasn't a pushover, and after Wang Cheng's repeated guidance, he'd progressed much faster than he would have otherwise. He wasn't someone just anyone could bully now!

As for how to keep Li Yao from acting... There was no need to kill him. Wang Cheng wasn't the sort of person who killed the innocent.

"I'll just leave him in bed for a few months!" Wang Cheng said with a laugh, then stood up and vanished from the villa in an instant.

A moment later, Wang Cheng arrived in the Main City of Jiangnan Base City, at Jiangnan Landscape Community.

Jiangnan Landscape Community was the most luxurious neighborhood in all of Jiangnan Base City. The six enormous villas in its very center had especially beautiful surroundings.

But no matter how beautiful the scenery was, Li Yao, who sat cross-legged on the balcony, had no heart to enjoy it.

He glowered into the distance, his anger and anxiety almost bursting out of his chest.

Nearly three days had passed, yet there was still no sign of the killer. Even the hundred-billion bounty hadn't turned up a single useful lead. Li Yao truly wondered whether he would ever find the real culprit.

"Whoever killed my son, I swear I'll make him pay..." Li Yao's fists clenched until they crackled. Just then, he seemed to sense something, and his expression suddenly changed.

He abruptly turned around. Sure enough, someone had appeared behind him without his noticing.

The person looked like a shadow because the light around him was distorted, making it impossible to see what he looked like.

"Who are you?" Li Yao instinctively stood up and demanded.

The figure raised his head. For an instant, Li Yao saw a pair of unfathomably deep eyes.

"Li Yao, remember to keep a low profile from now on," a calm voice said in his ear. The next instant, every bone in Li Yao's body seemed to erupt in pain.

Bang!

Li Yao was sent flying a great distance. He didn't stop until he'd smashed through who knew how many buildings.

Hearing the noise, a golden-haired beauty, no less striking than Silvia, rushed out of the villa.

There was no doubt that she was Li Yao's wife, Vinina Polenas!

"Yao!"

Seeing Li Yao limp on the ground, his body covered in blood, Vinina couldn't help crying out.

"I almost forgot. You're a High-level War God too!" The calm voice rang out. The next moment, Vinina was sent flying just as violently.

"..."

The figure who had crippled two High-level War Gods in an instant was naturally Wang Cheng.

It was a small matter to Wang Cheng, so after beating them up, he simply left.

Not long after Wang Cheng left, Li Yao's butler discovered what had happened. After confirming that the unbelievable scene was real, he hurriedly sent the Li Yao couple to the Warrior Hospital.

About half an hour later, news of the Li Yao couple's injuries had spread through the circles of Earth's Councillors.

No ordinary High-level War God could cripple two High-level War Gods in an instant. It had to be the work of a Planet-level Warrior or Planet-level Mental Master. On Earth, all Planet-level Warriors and Mental Masters were Councillors, so the news naturally spread quickly through their circles.

In fact, after learning about the Li Yao couple's injuries and what had happened, most Councillors immediately concluded that no ordinary Councillor could have done it.

For someone at Planet level, killing an Advanced War God wasn't difficult. But an ordinary Councillor couldn't shatter every bone in a High-level War God's body with a single move. Across all of Earth, only the Five Great Speakers and a handful of Councillors could have done it.

Of course, they could only guess who was responsible.

But while the other Councillors were busy speculating among themselves, some turned their suspicions elsewhere.

There were surveillance cameras where the Li Yao couple had been attacked. The footage was obtained by four different forces: the Chinese government, Limit Martial Hall, Lightning Martial Arts Hall, and... the HR Alliance, to which the Li Yao couple belonged.

At that moment, Hong and Thor, who had visited Jiangnan Base City a month earlier, had returned. After visiting the Li Yao couple, who had just regained consciousness, they met up again.

"Brother Hong, we only had suspicions before, but now it seems an Alien Visitor really has come to Earth!" Thor ran a hand over his bald head, his voice full of mixed emotions.

"Mm!"

Hong nodded. The footage and Li Yao's injuries were enough to confirm it.

"If he had the ability to reach Earth, he must have an Intelligent Optical Computer to assist him," Hong reasoned. "So I suspect he left the surveillance footage behind on purpose. He had no intention of hiding himself. In fact, he wanted us to know he'd arrived!"

"And our visitor may well be in Jiangnan Base City!" Thor added. One incident had happened outside Jiangnan Base City, while the other had happened right near it. That made things obvious.

"What's his objective?" Hong couldn't help frowning.

"What happened to Li Yao this time was pretty strange!" Thor said with a laugh. "The only major thing the Li Yao couple have done recently was offer a hundred-billion bounty for the beast that killed their son. And according to Li Yao, before the man attacked him, he told him to stop acting so arrogantly. Could the visitor have taken a dislike to Li Yao and attacked him for that reason?"

"He didn't kill anyone," Hong pointed out.

"That's good news!" Thor nodded solemnly.

If someone had great power and saw everyone else as ants, even a slightly extreme temperament could lead him to kill at the drop of a hat. That was especially true if Li Yao—the "ant"—had probably offended him. Yet the Li Yao couple were both still alive!

That was tremendous news!

Hong and Thor continued to discuss the matter. As the two strongest people on Earth, they had to take responsibility for protecting it. They both hated having to speculate like this, but they had no choice. They needed to consider what might happen and prepare for it!

Unfortunately, even after a long discussion, they had very little useful information.

"Brother Hong, I'm going to stay in Jiangnan Base City for a while," Thor suddenly said.

"It's been a long time since the two of us sparred. We might as well take this opportunity," Hong said with a smile.

"Sounds good!" Thor's face lit up with a smile too.