"Want to kill someone? You must've forgotten about me!"
A scornful voice suddenly boomed in the young man's ears.
The young man jerked his head up and saw someone about his age looking at him with a smile.
And the phantom he had summoned was being held right in that young man's hand!
Was this some kind of barehanded sword-catching?
How was that possible?!
The pale young man's expression changed at once. He knew his own strength well. Even a B-Class expert might not be able to catch his ability so easily!
Besides, how could someone so young possess such formidable strength?
It didn't make sense!
For a moment, all sorts of thoughts flashed through the pale young man's mind. But above all, he was baffled by this person who had suddenly caught his ability!
The pale young man gritted his teeth, then twitched a finger. A green pill instantly appeared.
The young man lightly tossed the pill onto the ground. In an instant, a cloud of green smoke billowed out.
Yang Chen's eyes narrowed slightly. Only after spiritual energy gathered in his eyes was he able to see the young man's silhouette through the smoke!
Then, right before Yang Chen's eyes, the young man fled!
Yang Chen froze for a moment, his mind struggling to catch up.
Even if you meant to kill someone but failed, Number 98 wouldn't do anything to you. What was the point of running?
The next moment, Yang Chen understood why the young man had fled!
"Island Nation man, you're staying right here!"
The old man behind the counter's voice rang through the entire first floor.
Immediately afterward, a terrifying surge of spiritual energy burst forth, like chains that shot toward the young man's figure, coiling around him like pythons!
"An Island Nation man!"
The instant the old man's words fell, the ability users in the lobby all looked startled. Some even immediately adopted defensive stances.
The Island Nation!
It might not be a top power on Earth, but to Huaxia, it was an enemy!
And one with a deep-seated blood feud against them!
So for an Island Nation ability user to show up in Huaxia—and at Number 98's Jiangnan headquarters, no less—
That was certainly suspicious!
And he'd been brought in by a Number 98 A-Class expert?
Was he the disciple of a Number 98 A-Class expert?
At that moment, Blood Butcher, standing by the entrance, looked grim as well. His disciple was actually from the Island Nation!
And right there in headquarters, he had tried to assassinate a Number 98 ability user!
Whether Blood Butcher had known his disciple's identity before or not, Number 98 would certainly investigate him now!
And with this stain on his record, even if Blood Butcher somehow avoided harsh interrogation during Number 98's investigation, he could never expect to be trusted by Number 98 again.
Even if he became a Grandmaster, it wouldn't matter!
Huaxia wasn't short on Grandmasters!
Besides, even Blood Butcher himself couldn't be sure he'd ever become a Grandmaster!
That was the confidence Number 98 had in itself!
The old man's spiritual energy quietly landed in a patch of empty space. A pale figure appeared at once, faint spiritual energy like chains surrounding him and binding him in place.
"Let me go!"
The pale figure's face twisted as he roared at the old man.
The old man merely glanced at him, then said to Yang Chen, "Thank you, young friend. Otherwise, this Island Nation man really might have killed a genius of Huaxia!"
Wang Teng was still young, yet he had become a C-Class ability user in a small city like Hancheng. That kind of talent certainly made him a genius.
Yang Chen cupped his hands slightly and smiled. "You're too kind."
The old man smiled faintly, then waved his hand.
A pitch-black cube appeared in the air. A black hole large enough for an adult to pass through opened on one side. At the old man's direction, the bound young man was sent straight into the cube.
"The Ability Prison!"
Someone in the lobby spoke up, a trace of wariness showing in their eyes.
"The Ability Prison?"
Yang Chen raised an eyebrow. Wang Teng, beside him, had recovered his composure and gave Yang Chen a grateful look.
If not for Yang Chen, he would have died at the hands of that Island Nation man.
Yang Chen had saved his life!
So Wang Teng leaned close to Yang Chen's ear and explained, "The Ability Prison is specifically for detaining ability users. Ability users are so powerful that ordinary prisons can't hold them, so the Ability Prison was created. They say there are even Grandmasters locked up in there!"
Yang Chen's pupils contracted.
Grandmasters were locked up there!
For a moment, even someone as proud as Yang Chen couldn't help feeling wary of Huaxia's Number 98.
Ability users were already above ordinary people, while Grandmasters were the very pinnacle of ability users. And Number 98 could imprison people like that. It was far too powerful.
After all, even Yang Chen couldn't be certain he could defeat a Grandmaster, yet Number 98 had the means to lock one up!
Once everything was done, the old man waved his hand, and the black cube vanished from everyone's sight.
"Ahem. You can all disperse. We'll talk about what happened after the proper people have investigated it."
The old man gave a light cough. The ability users who had gathered to watch hurried out, afraid they might be investigated too.
Being investigated by Number 98 was no good thing.
Blood Butcher's face was pale, just like his disciple's. His own face was ashen. He knew his life was as good as over; there was no chance he'd make any more progress.
Looking at Wild Wolf, Blood Butcher felt a trace of envy in his eyes for some reason.
Wild Wolf also hurried over to Yang Chen. He checked that his disciple wasn't seriously hurt, then finally relaxed and bowed to Yang Chen.
"Thank you for stepping in, Mr. Yang!"
"It was nothing. Consider that one million repaid."
Yang Chen waved his hand, not minding it at all.
Wild Wolf was stunned, then smiled and said,
"That million was a gift from me in the first place. How could it repay you for saving my disciple? If you ever need anything, just give the word!"
Yang Chen nodded, then said, "All right, let's leave that for later. Weren't you going to take me to meet Grandmaster Chen? Then hurry up and take me there!"
"Right, right. That Island Nation man had me so flustered I lost my head. I'll take you there now!"
Wild Wolf slapped his forehead and said sheepishly.
"You want to meet Grandmaster Chen?"
At that moment, the old man behind the counter glanced at Yang Chen, his eyes full of amusement.
Yang Chen was taken aback and asked in confusion, "Yes. Is there a problem?"
"Heh. You're quite something, kid. Really quite something!"
The old man didn't answer Yang Chen's question. He merely chuckled and spoke to himself.
Yang Chen was baffled. Then he followed Wild Wolf toward the upper floors and got into an elevator.
In the lobby, the old man leaned against the counter, watching Yang Chen's departing figure from the corner of his eye. He thought of the voice that had sounded in his ears earlier, and a faint gleam flashed in his cloudy eyes as he muttered,
"To be A-Class at such a young age... This kid's background is rather mysterious. Could he be one of those old fellows' disciples?"
"Forget it. I can't be bothered to think about it. I'll let Old Chen and the others worry about it! I'll just stay here and be a lazy old man."
The old man shook his head lightly, then chuckled and went back to dozing.
By then, Yang Chen was already with Wild Wolf in the elevator, heading up to the top floor: the eighteenth floor!
Ding~
The elevator doors opened, revealing a spacious office before Yang Chen's eyes.
The entire eighteenth floor was an office!
That's right, just one office!
And it belonged to just one person!
Grandmaster Chen, the person in charge of Number 98 Jiangnan!
Yang Chen's eyes filled with curiosity. He could hardly imagine that such a vast space was used as a single office.
Someone like that was far too extravagant!
Wild Wolf, on the other hand, seemed to have been here before and didn't react at all.
Even Wang Teng was stunned by the sight before him.
He was the son of a wealthy family and had seen plenty of the world, but this was his first time seeing an office this enormous.
How big was the entire eighteenth floor? At least several hundred square meters, right?
The room alone must have cost hundreds of millions, maybe even a billion. Yet someone used it as an office!
A waste of a perfectly good space!
That was the only thought in Yang Chen and Wang Teng's minds!
"So big!"
Yang Chen murmured.
Wild Wolf gently tugged at Yang Chen's sleeve, then whispered,
"See the man by the window? That's the person in charge of Jiangnan. Grandmaster Chen!"
Yang Chen followed Wild Wolf's gaze.
Sure enough, beside the enormous glass windows stood a middle-aged man who looked like a scholar. He held a cup of coffee and watched Yang Chen with a smile.
To be continued!
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