Mystery

One year ago, on the second day of the Seven-Day Prophecy.

While evacuating the city with a group of special police officers, Li Wei learned from Director Zhang, who was in the same car, that there was an office of a secret organization in the city.

So during the evacuation, Li Wei left the convoy for an hour and arrived at the secret location. In that short hour, he made a great harvest.

At that time, he already possessed B-level combat power, so he easily infiltrated the secret location. As for the agents guarding the place, they were all knocked unconscious by Li Wei without exception.

The so-called "gain" was some dusty files that were found afterward.

In the file, Li Wei found a resume with a photograph on it.

What interested Li Wei was that the code name on the resume was written as "An Hei".

The guy who had tricked him back then never expected to get this file so easily. Only after Li Wei used violence to coerce an official in charge of the place did he realize that the mastermind behind the organization had started his first job in a secret office. And his resume had been preserved by some strange twist of fate, which allowed Li Wei to find a loophole.

From that moment on, Li Wei memorized all the information about this 'arch-enemy'. Another thing that caught Li Wei's attention in the information was that An Hei had a hereditary disease in his family. After adulthood, the lesions hidden in his body would suddenly erupt, and basically, there was no cure.

Thinking of the recording tape that An Hei had left him, Li Wei realized that this person was probably no longer alive.

The only photo in the document was also deeply etched into Li Wei's mind.

The person in the photo has black hair and looks somewhat decadent, resembling a petty thug or drug addict. However, it seems that the person's eyes can see through the photo and directly into Li Wei's mind.

It was a very strange feeling, and therefore, Li Wei remembers it vividly.

It had only been a little over a year, but including the time spent in the mission world, several years had actually passed. Li Wei had begun to forget this memory, but after seeing those eyes in the cage in Sandstone City, that memory was rekindled, and Li Wei suddenly remembered that photograph.

"Those are the same eyes!" Li Wei made the judgment immediately.

But how could that be? The real An Hei should have died from a genetic disease.

However, just in case, Li Wei bought the man. He wanted to see if such a coincidence and unbelievable thing really existed in the world.

Staring at the disheveled man before him, Li Wei took out some food and handed it to him.

The latter didn't stand on ceremony and took it, devouring it greedily.

Throughout the entire process, the two did not exchange a single word. Only after the other had finished eating and drinking did Li Wei say casually, "Are you full, An Hei?"

What was originally a calm tone sounded like a thunderclap to the other person. From the astonished look in their eyes, Li Wei knew that his words had taken the other person very seriously.

Could it really be him?!

That guy who initially treated me like a laborer after just a few phone calls, I've now unexpectedly run into him again. Could there be anything more coincidental in this world?

But didn't he die from a hereditary disease?

"Who are you?" The person on the other end finally broke their silence and asked.

This statement indirectly indicates that he acknowledges the identity of 'An Hei'.

Li Wei smiled knowingly, a hint of gloom flashing in his eyes.

"You don't need to know who I am. You just need to know that from now on, I am your master. Now, go down, change your clothes, take a shower, and remember, don't wander around, or they will attack you as an intruder!" Li Wei said, pointing to the Bone Guardian walked into the hall.

Upon seeing the Bone Guardian, the man's eyes showed a hint of fear, but he said nothing and followed orders to leave.

"That's strange!"

For some reason, Li Wei suddenly had a strange feeling about this 'An Hei'.

If it really is that guy, would he be intimidated by a few probing questions?

Won't!

If it really is that person, they will not reveal any flaws; they will be watertight, after all, they are now complete strangers to the other party.

How could someone who so easily reveals such a glaring flaw in front of a stranger be the extremely clever person he once was?

Of course, it's also possible that the other party is acting, using reverse thinking to protect themselves.

Just now, Li Wei also used his true energy to probe the other party's body, and found that there was a strange force in the other party's body that was blocking the penetration of true energy. Therefore, Li Wei did not find anything useful.

What's going on here?

Completely baffled, Li Wei had no choice but to put the matter aside for the time being. In any case, the other party was already here, and whether he was real or fake, he would eventually reveal his true colors.

The next day, after flying thousands of kilometers, the Destroyer's City arrived over Jingnan City in the Old World.

Of course, the former glory has vanished. Now, standing on the ruins is a new city, and a rare level 4 Sand City in the New World.

Its sheer size is evident from the fact that it can accommodate hundreds of thousands of people simultaneously.

This place is also known as the 'Three Heroes City'. At the city gate, as people entered the city, two figures wearing black cloaks appeared.

One of them was Li Wei, and the other was the slave Li Wei had just bought yesterday.

After changing into clean clothes and washing his face, he regained his original appearance. It was hard to imagine that he was such a young person.

The Destroyer City has already been incorporated into the control crystal, so it's clearly not the right time to release that somewhat frightening castle.

After finding out the location of the city lord's mansion, Li Wei left the slave at an inn and headed to the mansion alone.

Li Wei naturally had his reasons for making this arrangement.

The city lord's mansion is beautiful, and of course, it's also the most heavily guarded place.

Li Wei glanced at the guards, who generally possessed C-level combat strength, and secretly clicked his tongue in amazement, thinking to himself that those women were really generous, even their guards were so strong.

It seems they've gotten a lot stronger in the past year. Xue Yan said that Nina is at the same level as her, while Zheng Yutong has broken through to A level.

It's hard to imagine how she did it, breaking through from B-level to A-level, that's a qualitative leap.

Suddenly seized by a playful impulse, Li Wei found a secluded spot, used his flight card, and flew into the city lord's mansion from the sky.

"Let's not announce it yet, let's give them a surprise."

With this in mind, Li Wei secretly sneaked into the city lord's mansion.

Inside the city lord's mansion, one could clearly sense more than a dozen powerful auras concealed at various key points, presumably guards hidden here. However, in this environment, Li Wei felt a different atmosphere.

Besides the presence of lurking shadows, there were also numerous guards, almost one every three steps and one sentry every five steps; the atmosphere was so tense that it wouldn't be an exaggeration to describe it as a battle of wits.

"Could something have happened here?" Somewhat puzzled, Li Wei quickly rushed to the main hall, compressing his aura to the extreme. With his current A-level combat power, apart from Zheng Yutong, probably no one else could detect him. And with his aura deliberately concealed, even Zheng Yutong probably wouldn't be able to detect him easily.

In the main hall, Li Wei saw several familiar figures.

Xue Yan, whom he had seen in the Illusion Realm, was standing next to a tall woman. Upon seeing her face, Li Wei's heart skipped a beat.

Zheng Yutong.

She wore soft leather armor, and her ears, unlike those of humans, had extended backward through her hair. Li Wei knew that this was the effect of her elven bloodline; it seemed that Zheng Yutong's elven bloodline had also greatly improved over the past year.

At this moment, she exuded an ethereal aura, making her stand out particularly in the main hall.

Besides her, Li Wei also saw Blood Wolf, who had also changed a lot. However, the usually composed man was now roaring at another group of people in the hall.

"You've gone too far! We haven't even recovered that magic crystal yet, and you're already accusing us of embezzling it. Hmph, a mere level 5 magic crystal? Do you think our Three Heroes City cares about that?" Blood Wolf gritted his teeth, his muscles bulging, clearly extremely agitated.

Li Wei, hidden in the shadows, revealed a slight smile.

This Blood Wolf has gotten quite strong too. It seems to have reached B1 level in combat power, and appears to be a melee-oriented type.

Could the level 5 magic crystal he mentioned be the one Xue Yan encountered in the Illusion Realm?

Furthermore, Li Wei frowned; where was Nina?

At this moment, a tall, slender man stepped out from the group of people in the hall. His gloomy face revealed no emotion, but he was clearly a powerful figure no weaker than Blood Wolf.

"You Three Heroes City have claimed all the right to speak, how domineering! It's true that the Level 5 Magic Crystal entrusted to us by the Five-City Alliance was stolen from your hands, isn't that true?"

Blood Wolf was speechless for a moment after hearing this.

Indeed, the magic crystal was lost in their hands, but it was obvious to anyone with eyes that the Five-City Alliance had tampered with it; otherwise, how could the thief have succeeded in stealing it?

However, these claims lack supporting evidence and are not in the right on the surface. Instead, the Five-City Alliance has been using this as an excuse to suppress them.

The tall, thin man smirked and said coldly, "Since it was lost in your hands, yet you couldn't catch the thief, I heard that you, Xue Yan, even led people to the Illusion Realm to hunt him down. How about it, did you catch the thief? Or did you recover the magic crystal?"

Xue Yan, standing to the side, suddenly unleashed a murderous aura. The tall, thin man chuckled sheepishly, "What, you've hit a nerve? Want to throw caution to the wind? Let me tell you, don't think you're so great just because you have an A-level expert. We have A-level experts too!"

As he spoke, his eyes glanced at a burly man in his own group, whose entire body was covered in blood-stained metal armor, and his confidence immediately increased.