Kidnapping
In the aftermath of the great battle, in the chaotic city lord's hall, old acquaintances surrounded Li Wei. Li Wei Xue Yan already met Xue Yan, and the only ones left were Zheng Yutong and Blood Wolf.
Li Wei was very calm at this moment. He had imagined the scene when he would see these old friends again one day, but it was different from now. At this moment, in addition to calmness, he also had a feeling of peace.
In just a few short sentences, he recounted his experiences over the past year.
In fact, Li Wei had been in a state of unconsciousness for the entire year, and he himself had not figured out why he had been reborn.
Upon hearing this, everyone was secretly amazed, marveling at how such a miraculous thing could have happened.
"Is that person really alright?" Xue Yan gestured with her lips towards the Red Armor standing to the side and asked Li Wei in a low voice.
Regardless, this Red Armor was an A-level expert. Although she didn't know what Li Wei had done to cause him to turn against her, Xue Yan was still somewhat uneasy.
Li Wei glanced at the tall, Red Armor and smiled slightly.
He himself did not expect that the other party would suddenly surrender at that time.
At that time, after Red Armor separated the two of them with a ring of fire, he said something that was the main reason why Li Wei believed him.
Ultimately, it all comes down to his identity as Destroyer.
In every star system, the Destroyer hold an extremely prestigious status. They may not be the strongest in combat, but they possess the most terrifying destructive power.
The Destroyer, as the name suggests, is synonymous with destruction and annihilation. It possesses the ability to devour and destroy a star field. For every star field destroyed, the star field to which the Destroyer belongs will be upgraded by one level.
As the star system advances, it will have a wider space, more towns, and the missions in Shadow Street will be more advanced, thus increasing the overall combat power of the star system.
Conversely, if the Starfield Destroyer dies, then that Starfield loses the possibility of further advancement, and only annihilation awaits them.
The matter of Red Armor pleading with Li Wei was related to this.
According to Red Armor, he seemed to be a member of the royal family on Kai Star, and the Golden Armor Kai Star was the Destroyer of his star field. However, he was killed by Li Wei during the battle to capture the city. Thus, Red Armor understood the disaster that Kai Star would face without its Destroyer. However, the Kai Star were not rigid, and he immediately thought of a way to deal with the crisis.
The solution is to request the Destroyer fused with the Black Paper of the Golden Armor Kai Star to become the Destroyer of the Kai Star Region.
Every star system has a Destroyer, but each Destroyer is not necessarily affiliated with only one star system power.
Many advanced star systems are controlled by a few powerful Destroyer. Although the Kai Star Region has reached level 3, it can only be considered one of the lowest-level star systems among countless star systems.
The star field is divided into three layers: upper, middle, and lower. Levels 1, 2, and 3 are the lower layer, levels 4 and 5 are the middle layer, and levels 6 and 7 are the upper layer.
The differences between each level are enormous. At least Red Armor remembered that several years ago, an envoy from a level 4 star region came to Kai Star. All the members of the royal family were present, and he was among them.
At that time, his combat strength was only B-level, but he knelt before that level 4 star field envoy for a long time, not because he wanted to, but because of that powerful pressure.
At least, back then, many A-level experts couldn't even lift their heads under the opponent's oppressive aura.
This demonstrates the power of advanced star systems.
Red Armor even believed that as long as a few people from the advanced star system were sent, Kai Star could be completely destroyed.
Fortunately, there has been an ancient agreement between star systems that a star system possessing Destroyer is protected from invasion by higher-level star systems, but if it loses its Destroyer, it will no longer be within the scope of the agreement's protection.
That would be a disaster.
These details matched the information Li Wei had seen in the Destroyer's City, which is why Li Wei agreed to their request. This New World was only a Level 2 star system, and the thought of those higher-level star systems made Li Wei realize he absolutely needed to improve his strength.
Recruiting the Kai Star people would be a good start, after all, strength is always the most important thing in any era.
If you fall behind, you will be bullied; if you are weak, you will also be bullied!
After briefly explaining the situation in the star field to Zheng Yutong, Xue Yan, and the others, they left the hall, handing over the cleanup work to the city lord's guards who arrived later. The group of them then went to a clean hall.
At this time, Li Wei also learned about Zheng Yutong and the others' progress over the past year, and he secretly admired them. They had fought dozens of battles over the past year to build up their current foundation. According to Red Armor, a level 4 Sand City was extremely sought after, even in a level 3 star field, which was why he showed up to seize it.
After chatting for a while, Li Wei remembered Nina, whom he hadn't seen yet. He asked her about her, but Zheng Yutong and Xue Yan exchanged glances, unable to give a clear answer.
It turns out that three days ago, Nina led a group of people into the abyss to collect the resources needed to upgrade the town, but they never heard from them again.
However, there had been instances of them not returning for half a month before, so Zheng Yutong and the others didn't pay much attention to it.
Just then, a guard covered in blood rushed in from outside the hall. He went to Zheng Yutong's side and whispered a few words. Almost instantly, Zheng Yutong's expression changed drastically.
The water glass that was being held in her fingers shattered instantly, leaving a trail of broken pieces on the floor.
Li Wei knew something must have happened!
Sure enough, after taking a few deep breaths, Zheng Yutong revealed some shocking news.
"Nina, she's been kidnapped!"
The story begins three days ago.
Three days ago, Nina led her people to a large rift a hundred miles away, from where they entered the deep underground abyss to hunt high-level demons.
The town has now reached level 4. To continue leveling up, a large number of level 4 magic crystals are needed. Level 4 demons are extremely rare on land; you can only encounter them by entering their lair.
At first, the hunting plan went quite smoothly, but half a day later, Nina ran into trouble.
A man dressed in a red and black robe suddenly appeared and kidnapped Nina. Most of the guards were killed or wounded. Only one guard, who had gained Regeneration abilities by consuming the 'Flesh and Blood' magic crystal, faked his death and escaped. He then returned to report.
"How is that possible? Nina is a B3 level expert, and those guards are all C-level experts. There's no way they could capture her so easily!" Xue Yan exclaimed in shock. She knew very well that even Li Wei, the strongest person here, would not be able to do this so easily.
On the contrary, Li Wei was surprisingly calm at this moment, but those who knew him well knew that beneath this calmness lay a terrifying killing intent.
Looking at the guard who had fled back, Li Wei asked, "Can you describe what that person looked like?"
This question seems simple, but in reality, it is the key to understanding the essence of the matter.
The guard hurriedly said, "That man's clothes were very clean, like those of a well-educated gentleman. However, his face was as white as a corpse, and he was ruthless. With just a wave of his hand, one of our men coughed up a large amount of blood from his mouth and nose, dying on the spot... Oh, right, there was a emblem embroidered on his clothes, a pattern made of red and black, which looked like a bat..."
As soon as the guard finished speaking, Li Wei felt the Red Armor man behind him tremble.
Li Wei gave the other person a meaningful look and said coldly, "If you know where that person comes from, you'd better tell me right now, otherwise I don't care about your damn Kai Star."
Red Armor coughed awkwardly. He was genuinely afraid of Li Wei at this moment. After hesitating for a while, he slowly said, "I'm just guessing. That person's emblem reminds me of a level 4 star field. The people there are all fucking crazy, monsters, and they like to feed on blood... Oh, I remember now, that star field is called Blood Clan Star!"
Li Wei was taken aback, and subconsciously exchanged a glance with Zheng Yutong opposite him, presumably she had thought of the same question.
Nina has Vampire blood in her body, so could this kidnapping be related to that?
Regardless of the truth, Li Wei decided to personally go to that Blood Clan Star Domain and bring Nina back.
"Hmph, a level 4 star system?" Li Wei revealed a smile that made Red Armor tremble with fear. The latter's heart was already pounding, but he still mustered up his courage and said.
"My lord, that's a Level 4 star region, which is considered a mid-level star region. Moreover, those Vampire Starfolk are naturally bloodthirsty and murderous. If we can avoid provoking them, we should." Halfway through his sentence, seeing the murderous intent flashing in Li Wei's eyes, Red Armor quickly added, "Our Kai Star and the Blood Clan Star have some connections. Perhaps they will give us face and send Miss Nina back!"
At this point, Li Wei's expression softened somewhat.
A layer of mist appeared on Red Armor's normally smooth outer armor; this was his cold sweat. Generally speaking, Kai Star people rarely sweat, but now, under Li Wei's terrifying aura, Red Armor was still frightened into breaking out in a cold sweat.
Seeing Red Armor walk out and contact the Kai Star Royal Family, Li Wei pondered for a while before saying, "No matter what that Vampire Starfolk wants to do, since he kidnapped Nina, he is our enemy. However, you all heard what Red Armor just said. The other party is from a level 4 star region and has a very powerful background, so we absolutely cannot act rashly in this matter!"
Zheng Yutong and Xue Yan wanted to speak, but Li Wei interrupted them, saying, "You two stay here. I will handle this with Red Armor. We will definitely bring Nina back!"
Li Wei would no longer let Zheng Yutong and the others take risks. The Level 4 Starfield was fraught with danger, and they might encounter any perilous situations. If anything happened to Zheng Yutong and Xue Yan, the consequences would be beyond Li Wei's ability to bear.
Zheng Yutong and Xue Yan were also aware that even if they went, they probably wouldn't be of much help. Besides, the current level 4 Sand City still needed them; hundreds of thousands of people in the city depended on them for survival!
Ultimately, Li Wei hurriedly left Three Heroes City with Red Armor just an hour after meeting Zheng Yutong.
Of course, Li Wei didn't forget to bring along the 'slave' he had arranged at the hotel. Perhaps this possibly An Hei character could be of some help.
Led by Red Armor, they arrived at a secluded location, which was a teleportation array connecting various star systems. Red Armor took out a blue crystal and placed it in the core of the teleportation array. A flash of blue light appeared, and Li Wei and the other two disappeared without a trace.