150 billion

Li Yao and Venina both crouched beside Li Wei's corpse. His head had already been reattached to his body.

"I checked! Within thirty seconds of A Wei's death, there wasn't a single War God within a hundred kilometers!"

"One minute after A Wei died, there were four Advanced War Generals still alive within a hundred kilometers, and even the closest one was twenty-three kilometers away!"

"So... the killer must have hidden his strength!" Li Yao said in a low voice.

"Whoever killed my son, I will never let him get away!!!"

"Announce A Wei's death worldwide. Make sure every warrior knows," Venina said through gritted teeth. "I, Venina Polenas, will put up every bit of money I've earned over the years—a bounty of 100 billion Huaxia Currency. Whoever knows who killed my son, as long as they have sufficient proof, the 100 billion is theirs!"

Beside them, Wang Tong and Li Kan both sucked in a breath.

Jiangnan Base City, Mingyue Residential Area, Villa No. 200.

After taking a thorough shower at home, Luo Yuan entered the Media Room and saw that the top headline was Venina Polenas's offer of 100 billion to find her son's killer.

"Tsk, tsk. A hundred billion. My life sure is worth a fortune. That pair, Vulture and Scorpion, work pretty fast." Luo Yuan stroked his chin and chuckled.

Beep, beep, beep~ A chat window suddenly appeared, displaying a gray-and-white avatar.

"Mount Huang Lord, you did a fine job on the bounty mission. I'm very pleased. How should I send you the 50 billion reward?" A message appeared in the chat window.

Luo Yuan smiled. "Mount Huang Lord" was an anonymous account he had bought on Limit Home for 100 million. He had also purchased an anonymous international bank account with the highest security rating. He had accepted this 50-billion bounty mission yesterday. After killing Li Wei and the others, he had sent the person who posted it a short excerpt of the video recorded at the scene. Naturally, neither Luo Yuan nor Luo Feng appeared in the video, and he had edited out the throwing knives afterward.

Luo Yuan sent over his anonymous bank account number directly. About half an hour later, 50 billion Huaxia Currency arrived in his account. He couldn't help marveling at how lavishly the big shots spent. Nor was he afraid that the client would sell him out for the 100-billion bounty, because that person had no idea who "Mount Huang Lord" really was.

Looking at the 100-billion bounty in the news, Luo Yuan spent another 100 million on Limit Home to buy an anonymous account with the highest confidentiality rating. Then he used it to send a message to the bounty platform where Venina Polenas of the HR Alliance had posted her offer.

Jiangnan Landscape Residential Quarter, the mountaintop villa on Huayao Peak.

"Yao, we have news about A Wei!" A figure rushed into the audiovisual room in a flash. It was the golden-haired Venina Polenas.

"So soon?" Surprise flickered in Li Yao's sinister eyes.

"Money moves people, after all." Venina gave a cold laugh.

"Tell me," Li Yao said.

"The message came from an anonymous account with a very high confidentiality rating. It isn't an HR Alliance account, so we can't trace it. But that person says we have to send him 50 billion first before he'll give us a video as evidence," Venina said through gritted teeth.

"Pay him!" Li Yao said after a moment's thought. Money wasn't actually that important to them, but right now they were consumed by anger.

Soon, another 50 billion arrived in Luo Yuan's anonymous bank account. He smiled and sent over the video he had edited. It showed only the instant when the heads of Li Wei and the other eight were pierced, filmed from a third-person perspective. Luo Yuan had set up several cameras around the area at the time.

"A Wei! Ah!" Seeing the gruesome image of an extremely blurry object piercing Li Wei's head, Venina screamed, two streams of tears running down her face.

"It looks like the attacker really was a Psychic Master. That blurry object must have been a throwing knife," Li Yao said, clenching his teeth. Without realizing it, he had crushed the alloy armrest into a lump of metal.

"Ask the person who sent this for specific information about the killer!" Li Yao said.

In his Media Room, Luo Yuan saw Venina's inquiry and bluntly demanded the remaining 50 billion before he would tell them.

"Yao, should we pay him? What if he ignores us after we send the money?" Venina asked worriedly.

"Heh. Pay him. Money means nothing to High-level War Gods like us. If he dares toy with us, we'll find him and kill him, no matter the cost!" Li Yao said, his face radiating murderous menace.

"All right. I'll listen to you." Venina, the HR Alliance's executive president for the China Region, acted like a meek little woman before Li Yao.

"Ding! Your international account has received 50 billion!" Looking at the cash he had just pocketed, Luo Yuan burst out laughing, then immediately logged off.

After waiting for quite some time without receiving any further message from Luo Yuan, Li Yao and his wife realized they had indeed been duped. They flew into a rage.

"Good. Very good. You dare swindle me, Vulture Li Yao? You're courting death!" The force of Li Yao's powerful aura sent tremors through the lavishly built audiovisual room, cracking its walls.

"That damned bastard! I'd better not find out who he is. To dare mock me, Venina Polenas-I'll make him pay! Wait, Yao. What if the person playing us is the very same killer who murdered our son?" In the midst of her fury, Venina suddenly cried out as a thought struck her.

"It's possible. That bastard!" Li Yao clenched his fists, the killing intent in his eyes almost taking physical form.

In his villa, Luo Yuan looked at the 150 billion in his International Anonymous Account and burst into laughter. He hurriedly opened Limit Home and found the listing for dragon blood in the Online Mall. To his surprise, even the Limitless Martial Hall's half-price rate for a single portion was a staggering 80 billion! And that was only half price, with Four-Star Contribution Points required to qualify. This was the legendary miracle medicine that could dramatically increase one's strength without side effects and even accelerate future cultivation!

Luo Yuan didn't have Four-Star Contribution Points. He planned to ask Wu Tong to contact Supervisor Zhuge; it was worth a try. So far, however, none of the Fire Hammer Squad members had betrayed him. That made him feel they were brothers he could trust with his life. After all, not everyone could resist the temptation of a 100-billion bounty. The three members of the India Squad, though, remained a potential risk despite having left before Li Wei and the others arrived. Until he improved his strength, he had better avoid unnecessary trips to the Wilderness Zone.

The next day, Luo Yuan went to Limit Hall to find Wu Tong and ask him to contact Zhuge Tao. He also had his rank updated to Advanced War General, since he had killed quite a few high-level beast generals in City 003.

Wu Tong was astounded by Luo Yuan's progress. An eighteen-year-old Advanced War General was simply astonishing. He soon got in touch with Zhuge Tao. When Zhuge Tao learned that Luo Yuan was already an Advanced War General, his eyes lit up, and he decided to report Luo Yuan's situation to his superiors.

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