Guang Long had been beaten until he had no power to fight back, and fear finally showed in his eyes.
He wanted to turn and flee, but Lu Chen grabbed him by the back of the neck.
Lu Chen lifted him up like a chick.
Guang Long trembled all over in terror, begging incessantly, "Spare me! Please spare me! I was wrong! I'll never dare do it again!"
Lu Chen snorted coldly, his gaze icy.
Now you know to beg for mercy?
Too late!
He slowly released his grip, letting Guang Long fall to the ground. "Come from the heights of Babylon, and burn into the sun."
Word Spirit: Royal Fire!
Then he slowly raised his right hand, and a ball of crimson flame slowly rose in his palm.
The flame held a terrifying heat, as though it could burn everything to ashes.
It was none other than his Royal Fire!
"You aren't worthy of making me use my Martial Soul."
Lu Chen's voice was bone-chillingly cold.
He casually waved his hand.
The ball of crimson flame shot toward Guang Long in an instant, like a meteor.
"You can't kill me! You wouldn't dare! My brother is the captain of the mecha brigade!" Guang Long's voice was filled with urgency and panic.
Guang Long was scared out of his wits. He tried to dodge, only to discover that an invisible force had restrained his body, leaving him completely unable to move.
"Pfft!"
The flame struck Guang Long squarely in the chest.
A shrill scream rang through the night sky.
A large hole was instantly burned through Guang Long's chest, and the thick smell of roasted meat spread through the air. His whole body convulsed, blood gushed from his mouth, and his breathing instantly grew extremely faint.
Clearly, he had already been gravely injured.
Lu Chen gave him a cold look and did not attack again.
What he wanted was to teach this fellow a lesson, not kill him.
Killing him would only bring unnecessary trouble.
He slowly turned around, walked over to Uncle Li, and asked gently, "Uncle Li, are you all right?"
Uncle Li shook his head, a grateful smile appearing on his face. "I'm fine. Thank you, young man."
Lu Chen smiled, then looked at the surrounding onlookers and said in a ringing voice, "Everyone, disperse! There's nothing more to see!"
Only then did the surrounding onlookers seem to awaken from a dream, scattering one after another.
Xie Xie, Gu Yue, and Tang Wulin also came over, looking at Lu Chen with eyes full of admiration.
"Brother Lu, you're so badass!" Xie Xie said excitedly.
Gu Yue nodded as well, an unusual glimmer in her eyes. "What was that flame you used just now? It was so powerful."
Lu Chen smiled without explaining.
He glanced at the dying Guang Long on the ground, then at the utterly wrecked stewed beef shop, a trace of coldness flashing through his eyes.
This score couldn't just be settled like that.
With a turn of his wrist, he took out the soul communicator again and walked off to the side.
Since this fellow was so arrogant, he would use his military status to deal with him properly!
Not only would he deal with him, but also with that so-called Soul Emperor brother of his!
Daring to throw his weight around in Eastsea City-did he really think the War God Hall was just for show?
"Hello, Lu Chen? What made you suddenly think to contact me?" Long Tianwu's voice on the other end of the communicator carried the languor of someone just woken up. He even let out a huge yawn, though his tone was full of amusement.
Lu Chen bit his lower lip and glanced up at Guang Long, who lay dying on the ground with wisps of smoke still rising from his chest. He said calmly, "Brother Long, could you come to Eastsea Snack Street? There's something I need you to handle."
"What is it? What happened?" Long Tianwu's tone instantly turned serious, without the slightest hint of joking.
"It's nothing major." Lu Chen spoke breezily, as though he had merely stepped on an ant. "I injured someone collecting protection money here. He was shouting just now that his brother was some mecha brigade captain named Guang Biao."
"Good job beating him!" Long Tianwu's voice instantly rose, filled with undisguised approval. "You did the right thing, kid! Daring to use his position to extort protection money from ordinary people-he must be tired of living! Wait there. I'll be right over!"
Before his words had even faded, the call was abruptly ended.
Clearly, Long Tianwu was already rushing over.
"B-Brother Lu..." Xie Xie secretly poked Lu Chen's arm. Looking at the horrifically battered Guang Long on the ground, his voice trembled a little, and his face was filled with lingering fear. "Isn't... isn't this beating a little too severe? If his brother really comes looking for us, can we hold him off?"
"Don't worry. With me here, everything will be fine." Lu Chen patted his shoulder, smiling breezily, his tone full of reassuring confidence. "Someone will come to handle it shortly. If the sky falls, there are taller people to hold it up."
Hearing this, Xie Xie instantly breathed a sigh of relief and patted his chest, the lingering fear on his face immediately replaced by excitement.
He followed Lu Chen, hurrying over to Uncle Li and carefully helping him up.
"Thank you, young man." Uncle Li's voice was filled with gratitude, but also with a fear he could hardly conceal. He glanced at Guang Long on the ground, then at Lu Chen, and lowered his voice to urge them, "You should leave first! His brother Guang Biao really is formidable. I heard he's already a Soul Emperor, and he's also the captain of the mecha brigade. We can't afford to offend him!"
Lu Chen sighed softly at those words. He knew Uncle Li meant well and feared they would face retaliation.
He slowly raised his hand and turned his wrist, and the soul communicator that represented his status as a War God Hall inspector appeared in his palm. A clearly defined military emblem was engraved on the communicator, along with his rank of second lieutenant.
"Uncle Li, please don't worry." Lu Chen held the communicator out before Uncle Li, smiling composedly. "With this, the only one in for trouble will be his brother."
Looking at the military emblem on the communicator, Uncle Li's eyes instantly widened. The fear on his face vanished without a trace, replaced by utter shock.
The military!
And he was actually from the War God Hall!
Ordinary people might not recognize the emblems of the Spirit Pagoda or the Tang Sect, but they would definitely recognize the War God Hall's emblem.
That was because their general education taught them to recognize both the War God Hall's emblem and the Federation's emblem.
With the War God Hall backing him, never mind a Soul Emperor-level mecha brigade captain-even someone more formidable wouldn't dare provoke him lightly!
Uncle Li instantly breathed a sigh of relief. His lips trembled with excitement, but for a moment he did not know what to say and could only keep nodding at Lu Chen.
"Lu Brother Chen, have you... have you joined some powerful organization?" Gu Yue suddenly asked. She looked at the communicator in Lu Chen's palm, her eyes full of curiosity.
"Yes." Lu Chen nodded, raising his head to look at Gu Yue with an open smile. "The War God Hall. The director mom of my orphanage is a member of the War God Hall, so naturally, I joined the War God Hall too."