"Principal, we can't reach Lin Mo. His phone is out of service range."
"What? Out of service range?"
Hearing that, Yang Ziqing froze as an absurd thought suddenly surfaced in his mind.
He looked at Li Mei in shock and found the same astonishment in her eyes.
Clearly, the two of them had thought of the same possibility.
"No way, right?"
They cried out at the same time.
Ordinary phones naturally had unobstructed communication within the Base City.
Unless one went to an area where signals were blocked, or... the wilderness.
In the wilderness, only specialized communication equipment could exchange messages.
Mutant Beasts lurked there, and humanity had no way to build signal towers in the wild zones.
They could only use satellite devices to tune into specific communication frequencies.
Now that Lin Mo's phone could not be reached, there was a strong chance that he had gone into the wilderness.
"That kid is way too reckless, isn't he?"
At that moment, Yang Ziqing began to worry.
He immediately made a call.
"Old leader!"
"Oh? You brat, have you verified the situation?"
"Yes, Lin Mo really is a student at my school, but... he seems to have gone into the wilderness."
"What? What nonsense! With the little martial techniques he knows, he went into the wilderness alone? Even if his combat strength is exceptional, Mutant Beasts aren't something to be taken lightly."
"What do we do now?"
"What do we do? Eat it cold! Damn it." Lu Li was a little irritated.
Such a monstrous talent had finally appeared in his territory. If Lin Mo were to fall in the wilderness, that would be damn tragic.
"I'll send someone to bring him back now."
The moment he finished speaking, Lu Li hung up.
"Someone!"
"Commander Lord!"
As soon as his voice fell, the guard outside ran in.
"Go find two Third-grade—no, Fourth-grade Martial Artists. Bring this Lin Mo to me."
"Yes!"
Taking the photo Lu Li handed over, the guard looked puzzled, but what soldiers needed was obedience.
Without asking any questions, he immediately went out to handle it.
"You brat, I hope nothing happens to you." Lu Li stared out the window, his brows tightly furrowed.
The wilderness was no place for jokes.
If one could safely muddle through within the so-called designated zones, then it would not be called the wilderness.
Zone divisions were one thing, but Mutant Beasts were alive.
It was not as though, just because humans had designated this place as C-zone, Second- and Third-grade Mutant Beasts would absolutely never enter.
Meanwhile, Wang Shouquan was carried to the hospital.
"Dad, Mom, you have to avenge me."
Wang Shouquan, whose pain had only eased slightly after receiving a painkiller injection, spoke through gritted teeth.
"Don't worry, son. We'll definitely avenge this. Old Wang, what are you still standing there for? Arrange for someone to handle it. We absolutely cannot let that Lin Mo have an easy time."
Wang Shouquan's mother, Shen Qingling, shouted furiously.
Her precious son had actually been beaten into this state. Her heart ached terribly, and she could no longer suppress her rage.
Having had a son late in life, she had always granted her son whatever he asked for.
All these years, she had not even had the heart to hit Wang Shouquan once.
And now, he had been beaten into this state by some loser. How could she not hate him?
"What are you in such a hurry for?" Wang Shouquan's father, Wang Tao, said with a frown before looking at Wang Shouquan.
"Shouquan, what kind of strength does that classmate of yours have?"
"Him? That trash whose Blood Qi Value didn't even reach 66 in the last test." Wang Shouquan answered viciously without even thinking.
"Didn't reach 66? And he could beat several of you into this state?"
"Uh, this..."
The sudden question stunned Wang Shouquan as well.
That was right. Didn't Lin Mo's Blood Qi Value fail to even reach 66 cards?
How could he have beaten several of them into this state? And from the looks of it, none of them had any ability to fight back.
On the contrary, Lin Mo had seemed completely at ease?
"Lin Mo must have hidden his strength."
Seeing Wang Shouquan standing there in a daze, Wang Tao said gravely.
"So what if he hid his strength? Old Wang, what are you hesitating for? Just cripple that brat."
Shen Qingling did not care about any of that and shouted again.
"You ignorant woman, what do you know? If Lin Mo is a Martial Artist and we rashly go after him, we'll be the ones who suffer. Our son isn't a Martial Artist yet. For a non-Martial Artist to bully a Martial Artist is a serious crime. Even if he gets beaten to death outside, no one will care."
After saying that, Wang Tao ignored Shen Qingling's murderous glare and made a call.
"Hello, Principal Yang. This is Wang Tao. There's something I'd like to ask you about."
"Oh? President Wang, long time no see. Go ahead, what is it? I still haven't thanked you for your donation to our school last time."
"That was nothing. I wanted to ask whether there's a student named Lin Mo in my son's class."
"Lin Mo? Yes, it seems he's in the same class as your son. What's wrong?"
Yang Ziqing was taken aback. Usually, he had never even heard of Lin Mo, nor had anyone mentioned him.
Why was everyone suddenly gathering around this name today? Could it be that Wang Tao also knew about Lin Mo's Martial Artist certification?
"Um, has Lin Mo already become a Martial Artist?"
Although Wang Tao felt that it was unlikely for Lin Mo to be a Martial Artist at his age, his eyelid had been twitching all day, and he had a persistent feeling.
"Heh, President Wang, your information network is quite sharp. You know too?"
"???"
Wang Tao was stunned. What did he mean, he knew too?
Had his guess really been right?
"That's right. Lin Mo is already a Martial Artist. He only completed his certification at the Martial Artist Building today."
Yang Ziqing did not think much of it and said it directly.
"What! Martial Artist certification?"
Hearing this news, Wang Tao was shocked again.
Reaching the level of a Martial Artist was one thing; completing Martial Artist certification was another.
Once certified, one was a First-grade Martial Artist.
Eighteen years old, not even finished with the college entrance exams, yet already a First-grade Martial Artist?
This was simply a genius.
His son had actually offended a certified Martial Artist?
"Yes. Why do you ask?"
"Oh, it's nothing. I was just confirming it. Principal Yang, you carry on. We should have a meal together sometime."
"Alright, President Wang."
After hanging up, Yang Ziqing was somewhat baffled. Why had Wang Tao suddenly asked about Lin Mo?
"Principal, Wang Tao's son, Wang Shouquan, seems to have some conflict with Lin Mo."
At that moment, Li Mei added a remark.
"Hm? A conflict?" Hearing that, Yang Ziqing raised a brow, his eyes shifting as though he had caught a scent of something.
"Hmph! If he behaves himself, then fine. But if he gets any ideas about Lin Mo, I'll let him know why flowers are so red."
Yang Ziqing's eyes darkened, and all his goodwill toward Wang Tao and his son instantly vanished.
Those bastard father and son dared to pick a fight with his school's treasure? They were tired of living!
"What did you say?" Shen Qingling stared at Wang Tao and asked.
"Lin Mo has already been certified as a Martial Artist." Wang Tao sighed.
"What! How is that possible?" Wang Shouquan lay on the hospital bed with disbelief written all over his face.
His Blood Qi Value had been tested only recently. Lin Mo had clearly been below 66 cards—how had he suddenly become a certified Martial Artist?
"That's impossible. Back at school, I mocked him and caused trouble for him, but he kept enduring it. If he had that kind of strength, why would he have endured it?"
Even if Wang Shouquan were beaten to death, he would not believe that the loser trash in his eyes had become a certified Martial Artist.
"Idiot, Lin Mo must have hidden his strength. He endured you before because he had not yet been certified as a Martial Artist and did not have that status. If he beat you up, receiving punishment would not have done him any good.
Now that he has the status of a certified Martial Artist, even if he beats you to death, you'd deserve it!"
Seeing that his son still could not grasp the situation, Wang Tao immediately berated him.
"Then... then what about my revenge?"
Wang Shouquan looked unwillingly at his father.
"Revenge? Swallow it down and behave yourself. Do you have any fucking idea what an eighteen-year-old certified Martial Artist represents?"
"This... damn it!"
Wang Shouquan let out a long sigh toward the heavens. His heart was filled with resentment, but... at this moment, he felt utterly powerless.
An eighteen-year-old certified Martial Artist—the Wang family might truly be unable to afford to offend him...
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