Wang Xiao's Fury!

"Who are you?"

Seeing the newcomer, Xu Xiaodao furrowed his brow, a hint of wariness in his eyes.

That punch just now—though he hadn't used his full strength, and the other had struck suddenly—still, in a duel between experts, a single move reveals the opponent's caliber.

This newcomer was no weaker than himself.

The man glanced at Xu Xiaodao, ignored him, and instead smiled at Guo Hong and the others.

"Everyone, I just overheard you saying Lin Mo is your teammate?"

"Yes, he's our teammate."

Seeing this suddenly appearing middle-aged man, the group was taken aback.

But since the man's attitude toward them was gentle and friendly, Wang Ling nodded in reply.

"Then... where is he now?"

"Brother Lin Mo... might have been harmed."

At the mention of Lin Mo, Wang Ling choked up again.

"What! How did this happen?"

Hearing this, the middle-aged man flew into a rage, his voice rising sharply.

"It's all because of him! If he hadn't lured the Thunder Horn Wolf King, Lin Mo wouldn't have had to draw the wolf king away for us. It's been three hours, and he still hasn't come out..."

Wang Ling sobbed, recounting the matter in broken fragments.

"Bastard!"

After listening, the man was furious, his gaze turning to Xu Xiaodao, eyes practically devouring him.

"Who exactly are you, sir?"

Xu Xiaodao, now cautious, asked.

"Wretched scum, daring to harm Lin Mo—die!"

The middle-aged man had no mood for introductions; he leaped straight at Xu Xiaodao, attacking.

"Damn it, even a clay figurine has some temper. Think I'm afraid of you?"

Xu Xiaodao was no pushover either. Though the other's strength was no less than his own, at best he was Peak Fourth Rank.

In an instant, the two clashed, locked in a fierce battle.

The onlookers quickly backed away.

A fight between Peak Fourth Rank martial artists—even the residual force could injure First or Second Rank martial artists.

"Who is this middle-aged man?"

Watching, Wang Ling and the others were baffled.

But clearly, this man had come for Lin Mo.

"Holy crap, isn't that Wang Xiao?"

"Wang Xiao? Who's that?"

"He's the big director of our River City Martial Artist Building, in charge of martial artist certification and assessment—huge authority."

"No way, I remember Director Wang was only Fourth Rank. He's broken through to Peak Fourth Rank?"

"Damn, even Xu Xiaodao dares to offend Wang Xiao? Looks like he won't last in River City."

"..."

Wang Xiao's name was known to almost every martial artist here.

After all, he oversaw martial artist certification exams.

But few had actually seen him.

If you weren't an elite martial artist, you wouldn't catch his eye.

As for why his strength suddenly jumped from Fourth Rank to Peak Fourth Rank—naturally, it was because of Lin Mo. For discovering that genius, his superiors rewarded him.

They gave him a bottle of S-Class Enhancement Potion.

It directly pushed him to Half-Step Fifth Rank, a true Peak Fourth Rank.

Only half a step away from entering Fifth Rank!

That was why Xu Xiaodao, himself a Peak Fourth Rank, felt Wang Xiao's strength was slightly superior.

"What? He's Wang Xiao?"

In the midst of the fight, Xu Xiaodao overheard the crowd's chatter and was shocked.

How had he ended up provoking this Wang Xiao?

It's Lin Mo?

Could it be... that Lin Mo is someone to Wang Xiao?

Damn, what rotten luck!

Xu Xiaodao cursed his misfortune inwardly.

"Boom!"

So he threw a punch, then instantly retreated, "Hold on!"

"Hold your sister!" Wang Xiao wasn't about to listen to his crap.

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His own promotion this time was all thanks to Lin Mo, his lucky star.

But earlier, he'd gotten a call from the Southern Province Commander saying Lin Mo had suddenly gone out into the wild.

That had him worried sick.

Even though Lin Mo's blood energy had reached over 200 and his Combat Power Points exceeded a thousand, putting him at Third-rank Combat Power.

But the wild was no joke. Without real combat experience, without having seen blood, it was easy for him to get into trouble.

So he'd rushed over without stopping, hoping Lin Mo wouldn't run into any accidents.

But as the saying goes, fear what you will and it will come. Hearing news like this, how could he not be furious?

He'd just unearthed such a genius, and even the Southern Province Commander had praised him highly over the phone.

And now, in the blink of an eye, this genius had been killed by the Wolf King?

He didn't think Lin Mo could survive being hunted by the Wolf King and a small beast tide.

According to Wang Ling, almost three hours had passed. If he were really alive, he'd have come out by now.

Right now, all he wanted was to kill the instigator in front of him—Xu Xiaodao.

Before Xu Xiaodao could speak, Wang Xiao's attack came again.

"Wang Xiao, I respect you as the director of the Martial Artist Building, so I wanted to talk this out nicely. Don't be ungrateful."

Xu Xiaodao was angry too. He was, after all, a Peak Fourth Rank martial artist.

It might not be true elsewhere, but in River City, his strength was among the best.

And now, Wang Xiao was completely ignoring him.

"I need your respect? Die!"

Wang Xiao roared in anger, his attacks growing fiercer.

"Damn it, you're forcing my hand!"

Xu Xiaodao steeled himself. Since the grudge was set and it clearly couldn't end peacefully, then let's fight!

In an instant, his aura began to surge.

"Burning blood energy? Hmph! Looking for death!"

With just one look, Wang Xiao saw through Xu Xiaodao's state.

This kid was ready to fight to the death.

"Boom!"

With all his power gathered, Xu Xiaodao threw a punch.

Under the burning blood energy, his combat power naturally climbed a few notches, almost reaching the threshold of Fifth Rank.

It forced Wang Xiao back several steps.

"Whoosh!"

Just as Wang Xiao thought Xu Xiaodao would take the chance to pounce, the kid turned and ran instead.

Without even looking back, clean and decisive!

"Shit, where do you think you're going!"

Wang Xiao was stunned for a moment, then moved to give chase.

"Get back here!"

But the next second, Xu Xiaodao, who had already escaped, came flying back from a shout.

He crashed heavily to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

"You... you're not dead!"

Seeing the person who suddenly appeared, Xu Xiaodao was dumbfounded, his face full of disbelief.

What shocked him even more was that the other party had seriously injured him, even with his blood energy burning, with just a single punch.

"Lin Mo!"

"Brother Lin Mo!"

In that instant, Zhang Junjie, Wang Ling, Guo Hong, Wang Xiao, and the others all cried out in surprise.

Everyone's faces lit up with delight and shock.

"You had me worried."

Lin Mo smiled at them, but when he saw Wang Xiao, he was visibly taken aback. "Director Wang, what are you doing here?"

"Haha, you little rascal, good that you're fine. You scared me to death just now.

Why am I here? For you, of course.

The Southern Province Commander gave the order for me to bring you back safely."

Wang Xiao spoke with lingering fear.

Thankfully Lin Mo was alright; if the Wolf King had killed him, he'd have been in for a rough time when he got back.

"The Southern Province Commander?"

Hearing this, Lin Mo was stunned again, a hint of confusion in his eyes.

"As soon as your file was uploaded, the higher-ups took notice and ordered me to personally escort you to the Martial Alliance Training Camp."

Wang Xiao glanced around, then leaned in to whisper.

"I see. Alright! But before that, I have some personal matters to deal with."

With that, Lin Mo turned his gaze to Xu Xiaodao, who lay collapsed to the side, his eyes icy cold.

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