Luo Feng shot through the wild grass and barren fields like an arrow, his speed reaching an astonishing level. By using his mental energy to lighten his load and simultaneously applying a propulsive force to the shield behind him, Luo Feng’s speed far surpassed that of running unburdened.
“Hoo~~”
Running! Running at full speed! Never stopping!
“I must escape the scene of the killing immediately. Given Li Wei’s background, once he dies, his family likely possesses special technological means to detect his demise! They might deploy satellite surveillance, perhaps even recording the surrounding area. If I’m captured on camera, it will be a huge problem.”
Luo Feng knew little about satellite detection and didn’t understand the mechanics.
But he knew that when the Wargod ‘Lu Hu’ died and the rat tide erupted, it was captured by satellites, and many people even managed to view the footage through certain channels.
“Confirming Li Wei’s death, pinpointing his location, deploying satellite surveillance… each step takes time. I need to get as far away as possible in the shortest amount of time. And darting through the tall grass should complicate any visual recording,” Luo Feng raced on, his eyes red. Without mental energy, his speed couldn't reach even ten meters per second.
But now, his speed was nearly 150 meters per second.
150 meters per second meant nearly 900 meters in six seconds, and 9 kilometers in sixty seconds (one minute)! In five minutes, he could cover 45 kilometers!
This was a terrifying speed, usually only achievable by someone nearly at the ‘Mid-Tier Warlord’ level.
However, Luo Feng dared not relax in the slightest…
He couldn't forget that time when the Thunder Team was besieged by a horde of beasts, and within a short while, two Wargods appeared to rescue them. This indicated that Young Master Li Wei’s background operated with startling efficiency.
“Fortunately, I am a member of the Limit Martial Arts Association.”
“If I killed him, I killed him! My parents and brother live in the martial artists’ community managed by the Limit Martial Arts Hall anyway.” Luo Feng felt no concern for his parents’ safety… In fact, martial artists worldwide, once they joined the Thunder God Martial Arts Hall or the Limit Martial Arts Hall and moved into the ‘Martial Artists’ Communities’ owned by the halls, no longer worried about their family's safety!
Years ago, an incident known as the ‘Blood Blade Incident’ occurred.
A High-Tier Wargod named ‘Blood Blade,’ holding a grudge against a Limit Martial Arts Hall martial artist named ‘Fang You,’ secretly murdered all of Fang You’s relatives—parents, children, daughters-in-law, grandchildren—since Fang You himself had long since died in the wilderness.
This immediately provoked universal outrage! One had to understand that when martial artists ventured into the wilderness, they often died. The surviving relatives of these deceased martial artists received the protection of all martial artists within the Limit Martial Arts Hall! Because today it might be someone else dying, but perhaps tomorrow it could be oneself; thus, everyone naturally united to protect the families of their peers.
Therefore—whoever dared to harm a martial artist’s family became an enemy of the entire Martial Arts Hall!
When news of the death of Fang You’s relatives spread, all Limit Martial Arts Hall martial artists worldwide were enraged!
Martial artists’ families were the absolute bottom line!
To kill one family was to make an enemy of every Limit Martial Arts Hall martial artist on the planet!
Subsequently, the world’s number one expert, ‘Hong,’ stepped forward. After identifying the culprit as ‘Blood Blade,’ he utilized the intelligence networks of all world governments and the ‘HR Alliance’ to search for the High-Tier Wargod who had fled into the wilderness. Then, the global headquarters of the Limit Martial Arts Hall sent an Inspector, whose status was second only to the Chief Master ‘Hong’—this Inspector was also an existence beyond the Wargod level!
With the Inspector leading the team, a staggering thirty-six Wargod-level martial artists were dispatched to hunt down ‘Blood Blade’!
The result: Blood Blade committed suicide, fearing the inhumane torture he would face if captured by the Limit Martial Arts Hall!
Following the incident…
Because of this event, the founders of the world’s two greatest super martial arts halls—the Limit Martial Arts Hall and the Thunder God Martial Arts Hall—Hong and Thunder God, jointly held a globally broadcast memorial service for the deceased relatives of ‘Fang You.’ These two supreme experts made their most furious declarations during this ceremony!
To dare harm even one martial artist family member was to declare war on all martial artists of the Limit Martial Arts Hall and the Thunder God Martial Arts Hall!
And at this memorial service, representatives from the world’s five major powers, every base city, and even the HR Alliance responded to the declarations of these two supreme experts! From then on… no one ever dared to harm the kin and family of a martial artist again!
The state officially forbade martial artists from killing each other, but everyone knew that the wilderness could not be policed, and moreover, martial artists constantly navigated life and death, leading to intense grudges; thus, killing among martial artists was common. Because of this, various organizations generally turned a blind eye to killings between martial artists, unless there was irrefutable evidence, such as recordings.
Only then would the Martial Arts Halls or the government intervene.
Otherwise, they would ignore it.
But… if resentment between martial artists escalated to targeting family members, it was tantamount to making an enemy of the world’s strongest various factions and experts.
“Entering City 023.” Luo Feng finally relaxed after rushing from the highway straight to the nearest city, City 023.
City 023 was ‘Suzhou City’ before the Great Nirvana Era.
“This city is quite large, and there must be many martial artists here. Here, I won't stand out at all,” Luo Feng secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Night.
On the highway, blood stained the nearby bus, and the corpses of the four members of the Thunder Team lay strewn about.
Ten seconds after the death of the half-breed youth, ‘Li Wei.’
“Beep!” A slight tremor ran through the chest area of Li Wei’s headless corpse, and a message was immediately transmitted!
Jiangnan Base City, the main urban area, within the second-ranked among the six most luxurious residential complexes in China—the number one complex in Jiangnan Base City, ‘Jiangnan Shanshui.’
Jiangnan Shanshui Community.
This was the most opulent district in the main urban area, preserving the mountains and waters that had not been destroyed. When Jiangnan Base City was established, due to the need for dense population, most hills were leveled and used to fill low-lying areas, allowing towering residential buildings to rise. Only this area, spanning several kilometers, featured beautiful, sprawling small mountains and artificially guided waterfalls and lakes, making it the dream residence for countless wealthy individuals and high-ranking government officials.
This place could not be bought merely with money, nor could it be acquired solely with power!
After all, there were only six base cities in the entire Huaxia Nation!
Among these six base cities, such beautiful regions were few and far between. This was the premier complex in Jiangnan Base City, ranking second in all of Huaxia.
Jiangnan Shanshui Community, Huayaofeng Summit Villa.
Misty starlight enveloped the entire peak. “Whoosh~~~” The sound of a distant waterfall could be heard. On the rooftop terrace of the summit villa, a figure clad in loose, deep blue training clothes sat cross-legged. His long hair was disheveled, and his cold, rock-carved face radiated an icy aura even with his eyes closed.
The entire person exuded a palpable, chilling killing intent!
He was an exceedingly famous expert in the world, a High-Tier Wargod known as ‘Vulture,’ Li Yao!
“Drip… Drip!” A harsh sound suddenly emanated from the seemingly ordinary watch on his wrist.
“Hmm?” Li Yao snapped his eyes open, like a flash of lightning and thunder.
“Ah Wei!” Li Yao’s cold, stone-like face contorted into an expression of shock and fury.
“Connect to Ah Wei’s two bodyguards.” Li Yao issued a voice command to his watch; his watch was the most advanced product of the HR Alliance, not yet available on the market.
“Both bodyguards are dead too?” Li Yao’s pupils glinted menacingly.
Swish!
Li Yao instantly transformed into an afterimage and shot directly into the villa's third floor. This floor housed over a dozen rooms, including a massive audio-visual room. The blurred phantom coalesced, standing inside the viewing room.
“Activate! Enter Martial Artist Search Mode!”
As Li Yao commanded, a giant instrument at the edge of the viewing room cast a diffuse light. The light converged in the center of the room, forming a three-dimensional holographic projection.
“Mr. Li Yao.”
In the three-dimensional projection, a figure appeared: a silver-haired old man in a black suit. The old man in the black suit looked toward Li Yao.
In fact, simultaneously with projecting the 3D image, the projection instrument also captured Li Yao’s image and transmitted it to another individual’s audio-visual room.
“Confirm my son Li Wei’s coordinates,” Li Yao’s face was filled with killing intent. “Search for the locations of Wargods within a hundred-mile radius.”
“Within a hundred miles of Li Wei, there are no Wargods,” the black-suited old man reported.
“How is that possible? It’s been less than half a minute.” Li Yao’s expression changed drastically.
Li Wei’s suit-embedded locator only sent a message back ten seconds after his heartbeat stopped, and less than thirty seconds had passed since Li Yao began his search. Even if a Wargod moved faster than sound at 40 meters per second, they couldn't cover thirty miles; how could they not be found?
In Li Yao’s view, his son's bodyguards, two High-Tier Warlords, would have died too quickly to report. The culprit should be a Wargod-level master.
“How could it be…”
Li Yao did not hesitate and immediately commanded, “Search for High-Tier Warlords within a hundred miles!”
“Searching for Wargods can be done through the Wargod Palace shared system. Searching for Warlords… requires Alliance-level authorization,” the black-suited old man stated. The HR Alliance did possess methods to trace the locations of Warrior-level and Warlord-level martial artists. However, the method used by the HR Alliance was somewhat insidious!
The ‘communication watches’ they sold had backdoors.
Since communication watches could be used for bank transfers and many other purposes, they were linked to every individual’s martial artist card and ID number! Through the watch's location, everyone’s position could naturally be determined.
But the fact that communication watches contained backdoors was something they dared not publicize! If known, it would incite resistance from tens of thousands of martial artists. Although the HR Alliance monopolized the communication watch business, they still dared not provoke mass anger. Therefore… searching for the locations of various levels of martial artists via the backdoor required a high-level authorization.
Only the very top echelon of the entire underground alliance possessed the qualification to do so.
And the High-Tier Wargod ‘Li Yao’ did not possess that authority.
“Boom!” An air blast sounded from a distance.
A figure instantly charged into the viewing room—a fair-skinned noblewoman with golden-blond hair. However, her delicate features were now distorted, and her evening gown was slightly torn from moving at extreme speed… She had been attending a banquet when she, simultaneously with Li Yao, discovered the news of her son’s death.
“Yao!” The beautiful woman’s eyes were bloodshot.
“Can you search now?” Li Yao stared at the ‘black-suited old man’ in the virtual projection. The old man, however, looked toward the beautiful woman.
This beauty was the younger sister of the current head of the Bolenas family, one of the nine core families of the HR Alliance, and she herself was a High-Tier Wargod known as ‘Viper,’ Venera※Bolenas. Currently, she served as the Executive President of the HR Alliance’s Huaxia region.
Among the HR Alliance members in Huaxia, her status ranked third, granting her high-level authorization.
Chapter One finishes!