Chapter 413 - 304: Agreement Reached, Night Hunt

Chapter 413: Chapter 304: Agreement Reached, Night Hunt

Yao Li’s heart pounded wildly, for she could feel an immense threat emanating from Xue Zhanhu.

She quickly composed herself, her muscles tensing as her expression turned to ice. "Sorry, but I won’t betray..."

Before she could finish, Xue Zhanhu, who had been sitting on a sofa in the distance, suddenly charged toward her at an incredible speed.

Yao Li was terrified. The intimidating power of a nearly three-meter-tall giant charging at her with the force of a thunderbolt was easy to imagine.

But thanks to the high-quality Martial Vein in her body—a master’s creation—Yao Li’s reflexes were incredibly fast.

She kicked off the ground with all her might, sending her body flying backward.

But just then, Xue Zhanhu suddenly accelerated, raised his mechanical arm, and lunged to grab her.

Yao Li’s pupils shrank to pinpricks. She had nowhere left to retreat.

With a sharp cry, she could only muster all her strength and throw a punch.

BAM!

After a muffled thud, Xue Zhanhu was completely unaffected, save for a slight wobble of his shoulder.

Yao Li, on the other hand, was sent reeling, her arms numb and powerless to resist. A look of despair crept across her face.

As expected, he seized her in the next instant.

Xue Zhanhu’s mechanical arm was incredibly strong; once caught in its grip, Yao Li couldn’t move an inch.

Then, with a savage grin, Xue Zhanhu began to rip at her clothes.

Just then, a look of resolve appeared on Yao Li’s face, and she spoke rapidly.

"Wait! Agree to one condition, and I’ll serve you willingly. Otherwise, I’ll sever my own Martial Vein and die right now."

Xue Zhanhu stopped, a playful look on his face as he stared at Yao Li, whom he held like a rag doll. He then asked,

"What’s the condition?"

"First, capture Wu Liangchen for me. When you do, I’ll give you a night you’ll never forget. I guarantee you’ll have your fun. How about it?" Yao Li said in a low voice.

Xue Zhanhu mulled it over for a moment, then released his grip.

"You know what I’m capable of. If you dare try to trick me, I promise that even if you sever your Martial Vein and kill yourself, I won’t be done with you," Xue Zhanhu said flatly.

He wasn’t squeamish about corpses, but without the screams and pleas for mercy, more than half the fun would be lost.

Yao Li secretly breathed a sigh of relief, knowing she had managed to escape, at least for now. She nodded.

"No problem. I know how to weigh my options."

Xue Zhanhu sat back down on the sofa and pressed a button on the table.

Someone immediately pushed the door open and entered.

"Gang Leader!"

"Go find all the information you can on these two," Xue Zhanhu said flatly.

"Yes, sir!"

The man took the file from Yao Li’s hand, turned, and left.

Yao Li was still uneasy. "Should I go with them?"

"Unnecessary. He’s just some small-time Martial Cultivator who’s never seen the world, paired with an Adept navigator who’s at most level three. My men are more than enough to handle them," Xue Zhanhu said, completely unconcerned.

Adepts also had a level system. In theory, there were seven levels in total, but no one had ever seen a level-seven Adept.

That was the domain of the gods.

The most powerful Adepts known to exist were only level five.

And don’t underestimate level five. Such an Adept was incredibly powerful, on par with even a Martial Cultivator who had succeeded in Opening Veins and glimpsing the divine.

However, there were only a handful of level-five Adepts in all of Qing Province.

In fact, once an Adept reached level four, they could already stand on their own and be considered an expert.

But Yuan Mingfei’s strength was easy to ascertain. He was merely an Adept who had mastered the Nautical Star Pointing Skill, and at most a level three.

Someone like that might be formidable out on the ocean, but on land, they were quite ordinary.

As for Wu Liangchen...

To someone like Xue Zhanhu—a Martial Cultivator whose body had been completely modified, equivalent to one who had mastered Opening Veins—

what was a minor Martial Cultivator from some backwater town who had probably never even seen a body-enhancement serum before? Even if he had a bit of talent, how strong could he possibly be?

Yet, Yao Li couldn’t shake the feeling that something was wrong.

Her intuition told her that neither Wu Liangchen nor Yuan Mingfei were as simple as they appeared.

But after a moment’s thought, she swallowed the words of warning.

’The best outcome,’ she thought, ’would be for Xue Zhanhu’s men to find Wu Liangchen and Yuan Mingfei, but fail miserably in their attempt to capture them. Then, I can swoop in with my own people and seize them.’

That way, Xue Zhanhu would have no reason to force himself on her.

「At the same time」

At Xue Zhanhu’s command, the entire Tiger Slayer Gang sprang into action.

The outer members, including the street-level thugs, were all mobilized, frantically gathering information.

Such a large-scale mobilization naturally alerted the other gangs. At first, they thought the rapidly expanding Tiger Slayer Gang was about to make a move against them, and they all grew tense.

It was only after learning the gang was merely searching for an outsider Martial Cultivator that they relaxed slightly, though they still didn’t let their guard down.

After all, who knew if this was just a smokescreen deployed by Xue Zhanhu.

And while dark currents surged through the city’s underworld, in a hidden, small building, Wu Liangchen was eating a meal.

The meal was sumptuous, one might even call it extravagant.

Thanks to technological development, food in the Alliance was cheap. The prevalence of artificial foods and pre-packaged meals meant that even ordinary people could afford to eat their fill.

But that was all it was—filling.

Eating *well*, however, was an expensive affair.