Chapter 661: Councillor Liang, Sorry to Keep You Waiting

Chapter 661: Chapter 512: Councillor Liang, Sorry to Keep You Waiting

“What Tier… Tier Nine?!” Before Green Eyes could even comprehend what Gao Neng meant, a blade was already slashing down at him.

Instinctively, Green Eyes raised the spike in his hand to block.

“BOOM!”

A flash of light from the blade streaked by.

The spike fell to the ground.

Split in two.

Green Eyes’s gaze was dazed, and his feet were frozen to the spot. Beneath them, a massive fissure had appeared in the ground.

This fissure stretched from five meters in front of him to a point far behind him.

He had lost!

He, a Tier Eight Late Stage, couldn’t even block a single slash from Gao Neng!

Green Eyes stared ahead, replaying Gao Neng’s that slash in his mind.

From top to bottom.

Gao Neng’s blade had moved with incredible speed.

The only thing he’d been able to see was the flash of golden light in Gao Neng’s eyes.

‘That was just an ordinary slash… yet I couldn’t… block it…’ A line of blood appeared on Green Eyes’s forehead, and a few drops trickled out.

He knew he was going to die.

Because Gao Neng hadn’t lied…

He really was Tier Nine!

Gao Neng had really… broken through to Tier Nine!

“SPURT!”

Blood gushed forth.

Green Eyes’s legs gave out, and he collapsed to the ground.

At the same time, his soul transformed into a blue elf. On its back was a pair of wings like a cicada’s.

“CRUNCH!”

The blue elf had just taken flight when Gao Neng snatched it out of the air.

Then, once again, he stuffed it into his mouth…

“GULP!”

A golden light flashed in Gao Neng’s eyes.

This scene was naturally captured on video, but at a moment like this, who would care why there was a golden light in Gao Neng’s eyes?

“Tier… Tier Nine?!”

“Did Gao Neng just say… say he’s Tier Nine?!”

“I heard him right, he really said it! He’s Tier Nine!!!”

“Impossible!!”

“How could he possibly be Tier Nine?!”

“But if he isn’t, how did he kill a Tier Eight Late Stage, Councillor Wang, with a single slash!!”

“…”

The crowd was stunned.

Wu Qingjing, Luna, Linhe, and even Liang Qi were all equally stunned.

“Tier Nine?!”

“Gao Neng broke through to… Tier Nine?!”

“No, that’s impossible! Three days ago… he had only just broken through to Tier Seven!!”

What does it mean to be a genius?

Taking three years to break through from Tier Eight to Tier Nine.

That is a genius!

A super-genius, at that.

So, what about going from Tier Seven… to Tier Nine in three days?

That’s a monster!

This can’t be real…

Not even a TV show would dare to have a plot this ridiculous!

But the reality before their very eyes was that Gao Neng had killed a Tier Eight with a single slash!

And effortlessly, at that.

If that wasn’t Tier Nine, what was?!

“What’s so surprising? I, Death God Fang Tangtang, am Tier Eight now too! Are you all blind… I’m also Tier Eight! I went from Tier Six to Tier Eight in three days!!” Fang Tangtang pouted indignantly as she looked at all the dazed faces around her.

But not a single person was looking at her.

Or rather, not a single camera was pointed at her.

Because everyone was still muttering in a daze…

“Tier Nine?!”

“My god, Gao Neng is Tier Nine!”

“He’s a monster!”

It wasn’t just the crowd holding up their phones.

Right now, in every corner of the Federation—including the Eastern District Battlefield, the Western District Battlefield, and the Southern District Battlefield—everyone was muttering the very same words.

From Tier Seven to Tier Nine in three days.

With his actions, Gao Neng had shown everyone…

…what it meant to be a ‘cheat’!

And in truth, Gao Neng had never intended to hide the fact that he was a ‘cheat’.

The first thing he did upon returning to the North District Fortress from the Northern District Battlefield was build a wall of steel. Wasn’t that high-profile enough?

It was a clear declaration: he was Tier Nine!

Tier Eight?

Would a Tier Eight dare to be so high-profile?

Yes!

Even if he were only just starting out, he would still dare to be this high-profile.

The problem was, fate hadn’t given him the chance; it had shot him straight from Tier Seven to Tier Nine, completely skipping the Tier Eight experience.

‘It’s been very difficult for me, actually.’

“THUD!”

At that moment, Liang Qi’s legs finally gave out, and he collapsed onto the ground.

‘Tier Nine?!’

‘He’d felt pressured by a Tier Eight Gao Neng.’

‘But a Tier Nine… who could possibly stop him?!’

‘In the entire Federation, perhaps only the Strongest could.’

‘No!’

‘A Tier Nine Gao Neng… perhaps even an ordinary Strongest wouldn’t be able to stop him!’

“If I remember correctly, your name is… Song Tianxing?” Gao Neng didn’t glance at the collapsed Liang Qi. Instead, he turned his gaze to the Eagle-eyed Man.

“What Song Tianxing? Don’t you dare try to frame me!” the Eagle-eyed Man retorted, his fists tightening.

“Heh,” Gao Neng’s lips curled into a smirk. “The Military Department once carried out a secret plan regarding the ‘secret to the immortality’ of the other races. The target chosen at the time was the Dark Night Elf Clan. I wonder if you remember?” Without waiting for the Eagle-eyed Man to answer, he continued, “You were the one who leaked that intelligence to the Celestial Race, weren’t you?”

“Nonsense!” The Eagle-eyed Man’s gaze turned cold. He pointed a hand directly at Linhe. “Linhe, you are the deputy commander of the Guard Team! Gao Neng has now killed two councillors. Regardless of what Councillor Zhang’s and Councillor Wang’s true identities were, you should know what you must do now!”

“I know…” Linhe gritted his teeth, his gaze flickering between the Eagle-eyed Man and Gao Neng. But he didn’t move.

“Linhe, are you disobeying a direct order?!” the Eagle-eyed Man demanded.

“Why are you in such a hurry to have the Guard Team take me down? Is it because I’ve already seen through your identity?” Gao Neng interjected.

“Linhe!!! You should understand the consequences of insubordination!” the Eagle-eyed Man said, his gaze like ice.

“Linhe,” Gao Neng said, turning to him.

“Sir…” Linhe gritted his teeth even harder, but still, he turned his gaze to Gao Neng.

“Stand down,” Gao Neng said, his eyes narrowing slightly.

“Wh-what?!” Linhe was clearly taken aback.

“I said, stand down. Take your Guard Team and stand down now!” Gao Neng casually gestured to the Guard Team behind Linhe, who had their weapons aimed at him.

“…” Linhe fell silent.

His body trembled uncontrollably where he stood.

He seemed to be making an incredibly difficult decision.

As his gaze shifted from Gao Neng to the still-collapsed Liang Qi in the distance, he finally seemed to make up his mind.

“We… withdraw!”

“Yes, sir!”

Under Linhe’s command,

the entire Guard Team withdrew completely. They pulled back from the front of the Federation Government Building to the crowd of onlookers, forming a protective perimeter around them.

A collective gasp went through the crowd.

“…”

At that moment, all the onlookers came to a realization.

Gao Neng hadn’t offered much of an explanation, but anyone who wasn’t a complete idiot could now tell that there was definitely something wrong with the Eagle-eyed Man.

And not just the Eagle-eyed Man, but Councillor Zhang and Councillor Wang who had died earlier… it was the same for them!

They were spies for the other races!

They had infiltrated the Supreme Council.

“Kill him!”

“Kill him!!!”

“Kill that spy for the other races!!”

The crowd was seething with anger.

The Eagle-eyed Man’s body trembled. He wasn’t actually afraid of death, but for some reason, under this immense pressure, he couldn’t help but take a step back.

“What exactly did the Celestial Race give you to make you serve them so devotedly?” Gao Neng asked as he walked toward the Eagle-eyed Man, one step at a time.

“Hahaha… Gao Neng, do you think you’ve already won? Wrong… It’s too late! While you were busy dealing with us here, the Western and Southern Districts have already launched their attacks simultaneously! If I’m not mistaken, both of their fortresses will be breached in half a day at most. You killed Wuying and Green Eyes; do you think the Vampire Race and the Water Elf race won’t find out? Your actions will only make their attacks more frenzied! And here’s another piece of news for you. Just now… Qin Jianfei was rushed to the infirmary. His condition is critical! Hahaha… Gao Neng, now you tell me, how are you going to win this war?!” The Eagle-eyed Man’s face suddenly filled with madness.

“Alright, then I’ll tell you,” Gao Neng said, nodding. He stopped just a single step away from the Eagle-eyed Man. “I plan to win with this!”

The moment he finished speaking, his hand shot forward.

The Eagle-eyed Man couldn’t react at all.

He was grabbed directly by the head.

And then, he saw a fist barreling toward his face.

“BAM!”

A single punch shot out,

smashing directly into the Eagle-eyed Man’s face.

The Eagle-eyed Man was slammed into the ground like a sandbag.

“CRASH!”

A crater nearly two meters deep appeared in the ground.

The Eagle-eyed Man lay on his back in the crater.

His face was already a distorted mess.

But his eyes were still wide open, staring fixedly.

Because another fist was descending upon him.

“I will use my fists, punch by punch, to beat to death any member of the other races who dares to invade humanity!!!” Gao Neng’s voice rang out again.

“BAM!”

“BAM!”

“BAM!”

Punch after punch.

The Eagle-eyed Man’s gaze gradually grew vacant.

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to resist, but that he was unable to.

From the moment Gao Neng had walked up to him, a binding force in the air had held him fast, leaving him no possibility of escape.

“‘With your fists? Punch by punch, beat the invading races to death? Heh…'” A smile stretched across the Eagle-eyed Man’s lips.

It was an ugly smile, twisted by his disfigured face.

But he was, in fact, smiling.

“Oh, right. You gave me a piece of news just now. I thought about it… and I think I should return the favor,” Gao Neng said, his fist suddenly stopping.

“Hmm?” The Eagle-eyed Man looked up at Gao Neng.

“You know Mu Feifei, right? She happened to be in the North District a few days ago with Wu Dingxiang for a matchmaking meeting with the Fourth Prince of the Blood Race. I assume you knew about that,” Gao Neng continued.

“!!!” The Eagle-eyed Man struggled desperately to open his eyes wider. He wanted to see Gao Neng’s expression, to confirm if he was telling the truth.

But his eyes were completely swollen, and he could only see through the thinnest of slits.

“Unfortunately for her, I happened to be among the Blood Race at the time. And, well, you know she and I have a bit of a private grudge, so I took the liberty of tearing off that pair of wings of hers,” Gao Neng said with a shrug.

“You!!!” The Eagle-eyed Man’s expression finally became agitated. The smile was gone from his lips as he desperately tried to crawl out of the crater.

“Want to know where she is now?” Gao Neng asked.

“Urgh!!!”

“Want to know if she’s still alive?”

“Aaargh!!”

“But I’m not going to tell you!”

“BOOM!!”

Another punch smashed into the Eagle-eyed Man’s face.

The Eagle-eyed Man’s body went rigid. He was defiant, he was furious, but it was all useless now. The light was already fading from his eyes.

‘Just as I expected,’ Gao Neng thought, glancing at the Eagle-eyed Man in the crater. ‘Mu Feifei is far more cautious than the Vampire Race and the Water Elf race… You really are just an ordinary human.’ His gaze then shifted to Liang Qi, who was still sitting on the ground nearby. “Councillor Liang, my apologies for keeping you waiting.”