Chapter 1155 - 1021: Slipping into the Night with the Wind

Qu Jianlei visited a few more shops, and soon the sky began to darken.

He walked into a restaurant, casually ordered a few dishes to eat and drink for a while, then entered a bar.

As soon as he sat down, a group of attractive people gathered around him.

Although the Dream Star has many Supremes now, encountering one in a bar is still quite a rare treat.

Qu Jianlei waved his hand nonchalantly, dismissing these people, and continued to sip his wine.

After two glasses, a hint of a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he muttered softly, "You really think you are not afraid!"

The one who had increased the bid to purchase the classics during the day had hidden over a thousand kilometers away.

After buying the classics, this person didn't stay in the market for long.

He called a few people to come over, including a Supreme, and they seemed to have a good relationship.

Then, at a large shopping mall, this person quietly left, changed his appearance, and rented a spacecraft to fly away.

The large shopping malls are hard to monitor in real-time, and spacecraft cannot be attacked casually.

Clearly, this person wanted to use these covers to shake off possible trackers.

This shows that although he is arrogant, he is sensible enough to take necessary precautions.

Moreover, he didn't think that doing so would get rid of all trackers, as the place he went to had a large area of rain clouds.

Being a Water Attribute Supreme, coupled with the cover of water elements, he should not encounter any further incidents.

However, unfortunately for him, Qu Jianlei released his divine sense this time, attaching it to the opponent.

He had personally tested that, except for those who have surpassed the Supremes, it's virtually impossible to perceive his divine sense.

After confirming the opponent's location, Qu Jianlei stood up and left the bar.

Traveling over a thousand kilometers would require some time, and there are no teleportation array plates near that location.

However, Qu Jianlei is not alone now; he instructed Little Lake to alert the Pioneer regarding the nutrient injection.

The days of single-handed combat were indeed uncomfortable, and just within a few days, he had grown accustomed to having assistance with the aftermath.

The nutrient injection was indeed perceptive; upon hearing the person's escape, it immediately expressed that it would arrange the necessary matters.

Then it asked very considerately, "Should I arrange a reliable spacecraft for the journey?"

As Qu Jianlei boarded the spacecraft, he felt a slight sense of awe: this guy's influence is truly extraordinary.

With the help of the spacecraft, it took him less than an hour to fly to the location.

This is a little city called "Red Tower" with only sixty to seven hundred thousand people.

Dream Star doesn't have many people, barely over a hundred million, with seventy percent concentrated in three major city clusters.

For a city like Red Tower, this scale counts as a second-tier city, mainly due to… a flourishing tourism industry.

Though the city isn't large, the facilities are complete, and security is very well implemented.

When Qu Jianlei stepped off the spacecraft, fine droplets of rain were still falling.

The Water Attribute Supreme was located in the city center, about seven to eight kilometers from where Qu Jianlei landed.

Additionally, three people gathered around him: one A-level and two B-level.

Through his divine sense, Qu Jianlei could basically confirm that these three were Supremes' attendants.

However, this was not of much concern; the four were residing in a not-so-large villa at the moment.

Although Red Tower is a small city, the villas in the city center are certainly extraordinary.

After getting closer and sensing it, Qu Jianlei found it to be true; various security devices were present and complete.

Of course, this couldn't stop Little Lake, which easily infiltrated the security system.

As expected, the villa's owner was not the Supreme but was temporarily rented by him.

The villa also had a defense array, but it wasn't activated; for the Supreme, the fine rain itself was the best cover.

At this time, the Supreme was chatting with someone via a wristwatch, the topic was the divine script booklet he bought during the day.

From his conversation, he didn't seem to care about the money but felt proud to have seized the booklet from Qu Jianlei.

He was aware that Julia had suffered a loss at the hands of this Supreme.

However, interestingly, Julia's side didn't release much information, only reporting personnel casualties.

No one even knew that Julia had fallen into Qu Jianlei's—or the nutrient injection's hands.

Such a reaction is quite normal; such shameful things wouldn't be loudly publicized.

It can be imagined that the power behind Julia must be significant; otherwise, they wouldn't disregard other Supremes.

The stronger the power, the more emphasis is placed on reputation.

In any case, Julia's life was not in danger, and she might even have started receiving treatment, making it more necessary to prevent information leaks.

However, this Supreme, knowing Qu Jianlei's strength, showed no restraint and seized the classics ruthlessly.

From his conversation, it was clear that the power behind him shouldn't be weaker than Julia's, and he was somewhat unwilling to accept it.

Through his divine sense, Qu Jianlei silently perceived, unable to help but sigh internally: the Inner Circle is truly a place where dragons and tigers lie hidden.

Such an auction could unexpectedly bring out so many influential individuals.

But it was precisely because he heard this conversation that the remaining guilt in his heart was completely gone.

Originally, he felt that although the other party's actions were somewhat excessive and made him feel ashamed, they won by virtue of their strong financial power.

So he couldn't compete with others and resorted to forceful appropriation, feeling... like he had become the type of person he despised.

Qu Jianlei never forgot his conversation with Terry — no matter how many people you kill, you must have a clear conscience.

Now that there is this reason, he can do whatever he wants next with peace of mind.

The Supreme did not rest afterward, but instead sat cross-legged in meditation, not forgetting to adjust all alert devices to the highest level.

However, unfortunately, it really didn't help; Little Lake had already infiltrated the system.

By midnight, Qu Jianlei, taking advantage of the cover of the drizzle, silently entered the villa.

The door was controlled by smart technology, it almost felt like opening the door to invite a thief.

Because of Divine Sense Perception, Qu Jianlei had already thoroughly understood the opponent's details before entering.

This person was equipped with Spiritual Power Armor and Lightning Protection Armor.

Although Julia's side was careful to control information leakage, the thunder and lightning throughout the night couldn't be hidden.

But apart from that, the person really had no more defenses, not even wearing Ice Armor.

This oversight was very normal and didn't even count as a mistake — who in their right mind would wear armor for no reason?

The Supreme, while sitting cross-legged in meditation, felt somewhat restless, always sensing something might happen.

This unease had persisted for most of the day, and because of it, he was extremely cautious.

But even now, that feeling lingered, and unable to understand it thoroughly, he felt a bit self-reproachful.

Could he have been scared by the other party? It really shouldn't be!

Julia dared to grapple hard with the opponent; what was he lacking, why was he so unsettled?

He thought he was likely scared, but at the same time, he didn't relax his vigilance.

In short, it was a very conflicted feeling, so much so that he couldn't fully enter a state of cultivation.

He didn't know for how long he'd been conflicted, when suddenly an alarm rose in his heart, making him open his eyes instinctively.

Out of caution, he had turned off all the lights in the room before resting.

This way, even if someone attacked stealthily, he would be in a situation where the enemy was exposed while he remained hidden.

Having meditated for a long time, even with droopy eyelids, he had acclimated to the dim environment of the room.

Opening his eyes, he saw the door silently open, a figure rushing toward him incredibly fast.

Strangely, the figure moved quickly yet didn't stir any wind noise or air movement.

Red Tower had been raining for two days, the air was filled with water vapor, yet the intruder did not trigger any Water Element fluctuations.

"Electromagnetic Body Technique!" This was the Supreme's instinctive identification, and reflexively, he tried to spring up and evade.

In this process, he didn't even have time to shout.

At the critical moment of life or death, he had no extra energy to do anything else.

Unfortunately, his speed was still just a fraction behind, or perhaps his body couldn't react as quickly as his mind.

The next moment, he only felt a sudden shock to his head, and his consciousness plunged into darkness.

Before losing consciousness, his last thought was: this isn't Electromagnetic Body Technique, but Wind Attribute Body Technique and Water Elemental Convergence.

But the problem is, can Wind Attribute Body Technique really be this fast?

Unfortunately, there was no time for him to consider this further.

Qu Jianlei directly knocked out the opponent, instinctively curling his lips: really fragile indeed.

The reason he chose to knock the opponent out was not that he hesitated, but purely because he wanted to temporarily leave a live body before finding the Divine Text Document.

Moreover, there were four people in the villa altogether; if he started slashing wildly, it would easily alert the other three.

No matter how subtle the actions, it would at least diffuse a bloody smell, which couldn't be concealed from these Awakened.

Qu Jianlei didn't mind also handling the other three, but such a battle would be fast-paced, not necessarily leaving time to find the Divine Text Document.

After knocking out this person, he slightly sensed, discovering three Storage Talismans on the opponent.

In addition, there was a Space Pouch for storage, hanging at the person's waist.

And that Divine Text Document was hidden inside the Space Pouch.

This Space Pouch was larger than any Storage Space Qu Jianlei had encountered before, about three hundred cubic meters.

There were rows of shelves inside, with neat and organized storage compartments on them.

Never expected this arrogant guy to have a bit of a cleanliness habit.

But that's not the point; the point is Qu Jianlei found more than seven billion in Nameless Silver Notes inside the Space Pouch.

This significantly increased the number of Silver Notes he owned; excluding gold and other items, just the Silver Notes alone approached thirty billion.

Upon realizing this, Qu Jianlei fell into brief contemplation again: should he kill this guy?

For him, killing for treasures had been done too many times, but this time... this guy seemed only to have won by high bidding?

The key fact he hadn't forgotten was that it seemed Nutrient Injection could squeeze a lot of money from Julia?