Earth, Huaxia Nation.
The castle of Luo Feng’s family, the iconic structure of Yangzhou City, was now under a frenzied attack!
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
The entire castle trembled repeatedly under the assault, cracking, exploding, and sustaining damage. Lightning-fast figures struck the castle repeatedly with fists and weapons, delivering fierce blows. The intense shockwaves spread wildly, tearing up the lawns around the West Lake Villa for several kilometers, exposing the unsightly mud and earth beneath.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Masses of shattered stones flew outward, impacting streets and residential areas outside the West Lake Villa. These flying debris, as powerful as cannonballs, caused screams and cries of pain to rise from the vicinity. Starting from the West Lake Villa, which was reduced to a barren wasteland within a radius of several kilometers, the surrounding areas suffered hundreds to thousands of casualties.
Fortunately!
The assaults from this group of Stellar-Level experts were concentrated entirely on the castle. Had they unleashed large-scale area-of-effect attacks, a single blow could have obliterated entire districts, devastating a radius spanning hundreds of kilometers!
“What’s going on? Haven’t broken through yet?”
Tolray Wu, clad in black combat gear, hovered in the air before the castle like a demon god. His nineteen subordinates transformed into nineteen streaks of light, repeatedly assaulting the castle.
“Captain!”
A deep blue figure abruptly halted, urgently stating, “This castle is definitely not native to Earth. It’s a mobile fortress custom-made for the wealthy across the cosmos. The castle’s construction emphasizes security. Especially the core area of the castle—it’s definitely rated at Class C security.”
“Damn it!” Tolray Wu’s expression grew colder.
“Captain!” Another team member instantly appeared beside him, hovering mid-air with urgency, “We can’t break through. Let’s just go directly and capture Luo Feng’s wife and younger brother.”
“There are Luo Feng’s parents and two children within the castle. They are his most important loved ones! Capturing them will be the most effective.” Tolray Wu’s face darkened further.
Across the vast cosmos, cosmic warriors often had many wives.
Because a warrior’s superior genes made it likely their offspring would also possess excellent genetics. Even for the sake of family or race, they usually took many wives. Moreover, some factions and families willingly offered women to share the beds of powerful warriors. Hence, in the universe, warriors often had numerous wives, making them of relatively low importance.
The stronger the warrior, the fewer the children!
Take the ‘Manca race,’ who become Domain Lords upon adulthood with powerful genetics, yet their population is extremely scarce. Take the ‘Golden-Horned Giant Beast,’ whose numbers are so rare they are nearly extinct—far fewer than the number of immortal warriors in the universe!
Warriors could have many wives, but very few children. Naturally, they only had one pair of parents.
Therefore, a natural concept formed in the universe—that the most important people to a warrior are ‘parents and children.’
“Captain, Earth mostly follows monogamy. His wife is still very important to him.” The subordinate quickly added.
“Hmph, if Luo Feng is the Lord of Earth and possesses immense wealth, he won’t have just one wife in the future, will he?” Tolray Wu frowned, “Forget it. Since we can’t capture his parents and children, head immediately to capture his wife and younger brother.”
“Yes.”
The group of subordinates respectfully complied.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
A massive number of streaks of light rapidly flew away from the high altitude, leaving behind only the already severely damaged castle and the ruined lawns that had long turned to rubble.
…
Wailing sirens echoed across Yangzhou City.
“Heavens!”
“Goodness!”
“This… this…”
Standing amidst the ruins of damaged houses, some police officers stared in shock at the distant landscape. Before them, the earth bore gashes several kilometers long and dozens of meters deep, as if cleaved by divine swords. The previously beautiful West Lake Villa had long been reduced to ruins, except for the battered castle still standing defiantly, everything else was utterly destroyed.
“Luo’s family castle is tough. Those aliens’ attacks managed to blast through one wall, but the resulting shockwaves devastated the surrounding land and the walls of the West Lake Villa.”
Inside a car, two high-ranking military officials conversed.
“How many dead?”
“812 confirmed deaths, several thousand injured.”
“Never thought that group from the Norlanshan Family hadn’t left yet!”
…
For Earth, reducing the West Lake Villa to ruins and affecting surrounding civilians was a major incident, but it wouldn’t cripple the entire planet. What truly shocked nations worldwide was… this event indicated one thing: ‘The Norlanshan Family hasn’t left yet?’
…
“Xu Xin, hurry, go to the survival base immediately.”
“Right, don’t hesitate.”
Wearing a neural interface helmet, Xu Xin received Luo Feng’s notification and immediately summoned a fighter jet, preparing to fly directly to the survival base.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Mid-flight, the fighter jet was forcibly pulled down to the ground.
Whoosh!
The hatch opened, and Xu Xin’s face darkened as she looked outside at a squad of elite Norlanshan Family members, clearly distinguishable from Earthlings.
“Mrs. Luo, please come with us.” An auxiliary brain emitted an electronic voice.
One of the squad members grabbed Xu Xin’s hand and dragged her out.
Whoosh! She soared away with the others.
…
Besides the complications encountered while attempting to capture Luo Feng’s parents and child, the arrests of the five major world leaders, Xu Xin, and Luo Hua proceeded without any issues.
…
Earth, South America.
Due to demographic factors, South America only had two base cities. One of them was the “Brasilia Base City,” primarily inhabited by Brazilian survivors from before the Great Nirvana, along with some migrants from other South American nations.
Within one of the estates in Brasilia Base City…
“Rong Zhi has returned.”
Three men clad in black combat suits looked up at the sky. Another squad streaked through the air, landing swiftly.
“Captain Rong Zhi, did you capture everyone?”
“Too easy.”
The four captains stood together. Their spaceship was hidden in the Amazon jungle, and during their time on Earth, they had no desire to live constantly in the jungle… so they chose this estate in Brasilia Base City, a place with decent surroundings and construction.
As for the original owners of the estate?
Reduced to meat paste fertilizer.
“Bring everyone over.” Tolray Wu ordered.
“Yes, Captain.”
The five world leaders, along with Xu Xin and Luo Hua, were escorted into the large courtyard of the estate.
“1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7!” Tolray Wu counted the seven people before him, smiling. “Honored to meet you all.” He spoke in the universal cosmic language, and the auxiliary brain automatically translated into ‘Mandarin and English.’
The seven present were no ordinary individuals. The five were, of course, the leaders of Earth’s five most powerful nations. Xu Xin, as Luo Feng’s wife, frequently used the virtual cosmic network and was well-informed about the cosmos. Luo Hua had been paralyzed for over a decade and was fond of ‘financial stock trading,’ which required great composure. Thus, he naturally remained calm in this situation.
“May I ask, who are you?” Among the five leaders, the President of America was the first to speak.
“I’m merely the captain of a common adventuring squad in the cosmos.” Tolray Wu smiled, speaking in the universal cosmic language. “I’d like to ask you all, you haven’t forgotten the attack by the Devouring Beasts on Earth back then, right?”
The seven nodded slightly.
“Good, very cooperative.”
Tolray Wu nodded. “So, where is the Devouring Beast’s corpse?”
All seven exchanged glances filled with confusion. Tolray Wu frowned upon seeing this. “Rong Zhi, you handle the hypnosis and questioning. Remember, especially the woman and the young man—don’t damage their brains or memories. I still need them to contact the Earth Lord, Luo Feng.”
“Rest assured.” Another captain smiled faintly.
Invisible mental forces quickly infiltrated each person’s consciousness, proceeding to question them…
“What’s going on? None of them know?”
“Even Luo Feng’s wife doesn’t know!”
Tolray Wu and the other three captains’ faces darkened. Their mission on Earth was to find the Devouring Beast’s corpse!
“Wake up!” Rong Zhi snapped.
The seven regained consciousness, exchanging glances with faces subtly changed.
“Mrs. Luo, I want you to immediately enter the virtual cosmic network. I’ll accompany you.” Tolray Wu said gravely. “If you refuse, you should know many people will die. I’m sure your compassionate nature will make you comply…”
Xu Xin took a deep breath and nodded slightly.
She had no choice!
Facing a cosmic adventuring squad capable of capturing the five most powerful leaders on Earth, Xu Xin was powerless to resist.
…
Virtual Cosmos.
Xu Xin and Tolray Wu simultaneously appeared on the street. Tolray Wu escorted Xu Xin swiftly into a private booth in a bar.
“Contact Luo Feng.” Tolray Wu ordered. “Remember, follow my instructions.”
“Alright.”
Xu Xin could only send a communication request. Moments later, a screen materialized before her, displaying Luo Feng, Hong, and Thunder.
“Xu Xin?” A rare glimmer of joy appeared on Luo Feng’s usually cold face. “Have you reached the survival base? Are you alright?”
“I’m fine.”
Xu Xin swiftly responded, “Luo Feng, those cosmic humans who attacked our home earlier have captured my younger brother Luo Hua. They used Luo Hua’s phone to interrogate me relentlessly, demanding I reveal the location of the Devouring Beast’s corpse. If I refuse to speak, they’ll execute Luo Hua. But I genuinely don’t know where the Devouring Beast’s remains are hidden. What should we do?”
Tolray Wu stood in the corner of the booth, watching coldly.
According to his plan, first let Xu Xin ask Luo Feng. A wife asking her husband, without suspicion, would easily expose the truth. If that failed, they’d resort to forceful interrogation!
“Luo Feng, don’t speak, and my younger brother Luo Hua will die.” Xu Xin anxiously urged.
“Why are you asking about this? The Devouring Beast’s corpse has already rotted away.” Luo Feng’s heart tightened, for he knew… Xu Xin had been captured.
Because, Xu Xin had already hinted it to him.
Normally, when Xu Xin referred to Luo Hua, she would say ‘your younger brother’ or ‘Luo Hua,’ not awkwardly say ‘Luo Hua’s younger brother.’ In her speech, she mentioned ‘Luo Hua’s younger brother’ several times, with an unusually awkward tone. But these subtleties were completely lost on Tolray Wu, whose auxiliary brain translated everything.
“My Lord!” A figure appeared beside Xu Xin.
Luo Feng fixed his gaze on the tall, cold man before him.
“Don’t try to deceive us like you deceived your wife! The Devouring Beast’s corpse couldn’t possibly rot away in just three years. Tell us, where is it?” Tolray Wu said coldly. “If you don’t speak, your younger brother, your wife, and countless others will perish.”
Luo Feng stared at Tolray Wu: “Are you from the Norlanshan Family?”
“Norlanshan Family? What do we have to do with them? You’re joking, right?” Tolray Wu chuckled, suddenly turning cold. He snapped, “Don’t waste time. Speak or not?”
“Damn it!!!”
Luo Feng’s expression turned complex.
“Ten seconds. If you don’t speak in ten seconds, I’ll kill your younger brother first.” Tolray Wu said coldly. “Ten… nine…”
“Stop playing these childish games.” Luo Feng stared at Tolray Wu. “You just want the corpse of the Golden-Horned Giant Beast, don’t pretend it’s about the Devouring Beast. You think I don’t know?”
“Bravo!” Tolray Wu laughed.
As one of the top ten elites in the Norlanshan Guards, he had indeed heard of the Golden-Horned Giant Beast. However, during the planning phase, Pulra had instructed him to refer to it as the Devouring Beast when dealing with others.
“But… I can’t fully trust you either!” Luo Feng said.
“I understand.” Tolray Wu nodded.
“We exchange—my people for the corpse of the Golden-Horned Giant Beast.” Luo Feng said coldly. “The corpse of the Golden-Horned Giant Beast isn’t actually on Earth. It’s on an uninhabited planet about ten days away from Earth, traveling at 200,000 kilometers per second. So no matter how hard you search Earth, you won’t find it.”
Tolray Wu’s eyes lit up. He praised, “Impressive, clever. My Lord, I truly admire you. Yes, the corpse of the Golden-Horned Giant Beast is a treasure that must be well hidden.”
“Tell me, where is it?” Tolray Wu was excited. The corpse of the Golden-Horned Giant Beast was of immense significance—it was worth far more than the entire Norlanshan Family’s wealth combined.
“Hmph.”
Luo Feng sneered, “If I tell you now, what if you kill them afterward?”
Tolray Wu’s face darkened.
“Hmph.” Luo Feng snorted again, “If we cooperate, I’ll give you a cosmic coordinate. You send people to that location! And I will arrange for someone to meet my family, confirming they’re alive and well. Then, you release them. I’ll then tell you the exact location of the Golden-Horned Giant Beast.”
“If you refuse this, it shows you never intended to let my family live.”
“Then we part ways!”
“With the corpse of the Golden-Horned Giant Beast, I have enough leverage to hunt down your squad and eliminate you!” Luo Feng laughed coldly.
Tolray Wu chuckled sinisterly: “Lord Luo Feng, indeed bold and decisive. We’ll proceed as you suggested!”
“Fine!”
Luo Feng’s expression remained cold.
…
Luo Feng quickly finalized everything with Tolray Wu before ending the communication.
“Ula.” Moments later, Luo Feng contacted the slave trader again.
“Mr. Luo Feng, you previously mentioned needing to transport 100 Stellar-Level 9th Order slaves to Bailan Star within a day? A day is far too short! That means the goods must be sourced internally within the Yinlan Empire. Stellar-Level 9th Order slaves are already luxury commodities. In a small place like the Yinlan Empire, even if we coordinate with other traders, there won’t be many available.”
“Don’t waste time. How many can you get within a day? I’ll pay full price.” Luo Feng snapped.
“Eight! Within a day to reach Bailan Star, at most I can deliver eight Stellar-Level 9th Order slaves, and you can’t choose their race, gender, etc.” The green-haired man shook his head helplessly. “Mr. Luo Feng, is it really necessary to rush like this? A day is too short. From Qiulong Star to Bailan Star, it already takes nearly ten days.”
Luo Feng understood.
Demanding the slave trader to transport Stellar-Level 9th Order slaves to Bailan Star within a day was indeed difficult. After all, the range covered in a day’s flight was limited!
“Eight it is!” Luo Feng said.
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