Wealth stirs hearts, and a fortune capable of shaking the heavens is enough to drive people mad.
1000 billion!
“Brutal,” Li Kan couldn’t help but exclaim.
“I’m tempted too,” Wang Tong shook his head in admiration. “No wonder she’s the younger sister of the clan leader of the Bolanass family, one of the nine great families and the executive president of the HR Alliance’s Chinese division. She’s rich—simply rich.” Across the globe, few High Warlords possessed such immense wealth.
Indeed, hunting Monster Lords and selling them was profitable. But were Monster Lords fools?
They possessed intelligence equivalent to ordinary humans. Once sensing danger or realizing they couldn’t win, they would flee instead. Once a Monster Lord decided to escape, it would command thousands, even tens of thousands, of monsters to block the Warlords. Perhaps these monsters wouldn’t stop them, but they would definitely slow them down.
Thus, hunting Monster Lords was extremely difficult. The stronger they were, the more difficult it became. Therefore, the general practice was for High Warlords to hunt Mid-Level Monster Lords, Mid-Level Warlords to hunt Low-Level Monster Lords, and Low-Level Warlords to hunt High-Level Monster Generals. This made things more efficient.
For example, Wang Tong and Li Kan’s attempt to hunt the ‘Ironclad Dragon’ had ended in failure.
Moreover, monster populations weren’t endless—the stronger they were, the fewer in number.
Like when Luo Feng’s Hammer Team hunted numerous Monster Generals in a residential area, but later found it increasingly difficult to locate them, because the number of Monster Generals in that area had decreased. That wasn’t even the worst part—the worst part was—
Hunting too many Monster Generals could easily provoke their leader—the Monster Lords!
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Of course, human warriors usually detected danger early and fled. But all this proved one thing: making money by hunting monsters wasn’t easy. More importantly, Warlords spent money extravagantly—weapons, battle suits, all were astronomically priced. The top-tier secret techniques were even more expensive!
Many Warlords even borrowed from banks.
There was no choice; Warlords had too many expenses.
For example, if a High Warlord fought a High-Level Monster Lord, the safest option was to purchase an SS-grade battle suit. After all, the 9-series (S-grade) battle suits could only withstand most High-Level S Monster Lords’ bites, but not guarantee full protection.
SS-grade battle suits, SS-grade weapons—weren’t they all priceless?
SS-grade techniques, even ultimate techniques like ‘Ninefold Thunder Blade,’ were equally expensive! If fully equipped with top-tier gear, how many Mid-Level Monster Lords would one need to hunt? This was something most High Warlords couldn’t achieve.
Not to mention, within the ‘Warlord Palace,’ there were treasures with unique abilities, priced even more exorbitantly.
Many Warlords worldwide had borrowed from banks—this wasn’t an exaggeration!
Of course, there were a few extremely wealthy exceptions—those with unique abilities, such as Warlord-class ‘Mentalists,’ or Warlords with particularly shocking strength, or those with powerful backgrounds! For example, the world’s strongest warrior ‘Hong’s’ children, who were rich simply because of their father.
The HR Alliance was the world’s most elite super-financial conglomerate and family alliance, controlling over half the global economy and infiltrating nearly every industry.
Their wealth was equally staggering.
Vinita Bolanass, as the HR Alliance’s Chinese division executive president and one of its top executives, and also the younger sister of the current Bolanass family leader, her wealth needed no explanation. Her fortune mainly came from the HR Alliance and her family, not monster hunting. Even her husband, Li Yao, couldn’t compare to her.
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In Jiangnan Base City, the headquarters of the Limit Dojo.
Zhuge Tao, wearing black training clothes, sat cross-legged in the training room. As time passed, a faint morning light gradually filtered through the window.
“Phew.” Zhuge Tao opened his eyes.
“Activate.” Zhuge Tao commanded. Instantly, the projector emitted a beam of light, projecting a large screen on the wall. Zhuge Tao had a habit: every morning, he would watch the morning news on China Television to learn about events happening around the country.
The anchor’s voice echoed in the training room.
“What?” Zhuge Tao froze, staring blankly at the morning news.
“One thousand billion?”
Zhuge Tao blinked twice.
“One thousand billion!!!”
Zhuge Tao abruptly stood up, his heart pounding. This fortune was too outrageous. Even as one of the four powerhouses of the Limit Dojo in Jiangnan Base City, he couldn’t help but feel his heart race.
“Vulture and Scorpion—their couple, indeed. Right, which normal Warlord could afford one thousand billion!” Zhuge Tao shook his head in admiration. “Moreover, this morning news is broadcast nationwide. That means… this message isn’t just for warriors; ordinary people will know too. The HR Alliance’s influence is indeed powerful enough to air this news on China Television.”
One thousand billion—it stirred Zhuge Tao too!
After all, on the surface, he gave benefits to some geniuses and strong warriors. But in reality, most of these were done through privileges within the dojo. He himself only needed to spend a small amount of money.
“Enter Limit Home, Warlord-level warrior forum.” Zhuge Tao commanded.
Instantly, the screen’s scene rapidly changed, entering the Warlord-level warrior forum.
In theory, as a High Warrior, he wasn’t qualified. But his managerial status granted him access.
“Tsk tsk, the entire forum is indeed bustling. Looks like warriors from South America, North America, Eurasia, Africa—all over the world—are excited.” Zhuge Tao smiled. “But this matter occurred in China. This huge bounty will probably end up in the hands of a Chinese person.”
“One thousand billion—like throwing a fat sheep into a pack of wolves.”
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Indeed, the entire world was stirred by this enormous bounty, even Existences beyond Warlords would raise their eyebrows once or twice, and even Warlords were tempted… One could imagine the shock among ordinary people! Ordinary citizens were still struggling to afford public housing, and one billion was already an astronomical figure to them, let alone one thousand billion.
Excitement!
The entire world was excited!
Almost every intelligence network couldn’t resist investigating this matter and searching for the person behind it!
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City 023 had once been a metropolis with millions of people. To most warriors, City 003 was too dangerous, so City 023 attracted a large number of warriors instead.
On the eighth floor of a twelve-story residential building in the west district of this ancient city.
“Whoosh~~~”
Outside, fierce winds howled and snowflakes drifted. The cold air continuously seeped into the house, making the floor bitterly cold. Luo Feng sat cross-legged on a worn mat, gently wiping his throwing knives, while the shocking ‘sky-high bounty’ message he had received earlier on his communication watch floated in his mind.
“Didn’t expect them to spend so much money to put a bounty on me. Even I feel like turning myself in.” Luo Feng gently placed a throwing knife on the ground and took out another one to continue polishing. “One thousand billion! But Li Wei’s parents aren’t fools. They wouldn’t pay just because someone reported a vague clue. They need solid evidence.”
Evidence?
Luo Feng didn’t believe anyone in the world had evidence of him killing Li Wei! Back then, to prevent being captured by satellites, he had instantly rushed into the tall grass after killing Li Wei and the other three.
“Unless I was really unlucky and someone happened to be hiding by the highway, capturing the scene of me attacking and my appearance.” Luo Feng thought this probability was no higher than finding a needle in the ocean. In fact, he wasn’t afraid of anything else—except…
His Hammer Team members!
“This bounty notice detailed the identities and strengths of the other three who died besides Li Wei. And the notice mentioned—’The murderer is likely a warrior with Warlord-level strength or a Mentalist.'” Luo Feng’s expression darkened. “If the Captain, Wei Tie, Wei Qing, and Brother Chen saw this, they would surely suspect me!”
Undoubtedly, the other four members of the Hammer Team would easily suspect Luo Feng upon seeing this bounty!
Firstly, Luo Feng had stayed in City 003 specifically to hunt the Tiger Fang Team. One of the four who died was the Tiger Fang Team Leader ‘Pan Ya.’
Secondly, the bounty notice stated the murderer was a warrior with Warlord-level strength or a Mentalist! And he was a Mentalist—a secret known only within the Hammer Team. Combined with the above two points, it was indeed easy to guess.
Moreover—
The truth was exactly like that. When this sky-high bounty was made public, the other four members of the Hammer Team indeed suspected Luo Feng with uncertainty.
“Suspecting me doesn’t mean they have evidence!” Luo Feng shook his head.
The Hammer Team suspected Luo Feng.
Some Warlords might suspect those who had a grudge with the couple ‘Vulture and Scorpion’!
In any case, it was all hearsay.
No one had solid evidence.
“Last time, when Li Wei was in danger, his parents instantly found the locations of the two nearest Warlords nearby and asked them for help.” Luo Feng frowned. “That means Li Wei’s parents have certain powers to instantly detect the locations of warriors within a certain range. If they can find Warlords, they can probably find Warriors and Soldiers more easily.”
In Luo Feng’s opinion…
Detecting Warlords was much harder than detecting Warriors or Soldiers!
“They might also check and find that I wasn’t far from the scene at that time.” Luo Feng frowned.
This point was very unfavorable to him.
Actually, Luo Feng himself didn’t know that Warlords could detect other Warlords’ locations through the ‘Warlord Palace Shared System.’ Most Warlords couldn’t detect the locations of Warriors or Soldiers. However, Luo Feng was like a blind cat stumbling upon a dead mouse—Li Wei’s parents indeed detected hundreds of people nearby.
And he, Luo Feng, was one of them!
“I should be among the suspects, but since my strength is weak, my suspicion level will be low.” Luo Feng frowned. “However, if the Captain, Tie Ge, Qing Ge, or Chen Ge ever reveals that I stayed in City 003 to kill the Tiger Fang Team and that I’m a Mentalist… although not 100% evidence, Li Wei’s parents will definitely mark me as the ‘prime suspect.'”
Suddenly, Luo Feng felt a vibration on his wrist.
Looking down, the communication watch displayed an incoming call.
“Captain Gao Feng’s call?” Luo Feng slightly frowned.
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