“Search!” ordered the beautiful blonde woman, Weina.
“Yes.”
A large virtual map immediately appeared before the elderly man in the black suit. At the center of the map was a red dot indicating the location of Li Wei. Within a radius of one hundred miles around Li Wei, six glowing points appeared. “Within a hundred-mile radius, there are a total of six high-level warrior-ranked fighters!”
“Display the information of each individual, along with their distance from Li Wei,” commanded Li Yao coldly.
Beep~~
The virtual screen flickered twice before displaying a large amount of information on both ends.
“Six high-level warriors. Except for the two who are Wei’s bodyguards, the other four are all within the territory of city 023,” Li Yao said with a grim expression. In other words, he only had four suspects left, since the other two were already dead. “And among these four, the closest one is still twenty miles away.”
Given the speed of a high-level warrior, within the minute since he had ordered the search, it was unlikely for anyone to travel twenty miles.
“Yao! Who exactly killed Wei?” The blonde woman’s Mandarin was slightly awkward but still fluent.
“Search for mid-level and low-level warriors!” Li Yao gritted his teeth.
“How could it be mid-level or low-level warriors?” The blonde woman’s face was filled with anxiety. “Given the strength of Kalong and the other, how could they be killed by mid-level or low-level warriors, without even having time to send a message?”
“Silence!” Li Yao couldn’t help but snap.
The blonde woman held back her words with great effort.
“Within a hundred miles, there are a total of 21 mid-level warriors,” answered the elderly man in the black suit. On the virtual map, 21 glowing points with lighter colors immediately appeared. “Within a hundred miles, there are a total of 58 low-level warriors.” More glowing points representing low-level warriors appeared on the map.
Li Yao’s words seemed to be forced out between clenched teeth: “Record the information of these warriors, including their distance from Li Wei! Also, search for all soldier-ranked fighters and record them as well. Transmit the information to me and Weina.”
“Yes,” the elderly man in the black suit bowed slightly.
Li Yao glanced at the map, where a cluster of glowing points blinked densely, too many to count. Compared to the warrior ranks, the number of soldier-ranked fighters was more than tenfold. Among these hundreds of glowing points was Luo Feng’s.
Although…
It was widely rumored that Luo Feng possessed the strength of a low-level warrior, but according to his battle records, his official rating was still only “high-level soldier.” Rank evaluations were based solely on battle records!
“Use satellites to capture images of Li Wei’s location,” Weina interjected.
“Due to weather conditions, the image quality will not be very good. The final results, after expert interpretation and enhancement, will be sent to the two of you in half an hour,” the elderly man in the black suit explained. In reality, satellite imaging and recording were not as magical or powerful as some ordinary people imagined.
There were still many limitations, especially the impact of weather conditions on imaging.
“Mr. Li Yao, President Weina, there are six high-level warriors, 21 mid-level warriors, 58 low-level warriors, and 426 soldier-ranked fighters. All information has been sent to the two of you,” the elderly man in the black suit reported.
Li Yao and Weina looked down.
On their watches, the images and information of individuals rapidly flashed by, including Luo Feng’s. Of course, as a soldier-ranked fighter, Luo Feng was quite unremarkable.
…
Just three minutes later.
On the lawn of a mountaintop villa shrouded in starlight, two dark blue disc-shaped fighter jets took off and quickly ascended into the sky.
“Beep!”
“Signal identification confirmed.”
Only after the signal identification did the two dark blue disc-shaped fighter jets exit the city’s defense system. If they had attempted to leave without signal identification, the jets would have been instantly pierced by laser beams and turned into fireballs.
Inside the cockpit.
Li Yao and Weina, the couple, both wore combat uniforms and carried their respective weapons, their faces dark and gloomy. The pilot, who was driving the jet, and the other six warrior-ranked subordinates dared not utter a word. They all knew… something terrible had happened. The only son of the couple known as the “Vulture and Scorpion” had been murdered!
This couple was no ordinary pair. Whether in the circle of War Deities or in the secular circles of the underground alliance, they wielded astonishing power and influence.
“Yao, could it be a monster lord who did this?” Weina frowned.
“On the highway, how could a monster lord suddenly appear? Even if they encountered a monster lord, how could they not even have time to send out a message?” Li Yao’s facial muscles twitched, his eyes flashing with icy coldness. At this moment, he seemed to have lost everything, becoming a lone wolf, colder and more ruthless than ever. “I’ve already sent Wang Tong from city 003 to go check the scene. Once he arrives, we should have a rough idea of what happened.”
“Okay,” Weina nodded slightly.
…
On a cold winter night, the wind was bitterly cold.
On the highway, the bloodstains of the four corpses had long turned dark red. Two figures, one tall and one short, were carefully examining the scene. They were Wang Tong and Li Kan, two War Deities who had rushed over from city 003 upon Li Yao’s request.
“Whoosh!” “Whoosh!”
Two dark blue streaks of light rapidly approached from the distant horizon and soon arrived above the highway, slowly descending. “Hua!” Before the fighter jets had even landed, the hatch of one of them opened, and two figures leaped down from mid-air. It was none other than Li Yao and Weina!
Vulture, Scorpion, Shadow Blade, and Great Bear had shared many battles together.
It was quite common for War Deities to assist each other.
“Vulture, my condolences,” Wang Tong sighed.
“What’s the conclusion?” Li Yao tried hard to keep his tone civil but still spoke with anger.
At this point, Wang Tong didn’t mind Li Yao’s tone. He pointed at the four corpses and said, “I can only say… it’s somewhat similar to the techniques of a mentalist!”
“A mentalist?” Both Li Yao and Weina furrowed their brows.
“Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility that the enemy deliberately staged the scene to divert attention,” Wang Tong added.
At this moment, some warrior guards jumped down from one of the dark blue fighter jets, while from the other jet, five individuals wearing dark gray clothing and carrying various instrument cases descended. Among these five were two women, one of Asian descent and one of Caucasian descent, as well as an elderly man with white hair.
“No one else is allowed at the scene,” the elderly man with white hair commanded.
“Begin.”
Immediately, the other four opened their instrument cases, took out various devices, and began the most precise investigation of the murder scene.
Time passed, minute by minute.
Li Yao and Weina waited in silence, while Wang Tong and Li Kan exchanged glances, both sighing inwardly. Vulture and Scorpion were both extremely famous figures in the global War Deity circle. Perhaps only someone beyond the War Deity level could rival this couple.
With their already ruthless personalities, how could they possibly let the death of their only son go unavenged?
“Sir, Madam,” the elderly man with white hair respectfully bowed, “We have reached a conclusion. Please come and see.”
Li Yao and Weina, along with Wang Tong and Li Kan, all walked over.
A laptop was placed on the ground, its screen displaying a simulation video. The elderly man with white hair said, “The elderly warrior and the white warrior were likely killed at the same instant. Their deaths were identical—both shot through the back of their heads simultaneously! The middle-aged warrior and young Master Li Wei were likely killed almost at the same time, just slightly later than the elderly warrior and the white warrior.”
As he spoke, the elderly man clicked the simulation video.
Instantly, a segment of the simulated footage appeared…
It showed two streaks of light simultaneously piercing through the heads of the elderly warrior surnamed Liu and the white warrior. Then, the two streaks swept over Pan Ya and young Master Li Wei, severing their skull caps and heads respectively.
“Correct,” Wang Tong nodded. “I also checked. When the elderly warrior and the white warrior died, they probably didn’t even have time to react. But Li Wei and the middle-aged man had terror in their eyes… obviously, they saw it.”
The elderly man with white hair continued, “After examining the surrounding traces, there is absolutely no sign of a monster lord passing by.”
“Based on our analysis of the footprints around and the positions of the victims, the elderly warrior, the white warrior, and the middle-aged warrior were likely simultaneously attacking a point ahead of them, neglecting the ambush from behind.” The elderly man clicked the video again, and virtual human figures appeared on the screen.
…
Li Yao and Weina squatted beside Li Wei’s corpse. Li Wei’s head and body had already been reconnected, but the horror in his eyes still remained.
“I checked! Within 30 seconds of Wei’s death, there was not a single War Deity within a hundred miles!”
“Within one minute after Wei’s death, the nearest of the four surviving high-level warriors within a hundred miles was still 23 kilometers away!” Li Yao said in a low voice. “Therefore… the murderer must have hidden his strength!”
Because strength rankings are calculated based on battle records. Some extraordinary fighters, even if they hunted powerful monsters, would attribute the achievements to their companions, so that they themselves had no battle records and thus received low rankings.
“One possibility! The murderer is an ordinary warrior with low battle records, but his real strength is at the War Deity level!”
“The second possibility! The murderer is a mentalist who concealed his identity as a mentalist. According to the mental force being two levels stronger than physical strength… then this person is likely a low-level or mid-level warrior. Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility that he is well disguised, appearing only as a soldier-ranked fighter!”
Li Yao spoke in a low voice.
“And there is a third possibility. The murderer is my enemy, a War Deity-level fighter! He did not wear a communication watch, so I cannot trace him.” Many War Deities were well-informed and knew about the secret backdoors in communication watches, but they rarely made it public. They simply didn’t carry communication watches when dealing with confidential matters.
Silence.
Only Li Yao spoke beside Li Wei’s corpse. Weina stood silently with tears in her eyes, while Wang Tong and Li Kan stood at a distance.
“Whoever it is, whoever killed my son, I will never let him go!!!”
“Announce the news of Wei’s death globally, so that every warrior knows,” Weina gritted her teeth. “I, Weina※Bolenas, will put all the money I’ve earned over the years on the line, offering a reward of 100 billion Chinese yuan. Anyone who knows who killed my son and can provide sufficient evidence will receive the 100 billion yuan reward!”
“I don’t believe the murderer has no family or friends! As long as he tells someone about this act, as long as he talks about it in his sleep, as long as he gets drunk and lets it slip. As long as he revealed this secret before committing the crime… then, no matter how good a friend he has, under such a huge reward, it’s hard to guarantee that he won’t betray him.”
“A reward of 100 billion yuan. I want him to be unable to sleep peacefully, fearing that he might talk in his sleep! I want him to never dare to get drunk again! I want him to live every day in fear and anxiety,” Weina gritted her teeth.
Beside her, Wang Tong and Li Kan both inhaled sharply.
100 billion?
This astronomical reward could even hire an invincible being beyond the War Deity level. After all, even the prices of the legendary King-level monsters were mostly less than 100 billion yuan. This was an astronomical figure! With so much money, one could almost instantly possess countless earthly pleasures.
Various intelligence networks and factions would be willing to search for the murderer in the face of such a huge bounty.
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