Chapter 458 - 101: What Right Do You Have to Threaten Me?

Fear, horror, panic...

At the cliff face in the mountain forest, the Superpower Level experts of the assault squad stared at the several Superpower Level corpses of the Rebels. Their eyelids twitched wildly, a sudden chill creeping over their bodies.

Superpower Level experts had been instantly killed as easily as ordinary people.

They couldn’t remember how long it had been since they last felt this way after reaching this stage.

For a moment, the atmosphere fell unusually silent.

Whether it was experts like Yao Jin or Elite Level members like Gao Hu, everyone felt a similar sense of terror. The entire cliff face and forest plunged into absolute silence.

In the distance, the occasional sound of artillery fire rang out. The aftershocks of the blast waves swept over from the valley, causing the dry leaves in the forest to rustle and the dirt on the cliff face to tremble slightly.

Eventually, after hesitating for a long time, Special Commissioner Liu finally bit the bullet and spoke up.

She looked at Lu Chao, who was standing quietly in the clearing by the cliff face, having ceased his attacks.

Various emotions flashed through her mind. She gritted her teeth, lowered her head slightly, and said, "We will all remember your kindness today.

"May I... may I ask for your esteemed name, so that we may repay our grat—"

BUZZ! BUZZ!

However, before she could finish speaking, a faint commotion suddenly came from the ground.

The crowd was taken aback.

Lu Chao also tilted his head slightly, looking at a black communicator near Tyler’s corpse. The buzzing vibration was coming from it.

A bright light screen had popped up, displaying a flashing communication request.

The remark [Leader] was particularly eye-catching, inevitably making one think of the true leader of the Rebels.

Lu Chao pondered for a moment before picking it up and tapping the answer button.

Instantly, the communicator projected a light screen, forming a floating blue holographic image.

The background of the feed was pitch black, as if it were in some secret room of a base. In the center of the image was a burly figure wearing a black trench coat and a mask.

"The Rebel... Leader," Special Commissioner Liu murmured unconsciously, her eyes widening in recognition of the figure’s identity.

The atmosphere instantly froze.

Whether it was Superpower Level experts like Yao Jin or Superpower Members like Gao Hu, everyone’s pupils constricted and their hearts trembled.

The Rebel Leader was a true big shot on Earth Star. Rumor had it that he wasn’t much weaker than Mr. Ji.

At this thought, Yao Jin and the others subconsciously clenched their fists, inexplicably feeling a heavy pressure on their minds that made it hard to breathe.

In contrast, the Rebel Leader’s tone was icy as he surveyed the scene through the communication screen. "How dare you ruin the Rebels’ plans."

Or, more accurately, he had been maintaining communication with the people at this base the entire time, supervising the battle, and only chose to show himself now.

"The Transcendence Level, extraordinary physical strength, from the Dark Web..." His deep, cold eyes locked onto Lu Chao.

His deep, vigorous voice echoed in everyone’s hearts before he suddenly asked, "You’re the Celestial Hunter, aren’t you?"

He exposed Lu Chao’s identity in an instant.

Special Commissioner Liu and the others widened their eyes again. While some of their doubts were dispelled, even more shock and astonishment arose.

The Celestial Hunter?

The legendary figure of the Dark Web who was rumored to have emerged from retirement after more than thirty years?

Lu Chao spoke coldly, meeting the gaze of the Rebel Leader in the light screen. "What?

"Feeling heartbroken because I killed a few of your men?"

He wasn’t surprised that his identity had been seen through. In fact, this was his intention all along; he planned to use this persona to avoid everyone’s suspicion regarding "Lu Chao’s" appearance here.

With a cold chuckle, the Rebel Leader didn’t waste time on nonsense. He stared at Lu Chao’s cold, disguised face and said in a low voice, "They were just a few Law Enforcement Officers. I can afford the loss.

"However, I don’t know how the Alliance Country managed to hire you.

"But I can offer double the price."

He actually suppressed his anger, trying to rope in the Dark Web legend, the Celestial Hunter, to work for the Rebels.

Special Commissioner Liu, Yao Jin, and the others all felt their hearts tighten upon hearing this, holding their breath as they looked at Lu Chao.

During the anxious wait, every second felt agonizingly long.

Yet, unexpectedly, Lu Chao stated flatly, bluntly rejecting him without any politeness. "You can’t afford my price."

The Rebel Leader fell silent for a moment before finally letting out a cold smile. His tone was low and icy as he warned, "Very well. Since you want to interfere in this battlefield, you’d better keep your eyes peeled from now on.

"Make sure you never fall into my hands in the future."

He threatened directly and was about to hang up the communication.

"Then let’s try it," Lu Chao suddenly said at the last second. "Let me see exactly what gives you the right to threaten me."

"You—"

BEEP!

Lu Chao hung up, turning the tables and taking the initiative.

The Rebel Leader’s angry shout was cut off before he could finish, completely disappearing into the electromagnetic signals.

The air around the mountain forest cliff hummed briefly before returning to its previous silence.

"This..."

Pairs of eyes from the Superpower Bureau looked toward him.

They admired his courage to speak to the Rebel Leader like that, while also finally realizing that he was not on the Rebels’ side, mistakenly believing that the Alliance Country had hired him.

"Senior Celestial Hunter..." Special Commissioner Liu’s face was filled with awe. She hurriedly opened her mouth, wanting to take the opportunity to ask him to stay.

However, Lu Chao spoke coldly, casting a glance at her. "This matter is settled."

His gaze swept over the crowd, passing over Yao Jin, Gao Hu, and the others one by one.

Looking at those familiar faces and figures he had fought alongside in the past, and confirming that they hadn’t suffered too many injuries, Lu Chao gradually suppressed his distracting thoughts.

"The threat has been eliminated.

"You can handle the rest yourselves."

SWISH!!

He stomped the ground and rocketed into the sky, leaping away in a flash.

The crowd was startled and immediately looked up.