Chapter 308 - 286: He’s Also This Kind of Expert? The Beast King Arrives

Chapter 308: Chapter 286: He’s Also This Kind of Expert? The Beast King Arrives

Xuanfeng Alliance.

A car drove into Wind Manor.

Baguda’s car pulled in as well. After stopping, he entered the manor and reported to Lu Feng, "Governor, the syringes you requested have been delivered outside."

"Have them bring all the syringes inside," Lu Feng urged, his eyes fixed on the game screen as he heard Baguda’s words.

He had anticipated that after annihilating so many of the Beastman Race, the Beast King would be furious—perhaps even come after him personally. Thus, he couldn’t afford to let his guard down for a second, keeping his eyes glued to the game world the entire time.

Baguda nodded and went out, ordering people to carry in box after box of syringes. Then, at a gesture from Lu Feng, he led his men away.

Lu Feng looked at the boxes of syringes and stored them all in his backpack space.

’To think these things can actually make the Beast King afraid. What a ridiculously simple weakness.’

’It seems like in a lot of novels and TV shows, countless villains have similar weaknesses. That’s why they usually try their best to hide them, keeping them from outsiders.’

’Besides me, no one else should know about this weakness of the Beast King’s, right?’

With that, Lu Feng’s consciousness entered the game once more, and he waited.

A tense atmosphere had also descended upon the East Suburb Fortress.

Lin Jiao had already learned from Wang Cheng that Lu Feng had used a nuclear weapon to wipe out the Beastman Race.

She wasn’t a fool, so she had also guessed that the Beastman Race might retaliate. They had to be on high alert, at least for the time being.

However, what Lu Feng hadn’t expected was that instead of the Beast King, an entirely different, unforeseen person arrived.

Lin Jiao rushed to find Lu Feng and reported, "Boss, someone from the City East Alliance is here. I think one of them is the Flame Emperor!"

"The Flame Emperor?" Lu Feng was slightly surprised.

’He actually came?’

’Then again, it makes sense. With such a huge commotion leaving behind that enormous, terrifying crater, it would be strange if he acted like he hadn’t seen it.’

’He must be here to ask about the nuclear bomb.’

"Show them in," Lu Feng instructed Lin Jiao.

Lin Jiao nodded and hurried out. A moment later, she returned with a group of people, led by a young man dressed all in red.

Everyone else followed respectfully behind this young man.

Lu Feng’s gaze fell on the young man almost immediately, recognizing him as the Flame Emperor.

His attire was almost identical to how he appeared in the anime CG.

Despite his youthful appearance, his real age was that of a greasy middle-aged man.

As Lin Jiao entered, she immediately made the introduction. "Your Excellency, the Flame Emperor, this is our Guard Officer, Mr. Lu Feng."

The moment the Flame Emperor entered, his eyes also landed on Lu Feng, filled with disbelief and shock.

’Another expert who has unlocked a second-tier ability?’

’Since when were experts who’ve unlocked second-tier abilities so common?’

’First, there was the Beast King, and now another one has appeared in the East Suburb Fortress under my jurisdiction.’

’If he hadn’t come to the East Suburb Fortress in person today, he would have never known.’

Now, the Flame Emperor understood why the Li Family had suffered such a major defeat at this man’s hands.

Even if all the members of the Li Family attacked together, they wouldn’t be able to handle an expert who had unlocked a second-tier ability.

While the Flame Emperor was lost in thought, one of the men beside him shouted at Lu Feng in displeasure, "Lu Feng, Guard Officer of the East Suburb Fortress? You’ve got some nerve! The Flame Emperor is here, and you didn’t even come out to greet him personally!"

Lu Feng met this accusation with a cold smile. "The Flame Emperor hasn’t even spoken. May I ask, aren’t you overstepping your bounds?"

"Just a mere Guard Officer, how dare you." The man was instantly enraged by Lu Feng’s words. His muscles bulged as he clearly activated some kind of ability and charged directly at Lu Feng.

As a member of the Flame Emperor’s Mansion, he wouldn’t tolerate anyone disrespecting the Flame Emperor.

Seeing this, Lu Feng simply waved his hand. He activated his second-tier unlocked Energy Barrier ability, and a barrier instantly materialized, trapping the man inside.

BAM!~

The man had charged too fiercely and slammed right into the energy barrier. The rebound sent him sprawling to the ground.

Although the energy barrier shook violently from the impact, it ultimately held without shattering.

The man was stunned. Just as he tried to get up, he saw that Lu Feng had already activated his second-tier unlocked Speed ability and appeared before him in an instant. The dark muzzle of a gun was already pressed against his face.

"A laser rifle..." The man recognized the weapon, and his expression turned extremely ugly.

At such a close range, his chances of dodging a shot were incredibly low.

"Guard Officer Lu, please stop," the Flame Emperor said at once. "Please, give me some face and spare him this time."

The fact that the Flame Emperor had said "please" astonished the powerful ability users around him.

It was the first time they had ever seen the Flame Emperor be so polite to anyone.

At least, no one in the entirety of Celestial Sea City had ever earned such a qualification.

"For the Flame Emperor’s sake, there won’t be a next time." Lu Feng looked at the man inside the energy barrier, snorted coldly, and put away the laser rifle.

In truth, he didn’t want to make an enemy of the Flame Emperor either.

After all, in the game, the Flame Emperor was an incredibly popular character. At least, when he played the game, his impression of him had been very positive.

The heroic act of sacrificing himself to take down the Hexagonal Beasts for the sake of the City East Alliance’s survivors alone made him a hero.

He had even been a little moved when he saw that anime CG back then.

Otherwise, anyone else in his position would never have done that. Seeing that the situation was hopeless, they would have probably retreated first.

The Flame Emperor stepped forward and continued, "I truly never expected that, besides myself, our City East Alliance had another expert who has unlocked a second-tier ability."

His words made all the powerful ability users he had brought with him exclaim in shock:

"What? He’s also unlocked a second-tier ability?"

"He’s at the same level as the Flame Emperor?"

"How is that possible? He’s just the Guard Officer of the East Suburb Fortress!"

"..."

These men simply couldn’t believe it.

The man still trapped in the energy barrier, in particular, was so shocked his jaw dropped.

They all knew how difficult it was to unlock a second-tier ability.

Previously, in the entire City East Alliance, only the Flame Emperor had managed to do it.

They knew even better just how strong the Flame Emperor was.

Even all of them combined were no match for the Flame Emperor.

And now this obscure Guard Officer from the East Suburb Fortress was also an expert who had unlocked a second-tier ability?

It was too shocking.

They all cast a somewhat sympathetic look at the man trapped in the energy barrier.

He was truly a glutton for punishment.

The Flame Emperor continued, "Guard Officer Lu Feng, you must have guessed my purpose in coming. That giant crater was caused by a nuclear weapon, wasn’t it? I’m very curious where that nuclear weapon came from."

Lu Feng had anticipated this question and replied with a fabricated smile, "I have a squad from the Salvation Army under my command. When I met them, they had a map in their possession. This map recorded the location of a nuclear weapon that had just been transported to Celestial Sea City before the apocalypse."

"Is that the same Salvation Army squad the Li Family has been searching for?" the man trapped in the energy barrier suddenly asked.

"You know about it?" Lu Feng was surprised.

He had just wanted to use this as a made-up excuse. After all, the Li Family really had given them a map and told them to find a weapon hidden by the Salvation Army.

It was just that the weapon the Salvation Army had was a Mecha, not a nuclear bomb.

’But now that he had switched the two, who would know the real story?’

The man trapped in the energy barrier explained, "We at the Flame Emperor’s Mansion have an informant in the Li Family. How could we not know about their little schemes? I just never imagined that what they were looking for was actually a nuclear weapon."

As he spoke, he seemed to feel a lingering sense of fear.

If the Li Family had obtained that nuke, it would have definitely been a huge problem.

He just never expected that something the Li Family had searched for so long without success would end up in the hands of the Guard Officer of the East Suburb Fortress.

Thankfully, that nuclear bomb had already been used on the Beastman Race.

"Alright, since that’s the case, we’ll be leaving. Guard Officer Lu, I’ll entrust the East Suburb Fortress to you." Hearing the explanation, the Flame Emperor was surprisingly nonchalant. After saying this, he really did lead his men away.

The story was plausible. After all, Celestial Sea City didn’t have any nuclear weapons, so this was the only possibility—the weapon the Li Family was looking for had to be this nuke.

Moreover, he had never even heard of such a thing in the military district before the apocalypse. It was a miracle that even one had been transported here.

As for whether there was a second one, he didn’t want to investigate.

Even if the man did have a second one hidden away, should he fight another expert who had unlocked a second-tier ability? A pyrrhic victory, only for the Beast King to take advantage of the situation?

Based on his observations during this time, he could tell that this man wasn’t a villain, at the very least. He was someone who could be won over.

In this apocalypse, humanity’s strength was not actually that great. Through various investigations, he had clearly discovered that the power of the zombies and Mutant Beasts was constantly increasing.

He always had a feeling that while the City East Alliance seemed prosperous, a crisis was bound to appear sooner or later. This gave him a constant sense of urgency.

Therefore, he had to do his best to unite with any expert like this that he could.

Humanity couldn’t afford any more internal strife.

Besides, unlike the Beast King, they were both human.

The Flame Emperor left.

The men he brought with him naturally followed, but before leaving, each of them couldn’t help but glance at Lu Feng. They now knew that in the City East Alliance, aside from the Flame Emperor, this was a man they should never provoke.

"Um, can you undo this for me?" the man trapped in the energy barrier asked Lu Feng anxiously when he saw the Flame Emperor leading the others out.

Lu Feng waved his hand, and the energy barrier immediately dissipated.

"Thank you." The man cupped his fist in gratitude and hurried after the Flame Emperor. This time, his attitude toward Lu Feng had become humble.

In the mountain forest far from the East Suburb Fortress, a number of figures had gathered.

It was none other than the Beast King and his men.

One of them was observing the East Suburb Fortress with a pair of binoculars. Upon seeing the Flame Emperor lead his men out, he quickly reported, "Beast King, the Flame Emperor and his men have left. I can’t believe he came here too."

The Beast King said coldly, "This only further proves that this was all the Flame Emperor’s plan. But my rage is not so easily extinguished. After I slaughter everyone in the East Suburb Fortress, the City East Alliance will face my frenzied retaliation. We’ll see if anyone dares to take a single step out of the City East Alliance after that."

"Beast King, when do we make our move?" another Beastman asked.

The Beast King replied coldly, "No rush. I don’t want to fight the Flame Emperor right now. I want to play a nice game with him. Once he’s far enough away, we’ll charge in, kill that Lu Feng, and destroy the East Suburb Fortress. Consider it a little greeting for the Flame Emperor."