Chapter 82:The Thunder of Repaying Kindness, Life and Death Depend on Heaven’s Will (Seeking Subscriptions,

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“No.”

Having said that, Pei Jinye disappeared into the forest.

Heavenly Calculation was flabbergasted.

Before long,

Shadow Bow and Number series simultaneously turned to look behind them, towards the dust and flames that burst towards the sky twenty miles away. Even from such a distance, they could feel the ground shaking beneath their feet and their hearts filled with trepidation.

Amidst the flurry of gold and silver lights clashing, faint screams could be heard.

Number series exclaimed with joy, “Silver Art has arrived!”

Shadow Bow hastened his steps and darted through the forest. Suddenly hearing something, he hurriedly took a pitch-black object from his bosom.

Number series was startled, “You still have grenades on you? Why didn’t you give some to the Demon King earlier when he asked? If we had used the grenades to distract the Night Patrol and the Fallen Blood Wolves, we might have shaken them off by now.”

Shadow Bow’s face turned ugly, “Do you still want to live and go back? If you do, then shut your mouth.”

Number series immediately closed his mouth.

In a vast conical crater, members of the Night Patrol lay sprawled in disarray, as dense smoke billowed into the sky.

Xu Tian was half-kneeling on the ground, with his clothes nearly in tatters, revealing his muscular physique. A huge wound on his shoulder poured out blood…

Expressionless, he covered it with a bundle of medicinal powder.

The bone-chilling pain from the wound made him groan on the spot.

Luckily, the injury was slowly healing.

He gazed at the area where his target had disappeared and pounded the ground in a fit of rage.

The duck that was almost in his hands had flown away again!

First, a master of hidden weapons had appeared, and then the illustrious Black List 17 [Silver Art]!

“Since when did Da Peng City’s waters run this deep!!!!”

In the hovering car,

Silver Art stepped on the accelerator, speeding away, without forgetting to look back, “Old Demon, are you alright?”

“I’m fine.”

Pei Jinye’s clothes were like rags. This time, being unable to use all his abilities, he had suffered a setback at the hands of that captain of the ninth squad.

Seeing his condition, Silver Art gestured, “There’s a box in the backseat with clothes in it. Look for something suitable to change into for now.”

Pei Jinye rummaged in the box, finding both men’s and women’s clothing. He gave Silver Art a puzzled look, unable to determine whether this person was male or female in that moment.

Quietly, he tore off his tattered clothes.

In secret, a pair of eyes carefully and swiftly perused someone’s physique through the rearview mirror.

Pei Jinye was completely unaware.

Holding the shredded clothes in his hand, he didn’t throw them into the box to prevent his biological information from being detected. He put them in a bag and then donned a black trench coat.

Just then, Silver Art spoke up to remind him, “I just received news that Red Rose has picked up Shadow Bow and Number series. We’re now heading to the seventh stronghold to regroup.”

“Hmm, I’ll rest for a while. Call me when we arrive.”

Pei Jinye closed his eyes and said no more.

Silver Art glanced at him and pressed a button, activating the noise-cancellation mode.

Fifteen minutes later,

At a location in the outskirts,

Number series sat on one side, maintaining some distance from Shadow Bow.

As soon as Pei Jinye arrived, Number series stood up and quickly went forward, “Demon King, I can’t thank you enough. If it weren’t for you, I might… Xiao Fengchen owes you his life!”

Pei Jinye nodded noncommittally, then turned his gaze towards Shadow Bow.

He stepped forward.

To everyone’s unexpected expressions, he kicked over Shadow Bow with one foot.

Shadow Bow cried out angrily, “Demon King, have you lost your mind?”

Everyone was equally astonished.

Silver Art folded her arms and observed.

Pei Jinye looked emotionlessly at Shadow Bow and rummaged in his bosom to produce three grenades, then asked him to his face, “What are these?”

Shadow Bow was at a loss for words.

At this moment, Number series was also shocked, “Shadow Bow, have you gone mad? I thought you were hiding just one grenade, but you actually had so many. So why when the Demon King asked you earlier, did you say you didn’t have any?”

Shadow Bow bowed his head and said nothing.

Realizing what was happening, Red Rose immediately interrogated Number series about the situation.

Number series, who was already agitated on the way back and threatened by Shadow Bow, blurted out what happened without exaggerating.

After hearing this, Red Rose’s phoenix eyes narrowed in anger, “Shadow Bow, the Demon King went to save you. In such a critical moment, your thoughts were only of yourself? You must be seeking death!”

Shadow Bow was defiant, “What did I do wrong? Isn’t he still alive and back?”

Pei Jinye suddenly reached out.

His voice was cold as he spoke,

“Since that’s the case, I’ll return the favor now.”

He violently grabbed a grenade.

To Shadow Bow’s terrified gaze, Pei Jinye yanked off the grenade ring and stuffed the grenade into Shadow Bow’s bosom, then threw him out.

“If I can come back alive, then surely you can too.”

The expected explosion did not occur. While everyone was frantically scattering to find cover, Black Shark arrived in time, containing the detonated grenade within his space barrier.

A bout of silent flames flashed instantaneously.

Like a scene under the midday sun, the shocked expressions of Number series and Tai Yuan lingered on their faces.

No one had anticipated the Demon King to be so brutal!

Thinking back to his usually calm and low-profile demeanor, everyone involuntarily swallowed hard.

“Demon King!”

Black Shark, holding Shadow Bow, approached with large strides, his voice serious as he looked towards Pei Jinye.

Pei Jinye looked back emotionlessly, meeting his gaze without flinching.

After a moment, Black Shark chose to step back, speaking somberly, “I’m sorry, Demon King. I apologize on behalf of Shadow Bow. His prank did go too far… However, he really doesn’t have your luck and strength. What you did could have killed him. We need all the manpower we can get for the operations in Da Peng City.”

Seeing Black Shark intervening, Shadow Bow felt somewhat more confident but flinched at Black Shark’s calm gaze.

Upon reflecting,

He walked up to Pei Jinye, lowered his head, and said, “I’m sorry, I was just speaking nonsense in a moment of impulse… As for the grenade, I was really too panicked at that time, I’m sorry, I apologize to you.”

Black Shark also spoke up at this time, trying to smooth things over, spouting nonsense about the greater good.

Pei Jinye sneered, “I’m tired, I won’t attend the remaining meeting. Do as you please.”

Turning around, he stepped into the darkness.

Black Shark’s eyebrows twitched, and he finally let out a light sigh, looking at everyone: “I hope this little interlude tonight won’t affect everyone’s mood… Everything we do is for the future, for the organization…”

Silver Art stared at the ants on the ground, head bowed.

Red Rose was standing half in the shadows, turning her head away, saying nothing.

Number series hid behind Tai Yuan.

Heavenly Calculation looked over with a pale face, supporting Shadow Bow.

Everyone listened intently to Black Shark with varied expressions, talking about the big picture.

At some moment, it seemed as though people’s hearts had scattered…

Not long after listening to Black Shark’s nonsense, Number series sighed.

“Black Shark… I have to make it clear to you, the data has been lost, our mission has completely failed.”

Black Shark’s enthusiastic expression instantly froze on his face.

Under the night sky.

Taxis shuttled between overlapping mountain shadows.

Pei Jinye’s phone suddenly vibrated.

Silver Art: [Don’t be mad, wait for Black Shark to leave, and I’ll take care of Shadow Bow for you, he’s gone too far! Are two hands enough?]

Pei Jinye sighed and typed: [Forget it, it’s not worth it.]

There was a pause on Silver Art’s side, then they cautiously asked: [So, are we still partners in the future?]

[This doesn’t affect our partnership.]

[That’s good then, you’re my partner, and I’ll always be there for you! Just between us, right now Black Shark’s face is blacker than charcoal, he could almost devour Shadow Bow, hehehe]

Pei Jinye shook his head and put away his phone, fidgeting with a small silver USB flash drive in his hand.

Finding an excuse to argue with Black Shark over Shadow Bow meant that, in the future, he could selectively ignore requests from this side.

If it weren’t for the Old Gods Association still being useful to him, he might have already dropped the identity of the Demon King.

He had now accumulated eight thousand merits behind the scenes.

Pei Jinye didn’t hesitate much and purchased a movement technique from the Old Gods Association’s store.

From the recent battles, he had realized his disadvantage in movement techniques,

Unless he used “Dark Shadow Flicker.”

But this Transcendent ability couldn’t be used anytime and anywhere without risking exposure.

That’s why he needed a similar technique, to cover it up.

The Old Gods Association had just the thing.

“Shadow Attack”, priced at 7500.

After placing the order.

Pei Jinye put away his phone, looking out the window at the receding bungalows.

The taxi’s radio came on: [A Mr. Tree has dedicated a song for his friend, “Good Brothers Walk Together”. Let’s enjoy this song next…]

Pei Jinye couldn’t help but curl his lips.

Silver Art, don’t tell me this was your doing.

Halfway through the song, Pei Jinye suddenly spoke: “Stop at the intersection ahead, please.”

The taxi stopped.

Pei Jinye paid in cash and then slipped into a nearby alley, changing his appearance once again, pulling off an ordinary coat from the roof of a residential building, and quietly left.

That night, no one knew that a high school student named Pei Jinye had crossed three districts in Da Peng City, participated in an operation directly commanded by the Da Peng City Night Patrol, and had come back unscathed.

He had clashed with Xu Tian twice.

He had used two different abilities, each with a completely different sensation.

But one thing was for sure… The Judgement Place definitely had training methods unknown to the public.

“I wonder what kind of surprises it will bring me to Devour his abilities”

“This time, the target of the Old Gods Association investigation has ended; there is evidence of intrusion into the Light Research Institute’s experimental data…”

In the internal meeting room, the voice of the smart computer [Punishment Heaven] reached everyone’s ears.

Two high-definition screenshots appeared on the projection.

“These two masked individuals, after comparison, there’s a 97% probability that the first one is Old Gods Association member [Shadow Bow]… The second person has a 99.99% probability of being Xiao Fengchen, former Second-level researcher at the Federation Research Institute…”

“What about the two people who fought with me?” Xu Tian suddenly asked.

“According to Federation law, based on my authorization, I have lawfully searched the information of the related surveillance devices, and did not find traces of a third Old Gods Association member appearing in the collapsed area…” [Punishment Heaven] paused, finding a blurred screenshot: “This is the footage of your clash… This person is suspected to be the newest member of the Old Gods Association, [Demon King].”

The fourth image, was Silver Art, even flashing a “yea” sign at the camera.

Xu Tian frowned, his eyes locked on the third photo, “Who exactly is this Demon King?”

He looked towards the high-ranking members of the Night Patrol Department.

The high ranks then looked at the captain of the Ninth Squad, who was in charge of this matter.

He sighed internally, knowing the pressure was on him, and faced the scrutinizing gaze of the high ranks and Xu Tian with composure: “The Demon King has only recently emerged… According to the intelligence we currently have, he’s been involved in all the clashes between Old Gods Association and Sky God International this month, but rarely makes a move… Based on our previous speculations, he might be a support personnel.”

“Support personnel?” Xu Tian suddenly raised an eyebrow.

That strong and he’s called support personnel?

The Ninth Squad captain knew Xu Tian was questioning his report, and spoke calmly: “In fact, this is our first time confronting him directly, so as for the extent of his abilities, perhaps you know it the best.”

Xu Tian fell into thought: “His hidden weapons are powerful, and he’s strong…”

The complexity of the environment indeed had hampered his vision quite a bit at the time.

Especially the Demon King’s hidden weapons…

“Right, the hidden weapons? Did the search team find any at the scene?” Xu Tian asked urgently, remembering.

“Sorry, we found nothing.”

“Nothing?” Xu Tian was stunned: “That can’t be. Could it be that besides them, there was another person at the scene!!!”

The voice of [Punishment Heaven] came up mechanically: “If we reference the Demon King’s pattern of appearances, the probability of such a possibility is as high as 68%!”

“The entire city’s surveillance system must be completely established! This matter is urgent!” the captain of the Ninth Squad said gravely.

Many high ranks nodded in agreement.

Only the person in charge of the financial department sat impassively, banging on the table: “How do we solve the financial issue? I want to emphasize once again, we are poor! There’s no money!”