Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Qian Jialin calmed down and grabbed the masked man's throat with his left hand. He struck Luo 'er's joints with his right hand without hesitation. He didn't want to give the masked man a chance to retaliate.
The old man wanted to stop him but the masked man didn't give him a chance. He could only watch as his grandson lost his ability to fight back and became a hostage.
The old man glared fiercely at the masked man. This man was the culprit who had caused this tragic outcome. The old man wished he could pull out the tendons and skin the man, grind his bones and scatter his ashes.
The old man hated this masked man but he knew that this masked man was not easy to deal with. This masked man was able to appear in front of him without him noticing and stop him when he was about to kill the masked man. This masked man must have reached the domain stage.
But what was this person's motive? Was he on the masked man's side or was he just a passerby who accidentally came into their fight? The old man thought to himself. He controlled his anger and said, "I am the supervisor of the Dark Shadow Auction, Hermit Miluo Duoba. May I know who you are?"
If the masked man was just a passerby, he should have known to avoid him when he revealed his identity. If that was the case, he would let him go. The old man didn't want to create more trouble.
Qian Jialin's expression changed when he heard the old man calling himself Hermit.
After entering the domain realm, it didn't mean that all domain realm masters were the same. There were strong and weak domain realm masters too. Some extremely strong domain realm masters weren't someone normal domain realm masters could fight against. These domain realm masters had glorious battle records and were able to defeat or kill domain realm masters. These domain realm masters were recognized by the human world (the government) so they would have their own titles.
The 'Hermit' the old man was talking about was the title he was given. Without a doubt, this skinny old man in front of him was a super domain realm master.
Qian Jialin looked at the masked man worriedly. Would the masked man be able to fight against such a powerful domain realm master?
The masked man wasn't affected by Miluo Duoba's self-introduction. He said calmly, "I'm just a nobody. Not worth mentioning."
Ling Lan looked calm but she was shouting in her mindscape, "Little Four!"
"Yes, Boss!" Little Four had been secretly watching the lively battle between the auction house and the Yun family's imperial hackers with a sneaky smile on his face. He didn't feel guilty at all for framing the Yun family. Yes, he was still complaining that there were too few imperial hackers participating in the battle. It wasn't as thrilling as he had imagined. Suddenly, he heard his boss' roar and hurriedly ran back.
"What does Hermit mean?" Ling Lan asked. When Miluo Duoba called himself Hermit, he looked proud...... This title............ Ling Lan.. Ling Lan was a cautious person... Little.... to ask Little Four......
Little Four quickly told Ling Lan that he got a title. Ling Lan's eyes turned cold. She grabbed Little Four's face. He wanted to run away. She rubbed his face. "Why didn't you tell me something so important earlier?"
She didn't expect there to be such a difference between domain realm masters. The two domain realm masters she killed on Planet Kachi were probably just normal domain realm masters. Luckily, she had asked Hermit that question out of curiosity. If she still fought against Hermit with the same mindset she used to fight against those two domain realm masters, she believed that the result would be tragic.
Little Four kept forgetting things. Ling Lan couldn't tolerate him anymore. This was why Ling Lan chose to punish Little Four.
"It's all my fault (I'm sorry), I forgot (I forgot)." Xiao Si's face was covered with tears from being rubbed, but he didn't dare to resist. Who told him to make a mistake again?
Miluo Duoba didn't know how shocked Ling Lan was. When he heard Ling Lan's reply, his heart sank. Even after knowing that he was Hermit, he was still so calm. Either he knew about his existence or he was confident that he wouldn't lose to him. Either way, it wasn't good news for him.
Miluo Duoba knew that this wouldn't end peacefully. He opened his eyes and a flash of light appeared in his eyes. A terrifying force of presence was released. However, the masked man seemed to have expected it. He let go of Miluo Duoba's wrist and retreated three meters.
Miluo Duoba snorted and followed him.
Although the masked man didn't do anything, his aura had already erupted. The two auras collided, causing the people behind them to feel their blood boil. Some of the weaker ones even paled. Just being hit by the shockwaves was already too much for them to bear.
Miluo Duoba and the masked man exchanged blows secretly. However, nothing could be seen on the surface. The two of them stood facing each other without moving.
They were evenly matched! This conclusion made Miluo Duoba frown. He had guessed it but he didn't know how troublesome the situation was until the result was out.
At Miluo Duoba's level, he wouldn't want to fight with someone of the same level as him unless he had no choice. The higher he was, the more he cherished his life. Of course, he had high hopes for his grandson. He was only 28 years old and had reached the late stage of Qi-Jin. He had a high chance of entering the domain stage. He had to be careful because his grandson was in the hands of the masked man.
Miluo Duoba thought for a while and said, "Are you here for these people?"
The masked man said calmly, "What do you think?"
'Of course!' Miluo Duoba roared in his heart. If it wasn't for these people, the masked man wouldn't be standing in front of him and talking nonsense.
Miluo Duoba felt the mockery in the masked man's eyes. Was the masked man mocking him for asking such a stupid question? Miluo Duoba almost vomited blood when he realized what the masked man meant.
"If that's the case, leave Luo 'er here and I will let you take them away." Miluo Duoba gritted his teeth. He had to endure this for his grandson.
"Am I stupid?" The masked man asked.
Miluo Duoba was stunned. Before he could reply, the masked man continued, "Give up my trump card and let you chase after me?" He reached out his hand and Qian Jialin felt his hand being released. Luo 'er was in the hands of the masked man.
Qian Jialin's heart skipped a beat. He didn't know why but he felt that the masked man was on his side. Although the hostage was taken away by the masked man, he wasn't angry. He was just shocked by the masked man's actions.
Compared to Qian Jialin, the masked man's methods were much more ruthless. His slender, white fingers pinched Luo Er's throat. It didn't seem like he was exerting much force, but soon, Luo Er's eyes widened and his face turned black. Cracking sounds came from his mouth. Because his limbs had been dislocated, he couldn't struggle, but his body began to tremble and writhe like a worm.
"Stop!" Miluo Duoba shouted angrily.
The masked man loosened his grip and Luo 'er's condition improved.
"Now, the choice isn't yours. It's mine," the masked man said calmly.
Miluo Duoba's calmness disappeared. From the masked man's tone, muscles, and aura, he realized that the masked man was a calm person who wouldn't be threatened. He had only seen this kind of attitude from three people in all these years. These three people were people he had to look up to. Was this masked man one of them?
The longer Miluo Duoba was in the domain realm, the more he knew how deep the domain realm was. It wasn't like what people said. Everyone who entered the domain realm was not a strong person. There were weak people in the domain realm too. They were just slightly stronger than the others.
In a domain, whether you are a true powerhouse or not depends on how much you have comprehended. Domain realm masters had different levels of understanding towards their domains, and these differences were directly reflected in their battle prowess. In reality, in the domain realm, there were people who could kill other domain realm masters instantly. These people's titles weren't ordinary titles like his. They were kings.
The three masked men were such people. They were the kings of the domain realm.
Miluo Duoba became more cautious. He gritted his teeth and said, "Alright, I will send you out. However, once you are out of the door, you must release Luo 'er."
The masked man nodded. He carried Luo 'er and left. Qian Jialin's team didn't hesitate. One of them carried the princess while the other carried the servant. They followed behind the masked man and left the tunnel.
Miluo Duoba sighed. He waved his hand and the armed men left the tunnel. Miluo Duoba suddenly disappeared from the tunnel.
On the way, they met three more people. Two of them were wearing masks, and one of them was wearing a hat. Judging from the patterns on the two masks, Qian Jialin and the others knew that they must be in the same group as the masked man.
They didn't say anything when they saw Miluo Duoba and the others coming out. They waited until Miluo Duoba and the others left. Qian Jialin looked suspiciously at the masked man. He felt that he was familiar …
On the seventh floor, Zilong and Zhao Jun found the hidden staircase according to the map that Ling Lan gave them. Zilong and Zhao Jun didn't expect the staircase in the auction house to be a ladder instead of a normal staircase.
Therefore, the place where it was located was only a circular pipe with a diameter of three meters. On the map, it was marked as a sewer pipe. If Boss hadn't specifically marked it as a staircase, they probably wouldn't have gone there at all. It had to be said that the auction house had racked their brains to hide the passageway when they were building it for the sake of keeping it a secret.
However, Zilong and Zhao Jun didn't find it strange. Why would Boss know about this secret? Ling Lan had displayed her formidable hacker abilities to the outside world, so she had long established the image of an omniscient boss in the hearts of her team members (Give Little Four a thumbs up). Thus, it was only natural that she would be able to dig up this secret passageway.
When they found this ladder, they climbed up to the seventh floor of the basement in just a few steps.
The moment they reached the seventh floor, they felt a huge vibration.
The ladder wasn't far from where Mu Youyun's team was trapped. The two of them looked at each other and disappeared like a gust of wind.
Mu Youyun used his mirror shield to block the door that was destroyed by them. He calculated the energy consumption of the shield and thought about how to get out of the room. At this moment, Mu Youyun heard a cracking sound from the wall. He suddenly thought of something and shouted, "Be careful of both sides."
Mu Youyun's team members were all experienced members. When they heard Mu Youyun's shout, all of them jumped up.
"Bang! Bang!" Two loud sounds were heard almost at the same time. The walls on both sides of their room exploded. Five figures flew in from both sides amidst the rubble and bricks.
Mu Youyun's team members didn't need Mu Youyun's instructions. They went forward to fight. However, there were 10 of them and only six of them. Among them, Mu Youyun had to block the bullets that were coming from the door. Each of them had to block two people.
"Bang!" One of the team members was sent flying by the two of them. He landed heavily on the wall and bounced back to the ground. He couldn't control himself and spat out a mouthful of blood. He couldn't get up.
Although Mu Youyun's team members were all experts in Qi-Jin, one of them had just entered Qi-Jin not long ago. He couldn't block two opponents who were in the late stage of Qi-Jin.
When the two of them saw this, they didn't hesitate to attack. They were prepared to kill that team member. Their orders were to kill without mercy.
"Little Rat!" The other team members saw this scene and shouted with bloodshot eyes. They had been partners for more than ten years. Although they had different talents, they had never been jealous of each other. They supported each other and worked together. They were able to upgrade the Whirlwind Battle Team to four-star because of their hard work. Now, when they saw their partner in danger, they were furious. If they weren't busy with their opponents, they would have rushed over to help without hesitation …
Just as their fists were about to land on the team member's vital point, two bangs rang out and the two figures were suddenly sent flying. One of them slammed heavily into the wall while the other flew out through the hole in the wall and landed in another room.
Mu Youyun carried that team member and went to the door in the blink of an eye. He used the mirror shield to block the hole in the wall. Then, he passed the shield to his team member and said, "Guard this place."
"Yes, Captain!" The team member's mouth was bleeding, but he replied resolutely and decisively. Although he was seriously injured and couldn't stand up, if the people outside wanted to enter the room, they would have to step over his dead body first. He knew that he didn't have enough strength so he held the mirror shield tightly and pressed it against his abdomen. He used all his strength to resist the recoil from the bullet.
Mu Youyun didn't care about what happened at the door. Since he had given the mission, he would choose to trust his team member. In the next second, he had already arrived at his opponent who had just gotten up from the ground. He punched him.
Mu Youyun knew that he had to finish this opponent as soon as possible. If not, his team members would end up like Little Rat. They had to fight against two opponents who were at the same level as them. They had no chance of winning.
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