When he saw that Lin Chuan had relaxed and his vitality magnetic field had gradually stabilized, Meng Chao sighed in relief.
"We're all friends, so we're just chatting," Meng Chao said half-jokingly.
"Big Brother Lin, you might have been in the wild for too long. You're alone, and it's really easy for you to get stuck in a dead end. You should go back to your hometown more often. Let's gather with our old neighbors and homeroom teacher to relax.
"Then, I'll recommend you to Fengshui Medical Center for a full body examination. We can also find a psychiatrist to talk to you. No, I'm not saying that there's something wrong with you. Even if there's something wrong with you, it's normal. In this day and age, who doesn't have a lot of pressure?
"I just think that you've been training, fighting, and promoting online over the years. You've been working day and night, and your body and mind have been tense. You're really tired, and you need to rest for a while.
"Treat me as your brother, so listen to me, okay?"
He thought that Lin Chuan would refuse or refuse.
But to his surprise, after thinking about it for a while, he nodded readily. "Alright. Since you have good intentions, I have no reason to refuse you. But you have to promise me something."
"What is it?" Meng Chao asked.
"Take care of yourself. Don't risk your life for Lu Siya or anyone else like you did just now, including me."
Lin Chuan stared into Meng Chao's eyes. "Promise me that you'll protect your life, and I'll promise you that once this mission is over, I'll go back to Dragon City and see my homeroom teacher and psychiatrist. I'll rest for as long as I need."
Meng Chao smiled. "Alright. I know that you really care about me."
"Duh. I also know that you really care about me. After all, we're the same."
Lin Chuan smiled as well. "Let's go. We can still meditate for three to four hours when we go back. It'll be enough for us to recover our spirit energy and stamina."
They walked to the camp.
At that moment, gunshots came from the depths of the cave.
The gunshots were deafening in the sealed underground space.
The pests in the area were instantly startled awake and fled in all directions.
The camp was also in a ruckus.
Meng Chao and Lin Chuan looked at each other. Then, they shot toward the direction where the gunshots had come from.
The depths of the cave were like a maze. There were bottomless cracks everywhere. There were also strange-looking stalagmites that looked like demonic creatures. They exuded a cold and dangerous presence in the darkness.
Right when Meng Chao jumped over a fold in the rock stratum, a black shadow suddenly appeared in front of him.
He instinctively swung his chain saber, and sparks flew when it clashed against his opponent's saber.
Both of them kicked each other in the chest at the same time. With two "peng peng" sounds, both of them fell into the folds.
With the help of the miner's lamp above their heads, the two of them dazzled each other's eyes. Then, they squinted their eyes and punched each other. Only when they were three to five meters apart did they see each other's faces clearly.
"Qin Hu?"
Meng Chao was a little stunned.
He did not expect that he would run into an old acquaintance, or rather, an old enemy underground. He was the boss of Prosperous Resource Recovery Company and a veteran hunter, Qin Hu.
In his previous life, his father, Meng Yishan, died in an accident while harvesting the carcasses of high-risk monsters. He did not get the insurance he was supposed to get, and in the end, he passed away.
However, Shen Rongfa was Qin Hu's brother-in-law. At the very least, this big boss had to bear the responsibility of 'mismanagement'.
Meng Chao did not have a good impression of him.
After he returned to the past, he seized the chance to slap Shen Rongfa and Qin Hu in the face without hesitation. He even encouraged his father to take away half of the skilled harvesters from Prosperous Resource Recovery Company and form Superstar to become Prosperous's competitor.
Based on what his father said, Prosperous had been having a hard time over this period of time.
Most of the skilled harvesters had left, and they did not have time to deal with a few of their jobs, so they had to pay quite a lot of compensation.
They wanted to recruit another group of people, but when the northern offense started, the Monster War became more intense, and skilled harvesters instantly became in high demand. When they heard that Prosperous was not treated well and that they would play tricks when it came to insurance, no one was willing to work under Prosperous.
Superstar might not be able to fight against Prosperous, but it had Ning Shewo, Thunderbolt, and Yan Organization's support, so it was not an existence that Qin Hu could kill easily.
His company moved around under Prosperous's nose all the time, and sometimes, they could even snatch a few jobs from Prosperous. When Qin Hu saw that they were slowly nibbling away at their business, he flew into a rage, but there was nothing he could do.
When enemies met, their eyes burned with hatred. When Qin Hu saw that it was Meng Chao, his curled moustache straightened in anger. He gritted his teeth and said, "So, it's you, you bastard …"
"I didn't expect that I would run into you here by coincidence."
Meng Chao grinned. Even though the man was spouting bullsh * t, he did not hear him. He just asked curiously, "Huh? Ever since you kicked away my dad, that black sheep, Mr. Hu's Prosperous Resource Recovery Company has been getting better and your business is getting busier. Why don't you have to stay in Prosperous and deal with so many problems every day? Why do you have the time to explore the underground? Oh, I remember now. Your company's General Manager Shen is dedicated and loyal. He will definitely make the company flourish. You don't need to worry about him. "
Qin Hu was so angry that he coughed up blood. His killing intent was like rolling thunder that came crashing down on Meng Chao.
When Meng Chao was still a normal person, he was not afraid of his killing intent crashing down on him. Now that he had awakened to supernatural abilities, he did not regard Qin Hu as a threat.
He remembered that Qin Hu was a three-star superhuman, which meant that he was at the peak of Earth Realm. He could gather spirit energy and refine his organs so that they would be in the initial stages of crystallization. But in terms of fighting strength, he was not as different as a one-star superhuman.
Meng Chao held Surging Lightning in his right hand, Bloody Flame in his left, and he held chain sabers in both hands. He also had tens of thousands of contribution points with him, so he could heal himself at any moment and recover to full condition. There was no need for him to be afraid when he faced someone at the peak of Earth Realm.
Qin Hu's gaze was dark. He seemed to be thinking about the consequences of fighting against Meng Chao.
This place was dark, deserted, and had strong spirit energy magnetic field interference. The impulses in the depths of a person's heart were magnified ten times.
However, he could tell that the Bloody Flame in Meng Chao's left hand was surrounded by a faint red light. It was definitely not an ordinary weapon.
He hesitated for a moment, but Lin Chuan had already flown above his head and was staring at him coldly.
"A Heaven Realm elite?"
Qin Hu's pupils shrank swiftly. He snorted coldly and put away his saber. "Bastard, consider yourself lucky!" he hissed through gritted teeth.
"Mr. Hu, if you dare call me bastard one more time …" Meng Chao still had a smile on his face.
"I swear to the heavens that I will mobilize all my resources and completely destroy your Prosperous. In five years, ten years, twenty years, as long as I don't die, Dragon City will definitely not hear of Prosperous ever again!" Meng Chao still had a smile on his face.
Qin Hu could not help but shudder.
When he registered it, his embarrassment turned into anger.
An even more intense ruckus came from not too far away.
He cast Meng Chao and Lin Chuan a few glances, gritted his teeth, jumped out of the fold, and ran to his own camp.
Lin Chuan landed on a rock and frowned a little. He looked pensive. "Is that … Qin Hu from Frenzied Saber?"
Meng Chao nodded.
Frenzied Saber was a rather famous superhuman squad in the hunter circle. Qin Hu was just the vice captain, but the captain was a Heaven Realm superhuman.
Both of them met up with the mine explorers who had rushed over. When they went over to take a look, they noticed that Lu Siya was facing a young man with triangular eyes. They were facing each other coldly through a crack.
Behind Lu Siya was Sharp Blade.
Behind the young man with triangular eyes was Frenzied Saber and another group of mine explorers.
The spirit flames on both sides surged and created ripples when they crashed against each other. They were like dark flames that were about to explode at any moment.
"That's Shen Yulong from Universe Corporation. His status is about the same as Lu Siya's. They're both outstanding members of the third generation in their respective families," Lin Chuan explained to Meng Chao in a whisper.
"We were classmates in middle school. Shen Yulong and Lu Siya have been fighting against each other since they were young. I didn't expect that they would become competitors again this time.
"Qin Hu's Frenzied Saber should have been hired by Shen Yulong. They're one step ahead of us. This is going to be troublesome."
Just as he expected, when he asked the Sharp Blade members, he learned that when they set up camp and Sharp Blade sent out sentries, they ran into the sentries from Frenzied Saber in the dark. It was dark, and neither side knew that their opponent was a human. They thought that they ran into monsters, which was why they fired their guns and exchanged a few blows. Their nerves were tense, and the situation was about to break out at any moment.
Fortunately, they were only lightly injured and did not die.
But no one had any confidence in how the situation would develop next.
"I was wondering why I kept feeling like someone was following behind me. I was wondering who it was. So, it's you, Ms. Ninth Lu," Shen Yulong said with a grin.
Shen Yulong grinned and said, "Unfortunately, you came too late. Didn't you see the sign I put outside? The priority to mine is mine!"
Lu Siya was ranked ninth among the third generation of the Lu family.
Shen Yulong called her Ms. Ninth Lu, which meant that he was mocking her for not being ranked among the third generation.
"Cut the crap. If you want to mine the scrap metal outside, take it. I'm not interested. I just want the Red Radiance Jade mine."
Lu Siya's face turned cold. "Fifth Young Master Shen, if you've already found the Red Radiance Jade mine, bring out your proof, and I'll turn around and leave. I won't stop you from getting rich, or else, we don't even know who will end up in the end!"
Shen Yulong's smile turned savage.
The hunters from Frenzied Saber released their killing intent without bothering to hide it.
In fact, two Heaven Realm elites used maglev to stand in the air and look down on Lu Siya.
Lu Siya snorted coldly. Her personal bodyguard, Lu Fengying, and Scimitar, the captain of Sharp Blade, also levitated to show off their strength.
Lin Chuan flew behind Lu Siya and activated the red wings of his Undying Bird.
When he saw Lin Chuan, Shen Yulong's expression changed.
"You even brought out your loyal dog. Lu Siya, looks like you're determined to get it!" he said fiercely. "Then let's compete fairly and rely on our own abilities!"
Killing intent flashed briefly in Lin Chuan's eyes.
But he still did not say a word and did not move.
"Alright, then we'll do it based on the rules of mine explorers. Whoever discovers the Red Radiance Jade mine first will have the other party withdraw. We'll compete fairly, and if we're willing to bet, we have to be willing to lose. We don't want to cause any irreparable misunderstandings between Sky Pillar Corporation and Universe Corporation."
As Lu Siya spoke, she led Sharp Blade and the mine explorers to retreat step by step.
Shen Yulong waved his hand and led Frenzied Saber and Universe Corporation's mine explorers into the darkness.
Qin Hu glared at Meng Chao in the darkness before he disappeared.
"Did you manage to see just how many superhumans at the peak of Earth Realm and Heaven Realm were on the other side? If we ran into the worst case scenario, could we get rid of them in one go?"
Once they returned to their camp, Lu Siya eagerly asked Lin Chuan.
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