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Chapter 60 The Mastermind
"Department Head Wang," Ye Feng spoke first, his tone calm. "Long time no see."
Wang Dehou's throat moved, and he swallowed.
He found himself unable to look Ye Feng in the eye.
Those eyes were so bright, they didn't seem like human eyes; they were more like two burning stars.
"Ye Feng," Wang Dehou forced himself to calm down, "I'm not afraid of you!"
But his body had already begun to sway.
Ye Feng's cold glint had completely stunned him.
That's something a fourth-tier martial artist simply can't contend with.
"You're pretty tough, huh?" Ye Feng nodded. "You dared to kill Brother Zhao and the others?"
Wang Dehou did not answer.
Ye Feng asked again, "The courage you gave me? Like Sister Fish Leong?"
This time his tone changed, becoming very relaxed and gentle, like old friends joking around.
But Wang Dehou sensed the murderous intent beneath that gentle tone.
That murderous intent was like a turbulent current surging beneath the surface of ice—calm on the surface, but turbulent underneath.
Wang Dehou was about to speak.
"never mind!"
Ye Feng interrupted him.
"I don't want to hear your reasons. You hurt my friend, and we'll settle that score later."
His gaze passed over Wang Dehou and landed on Liu Kai and Zhang Hao.
The two young men felt their skin crawl under his gaze.
"What's that stuff on you?" Ye Feng pointed to the black scales on their bodies. "What's that?"
Liu Kai and Zhang Hao exchanged a glance but neither spoke.
"Not going to tell?" Ye Feng laughed. "Then don't tell."
He moved.
No one saw how he moved.
In the blink of an eye, Ye Feng had already appeared in front of Liu Kai.
One punch.
A simple, unadorned punch, without any fancy moves.
But this punch carried a terrifying force, compressing the air to its limit and forming a visible cloud of air in front of the fist.
Liu Kai's eyes widened as he tried to dodge, but his body couldn't react in time.
Bang!
The fist slammed solidly into Liu Kai's chest.
The black scale armor on Liu Kai's chest shattered instantly, scattering fragments everywhere.
He flew out like a kite with a broken string, flying more than ten meters before crashing heavily to the ground and rolling several times before coming to a stop.
One punch sent Liu Kai sprawling to the ground, unable to get up.
Zhang Hao was so frightened that he turned and ran away.
But after running only two steps, he felt a numbness in his knees and uncontrollably fell to his knees.
A telekinetic needle pierced precisely into the back of his knee.
Zhang Hao screamed and rolled on the ground, clutching his knees.
Wang Dehou stood there, his whole body stiff.
He didn't even see how Ye Feng made his move.
He was a fourth-level early-stage martial artist, yet he couldn't even see Ye Feng's movements clearly.
Just how strong is Ye Feng?
"Director Wang," Ye Feng's voice rang in my ears.
Wang Dehou turned his head sharply and found that Ye Feng had been standing next to him for some time, less than a meter away.
His heart pounded, and cold sweat dripped down his forehead.
"What do you want?!"
"What do I want?" Ye Feng tilted his head. "I want to know what these things on you are."
He reached out and tapped on the black scales on Wang Dehou's arm.
The scales made a crisp sound, like metal.
"And also," Ye Feng's eyes turned cold, "where are the Ye family members?"
"Is that bastard Li Mo the one behind you?"
Wang Dehou's face turned deathly pale.
"I...I don't know what you're talking about..."
"have no idea?"
Ye Feng sighed.
He withdrew his hand and took a step back.
"Director Wang, do you think I'm discussing this with you?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Feng's demeanor changed.
If he was like a knife hidden in its sheath before, now that knife is drawn.
The pressure from the 25,000 points of Qi and Blood was so immense that it seemed to freeze the air in that instant.
Wang Dehou felt as if a mountain was pressing down on him, his legs went weak, and he almost knelt down.
The black scales on his body creaked and groaned under the pressure, as if they were about to be crushed.
"I'll ask you one more time." Ye Feng's voice was calm, but to Wang Dehou it sounded like the whisper of death, "Where are the Ye family members?"
"I...I'll take you!" Wang Dehou finally broke down. "I'll take you! Please don't kill me!"
Ye Feng withdrew his imposing aura.
"Wouldn't it have been better to do this earlier?"
He turned around and walked back to Zhao Tieshan's side, squatted down, and checked Zhao Tieshan's injuries.
"Brother Zhao! You're badly injured."
"I've dragged everyone into this!"
Zhao Tieshan grinned: "You won't die! Brother, what level of strength... exactly are you at?"
"You really killed a fifth-tier beast king with a single strike?"
"It's a secret." Ye Feng smiled and handed the healing medicine to Hong Gu. "Hong Gu, give it to Brother Zhao and the others."
This healing medicine is called the Resurrection Pill. The name is vulgar, but it is indeed the Night's Watch's unique formula, worth one thousand military merits.
One of these would definitely be worth over 100 million on the black market.
As long as you don't die, any injury, no matter how severe, can heal in a short time.
Hong Gu took the medicine and was so shocked that her jaw almost dropped to the ground. She had only seen this top-grade elixir from afar.
That's something only a level 5 expert could afford.
I never imagined I would receive four of them in my lifetime.
But she nodded nonetheless.
"Brother Ye Feng! Our lives aren't worth as much as this one pill!!"
Zhao Tieshan swallowed the pills with a pained expression.
Ye Feng didn't respond; there was no need for words between brothers.
He stood up, took out a black gold token from his pocket, and handed it to Zhao Tieshan.
"Brother Zhao, you guys go to Fortress Number Three. When you get there, give me my name, and someone will take care of you."
Zhao Tieshan took the token, looked at it, and then looked at Ye Feng.
The token was black and gold, palm-sized, with the character "叶" (Ye) engraved on the front and the Night's Watch emblem on the back.
This is Ye Feng's identity token with the Night Watch.
"Brother, are you alone?"
"I'm fine," Ye Feng interrupted him. "I still have some things to take care of."
He glanced at the three people, Wang Dehou, lying on the ground.
"Some scores need to be settled."
……
Fortress No. 1 is located 30 kilometers away from Fortress No. 3.
It is only 40 kilometers away from Jiangcheng, even closer than Fortress No. 3.
It possesses abundant mineral resources, and its strategic location and value are immense.
However, after it fell to the enemy three years ago, it was taken over by a group of mutated rats.
Jiangcheng had attempted to retake it several times, but all attempts ended in failure.
Inside Fortress One, in an abandoned mine.
The mine was very deep and pitch black inside; you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.
The air was damp and cold, carrying a musty and bloody smell.
Ye Feng stood at the cave entrance for a while, letting his eyes adjust to the darkness, before going inside.
Wang Dehou was tied to a stone pillar deep inside the mine, covered in blood and in a sorry state.
His gold-rimmed glasses were broken, his suit was torn, and his hair was a mess; he was completely devoid of his previous "university professor" demeanor.
Liu Kai and Zhang Hao were tied to two other stone pillars, both covered in wounds and looking ashen-faced.
Ye Feng sat on a rock opposite Wang Dehou, playing with a telekinetic needle in his hand.
The telekinetic needles twirled nimbly between my fingers, like a tiny silver butterfly.
"Speak."
"What did you say?" Wang Dehou still wanted to play dumb.
The telekinetic needle flew out.
puff!
The needle pierced Wang Dehou's left shoulder, going in from the front and coming out from the back, leaving a trail of blood beads.
Wang Dehou screamed and his body twisted violently.
"what!"
Wang Dehou's screams echoed through the mine, startling the bats on the cave ceiling.
Liu Kai and Zhang Hao were so frightened that they trembled all over, their faces as pale as paper.
"Director Wang," Ye Feng stood up, walked up to Wang Dehou, and looked down at him.
Do you think I'm the kind of person who would go easy on someone?
Then he slapped Liu Kai and Zhang Hao into a pulp.
[Ding! Host has slain a Half-Day Demon, gaining 100 Kill Points!]
Wang Dehou raised his head and looked at Ye Feng through the broken lens.
He saw Ye Feng's eyes.
There was no anger, no hatred, and not even any emotion in those eyes.
There was only tranquility.
A chilling calm.
It was as if Death was watching a dying person.
It was as if they had just swatted two flies, not two people.
Wang Dehou finally broke down.
"I'll talk! I'll talk! I'll tell you everything!"
Ye Feng sat back down on the rock and withdrew the telekinetic needles.
"Li Mo!" Wang Dehou's voice trembled.
"It was Li Mo! Li Mo did everything! He arrested the Ye family members, he robbed them of their property, and even these things we have were given to us by him!"
"What is Li Mo's current strength?" Ye Feng asked.
"Early stage of the fifth rank." Wang Dehou dared not hide it. "He... he can absorb the blood and qi of martial artists to increase his strength. The more he absorbs, the stronger he becomes. He has captured a lot of martial artists recently, and his strength has increased rapidly."
Ye Feng's eyes sharpened.
Absorb the blood and energy of martial artists to increase your strength?
He had never heard of such an evil technique before.
What happened to the scales on your body?
"I...I'm not quite sure either," Wang Dehou said. "Li Mo said he's the representative of the Heavenly Demon Clan in the human world. The Heavenly Demon Clan is a very ancient race, far more powerful than humans. They can grant humans power beyond their limits through blessings."
"And the price?"
Wang Dehou fell silent.
"And the price?" Ye Feng asked again, his voice turning colder.
"The price... the price is gradually losing your human body and eventually becoming a half-demon." Wang Dehou's voice was very soft, like a mosquito's hum.
Ye Feng sneered.
"You knew you'd end up like this, yet you still accepted the blessing?"
"I...I had no choice!" Wang Dehou suddenly became agitated. "When Li Mo found me, I had no room to refuse! He said you would definitely seek revenge on us, and if we didn't want to die, we had no choice but to kill you first!"
He said you are the biggest threat and must be eliminated.
Ye Feng remained silent for a few seconds.
Then he asked the most crucial question.
"Where are the Ye family members being held?"
Wang Dehou raised his head and looked at Ye Feng.
"They're all dead! Li Mo devoured them all long ago!"
Ye Feng nodded.
He wasn't surprised.
How could someone who increases their strength by absorbing the blood and qi of martial artists allow the Ye family members to live?
But it's better that he died! It would be a bit unfair to the original owner if I did it myself.
"Ye Feng!" Wang Dehou shouted from behind, "You...you're not going to kill me?"
Ye Feng stopped without turning his head.
"Director Wang, it's not time for you to die yet."
"Take me to see Li Mo."
"Are you insane!" Wang Dehou's voice was filled with fear. "Li Mo is now a fifth-tier martial artist, and he has an envoy from the Heavenly Demon Clan behind him! That's a sixth-tier expert! You going alone is just suicide!"
"Fifth rank? Sixth rank?" Ye Feng muttered to himself, "So what?"
He glanced at Wang Dehou, who was shivering in the mine.
"lead the way."
Wang Dehou's hands were tied to a stone pillar, his body was covered in wounds, and his face was deathly pale.
Ye Feng walked through the mine, using his telekinesis to lift Wang Dehou into the air.
"Ye Feng," Wang Dehou suddenly spoke.
Ye Feng ignored him.
"Li Mo is really not someone you can handle." Wang Dehou's voice was very soft, as if he were talking to himself.
"He's not human anymore. He... the aura emanating from him is suffocating."
"Have you seen his true face?" Ye Feng asked.
Wang Dehou shook his head.
"No one has ever seen him. Every time he appears, he is shrouded in a cloud of black mist. But the aura he exudes... that aura doesn't seem to belong to a human."