“Captain, why is he calling me at this time?” Outside, the cold wind howled and snow filled the sky, but at this moment countless thoughts flashed through Luo Feng’s mind. In the end, he took a deep breath and said softly, “Answer.”
Beep, beep, beep.
“Hello, Luo Feng.” Captain Gao Feng’s voice came through.
“Captain, what is it?” Luo Feng said with a smile.
Gao Feng’s voice turned low.
“You have seen that sky high bounty, right? A full 100 billion. It will definitely make countless warriors go crazy with envy. It also specifically states that the killer is very likely a God of War level warrior or a spiritual force master. You must absolutely not reveal that you are a spiritual force master. Otherwise, you will bring yourself huge trouble. After all, our Firehammer Team already has a grudge with the Tiger Fang Team. One of the dead is Tiger Fang Team captain Pan Ya. Once your spiritual force master identity is exposed, it will be very easy for people to suspect you. Then tens of thousands of people will investigate you. No matter how careful you are, accidents can still happen.”
“I understand. Anyway, I did not do it, so why should I be afraid? But Captain, this killer is really strong. He actually killed all four of them so fast that they did not even have time to send out the killer’s identity to that couple. Truly impressive,” Luo Feng said sincerely.
“Yes, very strong,” Gao Feng also agreed.
Luo Feng continued.
“Also, Pan Ya’s death is a good thing for us. The Tiger Fang Team will not trouble us anymore.”
“Yes, this matter is beneficial to us. I am just reminding you to be careful, very careful, even more careful. This matter is too serious. I will also remind Chen Gu and the others properly. Do not worry, if any of them dares to leak this information, I will not let them off.”
“By the way, when are you returning to the base city? The monster materials we collected are still stored there, waiting for you to come back and decide how to handle them.”
Luo Feng smiled.
“I originally planned to stay in the wilderness area for a while longer, but since the Tiger Fang captain is already dead, I have nothing else to do. I will return in the next couple of days.”
“Alright, see you later,” Gao Feng said through the communication watch.
“See you later.”
Luo Feng hung up the call, and his expression immediately turned serious.
On the surface, this call looked like the captain caring about him and reminding him. At first, he also felt warmth in his heart. But after thinking carefully, one detail became clear. The other four members of the Firehammer Team should all have started suspecting him.
But they did not have any solid evidence.
What would they do to make him trust them?
The best way to make him trust them would be not to call him at all. No contact, no communication, and naturally there would be no chance to obtain evidence.
But the captain called him instead. On the surface, it was care and concern, but if he was slightly less cautious, and with the psychological pressure of the 100 billion bounty, in front of someone showing concern, he might get emotional and accidentally reveal something.
Thinking of this, Luo Feng felt a wave of fear.
Indeed, for a young man under twenty who had just killed an important figure and was now facing a sky high bounty, it was normal to feel nervous. At such a time, the care of trusted seniors and companions could easily make someone feel moved, and in a moment of impulse, they might reveal the secret.
Direct questioning would only make him alert.
But this kind of concern instead lowers one’s guard. Once he speaks, perhaps the captain would be secretly recording it.
Combined with his killing of the Tiger Fang Team, combined with his identity as a spiritual force master, and combined with the fact that Li Wei’s parents had already confirmed he was near the scene at the time.
Finally, with this recording added.
Where in the world are there so many coincidences, so much evidence? It would almost certainly confirm his identity.
Luo Feng drew a cold breath. Indeed, if he personally admitted it, the trouble would be huge.
Luckily, he had grown up under pressure, constantly striving to become a warrior. Long term pressure had given him stronger mental resilience than an ordinary teenager.
…
Time passed minute by minute. The snow grew heavier, the world turned completely white, and the temperature dropped even further. Soon it was evening.
Inside the dirty room.
Luo Feng sat cross legged.
“Today I received two calls. One from the captain, one from Wei Qing. The captain’s call was all concern and reminders. But Wei Qing sounded very shocked.”
Earlier in the morning, Wei Qing’s first words were: “Damn, Fengzi, the captain told us to be careful and not reveal your spiritual force master identity. Those four people could not have been killed by you, right?”
Both calls made Luo Feng suspicious.
Of course, only suspicion.
Perhaps the captain really was just concerned. Perhaps Wei Qing really treated him as a brother and spoke without thinking.
People are hard to understand. After all, hearts are hidden.
And in front of enormous money, brothers turn against each other, couples break apart, fathers and sons cut ties. These kinds of things were already seen too often online. And this time, it was a 100 billion bounty.
The whole world was going crazy over it.
…
Night was even colder than day.
Luo Feng curled up in a corner, his heart turning slightly cold. After suspecting Captain Gao Feng and Wei Qing, his mentality began to change.
In the past, he was cheerful, just like an ordinary warrior, fighting alongside teammates and treating them as close brothers.
But now…
“Are they treating me as a brother, or trying to exchange me for the bounty? Or maybe they simply do not have enough evidence yet,” Luo Feng thought coldly.
“What am I thinking.”
“I am overthinking everything.”
He shook his head. He finally realised that under the pressure of the 100 billion bounty, his mentality had changed without him noticing. He could no longer be sure that others would not be tempted by such wealth.
So he kept becoming suspicious.
Even though he knew this was not good, he could not fully control it.
Vina Polenas’s goal had been achieved. The 100 billion bounty was silently placing enormous psychological pressure on Luo Feng.
“I will not think about it anymore.”
He lowered his head and turned on his communication watch, browsing messages. He opened his contacts and saw familiar names that made him calm down.
Among them was his childhood friend Wei Wen.
He could not help but smile slightly.
In his contact list were high school classmates, Limit Hall friends, and his parents and younger brother.
“Dad, mum, younger brother.” His eyes softened.
“No matter what, you will all live well. I will get through this obstacle.”
Suddenly, his gaze stopped on one name.
Xu Xin.
He had once exchanged contact details with her at the HR Alliance mall, but had never called her since.
“Call Xu Xin.”
For some reason, at this moment, he felt a worry. If one day his identity was exposed, perhaps the Xu family would forbid her from contacting him.
“Hello.” Xu Xin’s voice came through. “Is that Luo Feng?”
“Yes, it is me,” Luo Feng felt a warmth in his heart.
“It is rare for a great warrior like you to call me. What is it, are you back in the base city?”
“Still in the wilderness area, just bored at night,” Luo Feng said, suddenly feeling a bit awkward.
Xu Xin coughed lightly. “I did not expect you to be like this.”
“Like what? Anyway, how is university life? I never went to university, I am quite curious,” Luo Feng quickly changed the topic.
They continued chatting like this. Because it was their first phone call, and it was late at night, they talked for a long time.
When he hung up, he realised they had talked for an hour and a half.
“Is this what they call a long phone call?” Luo Feng smiled to himself. He felt genuinely happy.
The fear and suspicion brought by the 100 billion bounty were completely swept away.
…
From panic, suspicion, and dark emotions, back to the simple joy of a young man in love. This change in mentality felt like a cleansing of his spirit.
Gradually, Luo Feng calmed down.
It was an unprecedented calm, a peaceful state after emotional extremes.
A calm mind, like still water.
“This feeling is so comfortable.”
He enjoyed this unprecedented peace. At that moment, he suddenly felt an urge, the urge to train his blade.
Whoosh.
He drew the Blood Shadow battle blade from his back.
In this cold night, under the shock of a sky high bounty, in an abandoned building in City 023 of the wilderness area, Luo Feng alone began practising the Ninefold Thunder Blade.
In this unprecedented calm state, every strike felt smoother than ever.
One strike, two strikes.
His spiritual force naturally spread out, capturing every subtle movement around him clearly.
Cold light like snow filled the room as it danced through the air.