A short while later, as Shark Jiu and her group drove off, people from the distance finally exited their vehicles and cautiously approached to inspect the scene. The ground looked as if it had been struck by a teorite, with concrete and gravel forming concentric ripples spreading outward.
In the center of these ripples, a person was nailed into the earth, half their skull obliterated.
Beyond that, more than a dozen corpses lay scattered in the distance.
"A human did this? Is that really a human?" A man wearing glasses gulped repeatedly, his eyes wide with disbelief.
He wasn't the only one in shock. The commuters who had been stuck in the traffic jam behind the incident and were now coming forward to look shared his astonishnt.
Every single one of them gazed at the scene, finding it impossible to comprehend.
So even ran back to their cars to grab their caras.
Most ordinary citizens were aware of the existence of New Arts, but since the Federation consistently suppressed news regarding it, they had no real concept of the destructive power a martial artist possessed.
It took quite a while before soone finally snapped out of it and scrambled to call the police.
Soon, Federal Police and the Special Task Departnt arrived to secure the scene.
Several tall, imposing n and won stepped out of their vehicles, frowning as they took in the devastation.
"Experts fought here."
"To cause this kind of destruction, they must be at least in the Harmonization Phase. However, fighters at that level usually control the dispersion of their power. For the collateral damage to be this severe, the combatants must be top-tier experts even within the Harmonization Phase."
"It might be an expert with mutated strength," one of the Special Task Departnt officers remarked while surveying the area.
"Yesterday's jewelry heist is likely related to this. Otherwise, why would so many experts suddenly appear in West Embanknt?"
A middle-aged man with bronze skin and short hair issued a command:
"First, find sothing that proves their identities. We need to figure out where they ca from."
"This is near Tan Son Nhat Airport. It was likely an ambush. They surely have identification on them."
As he gave instructions, he walked over to Master Xin's corpse. He carefully examined the skin, muscles, and bones, his brow furrowing almost imdiately.
"His strength wasn't just at the Harmonization Phase. It's highly likely he was in the Enhancent Reconstruction Phase."
When a New Arts practitioner's Enhancent Reconstruction of their magnetic field exceeds 90%, they are considered to be in the Enhancent Reconstruction Phase.
A New Arts Martial Artist at this stage doesn't have a massive power gap compared to soone at the peak of the Harmonization Phase, but they are only one step away from becoming a Magnetic Field Level Expert.
Usually, experts at this level would find a secluded place to cultivate their mind and body, constantly adjusting and reconstructing their magnetic field to break through to the Magnetic Field Level.
"How could an expert of this caliber die here? And beaten to death with brute force, no less..."
Before long, the identities of the deceased were confird via the personal effects found on the entourage.
"They are all from North Port. Lin Jianxin... Chen Dongnan... Send these nas to North Port and have them verify the backgrounds..."
The information ca back quickly.
Lin Jianxin, from the Walled City in North Port. Dragon Head of Hetu. Forr Magnetic Field Level Expert who fell in rank due to severe injury.
Chen Dongnan, nicknad Fat Nan. mber of Hetu. Lin Jianxin's trusted confidant.
The other deceased were almost all mbers of Hetu as well.
The results of the on-site investigation, combined with the profiles of the dead, made the expressions of the Special Task Departnt officers turn grim.
Even a fallen Magnetic Field Level practitioner was still a top-tier expert.
Furthermore, there were three other corpses of Harmonization Phase experts at the scene.
Four powerful experts killed so cleanly and swiftly... this implied that several top-tier experts of unknown origin were currently in West Embanknt.
These people had carried out an interception on the main airport road without any regard for collateral damage.
It was clear they were a lawless bunch.
Considering that the largest jewelry company in West Embanknt had just been robbed of goods worth eighty million, and the New Arts Martial Artists from the security company escorting the shipnt had been killed, it was entirely possible these events were connected.
No one knew what these people planned to do next in West Embanknt.
"Find a way to locate them! At the very least, we need to determine their identities and objectives."
Master Xin was dead, but the shockwaves were only just beginning to spread.
News quickly reached the ears of well-connected tycoons in West Embanknt.
That evening, Lin Yi, the transportation and rice industry tycoon of West Embanknt, returned ho earlier than usual. He even summoned his son and daughter back for dinner.
Before the al, as they sat in the living room, he addressed his children strictly. "Don't run around these days, and absolutely do not get into conflicts with anyone."
"What happened?" asked Lin Yongfeng, Lin Yi's son. His daughter, Lin Baozhu, also looked on with interest.
"A group of 'Dragons crossing the river'—formidable outsiders—has arrived in West Embanknt recently. Several New Arts experts were beaten to death near Tan Son Nhat Airport this morning. One of them used to be a Magnetic Field Level Expert." Unlike ordinary people, a wealthy rchant like Lin Yi knew much more about New Arts experts.
He knew exactly how destructive they could be.
Moreover, the stronger they were, the more extre their personalities tended to be.
Although the Federal Governnt controlled everything, not even the Federation could completely restrict or control top-tier experts.
Therefore, wealthy rchants like him maintained a relationship of mutual checks and symbiosis with top New Arts experts.
The Lin family, for instance, had experts they were on good terms with.
Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to sustain such a large business.
However, having friendly experts only ensured the safety of their business and provided a deterrent against local forces.
Running into unreasonable, violent outsiders was a different kind of trouble.
It wasn't uncommon for tycoons to be kidnapped and held for ransom by rogue New Arts experts.
If one were to encounter such outsiders and get into a conflict, they could be beaten to death on the spot.
What point would there be in hiring an expert to seek revenge after you were already dead?
That was why, upon receiving the news, he imdiately called his children ho to warn them.
"Magnetic Field Level?" Lin Yongfeng’s face registered shock.
He practiced New Arts himself and wasn't weak, so he naturally understood what a Magnetic Field Level Expert represented—a truly ferocious individual who could dominate a region.
Such a person was beaten to death in West Embanknt?
"I should say, a forr Magnetic Field Level Expert who had fallen in rank. Regardless, do not cause trouble recently, and avoid conflicts." Lin Yi emphasized again.
Lin Baozhu's eyes darted around. The person living in the villa next to hers was an expert... although he was much stronger than her, he surely wasn't that strong. A New Arts expert could kill soone just by the beating of their heart.
'It shouldn't have anything to do with him, right?'
'But... according to the information I found, the guy next door is from North Port...'
...
"Go ask around to find out which restaurant is the best, then invite their head chef over to cook."
"They co if they want to, and they co if they don't want to! I don't need to teach you how to invite people, do I?" Upon returning, Chen Wujun called Curry over and gave instructions.
"Brother Jun, is the matter resolved?" Curry and Fa Zai had been following Chen Wujun closely throughout this affair. Curry had heard Master Xin's na ntioned when Chen Wujun was interrogating Nguyen Minh Kim.
For the past two days, he had been anxious, uncertain of what might happen.
Especially when Chen Wujun left with weapons and Shark Jiu this morning.
Now seeing Chen Wujun return in a seemingly good mood, accompanied by several strangers who looked like dangerous experts, a guess ford in his heart.
Chen Wujun grinned, patted Curry on the shoulder, and then kicked him in the ass.
"Go on!"
Curry imdiately hurried away, his heart pounding like a drum, his emotions churning like a stormy sea.
Various thoughts surged up at once.
Judging by Chen Wujun's attitude, the problem was indeed resolved.
What exactly had happened after Sister Shark Jiu and Brother Jun left earlier?
He probably wouldn't find out until they returned to the Walled City.
After sending Curry to fetch a chef, Chen Wujun returned to the living room.
"Tall Guy is actually quite smart. Qingzhi, no need to hunt him down." Shark Jiu glanced at her phone and raised an eyebrow.
Tall Guy had sent a text ssage.
Even if he hadn't been smart, it wouldn't have mattered. She would have simply claid he colluded with outsiders to kill Master Xin and then beaten him to death with two punches.
With no evidence pointing to her, who would stand up for him?
At most, there would be so turbulence within Hetu, but nothing critical.
She was confident she could suppress Elephant and Guan Laosan.
"Little Sixteen, here's your eting gift. I didn't bring one last ti, so this makes up for it." Yuan Hong tossed the backpack he had carried in directly to Chen Wujun, looking refreshed.
He had finally settled the score.
"Thanks, Senior Brother!" Chen Wujun grinned as he caught the backpack. Opening it, he found it filled with plenty of jewelry and gemstones.
He knew perfectly well these must be from the batch robbed yesterday.
But that didn't matter.
Since his Senior Brother had given him such an expensive eting gift, Yuan Hong was now his brothers-by-blood from another mother.
Yuan Hong laughed heartily and took out a box of cigars, distributing them to everyone.
That evening, the group dined at the villa and then went to the best nightclub in West Embanknt to have fun.
It wasn't until late at night that Yuan Hong and the others finally departed.
Chen Wujun and Shark Jiu sat in the back seat of a car. Chen Wujun spoke up:
"Senior Sister, it's a pity we don't know where Fat Nan was staying here. Kai Zi struck too quickly; it would have been good to leave one alive."
Although the supposedly one-hundred-million-worth of Magnetic Field Crystals was likely a lie concocted by Master Xin, it was possible the stash was in Fat Nan's possession.
Shark Jiu sat in her seat with her eyes closed, resting. "The most important thing now is to secure the supply line for the Magnetic Field Crystals. Let's see if the other party contacts us."
That line had always been in Master Xin's hands.
She had investigated multiple tis before but found nothing.
Now that Master Xin was dead, the line was broken.
However, the supplier would eventually need to find a local power in North Port to cooperate with. With Master Xin as a precedent, perhaps they would contact her.
As for the hundred million in crystals, while important, it wasn't necessarily lost.
She knew of Master Xin's various residences in North Port.
And Snake Aunt had already gone there today.
First, they would control Master Xin's people, and then search slowly.
"When are we going back?" Chen Wujun turned his head to ask.
"Wait two more days. We'll take a plane back this ti," Shark Jiu said indifferently.
North Port was 1,500 kiloters away. Taking a speedboat took thirty hours, while a plane only took three.
Chen Wujun nodded. He also had so matters that required ti to handle.
For instance, Nguyen Minh Kim. He needed to go back and have a chat with him about how much he was willing to pay for breaking Chen Zhonghong and Nguyen Phuc Hung's legs.
There was also that woman next door. Although it was just a small conflict, a debt was a debt.
Chen Wujun wasn't a petty person.
But accounts had to be settled.
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