Just then, a Silver-haired Man quickly headed towards the factory.
"Rumble…"
A violent thunderclap emanated from within the factory, its piercing sound causing people to cover their ears.
A man in a gray cloak coldly watched Xu Zhaoting, his foot on Xu Zhaoting's blood-soaked face, and angrily cursed, "Bastard, how dare you ruin our important matter!"
"The Priest wants us to take this person and withdraw immediately, lest we expose ourselves too early," a Black Vatican member hurriedly said.
As soon as he finished speaking, a terrifying aura swept across his neck, and the Black Vatican member instantly froze in place.
"Pfft…"
In an instant, a deep bloody gash appeared on his neck, and the cloaked head slowly separated from the body.
"Bang…"
As blood continuously gushed out, the Black Vatican member's head and body heavily fell to the ground.
"Bang, bang, bang…"
At the same time, the surrounding Black Vatican members and Black Beasts all experienced the same fate; the Black Vatican members had no time to react and were all annihilated.
Their eyes wide open, they died with grievances, probably never imagining that this day would come so quickly.
In a short while, the ground was covered with crimson blood and chilling corpses; their tragic state sent shivers down one's spine.
Xu Zhaoting, who had been controlled, thus gained his freedom, and seeing the Black Vatican members who had just been so imposing now completely dead, Xu Zhaoting was filled with shock.
Xu Zhaoting then cast his gaze towards a figure in the distance and said in surprise, "Lin Chen? It's you!"
Clearly, Xu Zhaoting had recognized Lin Chen, because Lin Chen's appearance was too easy to recognize; his silver long hair was very distinctive and had already become Lin Chen's trademark, after all, few people would dye their hair silver-white.
During the disaster of Bo City, Lin Chen also exposed his strength; Lin Chen's actions could be said to be the hero of Bo City, the pride of Bo City.
Xu Zhaoting and Lin Chen had once attended the same school but were not in the same class, but this did not prevent Xu Zhaoting from recognizing a celebrity like Lin Chen; what Xu Zhaoting did not expect was that in just over a year since the Bo City disaster, Lin Chen's strength had already reached a level he could not hope to touch.
In the blink of an eye, he effortlessly annihilated a dozen Black Vatican members and Black Beasts; what formidable strength was required to achieve such a feat.
Xu Zhaoting believed that even if he broke through to the Advanced-Tier Mage, he would be completely unable to reach Lin Chen's level.
Lin Chen said indifferently, "With just this much strength, you still venture into danger alone. Can't you just live well?!"
Facing Lin Chen's scolding, Xu Zhaoting could only give an awkward smile, without the slightest rebuttal; not to mention Lin Chen saved him, just Lin Chen's strength alone made him feel out of reach.
Just as Xu Zhaoting was about to thank him, the ponytail girl named Zhang Lulu also walked in. When she saw the ground covered in corpses, her face turned pale.
"Zhaoting, are you alright?" Upon seeing the injured Xu Zhaoting, Zhang Lulu ran over and asked with concern.
Xu Zhaoting looked at the panicked Zhang Lulu, a warmth filling his heart, but he still scolded, "Didn't I tell you, if I didn't come out, you should just run? Why didn't you listen?"
Zhang Lulu's face was already covered in tears, and she shook her head, "I was worried about you!"
Lin Chen said indifferently, "Be content that you have a girl like this who disregards danger and risks her life for you. Also, before you have enough strength, you must learn to develop discreetly. You were lucky today to run into me, but you can't always have such good luck!"
Hearing Lin Chen's words, Xu Zhaoting smiled and thanked him, promising to act discreetly in the future and not to let Zhang Lulu down again. Through this incident, Xu Zhaoting also clearly felt Zhang Lulu's affection.
Just then, a young man walked in from outside.
"Ugh…"
Upon seeing the ground covered in crimson blood and separated corpses, the man immediately leaned against the wall and vomited, almost throwing up his overnight meal.
"Lin Chen, you're here too? Did you do all this?" The man recovered slightly for a moment, then saw Lin Chen's figure and asked in a deep voice.
Lin Chen quietly acknowledged, and the man loudly said, "Can't you be a little more gentle? This is too disgusting!"
Lin Chen shrugged, and calmly said, "I was already very careful. It's their fault for being too weak and fragile, they just can't take a beating!"
Hearing this, the man was stunned. How could Lin Chen be even more pretentious than him? But in just a moment, he recalled the death of the Winged Cangwolf in Bo City earlier and realized that Lin Chen wasn't exaggerating. Even the Winged Cangwolf was split in half by this guy, let alone the gray-robed figures and Black Beasts?
With the Winged Cangwolf as a reference, the man still accepted this fact.
The man said with a smile, "You're truly a pervert!"
Lin Chen smiled slightly and asked, "Mo Fan, why are you here?"
This man was none other than the Son of Fortune of All Magic, Mo Fan!
Immediately, Mo Fan told Lin Chen everything that had happened recently. Lin Chen knew that if nothing unexpected happened, Mo Fan would still choose to act as bait next.
Xu Zhaoting, thanks to Lin Chen's appearance, saved his life, but he suffered multiple injuries. Xu Zhaoting greeted Mo Fan and Lin Chen, and supported by Zhang Lulu, he left the factory.
Once Xu Zhaoting and Zhang Lulu left, Mo Fan told Lin Chen his upcoming plan without reservation.
In Mo Fan's view, Lin Chen was a trustworthy person. Both of them were from Bo City, and Lin Chen had once done him a favor.
Judging by the gruesome deaths of these Black Vatican members, Lin Chen also harbored deep hatred for the Black Vatican.
After learning of Mo Fan's plan, Lin Chen originally wanted to ask Mo Fan to help Mu Nujiao and Ai Tutu get a spot in the Three Step Tower. He believed that given their relationship, Mo Fan would surely give Lin Chen face.
But after careful consideration, Lin Chen still didn't open his mouth to Mo Fan.
Now, Mu Nujiao had already broken through to the Advanced-Tier, and she still had one Three Step Tower spot.
For her, if there were extra cultivation spots for the Three Step Tower, that would be best, but if not, it didn't matter.
Moreover, with the resources provided by Lin Chen, it was only a matter of time before her other elements broke through to the Advanced-Tier.
So, the Three Step Tower spot was dispensable!
Lin Chen didn't think it was worth owing Mo Fan a favor for such a dispensable resource.
As for Ai Tutu, what did she have to do with Lin Chen?
Lin Chen had always had no interest in her whatsoever.
Moreover, Ai Tutu actually didn't have a strong desire for strength.
Ai Tutu was backed by the military; even if she did nothing her entire life, she would still be the little princess of the Ai family!
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