The car Lin Tong was driving was fast and stable.
The scenery outside the window rapidly receded.
Hu Qi's hand, holding the bag, could feel the Zhangcha Duck inside trembling slightly, as if it had encountered something extremely terrifying.
Noticing this, he glanced at Helinta beside him.
At this moment.
Her eyes were slightly closed, and a red longsword leaned against her leg, its blade sheathed, with no excessive patterns on the scabbard.
Just by looking at its appearance.
There wasn't much difference from a hundred-dollar sword bought online.
But.
The sword lay there, and though unsheathed, one could vaguely feel a thick Evil Qi swirling around it.
Hu Qi's nose twitched slightly, and he could smell a faint scent of blood emanating from it.
Just then, Helinta seemed to notice Hu Qi's gaze, turned her face, and her pair of wine-red eyes looked over, utterly indifferent.
Hu Qi's mouth twitched, revealing an embarrassed smile, and he withdrew his gaze.
His vigilance towards this person grew stronger.
This person was extremely dangerous, and that sword had definitely killed many people.
...
“Hmm? What two wastes!”
The moment Hu Qi killed those two Black Blood Species.
Inside a brightly lit villa about twenty kilometers away from Hanlin Garden.
A slender Black Dress Woman was sitting on the sofa.
She was the same one who had conversed with Lu Mingzhong earlier.
The black faceless mask on her face had been removed at some point, revealing a bright and charming face, and a beauty mark under her right eye added a touch of allure.
Her fair skin glowed with a charming luster under the lights, as if it could radiate light.
This was undoubtedly a beauty; her slightly furrowed brows at this moment would make anyone feel a sense of pity.
“I really didn't expect this.”
In her mind were the fragmented images transmitted before the death of her two dependents.
Within the images was a calm-faced, almost naked young man, holding an axe aloft.
The Black Dress Woman's eyes flickered; Lu Mingzhong's matter before had made her aware of Hu Qi.
Through the connection with her dependents, she found that her two dependents were coincidentally next door to him.
So she gave the order to capture that person.
Of course, she didn't do this for Lu Mingzhong, but rather wondered if she could arrange a pawn within the Snake Heart Gate.
Long life had taught her some methods of controlling people's hearts other than transformation.
Although, in the past, most attempts had failed.
But a few pawns had successfully survived.
Unfortunately, the person never came, but those two dependents were killed instead.
If such a Prodigy could not be used by her, the best solution was to kill him.
However, thinking of a certain blonde, red-eyed madman, the killing intent in her eyes receded.
“This matter can only be temporarily put to an end. That fellow has come to Qirong City this time.
If he encounters him, it will inevitably be trouble.
It's a pity, if my strength could advance further, I wouldn't need to do this...”
Her voice gradually trailed off towards the end.
...
The place where Hu Qi was originally located was not far from Hanlin Garden, and in a short while, the vehicle stopped at the entrance of the residential area.
At this moment, a large number of staff in police uniforms had gathered downstairs of Building 8.
Yellow cordon lines surrounded the entire building; such a huge commotion naturally alarmed residents of other buildings.
One by one, they leaned out of windows or stood on balconies, peeking their heads out and looking this way, not understanding what had happened.
As Hu Qi and the others approached, two young police officers guarding the perimeter, seeing this, frowned slightly and were about to step forward to stop them.
Lin Tong stepped forward directly, took out a black ID from his Pregnant and opened it.
After clearly seeing the words on it, the young police officer's expression changed, and he quickly straightened his posture.
“Greetings, Officer!”
At this moment, the commotion here seemed to attract the attention of people inside the building.
Before long, three figures, two men and one woman, walked out from within.
The leader was a young man, while the other two were older, around thirty years old.
However, what was strange was that the three seemed to be led by the young man.
This young man had sparse and short eyebrows, a low nose bridge, and a few faint freckles on both sides of his nose, giving him a very ordinary appearance.
“Senior Brother Lin, uh... Second Senior Sister, hello.”
His gaze, upon seeing Lin Tong, stopped mid-sentence when he saw Helinta's figure.
Immediately, the three's expressions changed slightly, and they all bowed in unison to greet her.
In response, Helinta simply nodded faintly.
“This is Junior Brother Hu Qi, who will be joining the Core Class this year. These are your Senior Brother and Senior Sisters: Wang Li, Zhang Lian, and Qin Yuan.”
Lin Tong spoke, briefly introducing Hu Qi to the three and vice versa.
The three nodded to Hu Qi, their attitudes seeming very friendly.
Hu Qi also honestly greeted each of them, but his heart was slightly startled.
Evidently, being able to call them Senior Brother and Senior Sister, these people should undoubtedly be members of the Core Class.
Moreover, from the police officer's address of “Officer,” it could be inferred that they definitely had an official background in the Xi Ya Federation.
The Red Scale Fighting Club's influence seemed to far exceed his imagination.
Soon, the group of six took the elevator.
They went all the way up to the fifteenth floor, which was the floor Hu Qi was originally on.
The elevator doors opened, and a pungent smell of blood rushed out.
One could see a male corpse with a blown-out head lying directly in front of the elevator, with black and red blood trailing from the corpse towards the door of 1503.
Fortunately, none of them were ordinary people, so they were not uncomfortable with this situation.
“After investigation, there are a total of 165 households in the entire building. Excluding the twenty-odd households that were luckily empty and escaped, and the lower floors that were unaffected.
The remaining 101 households, comprising 139 people, all died.
And what caused all this were two Blood Slaves; this is one of them, and the other is on the 13th floor.
This Black Blood Species should have been killed in this room and then thrown into the hallway after death.
Based on the facial wound, it should have been cut with an axe. The person who struck the blow had immense strength, and it is highly likely that they are also a Martial Artist who has cultivated Qi and blood...”
The freckled young man, Wang Li, explained.
However, before he could finish, he saw a strange look flash across Hu Qi's face.
Lin Tong, beside him, coughed.
“Senior Brother Lin, is there something wrong with what I said?”
Wang Li looked over, somewhat puzzled.
“It's nothing, it's just that your deduction is a bit off. The one who killed these two Blood Slaves is the person beside me.”
Lin Tong pointed at Hu Qi, and then Lin Tong briefly explained the basic situation that Hu Qi had told him on the way.
Upon hearing this, Wang Li, along with the two people behind him, all cast surprised glances at Hu Qi.
They had examined the wounds on the Black Blood Species; such wounds, by rights, should have been impossible for an ordinary person to inflict.
But Lin Tong not only said so, Helinta also stood by without saying anything.
This situation undoubtedly proved the truthfulness of the matter.
This left the few of them momentarily at a loss for words.
Are all the new recruits this fierce now?