Chapter 320 - Ambush

Chapter 320: Chapter 75: AmbushLu Hong walked out of the secret room and couldn’t help but give the Holy King a thumbs up.

"Good performance today, I’ll let you devour more later."

"Hey, can you not use such a sleazy term? Call it ’devour,’ alright?"

"Oh, whatever suits you," Lu Hong gave Qing Ling an OK gesture.

Qing Ling said, "Uncle Bacon’s deputy came. He said he wants to take you to register information and arrange for the preliminaries."

Lu Hong glanced at the doorway. Bacon’s deputy was bowing to him at the entrance.

"This late?" Lu Hong was surprised. "Who registers information in the middle of the night?"

"How should I know?" Qing Ling shrugged. "You can choose not to go."

Lu Hong was quite puzzled and took a closer look. Bacon’s deputy clearly had a layer of fine sweat on his forehead, apparently something was amiss.

Jin Fu emerged from the secret room and also noticed something odd. He spoke, "Your Majesty, if you need, this old servant can handle it for you."

"No need, I’ll be back soon." Lu Hong walked out the door and followed Bacon’s deputy briskly away.

Jin Fu looked at Qing Ling and said cheerfully, "Lord Knight of Judgement, from now on, we will be colleagues. Please take good care of me."

Qing Ling gave Jin Fu a look: "You’re quite perceptive."

"That I am, that I am. You’re more capable; you saw right through His Majesty’s extraordinariness."

"Ahh, you should also head back and rest early. Don’t blame me for dragging you out of a woman’s nest." Qing Ling didn’t want to chat with this old man any longer. The night was deep, and she wanted to relax and get a good sleep.

Jin Fu sighed, "Qing Ling truly has absolute confidence in His Majesty."

"Huh?" Qing Ling was startled. "What do you mean?"

Jin Fu chuckled and explained, "That deputy, sweating on the forehead, shaky steps, and being summoned so late to register information, must be facing a threat. It’s a lie made up to give Lu Hong a warning."

"What are you talking about?!" Qing Ling really hadn’t noticed: "Then why didn’t you say so earlier?"

"Didn’t I ask His Majesty? He said he’d handle it himself," Jin Fu spread his hands. "Besides, you weren’t worried either, I just followed His Majesty’s lead. You know the situation better."

"Understand my ass, we need to help him now!" Qing Ling hurriedly chased out.

But Jin Fu pulled her back: "There’s a ban in the Seven Floating Worlds; Third Transformation fighters are not allowed to intervene. In this world, among the Second Transformed, nobody can defeat His Majesty, who also has another identity as the Baron of the Empire’s Righteous Fields!"

"That may be true, but the enemy is hidden, and I am exposed. Who knows what sneaky tactics they’ll use?"

"Shall we go together then?" Jin Fu suggested.

"Quick, you old man, do you know where they went?" Qing Ling urged.

"I don’t know, but they should be within the Third Realm. The Sanctum Academy would not close the portal to the lower worlds at night, but the Third Realm will close the portal to the Second Realm. The adversary must be laying an ambush in the Third Realm."

Lu Hong, following the deputy, left the Fourth Realm and walked on the roads of the Third Realm. It was silent and unpopulated, and moreover, the lights in the residential buildings on both sides were all out, as if deliberately arranged by someone.

"Mister," the deputy asked with a trembling voice, "don’t you have anything to ask?"

"Nothing to ask, just keep walking."

"Okay, Mister."

After walking for a while, the deputy spoke again: "Sir, I... I can’t do this."

"They threatened you?" Lu Hong comforted him: "No worries, don’t blame yourself too much. I was worried about how to deal with them if they didn’t target me. Right?"

Lu Hong looked toward the shadow at the corner of the crossroads: "Mo Na."

Mo Na, with a cold laugh, stepped into the light: "You finally came out from the Sanctum Academy. I’ve had a hard time waiting for you."

"If you wanted to find me, just sending a message would have sufficed. Why bother others?" Lu Hong squinted his eyes. "Doing this only makes me despise you more, makes me want to beat you."

"Today, I must tear apart your mouth." Mo Na uttered in a low voice, and soon, a large number of shadows surrounded them from all directions, quickly cutting off all of Lu Hong’s paths of retreat.

Lu Hong looked around and asked the deputy, "How did he threaten you?"

"He kidnapped my wife, sorry, I... I had no choice."

Lu Hong nodded at Mo Na, "Let his wife go, let him leave, and I’ll play with you slowly."

"Fine, as you wish." Seeing that Lu Hong had fallen into the trap, Mo Na felt that he had achieved his goal, no need to argue with a small fry.

After letting the deputy go, Mo Na approached Lu Hong and said gravely, "I don’t care what your relationship with Niannian is, but she must be my woman."

The deputy left, and Lu Hong was no longer in the mood for idle talk, throwing a punch straight at his face.

Mo Na, totally unprepared, was caught off guard and took a hard punch, immediately spattering blood.

"Not knowing life from death!" Mo Na shouted angrily: "Beat him to death!"

"Beat me to death? I’ll kill you first!" Lu Hong stomped down, and in an instant, a shadow flickered by, whisking Mo Na away, while simultaneously, seven figures pounced on Lu Hong.

During a single breath, Lu Hong exchanged blows with these seven individuals over a hundred times. Each strike from the opponent was like a heavy hammer, full of power.

Fighting the opponent, Lu Hong was in no position to take advantage, and beneath the blockade of seven, he was at a disadvantage; he had no choice but to stimulate his blood qi and use his skills.

Blood Qi Shockwave!

The power of blood erupted explosively, like fireworks in the night, and akin to an earthquake.

The seven reacted quickly, driving their magic power for defense. They were pushed back a hundred yards by Lu Hong’s impact, smashing into the surrounding buildings, but they did not suffer severe injuries.

Like the black-clothed individuals from the previous encounter, it seemed that these opponents were also soldiers who had undergone bloodline modification. Each one possessed strength not lesser than that at the peak of the Second Transformation. One or two would have been fine, but with seven appearing all at once, how was Lu Hong supposed to cope? He did not wish to use his signature moves so prematurely.

Mo Na exclaimed, "Aren’t you a Great War Master? You’re an Angry Blood Warrior?"

"What of it? Haven’t you heard of dual professions?" Lu Hong charged towards Mo Na, with the strategy of capturing the king first.

"Get lost!" Mo Na gathered his magic power, driving his skill in an attempt to repel Lu Hong.

To his dismay, a single intimidation caused Mo Na to become dizzy. The black-clothed individuals guarding Mo Na quickly stepped forward to intercept.

Lu Hong gathered his blood qi and delivered a punch, fully exerted. All that was heard was the opponent’s pained howl as they were sent flying.

Just as he was about to capture Mo Na, a sharp arrow shot out from the darkness. Lu Hong dodged, and the cold gleam nearly grazed his eye socket.

That was close, he almost became blind.

Giving Lu Hong no time to react, a barrage of arrows followed immediately, not worried about friendly fire, as every arrow was locked precisely on Lu Hong’s brow.

"Blood Transverse Sky!" In a life or death moment, Lu Hong dared not slack. This wasn’t a minor skirmish; this was the Xin Lei family deploying their army to ambush him.

Blood formed into a barrier in the sky, blocking the arrows, but without rest, three black short daggers tore through the blood barrier and struck.

"Get lost!" Lu Hong summoned a bronze giant sword to block the assault, his combat experience suggesting an enemy might attack from the side. He swiftly sidestepped and counterattacked, using the Holy King’s power from the giant sword.

Only a muffled groan was heard, and a dark shadow appeared, the Holy Light, like a ball of flame, set the enemy ablaze.

What was terrifying was that the burning black-clothed individual did not emit any sound of pain, nor did they show any emotional fluctuation, just quietly watching their own body being incinerated, with a hint of relief in their eyes.

Not giving Lu Hong a chance, the group of black-clothed individuals launched another attack. This time, not just the close-combat professionals but also mages among them.

As the blood surged like a tide, Lu Hong called forth a wave of blood, rushing towards his opponents. Under the giant wave, dozens of black-clothed individuals actually managed to join forces to withstand, holding off Lu Hong’s attack.

"Die for me!" Lu Hong unleashed all his power while the opponent also mustered their strength to hold firm, causing both sides to stalemate.

At this time, Qing Ling and Jin Fu also arrived at the perimeter, seeing Lu Hong trapped, Qing Ling anxiously wanted to step forward to help.

Jin Fu held him back, "Don’t go, it won’t help if you do. I’ve told you, the ban is still in place. Plus, these people are Xin Lei family’s secret troops. They are incredibly strong and don’t feel pain. Each one of them is a killing machine."

"What should we do then?"

"Go to the security bureau." Jin Fu dragged Qing Ling as they hurriedly made their way to the destination.

At that moment, the security bureau was having a party, and inside, the public officials were completely wild, drunk to the point of incoherence.

Jin Fu stormed in with furrowed brows while Qing Ling loudly demanded, "Everyone, quiet down!"

His voice carried an icy magic power, like the cold winds from the Arctic, instantly extinguishing the fiery excitement in the hearts of the security officers.

"Damn! Who are you people? Daring to burst in here..." One of the team leaders was about to get angry, but upon seeing Jin Fu’s face, he was unable to continue, "You... why are you here?"

"Since you recognize me, why aren’t you kneeling down!" Jin Fu barked, and in an instant, the drunkenness of the officers vanished, and they knelt in reverence, "We greet the Archbishop!"

Jin Fu had no time for long conversations and asked directly, "Where’s Ma Fuqi?"

"The chief is inside."

Following the direction pointed by the team leader, Jin Fu and Qing Ling didn’t say another word and pushed through the door.

Inside, Ma Fuqi was enjoying a little song and a drink, quite content.

"Ma Fuqi," Jin Fu said sternly, "You seem to be enjoying yourself."

"Eh?" Ma Fuqi, startled upon seeing it was the Archbishop, quickly turned off the music and tossed aside the wine glass, "Arch... Archbishop, what brings you here?"

"There’s been a large-scale brawl on Honglu Street, and the security bureau isn’t handling it?"

"How could that be?" Ma Fuqi chuckled, "You must be joking, sir. The public order in the Third Realm has always been good, how could there be a brawl? Besides, we haven’t received any reports..."

Seeing Jin Fu and Qing Ling’s increasingly stern expressions, Ma Fuqi quickly changed his tune, "How about this, I’ll send someone to investigate immediately, and I’ll inform both of you as soon as we have results, how does that sound?"

Jin Fu took a deep breath, "Ma Fuqi, I know you also dare not defy the Xin Lei family’s will, but you are, after all, appointed by the Alliance Congress as the chief of the security bureau, not just a chief for the Xin Lei family. If you let the Xin Lei family have their way today, your dismissal order will come tomorrow, believe it or not?"

"Sir, what are you saying? How could I obey the Xin Lei family?" Ma Fuqi nervously explained, "It’s just that recently, with the Eagle Campaign about to be held, the external armies of the four Dukes have indeed improved the public security a lot, which is why I let the brothers relax."

"If that’s the case, then it’s good." Saying that, Jin Fu sat down opposite Ma Fuqi, "I’ll wait here for the news. There are fourteen black-clothed individuals on Honglu Street, surrounding my companion. If you catch one less person..." Jin Fu didn’t need to finish his sentence, the Holy Court always had a way to handle it.

"Yes, yes, I’ll go right away!" Ma Fuqi’s head spun as he realized the gravity of the situation, Xin Lei family’s message was only meant to ambush an ordinary adventurer; how did it end up involving an Archbishop of the Holy Court?

The previously unfazed Ma Fuqi instantly panicked, rushing out of his office with a roar.

In less than a minute, three thousand security officers were dispatched, enclosing Grand Avenue.