MMORPG: War God, You are Invincible Again
Chapter 428 - 182: Acquaintance

Chapter 428: Chapter 182: Acquaintance

The specific military strategies and defense deployments of the Dragon Pool City, as well as the conflicts between other small families—who could be recruited and who could be utilized—were matters that Lu Hong was not too eager to be involved in.

He was, after all, a top-tier fighter and disdained such conspiring and scheming. Anyway, whatever Xie’an had planned, he would simply go along with it.

"I’m going out for a bit, is that okay?" Lu Hong stood up, interrupting the conversation.

Bo Heng was slightly taken aback before turning to Ji Tong and saying, "Mr. Ji, please accompany Baron Lu Hong for a walk."

"Yes." A hint of dissatisfaction flashed in Ji Tong’s eyes, but he did as he was told and left the cabin with Lu Hong.

On their original route, under Ji Tong’s guidance, Lu Hong arrived at the city closest to the Pasa family.

"Mr. Ji, I’ll just stroll around on my own; no need for you to accompany me." Lu Hong entered the city solely to make contact with the Black Guard, and Ji Tong’s presence was a hindrance.

"Alright, then you roam freely, sir. If you wish to return, just head left to Pasa Commerce where we started from. I’ll have someone wait there to escort you back," Ji Tong, also preoccupied with his matters, agreed without hesitation.

Lu Hong watched with interest as Ji Tong hurried away. He had noticed the previous dissatisfaction in Ji Tong’s eyes. It seemed this man was extremely concerned about the consultation matters between Bo Heng and Xie’an—something seemed off about him!

For the time being, instead of dwelling on it, Lu Hong made a quick calculation in his mind and then, with the token in his pocket, aimlessly roamed around Soaring Cloud City in Dragon Pool, testing the token’s reactions.

However, he wandered for a long time without any response from the token, and he wondered why.

As for Soaring Cloud City, he had pretty much seen all of it. The city was not much different from God’s Grace City with an extremely large population. The streets were crowded, and cries of hawkers lingered in his ears persistently.

Dragon Pool was truly a large plane suitable for human habitation.

Just as Lu Hong was about to give up the search and head back, the token Questasa had given him finally showed a faint reaction.

Lu Hong investigated carefully, noticing a weak fluctuation coming from within the token.

"Thirty miles west of Soaring Cloud City, requesting support! Requesting support!"

Was someone capturing the attention of the Black Guard?

Surprised, Lu Hong then turned and ran towards the west of the city.

Arriving at the city gate, he found that the western exit was heavily guarded, blocking all passage.

Approaching the guards, Lu Hong asked, "Brother, why has the west side suddenly closed off?"

"Who are you calling brother——" The officer was about to chase Lu Hong away when he saw the small bag of Gold Coins Lu Hong presented. His attitude changed immediately, "Haha, brother, you are too courteous."

"Not at all, guarding the city is hard work, officer. This Gold is a small token of my respect, have some tea on me," Lu Hong made some pleasantries before asking, "Did something happen on the west side?"

Having received the bribe, the officer looked around before leaning into Lu Hong’s ear and saying, "The higher-ups said they spotted outsiders. Lord Wu Erfu is leading a team in pursuit, so the west side is temporarily closed to avoid disturbances."

"When might it open?" Lu Hong rubbed his hands anxiously, "My wife is about to give birth, and I received a message to rush back, but the timing is unfortunate with the closure."

"I don’t know," the officer shook his head, "That depends on how long the outsiders can hide. Anyway, it won’t open anytime soon."

"What should I do? My wife is waiting for me, can you——" Lu Hong bit his lips, then handed over another bag of Gold Coins, "Please think of something!"

"This——" The officer was shrewd. He hid the coins behind his back and glanced at his comrades.

The soldiers at the gate turned their heads away, and the officer understood their hint, then said to Lu Hong, "We’ve only just closed the gates. Just a few minutes ago, many people left through the west gate. One more won’t matter—come with me."

Leading Lu Hong inside the city tower, the officer opened a very concealed stone door and said, "You can exit through here, but let me tell you, if Lord Wu Erfu catches you, don’t say I let you through secretly, got it?"

"Yes, yes," facing the officer’s threat, Lu Hong pretended to be panicked, "You are my great benefactor, I am grateful, how could I betray you?"

"Good to know." The officer was satisfied with Lu Hong’s attitude, then patted his shoulder, "Don’t feel burdened, just avoid the main roads. Lord Wu Erfu is leading a team that has blocked the main roads within fifty miles of the city outskirts. Stay off the main roads, and no one will trouble you."

"Yes, yes, I understand." Lu Hong nodded repeatedly, then scooted through the stone door and left Soaring Cloud City.

He hadn’t gone a kilometer before Lu Hong activated his vital energy, sprinting on the main road regardless of what challenges the Black Guard faced—he was determined to rescue them.

To alleviate the pressure on the Black Guard, Lu Hong did not conceal his aura all the way; instead, he stimulated his vital energy to the maximum to attract the attention of others.

They hadn’t traveled three miles before they were discovered by Wu Erfu’s subordinates.

Lu Hong didn’t eliminate them immediately, allowing them the chance to send a signal. As the signal flare exploded in the sky, he then killed off the small team.

When Wu Erfu saw the continuous flashing signals in the sky behind him, his mind was filled with questions.

The enemy had just disappeared from his sight, so how could they possibly have gotten so close to Soaring Cloud City so suddenly? Had his subordinates gone mad? Moreover, instead of fleeing the city, why were they approaching it? Were they looking for a quicker death?

"My lord, continuous signals from the rear. What should we do?" Wu Erfu’s deputy asked respectfully, clasping his hands.

Wu Erfu frowned, thought briefly, and then said, "Take a thousand men to provide support and ascertain whether it’s enemy reinforcements. If it is, show no mercy!"

"Yes!" The deputy took the order, turned, and left with a troop of men.

Wu Erfu then continued to pursue in the direction where the black guards had disappeared.

Meanwhile, in the dense forest beside the main road, two black guards were leading a severely injured woman through the woods.

"Leave me behind!" the woman said with difficulty. "You won’t be able to escape with me."

The woman was seriously injured, her arms hanging limp, and her body covered in wounds that evoked pity.

"Our mission is to rescue you, my lady. Don’t worry, we’ve already called for help from the organization. Just hold on, and we’ll definitely get out alive!" the black guard said in a deep voice. However, his voice trembled slightly, and it was apparent that the long journey had worn him out, and he was only pushing himself to keep going.

"Ah!" The woman sighed. "It’s my fault for trusting a traitor, causing you both to suffer as well. I really..."

"My lady, don’t say anymore. I still have some magic potion. Please drink it. If you can recover some strength, our chances of escaping will be greater."

The woman refused to take the potion bottle brought to her lips. "Wu Erfu poisoned me with a potent toxin. Ordinary magic potions can’t help me recover."

"Damn it!" the black guard cursed. "That damn beast!"

Before he could finish speaking, a dull yellow magic power slashed down from the sky.

"Watch out!" Another black guard threw himself over them, barely managing to avoid the sudden attack.

"Who are you cursing?!"

As the dust settled, Wu Erfu’s towering figure slowly emerged.

"You?!" The black guard was shocked. The Eye of the Sky hadn’t detected Wu Erfu’s presence. How had he managed to follow them?!

Wu Erfu was clever. He had been led around by the nose by the black guards previously, repeatedly evading capture. Therefore, he guessed that the enemy possessed an insight-based skill and used Earth Escape to avoid the Eye of the Sky’s surveillance, finally stopping the fleeing trio.

"Damn." The two black guards drew their weapons and stood protectively in front of the woman, refusing to retreat a step against the powerful Wu Erfu.

Wu Erfu chuckled sinisterly, "You two are very courageous, daring to snatch away a woman I’ve taken a fancy to. Don’t worry, I won’t kill you directly. I’ll make you undergo unbearable tortures, wanting to live but unable to, wanting to die but unable."

"Attack!" The two black guards ignored him and charged with their swords.

Wu Erfu laughed, "Too slow."

With that, he stomped lightly, and the power of the earth element erupted from beneath the ground, blasting them off their feet and smashing them heavily into the trees on both sides.

After dealing with the black guards, Wu Erfu smiled at the woman, "My love, where would you like to go? This time when we go back, I’ll treat you even better." As he spoke, his eyes shone with a chillingly cruel light.

"Beast!" The woman spit out, but her limbs were too weak; she couldn’t even kill herself and could only watch as he drew nearer.

Just then, a streak of red light swiftly attacked from the flank.

Wu Erfu was startled and quickly manipulated the earth element to form a shield in front of him.

The next second, the force of the blast sent Wu Erfu flying hundreds of feet away.

Following that, a figure landed in front of the woman: "It’s been a long time, Lina."

Seeing Lu Hong remove his disguise, Lina recognized the familiar figure and exclaimed, "Is it you?!"

"It’s me, looks like I arrived just in time," Lu Hong said, his expression darkening as he looked toward the rising Wu Erfu. "Bullying a woman, you really deserve to die!"