RNP Chapter 24: Luo Feng Returns
Chapter 24: Luo Feng Returns
"break!"
With a crisp sound, the crystal room that had trapped Luo Feng for more than a year exploded, its surface riddled with cracks.
After completing the death mission, a virtual figure guided him to collect his reward, and Luo Feng also took the opportunity to learn about the universe beyond Earth.
Outside, at the entrance to the No. 9 ancient civilization site, the massive stone gate, after being silent for more than a year, suddenly emitted a teeth-grinding creaking sound.
Under the horrified gazes of the members of the Extreme Martial Arts Academy who were guarding the place, the stone door slowly slid open to one side.
A figure emerged step by step from the darkness behind the door.
His combat uniform was tattered and worn, and his face bore unmistakable exhaustion. But his eyes shone with a frightening light, revealing a chilling killing intent and powerful confidence.
A guard on duty looked at the face that was both familiar and unfamiliar, and began to shout incoherently.
"It's...it's Luo Feng! He's still alive!"
With his other hand, he frantically pressed the highest-level emergency alarm button in front of him.
The news spread instantly to the highest command levels of the Extreme Martial Arts Academy worldwide.
While Yao Rao was handling her business, the communicator on her wrist suddenly emitted a piercing alarm that would only be triggered by the highest priority events.
When she saw the message that popped up on the screen along with the accompanying live photos, an uncontrollable shock appeared on her usually stern face for the first time.
Without any hesitation, she immediately cut off all her work and connected to Hong's private encrypted channel.
Her voice trembled almost imperceptibly with excitement.
"Master, Luo Feng... has emerged from Ruins Number Nine. He's still alive!"
On the private jet, Luo Feng ignored the commotion caused by his return.
The first thing he did was to take fighter jet number 1 back to Mingyue Community in Jiangnan Base City. Upon learning of what his family had gone through over the past year, and seeing the messages in front of him, the weariness on his face was quickly replaced by anger.
Over the past year, one accident after another has occurred involving his family.
First, local thugs appeared in the neighborhood, harassing him at his door every day, hurling insults and profanities.
Then, the water and electricity lines in the house were maliciously cut in the middle of the night.
There were even unidentified armed thugs who attempted to drive modified vehicles and forcibly break into his safe home.
Even his father was maliciously hit by an out-of-control truck when he went out; if his bodyguards hadn't intervened, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
Although he managed to avert each crisis without serious harm, those cold, hard records infuriated him.
Without a second thought, he pinpointed the mastermind behind it all to Li Yao and that damned vulture couple, Vinina.
"Li! Yao!"
Luo Feng squeezed out those two words through gritted teeth, and the air temperature in the room seemed to drop a few degrees.
His mental energy, fueled by anger, spilled out uncontrollably, slicing the alloy tables and chairs around him, sending sparks flying.
Subsequently, Luo Feng used the War God Palace to find out Li Yao's location, which was in Jiangnan Base City.
32nd floor, HR Alliance Mall Building, Jiangnan Base City.
Luo Feng did not use the main entrance.
The moment the fighter jet reached the rooftop, he leaped down, mounted the Shield Shuttle, and hurtled straight toward the outer glass of the building.
At the same time, Li Yao, who was discussing with the head of HR Alliance Global Mall in the room, also saw this scene.
"boom!"
The glass shattered with a crash.
"Luo Feng! This is Base City, how dare you!"
Li Yao roared and pushed himself back violently, the Black God Suit instantly clinging to his body.
Luo Feng responded to him without saying a word, but with his actions.
His immense spiritual power swept through the entire office.
Sixteen streaks of light shot out, and the powerful sonic boom shattered the floor of the entire room.
"Buzz—"
The metallic buzzing sound sent chills down Li Yao and his wife's spines.
The sixteen streams of light, carrying killing intent, struck Li Yao.
"Stop...stop! This is within the base city; private duels between martial artists are not allowed!"
Vinina let out a terrified scream.
However, all Luo Feng could see was blood red.
With a gentle flick of his arm, the sixteen metal throwing knives shot towards Li Yao with a piercing whistling sound as they tore through the air.
Just as the flying knives were about to strike Li Yao again, an equally powerful aura suddenly descended from outside the door.
"Luo Feng! Stop!"
With a sharp shout, several figures dressed in the uniforms of the Extreme Martial Arts Academy blocked Li Yao's path. The one in the lead was one of the inspectors from the Jiangnan Base City.
He blocked most of the throwing knives, but a few still slipped through the net, grazing past Li Yao's body.
At the global headquarters of the Ultimate Martial Arts Academy, Hong Anjing watched the live feed on the screen, which showed Luo Feng being stopped by the Inspector at the HR Alliance Building.
A smile, unreadable to anyone, appeared at the corner of his mouth.
He turned his head and gave a calm instruction to the alluring woman who had appeared beside him at some point.
"Go, it's time. Deliver the gift we prepared for him in person."
"Tell him that sometimes there's a method to murder. I want Li Yao and his wife to die knowing why, and to die in a way that alienates everyone, all under the rules of the Earth Federation."
"Yes, Master."
The alluring woman accepted the order and vanished without a trace.
On the other side, Luo Feng, who had been forcibly brought to the Jiangnan City branch of the Extreme Martial Arts School, was pacing back and forth in the room, suppressing the killing intent in his heart.
A seductive figure appeared silently before him.
Without saying a word, she directly transmitted a top-level encrypted file to Luo Feng's communication watch.
"The curator asked me to give this to you personally. Take a look at it first."
Luo Feng opened the file with doubt, and when he saw its contents, he was completely stunned.
Inside was a chain of evidence of all the illegal activities of Li Yao and his wife over the past year, including their underhanded dealings and even records of every attempt to harm his family.
Recordings, videos, financial transactions, witness testimonies, physical evidence... everything was meticulously detailed.
Any single piece of evidence, taken alone, would be enough to ruin Li Yao and his wife's reputation. Taken together, they would be enough to sentence them to death under the judgment of the War God Palace.
"The museum master said that simply killing them would be too lenient. What he wants is for them to be publicly executed under the rules of the entire Earth Federation."
She calmly relayed Hong's words.
"In addition, the master has decided that, starting today, you will be officially promoted to the sixth inspector of our Ultimate Martial Arts Academy, enjoying the same treatment as a councilor. At the same time, you will fill the vacancy as the fifty-third councilor of the War God Palace."
Luo Feng finally understood Hong's intention.
A warmth spread through him, and his anger-driven rationality returned.
Yes, killing them like that is too lenient.
He wanted them to be scorned by the whole world in endless regret and despair, and then publicly executed.
The strength Luo Feng displayed in the conflict was comparable to or even surpassed that of a War God, and this news quickly spread throughout the War God Palace through internal channels.
No one raised any objection to his promotion to parliament.
On that day, Luo Feng, as a newly appointed member of parliament, formally submitted an application to the speaker for a public trial of Li Yao and his wife Vinina through the internal system of the Ares Palace.
And just as everyone's attention was focused on the upcoming trial.
Deep underground on the distant Fog Island, inside the control room of the Meteorite Star.
The little devil Babata, with dragon horns, was watching the news broadcast about Luo Feng on the screen with great enthusiasm, grinning from ear to ear.
"Hehehe, interesting, really interesting! My descendant from Meteorite Star is finally showing some signs of strength!"
It chuckled and brought up another surveillance screen.
In the scene, in the deep trench near Kirishima, a king-level monster called "Tentacle Beast," which is over 200 meters long and has eight huge tentacles, is lazily sleeping.
A glint of madness and triumph flashed in Babata's eyes as it stretched out its little hand and pressed a red button on the control panel.
"Go on, my dear Muya Jing! It's time to give you something extra exciting!"
A precious Wood Crystal, enveloped in energy, was quietly ejected from the Meteorite Starship, precisely piercing through layers of soil, and floated right to the mouth of the tentacle beast.
The sleeping tentacle beast seemed to instinctively sense the immense life energy, and it subconsciously opened its huge mouth and gently inhaled.
The wooden crystal was swallowed by the flowing water.
The next moment, a terrifying energy surge erupted from the tentacle beast's body.
Its aura began to surge wildly at an unimaginable speed, charging towards the Emperor level.
Babata watched all this, trembling with excitement, and let out a triumphant, strange laugh.
"Luo Feng, my dear successor, the next grand feast I've prepared for you is about to be served! With such a huge commotion, I don't believe you can sit still! Come on, come and embrace your true opportunity, hehehe!"