The backpack was naturally the Sky Wolf Army's unique long "Dazzling Gold" backpack. Nightmare only opened it a sliver before a golden light shone on his face. He couldn't help but reveal a cold smile.
"Captain Hu, your appetite is quite big."
The commander felt another wave of pain. While Ding Meng was cultivating, he had been plundering the second floor of the Sky Wolf Army's warehouse.
His "plundering" was quite skillful. He didn't touch anything like antiques or paintings. Instead, he focused on diamond necklaces, earrings, and pendants. After all, he had been in the Black Gold Army for many years. He wasn't very good in other aspects, but he could be considered an authority in this area.
His thinking was also very good. Stealing too much was like eating too much. Sooner or later, he would spit it all out. If he only took a portion, then he could push the blame on Ding Meng.
However, Nightmare was a famous thief. He was also an authority in this area. With just a glance, he could tell that the commander had stolen quite a bit. Although it wasn't a lot, each item was worth a lot.
Nightmare laughed again. "Actually, it's safer to leave this bag with me. If you keep it by yourself, you'll just be inviting trouble."
The commander naturally understood this principle. With such a large amount of wealth of unknown origin, no matter who lost it, they wouldn't let it go easily. Sooner or later, they would find out that he was the culprit.
"You also know that you're inviting trouble. Do you still have the guts to steal it?"
This unfamiliar voice seemed to float out from the sea breeze. In this dark stone forest, it sounded particularly frightening.
"Who is it?" Nightmare was shocked.
He wasn't the only one shocked. Dai Yi, Four-Eyes, and Hairy were all shocked. This definitely wasn't Ding Meng's voice.
They were all Origin Energy Warriors, but they couldn't sense that there was someone nearby. This showed that the newcomer's strength was not low. If it was an enemy, then it was likely that things were not looking good for them.
A black shadow slowly walked out from behind a huge rock. He said mockingly, "I told you three days ago that if you have the guts to steal from us, you should prepare to die. But since you brought Miss Yan here, I'll give you some face. You can choose how you want to die. I promise to give you a quick death …"
Before King of Nightmares could speak, Four-eyed and Hairy's faces turned deathly pale. "Brother … Brother Feng …"
The person who came was none other than the vice commander of the Sky Wolf Army, Cheng Ri Feng, who was second only to Yan Feng Wei.
Cheng Rifeng's attire was very simple. He wore a pair of long boots, a pair of straight black military trousers, and a simple sports vest on his upper body. However, the muscles that were exposed on the outside were abnormally well-developed. Coupled with his face that was filled with hostility, it made people feel that he was definitely a powerful character at first glance.
The reason was very simple. Sometimes, when you could sense the other party's aura, you could also roughly estimate the other party's strength.
Not being able to sense any movement was the most frightening thing. At the very least, you could guess that the other party could control their aura and fluctuations as they pleased.
Cheng Rifeng glanced at Four-eyed and Hairy, and the smile on his face became even wider. "Not bad. You two actually dared to be King of Nightmares' lackeys and traitors."
"We're innocent, Brother Feng. We didn't." Four-eyed wanted to cry.
He was indeed wronged. From the beginning of the matter until now, he had done almost nothing. In the end, he had inexplicably become a "traitor".
Cheng Rifeng coldly harrumphed. "After I've dealt with them, I'll deal with you two dogs."
King of Nightmares and Dai Yi secretly circulated their Origin Energy, preparing to make their move at a moment's notice.
Unexpectedly, Cheng Rifeng didn't take them seriously at all. Instead, he turned to the commander and laughed. "Brother Hu, I also admire you."
Even though the commander didn't have much strength, his self-control was still very good. At the very least, he managed to maintain a calm appearance. "Commander Cheng, do you have any good ideas?"
Cheng Rifeng stared at him for a moment before laughing. "I'll give you some face. After all, you were the one who carried Miss Yan up here. It wasn't easy to avoid the eyes and ears of so many people along the way …"
King of Nightmares' heart sank. Did he finally know where he had gone wrong?
Logically speaking, as soon as the Celestial Wolf Army's reinforcements arrived, the first thing they would do would be to dive into the ground. This was human nature, after all, because the command center was in danger.
However, Cheng Rifeng was too lazy to go down because he knew that Starlink couldn't fly out of the Vermilion Bird System. Ding Meng's group would return to the surface sooner or later, and there had to be a way out for them somewhere on the surface. He didn't need to go down to the sea to catch fish. He could just wait here for them to come.
Actually, Cheng Rifeng didn't dare to get too close to the Blazing Shark Spaceship. He was someone with good judgment, and he could tell that this was a Venomous Specter Spaceship. He just needed King of Nightmares to return here and turn off the Venomous Specter Spaceship.
It was still the same principle. People who could truly not underestimate their enemy at all basically didn't exist, and King of Nightmares was no exception.
After figuring this out, King of Nightmares didn't waste any time. His entire body disappeared with a whoosh. He had to strike first to gain the upper hand.
This time, he didn't just use Transient Steps. Instead, he used Transient Steps in conjunction with Phantom of the Phantom. In the blink of an eye, he flashed to Cheng Rifeng's flank, and the poisoned claws hidden in his sleeves shot out like lightning.
Ding — — —
The claws hit Cheng Rifeng's face, but the sound was like weapons clashing.
Upon closer inspection, the claws were clearly on the other party's face, but no blood flowed out. Instead, it was as if the claws had hit an iron wall. Cheng Rifeng wasn't hurt at all.
"This …" King of Nightmares was dumbfounded.
He had long heard that Yan Fengwei and Cheng Rifeng of the Sky Wolf Corps weren't easy to deal with. Now, he finally understood why there was such a saying. It was because this Cheng Rifeng was an origin ability user of the Body Hardening System. He walked the path of strengthening and resisting attacks.
Qu Xiaoqing's body tempering system was considered a branch of this system. It focused on training the body's coordination, tolerance, and flexibility. Cheng Rifeng obviously had hardened his skin, and this claw couldn't hurt him. That proved that he had advanced to the level of tempered skin.
Sure enough, the corner of Cheng Rifeng's mouth revealed a trace of a sneer. The muscles on his face trembled slightly. He tilted his head and fiercely swung his claws. King of Nightmares' steel claws immediately flew out, and he fell on the steel plate of the spaceship, making a muffled sound.
Seeing that this mercenary leader was so fierce, Dai Yi didn't stay idle. She quickly rushed up and began a series of punches and kicks. Compared to the previous fight with Yan Jie, Dai Yi obviously went all out this time.
When the 《Seven Star Fist》 attacked, not only did it set off waves of heat, but these waves of heat also faintly formed streams of energy that filled the afterimages of her punches and kicks. From afar, it looked like streams of water were crashing against each other.
However, Cheng Rifeng didn't even move. He just stood there and let her punch and kick him. Don't look at the banging sounds all over his body. The sounds were as dense as firecrackers, but Cheng Rifeng basically didn't move at all. His expression was as if he was watching a child jumping around. His gaze was quite contemptuous …
When Dai Yi finished the 《Seven Star Fist》, Cheng Rifeng sneered and said, "Miss Dai, our Sky Wolf Corps has always been very polite to your Dai family. Even when your brothers came to Meteor City, they weren't as rude as you. Do you really want to force me to attack you?"
Dai Yi was shocked and took a few steps back. The strength of this Cheng Rifeng in front of her was not something she could shake.
Just as Ding Meng had thought before, most of the people in these outer space factions might not be much, but every Corps would definitely have one or two experts who specialized in holding down the fort. Otherwise, these factions wouldn't have been able to survive. Cheng Rifeng was undoubtedly one of the people holding down the fort in the Sky Wolf Corps.
Of course, there would always be people who didn't believe this. Nightmare, who was beside the spaceship, bounced up again and threw out a palm strike.
He didn't expect this palm strike to hurt Cheng Rifeng. Instead, a large amount of red high-grade Source Devouring Agent sprayed out from under his sleeve.
Cheng Rifeng clearly knew how powerful the poison was. He steadily retreated out of the range of the poison mist. Nightmare rolled on the ground and used the cover of the poison mist to grab Cheng Rifeng's crotch with his left hand. This action was rather unsightly, but the momentum was strange. He was still aiming for a vital spot.
Cheng Rifeng didn't take him seriously at first, but just as his claw was about to grab him, Nightmare suddenly changed his hand into a palm and a purple object popped out from his wrist.
It didn't look like a metal weapon, but something similar to a crescent-shaped bone spike. This bone spike seemed to be releasing purplish-black dust all over. It was definitely an extremely poisonous weapon.
Cheng Rifeng was shocked. He quickly used his right wrist to cut downwards. With a "ding", the bone spike was knocked away.
Nightmare was also shocked because a circle of white energy had appeared on Cheng Rifeng's arm. This wasn't rare. It was obviously the release of source energy, but what was rare was that the released source energy formed a square energy shield on his arm. In the middle of the shield, there was a faint mirror image of a wolf's head. This was the symbol of the Sky Wolf Corps.
The bone spike that should have been able to pierce through tempered skin was actually blocked by this shield.
While Nightmare was still in a daze, there seemed to be another flash of light next to him. Cheng Rifeng once again raised his shield in front of his chest to protect himself. He saw a thin beam of light arrive in the blink of an eye and hit the shield with a sizzling sound. It seemed to be burning the shield. The shield was like a flashlight, rapidly flashing with light. The entire beach was illuminated as if it was daytime.
Turning his head to look again, he saw the marshal in the distance holding a large and strangely shaped energy pistol. The beam of light had been shot out from the metal ball at the muzzle of the gun.
This kind of energy pistol wasn't an ordinary one. It was a laser gun that had been modified. It was filled with special energy and could cause great damage to origin ability users. However, this gun had a problem. Like the standard photoelectric rifle, it needed time to gather energy. This was also the marshal's trump card. He wouldn't use it unless it was absolutely necessary.
His purpose of coming to the Flying Star City had been exposed. If the King of Nightmares were to die, his fate would be even more miserable. He knew what to do. Besides, he had chosen a very good opportunity to sneak in when the two were fighting fiercely.
However, Cheng Rifeng's reaction was astonishing. In the midst of a fierce battle, he was still able to block his shot.
Moreover, whether a weapon was powerful or not still depended on who was using it.
Almost at the same time the marshal fired, Cheng Rifeng stomped on the ground with his left foot. The powerful Qi-Jin not only knocked over the King of Nightmares, but also shook a large piece of rock on the ground. Then, Cheng Rifeng swept his right leg, and a palm-sized rock flew out, hitting the marshal's wrist, elbow, and shoulder at the same time.
"Pa da!"
The pistol fell to the ground and the beam of light disappeared.