In the central cave, Ying Beinian and the others were resting on the rocks. They had been here for half a month, but they had no idea where Ding Meng and Su Xia were.
In fact, Ying Beinian was troubled just like Ding Meng. He could clearly feel the powerful energy fluctuations, but the fluctuations were erratic. They would appear at 12 o 'clock, and then at 4 o' clock. There was no pattern at all. The group did not dare to move forward rashly, but they were also reluctant to turn back, so they stayed here.
Suddenly, their vision blurred. Ding Meng and Su Xia's figures appeared at the entrance of the tunnel at 10 o 'clock like ghosts. Lu Feng and the others were shocked. The two had appeared without a sound, and they had not sensed them at all.
Ying Beinian looked at the two of them and said meaningfully, "Looks like you've gained a lot."
He had a good eye. Although Ding Meng and Su Xia did not emit an obvious aura, they looked much better than before. They must have had a fortuitous encounter.
Ding Meng said calmly, "You're going to be disappointed. We didn't gain anything."
Ying Beinian laughed. "You're really not a good liar."
Ding Meng said, "Since you think we've gained something, then go ahead and think so."
Ying Beinian's expression changed. He said sternly, "Hand it over!"
Ding Meng frowned. "Hand what over?"
Ying Beinian stared at him. "If you've dug up anything good, you'd better hand it over. You should know the rules of this place."
Ding Meng could not help but laugh. "I'm curious. You're not blind. You should be able to see that we're not hiding anything on us."
Ying Beinian suddenly turned his head and said, "Brother Lu, you're the ones who set the rules of the northern stronghold. What you do should be your business, right?"
Lu Feng said with a sullen expression, "Senior, Brother Ding and Miss Su are the Fifth Lord's people after all. It's already ideal that we didn't get into a conflict with the people of Fomalhaut."
The Northern District was, after all, the Fifth Lord's territory. Allowing the Fomalhaut members to come down was already a sign of respect. Could it be that you want me to attack these two?
He was also worried about the Apocalypse Group's position. Lin Qing and Qin Yu were here to find a route, not to get involved in their feud. He couldn't afford to offend Ying Beinian, but Su Xia wasn't a pushover either.
Ying Beinian smiled sinisterly. "Alright, since none of you want to cooperate, I'll make you cooperate with me."
After saying that, he waved his hand casually, and the three followers behind him immediately rushed out.
Ding Meng sighed. "Sister Xia, I'll leave it to you."
Su Xia understood. Dealing with these people in front of her was just Ding Meng testing her. Small matters didn't require Ding Meng's personal attention. Not only had she fully recovered her strength, but she had also made some progress. Her confidence had also skyrocketed.
When the three followers rushed forward, Su Xia's figure was slightly blurry. Those with experience would know that this was the result of a light speed Origin Ability user's martial arts or speed. After a second, she would return to normal.
However, the three people who rushed forward were sent flying. As for how Su Xia had attacked, with the strength of Lu Feng, Lan Cheng, and the others, they couldn't even see it, let alone see it.
Ying Beinian looked at Su Xia with a cold smile. He had seen it clearly. Su Xia had used her extremely fast movement technique and speed to send out three hand blades in an instant. Each of her hand blades had accurately hit the center of their foreheads. His three subordinates directly fell to the ground and fainted.
Half a month ago, Su Xia's strength definitely wasn't at this level. She had taken down three combat masters in one move. If it wasn't for a Champion, no one would believe it.
"I really want to cooperate with you, but unfortunately, you're not qualified!" Su Xia said proudly.
"Very good!
Let me experience it for myself! "Ying Beinian stepped forward and flew forward. His five fingers bent like hooks and suddenly clawed over.
This claw directly caught an arc of cold light in the air. Its speed wasn't inferior to that of a sharp blade being unsheathed. Of course, this cold light wasn't actually the light of a blade. Instead, it was accompanied by electromagnetic energy. It was like a thick, twisted bolt of lightning that struck diagonally with the force of a thunderbolt.
This time, even Ding Meng had a look of approval in his eyes. These desperadoes who spent all their time in outer space were very different from the Origin Ability users of the Federal Empire. Everyone's Origin Ability was about the same, but people like Ying Beinian paid more attention to the practicality of their martial arts. Once he made a move, he didn't care about being flashy or beautiful. Instead, he wanted to kill with one move.
Killing moves were never for others to see, and they weren't beautiful either.
Seeing that the "lightning" was about to arrive, Su Xia also sent out a backhand blade. She was basically Ding Meng's style: face it head-on!
With a crisp "ka" sound, the lightning suddenly disappeared. The hand blade cut into Ying Beinian's bent fingers. Ying Beinian immediately felt his entire arm go numb.
However, Su Xia also had the style of a woman who continuously changed the rhythm of her attacks. The next moment, Ying Beinian felt a stabbing pain in his lower back. This time, Su Xia had teleported behind him. When he turned around again, Su Xia's hand blade turned into an elbow and hit his nose head-on.
From Ying Beinian's attack to Su Xia's elbow strike, the entire process was completed in the blink of an eye. The people around them couldn't see it at all.
Ying Beinian only felt that his face had suffered an earth-shattering blow. His whole head was buzzing, and his body became light as a feather. Then, he flew up into the sky and finally fell heavily to the ground. The origin points in his body immediately stagnated, and his whole body went limp. He couldn't muster any strength.
He fell to the ground, his eyes full of disbelief. He couldn't believe that a light speed type origin ability user could have such terrifying speed and strength. She could even take down a beginner warlord like him. The most terrifying thing was that Ding Meng hadn't made a move all this time. He just stood steadily in the distance. Ding Meng seemed to have known this result long ago.
"Are you guys from the military or not?" Ying Beinian asked in a trembling voice.
"If you think so, then so be it! If you think so, then so be it!" Ding Meng walked over slowly. "Now, do you still need me to hand over anything?"
When he heard this, Ying Beinian's whole body suddenly trembled. Although Ding Meng hadn't made a move, Ding Meng made people feel even more terrified.
"I was wrong. I didn't expect you to be such an expert!" Ying Beinian gritted his teeth and replied.
Ding Meng couldn't be bothered with him. "I heard that you guys recently found Ling Qingshan."
Ying Beinian was stunned again. "What do you want?"
Ding Meng smiled. "I'll let you go now. Go back and bring Ling Qingshan to me."
Ying Beinian looked at Ding Meng in surprise. It was as if he was looking at a madman. This kid didn't kill him when there was such a good opportunity. He even wanted to let him go back and get Ling Qingshan. Was there something wrong with this kid's head?
"You don't believe me?" Ding Meng looked at him with a smile that wasn't a smile.
Ying Beinian got up and slowly walked backward.
Ding Meng opened his mouth. "When you go back, tell your boss that Ling Qingshan wasn't my idea. It was the Fifth Lord's idea."
When he said this, Lan Cheng's expression changed. Ding Meng was using the tiger's skin as a banner. It was clearly his own idea, but he was actually blaming it on the Fifth Lord.
Ying Beinian now understood how sinister Ding Meng was. This guy wanted to provoke a power struggle between Fomalhaut and the Fifth Lord.
"In order to make your boss believe me, I'll make a mark for you!" Ding Meng suddenly raised his hand. A visible but intangible air current blew towards Ying Beinian.
"Crack!" Ying Beinian's right hand was cut off at the wrist. Blood spurted out like a sharp arrow.
However, Ying Beinian was quite tough. He didn't cry out in pain, nor did he pick up his severed hand on the ground. He turned around and ran like crazy, afraid that Ding Meng would regret his decision if he ran all over the place.
It wasn't until Ying Beinian ran far away that Ding Meng faced Lu Feng and the others.
In Lu Feng's mind, Ding Meng should have a few tricks up his sleeve. However, he never expected Ding Meng and Su Xia to be so powerful. He didn't even know what was going on. Ying Beinian immediately knelt down and even lost a hand.
Now that Ding Meng turned around, Lu Feng and Lan Cheng suddenly felt nervous. Lin Qing and Qin Yu were almost suffocating. The pressure of facing a powerful expert was too great.
"How many people from the Apocalypse Group came this time?" Ding Meng suddenly asked.
"Not, not many?" Lu Feng was a little nervous.
Su Xia said, "Are Gu Tianming, Cheng Zhongyu, and Lan Ling here?"
When she suddenly said Gu Tianming's name, Lu Feng and the others felt that something was wrong. This Su Xia was probably the former CEO of the Yinxia Group.
Lu Feng swallowed and said with difficulty, "President Gu didn't come, but Assistant Lan did."
"Very good!"
Su Xia spat out these two words and didn't ask any more questions. Lan Ling was Gu Tianming's assistant. It would be the same if Gu Tianming wasn't here to deal with Lan Ling.
Ding Meng said, "Then I'll have to trouble Brother Lu to take me to the headquarters of the Fifth Lord. Is that okay?"
"Well!" Lu Feng showed a hesitant expression.
Lan Cheng took the initiative to explain, "Brother Ding, the headquarters of the Fifth Lord isn't somewhere we can go back whenever we want."
Ding Meng said, "Do we have to gain something before we can go back?"
Lan Cheng also showed a strange expression, "Not really. I've been here for almost five years. Sometimes, I can't go back to the real headquarters even if I find something good."
Lu Feng said, "Yes, we didn't enter the real headquarters this time, and we didn't meet the Fifth Lord either."
Ding Meng smiled, "Interesting, but it doesn't matter. Now, take us back from where you came from."
Qin Yu couldn't help but say, "But we haven't confirmed the real route to this place."
"There's no need to confirm it!" Ding Meng interrupted her.
Qin Yu was stunned, "Why?"
Ding Meng said, "Even if you found the real route, what can you do?
It's a dead end if you go down. "
Lin Qing's eyes flashed, "You must have found the right route, right?"
Ding Meng said lightly, "If you think you've found it, then you've found it. If you think you haven't, then you haven't found it. I want you to go back now. Is there a problem?"
He said it casually, but his tone was unquestionable. Lin Qing didn't dare to ask any more questions.
Lu Feng said, "Then when do we leave?"
Ding Meng said, "Now!"