Boom!
The instant the man hit Ling You, a deep blue lightning that was close to black suddenly fell down, completely enveloping the two of them.
Rumble!
The destructive lightning beam released a terrifying energy wave, crazily destroying everything around it.
The earth rolled, lightning snakes wreaked havoc, outlining a scene of lightning destroying the world.
After the lightning wreaked havoc for ten seconds, it slowly dissipated, revealing Ling You and the cloaked man who were enveloped within.
The two of them stood facing each other, still maintaining the same posture as before the lightning fell, as if there were no changes.
The man's fist landed on Ling You's chest, as if he was a statue.
Ling You slowly lowered her raised hands, coldly looking at the man, as if she was looking at a dead person.
The man turned his stiff neck, looking at Ling You's cold eyes, a hint of astonishment appeared in his eyes.
"Your … defense …"
The man couldn't believe that Ling You was actually unharmed after being hit by his full force fist!
This wasn't the strong defense that an elemental domain ability user should have!
Even a fourth rank combat domain expert would be heavily injured if they took his fist head on.
The strong defense Ling You displayed was not even weaker than his own!
Ling You not only had an elemental domain core ability, she also had an equally strong core defense ability!
But, how was this possible!
An ability user who had an intermediate core defense ability was a fourth rank ability user, and having two intermediate core defense abilities meant that she had stepped into the fifth rank!
Ling You was clearly only a fourth rank ability user, how could she have two core abilities!
A Ling You who hid in the Iron Chariots all year long, who was mistaken by everyone as a third rank, not only had the strength of a fourth rank ability user, she also had two strong core abilities. This completely overturned his understanding.
Only now did the man know why Xu Yue died in Ling You's hands, unable to even escape!
Ling You hid her strength, digging this hole too deep. Not only did she trap Xu Yue to death, she even fell into it herself.
Taking the destructive lightning attack head on, not only was his defense crushed, his internal organs were also heavily injured, even escaping became a luxury.
"Are you at the fourth or fifth step?" The man asked dejectedly.
"That's not something you should be thinking about." Ling You looked at the man without any joy of victory.
"After you die, I will hang your corpse beside Xu Yue's. This is the price you have to pay for your arrogance and ignorance!"
"You can't kill me!" The man gasped.
"I work for Ke Shoulin. Since you know his name, you should know how powerful he is in the Black Steel Shelter!
If you kill me, you won't get any benefits. You will offend a vice division chief with real power! "
"I told you, Ke Shoulin can't save your life!" Ling You sneered.
"The Iron Chariots are my territory. Even if Duanmu Longxiang were to come here personally, he wouldn't be able to break my rules, let alone Ke Shoulin, a mere deputy chief of a combat division!"
The man fell silent. Duanmu Longxiang was the chief of a combat division. As a seventh step fighter, he was almost at the top of the pyramid. Although he wasn't a member of the board of directors, his power wasn't any weaker than a member of the board of directors.
Ling You dared to say such words. If she wasn't crazy, then she must have a powerful background.
Thinking about how Ling You was only at the fourth step, but she had two core abilities, it was enough to prove that Ling You's background wasn't simple.
After a short silence, the man suddenly said, "What do you want in exchange for letting me go?"
Since Ke Shoulin couldn't scare Ling You, then he could only use benefits to make an exchange.
Ling You glanced at the man and pointed a finger at the center of his brows. A blue electric light flashed and the man quickly fell into a coma.
"Ke Shoulin, you're getting bolder. How dare you send someone like him to test me. Aren't you afraid that I'll chop off your claws too?"
Ling You mumbled to himself. Then, he waved out a bolt of lightning that wrapped around the unconscious man and disappeared in a flash.
After returning to the Iron Chariots, Ling You threw the unconscious man aside. A man in black armor walked out from the darkness and knelt on one knee.
"Go and call Qi Yuan over. Then, send Cheng to the military. Tell Ke Shoulin that if anything happens to Cheng, I'll personally look for Duanmu Longxiang!"
"Understood!"
The man turned into a shadow and disappeared.
Ling You returned to the tearoom and poured herself a cup of tea, patiently waiting for Qi Yuan's arrival.
After a while, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in!"
Qi Yuan pushed the door open and entered. He quickly noticed the unconscious man lying in the middle of the room.
"Leader Ling You!" Qi Yuan said respectfully.
First, she killed the Stage 4 Xu Yue. Then, she defeated a Stage 4 Wilderness Hunter. This kind of strong and ruthless woman was not to be trifled with.
Before coming, Qi Yuan had already heard about what happened from others. He did not expect that the man would follow right after Su Li left. If Cheng had not blocked the disaster for him, and if Ling You was not strong enough, he would have been dead already.
"This is the trouble you caused. How are you going to deal with it?" Ling You said slowly.
"Who's he working for?
Ke Shoulin or Feng Qian? "Qi Yuan asked.
"He said he's working for Ke Shoulin!" Ling You said.
Qi Yuan frowned. Whether what he said was true or not, it did not make much of a difference to him. These two were monsters that he could not afford to offend.
Looking at Ling You's attitude, Qi Yuan could not figure out why Ling You called him over.
Was it a warning or an invitation?
"How's Cheng now?" Qi Yuan asked.
Ling You looked at Qi Yuan and said, "His neck was broken by him. He's on the way to the Black Steel Shelter for treatment."
Qi Yuan glanced at the man.
"Since he can break Cheng's neck, he can also break mine. He deserves to die!"
Ling You chuckled.
"Aren't you worried about revenge from the person who killed Ke Shoulin?"
"Ke Shoulin has already sent people to kill me. What do I have to be afraid of?" Qi Yuan said calmly.
"Although I'm very weak now, I know that compromising won't get the mercy of the enemy!"
Ling You nodded and said, "Since he's here, then I'll leave him to him.
"If that's the case, I'll leave him to you. Don't dirty the room!"
Qi Yuan took a deep breath and walked to the unconscious man. He grabbed his neck with both hands and twisted it … In the end, it did not break!
Qi Yuan was embarrassed.
How could a Tier 4 be so strong!
A Tier 2 Steel Strength could not even twist the neck!
He could not even kill a Tier 4 while lying down!
Ling You's finger tapped lightly. The man who was originally unconscious suddenly woke up from his coma.
"Who are you?
What do you want? "
The man felt the arm around his neck and immediately roared in fear!
Normally, he wouldn't care about a Tier 3 ability user. Those below Tier 4 couldn't even break his defense.
But now, his core defense was destroyed by Ling You. He couldn't recover in a short time. His body was at its weakest and couldn't withstand the other party's torment.
"Didn't you want to find me? Now I'm here to find you!" Qi Yuan said while strangling the man's neck with his arm.
Since he couldn't break it, then he would change the method!
The man gradually suffocated. His head began to fill with blood and his eyes were bloodshot. As his breathing became more difficult, his eyes became more and more frightened. He looked at Ling You and struggled to say:
"I can apologize, I … can … buy my life … don't kill me!"
Ling You didn't say anything. She just calmly looked at the man. Under Qi Yuan's strangling, the man slowly lost his strength to struggle. He slowly slid into The Abyss of death until he finally lost his last breath.
Looking at the Tier 4 Wilderness Hunter slowly dying, Qi Yuan's expression was as calm as water. He didn't loosen his grip on the man's throat until the man's heartbeat completely stopped. Only then did he release his arm.
Looking at Qi Yuan who stood up, Ling You's originally cold eyes finally had a trace of color.
"Drag his body out and hang it on the city wall. Then come find me!" Ling You said.
Qi Yuan nodded and dragged the man's corpse out.
Qi Yuan didn't have any complaints about Ling You's actions. Although doing so would make him completely offend Ke Shoulin, he didn't care. Ke Shoulin had already sent people to kill him. If he didn't dare to offend him because of his fear of the other party's strength, there wouldn't be any change other than making the other party even more ruthless.
In the new era, the weak wouldn't be pitied because they were weak. They would only be humiliated even more!
Qi Yuan dragged the corpse along the Iron Chariots, attracting the attention of many people. Some people immediately recognized the corpse in Qi Yuan's hand as the outsider.
The news of Ling You's duel with a Tier 4 Wilderness Hunter had already spread throughout the Iron Chariots. Although some people saw Ling You's Thunderbolt return from the wilderness, because there were no witnesses, no one knew the outcome of the battle.
Only when they saw Qi Yuan dragging the corpse did they know that victory belonged to Ling You!
However, last time, Xu Yue's corpse was hung on the city wall by Ling You's black-armored guards. This time, however, it was Qi Yuan who handled it. Could it be that Qi Yuan had also joined Ling You?
The surrounding Wilderness Hunters discussed animatedly. From their point of view, Ling You was willing to take care of this powerful enemy who wanted to cause trouble for Qi Yuan, and let Qi Yuan deal with the corpse in the end. The meaning behind this was self-evident.
Although Qi Yuan was powerful and qualified to be the leader of a base, Ling You was a Tier 4 Wilderness Hunter. There was no shame in joining her.
Qi Yuan also heard the discussions around him, but he didn't explain. He knew that this might be the result that Ling You wanted.
After hanging the two corpses together, Qi Yuan once again returned to Ling You's room.
Ling You had already poured a cup of tea for Qi Yuan.
"Sit!" Ling You said.
Qi Yuan sat in front of Ling You and took a sip of the tea without hesitation. The fragrance of the tea instantly filled his mouth.
"It won't be long before this matter reaches Ke Shoulin's ears. You'll be hated by a combat division's Vice Minister. Even if you enter the Black Steel Shelter, I'm afraid your days won't be easy!" Ling You said slowly.
"It's just killing a Black Glove. Ke Shoulin might not have any substantial revenge!" Qi Yuan said calmly.
"That might not be the case!" Ling You shook her head.
"Ke Shoulin is a combat division's Vice Minister. If he can send a Tier 4 Wilderness Hunter to kill you, it's enough to prove that he's not a magnanimous person. Regardless of whether you killed him or not, he'll definitely find a way to get revenge!"
Qi Yuan's eyes flashed.
"He sent someone to kill me, but the mission failed and he was killed. If there's anyone to take revenge on, it should be me taking revenge on him!"
Ling You glanced at Qi Yuan.
"How are you going to take revenge on him?
Are you going to kill Ke Shoulin's only son, Ke Long, in front of Ke Shoulin during the Berserker duel with Feng Qian? "
Qi Yuan didn't admit or deny it. He only said calmly.
"Although I can't deal with Ke Shoulin at the moment, taking care of Ke Long shouldn't be a problem."
"You're quite brave!" Ling You picked up the teacup and blew on it.
"You've already offended two powerful people before even entering the Iron Chariots. If it were any other Wilderness Hunter, they would have already fled to the Quicksand Shelter."
Qi Yuan shrugged.
"I've killed a member of the Xu family. The Quicksand Shelter isn't safe either!"
Ling You shook her head.
"You're too good at causing trouble. If you don't enter the Black Steel Shelter this time, the Iron Chariots will be destroyed sooner or later!"
"It's not that I want to provoke them, it's that they don't want to let me go!" Qi Yuan said.
Ling You put down the teacup and looked calmly at Qi Yuan. She said, "Although you're talented, you're too flashy. Even if you enter the Biological and Mechanical Research Laboratory, Tanqiu might not be able to protect you."
"If you want to protect yourself in the Black Steel Shelter, you need to at least have the strength of a Tier 4. Otherwise, you won't be able to stop those people in the dark!"
"Then I'll step into Tier 4!" Qi Yuan said.
"It's not that easy to step into Tier 4." Ling You said slowly.
"Although you've risen from Tier 1 to Tier 3 in a very short time, Tier 4 is different. Even with Tanqiu providing you with resources, it won't be easy for you to reach Tier 4. Otherwise, there wouldn't be so few Tier 4 Hunters in the Wilderness."
"Do you know what the fundamental difference between Tier 4 and Tier 3 is?"
"I don't know." Qi Yuan shook his head honestly.
According to common sense, if he could kill a Tier 3 Peak when he was Tier 2, he should be able to kill a Tier 4 when he reached Tier 3. However, after seeing the battle between Blazing Angel and Black Sand, Qi Yuan suddenly realized that Tier 4 was far more powerful than he imagined.
Even if he reached Tier 3, he would only be crushed by a Tier 4 existence.
"If a Tier 2 ability user wants to reach Tier 3, a Tier 3 potion can solve it. However, if a Tier 3 ability user wants to reach Tier 4, it won't be so simple."
Qi Yuan listened silently and didn't interrupt. Although his method of advancement was different from others, this experience might not be useless to him. Perhaps when he advanced, he could use it as a reference.
More importantly, Ling You's seemingly casual explanation, other than being sure that he would definitely reach Tier 4, was actually expressing goodwill towards him. She seemed to want to rope him in.
Although he had already reserved Tanqiu's thigh in advance, Ling You's thigh seemed to be very powerful as well. She didn't even give Ke Shoulin face.
If he could protect Tanqiu's right leg with his left hand and Ling You's left leg with his right, he shouldn't have to worry about Ke Shoulin and Feng Qian's revenge.