Chapter 633 - Legend of the armored being (1/2)
Translator: Legge
Initially, Qin Sheng and the other Riders thought it was just a minor incident that happened today. This was nothing more than a few unidentified forces getting rid of their rivals and taking out their intelligence network.
Everyone was currently at the stage of mutual observation as each party took note of how many people the other forces had brought to Luoyang City and vice versa. In any case, no one wanted to make the first move and continued hiding in the shadows.
Therefore, Qin Sheng and the others were also at the stage of trying to figure out the situation. Everyone felt that it was still not the right time to make a move.
Superhumans appearing at this moment was something very unexpected. Moreover, one of them even died as soon as he appeared.
Sometimes, it was very difficult for supernatural beings to kill another supernatural being even if they encountered one another.
For example, back at the Wang Consortium’s stronghold, the Pyro Company’s members had wanted to kill that elderly sugar painter. However, with his amber-colored dragon keeping a close guard at his side, the Pyro Company could not find any opportunity to finish him off.
Meanwhile, when the Anjing House’s Vanilla tried to kill the members of the Pyro Company, they were able to escape due to their strong physical fitness.
Everyone had their shortcomings. So when some superhumans bumped into each other, they would usually just exchange a few blows before retreating.
But it was different today. A supernatural being had absolutely crushed another supernatural being in just a short encounter. This incident had undoubtedly announced to all of the supernatural beings in Luoyang City that someone really strong was here.
Earlier, Ren Xiaosu was also caught off guard by the sneak attack on him. Under such circumstances, he had no choice but to activate his armor.
Of course, a lot of people knew of the existence of the armor, but they might not know that Ren Xiaosu was the one controlling it.
Other than Fortress 178, Wang Fugui’s group, and Yang Xiaojin, it seemed that the only other living people who had seen him in the armor were the residents of Stronghold 146. However, Stronghold 146’s residents did not know his identity. Furthermore, the Fortress 178 troops had been ordered to keep it a secret. Therefore, the outside world only knew that someone in armor had destroyed a stronghold, but they did not know who exactly that person was.
This time, many of the residents in Luoyang City witnessed it as well. When the Riders and the Luoyang City troops arrived at the scene, someone came up to them and said animatedly, “Are you guys pursuing two people? I saw them escaping in a hurry earlier on. But when they happened to pass by a hooded young man, that young man tripped one of them while snacking on some sweet potatoes.”
Qin Sheng and Old Li looked at each other. Snacking on sweet potatoes? What the fuck?! Meanwhile, Zhang Qingxi, who was nearby, said nothing.
The pedestrian continued, “Just as the young man was about to stop the other person from escaping, someone suddenly attacked him from behind from the alley. I don’t know how he managed to conjure up a fireball and envelope the young man inside the flames, but that young man was suddenly clad in steel armor that appeared out of thin air, and he was unscathed by the fire.”
Next up was the story of how the steel beast killed the acrobatic superhuman. Even if the pedestrian did not really understand supernatural beings, he could tell that the young man in the steel armor was much stronger than the other supernatural being.
He had brutally crushed his opponent. The pedestrian felt adrenaline pumping just from watching it happen, and he even wished he could become the protagonist of this battle.
“Steel armor?” Zhang Qingxi mumbled, “Could it be that person from the Northwest?”
Actually, even Ren Xiaosu himself did not know he had become as famous as Li Shentan after the battle at Stronghold 146. In the eyes of many, he was a superhuman on par with Li Shentan.
After all, not many supernatural beings could take on a stronghold on their own.
No matter whether they knew the specifics, a symbolic object like “steel armor” was flagged by most of the major forces. Everyone knew Fortress 178 had such a fearsome supernatural being in their ranks.
But after Zhang Qingxi said that, Li Yingyun threw him a significant look. The three Riders then walked away. Puzzled, Zhang Qingxi asked, “What’s the matter?”