Chapter 583 - THE THREAT (1/2)

The stage was set.

All the players were in place, and it was time for the castle to fall.

In the Guardian Tower, Zhong Feng was alone in the server room with unusual intensity in his eyes. Lines of code flew across the screen as he sat in an ergonomic chair. If anyone saw him, they would not believe that he was one of the most powerful men in the world.

At this moment, he was a hacker. His only focus was digging through the secrets of Martial Island. He wanted to unravel all their channels and make sure that no skeleton was left in the closet.

If Hu Lei were at the scene, she would be tempted to pounce on Zhong Feng. No, she would definitely pounce on him. She could not resist his appearance when he was concentrating on something important, especially his techie stuff.

Zhong Feng's lips quirked into a small smile as he continued taking apart the data hidden by the elite families and the Guardians. The information was covertly sent to his liaisons in a few world government agencies.

He believed that Taiki's plan to involve the international court would work. The plan was quite solid because it was meant to force the elite families and other key individuals on Martial Island to take responsibility for their crimes against humanity.

However, Zhong Feng was not naïve enough to believe that things would go well.

He had dealt with the international court when he was trying to destroy the International Health Alliance. He put a lot of effort, skill and money into making sure that the crooks paid for their part in Hu Lei's suffering.

But he failed.

Even without Yuan Haoran's protection, the board members were able to escape from the international court. The only good thing that happened was the death of those vile people at the hands of Frank. Of course, it would have been better if they were prosecuted first.

Therefore, Zhong Feng was not willing to put his eggs in one basket.

If the international court failed, Martial Island would still not be able to recover under the watchful eye of numerous government agencies. And Zhong Feng was kind enough to provide complete details about countless issues, including the geographical position of Martial Island.

Sadly, he could not find anything about the secondary island. It seemed that it was a closely guarded secret, even for the Guardians.

Zhong Feng did not know why he was invested in this little project, even though it had nothing to do with him. Moreover, he was also technically helping his enemy, even though they somewhat resolved their differences.

Perhaps, he had been infected by the Hu Lei adventure bug. His smile widened, creating an ethereal image. It was a shame that no one was there to see the magnificent appearance.

In another place, Hu Lei was facing off three people while a few of Yuan Haoran's minions ushered a few famous reporters into a chopper.

The three people were special Guardians who were only summoned during the Triennial Championships. Their work was to prevent the exposure of Martial Island to the world. And more importantly, they were the ones who took charge of the secondary island.

Simply speaking, once the championships ended, they were responsible for making sure that the losers were sent to be miners on the radioactive rock. They would also exchange favours with elite families if they needed to dispose of someone cleanly.

They had once done it to Yuan Haoran by making a deal with his father. Jiang Yinuo was taken in because she was at the wrong place and at the wrong time.

”You are not a match for us.” One of the Guardians looked at Hu Lei with contempt.

Hu Lei was not fazed. ”You will not know until you try.”

”You are a mere child from the inferior outside world.” Another Guardian added with equal disgust as his companion.

”I know you are trying to act dignified, but you are just being pathetic. If you think that you can fight me and stop the people behind, you should go ahead and do it.” Hu Lei said.

A long moment passed before the woman who spoke contemptuously at Hu Lei moved like a flash and appeared beside Hu Lei. She had a complacent expression as if she expected to finish off her opponent with a single blow.

She did not use a weapon, just her powerful fist.

The ominous fist came directly at Hu Lei's face. It seemed like the woman intended to end Hu Lei while disfiguring her. Her face even turned into a smile just as she was about to hit her opponent in the face.