Ultragene Warlord

Chapter 308: Head of the Council

Within the Tianji Council headquarters, the council head Wang Yanyi was just about to head home when the emergency alert sounded from a device he kept in a pouch by his waist. He lowered his head—the alert came from his own nephew!

He immediately dispatched a few hunters toward the source of the alert.

Outside the forests of Qi, Zhang Lie didn't panic when he saw Wang Po sound an emergency alarm. In truth, he was quite curious just who was backing such a useless lout like Wang Po. The team leaders standing behind him, however, began sending reports back to the underground barracks the moment they noticed Wang Po's actions.

When Zhou Liao heard of the news, he immediately sent a group of hunters to inform the governor of the matter at once.

The confrontation seemed as though it would snowball.

"Deputy Leader Zhang, please don't go much further than this. Wang Po's a weakling in his own right, but his backer, Wang Yanyi, won't be easy to deal with," Xia Na advised.

"That's not a problem. I'd like to see just what they think they can do to me."

Zhang Lie's advancement into the second realm had been an accident. He had intended on keeping a low profile for some time, but found himself disdained everywhere he went—first by the special forces troops, and now the Tianji Council, as though his winning the Void Cup was an insignificant accomplishment.

He had finally gotten to let loose, but even that was being ruined by some power-tripping asshole who was vying for Xia Na's attention.

He increased the force of gravity in the area until Wang Po was unable to move even his fingertips, but because of his newfound strength, he had accidentally increased it so much that Wang Po began bleeding from all his orifices. If Zhang Lie hadn't noticed the problem and relaxed slightly, Wang Po would likely have exploded.

Saved though he might be from a gruesome death, Wang Po was scared stiff. He was strong even by Qi standards, and he had never, ever felt so helpless before. Under usual circumstances, everyone from Qi would give him face owing to Wang Yanyi's name.

After all, the Tianji Council was in charge of overseeing the city's councils, and Wang Yanyi was its head. The head of the Tianji Council was as strong as the governor himself, and they had once been called the twin heroes of Qi. Who would dare provoke such an existence?

Wang Po had never imagined that he would end up facing someone who wasn't cowed by his uncle, or that he would be so strong. He knew very well just how close he had been to death in that instant.

He could move no part of his body. Half his head was pressed against the ground, and he was only able to suck in air through one nostril. He prayed that his uncle would get here soon and relieve him of his misery, but what he didn't know was that even Wang Yanyi might be hard-pressed to get him out of such dire straits.

After all, given how things had developed, it was only natural for Zhang Lie to use him as an example to avoid being looked down upon by anyone else.

About a minute later, in a beam of blue light, a man in his fifties suddenly appeared beside Wang Po.

"Be careful, Team Leader Zhang! This is Wang Yanyi, head of the Tianji Council and Wang Po's uncle. He's ruthless and vindictive!" The moment he appeared, Xia Na used a technique to send him a private message.

Zhang Lie nodded, then motioned for the troops to remain calm with the back of his hand.

As for Wang Yanyi, he began frowning the moment he surveyed the scene. Someone in his position would be able to recognize Zhang Lie in the blink of an eye, but the fact that the members of the Tianji Council were lying spread-eagled on the ground meant that they had no choice but to be on opposite sides of this conflict.

He turned to Zhang Lie with a frown. "Are you Zhang Lie? What's going on here?"

As he began circulating his genetic energy, the members of the Tianji Council found the weight on their bodies significantly lessened.

"I am," Zhang Lie declared. Noticing what Wang Yanyi was doing, he began to counter Wang Yanyi's aura by increasing the strength of his own.

The blood moon hung radiant in the air as the force of gravity surrounding the members of the Tianji Council multiplied to an extent even more frightening than before. Even Wang Yanyi himself barely avoided stumbling, but as he checked himself, he shot into a fit of rage.

Who would dare countermand his authority?

For a second-realm hunter, he was indeed on the strong side, but Wang Yanyi himself had hardly made a move. The only reason he had held off was because he noticed that Wang Po and the others seemed to be in bad shape.

"Lad, there's no need to be so rash. I'm Wang Yanyi, head of the Tianji Council, and these are my men. Let them go, and we can discuss your grievances."

As an experienced second-realm hunter, he was certain that he would be able to break this unusual gravitational pull, but it was likely that Wang Po and the others would be seriously injured as a result. This wasn't a sight he was willing to see, so he could only back down and try to resort to diplomacy.

"I'm willing to let them go, as long as they apologize to me."

Wang Yanyi narrowed his eyes. Although he didn't know how Wang Po had offended Zhang Lie, Wang Po's decade of experience in Qi gave him confidence as to his nephew's judgment.

"Lad, I know of your exploits in the first realm, so that's why I'm asking you this again—are you truly unwilling to let them go?"