29: Chapter 29 The Overwhelming Force

An overwhelming aura that crushed the entire field and far surpassed everyone present suddenly descended, and the whole world instantly fell dead silent.

A deep, domineering voice that commanded respect without anger slowly echoed across the heavens and earth, stunning everyone present:

"Since when is it the turn of the Deity Administration Bureau to arrest people from my Pioneers Legion?"

A tall figure draped in a blood-red military robe with a three-star legion badge on his shoulders stepped through the void and slowly descended to the center of the battlefield.

His aura was vast, his military might awe-inspiring and matchless.

The moment they saw the newcomer, every law enforcement officer from the Deity Administration Bureau stiffened, their faces showing awe as they subconsciously halted all their actions.

This person was the top big shot stationed in Cangnan City by the Pioneers Legion, holding monstrous authority!

The big shot swept his gaze indifferently across the field, finally landing on the group of law enforcement officers, his tone detached yet carrying the absolute authority of unquestionable certainty:

"Wang Guo is a registered warrior belonging to the Pioneers Legion. Today's matter will be handled solely by my legion."

"The Deity Administration Bureau has no right to intervene, nor do they have the right to take him away!"

As his words fell, the sealing divine runes above the firmament still flickered, but not a single law enforcement officer dared to take another half-step forward, the air dead silent to the point where a falling pin could be heard.

The chief inspector's complexion turned alternately pale and blue. Enduring the overwhelming pressure across the sky, he gritted his teeth and took a step forward, stubbornly clinging to federal rules with a rigid and harsh tone: "Commander Li! Federal law comes first, and public and private matters must not be confused!"

"Regardless of identity, private fights disrupting urban order and high-ranking divine lords starting a war without authorization are violations! Everyone is equal before the law, and even legion warriors cannot override federal rules! I ask the Commander not to shield your own out of favoritism or interfere with us enforcing the law according to the law!"

He was certain that, backed by legal righteousness, even if the other party was a high-ranking big shot of the legion, they would not dare to openly violate federal law, and he insisted on capturing Wang Guo to close the case.

Beside him, Ye Jinglun flashed a hint of smugness in his eyes and hurriedly chimed in: "That is right! Everything must be done according to the rules. Wang Guo provoked a battle without cause with conclusive evidence. How can he be wantonly exempted just based on his legion identity?"

Hearing this, Commander Li, draped in the blood-red military robe, slowly raised his eyes. His pitch-black pupils were devoid of warmth, and the corners of his mouth curled into an ice-cold, piercing arc. The monstrous military might around him suddenly restrained, yet it gave birth to an even more intimidating sense of oppression.

"Enforcing the law according to the rules?"

He softly repeated those four words, his tone full of mockery, and then his voice shook the sky, every word sonorous and crushing the entire field: "You keep talking about laws and rules, then let me ask you!"

"Federal law protects meritorious officials, comforts the people's hearts, and guards the foundation of the Federation! Two half-grown students—one is the only son of a martyr who died defending the borders and stained the battlefield with blood, and the other is the biological flesh and blood of an active Pioneers Legion warrior!"

"In broad daylight, in the core urban area of Cangnan City, the two of them were besieged and hunted down with weapons by black market desperadoes, almost leaving their corpses in the alley! With such blatant assassination in broad daylight, you turned a blind eye!"

Commander Li pressed forward step by step, his aura fully unleashed. Every sentence was as heavy as thunder, slamming fiercely into everyone's hearts: "Black market assassins are repeatedly banned and remain outside federal law year-round, often supported and colluded with by remnants from other realms behind the scenes!"

"Today, someone dares to unscrupulously assassinate the orphans of martyrs and the offspring of the legion. How obvious is this targeting! Is this really just a simple student grievance or a private vendetta?"

"Do you not have the slightest suspicion that someone is secretly colluding with other-realm forces, deliberately targeting my Pioneers Legion? The intention is to slaughter the descendants of meritorious officials, chill the hearts of the border soldiers, and secretly subvert the foundation of the Federation guarding the borders!"

"With such monstrous hidden dangers of treason and shaking the foundation of the state, you do not thoroughly investigate, you do not delve deeply, and you do not trace the source!"

"Instead, you grab onto a border-guarding warrior who grieves for his juniors and is furiously seeking justice, refusing to let go of so-called petty rules?"

A heavy accusation crashed down, instantly elevating a private grievance and high-ranking private fight to the fatal height of colluding with other realms, subverting the Federation, and shaking the foundation of the state!

In a flash, the entire field fell dead silent!

The inspector elder of the Deity Administration Bureau, who originally had a tough expression, instantly turned as pale as paper. His body shuddered violently, his legs suddenly went soft, and his back was instantly soaked in cold sweat!

The dozen or so high-ranking law enforcement officers behind him all constricted their pupils in horror, their expressions panicked, and none of them dared to utter another half-word.

Subverting the Federation, colluding with other realms, and targeting the Pioneers Legion!

Any single one of these charges was enough to overturn the entire pattern of Cangnan City. Let alone a few minor law enforcement officers, even if the director of the Cangnan City General Bureau came, he could not bear the heavy crime of dereliction of duty!

Beside him, Ye Jinglun, who had just been secretly pleased, had the color drain completely from his face in an instant. His whole body turned cold, as if falling into an icy abyss of the netherworld!

He instantly realized the terrifying nature of the matter!

Previously, he only thought of it as a youthful grievance and family game, but once he was pinned with the hat of colluding with other realms and targeting the legion, let alone the Ye family's status as a top powerhouse in Cangnan City, the entire Ye family would be classified as traitorous remnants, instantly annihilated and wiped out to the last member!

Immense panic instantly swallowed Ye Jinglun. The divine energy around him violently fluctuated, and he could no longer maintain even a shred of composure or calmness.

Commander Li looked down coldly at the panicked postures of everyone present, his tone growing increasingly cold and domineering, leaving no room for maneuver whatsoever:

"Now, are you still going to arrest Wang Guo?"

"Are you still going to use those so-called rigid rules to hold accountable a border-guarding warrior's wrath in protecting his son?"

"Or rather, does your Deity Administration Bureau simply condone other-realm remnants, shelter traitorous forces, and deliberately target heroes of our Federation?"

Layer upon layer of questioning pierced straight to the heart with every single word!

The inspector elder's whole body stiffened, his head lowered tightly, not daring to even breathe heavily. Where was there a shred of the majesty and strength of a law enforcement officer from just now?

He knew very well that today's matter had completely changed!

From an insignificant high-ranking private fight, it directly escalated into a top-tier major case concerning the safety of the Federation and the infiltration of other realms!

If they dared to continue entangling themselves in Wang Guo's guilt, all of them would become sinners of the Federation!

Above the firmament, the blood-red military robe rustled in the wind. Commander Li's gaze was like a knife, locking tightly onto the pale-faced Ye Jinglun as he spoke indifferently, his voice bone-chillingly cold:

"Since you cannot investigate it, then this major case suspected of colluding with other realms and assassinating the offspring of meritorious officials will be thoroughly investigated to the end by my Pioneers Legion personally!"

"Not a single person related to this can escape!"

The inspector elder was soaked in cold sweat, terrified to his core, yet he still stubbornly maintained the last shred of official dignity, gritting his teeth to argue back stubbornly: "Commander Li! Although the legion's authority and responsibilities are great, it still cannot cross the line to interfere with the federal legal process!"

He raised his head, forcing himself to maintain his majesty, and said in a deep voice word by word: "Regarding today's matter, Wang Guo is at fault. If you want to protect him, I have nothing to say, but I will record the video throughout the whole process, organize the ins and outs of the incident, and report it verbatim to the headquarters of the Deity Administration Bureau, leaving it to the high-ranking officials at headquarters to make a final decision and ruling!"

This was his final stubbornness: he neither dared to continue provoking the Pioneers Legion nor dared to wrap things up hastily and end up with the crime of dereliction of duty. He could only bring out the headquarters as a buffer to preserve his own face and that of the bureau.