102: Strange Thunder List No. 50 - Hidden Thunder

“Freely traverse the external formation of Xuanyuan City?”

Meng Yanxing knew that what Lu Ze wanted was not as simple as freely entering Xuanyuan City.

After all, the jade token in Lu Ze's hand could already allow him to enter and exit freely, unimpeded.

What Lu Ze wanted was the formation orb that could shuttle between the inside and outside of the formation.

Without that formation orb, Lu Ze could enter and exit Xuanyuan City, but he would inevitably be known, and he might encounter situations like the first mission, where he was blocked by Pang Cheng and Xu Lan.

As long as he possessed that formation orb, Lu Ze could not only enter and exit Xuanyuan City silently, undetected by anyone, but he could even bring people in quietly.

“Kid, tell me honestly, are you trying to bring someone in?”

Meng Yanxing's eyes suddenly darkened, and the Aura around him subtly rose, even causing Due, who was sitting beside him, to swallow hard.

Lu Ze only wanted this formation orb as a contingency, to prevent being blocked outside again, or to make it more convenient if he wanted to go out and kill demons in the future, allowing him to leave and return anytime.

He hadn't thought about bringing people in yet.

Perceiving Meng Yanxing's Aura continuously escalating, even pressing in on Lu Ze from all directions.

Lu Ze couldn't help but frown, “Bring someone in for what?”

Looking at Lu Ze's expression, Meng Yanxing stared intently at him, pondered for a long time, then suddenly withdrew all his oppressive Aura, “Alright, I'll give it to you, but you have to promise me one thing.”

Lu Ze remained silent, waiting for him to continue.

Meng Yanxing picked up a piece of paper from the table, wrote a string of numbers, and pushed it in front of Lu Ze, “Every time you enter and exit Xuanyuan City alone, you have to report to me. Don't worry, I don't care what you do or how long you stay. You just need to send me a message saying you're leaving before you go out with the formation orb, and send another message saying you've entered after you come back. As long as you can do that, I'll give you this special privilege!”

Seeing that Meng Yanxing was genuinely going to grant it, Due tentatively spoke, “Big Brother Meng, the right to freely enter and exit the formation seems to only be available to Little Commanders and above. Others, even if they have formation orbs, still have limited reporting. If you really give Lu Ze such a privilege, I'm afraid some people will be dissatisfied.”

Meng Yanxing raised his hand, signaling Due to stop talking.

Lu Ze lowered his gaze to the paper in front of him. He seemed to understand a little why Meng Yanxing was so cautious.

The formation orb could bring people in. If Lu Ze brought someone harmful to the city, the first one to be held accountable for dereliction of duty would be him, the Deputy Director who granted the privilege!

Lu Ze pulled out his phone from his pocket, entered the string of numbers from the paper, and sent a text message.

“Buzz buzz!”

Meng Yanxing's suit pocket vibrated twice. He pulled out his phone and saw a text message from an unknown number, the content of which was: I am Lu Ze.

Meng Yanxing knew that Lu Ze had agreed, and he didn't break his promise, nodding, “Good, I'll give you this privilege, but it will have to wait until after this competition.”

Lu Ze naturally agreed.

Meng Yanxing motioned for Due to give all the information to Lu Ze.

“These are the details of everyone coming from Shennong City this time. Although I told you to suppress those of the Gengyin-grade, if you can suppress stronger ones, that would naturally be even better!”

A smile reappeared on Meng Yanxing's face, as if he was looking forward to seeing Lu Ze crush his opponents.

Lu Ze took the information, casually flipped through a few, and asked, “Who is the strongest among them?”

Due had seen all the information, so he naturally knew, and replied, “The strongest is a Little Commander leading the team, but you probably can't beat him. He has Fourth Grade Major Achievement cultivation. You should have no problem with the others, they are all below Fourth Grade Minor Achievement, you should be able to take them down easily.”

Lu Ze found the Fourth Grade Major Achievement Little Commander that Due mentioned in the documents.

“Shen Zexing.”

Hearing Lu Ze speak his name, Meng Yanxing looked at Lu Ze, chuckled, “Kid, want to challenge him?”

Lu Ze turned his gaze to him. He always felt that Meng Yanxing's smile now was very sinister, as if he was brewing some kind of conspiracy.

Lu Ze scoffed, he had always been an upright person, would he stoop to their level?!

“Deputy Director Meng, tell me about it.”

As Lu Ze's words fell, Meng Yanxing leaned closer to Lu Ze and said, “I have intelligence that Shen Zexing was heartbroken and was seriously injured in his left leg during a fight, and it hasn't healed yet, so…”

Meng Yanxing winked, and Lu Ze instantly understood.

Kick the cripple's bad leg, right!

The two looked at each other, chuckling mischievously.

Due looked at the two of them, a shiver running down his spine.

He had a feeling that the one named Shen Zexing was going to have a really bad time!

Meng Yanxing shared a few more pieces of information, then left with Due.

After the two left, Fu Liang came in from outside the door, closed it, and looked at the documents on the table, asking, “What are these?”

Lu Ze handed them to Fu Liang, “These are the details of the people from Shennong City who are coming for the competition.”

Fu Liang took them, glanced through them, “I just went to inquire about the news. The Division is taking this competition very seriously, and it will even be open for people to observe and learn.”

This was probably arranged by Meng Yanxing, and Lu Ze could understand it. It was nothing more than wanting to win this time, to boost the morale of the Demon Subduing Division personnel in Xuanyuan City, and to reverse the trend of Xuanyuan City being suppressed for so many years!

However, Lu Ze was more concerned about other things.

“Have you found out about the competition system?”

“I've found out. It's just a normal combat mode, either one-on-one duels or designated challenges, nothing special.”

Lu Ze nodded. If that was the case, there was no need to prepare anything special.

Lu Ze lowered his head, looking at the information on Shen Zexing in his hand. The records were very detailed, including what Shen Zexing was good at and what he wasn't.

Meng Yanxing had put in a lot of effort this time!

“Oh, right.”

Fu Liang suddenly spoke, “This time, Shennong City has set up a prize. They said that in the competition between the two sides, whoever gets first place on either side can choose one item from the Shennong City Demon Subduing Division.”

“I looked at the selection range they provided. There's nothing particularly special about the others, but there is one thing that Young Master Lu might be interested in.”

Lu Ze's attention was also piqued, “What?”

Fu Liang took out a piece of paper from his pocket and unfolded it in front of Lu Ze.

On the paper, the words “Ranking of Anomalous Thunder” were prominently written.

Fifty Different Lightning were arranged from top to bottom. Fu Liang pointed to the last Different Lightning and said, “Young Master Lu, this one is within their given range.”

Lu Ze's eyes swept down, and he saw where Fu Liang was pointing: Fifty-fifth on the Ranking of Anomalous Thunder — Hidden Thunder!

“Hidden Thunder, dormant and unmoving, is very easy to tame, yet no one has ever used it to unleash great power. Perhaps this Different Lightning itself is not strong.”

Fu Liang's voice continued, “But, Young Master Lu, the Latent Thunder can devour other Different Lightning.”