170: Chapter 170 A Storm Is Coming? What Do I, Lu Chen, Fear!

Hunter Headquarters, villa in the special district.

Just as Lu Chen stepped out of the glimmer of the teleportation array, still carrying a trace of the unique Chaos aura from the Abyss Demon City, he was enveloped by the heavy atmosphere in the living room.

His father, Lu Sen, sat on the sofa with his brows tightly locked.

His mother, Chen Rou, was gently stroking his back from the side.

And Yu Linglong stood with her arms crossed, her pretty face frosty, her cheeks slightly puffed out in anger.

"Son, you're back?"

Seeing Lu Chen, a trace of relief flashed in Lu Sen's eyes, but it was immediately replaced by deeper anxiety.

"Did the advancement go smoothly?"

"Very smoothly, Dad. Looking at your expression, has the sky fallen?"

Lu Chen smiled relaxedly.

Rank 7 achieved!

He felt a surge of confidence; even against a Rank 9 legendary expert, he would have no fear.

"The sky hasn't fallen, but there are three major issues that are just about as bad!"

Lu Sen took a deep breath and held up three fingers.

Lu Chen was slightly taken aback: "Three major issues?"

"The first: our whereabouts have been leaked."

"Right now, representatives from the three major Nine-Star Guilds—Jinbao Pavilion, the Five Elders Association, and Tianxiao Guild—are applying pressure on the outskirts of the headquarters, demanding that Hunter Headquarters hand over our family!"

"Furthermore, Hunter Headquarters recently discovered that Skeleton Shadow Guild's Bone King-Rank assassins have been spotted; there are at least three of them lurking in the vicinity!"

Lu Chen's gaze sharpened: "Dad, do we know who leaked our whereabouts?"

"Who else could it be!"

Yu Linglong spoke up indignantly, her beautiful eyes practically spitting fire: "Who else could it be besides that good-for-nothing Prince Fred of the Xilan Kingdom, who knows our specific location and has a grudge against us?"

"While you were away doing your advancement quest, he didn't stop causing us trouble!"

"First, he came to the villa area and made snide, sarcastic remarks, but Ophelia blocked him."

"Later, when we went to farm Rank 7 advancement Materials, he secretly sabotaged us, almost getting us surrounded by a pack of violent Rank 7 magic wolves. If it weren't for our strength, we really would have fallen for his trap!"

"Fred..."

Lu Chen repeated the name softly, his eyes instantly turning icy cold, as if the temperature in the living room had dropped several degrees.

He had originally thought the guy was just a clown and simply kicked him unconscious, but he hadn't expected this idiot to dare court death again and again!

At this moment, inside a luxurious residence at the headquarters.

Prince Fred was swirling a glass of red wine, his face wearing a sickly, smug, evil grin as he adjusted his gorgeous collar in front of a massive water mirror.

"Hmph! Lu Chen! So what if you have peerless talent? You tried to steal a woman from me, Fred, and dared to humiliate me in public! This time, let's see how you die! With three Nine-Star Guilds demanding you, even if Hunter Headquarters wants to protect you, they have to weigh the consequences of offending three major powers at once! The headquarters will definitely hand you over!"

He seemed to already see the miserable sight of Lu Chen being tied up and begging for mercy on his knees, and couldn't help but let out a suppressed, sinister laugh.

Lu Chen suppressed the urge to immediately go and crush that idiot prince to death, and continued to ask: "Dad, what is the second issue?"

Lu Sen's expression became even graver: "The second is about the West Sea Overlord. According to the latest sound wave analysis monitored by Hunter Headquarters, that guy doesn't know what triggered it, but it is frantically gathering a massive army of sea monsters in the depths of the West Sea, on an unprecedented scale!"

"Furthermore, several key syllables that repeatedly appear in the sound waves, after being deciphered, point to a clear message—it is looking for you! And it is filled with monstrous killing intent and hatred!"

"What? The West Sea Overlord is looking for me? And with killing intent? I didn't offend it!"

Lu Chen froze, looking astonished.

He carefully recalled every detail related to the West Sea Overlord.

The Giant Whirlpool Alligator Turtle (Old Four) passed the message, it attacked Wuyao City, and he followed the agreement to let it retreat; the whole process was a "pleasant" cooperation.

Even at the Abyss rift, when facing Guru Du, he had even put in a few "good words"...

Although those "good words" might have been a bit off-track.

"Could it be... that Guru Du is not the 'Great Existence' that the West Sea Overlord spoke of?"

A thought flashed through Lu Chen's mind: "Did I pass the message to the wrong person, causing that true 'Great Existence' to take its anger out on the West Sea Overlord and punish it? So it's blaming me?"

This explanation seemed a bit far-fetched no matter how he thought about it.

But for now, there didn't seem to be a more reasonable explanation for the West Sea Overlord's inexplicable rage.

It couldn't be that Guru Du, that sleazy blue fatty, had a whim and intentionally set him up to mess with him, right?

[Guru Du: Eh, you guessed right, I did it on purpose, purululu!]

"However, it is precisely because of the West Sea Overlord's abnormal behavior that the power-holders of the Five Elders Association, Tianxiao City, and Jinbao Pavilion didn't dare to come all the way to Hunter Headquarters to demand you, in order to prevent the West Sea Overlord from suddenly launching an attack on their territories," Lu Sen said.

Lu Chen nodded and continued to ask: "Dad, what is the third issue?"

"The third..."

Lu Sen's voice became even deeper: "A member of the Divine Cavalry Order, one of the three quasi-Divine-Grade guilds, has officially returned to Blue Star and made a public appearance!"

Lu Chen's pupils constricted: "A member of the Divine Cavalry Order has returned?"

"Yes, the news has already spread, but the purpose of the return is unclear."

"However, according to convention, unless something major is happening on a global scale, these members of the top-tier quasi-Divine-Grade guilds would never easily return publicly."

Lu Sen said in a deep voice, his eyes filled with worry about unknown variables.

The movements of quasi-Divine-Grade guilds often indicate the scale of the storm.

"What about the New God Society and the Yiren Kingdom? Any movement?"

Lu Chen pressed.

Any movement from these two equally mysterious quasi-Divine-Grade guilds was crucial.

"There is no definite news yet," Lu Sen shook his head.

Just then, the space in the living room fluctuated slightly, and Ophelia's figure appeared via teleportation.

She was wearing her easy-to-move-in Boundary Patrollers uniform today, which outlined her graceful figure, but her pretty face showed obvious anxiety.

"Lu Chen! You're finally back!"

Seeing Lu Chen, her ice-blue eyes lit up, but she immediately said rapidly: "The three headquarters Elders want you to go over immediately! The headquarters needs to discuss the matter of the three Nine-Star Guilds demanding you in person!"

A cold light flashed in Lu Chen's eyes, but the corners of his mouth curled into an arrogant arc.

He had just successfully advanced to Rank 7, his attributes and the strength of his pet beasts had skyrocketed, and he was just worrying about having nowhere to test his blade!

"Just in time!"

An invisible Evil Qi began to permeate around Lu Chen.

A storm is coming?

Then he, Lu Chen, would be the one to stir up the storm, and even tear it apart!

He was prepared to take this opportunity to officially step onto the world stage and warn the globe that he, Lu Chen, had risen, and anyone who dared to plot against him and his family would have to weigh the consequences from this moment on!

"Dad, Mom, Sister Linglong, stay here, don't go anywhere. I'll handle the matters outside!"

Lu Chen's tone was calm, as if he no longer feared any storm: "Ophelia, lead the way!"

Looking at Lu Chen's confident and domineering profile, Ophelia's heart inexplicably accelerated, and she immediately nodded: "Okay! Please follow me!"

The two figures flashed and quickly disappeared from the villa.