171: Old things

As Luo Lei left without the slightest delay.

Inside the house, Li Huaishu took out two wine glasses and silently poured himself a drink.

He looked out the floor-to-ceiling window with a hint of melancholy, at the City of Humans in this apocalypse…

"Why would I want to sacrifice Luo Kai? That's my nephew."

"But you need to know, if you lose, we Humans will completely lose hope."

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North District.

Having endured the impact of the zombie tide, the entire City had not yet recovered.

On the street, a few streetlights and two or three pedestrians further highlighted the City's wounds.

North District Federal Institute.

Originally, this should have been the place where the seven Diamond-level leaders resided.

Now, it had become the temporary residence of the Dawn Organization.

After yesterday's battle, the Dawn Organization, as expected by the public, naturally took over this City!

At the same time, other members of the Dawn Organization rushed from thousands of miles away!

With three Purple Crystal level powerhouses and 33 Diamond-level powerhouses, bolstered by profound reserves, the current North District was completely different from before!

Inside the North District Federal Institute.

The faint moonlight illuminated the corridor. A White-Haired Old Man wearing a Tang suit finished reading the letter in his hand, and the power of starlight burst from his palm, incinerating the letter.

"Hmph! The Central District is still making excuses at this time, saying they didn't grasp the situation in the North District in time, which is why they didn't provide aid."

"That's the usual tactic of those Leaders."

Beside the White-Haired Old Man, Second Elder Mo Tiancang said wistfully, "Wasn't the West District of Huaibei Base City given away by them just like that back then?"

"They still think the North District can forget about this matter and return to the previous state where the Central District was in charge. It's simply laughable!"

Not far from the two Old men, an Old Woman leaning on a cane stood with one hand behind her back: "Why think so much? Now our Dawn Organization has finally taken root. As long as we find that Lord, everything will develop in a good direction."

Third Elder's words made the other two Elders nod in agreement.

Just as the three continued discussing the future development of the Dawn Organization, a member of the Dawn Organization ran over urgently.

"This is bad, Elders! The monitoring department discovered that high-level alien races have come to the North District!"

"Hmm?"

The three Elders frowned simultaneously.

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North District, Block 434, Eighth Floor.

Inside the room, Luo Kai sat cross-legged, cultivating with his eyes closed.

He was already at Bronze Peak, yet he was still trying to comprehend the first Martial Skill.

It was truly because his level had risen too quickly, making it difficult to adapt for a while.

"Knock knock~"

Outside the door, the door that shouldn't have been knocked upon was knocked.

Luo Kai slowly opened his eyes, waking up from his Cultivation state.

The door opened, and an Old man wearing a suit with a hint of guilt on his face appeared before him.

"Hello Luo Kai, my name is Lumu Chen."

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Inside the small room.

On a sofa, Luo Kai silently wiped the Broken Sword in his hand: "You said you knew my Father?"

"Yes, Godslayer King has always been my belief, this Old man's belief."

"Godslayer King."

Chewing on this novel term, Luo Kai then said, "Can you tell me more about his story?"

"Didn't Lord Luo Lei tell you?"

"The Father I remember was either drinking or completely drunk…"

"It seems Lord was too deeply injured."

Hearing about Luo Lei's situation, Lumu Chen sighed wistfully.

"Actually, your Father was very great. It's not an exaggeration to say he was one of the greatest people in this disastrous World era."

As he spoke, Lumu Chen habitually lit a cigarette for himself: "20 years ago, that was when your Father truly entered the public eye."

"At that time, he was just an Excellent quality Black Iron Martial Artist, much worse than you are now."

"Through a chance encounter, your Father entered the territory of the Ginseng King. When he emerged after a near-death experience, everyone was surprised to find that he, who originally had Excellent quality battle armor, had transformed into Epic level quality!"

Speaking of this, the admiration in Lumu Chen's eyes was palpable: "You must know, once the quality of battle armor is determined innately, trying to change and improve it later is as difficult as ascending to Heaven!"

"Before that, there was only one successful example of ordinary quality advancing to Excellent. Advancing from Excellent to Epic level battle armor had never happened before! As for from Epic level to Legendary, that was just a concept."

"From that time on, your Father began cultivating day and night. Three years passed in the blink of an eye, and your Father, relying on absolute effort and comprehension, was already a top Purple Crystal level powerhouse!"

"That was also the year your Father met your Mother…"

Speaking here, Lumu Chen exhaled a thick cloud of smoke, his troubled expression as if he was about to recount some kind of sorrow.

"Your Father, as the number one among the younger generation at the time, was basically the default next Leader."

"However, it was precisely because of this absolute dominance that some people felt extremely unbalanced internally. They wanted to find a Breakthrough point in your Father, wanting to drag him down!"

Saying this, Lumu Chen clenched his fist, while Luo Kai, listening beside him, had sweat on his palms.

"So, they found your Mother, a woman. In their eyes, she was much easier to deal with than your Father. But they miscalculated. They never could have imagined that your Mother was a Purple Crystal level powerhouse, and at the same time, the quality of her battle armor was Legendary level!"

"This news almost detonated the upper echelons' circle back then. Under the deliberate spread by some people, those three guys from the World who called themselves the Divine Race came. They wanted to kill your Mother. They didn't want to see any threat!"

"Facing three Seventh Stage existences…"

Lumu Chen's eyes teared up, and he shook his head heavily: "We had no choice. That was also the time we most let your Father down."

"That day, Li Shantu proposed an idea: to tie up your Mother, who had just given birth to you and was in an extremely weakened state."

"Li Shantu wanted to offer your Mother to the Three Kings in exchange for peace for Humans."

"Hehehe."

Lumu Chen shook his head and laughed self-mockingly: "Actually, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Li Shantu was provoking Luo Lei, making him fight the Three Kings. As long as Luo Lei died, he would have a chance to sit in the Leader's position."

"He succeeded in the end, but the Leader's position still wasn't his."

"At that time, in this situation that everyone could see through, no one pointed it out, because everyone was afraid of the Three Kings' wrath. Everyone thought that as long as your Mother was offered up, the matter would be settled!"

"The day your Mother was offered up, everyone's mood was complicated."

He took a puff of his cigarette with a tapping sound, and Lumu Chen squinted: "That day, Li Huaishu, who had been kept in the dark, that is, your uncle, found out about this matter."

"He searched for a long time, in many places, but he just couldn't find your Mother."

"Finally, he went to Li Shantu's house. When he came out of their house, he was covered in blood. Li Huaishu killed all of his family members. This is also the reason why Li Shantu's wife suffered from a mental illness back then."

"But no matter how many he killed, it couldn't change your Mother's death."

"So, my Mother was killed by Li Shantu?!"

Luo Kai's voice was suppressed.