Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Giant of Light

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Captain Lei then leaped up, putting distance between himself and the Wolf King once again.

However, before the Wolf King could act, Captain Lei emitted a beam of light from his hand in mid-air and instantly disappeared from sight.

"Space teleportation?"

The wolf king swallowed the entire arm from its mouth, and its charred body quickly began to recover.

Then, after sniffing the air, it quickly ran towards the outskirts of the city.

Swish!

Captain Lei's figure instantly appeared on a small hill outside War King City. Looking at the magnificent city in the distance, a strong sense of malice welled up in his heart.

This time, his trip to the lower city was a devastating one. His painstakingly built team was wiped out, and he was seriously injured, while also wasting an extremely precious spatial teleportation talisman.

"I'll be back!"

Although he was furious, Captain Lei knew that now was not the time to think about revenge; he had to get back to the upper city as soon as possible.

Captain Lei then concealed himself and sprinted towards the upper city area.

Shortly after he left, the Wolf King arrived, roared angrily in the direction Captain Lei had fled, and had no choice but to give up the chase.

Using the spatial teleportation talisman to create distance, even though both were at the Silver level, they couldn't catch up at all.

Captain Lei, fleeing for his life, arrived at the Blackwater River, his strength waning rapidly.

The relentless, all-out rush that consumed its own essence was something even a Silver-level cultivator couldn't withstand.

Looking at the Blackwater River with its astonishing corrosive power, Captain Lei hesitated.

If he were to swim in his current condition, it's uncertain whether he would survive to reach the other side. Even if he did, he would likely be completely ruined.

Just then, Captain Lei spotted an old man furtively rowing a boat, who looked anything but legitimate.

"Smuggling!"

In the Upper District, there are also many illegal immigrants from the Lower District, which is also a problem that the law enforcement team needs to crack down on.

After all, the people in the lower city are more or less tainted by the power of the abyss, and if placed in the upper city, they would be like time bombs.

"But it's a perfect deal for me!"

It was lucky that he encountered an illegal immigrant here. Captain Lei then sneaked up behind the old man.

"If you don't want to die, obey my orders and sail to the upper city." Captain Lei released his silver-level aura, suppressing the old man.

"Yes, yes, I'll start the boat right away, please don't do anything." The old man was startled and quickly started the boat, taking the smuggling route towards the upper city.

On the boat, Captain Lei kept a close eye on the old man, not daring to relax for a moment.

"what's your name?"

As the boat moved further away from the shore, Captain Lei breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but ask.

“My name is River God!” said the boatman.

Upon hearing this, Captain Lei couldn't help but frown. Who would have such a name? However, he didn't bother to dwell on it and began to inquire about the situation in the lower city.

What exactly happened in the lower city area?

"I'm just a boatman, I don't know that much, but..."

The River God recounted the changes in the lower city bit by bit, without any intention of concealing anything.

"Because of the changes in the lower city, fewer people are trying to smuggle themselves into the upper city these days, and I'm almost starving..."

"laugh!"

Upon hearing He Bo's words, Captain Lei sneered. As expected of someone from the lower city, he had no vision at all. However, he also gained some crucial information from this.

"War King, is it really you?" Captain Lei wondered to himself.

He and the War King were once both enemies and friends, but one chose to join the enforcement team, while the other chose to go to the lower city.

"arrive!"

Before long, the smuggling boat slowed down, and the upper town could be seen.

"Thank you!"

Captain Lei appeared silently behind He Bo, grabbing his head with his large hands.

"what!"

The next moment, countless bolts of electricity shot out, turning the River God in his hand into a charred corpse.

"Who killed the illegal immigrants?!"

Captain Lei said coldly, then smashed the smuggling boat with a single palm strike and headed towards the upper city.

However, as soon as Captain Lei left, the charred corpse of the River God, who had just died, instantly transformed into a young man standing in the water, watching him leave.

……

Chapter 815 The Beginning of the Conflict

Upper District!

As Lu Yunhe walked down the street, a faint, indescribable scent emanated from the stone-paved ground.

People of all kinds were coming and going around him, their faces showing an indescribable weariness.

Only a group of simply dressed children were still able to play and laugh with smiles on their faces.

Although it is called the Upper East Side, it still has its own slums.

People in both the upper and lower districts selectively ignored these things.

For the people of Shangcheng District, this place is basically used as a dumping ground for all the negative aspects of society.

Adventurers from the lowest rungs of society, idle assassins, and even the forbidden black market... all gather here.

For people in the lower district, the upper district embodies their aspirations for a better life, so naturally they only see the glamorous and bright side of the upper district.

Looking at the crowds coming and going, Lu Yunhe smiled.

Although the environment here is average, it is actually more vibrant than other parts of the otherwise desolate uptown.

Bang!

A little boy who was playing around accidentally bumped into Lu Yunhe. Seeing the adult's bright and shiny clothes, the little boy's face immediately showed a look of fear.

"sorry Sorry…"

Although they are still children, children living in such places tend to mature earlier.

"It's out of the way!"

Lu Yunhe's kind smile gradually calmed the little boy's nervousness.

"I didn't see the road!"

Lu Yunhe wanted to go up and pat the little boy's head, but looking at the boy's messy hair, he lowered his hand again.

"Can you tell me where the nearest tavern is?" Lu Yunhe asked.

"Just turn left up ahead, and you'll get there," the little boy pointed out.

"Thank you!"

Lu Yunhe tossed out a few specially made coins, which were also the currency issued by the Upper District.

Consider this compensation for bumping into you earlier!

After saying that, Lu Yunhe turned and left, leaving the boy looking bewildered.

Subsequently, many people in this slum in the upper town encountered unexpected situations and received unexpected things.

A dejected mercenary rekindles his fighting spirit after being inspired by others… A thief accidentally acquires a treasure while stealing… A man whose family has been destroyed embarks on a path of revenge… And those who want to defy the injustice of fate also receive a response from destiny…

One by one, seemingly insignificant things began to permeate the slums.

Unseen by the public, threads of destiny silently descend, leading them onto a new path of fate.

……

The main urban area of ​​Shangcheng District—Golden Council.

The six major golden families joined forces to establish Blackwater City, and also set up the Golden Council, the highest authority in the city.

Every time the council convenes, it is undoubtedly a crucial decision involving the entire Blackwater City, requiring the joint decision of the six Golden Families.

At this moment, the Golden Council opened again, with a round table-style meeting structure. Six golden thrones rose up, and the figures of the six family heads appeared on them.

"Greetings, esteemed family heads!"

Captain Lei stood on the circular platform in the center of the meeting, receiving the gazes of the six family heads. Although his expression was still somewhat pale, his severed arm had been restored.

"Lei Jie, are you sure what you're saying is true?" The head of the Stan family frowned as he looked at the information presented by Captain Lei.

As the original founders of Blackwater City, the Stan family had the deepest influence on the city.

But he never expected that the lower district would develop into this state right under their noses.

If he hadn't noticed something was wrong and specifically sent Captain Lei to investigate, he probably would have remained in the dark and wouldn't have known when the lower city was overthrown.

"The intelligence should be fine, but the actual situation may be even worse," the head of the Jack family said coldly.

You have to understand, Captain Lei is a renowned Silver-level expert, and he even brought a team of subordinates with him, yet he escaped back in such a miserable state.

If it weren't for the treasured teleportation talisman, they probably would have died on the way.

The strength revealed in it is something that even the Upper City District has to take seriously.

"So many of you went, but in the end only you came back. Captain Lei, shouldn't you explain this?" The patriarch of the Sel family said angrily.

It's worth noting that among Captain Lei's silver-level subordinates were members of the Sel family, but their efforts were wasted, and they didn't serve any purpose whatsoever.

A silver-level being is a high-ranking member even within the gold family, a core member among core members, and cannot be easily lost.

Apart from their ancestors, the current heads of the major gold families are all silver-level, and none of the six families present are gold-level.

My people are all dead, yet you managed to come back alive. Naturally, the Sel family harbors resentment.