rpbooks Chapter 30 Cults
Chapter 30 Cults
After the meal.
Lu Hao returned to his room, took the arrow out of his storage space, and gave it to Bai Qiuyao.
Bai Qiuyao confirmed that this was indeed a Class C alloy, indicating that this route for selling stolen goods was indeed problematic.
……
The next day, Lu Hao woke up a little late because he had tempered six bones the day before, one more than planned. This caused him to consume more of his mental energy, so the recovery time would naturally be longer.
Lu Hao has now reached 43 bone tempering points, which means he has entered the first-grade high level. He only needs 19 more to complete the tempering of his lower limb bones and prepare to break through to the second grade.
Lu Hao arrived at the Detective Bureau in Bai Qiuyao's car and couldn't help but wonder if he should buy a car, since he couldn't rely on his mother and Viper's car for transportation.
However, Lu Hao felt it wasn't necessary, since he would definitely be spending most of his time in the underground cave in the future. If he bought a car, he wouldn't use it much, except for this period of time. After thinking about it, he gave up the idea.
Upon arriving at the Detective Agency, Lu Hao began selecting missions. Unfortunately, he had already completed two missions yesterday to pinpoint the exact location of enemies, making the next mission—finding someone—a challenge.
Lu Hao was there choosing a first-grade peak task, since for him now, the result of a first-grade high-level task and a first-grade peak task was the same; in a head-on confrontation, neither of them would be a match for Lu Hao.
This is all because Lu Hao has been quite cautious; otherwise, he could have directly accepted second-grade missions. After all, he has now reached the high level of first-grade, and his actual combat strength should have already surpassed that of the high level of second-grade. Killing mid-to-low level second-grade enemies would not be difficult for him.
"Hey, wanna team up for a quest?"
Just then, a voice came from the side. Lu Hao looked up and saw three students walking over and saying something.
"Who are you?"
"We're from Jingnan Martial Arts University, Xijiang Martial Arts University, and Nantian Martial Arts University, respectively. Which martial arts university are you from, buddy?"
"Magic Warriors"
Lu Hao announced the name of Magic Martial Arts University, because if he said he was still a high school student, they would probably question their existence.
"Oh, you're from Magic Martial Arts University? You're taking on this quest alone, you seem pretty strong. How about we team up for higher-level quests? We're both from Martial Arts University, so it'll be easier for us to do quests together."
"No need, I'm used to being alone."
Lu Hao clearly expressed his refusal. After all, what if these people stole kills or dragged him down? What would he do then? Besides, his strength was far superior to theirs. Wouldn't that just be asking for trouble?
"Alright, then I wish you good luck with your task."
Lu Hao didn't say anything more and chose a peak-level first-grade mission. After obtaining his martial arts certificate, he left.
Just after Lu Hao left.
"Brother Zhang, this student from Magic Martial Arts University is really arrogant. So what if he's from Magic Martial Arts University? Does Magic Martial Arts University look down on us ordinary martial arts universities? We kindly invited him, but he refused."
"Wu Bai, I've told you so many times, stop talking about others behind their backs like that. Maybe they're just powerful, and we're just a burden to them."
"Are we just a burden? The three of us were the first to go on this mission this year, and even when we joined forces, we couldn't beat a peak-level Rank 1 expert. Do you think he can handle a peak-level Rank 1 expert all by himself?"
"Hmph, I think he just looks down on us ordinary martial arts students. He wants to do the mission himself? He'll see how difficult it is when he gets a taste of his own medicine."
"Alright, that's enough. Let's keep waiting. We'll find one or two more people and then start trying out the second-grade quest."
Lu Hao had no idea that in the eyes of the three people just now, he was an arrogant and conceited person. If he had known, Lu Hao wouldn't have said anything.
After all, one cannot discuss ice with a summer insect, nor the sea with a frog in a well, nor the Dao with an ordinary person; they naturally would not know Lu Hao's power.
In the car, Lu Hao carefully studied the mission objective. As a top-level martial artist, he killed his ordinary wife due to a conflict. As a result, the last time he was discovered was five days ago in a shopping mall in the city.
He hasn't been found anywhere else. He's very cautious. It seems like finding someone to work with will take quite a while.
Unable to find the other party directly, Lu Hao could only review the surveillance videos in the mission, begin to deduce where the person was most likely to be hiding, and then slowly investigate.
Following the direction he pointed, they began to investigate, visit, and search one by one.
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That night, after searching all day, they found nothing. Lu Hao searched nearly five kilometers along the direction the surveillance footage showed the other party had come from, but found nothing. It seemed that this task would waste a lot of time.
"Hao'er, how did today's mission go?"
Bai Qiuyao asked from the opposite side.
"Sigh, we've been searching all day and still haven't found any trace of them."
"Mom has an idea for you. You can use your martial arts certificate to explain the situation to the police station and ask them to help you investigate. After all, the police station deals with frontline situations all the time, and their understanding of their jurisdiction is far superior to yours."
"With their help, we might reap rewards soon."
Upon hearing Bai Qiuyao's words, Lu Hao immediately nodded. After all, when it comes to familiarity with such places, probably no one knows them better than the local police station.
"Okay, I'll go to the police station tomorrow and ask for their assistance."
"By the way, the network that sold the stolen goods to Bai Yifan, whom you killed yesterday, has also been uncovered today."
"Huh? What's going on?"
Lu Hao was still very curious about this, after all, Bai Yifan's equipment was a bit too luxurious.
"After committing murder and fleeing, Bai Yifan somehow came into contact with members of a cult, and it was through this cult that he obtained those controlled inner armor and C-grade metals."
"After discovering this road today, the bureau sent people to take action. It was a cult stronghold with a fourth-rank martial artist. They successfully wiped it out, killing one fourth-rank martial artist and many low-rank martial artists."
"A cult? No wonder they can get their hands on so much good stuff."
"Yes, Hao'er, if you encounter a cult while on a mission, you must be extremely careful. Cult fighters usually don't operate alone; they always have fixed strongholds. The strength of these strongholds can vary greatly."
"Moreover, given the crazy personalities of those cult members, they might just self-destruct during your fight, so you must be careful. If you encounter any cult members, report it to the Detective Bureau immediately, and they will send a mid-level officer to eliminate them."
Bai Qiuyao said that she was afraid Lu Hao would encounter those evil cult warriors and be seriously injured by their self-destruction.
"Yes, I know. Don't worry, Mom. If I encounter a cult, I'll report it to the police immediately. I won't recklessly rush in and fight."
Lu Hao said that he understood his own strength. If he really encountered a mid-level cult member, he would not be able to escape at all. He could hold on a bit with the help of his blood and qi recovery from the lower three levels, but there was no way to deal with the mid-level members.