Ian rushed into the dark forest with Mia in his arms, with Lee and Ethan behind him following unhurriedly, as if a cat teasing prey that had already been caught.
After entering the depths of the forest, Ian's footsteps gradually slowed down, finally stopping and carefully placing Mia at the root of a large tree, a hint of complexity surfaced in his eyes, as if he had accepted his fate.
Lee slowly approached, his face filled with cruelty and teasing, "What? Not running anymore? Weren't you quite capable of running just now? Keep running, maybe if you run for a while longer, I really won't be able to catch up with you."
Ian coldly gazed at Lee, clenching his teeth, his tone filled with anger and unwillingness, "People like you don't have any dignity as a strong person at all, you only bully the weak and tease other people's lives!"
Instead of getting angry, Lee laughed out loud and responded with a face full of disdain, "Dignity? You talk to me about dignity? In front of absolute strength, the so-called dignity means nothing at all. All you can do now is accept your destiny."
Ian took a deep breath as he looked at Lee and slowly said, "Where exactly do you come from? I don't want to die unknown."
Lee froze slightly, then said with full concern, "There is no harm in telling you, I come from the Aurora Alliance, which is a place that lower worlds like yours can never reach. There are powers there that are beyond your realm of understanding, and I, for one, am one of them."
When Ian heard this, he was slightly shaken inwardly, and then said calmly, "Aurora Alliance? As it happens, I am about to head to the Aurora Council to participate in the exploration of the ruins. If you kill me today, aren't you afraid of causing conflicts between the Aurora Alliance and the Aurora Council?"
Lee sniffed, and the corner of his mouth revealed an even more contemptuous sneer, "Aurora Council? It's indeed very strong, but do you think that with you, a chosen person from a lower world, you can influence the relationship between the two upper world powers? What's more, this time, no one even knows that I've come down to your lower world. Even if I kill you, no one will know who made the move. This little trick of yours is useless to me."
After saying that, Lee slowly stepped forward and condensed icy cold air in his palm, the temperature in the air plummeted and a terrifying pressure instantly enveloped the entire area.
Ian froze slightly after hearing Lee's words, then asked, "Are you saying that no one else knows about your visit to Storm City? Even the Aurora Alliance doesn't know about it? "
Lee felt a hint of surprise at this, but still answered Ian, "Yes, Ethan paid a large sum of money for me to come here, I don't want anyone else to know about it, I would be ridiculed by others if they knew that I came to help the lower worlds out of trouble just for the sake of money. "
Ethan couldn't help but remind again from the side, "Lord Lee, it's better for us to settle it as soon as possible in case of accidents."
Lee impatiently waved his hand, shocking Ethan back a few steps, and said coldly, "If you dare to give me orders again, I will kill you!" Ethan lowered his head and didn't dare to speak as Lee directed his gaze at Ian once more, "Well, I've told you everything you wanted to know, and I'm tired of playing, so you can die in peace. "
At this moment, Ian however became incredibly relaxed and looked at Lee with a smile, "Sorry, I don't really want to die yet. "
Ian said to the system in his head, "Deadly Strike Card, use it! " The Fatal Strike Card transformed into pure energy and gathered in Ian's left hand, Ian targeted Lee in his mind and raised his left hand, the powerful energy fired towards Lee.
Lee sensed the powerful danger and his face changed dramatically, "Battle Technique - Cold Ice Inferno! " Lee unleashed his strongest strike, trying to parry Ian's attack, however, his attack in front of the Deadly Strike Card was like a drop of water in the face of the ocean, it was instantly canceled out.
Lee dodged to the side, trying to avoid the strike, however the energy Ian sent out flew after Lee as if it had its own navigation, becoming faster instead.
The moment the attack hit Lee, Lee let out an unwilling roar, "What the hell kind of power is this! ", then Lee's entire body was swallowed up by the energy, not even a body was left behind, the entire person completely disappeared in the world, not a single trace was left behind.
On the other side of the Ethan saw this scene, the whole person was stunned, dumbfounded, looking at everything in front of him, muttering under his breath: ''This ..... This ... How is this possible, how can it be so strong! "
Mia leaned against the tree, also staring at Ian with wide eyes, said, "Is this what you call a bottom card? "
In fact, after Ian found out that there was an Astral class, he decided to use the Deadly Strike card to deal with him, only that Ian guessed that Lee was from the upper world, and if he killed Lee in plain sight, I'm afraid that the forces behind Lee wouldn't be willing to let go of the situation, that's why Ian obsessed with escaping out of the city, with the aim of avoiding the rest of the line of sight. And what Lee said behind him made Ian even more assured that no one else knew about Lee's visit to Storm City, and that his identity was not known by a second person within the Storm Council other than Ethan.
[Successful looting, obtained ability: Power of Ice]
[Congratulations to the host, has successfully looted ability X20, reached Luminary level requirement, is it upgraded?
"Yes! " Ian quickly responded in his heart. A powerful energy then wrapped around Ian's body, Ian felt that the shackles in his body were gradually being unlocked, his spirit and physical body were experiencing an all-around upgrade, and even his perception of the surrounding energies had become clearer.
[Upgrade completed, congratulations to the host for officially becoming a Luminary level, already a top tier powerhouse in the lower world].
Ian felt the power that kept surging out of his body, the power he had consumed just now by escaping all the way had been completely replenished, and he had also become even stronger, "Sooner or later, one day, in the upper world, I'll become a top tier powerhouse as well! "
"I can't believe I upgraded so easily!" Ian turned his head to look at Ethan who let out an exclamation, Ethan also realized that Ian was looking at himself, and took the lead to speak, "Don't do it, it's all a misunderstanding, from today onwards, Mia will be the leader of the Storm Council, and all the Resistance will come to the Council as the higher-ups, and I'll definitely not say anything about today's matter!"
"Don't be nervous, even if you say this I won't let you go, but I'll give you a chance, beat me and I'll let you go, don't worry, I won't use that kind of power just now."
Ethan looked at Ian's serious expression, he knew that there was no use begging for mercy, that kind of powerful power might not be able to be used again for a short time, or Ian could only use it once at all, Ian had only just upgraded to Luminary level, if he put up a fight, he might be able to survive.
Thinking of this, Ethan took a deep breath and pushed down the fear in his heart, the energy in his body surged and rushed towards Ian who had just broken through the Luminary level.