Ultragene Warlord

Chapter 1584: Chaos of the Black Sea

"Don\'t be afraid, Zhang Lie. No one in the Milky Way can threaten or hurt you with me around."

Zhang Lie sucked in a deep breath, exasperated.

It was difficult to believe that he could cause his entire dojo to be sealed in ice, after all.

Hong Tianqi frowned. "Of all those in the Milky Way who might threaten you... I think there actually are a few, but none so crazy they would attack you in China. Could it be the Feather King?"

Zhang Lie: ...

Hong Tianqi continued, "That can\'t be. He\'s still on the battlefield, so..."

Zhang Lie sighed. "Alright, I\'ll leave you to guess on your own. I\'m hanging up now."

"Hold on!"

Zhang Lie frowned. "What now? Do you want a hint from me?"

"Is there a hint?"

"I\'m hanging up."

"No, no, I do have other business!"

"What is it?"

"There\'s a problem in the fourth realm."

"What now?"

"A disaster by the borders of the black sea. The black sea has been calm and placid for countless years, but it has suddenly started to rage. It\'s encroaching on the land that it surrounds."

"I\'m not a superhero, and I don\'t intend to maintain peace in the fourth realm."

Hong Tianqi replied, "I think that something\'s amiss. Although the black sea has been encroaching inland, it seems to be directed somehow. It chases furiously after us human genetic hunters, as though it\'s trying to drown us specifically."

Zhang Lie understood what Hong Tianqi was getting at. "And you want me to investigate?"

Hong Tianqi nodded. "The united world federation has sent a few hunters nearby to check on it, but the seawater chases after all those hunters the moment they try to get near. They weren\'t able to find anything useful. If the seawater doesn\'t stop, the entirety of the fourth realm will be submerged sooner or later."

"I\'m willing to have a look, but I can\'t promise anything."

Hong Tianqi laughed out loud. "With your assistance, the problem will be as good as solved, I\'m sure."

Zhang Lie reached out. "What do I get for this investigation?"

Hong Tianqi nodded seriously. "How about I help you deal with the culprit behind the entire fiasco with your dojo?"

Hong Tianqi was offering to deal with the culprit, his sister Zhang Hanxiang? Of course Zhang Lie wouldn\'t agree to that!

No, he was the one who had Zhang Hanxiang consume the flower of universal life. He was the mastermind, wasn\'t he?

Zhang Lie thundered, "Why would I want you to deal with me?"

Hong Tianqi said seriously, "Zhang Lie, don\'t worry about it. Leave this matter to me. I\'ll make things right for you!"

Zhang Lie waved a hand. "If you insist on handling me, then I\'m sorry, but I won\'t be able to take on the task you need help with."

Hong Tianqi hurriedly said, "Alright, alright, forget it. What sort of compensation do you want?"

"All hunters that enter and ascend from the fourth realm are recorded in the united world federation\'s hunters\' guild, aren\'t they?"

"That\'s right."

"As the highest authority of the united world federation, do you have access to these details?"

Hong Tianqi replied severely, "Genetic hunters are the foundation of the united world federation, and their privacy is taken seriously by us all."

"In that case, even you can\'t do anything with it?"

"I do have some authority. Zhang Lie, are you trying to use it to figure out who attacked the Zenith Dojo? How dare someone do this! They clearly have no respect for China, for the united world federation, for the Milky Way, for me, Hong Tianqi—"

Zhang Lie immediately cut him off. "No, no, it\'s not about enemies."

Hong Tianqi continued, "I can acquire that list, but I can\'t hand it over to you. The privacy of genetic hunters is taken very seriously by the entirety of the Milky Way. The construction of the hunter\'s guild isn\'t meant to control these hunters, but to protect them. I can\'t reveal such sensitive information."

If Hong Tianqi were to do so, criminals might take advantage of the opportunity to kidnap the family members of hunters, for example.

"You said that I was partially responsible for your promotion to the highest authority of the united world federation, didn\'t you? Is acquiring such a list that hard?"

Hong Tianqi shook his head. "It\'s precisely because I\'m in such a position that I have to live up to its ideals. There are some things I won\'t do, and this is one of them. If that\'s what you want, then I apologize. I\'ll try to find others to help investigate."

Zhang Lie shook his head. "It\'s alright. I simply want information on two hunters in the list of fourth-realm hunters."

"Just two? That\'s easy enough," Hong Tianqi said, relaxed.

"Please help me investigate Zhang Yangyan and Han Lingxin."

"Very well. Give me some time."

By the time the call finished, Team Zenith and the dojo members were already hard at work melting the ice from the Zenith Dojo. With Sun Mengmeng around, the defrosting was easy.

Not long later, Zhang Hanxiang woke up. She was famished and called out for food, finishing off the majority of what was in the fridge. She was stuffing her face with biscuits, her cheeks like those of a squirrel bulging with nuts. "Brother, why are the biscuits all wet?"

Zhang Lie and the members of Team Zenith rolled their eyes.

After she ate her fill, Zhang Hanxiang grew very excited about her newfound strength. She was very excited about heading back into the third realm to see how much she had grown.

Zhang Lie immediately held her back. "Don\'t return to the third realm for now."

Zhang Hanxiang cocked her head. "Did something happen?"

Zhang Lie rolled his eyes. "What are you so excited about?"

"I want to test out my strength!"