Sky-cracking Rider

Although the night was deep and the weather freezing, the villa rented by Team 04 was brightly lit.

A stout middle-aged man with hedgehog hair sized up all the members of Team 04 and, after a moment of silence, shook his head in disappointment.

"You guys... are not up to the mark!" he declared.

Behind him stood four individuals, men and women alike, dressed uniformly in light armor-style trench coats of a light gray fabric that easily blended into the shadows.

In the corner, Tanya was shivering and her face was ashen.

These uninvited guests represented Sovereignty's ultimate supernatural power, even possessing S-class special abilities and entities of Heavenly Order; they were dedicated to upholding the justice of Sovereignty. Even nuclear weapons were a level below them.

Such beings would not typically make an appearance before ordinary people, but a mere glance from them could effortlessly erase her from the world.

The military strength of the Sovereignty Squad was not something that civil groups convened by the Global United Defense Committee could match. If there were no such discrepancy in power, Sovereignty would have been overthrown long ago.

Damn it...

Team 04's members Chen Fei, Kiterley, Apu, Joshua, Ruan Tiankai, and the two girls all displayed angry expressions. Who the hell are you?

The young men and women were each infuriatingly defiant.

Holy Knight Walter Sam, Neanderthal Chief Bassan, and the Magical Beast, Old Tree Boundary Ape Lulu'an remained unfazed, showing no reaction. Discover exclusive tales on My Virtual Library Empire

Knight Sam was used to dealing with such haughty characters and big scenes while the latter two simply had long neural reflexes—huh?....

"It's alright!"

Adrian managed to keep his cool, the phrase "It's alright!" serving as a double entendre meant for both parties.

"Our instructions were just to cooperate, yes, to cooperate!" he continued.

Since it was a matter of Sovereignty's internal affairs, these outsiders couldn't meddling casually. Now that the towering figures were in front, Team 04 could enjoy a breather without having to face any accidents themselves.

Whoever was at the forefront would bear the brunt of the responsibility, the blame, and the credit—it was only natural!

Moreover, if even the Sovereignty Squad couldn't handle it, what use could these civilian volunteers be?

The stout middle-aged man with hedgehog hair nodded slightly, seemingly very satisfied with Team 04's submissive demeanour, and said, "You do know your place! You can call me Summoner!"

He thought for a moment and then added, "Introduce yourselves!"

Perhaps feeling that he wasn't treating the members of Team 04 like nameless soldiers by giving them a chance to register their names, his attitude was quite casual.

The four individuals in trench coats nearby remained expressionless, though a dismissive look flashed in their eyes.

How strong could civilians, who had no qualifications to serve the highest Sovereignty, really be?

They, the enforcers of Sovereignty's will, were the most potent supernatural ability users within the territory of the Sovereignty.

The Joint Defense Committee's summon orders, which military contractors revered like a decree, were nothing more than a fart in the eyes of the Sovereignty Squad, who wouldn't bother to acknowledge them with even a glance or a lifted head.

"Dual Blade Style, Wind Ghost Swordsman, Mouri Misono at your service!"

The soft and cute girl took the initiative and confidently announced her identity.

Wind… Ghost…

Chen Fei looked askance at Twin Blade Sister. It was his first time hearing this title, although she clearly held swords in her hands.

"Ice Sprite, Susanna Jean Piault!"

The other girl was no less impressive. True to being a woman matching any man, she likely lived in the tropics as an Ice Sprite. Upon reaching the Siberian Tundra and getting hit by the cold air, she probably had her fighting capacity halved. To survive, she needed a trilogy of warming: an electric blanket, a hot water bottle, and a quilted hole; otherwise, she was going to freeze solid.

"Holy Knight, Walter Sam!"

The Holy Knight was very straightforward. His beloved mount, Green Scale Colt Mini, was in a room close to the back door and wasn't brought into the living room.

"Crevice Mage, Ruan Tiankai!"

Earth Mage Ruan Tiankai, at human rank ninth order, was just a touch away from reaching the threshold of Earth magic. He wanted to further solidify his foundation, save up money to break through on Cangqiong Star, the true paradise for mages.

"Black Lightning, Apu!"

The name of the second-order thunder series warrior was very much "Apu," straightforward and free of any tricks.

"Hamburger Suicide Squad Leader, Joshua!"

The A-level psychic ability user, with thirty-two mechanized combat puppets, could form a squadron by himself.

However, the ambiguity of "Hamburger" made it hard to discern whether it referred to food or a place name.

"Collector, Lulu'an!"

The Old Tree Boundary Ape announced the nickname his species used in the Tree Sea Great Forest. Tree Boundary Apes are crucial in maintaining the plant ecosystem as they gather and spread seeds daily. Areas where Tree Boundary Apes live typically exhibit extraordinarily lush vegetation, often hosting various rare plants.

"Clan Leader, Bassan!"

The Neanderthal Chief was a straightforward individual, not pretentious at all.

"Dragon Slayer, Chen Fei!"

Chen Fei followed immediately after.

Huh?

The group looked at him in surprise, especially the members of Team 04, even more puzzled. Shouldn't it be the fierce chief instead?

Nowadays, whenever the old men and women of the Neanderthal Supreme Council hear the name Chen Fei, they can't help but twitch their Parkinson's syndrome.

It's all the fault of those unscrupulous media stirring up trouble.

Dragon Slayer?!

If the Giant Dragons of Cangqiong Star heard about that, it would be a big deal!

"Pfft!"

A member of the Sovereignty Squad couldn't help but let out a derisive snort.

"It's true!"

Chen Fei said emphatically, while he pulled out his phone and began to swipe the screen, apparently searching for evidence.

"Pfft!" ×7!

Not only did the Sovereignty Squad collectively betray him, but even Team 04 had a traitor among them.

Only a few people saved Chen Fei's face and remained silent, but their expressions were still utterly disbelieving.

"Look!"

Chen Fei's phone screen was displaying a photo.

Thanks to cloud technology, personal data could be securely preserved regardless of how many times terminal devices were changed, and there was no risk of it getting lost inadvertently.

A photo with both a person and a dragon, the person being Chen Fei and the dragon a Metallic Giant Dragon, showing its teeth in both joy and ferocity, full of contradictions.

A fierce clan leader paired with a fierce Giant Dragon, quite a match indeed.

Wait, there seemed to be something in the photo that shouldn't exist—why was there a rope around the dragon's neck, and Chen Fei's other hand was holding the leash? This was walking a dog, no... walking a dragon!!!

Adrian couldn't help but gasp in shock, his face filled with horror as he looked towards Chen Fei.

This kid was incredibly bold!

To put a leash on the Dragon of Slaughter, what nerve!

If this photo was spread to Sky Dragon City on Cangqiong Star, the 911 Aircrew Base would probably have been wiped out instantly, surviving up to now was simply miraculous.

But you claimed to be a Dragon Slayer. Did you lead this dragon to the slaughter?

That's a joke!

If that were truly the case, you'd probably have a place in the Sovereignty Squad, not still messing around as a small-scale military contractor and waiting to be recruited by the Global United Defense Committee.

But to give him his due, Chen Fei did have guts, universally acknowledged in Team 04 as recklessly courageous.

"Kid's got some decent photoshopping skills, almost looks real."

A hedgehog-haired man from the Sovereignty Squad rarely complimented him, then added, "Still, we'll call you 'Rookie'!"

Information about Team 04 was transparent only one way towards Sovereignty; they knew all of Chen Fei's secrets, but Team 04 knew nothing about them.

A Giant Dragon had indeed been killed, but not the one on the phone screen. After all the initial commotion, it was a case of debts owed by both a dragon and a person, and when combined, the account settled to zero; nothing to talk about. Sky Dragon City acknowledged it, and Blue Star was more than happy to trivialize the issue. Both sides acted as if nothing had happened, further suppressed by news control, which quickly calmed things down, and while everyone knew Chen Fei as the fierce clan leader, they did not know of the great deed he had once done with a Metallic Giant Dragon.

The large military contractor, Apocalypse Defense Group, had a fat year harvesting the dragon's remains as spoils of war, but it also laid hidden dangers for the self-sufficiency of their 911 Aircrew Base. They were given too much material, which enabled them to hold out in the fierce corporate wars to the end, while the other aircrew bases of Apocalypse Defense weren't so lucky and crumbled at the start of the war, changing hands immediately.

Relying on a First Rank magic potion at the Ghost Gate Pass, Chen Fei narrowly escaped with his life and soon awakened his Special Ability, considering the circumstances it wasn't a bad deal, but bonuses can't offset old debts plus new debts, that's just how it goes, capitalists need to eat too, how else could they survive if they weren't cutthroat?

"Huh? How do you know that?"

From the pretentious nickname of "Dragon Slayer" plummeting to "Rookie," anyone else might have exploded in anger, but Chen Fei didn't get mad.

Having spent so much time with the "Genuine Fragrance" Combat Flight Squadron and their quirky flying callsigns, being referred to as Dog Egg, Dung Ball, or Big Diao Little Sister wouldn't have surprised him.

Getting a notorious callsign, nearly traditional on the Book of the King of Hell, his name wouldn't be found.

"Heh!"

The hedgehog-haired man who claimed to be a Summoner chuckled noncommittally, feeling such a trivial problem wasn't worth an answer, then turned to Adrian.

"What about yours then, Captain, sir?"

"Adrian!"

The First Rank Fire Mage shrugged his shoulders, uninterested in putting on airs.

Anyway, his team members had already taken up all the pomp.

"Shouldn't it be 'White Flame'?"

The man looked at Adrian's white buzzcut.

"No, my name is Adrian Benjamin!"

As the captain of Team 04, he faced the leader of the Sovereignty Squad confidently, showing an aura befitting his role.@@novelbin@@

"Give you three minutes to get ready, we'll board at the villa's entrance, and leave that thing behind, you won't need it."

The hedgehog-haired man dropped this remark, turned, and walked out of the living room, leaving the villa with four others swiftly following, the whistling cold wind blasted snow powder into the room all at once.

A massive aircraft was silently hovering above the villa.

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