Find a Troubled Girl after leaving the Guild

Chapter 668 - 330: Misunderstanding Resolved

"Alright, let’s head to the maintenance factory," Ryder clapped his hands.The group got up, the crowd moving grandly to their destination. Andasu’s Howling Wolf was transported here yesterday and lined up with the other twelve race boats.

The people inside the maintenance area naturally heard about the previous events, and Crook, the new main force of The Soul Apex, was among them.

The maintenance workers dressed in Sky Flame coveralls were surrounding the Howling Wolf for inspection, seemingly intent on taking a closer look.

Andasu frowned and ran over. Seeing her approach, the people froze for a moment. Li Ang immediately stepped forward and said, "It’s our boat, we can maintain it ourselves."

Crook sized up Li Ang’s side and said, "The Double Eagle Helm Festival can greatly enhance your reputation. Showing us attitude after benefiting from us?"

"No, no, no," Ryder quickly came up with a smiling face, "It’s just the matter of specialization. Professional racers and maintenance masters know what their boats need, so no trouble for us, less workload, isn’t that great."

"They might have won by underhanded tactics. If we put the same setup on our boat, we could’ve won too," Crook said, arms crossed.

The man’s attitude indeed showed a desire to check the Howling Wolf.

Such a case, Andasu definitely couldn’t accept, but she knew the importance of the current task. On one side was her beloved vehicle, on the other was cooperating with Li Ang for the assignment. She bit her lip tightly, looking at Li Ang with attempted calmness, but with plenty of grievances.

"She won us with strength. Isn’t it possible to exchange technical experiences normally?"

"Yes, for professional racers, maintaining their own boat is essential."

Gel and Lindson spoke up to help.

"Are you suggesting that our shipyard capability is insufficient? Just lost bluntly? Are you siding with outsiders after receiving money?"

Crook’s eyes widened, his aggressive attitude reminded Li Ang of Rams, yet this was merely a low-grade version of Rams. If the latter only knew how to bully, he wouldn’t have fooled everyone, including Viel, back then.

Crook scanned the surrounding people, sneering, "Do you know the concept of the Excellence Realm? Any member of our group could cripple the defenses of a city within the Flos Sky Realm."

His words could come true halfway, provided The Soul Apex’s main force wore full equipment when conquering the Desperate Secret Realm, and the Order Flower Sword Corps turned a blind eye.

But for near-ordinary racers, such intimidation sufficed. Silence fell among them, while Sky Flame Shipyard’s mechanics by his side also lifted their heads, showing off proudly.

The Soul Apex, Empire, Sky Flame Shipyard, it seemed their temperament was quite similar.

Meeting Crook’s gaze, his arrogance and conceit unintentionally aligned with Rams’ image. Li Ang suddenly had a blur in his mind, shaking his head to regain clarity.

He could confirm this was no illusion.

Since just now, he’s been struggling to suppress emotions. Contact with Meluna might still be attributed to old conflicts, but the second time it couldn’t be considered such.

As his Demon Arm stung and itched, it further confirmed it was causing trouble again, a surge of irritation rose within Li Ang’s mind, strong enough to make him dizzy, almost unsteady on his feet.

People around him noticed his abnormal state.

"Oh?"

Crook also noticed Li Ang’s condition, laughed mockingly, "Someone’s been scared out of his wits by me? Is it that exaggerated? You okay?!"

He seemed arrogantly concerned, to pat Li Ang’s shoulder.

The outsider’s palm touched Li Ang’s shoulder, like dynamite charging within a volcano before eruption, like hammer striking a building pillar before collapse, the emotions amplified by the Demon Curse instantly unleashed.

"Get lost!"

Li Ang struck aside Crook’s hand sharply, and silence descended in the maintenance area.

Reed and Andasu looked at him worriedly, even Meluna sensed his real distress, initially immersed in some thoughtful reminiscence, now pulled away.

Crook looked at his palm. As a forward, his hand shouldn’t have been forced back by this slim-looking youth. He couldn’t believe what happened, only attributing it to failing to guard himself against ordinary people.

"Oh, quite brave, come with me."

Of course, this matter couldn’t end just like that. Crook’s voice immediately sank.

Racers and Sky Flame Shipyard people dared not speak. Li Ang glanced around, took a deep breath.

He forcibly regained some sanity, following Crook out the door.

"He’s going to get badly taught," Lindson remarked.

Gel’s face grew complex, glancing at Andasu and other companions, some of whom enjoyed watching misfortune upon the guy favored by the young girl.

"Forget it, let’s go, that guy won’t dare do anything," Gel eyed the anxiously frowning Andasu, urging companions.

Some immediately hesitated, others looked at Andasu, contemplating.

"No need to go."

Andasu replied with a cold demeanor, stopping them.

She turned her head, Meluna had vanished without anyone catching her movement.

"You do have guts indeed, but you picked the wrong person to provoke."

In a secluded spot, Crook stopped, having led Li Ang there with a domineering gesture, purely to avoid attention.

"What did you do before?"

In Crook’s eyes, this young man he brought over with ’irresistible force’ opened his mouth to ask.

"What? Your family has power? Scared? Using it to pressure me?"

Crook folded his arms, couldn’t suppress a laugh, "What influential royal island kings I used to fear, know what? Since joining the Celestial Group, we’ve transformed into a different kind of people. All these forces trapped on the island are nothing but chickens and dogs. We’re soaring in the skies."

"This phrase sounds familiar, seems like what I said to inspire The Soul Apex," Li Ang remarked.

"What?" Crook was stunned.

"I asked because you fit in well with The Soul Apex now, recruiting you by Rams was a sort of fate. Your end is your own choice, I’m just telling you this."

Crook instinctively wanted to act, but his arm couldn’t move.

The young man’s hand, clad in eerie Hand Guards, tightly gripped Crook’s arm, too powerful to break free.

The brawny man’s eyes widened, "You’re not ordinary! What kind of equipment is this—"

His throat suddenly felt constricted by something, all movements and breaths suppressed within.

He tried to reach out but found nothing impeding his breathing.

Spiritual Asphyxia.

This was pressure on the spiritual level, not an external cause of suffocation.

Li Ang swung his Demon’s Hand, tossing the nearly two hundred pounds man into the air, aiming his Sharp Claw to seize him.

Under Crook’s terrified gaze, his entire being was snatched by an invisible force, suspended, unable to summon magic power smoothly, solely reliant on muscle strength, utterly incapable of breaking free.

Spiritual Grasp.

"Mm! Mm!"

"Li Ang," before the struggling Crook, Meluna suddenly appeared.

She wasn’t concerned about his injury, but she wanted to aid in taking down the guy shouting at Li Ang.

Glancing at Meluna, Li Ang smiled, "Blame you, I’ve changed my mind."

"What?"

"I’m accelerating the plan."

Li Ang’s smile faded, Meluna saw a touch of crimson in his eyes.

"Ah, rather than having such riffraff boast before me, I’d risk potential loopholes by swiftly advancing the schedule."

The demon’s Sharp Claw slowly tightened, under Spiritual Grasp’s lock, Demon’s Hand’s varied abilities could be instantly activated.

Crook realized the consequences, facing this unseen unstoppable power, he frantically fought, but deprived of breath, he quickly neared unconsciousness.

"Boliya told me aside from five shipyards, the main force of remaining seven hardly participates, so there’s not much aftermath to consider, right? Just shatter the Spiritual Structure directly, driving becomes much easier."

Li Ang emotionlessly clenched his hand, Piercing Claw thoroughly penetrating Crook’s spirituality.

Back in the maintenance area, under everyone’s stunned gaze, Crook returned with Li Ang, friendly laughter shared.

"Hahaha, misunderstanding, misunderstanding. Talked it over, misunderstanding resolved, made a new friend."

Only Gel noticed, Crook’s position was unexpectedly one step behind Li Ang.

He looked around, only Ryder too seemed to notice, his expression changed, pretending not to see, smiling, stepping forward for greetings.