Chapter 1748 — No Choice
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Of course, a lock of this caliber was no obstacle at all to Wei Zhao. He had an uncle in the same sect who specialized in cracking locks, and so Wei Zhao had picked up a smattering of the craft—though lock-picking was not his specialty, and he had never studied that notebook on the art of thievery his uncle had left him with any real dedication.
It was enough for everyday purposes; Wei Zhao had no ambitions of becoming a master thief.
The lock opened without a hitch, and Wei Zhao stepped into the underground fight hall. The place no longer blazed with the lights of its glory days; long abandonment had left it a wreck. The leaking roof and the shattered seats made the whole arena look utterly derelict.
Wei Zhao's objective was the rooms within the fight hall—the kidnappers had to be hidden in one of them.
In the silent arena, the slightest sound would have been easy for Wei Zhao to detect. The trouble was, just as he could sense the enemy's movements, the enemy could sense his! Even though Wei Zhao had reined in his aura as a martial artist, not even an ordinary man could have slipped in unnoticed by Right Thirteen, a peak mid-stage Earth-rank expert.
What was more, Right Thirteen outranked Wei Zhao by two full tiers—sensing Wei Zhao's approach was no difficult feat for him.
At that moment, Kang Jingming sat smugly before a computer, waiting for Doctor Guan's reply. In his mind he was already painting a beautiful blueprint of the future—his standing in the Kang family would one day rival that of the old master himself...
The thought made Kang Jingming laugh aloud. But just then, Right Thirteen suddenly emerged from the inner room and said, "Young Master Kang, someone's coming!"
"Someone's coming?" Kang Jingming was stunned. Who on earth would come to this godforsaken dump?
"I don't know, but I sense he's heading straight for us. Probably someone coming to rescue the hostage—be careful!" Right Thirteen said. "Leave this place to me. You just keep an eye on the hostage!"
"Fine, I'll leave it to you!" Kang Jingming was alarmed as well. He scooped up the laptop and made to dash into the inner room—but at that very moment, the door was kicked open with a thunderous crash!
Right Thirteen had long anticipated someone's arrival, so his face showed no expression—but it gave Kang Jingming a violent start. He blurted instinctively, "Who is it!"
"Just as I thought—it's you, Kang Jingming..." Wei Zhao stepped into the room. At the sight of Kang Jingming, a flash of cold fury crossed his eyes.
"Wei Zhao... you certainly found this place quickly!" Seeing that Wei Zhao had come alone, Kang Jingming actually stopped being afraid—because here stood a peak mid-stage Earth-rank expert who could crush Wei Zhao completely.
"Your opponent is me. Young Master Kang, watch the hostage," Right Thirteen said flatly.
"Mid-stage Earth-rank?" Wei Zhao now took notice of Right Thirteen, and the man's strength sent a chill through his heart. He had never imagined the Kang family could still summon a peak mid-stage Earth-rank expert to hold the fort!
Then again, it made sense—the Kang family had dared to pluck the tiger's whiskers knowing full well he was only an early-stage Earth-rank fighter. That plainly meant they had backing, and that backing was surely this mid-stage Earth-rank expert standing before him!
Wei Zhao dared not be careless in the slightest. When he had fought Yu Shui Xing back then, it had been pure luck—and even luck had not come easily. Now he faced an opponent two tiers above him, and he had no choice but to channel the Xuanyuan Dragon-Taming Art from the very start and begin condensing a true-qi bomb!
"Prepare to die." Right Thirteen did not answer Wei Zhao's words at all; instead he suddenly raised both hands, poised to strike.
Wei Zhao was alarmed. He hurriedly fell back and demanded urgently, "Just which faction are you from? Why meddle in the affairs here?"