At this moment, in a luxurious estate villa bedroom in Jincheng, Flame Dragon Kingdom, a young man in pajamas adjusted his glasses on his nose and looked at his computer with a smile:

"Boss, no matter whether this person who made the breakthrough is one of your people or not, we can't let them think he is your man. Now, the Dark Spider's folks should no longer be suspicious. Brother can only help you so much. I hope you'll come to Jincheng soon. Meng Yanran said you'd agreed to help me. The old you couldn't do it, but you, having returned to the Jiang Family, should be able to."

The young man murmured to himself for a while, then turned his head to gaze at the large bed in the bedroom, revealing a bitter smile.

On the bed, a woman in a black lace negligee was fast asleep, her sexy figure, her tender, white arms and legs exposed to the air.

If Jiang Chen were here, he would recognize at once that the woman in the bed was the beautiful teacher Meng Yanran, and the one sitting in front of the computer with a bitter smile was his own dormitory buddy who had mysteriously disappeared, Zhang Wenjie.

Due to special difficulties, Zhang Wenjie had quietly left Dingjing University after discovering Meng Yanran. But in the end, he was cornered by her and taken to Meng Yanran's villa.

Zhang Wenjie knew of Meng Yanran's affection for him, and his heart also held love for her, but he truly had his difficulties, and he couldn't share them with Meng Yanran, or it might bring trouble upon her or even her family.

Therefore, Zhang Wenjie could only stay at Meng Yanran's villa, facing a beautiful woman who was completely unguarded around him, yet he couldn't even touch her, because if he did, without resolving his own difficulties, that would harm Meng Yanran.

At this moment, he missed his all-capable boss, Jiang Chen, more than ever!

...

In Changlan City, inside a decrepit hotel.

Jiang Chen and his group quietly stood outside the door to Room 5 of the luxury suite.

Hummm!

The aura inside the room grew stronger and stronger until, just as it reached a peak, it suddenly disappeared.

"He's broken through!" Kuang Shi spoke calmly, yet his eyes showed a look of astonishment.

When Jiang Chen had confronted Mo Rin earlier, Kuang Shi and the others had seen the strength of Jiang Chen as a Paladin Knight. Coupled with Xuan Long, who had shown his strength in front of Kuang Shi at the Grand Beast Arena, and now this unknown four-color talent Paladin Knight, Long Yan could be certain that there were now three Paladin Knights.

This realization made Kuang Shi and his companion suddenly aware that a future giant of the mercenary world was slowly revealing his prominence.

To say that Long Yan would die young, neither Kuang Shi nor his companion believed it, not because they had confidence in Long Yan, but in themselves. As long as Long Yan didn't deeply offend the Dark Angel, even if he offended the Fallen Angels, Burst Flame could still keep them safe.

With Scar around, Long Yan was absolutely Burst Flame's most loyal ally. In fact, to say 'ally' was to elevate Burst Flame's status—Burst Flame was truly Long Yan's bodyguard, ensuring his safety!

Click!

A crisp sound echoed as the room's door opened, and Xuan Long and Xing Fei walked out.

"Was it you who broke through as a Paladin Knight?!" Kuang Shi asked Xing Fei in surprise.

Back at the Grand Beast Arena, Kuang Shi had indeed sensed that Xing Fei possessed the strength of a Great Knight and was seriously injured, yet he would never have imagined that just a day later, Xing Fei would have made a breakthrough to the realm of a Paladin Knight!

Turning to give Jiang Chen a deep look, Kuang Shi found himself somewhat unable to see through this Dragon King of long Yan. He felt that Xing Fei's breakthrough was definitely related to Jiang Chen, but as to what specifically that connection was, he couldn't figure it out!

"Mr. Jiang, thank you!" Xing Fei said excitedly, giving Jiang Chen a deep bow.

Jiang Chen smiled faintly and patted Xing Fei on the shoulder, "It's nothing, if your grandfather knew I could help but didn't, he'd nag me to death for sure!"

Xing Fei showed a sweet smile and said nothing more, instead she took this kindness to heart.

"Let's go, we'll head back and discuss dealing with Dark Spider. The commotion caused by Xing Fei's breakthrough is huge; this is my oversight. They must be full of suspicions right now. We have to take them down before they confirm anything!" Jiang Chen said sternly.

Everyone nodded and returned to Jiang Chen's presidential suite.

Jiang Chen didn't know that the problem he worried about had already been solved by his friend far away in the Flame Dragon Kingdom.

Back in the room, everyone sat in order of seniority, and Jiang Chen turned to Yan Mo, speaking softly, "Commander Yan Mo, please introduce the Dark Spider Mercenary Corps to us. What you know is certainly more detailed than what my people have found out."

"Alright."

Yan Mo nodded, organized his thoughts, and began to speak calmly, "The Dark Spider Mercenary Corps rose suddenly ten years ago, right after the current leader, Mage Liesi, appeared. They quickly became one of the top ten mercenary corps. The six Paladin Knights of the Dark Spider appeared out of nowhere; we had never heard of them before. I am certain that Mage Liesi and others are sent by Mr. Ge'er Te and his backers!"

"Apart from the remaining five Paladin Knights of Dark Spider, there is the Great Knight Mage Qi'er which you are aware of. The rest are not worth considering," Kuang Shi added.

Jiang Chen nodded, "We already know this. What I want to know is Dark Spider's current location and their headquarters."

"Headquarters?"

Yan Mo was taken aback for a moment, then laughed softly, "Mr. Jiang, Dark Spider is just like our Burst Flame, without a real headquarters, only a temporary one which changes from time to time. Our true headquarters is the Ge'er Family."

Jiang Chen was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized.

They were all preparing for this generation's competition for the heir. Whether they would stay in the mercenary world or return to their family after winning the competition was uncertain. Therefore, they did not really build a proper headquarters, only a temporary structure.

"As for the current foothold of Dark Spider, it is in the dense forest where you last fought. It's the territory of G Nation. There, Dark Spider is connected with a military officer of G Nation, and their foothold is within the military garrison!" Yan Mo said with satisfaction, seeing that Jiang Chen had understood, and he continued.

"Military garrison?!" Jiang Chen was stunned, then said in surprise, "But G Nation isn't a major power, it's not like the chaotic small countries such as Lancang Nation or Gong Nation, how can they allow a mercenary corps to settle in a military base?"

Yan Mo laughed, "Mr. Jiang, in this world, most countries put interests first. Unlike your Flame Dragon Kingdom with strict rules, as long as you have money and power, in more than sixty percent of medium and small countries in the world, you'll be a guest of honor, no one cares what your identity really is."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chen frowned and nodded with a troubled expression, "If that's the case, it won't be easy!"

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