Chapter 14: Face-to-Face Encounter (Part 1)

  "Pffft!" Zhang Fan suddenly opened his mouth and another mouthful of fresh blood spurted out.

  Here was the small wooden hut he had found at first. Originally, according to his idea, after escaping from the ancient castle, he could find a place to hide and continue to explore, but unexpectedly, his body couldn't hold on. The flying snow in the sky was like a steel knife that almost froze him to death. —— If it were usual, this degree of wind and snow would be nothing in his eyes, but after suffering from the joint attack of three black-clothed men, the damage his body had suffered was too serious, and his weak physique could not withstand such low temperatures.

  So, knowing that this place is not safe and someone will likely come to search soon, he had no choice but to find a small cottage to take shelter in. In the snowy Alps, this was barely a place where one could survive.

  "Really formidable!" Zhang Fan sighed. Originally, in his heart, Westerners were not supposed to have such great abilities. —— In the superpower world, the abilities of Western superpowers may not be inferior to their own, but if they only talk about physical strength, he has always thought that they are not particularly strong. To know, he is a descendant of an ancient martial art that has been passed down from generation to generation since childhood, and his internal energy is even more refined, even in his own country, there are few who can match him. Do those Westerners know what internal strength is?

  But today's encounter completely overturned his understanding. Even if he didn't practice martial arts, those four black-clothed men could still hurt him to this extent through brute force! This was something he had never thought of. He was very clear about the strength of his own body, and under the condition of being filled with true energy, even without using air as a shield, he could bear 1,000 pounds of force effortlessly.

  "It's incredible that they didn't undergo martial arts training or cultivate internal energy, yet they can still bring out their potential to such an extent!" Zhang Fan exclaimed in amazement. Even the latest type of medicine could only bring out a person's potential to around thirty percent at most, but looking at the contrast between those four people's physique and strength, it was clear that they had brought out their potential to the extreme!

  But what really puzzled him was the black-clothed man who had withstood his mental attack. His previous attack could be said to have been made with all his might, and even the master who had initially trapped him in an illusion might not have been able to withstand it. But this ordinary-looking black-clothed man had actually managed to defend against his attack completely! What was going on here?

  After half a day of consideration, he had already ruled out the possibility that the other party was also a superpower holder in terms of mental control. According to the current situation, if the other party was also a superpower holder in terms of mental control and could easily defend against his full-strength attack, then they must be stronger than him in terms of spiritual cultivation. If so, he would definitely suffer a strong backlash from the other party after failing to land an attack. —— This is instinct for mental control superpower holders, even he himself couldn't control it.

  But at that time, the other party was stunned and didn't take any other action. This is not a reaction that a spiritual controller should have!

  But if the other party is not a superpower user, how can they possibly withstand their full force attack at that time?

  "Whatever!" Zhang Fan shook his head and jumped up. After resting for half a day, he had already spat out the blood that had accumulated in his body, and his internal organs, which had been shaken, had basically returned to their original positions. Now, except for being much weaker than before, there was nothing seriously wrong with his body.

  After years of training, his body's recovery ability is simply astonishing. This is also one of the reasons why he can often afford to disregard his own safety.

  "It's almost good now, it's time to leave!" Zhang Fan checked the situation of his body. This place is not safe, since that mysterious beauty was able to find him last time, others must also be able to find him. It's already been half a day without anyone coming, which is an incredibly lucky thing, leaving earlier means less danger.

  I must have become a wanted man by now! Thinking of Bogie's red face, Zhang Fan couldn't help but smile wryly. Perhaps, apart from the death of the female countess, even the deaths of those two big shots would be pinned on his head - he was very clear about people like Bogie, who, even if they had nothing to do with the conspiracy, would still throw out the black pot for their own future.

  The one who "killed" the female count must be the best candidate for being a scapegoat.

  "It seems that from now on, I'll have to keep a low profile in this country." Zhang Fan shook his head and quickly tidied up the small house, trying to restore it to its original state. Although it couldn't be exactly the same, except for an expert, no one else would notice. —— The fewer people who know about my whereabouts, the safer I'll be.

  "Huh?" Just as he was about to leave after tidying up everything, his eyebrows suddenly furrowed.

  Outside was still a snowy storm, but in the howling wind and snow, there was actually a faint sound of heavy breathing!

  Compared to the wind that fills the sky, that faint gasping sound is truly inaudible. If it weren't for Zhang Fan's incredible hearing, which had heightened his sensitivity to the air to an extreme degree for safety reasons, and if the other party's gasping sound wasn't so loud, he really wouldn't have been able to hear it.

  Judging from the sound, the other party is still some distance away. Zhang Fan's first reaction was: The other party has found this place!

  However, when he caught that faint gasping sound again, he couldn't help but overturn his own thoughts. If the other party was coming to the wooden house for a search, they should have had corresponding equipment on them, and in any case, they wouldn't make such heavy gasps. ——This gasp sounded like the sound of a wild beast escaping after being injured, tired, painful, and with an unspeakable confusion.

  What made him even more puzzled was that judging from the breathing sound, there was only one person on the other side!

  After witnessing his own abilities, Zhang Fan believed that the mastermind behind the scenes would not dare to send only one person to capture him, unless this person had more than ten times the ability of those four black-clothed men.

  But if it's so powerful, how can it make such a heavy breathing sound?

  Zhang Fan was still pondering when he heard the gasping sound slowly weakening, just like a seriously injured person who could not be cured, gradually losing his own life.

  "What's going on?" Zhang Fan's heart skipped a beat, his curiosity greatly aroused, he quietly opened the door and slipped out silently towards the place where the panting sound was coming from. His injuries had already healed seven or eight tenths, and the wind and snow outside no longer posed any threat to him.

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, about a hundred meters outside the house, someone was quietly lying in the snowy ground, motionless. He was wearing white clothes and blended into the surrounding snow and wind as if he were one with them. If it weren't for his body still rising and falling slightly, and Zhang Fan's good eyesight, it would have been really hard to discover him.

  Although it seemed harmless, Zhang Fan still didn't dare to be careless and carefully observed for a while before walking past with caution. Although this person looked like they were out of breath, who knows if they were pretending to be weak?

  But it's clear that his efforts were in vain. The body before him, apart from occasional twitches, showed no signs of life.

  When he finally turned over the person under him, Zhang Fan's eyebrows furrowed involuntarily - this man, he actually knew!

  Of course, this understanding doesn't mean they are friends or anything else. This person underground, he is actually a complete stranger, and they haven't even met once.

  However, this did not prevent Zhang Fan from recognizing him at a glance. This person had never met him before, but his appearance was very familiar to Zhang Fan. In the days leading up to his arrival here, this man's photo had been placed on his desk.

  The person lying on the ground, who was about to freeze to death at a glance, turned out to be "Long Yi", the missing special agent of the National Security System!

  Long Yi is just a code name, but it's the most real identity. —— He has many identities in reality, and many of them are used once and then changed.

  This person, in Zhang Fan's heart, had long been considered dead. Judging from the mysterious organization's habit of being absolutely watertight, it was impossible to allow such a huge threat to exist. —— This man is the ace agent of the national security system, and whether it's his physical skills or IQ, he can rank among the top in the world. If he were to be kept alive, there would be no guarantee that he wouldn't escape, rendering all previous efforts useless.

  Unless it's a mysterious organization that wants to recruit this agent. —— However, since he can sit on the top of the national security system agent, his loyalty is absolutely unquestionable. Such a person, could be recruited? Even if he surrendered on the surface, I'm afraid it would still be "heart in Han Dynasty while serving in Cao's camp".

  For this kind of person, it's natural to get rid of them as soon as they're caught, which is the safest way. It was based on this that Zhang Fan determined the fact that the gold medal agent had long been dead.

  However, the situation in front of him overturned his understanding again! This agent not only didn't die but also ran to his face! Why didn't the organization behind the scenes kill him? Not only did they not kill him, but they even let him escape?

  Is this another trap?

  At this moment, all sorts of doubts surged up at once.

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