The leader had a mouth full of yellow teeth. Seeing that Song Jinze looked shabby and frail, and judging by the body’s apparent low mental power level, he immediately assumed this was an easy-to-bully lowly woman.
The area had poor security, and there was hardly anyone around. Even if he did something, no one would notice.
Malicious intent instantly rose in his heart as he leered at Song Jinze. “Hey, little sister, dressed so lightly—where are you headed?”
Song Jinze gave them a quick once-over, estimating that these people didn’t recognize the original owner of this body.
Then there was no need to waste words.
He said bluntly, “Get lost.”
The yellow-toothed man exploded in anger. “Damn you! How dare you yell at me, you—?!”
One of his underlings chimed in, “Do you know who our Big Brother is?! Huh?! B-rank mental power! He’s about to join Commander Song’s fleet selection. A poor woman like you will never be able to climb that high, got it?!”
The person in question, Song Jinze: “……”
Honestly, he didn’t like this kind of show-off, crushing-the-weak feeling.
It was cheap. Beneath him. Disgusting.
Normally, when he encountered people like this, he would simply have them dragged away and thrown out.
But… right now, he wasn’t Song Jinze. He was a woman who looked weak—and actually was weak.
His tone turned indifferent as he suddenly put on an act. “Then do you know who I am?”
The yellow-toothed man sneered. “Heh, I don’t care who you are. With that little body of yours, you’re born to be used by men—”
“Ah—!!!”
Song Jinze abruptly activated his manipulation ability, slamming the man’s head into the ground from a distance.
Blood splattered on the spot.
He lifted his leg and stepped on the man’s shoulder, leaning down close, his voice cold and sinister. “I hope I won’t see you in the Military District again. Also, Song Jinze never accepts anyone below A-rank.”
After saying that, he raised his eyes and cast a chilling glance at the underling. “Have you seen enough?”
The underling’s face turned pale with terror. “H-hitting people is illegal!”
Song Jinze smiled. “Is it? Then go report it.”
The underling trembled, staring at the blood on the ground, his legs going weak.
But he didn’t dare to call anyone. After all, they were the ones who had provoked her first.
But… who could have expected she was this strong?!
Song Jinze withdrew his leg and took a few steps forward—then suddenly stopped.
He delivered another ruthless blow remotely.
A bloodcurdling scream came from behind. The yellow-toothed man’s face turned deathly pale as he clutched himself and rolled on the ground.
Song Jinze didn’t even lift his eyelids as he walked away.
Within seconds, the man on the ground stopped breathing.
Dead.
The underling froze, his face full of shock.
That woman—how could she possibly have a manipulation-type ability?!
That was a special talent possessed only by top-tier experts of at least super A-rank!
Panicking, he covered his mouth and didn’t even bother with his Big Brother’s corpse, turning to run immediately.
He knew he had provoked someone powerful—likely a high-ranking figure from some faction. But how could such a person appear in a place like this?!
He and his Big Brother had roamed this area for so long and had never encountered someone like her!
Still… he had narrowly escaped disaster.
Just as he was feeling relieved, he hadn’t even run two steps before his legs gave out, his heart suddenly tightening.
All of a sudden, he collapsed unconscious.
……
At this moment, Gu Ying was in the middle of a fierce battle.
He had never expected that, in broad daylight, such a massive wave of reinforcements from Song Jinze would appear inside the wormhole.
He had indeed received an urgent message from Mu Hua beforehand, but since she wasn’t directly involved in the reinforcements, she didn’t know how many troops Song Jinze had actually sent.
But who could have predicted this?!
The sheer number of troops was like a swarm of locusts.
He was instantly beaten into having no power to fight back.
What the hell—why?!
Gu Ying couldn’t understand. Had Song Jinze gone mad to pour so many people into this place?!
This was only a medium-sized wormhole—was it really necessary?!
Besides, if he calculated the cost and return, wouldn’t Song Jinze be operating at a loss by now?
What was he thinking?!
More importantly, Gu Ying didn’t think he had that deep of a grudge with Song Jinze!
There were countless people who wanted to take Song Jinze down. At most, they were just ordinary rivals!
Why was he throwing all his manpower at him like this?!
Gu Ying couldn’t help but wonder: Was this a warning? A threat? Or… just a misjudgment?
But would Song Jinze really make such a stupid mistake?
No. Impossible.
Moreover, he had already had Mu Hua feed him false information.
Unless…
Gu Ying pulled up a map and carefully examined the planet’s coordinates.
It seemed… the location was actually quite good. It had the potential to become an important jump-point hub.
Besides, any territory Song Jinze wanted was bound to be a goldmine!
It had to be taken!
He immediately sent out a signal for reinforcements and, at the same time, instructed Mu Hua to intensify her efforts in misleading Song Jinze.
……
Meanwhile, Xu Lian was on the starship, eating and drinking to her heart’s content. Although she still had things to do later, it didn’t stop her from enjoying herself.
She wasn’t entirely confident she could outmaneuver Song Jinze, so she might as well enjoy a few good days before possibly being killed in return.
As his former enemy, she knew very well that Song Jinze’s methods were both ruthless and brilliant. Going up against him meant losing nine times out of ten.
But that was fine—she still had a ten percent chance of winning.
However, when she got off the starship and arrived at the scene, Song Jinze was already gone.
As expected, the parchment was gone too.
But this was completely in line with Xu Lian’s expectations. After all, Song Jinze wasn’t stupid—he wouldn’t stay in place waiting to die.
She ordered her subordinates to begin searching the area, strictly instructing them to leave no corner unchecked. They had to find that woman.
Of course, she did not tell anyone the name “Xu Lian.”
That was a secret that had to be guarded at all costs.
She was quite relieved that she had no friends and no surviving family, so it wouldn’t be easy for anyone to learn her name.
But the organization knew.
Xu Lian quickly analyzed in her mind.
There were only a few people who knew her name. As a spy, she had kept her private life extremely simple to avoid suspicion.
Among them, besides Mu Hua and her superior Gu Ying, there were three others.
The first two were the pair of twin burly men who had thrown her out of the dorm earlier—her handlers, codenamed White Chess and Black Chess.
As for the third, it was her long-time partner—a yellow-haired friend who had shared life-and-death experiences with her, codenamed Treasure.
That kid, Treasure, had been detected to have super A-rank mental power and should now be studying at a military academy.
Of course, in the future, he would likely also be planted as a spy by Song Jinze’s side.
Xu Lian figured that, to prevent her name from being exposed, she had to contact Treasure immediately.
A preliminary plan formed in her mind.
She called over a subordinate beside her. “Immediately spread news across this planet—make it big, let everyone know. Say that Commander Song is looking for someone. As for who…”
She smiled. “That person knows.”
The subordinate didn’t understand, but still responded, “Yes, Commander.”