Chapter 317: Diverting the Disaster

The man took out his phone and dialed his son’s number.

Soon, the call was connected.

However, it wasn’t his son’s voice that came from the other end, but William’s.

"Your son is in my hands. If you want him to live, come alone."

After saying this, William gave a location and hung up the phone directly.

At this moment, Chen Hao and William were sitting in a car.

William sped along the road.

Seeing this, Chen Hao spoke to William: "You told him the location; aren't you afraid he'll call for backup?"

Upon hearing this, William couldn't help but laugh.

"I'm afraid he *won't* call for backup."

Hearing this, Chen Hao frowned slightly; it was clear that Chen Hao didn't know what William was up to.

William brought Chen Hao to a certain base.

When the people inside the base saw it was William, they hurriedly opened the gates.

William drove the car right in, entering the base with ease.

Once inside the base.

Chen Hao realized he seemed to have been tricked by William.

"Is this one of the Scorpion Brigade's bases?"

Facing Chen Hao's question, William was slightly stunned.

Then he smiled and said: "You're good! You actually saw it at a glance."

"Hahaha!"

Before Chen Hao could react, a guy walked out from inside the base.

Chen Hao noticed this person had a leopard's head and round eyes.

To be precise, he was a leopard-man—the kind with a leopard's head and a human body.

"William, what brings you to my place today?"

Leopard Head and William were old acquaintances.

"What's wrong? I wanted to come here and ask for a cup of water; are you unwilling to give it?"

"No... no, how could I be unwilling?"

"By the way, who is this?"

Chen Hao was currently disguised, appearing as another guy.

"This is a friend of mine."

"A friend?"

Leopard Head glanced at Chen Hao. He didn't know until he looked, but one look gave him a shock.

Chen Hao looked completely ordinary, yet he was actually a powerhouse at the Venerable Realm.

Leopard Head was full of murmurs in his heart.

In the Dragon Kingdom, as long as one's strength exceeded the Spirit Realm, they would make simple records.

Not to mention the Venerable Realm.

There weren't many Venerable Realm experts in the entire Dragon Kingdom; who exactly was this person in front of him?

Just as Leopard Head was feeling suspicious.

William stepped in to smooth things over: "When did you become so long-winded?"

"Hurry up and tell your people to prepare something; I'm hungry."

"Fine."

Leopard Head said "fine," but his eyes didn't leave Chen Hao.

He seemed to want to recognize Chen Hao.

While passing a subordinate, Leopard Head whispered to him: "Go, investigate for me."

"I want all the information on this person."

William swaggered into the Scorpion Brigade's base just like that.

Leopard Head’s subordinates were very efficient; in no time, they had cooked a table full of food.

Chen Hao and William sat there and began to enjoy it.

William cut a piece of steak and put it into his mouth.

After chewing a few times, he picked up the red wine on the side and took a small, gentle sip.

Leopard Head looked at William’s appearance, his brows locked tight.

"William, tell me, what are you actually here for?"

Leopard Head didn't want to pretend anymore; he asked straight to the point.

Hearing this, William grinned directly.

"I'm here to give you a gift."

"A gift? What gift?"

"Naturally, a big gift."

"That thing is in the trunk of my car."

Hearing this, Leopard Head gave his subordinate a look.

The subordinate understood and hurriedly went to William's trunk to retrieve the goods.

Before long, several people carried a sack into the room.

Looking at the sack that was still shaking incessantly, Leopard Head frowned slightly.

"There isn't a person inside this, is there?"

"Bingo, congratulations, you guessed right."

"Is it a woman?"

Hearing this, William shook his head.

"Women are so cliché!"

"Besides, you, Leopard Head, don't even like women."

Hearing this, Leopard Head went up personally and untied the mouth of the sack.

The long hair inside was immediately revealed.

"Boss..."

A subordinate saw this long-haired person and became somewhat agitated.

"What is it?"

"Th-this guy is Pei Ding's son, Pei Xiaoqian!!!"

"What!"

Hearing this, Leopard Head was given a fright.

He had painstakingly managed this base for many years, and these days, he had always been developing quietly.

He didn't expect William to bring Pei Ding's son directly here.

"William, what do you mean by this?"

Leopard Head looked at William with a face full of anger.

"Nothing."

As soon as William finished speaking, the dining knife in his hand was thrown out.

*Whoosh!*

The dining knife hit Pei Xiaoqian in the head, killing him.

"You..."

Pei Xiaoqian had died on Leopard Head's turf; now, Leopard Head had no room for redemption.

"What about me?"

"Now there are only two paths laid out before you."

"One is to cooperate with me, and together we take out Pei Ding."

"Two is to be my enemy; of course, Pei Ding won't let you off either."

Hearing this, Leopard Head’s complexion was uglier than if he had eaten excrement.

Pei Xiaoqian died here.

Leopard Head was like yellow mud falling into his pants—if it wasn't excrement, it was still excrement!

Leopard Head felt some regret; why did he ever get to know William?

It was said there were two paths.

In reality, there was only one path left for Leopard Head to choose, and that was to join forces with William.

"Fine, I'll join forces with you."

Leopard Head gritted his teeth and said.

"Now, shouldn't we discuss how to deal with Pei Ding?"

Hearing this, William didn't care at all: "Discuss what?"

"The man is arriving immediately."

"What!!!"

Leopard Head had just sat down, and he was shocked by William’s words.

He stood up with a jerk.

"You dare to play me? You actually designed a trap to frame me."

"So what if I did?"

William’s eyes narrowed slightly; his eyes turned scarlet, and his entire face became ferocious.

"Madman, you really are a madman!"

Leopard Head cursed at William.

Leopard Head’s subordinates were now starting to panic.

"Boss, what do we do now?"

"What else can we do?"

"Notify everyone immediately, Level One alert. They might be powerful at the Ability Bureau, but our Scorpion Brigade isn't something to be trifled with either."

*Boom!*

As soon as Leopard Head finished speaking, a huge explosion sounded outside.

"Who? Who exactly kidnapped my son? Get out here!!!"

Pei Ding had arrived.

This time he didn't come alone; he also brought some of his trusted aides.

The Scorpion Brigade base gate was very sturdy, but it was still split open by a single sword strike from Pei Ding.

Leopard Head looked at William and said: "Are you going to go out with me to deal with him?"

William picked up the hot towel from the table and wiped his mouth.

Then, unhurriedly, he spoke to Chen Hao: "Are you finished eating?"

"Finished."

"If you're finished, let's go out and get to work."

"Good."

Chen Hao followed William out of the room.

As soon as the two arrived outside, they heard a burst of intense battle cries.