Chapter 347: I Thought You Ran Away

347. Chapter 347 I Thought You Ran Away

If we say that every second before felt as long as a year to the few people in the room,

then now it is a century.

Listening to the footsteps outside growing nearer, the few showed despair on their faces.

Were we still discovered? But how could that be?

They made no sound, and even the lights were off.

At that moment, the footsteps paused; after two or three seconds, they gradually faded away.

The few instantly relaxed, realizing they were drenched in cold sweat.

"Bang!"

A deafening roar.

The previously tightly shut door suddenly flew outward, slamming hard against the wall, with wood splinters scattering everywhere.

A silhouette stood in the doorway, eyes sharp.

Now, the few inside could no longer hold on, collapsing onto the floor; they couldn't even muster the strength to stand, let alone escape.

"Please, I beg you," a man pleaded, "Don't, don't kill us."

The others also reacted, continuously begging for mercy, deeply regretting that had they known it would be like this, they shouldn't have hidden here; they would have fled as far as possible.

"Spare you?"

Jiang Cheng let out a cold laugh.

"What reason?"

When he went upstairs earlier, he had heard these people solemnly promise Xie Tian that they would trap even more people.

"We have money; if you spare us, we can give you all the money!" someone said.

"How much money could you possibly have?" Jiang Cheng sneered.

To him now, a few million was merely the cost of Refining Alchemy for a day; if his Alchemy Technique reached perfection, tens of millions would be possible.

The few exchanged glances.

Finally, someone gritted their teeth and said, "Master, he also has a combat suit that cost over twenty million originally; if you want it, you can go to the fifth floor and take it, as long as you ultimately spare us."

"A combat suit costing over twenty million?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Cheng became interested.

A top-tier A-Level Combat Suit is only around ten million.

A suit over twenty million couldn't be an S-level Combat Suit, the kind that can block a Grandmaster's attack? Yet on second thought, he doubted it, since Xie Tian was only an Eight-level Force Warrior.

"Exactly, it's a Heiyao Combat Suit; it's said that once worn, it can block a Ten-level Force Warrior's attack!" the speaker said with a pained expression.

If they had chosen to leave directly, none of this would have happened.

Perhaps when they return tomorrow, the combat suit will still be on the fifth floor.

"Heiyao, huh."

Jiang Cheng felt a hint of familiarity.

"Where did he buy it?"

"Black, Black Market."

The speaker spat out two words.

"I didn't expect that the person who bought that combat suit back then turned out to be him."

Jiang Cheng felt a sigh in his heart.

In terms of defensive power, the Heiyao Combat Suit is even stronger than his own Tianluo Umbrella, and unlike the latter, it doesn't consume Force; it only needs to be fully charged.

Of course, every advantage has its drawback.

The downside is its large size; it can't be carried like the Tianluo Umbrella, and even when donned properly, it takes some time.

It's fine when no battle occurs, but once combat starts, unless the opponent's head was kicked by a donkey, they can't just stare helplessly.

So, he's somewhat relieved.

Fortunately he attacked suddenly; otherwise, even against a Ninth-level or Ten-level opponent without a matching weapon, if they wore the combat suit, he would have had no way.

"Thanks for the warning, but I still have a question."

Upon hearing Jiang Cheng ask for the loan company's name, the few rushed to answer.

"Senior, now you can spare us, right?" "Yes, senior, we know, I've already told you."

"Sorry."

Jiang Cheng shook his head.

"You few usury lenders have caused many wives to be separated from their children, leaving them homeless; if I spare you, I'm afraid they would be the first to refuse."

"Th-that's because Master forced us to do it!"

The few grew frantic upon hearing this.

"Yes! It was Master who forced us! Previously, Second Senior Brother was in charge, but recently he had an accident, so we took over."

"We really didn't hurt many people!"

"Senior! Spare us! Spare us! Ah!"

A series of wails rang out in the room, then quickly fell silent.

Jiang Cheng walked straight out of the room and headed upstairs.

Upon reaching the fifth floor, he immediately saw the Heiyao Combat Suit hanging nearby.

Its whole body was jet black, shimmering with metallic luster under the lights.

Curious, Jiang Cheng put it on once.

I have to say, this combat suit looks quite light, but in fact a set weighs several hundred kilograms; if an ordinary person wore it, they'd die on the spot.

He gave it his all and slammed out a punch.

Its power, compared to before, was indeed a bit greater.

But compared with this increase, the suit's massive defensive power is the real priority.

If you wear it while hunting, even deep in the mountains, it provides a lot more protection.

"I don't know if that day still exists."

Jiang Cheng muttered.

Anyway, he took the combat suit.

As the saying goes, better prepared than sorry.

He took off the suit, packed it into the matching big box, and Jiang Cheng leapt from the fifth floor, disappearing into the night.

He arrived at Dinghu Community.

He easily vaulted over the wall and entered.

Entered the Central Area.

Seeing the front door just ahead, Jiang Cheng halted.

Then a wry smile appeared on his face, and he walked over.

Entered the living room.

He saw a lone silhouette sitting at the table, a cup of freshly brewed hot tea placed before it; Lin Yue, clad in training robes, stood timidly at the side, and upon seeing Jiang Cheng arrive finally let out a breath of relief.

"Jiang Cheng brother, you're back!"

"Hmm."

Jiang Cheng smiled and nodded, then glanced awkwardly at Gu Zhangkong.

"Gu Dage."

He had also thought that his going out couldn't be hidden from Gu Zhangkong.

After all, the Sensing Array here can identify strangers, and naturally can recognize each individual.

He just hadn't expected the other side to come so quickly.

"Jiang brother, you really gave me a lot of worry!" Gu Zhangkong sighed, then glanced at the big box Jiang Cheng was carrying, "Just over an hour ago, you left the Central Area and didn't go to the Lian Dan Shi; the community's cameras didn't capture any trace of you; I called you several times and no one answered. If your family weren't still here, I would have thought you had run away."

Jiang Cheng cleared his throat lightly, glanced at Lin Yue beside him, and said, "Xiao Yue, you go back and rest first."

"Yes, Jiang Cheng brother."

Lin Yue looked at Jiang Cheng anxiously, obediently complied and left.

Jiang Cheng walked to the opposite side of Gu Zhangkong, sat on the chair, and said calmly, "I'm not a man of empty words; the reason I was away for a while was to settle some old grudges."

(End of chapter)