Chapter 269: New World!

Medical personnel entered, and Li Hao stopped the rushing crowd. "Don't move him, and there is no need to use any medication. Give him a quiet environment; he needs more than ten hours of self-recovery time," Li Hao said with a smile.

This firm gentleness made the medical staff less anxious, though everyone still looked at each other in dismay, yet they dared not refute.

Because everything before their eyes was already beyond what they could understand. Lu Donglei and Sazerac had already come over, signaling the doctors to do as Li Hao said.

Chao Qinglong appeared to have passed out, with black Qi still rising from his body, but his expression was very calm, as if he were still maintaining some strange state.

When Li Hao walked back to the team, everyone automatically stepped aside. Zuo Xiaotang had already rushed out at the first moment, giving Li Hao a big hug. Li Hao looked like he had a ball hanging off him, and he was still making muffled sounds.

"Damn it, get down, you're embarrassing me to death!" Li Hao pulled at him with disgust, but couldn't budge him.

Zhou Naiyi, Ma Long, and Wuzang also rushed over, unable to describe the excitement in their hearts. The others just watched quietly, not moving at all.

At this moment, Lu Donglei coughed a few times. "Li Hao, come here for a moment, everyone else rest in place." Li Hao nodded. "Alright, alright, stop messing around, save some energy, we still have training later. The Mid-Season Tournament has only just begun. Ah, Class Monitor, what's wrong with you? Did you cry from being moved???"

"Get lost!" Zhou Naiyi hurriedly covered her face. Who cried? How is that possible? In your dreams!

"Alrighty." Watching Aofei and Luo Bi looking at them eagerly, Li Hao smiled. "Lao San is fine, he'll be okay after a rest. This kid has always been tough."

Once Li Hao left, the whole scene immediately exploded like a pot. They swarmed around Aofei and Luo Bi. Luo Bi was also looking at Aofei with a confused face—what was going on?

Milner, Lomachenko, and Solomon all came over. They were all personal witnesses to the events of that year, so of course they knew the key to the tragedy, and they knew why Chao Qinglong and Li Hao were at odds, but what was this?

Aofei finally understood. In fact, she had suspected it from the beginning, but the parties involved refused to speak... She glanced at Ye Tong. Ye Tong's face was pale; she suddenly realized it too. Coming from a noble family, it wasn't that she hadn't suspected it.

A girl's mind is more delicate, and the key was that they all understood Nangong Yuhang's ambition very well, or rather, the ambition of the Nangong Family.

"Sigh, I've basically figured out what happened back then. Third Brother deliberately sent Second Brother away. Actually, he didn't want Second Brother to come back, but if Second Brother hadn't come back, everyone would have been doomed," Aofei said.

In an instant, those who participated in the accident back then understood everything. Because for these past few years, everyone had been struggling with this matter—why Chao Qinglong had sent Li Hao away back then, and then Earth suffered an ambush. Chao Qinglong explained that the instructor told him to, but it was such a coincidence that it happened at such a critical moment.

Chao Qinglong knew the inside story of that accident. Because if Li Hao had been there, in the Great City at the time, although Nanguan Yuhang was the eldest, Li Hao was the main force and would definitely have been charging at the front. He would have run into the kill-zone prepared by Xilian. Regardless of whether Xilian died or was injured, Nanguan Yuhang would have been fine, but Li Hao would have been finished.

Given the situation at the time, on any level, Xilian and Nanguan Yuhang were the only ones who could not afford to have anything happen to them.

In fact, with Nanguan Yuhang's meticulous mind, he had long known about Xilian's plan to collude with Mars. He had deliberately walked into the trap. In Nanguan Yuhang's plan, he would use Li Hao to take down Xilian.

That way, no one would threaten him anymore. Especially since more and more people within the USE were leaning toward Li Hao at the time. At that age, absolute strength is more appealing than anything else, and this had seriously affected Nanguan Yuhang's prestige.

This move of using the enemy's plan against them and borrowing a knife to kill, while simultaneously eliminating his main competitor Xilian, was truly killing two birds with one stone.

It could be said to be a flawless plan, and he could accept any outcome.

Yet he never expected Chao Qinglong to cause complications by sending Li Hao away before the big battle. This led to Nanguan Yuhang having to face Xilian head-on, because once the plan started, he had no way back.

The final result was that Nanguan Yuhang died in battle, and the USE side had the moral high ground.

Under these circumstances, Li Hao finally had a way to survive. In that battle, Chao Qinglong was also near death. If Li Hao hadn't arrived at the end, the elite of Earth would have basically been wiped out.

In the Tianqi Youth Class, there is only a thin line between a genius and a madman. One was the eldest brother he respected, the other was the second brother he admired. Helping either side was a betrayal.

Although he eventually made a choice and saved the second brother, he didn't expect Nanguan Yuhang to die because of it. The hardest part was for Chao Qinglong; he had been trapped in guilt all these years.

The others from the North Caro competition were also part of the Apocalypse Core. Except for Ye Tong, they actually all knew, so their following Chao Qinglong was also an acknowledgment of Chao Qinglong's actions.

Regarding Nanguan Yuhang, calling it right or wrong is a bit shallow; one can only say it was ruthless.

Chao Qinglong only wanted to save Li Hao, but he never thought Nanguan Yuhang would die.

Life is not perfect. Since people were dead, he would rather bear it all himself.

Li Hao was the same. Neither of them spoke of Nanguan Yuhang. Someone always has to take responsibility. Li Hao was willing to be imprisoned for a year in exchange for the freedom of others.

Even someone like Luo Bi couldn't help but sigh. They hadn't realized it at all, but not understanding back then didn't mean they didn't understand now.

"Brother Li and Chao Qinglong are both true heroes!" Solomon exclaimed.

"Haha, Solomon, call him Second Brother. Don't be so formal. The past is in the past. Regardless, Second Brother and Third Brother are both back. We're going to see who the hell can stop us this year?" Luo Bi laughed.

"Well said. I saw that last strike from Second Brother seem to pierce through Third Brother's body, and I felt that Third Brother's way of releasing power was a bit wasteful. He's likely to reach an even higher level," Zheng Peng said.

"That goes without saying. In the Alliance Tianqi Street, ask around and see who the daddy is!" Dexuanya roared with a grin. He had always been a loyal fan of Li Hao, quite superstitious, and at the same time, he looked at Perkins with a smug expression.

Perkins's legs went soft. Damn it, you guys have all made up, what am I supposed to do???

"Perkins, look at that cowardly look of yours. You're living more and more like a coward. Back then, you even dared to confront Second Brother, now what are you afraid of!"

Depuya couldn't help but say. "What am I afraid of? F-fart!" Perkins's mouth stuttered a little.

"That's it then. Although I lost, don't you get cocky. I will definitely win it back in this Mid-Season Tournament. Once I reach Burning Will, you just wait to eat shit!" Although Depuya was shouting, there was still a smile on his face.

"Screw you, I'll always be one step ahead of you!" Although Perkins was spraying hard, his mood was clearly much better.

That's right! Although Li Hao was brutal, he didn't look like someone who would kill the innocent indiscriminately.

Everyone saw that Perkins's expression had improved a bit, knowing that Depuya was trying to protect Perkins. After all, he had to give Depuya some face, otherwise, Perkins wouldn't be able to leave the Mid-Season Tournament in one piece.

Even if Li Hao really possessed a strange absorption ability, this stuff was useless in mecha combat. The zone training in the Mid-Season Tournament was only a small part; mecha were the big deal.

"Everyone, don't be discouraged, we'll win it back later!" The man with the wrapped head, Jilan Rao, stood up to encourage everyone. He felt his opportunity had come. With Chao Qinglong leading, this was a great god manifesting; his era had arrived.

Suddenly, the people around him kept their distance from him... This guy must be an idiot.

With such skill and such ability, how could mecha combat be overturned? It would only be stronger, okay?

Wuxiya smiled. "It seems our new king of the USE has been born. I just sensed it; his ability is not just absorption. Chao Qinglong's power was only controlled by him on the surface of his body. Of course, this move is even more terrifying."

"Wuxiya, it's not the birth of a new king, it's the return of the king!" Luo Bi said.

Wuxiya smiled blankly. "I know. The day the broken sword is reforged, the king returns!"

In an instant, everyone went quiet.

In fact, some people were already guessing. For the past two years, there had been no movement, yet he possessed invincible combat ability, defeating experts of the level of the Six Dragons, the Big Dipper Seven Stars, and the Three Wolves along the way, and he was still using the Armor Series Three Brothers. Could such peerless experts be bought wholesale?

Right?

Where in this world is there such an unreasonable appearance out of thin air? Look at the peerless dominance he used to defeat Chao Qinglong just now. Only Puppet could do it, and only Li Hao could do it. From beginning to end, there was actually only one god. Whether it's zone or mecha technology, this is the true arrival of terror.

"Holy shit~~~"

"Damn, so that's how it is. That's fucking awesome!"

"Haha, we knew it all along. We were suffocating; we couldn't say it, couldn't say it, haha."

"Humanity only has one Brother Li, and that is our Brother Li Hao!"

"Brother Li is even more terrifying than five years ago. Before, one could still see the limit, but now one can't even touch the edge. From beginning to end, it seems completely impossible to grasp his level."

"Nonsense, at Li Ge's level, how could the basic usage of Zone constrain him? It must be a return to simplicity."

"You really know how to butter someone up. Give you a chance to take that back, let me be the one to butter him up!" The members of Apocalypse were undoubtedly the happiest; not only had Li Hao returned, but he had also cleared up the misunderstanding with Chao Qinglong—what could be better than this?

Aofei looked into the distance; in truth, she knew clearly that the ones in the most pain were Li Hao and Chao Qinglong, for they were the ones who had trusted Nangong Yuhang the most. Fortunately, oh, fortunately.

"Ah? Ah! Ah? Ah!" Suddenly, someone began to shout crazily, their face filled with disbelief.

"How is this possible!" It was Ma Long.

Hao Ge is Puppet? Ma Long clutched his head, feeling like he was going crazy. Holy crap, his ultimate life goal of latching onto a powerful figure had been completed ahead of schedule???

Zhou Naiyi stomped on his foot hard; it was truly embarrassing! Ma Long hopped around in pain, clutching his foot. "Ouch, Sister Yi, why did you step on me? They said Hao Ge is Puppet. Holy crap, how is this possible? Holy crap, isn't his specialty delivering takeout!"

While saying it was impossible, his face was beaming like a lotus flower; such an exaggerated performance could only be pulled off by Ma Laoshi, but he was truly too happy.

Wuzang, Zhou Naiyi... even Zuo Xiaotang hurriedly distanced himself from Ma Long; he really wanted to dig a hole and bury him.

Even if he was happy, he should restrain himself a bit, after all, they were in front of so many big shots. Ma Long didn't care about that at all; was there ever a wrong time to show off? Subconsciously, he fumbled for his Skylink. Mom, why did you have to confiscate the Skylink?

... Ah, no, ah, holy crap, Hao Ge is in the same school as me, no, the same team, no, the same dormitory, there's no escaping that. From now on, I can butter him up however I want, and I can even take nude photos.

Damn, I already have a bunch in my Skylink.

Thinking of this, Ma Long smiled blissfully. "Everyone, some things are better kept among ourselves. Earth is a whole; I suggest everyone remain calm and silent. When it needs to be made public, Second Brother will handle it. If anyone acts rashly, don't blame us for being impolite."

Aofei's cold voice rang out; Blood Rose would not joke with you.

All the members of Apocalypse glared like tigers; basically, more than half of the people here were from Apocalypse. With the remaining few, who would dare to make waves?

Don't you know that the Mid-Season Tournament has a casualty rate?

Cang Gongtian and Luo Dongsheng were silenced; they had originally wanted to challenge the Six Dragons, but what was the point now?

Even Chao Qinglong had been defeated, and the person who defeated him was speechlessly strong. Not only was his Zone unfathomable, but damn, he was actually Puppet.

The New Five Tigers had already collapsed; they didn't even dare to challenge Chao Qinglong, let alone Li Hao and the Apocalypse members behind him. The respect these people had for Li Hao had already exceeded the limits of what a normal brain should have.

When Li Hao and Chao Qinglong were considered as one, then on Earth's own turf, no one could contend with Apocalypse.

Luo Bi and the others were already grinning with excitement, itching to immediately find some Moon People and Martians to have a fight. This year, Earth could finally bring out its full strength.

The Mid-Season Tournament has basically ended. I won't drag out the plot. Old Boy writes slowly, but my attitude is earnest. I will carefully ponder every chapter. A new journey is about to begin. Asking for a monthly ticket, thank you!