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"Cooperation is fine, but I don't want my identity exposed, and furthermore, I want all the core data of your Lakato Family."

Chen Yu fiddled with the Desert Pearl, his words laced with amusement.

The conditions he proposed were extremely demanding, to the point of impossibility for any organization to hand over their core data, as it related to their very survival.

"Mr. Chen, isn't this a bit excessive? The core data is..."

Before the masked elder could finish, Chen Yu tossed the pearl onto the table and turned to leave.

"Mr. Chen, please wait!" The masked elder became anxious.

His current situation was very bad, and without the intervention of a substantial external force, his life would likely be lost.

"You can have the data, but how can you guarantee my safety?"

The corner of Chen Yu's mouth lifted slightly as he placed the wooden token given to him by the Heavenly Master on the table.

"Knights of the Round Table joined with the Xuanqing Sect, can they not guarantee your life?"

This statement had a double meaning, both a promise to the masked elder and a threat.

When the masked elder saw the wooden token, he froze completely.

He never dreamed that Chen Yu would also have this identity.

This moment left him with no room for choice.

Possessing membership in two super-organizations, eradicating the rest of the Lakato Family's forces, or even wiping out their entire family, was not out of the question.

The sole purpose of the core data was to ensure that Chen Yu, in eliminating other forces, would not harm his own people by mistake.

"Mr. Chen is truly exceptional, I am saved!" The masked elder said no more, promptly handing over a USB drive to Chen Yu: "Here is all the data of the entire Lakato Family, including all of their networks of relations!"

Chen Yu didn't hold back, taking it and plugging it into a nearby computer.

The Lakato Family was not only internally fragmented, but the various forces within it were also scattered all over the place.

Centered around Mount Augustus, within a two thousand kilometer radius of the desert, their powers were spread out.

Upon seeing these data, even Chen Yu was startled; he hadn't expected the mighty Lakato Family to be in such a state internally.

Other families, no matter how fragmented internally, still have some level of cooperation between each other.

But the Lakato Family was purely a collection of independent forces, with the majority of smaller powers being extremely autonomous, almost separate entities from the family.

Chen Yu took a moment to steady his breath, realizing that eradicating these guys would be easier than he had imagined.

"Old gentleman, from what I see in the data, some places have merely twenty or thirty people. With your strength, you ought to be able to wipe them out."

The masked elder sighed helplessly.

"I won't hide from Mr. Chen, I really don't have many men at my disposal, only a few personal guards."

Chen Yu immediately understood that this old fellow before him was nothing more than a figurehead.

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Bringing him in to help was partly to use his identity to pressure other forces.

On the other hand, it was also to get Chen Yu to eliminate the leaders of the other small forces.

Chen Yu scanned all the data from the computer into his brain and then stood up.

"There's Black Hat Mountain about four hundred kilometers from here, probably the strongest force besides the Lakato Family's main house. Let's start with them."

The masked old man was startled, the leader in charge of that location was named Ural, who was the Lakato Family's top expert.

This guy's body was inexplicably enormous, standing at a full three meters tall, with divine power that allowed him to shatter a small hill with a single punch.

In the face of such an existence, even the smaller statures of Chen Yu and Jin Lingsu probably wouldn't be enough to fill the gaps between his teeth.

"The two of you, perhaps we should proceed step by step and pick a weaker target first!"

Chen Yu disagreed, "If we're going to make a move, we should take out the strongest first. The weaker ones will then cower. If we take out a weak one, the rest might even band together."

The old man didn't know what to say and could only take a short sword from the side.

"This is a symbol of the power granted by the Lakato Family to the elders in the mountains. Now I give it to you, maybe it will be of some help."

Chen Yu didn't say much more, took the short sword, and went on his way with Jin Lingsu.

Driving in the desert was extremely comfortable without any hindrance.

Chen Yu was speeding all the way to Black Hat Mountain.

By the time they arrived there, it was already evening, with the sunset in the distance a blood-red color, quite beautiful.

Like Mount Augustus, there was a small town on the outskirts of this mountain too.

However, the scale of the town was somewhat smaller than that of Mount Augustus.

As the two entered, they were drawn over by a peddler selling goods at the side, who seemed much more cheerful compared to the expressionless faces of the people in the town around Mount Augustus.

Just as they were about to step into a small shop to buy some food, the shopkeeper suddenly pulled out a knife and walked up behind them.

"Who are you? Why have you come here?"

It seemed like an inquiry, yet the shopkeeper and his assistants continued to stare at them strangely, one of them even reaching towards Chen Yu's waist, seemingly to probe for any valuables.

The others kept their eyes fixed on Jin Lingsu's face, clearly harboring lecherous thoughts.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Chen Yu furrowed his brow, these guys appeared friendly on the surface, how could they be so shameless?

In comparison, the people of the Mount Augustus town, aside from their lack of expression, seemed pretty decent.

"We are from Mount Augustus, acting on the orders of the elder in the mountain, to meet with Mr. Ural."

Clearly, the men didn't believe them, or rather, they simply didn't care about any elder in the mountain and continued to search them recklessly.

Jin Lingsu became thoroughly enraged, swiftly drawing the golden spike from her waist and fiercely stabbing it into the hands of two assistants.

Chen Yu also didn't indulge them by stretching out his hand, he grabbed the shopkeeper by the neck, and slammed him against the wall.

"How dare you ignore the orders of the elder from the mountain, do you not want to live?"

The shopkeeper's eyes widened in shock; he hadn't expected Chen Yu to actually make a move.

In the past, when the emissary of the mountain elder came to deliver orders, they would always act very reverently and sometimes even bring loads of gifts.

But this time, not only did Chen Yu and Jin Lingsu bring nothing, they actually had weapons on them and even attacked them.

"What's the elder from the mountain? Our master should be the ruler of the entire Lakato Family. I'd advise you to let us go, otherwise, you won't be able to walk out of here alive."

Chen Yu seemed to hear a joke, chuckled twice, then suddenly launched a fierce punch directly at the shopkeeper's shoulder blade. Along with the cracking sound of bones, the shopkeeper curled up on the ground, continuously screaming in agony.

The other diners at the side were also startled, quickly squeezing into a corner.