With a feigned shot and amidst a loud air burst, Franco staggered backward, panting slightly.
He was indeed a C-level supernatural power user, but so was his opponent!
After exchanging more than ten moves, he hadn't gained the slightest advantage.
This one-eyed woman was tougher to deal with than he had imagined.
However, at that moment, Franco's attention was not on the female executive manager of the Aircrew Base; he turned his gaze and saw the Light Beast Crystal Core sparkling in the sunlight.
The temporary investigation team was here to trace the Neanderthal Elite Warriors, not to steal things.
Wasn't the salary level of the Blue Star Global United Defense Committee enough?
Did they really have to resort to thievery!
And to think that they got caught red-handed, putting the investigative team in a passive position instantly.
Consequently, the person in charge of the temporary investigation team and the other members all felt the burning shame, losing face.
Chen Fei's phone rang; however, the phone tucked in his front pocket captured everything it needed to.
It was a call from his younger sister at home. Family above all, he quickly stopped the video recording.
"Hello, Little Sis, what's up?"
"Big Brother, what are you doing?"
"Oh, I'm about to break someone's legs!"
Chen Fei held the phone in one hand and a White Steel crowbar in the other, raised high.
"Xiao Meng, what is your brother doing?"
The voice of their mother came through, having heard the youngest child calling her Second Brother and asking casually.
"Bro is breaking someone's legs!"
Chen Meng relayed the message.
"Oh, ask your Second Brother if he has time to come back for Cousin Meizhi's wedding at our uncle's place."
The mother's voice came through again.
"Second Brother, Mom asked me to ask you, our uncle's daughter is having her wedding banquet, are you coming back?"
Little sister Chen Meng acted as the intermediary.
Chen Fei swung the White Steel crowbar down heavily.
The person who had stolen the Magical Beast Crystal Core let out a piercing scream.
Who told him to move, causing the crowbar to strike off target.
Little sister asked curiously, "The 29th of next month, huh? What's that sound?"
"Missed. The leg didn't break, but the arm did. Gotta do it again. Hey, don't move, just one more time, it'll be quick, don't move."
Chen Fei, dissatisfied, stepped on the guy's leg to keep him from moving this time.
When a good kid gets tough, he's utterly inhumane.
He had never known he could be so brutal: chatting with his sister on the phone while nonchalantly breaking someone else's legs and asking the person to stay still.
The "thief," having two limbs broken, was almost about to pee his pants.
But the silver crowbar did not hesitate and came down cleanly.
Crack! The clear sound of a bone being smashed could be heard.
"All right! Learn your lesson, understand?"
Chen Fei finally let the unfortunate kid go.
He planned to break a leg but accidentally broke another limb as well. Why bother?
With three limbs broken, the guy didn't even catch what Chen Fei said, as he passed out, eyes rolling back, sparing himself the need for painkillers.
Chen Fei finally turned his attention back to the phone and said thoughtfully, "The 29th of next month, yeah, I'll remember. I'll try! I'm quite busy right now, might not make it."
"Second Brother, whether you come or not, give us a heads up in advance so Uncle can save a spot for you."
Little sister Chen Meng finally finished handling the matter.
"Got it, I'll send you word a week in advance. Hanging up now!"
Chen Fei ended the call and restarted the video recording function.
Leisurely, he looked at the increasingly pale-faced temporary investigation team leader Franco.
The two supernatural power investigators who had run back with him were all pale with fear.
Not long ago, they had discovered a nest and a Magical Beast Crystal Core inside a tin shack. Not only was it impressively large, but it was also of exceptional purity.
The three had never seen such a large, high-quality Magical Beast Crystal Core just lying unguarded in a nest.
They thought, "Heaven gives but doesn't demand, he who takes without entitlement will suffer the consequences."
One of them couldn't hold back and reached out a greedy hand toward the nest.
He forgot the saying.
Eventually, he gained nothing but ended up with a broken arm and two broken legs.
The two lucky investigators who escaped unscathed couldn't help but suspect that this might have been the Aircrew Base "fishing" for culprits, clearly a trap waiting for someone to fall into.
"Mom, Second Brother said he'd confirm whether he's coming one week in advance."
Having just ended the call with Second Brother Chen Fei, Chen Meng hurriedly reported back to their mother.
"Why does it sound like a slaughterhouse at your brother's place? It's so noisy. Wasn't he supposed to be just a mechanic who specifically repairs planes? Why is he fixing people now?"
The youngest, Chen Meng, had the speakerphone on during the call, letting their mother, Yu Xiaoyi, listen in too. Besides Second Brother's voice, there were also some squealing noises mixed in.
"Second Brother just broke someone's leg!"
Chen Meng had just finished speaking when she finally realized something was off.
"Your Second Brother broke someone's leg?"
Mother Yu Xiaoyi also finally caught on.
The voice of the family's youngest suddenly became especially weak, as Second Brother had changed; he used not to even fight, but now he could break someone's legs.
The mother and daughter looked at each other, seeming to struggle with the fact that this was not a joke but a reality.
The members of the investigation team scattered across the Aircrew Base gradually returned to the tarmac.
"Slumber Mist" had almost taken down everyone, making the blood collection work exceptionally smooth.
The forty-plus regular people in the temporary investigation group, all technicians, quickly compiled the test results.
"Leader Franco, we're just missing two samples. We've investigated all the others,"
No need to search for evidence or interrogate anyone; blood test results were available instantly. Just by comparing the DNA, it could automatically identify if there were any Neanderthals hiding within the Aircrew Base.
So far, out of over two hundred samples, all were descendants of Homo sapiens. There was not even anyone with a fragment of genetic material from a brief encounter with the Neanderthal tribe in their ancestry, let alone any Neanderthal Elite Warriors.
This investigation mission was particularly unsuccessful. The two groups had even started fighting, and there were committee members caught stealing, caught red-handed. Such a mess.
The technician handing over the investigative statistics looked toward the female executive manager, Hanna Gagel, and the man carrying a silver-white crowbar, looking unruly, Chen Fei.
It goes without saying, these two were left.
"Forget it, we're pulling out!"
Franco snorted out these words through his nostrils and turned to leave.
He didn't want to stay a moment longer in this Aircrew Base; it was both embarrassing and infuriating.
"Aren't we testing them?"
The accompanying technician watched the back of the temporary investigation group leader and then looked at the two at the Aircrew Base.
Just two samples short, this investigation report wouldn't be perfect!
"No, we're not testing them!"
Franco didn't turn his head back.
Two people with supernatural powers, what's there to check!
The bloodline of the Neanderthal tribe only supported Secret Technique, with no special abilities to awaken; there had never been a supernatural power user among them, not even among the mixed-bloods.
The others headed towards the Sky Patrol Ship. Flustered, they boarded it.
Even the investigator who had stolen the Light Beast Crystal Core was carried up.
Inside the Aircrew Base, they didn't manage to get the right answer, not even a close one; they were doomed to have made the trip in vain.
"Rookie, quickly douse everyone with cold water to wake them up."
Female executive manager Hanna Gagel finally shifted her focus away from the temporary investigation group.
The two Mages hadn't lifted the effect of the "Slumber Mist" spell, so if they wanted to wake people up, they had to use other means. Fortunately, cold water did the trick instantly.
Chen Fei sprinted off.
Little Bird flew after her daddy from behind.
A basin of cold water woke up Chief Mechanic Xiao Ming.
"Uh, what's going on?"
The mountain-like man turned over with a flop, wiping his face with water still dripping.
He was somewhat confused and didn't understand what was happening.
"Boss! Quickly wake up everyone else."
Chen Fei, without time to explain more, handed over a paper cup.
After filling another cup with water and splashing it all over a senior mechanic, Xiao Jixiu got it instantly. Following the example, he poured water and slapped another awake.
One woke two, two woke four, and the number of conscious workers soared exponentially.
By the time it got to "Genuine Fragrance" Combat Flight Squadron, a cup of water, a slap to each cheek, plus a kick, had them yelping and bouncing up instantly, with excellent results.
The employees at various posts, with bruised faces, started to resume normal work as the ground-based radar issued a warning for the first time.
"Enemy aircraft incoming!"
The woman in the control tower slammed her fist onto the table.
The temporary investigation unit's Sky Patrol Ship and two Crystal Jets had already left quietly without saying goodbye, leaving her in an unfavorable situation.
Merman Brothers Consortium making a move using others.
The employee responsible for the radar was pale and reported with a trembling voice: "Enemies are coming from all directions, northeast, southwest, each with no fewer than 20 targets. We're surrounded."
"Give the order, 'Genuine Fragrance' Combat Flight Squadron take off, launch all anti-air missiles first!"
Female executive Hanna Gagel clenched her teeth and said, "Today, let's go big or go home!"
In every corner of the 911 Aircrew Base, red lights flashed and alarms blared, activating an unprecedented First-Level Combat Readiness.
"Genuine Fragrance" Combat Flight Squadron didn't disappoint the female executive manager; within two minutes of the command being issued, Squadron Leader Chekhov, piloting the MiG-28 Jet Fighter, was the first to take off.