Chapter 743: Dragon King
This Takano Kumagawa was indeed problematic. Li Xiaofei could now confirm that, following the car accident that killed his lover, Takano Kumagawa had already made contact with Eden.
Takano Kumagawa had been working for Eden during his entire journey across Europe, the Bayer Federation, and the Yiggs Union. The factions he visited in various countries were likely puppet collaborators handpicked by Eden. Those who accepted the conditions received ample support. Those who refused were completely wiped out.
Li Xiaofei investigated the Blood Banner Organization in the Bayer Federation. It was a faction that had risen to prominence immediately after being visited by Takano Kumagawa. Prior to that, it had been nothing more than a regional gang within Bayer.
Now, it was the most powerful superhuman organization within the Bayer Federation. Its three leaders were ranked among the top three most powerful Awakened in the entire nation. It stood in stark contrast with another group called Star Lantern. Once the top martial arts hall in the Bayer Federation, it had been annihilated in a single night. The culprit was undoubtedly Takano Kumagawa.
In other words, Takano Kumagawa had already received divine power granted by Eden’s God General, Angrus, before entering the Bayer Federation. Otherwise, he would not have possessed the strength to accomplish all of this.
Similar incidents had occurred in other continents and countries as well. However, what surprised Li Xiaofei was that, upon investigating those martial organizations that had risen afterward, he did not detect the presence of any extraterrestrial energy within their core members.
The rise of these organizations seemed more closely tied to the global surge of the Awakened, and their founders or key leaders had displayed remarkable natural talent during this wave which allowed them to swiftly climb to the top tiers of their respective nations’ power pyramids.
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Jiepeng. Hokkaido.
Li Xiaofei arrived at a seaside fishing village on Rebun Island. Late autumn had already passed and the first chills of early winter were setting in. Though the temperature wasn’t particularly low, the salty, damp sea breeze carried a bone-piercing chill.