The middle-aged man had already been scared into sitting on the ground.
If Su Fan had only displayed abnormal strength, he might have been able to accept it. Perhaps there were people with innate divine strength, who knew? But dodging bullets? Was that something a normal person could do?
"I'm sorry! Great hero, immortal, sir! I had eyes but failed to recognize Mount Tai! Spare me this once, I'll never dare again!"
Facing strength beyond the ordinary, the middle-aged man could no longer hold on. He immediately prostrated himself on the ground, kowtowing to Su Fan and begging for mercy.
"Kidnapping and extortion, how should it be judged in our country?"
Su Fan asked the middle-aged man in a low voice.
"More than ten years of fixed-term imprisonment or life imprisonment. For lighter offenses, five to ten years of fixed-term imprisonment."
The middle-aged man recited it fluently, as if he had it by heart.
"Wow, you know it quite well."
Su Fan was a little surprised. He had just asked casually, and he didn't expect this guy to actually know.
"I looked it up before."
The middle-aged man said with a wry smile.
"Alright, call the police and surrender."
Su Fan didn't make things difficult for him; he let the law deal with him.
The middle-aged man hesitated, delaying making the call.
"How about we don't bother the police, and I'll guarantee you won't suffer any pain in death."
Su Fan looked down at the middle-aged man on the ground and said coldly.
The middle-aged man's heart turned cold. He didn't doubt for a moment that Su Fan would dare to do it.
"I'll call, I'll call!"
The middle-aged man thought that even if he went to jail, he could still get out early with some connections. It would be too much of a loss to be killed by Su Fan.
Seeing the middle-aged man dial the police, Su Fan stopped paying attention to him and walked over to wake up Dongfang Tingyin.
"Where is this place?"
Dongfang Tingyin was still a bit disoriented.
After all, she had been unconscious since being kidnapped and knew nothing.
"You were kidnapped, remember?"
Su Fan said.
"Kidnapped?"
Dongfang Tingyin vaguely recalled some scenes from when she was drugged.
"Su Fan, why are you here?"
Dongfang Tingyin asked Su Fan, confused.
Hadn't he returned to the inheritance land in Xincheng?
"I came to the capital on some business, and I happened to see you being abducted. How could I not come to save you?"
Su Fan explained to Dongfang Tingyin.
"Is that so..."
Dongfang Tingyin stood up and rubbed her temples. She didn't know what kind of drug those kidnappers used, but it had a strong after-effect. Her head was still a bit dizzy.
The police arrived soon after. After understanding the situation, they took it very seriously, as Dongfang Tingyin was from the Dongfang family. After taking simple statements from the two, they let them leave. As for the kidnappers and the middle-aged man? They would likely spend the rest of their lives in prison, and the Dongfang family would not let them off easily.
"Are you going back?"
The sky had completely darkened by now. Dongfang Tingyin asked Su Fan.
"Of course, I'm going back. Aren't I staying at your place?"
Su Fan said without thinking.
"It's so late, are there any flights? Come home with me."
Dongfang Tingyin said nonchalantly.
They had slept in the same bed before, what was she afraid of?
Su Fan glanced at Dongfang Tingyin from the corner of his eye.
Go to her place? He would probably have to sleep with her again. He'd rather sleep on the street.
"Never mind, I'll go back. It'll be quick."
Su Fan still refused, not for any other reason than not wanting to go through the choice between being a beast and worse than a beast again.
"Alright, then I'll be going back. I'll return to Xincheng in a few days. I've asked Lu Chun to help manage the company in the meantime."
Dongfang Tingyin didn't insist and waved goodbye to Su Fan before heading home.
Su Fan took out his Bagua Token, waved it, and returned home.
He entered the game.
Su Fan was now level 28 and wanted to see if he could reach level thirty before the qualifiers.
He bought a set of double experience potions and went alone to the wilderness to grind monsters. There weren't many quests left, so leveling up could only be done by killing monsters.
There weren't many wild areas around Tianlong City, so Su Fan had to teleport to the vicinity of Tianxin City again and went to Ghost Cry Valley.
Wooooo...
The cold wind blew, and a mournful sound like a ghost's cry echoed through the valley, which was how Ghost Cry Valley got its name.
This place was a mass grave, not only infested with wild beasts but also with actual ghosts.
The game "Martial Arts Hegemony" was set in a chaotic martial arts world, but it also had ghosts. However, the ghosts had been weakened and could be harmed by blades. Their combat power was comparable to martial artists.
Su Fan walked into Ghost Cry Valley and soon encountered a wolf gnawing on a corpse.
Carrion Wolf
Level: 20
HP: 5000/5000
The creatures in Ghost Cry Valley were between levels 20 and 30, which was just right for Su Fan to level up.
The Carrion Wolf sensed someone approaching, immediately dropped its food, bared its teeth, and faced Su Fan.
Su Fan immediately drew his sword and attacked.
Su Fan's current panel damage had already exceeded two thousand.
It only took two sword strikes to take down the opponent, without even using any skills.
The Qinghong Sword dealt 585 damage. Each piece of equipment added 60 damage, totaling 240.
The Strength attribute added 378 damage.
The total damage added up to 1203 points. The weapon additionally dealt 30% fire attribute damage, which was 360 fire damage. The jade pendant further increased attribute damage by 30%.
The total fire attribute damage was 468 points.
The two combined were 1671 points.
The passive skill "Unceasing Flow" increased damage by 50%, which was 835 points.
Su Fan's sword strike dealt at least 1671 + 835, which equaled 2506 damage. It only took two strikes to kill the opponent.
Judging by this, leveling up would be quite fast. The main factor was the speed of killing monsters, which would increase the rate of experience gain.
"I wonder if there are any groups of monsters?"
Su Fan's strength had improved, and he was becoming a bit overconfident. He felt that killing them one by one was too slow and wanted to find some monsters in groups.
However, finding groups of monsters wasn't easy. Su Fan could only move forward and hope for the best.
Perhaps it was because Su Fan's words had jinxed it, but not long after, Su Fan encountered a wolf pack, with over a dozen Carrion Wolves gathered together.
Upon spotting Su Fan, the wolf pack immediately stopped feeding. They all looked at Su Fan cautiously, crouching low, ready to pounce on him at any moment.
"Thunderous Might!"
Su Fan didn't say a word and unleashed a skill.
A sword energy mixed with thunder charged into the wolf pack, and immediately, three or four Carrion Wolves were hit.
Thunderous Might dealt lightning attribute damage, which was subject to a 30% attribute damage bonus. A single strike instantly killed four Carrion Wolves.
The Carrion Wolves were instantly alarmed, the stalemate was broken, and they charged at Su Fan with growls.
"Sharpening the Spear Before Battle!"
Su Fan immediately used a buff skill.
It increased weapon damage by 200%.
This directly increased Su Fan's damage by over a thousand.
Su Fan charged into the wolf pack as if entering an empty realm. In front of him, no Carrion Wolf could withstand more than two sword strikes. Some, hitting vital points, were even finished off with a single blow.
It only took Su Fan less than a minute to deal with the dozen or so Carrion Wolves.
Su Fan wiped the blood from his sword and continued to advance deeper into Ghost Cry Valley.