From the Abyss Invasion to the Blasting Star.

Chapter 475 The Hidden Bloodline Progenitor

The online meeting room fell silent. Lu Heng's words sounded to them like a thunderclap in their brains.

"Send me your locations now. Anyone who refuses will be killed on sight once I find you!"

These words echoed in the ears of several world-class conglomerate families, making them breathe heavily.

In peacetime, who would dare to speak to them like that?
Even if someone says it, they'll be treated like an idiot.

However, in the Abyss Era, those who possessed humanity's strongest fighting force truly deserved this qualification.

Before the abyss descended, the Phoenix, Novi, and Cavendish families, among other world-class capitalist families, were capable of waging war over oil.

Let alone an individual, even an army would find it difficult to pose a threat to them.

In the Age of the Abyss, everything changed.

A little over a year ago, these capitalists and tycoons did not understand how much power the owners of the strongest fighting force in this era wielded.

At that time, the Planta family even provoked the other side, and as a result, the Planta family was wiped out overnight.

Two months ago, the Berg family gained the power of the Blood Prince and became the progenitors of bloodline among humans.

Will Berg has already declared himself the master of humanity and has begun to plan to transform all of humanity into a bloodline.

Then, the Berg family also disappeared.

The successive downfall of two world-class capitalist families made the remaining people deeply understand one thing: in this era, military strength is the highest authority.

Therefore, when Lu Heng said those words, the heads of these capitalist families were very resistant, but no one dared to object.

The online meeting room remained silent for three minutes.

Lu Heng tapped the table, reminding everyone: "In the last thirty seconds, any family whose location information I do not receive will be eliminated for crimes against humanity. Twenty-nine, twenty-eight..."

The meeting room fell silent for another ten seconds; no one wanted to be the first to speak up.

Finally, Lawrence Phoenix, number 3, coughed twice and said, "Mr. Lu, your demands have crossed our bottom line."

"Giving up your location information means handing over your life to you, and no one will agree to that request."

"After all, handing over location information is no different from death, while refusing might allow them to hide."

"How about this, you explain clearly what the real purpose of this meeting is, and perhaps we can achieve your goal in another way."

The representative of the Calvin family replied, "Mr. Phoenix is ​​right. Our location information is our lifeblood. This is our bottom line. If you don't even leave us this bottom line, there's no way we can talk."

Just as these families in the ASE Alliance were negotiating their final bottom line, Lu Heng's phone rang.

Lu Heng picked it up and glanced at it. It was a text message, and the sender was "Black Feather Spirit".

Yuan Yaoyao changed her online name to "Black Feather Spirit" a long time ago, so this message was sent by her.

Before this online meeting began, Qi Jinghui and other senior staff officers at the theater headquarters believed that it would be impossible to get these ASE alliance families to voluntarily hand over their location information.

Therefore, Lu Heng had a backup plan, which was to find Yuan Yaoyao to do the work.

Yuan Yaoyao's "Black Feather Spirit" is a top-tier technological product of the Sykes civilization, and it is also military technology.

In other words, the "Black Feather Spirit" optical computer system is a level 2.0 military technology.

Humanity's civilization level is only 0.8. For the human world, the 2.0 level of quantum brain technology is a dimensional reduction attack.

Lu Heng swiped his phone to check the messages.

Yuan Yaoyao: Found the location! There was supposed to be a reward. (hehe)

After reading the message, Lu Heng put down his phone and looked up at Qi Jinghui standing behind the conference screen.

Qi Jinghui nodded and gestured to indicate that the location information had been received and that people had been sent to monitor the area.

Lu Heng turned back to the conference screen and said calmly, "Alright, you don't need to send your location information anymore."

Jason Calvin was just about to continue persuading Lu Heng, but he didn't expect that he would suddenly not have to send location information.

He was still a little doubtful: "Really, we don't need to send location information anymore?"

Lu Heng nodded: "Yes, no need to send it, because... I already have your location information."

Upon hearing this, a collective gasp filled the entire online conference room.

Lu Heng's lips curled into a dangerous smile, and he continued:

"From now on, everyone stay where you are. Someone will come to question you. Anyone who chooses to run away will bear the consequences."

The online meeting room fell into a deathly silence once again.

The camera at position 6, belonging to the Kaven family, suddenly went black and reverted to its original family totem form.

"One."

Lu Heng started counting and reminded, "Return the camera on within three seconds, and I'll assume it was an accident. Otherwise, the next family to disappear will be number 6."

Three seconds later, camera number 6 lit up again, revealing Jason Calvin's appearance.

He said, panting, "You've gone too far."

Lu Heng's expression was icy as he said, "You've got one thing wrong. The reason you've been able to live peacefully until now is because I never intended to deal with you."

"Do you really think you can hide away by concealing your whereabouts?"

"If I want to find your location, there are plenty of ways; it just depends on whether I want to or not."

"It seems that those vanished families haven't made you any smarter; you still want to play tricks on me."

Jason Calvin gradually calmed down. He was not the current head of the Calvin family, but one of the most capable heirs.

He is attending this meeting as a representative of the Calvin family.

As can be seen from the sequence number of the Creator Organization, the Calvin family's sequence number is 6, which is ahead of the Berg family, which is number 7. This also shows that the Calvin family has a very deep foundation.

After calming down, Jason Calvin asked, "What exactly is your purpose? If you just want money, just name your name, and even if the amount is large, we will find a way to satisfy you."

Lu Heng scanned each person in the nine-square grid, trying to figure out which one was the progenitor of the bloodline.

At this point, the bloodline progenitor hiding behind the scenes should have realized that his identity has been exposed.

Then he should have chosen to escape immediately.

With his identity exposed, this progenitor of bloodlines will find it difficult to remain in the human world, but he is not without a way to escape.

He could also choose to flee to the territory of the Bloodline race.

Although bloodline humans and bloodline goat-headed monsters are essentially two different races, it is still possible to temporarily escape to the territory of the goat-headed monsters.

Strangely, none of the people on the conference screen showed any intention of running away.

Lu Heng observed these people with great interest, watching their every move.

Some stood up anxiously and paced around, while others sat in their chairs wringing their hands. Only one person sat quietly in his seat, completely calm. Lawrence Phoenix asked calmly, "Mr. Lu, you've obtained our location information. Now, can you tell us your true purpose?"

Now that things have come to this point, the mystery can be solved.

Lu Heng sat up straight and said, "Alright. There is only one purpose for today's online meeting: to find the hidden bloodline progenitor among you."

"The progenitor of bloodline?" The heads of these powerful families looked surprised.

“Isn’t Will Berg already dead?” Jason Caven pressed.

Are you sure there is a bloodline progenitor among us?

Lu Heng looked at the group of people, a smile playing on his lips, and said:

"I must say, the bloodline progenitor hidden among you has a really good mental fortitude; he can still remain calm even now."

"Now that we've come this far, I think your bloodline progenitors should already know what has happened."

"That's right. The identity of the person you used to transmit the information has been leaked. Although I don't know who it is yet, the possibilities have been narrowed down to three or four people."

"When the scope is narrowed down to this extent, it can be completely cracked by brute force."

"From now on, whoever escapes will be the progenitor of the bloodline, and the entire family will be wiped out."

The group of people all gasped in shock, feeling apprehensive but daring not to voice their opposition.

Jason Calvin calmly asked, "So, you're saying you won't harm me unless I'm the progenitor of the bloodline?"

Lu Heng closed his eyes slightly and replied, "Yes, I only need to find the progenitor of the bloodline, and I won't touch the others."

Jason Calvin let out a breath and said, "As long as you can promise to keep your word, I can cooperate with your investigation."

The others also expressed their willingness to cooperate.

Lu Heng's gaze swept across the area and finally landed on number 3, Lawrence Phoenix.

In the end, only Lawrence Phoenix remained silent, and Lu Heng looked at him with a smile.

After a long while, Lawrence Phoenix slowly exhaled and said, "I was careless. You have won. I am the progenitor of the bloodline you mentioned. Send people over. I'll be waiting for you at my manor."

Lu Heng was a little surprised that he would admit it so readily: "Just like that, you give up?"

Lawrence Phoenix shook his head and chuckled self-deprecatingly, saying, "Actually, I wasn't initially transformed into a bloodline through resource conversion."

"That's not entirely accurate. I just wanted to restore my body's functions, which is why I agreed to Will Berg's request."

Lu Heng had actually suspected him, but he was still a little surprised to hear him admit it, and asked thoughtfully:

“I have a few questions. Why would Will Berg commit suicide? I can’t imagine that he would value your life more than his own.”

Lawrence Phoenix sighed and said, "Because he has nowhere to run, I promised him that after all of humanity is transformed into bloodline, his soul will shine eternally in the Blood Temple."

“He is a bloodline prince and knows very well what the Blood Temple is. He couldn’t resist the temptation and had no choice but to conceal my identity.”

Lu Heng continued to recall the intelligence data he had seen earlier and asked, "After Will Berg's death, were the people who entered the Red Spider Lily Manor sent by you?"

Lawrence Phoenix nodded in acknowledgment: "It was me."

He picked up a book and held it up, saying, "When Will Berg first came to me to get this book back, I gave him this copy of the Tao Te Ching."

"This is a oversight. If you had gone to the study and seen this book when you entered the Red Spider Lily Manor, you would have definitely discovered my identity."

"Fortunately, I took remedial measures at the time and sent someone to retrieve the book."

When Lu Heng first entered the Red Spider Lily Manor, he only went to two places: the kitchen and the dining area of ​​Will Berg.

That time, we sneaked in, and there wasn't much time to check on the manor.

When Will Berger returned to check after his death, the book had already been taken away.

When Lu Heng was talking to Lawrence Phoenix, he could clearly sense that Phoenix's emotions were very calm, like the calm after despair, or the composure of someone who had everything under control.

Lu Heng was a little puzzled, feeling that there was something else hidden beneath his calm surface.

"Are you just going to give up like this?"

Lawrence Phoenix shrugged and replied, "Not willingly."

Lu Heng asked curiously, "Then why didn't you run away?"

Lawrence Phoenix laughed and asked, "With your strength, where can I run to? Why don't we sit down and talk properly? I think I deserve a good deal."

People of Lawrence Phoenix's caliber possess far too much wealth and too many secrets.

Even if they are caught, they will most likely be placed in a relatively good prison environment.

However, Lu Heng felt something was off. He frowned, thought for a moment, cut off the audio and video from the online conference room, then looked up at Qi Jinghui and said:

"There's a problem with Lawrence Phoenix. Has the person I arranged arrived yet?"

Qi Jinghui checked with the team on the mission and replied, "They're almost there, three minutes to go."

Lu Heng said, "Have the squad we sent be on alert. Once they find Lawrence Phoenix, take him into custody, confirm his identity immediately, and extract the necessary information from him. Be careful of ambushes."

Following Lu Heng's instructions, Qi Jinghui relayed the order.

Three minutes later.

The mission team entered Lawrence Phoenix's study.

The superhuman warrior leading the team waved at the camera and said, "We have arrived at the target location. We will now begin our mission: interrogating the target."

In the camera footage, the psychic warrior from the mission team pulled up a chair and sat down in front of Lawrence Phoenix.

Lawrence Phoenix turned to the camera, sighed, and asked, "Mr. Lu Heng, is this really necessary? Can't you give me a more respectable environment?"

If we were to bring him back for further questioning, it would take at least one or two days.

Lu Heng waved his hand and ordered, "Begin."

Following orders, the psychic warrior began using his mental abilities to control Lawrence Phoenix, and then asked, "What is your identity within the Bloodline race?"

That's when.

Lawrence Phoenix suddenly started shaking. The soldiers in the mission team noticed something was wrong with him and quickly surrounded him, pressing down on his shoulders to try and suppress the shaking.

However, Lawrence Phoenix's body trembled more and more violently, and he began to foam at the mouth.

The mission team immediately began to treat him. The team leader reached into his mouth and pried open his teeth to prevent him from biting his tongue.

Two minutes later, Lawrence Phoenix stopped shaking and lay back in the chair.

The mission team leader reached out and checked the pulse, then said into the camera, "He's dead."

The psychic warrior added with a dejected expression, "It's probably because he's too old and can't withstand the impact of psychic abilities."

(End of this chapter)