"Only those who are worthless care about what others say about us. As long as one acquires great power, that is all that matters!"
The man was dressed in a fiery red suit from head to toe. As he spoke, he casually extended his index finger, and a wisp of flame danced on it.
"I can sense that you have the power of fire within you as well. How did you obtain it?"
The man’s expression suddenly turned serious, and his gaze towards Lin Beichen also became sharp.
"I..."
"Sorry, I forgot to introduce myself."
Before Lin Beichen could finish, a trace of guilt appeared on the man’s face. Yes, Lin Beichen saw it clearly; there was indeed a trace of guilt on the man’s face, leaving him puzzled about what the man was thinking.
"My codename is Flame."
Flame smiled awkwardly, completely different from his previous demeanor. Even Song Xiangdong found it hard to associate the person in front of him with the one from moments ago.
"This guy must be a split personality."
Song Xiangdong cursed in his mind. Even if so-called experts have some quirks, compared to this person, Lin Beichen seemed pretty normal.
"I remember you people from Dragon Country have an old saying: if someone doesn’t know the name of the person who killed them, they can’t be reincarnated. So I should properly introduce myself to you."
Seeing Lin Beichen’s somewhat dazed expression, Flame spoke with a serious demeanor, as if stating something very important.
"Lin Beichen."
"What did you say?"
Flame instinctively asked.
"I said, my name is Lin Beichen."
At this moment, Lin Beichen’s expression turned serious as well, becoming more wary of the Flame in front of him.
"Since we are fighting within our Dragon Country, you should follow the customs here. Therefore, you should know my name."
"Do you think you can kill me?"
Flame finally understood the implication of Lin Beichen’s words and a trace of anger appeared on his face.
"Sorry, that’s exactly what I think!"
Lin Beichen smiled.
Whoosh...
As soon as the words fell, Flame disappeared from everyone’s sight in an instant, making Song Xiangdong and the others turn their heads in surprise.
Especially Zhang Tao. Although he had guessed that Flame’s strength was far superior to the werewolves they had encountered before, he didn’t expect it to be this powerful.
"Speed, indeed, very fast!"
Lin Beichen remained standing where he was, as if what was about to happen had nothing to do with him.
Suddenly, Lin Beichen turned and threw a punch behind him. In an instant, his fist was enveloped by a blue Electric Element.
At the moment he threw the punch, a dull sound was heard. The people around knew that it was a sound only made when fists collided.
The next second, Flame reappeared in front of everyone, but his expression had turned extremely grim. He couldn’t believe Lin Beichen managed to keep up with his speed and even match his own strength!
"You overestimate yourself."
Lin Beichen smiled slightly. His right hand, which had clashed with Flame’s, did not tremble at all, presenting a stark contrast to Flame’s continuously shaking hand.
"I could defeat werewolves because defeating them is no different than squashing ants..."
A slight scornful smile appeared on Lin Beichen’s face.
"But you defeating them is simply because that’s the best you can do!"
Such a simple sentence completely enraged Flame. Tiny flames gathered in his hand; although small, they were frightening.
"Could it be that Westerners also understand the Cultivation Method!"
Song Xiangdong, who was sitting in the vehicle, turned serious. If that were true, the security bureau would have to change its external strategy, as such a matter was indeed significant.
"You look down on me!"
Flame’s expression grew even angrier.
Flame himself knew the tremendous effort and countless life-and-death experiences it took to get to where he was. But in Lin Beichen’s eyes, all his efforts seemed so insignificant.
"Although you can control the power of fire, it must have been implanted within you."
A simple confrontation had allowed Lin Beichen to clearly sense that Flame’s body did not actually possess the true power of the Fire Element. Instead, it was embedded within his flesh—an obvious sign of implanted power.
The Black Bear squad and the werewolf squad he had fought before had similar traits.
"From what you say, it sounds as if you have fully mastered the power of flame!"
Flame sneered, not taking Lin Beichen’s words seriously. Fully mastering the Fire Element sounded as unrealistic as a fairy tale.
After all, merely injecting the power of flame into his body had come at a cost that was beyond the description of near-death.
"Since you don’t believe it, I’ll just have to let you experience it firsthand."
As Lin Beichen spoke, he opened his arms and walked towards Flame.
The movement looked more like Lin Beichen was going to embrace Flame, with not a hint of danger. Yet, only Flame, who was facing Lin Beichen directly, could feel how dangerous Lin Beichen was.
The tremendous pressure caused Flame to involuntarily retreat several steps before stopping against a lamppost. At this moment, he no longer had the arrogance and audacity he displayed earlier.