Chapter 202: Guests

Li Mochen and Howard Eisenhower acted alone, leaving everyone else behind.

The latter was famous throughout Atlanta City, known to almost everyone. The odds of his identity being recognized in this bank robbery exceeded ninety percent. Even though he wore a mask throughout, his strength at level 17 and the unique characteristics of his marksmanship were unmatched by anyone else in Atlanta City.

As for Li Mochen, he had a grudge with the Fenrir Wolf. Pictures of the fighting star Andre Lee Wertenstein appeared on television every day; it was highly unlikely that the Fenrir Wolf would fail to recognize him.

Therefore, Li Mochen planned to sneak into Ghost City alone. With the abilities of himself and Howard Eisenhower, they could enter Ghost City without carrying too many heavy items.

The two major hunter groups, Ghost War Song and Fenrir Wolf, had a large number of personnel—able to field seven to eight thousand magic-energy professionals—but they could only patrol the lawless zone within a hundred kilometers outside Ghost City, leaving many gaps.

The whole process went smoothly. In just over twenty minutes, Li Mochen and Eisenhower returned to Ghost City. However, the Varangian armored off-road vehicle carrying Li Tailai and the others ran into some trouble: they were stopped and searched by members of the Ghost War Song hunter group, who harassed them for quite a while.

Fortunately, the group they had brought from Southeast Asia were battle-hardened veterans with mental fortitude beyond ordinary people. They showed no signs of suspicion throughout, and after Li Tailai handed over three thousand gold shields and used his excellent negotiation skills, they successfully broke through the blockade.

But once inside Ghost City, they still had to worry about the money. At that time, the three magic-energy arrays in the city were surrounded by hundreds of fully armed police officers.

Apparently, news of the robbery of Craig Community Bank had reached here, so the city's magic-energy arrays were under lockdown, requiring security checks for entry and exit. This meant that even if they got the money from Li Mochen, they would still face various troubles.

Only Howard Eisenhower didn't seem to care. He took his over ten million from Li Mochen and left. He had old connections in Ghost City and was confident he could buy what he wanted there, even with stolen money.

But before he left, Li Mochen added a request: "Can you return to the Bright World within a day?"

He didn't intend to leave such a powerful combatant unused in the upcoming war with the Blood Hand Gang.

Eisenhower hesitated: "Give me two days, and I can get back to Atlanta. Boss, please give me some time. This isn't easy. I guess there are many police looking for me now, along with the Blood Hand Gang, Ghost War Song, and Fenrir Wolf hunter groups. I can't return to the Bright World through normal channels unless you want me to spend 48 hours in a police interrogation room and then be watched by the cops and the Blood Hand Gang."

"Agreed."

Li Mochen nodded and didn't press him further.

He knew that in America, it was simple for people in the Bright World to enter the Dark World—just use a Dark Realm Rune Stone. But to return from the Dark World to the Bright World, unless one had demigod-level abilities to break the void barrier, one had to use a magic-energy array or some unstable void rifts.

After Eisenhower left, Li Tailai frowned and said, "Boss, someone sent us a message saying they can sell us some things, including various magic-energy equipment and magical creature materials."

Li Mochen couldn't help but narrow his eyes, glancing sideways: "What's going on? Has someone found out about your identity?"

"Half a day ago, I bought those Blazing Crystals on Laurel Street. Someone must have noticed something."

Li Tailai shrugged: "Luckily, I used a fake identity at the time, but they still managed to trace one of my pager numbers."

Li Mochen's expression relaxed. He knew that Li Tailai had several such devices, each pager with different contacts.

"Laurel Street? The Teutonic Cross, right? Ask them what their price is. Your pager can transmit text, can't it?"

"Yes!" Li Tailai replied while operating: "They said they could also help us handle those gold bricks and launder some money, charging only 35% of the fee. I guess the terms for material transactions will be harsh, no less than the money laundering fee."

Li Mochen's lips twitched. He thought the fee was really steep. He had already inquired; in Atlanta City, the money laundering fee was generally around twenty to twenty-five percent of the total amount.

Of course, the Teutonic Cross wasn't exactly ripping him off, after all, this money was robbed from Craig Community Bank. The Teutonic Cross had to take certain risks to launder it for him.

Still, he should be grateful to them for reaching out at this moment. He guessed Franks must think he couldn't take the loot worth over a hundred million gold shields out of the Dark World.

"Reply to him: they can help us launder money, but we only give a 20% service fee. Material transactions are also possible, but at normal market prices. The location won't be here, but in Atlanta City."

Li Mochen believed the word 'Atlanta' was enough to convey the message. Then his body began to change; after a series of cracking sounds from his muscles and bones, his entire body stretched by three inches, and his appearance also changed somewhat.

Although there were still some traces of his former self, his temperament and image were completely different, much more similar to the driver's license in his hand.

Then he and Li Tailai and the others split into several groups, entering the Light Cathedral one after another, and returned safely to Atlanta through the magical energy array here.

They found that the police here, though appearing vigilant, were not actually diligent in their searches, merely going through the motions. The driver's license and social security card that Li Tailai had forged for Li Mochen were not carefully examined; the police just gave them a casual glance and let them through, leaving Li Tailai with a feeling of wasted effort. The license and card he provided for Li Mochen were made with highly sophisticated techniques, confident they could pass as genuine, but the police didn't even bother to look closely.

After that, Li Mochen went straight to the southern part of the city, returning to the room Li Tailai and the others had rented. As he pressed a Dao Seal onto his forehead, his body immediately collapsed to the ground. The next moment, he awoke in his original body inside the Unicorn Apartment.

At this time, the Lich Dragon and the Dragonblood were both standing nervously outside the door of this training room.

"Guests have arrived? More than one?"

Li Mochen raised an eyebrow and immediately walked out of the training room, descending the stairs of this duplex apartment. When he reached the stairway, he found Angela, Sampson Brut, and Carl Holton all waiting for him in the living room.