Chapter 2677 – Ident.i.ty Exposed?
When Fang s.h.i.+han finished speaking, a moment of silence enveloped the entire room.
“Black Flame?”
“He’s that Black Flame?”
Standing behind Fang s.h.i.+han, Matt and White Feather gaped at s.h.i.+ Feng in incredulity.
By this time, there was most likely n.o.body among the superpowers that did not know the name Black Flame. In fact, this name was even feared among them.
After all, Black Flame’s individual strength was simply too astonis.h.i.+ng. He had relied on his own strength to develop Zero Wing to its current scale—a feat that had already become a legend on the eastern continent—which made him an existence that countless players looked up to and wors.h.i.+pped.
However, Black Flame’s ident.i.ty was incredibly mysterious. Even now, n.o.body knew Black Flame’s true ident.i.ty in the real world. Many powers and players suspected that Black Flame possessed an incredibly powerful origin and that the power behind him was even more mysterious. Some people even believed that, despite Black Flame’s in-game appearance, his actual age exceeded 35 already. He definitely wasn’t as young as he looked in the game. After all, it was possible for players to adjust their appearances when creating their game characters in G.o.d’s Domain. It wasn’t strange for someone to look a decade or two younger.Read more chapters at ReadNovelFull.com
However, Fang s.h.i.+han was saying that s.h.i.+ Feng—someone who was still in his early twenties—was the legendary Guild Leader of Zero Wing, Black Flame. This was incredible.
Meanwhile, when Liang Jing, beside s.h.i.+ Feng, heard Fang s.h.i.+han’s words, she couldn’t help tensing up inwardly. s.h.i.+ Feng’s true ident.i.ty was a core secret of Zero Wing that only the Guild’s core upper echelon knew. She was apprised of this secret only because her responsibilities required her to know about it.
Zero Wing was able to develop to its current state due largely to the mystery behind Black Flame’s ident.i.ty. Many superpowers had guessed that Black Flame actually had a powerful backer. Otherwise, he couldn’t have become so powerful. However, as the various superpowers were unable to uncover any information regarding Black Flame’s real ident.i.ty, no matter what, they had never dared to take any drastic actions against Zero Wing.
Now that Fang s.h.i.+han had discovered s.h.i.+ Feng’s ident.i.ty as Black Flame, the consequences for Zero Wing would be unimaginable.
However, Liang Jing quickly suppressed the urge to refute Fang s.h.i.+han’s words. She knew very clearly that if she were to show any signs of panic or reb.u.t.tal now, she would only confirm Fang s.h.i.+han’s deduction. The only thing she could do now was remain silent and let s.h.i.+ Feng handle the problem.
As Matt and White Feather stared at s.h.i.+ Feng, s.h.i.+ Feng sighed.
“That’s right. Miss Fang is indeed correct. I am Zero Wing’s Guild Leader, Black Flame,” s.h.i.+ Feng said, nodding.
Upon hearing s.h.i.+ Feng’s acknowledgment, both Matt and White Feather goggled involuntarily, immense shock flooding their hearts. They never dreamed that Fang s.h.i.+han’s deduction was actually correct.
Liang Jing also could not help growing anxious in this situation. She hadn’t thought that s.h.i.+ Feng would come clean without hesitation. This was simply insane.
“You’re actually not even going to try to refute me?” Fang s.h.i.+han was a little surprised at s.h.i.+ Feng’s response.
In her opinion, Black Flame’s ident.i.ty was pivotal to Zero Wing’s development. The situation inside G.o.d’s Domain aside, just the various superpowers and corporations keeping a close eye on Zero Wing in the real world would be more than enough to land the Guild in serious trouble. After all, with Black Flame’s ident.i.ty exposed, the various superpowers and corporations would no longer fear Zero Wing.
“I doubt it would matter even if I tried to refute you. After all, I suddenly got stuck inside my virtual gaming cabin and lost contact with the outside world for so many days. With you constantly probing the situation inside Zero Wing’s main headquarters, it’d be difficult for me to avoid suspicion,” s.h.i.+ Feng said.
Ever since he left the s.p.a.ce-time maze, he had a feeling that his ident.i.ty as Black Flame had already been exposed. After all, many of Zero Wing’s matters in the real world required his, or to be precise, “s.h.i.+ Feng’s” approval and input to proceed. Be it in G.o.d’s Domain or the real world, Zero Wing’s management had fallen into a state where it lacked a unified command with both “s.h.i.+ Feng” and “Black Flame” unavailable. It was very easy for others to suspect his ident.i.ty in such a situation.
“As expected of Guild Leader Black Flame. You were able to guess immediately why I suspected you to be Black Flame,” Fang s.h.i.+han said, smiling. “Truthfully, if not for the unexpected incident this time, I would have difficulty confirming you’re Black Flame. After all, who would ever think that an unknown young man who just graduated from university recently and never received the standardized training of a superpower is actually an expert ranked within the top 30 of the G.o.d’s Domain Experts List?”
In G.o.d’s Domain, any expert capable of ranking within the top 30 of the G.o.d’s Domain Experts List either came from a superpower or was an expert that had mingled in the virtual gaming world for several decades already. As for the young experts that were currently s.h.i.+ning in G.o.d’s Domain, while their talent was part of the reason why they had managed to achieve their current success, a larger part of the reason was their powerful backers. Otherwise, how would they obtain the large amount of resources and training they needed to grow?
However, what about s.h.i.+ Feng?
Despite his youth and lack of backing, he had managed to climb his way into the top 30 of the G.o.d’s Domain Experts List. In fact, he might’ve entered the top 10 already. Who could possibly believe this?
Matt and White Feather fell into deep thought, pondering this situation.
If not for their great trust in Fang s.h.i.+han and their knowledge of Fang s.h.i.+han’s personality and how she wouldn’t do anything that was unlikely to succeed, they wouldn’t have dared believe that s.h.i.+ Feng was actually Black Flame. This was especially true for White Feather, who had personally witnessed Black Flame’s strength before.
After watching Black Flame fight, White Feather was certain that he wasn’t some virtual gaming greenhorn. The ferocity and decisiveness that he had displayed in his actions, as well as his wealth of combat experience, was something not even she, someone who had been with Mythology for more than a decade, could achieve. However, she was now hearing that an unknown, fresh university graduate was behind the character of Black Flame.
“Miss Fang, you aren’t here for only a small matter as verifying my ident.i.ty, right?” s.h.i.+ Feng asked calmly as he looked at Fang s.h.i.+han, who had a slightly excited expression on her face.
“A small matter? Guild Leader Black Flame, do you know how much trouble Zero Wing will be in if the various powers find out about your ident.i.ty?” White Feather could not help but remind s.h.i.+ Feng when she saw his nonchalant att.i.tude. “Even if Mythology doesn’t do anything, so long as we spread this information, Zero Wing will instantly be devoured by the various powers, leaving nothing!”
If the various powers were to learn of Black Flame’s true ident.i.ty, they wouldn’t stop at just hara.s.sing Zero Wing, yet s.h.i.+ Feng actually placed no importance on this matter whatsoever.
“Feather, that’s enough. I am indeed here for more than just this matter,” Fang s.h.i.+han said as she gestured for White Feather to stand back. She then turned to s.h.i.+ Feng and continued, “Since you are being so straightforward, I’ll just go straight to the point, Guild Leader Black Flame. By this time, I’m afraid I’m not the only person to have realized your ident.i.ty. I believe it won’t be long before this piece of information spreads to the various powers, as well. When that happens, I’m sure you know what kind of outcome awaits Zero Wing.”
“What are you trying to say, then?” s.h.i.+ Feng asked, a smile forming on his face.
“Stone Forest City and the method to grasp the Spiritualization Realm!” Fang s.h.i.+han said. “So long as Zero Wing hands these two things over, Zero Wing will be able to avoid all those problems. Moreover, Mythology will also supply Zero Wing with some S-rank Nutrient Fluids and Life Potions. I believe these should be things Zero Wing urgently requires right now, correct?”