Chapter 1348 - 1348 Chapter 1343-returning to mcmau

1348 Chapter 1343-returning to mcmau

In Shanghai.

Mcmau.

The last time Fang ping returned to mcmau, it had not been long.

However, every day felt like a year.

In the current situation, the Three Realms and the human world were different every day.

Although Fang ping had just returned to mcmau not long ago, mcmau today was completely different from before.

Nowadays, there are fewer Wars between humans and the catacombs. Of course, this is only in comparison.

This year, ever since the battle at the king battle arena, the battles had never stopped.

It might even be more intense than the battles of the past ten years!

However, in this past month, there were indeed fewer battles between the weak. It was all the strong fighting.

Slaughtering Saints, slaughtering Heavenly Kings, slaughtering emperors

These battles were obviously not for the weak to interfere.

In the past, mcmau was filled with powerhouses. There were many rank-9 powerhouses, and it was vaguely known as the number one sacred land in the world.

However, as some of the older powerhouses gradually broke through, the number of paragons increased. The speed of mcmaus newly advanced rank-9s advancing to the Paragon was obviously not as fast as these people.

In addition, these days, as Fang ping, li Changsheng, and the others left one after another, mcmaus peak combat strength seemed to be lacking.

June.

It was also mcmaus graduation season in previous years.

However, with the impending war on earth, a four-year program seemed too long.

In addition to the changes in Earths cultivation environment, a large number of genius martial artists have broken through quickly. In a short period of time, they have even surpa.s.sed some instructors. As a result, mcmau has long since not graduated according to year, but based on strength.

He could graduate at rank-6!

After graduation, join the military department or the various divisions, partic.i.p.ate in catacombs battles, and quickly advance to rank-7, becoming the grandmasters in the past.

There was a barrier between rank-6 and rank-7.

Now, those below rank-7 could hardly play a big role on the battlefield.

Rank-6 was also one of mcmaus graduation criteria. If one quickly joined a large Army to fight, after a few times, one could become a rank-7 martial artist without dying.

A rank-6, if it was three years ago, such a person could have become the head of a college.

But today, it was only the standard for graduation.

In these three years, mcmau has changed a lot.

The crisis of the human race had even canceled mcmaus holidays.

There would be no more winter and summer breaks.

June was the graduation season, which was also the admission season.

Today, batches of outstanding students from all over the country were heading to mcmau together. Everyones face was filled with childishness, but they also carried pride and excitement.

Mcmau was a legendary martial arts university!

Such a legend had come from many people.

Fang ping was the first to bear the brunt.

Human King Fang ping, an Emperor Slayer powerhouse!

He was the second strongest warrior in the Three Realms who had broken the eight lists.

When his vitality was at its peak, it had exceeded 40 million Cal!

This was also the governments publicity for the past few days.

Breaking the nine, attacking the Emperor, the human King called himself the Demon King, conquering all corners of the outer realm, winning every battle!

The human races current cultivation environment was almost entirely due to the efforts of the human King.

And the human King was from mcmau.

According to previous years rules, Fang ping had not even graduated yet. He was only in his fourth year this year.

The human King Fang ping, the longevity swordsman li Changsheng, the Snake King Wu kuishan, The Lion King Tang Feng

These people were the pillars of the human race.

Other than these top powerhouses, there were also a large number of powerhouses and elites among the younger generation of mcmau.

These people had also made a name for themselves in the offworld battlefield.

Fairy Sword Chen Yunxi, Demon Slayer Zhao Xuemei, small spear King Fu changding, explosive fist Xie Lei, Confucian sword Zhang Yu, violent fist Zhao Lei

These powerhouses of the younger generation also emerged one after another.

Among them, although a few of them had not reached the peak of Dao validation, their reputation was not any less than that of the absolute aperture realm.

Demon Slayer Zhao Xuemei. This t.i.tle was not self-proclaimed by humans. It was a t.i.tle given by the catacombs.

A long time ago, Zhao Xuemei had been constantly fighting in the catacombs. In the past few years, she had almost never returned to the school. Even when she did, she would only catch a glimpse of her before quickly disappearing.

Just a few days ago, Zhao Xuemei had fought a war in the outer region and destroyed a city by herself!

...

The royal city!

He killed two rank-9s, more than ten rank-8s, and dozens of rank-7s

He had even defeated a heavenly court Army that had come to help, severely injured a peak rank-9 general of the heavenly court Army, and slaughtered thousands of martial artists, almost all of whom were rank-6 and above.

At that time, Zhao Xuemei had earned the t.i.tle of demonic Slayer.

Once-honed, female, human King Fang Pings junior Sister. Like the human King, she was ruthless and merciless, killing countless catacombs martial artists.

In the past, Zhao Xuemei had been unremarkable when she first entered the Academy. Now, she had become a hero and role model in the eyes of countless women.

He didnt have a prominent family background, a powerful father, or good talent

With her courage, Zhao Xuemei had earned the t.i.tle of Demon Slayer in the catacombs. Even if she was an absolute beginning realm powerhouse, she would still say that women were not inferior to men!

Today was the first day of school in mcmau, and also the day of graduation.

A group of new students was walking on mcmaus campus.

...

They would exclaim from time to time!

They were whispering.

Look, that looks like little gun King!

The moment these words were spoken, countless freshmen looked over. Each and every one of them felt as if they had seen a person from a legend!

He had seen these people on television, in the news, and even in the movies.

But in reality, not many had seen them.

Little gun King Fu changding!

A rank-9 stage seven powerhouse!

To people like Fang ping, everyone below the Heavenly King was an ant. However, to the human race, everything had changed too quickly. To this day, they were still stuck in the environment of a rank-7 Grandmaster and a rank-9 Grandmaster.

Fu changding, 21 years old, the same age as Ren w.a.n.g. He was a rank-9 seventh-refined metal and had killed several rank-9 powerhouses.

In the battlefield of the outer region, there were battlefields at the absolute peak and below the absolute peak. Fu changding was quite famous in the battlefields below the absolute peak.

Today, as soon as they entered mcmau, they saw the legendary little spear King. How could these people not be excited?

He was bright and handsome!

He carried a long spear on his back. The long spear was blood-red, as if it was still dripping blood. However, it did not make people feel uncomfortable, only infinite envy and admiration.

The other party had probably just returned from the offworld battlefield.

Kill the strong enemies and protect our rivers and mountains!

This was a strong person!

This was mcmau!

Generation after generation of mcmaus people, conquering the catacombs, fighting for peace for the human race. Countless powerhouses had died in battle. Just the thought of it made the new students blood boil!

This was a true martial artist!

This was a real man!

Fu changding stepped on the air and disappeared in a flash. Just as the crowd was feeling a little regretful, someone laughed from behind.Old ding, youre back too?

Its violent fist Zhao Lei!

The one beside him is his girlfriend, yang Xiaoman, the Blood Sword under Mad Lion!

Theyre a celestial couple

I heard that when the human King was at school, crazy fist and the human King didnt get along and were often beaten up. I wonder if its true?

Lower your voice, I heard my brother mention this before! At that time, violent fist entered the school as the top student in the school. However, on the first day of school, he was beaten by the human King. After that, he kept looking for trouble with the human King He was beaten up every time he looked for him.

For half a year, he would appear in school with a b.l.o.o.d.y nose and swollen face.

It was said that later on, he would hide whenever he saw the human King. It seemed that the human King was too strong and was afraid of killing him with one punch, so he was beaten up by someone else. That was why he did not continue to appear in school with a bruised face.

Thats terrible. Look at how handsome mad fist is now, but back then The people of mcmau have almost forgotten what he looks like!

Someone in the know whispered.

Violent fist Zhao Lei was a rank-9 stage eight. He was even stronger than Fu changding by a stage. However, only a few years had pa.s.sed since then. Naturally, many people still remembered his embarra.s.sing history.

After being exaggerated by countless seniors, who didnt know that crazy fist had been miserably beaten by the human King in the past?

Beating Zhao Lei when he was in a bad mood, beating Zhao Lei when the weather was bad, beating Zhao Lei when he broke through to the next realm, beating Zhao Lei when he was successful in cultivation, beating Zhao Lei when he was bored

This was the joke that was circulating on the school forum.

A joke about the human King!

Anyway, he had nothing to do, so he just beat up Zhao Lei. Zhao Leis reputation was not any less than mo tu and the others.

Below, the new students were discussing.

In the air, Fu changding was grinning widely!

At rank-9, this little bit of noise could not hide from them.

He was just short of eating, sleeping, and beating Zhao Lei!

Big rock, what do you think?

Zhao Leis face turned green. He snorted.Whats there to feel? Ive beaten him up before. Is it embarra.s.sing? Its not like he hasnt been beaten up by me before, Ive also beaten him up a few times!

What was so embarra.s.sing about that?

These guys didnt even think about how strong that guy was now?

The existence of the Emperor Slayer!

He had surpa.s.sed countless old fogeys and reached the peak of the Three Realms, rivaling the nine emperors and four Emperors who had suppressed the Three Realms tens of thousands of years ago.

What was wrong with him being beaten up?

At the side, yang Xiaoman also said unhappily,Fu changding, dont provoke Zhao Lei for no reason. Be careful or well beat you up together!

Fu changding scoffed.You two? Just because Zhao Lei is a rank higher than me, you think you can beat me? What a joke! Ill kill this guy with one shot. What else does this guy have other than learning a little madness from teacher Tang? A rank-9 stage eight? Even an 8th stage cant block my spear!

Zhao Lei raised his fist.You want to try?

Whats wrong with trying?

As the two of them were competing, someone broke through the air behind them and said in a funny way,The three of you, stop embarra.s.sing yourself in front of your juniors. Arent you embarra.s.sed enough?

Senior brother Zhang!

The three of them greeted him.

Zhang Yu.

Back then, the president of mcmaus martial arts Society was already a rank-4 martial artist when they had just entered the school. After that, he had also broken through one after another, and was now a peak rank-9 powerhouse.

Zhang Yus personality was gentler. However, he had also been fighting in the outer region these days and reeked of blood. It was obvious that he had just returned.

Since Zhang Yu had spoken, the few of them gave him some face. Fu changding scoffed,Senior brother Zhang, make peace. Otherwise, Ill teach you a lesson today!

Make me look good?

Zhao Lei was also unconvinced. The two of them looked like they were about to go stiff again, but in the next moment, they suddenly fell silent!

A figure broke through the air!

She was not tall and even looked a little delicate. However, who dared to underestimate her?

Even before he arrived, the smell of blood made them tremble.

They were not people who had never seen blood before. In the past few years, they had fought countless battles and killed countless people.

However, when the few of them met those eyes that were as cold as an Ice Mountain, they all looked embarra.s.sed.

Mo tu!

Zhao Xuemei!

This person had actually returned.

I thought this person would be the same as before, not coming back and continuing to fight in the catacombs.

Xuemei!

Yang Xiaoman called out in surprise. She had not seen Zhao Xuemei for a long time, and now that she saw her, she could not help but feel a little surprised, but also a little scared.I heard that a few days ago, you were pursued by the paragons in the catacombs. Are you alright?

No problem!

Zhao Xuemeis b.l.o.o.d.y aura faded a little as she revealed a faint smile.If it wasnt for the princ.i.p.als intervention, I would have had to deal with that person that day!

The Vice-Chancellor she was referring to was not Fang ping, but Wu kuishan.

That day, Wu kuishan had just entered the catacombs and scared him off. Otherwise, Zhao Xuemei was really prepared to deal with him and train her martial arts to see if she could stimulate herself and advance to the peak!

There was great horror between life and death!

Longevity swordsman had advanced in battle. Fang ping had done the same, and many others had.

She also wanted to try it!

Vindicate Dao and kill the peak!

It was a pity that Wu kuishan had come too quickly. He was worried that something had happened to her and scared the other party away. Zhao Xuemei, on the other hand, felt rather regretful.

She didnt dare to enter the inner area now.

There were many strong cultivators over there, and there was even a palmprint emissary who had broken through to the seventh rank. Although she loved to fight, she was not stupid and would not take the initiative to court death.

Hearing her say this, the few of them were speechless.

A rank-9 fighting a Paragon!

In recent years, there were not many rank-9s who had actually fought a Paragon and even won.

Fang ping, longevity sword

Counting with his fingers, it seemed to be just these two.

Even Qi Huanyu, who used to be known as the number one person under the true Kings of the catacombs, had never defeated a peak-level cultivator in his life.

Fu changding and the others stopped fighting. If they continued fighting when this person was here, they might be picked by her alone.

Fu changding changed the topic and laughed.Xuemei, I heard that Alliance master Zhao wanted to take you as his adopted daughter. Why didnt you agree?

Zhao xingwu!

He was a figure who had once been listed on the Billboard by the divine forging envoy. He was known as the top ten influential figures in the past 8000 years, on par with people like Li Zhu and Hongyu.

During this period of time, Zhao xingwu had also broken through the realm one after another.

In the Royal battlefield, he was at the peak of Dao vindication.

After that, he had partic.i.p.ated in many wars. With the human races resources, it was rumored that he had broken through the Emperor realm and become an Emperor-level powerhouse.

With Zhao xingwus support, Zhao Xuemeis path should be more stable.

Even though the human race worked together to defend against the enemy.

However, the stronger ones would still be allocated more resources. Zhao xingwu had high hopes for Zhao Xuemei. They shared the same surname, so he had even more tender love for her. He did not need to wait for some resources. If he gave them to Zhao Xuemei, she might even be able to break through the barrier to the absolute peak.

Right now, the human race had many powerhouses.

However, other than those foreign aid, there were only a few Heavenly Kings who truly belonged to the human race.

Among the Saints, only people like the combat King and Li Zhen had broken through.

Emperor-tier was the main pillar of the human race. Even Wu kuishan had basked in the glory of these few days. He had borrowed the burst of his life force to forcefully break through and advance to Emperor-tier.

Zhao Xuemei smiled faintly.Alliance master Zhao thinks highly of me, and I respect you as a person. However, theres no need for me to acknowledge my foster father. Besides

As Zhao Xuemei spoke, she suddenly could not help but laugh.Besides, its not a good thing to talk about foster father now. The Minister has a foster father, the WarG.o.d has a foster father, Fang ping has a foster father too

At this point, they could not help but laugh.

The gossip about these powerhouses was also spreading now.

There were not many social cla.s.ses among humans. Moreover, people like Fang ping were very familiar with them, so they did not mind making some jokes.

These experts would call him G.o.dfather if there was something, old ghost if there was nothing, and would not acknowledge him as their father if they fell out.

Now, it had almost become a must-talk for everyone after a meal.

G.o.dfather, foster father Forget it, people would laugh at him whenever he mentioned this.

The crowd laughed for a while. Just then, yang Xiaoman looked into the distance and said in surprise,Yun Xi is back, too. I havent seen her for a long time!

As soon as he said that, the few of them looked behind them. As expected, Chen Yunxi had returned.

Not only had she returned, but the pet.i.te Chen Yunxi was also holding an extremely huge demonic beast in her hands.

BOOM!

The monster was thrown into the campus. Chen Yunxi smiled and said,I heard that school is opening today, so Im giving this to my juniors! Bathing in the blood of a rank-9 beast and eating its meat will help everyone complete their body tempering!

As soon as he said that, the new students were instantly grateful and thanked him one after another!

Fu changding looked at Chen Yunxis actions and could not help but chuckle.The good ones didnt learn this, they were all led astray by that guy!

Youre talking bad about me again?

Chen Yunxi stepped on the air and laughed,what do you mean by bad? I was just about to return when this demonic beast suddenly went crazy and invaded the human races territory. I killed it and brought it back, but youre still talking nonsense!

He killed him in pa.s.sing!

Yang Xiaoman and the others were speechless. This monster beast was at least upper-stage rank-9.

In the end, there were no bloodstains on Chen Yunxis body. It was clear that killing the demonic beast was not difficult.

Fairy sword The catacombs called it the witch sword!

Chen Yunxi, Zhao Xuemei, Zhang Yu

These few people were slightly stronger. They were all rank-9 stage ten powerhouses and were only one step away from the peak.

Previously, he was prepared to forcefully open a path and help a few people advance to the Paragon. In the end, these few people rejected him and wanted to advance through battle and directly advance to the Paragon.

Forcefully opening a path, breaking through was just entering the peak.

If he succeeded in clearing the path, he might be able to walk several thousand meters a day.

This was something that all the experts knew.

The few of them would rather delay their advancement for a period of time so that they could go further after entering the Paragon.

Xuemei,

Yunxi,

Chen Yunxi and Zhao Xuemei greeted each other. Then, they looked at each other strangely and sized each other up. They did not speak anymore.

Fu changding and the others looked at each other, shrugged, and did not say a word.

Shut up!

Today, the two women in mcmau are both devil-level.

Although they didnt show it, they were secretly competing with each other.

If you kill a rank-9 today, Ill go kill a catacombs rank-9 tomorrow. No matter how difficult it is, Ill kill one for every rank-9 you kill. I wont be less than you.

Youll make a name for yourself in the North Region, and Ill go to the East region and kill until blood flows like a river.

The fairy sword was not any better than the demon Slayer.

Zhang Yu was the oldest and also their senior. At this moment, he coughed and said,Everyone, dont just stand there. Lets go. The others will be back soon. I heard that Fang ping will be returning to Magic City in the next few days. The school has organized us to come back. Im afraid theres an announcement

It was not a coincidence that they had gathered in mcmau today.

On mcmaus side, after learning that Fang ping was returning, they were prepared to enjoy the benefits of being in a favorable position and send some people up to the absolute Domain Realm.

Those who had a chance of reaching the peak or those who had already reached the peak were all recalled this time.

Chen Yunxi and the others did not say much. However, the two women took one side each and did not get too close.

Yang Xiaoman looked left and right, feeling a headache coming on.

Zhao Lei also secretly transmitted his voice and gossiped,Zhao Xuemei really likes Fang ping? I cant really tell!

Youre an idiot, what can you see!

Yang Xiaoman rolled her eyes. Youre an idiot. That was a long time ago, alright?

Alright! Zhao Lei sneered. Fang ping, that fellow, looks like hes omnipotent. Hell beat up whoever he catches. Ill see who hell beat up now! Its never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. Ill see him make a fool of himself sooner or later!

Stop gloating!

Yang Xiaoman nodded.The two of them are fighting like crazy now. Its quite dangerous. Im really afraid that theyll fight and kill their way into the restricted area. Thatll be troublesome.

Thats true!

Zhao Lei could not help but shudder. These two madwomen had set Fang ping as their role model and their goal.

Although the difference in power was huge, ones courage wasnt lacking by much.

The restricted area was extremely dangerous, and even the demon court and the divine sect had moved there. Who knew when these two would attack?

The few of them flew in the air while chatting about the situation of the areas they were guarding.

After chatting for a while, they arrived at mcmaus great Hall.

The few of them landed on the ground and entered the auditorium.

At this moment, there were quite a few people in the auditorium. There were those in the absolute beginning realm, those in the rank-9 realm, and even those in the rank-8 realm, but there were not many of them.

Among them, the most powerful aura was not longevity sword who was dozing off in front, but li Hansong who had just returned to mcmau.

At this moment, li Hansong was also very proud and could not hide his smugness.

He never stopped smiling!

He, li Hansong, had also entered the Heavenly King ranking this time!

Breaking the six rankings!

Lu Li was at the bottom of the list but he was on the list. He was only at the Saint realm in the secret land. However, he had made great progress in the heaven reverse Emperors trial. When he came out, he was in the limelight again. He cultivated for a few days at the place where the seed exploded.

At this moment, with the Jade bone, he could unleash the power of a Heavenly King.

If Fang ping did not return to mcmau, he, li Hansong, would be the strongest person in mcmau.

Although he, li Hansong, had only been in mcmau for a few days after he entered, he still held the t.i.tle of mcmaus Deputy Dean until now.

Li Hansong laughed happily and bared his teeth. He was just short of showing off his muscles to the crowd.

Old man Li, who was sitting at the side, yawned and said lazily, Thats enough! Look at the others? Fang ping was second after breaking 8 points, while w.a.n.g Jinyang was last after 8 points. Although they were ranked low, they had still broken 8 points.

Even Yao Chengjun, who has disappeared, has broken through the six Heavenly Kings realm. His ranking is much higher than yours. Do you have the nerve to be so proud?

Li Hansongs smiling face fell!

When you hit someone, dont hit their face, and when you stab someone, dont stab their heart!

What are you doing!

Im a Heavenly King, cant I be proud of myself?

In Fang Pings case, it was enough to strike a blow.

After huffing and puffing for a while, li Hansong muttered, Youre not stronger than me. The number one Saint is not even as good as me.

Old man Li yawned.Its fine. Kid Fang is back. Give me something good to show my respect. I have great potential! You already have Jade-like bones, yet youre still acting like a bird. This old man here will forge your Jade-like bones and absorb some life force. Tomorrow, Ill be first if I break through six. The day after tomorrow, Ill be first if I break through seven. The day after tomorrow, Ill be first if I break through eight

Thats not a big deal. At least hell get first place. Its better than you, the Heavenly King, getting last place.

Im not the last one!

Sheng Nan from the Western Imperial Palace is the last one. Im the second last! Li Hansong grumbled.

Old man Li rolled his eyes. F * ck, did he have the nerve to say that?

Sheng Nan studied celestial pole studies and was eager to rank at the bottom. He was happy about it, but you also learned from him?

Just as the crowd gathered, old man Lis eyes flickered. He smiled and said, Im back!

Only then did li Hansong react. Then, his expression changed and he looked at old man Li.I thought you had no mental power?

An iron-headed man is stupid!

Old man Li sighed with emotion. Beside him, Wu kuishan said in amus.e.m.e.nt, 10000 DAOs as one, 10000 DAOs as one. All power returns to its origin. Blood Qi is also mentality!

Li Hansong was even more embarra.s.sed.

How embarra.s.sing!

Old man Li yawned, too lazy to say anything more. Very quickly, he raised his eyebrows and said,The big gift bag is here. Its fine if he doesnt come back, but once he comes back, he wants to show off. Even at this point, his personality still hasnt changed.

At this moment, everyone also noticed the difference.

A burst of laughter suddenly rang out in his ears.

Its rare for me to come back, so Ill give you a small gift as a token of my respect! Teachers, junior brothers and sisters, lets take a trip to the virtual sky World. Whether you become a dragon or a snake, it all depends on your luck!

BOOM!

A loud noise was heard. In the next moment, everyone in mcmau felt like they were in a dream!

The celestial world had covered mcmau!

In the air, Fang ping shook the scroll in his hand and laughed,Even if youve broken nine, youll still need to s.n.a.t.c.h some opportunities. Ill wipe them all out. Everyone, today is the day when mcmau will all enter the high ranks!

Ive given you the opportunity, but its up to you to grasp it!

I, Fang ping, will be selfish for once today. Hahaha!

His hearty laughter spread throughout mcmau.

The next moment, someone suddenly realized and exclaimed,Secret realm, the virtual sky secret realm!

Heavens!

Countless people exclaimed!

It was too shocking!

This time, Zhang Tao had hyped up the entire incident in order to boost Fang Pings reputation.

The virtual sky World of the secret realm was also known as the virtual sky secret realm.

This was an opportunity that even breaking nine would fight for!

Of course, even though the nine breaking experts wanted the seeds, the eight breaking experts, including Hongyu and the others, were all envious of the seeds.

Fang ping, on the other hand, had actually pulled mcmau into the virtual sky mystery realm!

It was unbelievable!

The next moment, some of the senior students faces turned red with excitement as they roared,To the human King, to mcmau!

It was a long-lost congratulatory voice!

It had been a long time since he heard flattery!

Ever since Fang ping had entered mcmau, such congratulatory words had been heard countless times.

And during this period of time, no one had shouted for a long time.

Today, the sound of congratulations rose again!

Some of the new students who had heard of Fang Pings gossip also came to a sudden realization. They had heard that the human King liked this kind of stuff. Since that was the case, of course they had to show their support!

To the human King, to mcmau!

The students cheered in high spirits. At this moment, some of the students who were slightly affected by the vitality had their bone Gu immediately achieved phenomenal success, instantly entering the middle-ranks!

Such a life force was too dense!

Furthermore, it wouldnt harm the body. It was simply the number one treasured land in the Three Realms!

Of course, this was only for these people.

To Fang ping, this place was no longer of much use. The SAP of the Dao tree had been collected by Cang Mao. These people could not absorb much of this life force. After all, their strength was limited.

Fang ping, on the other hand, was laughing heartily, grinning from ear to ear.

I havent heard this voice in a long time!

The more he heard, the more he liked it.

It had been a long time since she had been so happy. Hearing this familiar voice, all the pain disappeared.

The only regret is

That idiot leader has disappeared.

Fang ping muttered in his heart.

Without a shameless idiot, there would be no trace of him in the Three Realms, and he would not be on the Billboard.

Is He Dead?

He didnt know!

He had disappeared for a long time.

Even pudgy Jiang had lost contact with him. Perhaps He was really dead?