The Battle

Cheng Yizhou climbed up the exterior wall of the residential building, moving slightly closer to Beauty Phase. He raised his right hand and grasped at the air.

Activating his superpower—freezing.

The drifting floral scent solidified into liquid, dripping down in a steady stream, and a fragrant rain began to fall.

The special patrol team, which followed their captain's orders unconditionally, seized the opportunity to evacuate the crowd.

Old Wang connected the prepared broadcast to the community's broadcast system and began repeatedly broadcasting announcements.

The team members also stood below the building, directing the crowds to evacuate the scene.

The quiet and peaceful community deep in the night was awakened from the seductive and bizarre floral scent, and became noisy like an exploded pot.

The panicked crowd fled like headless flies, and eventually relied on their ingrained instincts to evacuate in orderly chaos under the direction of the special patrol team.

The patrol team dispatched and commanded remotely by Guo Bureau also began to play its role, quickly taking over the evacuation of the crowds arranged by the special patrol team, and arranging for them to evacuate further away.

The large-scale evacuation of the crowd caused unrest among the surrounding residents. More and more people were awakened by the noise and joined the fleeing crowd in a panic, increasing the workload of the patrol teams.

Xue Shiyun directed her team members to control the scene, looking worriedly in the direction of the special patrol team.

It was too early. The A-level superhumans who were requested for backup hadn't arrived that quickly yet.

According to the information gathered by the special patrol team, the Duty Bureau investigated Fan Gu's whereabouts yesterday and extrapolated Fan Gu's trajectory and behavioral patterns.

No one had expected that Fan Gu had become paranoid and took flight at the slightest sign of trouble after being persecuted by superhumans.

The sudden lockdown of the beauty salon yesterday prompted Fan Gu to immediately arrange an escape route.

Guo Bureau had already issued an order to all B-level superhumans in the city to provide immediate support, but apart from Wu Xiong's group of three and the B-level superhumans of the patrol team who could arrive quickly, when the remaining superhumans would arrive was unknown.

At this moment, Pang Shuo felt deeply ashamed for looking down on Wu Xiong's group earlier.

Little did he know that the three, whom Pang Shuo had mentally praised, were trembling with fear, their lips pale.

"Brother Xiong!"

"Don't panic, I don't want to either."

The three of them stood under the residential building with members of the patrol team.

Although uneasy, Wu Xiong was long accustomed to plucking chestnuts from an open fire.

If they didn't take advantage of this opportunity, they wouldn't be able to stay in Qipan City afterwards.

Under normal circumstances, running away was shameful but very effective. Unfortunately, the path had been blocked off by Qi Yuan.

Compared to the unfathomable Qi Family, fighting with a monster at least had the premium ending of holding out until the A-level superhumans arrived as backup.

A B-level superhuman from the patrol team spoke up to brief them on the plan.

"Our mission is to first harass the enemy, focus its attacks near us, and then the containment team will move in to reduce the damage from the aftershocks of Beauty Phase's attacks. As personnel are evacuated, our range of activity will also expand."

After he finished speaking, Lin Cang stepped forward and said, "My superpower is plant-based. I have an ability called parasitism that has restraining effects on plant-type monsters like Beauty Phase. I hope everyone can cover me."

Having said that, Lin Cang returned to the crowd without asking for a response from the others.

The status of the special patrol team was not optimistic. They hurried to climb the tall building.

"Boom!"

Cheng Yizhou slammed into the building again, breaking several more bones. His movements became increasingly sluggish, causing him to take more hits. This time his ribs were broken and his internal organs were damaged.

He could no longer suppress the surge of blood in his throat and spat out a mouthful of blood. He panted heavily, his vision darkening.

There was a world of difference between high-level and mid-level monsters. Cheng Yizhou now deeply understood that.

Their team could take out multiple B-level monsters together in the wild, but when faced with Beauty Phase, they were completely defeated in less than half a minute.

And this was when Beauty Phase had not yet attacked in earnest.

Having been escaped from and withstood attacks from humans many times, Beauty Phase could no longer restrain itself. The translucent petals quivered slightly, changing into gorgeous colors as they fluttered...

Cheng Yizhou's vision swam and he half knelt, his stomach also signaling the urge to vomit.

Seizing the opportunity, Beauty Phase's roots stabbed towards Cheng Yizhou with lightning speed.

This human had just spoiled its appetite. He had to die here.

"Captain, get out of the way!"

The members of the special patrol team cried out in panic. They were already incapable of moving, and only because Beauty Phase was focused on their captain did they manage to escape their fate.

At the critical moment, a giant bear pushed the roots away forcefully. The roots slammed into the building, punching through the floor. The impacted floor cracked, forming fissures.

"Wu Xiong is here to lend you a hand."

The giant bear let out a roar, swinging its giant paws to smash the attacking roots.

"Ow!"

The giant bear, gallant for no more than three seconds, howled in pain. With one swipe of its paw, the extremely sturdy roots rebounded forcefully, causing excruciating pain.

"Brother Xiong!"

Song and Kong Anzhi rushed to shield Wu Xiong. "Are you alright?"

"It's no big deal, but I'm afraid my attacks can only scratch the surface."

Wu Xiong said, cradling his paw.

Song and Kong exchanged glances. No big deal? We think you've lost your mind.

...

Sensing something, Qi Yuan did not sleep very soundly tonight.

He heard panicked running upstairs in his dream, so he woke up to check his phone.

Opening the door, the lights in the living room were on.

On TV, a female reporter was broadcasting the news at an unhurried pace.

"... The patrol team has arrived at the first moment and evacuated the crowd. Citizens please do not panic, remain calm, follow instructions, and evacuate in an orderly manner according to the alerts. Qipan News reporter reporting live from the scene."

Qi Yuan searched around and found that the light in Qi Ao's room was on.

His mother was in Qi Ao's room, slapping his brother who was sleeping like a pig.

"Little Yuan, help me drag him up. It looks like he's dead asleep."

Seeing Qi Yuan come in, his mother had a rescued expression.

Qi Yuan reached out and pulled his brother up by the torso. Qi Ao sat for a while before toppling over to the left again.

He thought for a moment, then whispered devilishly in his brother's ear, "Little Xie said she wants to be my bride."

After saying that, he pulled his mother back a few steps.

Qi Ao immediately bounced up as if electrocuted, still furious in his groggy state.

"I'm going to put bugs in brother's drawer."

"Little Xie, how can I live without you?"

Seeing the two at the door, he scratched his neck. "Mom, I had a nightmare."

"Hurry up, we have to evacuate."

Qi Ao was dragged to the closet by his mother, who made him put on more layers to avoid catching a cold at night.

The phone in Qi Yuan's palm vibrated. He looked down to see it was Zhuang Heng calling.

"I'm extremely sorry for disturbing you so late. Guo Bureau has issued support orders to all B-level superhumans in the city. Since you haven't changed your ability certificate yet, strictly speaking you're not on the list, but I wanted to ask if you can come provide support?"

Qi Yuan looked towards his mother and brother. Without any hesitation he replied, "I will come provide support."