Chapter 79 Cooperation

The call was connected, and a male voice came from the other end, claiming to be Young Master Chu's assistant.

Yu Che explained his purpose, including the beast tide situation facing City K and the Alien Management Bureau's request for support from the Chu family.

After listening, the assistant told Yu Che to wait a moment while he went to consult the young master. A moment later, a deep, magnetic voice emerged; it was Chu Yanxing himself.

"I've heard a little about the situation in K City, but the Chu family has been very busy lately, and staffing is tight. Moreover, a cross-city operation involves a wide range of people. I'm afraid..."

He spoke slowly and in an official tone, but anyone with a discerning eye could tell he was being extremely perfunctory. This sense of contradiction fully demonstrated the arrogance of the aristocratic family.

Yu Che's heart sank. As expected, he swallowed hard, speaking earnestly as he made a final effort.

He stressed that the scale of the flood was extraordinary and affected the safety of millions of people in K City.

If the defense line is breached, the surrounding areas may be affected. It is even hinted that if this is handled properly, the higher authorities will give appropriate rewards.

Appeal to their emotions and move them with reason.

The other end of the line remained silent, with only the faint sound of breathing proving someone was listening. Just when Yu Che was feeling hopeless, Chu Yanxing changed the subject:

"Your name is... Yu Che?"

Yu Che hadn't anticipated the other party's recognition, and his formulaic persuasion faltered.

"Uh, it's me. I didn't expect you to still remember me, Mr. Chu."

He chuckled dryly and was about to get back to the point, but Chu Yanxing interrupted him: "Wait a moment, let me think about it."

As if he was weighing something, Chu Yanxing's tone changed subtly, and he tried his best to restrain the alienation that came from being in a high position for a long time.

"Since it's you, the Chu family can help with K City's needs. I'll dispatch an elite team to K City, and they'll arrive at the Abnormal Control Bureau by tomorrow at the latest. My assistant will follow up with you on the details later."

Yu Che was so shocked that he just held the phone blankly even after the other party hung up.

Chu Yanxing changed his tone just because he was the one who called? This was too outrageous.

At the last symposium, I didn't take the "old relationship" seriously. Given Chu Yanxing's status and position, would he also value it? No one would believe it if I told them.

What is more likely is that Chu Yanxing happened to have some deeper intentions during the phone call, and his identity was just a cover, and he just went with the flow.

After explaining himself clearly, Yu Che regained his composure and discussed the itinerary arrangements with his assistant in an orderly manner.

The next morning, at the gate of the Abnormal Control Bureau, the roar of engines came from afar. Leading the way was a black Land Rover with smooth lines, followed by two fully loaded trucks.

Director Zhang walked forward with a big smile on his face, and Yu Che followed behind him closely.

The black Land Rover stopped, the passenger door opened, and the man inside stepped out. He was wearing a dark gray combat uniform, with broad shoulders and a thin waist, looking capable and handsome.

Yu Che shifted his gaze to the face and was startled. It was Chu Yanxing. That indifferent and handsome face turned slightly towards him, and he nodded slightly, which could be considered a greeting.

Chu Yanxing leads the team personally?

Regardless of Yu Che's trance, Director Zhang greeted him warmly and said gratefully:

"Mr. Chu Yanxing, I didn't expect you to take the time out of your busy schedule to come here. The Abnormal Control Bureau and the people of City K will always remember and be grateful for this kindness."

Yu Che regained consciousness and quickly echoed, "Thank you, Mr. Chu."

Chu Yanxing's gaze paused briefly on Yu Che's face before he looked at Director Zhang. No one noticed except the person being stared at.

He smiled politely: "Director Zhang, you're too polite."

At this time, all the team members got out of the car. A man with a strong body and tough face was sitting in the driver's seat. He told the director:

"The Chu family team consists of five people, waiting for deployment. The trucks behind us contain one truck of food and one truck of daily necessities."

Director Zhang was very satisfied: "Good, good, good."

Just as he was about to send someone to arrange the follow-up, an information officer from the Abnormal Control Bureau hurried out and said to Director Zhang:

"Director, I just received news that the beast tide in Xiqian County is about to get out of control. I request that additional personnel be dispatched immediately."

Xiqian County!

It was the county town where Yu Che's family lived. Ever since this place appeared, his hands and feet instantly became cold.

The human disaster in his previous life happened when he was in college. Before that, Xiqian County had been relatively peaceful. Unexpectedly, the current changes in the beast tide will have an impact on Xiqian County.

Chu Yanxing observed Yu Che's uneasiness calmly, and before Director Zhang could make any arrangements, he took the lead and said, "Since that's the case, the Chu family team should head to Xiqian County immediately."

Director Zhang was overjoyed: "Mr. Chu, thank you for your hard work."

"Director, I want to go too!" Yu Che came to his senses and pleaded, "My family is in Xiqian County, and I'm worried..."

The bureau doesn't need any interns, Director Zhang nodded, then hesitated again, "But the bureau doesn't have many cars, and usually only takes a small team."

At this time, Chu Yanxing pondered for a moment and spoke again: "It's okay for him to take our car."

Director Zhang was shocked that the young master of the Chu family would actually offer to help. It seemed a bit beyond common sense.

The situation was urgent and he had no time to think. Director Zhang nodded and said, "Yu Che, then you go to Mr. Chu and follow his instructions in all actions."

Although he couldn't understand Chu Yanxing's purpose, his willingness to help him was always a good thing. Yu Che gave Chu Yanxing a grateful look and turned to Director Zhang and said, "Yes!"

The space inside the car was spacious. Yu Che sat on the left side of the middle row, observing the members of the Chu family team.

A man and a woman sat in the last row. The man was tall and thin, and the woman was wearing a hood. When they got off the bus, they lowered their heads, so their ages were hard to tell.

Sitting on the right side of the middle row was a queen with a beautiful face; the driver in the front was the burly man who had spoken to the director, and Chu Yanxing was operating a tablet computer in the passenger seat.

Just as Yu Che was about to withdraw his gaze, the royal sister turned her head, looked him up and down with her phoenix eyes, and asked with a smile:

"Where did this handsome boy come from? He looks so young. What's his name? Is he in college?"

Yu Che politely replied, "My name is Yu Che, and I'll be going to college after this summer."

The burly man driving the car glanced at him through the rearview mirror and said, "You're so young. I envy you."

Seeing this, the royal sister moved closer, her curled eyelashes fluttering: "Does the handsome boy have a girlfriend?"

Smelling the perfume on the royal sister, Yu Che felt a little uncomfortable. He adjusted his sitting position and shook his head.

Unexpectedly, the royal sister rolled her eyes and said meaningfully: "Then...where's your boyfriend?"

Yu Che was stunned and quickly clarified: "Of course not."

The royal sister was amused by his reaction and giggled, and said half-seriously: "Oh, you are so innocent. Look at me like this, do you like it?" Then she threw him a coquettish look.

Yu Che was suddenly embarrassed. He had never been in love in his two lives and had no experience in getting along with the opposite sex...except Lin Xingyan.

But Lin Xingyan is still a girl, and most of the time they interact with each other as friends, without any jokes emphasizing gender.

Speechless, he subconsciously cast his gaze towards the passenger seat. In this car, only Chu Yanxing could be considered an acquaintance.

However, Chu Yanxing was still looking at the tablet, turning a deaf ear to the conversation in the back seat and showing no intention of interfering.

Yu Che could only force a smile to lighten the mood: "Thank you for your kindness... but I don't have any plans to fall in love at the moment."

The tall, thin man in the back row was named Chu Xu. He scoffed and said casually, "Save it. All your exes have been mature, wealthy uncles. Why are you teasing a child?"

The royal sister said confidently: "Hmph, seeing that little brother Yu Che is so handsome, can't I change my taste?" After saying that, she smiled at Yu Che again.

Yu Che could only respond with an awkward yet polite laugh.

Just when he was feeling helpless, Chu Yanxing in the front row finally raised his eyes and said, "Chu Rao, be quiet and pay attention to your surroundings."

The royal sister's name turned out to be Chu Rao. She then said "eh" and calmed down a bit, thinking that the boss was dissatisfied with her noise and affected the driving alertness.

She didn't notice that when she teased Yu Che with her last sentence, Chu Yanxing briefly looked at the rearview mirror and met Yu Che's pleading gaze.

It was after that glance that he spoke.

From beginning to end, the girl sitting in the last row with Chu Xu still had her hood covering most of her face, and she was silent, as if she was asleep.

As soon as the Land Rover entered the Xiqian Town area, the roars of strange beasts could be heard from time to time. There were few pedestrians on the streets, and there were police officers patrolling with guns on every road.

As they passed the supermarket, they suddenly heard a woman's scream.

Through the car window, I saw a strange beast that looked like a cheetah, with black claws and thorns on its back. It was pouncing at the woman at an extremely fast speed who had no time to hide behind the door.

The burly man driving the car slammed on the brakes. At the same time, Chu Rao, who was sitting in the back seat, fixed her gaze, lowered the window slightly, performed a simple hand gesture, and waved her fingers outward.

Three blazing fireballs appeared out of thin air and rolled towards the strange beast.

The flames exploded, stirring up a wave of twisted air. The beast screamed and rolled over to extinguish the flames, its skin charred and bloodied.

Seizing the opportunity, the woman reacted quickly and rushed back into the supermarket, and the supermarket staff immediately locked the door.

Chu Rao used several fire spells to burn the strange beast beyond recognition and finally stopped moving.

Once the crisis was resolved, the woman came out and said in a trembling voice:

"Thank you for saving my life. If my daughter at home hadn't been crying out for hunger, I wouldn't have come out."

As she spoke, she felt frightened, her voice became choked, and finally she covered her face and cried.

Chu Rao and the others exchanged glances, took out a tissue and handed it to the woman, putting on a friendly smile: "No need to thank me, we are here to save people, how about giving you a ride?"

The woman wiped her tears and shook her head: "No need, our house is just across the street."

She pointed to a building not far away, which was indeed just across the street.

This also shows how dangerous the current situation is. Just taking these few steps can lead to a dangerous situation.

Chu Yanxing looked up at the rearview mirror again. Yu Che's face was pale, and he was looking obscurely in a certain direction. As a public official, leaving his post without permission was a violation of discipline.

"Yu Che," Chu Yanxing paused, "You can go home and check the situation first. Director Zhang has already sent us the address of the temporary base."

Hearing this, Yu Che suddenly looked towards Chu Yanxing, his eyes gleaming with gratitude:

"Thank you, Mr. Chu." Before he finished speaking, the man opened the car door and rushed out, and in a flash his figure disappeared into the distance.

The tall, thin man in the car seemed to be lost in thought. "Captain Chu, is Yu Che's identity special? You seem to be taking good care of him."

Chu Yanxing didn't even raise his eyelids: "You observe very carefully."

However, he did not offer any other explanation, and the car suddenly became quiet.

Seeing this, Chu Xu shrugged in fear. Chu Rao's eyes flickered, a hint of a smile on her lips, but she didn't interrupt.

The vehicle continued to drive to the southwest of Xiqian County and arrived at the temporary command center, where it was greeted by chaos.

Outside the cordon, the ground was littered with broken limbs and corpses of strange beasts, smoke and the smell of blood filled the air, and manic roars continued to be heard.

Most of the stationed personnel of the Alien Management Bureau looked tired, and a few were injured. Everyone was gritting their teeth and holding on to the defense line.

The commander-in-chief here is a capable middle-aged woman with short, messy hair and a bandaged arm.

Seeing Chu Yanxing and his group, she immediately stepped forward, and after a simple handshake, she didn't bother with the formalities and quickly introduced the current situation:

"The main pressure right now comes from the forest on the other side of the river. Countless strange beasts have appeared, including birds and beasts. Our people are almost unable to withstand it."

Before she finished her words, another violent explosion erupted from outside the defense line. The members of the Abnormal Control Bureau were the main force at the forefront, unleashing various spiritual energy fluctuations non-stop.

In the rear were many public security special police, who relied on firearms and a small number of special weapons for long-range support, and their coordination was very difficult.

When they heard that reinforcements had arrived, the people on the front line were originally excited. However, when they learned that there were only six people coming and one of them had left temporarily, they were very disappointed.

Some even cursed: "The bureau only sent so few people here, are they just trying to make fun of us?"

"I just don't believe that we can save the situation after such a difficult battle with just six people!"

"That's right, how much the bureau looks down on us!"

But a moment later, the performance of the Chu family team surprised them. Some people secretly felt lucky that they did not join in mocking them, otherwise they would be so embarrassed and feel really ashamed of themselves.

As soon as the Chu family team got off the car, they acted decisively and coordinated well, stood in corresponding positions, and made full use of their attribute characteristics. In just a few breaths, the terrifying pressure of the beast tide was suddenly reduced by half.

What shocked them the most was the girl who had been quiet all the time. Her hood slipped down, revealing a delicate baby face.

As if she was in an empty space, she walked to the front line of the defense, looked at the group of strange beasts swarming in front of her, and raised her hands expressionlessly.

A strange wave spread out from the baby-faced girl, and then, in the area where the strange beasts were most concentrated, a crack that flickered in and out tore through the ground, swallowing up a group of beasts.

After a few seconds, the crack closed and the strange beast disappeared.

The people from the Abnormal Control Bureau and the special police were all stunned, and they all thought of the same words in their hearts - "Sir, times have changed."

The people from the Abnormal Control Bureau were the first to come to their senses and discuss the matter with their colleagues.

"Fuck, the legendary space system?"

"Oh my god, I've only seen it in the introduction to spiritual roots, I didn't expect someone actually has it!"

The special police were shocked and asked people from the Abnormal Control Bureau.

"Who are these people?"

"They are foreign aid recruited from the society, from the Chu family." The person from the Abnormal Management Bureau who came later explained.

"The Chu family from City S? That's understandable."

Although the special police officers do not know more about spiritual power than the people in the Alien Management Bureau, they must have some understanding of the scope of social power.

At this time, Yu Che also drove over in his family's light yellow electric scooter, parked the scooter, and walked quickly to a place not far from Chu Yanxing.

Chu Yanxing glanced sideways: "Is your mother okay?"

"Yes," Yu Che nodded. After these two days, his opinion of Chu Yanxing had changed a lot. "She has been placed in a safe house. Thank you, Mr. Chu."

Chu Yanxing nodded without saying anything more, and the two of them joined the battle together.

Chu Yanxing cast ice magic, frost blades and ice spikes shot out simultaneously, and the ice barrier was superb. With a light touch, wherever he passed, there were frozen fragments of strange beasts.

Yu Che mainly used the Thunder Seal. Every time he formed a seal, a dark purple arc of electricity would descend from the sky, causing great damage to the strange beasts. He would occasionally use wood-type spiritual power for assistance or treatment.

Yu Che's foundation is still shallow, and his spiritual energy reserves are far less than Chu Yanxing's, but he is experienced in combat and accurately calculates the use of every bit of spiritual energy. In addition, Lei Linggen himself is very well-prepared.

To an outsider, there is actually an illusion that the two are evenly matched.

As time went by, a strange tacit understanding emerged between the two again.

No words were needed; Yu Che's lightning would always strike the frozen beasts with perfect precision. Or, Yu Che's lightning net would gather a group of exotic beasts, and in the next second, Chu Yanxing would seal them with ice and snow, catching them all in one swoop.

This coordination flowed like flowing water, as if they had practiced it countless times. Yu Che was secretly astonished, and even felt incredibly that this battle was even more enjoyable than when he had partnered with Mu Feng, his lifelong friend.

He couldn't help but glance at Chu Yanxing beside him again. The other party looked very focused, and as he controlled the ice and frost to harvest the strange beasts, cold air emanated from his body.

Well, Mr. Chu seemed to have not noticed this at all, or rather, he didn't care at all.

The next moment, Chu Yanxing seemed to sense something and looked at him suspiciously. Yu Che shook his head slightly and looked away.

On the battlefield, they had actually carved out a large safety zone with just two people. The surrounding Alien Control Bureau officers and SWAT officers were all trembling with fear. They were both incredibly skilled.

Seeing that Yu Che did not hide his edge in comparison with the boss, but instead complemented each other, the Chu family team was instantly hurt to varying degrees.

You have to know that they are super elites who have been selected through numerous rounds of selection. Yu Che cannot compare with them at the moment, but it is said that Yu Che started practicing in high school, while the children of the Chu family started to learn when they were just learning to speak.

This talent... The group of people had complicated expressions.

Chu Xu frowned, his curiosity about Yu Che returning. Chu Rao whistled frivolously, but a subtle solemnity shone in her eyes.