"Pfft." Tong Lu spat out a mouthful of blood, then shielded Wang Ming behind him.

"Run! I'll buy you some time. Remember, my name is Tong Lu. Next year at this time, offer me more incense!"

"Fire Flame!"

Tong Lu roared and launched a barrage of flames at the monster. The monster was wary of the many flames and began to dodge, unable to get close for a while.

But the good times didn't last long. Just a moment later, Tong Lu was no longer able to emit flames.

The Nightmare Beast roared and pounced on Tong Lu.

"Damn it, it's always about sacrificing your own lives to protect others. Don't your lives matter?"

Looking at Tong Lu in front of him, Wang Ming recalled how he had been protected by others during the war between immortals and demons.

Gritting his teeth, Wang Ming charged towards the Nightmare and threw a punch.

Nightmare was lunging at Tong Lu, her body suspended in mid-air. Even though she sensed Wang Ming's attack, she couldn't change direction and was hit by Wang Ming's punch.

Nightmare lost his balance and crashed hard into a rock not far away.

"This... how is this possible? You actually repelled Nightmare, a peak E-rank expert, with a single punch!"

Having narrowly escaped death, Tong Lu looked at Wang Ming, who had repelled the Nightmare with a single punch, his voice filled with shock.

On the other hand, Wang Ming looked at his fist with a sense of surprise.

Then Wang Ming ran up to Tong Lu, threw him aside, and then confronted Yan, who was not far away.

Nightmare stood up, looked at Wang Ming with apprehension, and then let out a series of low growls before suddenly pouncing on Wang Ming.

Seeing the Nightmare attack, Wang Ming dodged it by sidestepping and then jumped onto its back.

Wang Ming rode on the back of the Nightmare, his legs clamping down on it like iron clamps. Once he had regained his balance, he used both hands to strike the Nightmare's head.

"Awooo~"

Nightmare let out painful roars and began to twist its body wildly, trying to throw Wang Ming off.

No matter how hard it tried, it was to no avail.

As Wang Ming continued his attacks, the Nightmare's tremors weakened, and the sounds it made grew softer. Finally, it collapsed to the ground with a thud, lifeless.

Wang Ming, however, was unaware of the Nightmare's condition and continued to beat it.

One punch, two punches, three punches...

"Young brother, Nightmare, you've already killed Nightmare, stop now."

Tong Lu watched Wang Ming relentlessly hammering the Nightmare, his voice trembling. He simply couldn't believe that a Nightmare at the peak of the E-rank could be hammered to death by an ordinary person.

Is this even a normal person?

"You're dead? Are you sure?"

“Young man, I’m sure. I have the Nightmare’s energy detector. The Nightmare’s energy has dropped to zero. It’s definitely dead.”

"well."

Wang Ming exhaled, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and jumped off the Nightmare.

Only then did Wang Ming notice that, perhaps due to nervousness or the battle, his clothes were already soaked with sweat.

Suddenly, Wang Ming trembled all over, his body involuntarily shaking, and every cell in his body became excited.

Wang Ming turned around abruptly, staring at the fallen Nightmare, his heart filled with shock.

"This feeling is exactly the same as when I triggered the Soul Devouring event in the game! And my power has also increased a bit."

"Damn, the abilities from the game have been transferred into reality?" This thought startled Wang Ming.

"Little brother, what's wrong? Were you injured in the battle with the Nightmare just now?" Seeing Wang Ming's unusual behavior, Tong Lu quickly asked with concern.

"Ah, no, I'm fine." This idea was simply absurd, and Wang Ming naturally wouldn't tell anyone, especially since he didn't even know this person.

"By the way, Tong Lu, what exactly is this Nightmare? And why can your hands emit flames?"

“Well, young man, our identities are usually kept secret and cannot be mentioned to ordinary people. But now that you have saved me and killed Nightmare, I believe our organization will not let you go.”

"You won't let me go, Tong Lu, what do you mean?" Upon hearing this, Wang Ming immediately tensed up.

"Young man, don't misunderstand. What I mean is that our organization should invite you to join us, not that it will do you any harm." Seeing Wang Ming raise his fist at him, Tong Lu chuckled.

"What organization? What do you mean by joining you? What are you talking about?"

"Young man, don't be nervous. Actually, I am a superhuman, a superhuman who can control flames!"

"And our organization is called the China Guardian Alliance, a gathering place for people with superpowers."

After saying that, Tong Lu stretched out his finger, and without any visible movement, a ball of flame appeared out of thin air on his finger.

This scene stunned Wang Ming.

"Superpowered individuals? Aren't those fictional things in novels? How come they exist in reality?"

"Young man, this world is not as simple as it seems. Superhumans do exist, and we, the superhumans, exist to deal with these man-eating monsters."

"We call these monsters nightmares."

"Not long ago, my department received information that an F-level Nightmare had appeared here, and that this Nightmare was moving towards the city of Yanjing. So I was sent here to kill this Nightmare."

"Perhaps our intelligence is wrong. This nightmare is actually at the peak of E-rank, not F-rank. My ability level is only mid-E-rank. I can deal with an F-rank nightmare without any problem, but against an E-rank peak nightmare, I can only run for my life."

"You know what happened next. I met you while I was running away. In order to protect you, I stopped running and stayed to deal with this nightmare."

"But who could have imagined that you, who should have been protected, would save me instead, and in the end, kill this nightmare all by yourself."

At this point, Tong Lu gave Wang Ming a strange look before continuing:

"So I suspect that you are also a superhuman, a strength-type superhuman."

"What? I'm a superhuman too? You're not kidding, are you?"

“Young man, I’m not joking. Nightmare’s abilities are beyond what ordinary people can imagine, and you must be an ability user to kill Nightmare.”

"Young man, have you ever felt a sudden surge in strength lately, like you could kill a bull with one punch? This is the awakening of a strength-type ability user."

"A surge in power? An awakening?"

“That’s right, awakening. Some people actually have special abilities in their bodies, but they can’t show them, so they are no different from normal people.”

"But when they encounter danger, or some other trigger that threatens their lives, these supernatural abilities will suddenly manifest and be controlled by these people. This process is called awakening."

Wang Ming thought back and realized that his power had suddenly increased, but this was brought to him by the Yuan Domain and had nothing to do with any awakening.

Moreover, if what Tong Lu said were true, if he possessed some kind of supernatural ability, he would have awakened it three years ago when he had the car accident, so why would he have waited until now?

"I'm not interested in what you're saying, nor am I interested in joining that organization you mentioned. Since your organization specializes in dealing with Nightmares, then this Nightmare is yours to handle. Goodbye."

After saying that, Wang Ming left before Tong Lu could speak.