Wiz stared intently at Lin Dao.
The sudden gunshot caused a commotion, and people in the center of the ballroom who had no guns or weapons scattered and ran for their lives.
Lin Dao was slightly distracted, and Weiss immediately took advantage of this, slamming Lin Dao against the wall and grabbing his wrist, which was holding the gun, in an attempt to take it away.
In the nick of time, Lin Dao suddenly let go, and Wiz, having successfully seized the gun, immediately turned to him and frantically pulled the trigger. However, after two attempts, there was no response.
Lin Dao scoffed and waved the magazine he had taken out at him: "Looking for this?"
Before Weiss could even react, he immediately leaped up and kicked him in the chest from below! Weiss was sent flying five or six meters away, his chest clenching and his whole body aching.
“This is to return to you,” Lin Dao said.
A cold voice suddenly came through Wiz's earpiece as he lay on his side on the ground: "Wiz, that's enough, come back." He immediately turned around and ran towards the dense crowd. Lin Daogang took two steps after him, squeezed into the crowd, and immediately stopped and became alert.
He pressed the headset button and asked, "Have you found the target?"
"Captain, almost there! I've blocked the door; he can't escape now!" Cheng Cheng, who had just come in to provide support, was still looking around in the dim light of the dance hall, while Qiao Song released a miniature, pea-sized probe into the crowd, controlling a virtual display screen in his hand.
Scanned faces flashed across the screen.
Cheng Cheng asked in surprise, "You had this all along but didn't bring it out?"
Qiao Song continued scanning quickly without looking up, his pupils glowing blue. He asked in confusion, "Nothing here... nothing here either. Strange, can he really grow wings and fly?"
Meanwhile, in the booth, after Lin Dao left, Bryta simply grabbed the entire bottle of whiskey, tilted his head back, and gulped it down. Now, his cheeks were flushed, his eyes were vacant, and he would occasionally chuckle foolishly.
"Breta, so you've been here all along..." A slightly chubby figure approached from behind Breta and said quietly.
Hearing someone call his name, Bryta, who was slumped over the table drunk, turned around, looking at the person with hazy eyes, and murmured, "Mr. West...?"
He suddenly stood up, as if remembering something, and said, "You... you still haven't paid me one day's wages."
West: "..."
His eyes darted around, and he said with a smile, "Okay, no problem. Come with me, and I'll pay you double."
Bryta stood up drunkenly and stubbornly said, "No, no double, just my own share..."
West grabbed his arm, noticing his oversized coat and bright red dance costume. A slight sneer appeared on his lips as he recalled the scene from that night. His overly thick eyelids drooped as he coaxed in a low voice, "Breta, tell me, was Easton the test subject on you? Or did you inject him?"
Bleta was confused and tried to break free from his hand: "...What experimental subject? I don't know...I don't want to do experiments...No!" Perhaps he was thinking of some terrifying image, and suddenly used all his strength to push him away.
West was so caught off guard by the push that he fell backward with a thud, knocking over the entire screen.
This commotion was quite significant, and he was now completely exposed to everyone.
Unaware of anything amiss, Qiao Song glanced at the screen and exclaimed excitedly, "Found it!"
Cheng Cheng replied coolly, "...That's really fast."
Startled by the noise, Bryta saw West angrily getting up from the ground and instinctively felt it was his fault, wanting to go over and help him up.
At the same time, Chu Xiang, who was standing not far away, thought that Blaita had gotten into some trouble and hurriedly came over with a smile, trying to help her out: "Tata, what's wrong?"
Standing at a distance, Lin Dao looked up and gazed at West from afar. Almost the instant their eyes met, an ominous premonition welled up in his heart.
Fearing that the men would catch him, West immediately lunged forward and roughly pulled Bretta in front of him, pulled out a gun and pressed it against Bretta's temple, and said fiercely to the men who were about to arrest him, "If you don't want him to die, everyone get out of the way!"
The moment he brandished his gun, many people in the ballroom were terrified and fled towards the exit. In no time, the once crowded and lively ballroom was reduced to just a few people.
Chu Hui, who was walking back against the flow of people, stopped in his tracks upon seeing this scene. Chu Xiang, who was closest to West and Bryta, immediately changed his expression and sneered, "Boss Xiong, we're all businessmen. I welcome your patronage, but what do you mean by causing this scene in my place and holding my people hostage?"
West stared nervously at Lin Dao and the others, completely disregarding her, and said fiercely, "Get out of my way! This is none of your business!"
Bretta's drunkenness was slowly kicking in. Feeling the gun pointed at him, he wasn't afraid at all. Suddenly, he grabbed the muzzle, sniffed it unexpectedly, and exclaimed, "There's something good inside..."
West never expected him to be so bold. Startled by the sudden sight of him pointing a gun at him, he turned and fired a shot at the ceiling! He then frantically turned back and fired a shot at Bryta with a "bang!"
These events happened in the blink of an eye, shocking everyone, but there was no time to stop them.
But then a figure suddenly pounced forward and shoved Blaita away. It was Chu Xiang, who was closest to him, making Chu Hui, who was watching from a distance, jump in fright.
The bullet grazed her and hit the wall behind them.
Lin Dao: "Something's not right." Lin Dao, who was always sensitive to weapons, was the first to notice the anomaly.
Qiao Song, who was a few steps away, immediately noticed and said, "The sound of this bullet is wrong! Something's wrong!"
No sooner had the words been spoken than the huge chandelier on the ceiling of the Bana Ballroom, which had been hit first in the panic, began to creak and groan as if something was clinging to it, and it looked as if it was about to collapse.
Bryta, Chu Xiang, and West, who were under the chandelier, all looked up at the same time—
A black, mutated, and expanding insect-like creature, whose species was initially unclear, was found stuck to the chandelier. Suddenly, it opened its enormous, wriggling mouthparts toward West, who was closest to it below. West reacted instantly and pulled Chu Xiang aside to shield her!
"Sister Xiang—!" Chu Hui exclaimed in surprise upon seeing this scene from afar.
Just when everyone thought she was beyond saving, Britta nimbly stepped forward, grabbed Chu Xiang, and leaped over, narrowly avoiding the giant mouthpiece.
Unexpectedly, at that moment, behind West, the second alien seed bomb burst open at the same time, and like the previous alien, it mutated into two insect-like bodies nearly three meters tall. They looked like insects, each with three pairs of legs. They appeared to be able to stand and walk quickly using only the two pairs of legs behind them, while the two pairs of legs in front were used as weapons for attack.
West, feeling smug, secretly pulled out a controller and manipulated the two alien creatures, which immediately turned and swung their sharp forelimbs at Blaita and his companion.
Without a second thought, Lin Dao quickly drew his gun, raised it, and shouted to Blaita and Chu Xiang before pulling the trigger, "Back off—!"
"Bang bang bang!!!" Several shots were fired, but they barely scratched the two giant monsters.
Bryta quickly picked up Chu Xiang and moved her to the side. Chu Hui rushed forward to check if she was injured.
Lin Dao and Cheng Cheng quickly joined the battle, but bullets were almost useless against these two agile aliens.
Seeing that West was about to escape, Qiao Song quickly released his miniature aircraft and chased after him!
Chu Xiang was furious when she thought about how this person had tried to use her to block the monster. She drew her sword from the scabbard on her leg and chased after him.
"Sister Xiang!" Chu Hui called out anxiously from behind her, knowing that she had a fiery temper and wouldn't swallow this insult, and then followed her.
Seeing that Chu Xiang was already chasing closely behind West, Bryta quickly followed.
"Don't come any closer! If you do, I'll get rough with you!" Chu Xiang gripped her short knife and engaged in a fierce battle with the man who was twice her size. Every strike was ruthless, and she showed no mercy.
In his haste, West fired a seed missile that missed its mark. This time, it was a venomous scorpion-like alien species over two meters in diameter. Chu Xiang showed no fear. Chu Hui gritted his teeth, drew a short knife he always carried, and charged forward. Qiao Song quickly activated his aerial vehicle to attack.
After sobering up considerably, Blaita saw this scene, conjured two short swords in his hands, and leaped onto the scorpion's back. Once on top, the scorpion noticed him and tried several times to stab him with its venomous scorpion, but Blaita nimbly dodged them and swiftly swung his sword, severing the scorpion in half at the waist!
Chu Hui was shocked; this was the first time he had seen such a powerful side of Blaita. Qiao Song, who was controlling the aircraft in battle, also breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, Chu Xiang, who was entangled with West, smiled and said, "Well done! Tata! Uh—" Her voice was suddenly interrupted as if by a painful blow.
Bleta, Chu Hui, and Qiao Song turned around in surprise upon hearing this.
Just two seconds earlier, when Chu Xiang was about to subdue West, he seized the opportunity when she relaxed her guard and suddenly attacked, grabbing the dagger she had threatened him with. The next instant, he brutally used brute force to press down on Chu Xiang's shoulder, snatching the knife from her and stabbing it viciously into her carotid artery!
Chu Xiang turned around in disbelief, looking at the man whose face was splattered with her blood, his expression violent, her throat contorted with pain, making it difficult to utter a sound.
"Sister Xiang—" Chu Hui panicked completely in that instant, his eyes turned red, and he roared angrily. He rushed forward and tackled West to the ground. Just as he was about to stab him with the knife in his hand, a blood-covered hand suddenly grabbed him.
"Ahui...no...don't get your hands dirty..." Chu Xiang coughed up blood as she said these words.
Chu Hui paused, then the knife fell from his hand. In a panic, he rushed over and embraced the blood-soaked Chu Xiang, frantically trying to cover her bleeding neck with his own hands. His lips trembled as he pleaded, "Sister Xiang! Sister! Don't die! Don't die! I beg you! Don't leave me! Sister, don't leave me—! You're all I have left! Please, please…"
Blaita, who had jumped off the scorpion's back, stood there in shock, staring at the pool of blood. He felt extremely distressed, thinking that Xiangjie might be dying.
Seeing this scene, Qiao Song felt a strange sense of déjà vu, and a sharp pain shot through his chest. He suddenly noticed West, who had somehow managed to get up, reaching for something and seeing the final, utter madness in his eyes. He reacted instantly, almost instinctively stepping forward to shield Bretta and the Chu siblings, activating all his defenses—a pair of silver-white mechanical wings sprouted from his back!
"Whoosh—" The scorpion tail that had reappeared at some unknown time pierced through the mechanical wings on Qiao Song's entire back!
Hearing the noise, Britta jerked her head up, staring incredulously at the gaping hole in front of Joson, now filled with short-circuited power-generating machinery. Joson's expression froze, a bitter smile appearing on his face: "You...you wouldn't believe it, would you? Actually, I...am not human, and I can't feel pain...but...this feeling is quite unpleasant, Tata..."
Bretta suddenly opened her eyes wide. After the scorpion pulled its tail away, she quickly stepped forward and hugged him. In that instant, she felt her face was covered in wetness.
After a long while, Cheng Cheng's incredulous shout rang out: "Qiao Song—!"
When Lin Dao and Cheng Cheng arrived, they were shocked by the horrific scene. They quickly joined forces and killed the venomous scorpion, almost driven by hatred. Then, they swiftly swung their blades and pierced West's hand, which was trying to move again, into the ground!
As Cheng Cheng went up to tie him up, a shot suddenly flew out from somewhere and killed him by piercing his throat!
"!" Lin Dao turned around and could only hear the sound of the wind rushing away.
With a heavy sigh, Qiao Song leaned his head, which had completely lost its power, on Bryta's shoulder and struggled to speak: "...Preserve...preserve their brains, go...go to my master, maybe...maybe there's still...a way to save them..." After saying that, the electricity in his body flashed and then went out completely. He tilted his head and his hands fell to the ground like inorganic matter.
Bretta, her face wet with tears, looked up at Lin Dao standing before her, her voice choked with emotion as she spoke:
"Mr. Lin Dao...they are dead."
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