Chapter 212 is about the one who stole the superpowers!
Then, he turned and walked straight toward them!
Josie's muscles tensed instantly, like a cheetah encountering its natural enemy, a huge sense of crisis from instinct swept over her entire body.
She subconsciously moved closer to Feng Ye.
The man quickly approached them and asked in a very natural tone, "Hello, excuse me. I haven't been in the safe zone for long. I'd like to ask where I need to go to complete the necessary procedures if I want to stay here permanently?"
His gaze darted back and forth between Qiao Xi and Feng Ye, appearing sincere yet tinged with a sense of bewilderment at being a newcomer.
Josie forced herself to suppress the turbulent emotions and bone-chilling coldness surging within her, trying her best to make her expression look as natural as possible, even managing to force a stiff smile.
Feng Ye didn't recognize the other person, but he keenly sensed Qiao Xi's sudden stiffness and tension.
He subtly stepped to the side, shielding Josie slightly behind him, and casually pointed in the direction of the office, saying succinctly, "Over there."
"Oh, thank you! Thank you so much!" the man said hurriedly, beaming with joy.
But he didn't leave immediately. Instead, he stopped and looked at them with a slightly troubled expression, especially at Feng Ye: "Um... you two, could I trouble you again? I'm really not familiar with this place and I'm a bit confused... could you please show me the way? Of course, I won't let you help me for nothing. I'm willing to pay you with crystal cores as a reward."
His gaze swept over Feng Ye seemingly unintentionally, but a barely perceptible glint of greed flashed deep in his eyes.
Feng Ye frowned slightly, about to refuse,
"We don't have time!"
Josie, however, spoke first, answering at lightning speed, her voice even sounding somewhat shrill and stiff due to excessive tension.
She seemed to realize her lapse in composure immediately, took a deep breath, and tried to soften her tone, saying, "I'm sorry, we really have an emergency. You... you can go over there and ask the patrol team, or there should be someone to guide you at the office entrance."
She pointed in another direction, trying to distract him.
The man's smile remained unchanged, but his eyes flickered almost imperceptibly as he carefully examined Josie before smiling and saying, "Alright then, I won't bother you any longer, thank you!"
After speaking, his gaze seemed to casually sweep over the two people's tightly clasped hands and their surroundings, as if assessing something, before turning and leaving.
As soon as they were out of sight, Qiao Xi immediately grabbed Feng Ye's arm tightly, her nails almost digging into his flesh. Her voice trembled slightly as she whispered, "Go quickly!"
She pulled Feng Ye along, almost running, wanting to leave the area as quickly as possible.
"What's wrong?" Feng Ye had already noticed Qiao Xi's extremely strange reaction since earlier. He took long strides to keep up with her pace, but turned his head to ask in a low voice, his brows furrowed, "Is there something wrong with that person?"
He had never seen Josie so distraught and panicked.
Josie walked quickly, glancing around warily, and said in a low, urgent voice, "I've seen that guy before! His ability is very strange; he can steal other people's abilities and make them his own. He approached us just now not to ask for directions, but probably to find an opportunity to steal your ability!"
Her voice was filled with lingering fear and urgency.
"Stealing superpowers?" Feng Ye had never heard of such a heaven-defying and evil superpower before, and his pupils contracted slightly.
But he was a man who had weathered many storms, and he calmed down instantly.
He stopped, raised his hand and firmly grasped Josie's cold, trembling hand, pulling her closer to him. He soothed her with his body heat, his voice steady and reassuring: "Don't panic. Listen to me, slow down now, just like before, walk normally. Don't run, don't show anything unusual, don't let him know we've noticed."
His calmness was like a bucket of cold water, extinguishing some of Josie's panic.
She took a deep breath, trying to calm her wildly beating heart and rapid breathing. She nodded, forced herself to relax, took Feng Ye's arm, and pretended to continue walking as if nothing had happened, but her pace noticeably slowed down.
At a corner not far away, Qin Feng did stop and look back.
Seeing Qiao Xi and Feng Ye strolling hand in hand like an ordinary couple, seemingly unaffected by his presence, a smug and malicious smile curled at the corner of his mouth.
He had seen that man before; his lightning-based area-of-effect abilities were the strongest, and he was determined to get his hands on that man's abilities!
And the stunningly beautiful woman beside him... he was also very interested in her.
It would be quite interesting to take it away and lock it up.
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Qiao Xi resisted the urge to turn around and whispered to Feng Ye, "I have to find Lu Yuyang right now and tell him about this! This person absolutely cannot stay in the safe zone, otherwise there will be endless trouble and something terrible will happen!"
“Okay, I’ll go with you.” Feng Ye didn’t hesitate, he gripped her hand tightly, and the two changed direction, walking quickly toward Lu Yuyang’s usual office.
However, when they arrived, they found that Lu Yuyang was not in his office.
The two could only wait anxiously.
Time passed by, and the sky gradually darkened. Lu Yuyang had not returned yet, and Qiao Xi thought that the person who had taken away her superpowers was still in the safe zone.
She was worried about Lu Yuyang's safety and felt uneasy, constantly looking towards the door.
Finally, as night was about to fall completely, Lu Yuyang hurriedly came in from outside, looking exhausted.
When he saw Josie in the office, the weariness on his face disappeared, and a smile appeared on his face: "Josie, what are you doing here? I've been looking for you ever since I finished my work..."
Before he could finish speaking, he noticed Feng Ye, who was sitting in the shadows not far away and had a very strong presence.
The two men's eyes met unexpectedly in mid-air.
In the brief exchange of glances, there was a hint of scrutiny and a subtle hostility, but more than anything, there was a sense of helpless understanding.
They both understood each other's place in Josie's heart, and they also knew that it was almost impossible to make Josie belong entirely to one person.
Given this, in order not to put her in a difficult position, a certain degree of "peaceful coexistence" became an unspoken understanding.
The two nodded slightly, which was considered a greeting.
Lu Yuyang quickly walked up to Qiao Xi and asked with concern, "What's wrong? You look so pale. What happened?"
He keenly sensed that something was wrong with Josie's mood.
“There’s something very important that I have to tell you right now!” Josie grabbed his arm, her voice urgent.
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