Chapter 110 I'm going to kill them.
In the blinding flash of lightning, Ding Feng convulsed, his hair stood on end, and his clothes instantly turned black and started smoking.
Before the lightning had even dissipated, fireballs rained down like meteorites.
Just as the flames were about to engulf Ding Feng and his group—
"Boom!"
A thick earthen wall burst forth from the ground, blocking the blazing fireballs completely.
The scorching heatwave exploded outwards, kicking up clouds of dust.
He Zhu gritted his teeth and cursed, "Why is it that this old geezer's superpower is stronger than mine, a handsome young man?"
Gangzi stood on Lu Nange's shoulder, its feathers fluffy like a colorful pom-pom—it remembered the warning "talk too much and you'll get your feathers plucked," and didn't utter a single word.
I'm so suffocating...
Seeing that the battle had begun, it could no longer contain itself and fluttered its wings, circling above everyone's heads.
Upon hearing He Zhuo's words, the macaw agreed: "Yeah, bald guy, you're better looking than beady-eyed."
He Zhuo: "......"Why should I compare my looks with Old Man Ding?
Lu Nange stuffed 'Zhizhi' into the pocket of Lu Beiye's overalls.
The little guy's tendrils climbed the edge of the pocket, with only half of his wavy hair peeking out, looking from a distance like a unique embroidered pattern on clothing.
"Beauty~ quack quack quack!!!" The macaw returned from He Zhuo's side and nuzzled Lu Nange's hair affectionately.
[I'm going to kill them!]
The piercing alarm blared throughout the base, and the sound of hurried footsteps echoed from all directions.
Lu Nange grabbed the macaw's tail feathers and said to Chi Yanzhou and the others, "Too many people, let's go!"
Ding Feng and the others remained huddled within the earth element barrier.
Chi Yanzhou raised his hand and several more bolts of lightning struck down, electric snakes slithering wildly across the surface of the earth.
"Go!" Lu Nange pulled the safety pin on the grenade and threw it behind her.
The blast wave shattered the earthen crust into pieces. Although it blocked the fatal blow, Ding Feng and the others were still thrown away.
When the smoke cleared, Lu Nange and her group were no longer in sight.
A fully armed patrol came rushing in with synchronized steps.
The captain, who was leading the group, quickly stepped forward and reached out to help them up: "Are you all alright? Where is Mr. Ding?"
"Cough cough..." Ding Feng exhaled a puff of black smoke: "Why don't you wait until I'm dead before you come?"
The patrol captain squinted, scrutinizing the charred, spiky-haired humanoid figure before him: "You...are Mr. Ding?"
"Smack!"
A resounding slap.
"Open your dog eyes and see clearly who I am!"
Ding Feng snatched the walkie-talkie, his furious voice echoing throughout the base: "Seal off all entrances and exits immediately! Only allow entry, no exit! Six men, four women, and one child—if you don't catch them alive, bring back their bodies!"
The person on the other end of the walkie-talkie hesitated for a moment before asking, "Excuse me...who are you?"
"I am your father!" Ding Feng's forehead veins bulged.
"Yes, Mr. Ding!" came a frantic reply from the walkie-talkie: "Seal off all exits immediately!"
At the same time, the rusty loudspeakers at the Chiayi City base suddenly emitted a piercing electrical sound.
A female voice began broadcasting on a loop:
[Urgent Notice: All entrances and exits are closed immediately; leaving the premises is prohibited.]
Six men, four women, and one child are wanted.
Reward for capturing alive: 30 days of supplies; Reward for killing: one corpse, 3 days of basic supplies; Reward for providing valid clues: 1 jin of rice.
Repeated broadcast...
The shrill broadcast echoed continuously throughout the base.
He Zhuo: "What should we do?"
Macaw: "Gah, kill them!"
He Zhuo gave a thumbs up: "Brother Gangzi, you're a warrior, go for it!"
Chi Yanzhou: "Let's find a place and leave tonight."
Before she could finish speaking, Lu Nange had already slipped into a dark, narrow alley: "This way!"
Residents in the shantytowns on both sides of the alley rushed to the street after hearing the broadcast.
He Zhuo placed his palm on the ground, and an earthen wall rose up, perfectly concealing the figures of the group in the shadows of the alley corner.
After the commotion subsided, Lu Nange stopped in front of a drab, detached house.
This house with a yard is exactly the same as the house they rented—she remembered the location when she rented a house last time, and she never expected it to come in handy.
A mental scan revealed the room to be empty.
Lu Nange gently pushed open the rusty iron fence.
The group slipped into the courtyard, and Chi Yi, after leaving, closed the gate behind them.
The main door inside the house was also secured with an old-fashioned pin tumbler lock.
Golden light emanated from Lu Beiye's fingertips, and tiny strands of his special ability probed into the keyhole, instantly condensing into the shape of a key.
With a crisp click, the door opened.
The group quickly checked the room and confirmed it was safe.
Chi Yanzhou opened the window that was locked from the inside.
He went outside and locked the front door again, climbed back into the house through the window, and put the window lock back on.
The group chose the innermost room to stay in, with heavy curtains blocking out the light to ensure they wouldn't attract the attention of the neighbors.
He Zhuo plopped down next to Ji Xian: "Old Ji, what did those beasts do to you like that?"
Ji Xian smirked, "They just wanted to find out our background, our origins, our special abilities... I didn't tell them, and they attacked."
Upon hearing this, several boys instinctively nudged Ji Xian's shoulder with their fists.
He Zhuo: "Old Ji, I respect you as a true man!"
Macaw: "A man who uses a lasso!"
Everyone...
The atmosphere in the room didn't feel so oppressive.
The dim camping lights shone in the center of the room.
Lu Nange brought out the ice bucket, and everyone placed the bucket around them. Gangzi flapped its wings at the right moment, and a cool breeze carrying frost circulated in the room.
"Eat up." Lu Nange distributed the food, which had little to no smell, to avoid attracting unnecessary attention with its aroma.
He Zhuo took a big bite of bread and suddenly muttered nonsensically, "If we were characters in a TV drama, we probably wouldn't survive three episodes."
Gu Wan raised an eyebrow: "What do you mean?"
"Have you ever seen any other main character group as unlucky as us?" He Zhuo curled his lip, bread crumbs falling everywhere. "We're chased and ambushed wherever we go, like rats in the street. We have to hide in a dark room and wait for nightfall before slinking away!"
Chi Yanzhou crumpled the empty water bottle: "What? Trying to avenge Ji Xian?"
"Brother Yan..." He Zhuo's eyes widened.
Gu Qi scoffed, "Your face practically screams 'I want to fight.'"
"So... is it okay?" He Zhuo rubbed his hands together, looking at everyone expectantly.
Ji Xian lowered his eyes: "Stop making a fuss. There are tens of thousands of people at the Jiaxing base. Besides, Sister Wen Qing cured me."
Lu Xici suddenly spoke up: "So, do you want to?"
"What's the use of thinking about it?" Ji Xian turned his face away. "I was captured because I'm not strong enough... I don't need your sympathy."
Lu Xici: "Who would risk their life out of compassion?"
He Zhuo: "We are angry. Ji Xian, those who hurt our friends should not be let off the hook."
Ji Xian suddenly looked up...
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