Chapter 264 Reunion...
Looking at the scattered superhumans, the man with the bulbous nose said to Yang Shu, "Brother Shu, they're too strong, all of them are level four... How are we supposed to fight them? We can't possibly win..."
Yang Shu's sinister gaze swept over the corpses scattered on the ground and the few remaining superhumans, and he forced out a single word through gritted teeth: "Retreat!"
Lu Nange used her mental energy to detect the movement around her, glanced at Yang Shu and the other person, but did not stop them from leaving.
The two turned and fled, but before they had gone two hundred meters, a faint shout came from the ground, accompanied by a violent tremor.
Yang Shu suddenly stopped in his tracks, and saw something half orange and half yellow flashing in the dark night ahead.
Approaching their direction at an astonishing speed...
"Brother Tree, what... what the hell is that?!" The garlic-nose's voice even changed tone.
Yang Shu's expression changed drastically. He grabbed the bulbous-nosed boy and ran back frantically, shouting, "It's a mutated beast! It's too big, let's retreat!"
The two hastily changed direction and stumbled through the ruins, kicking up a trail of dust...
As Yang Shu and Garlic Nose passed by Lu Nange and his group again, several sharp-eyed survivors immediately shouted at the top of their lungs.
"The Crimson Flame people have escaped!"
"Look! Yang Shu and his gang of bastards have already slipped away!"
"I'm risking my life here, and they're running away pretty fast!"
Upon hearing this, the superhumans in the midst of battle stopped fighting, retreated, and raised their hands.
"Stop fighting! Stop fighting! We admit defeat!"
"We're all just trying to make a living, please give us a way out..."
"We have no grudge against each other, we just want some supplies, please let us go..."
As the wind blades in Lu Nan's voice dissipated, ignoring the fleeing superhumans, a look of surprise flashed in her eyes: "It's Wanwan, Brother Zhuo... they're back... and they brought a lot of mascots!"
Wen Qing: "A mascot?"
Lu Nange nodded: "Mutant animals..."
Everyone looked up toward the sound and saw billowing smoke on both sides, with several blurry figures rapidly approaching.
A familiar voice pierced through the dust and mist—
"Nan Nan..."
"Little sister..."
"Brother Yan..."
Wen Qing: "Xingyou, Wanwan..."
While everyone was distracted, Lu Nange quickly hung three more searchlights on the vines.
The vines stretched out flexibly, hanging the light source high all around.
As the smoke and dust cleared, the disheveled figures of He Zhuo and his two companions gradually became clear.
Gu Wan's face was still dirty, but she broke into a bright smile the moment she saw Lu Nange and the others.
He Zhuo's exposed skin was covered with abrasions, but he couldn't hide the joy in his eyes.
Although Ji Xian looked exhausted, the corners of his mouth involuntarily turned up.
The three Gu Qi who arrived on the other side were also in a sorry state—Chi Yi's face was slightly pale, and Luo Xingyou waved her hands at Lu Nange and the others.
Gu Qi flicked a few water blades behind him, then turned back and called out, "Gu Wan!"
All three of them looked like they had just been dug out of the rubble; their rain jackets were so dirty that their original color was unrecognizable...
Gu Wan: "Brother, are you alive?"
Gu Qi rolled his eyes: "Sounds rather disappointing?"
Gu Wan shook her head violently: "How could that be? You're my own brother. This isn't like before, where I could inherit the Gu family's fortune if you died..."
Gu Qi: "..."
Under the blinding searchlight, the outlines of several enormous creatures appeared.
Behind He Zhuo and his companions were eight mutated spiders with cold, gleaming eyes, their pincers scraping the ground with a piercing sound...
Behind Gu Qi and his companions were several giant toads with skin covered in pustules, their swollen bellies rising and falling violently with their breathing...
The ability users who had initially fled were terrified and scrambled back to Lu Nange and her group.
On the contrary, He Zhuo, Gu Wan, Gu Qi, Ji Xian, Chi Yi, and Luo Xingyou all stopped in their tracks after confirming that the people opposite them were Lu Nange and her group.
"Come on, you beast!" He Zhuo's muscles tensed, earth element surged in his palms, and he faced the charging mutated spider head-on: "If you're not convinced, then fight! I don't care about life or death!"
Flames erupted from Gu Wan's palm, and she charged towards the spider like a phoenix: "My power is here~~~ Come on, little thing, I'm terrifyingly strong now!"
Golden longswords appeared in Luo Xingyou's hands, their blades humming.
She charged at the nearest giant frog: "Warm-up complete! Now, taste my power!"
Chi Yi's vines suddenly grew several times larger: "Why is there suddenly a kind of..."
"What does it feel like to get a shot of adrenaline?" Ji Xian asked, as earth spikes sprouted from the ground like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.
Gu Qi condensed a water blade and laughed loudly, "Seeing Nan Nan and the others, I suddenly feel like I'm capable again!"
Lu Nange and her group quickly sped off in the direction of He Zhuo and his companions.
Lu Beiye moved nimbly among the broken walls and ruins, with branches perched on his shoulders and vines swaying around several searchlights.
Wen Qing lightly touched the ground with her toes and flipped onto Gangzi's broad back.
The macaw flapped its wings and took flight, the air currents from its feathers kicking up dust from the ground.
"Are you all alright?" Lu Xici flicked his flint and steel, sparks flying everywhere.
He Zhu grinned: "Brother Ci, who are you looking down on?"
Flames danced on Gu Wan's fingertips as she teased, "Who else could it be? That guy who cries as soon as he leaves Nan Nan, of course?"
He Zhuo retorted, unconvinced, "Away from Mei Bao, you went hungry nine meals in three days. It's not like you didn't cry!"
Shi Xu's immense spiritual power surged forth like a giant wave.
With a muffled "bang," the head of the giant frog in the front row exploded, sending blood and flesh flying everywhere.
With a wave of his arms, Lu Nange unleashed dozens of cyan wind blades in a fan shape.
Three frogs lined up in a row were instantly cut into several pieces, their bodily fluids splattering all over the ground.
Lu Beiye flicked his hand, and a golden light flashed.
Several darts struck the swarm of frogs, piercing the eyes and heads of each giant frog, killing them instantly.
Lightning surged around Chi Yanzhou, and a blinding bolt of lightning struck the mutated spider.
The beast swiftly dodged with its eight long legs, but was still struck in two of its forelimbs, the charred remains twitching and emitting blue smoke.
Gu Wan impatiently shook the sparks off her hand: "He Zhuo, you chatter on and on, noisier than a cicada in summer."
He Zhuo: "We were just relying on each other for survival, and now you're already looking down on me?"
Gu Wan looked around: "Hurry up, we've almost cleared out all the mutated animals."
He Zhuo then realized that there were very few monsters left standing, and he jumped up and down in a panic: "Leave me one! You bunch of bandits!"
Just as he was about to rush out, he caught sight of Shi Xu out of the corner of his eye and immediately went over with a grin: "Xu Xu, did you miss your uncle? Why didn't you say hello to your uncle?"
Shi Xu raised his leg and kicked He Zhuo in the buttocks.
"Shi Xu?" He Zhuo covered his buttocks and stared wide-eyed.
"Hey—" Shi Xu lazily drawled, "Why are you calling me 'Dad'?"
He Zhuo/Gu Qi/Ji Xian: "Shi Xu...you, are you alright?"
Shi Xu: "My dear sons...did I make you worry?"
"Oh!" He Zhuo's smug expression vanished. "Nephew, are you remembering when you called me 'uncle'?"
Gu Qi: "Hahaha, nephew, do you know how long I've been waiting for this day?"
Shi Xu spread his hands: "You unfilial sons, what are you talking about?"
Shi Xu cried out in his heart: [This feels like a eunuch visiting a brothel—willing to kill the enemy, but powerless to reverse the situation!]
Gu Qi: "Keep pretending!"
Shi Xu: "Sometimes I really want to live as harshly as you guys!"
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