Chapter 261 Destroy it...
The howling wind surrounded Yang Shu and his companions, its sharp blades constantly cutting through the surrounding air.
Yang Shu's pupils contracted, and he immediately raised his shield, shouting at the group with the bulbous nose, "Shields! Quick...defend!"
The metal, wood, and earth elemental users reacted quickly, stacking three layers of defensive barriers.
However, the power of the wind blades far exceeded expectations. The metal shield was slashed with deep dents, the vine barrier snapped in two, and the earthen wall was shredded to pieces.
As the wind gradually weakened, Yang Shu and his companions stubbornly held onto their tattered defenses, none of them daring to retreat easily.
Yang Shu was the first to deactivate his shield, turning around to glare at the ability users behind him: "What are you all standing there for? Attack!"
The man with the bulbous nose wiped the sweat from his forehead and lowered his voice, saying, "Brother Shu, this woman is tough to deal with. Maybe... we should retreat?"
Yang Shu glared at him fiercely: "Retreat? What retreat? How many of them are there? How many of us are there? We could drown them with a single spit from each of us!"
Those ability users who had originally followed behind Lu Nange and her group to join Yang Shu did not step forward; instead, they quietly retreated a few steps.
However, the superhuman who had been chasing after Yang Shu and Chen Mianmian ran towards Lu Nange's group...
Yang Shu glanced at the remaining superhumans to his right and behind him: "Just a few small fry. Anyone willing to help, I'll give them a box of instant noodles and ten kilograms of rice."
These words immediately caused a stir among the crowd.
"There are only a few of us, we'll definitely be fine together..."
"Then... shall we all come at once?"
"I'm not going, we have no grudge against each other..."
"Are you stupid?! All you'll get is a box of instant noodles and ten pounds of rice..."
"With so many of us here, and an earthquake happening, do you think he can come up with the money?"
"The Crimson Flame Base is a large and powerful entity; would they lack something like this? Besides, I heard that Crimson Flame even has space-type ability users specifically for storing supplies..."
Seeing that only a few people responded, a sinister glint flashed in Yang Shu's eyes.
He raised his voice: "The Crimson Flame Base has enough supplies to feed the entire base for five years! We also have healing-type ability users; they can bring you back to life if you're still breathing!"
He suddenly pointed at Lu Nange and her group: "Kill them, and you can come back to Chiyan with us. I, Yang Shu, guarantee you'll never have to worry about supplies again!"
"Healing/soothing?"
"Space-based!"
The crowd immediately erupted in uproar.
Several survivors who had been crouching in the corner suddenly stood up, their hesitation gradually replaced by greed.
What are you waiting for?
"After we pull off this job, we can join Crimson Flame!"
"They have bad luck and offended Yang Shu. We're all just trying to survive..."
The survivors, who had initially remained neutral, turned around and rushed towards Lu Nange and her group.
Yang Shu suddenly locked onto Lu Beiye, laughing as he shouted, "All of you, attack! Low-level ability users, go and capture that brat!"
Many of the superpowered individuals immediately changed direction and headed straight for Lu Beiye.
To everyone's surprise, the child not only did not back down, but instead accelerated towards the crowd.
"A bunch of trash, they don't even spare children!" Chen Mianmian was about to rush over, but Wen Qing grabbed her arm.
Wen Qing said calmly, "Although our A-Ye is young, these people aren't even enough to warm him up..."
Chen Mianmian said anxiously, "But he's still just a child..."
Before the word "zi" was even out of his mouth, Chen Mianmian saw Lu Beiye leap into the air and deliver a flying kick, sending the burly man flying five meters away.
At the same time, he swung his right hand, and three darts hit the foreheads of the three people behind him. Before they could even groan, they fell straight to the ground.
Wen Qing didn't say anything more, but silently took out his pistol and stood next to Gangzi.
Beside her were Chi Yanzhou, Shi Xu, and Lu Xici, all three of them with their eyes fixed on the Lu siblings.
Lu Beiye tilted his head, with a wavy-haired branch swaying on his left shoulder.
He beckoned defiantly with his chubby little hand: "Weren't you going to catch me? Come on~"
Those superhumans suddenly changed direction and rushed towards Chi Yanzhou and his group in a panic.
"This isn't a child, it's a killing machine..."
"These people haven't made a move yet, they must be quite weak..."
"That's right, we're just after food anyway, so we should pick the easy target."
Huang Tao was still reeling from Lu Beiye's astonishing fighting prowess when an even more terrifying scene unfolded before his eyes.
Some people were charred black by lightning that struck from the sky.
Someone, engulfed in flames, screamed as he charged into the crowd.
Suddenly, his head exploded like a watermelon, splattering blood and brain matter all over the ground...
"I just burned it with my flint and steel." Lu Xici turned his head: "Ah Xu, that's not fair of you, trying to steal my life?"
Shi Xu touched the back of his neck expressionlessly: [My neck is quite itchy, it feels like I'm missing a rope.]
Chi Yanzhou leaned closer to Shi Xu: "Tell me about it?"
Shi Xu rubbed his temples in frustration: "When I was in Beijing, something inexplicable tried to get into my head, saying it could make me the master..."
He sneered, "Do you think I'm some middle schooler who reads shonen manga? Turns out... I almost fainted from the pain after just refusing, and it even threatened me. Of course, I refused to submit, and when I woke up, I was in this godforsaken place."
Chi Yanzhou: "Open your eyes right now? You're such a big boy, you might fool He Zhuo, but you think you can fool your father..."
Shi Xu's forehead veins bulged, and his face turned bright red: "Chi...Yan...Zhou..."
Chi Yanzhou: "Hey, you unfilial son. Your father is here... What's with all the anger? You were the one who called him that in the first place..."
Lu Xici interjected softly, "They even called me that later..."
Chi Yanzhou: "If we hadn't firmly refused, you'd have two more fathers now..."
He pointed at Lu Nange: "That's Mom..."
Then he pointed to Lu Beiye: "That's my brother..."
[Destroy this world, can't you just delete me?!]
......
On the other side, the flame in Gu Wan's palm never went out, flickering in the darkness to guide the way.
Unable to determine their direction, the three could only run desperately forward in the same direction along the dilapidated street.
Suddenly, Gu Wan abruptly stopped: "Stop!"
The flames split apart eerily, as if cleaved in two by an invisible blade.
The three immediately stood back to back, warily looking around.
The shattered shop window reflected the flickering firelight, casting long shadows of the fire.
He Zhuo lowered his voice: "What's wrong?"
Gu Wan stared at the flame in her palm: "Just now... something cut off my flame."
Ji Xian manipulated the earthen cones to sweep them in all directions...
He Zhuo looked around, but there was no sound at all: "Scaring myself? At least before I could hear coughing and 'hoarse' sounds, but now there's not even a ghost in sight..."
The earth-pile in Ji Xian's hand snapped in mid-air, clods of earth falling in a flurry, raising a cloud of dust...
He Zhuo: "There's a problem. There's a huge problem with this place..."
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