Chapter 134 Retreat Failed
When Christie relayed the evacuation order to the UN personnel, things went smoothly at first.
Cervantes and Vladimir, who were fighting with the goalkeepers, were brought back by Romain Rolland. The two goalkeepers, who were incapacitated, were not hindered at all, and the retreat was successful with ease.
With only 40% battery left, Verne wasn't really keen on continuing to fight the increasingly energetic Balzac. After receiving notification that the mission was over, he took advantage of Balzac's inability to fly and floated into the air, grabbing Pu Songling, who was still passionately battling Fabre, and left.
Despite being outpaced, Balzac did not pursue the fleeing Verne and Pu Songling. Instead, he turned and joined Fabre to deal with the iron generals left behind by Pu Songling.
Balzac used his four extra hands to hold down the four Iron Generals, one in each hand, while his original hands grabbed the necks and bodies of the struggling Iron Generals, twisting their heads off one by one.
The Iron Generals, having lost their heads, immediately lost their vitality, their bodies curling up abnormally, turning into ordinary copper coins twisted in two by brute force.
After Balzac tore through several more of the Iron Generals' defenses, Fabre's insect army finally regained its advantage. Taking advantage of its superior numbers, they swarmed in and defeated the remaining Iron Generals.
Lewis, who had finally defeated the "Sleepless Man" after enduring a barrage of attacks from a group of people, watched Verne and Pu Songling retreat and couldn't help but shed tears of relief.
In every respect, it was a great thing that the UN withdrew on its own.
As for Dante and Goethe on the other side of the group, Goethe arrives on time and will retreat on his own. Dante, due to the special nature of his ability, cannot be equipped with a communicator, and will also retreat with Goethe on time; they don't need to be concerned for now.
The remaining forces that had not yet retreated were Barry, Exupéry, and Shelley, who were fighting against Xuezhai.
They were mainly in trouble because their opponents were evenly matched, and the nature of their supernatural abilities made it difficult for them to retreat quickly.
Since the beginning, Wan Jiabao has been consciously reducing the distance between Thundercloud and Shelley. It is becoming increasingly difficult for Shelley to replenish her power, and it is also becoming increasingly difficult for Wan Jiabao to attack Shelley, which makes it easier for Shelley to retreat.
The chase between Barry and Xu Zhimo was intense. But extricating himself from it wasn't difficult for Barry.
So the problem lies in the fact that his mobility relies entirely on his two legs, and his opponent is Exupéry, the strongest scholar on the field, Zhou Shuren.
After hearing the signal to retreat, Exupé consciously distanced himself from Zhou Shuren. However, Zhou Shuren, seeing through his intentions, didn't give him the chance, pressing forward relentlessly so that the distance between Exupé and him remained relatively small.
Seeing this scene, Barry felt anxious and decided to go and help Exupé.
Barry, who had no intention of getting entangled with Xu Zhimo, made full use of his superior maneuverability, which allowed him to only move in a straight line in the air. Taking advantage of the fact that Xu Zhimo had just left the wall and was unable to turn, he made a big drift to shake off Xu Zhimo and flew towards Exupéry and Zhou Shuren.
Having just left the wall, Xu Zhimo couldn't find another wall to use for leverage or change direction. He could only watch helplessly as Barry flew away, and shouted loudly, "Brother Zhou!"
On Zhou Ge's side, upon hearing the command, Exupé pressed his hands to the ground, and a large chunk of asphalt on the ground flew into the air under the effect of Exupé's superpower. Zhou Ge could only take a step back temporarily and watch as Barry approached Exupé.
Zhou paused for a moment because of Exupéry's obstruction. But the transition between movement and stillness was as smooth as if there were no reaction force. He reached out a hand to Barry, who was holding Exupéry: "Excuse me, please wait here."
Because he was determined to capture his target alive, Brother Zhou used his most powerful and least affected ability—the [Shout]—which only had a mental impact on the target.
Zhou Ge could see clearly that although most of Barry's body was protected by "Neverland," his head was not covered by it in order to breathe and observe what was ahead.
(As an aside, to prevent his cervical spine from breaking due to the impact, Barry was completely encased in Neverland from the jaw down.)
Therefore, as long as the target is his head, it is effective.
Thinking this, Brother Zhou took a step forward, his supernatural power ready to be unleashed.
However, fate played a cruel joke at this moment.
Having escaped the thunderclouds, Shelley saw Barry about to be hit by Brother Zhou. Without thinking, she accelerated and charged towards him like a cannonball.
She was well aware of the defensive capabilities of "Neverland" and "The Little Prince." Even if she hit them like that, it wouldn't matter; the important thing was to make sure they weren't hit on the head.
Shelley was confident that no attack could truly harm her, so this sprint was executed without hesitation.
So Shelley came like a cannonball, knocking Barry and Exupéry away and knocking them both out of Zhou Ge's attack range.
In an instant, Brother Zhou's pupils constricted, and he tried to retract his supernatural power, but it was too late.
The "Scream" struck Shelley directly. As her electricity gradually dissipated, she lost her powerful resistance to supernatural abilities and was hit by this mind-piercing blow.
Shelley's gaze immediately lost focus and became unfocused.
Barry, who had been pushed aside, tumbled through the air with Exupéry in his arms, staring incredulously at Shelley, who had been hit by the "shout": "No way, not again!?"
Although Brother Zhou didn't have time to stop his supernatural ability, he didn't use too much power either. He immediately withdrew his hand and jumped back to avoid Shelley.
However, Shelley was not the one who would immediately go berserk as Barry or Zhou Ge had imagined. After being hit by the [Scream], Shelley did not immediately lose her mind. Instead, she fell to the ground, clutching her head, and trembled slightly with her eyes closed.
Brother Zhou frowned, unusually at a loss: "What's wrong?"
Seeing Shelley's expression, Barry's initial disbelief gradually turned into horror. He swallowed hard and asked Zhou Shuren, "I...I have a question, what was the effect of that superpower you just used?"
"The act of shouting involves creating intense discomfort through psychological stimulation..."
“That’s not important.” Barry interrupted Zhou Ge, taking Exupé back step by step. “I’m just asking you, doesn’t your ability remind people of ‘fear’?”
Zhou Ge's expression gradually turned serious, and he slowly took a few steps back: "It's working, so what?"
"What else could it be? Something terrible has happened!" Upon receiving the answer, Barry grabbed Exupé without hesitation and soared into the sky at superhuman speed: "Run, or you'll die!"
At the same time, Shelley on the ground reopened her eyes.
If anyone could look into Shelley's eyes at this moment, they would notice something.
Those eyes no longer possessed "human emotions".
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