"Old man, both of these are my prey!"
Qian Ying's eyes were bloodshot; he was clearly blinded by the killing, already in a frenzy.
Poison Researcher was quite happy. Compared to killing people, he preferred to study strange zombies and how they evolved.
"Do as you wish. I'll go check out that big toy."
After getting the reply, Qian Ying transferred his raging fire to the zombies and Li Youwei in front of him.
Metal filled the sky, continuously sweeping the ground like a machine gun, forcing the two to retreat constantly, their appearance quite miserable.
After the onslaught eased, Li Youwei gasped for breath, wiping the blood from his cheek, and said to Wang Jian, "It'll take at least fifteen minutes for the rescue signal to arrive. I'll cover you. Go back and inform the Head of the Bureau that the people from Sin Awakening Hall have appeared in Tongnan City."
"Brother Li, are you kidding me? Am I the type to escape and leave my teammate behind?"
Wang Jian was shocked, and hastily grabbed a steel pipe from the ground, waving it forcefully in the air a couple of times, striking a pose as if he were about to fight with his life on the line.
"You two are still in the mood for a romantic drama, haha... How interesting..."
Hundreds of meters away, Qian Ying spread his hands outwards, releasing magnetic force to absorb pieces of metal and attach them to his hands.
As he walked slowly, the metal covered him piece by piece. He also quickened his pace, and the metal contacted the ground, sparking "shh... shh..."
"Damn, the difference in strength can't be made up for just by an individual when crossing a realm."
While they were hesitating, their feet had already been clasped by layers of metal.
"Run... ants... Third technique, Spiral Magnetic Strike!"
Until Qian Ying was buried in metal, finally forming a giant spiral spike, directly piercing at them!
Watching the increasingly close electric drill, the two were filled with despair. They obediently closed their eyes, waiting for death, but then a bell-like voice rang in their ears.
"Do you know Sister Wan'er?"
On their way here, Su Duoduo and Ye Xin had been delaying things due to their affection for each other.
Her small face was flushed, like a ripe apple, her eyes showing a hint of satisfaction and shyness, and a glistening thread hung from the corner of her mouth.
Li Youwei and Wang Jian opened their eyes again and saw a space gate, and a couple walked out of it.
The boy held the girl in his left arm, a fire-red sword in his right hand. They seemed to have not noticed the danger approaching them, carried away in their intimacy.
Ye Xin's bizarre entrance stunned the two men, and for a moment they didn't know whether to be afraid or pleasantly surprised.
Ye Xin still needed to save the people from the Ability Bureau; perhaps they would be useful.
于是, Ye Xin used a sweet voice: "My little Duoduo, I'll leave it to you~"
Although Ye Xin was holding a sword, he didn't want to make a move. The local news in Tongnan City was all about him, so it was better to keep a low profile these two days.
"Bah~ Who's your little Duoduo, you shameless pervert."
Su Duoduo jumped down in dissatisfaction, muttering under her breath, but her face was filled with unconcealable joy.
She concentrated Space Control with one hand, and the power of the mark on her forehead shone with patterns, her hair seemed to glow under the shining of the mark.
"So beautiful!" Ye Xin couldn't help but sigh, Su Duoduo's whole body seemed to be coated with a sacred glow.
"Third skill, Style 2, Space Tear!"
This was one of the two new skills she learned after reaching the third rank, the first Void Walking, and the second Space Tear. As the name suggests, space constantly vibrated, and the gathered spiral metal seemed to be subjected to an unprecedented pulling force, drastically twisting and deforming. Not to mention advancing, it was even difficult to re-condense and suspend.
"What's going on?"
After the metal fell from his body, Qian Ying realized there were two more people in front of him: a beautiful, fairy-like girl and a young man with an extraordinary presence.
"What did you do?"
Qian Ying couldn't imagine anyone else being responsible besides the two of them. When he saw the shining mark on Su Duoduo's forehead, he recalled what he had learned upon joining the Sin Awakening Hall.
Rumor had it that there were a hundred unique Sequence Abilities, and their holders were immortal unless all hundred appeared.
They were collectively called Sequence Abilities, and their strangeness and destructive power made them nearly invincible within the same rank.
Identifying these abilities was different from possessing a mark.
The mark appeared on the forehead and usually wouldn't show. It would only manifest when the opponent unleashed a powerful move.
This KJ mark was like a viper's tattoo. He had seen it in the mark collection; the Sequence Ability ranked second, Space Control, was identical to the mark on her forehead.
Weren't half of the top ten Sequence Abilities supposed to be with those old fogeys? He hadn't expected to run into one here.
Perhaps the gap wouldn't be obvious before the third rank, but after that, it truly was a watershed moment for the power of the ability.
"I'll kill you!" Su Duoduo's eyes were icy, and she would make anyone pay the price for disturbing her sweetness with her brother.
Just like Ye Xin had said before when he hadn't become close to Su Duoduo.
Su Duoduo was a little devil, capricious and changeable. Now she had become his little executioner; it couldn't be any more satisfying.
After uttering the harsh words, Su Duoduo disappeared in place, and the others were blindly searching for her.
Only Ye Xin's gaze landed above Qian Ying. The swaying of her skirt in the wind made Ye Xin's face turn green with fright.
Fortunately, Su Duoduo was decisive. With a single Space Tear, Qian Ying was split in two before he could even react. The powerful impact carved a three-meter-deep gash into the ground.
[Ding, killed a Tier 3 Initial Awakened, Experience +300, Spirit +30, Strength +3, obtained Crystal Core: Magnetic Control!]
Not only Su Duoduo, but also MoMo and the others were reporting experience from killing zombies, causing his stats to skyrocket. If he could team up with more than three people, he'd want to bring everyone along. What's the point in going out? He might as well stay home and raise these little loli to become goddesses.
"Hehe... am I amazing...?" Su Duoduo flickered through the Void and reappeared in front of Ye Xin, opening her little hands and bouncing to show off, so adorable. Who would know that this little cutie had just killed someone a second ago?
After Tier 3, she could teleport a few meters. When she first learned Space Control, the distance was only one meter, and she didn't bother using it because it consumed a lot of spirit. Now, with her spirit surging, the distance had also increased.
"Amazing my foot," Ye Xin said, playfully tapping Su Duoduo's small head. He put on a stern face and said, "Did you wear tights under your doll dress before you started flying around?"
"Mmm... Brother... I was wrong~ Kiss~"
Su Duoduo tiptoed and took the initiative to give him a kiss, then threw herself into his arms, squeezing her little head in. She found that she felt empty and uncomfortable if she left Ye Xin's side for even a second.
"You... you... just solved it like that?" Li Youwei and Wang Jian couldn't believe their eyes from beginning to end. What just happened? The little girl disappeared for a few seconds, space trembled, and then, Qian Ying, who had been a headache for years, just died like that?
Did the plot have to twist so drastically?
"Otherwise?" Ye Xin asked back, and at the same time glanced in the direction of the old man.
The person was gone!
"Uh... thank you, brother, for your help!" The two men thanked him, and then suddenly realized something and glanced at the Poison Researcher. "Damn, that old thing ran away."
"That person isn't someone you can deal with anyway. Let him run," Ye Xin said casually, but Su Duoduo in her arms was a little unhappy. It was her who did the work, but she wasn't the one being thanked.
"Alright, look at you, your little mouth can hang a soy sauce bottle. Little Duoduo is awesome~ Tell me what reward you want when we get back."
"Yay~ Hooray~"
Mentioning rewards, Su Duoduo changed completely, her previous displeasure vanished. She wouldn't work for free; this princess never does things that put her at a disadvantage.
"By the way, just now, the little sister you asked about… Wan'er?" Li Youwei asked tentatively.
"Her name is Xie Wan'er... She mentioned her father is the Head of the Ability Bureau."
"It really is the Head's daughter... Excellent, this is even more valuable than completing the mission. Where is she?" Upon receiving the desired answer, Li Youwei was quite pleased.
As for her location? Ye Xin wouldn't answer honestly, because, as Su Duoduo said, people from the Ability Bureau couldn't be entirely trusted, especially in the apocalypse. No matter what, Wan'er was his woman, so if she was to go back, it would be based on what her family said.
"She is my woman, you don't need to worry about her." Seeing Ye Xin turn to leave, Li Youwei called out, "Wait!" At the same time, he gave Wang Jian a meaningful look.
"Are you afraid that the Poison Researcher will come back to take revenge on you?" Ye Xin stopped and asked, but he realized that wasn't the case. The one called Wang Jian was digging for Crystal Cores among the corpses, and was also looking at the large zombie. Unfortunately, the Crystal Core of the big zombie had been taken.
"No, the emergency signal transmitter was sent out a long time ago, and the nearest reinforcements will arrive in about fifteen minutes. They'll be here soon. We mainly wanted to express our gratitude. Of course, we know that we can't repay your life-saving grace. If you need anything in the future, just come to me at the new base in Zhongxin Square, in the eastern suburbs of the city."
When Wang Jian had selected over a dozen Crystal Cores and wrapped them in his tattered robe, he presented them to him. Ye Xin smiled and said, "Li Youwei, Wang Jian, I'll remember you. I'll take the items, and as for Wan'er, she's perfectly safe. If you're still worried, have your leader personally pick her up at the Yuhai Villa District!"
Ye Xin casually waved his hand, storing the Crystal Cores into his space, and then, holding Su Duoduo, he traversed a Space Gate and left.
After they left, Wang Jian finally breathed a sigh of relief and said to Li Youwei, "Brother Li, that little girl is terrifying. She took down a Third Order early stage expert in the blink of an eye. The most talented individuals from the noble families would have to bow before her. Also, this is the first time I've seen an Ability Mark appear on someone's forehead; isn't it usually on the palm?"
"That little girl's Sequence Ability is indeed terrifying. However, the boy is even more terrifying; didn't you notice?" Li Youwei had been in a state of shock since he received the Crystal Cores; it had started with his very first words.
"What, it's a Sequence Ability? I heard that most of the owners are old monsters, but what's so terrifying about that guy? Just because that little girl listens to him?" Wang Jian was puzzled.
"From the beginning of the fight until now, have you ever known my full name? Or did we introduce ourselves like that boy did?" Not only Wang Jian didn't know, but even the Head of the Bureau wouldn't call him by his full name, and he hadn't introduced himself in a long time, yet that boy called out his full name at a glance.
Thinking of this, both of them were filled with fear, and their hair stood on end.