'What kind of ability is that?' Li Yong frowned slightly.
He chose not to strike immediately, but waited for Wei Gaocheng to arrive. The two of them provided cover for each other, one running atop the buildings and the other flying in the sky.
Swish! A figure broke through the Gray Fog and stood beside Li Yong.
Wei Gaocheng's Bird Eyes looked toward the spot of light. With his eyesight, he could vaguely see the figures opposite him. He whispered, "There are three people over there. Are they Level Four, or Level Five?"
"You'll know if you go and test them. Keep your distance. In this dense fog, even perception is suppressed, which is perfect for you to utilize," Li Yong suggested, looking at Wei Gaocheng.
Upon hearing this, Wei Gaocheng immediately flew up: "Alright. If they are below Level Five, we can try fighting. If they are Level Five, we retreat immediately."
Inside the Gray Fog, they couldn't clearly see the opponents' faces and could only probe. They had reviewed the files of most Level Five individuals worldwide, specifically to facilitate immediate retreat upon recognition.
After speaking, Wei Gaocheng flew toward the distant blue spot of light. His body stopped when he reached a hundred meters above the opponent.
Below, Wen Ze, inside the blue light sphere, also suddenly stopped and sharply looked up at the sky. He could hear faint movement coming from that direction.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
As if in response to his movement, dense sounds of ripping air suddenly appeared high in the sky.
Wen Ze's expression changed. He turned to the young man with tattoos on his face and shouted, "A Bei, defense!"
"Understood, Boss!" A Bei roared. He looked up, his eyes fixed on the area above them.
At this moment, his blue eyes transformed into countless diamond-shaped mirrors, and beams of white light shone above them.
The hundreds of metallic-sheened feathers that pierced through the Gray Fog were instantly immobilized upon being struck by the white light.
Sweat appeared on A Bei's forehead. He hadn't expected the attack to be so numerous: "Get out of here quickly, I can't hold on much longer."
His ability could immobilize creatures or attacks in front of him, but it consumed stamina based on the enemy's strength and the force of the attack.
These hundreds of red feathers had instantly consumed nearly a quarter of his stamina.
The Youth with Gold Necklace behind them had his leg muscles swell, stretching his pants. He stomped the ground and burst forward, grabbing Wen Ze and A Bei with his left and right hands, respectively, and rushing forward.
Swish! The three fled forward. Once the feathers lost control, they shot into the ground behind them.
Bang, bang, bang!
As soon as the feathers touched the ground, dense explosion sounds rang out.
Wen Ze listened to the commotion behind him, a cold smile appearing on his face: "Is this a trial inside the Gray Fog? Interesting. Let me have a go at you."
He raised both hands, aimed them in the direction the feathers came from, and shouted, "Nerve Link!"
Countless mental threads, so tiny they were almost invisible, emerged and spread towards the sky.
"That white light can actually immobilize my attack. It seems they aren't simple." In the sky, Wei Gaocheng watched the three who evaded his attack without any surprise.
Anyone daring to enter the Gray Fog in the first wave must have some confidence in their strength.
Swish! He flapped his wings, quickly gaining altitude and chasing after the three.
What he didn't notice was that a mental thread, so small it was almost invisible, had hooked onto his left foot.
Below, Wen Ze, being carried by the Youth with Gold Necklace, showed a cold smile: "Got you, bird Monster. As expected, the waters of this mist are deep."
Thinking this, he raised his left hand and grabbed a delicate nerve thread, saying coldly, "Then I'll sever the Nerve Link to your wings. Let's see how I deal with a bird without wings."
His left hand suddenly pulled the nerve thread he held: "Sever!"
At that instant, Wei Gaocheng, who was a hundred meters up preparing a second volley of feathers, suddenly changed expression, revealing pain: "Ah!"
His wings felt as if they had been severed at that moment. Although they were still attached, he couldn't control them, and his body began to fall from a hundred meters in the air.
"What the hell kind of strange ability is this? When did I get hit?" Wei Gaocheng forcefully suppressed the pain and violently plunged one hand into the exterior wall of the nearby building.
Even with the hardness of his body, falling from a hundred meters wouldn't kill him, but it would certainly affect the subsequent battle.
Bang! The feathered arm pierced the exterior wall, carving a seven or eight meter long gouge in the wall. Gravel and dust struck him, leaving him covered in dirt.
"That was close!" Seeing that he was still dozens of meters above the ground, Wei Gaocheng breathed a sigh of relief.
However, his expression became solemn again as he looked at the blue light sphere returning toward him.
Inside the light sphere in the distance, the Youth with Gold Necklace was quickly running toward the direction of the recent commotion while carrying the other two.
Wen Ze shouted with an excited smile on his face, "Quick, hurry up! I can sense that this bird Monster is extraordinary. Maybe it will drop something good."
"I'm already moving as fast as possible!" The Youth with Gold Necklace, carrying the two, had his legs blurring into afterimages as he rushed toward the direction of the noise behind him.
At this speed, the surrounding buildings quickly streaked past them.
Wen Ze could now sense the three-meter-tall figure twenty-odd meters away. An excited smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "Hahaha, my opportunity..."
Bang! The next moment, the second-floor window to his front left suddenly exploded. A white figure flashed past Wen Ze, transforming into a white streak.
Five white energy threads brandished in his hand sliced horizontally across.
The Youth with Gold Necklace, who was holding Wen Ze, suddenly felt a sharp pain in his arm. Wen Ze's body, which he was carrying, and his own left hand fell to the ground in several pieces.
A wave of warmth rushed toward his face, and the young man with the necklace stopped.
He and A Bei stared in horror at the blood and internal organs covering the ground at their feet. Their Boss's head had been completely severed.
The remaining part above the bridge of his nose was lying on the ground, staring fixedly at them, his eyes filled with unwillingness.
Li Yong turned around and looked at the two, his expression cold: "As expected, Mental-type is easy to kill. Fragile flesh really means one slice, one death."
His speed after transforming into a Monster almost reached the peak of Level Three Awakened Ones, infinitely close to Level Four. A Level Four Mental-type Awakened One wouldn't have time to react to a surprise attack.
"Run!" Ignoring his severed left hand, the Youth with Gold Necklace grabbed A Bei and retreated forward.
In front, Wei Gaocheng, who was stabilizing himself with one hand plunged into the wall, suddenly felt sensation return to his wings.
He looked at the two rushing toward him, a savage grin appearing on his face: "Damn it, it's my turn to deal with you now."
He released the wall with his hand, his wings began to move, and he immediately launched a full-coverage volley toward the two rapidly approaching individuals.
This time, he didn't probe; he went all-out in one breath.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Dense sounds of ripping air suddenly appeared above the Youth with Gold Necklace and A Bei.
"A Bei!" the Youth with Gold Necklace roared.
A Bei's eyes shot out a large amount of white light, covering the incoming feathers.
Bang, bang, bang! The feathers suddenly exploded mid-air. The resulting flames and shockwaves from the explosion were covered by the white light.
This sudden explosion instantly drained A Bei's stamina. His face turned pale, and the white light in his eyes vanished.
The flames and shockwaves from the explosion immediately engulfed both of them.
When the explosion subsided, only a few pieces of charred flesh remained on the spot.
Wei Gaocheng landed with a cold laugh, looking at the minced meat: "Did you really think I'd fall for the same ability twice?"