Chapter 35: Escape Is Impossible!

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"How can he be this strong?"

"This is just too bizarre."

"This Xia Yan... his strength is way beyond the standard, isn't it?"

"Why did the people from the Free Zone let a guy like this in?"

"Has his brain domain development really not reached fifty percent?"

"His devil-like ability is terrifying. It’s simply the most frightening power in the world."

"Can we really defeat him? Even if everyone here attacks together, is there any hope of winning?"

At this moment, everyone present clearly sensed the massive gap in combat power between the two sides. The scarred youth and the man in yellow were not necessarily weaker than them, yet they died so quickly they couldn't even struggle.

If these two couldn't survive in Xia Yan's hands, could they?

Zhen Shi’s stoic face turned to terror. As the captain of the Fierce Fang Squad, he felt fear for the first time. The disparity in strength was so vast that even he felt he was undoubtedly going to die.

The reaction was even more exaggerated from Chai Guan. This man was the mastermind behind inciting Lan Xin, and he had always believed himself to be the strongest among those below Five-Star ability level.

But compared to Xia Yan, he realized he was nothing. He felt as lowly as an ant; the gap in strength made his very soul tremble and his body go completely numb. Watching his two companions die, he dared not do a thing.

If he moved, perhaps the next moment, he would be the one dead.

The first thought in Chai Guan’s mind was not to fight, but to flee. He didn't want to die here; he had a bright future ahead of him. He couldn't fight such a freak—someone who had completely transcended the constraints of ability star-levels, possessing a strength so overwhelming it crushed everything.

"Xia Yan, how dare you—"

A faint light emanated from the black-haired woman, and her eyes burned with cruel, murderous intent.

The members of their squad shared deep bonds of camaraderie. Seeing two of her companions die right in front of her, she could no longer remain calm.

Fight, kill—even if they couldn't win, they had to give it their all. Xia Yan wouldn't let her live anyway.

There was no turning back!

She prepared to exhaust every ounce of her strength, hoping at least to make Xia Yan pay a price. But just then, she suddenly felt an energy-like attack strike from behind.

She wanted to dodge, but she simply couldn't, because her "heart" had stopped.

Unable to move, she could only watch helplessly as the brilliant, magnificent laser beam struck. The beam pierced through her heart, and she collapsed in resentment. A massive hole appeared in her chest; there was no blood, for it had been cauterized and vaporized by the laser beam along with the flesh.

Tao Lu waved the laser pistol in her hand and chuckled lightly, "Did you think Xia Yan wanted to extract information and then spare the remaining humans? He just wanted to torture the mastermind and not let that person die easily. I don't think a woman like you is the mastermind, so I just sent you on your way."

Others might not dare to strike, but Tao Lu simply didn't care. The Free Zone? It meant nothing to her!

If Miss Tao Lu had cared, she wouldn't have hugged Xia Yan to show her stance to the whole world.

Although Chai Guan’s first instinct was to retreat, he understood that if he gave in to fear and refused to fight Xia Yan, he would lose completely.

He would face one of two fates: running away alive or being killed.

Anyone who turned their back on the enemy would surely meet a miserable end.

Because if he didn't even dare to fight face-to-face, how could he be qualified to escape with his life?

"Kill... kill Xia Yan!" Chai Guan displayed his petty cunning. With a hideously twisted expression, he roared, "Everyone, attack together! Kill him and we'll split the bounty!"

As Chai Guan’s voice faded, the expressions of some changed, but they were quite moved. They had indeed been shaken by this terrifying god of death, but it was now a life-or-death situation.

Xia Yan had just said he would kill everyone present; it was impossible to back down now.

Several people were already preparing to act, ready to attack Xia Yan in unison.

But in that instant—

Two members of the Angel race exchanged glances, both showing signs of cowardice. A Werewolf was also looking on with panic and unease.

No matter how high the bounty was, one had to be alive to claim it. If they died, what was the point?

Run!

The three of them had a tacit understanding. Each triggered their bloodline—the Angel transformation and the Werewolf transformation—and began flying or sprinting into the distance.

They were confident they could use their head start to escape Xia Yan’s pursuit. With so many people here, many would surely fight to the death, making their chances of escape quite high.

"Tao Lu!" Xia Yan leaped, moving like a gale, and instantly arrived within ten meters of Tao Lu. As their eyes met, they understood each other's intentions in a flash.

"!" Tao Lu nodded, a flicker of red light in her eyes; she was ready to use her Mind Control at any moment.

Xia Yan held his 402 Arbiter in his left hand and began to fire. To be safe, he aimed three bullets at each of the three fleeing figures.

*Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!*

The three had barely run far when several bullets flew toward them. Their eyes sharpened in disbelief.

Because it had only been about two seconds since they started running. Was Xia Yan’s reaction time not impossibly fast?

*Clang!*

The three couldn't let the bullets hit them and each used their own supernatural powers to deflect the incoming rounds.

Solid bullets, no matter how strong, shouldn't be able to hurt them.

But right then, their bodies, mid-action, all froze. It was Tao Lu’s Mind Control!

Against a peer-level powerhouse, Tao Lu couldn't control them for long, but controlling them for a split second was easy.

With her and Xia Yan’s marksmanship combined, they were invincible against enemies of the same rank.

This also proved just how perfectly in sync the two were.

As it turned out, Xia Yan’s three bullets were slightly excessive.

First was the Werewolf; the first bullet pierced his arm, the second penetrated his head, and the third hit his head again.

Then came the Angel; the first bullet pierced his thigh, and while he was trembling in pain, the second bullet pierced his heart, and the third pierced it once more.

The remaining Angel had a very special ability, utilizing a crystal-like defensive energy to block all three bullets. However, cold sweat dripped from his forehead; he felt he was hanging by a thread. If not for sheer luck, he might already be dead.

Yet, could he really survive?

Facing that terrifying god of death, this Angel was acutely aware—he felt he was doomed.