Chapter 309: No Hostages

Xing Guang smiled at the screen. “The Hexagonal Prism Demon’s nature is its greatest weakness. It’s weak against weak enemies, but against strong enemies, it has the opportunity to become strong.”

Fang Ye recalled the group of Alien Species from the villa.

Apparently, all those Alien Species were just a ‘talent pool’ that Xing Guang had prepared for Gray Rat.

The Hexagonal Prism Demon had copied the twins’ Cards. Based on their Card Abilities alone, it could already fight them to a standstill. Now, it had also copied the gecko, the Mantis, the Fishman…

A heavy weight settled in Fang Ye’s chest. He could only watch as the situation grew more desperate, powerless to do anything.

‘If this goes on, the twins will definitely die.’

‘Even with two of them, they stand no chance against the Hexagonal Prism Demon and its versatile abilities!’

‘Someone, anyone, please come save them!’

‘Where is the rest of the Inspection Bureau? What are the members of the Special Attack Team doing?!’

Fang Ye could see the twins’ predicament, but He Xingluo and He Yue Ning were experiencing it firsthand. Take the wall-phasing skill, for instance. Gray Rat was familiar with the villa’s layout and knew what was on the other side of every wall, so he was always one step ahead.

“Let’s get outside!” He Xingluo decided instantly, pulling He Yue Ning toward the exit. “We can’t catch him inside the villa!”

He Yue Ning had been injured in the basement. Blood was still flowing from the penetrating wound. When He Xingluo pulled her, the wound flared in agony, and she couldn’t help crying out, “It hurts so much…”

“It’s my fault. I shouldn’t have let you go to the basement!” He Xingluo’s eyes were red as she hoisted He Yue Ning onto her back and ran for the door.

Just as they reached the entrance, Gray Rat dropped through the ceiling with a THUD. His severed arm had already grown back halfway, and his other arm had morphed into a Mantis’s scythe, which he swung horizontally at He Xingluo!

He Xingluo rolled sideways to dodge the strike. He Yue Ning tumbled off her back and hit the floor, letting out a muffled groan of pain.

Growing more furious, He Xingluo gritted her teeth and lashed out with her Bone Chain!

Gray Rat dodged with a light laugh, landing behind a sofa. The Bone Chain gouged a deep scratch into the wall.

Gray Rat’s eyes were filled with contempt. As long as he copied enough Cards, he felt invincible. He placed one hand on the back of the sofa and suddenly pushed!

The sofa, over two meters long, shot toward He Xingluo as if it had been struck by a massive force!

“A moose. The impact can reach half a ton. It can cripple, if not kill,” Xing Guang commented from off-screen.

He Xingluo’s eyes flew wide. The sofa was right on top of her, impossible to dodge. She held her breath and activated her Ghost Ability!

CRASH!—

The sofa slammed into the wall, knocking a large decorative painting loose. He Xingluo’s body passed right through the sofa. She gasped for breath, and when she looked up at the Alien Species, her heart was flooded with a towering rage!

Seeing that He Xingluo was unharmed, Gray Rat clicked his tongue in disappointment. He reached out, resting a hand gently on the antique piano beside him as his gaze drifted toward He Yue Ning.

He Xingluo’s heart clenched. She immediately lunged toward He Yue Ning!

BANG BANG BANG BANG!

A sudden burst of gunfire erupted!

The antique piano remained still, but the glass windows on the side wall shattered! A hail of bullets flew through the windows and slammed into Gray Rat!

Caught off guard, Gray Rat was hit by several bullets. His flesh tore open in an instant, his shoulder, waist, and back riddled with bloody holes!

He fell to the ground, cursing, “Damn puppets!”

With that, his body quickly sank through the floor, and he escaped into the basement.

He Xingluo scooped up He Yue Ning and dashed outside!

The moment she was out the door, she saw Fan Ze and several other Special Attack Team members standing guard, guns raised. She was shocked; she never expected Fan Ze to still be alive.

‘How is that possible? She had seen the Bone Chain pierce Fan Ze’s chest with her own eyes. How could an ordinary person survive such an injury, let alone have the strength to stand?’

‘Could Fan Ze be a Card Holder, too?’

A torrent of confused thoughts flooded He Xingluo’s mind, but there was no time to dwell on them. She had to get He Yue Ning to safety.

Just then, a figure in a simple gauze dress approached them.

“Captain Bai!” He Xingluo cried out. “Yue Ning’s hurt! The bleeding won’t stop!”

Without a word, Bai Lu raised her hand and placed it over He Yue Ning’s wound. A layer of frost formed, freezing the gushing blood.

“The medical team is on its way. Hold on a little longer.” Bai Lu walked toward the villa, stopping about ten meters from the front door. Her voice was flat. “Get the rocket launcher. I want this house blown to pieces.”

“Yes.” Fan Ze turned and walked off.

Hearing this, He Xingluo exclaimed in shock, “Captain! There are still two hostages inside!”

“There are no hostages here,” Bai Lu said, her face devoid of expression as she stared into the villa’s gloomy interior. “Only victims we were too late to save.”

He Xingluo was incredulous. While she knew a rescue would be incredibly difficult, hearing those words from her captain made the Inspector’s code she lived by feel like a complete joke.

He Yue Ning disagreed as well. She pushed herself to her feet and said, “The basement connects to the garage. We can circle around back and attempt a rescue from there…”

“The Alien Species won’t give you that chance,” Bai Lu cut her off. She then commanded the remaining Special Attack Team members, “Keep firing. Don’t let the Alien Species leave the house.”

The gunfire resumed!

The Special Attack Team kept up a continuous stream of fire on the windows and the main entrance. Dust plumed from the walls, every pane of glass was shattered, and the acrid smell of gunpowder filled the air, growing thicker by the second.

Suddenly, an antique piano was hurled from a window! It crashed down toward one of the armed team members!

The team member had no time to react and was crushed beneath the massive piano! His body was torn apart!

He Xingluo gasped in terror and quickly looked around, but she saw that the other Special Attack Team members didn’t react at all.

She couldn’t tell if they were just composed or had grown numb to it all. They simply continued to follow Bai Lu’s orders, firing at the villa. The gunfire grew more intense, punctuated only by the sounds of them reloading.

The Alien Species’ voice echoed from the second floor:

“Captain Bai, how cruel. Aren’t you afraid of hitting a hostage?”

A man with his hands and feet bound appeared in a second-floor window.

Gray Rat held him by the back of his collar, his entire body dangling in the air. The tape over his mouth had been torn away, and he screamed, his face streaked with tears, “Don’t kill me! Help! Help me!…”

His cries were cut short. With a cold sneer from Gray Rat, a Bone Chain shot through the man’s chest. Dripping with fresh blood, it flew like a crimson serpent toward Bai Lu!

Bai Lu waved her sleeve, conjuring a sheet of crystalline ice.

The sheet of ice was thin and couldn’t stop the Bone Chain’s assault, but as it shattered, the exploding crystals altered the chain’s trajectory, causing the Alien Species’ strike to miss!

He Xingluo and He Yue Ning seized the opportunity. They both flung out their Bone Chains, wrapping them tightly around Gray Rat’s!

They pulled in unison, trying to yank Gray Rat from the second floor. If they could just get him out of the villa, they would have a chance to rescue the last hostage.

“Tch. Annoying,” Gray Rat muttered. He grabbed the dead hostage and leaped from the second floor.

The Special Attack Team members quickly swiveled their guns and opened fire.

Gray Rat used the hostage’s corpse as a shield as he charged toward Bai Lu!

He Xingluo kept her Bone Chain taut, trying to impede Gray Rat’s advance, but his strength suddenly surged! He gave the entangled chains a powerful swing, flinging both He Xingluo and He Yue Ning into the air!

The world spun before the twins’ eyes!

Their bodies were still airborne as Gray Rat rapidly switched forms. His arms became like scythes, and he slashed down at them viciously!