Chapter 311: Xing Guang, Save Me

Chapter 311: Chapter 311: Xing Guang, Save Me

Ye Zheng was in her second form. Gray Rat’s ribs shattered under the heavy blow of her Tiger Claw. He screamed in terror, "Xing Guang, save me! Save me!—"

In front of the screen, Xing Guang looked annoyed and muttered, "He’s immune to Spiritual Suppression but can still be scared out of his wits. What a good-for-nothing."

Fang Ye stared at the screen, cheering inwardly.

The appearance of the Pollution Body had shocked him. Although he didn’t know where it came from, seeing Gray Rat overpowered made Fang Ye’s heart leap with joy.

Xing Guang quickly walked to the sofa and sat down. He frowned, closed his eyes, and his consciousness began to sync with Gray Rat’s.

Fang Ye noticed Gray Rat’s expression suddenly change—from terrified to calm, from frantic to composed. Even though his chest was nearly caved in and his heart was about to be crushed, he somehow managed a narrow escape! His body rapidly dematerialized, sinking into the ground!

’Where’d he go?’

The LCD screen was split into multiple feeds from the surveillance cameras. After the rocket launcher bombardment, all signals inside the villa were lost, leaving only the cameras in the courtyard still working.

Fang Ye’s gaze quickly swept over each feed, and he finally spotted Gray Rat! He grabbed the remote and zoomed in!

Gray Rat was now standing under a tree not far behind Bai Lu, clutching a syringe he had just used.

He threw the empty syringe aside and, without waiting for his injuries to heal, lunged at Bai Lu!

Bai Lu sensed the movement behind her, spun around, and threw an Ice Cone!

The Ice Cone flew like a white dagger. Gray Rat raised an arm to block it! His other scythe-like arm lashed out at Bai Lu!

It all happened too fast. Bai Lu didn’t have time to form new frost. She dodged to the side, but the scythe slashed diagonally from her collarbone to her abdomen. If it had been any deeper, it would have sliced her in two!

Fang Ye was terrified watching this. He realized that after being seriously injured, Gray Rat was fighting as if divinely aided—not only was he faster, but his strength also seemed to have increased!

’Why is this happening?’

He looked at Xing Guang, who was silent on the sofa with his eyes closed. ’Could it be Xing Guang?’ he thought. ’Is this his ability?’

On the screen, just as Gray Rat was about to strike Bai Lu again, Ye Zheng lunged forward with a roar. Her sharp claws tore through the air, moving just as fast as Gray Rat to pierce his chest!

At this moment, Gray Rat should have switched to the Ghost Card to escape. Instead, he deliberately switched to the Inconstant Card, and his scythe-arm transformed into a Bone Chain in an instant! It shot straight for Bai Lu!

His target was Bai Lu from the very beginning!

Even on the brink of death, he was determined to kill Bai Lu!

Ye Zheng was completely enraged by Gray Rat. She quickly grabbed the Bone Chain with her other hand! Ghost Fire suddenly flared up, burning from her palm all the way up her arm!

In a fraction of a second, Ye Zheng was engulfed in flames!

Fang Ye watched the screen, so shocked he almost stopped breathing. He couldn’t believe that even when facing such a massive Pollution Body, Gray Rat had still managed to succeed!

Xing Guang had emphasized time and again that they had to capture the puppet master. That card must be incredibly important! It was obvious that Bai Lu was the puppet master. If an Alien Species managed to take the card, wouldn’t all those puppets on the ground fall under their control?! Even the dead Inspectors might become the Alien Species’ puppets!

Wouldn’t that plunge the world into chaos?!

’What do I do? What do I do! What can I possibly do?!’

Fang Ye’s brain felt like it was on fire. Out of the corner of his eye, he glimpsed a water glass on the coffee table. ’With my own ability, I probably can’t fight an Alien Species,’ he thought, ’but if I can just distract Xing Guang for a moment, maybe I can change the situation?’

’Like... knocking over a glass of water?’

’I’ll just look like a spineless fool one more time. I can just lie and say it was an accident afterward!’

Fang Ye decided to try. He walked toward the sofa and reached out with a slightly trembling hand...

Just as he was about to touch the glass, a black shadow flashed before his eyes, and a sharp pain shot through his elbow! Before he could react, he had been violently slammed to the ground, his arm twisted behind his back. It was most likely broken!

"You’re asking to die!" a harsh voice barked in his ear.

Pain forced tears from Fang Ye’s eyes. Only then did he realize that the Alien Species who had been silent in the hotel room the entire time had attacked him.

—Among the Alien Species Bai Mao had brought back, Xing Guang had chosen three. Two of them had been sent to the incinerator by Fang Ye, and this last one had been by Xing Guang’s side ever since.

It wasn’t that Fang Ye hadn’t been wary. He’d just been hoping for the best, thinking that merely reaching for a glass of water wouldn’t be enough to draw the other’s attention.

Now, it was too late for regrets.

’I screwed up. I wasn’t obedient. I didn’t play my part as an audience member! The Alien Species is definitely not going to let me live!’

A chill ran through Fang Ye, and his heart filled with nothing but despair.

"Let go," Xing Guang said, opening his eyes. His tone held a hint of displeasure. "I want him alive."

Fang Ye froze.

After a stunned second, he subconsciously looked up at the screen.

On the screen, Gray Rat had been torn in half by the Pollution Body, and the Ghost Fire had also vanished from it.

’Is it because Gray Rat died that Xing Guang’s consciousness returned?’

The Alien Species’ complaint reached his ear: "Doesn’t Ghost Fire weaken the target quickly? Why did Gray Rat still die?"

Xing Guang replied calmly, "Ghost Fire burns a body’s vitality and energy. An ordinary person would collapse from exhaustion after being burned for ten-odd seconds. But this Pollution Body, I’d estimate it’s at least Lord Level. There’s a difference between burning an ant and burning an elephant."

The Alien Species said, "This is so damn weird. The plan was going so smoothly. Where did this Pollution Body suddenly come from?"

Xing Guang replied, "It is a bit of a shame we couldn’t capture the puppet master in one go. But tonight wasn’t a total loss. We’ll succeed next time."

"But Gray Rat is dead..."

"With his brains and ability, it’s a miracle he even survived until tonight."

They had lost a companion, but the Alien Species showed no sadness or regret.

Xing Guang stared at the screen indifferently and said, "Bai Mao, come back."

He picked up the remote and disconnected the surveillance feed.

...

...

Ye Zheng took out a recovery potion, walked over to Bai Lu, and looked down at her.

She couldn’t help but see Li Qing in a new light.

Before she had set out, Li Qing, worried that she might run into danger, had used his administrator privileges to exchange for a vial and strongly insisted that she take it with her.

She had originally scoffed at the idea, as she possessed an extremely strong recovery ability herself. She never expected this potion would actually come in handy.

After all, most people couldn’t recover so quickly after being injured.

Ye Zheng tossed the potion to Bai Lu without a word. She believed that an Inspector who had dealt with Alien Species for a long time would know what it was.

The wound on Bai Lu’s body was large. She had already frozen it with frost to prevent excessive blood loss.

She was half-lying on the ground. She picked up the potion Ye Zheng had thrown to her, examined it, and then looked up at Ye Zheng, her gaze probing.

Ye Zheng’s brows furrowed slightly. Bai Lu’s gaze made her a little uncomfortable, as if she might be recognized at any moment.

’How is that possible?’

’With this monstrous appearance, I wouldn’t even recognize myself in a mirror.’

Suddenly, a rustling sound came from behind her.

Ye Zheng was immediately on alert. She turned her head and saw a young girl crouching by the Alien Species’ corpse. With a light wave of her hand, she collected the two Cards that had just materialized!

Ye Zheng’s eyes widened in fury as she charged forward! At the same time, she unleashed her Spiritual Suppression!

The girl was also fast. She turned and ran, completely ignoring the Spiritual Intimidation!

Ye Zheng was both shocked and furious. She chased her out of the courtyard—the street was completely empty. There wasn’t a single soul in sight.