Chapter 529 - 523: A Desperate Struggle

Lin Yiyi’s heart suddenly skipped a beat, and she instinctively barked, "Get them."

Two mutated wild dogs baring their fangs lunged for the ladder, but before they could even take a single step up, two superpower bullets shot from above struck them in the head. They collapsed without a sound.

Xu Yu cried out in terror and instinctively turned to flee.

But several superpower bullets came whizzing toward her.

Xu Yu was too terrified to move a muscle, completely forgetting she even had a superpower.

Although Zhuang Lei was beginning to resent Xu Yu, he still acted on instinct at the critical moment, erecting an earth wall in front of her.

To his surprise, however, the superpower bullets were incredibly potent. In a flash, they disintegrated the series of earth walls he had created.

Fortunately, after being blocked by wall after wall, the explosive power of the superpower bullets was significantly reduced.

Though the shots ultimately struck Xu Yu, they didn’t cause her much harm.

After all, at the last second, Xu Yu had finally remembered she was a Water Ability User. In a frantic hurry, she enveloped herself in a current of water, which absorbed much of the superpower bullets’ impact.

Even so, Xu Yu was badly shaken and let out another panicked shriek.

"Shut up!" Zhuang Lei snapped. "Are you trying to let the people above pinpoint our exact location so they can aim properly and fire on us?"

Xu Yu grabbed Zhuang Lei’s sleeve, shouting hysterically, "It’s her! They’re here! It’s Xie Ning and the others! We’re done for, we’re done for! Brother Lei, what do we do now?"

Only now could Zhuang Lei truly appreciate the despair his former teammates must have felt. ’I’m going to be dragged to my death by these goddamn useless teammates.’

’And she’s asking me what to do at a time like this!’

’We find a way out of this mess, obviously! What other choice is there?’

"Lin Yiyi, have your mutated dogs and cats cover us! We’re going up. Now!"

Lin Yiyi was furious.

’It takes so much time and energy to tame these mutated animals. Every single one was a struggle.’

’But now, her mutated dogs and cats had either turned on her or been brutally killed, leaving her with only a handful.’

’By the looks of it, she was going to lose them all here today.’

’And Zhuang Lei spoke so flippantly, as if taming these "doggies and kitties" didn’t drain her superpower.’

"Hurry up, Lin Yiyi! What are you dawdling for?"

Seeing Lin Yiyi still hadn’t made a move, Zhuang Lei’s temper flared.

’This woman is worse than useless! How can she be heartbroken over those dogs and cats at a time like this? Are the lives of those little beasts more precious than ours?’

Terrified, Xu Yu chimed in, "Yiyi, hurry up! Make your cats and dogs go up and cover for us!"

’Better the mutated dogs and cats die than us.’

’It was an obvious choice; she didn’t even have to think about it.’

Though her heart was filled with bitter reluctance, Lin Yiyi had no other choice. She ordered her few remaining cats and dogs to charge fearlessly up the wooden staircase.

BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! Superpower bullets rained down mercilessly from above, striking the handful of mutated dogs and cats.

In a flash, all of them were cut down, left whimpering on the ground.

The sight of blood covering the ground sent Lin Yiyi into a towering rage, and she began screaming wildly.

Meanwhile, Zhuang Lei, who had been trying to push upward under the cover of a large Earth Shield, was also forced to retreat.

’They have so many superpower bullets!’

’It’s like they have an endless supply! Wave after wave of attacks... they’re pinning us down completely, not even giving us a chance to breathe.’

’There’s no way we can break through. As long as they keep firing from above, we’re trapped.’

With no other choice, Zhuang Lei shot Xu Yu a meaningful glance.

Reluctantly, she called out in her softest voice, "Who’s up there? We’re allies from the same company! Please, stop shooting!"

A face flashed by in the opening above. A moment later, an agile figure leaped down.

Zhuang Lei’s expression turned cold. Without hesitation, he flung a barrage of sand and gravel at the figure.

His attack was decisive, his eyes holding a vicious glint, but his opponent was clearly prepared.

Zhuang Lei couldn’t see what they used to block his attack.

In the blink of an eye, the sand and gravel were all repelled by a shimmering force—and with incredible power.

The deflected sand and stones clattered uselessly to the ground.

Zhuang Lei’s pupils contracted. He stared ahead in disbelief at a slender young boy with short, golden hair.

His brown eyes held a faint, cold light, emanating a damp, chilling aura.

"So you’re the ones causing trouble. Where is Yueyue?" Cres demanded, his face cold.

At the same time, more figures began climbing down from the dirt staircase above. Panic seized Zhuang Lei. Like a cornered beast, he launched another volley of earth and stone at the boy.

Sure enough, he saw it clearly this time. The attack was once again completely blocked, rebounding right in front of him without so much as touching the hem of the boy’s clothes.

How embarrassing.

Xu Yu finally reacted. ’Isn’t this foreign boy the Spiritual Ability User from the Starfire Team?’

’So the boy’s Spiritual Ability is this powerful.’

’Even Zhuang Lei... is completely helpless against him.’

Watching the figures jump down one by one from the opening above, Xu Yu’s pupils contracted.

’It’s Song Kexin! And Song Shijun!’

’Is the entire Starfire Team here?’

’Does that mean Xie Ning is up there, about to come down too?’

At this thought, Xu Yu couldn’t stop her body from trembling.

’She had the inexplicable feeling... that her end was near.’

She hoped it was just a feeling, but the reality before her eyes screamed at her, again and again: ’It’s coming! It’s coming! You have to run! Run!’

’If I don’t run now, I’ll never get another chance.’

And yet, she was surrounded—enemies on all sides, each of them staring at her like a predator eyeing its prey.

Where could she possibly run? Xu Yu despaired.

For the first time in her life, she felt so utterly helpless.

’If only I had stopped that foolish girl, Lin Yiyi, from the very beginning.’

Just then, a series of CRACKLES and SIZZLES echoed from the old, dilapidated generator room inside—the sound of short-circuiting wires.

A raging fire spread, scorching the Wood Vines inside the room and setting off a series of sharp CRACKLES and POPS.

The acrid smell of something burning began to drift out from within.

The stench was so strong it was impossible to ignore.

"Is she in there?" Song Kexin roared, her expression frantic. "What did you do to Yueyue?"

"Yes." Cres’s spiritual power had already spread out and detected the anomaly. His expression was terrifyingly grim.

"Subdue them," Cres ordered, his voice laced with fury. "Don’t let a single one escape. I want them all alive."