Chapter 791: He’s Only the Deputy Captain

Huahua’s combat strength was no joke, at least for a Sequence Two.

Given a little more time, she could turn the battlefield into a pseudo-domain. Then she might be able to take on two opponents by herself, or even fight someone one rank above her.

Squinty Eyes was no slouch either. The Curse Sequence often granted abilities that were impossible to detect, and you never knew when those invisible, colorless, odorless curses might land on you.

Of course, given enough time and help, Squinty Eyes could even curse a Sequence Three to death despite being only Sequence Two. That wouldn’t be a problem.

But right now, they were facing two Superhumans with overwhelming direct combat ability.

Scoundrel Third’s sword appeared and vanished unpredictably, often striking from places no one would expect.

Sun Xixi was also of the Sword Immortal Sequence, but her swordplay was usually direct and upright. Even after being influenced by Chen Ye, she rarely used it for sneak attacks.

But Sword Third’s sword... seemed born for ambushes alone.

Then there was Boss Qian. He had once been as obese as a Mountain of Flesh, but now he was as thin as a Matchstick Man.

Boss Qian’s fighting style had undergone a fundamental change, too.

The heads of the useless people in the sky flew over to Boss Qian. Several heads cursed Huahua and Squinty Eyes in a jumble, hurling every insult they could think of.

Boss Qian gave a sinister smile, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth. In that instant, he moved.

He was incredibly fast. He might not be faster than Number Two, but he was still among the best of his Sequence.

The mutated gardenias on the ground had yet to grow back.

Boss Qian’s huge feet trampled through the flower beds, sending green leaves whirling into the air.

Scoundrel Third was hiding behind Boss Qian, using his gaunt frame for cover. As soon as Boss Qian engaged Huahua and Squinty Eyes, he could strike them with a sword from an unexpected angle.

As for that Big Fool...

He seemed like a kind and reasonable sort.

People like that were the easiest to deal with.

“Captain...”

Huahua was starting to panic.

That gaunt figure filled her with an immense sense of oppression.

Could the Deputy Captain be the type who loved those clichéd dramatic scenes, waiting until the critical moment to make a move?

Come on, big shot, quit playing around. I can’t hold out much longer.

The incantation on Squinty Eyes’ lips grew faster and faster. He was even less suited to this kind of head-on fight than Huahua. He belonged to the Curse Sequence. People in the Curse Sequence were supposed to stay in the shadows and kill with spells no one could detect.

The corner of Boss Qian’s mouth curled into a cold snort. In his eyes, he could already see that fatso across from him dying a miserable death.

Right, his opponent had been sent by Guard Team One. He didn’t want to become sworn enemies with the legendary Chief Seat.

But he still needed to teach that fatso a lesson.

Let the Chief Seat see what my Living Dead Convoy is capable of.

Just for an instant...

Boss Qian felt the wind rush past his ears.

But he no longer cared. His right hand was already changing. The skin peeled away in strips, exposing the ghastly white bones beneath.

The bones fused together, then slowly thinned, eventually taking the shape of a scalpel.

With a light flick, he could easily slice open that fatso’s flesh.

Wait, why... had the sky gone dark?

Boss Qian felt the light before him being blocked. It seemed a wall had appeared in front of that fatso.

No, it wasn’t a wall. It was a person... that Big Fool.

That Big Fool... How could he...

When Chen Ye had sent Iron Lion to handle the riot in Shun’an Residential Community, he had already guessed that someone might take advantage of him.

The guy wasn’t very bright, yet he had a kind heart and was always thinking of others.

And as his Sequence rank rose, that kindness only became more pronounced.

So before Iron Lion set out, Chen Ye had told him not to overthink things and to just knock everyone down.

But Iron Lion had still fallen for their trick. When he heard Boss Qian and the others playing up their misery, he began to waver.

They’re already so miserable, and I still have to attack them.

Is what I’m doing right or wrong?

Should I really be doing this?

But Yezi must have a good reason, too... Yezi would never harm me.

Who should I listen to?

Iron Lion was conflicted. He couldn’t figure it out.

The period of indecision wasn’t very long, but for Superhumans, that was plenty of time to do a lot.

For instance, to start a fight between the two sides.

By the time Iron Lion finally decided he couldn’t figure out the answers and chose to follow Chen Ye’s orders, Huahua and Squinty Eyes had already fallen into a disadvantage.

His people were about to lose. There was no time for Iron Lion to keep thinking, so he jumped straight into the fight.

The Sequence Four Titan entered battle for the first time!

Even without transforming into his combat form, Iron Lion was many times faster and stronger than before.

Boss Qian sensed danger, but there was no time to think. The scalpel in his right hand had already swung out, its edge slicing through the air.

The blade plunged straight toward Iron Lion’s heart.

If that strike landed, even being Sequence Four wouldn’t save him.

But in that instant, Boss Qian suddenly felt as if his blade had been stopped by the air.

No, not by the air.

By two fingers.

An index finger and a thumb had pinched together, gripping the blade of Boss Qian’s scalpel.

It was clamped in place like a pair of iron pincers, completely unable to move.

What incredible strength!

That was the only thought in Boss Qian’s mind.

After all, Boss Qian’s strength was considerable now. He had burned away all the fat on his body to gain this mobility.

Against a close-combat fighter of the same rank, Boss Qian’s strength would even give him a clear advantage.

And now... this man in front of him had strength that left Boss Qian completely powerless to resist.

But Boss Qian would never give up just like that.

His left hand shot out like lightning, aiming straight for Iron Lion’s side. If that strike landed, his opponent would lose at least nine-tenths of his combat strength.

They were extremely close, and Boss Qian’s move was so quick that he had acted almost without thinking.

To assume these were Boss Qian’s only tricks would be to underestimate him.

Several heads appeared behind Boss Qian. They all looked exactly alike, each face wearing a sinister, venomous expression.

They had followed behind Boss Qian when he moved earlier, all for the sake of launching a sneak attack at this moment.

The flying heads lunged ferociously at Iron Lion, intending to bite a chunk of flesh from him.

But just then...

Boss Qian saw a pair of eyes that looked somewhat kind, yet also resolute.

He didn’t know how to describe that look.

But at that moment, he felt the world spin around him.

A tremendous force came through the scalpel that had become his right hand, lifting his entire body into the air.

The sudden change in his position completely threw off the movement of his left hand, disrupting his attack.

“Bam!~~~”

Dust billowed everywhere...

Boss Qian felt that immense force haul him up and slam him hard into the ground.

Dust and gravel flew into the air.

In Huahua and the others’ eyes,

Boss Qian looked like a rag doll. The Deputy Captain they had only just met had picked him up and slammed him hard into the ground.

Everyone who saw it was shaken.

Was this really the Deputy Captain who had seemed so easygoing?

How could he be so ruthless when he started fighting?

“You...”

Boss Qian, who had been slammed into the ground, still seemed to have enough strength to say something.

Then that force lifted Boss Qian’s body again, drawing an arc through the air before slamming him hard into the ground on the other side.

“Bam!~~~”

“Bam, bam, bam!~~~”

Again and again, and again...

In Iron Lion’s hands, Boss Qian was like a toy, repeatedly smashed into the ground...

At first, thanks to his unusual physique, Boss Qian could withstand one or two blows...

But after a while, he could no longer speak.

The people who had been standing atop the tall building exchanged glances.

“Is he really that strong?”

“He’s only the Deputy Captain!”

“Only the Deputy Captain...?”

When they looked toward Happy Garden again, it seemed to them as if a sinister figure were enveloping the place.

“Should we still attack him?”

Someone spoke in a low voice. The people around him were just as downcast, and the atmosphere was so oppressive it was frightening, as if a layer of ice had formed in the air.

The man hidden beneath the black robe turned and left.

“Hey, you...”

“Handle it yourselves. Don’t call me for this sort of thing again!”

“You...”