Bang! Bang! Bang!
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Splat!
“Ah!”
“On the left! Kill him, quick!”
“Ah! Help me, I've been slashed!”
Stray bullets zipped through the white mist from time to time, accompanied by a continuous barrage of agonized screams and the sickening sound of flesh being hacked apart.
Watching the stray bullets fly past him, Wang Pingcheng broke into a cold sweat. He roared, “Stop shooting! Engage in close combat!”
With visibility down to a mere two meters, continuing to fire would only result in friendly fire.
Switching hands, he picked up He Chong's gun, raising it to aim at a shadow flitting behind him, preparing to shoot.
Thud, thud, thud!
Splat!
Suddenly, a figure lunged from the left, driving a trench spike straight into Wang Pingcheng's gun arm.
“Ah!!!” Seeing his arm impaled by the trench spike, Wang Pingcheng screamed in pain, still trying to pull the trigger.
Splat!
Another trench spike plunged into his gun-wielding hand, skewering his palm entirely. Blood poured down the shafts of both spikes.
To his left, Liu Qi's lips curled into a sinister grin. “Hehehe... Wang Pingcheng, this was the hand you used to slap my face. Now, I'm going to ruin it for good!”
With that, he gripped both trench spikes and wrenched them violently in opposite directions.
Rip!
“Ah!!!” A violent tearing sensation ripped through his arm, the intense pain hitting Wang Pingcheng like a tidal wave.
He glared at Liu Qi, his eyes bloodshot from the agony. “Screw you! I slapped you because you're a worthless piece of trash!!!”
He swung his fractured right hand, striking Liu Qi across the face.
Slap! Slap! Slap!
Even as Liu Qi exerted his strength, Wang Pingcheng unleashed the fastest strikes of his life, his right hand slapping the left side of Liu Qi's face repeatedly.
The rapid-fire slaps infuriated Liu Qi, and he put all his strength into his hands.
Rip!
The two trench spikes tore Wang Pingcheng's left forearm apart, shredding bone and flesh alike. A massive torrent of blood sprayed into the air.
“Ah!” Wang Pingcheng stumbled back a few steps, his face contorting in agony as he stared at his shredded arm.
Whoosh!
Without a word, Liu Qi lunged forward once more.
His speed was absurdly fast. Wang Pingcheng wanted to flee, but he couldn't.
Splat!
Both trench spikes plunged deep into Wang Pingcheng's abdomen. Liu Qi's face twisted into a grotesque sneer. “Wang, I will make you regret everything you did today!”
With that, he pulled the spikes outward in opposite directions.
“Ah!!!” A horrific pain erupted from Wang Pingcheng's belly, leaving him without even the strength to raise a hand in retaliation.
Splat!
Wang Pingcheng's clothes and the flesh of his abdomen were ripped wide open, exposing his internal organs.
Staring at the exposed organs, a sadistic expression washed over Liu Qi's face. He reached in, grabbed Wang Pingcheng's intestines, and yanked them out.
“Ugh...” The violent pull caused Wang Pingcheng's face to distort completely, and his knees buckled, sending him crashing to the ground.
Staring down at Wang Pingcheng, Liu Qi wrapped the extracted intestines tightly around his neck and pulled. “You want to die? It won't be that easy. Hehehe.”
Wang Pingcheng's vision began to fade to black as a suffocating darkness enveloped him.
“Ah!”
“They're too fast! Their strength is insane! We can't beat them!”
“Run! These things aren't human!”
Pitter-patter.
Raindrops splattered against his face. Wang Pingcheng listened to the screams of agony and terror echoing all around him.
A look of utter despair settled on his face. Is our Ningcheng truly doomed to suffer this fate...?
The screams in his ears grew more and more distant. The white mist faded from his sight, and his consciousness plunged into darkness.
His breathing stopped.
Tossing the intestines aside, Liu Qi looked down at Wang Pingcheng's corpse.
His lips curled into a savage sneer. “The Liu family will never fall. We will only grow stronger. You relics who can't keep up with the times are destined to be trampled underfoot.”
He yanked his trench spikes free and charged back into the white mist, a look of pure madness plastered across his face.
Further back in the convoy, the crew members inside the armored vehicles and tanks remained stationary, waiting for an update.
Concealed by the impenetrable white mist, over a dozen cultists slipped past the chaotic melee ahead and reached the vehicles.
Beside one of the tanks, a cultist with a crazed expression rapidly approached.
Staring at the tank, he ripped open his cultist robes, revealing the explosives strapped to his chest. “If you want to touch the Church of the Earth Mother, you'll have to step over my dead body first!”
He crawled beneath the tank and pulled the detonator cord.
Boom!
A massive burst of fire erupted from beneath the vehicle. The explosion ripped through the tank's undercarriage, blowing the soldiers inside to pieces.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Deafening explosions rang out in quick succession as the stationary tanks and armored vehicles were blown apart one after another.
While the battle here grew increasingly fierce, a different scene was unfolding elsewhere.
Outside the church, a figure was sprinting down the street, moving so fast he was nothing but a blur.
Gazing at the church, Peng Fei came to a halt. He wore his inspector uniform with the sleeves rolled up, exposing his pitch-black claws.
Only two Night Slaves stood guard at the church entrance.
Staring at the red-eyed creatures, Peng Fei clenched his claws, gritting his teeth. “Those eyes... It really was the Liu family that attacked the investigation team back then!”
He kicked off the ground, accelerating even further as he lunged at the two Night Slaves.
Flash!
A dark shadow swept past the two Night Slaves at the entrance.
Their expressions stiffened as thin red lines of blood appeared on their necks.
Splat!
Their heads tumbled to the ground. Without sparing them a second glance, Peng Fei charged straight toward the closed doors of the church.
Carrying his full momentum, he raised his right leg and kicked the doors with immense force.
Bang!
With a loud crash, the heavy doors flew wide open, revealing the empty church interior.
At the far end of the church, directly beneath the face of the Earth Mother, sat a young man with a buzz cut. He stood over two meters tall, his massive muscles bulging so tightly they threatened to tear his suit apart.
Gazing at the red-eyed youth, Peng Fei paid him little mind.
He looked up at the sinister stone face of the Earth Mother hanging on the wall and let out a sigh of relief. “As expected, it's unguarded. It seems your plan is destined to fail.”
The strongest figure in the Church of the Earth Mother was suspected to be Liu Wen, who had already gone to the city outskirts to deal with the garrison.
This gave Peng Fei the perfect opportunity to destroy the Earth Mother.
“Unguarded? I guess my physique was built for nothing then, if a giant like me can be completely ignored by you.” Liu Ziping, who had been sitting on the floor, slowly stood up and stared blankly at Peng Fei.
Peng Fei looked at him with slight surprise. “A thing like you can actually speak?”
“Whatever. I'll finish you off in three seconds.” Peng Fei's expression turned serious as he walked toward Liu Ziping.
Hearing his arrogant words, veins bulged on Liu Ziping's forehead. “Arrogant bastard!”
Bang!
He stomped forward, shattering the floor tiles beneath his foot as his body leaned into a low sprint.
He glared at Peng Fei. “One strike is all it takes!”
Boom!
The shattered tiles beneath him exploded outward as he lunged at Peng Fei, his speed far exceeding that of an ordinary Night Slave.
In less than a second, Liu Ziping crossed dozens of meters and appeared right in front of Peng Fei.
His right arm tensed, and his fist shot forward like a heavy cannon, aiming straight for Peng Fei's face.
Flash!
Just as his fist came within ten centimeters of Peng Fei's face, Peng Fei's left hand suddenly blurred, shooting forward at a speed even greater than Liu Ziping's to grab him by the face.
As Liu Ziping stared in shock, a look of anger crossed Peng Fei's face. “Abominations like you should have been reincarnated a long time ago!”
As he spoke, he exerted pressure with his left hand, slamming Liu Ziping's face directly into the ground.
Crash!
An irresistible force surged through Liu Ziping's face, slamming the back of his head violently against the hard floor.
Crack!
The floor tiles shattered into a spiderweb of cracks. Blood pooled from the back of Liu Ziping's head as his eyes rolled back, his mouth agape as he lost consciousness.
Peng Fei released his grip and walked briskly toward the stone face of the Earth Mother.
Even days ago, he had been capable of taking down a horde of Night Slaves all by himself.
And after continuously consuming internal organs during this period, his physical attributes had increased at least threefold. Dealing with someone like Liu Ziping was child's play.
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