Not far from him, several Earth Priests of the Church of the Earth Mother were scattered around Bai Yuwen, looking alert and ready to strike at any moment.
Just as they stood there with solemn expressions,
at the end of the street, a beggar carrying a tattered bag, his face smeared with grime, watched the entire scene unfold.
Xiao Qi looked at the surrounding soldiers and those few peculiar characters, his face filled with displeasure. Bai Yuwen, you backstabbing rat. I saved your life, and you turn around and bring people to deal with me? Absolutely disgusting!
When the soldiers first appeared, he had sensed that the footsteps coming from above were off and immediately made his escape.
But seeing the soldiers lining both sides of the street with machine guns and artillery set up, he knew they weren't here to recruit him—they were here to take his life.
Watching Bai Yuwen prepare to climb down into the sewer, Xiao Qi stood up in a fit of anger, wanting to leave this place behind.
His heart ached. These people had far too many schemes. As a corporate slave who spent his years working a regular job, if he wasn't careful, they would play him to death.
“Are you really just going to leave like that? When your friend looked for you, he went out of his way to avoid your actual location. It's obvious he didn't really want to betray you.” Just then, a calm voice drifted down from above.
Xiao Qi's expression shifted as he looked up.
On a nearby utility pole sat a crow, its pitch-black eyes staring quietly down at him.
“A crow! You again!” Xiao Qi felt his legs go weak at the sight of it.
When he was being hunted in the sewers earlier, he had witnessed firsthand how terrifying this creature was. Its speed was something ordinary monsters couldn't even hope to match.
“No need to be so surprised. You should be thinking about how to save your friend. His sister is currently in the hands of those monsters,” the crow said in a calm tone.
Most of Yangcheng was under its surveillance, so it had witnessed the arrival of the Earth Priests.
With Mr. Zhao around, he probably won't allow the Earth Mother's true body to appear in Yangcheng. However, the monsters under her command aren't weak. If she keeps sending them over, it will definitely be the greatest obstacle to gathering the items. The crow's gaze remained calm.
Hearing the crow's words, Xiao Qi lowered his head. “Is what you said true? Did he really not betray me? And why are you warning me again? We should be enemies.”
“Because I can't figure out your background. Your power doesn't come from the Lord of Evil, nor does it come from the Liu family or the Church of the Earth Mother. As for Bai Yuwen, if you grab one of those agents later and ask, you'll know if he betrayed you or not.”
“To be honest, I'm quite interested in you. After all, we don't have a blood feud. Why not work with me? Whether you want money or power, I can give it to you,” the crow proposed.
However, Xiao Qi shook his head. “No. Since that guy didn't betray me, then it's time for me to save him.”
With that, Xiao Qi walked toward the street.
The crow watched Xiao Qi and made no move to stop him. To it, those minor characters on the street were trash that could be taken out in a split second.
What it cared about more was Zhang Yi, who was hiding. That guy was likely the leader of these monsters in Yangcheng.
Earth Mother, your power is far too terrifying. Facing an evil god like you, I must eliminate your people beforehand. The crow looked up at the sky.
Although the Earth Mother was an evil god, there were many restrictions on her entering this world.
She could not move around at will; each movement required a massive amount of the power of faith.
If she truly wanted to appear in another area, she either had to spread her faith until her churches and believers made up more than half of that city,
or she had to deploy her monsters with special abilities, which would appear like cancer cells.
She would deploy a few each time, and once their numbers reached over five hundred, the Earth Mother would use these monsters as sacrifices to descend for a brief period.
Just as it was thinking about this, down on the street...
Xiao Qi strode toward the area cordoned off by the soldiers.
At that moment, Bai Yuwen was being choked by the neck by the long-haired young man, who snarled in anger, “Where is he? Are you playing with us?!”
“He ran away, what does that have to do with me?!” Bai Yuwen wheezed, his expression strained as he glared at the long-haired young man.
Seeing Bai Yuwen's attitude, the long-haired young man tightened his grip, preparing to strangle him to death. “Ran away? Then you're useless to me!”
“Ugh...” Bai Yuwen immediately felt a wave of suffocation wash over him.
He struggled, punching and kicking the young man, but his blows landed like they were hitting a steel wall, completely useless.
“Let him go!” a roar echoed out.
The long-haired young man instinctively turned to look, only to see a beggar walking quickly toward them.
Xiao Qi's face was flushed with fury as flames erupted from his head, turning him into a beggar-style Ghost Rider.
Xiao Qi extended his left hand, and a jet of fire over ten meters long shot out.
It instantly melted the soldiers on the left wall who were trying to fire. Then, he raised his right hand.
Buzz!
Golden flames enveloped his entire body.
Pfft!
In the next second, a sniper bullet flew toward the golden flames. The moment it drew near, the bullet instantly melted into molten copper.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The other surrounding soldiers snapped out of their daze and opened fire on Xiao Qi.
The dense hail of bullets melted the moment they neared the flames surrounding him.
At this moment, his heart held nothing but rage as the golden flames continued to flare and grow. “You monsters, threatening my friend with his family... Do you really think I'm some pushover you can just push around?!”
“Looks like you're of some use after all!” Watching Xiao Qi approach, wreathed in golden fire, the long-haired young man glanced at Bai Yuwen.
He casually tossed him aside. Until he completely dealt with Xiao Qi, Bai Yuwen was still useful.
The long-haired young man glared at Xiao Qi and shouted, “Kill him and seize the item!”
His long hair rapidly grew, shimmering with a sharp, metallic luster under the sunlight.
Behind him, the other two Earth Priests who had come along began to swell in size.
Rip!
Their clothes tore open. The one on the left turned yellow, growing to two and a half meters tall. Slits opened up across his body, with sulfuric acid bubbling out from them.
The one on the right ballooned to five meters, black armored plates appearing on his body like those of a stick insect, while four pairs of spiked, one-meter-long antennae sprouted from his head.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
The stick-insect monster charged at Xiao Qi first, his face twisted in a savage grin. “Hahaha! Kid, you're just out of luck running into us!”
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