“Oh? And why not?”
The woman blinked her large eyes, looking exceptionally alluring, but the big-headed infant behind her pounced once again.
A Ward Guard didn't even have time to resist before his throat was crushed in one bite. The infant clung to him, sucking greedily.
This cruel scene made everyone's hearts tremble with fear.
Without Zhou Yu's command, they were struggling to adapt to the situation. Finally, Lord Mei spoke.
“Form ranks!”
The Ward Guards and Executioners huddled together, shielding Lord Mei in the center.
Seeing this, the woman was in no hurry. She covered her mouth and laughed.
“I thought you would have brought more people from the Mei family. Is this really all the transcendents you have?”
“This isn't nearly enough to feed my Holy Son.”
As she spoke, the Ward Guard had already been sucked into a shriveled husk.
Hearing this, Lord Mei subconsciously glanced toward the observation deck.
The woman’s smile grew even more delighted.
“Lord Mei is indeed a scholar; you've mastered the art of shifting the trouble to others without a sound.”
Boom!
The mist at the observation deck suddenly expanded, then swirled into a massive sphere over fifteen meters in diameter, rolling down the mountain.
“That transcendent item is quite interesting.”
The woman spun her body, shedding her feathered robe and tossing it toward the giant mist sphere.
The feathered robe transformed into a pitch-black crane the moment it left her body. With a sharp cry, its beak pecked at the sphere.
Pffft!
The mist sphere was punctured and began to leak. At that moment, four living corpses in black suits pounced on the woman!
The one who struck was the Gravedigger, Mr. Li!
Thanks to the unique nature of the Gravedigger pathway, there was little difference between him lying on the ground and a dead man.
Ever since he realized the opponent was a Sequence 6, he had been waiting for an opportunity.
Previously, the woman had been flying in the sky, and he lacked anti-air measures. There was nothing he could do.
But now that she had descended, wasn't this a godsend?
The woman’s figure drifted backward, as if she were about to merge into the night.
One of the slightly slower living corpses raised its hand.
Boom!
A capture net projectile shot from its palm, instantly expanding into a massive net that descended toward the woman.
Electric arcs flickered across the net; it clearly possessed lightning properties.
The woman’s retreat speed increased instantly, but the living corpses were just as fast.
The remaining Ward Guards and Executioners gathered around Lord Mei.
“Lord, Mr. Li is holding her off. Let’s go first.”
Lord Mei shook his head decisively.
“That woman is a Sequence 6 with bizarre methods. We cannot leave Mr. Li to face her alone.”
Hearing this, an Executioner fell to his knees with a thud.
“Lord! You must leave first! We will go support Mr. Li!”
“Mr. Zhou gave his life to protect you; nothing can be allowed to happen to you!”
As he spoke, the guard pulled out his pistol, his face filled with determination.
Seeing this, the other Ward Guards and Executioners also drew their guns.
“Take the Lord and go, quickly!”
...
The dense forest.
“Dammit, with these corpses, at least I’ll have something to show the higher-ups.”
Drenched in sweat, Bureau Chief Guo sat on the wreckage of a cannon and lit a cigarette.
Normally dressed in a sharp suit, he was now in a wretched state, with over a dozen wounds of varying sizes on his body.
The hand holding the cigarette was shaking violently—not from fear, but from sheer exhaustion.
Not far away, Mr. Qin was in even worse shape. His hands were covered in burns, with not a single patch of healthy skin left.
“Chief Guo, I still don’t get it. A sacrificial ritual is usually best done in secret. Why make such a huge scene?”
“They knew most of the transcendents were there, yet they still shelled Jiuqing Mountain. Why?”
Bureau Chief Guo exhaled a long cloud of smoke.
“Probably to divert our attention.”
“Luring the tiger from the mountain? But even if we left, there are still plenty of transcendents on Jiuqing Mountain.”
“Especially those big shots—who among them doesn't have bodyguards?”
Bureau Chief Guo flicked his ash, his expression indifferent.
“Maybe they’ve just lost their minds?”
“Lord Mei is there, and he has so many experts with him, plus the support of the big shots. Surely nothing will go wrong.”
Just as they were speaking, a blood-red meteor suddenly appeared in the sky.
Its trajectory was heading straight for Jiuqing Mountain!
Bureau Chief Guo’s mouth hung open wider and wider, and Mr. Qin’s reaction was no better.
“Holy crap!”
It wasn't until the cigarette butt burned his hand that Bureau Chief Guo snapped out of it.
He hurriedly threw the cigarette on the ground, stomped it out, and ran as if his backside were on fire.
“Go! To Jiuqing Mountain!”
Whoosh!
On the other side, Mr. Qin had already sprinted away.
In this kind of dense forest, a car might not actually be faster than his legs.
As he got into the car, Bureau Chief Guo gradually realized the truth. Those bastards were clearly using a diversion to lure the tiger from the mountain!
But hadn't Lord Mei led a team to inspect Jiuqing Mountain earlier?
Everything had been fine then. Why did the Shadow Lotus Church members insist on choosing Jiuqing Mountain?
And even if they lured some people away, how were they going to handle the bodyguards of those big shots?
Bureau Chief Guo couldn't figure it out, but that didn't stop him from rushing to Jiuqing Mountain.
Because no matter what, with something this big happening on Jiuqing Mountain, he, as the Security Bureau Chief, had to at least be present—and preferably get a little injured.
“Otherwise... well.”
...
Jiuqing Mountain.
The combined fire from four living corpses and over a dozen Ward Guards and Executioners actually managed to pin down the Sequence 6.
Moreover, it was clear from her dodging movements that her pathway wasn't suited for close-quarters combat—she wasn't even from the Killer pathway, or she would have merged into the darkness long ago.
Even so, the situation remained unfavorable for the Wangduan City side.
Because that big-headed infant was incredibly fierce!
While bullets could make it feel pain, they couldn't break its defense unless four or five hit the exact same spot!
But for the Ward Guards and Executioners, that was too difficult!
Meanwhile, halfway up the mountain, the giant sphere punctured by the black crane “spat out” more than twenty people!
Among them were seven or eight high-ranking officials from Wangduan City. At this moment, they were all hiding behind a young girl with terrified expressions.
The girl looked to be only fifteen or sixteen years old, wearing a black dress with dark floral prints. She was short and small, with a bit of baby fat.
She was the highest-ranking person on all of Jiuqing Mountain—the Minister’s daughter!
“Protect the Young Lady.”
As he spoke, a middle-aged man lunged forward, reaching out toward the black crane in the sky.
The black crane flapped its wings, trying to dodge, but the surrounding space transformed into a massive hand, crushing the crane instantly.
Boom!
The black crane exploded into a flurry of feathers, which then transformed back into the feathered robe and drifted toward the Sequence 6 woman.
The woman donned the feathered robe as if she were dancing, her arms swaying gently as she flew into the air, escaping the entanglement of the four living corpses.
“Awoo!”
The big-headed infant charged into the crowd of Ward Guards. In a single pass, it bit two men in half at the waist. Entrails sprayed everywhere, accompanied by ear-piercing screams.
In a corner, Xiao Zhe covered his own mouth, his eyes wider than they had ever been!
“It’s too brutal!”
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