Chapter 40

North Suburbs.

Li Hao and the other two ran at full speed, expending a lot of energy, but they also recovered quickly.

They heard the gunshots from within the city.

Liu Yan's steps slightly paused, turning to look back at the Silver City, a smile that was hard to define as mocking or sighing appeared on her face.

The Inspection Office finally made a move.

In Silver City, the only one with the capability to mobilize so many people with guns to intimidate was that fat man from the Inspection Office.

"The boss is about to be free!"

Liu Yan quickly said.

That fat man had too many concerns and might not easily take action, but at the very least, he could ensure that Liu Long wouldn't be killed in the city.

"Inspection Office?"

Li Hao also reacted, somewhat surprised.

The Inspection Office got involved?

This was indeed something he hadn't expected.

"Yeah, it should be!"

Liu Yan continued running, whispering as she ran, "That fat man from the Inspection Office is our superior. Be careful, don't let him sell you out and still count the money. He's not a good person!"

Li Hao had met Mu Sen!

He had only been on the job for a few days, but Mu Sen had personally come to see him and praised him, a very kind person with a good reputation in the Inspection Office.

It was just that Li Hao hadn't expected that the usually quiet Mu Sen would dare to intervene in superhuman affairs tonight.

"Is the Director also a martial artist or a superhuman?"

"Martial artist!"

Liu Yan quickly replied, "Most superhumans are in the Night Patrol. The Inspection Office generally keeps ordinary people, and most directors are martial artists, though some are purely ordinary people."

Li Hao didn't ask anymore.

At this moment, it wasn't the time to ask.

The three continued to run.

A moment later, they crossed a patch of wasteland. Another thousand meters ahead was a large warehouse.

Further ahead, the outline of a mountain could be faintly seen.

That was Heavenly King Mountain!

Liu Long chose this place this time, and Li Hao wasn't sure why he insisted on gathering here, but at this moment, he could only choose to trust Liu Long.

Almost there!

Just then, Liu Yan suddenly squatted down in the wasteland.

Chen Jian also quickly squatted down, and the two of them pulled Li Hao down as well.

There was no movement!

Li Hao looked around but didn't see anything.

However, he trusted Liu Yan's judgment, so he remained silent, squatting in the tall grass, the rain continuing to fall, muffling the sound of their movements.

After about 30 seconds, a gunshot suddenly rang out in the rain.

The rain muffled the gunshot, but the dull sound could still be faintly heard.

Liu Yan didn't speak, just crouched lower.

Chen Jian gestured to Li Hao, who understood. Tall guy... Wu Chao!

It was Wu Chao and the others!

Wu Chao and Yun Yao had left to meet the captain and hadn't appeared. Li Hao was worried that something had happened to them, but now it seemed they were still alive, though it appeared they were being pursued.

"Woof woof woof!"

In the rain, a black dog was barking incessantly, the sound faintly reaching Li Hao's ears.

Black Panther!

...

At this moment, Wu Chao's face was pale, and he was breathing heavily.

He could no longer carry Yun Yao or drag Black Panther.

At this moment, Black Panther still had some energy, barking lowly, as if warning of something.

Yun Yao had long discarded her glasses.

She couldn't see the red shadow!

However, she knew where the red shadow was; the direction Black Panther barked was where the red shadow was.

Yun Yao, who was not very tall, was still carrying her medical kit.

Looking at Wu Chao, he was injured!

A superhuman had been following them!

However, most of them had been led away by the captain. Originally, two superhumans were following them. One left when something happened in the city, but one superhuman was still pursuing them.

"You go to the meeting point..."

The thin Wu Chao's face turned slightly red, raindrops falling from his head, mixed with streaks of red.

That was the color of blood!

His hands were injured, and the injury was not minor.

The superhuman following them had a similar speed, and they hadn't gotten closer, but even with Black Panther's guidance, they had been invaded by the red shadow a few times.

Wu Chao wasn't Liu Long; he couldn't make the red shadow retreat by boiling his blood with internal energy.

He was burned internally by the red shadow, and even his head seemed to be burned through.

Raindrops fell, carrying away streaks of blood.

Yun Yao didn't speak, quickly opening her medical kit, taking out a small crystal ball, and shoving it into his mouth. Wu Chao didn't say anything, swallowing it in one go. In the next moment, his face turned even redder.

Not only that, his blood and qi began to boil, but his skin was torn, and blood flowed faster.

Yun Yao quickly treated his wounds, a faint energy wave emanating from her hands, barely healing the wounds. Her voice was somewhat tired, "Go, head to the meeting point. You know the consequences!"

What consequences?

The consequences of swallowing that crystal ball!

Wu Chao smiled, a bit coldly.

He knew the consequences. The crystal ball was both a poison and a medicine, stimulating potential, but over time, it would cripple a person.

But... who cared about that at this moment?

At this moment, Wu Chao seemed to have returned to his peak, his strength and speed restored. He grabbed Yun Yao with one hand and Black Panther with the other, quickly running toward the distant warehouse.

His speed returned to its peak.

A moment later, a figure flashed by, a faint blue glow emanating from it.

Wearing a ghost mask, the superhuman pursued them.

Chasing from the city to this place, he hadn't caught up with a Level 10 martial artist... although the guy was just fast, being able to escape for so long was unexpected.

"That dog..."

Originally, he didn't care about the dog, but now, the blue-masked superhuman was puzzled.

He felt that the dog might be special, as if it could see the red shadow that others couldn't.

The red shadow had attacked multiple times, getting close to them, but most of the time, they managed to avoid it, only injuring Wu Chao once.

A Level 10 martial artist should be unable to avoid the red shadow.

Even Liu Long couldn't avoid it, only able to withstand it!

But that black dog... interesting.

"A dog about to become a spirit?"

"Or is the dog special?"

The blue-masked superhuman couldn't figure it out. The red shadow was special, and they, the Ghost Mask, didn't fully understand it. Although he controlled a red shadow, it didn't mean he knew everything.

At this moment, a faint mysterious energy wave emanated from him. In the next moment, the red shadow appeared and quickly pursued them.

...

In the wasteland.

Liu Yan remained silent, even as Wu Chao and the others quickly ran past them, she didn't reveal herself.

At this moment, she seemed more confident.

At this moment, even her breathing was held.

Seeing her like this, Li Hao knew that Liu Yan wanted to ambush the pursuing superhuman.

He was sure it was a superhuman... because Li Hao had seen it!

Yes, in the rain, it was too obvious.

In the darkness, a moonlight-like glow flickered in the distance. That was the mysterious energy, the Moon Shadow Realm!

Li Hao could see the mysterious energy, something others didn't know.

"Superhuman!"

This time, it wasn't a martial artist. The one pursuing Wu Chao and the others was a superhuman, and only one, at the Moon Shadow Realm.

Comparable to a Level 100, and even more troublesome than a Level 100.

Liu Yan, a Level 10 martial artist, wanted to ambush them.

Very difficult!

Superhumans were even harder to deal with than Level 100s!

Clearly, previous successes had made Liu Yan bolder. At this moment, she suddenly turned to look at Li Hao, her eyes...

Li Hao understood!

He was a bit stiff, "Sister, don't mess around."

Liu Yan clearly overestimated Li Hao. Her meaning was that she wanted Li Hao to act like before, now go out and put on a show, see if they could deceive the pursuer!

But... it was different!

Because at this moment, Li Hao, following the light source, saw a red glow in the darkness.

The red shadow!

This was the first time he saw the red shadow tonight, the red shadow that brought him a lot of fear.

No one could see it!

Even Liu Long couldn't deal with the red shadow.

The teacher also said that it was a spiritual existence, and only at the Thousand Battles level could it be dealt with.

Li Hao subconsciously touched the jade sword in his chest.

To deal with the red shadow, maybe only this sword could do it.

But even if he could deal with the red shadow, he had to remember that the superhuman, at the Moon Shadow level, was still there. Liu Yan and the others were no match for him.

Seeing Liu Yan about to rush out... Li Hao held her back!

Don't move!

These superhumans, once the red shadow was around, it was like having an extra pair of eyes, 360 degrees.

The red shadow could fly, be invisible, and hover in the air, observing all around.

The superhumans killed in the city, either the red shadow was with Liu Long, or it was too far away, not noticing ordinary people, so they were killed. Otherwise, with the red shadow as their eyes, it would be very difficult to kill these superhumans.

Li Hao had already seen the red shadow hovering in the air, how could he let Liu Yan rush out? At that moment, it wouldn't be an ambush, but a suicide!

Once she moved, the red shadow would definitely detect her!

Liu Yan turned to look at Li Hao, who pointed to the sky. Liu Yan was stunned, realizing something, somewhat shocked.

What did it mean?

Li Hao was saying that the invisible spiritual existence was nearby?

But... in their imagination, such things were hard to see, and there should only be one, which should be with Liu Long in the city. How could it appear here?

Liu Yan, a Level 10 martial artist, couldn't sense its presence at all.

Only at this moment did Liu Yan feel an immense pressure.

There wasn't just one of them!

If Li Hao hadn't said anything, she would have really rushed out to ambush them... probably before she got close, they would have been discovered, and it would have been certain death!

At this moment, Li Hao was also thinking of a way.

A superhuman with a red shadow was too difficult to deal with.

Superhumans were already powerful, and with the red shadow, they couldn't be ambushed. The red shadow also had lethal power, making it easier for superhumans to ambush them.

Only Liu Long, who didn't follow the rules, launched a large-scale attack with firearms in the city. Otherwise, if they faced each other directly, he had no hope of quickly killing three superhumans.

Li Hao looked toward the light source.

To him, no matter how hidden a superhuman was, they were like a light bulb. He wasn't afraid of superhumans ambushing him; the main problem was the red shadow, which was the trouble.

Whether it was earth遁 (earth遁) or something else, as long as Li Hao could see the mysterious energy, he could detect these guys.

As Li Hao and Liu Yan were thinking, the red shadow quickly passed by in front of them. Li Hao didn't move, hiding in the grass, silently scared, letting the cold rain soak his body.

Soon, the light source with the moonlight also gradually approached, following the red shadow and leaving.

Only when they disappeared did Li Hao let out a light sigh, "They went after Brother Wu!"

Liu Yan's face was serious, turning to look at Li Hao and whispering, "You stopped me because of the thing you encountered last time?"

"Uh-huh!"

Li Hao nodded, "I can sense its presence!"

He didn't say he could see it... but it didn't matter at this point.

At this moment, it was all the same.

Liu Yan didn't ask further, her brows furrowed, "What do we do? From the looks of Wu Chao, he must have taken a potential-boosting pill. That was made by Yun Yao, using mysterious energy to stimulate potential, but it won't last long. Wu Chao will be completely crippled soon!"

This place was about one to two kilometers from the warehouse, and they could get there quickly.

But even if Wu Chao and the others got there, they wouldn't have time to prepare. The superhuman was too close.

If they were caught, both of them would die.

Li Hao tried not to think about his teacher at this moment, quickly thinking and asking, "Can you all deal with a Moon Shadow level superhuman together?"

Without Liu Long's Demon Hunter Squad, could they do it?

If they could, he could try to deal with the red shadow.

The jade sword in his chest was his confidence!

Of course, it wasn't a hundred percent certain.

"Difficult!"

Liu Yan said, then added, "But not impossible. It mainly depends on you... that special internal energy! I haven't used much, and this superhuman has been chasing from the city, so his mysterious energy isn't infinite. He must have used a lot. From the looks of Wu Chao, there has been some struggle. If he hasn't gone too far in the Moon Shadow realm, there might be a chance!"

Chen Jian quickly added, "My injuries are almost healed. As long as this guy doesn't have a special elemental attack, just physical attacks, I can hold him off!"

At this moment, both of them looked at Li Hao, the newcomer.

It wasn't that Li Hao was powerful, but that Li Hao had special means. At this moment, both of them hoped Li Hao had a way to deal with the enemy.

Originally, they were here to protect Li Hao.

But now, it was the opposite. They had to rely on Li Hao's special ability to survive in this danger.

"Sister, what means do we have in the warehouse to deal with superhumans? We can't just run in there to die, right?"

Li Hao asked again.

If they went in just to die... why go there at all?

As for planting explosives... the superhumans weren't stupid and could guess.

Besides, if they really exploded, everyone would die together. That was the last resort.

"Ice Crystal Shield!"

Liu Yan directly revealed the answer: "In the warehouse, we used ice crystals to create a special environment. Ice crystals can block mysterious energy, you know!"

Li Hao's heart stirred, remembering the time when the mysterious energy was blocked when he absorbed it.

Ice Crystal Shield?

Did it cover the warehouse?

But weren't ice crystals hard to come by?

Where did they get so many ice crystals to cover such a large warehouse?

Liu Yan quickly explained, "The area created is not large, just a small section. In that area, it can block superhuman attacks! Without their powers, superhumans are no better than martial artists! Of course, the area is small, not the entire warehouse. We need to enter that area and find a way to lure them in..."

"Why not set it up in the city?"

Li Hao was still puzzled. Why go so far just for this?

Liu Yan explained, "We'll talk as we go. I'm afraid Wu Chao won't hold on much longer!"

The three quickly got up and ran forward. As they ran, Liu Yan whispered, "It's inconvenient to use large-scale weapons in the city! Also, the ice crystals here are hard to move back! They are too fragile. These ice crystals are not real ice crystals but a special type of