Chapter 65: Chapter 60: The Hunt
Elsa curled up in pain on the ground, but she didn’t cry out.
Grabbing the blanket from the bed, she bit down hard on a corner of it, enduring heart-wrenching pain.
She had once heard stories from her father, who said that there were many different species in this world.
There were angels and demons.
She had asked her father what was in the bottle, and he said it was something that could turn people into angels or demons, and it shouldn’t be used unless one was on the verge of death.
Latterly, she understood what her father had done.
It was an experimental product, Genetic Evolution Liquid.
Both angels and demons were humans.
Her body was burning.
Pain, endless pain.
It felt as if something was trying to grow out of her body, plunging her into endless agony.
It was not just physical pain, but also the torment of the soul.
She despised the products of human experimentation, the things of demons.
She even despised this world, a world without light.
If she could choose, she wished she had never come to this world.
“Ah…” No longer able to bear the pain, she tore the blanket and let out a miserable scream.
Members of the City State Guard outside heard the noise and ran in, their pupils contracting and hearts pounding violently.
This was…
One of them picked up a gun and shot directly at Elsa, the Energy Light tearing through her delicate skin, blood splattering everywhere.
But to their shock, they discovered that Elsa’s skin was healing at an incredibly fast rate.
They kept firing, but the result was the same.
“Monster.” Their faces turned extremely ugly.
“It’s the Genetic Evolution Liquid,” another one said, staring at Elsa and noticing the two bottles on the ground.
Had she used two doses?
Although there were many gene experimentation factories in the Underworld, Genetic Evolution Liquid was still extremely secretive, and very few people could come into contact with it.
Even members of the City State Guard revered the Genetic Evolution Liquid.
They did not know what kind of existence it was; they had only heard numerous rumors.
There were rumors that the Genetic Evolution Liquid extracted genes from other species to modify human genes, causing mutations.
The failure rate was extremely high, which therefore required a lot of experimentation.
She was supposed to die, wasn’t she?
The two stared at Elsa, unsure of how to proceed.
……
Tavern.
Shortly after Elsa had left, Xu Mo sensed something unusual outside.
There were people moving back and forth outside the tavern.
Had they been exposed?
But it was normal; although they had cleaned up many people, it was impossible to completely cut off all clues.
As long as there were clues, traces could be found.
Councilman Tyrone had been killed and the Law Enforcement Team attacked, so the Council would naturally investigate thoroughly.
It seemed quiet on the surface recently, but underneath, the currents were surely swirling.
Now, it seemed they had traced them to the tavern.
“Xiao Qi.” Xu Mo called out, instructing Xiao Qi, who immediately went to attend to the tavern guests, indicating that it was time to close early.
“Sister Butterfly, Shadow, put on the armor.”
Xu Mo reminded them, and he went upstairs himself.
The atmosphere this time was off, completely different from the last.
Last time, when Councilman Tyrone’s Guard Captain and Law Enforcement Team’s Song Si came, they didn’t concern themselves with the tavern and just barged in.
But this time, they were cautious, not even glancing here despite watching.
If he were not highly perceptive and vigilant, he might not have noticed at all.
All four of them put on their Battle Armor, and the people outside had left.
The patrons of the tavern gradually left. Some who had drunk a bit too much didn’t want to leave, and Xiao Qi forcibly pushed them out.
“Be careful.”
Xu Mo called out to Xiao Qi, who instantly turned and ran inside.
“Boom!”
The tavern’s door blew apart; a drunk just pushed out by Xiao Qi didn’t even have time to scream before being blown away, dying in a dazed state.
“Boom, boom…” Heavy Artillery kept bombarding, flying into the tavern.
In an instant, the two-story tavern was on the brink of collapse, and everything inside was destroyed. Xiao Qi was knocked off his feet by the blast wave falling to the ground with his head buzzing.
Screams came from outside; people around the tavern frantically ran, turning the bar street into chaos.
But they couldn’t escape; suddenly, many armored individuals appeared around the perimeter of the bar street, sealing it off.
It was chaos.
The drinkers had never seen such a display. Even though they had lived in the main city area for decades, this was the first time they witnessed it.
Fully armed armored individuals sealing off the bar street.
These were all members of the City State Guard with many elite figures among them.
What kind of person were they dealing with?
To mobilize such forces.
And to start with such heavy firepower, many people were caught in the crossfire.
In the tavern, ruins were everywhere.
“Are you all okay?” Xu Mo asked.
“It’s nothing, raised by a bitch so fierce, do you just start fighting without even a warning?” Xiao Qi grumbled, but from his joke, it was clear he wasn’t seriously hurt.
Xu Mo knew the prior incident had put them on alert, fearing that they might scare off their quarry, so they struck with the force of thunder.
Their intent was to wipe them out all at once.
“Boom, boom, boom…” Heavy artillery kept firing, reducing the tavern to rubble.
If Xu Mo hadn’t warned Xiao Qi to evacuate everyone from the tavern earlier, none would have escaped; they would all have died inside.
Still, their way of doing things was as ruthless and merciless as ever.
The bombers didn’t care in the slightest about harming the innocent during the attack.
Those who hadn’t left were blasted to death inside.
The neighboring tavern also suffered unintended damage.
After the collapse of the small tavern, the heavy artillery ceased firing.
From around the tavern, a fully armed piercing squad moved towards it.
They were armed with energy guns, aimed towards the tavern, ready to fire at the slightest movement.
There was also a blockade perimeter in place.
A group of dozens of people approached closer to the tavern, and behind them, a middle-aged man in silver War Armor waved his hand, saying, “Open fire.”
As his words fell, dozens of them began firing at that pile of rubble.
The firepower of the energy guns was tremendous, piercing through the ruins and sweeping beneath them.
“Bang!”
Right then, a figure burst out from the rubble.
It was a dark silhouette, clad in black War Armor Set, wielding a War Saber wrapped with black Lightning.
He dashed towards the members of the City State Guard at a terrifying speed.
The members of the City State Guard concentrated their firepower on the emerging figure, but his speed was horrifyingly fast, dodging left and right like an illusion.
Yet, his forward rush didn’t slow in the slightest.
“Flank left and right, cover with firepower,” the Commander behind commanded.
The members of the City State Guard no longer limited their targeting to the body, but covered the whole area with fire.
Nowhere to escape!
No matter how much he dodged, he was going to get hit.
The dark figure was already close to them, but the fierce firepower continued to rain down, unstoppable.
Xu Mo curved his body in an arc, dodging most of the attacks, but some still slammed into his body.
An intense Energy Field formed around Xu Mo’s body, seeming to merge with his War Armor and War Saber.
He continued his forward charge, picking up even more speed.
At the same time, he swung his War Saber.
With a powerful stroke, he cleaved through the Energy Light and charged forward, slashing at the members of the City State Guard.
His War Saber sliced through, breaking armor.
A line of heads flew up, blood splattered, shocking to behold.
The other members of the City State Guard turned pale, hurriedly turning their guns on Xu Mo.
But Xu Mo was already upon them, his War Saber continued to slash as the guns fired.
“Bang!”
Xu Mo’s body was knocked back, but another row of men was directly slain.
From within the ruins, Ye Qingdie and the others also rose.
Ye Qingdie, carrying a rocket launcher, fired directly into the crowd, hitting in the midst of those who hadn’t yet fallen.
“Boom, boom…” Ye Qingdie fired repeatedly, blasting down a line of people with heavy firepower.
Shadow and Xiao Qi also charged forward, beginning their hunt.
Xu Mo was eyeing the standing Commander, whose eyes inside the helmet carried a cold aura.
They couldn’t be killed by such firepower?
They had taken this operation very seriously: dozens of City State Guard members, supplementing with heavy firepower and energy guns.
Two rounds of concentrated fire, yet not one was killed.
And this criminal clad in black War Armor Set was excessively strong.
Even he was not sure of victory.
In the distance, other members of the City State Guard let the people in the bar street go, revealing all the criminals, eliminating the need to continue the blockade.
They all approached, but with their own people still there, they held fire.
Ye Qingdie wouldn’t be so courteous and shot directly toward their location.
Xu Mo fixed his gaze on the Commander and said, “Is this all the people you’ve got?”
Hearing Xu Mo’s words, the Commander’s eyes grew notably colder.
He thought there were too few people?
He held a Source Power Sword in his hand, blazing with powerful Energy Light.
“Afraid they won’t be enough to kill,” Xu Mo said, body moving forward, charging towards his opponent.
Not enough people, not fierce enough firepower.
No Mecha seen.
Just these?
To take him down?
The pitch-black War Saber slashed down, clashing diagonally with the Commander’s Source Power Sword.
Underneath their helmets, the eyes of the two men seemed to see each other.
“Hiss…” A sharp and piercing noise emerged, Xu Mo completely overpowering the opponent’s Source Power Sword.
Saber and sword grinding, Xu Mo’s War Saber pushed forward.
“Puchi!”
Xu Mo stepped forward, passing by the opponent’s body, the opponent’s War Armor already breached, his head dropping, still a one-stroke kill!