We'll Go Hold It Back

Wang Xueyi was filled with shock and anger, seemingly not expecting that the thing sealed in the center of Four Directions City would escape!

Li Yao was somewhat moved.

This is like a godsend! Provoked by that monster, the original battle will definitely intensify, and the altar set up by Wang Xueyi will definitely be destroyed, leaving no one to prove anything.

Even if relevant agencies want to investigate again in the future, they won't be able to find anything.

And just as Li Yao had predicted,

When the incident occurred in the center of the Four Directions City, many people looked towards the center of the Four Directions City with expressions of shock.

The scene they saw from below was even more breathtaking.

The billowing black mist gushed out, rolling and swirling, almost obscuring the entire Four Directions City. Within the black mist rolled an ominous dark red color, like molten lava. Occasionally, flashes of lightning shattered the buildings below, and then thunder rumbled in!

Many surviving neutral beings turned and ran because of their own weakness! Even the Hydra American Federation forces left after seizing the Holy Relic.

Li Yao also stood up and said, "Shall we go too?"

Wang Xueyi stood up but did not leave with Li Yao. He faced Four Directions City and said solemnly, "You go first."

Li Yao stopped. "And you?"

Wang Xueyi: "We'll block it."

As the words fell, Li Yao noticed that the many strange beings who had been fighting amongst themselves on the ruins of the open space below were now all facing the ominous black aura in the center of the Four Directions City with serious expressions.

Even the eccentric Chen Tienan led his men to stand on the same side as those extraordinary people.

They number less than a hundred.

But when they stand together, they exude a powerful and focused aura, like comrades who have trained for a long time, with a tacit understanding between them and no awkwardness whatsoever.

Li Yao didn't understand.

The group of people who were just tripping each other up and fighting back and forth were having a great time, how come they've become comrades-in-arms now?

Seeing Li Yao's puzzled look, Wang Xueyi said, "Those who haven't left are basically large global organizations, such as those from Kassel, Wikka, the University of Michigan, the Foundation, and many organizations from Northern Europe and even Greece. In the ruins, everyone is acting independently, only taking action when there's no other way. But in reality, everyone is holding back."

Those who were truly eradicated were actually the villains.

Among them were many extraordinary individuals from the Advent Faction and Apocalypse Faction.

There are also criminal gangs of other beings, similar to the Hydra.

Apart from that, no one really harmed the neutral supernatural beings; at most, they taught them a lesson or collected some "tuition fees."

After the monster in the center of the Four Directions City was unsealed and appeared, many neutral aliens fled, as did the Hydra American Federation's affiliated forces.

But they stayed.

Wang Xueyi continued, "According to the 《International Esper Management Treaty》 and the 《Esper Autonomy Treaty》, when a potential leak occurs in the subspace, nearby Extraordinary People should go to provide assistance, and international Extraordinary People organizations must contribute."

Therefore, they cannot leave.

Li Yao didn't quite understand. "Hydra is one thing, but didn't the American Federation troops also withdraw?"

Wang Xueyi said with disdain, "What kind of morality can you expect from a country that has risen by speculation and profiteering?"

The people on the North America continent were mostly from the emerging aristocratic class in Europe, the same group Get Rich through the first and second industrial revolutions.

This group of people is commonly known as "capitalists".

Mr. Ma once said: Capital comes into this world with blood seeping from every pore.

After those businessmen seized power, they saw the fierce battle between the Axis and Allied powers and finally intervened at the end of World War II to establish the country's status as a superpower.

However, after World War II, the Soviet American Federation in terms of both technological level and national strength.

If the Soviet Union hadn't had so many internal contradictions that ultimately led to its collapse, the American Federation might not hold its current international hegemonic position.

Therefore, Wang Xueyi is not surprised that the American Federation does many shameless things.

After all, they are just a bunch of greenhorns with no real foundation or heritage. All they care about is their own hegemonic status, and they want to turn the whole world into their slaves, and even their own citizens are nothing more than pigs to feed capital.

Wang Xueyi ordered his captain to lead Li Yao away from there, and then had his two vice-captains take him down to establish communication with the temporary team below.

Li Yao grabbed Wang Xueyi: "You're just an ordinary person!"

Why are you going up there to join in the fun?

Go and play it safe! Why pretend to be a hero now? Li Yao: "If the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up. It's not your place to play the hero!"

This has always been Li Yao's approach: he hides behind the Wallfacers, selling equipment and potions, helping Wallfacers improve their strength while making money—isn't that great? Wang Xueyi, however, pried Li Yao's hand open one finger at a time. "If everyone thinks like that, wouldn't the tall guy be wronged?"

and,

Who is the tall one?

He laughed, "Someone has to do these things."

After saying that, he ran towards the group of people—too far, and the communication devices might experience delays due to such strong psionic interference.

As Wang Xueyi ran, he adjusted his communication channel to be within public range. "I am qualified to command on the battlefield. Everyone, please obey my orders. Fourth-tier superhumans, line up at the front. Third-tier superhumans, follow in an arc formation. Second-tier superhumans, spread out and scan the battlefield, ready to provide backup at any time! Repeat! I am qualified to command on the battlefield..."

Li Yao stared blankly at Wang Xueyi's retreating figure.

My feelings are a bit complicated.

Those superhumans with exceptional combat abilities charging in were one thing, but Wang Xueyi was just an ordinary person with extraordinary intelligence! He usually kept a low profile...

He clearly enjoys lurking in the shadows and plotting against people!

He's clearly a heartless, cunning old bastard! What are you trying to prove at a time like this?! Damn it!

Li Yao pursed his lips, his emotions stirred.

Wang Xueyi's figure seemed to overlap with those firefighters going against the flow of people... Li Yao knew that this world was terrible, so he didn't want to take on any responsibility.

Why should he fight for those people? Yet there are also people like Wang Xueyi who rush into great danger without hesitation—simply because someone has to do these things.

They weren't doing it for honor or profit; they simply felt that someone had to do it and they were capable of doing it, so they did it.

That's really stupid.

Why stand up for the masses? The masses are only truly discerning when they're pointing out flaws...

The captain said somberly, "It's dangerous here, please come with me."

Li Yao brushed the captain's hand away, pursed his lips, and said, "No, we'll stop it."

With the coordination of Wang Xueyi and the other battlefield commanders, the alien warriors charged headlong into the churning black mist, where a huge, thick, snake-like creature could be vaguely seen writhing and roaring.

Lava and lightning both erupt from it.

As the superhumans rushed into the black mist, lightning and molten lava rained down like arrows, and many of the less than one hundred superhumans fell instantly.

Li Yao saw all of this, and his Owl's Insight was pushed to its limit. In his vision filled with psionic light, Li Yao seemed to see the monster's appearance clearly.

Just then,

The captain stood in front of Li Yao: "I'm sorry, your safety is paramount. Please don't let your momentary passion cloud your judgment. Please calm down and come with me."

Now!

The captain stared intently at Li Yao, ready to knock him unconscious and take Li Yao away if Li Yao dared to refuse!

First update, four updates tonight... Thanks to Koujiao for another 10,000-word reward, and thanks to Shou Wang Jing Cai for the Mengzhu subsidy~ That means my owed chapters have gloriously increased to 72... The more I pay back, the more I seem to make up for it! So happy... Well, I hope everyone enjoys reading~