Let's Have Some More

Rongcheng.

Buildings collapsed, and crowds scattered in panic. A Honkai beast, eighty meters tall, wreaked havoc. Cannonballs struck its body repeatedly, but none could penetrate its silver-white skin.

"Roar!"

The Honkai beast leaped high, crashing into a densely populated area. Screams erupted.

It was just like the disaster in Jinshan City.

The local Ability Bureau mobilized its entire force, dispatching two A-Class Ability Users. However, there were seven Honkai beasts of this caliber in the city.

The city's population had not yet been evacuated, and the military could not use weapons of mass destruction. They were helpless against the Honkai beasts.

"Hold these monsters off! Reinforcements are coming soon!"

Faced with these terrifying colossal creatures, everyone struggled, but a sense of powerlessness washed over them. Their weapons offered no sense of security.

Clang—

A crisp sword chime rang out. Two figures descended from the clouds. A flash of sword light sliced through the air, and the despair-inducing Honkai beast was cleaved in two.

"This is Xu Muchi reporting. I and another S-Class combatant have arrived in Rongcheng."

"That's great. We'll leave Rongcheng to you then."

[Ding! Plunder activated. Acquired buff: Advanced Healing. Honkai creature upgraded to LV27]

The skill took effect, and Gu Yan's passive ability upgraded again. His various abilities were significantly enhanced, and his output power increased.

However, since he was still in human form and had not generated a core, the increase in output power did not contribute much to his overall strength.

"You can handle these monsters alone... Huh? Why did you suddenly get so much stronger?"

Xu Muchi hadn't truly detected anything; it was more of an innate sense that made her highly attuned to changes in others' strength.

"Yes, let's split up and clear the city." Gu Yan didn't answer the other question, and Xu Muchi didn't press further.

As long as they were lower-tier Honkai beasts, A-Class Ability Users could handle them alone. These nearly hundred-meter-tall ones could also be dealt with, albeit with some effort.

Gu Yan's energy intensity and physical condition had already reached a level close to Xu Muchi's, though he still couldn't match her in terms of offensive power.

Dealing with these Honkai beasts, Gu Yan could practically drown them with energy.

His abilities had limited attack power, and he had no other forces to draw upon. He could only strengthen his abilities with Honkai Energy, but he couldn't withstand it, leading to wasted potential. He also lacked a suitable weapon to channel the Honkai Energy, rendering his skills useless.

So, he could only attach the Honkai Energy to his fists.

The Honkai beasts had caused a significant commotion in Rongcheng, making it easy to find targets.

Gu Yan clenched his fist and aimed at a rampaging Honkai beast, then threw a punch—

Bang!

The massive monster, sent flying, even broke the sound barrier. Its ten-thousand-ton body was deformed by a single punch, crashing to the ground and kicking up dust. Buildings within a 200-meter radius were shattered.

"Uh, no... no significant damage."

Is this how Teacher Saitama fights?

Two of the seven Honkai beasts were killed. Two were being held off by A-Class Ability Users. Xu Muchi was also clearing her area. At this rate, Rongcheng's crisis would soon be resolved.

Gu Yan left to find the next victim, secretly deciding to hold back a bit. He was here to reinforce Rongcheng, not to help the Honkai beasts. What would have taken the beasts five minutes to do, he finished in two seconds.

Su Qiqi pressed herself against the wall, afraid to make a sound.

She was an intern lawyer, not yet two years out of college, with a bright future ahead of her. But disaster had suddenly struck their city.

Giant monsters appeared, buildings toppled like building blocks, and some people even turned into zombies, tearing and devouring other lives.

Was the apocalypse upon them?

All her years of hard work, only to become a backdrop to the times, adding a splash of blood to the world's changes.

She was unwilling.

She struggled desperately, escaping from the encirclement of Deathsworn, fleeing through collapsing buildings. She had to survive, she had to live!

Her life had just begun. Her life couldn't end like this. She hadn't even had a boyfriend yet, hadn't eaten all the world's delicacies, hadn't...

At this moment, she hid in a corner. There were no more screams nearby, only the heavy footsteps of a Honkai beast.

Thump, thump!

The sound grew closer, and her heart beat faster. She prayed, praying it wouldn't find her.

Hurry up and leave, hurry up and leave.

There was no light in the pre-dawn darkness, but flames and lights illuminated the city's corners.

In that instant, all those lights vanished.

Shadows fell. Su Qiqi looked up miserably, meeting the gaze of the towering monster.

Despair. Her eyes were filled with despair.

She cried.

She was going to die. What should she do? Silent tears fell as she gently closed her eyes, seemingly accepting her fate.

"You damn monster, you think you're so great just because you're tall? You just wait, I'll haunt you even as a ghost!"

Fueled by a courage she didn't know she had, Su Qiqi unleashed a torrent of insults, discarding all pretense of decorum to send her regards to the Honkai beast that was about to end her life.

Boom!

A violent tremor shook the ground, sending her tumbling. She scrambled to look up, only to see the monster she had been cursing deeply embedded in the earth, motionless.

Was she saved? Was she alive?

Standing on the corpse of the beast was a young man, his black hair blending with the night. His eyes seemed to glow in the firelight, and his handsome, refined face made Su Qiqi's heart skip a beat.

He saved me? He's so strong!

And so good-looking!

Stars seemed to sparkle in the young girl's eyes.

The black-haired youth was Gu Yan. Just as he was about to attack the Honkai beast, he heard the woman's… well…

"That was quite brave," he blurted out impulsively.

Su Qiqi's pretty face flushed. Her hands fidgeted, unsure where to go, and she felt incredibly awkward.

Meanwhile, Gu Yan thought: What did I just say? Does that sound stupid? Should I silence her?

Nah, I'll just run.

"Wait! Don't we know each other? I've seen you before!" Su Qiqi called out quickly as Gu Yan turned to leave.

She wasn't lying. Gu Yan's face was indeed familiar, but she couldn't recall where she had seen him.

"I don't know you," Gu Yan confirmed again, turning and leaving without stopping.

Even if I don't mind your old-fashioned pickup line, I'm busy "saving the world."

Seeing Gu Yan leave, Su Qiqi felt a pang of disappointment. Just then, a flash of inspiration struck her.

She opened her phone and searched, finally finding a photo of Gu Yan.

It was sent by a gaming friend who claimed it was his real photo, but she had always thought it was fake and hadn't thought much of it. Now, however, she immediately saved the photo, backed it up, and set it as her wallpaper.

The young man didn't seem to recognize her, which meant this gaming friend couldn't be him.

Hmph, what a liar!

A faint light flickered in Su Qiqi's eyes as her fingers rapidly tapped the screen, sending a message to the sender.

For this kind of catfish behavior, she should—

"Do you have more photos? Send me two more."