"You're injured!"
"I know—stand a little closer. Cough, cough!"
Silver metal formed a thin membrane around them, enveloping the two of them and temporarily keeping all the monsters at bay.
Supporting himself with both hands against the metal barrier, Feng Tong coughed up blood. Although his injuries weren't serious, the massive psychological shock alone was enough to leave him temporarily unable to take any further action.
How was this possible?
Even among the "heroes," he was especially skilled at "defense"!
Feng Tong knew that the Authority he possessed was called "Protection"!
How could these unremarkable monsters possibly break through his "defenses"?
Could it be...
He looked at the "Shen Qi" before him. Although they had been colleagues for a long time, Feng Tong had never truly taken this researcher seriously. After all, the identity of "Feng Tong" was merely a disguise. He had always seen himself as "Silver Fist."
Even though he usually devoted himself wholeheartedly to acting as "Feng Tong," essentially, that was only because "playing Feng Tong" was part of his work as a "hero."
He cared about those ordinary "residents," but as a "hero," that concern came from above—like parents looking down on their children, or owners looking down on their pets.
This was a path every "hero" had to walk: realizing that their level of existence had already become fundamentally different from that of most of the people living in this city.
But at this moment...
The pain from his injuries forced Feng Tong to think.
Could it be that his colleague Shen Qi really possessed some extraordinary ability?
"What exactly is going on? Why can these monsters, which look and feel so weak, break through my defenses?!"
Feng Tong finally asked in panic.
Lin Yu immediately gave him the answer. "This is what I was