Little sheep? Ferocious beast!

"Argh!"

Liu Mu was caught off guard as the orange-golden flame instantly climbed his arm.

The part covered by the flame rapidly carbonized, turning black and losing all sensation.

He instinctively spread out [Shadow Mist], attempting to cover himself and suppress the weird flame, but it only burned even fiercer.

What Liu Mu didn't know was that for [Fierce Flame], anything alive, or the product of a mutant's ability like this, was excellent "kindling."

He stared intently at the figure in the center of the flame before him.

The girl had already broken free from her restraints and was slowly approaching him with an unhurried gait. Her burning golden eyes held no trace of panic, but instead were filled with...

A familiar mockery, the kind he himself displayed when tormenting "prey."

This transformation... the other party was clearly a highly skilled imposter, and everyone had been fooled by her!

"You, your ability, it's not [Eye of the Storm] at all!"

Liu Mu cried out, shakily pointing at Jiang Mian with his still-conscious left hand. A horrifying conclusion surged into his mind.

"This aura... not an Awakened, it's a mutant... an extremely high sequence mutant. And you're already second-tier?!"

How was this possible?!

Jiang Mian's file clearly stated that her "Awakening" had triggered an elemental storm.

If she were a mutant, an elemental burst of that magnitude would have been a one-off skill, causing her to lose control completely and explode and die. How could she be completely unharmed like this?!

Furthermore, he had never seen any mutant capable of skillfully mastering two elements!

Jiang Mian tilted her head, revealing a very sunny smile. However, there was no mirth in her eyes, only a hint of mockery.

"You found out?"

Her tone was light, even carrying a hint of "shyness" from being discovered.

She touched her slightly hot cheek. This feeling of dropping the pretense and releasing her true nature... it was quite exhilarating.

From Li Hao last time, to this "same kind" before her, Every time she saw them go from confident of victory to utter disbelief, a strange excitement would surge within Jiang Mian.

Was she a joker at heart?

No, no, it was clearly the other party's recognition of her acting skills that gave her a sense of accomplishment!

"Unfortunately, it's too late."

I've had enough fun, it's time to send the other party on their way.

Orange-golden flames gathered in her palm, emitting a terrifying temperature.

The temperature in the entire room continued to soar, and furniture made of cheap plastic began to melt and deform.

The air in the room was somewhat distorted, as if it were about to be ignited.

This was still the result of Jiang Mian's intentional control; if she had used her full effort, the power would likely not be inferior to the wind field she had created before.

Liu Mu's face was already filled with shock and fear.

He had originally thought he was the hunter, coming to harvest a sheep with a golden fleece, but he had run into a terrifying beast wearing sheep's clothing!

"Don't let the door hit you on the way out."

Jiang Mian waved at Liu Mu, as if seeing him off, but in Liu Mu's eyes, it was the Grim Reaper beckoning him.

"No! Spare..."

He opened his mouth to beg for mercy, but the flames on his body suddenly brightened, rapidly spreading throughout his entire body and completely engulfing him.

Liu Mu was still trying to struggle, wanting to activate his ability to escape into shadows, but in front of those weird flames, all resistance was futile.

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Even if parts of his body successfully shadowed, the flames followed like a shadow.

In just a few seconds, his body had shrunk, carbonized, and finally turned into a small pile of ashes.

Then, an invisible force flowed into Jiang Mian's body from her limbs and gathered towards the Calamity Core.

"As expected, fresh ones are more efficient."

Jiang Mian felt it carefully. The "hunger" from the core had eased somewhat, enough to keep things quiet for a few days.

With a thought, she restrained the power of [Fierce Flame], and her eyes returned to their normal state.

Along with the dissipating flames, the omnipresent [Shadow Mist] also vanished.

Jiang Mian looked around the room and touched her smooth chin.

[Fierce Flame]'s attack power is quite high, and it can accelerate development, but it's too conspicuous when used. It's easy to set the home on fire carelessly.

She had already been very careful in her control, but the quality of this furniture was too poor. Even the high temperature radiation from the flames had caused this.

They would have to be replaced.

There was nothing else, not even a trace of scorching.

Jiang Mian mobilized the power of [Gale], sweeping away the ashes and odor in the room, integrating them into the wind and rain outside through the open window, completely erasing the last evidence of Liu Mu's existence.

After doing all this, Jiang Mian walked to the window and looked at the city silhouette still shrouded in rain, her expression calm.

The trouble was temporarily resolved, but there was no guarantee it wouldn't happen a second or third time.

Since the other party could find her residence and hire a Mutant for such a task, their influence must be considerable.

Generally speaking, the heads of the Public Security Bureau's Field Duty, like He Yi, were basically Second-tier Awakened.

Jiang Mian estimated that the opponent's strength would be Third-tier at most. Although she could handle it, it would still take some effort, and the commotion would definitely not be small.

She knew the other party wouldn't act personally, but by eliminating this Second-tier Mutant, she would inevitably alert them.

If they hired a Third-tier Assassin next time, it would be a bit troublesome.

For someone as cautious as her, any opponent she couldn't defeat instantly was considered "tricky."

After all, every extra second increased the risk of exposure.

To be safe, it was best to reach Third-tier as soon as possible.

The Special Affairs Bureau couldn't satisfy her appetite, so what about other official organizations that had more opportunities to come into contact with Calamities?

For example... City Defense?

Beyond the city walls lay a world shrouded in mist, the domain of Calamities.

The City Defense forces were stationed on the city walls, constantly engaging them, and were always short-handed, sometimes even requesting personnel from the Public Security Bureau or the Containment Bureau.

Just like she saw in the Special Affairs Bureau last time, Captain Cheng and his team had just finished their support mission on the East City Wall and were passing by, right?

This was enough to show how short-handed City Defense was.

If a "genius Awakened" like her requested to intern in City Defense, she was sure the person in charge there wouldn't refuse.

However, on the surface, she was still a "rookie" with no combat experience, and her personality wasn't aggressive. Proposing it directly would be too abrupt.

Wait, that guy from before... he said he would teach her how to operate her abilities, didn't he?

Although she didn't need anyone to teach her, she needed a witness.

Under his "witness," she "rapidly improved" and gradually "mastered" her power... which would make her idea of using her abilities to make money quickly seem much more reasonable.

After all, everyone knew that although her personality was "timid," she was very short of money, and she would even take jobs from the Special Affairs Bureau for money.

The salary in City Defense... even just for an internship, it was four figures a day!

Thinking of this, Jiang Mian rummaged through the bedside drawer and found a small business card pressed underneath. It had a few lines of elegant writing and his name:

"Ye Chenyang."