Fallen Ones, Fighting Alone

"Su Ye, it's really you! You saved me!"

For a moment, Liao Tingting felt dazed. Then she finally realized... she wasn't dreaming.

Su Ye really had appeared out of nowhere and saved her.

"Yeah."

Su Ye answered without slowing down.

He had only come downstairs to get a feel for his Evolved Supernatural Ability.

Who would have thought... his powerful physique had sharpened his hearing, too? He had heard the commotion and arrived just in time to save Liao Tingting.

"I've called the nearest patrol officers. They're on their way. Just hold on a little longer."

The man behind them was probably the Murderous Fiend the Patrol Bureau had been hunting.

In their brief clash, Su Ye had saved Liao Tingting only because he had caught the man off guard.

But after trading a single palm strike with him, Su Ye knew...

He was no match for the Murderous Fiend.

The man was far stronger than he was!

A First Heaven Extraordinary expert!

Su Ye drew a deep breath.

He ran faster.

How had the Patrol Bureau failed to catch a First Heaven expert who had killed repeatedly in Fangyuan City?

The Murderous Fiend had already been chasing Liao Tingting before Su Ye arrived, yet the Patrol Bureau hadn't noticed a thing.

Had all the roadside cameras stopped working?

Su Ye felt that something was wrong.

But he had no time to dwell on it.

Seeing his prey snatched away, the Murderous Fiend flew into a rage. Black Mist suddenly surged around him.

Whoosh—

A streak of Black Light flashed past.

The Murderous Fiend appeared in front of Su Ye, blocking his path.

"Go on, run. Why'd you stop?"

Su Ye: ...

Su Ye turned right and bolted down a narrow side path.

The Murderous Fiend: ...

"Argh! You're driving me mad!"

He had told Su Ye to run, and Su Ye had actually done it!

The Murderous Fiend turned into a Shadow again and charged down the path, quickly closing in on Su Ye.

But this time, just as his hand was about to seize Su Ye, Su Ye made another sharp turn onto a different fork.

Bang!

The Murderous Fiend slammed into a wall, leaving a deep crater.

Just as I thought!

Su Ye narrowed his eyes.

The Black Mist did make the Murderous Fiend faster, but only in a straight line. His agility couldn't keep up.

Su Ye, on the other hand, could use his knowledge of the terrain and his nimble movements to keep dodging.

And so...

Su Ye weaved through the paths like a master driver.

Behind him, the Murderous Fiend handled his speed like a novice behind the wheel, knowing only how to floor the gas.

He was fast, but he hit a wall at every turn. Overall, he couldn't keep up with Su Ye.

Gradually, Su Ye even opened a little distance between them. He had time to glance down at his watch.

On its display, several red dots were rapidly approaching the red dot marking his position.

If he held out for three more minutes, the Patrol Bureau would arrive.

Su Ye was just about to breathe a sigh of relief.

Then...

"Ah! Let go! Let go of me!"

A somewhat familiar scream came from behind him.

The Murderous Fiend's bloodthirsty voice followed.

"Kid, if you don't stop and come back, I'll kill this guy right now."

"You're a patrol officer, aren't you? I recognize that watch. It's Patrol Bureau equipment. Can a patrol officer really stand by and watch a Murderous Fiend like me torture someone to death?"

Su Ye stopped dead.

He turned around.

The Murderous Fiend was holding Zheng Feng, whose face was streaming with tears and snot.

Hadn't he already escaped?

How had he gotten caught?

The Murderous Fiend gripped Zheng Feng by the neck. Zheng Feng trembled uncontrollably.

He didn't understand it either.

He had clearly gotten away.

But Su Ye and the Murderous Fiend were too fast, and they had been heading the same way as him.

They had caught up before he'd gone far.

Hearing them approach, Zheng Feng had been unable to flee. He had hidden in a dark corner, hoping they would pass him by.

But instead...

The Murderous Fiend had grabbed him.

"Su Ye, save me!"

The Murderous Fiend licked his lips.

"Oh? So your name's Su Ye. I've never seen such a young patrol officer before."

Zheng Feng nodded frantically.

"That's right! Su Ye is a patrol officer. He's also awakened a Supernatural Ability, so the Patrol Bureau recruited him early. He's still in his final year at Second High School."

"Mister, Su Ye has seen you. He'll definitely tell the Patrol Bureau everything he knows about you."

The Murderous Fiend's grin widened.

Su Ye's expression darkened.

Damn it!

Zheng Feng is giving him my information on purpose!

He wants the Murderous Fiend to kill me!

Even if the Patrol Bureau arrived before the Murderous Fiend could attack him, the man would surely come after him later if he escaped.

Worse...

Now that he knew who Su Ye was, the Murderous Fiend might target his family.

Su Ye thought of his parents and younger sister.

Zheng Feng deserves to die!

Su Ye took a deep breath, let go of Liao Tingting, and lowered his voice.

"Go west. Keep going straight, and you'll meet the Patrol Bureau officers."

Liao Tingting's eyes widened.

"Su Ye..."

"Go!"

Liao Tingting bit down hard on her lower lip.

She knew staying would only burden Su Ye.

"Hold on, Su Ye! I'll bring help right away!"

With that, Liao Tingting turned and ran west as Su Ye had instructed.

"Oh, how gallant. Playing the hero and saving the beauty."

The Murderous Fiend sneered.

"You're a man, but you're so pretty that I'll make an exception. I'll extract your soul and swallow it bit by bit. You'll become part of me and live forever at my side. Doesn't that make you happy?"

Su Ye narrowed his eyes.

"Did you extract the souls of the women you killed?"

The Murderous Fiend made no attempt to hide it.

"That's right. You have no idea how delicious women's souls are, especially young women's. Men taste awful... but you're an exception, pretty boy."

A chill ran through Su Ye.

He also understood what the man was.

"A Fallen One."

Martial Artists who sold their souls and worshipped the Otherworldly Deities, gaining power by sacrificing the blood and souls of their fellow humans, were known as the Fallen Ones.

They were traitors to the Human Race of Blue Star.

Whenever the Patrol Bureau found one, it eliminated them immediately.

And this man...

"You disabled the surveillance cameras?"

Black Mist surged around the Murderous Fiend.

"That's right. My Black Mist doesn't just boost my strength and speed. It can interfere with signals and block surveillance, too. You patrol officers are a hundred years too early to catch me!"

No wonder. Despite all the cameras in the New Urban District, the Patrol Bureau hadn't been able to catch the Murderous Fiend right away.

But...

Su Ye still felt something didn't add up.

He had no time to think about it now.

Crack—

The Murderous Fiend snapped both of Zheng Feng's legs and arms.

Then he casually tossed Zheng Feng aside.

"Ah!"

Zheng Feng let out a bloodcurdling scream.

"Be good. Once I'm done with that pretty boy, I'll come back and drain every last drop of your blood."

The Murderous Fiend "gently" reassured Zheng Feng, then licked his lips and looked at Su Ye with anticipation.

"Here I come, pretty boy!"