Don't be so angry?

-621!

Slash!

Accompanied by the sound of flesh being cut by a short dagger, the Anomaly's right palm was severed and fell to the ground!

But Hua Wuye didn't press his advantage. Instead, he kicked the Anomaly and retreated rapidly with Lin Ling.

The surrounding people immediately rushed to provide cover, forming a human wall to conceal their movements. The ground around them was littered with the corpses of the Guard Team.

Previously, they had also used their lives to protect the two Captains, buying them time to breathe.

Fortunately, this time, the Anomaly didn't immediately attack. It seemed to freeze for a moment, looking down at its severed palm for a long time before slowly opening its mouth wide and letting out a ferocious roar.

Under the firelight, many people saw the Anomaly's appearance clearly for the first time.

It was none other than... Madam Chen's personal maid, Xiao Yu!

"It's him!"

"Someone from the Chen Estate?!"

"I was wondering why Captain Chen hadn't come to support us. It seems something happened at the Chen Estate!"

Amidst the villagers' whispers, Lin Ling and Hua Wuye moved evasively within the protection of the human wall.

Lin Ling crouched low, his heart aching as he took out a medicine bottle and poured the last few black pills into his mouth.

Then, he took out other small bottles, poured pills into his palm, and swallowed them in one gulp.

After swallowing the pills, veins bulged on his forehead and his face contorted in pain, as if he were enduring something.

The previous black pills were precious medicine for restoring Internal Energy.

The other bottles and jars contained inferior pills that rapidly restored Qi and Blood.

They were of poor quality, contained medicinal toxins, and were detrimental to health. However, this was the best Pill the Ancient Moon Village could provide.

While the pills to restore Qi and Blood were manageable, those that restored Internal Energy were very rare, even for Lin Ling.

He usually economized and was reluctant to use them, but today they were all used up in this battle, making Lin Ling furious, wishing he could tear apart that maid Anomaly.

But unfortunately, his strength was inferior. Without Hua Wuye's coordination, he would have been killed by the Anomaly earlier!

Thud!

As Lin Ling endured the pain to recover his Internal Energy and injuries, a heavy sound suddenly came from the earth core.

Lin Ling's expression changed, and then he heard gasps from the crowd.

"It's destroying the earth core!"

"Charge! Don't let the Anomaly succeed!"

"Protect Ancient Moon Village!!"

In Lin Ling's sight, villagers and the Guard Team swarmed towards the earth core like a dark mass.

But those at the front were quickly swept away by the Anomaly's monstrous strength, falling heavily to the ground and ceasing to struggle after a few moments.

Lin Ling saw clearly that every time the maid Anomaly raised its hand, it could sweep away several people. Every time it charged into the crowd, it could take more than ten lives.

In the face of the Anomaly's terrifying monstrous strength, human lives were like mere weeds.

Watching familiar villagers die screaming one by one, Lin Ling's eyes turned red.

"Beast!"

Unable to wait for the signal from Hua Wuye, he pushed off the ground and, with a bang, leaped directly out of the crowd, soaring high into the air.

"Spear!"

He roared in mid-air, and a nearby Vice-Captain, acting with tacit understanding, immediately threw his spear towards Lin Ling.

As the iron spear flew towards him, Lin Ling firmly grasped it. Mid-air, he circulated all the Internal Energy he had just recovered, pointed the spear at the Anomaly, and thrust forward.

"Cloud Dragon in the Sky!"

Bang!

Internal Energy flowed through the spear's tail, erupting with a powerful gust of air, forming a terrifying momentum.

Lin Ling instantly became a blur, diving towards the maid Anomaly on the ground.

"No!"

Hua Wuye, hiding in the crowd, saw this and his face turned ashen. He screamed out.

This scream drew the attention of others, and also the attention of the Anomaly.

But just as the Anomaly looked up... the spear arrived!

Bang!!

The sharp spearhead, aimed directly at the Anomaly's forehead, felt like it struck hard rock, encountering terrifying resistance. Lin Ling, suspended in mid-air, seemed to momentarily pause.

But the next moment, Lin Ling's forehead veins bulged as he let out a hoarse, desperate roar.

"Pierce it!!"

Internal Energy fully unleashed, strength surged.

As the metal tip at the very front of the spear was crushed into a flat disc, the spear let out a shing sound, piercing the Anomaly's scalp, penetrating its skull, and flying out from its forehead to embed itself firmly in the ground.

BANG!!

An explosion resounded, the floor cracked, and a circular pit appeared. The Anomaly was now firmly pinned in place.

Only then did a massive, blood-red number resembling a critical hit slowly float out from the Anomaly's forehead.

-1351!

The scene instantly fell silent, everyone watching the spectacle with shock, their minds racing.

However, before they could express their emotions, their expressions uniformly turned to terror and despair.

The maid Anomaly, which had been firmly pinned in place, head bowed and motionless, suddenly *swish*ed its hand up, directly grabbing the exhausted Lin Ling by the neck.

"The Anomaly is still alive!?"

"Captain Lin is in danger!!"

Amidst the rising chorus of gasps and screams, a graceful figure suddenly emerged from the shadows, appearing directly behind the Anomaly.

As if sensing her, the maid Anomaly with the severed arm suddenly spun around and flung its broken hand.

The graceful figure ducked low, feeling the whistling wind pass almost inches from her face.

She counterattacked, wrapping both her arms around the maid Anomaly's severed arm and hooking her feet around the maid Anomaly's neck.

With a crack, a joint lock twisted the maid Anomaly to the ground in a kneeling position on one knee. She then began wildly stabbing a dagger towards the maid Anomaly's neck.

"Let him go!!"

-211!

-522!

-321!

-386!

Accompanied by a string of numbers appearing above its head, the maid Anomaly seemed to be completely enraged. It flung Lin Ling, whom it was choking, away. It slammed one palm onto the floor, abruptly rising from its kneeling position. It then ripped Hua Wuye, who was entangled around its neck, and swung its fist, smashing it hard into her chest.

BANG!

As the ground cracked, Hua Wuye's chest instantly caved in, bones shattered. Her limbs stiffened, her eyes rolled back, and blood spurted from her mouth.

"Stupid woman!!"

Lin Ling, completely drained of strength, his eyes widened, yelled inwardly.

But the Anomaly, without pausing after that punch, leaped forward, intercepting Lin Ling in mid-air and kicking him in the stomach.

-151!

The intense pain spread from his stomach throughout his body. Lin Ling vomited blood in mid-air with a wah and was sent hurtling into the crowd, causing panic.

As the Anomaly landed, it immediately charged towards where Lin Ling had fallen.

The crowd formed a human wall, but the Anomaly swatted them away like flies, sending them flying with a casual slap.

Within moments, it reached the near-death Lin Ling and brought a fist down towards Lin Ling's forehead.

Everyone screamed and closed their eyes, unable to bear witnessing such a brutal scene.

BANG!!!

An explosion echoed through the night sky, and then the entire scene fell into silence.

The crowd fearfully opened their eyes, only to see Lin Ling still alive on the ground, his head not shattered. His eyes were wide open, staring in shock at what was above him.

And above his head, two fists were clashing violently, locked in a struggle.

The fist that had been smashing down was the maid Anomaly's.

The one in an uppercut position, meeting the fist and saving Captain Lin, was... Fang Yue!

As if sensing the Anomaly's ferocious gaze, Fang Yue smiled faintly.

"Little lady with a hole in your head, don't get so angry."