Humans and Anomalies Join Forces

"What's going on?"

Watching the little hands gather overhead and form a birdcage-like shape that swallowed the gang leader whole, Fang Yue froze for a moment.

His Anomaly Value and inner force had nearly run dry, leaving him unable to keep fighting the gang leader. He'd planned to put some distance between them, recover a little, then finish him off—or simply retreat.

He'd been able to handle all five of them. Now that only one remained, he could kill him whenever he wanted.

But he hadn't expected the anomaly to strike and swallow the man.

Fang Yue's expression darkened as he looked at the little fingers rising and falling across the ground around him.

The anomaly had grown along the way by devouring the corpses of powerful people. He had no idea how strong it was now. If he could help it, Fang Yue didn't want to get tangled up with that thing.

Bang!!

Just as Fang Yue was thinking this, the "birdcage" ahead suddenly burst apart.

Black blood sprayed as multicolored severed arms flew in every direction.

The leader of the Thieves' List leaped out of the "birdcage." His body was covered in bite wounds, blood running freely, and his face was filled with terror and panic.

In midair, his gaze met Fang Yue's for an instant.

When he landed, the leader of the Thieves' List bent his knees slightly, then immediately took off running toward the secret passage exit at full speed.

Fang Yue paused, then quickly realized that the injured leader of the Thieves' List was in even worse shape than he was.

His eyes narrowed. Without hesitation, Fang Yue finished off the others, gulped down some medicine, and pursued him.

With his Anomaly Value too low, Fang Yue could only rely on his inner force to