Citywide Manhunt

Blood splattered as Jiang You looked at the researcher at his feet, who was cut in two and still groaning in pain. He exhaled, flapped his wings, and his extremely sharp wings sliced through the incoming tranquilizer darts. He turned to look at the fully armed security guards, each holding a gun and their bone swords flying out.

With light steps, he walked towards the security guards, his arm swung, and the bone sword easily cut through all the tranquilizer darts. With a light leap, he caught up with the security guard who was fighting and retreating, and the bone sword cut the guard in two from top to bottom. With a flap of his wings, he blocked all the blood.

Jiang You's ears, covered by bones, twitched. He heard the sound of a large number of people rushing towards him. After a brief analysis of the situation, Jiang You turned and walked towards the other side of the laboratory. Any living beings he encountered along the way would be mercilessly cut in two by Jiang You's orders.

Finally, Jiang You stopped. He used his bone sword to cut through the protective barrier and entered the forbidden area. The huge gray-white giant had half of its body sunk into the ground, as if it had fallen into a permanent slumber. A large number of footsteps approached. Jiang You turned around and looked at the security team carrying heavy weapons.

"Surrender, Jiang You." Li Ou, wearing a bulletproof vest and helmet, stood behind the security team and said, "You have proven your strength. You have also destroyed many facilities in the research institute and killed many important researchers. As long as you stop and cooperate with the research, we will not pursue your actions any further, and may even give you a certain position."

"Think about it. Otherwise, under heavy firepower, no matter how strong you are, you'll just become a corpse." Li Ou said coldly. The security team also released the safety pins on their heavy weapons. With just one order, they would blast the monster on the other side into dust.

"Not going to pursue it? So, it seems I made a mistake?" Jiang You laughed.

"You must understand that your sacrifice is a contribution to humanity. As long as the research on the Ashen War Beast is successful, humanity will once again possess powerful combat capabilities and will never allow the disasters of thirteen years ago to happen again."

"You didn't experience the despair of thirteen years ago, the terror of being swept away by monsters. You don't understand, but I do. But now, an opportunity is presented to you. Give up resistance, cooperate with the research, and your name will be on humanity's list of achievements!"

"What a laughable mentality! You're nothing but a coward who's been scared out of his wits!" Jiang You looked up at Li Ou and said, "Since you keep saying you're doing this for humanity, then as long as you come before me and commit suicide, I'll cooperate with the research. How about it?"

"I'm the one in charge of this experiment. It can't continue without me. Besides, with your monstrous appearance now, how can we take your words seriously!" Li Ou said coldly, "You've rejected an opportunity to become a hero. Open fire, kill him, even if it's just a limb or fragments, that's enough."

Various heavy weapons were fired at Jiang You, bringing up bursts of fire and smoke, and the entire underground laboratory began to tremble.

As the smoke cleared, the scene of the bombing zone appeared before everyone. The massive body of the Wing-Clipped Angel leaned forward, protecting Jiang You with its hands and its right wing, blocking all the bombing and strafing fire. Jiang You inside was completely unharmed.

In Jiang You's mind, the panel showed that the fusion rate had reached 50%, and it was still slowly increasing. The next ability of the fusion magic was also unlocked below.

Jiang You leaped slightly backward, his body Integration the chest of the Wing-Clipped Angel like ripples in water. The next moment, the Wing-Clipped Angel opened its eyes, its gray-white pupils reflecting the humans who looked like insects.

The massive single bone wing behind him flapped slightly, causing the earth to tremble. The eighteen-meter-tall body of the Wing-Clipped Angel rose from the ground, its body bent over, the rock wall above its head still too short for it.

Its mouth opened slightly, revealing sharp, pointed shark teeth. The next moment, an angry roar echoed throughout the laboratory. All the Ashen War Beast that had been imprisoned opened their eyes and began to frantically ram the iron doors that had locked them up, continuing their assault even as blood splattered everywhere.

With a flap of its single wing, the enormous gray-white giant launched an extremely long bone blade from its hand, swept it across, and sliced everyone in half with a single strike, leaving blood and corpses scattered all over the ground.

Li Ou looked at his limp lower body in the distance, his intestines spilling out of his stomach. He tried to push them back in, but found he couldn't muster any strength.

White liquid appeared on the Wing-Clipped Angel's body, and it rose upwards, its massive body plunging into the rock wall, Wing-Clipped Angel freely among the rocks and soil, just like a fish swimming in water.

The soil loosened, and a huge gray-white figure leaped lightly out of the ground. With its superhuman senses, it could sense the underground laboratory beneath the soil and the people still remaining inside.

Anger flashed in its gray pupils. With a flap of its wings, its enormous body floated into the air, reaching mid-air, before plummeting downwards. Its massive fist slammed into the ground, causing the entire underground laboratory to shake violently and begin to collapse.

The enormous body looked up at the sky, then turned into grayish-white light spots and merged into a grayish-white rhomboid stone. Jiang You's half-bone-like image reappeared, and his exoskeleton developed numerous cracks, eventually shattering to reveal his original face.

[Deformed Giant Beast (Wing-Clipped Angel) Fusion Rate: 75%, gained the ability Body Fusion, Prototype Summoning. Please reach 100% as soon as possible to obtain new fusion attempts.]

Despite his physical discomfort, Jiang You quickly determined his direction and headed towards the gathering place. He had been captured and used for experiments for many days, and his family, friends, and classmates must be extremely worried. He wanted to see them as soon as possible.

He was completely naked, so to avoid attracting attention, he hid under a survey team's vehicle before joining them in the settlement. After merging with the Wing-Clipped Angel, his body was greatly enhanced. He carefully avoided pedestrians along the way and finally returned home.

Finding his parents weren't home, he quickly put on some clothes, turned on the TV, and picked up the landline to call them when he saw an emergency news broadcast interrupting the broadcast.

"Attention all residents of the gathering area: In the mutated beast incident that occurred at the school half a month ago, a student named Jiang You was infected by a mutated beast." The television also displayed photos of Jiang You before and after, showing him with half of his body covered by an exoskeleton, along with his home address and school.

"The student has been corrupted and has become extremely brutal. After killing several staff members at the checkpoint, he has fled. A city-wide warrant has been issued. Citizens are urged to be aware of any suspicious individuals in their vicinity and report them to the security team at the gathering point immediately."

The landline phone fell to the ground from Jiang You's hand, his eyes filled with disbelief.