I Saw It All

A psychic reading of 2000 points—that's practically a monster.

After all, the super-powered anomalous infected entity that Yang Gan had helped the Bureau take down during a previous field operation had only clocked in at just over 1000.

Even then, it had cost the lives of a dozen investigators and left dozens more injured before they could finally neutralize it.

Yang Gan and the two other Awakened from the Bureau had even received individual first-class merit awards for that mission.

Over 2000 points—that's basically a psychic bomb!

And it's right in the middle of the city!

Yang Gan whipped his fishing rod out, the hook instantly snagging the window of a high-rise building nearby, and reeled the line in with his right hand.

His body was yanked upward, lifting him to the height of the seventh or eighth floor, where he scanned the direction of that immense psychic pressure.

In the pitch-black neighborhood in the distance, he couldn't see a thing, yet he could faintly sense the presence of two terrifying beasts lurking there.

If one were to fall into that, they'd be devoured until not even a scrap remained.

It looks like it's near Huting Park!

Suddenly, a flash of light appeared within Huting Park, and Yang Gan shivered again.

The psychic energy is actually visible to the naked eye!?

Although he was an Awakened and sensitive to anomalous psychic energy, this only served to highlight just how powerful the opponent was.

He immediately spoke into his comms:

"Command Center, Command Center, calling Command Center! This is Angler! Yellow Alert! Super-strong psychic fluctuations detected at Huting Park, two of them! One over 800, one over 2000! Requesting reinforcements! Over!"

A response came back from the comms immediately:

"Angler, please watch your safety. Coordinate with the Zhun brothers and focus on containing the enemy! Reinforcements are en route! Over!"

Yang Gan let out a long breath and immediately switched channels, saying:

"Zhun Tou, Zhun Xing, where are you two? Did you hear the order? Huting Park. We'll approach from three directions; I'm over at Guanghua Residential Complex. Yellow Alert! Fishing is canceled for today!"

A muffled voice replied:

"Heard you, Ganzi. Zhun Tou is already on alert five blocks away. If things go south, he'll lure them toward you."

Five blocks away? What kind of alert is that...

However, Yang Gan understood. With the opponent's psychic power over 2000, they'd just be throwing their lives away if they got too close. It was better to keep a distance, avoid alerting the enemy, and only intervene if there was any real movement.

He looked up at Huting Park in the distance again, estimating that he was about three blocks away himself.

He gritted his teeth and prepared to move a little closer.

After all, he was different from the Zhun brothers; they excelled at long-range sniping, while he could only swing his rod.

"Help!" A cry for help suddenly rang out from inside the Guanghua Residential Complex.

It must have been an outbreak from one of the anomalous infected from earlier.

Yang Gan paused, looking back and forth between the distant Huting Park and the direction of the cry.

He turned and bolted into the Guanghua Residential Complex, rushing toward the source of the plea.

It definitely wasn't because he was afraid of that mysterious entity with over 2000 psychic points; it was purely because an anomaly was happening right beside him, and he couldn't just stand by and watch the civilians suffer!

Huting Park.

Li Fan's muscles and bones twisted, his entire body moving as if he had no skeleton at all, as he approached the Spider-Legged Monster trapped by the phantom bronze pillars with a strange, eerie gait.

This Nuoyi Ritual step was incredibly peculiar, and the only word to describe it was arrogant.

After walking those few steps, Li Fan felt his confidence surging.

Immediately after, he let out a mysterious cry—part tiger roar, part bear growl, part snake hiss, and part crocodile bellow.

The surrounding kneeling phantoms let out gloomy, miserable wails, and the psychic energy intensified once more.

When he first encountered the Tiger Pillar God, Li Fan had felt this sacrificial ritual was far too dark and terrifying, but now, he wished it were even more so.

The trapped Spider-Legged Monster struggled desperately, trying to break free from the chains on the bronze pillars, but the more it fought, the tighter they became.

They dug straight into its bones!

The Human-Faced Snakes trying to burrow out and escape were all locked down tight, thrashing left and right, unable to flee.

With Li Fan's silent consent, the Tiger Pillar God raised its arms, and two giant python psychic manifestations instantly shot out, coiling around to form a dome that encased the Spider-Legged Monster.

Sharp blades of psychic energy emerged from the dome, spinning continuously and tearing into the Spider-Legged Monster's psychic form.

The Tiger Pillar God's tiger head opened its maw, spraying blue flames into the dome—this was the fire of psychic energy, beginning to incinerate the monster trapped within!

Then, the Tiger Pillar God bowed deeply toward the bronze pillar!

The ritual phantoms surrounding them suddenly erupted into clouds of smoke-like psychic energy, all of which surged toward Li Fan.

Li Fan could feel a massive amount of psychic energy pouring into his body.

A small portion was absorbed by the Tiger Pillar God, but the vast majority entered his subconscious, and the remaining bit left him feeling refreshed and invigorated.

Even after running for so long tonight, he felt as refreshed as if he had just finished a full spa treatment.

He was plundering the mental energy of the Spider-Legged Monster!

Unfortunately, this absorption was not sustainable. After only a short while, the influx of mental energy gradually faded, and the surrounding phantoms of the ritual dimmed and vanished.

The wailing, kneeling figures, the bronze pillars, and all the various phantoms of the Nuoyi Ritual were gone.

A sense of post-climax satisfaction emanated from the Tiger Pillar God.

As the two giant python spirit bodies retracted into his body, the Spider-Legged Monster in mid-air fell to the ground with a thud, like a sack of flour.

Li Fan walked forward and saw that the Human-Faced Snakes that had been attached to the Spider-Legged Monster's body were gone.

Only the main body, with its spider legs and rib-cage maw, remained.

The face protruding from its chest was now a deathly gray.

There was no mental fluctuation left at all.

It must be thoroughly dead.

Finally finished it off; that was such a hassle, what with all the rituals and sacrifices.

At the same time, a strong craving surged from the consciousness of the Tiger Pillar God, wanting to devour the corpse of the Spider-Legged Monster before him.

Although it had drained most of the monster's mental energy earlier, there was still quite a bit left in the corpse.

Judging by the Tiger Pillar God's intent, the brain matter inside the head growing from the monster's chest seemed particularly delicious.

Li Fan sternly reprimanded the Tiger Pillar God for this thought on the spot.

How would he even eat it?

This wasn't a spirit body anymore; it was a corpse.

Does the Master of the Prison of Suppression have to crack open a skull and slurp up brains for you!?

Without a moment's hesitation, Li Fan swiped his right hand, marked with the key tattoo, across the monster's body, grabbed the corpse, and tossed it into the Prison of Suppression.

Better to throw it in first than leave it outside to cause more trouble and harm people.

Fortunately, tossing an object that possessed mental energy and wouldn't resist into the Prison of Suppression was much easier than pulling one out.

He looked around to ensure nothing had been missed before preparing to head back to find Liu Dalong.

It was the middle of the night; if he left him lying out there, he might catch a cold.

"Snap..."

Suddenly, a sound came from the nearby public restroom.

Li Fan frowned. Someone was there!

The power of the Tiger Pillar God activated again, and the muscles and bones of his face twisted rapidly, completely transforming into the appearance of another middle-aged man.

At the same time, using both hands and feet, he rushed like the wind to where the sound originated and yanked open the locked restroom door.

In the darkness, the terrified face of an old man appeared, frozen in a half-squatting position while clutching the door.

He was still holding a few sheets of paper in his hand.

Someone had seen what happened just now!

Li Fan felt a jolt of alarm, but since he had been possessed by the Tiger Pillar God, his appearance had been bizarre; even an acquaintance wouldn't have recognized him, so it didn't matter.

He was actually quite curious about what level of strength he had reached during his battle with the Spider-Legged Monster.

The Tiger Pillar God felt quite formidable; had he been underestimating himself all this time?

He asked the old man in a gentle, friendly tone:

"Old man, did you see it?"

The old man nervously let out a fart and said tremblingly:

"I... I saw it... Who... who are you people? Did you run out of Qingyang Hospital to play? Where is that other guy?"

What Qingyang Hospital? Li Fan was stunned, then asked:

"What did you see? How did you see it?"

The old man replied:

"I just watched with my own eyes... I saw you and another young man running over from a distance, then you both climbed onto the pavilion, and after that, you were jumping around and shouting."

"Later, that young man floated up, you kowtowed to him, then he lay down, and then you came over here..."

"Are you two doing that parkour thing? I'm quite trendy, I understand these things."