The Predator

Xiao He looked at the two brothers in front of him, secretly pondering what their abilities were.

Although previous intelligence indicated that both of their abilities were the kind that would increase as the battle progressed, their actual abilities were certainly not that simple.

Judging from the fact that the other party deliberately provoked them to set this trap, their ability is probably effective against groups.

"There's no use thinking about it so much, let's just fight," Xiao He thought to himself, then suddenly swung his right hand.

A strong gust of air flew towards the brothers like raindrops. Oliver, the older brother, immediately hid behind Ivan, the younger brother, while Ivan crossed his arms to protect his head, blocking Xiao He's attack.

Taking advantage of the two men's defensive stance, Xiao He unleashed his kinetic energy from his feet and flashed to Ivan's side. "Let's remove their masks for now; that will make it easier to investigate their true identities."

Xiao He swung his fist at Ivan's face. Xiao He thought Ivan could have dodged it, but he didn't, which made Xiao He slightly suspicious: Could it be some kind of counter-attack ability?

But then the punch landed squarely on Ivan's face. Xiao He unleashed the kinetic energy he had been storing up, and the powerful impact sent Ivan sprawling to the ground with a muffled groan. His mask shattered, and his eyes rolled back in his head.

"..." Xiao He fell silent, and his brother Oliver was also stunned.

The Special Response Department members on site were speechless. "Is that all? All that provocation and showing off, and then they got wiped out in a second?"

However, Xiao He was slightly concerned that the punch he landed on Ivan's face felt a little off.

He glanced down at Ivan, whose eyes were rolling back, and fell into deep thought: But that punch really worked... How did that happen?

"Hey, Ivan!" Oliver was surprised, clearly not expecting his brother to be knocked unconscious with a single blow. He quickly attacked Xiao He, seemingly trying to buy time for his brother to wake up.

Xiao He neither dodged nor evaded, but simply raised one index finger to catch the opponent's punch. The fist stopped the moment it touched his index finger.

Here we go again! Xiao He frowned: Just like when I beat up my younger brother before, the feel is a bit strange.

Oliver took a step back, chuckled smugly, and said in a triumphant tone, "As expected of Yinglong, he knocked Ivan down with a single punch! You know, we brothers have LV3 physiques!"

LV3 physique is indeed quite rare, but physique is a joke in front of Xiao He. Therefore, Xiao He swept a low kick towards the side of the opponent's knee, but Oliver jumped back and dodged it.

Xiao He strode forward and threw a jab at his opponent's face. Oliver raised his arm and lightly blocked Xiao He's arm, changing the trajectory of Xiao He's punch and skillfully deflecting the attack. He then seized the opportunity to deliver a roundhouse kick to Xiao He's face.

Of course, the impact of the attack was absorbed the instant it struck Xiao He, accompanied by a "strange feeling".

At the same time, Xiao He also controlled a powerful cyclone to strike Oliver from the side, hitting him in the ribs.

"Ugh!" Oliver groaned, taking a small step back to absorb the impact, but he wasn't injured.

Xiao He is still unsure of the abilities of these two individuals, but his attacks are likely to be effective against them.

Therefore, Xiao He could have taken them down immediately, but his mission this time was not to defeat and capture them; the Special Response Department had other plans.

Therefore, he decided to first find out the brothers' abilities.

Moreover, there's a lot to learn from an opponent with such extensive combat experience. For example, the way this guy blocked his punch. Knowing he wasn't as strong, the opponent chose to deflect the attack from the side. Furthermore, retreating with the force of the attack the moment you're hit can effectively cushion the impact and reduce damage.

Therefore, Xiao He also wanted to practice more with these two, which would greatly improve his combat skills.

Just as Xiao He and Oliver were locked in combat, Ivan was on the ground, shook his head and woke up.

"Damn it, no wonder it's Yinglong..." the younger brother complained, rubbing his face. "That punch was too strong. I'm a Level 3, and I was knocked unconscious in one go. I've never encountered anything like this before."

"You were careless, weren't you, Ivan?" Oliver couldn't help but sneer, taking the opportunity to step back to his brother's side and reach out to pull him up from the ground.

"So, what do you think, Oliver?" Ivan, the younger brother, asked, stroking his chin. "How good is he?"

"You can tell he's trained, unlike those two idiots from before who were so amateurish. But in terms of skill and experience, he's no match for us." Oliver got into a fighting stance and laughed. "If we keep fighting, we can beat him."

"That's right. As long as the two of us brothers join forces, no one can stand against us." The younger brother Ivan, also got into a fighting stance.

At that moment, Ye Wanqing called out into the earpiece, "Old Xiao, find a way to remove my brother's mask as well, so I can investigate their information."

"No problem," Xiao He replied, and with a light leap, he used the explosive force of his kinetic energy to instantly appear in front of his younger brother Ivan, reaching out to strike him in the face. Ivan easily dodged to the side, but then deliberately used the side of his arm to block Xiao He's fist, a behavior that aroused Xiao He's suspicion.

Why deliberately change his fighting style when you've already avoided it?

Moreover, when Xiao He's fist touched Ivan's arm, that "strange feeling" returned.

Just then, Oliver suddenly appeared from Xiao He's side and punched him in Xiao He ribs. The punch was powerful, but it stopped just as it touched Xiao He's body, and that "strange feeling" returned.

Seeing this, Ivan grabbed the back of Xiao He's head with both hands and delivered a knee strike to Xiao He's chin.

Xiao He absorbed the kinetic energy of this attack, but Ivan's attack did not have that "strange feeling".

Xiao He banished this distracting thought, adjusted his posture, aimed his finger at Oliver's face, and then released the kinetic energy from his fingertip. The impact struck Oliver's face like a bullet, causing him to flip half a circle backward and fall to the ground.

But almost the instant he fell, Oliver sprang to his feet and quickly retreated.

"Hey, this guy... seems to be able to absorb our attacks," Ivan said to his brother.

"Yeah, but it's okay. With our Superpower, we'll defeat him sooner or later as long as we keep fighting." Oliver replied with a smile, his mask shattering with a "crack" and falling to the ground.

"They really are twins." Xiao He sneered. The two people in front of him were not exactly the same, but they were seven or eight parts similar. They were obviously twins. They had wide nostrils, high nose bridges, big eyes, long faces, and stubble. Their appearance was not as fierce as he had imagined.

Ye Wanqing replied through the earpiece, "Well done, Old Xiao. I'll search their identities immediately. You hold them off."

Xiao He responded and then launched an attack on the two men, and the three of them became entangled in combat.

Xiao He quickly discovered the opponent's pattern: the younger brother Ivan would take the initiative to help his older brother Oliver absorb Xiao He's attacks, and even if he could dodge, he would still make contact with Xiao He, but he rarely attacked Xiao He; on the contrary, although Oliver would attack Xiao He, he rarely took the hits Xiao He, and he would dodge whenever possible to avoid contact with him.

The two have completely opposite styles; the only thing they have in common is that "strange feeling."

Xiao He would experience that "strange feeling" when attacking his younger brother Ivan or when being attacked by his older brother Oliver.

Until...

Oliver threw a punch straight at him, and Xiao He raised his right arm to catch it, absorbing the impact. However, he clearly felt that this impact was much stronger than before.

Not only Oliver, Ivan's strength has also increased since the beginning.

"I understand!" Xiao He suddenly realized, "These two people have Superpower!"

"What is it?" Cui Man pressed through the earpiece.

Xiao He pointed to his older brother Oliver and said, "This guy's Superpower is that he can Plunder the power of the enemy every time he attacks them." Then Xiao He turned to his younger brother Ivan, "And this guy's Superpower is that he can Plunder the power of the enemy every time he is attacked by them!"

Now Xiao He understood why these two brothers were able to easily defeat Yue Feng and Zhang Ming. The two brothers' abilities were like a combination of spear and shield. Whether the enemy attacked or was attacked, their strength would be Plunder by them. As one side weakened and the other grew stronger, the battle naturally became one-sided.

Coupled with their LV3 physical prowess, they were able to implement this tactic. It must be said, it is indeed a remarkably outstanding Superpower.

"Oh dear, looks like we've been found out?" Oliver said with a laugh. "But it doesn't matter. Even if you know about our Superpower, what can you do? We'll just get stronger as we fight. You're our fuel."

"This is our Superpower, 'The Predator'," Ivan said smugly. "But it's still Yinglong after all. Even after we've Plunder so much of its power, it hasn't weakened."

"But as long as you can't kill us, we can absorb your flesh and blood to become stronger, until we surpass you," Oliver interjected, and the two re-established their fighting stances.

"Are you two putting on a show? Getting cocky?" Xiao He sneered. "Just playing along, you really don't know your place, do you?"

As he spoke, Xiao He charged at the two men again, throwing a punch at his brother Oliver. His younger brother Ivan immediately stepped forward to try and block the punch for his brother, but Xiao He's figure suddenly blurred, and then his fist passed right through Ivan's body. This punch didn't just pass through Ivan's body; it simply went right through him, as if Xiao He's body wasn't a physical entity!

This was actually the Superpower "Soul Walker" that An Xiuru triggered for him, similar to Xiao He's ability to switch between physical and Intangibility, somewhat like the previous "Dimensional Walker." In this form, he would not be blocked by any matter, but when he switched back, if he was inside a wall, he would be stuck. However, by using this method to switch inside a human body, he could crush the opponent's internal organs.

Therefore, after passing through his brother's body, Xiao He began to switch back to his physical form.

At that moment, Ivan felt his chest swelling as if it were about to explode, and he quickly pulled away from Xiao He to break free of contact. At this moment, Xiao He's fist also materialized and punched Oliver behind him.

Oliver was startled and quickly dodged. Xiao He opened his right hand and unleashed a massive burst of kinetic energy. The powerful impact sent both Oliver and Ivan flying. After crashing to the ground, they immediately rolled to their feet.

However, Xiao He didn't expect to injure them with this attack, since they should have reached LV4 after absorbing his power. His move was simply to separate them so he could defeat them one by one. Judging from their previous encounters, his brother absorbed his power through attacks, so he would deal with him first.

However, the other party was, after all, a trained elite mercenary, and remained calm even when facing Xiao He one-on-one.

"You damned monster, just how much power do you have?! We've already Plunder at least two levels of power from you, how come you're still so energetic!" Oliver complained while fighting Xiao He.

Xiao He didn't bother to answer him, because he didn't know how to express it in English.

In fact, Oliver and Ivan were absorbing the "kinetic energy" accumulated in his body, which was generated from the brothers' attacks. So no matter how much they absorbed, it was inexhaustible, and Xiao He himself was not weakened.

However, if the fight continued like this, the opponents would indeed grow stronger and stronger. If these two could continue to improve their abilities without any limit, the final outcome would be unpredictable. Therefore, Xiao He didn't intend to delay any longer and wanted to deal with these two now.

He lunged at Oliver alertly got into a fighting stance, but Xiao He simply passed right through him, rolled to his feet, and delivered a high kick to Oliver's face.

The kick was quite heavy, and with the added kinetic energy, Oliver was sent flying horizontally through the air, crashing into the venue wall before disappearing into the dust.

This Superpower was beyond the brothers' knowledge of "Yinglong," so Oliver didn't even realize it.

When the smoke cleared, Oliver was already lying on the rubble with his eyes rolled back.

At that moment, Ivan pounced on him from behind.

Although Ivan can absorb power by being attacked, he doesn't completely absorb the attacks like Xiao He does. He merely Plunder power by enduring the attacks, so the attacks still have an effect on him. That's why Xiao He knocked him down with a single punch at the beginning.

However, now that Ivan Plunder Plunder power from him, he is probably close to LV5, so it won't be easy for him to take him down with one punch.

However, there is another Trigger at the scene.

Ivan threw his punch, Xiao He instantly made his body Intangibility. Ivan then passed right through him, and in the instant they passed each other, Xiao He reached out and grabbed Ivan's wrist. A bolt of lightning instantly enveloped Ivan, who screamed and broke free from Xiao He's grasp, collapsing to the ground with a thud.

The lightning bolt didn't hurt him, but...

"This... how is this possible!?" Ivan stared at Xiao He in astonishment. "The power I Plunder... is gone."

This is the "Purification" Superpower Han Tianyu triggered for Xiao He, which can dispel the effects of the Superpower. So no matter what "words" Han Tianyu wrote, they would all be dispelled by Xiao He. Similarly, similar Superpower would also be dispelled by Xiao He, including the enhancement effects that the two brothers obtained using their Superpower.

This Purification can only Purification the effects of the Superpower, not nullify the Superpower itself. But that's enough; all the enhancements Ivan has painstakingly accumulated so far have been Purification by Xiao He.

Ivan has been able to hold on until now entirely because his body was strengthened to near LV5 after he stole Xiao He's power. But now he has returned to LV3, a state in which Xiao He could defeat him with a single punch.

Ivan knew this too, so he stared at Xiao He with trepidation, carefully preparing to deal with Xiao He's attack.

But at this moment, Xiao He suddenly opened his arms and swung them across his body, and two strong gusts of air collided with Ivan.

"Uh..." Ivan groaned, staggering back two steps: things were not good.

"Your Superpower only works when you make contact with the enemy, right?" Xiao He laughed. "So, you can't Plunder 'Psychokinesis' or 'air currents'—these are ranged attacks that don't involve physical contact. Besides, even if you Plunder, so what? Can you withstand a punch from me?"

After saying that, Xiao He personally attacked, throwing a punch at Ivan's face.

Ivan was still prepared to follow the same method as before, avoiding Xiao He's attack and then touching him to trigger his Superpower, but Xiao He's body suddenly blurred, then passed through Ivan's arm, and then materialized when it touched Ivan's face.

With a muffled thud, Ivan tumbled and flew out, but before he hit the wall, a figure flashed up and caught him—it was none other than Oliver, who had been knocked unconscious earlier.

Xiao He didn't Purification Oliver's enhancement effect, so Oliver's physical abilities were still above LV4, which is why he was able to wake up relatively quickly after being kicked by Xiao He. However, the two of them no longer had the desire to fight. They turned around, kicked a hole in the wall of the venue, and then fled outside.

Xiao He coiled the air around himself and floated into the air, quickly following after them.

Oliver had already led Ivan into a car outside the cordon, but they didn't notice that no one stopped them along the way, as if they were being deliberately let go.

After chasing for a while, Xiao He stopped, adjusted his earpiece, and asked, "How is it, Sister Man? Is this okay?"

"Yes, that's enough. Next, we'll follow the plan and track them down. Let's see who their 'insider' is." Cui Man replied from the other end. "You did a great job, come back."

Xiao He could have captured the two men once he had figured out their Superpower. The reason he let them go was also according to the plan, because Cui Man suspected that the two men had "insiders" in the Dragon Country.

As for the method of tracking... those two people could never have imagined it.

"Sister Man, I've found their location. They got off three kilometers away and got into another car," Xia Yu said in her earpiece.

"Well done." Cui Man nodded in satisfaction. "Did you hear that? Follow them right away!"

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