Yinglong vs. Earthquake

Fortunately, Xiao He has now discovered that he can trigger his Superpower simply by listening to the sound in his earphones. This allows him to reach the epicenter and take action without having to consider the locations of others.

Xiao He could sense that terrifying impact rapidly approaching.

"It's too late," Xiao He muttered to himself, frowning, as he landed at the Fourth Ring Road of Xinnan City.

Fortunately, due to the Earthquake, most residents have already been evacuated, and there are not many civilians here. So he landed on the ground to deal with the impact on the spot.

However, Xinnan City is a relatively developed second-tier city. Even though it is located near the Fourth Ring Road, there are many high-rise buildings, so economic losses are inevitable. But in the face of Earthquake of magnitude 9 or higher, the issue of economic losses is no longer the main concern.

Xiao He placed his hand on the ground, attempting to Assimilation the vibrations approaching from afar.

However, as soon as he began to Assimilation, a strong feeling of expansion surged through his body, as if he were trying to absorb an entire swimming pool of water with a sponge the size of a bar of soap.

"Damn it, it's going to explode!" Xiao He muttered through gritted teeth. "It really is a magnitude nine Earthquake, damn it!"

Logically, the tremor should have weakened after it reached Xinnan City, but Xiao He couldn't let it pass him. They had already come this far; if it went any further, the tremor would destroy the entire city behind them.

Even with the powerful physique that Yue Feng had activated for him, he felt the rapidly accumulating kinetic energy within his body was about to burst him. He didn't have time to think, nor could he adjust his direction, so he released the kinetic energy within his body.

With a loud "BOOM!", the upper half of a building behind Xiao He was severed in half by the impact he released!

"The impact is too strong!" Xiao He gritted his teeth and tried to withstand it, but the strong impact continued to come from underground. He could only maintain the status quo, absorbing the impact from underground while releasing the absorbed impact. If he was not careful, he might be burst by the impact and die!

In fact, if his physique hadn't been so incredibly strong, he would have exploded the moment he started absorbing kinetic energy.

However, Ye Wanqing could not modify the general term "Earthquake." The only way to change it was to give "Earthquake" a code name and then modify it, but that would be too late.

Currently, Xiao He can only maintain this state, absorbing the impact of the Earthquake while simultaneously releasing it, but

"Oh no!" Xiao He realized that his body was being pushed backward.

Because he forcibly stopped the Earthquake's tremors, a visible watershed was formed on the ground. The ground in front of him had clearly risen a step higher due to the tremors, while the ground behind him remained normal.

However, Xiao He was unable to control his backward movement because he could not absorb all the vibrations at once.

The impact was too strong; he didn't have time to adjust the angle at which he released it, so he could only absorb and release as much as he could. Therefore, the impact was automatically released from behind him, which provided him with a thrust, but it did not prevent him from being forced back by the "Earthquake."

If it were anyone else here, they would probably have been crushed into mincemeat by these two forces long ago. Only with the powerful physique that Yue Feng had activated for him could he withstand this level of pressure.

But this did nothing to change the situation. Xiao He was retreating faster and faster, sliding backward along the road while releasing kinetic energy from behind. As a result, the buildings behind him were reduced to ruins, with nothing to support him.

As Xiao He retreated, the world on either side presented two extremes. The buildings in front of Xiao He, affected by the shockwave, rapidly crumbled, disintegrated, and collapsed as if they had been struck on the head with a hammer, while the world behind Xiao He remained beautiful.

"Stop right now!" Xiao He muttered through gritted teeth, feeling his arms and knees creaking.

At that moment, he suddenly felt himself hit an exceptionally solid wall, and then he stopped backing away.

"A man can't back down, move forward!" Yue Feng stood behind him, supporting his body and whispering, then raised his hands and pushed against his back. Yue Feng's hands were terrifyingly large, and both of them completely pressed against his back.

With Yue Feng's help, Xiao He also stopped his retreat. Once Yue Feng's Superpower was activated, he was forced to be unable to retreat, so when the impact released by Xiao He hit Yue Feng, he was still able to withstand it, and only he could withstand it.

But this meant that Xiao He had to endure tremendous pressure from both the front and back. He felt as if all the bones in his body were creaking and about to break.

"Hold on, we're notifying the media to prepare a press conference! All the major news stations have already started broadcasting urgently. We can name the Earthquake in five minutes!" Cui Man said nervously into her earpiece.

Clearly, Ye Wanqing and Cui Man had already seen everything that was happening here through the drone.

Xiao He's suit jacket gradually tore apart due to the intense impact. The back of the jacket was shattered into pieces by the shock he released, and the suit jacket on his arms also gradually broke into pieces under the influence of the impact.

However, the two managed to hold on until a trickle of blood spurted from Xiao He's arm.

"Ugh!" The sharp pain in his arm made Xiao He clench his teeth; he felt he couldn't hold on any longer.

A magnitude 9 Earthquake is still too terrifying. The power of nature is beyond what humans can match. It's naive to think that humans can use it as Trigger to fight against natural disasters. But now he's in a difficult situation, and Xiao He can only grit his teeth and hold on. Fortunately, although his arm hurts a lot, his physique can still withstand it, and his bones won't break for the time being.

At that moment, a figure swiftly landed behind him, followed by a second and a third.

All the Mutant except Xie Haining and Xia Yu arrived at the scene to support him.

"Mr. Yinglong!" Han Tianyu immediately came to his side, Xiao He shouted, "Don't cross this line in front of me!"

Han Tianyu looked ahead at Xiao He. Because Xiao He had stopped the Earthquake's shockwaves from advancing, the Earthquake's kinetic energy had now accumulated into a visible shockwave, like a giant tsunami formed by a tidal wave, roaring terrifyingly in front of them.

Even without Xiao He's explanation, everyone present understood that once Xiao He let go, the accumulated impact of the Earthquake would transform into a demon, devouring everything behind him.

"I understand!" Han Tianyu nodded, stood next to Xiao He and wrote the characters "Power" and "Heal" on him. Then he started running along the edge of the impact and kept writing the character "Wall".

"Hey, it's no use! The Earthquake Bureau just issued a warning that it was a magnitude 9.6 Earthquake!" Li Xue said helplessly from behind. "Let's run! We're doomed if we stay here!"

"No! Even if it's just to help Mr. Yinglong relieve some of the pressure, I'll do everything I can!" Han Tianyu said stubbornly, continuing to run forward and writing the character "wall" repeatedly in an attempt to help Xiao He block the impact.

However, the characters "strength" and "healing" written by Han Tianyu did indeed help Xiao He a lot. Xiao He's arm injury had recovered, and his Physical Strength was also stronger, which helped him withstand the impact. However, this alone was still not enough.

"Yinglong" An Xiuru also came to Xiao He's side. "I can make you a little harder. I will greatly increase the hardness of your bones, and then appropriately increase the toughness of your muscles and ligaments to help you withstand impacts, is that okay?"

"Come here!" Xiao He replied, and An Xiuru then placed her hand on his shoulder. Xiao He felt his body's groans immediately disappear: his muscles did not become harder, but more resilient, which could help him withstand the impact, and his bones were harder than Hexagonal Diamond, making him feel full of power!

"Well done!" Xiao He roared with fighting spirit, "Let's push it back!"

The trio of Qin Weize, Li Xue, and Zhang Shan behind them didn't know how to help and could only watch the show from the sidelines.

"Hey, if we attack him now, won't he be doomed?" Zhang Shan asked in a low voice.

"I'll kill you!" Qin Weize turned to Zhang Shan and said through gritted teeth, his eyes already brimming with tears. "Look at Yinglong now! He's fighting for the people behind him! Aren't you moved?! That's what a man is!"

"Are you out of your mind?" Zhang Shan glared at him with disgust. "Have you thought this through? We might never have another chance like this to kill him! Do you want to go back to jail?"

"No, I will stop you too," Li Xue replied calmly from the side. "Yinglong is a real man. I have never seen anyone more manly than him. Even if it costs me my life, I will not let you attack him from behind at this moment."

"That's right!" Qin Weize nodded, wiped away his tears, and then stepped forward to unleash a shockwave at the tsunami formed by the shockwave. "I want to help too, even if it's just a little bit. I want to help Yinglong relieve his pressure!"

"Okay, come on," Li Xue replied, then raised her hand and summoned two powerful streams of air to push against the tsunami formed by the shockwave.

The kinetic energy absorbed by Xiao He continued to be released, impacting Yue Feng behind him.

Everyone is working hard right now. Human strength is so insignificant in the face of natural disasters, but they have persevered!

"Hold on, kid!" Yue Feng roared, pushing Xiao He's back. "I'm here to back you up!"

"Come on, Mr. Yinglong!" Han Tianyu also shouted in the earphones and continued to write the word "bi" to help Xiao He relieve stress.

"We can do it, keep going!" An Xiuru said, pressing on Xiao He's shoulder.

"Let me show you the perseverance of the Mutant of the Dragon Country!" Qin Weize roared, continuously unleashing shockwaves at the Earthquake. Li Xue also desperately summoned two more streams of air, and together the four streams of air stopped the earthquake waves from advancing.

"They're all insane!" Zhang Shan muttered to himself, feeling a chill run down his spine. "They've all gone mad! A bunch of lunatics!"

But at this moment, Xiao He felt full of power. He took a deep breath and then took a step forward. His shoulder joints groaned, but the tsunami formed by the shockwave in front of him shrank a little.

"Forward! A man moves forward, never looking back!" Yue Feng roared, pushing Xiao He forward.

"I won't back down." Xiao He felt his blood boiling. He had never felt so full of power before, but this power did not come from Superpower.

He took a second step forward, and the towering wave formed by the shockwave shrank again.

"No retreat, no regrets, no apologies!" Yue Feng roared, pushing him forward. "So what if I'm a pawn? Even a pawn, as long as it moves forward, will eventually capture the king!"

Xiao He took his third step forward, and now the towering wave was only a few dozen meters high, and it was still shrinking. At that moment, he heard Cui Man and Ye Wanqing's voices through his earpiece: "Come on! Victory is just around the corner!" "Hold on a little longer! We're about to win!"

"We've got this in the bag, okay?!" Xiao He roared, taking a final big step forward and charging ahead, dispersing the remaining shockwave. The shockwave's residual force instantly spread out, scattering the clouds in the air and leaving a circular gap. However, by this point, Xiao He had completely absorbed and repelled the 9.6 magnitude Earthquake.

Xiao He stumbled a couple of steps and fell headfirst to the ground because he charged too hard.

He rolled over on the ground, looked up at the night sky, and saw that the clouds had all been blown away by the impact, making the night sky exceptionally clear. The countless twinkling stars were breathtakingly beautiful. He let out a long breath and laughed, "Ah, what a wonderful feeling!"

"He's absolutely stunning!" Qin Weize covered his mouth and sobbed, "He's so handsome, my idol!"

"Hmph, some men are really captivated," Li Xue said, half-jokingly.

"As expected of Yinglong," Han Tianyu exclaimed excitedly in a low voice as he returned.

"After all, he's our hero, he's never let us down." An Xiuru nodded with a smile.

Xiao He simply sat there, admiring the enchanting night sky; to him, the battle was utterly exhilarating.

Unlike the previous Typhoon battle, this time Xiao He did not use an "Earthquake" as Trigger. It can be seen as human effort challenging the power of natural disasters, and in the end, he even won. This is probably the romantic notion of "human will can conquer nature."

"Hey," Xiao He laughed, stood up, and looked at the crowd.

Xiao He then realized that Yue Feng, who had been standing behind him, was in an even more disheveled state than he was.

Xiao He's suit jacket was shattered on the back and arms, but at least the front was intact. Yue Feng, on the other hand, had his suit jacket shattered from the front by the impact he released.

And that's not all; Yue Feng's body was covered in bruises and wounds, and his hair was standing on end.

Clearly, even being "invincible in a direct confrontation" doesn't mean he's immune to injury. Facing an impact of the magnitude of Earthquake, Yue Feng couldn't possibly escape unscathed. It was this man who refused to back down who silently bore the brunt of the impact he unleashed.

However, although Yue Feng looked disheveled, he seemed to be in a pretty good mood.

"Hmph." Yue Feng crossed his arms and sat down cross-legged. "That was a well-done battle with no retreat. You, Yinglong, are a true man in my Yue Feng. From now on, anyone who dares to cross you is crossing me, Yue Feng."

As he spoke, Yue Feng let out a long sigh, seemingly feeling as exhilarated as Xiao He. He threw his head back and laughed heartily, "Haha! That's great, that's great! This job is so interesting!"

Immediately, Yue Feng pressed his earpiece and replied to Cui Man, "Hey, little girl, I'm officially Special Response Department. Remember to call me next time there's a battle like this; I definitely won't miss out on such fun things."

"Don't you dare call me a little wench!" Cui Man said angrily. "You'd better behave for a while first!"

"I know," Yue Feng replied impatiently.

Qin Weize immediately added, "Chief Cui, I... I also hope to continue fighting alongside Yinglong! It's so inspiring! I want to become like that!"

"You too, give me some time to talk! We need to do a reassessment!" Cui Man said irritably.

"Then I'll join too," Li Xue said with a smile, wiping her nose. "I've really fallen for Yinglong without even realizing it."

Back at the command post, everyone was still cheering for the victory.

"Incredible!" Ye Wanqing couldn't help but laugh. "Before we even had time to change the Earthquake's code name, Old Xiao had already resolved this natural disaster and even encouraged everyone."

"That's what a hero is," Cui Man said with a smile, patting her head. "Just looking at his back is inspiring. What makes a hero a hero is his stronger belief, isn't it?"

"Mmm," Ye Wanqing nodded with a smile, "Old Xiao is the most handsome."

At this moment, Xiao He stood up, walked up to Yue Feng, and extended his fist towards him.

Yue Feng grinned and bumped fists with him. "No backing down, no regrets, no apologies."

"Hey." Xiao He grabbed Yue Feng's hand and pulled him up from the ground. Xiao He felt that this must be the friendship between men.

Although Yue Feng is a stubborn and inflexible person, who can deny that this kind of behavior is romantic?

"Everyone did a great job. We have basically completed the evacuation and escort of civilians. The Earthquake Bureau has reported that the aftershocks have weakened significantly and are not expected to cause too much damage. You can come back now," Cui Man replied in the earpiece.

"Roger that," Xiao He replied through the earpiece, then turned to the crowd, "Let's go, I'll give you a ride."

After speaking, Xiao He raised his hand, and a gentle current lifted everyone up, flying towards the city center. The bustling city swept past beneath their feet, and below they could see rescue workers and refugees.

"See that? These are the people we protected today," Xiao He said with a smile. "Now you know why I'm in this line of work, right? So what if I can do whatever I want? Does it give you this sense of accomplishment?"

No one spoke, for silence spoke louder than words.

"How does this monster still have stamina?" After a long while, Zhang Shan couldn't help but mutter under his breath, "This is a 9.6 magnitude Earthquake, for crying out loud!"