Deadly Counterattack

"Oh no... I actually killed him!" Xiao He only came to his senses after hitting him, realizing he had gone too far. Now his plan to be captured himself was doomed. But it didn't matter; there was still a Mutator present. If he could make good use of this Mutator, he might still be able to achieve his goal.

Therefore, Xiao He turned to the long-legged Mutator, his face darkening.

"This... this kind of courage is..." Feeling the oppressive force emanating from Xiao He, the long-legged Mutator took two steps back in astonishment, but he quickly calmed down. "Hmph, I'm not the Flash I used to be! With this Mutator body, I won't be like before, bumping into a mosquito and making a hole in myself! I'll show you what a body of steel looks like!"

"What's this guy talking to himself about?" Xiao He frowned and said disdainfully, then threw a punch at the Mutant Flash in front of him. However, the other's body disappeared with a "whoosh," bringing with it a strong gust of wind.

Xiao He couldn't see the other person's figure at all; he could only see movement tracks on the ground.

"Your movements are as slow as a snail to me!" The voice of the Mutant Flash came from beside Xiao He, sounding as if it echoed all around him.

"Today, I will use your death to commemorate my rebirth!" the Mutant Flash roared.

The next moment, with a "splat!" sound, Xiao He felt himself being hit by something, and then a large patch of green blood mist erupted around him, and a pool of inexplicable minced flesh appeared behind him.

"?" Xiao He scratched his head in confusion, somewhat bewildered. But now that both Mutator were dead, his plan was completely ruined.

Xiao He rested his chin on his hand, pondering what to do next, when Cui Man contacted him.

"Thank goodness, I finally got in touch with you!" Cui Man breathed a sigh of relief. "Candle Dragon needs your help now!"

"Old Xie!" Xiao He was startled, then immediately asked, "Where's the location? Send it over quickly!"

When Xiao He arrived in East Zhou City, the streets were already in a mess. The battle had ended in less than ten minutes. The bodies of the Yinglong Robot were scattered all over the ground, and judging from their limbs, there were at least two of them.

In the middle of a ring of craters ahead, there was a severed left hand. Judging from the black suit on the hand, it should be Xie Haining's hand. The arm was severed from the upper arm, and the cut was very clean.

At that moment, Xiao He's heart skipped a beat: It's all over...

"No!" Xiao He slammed his fist on the ground and roared angrily, "Moriarty... I'll kill you!"

"Old Xiao, calm down!" Ye Wanqing reminded him in the earpiece. "Let's figure out what happened first, okay? Old Xie's abilities should be such that he can't even buy time! Aren't there the remains of the Yinglong Robot at the scene? Figure out what happened first!"

"Hmm... that's right." Xiao He came back to his senses, then raised his hand to the Yinglong Robot beside him, activated the Mechanical Modification, and then released the last segment of footage recorded by the Yinglong Robot.

The two Mutator who attacked Xie Haining were both transformed Mutant, so they both had Superpower: one could Inorganic Matter Control, and the other could summon weapons.

"What the hell?! It's Scorpio Scott and Danny Wu, isn't it?" Xiao He frowned and muttered to himself, "Those two bastards have actually fallen into Mutator... I should have killed those two beasts a long time ago!"

The following scene shows Xie Haining's brief battle with the two enemies. Due to Scott's ability to Inorganic Matter Control, the Yinglong Robot became completely useless and was quickly dismantled by Scott after appearing on the scene.

Xie Haining was clearly struggling to fight two mutated Mutant alone. After his vision was restricted by a flashbang, Xie Haining's left hand was severed by a blade summoned by Scott.

However, Xie Haining's actions after that were somewhat strange. He clearly treated the injury to his left hand first to prevent excessive blood loss, but after doing so, he recklessly charged towards the enemy.

"This kind of behavior is really not like what Old Xie would do..." Xiao He muttered to himself suspiciously.

In fact, even Xiao He knew at this point that the best course of action was to avoid battle and buy time, because "Yinglong" would soon arrive to provide support. Therefore, Xie Haining's actions likely had some deeper reason...

Xiao He carefully reviewed the images left behind by the Steel Yinglong and discovered some details.

In the ensuing battle, Xie Haining made two inconspicuous moves: first, he touched his severed left hand, and second, he picked something up from the ground.

Xiao He then hurriedly went to Xie Haining's severed hand and found that Xie Haining was indeed holding something in his left hand. He opened Xie Haining's palm and looked inside; a single character was written in blood on the palm, "Bait".

Xiao He immediately understood Xie Haining's plan: because they were at a disadvantage in the battle, and after careful consideration, they realized that they would have difficulty holding out until Yinglong arrived to provide support, so they might as well take advantage of this opportunity to use themselves as bait.

"Since that's the case..." Xiao He muttered to himself, looking at the remains of the Yinglong Robot at the scene. Sure enough, it was missing an eye.

"So that's how it is..." Xiao He immediately understood Xie Haining's plan.

Because Xiao He could view the scene through the Yinglong Robot, and as long as there was a view, he could be teleported to the scene to carry out rescue and combat. What followed was quite simple.

"Sister Man, I'm coming right now. You need to gather the manpower quickly." Xiao He said, activating his Dimensional Walker and returning to the Special Response Department.

Xiao He briefly explained the information Xie Haining left behind to everyone, and then got down to business.

"Anyway, let's launch a rescue operation!" Xiao He said anxiously, clenching his fists. "Time is of the essence!"

"Don't worry," Cui Man reassured her. "Moriarty captured these Mutant to turn them into Mutator. If that's the case, we should still have some time. Do you remember what Moriarty said in prison? Only Mutant who voluntarily become Mutator can be converted, so he will definitely try to persuade the captured Mutant. Therefore, we still have time."

"Yeah, Old Xie won't compromise," Ye Wanqing chimed in. "How could you possibly handle so many Mutator and Moriarty himself by yourself? Going there would just be suicide."

"No, I can do it!" Xiao He grabbed Ye Wanqing's shoulders. "With you here, I can do it!"

"I think we should gather everyone from the United Nations Special Peacekeeping Force to join this operation before going there. Wouldn't that give us a better chance? Anyway, there are many Mutant have been captured in other countries." An Xiuru said hesitantly, "Relying solely on our Dragon Country Mutant, the number is still too small."

At this moment, Han Tianyu stepped forward and said, "But I think Mr. Yinglong's words also make sense. The sooner we get there, the fewer Mutant will be transformed into Mutator, and the safer Mr. Candle Dragon will be. If we wait until we gather all the Mutant in the world before going, they may have already transformed a batch of Mutator. Our combat power will increase, but the enemy's combat power will increase even more. Isn't that the same thing?"

"Why say so much!? Just get to work!" Yue Feng said irritably.

"I agree." Li Tiancheng nodded in agreement. "The other side has captured a large number of Mutant. This time, it's best if we don't try to wipe them all out. That would be too greedy. 'Rescue' is our mission objective."

"I agree with Qilin," Xia Yu said seriously, raising his hand. "Brother Xiao, we should save people first."

"Understood." Xiao He nodded. "Anyway, let's check the situation on the ground first."

As he spoke, Xiao He prepared to connect to the eyeball of the "Yinglong Robot" that Xie Haining was holding.

At this moment, Cui Man whispered to Ye Wanqing, "Wanqing, go and collect information from other countries about the people who were arrested this time, and then change all their names to 'Lin Tiannan' to add as many Trigger as possible to Yinglong. Perhaps some of them will come in handy."

"Won't Old Xiao explode?" Ye Wanqing asked hesitantly.

"Then you should control the number," Cui Man replied. "Judging from the previous battle with Adam, more than fifty Mutant plus Yinglong couldn't break through his Superpower limit, so I think it should be fine."

"Hmm... well, okay then." Ye Wanqing nodded and began Collection data on her laptop.

Xiao He kept switching between the various Yinglong Robot's perspectives, finally settling on the eyeball in Xie Haining's hand, where he saw the scene. The good news was that the conversion hadn't started yet; the captured Mutant were being held in a prison-like place, guarded by a large number of Mutant Mutator.

Xie Haining, noticing the gleam in the eyeball, turned it towards herself. "Finally found the clue I left behind? Great... Tell Xiao Jie and Xiaoya I'm alright."

"That's great, he's still alive!" Xiao He breathed a sigh of relief.

If something happens to Xie Haining, he really doesn't know how he'll explain it to Xie Xinya and Tong Xiaojie...

However, his eyes could only see, not speak, so Xie Haining could only talk to himself. "This should be some continent in the M Country. When I was teleported here, I looked down at the terrain from high above, and it seemed like I could see Yellowstone Park in the distance. But there's no one around for more than ten kilometers, it's very desolate..."

As she spoke, Xie Haining cautiously glanced outside and continued, "A healing Mutator just came to treat my wounds, so don't worry. I got some information from the guards; Moriarty isn't here right now, apparently because the personality responsible for converting Mutator has fallen into a deep sleep. But..."

At this point, Xie Haining said with a serious expression, "This should be the nest of Mutator, with a large number of Mutator, more than fifty."

"But we have Yinglong," Qin Weize said proudly. "A hundred Mutator wouldn't matter."

"Easy for you to say, it's not like you were the one who hit me..." Li Xue rolled her eyes at him.

But Xie Haining heard no reply, and continued muttering to himself, "We need a plan. I actually have a plan, and we only need two people to come. You just need to do this and that..."

"Ah, I see!" Xiao He exclaimed in realization, then reached out and grabbed someone from the crowd. "Now it's our turn to shine. Are you ready?"

"I... but..." Zhang Ming stammered nervously for a moment, then said seriously, "Let's make it clear beforehand, if I help you complete this mission, can I then pursue Xia Yu?"

Xia Yu covered her mouth in surprise, and the crowd teased her.

But Xiao He simply smiled and said, "Don't even think about it. You're Mutant from the Special Response Department; this is what you should do!"

After speaking, Xiao He turned to the crowd behind him. "Then, everyone, wait here for our good news."

"Honey, be careful..." Ye Wanqing frowned and warned.

"Brother Xiao, be careful!" Xia Yu added a word of caution. Cui Man pinched his cheek. "If there's any danger, just bring Old Xie back. Don't worry about the others."

"And me?" Zhang Ming asked, a hint of sarcasm in his voice.

"With Yinglong here, what do you have to worry about? Don't act like a spoiled little boy, so dramatic!" Yue Feng scolded disapprovingly. "It's only because I can't go, otherwise would I be sending you?"

Xiao He urged Zhang Ming to "get ready," and then led Zhang Ming to the Dimensional Walker Plane.

The surrounding scenery flashed, and Xiao He and Zhang Ming were already inside the cave where Xie Haining was.

Xie Haining was sitting in the corner. Her severed left arm had been simply bandaged and did not appear to be fatal.

But Xiao He didn't rush to show himself. Instead, he led Zhang Ming through the cave in the Dimensional Plane to explore it.

After surveying the surrounding area, Xiao He confirmed that this place was a cave in Wyoming, M Country. A large number of Mutator were patrolling around, monitoring the imprisoned Mutant.

Xiao He roughly counted that there were more than thirty Mutant imprisoned, but they were all unfamiliar faces. Obviously, their Superpower were too weak to participate in Mutant Competition or join peacekeeping forces.

"Got it?" Xiao He turned to Zhang Ming beside him and asked. Zhang Ming nodded, and Xiao He then sneered, "Then let's begin. It's time for a big scene..."

The two appeared from the Dimensional Walker Plane, Zhang Ming immediately covered their figures with illusions before following behind a giant starfish Mutator.

The starfish Mutator was walking slowly forward when it suddenly found itself invisible, and in front of it appeared a Mutator that looked exactly like itself.

"?" The starfish reached out its tentacles and touched the Mutator in front of it that looked just like itself, only to find that it was just an illusion.

But then, a dark shadow appeared behind it, and an arm pierced through its chest.

"Hmph, you think you can kill me with this kind of attack? I am a starfish, I..." the starfish Mutator said, but felt all its power being drained away through the arm in its chest. Its body quickly withered and shriveled up until it finally turned into a shriveled five-pointed star the size of a palm.

Xiao He threw the starfish on the ground and crushed it with his foot.

"I've used up a lot of energy recently, this is the perfect place to replenish my strength," Xiao He said with a smile, stretching his arms. Then he waved to Zhang Ming behind him, "Get ready, it's time to continue..."

And so, a massacre that unfolded without anyone noticing began inside the cave...

Two hours later, Claude Moriarty returned to the scene with several Mutator.

"That woman Amanda is such a pain, she has to sleep for a week after using her ultimate move." Claude shook his head and complained, but quickly his expression changed. "Don't say that, it's world-class telepathy, it takes a lot of effort."

"I know, I know... Sigh, this is troublesome." Claude sighed and walked into their "secret base." The cave was exactly the same as when he left; the Mutant were listlessly locked in their cells, while the Mutator patrolled the cave. But what Claude found strange was that no one greeted him.

"Why the hell are you all acting like a bunch of dead men?" Claude frowned at the Mutator who passed by him, but the mutant still ignored him. Now Claude was getting angry. He raised his hand and threw a black vortex at the Mutator who had passed by him and ignored him.

A black vortex erupted, instantly engulfing the Mutator's figure, but Claude noticed something amiss: the black vortex passed through the Mutator's body without harming it.

"What's going on?!" Claude asked angrily, then roared at the Mutator present, "All of you, get the hell over here! I have something to ask you! Everyone assemble!"

However, no one paid him any attention.

Claude stormed to the cell door, looking at the prisoners inside: every single Mutant was there.

"Hey! You! I'm talking to you!" Claude roared at a Mutant in the cell, but the other man ignored him completely, just sitting there dejectedly, looking utterly defeated.

At that moment, Claude suddenly realized something, his expression turned ferocious, and he roared furiously, "Lecter!"

Immediately, Claude's expression returned to its cold and arrogant state. He clapped his hands lightly, and a ripple spread out from him. As the ripple spread, the hidden scene in the cave was revealed to him.

The Mutator behind Claude let out a terrified roar, collapsing to the ground in shock at the horrific scene before them.

The once intact cave is now filled with all sorts of craters, large and small, and the shattered corpses of Mutator are scattered all over the ground, some of them shriveled up like mummies. The cave is also covered in green bloodstains.

As for the Mutant in the cell? They're all gone, completely vanished.

"Only Yinglong could do something like this..." Lecter's forehead veins throbbed. "But why didn't these idiots warn us?"

Lecter's expression suddenly shifted, transforming into Anika's. She cupped her face and laughed, "It's probably because of some kind of Superpower. I remember in the Mutant Competition, wasn't there a Mutant from the Dragon Country who could use illusion magic? Judging from illusion magic alone, his ability should be stronger than yours, right? Lecter, he can even control his hearing, smell, and touch."

"Really? So these idiots were killed before they even sounded the alarm." His personality reverted to Lecter, and he clenched his teeth as he strode forward in the cave, checking for any surviving Mutator and those Mutant had been left behind.

Until he came to a Mutator whose upper body was still intact.

"You are..." Lecter frowned as he looked at the still-breathing Mutator in front of him, "Scorpio Scott?"

"He...he still..." Scorpio Scott said with difficulty, then pointed to his body. "I...I have...that man inside me, he still..." As he spoke, Scorpio Scott coughed up blood, "Help...help me!"

"I ordered you to guard this place, and this is what you've done." Lecter raised his hand to indicate the chaotic scene. "This is a grave dereliction of duty, and you expect me to save you? I should kill you!"

"Yinglong, he..." Scorpio Scott said with difficulty, but he didn't finish his sentence.

His upper body suddenly began to swell, and then a figure punched him from below. The impact of the punch tore his upper body to pieces and continued to attack Lecter. Lecter was startled and quickly dodged to the side, but the powerful impact of this punch was like a Nuclear Bomb, instantly turning the entire fan-shaped area in front of him into nothingness.

"You reacted quickly. You've been hiding this for a long time, all for this moment," Xiao He said with a smile, lowering his fist.

Even so, Lecter was still affected by the impact of the punch, and his entire left arm was turned to ash.

"You bastard..." Lecter gritted his teeth and glared at Xiao He, then switched personalities. "Anika!"

After Anika replaced Lecter, numerous tentacles immediately sprouted from the broken part of her shoulder and began to repair her left arm.

"Oh dear, Yinglong," Anika called out affectionately, "You've really made Lecter angry this time."

"Old Xiao, I've recorded Lecter's information. Once his Cognition Level, I'll change it immediately," Ye Wanqing reminded him in his earpiece. This reassured Xiao He somewhat, so he sneered, "He's angry? That's great, because you guys really angered me! How dare you do that to our Candle Dragon's left hand!"

As he spoke, Xiao He clenched his fist. "Today, I'm going to make sure you're dead..."

"Can you do it?" Anika covered her mouth and laughed. "To be honest, I don't even know how I'll die."

"Try turning you to ashes first!" Xiao He said, throwing a punch at Anika.

Numerous tentacles sprouted from Anika's body and coalesced in front of her, blocking Xiao He's punch. However, the tentacles instantly shattered into fragments, and the shockwave turned Anika's upper body into dust as well, piercing through the mountain and leaving a gruesome gap on the left side of the mountain.

After Erosion the power of the Mutator in the cave, Xiao He's physique has now reached LV10.

However, tentacles kept crawling out from the severed part of Anika's body, forming a new upper body. Anika covered her face and complained, "That's so unfair! They just destroyed my upper body!" Then, Anika stood up and laughed, "Well, no matter what, this level is beyond my capabilities. Lecter, you can have him."

After saying that, Anika's expression changed, transforming into the arrogant Lecter. Lecter examined his left arm, then stared coldly at Xiao He and said, "I'll kill you..."

Large beams of light rose up around him and then flew toward Xiao He.

Xiao He neither dodged nor evaded, directly taking the golden orbs head-on. However, when the orbs hit him, they simply dissipated into specks of light, as if they were just balloons. Yet, when those specks of light landed on the ground beside Xiao He, they instantly triggered a powerful explosion, the light spreading out and forming a red-hot crater on the ground.

"This guy... his Physical Strength is abnormally strong. Did he absorb the power of those Mutator?" Lecter frowned and muttered to himself. Xiao He patted the spot on his chest where the ball of light had hit him, then raised his right hand and threw a punch.

After throwing the punch, Lecter's figure flashed, and he suddenly appeared in front of Xiao He, as if he had deliberately taken the punch with his body. But at this moment, Lecter's figure suddenly disappeared.

"!?" Xiao He was stunned for a moment, and his punch missed.

"Aren't you supposed to represent arrogance? How come you're so humble?" Xiao He mocked.

"Shut up, you lowly bastard. The teacher will be angry with me," Lecter said through gritted teeth. Judging from the voice, it seemed to be not far from Xiao He, but Lecter could not be seen anywhere around, so it must be some kind of illusion.

"Abyss!" Lecter roared, and then the scene was instantly swallowed by darkness.

"I am the Dominance of light and shadow..." Lecter replied. "Humans can see because of the gift of light. As punishment for your arrogance, tremble in the darkness!"

"I don't think so," Xiao He sneered, then snapped his fingers, summoning a burst of flames.

Surprisingly, although flames did indeed appear on his hands, they did not illuminate the surrounding darkness. It was as if all the light had been absorbed by something.

"It's useless. Within this domain, all the light is under my Dominance." Lecter stood at a distance, looking at the circle of black spheres in front of him and sneered. A large number of light points gathered in his hand from all directions, transforming into a huge sphere of light.

"Die, Yinglong..." Lecter gritted his teeth and said, "Prideful Sun!"

After saying that, Lecter threw the enormous ball of light, as dazzling as the sun, into the darkness below.

However, the next second Xiao He suddenly appeared in front of him. "You know what I think? I think..." With that, Xiao He swung his fist, striking Lecter in the chest. "You talk too much!"

"Why did you..." Lecter said in astonishment, but before he could finish speaking, his upper body was smashed to pieces by Xiao He's punch. The impact continued to spread, shearing off the mountain behind him as well.

"To speak so much in front of Yinglong, how arrogant!" Xiao He sneered, then secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "Thanks, wife."

"Hehe, it's nothing..." Ye Wanqing laughed into the earpiece, seemingly happy that she had been helped.

Because Ye Wanqing had already edited several personality frames for William Moriarty, she was able to quickly raise Cognition Level and successfully change his name within minutes, allowing Xiao He to gain the ability to control him in time.

In fact, his ability to control Lecter is somewhat similar to Zhang Ming's, except that in addition to his keen intuition, he also has hearing and smell, which allows him to easily determine Lecter's location by sound.

However, defeating Lecter wasn't the end of the story; he would obviously regenerate through some means.

But Xiao He merely raised his fist with a cold laugh, "This time, I'll kill you completely!"

In M Country Angeles, Los Angeles, a young woman was making out with a man when a tiny red dot, the size of a grain of rice, suddenly appeared on her forehead and rapidly expanded. The girl's eyes rolled back and she began to twitch.

The man who was ejaculating on the girl noticed the thing, screamed in surprise, and scrambled off her. "What the hell is this?! Do you have some kind of serious illness? Is it contagious?"

The red fleshy mass had slowly expanded to the size of a tennis ball, vaguely resembling a distorted human face. This face continued to grow until it completely covered the girl's face. The man screamed in terror, rushing out of the room without even putting on his clothes. A ripple spread across the face, and the next moment, the girl transformed into Moriarty.

"How ugly, Lecter," Anika laughed, covering her mouth. "He even called himself the strongest among us, but look at him..."

But before she could finish speaking, Anika suddenly coughed up a large amount of blood. She stared at her hand in shock, muttering to herself, "No... why? I just reborn, I should be unharmed!"

As Anika spoke, she coughed up another mouthful of blood. Only then did she realize that something inside her was rapidly destroying her bodily functions. She struggled on the ground, but her body became increasingly broken down and soon turned into a pool of blood.

However, the next second she was reborn from another parasite in New York.

"That was close..." Anika looked at herself in the mirror and breathed a sigh of relief. "Luckily, I was more careful this time and prepared two extra parasites, otherwise I would really be dead." Anika recalled the parasite from earlier, a slight chill running down her spine as she thought, "What happened just now? Was it infected with some kind of virus?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Anika coughed up another mouthful of blood. Her body began to rapidly shatter and disintegrate. She collapsed to the ground, screaming, "No! Why? How could this happen? I... am I going to die?! Ahh! Help me!"

At this moment, Moriarty's body began to swell, his veins bulged, and he struggled frantically on the ground.

The next moment, he transformed into the Mutator with black sclera and crimson pupils, and his body stopped disintegrating.

Immediately, the Mutator's body shrank rapidly, transforming into one of Moriarty's personalities. This personality's expression was calm; he slowly walked to the wardrobe, found a few clothes he could wear, and silently went to the mirror to put them on.

The "teacher," while tying his tie, smiled slightly and said, "As expected of Yinglong, that counterattack was brilliant. You almost really succeeded..." Then, his face darkened. "Alright, you bunch of useless trash, I'll personally take charge from here."