Elite Monster

Chapter 18: Elite Monster

"It's a Xenomorph, right?" Feng Ling picked up the axe, already eager to try.

Huangfu Miaomiao stammered, "It—it's an Elite Monster!"

"Elite Monster?" Feng Ling paused mid-motion, not processing it in time.

Huangfu Miaomiao instantly wanted to slap herself!

She quickly explained: "No, no! I mean, it is, it is a person! A human with cards! And they've completed at least one digestion!"

On the other side, the people from the minivan had already gotten out.

The leading man strode over aggressively, cursing as he approached: "Who the hell are you blinding with that light?! Get down here!"

Feng Ling got out of the car, axe in hand.

The moment he saw the axe in her hand, his pace quickened: "Armed too, huh? What, trying to pull a midnight robbery? Supervision Bureau on the case! Put the weapon down!"

Supervision Bureau?

Feng Ling raised an eyebrow, eyeing him suspiciously—

A mess of hair, paired with arrogant features, a graffiti T-shirt over a black studded leather jacket, and ripped jeans with holes that looked like scrambled egg flowers.

This guy was from the Supervision Bureau?

Feng Ling's first impression of an inspector had been set by Su Yuqing, and this man fell far short.

She was about to question him when he got closer and froze, stunned: "You're Feng Ling?! Holy shit, you really are that Feng Ling—how did you end up in Jiangkou City?!"

Hearing him call out Feng Ling's name, a few more people got out of the minivan, all staring intently in her direction.

Feng Ling didn't know that in just one day, she'd already gained some fame within the Supervision Bureau.

Zhou Diao got excited. He'd checked Feng Ling's file, seen her photo, recognized her face, and he remembered the smell of this truck.

His gaze shifted past Feng Ling to Huangfu Miaomiao in the car. "Since you're Feng Ling, then the one in the car must be that escaped Xenomorph, right?"

Huangfu Miaomiao's face went pale, shrinking into her seat, not daring to move.

Feng Ling glanced back at Huangfu Miaomiao and said calmly, "Right, it's a Xenomorph."

"Ha!" Zhou Diao laughed, raising both hands. "I knew you two were in cahoots!"

The next second, his raised hands suddenly swelled into two beast claws! One of them shot straight toward Huangfu Miaomiao!

Bang!

A transparent Bone Blade blocked the mutated beast claw!

"Tch! Hiding a Xenomorph and still daring to resist?!" Zhou Diao roared in fury, swinging his other beast claw without mercy at Feng Ling!

Feng Ling leaped backward, dodging the strike, but her small truck wasn't so lucky—a layer of sheet metal on the side was torn open by the beast claw!

Feng Ling's face instantly changed color, muttering under her breath: "One thousand..."

"What one thousand?" Zhou Diao pulled back his beast claw, glaring viciously at Feng Ling. "Don't spout nonsense to distract me! Hiding a Xenomorph, assaulting an inspector—those charges are enough to land you ten years in jail!"

Feng Ling's face had gone from pale to livid, her gaze cold enough to freeze!

A bone spur suddenly jutted from her other shoulder, shooting up like bamboo shoots after rain, unfolding into a transparent Bone Blade! It slashed toward Zhou Diao's face!

Zhou Diao immediately raised his beast claw to block!

Clang!

The Bone Blade clashed against the beast claw, producing a crisp metallic sound!

Zhou Diao sneered: "Not bad strength, but with just that, you're far from beating me!"

Feng Ling coldly raised the axe in her hand—

Zhou Diao's face twisted in shock: "Holy shit! You've got four claws?!"

His two beast claws quickly released their force, letting the Bone Blade slide down and strike the ground, while he hastily retreated, landing beside the minivan and crouching low, watching Feng Ling like a wary leopard.

Feng Ling's eyes now looked like she wanted to eat someone alive!

Zhou Diao felt like cursing again. His beast claws had never failed him—even against Feng Ling's Bone Blade, he had the upper hand! But besides the Bone Blade, Feng Ling still had two hands!!! AHHHH!!!

Zhou Diao turned and snapped at his team members: "Are you all dead?! Get over here and help!!!"

The team members exchanged glances, none of them speaking.

One of them pulled out his phone and said cautiously to Zhou Diao, "Vice-Captain, Captain Su is calling on video."

The phone screen indeed showed a handsome, stern face.

Zhou Diao roared: "Who called him?! I can handle this myself!"

But Su Yuqing on the video ignored him entirely and instructed: "Give the phone to Feng Ling."

Zhou Diao: "???"

The team member gave Zhou Diao an awkward smile and carried the phone over to Feng Ling.

"Ignoring me?!" Zhou Diao was dumbfounded, immediately chasing after them. "Lao Su, you believe her over me?!"

"Didn't you say you could handle it? Then I'll handle her matter." Su Yuqing shot back at him, neither harsh nor soft.

Zhou Diao: "..."

Feng Ling saw Su Yuqing on the video call, and her expression softened slightly, but she still didn't put down the axe in her hand.

"What's going on?" Su Yuqing asked her.

"He damaged my car." Feng Ling stepped aside, pointing at the deep claw marks on the car door. "I rented this truck. The deposit was a thousand. Any damage to the vehicle means not only do I have to pay for repairs, but the deposit is non-refundable."

She emphasized the last four words.

Su Yuqing gritted his molars silently, holding back his temper as he asked Zhou Diao, "Deputy Captain Zhou, why did you damage her car?"

Zhou Diao replied with an air of self-righteousness, "She's harboring a Xenomorph!"

So Su Yuqing asked Feng Ling, "Are you harboring a Xenomorph?"

Feng Ling said, "I'm not harboring one. That's my pet."

Zhou Diao exploded on the spot, "Isn't that the same thing?!"

"Of course it's not the same. This is my card ability." Feng Ling waved at Huangfu Miaomiao in the car. "Come here."

Huangfu Miaomiao sat in the car, toes curling into the floor, having no idea what to do. She bit her lip, slowly got out, and stood beside Feng Ling with her head drooping, exuding an awkward sense of being at someone's mercy.

Feng Ling said to her, "Call me Mom."

Huangfu Miaomiao's eyes widened as she looked up. "...Mom, Mom?"

Feng Ling then pointed at Su Yuqing on the phone and said to Huangfu Miaomiao, "Call him Uncle."

Huangfu Miaomiao caught on and quickly nodded at Su Yuqing. "Hello, Uncle."

"See? This is my card ability." Feng Ling was completely unruffled.

Zhou Diao was utterly speechless. "You really can spin a tale."

Feng Ling said, "Just tell me, is this ability useful or not?"

Zhou Diao: "Useful my—"

Before he could finish his curse, Feng Ling cut him off. "Can you tell the difference between humans and Xenomorphs?"

Zhou Diao: "..."

Feng Ling patted Huangfu Miaomiao's head. "She can."

Feng Ling asked again, "Can you tell the difference between ordinary humans and special humans who hold cards?"

Zhou Diao: "..."

Feng Ling smiled and patted Huangfu Miaomiao's head again. "She can."

Zhou Diao's chest felt tight and stifled. He couldn't even argue back!

Two chapters tomorrow, one at noon and one in the evening~

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