Chapter 400: London (cont.)

Fully armed soldiers stood before the orange-red cordon, forming a dark mass as their burly bodies held back the curious onlookers and meddlesome reporters looking to make a big story.

Ren Yu mingled among the crowd, his brows tightly furrowed. Just as he was about to head for the southern district to provide emergency aid—

He suddenly heard a faint cry for help.

"Hm?" He realized the sound was coming from below, so he walked to the bridge railing and looked down at the River Thames.

"Help me... Help me... Help me!!"

A man in black was frantically waving both hands in the air, struggling continuously in the middle of the river.

He seemed to have choked on water, his face looking terrible. If he did not receive help soon, he would sink to the bottom at any moment.

"Tsk... It wouldn't be appropriate for me to act in this situation."

Ren Yu raised a brow and looked around. Many civilians and tourists had already gathered nearby, and there was even a police officer stripping off his clothes, preparing to jump into the river to save him.

The middle-aged officer shouted, "Hang on, I'm coming!!"

But the drowning man had already gone under. "Glub glub glub glub glub..."

Clearly, he would not last until the middle-aged officer reached him.

But at that moment, the drowning man suddenly felt a force supporting him and pushing him toward the surface.

His heart leaped with joy. He did not have time to think about it, coughing as he gulped down great breaths of air.

Before long, the officer pulled the drowning man to safety.

Ren Yu, meanwhile, vanished into the crowd.

Southern district.

A nine-person A-rank Valkyrie squad arrived there.

Seeing the packs of Honkai Beasts wreaking havoc throughout the streets, as well