Step by Step

Ever since these white phantoms appeared, they had remained standing beside the old man, making no movements and exchanging no words.

Li Luo could only see their backs. The words "Dream City Guard Team" flickered in and out of view, while their forms resembled white mist that could dissipate at any moment, half-real and half-illusory.

The moment the Guard Team appeared, a burly man standing beside the old man raised his hand and made an incomprehensible tactical gesture. The other guards quickly spread out as well.

As they dispersed, they took spherical devices from their bodies. Upon reaching their designated positions, they placed the devices on the ground and pressed the buttons on them.

"Bzzzt, bzzzt."

After the spherical devices had been set in place, the sound of electrical leakage suddenly filled the air. Strange arcs of electricity began darting between the phantoms and the Chu Ti Troop, with some even flashing past Li Luo.

Under the effect of those arcs, a strange smell spread through the air.

As more and more spherical devices were deployed, the arcs flickering through the air appeared with increasing frequency. Blue-white lightning raced through the neon glow, swiftly reaching every corner.

The strange smell grew stronger, and the air became unbearably oppressive, almost suffocating. Countless electric charges flowed and gathered everywhere, even crawling across Li Luo and the old man.

"Bzzzt!"

The sound of the current grew harsher and harsher. Just as the oppressive atmosphere was about to reach its breaking point, the burly man beside the old man suddenly sprang up and charged forward. His movement seemed to shatter the balance of charges in the air, giving the arcs that had long been ready to erupt an outlet.

Boom!

Countless arcs wrapped around his body. Thousands of electric threads tore open the space