The Mutated Ones did not attack recklessly again.
Their brief clash had shown him that Qin Ze was far stronger than he was.
The Mutated Ones put some distance between themselves and Qin Ze.
His eyes gave off an eerie red glow, and low growls rumbled from his throat.
"Is that a mutated beast?"
The class monitor scrambled to her feet, still shaken, and hid behind Qin Ze.
She had been washing her hands when the Mutated Ones suddenly leaped out of the ventilation duct.
"Something like that."
Clearly, the Mutated Ones before them were a product of the research institute.
For some reason, he had escaped.
Rumble-
A noise came from the ventilation duct overhead.
Immediately afterward, two more Mutated Ones jumped out.
And the noise in the duct had yet to stop.
"You two go first," Qin Ze said.
"Go, Brother Ze!"
Fatty knew exactly what he was capable of.
Staying would only distract Qin Ze and hold him back.
"I'll fight at your side!"
The class monitor summoned her courage and stepped out from behind Qin Ze.
Fatty felt a headache coming on.
"Class monitor, stop getting in the way."
Rumble-
While Fatty was speaking, a thunderous crash sounded overhead, and most of the ceiling came crashing down.
A black figure came down with it.
Fatty reacted quickly.
He immediately grabbed the class monitor's arm and activated his innate ability.
In the blink of an eye, Fatty used Teleportation to move a full five centimeters backward.
That was right.
After all his hard work during this time, Fatty had gotten longer.
Sharp claws scraped down close against Fatty's chest, leaving a shallow streak of blood on his skin.
If Fatty had not used Teleportation just then, he might have been split in two.
Thud, thud, thud~
Mutated Ones jumped out of the broken ceiling one after another, like dumplings dropping into a pot.
In just a few dozen seconds, more than twenty Mutated Ones were standing in the already cramped restroom.
They closed in from front and back, surrounding Qin Ze.
"Hurry, go."
Qin Ze's voice was low.
"I'll go get security!"
Fatty pulled the class monitor along as he ran for his life.
Two Mutated Ones tried to chase them.
A bolt of lightning shot from Qin Ze's fingertip, and both of them instantly collapsed to the ground, convulsing violently.
In an instant, Qin Ze drew all the Mutated Ones' aggro.
These Mutated Ones looked much the same.
Scarlet eyes, sallow skin, smooth heads, and matching clothes.
Judging by the fluctuations in their auras, Qin Ze reckoned the Mutated Ones were only around level 0.4.
Bang!
A huge black shadow jumped down through the hole in the ceiling, smashing a shallow crater into the floor.
Qin Ze raised an eyebrow.
"Finally, one who can put up a bit of a fight."
The aberrant who had just arrived was nearly two meters tall.
His muscles bulged all over, and the teeth in his mouth were as densely packed and sharp as a shark's.
A row of bony spikes protruded from his back, and he even dragged a tail one and a half meters long behind him.
The big guy seemed to be the leader of this group of Mutated Ones.
The moment he appeared, the other Mutated Ones retreated, bowing and scraping.
"Human... die..."
The big guy spat out the two words indistinctly.
The other Mutated Ones, having received their orders, advanced and began to close in.
Qin Ze snorted. "Think you're the only ones with numbers?"
Snap~
Qin Ze snapped his fingers.
The clones attached to Qin Ze stepped out one after another.
The guys wore neat black suits and masks of all kinds of birds and beasts.
They lined up in a row behind Qin Ze.
The big guy's eyes widened in astonishment.
He scratched his head.
He simply could not figure out where these people had come from.
More than thirty Qin Zes and over twenty Mutated Ones packed the restroom to bursting.
The big guy fixed his scarlet slit pupils on Qin Ze, who stood just as fearless in the face of danger.
Qin Ze raised his right hand and beckoned to the big guy.
"Come on."
"Soldiers against soldiers, king against king."
Crack!
The big guy slammed his tail heavily against the floor, then let out a deafening roar.
The Mutated Ones beat their chests and shouted as they charged.
Faced with the savage, terrifying Mutated Ones, every clone acted as though he had been pumped full of chicken blood.
"Demacia!"
"For the commander!"
"Ura-"
"Dedicate your hearts!"
"Just fight!"
"..."
The two sides clashed fiercely, battle cries ringing out all around.
The clones were generally between level 0.4 and 0.5, about evenly matched with the Mutated Ones.
The brawl went back and forth.
But with greater numbers, the clones could carry out righteous gang beatings and held a slight advantage.
The restroom was simply too cramped; otherwise, Qin Ze would have wanted to release another twenty or thirty clones.
"Sneak attack!"
"Attack his lower body!"
"I'll pretend to sleep in front to lure the enemy. You attack from the side."
"Watch closely, I'm about to unleash an awesome attack!"
"The enemy not only refuses to surrender, but actually dares to fight back?"
"..."
The clones were fighting with gusto, and Qin Ze was itching to join in.
"Come over here."
Qin Ze taunted him.
The big guy's brain was already all muscle, so how could he withstand such provocation?
He lunged forward, whipping his tail across in a sweep.
An aberrant beside him failed to dodge in time. The tail struck him, and his body instantly exploded into a cloud of bloody mist.
Qin Ze shook his head. "When you get ruthless, you really don't spare even your own."
The big guy's tail swept on unstoppably, howling through the air straight toward Qin Ze's head.
Qin Ze gracefully turned sideways, and the tail smashed down at his feet, brushing the tip of his nose.
Looking at the tail delivered right in front of him, Qin Ze bent down and gripped it tightly.
The tail was a sensitive spot for nearly every animal, and the big guy was no exception.
The moment Qin Ze grabbed his tail, all the bony spikes on his back stood on end.
The big guy lashed his tail forcefully, trying to break free.
But he found that Qin Ze's hands were like a pair of steel pincers: the harder he struggled, the tighter they gripped.
"Ready?"
Qin Ze whistled and thrust his hips with all his strength.
As if swinging a sledgehammer, he sent the big guy soaring into the air with a whoosh.
The big guy smashed through the wall of the women's restroom and crashed into the men's restroom next door.
Qin Ze dusted off his hands and walked into the men's restroom.
He saw the big guy sprawled in a stall, his head resting in the toilet bowl.
The big guy shook his head and climbed to his feet.
It was clear that the guy was very angry now.
Qi and blood erupted within Qin Ze as he activated the first layer of the Fate Reversal Technique.
He was just about to give his opponent a righteous iron fist when the big guy's eyes suddenly flashed.
An eerie scarlet light enveloped the entire space, though only for a single second.
Qin Ze found that he could no longer move.
He was like one of the seven fairies immobilized by Brother Monkey's spell.
All the qi and blood in his body had also congealed.
The big guy charged over, seized Qin Ze by the shoulders, and pinned him against the wall of the women's restroom.
Qin Ze's body was immobilized, leaving him unable to resist.
The big guy's tail reached around from behind him, and its tip peeled outward like a banana, revealing a sharp bony spike.
The spike hovered over Qin Ze's forehead, and a playful smile appeared on the big guy's face.
Qin Ze clicked his tongue in wonder.
An aberrant with an innate ability.
It was the first time he had seen one.
"You don't really think you've got me at your mercy, do you?"
The corners of Qin Ze's mouth rose, and lightning faintly flickered in his eyes.