"No."
Shen Heng replied calmly, his gaze still fixed on the direction of the mall's entrance.
He was mentally planning how to fight once he went inside.
But Fan Hong, standing to the side, was not so calm.
"You dare to go in if you're not even at Tier 3?" Fan Hong's voice rose again, then he seemed to remember something and shook his head sharply.
"No, even if you reach Tier 3, you can't go in. The Calamity Beast inside are also Tier 3, and there are several Tier 2 ones too. With your abilities, going in would be suicide!"
Shen Heng turned his gaze to Fan Hong, "Don't worry, that Third Tier beast is only at the Early Third Tier. The other Calamity Beast haven't gathered together yet. Even if I can't defeat them, I won't die."
Upon hearing this, Fan Hong was slightly taken aback.
He stared blankly at Shen Heng, unsure whether Shen Heng was exaggerating or could actually do it.
"Alright, time is of the essence. If there's nothing else, I'll go in first," Shen Heng said to Fan Hong.
Fan Hong snapped out of his reverie upon hearing this. His instinct was to advise the other person to wait for the rest of their Supervision Bureau to arrive before going in together, but after a moment's hesitation, he took a deep breath and asked:
Are you sure you can run away even if you can't win?
"Mm," Shen Heng nodded in response.
"In that case, I'll trouble you." Fan Hong nodded heavily.
"However, I still want to tell you that while protecting ordinary people is important, protecting yourself is equally important."
Especially when even sacrificing one's life cannot protect others.
Shen Heng glanced at Fan Hong and nodded. "Don't worry, I know."
Having said that, he turned to look at Le Gu Nan.
"You wait at the door, I'll go in by myself."
Le Gu Nan took a light breath. "No, I'll go in with you."
"You can stay here and help them guard the area to prevent any of the Calamity Beast from escaping," Shen Heng advised.
"While Tier 2 Calamity Beast Calamity Beast n't easy to kill even with guns, with so many people guarding the entrance, they shouldn't be able to escape." Le Gu Nan's Tier 2 were fixed intently on Shen Heng.
"If Third Tier Calamity Beast wants to come out, you shouldn't let it out so easily."
Shen Heng looked into Le Gu Nan's eyes and saw that her gaze was bright and earnest.
He thought for a moment and nodded:
"In that case, let's go in together. But if we encounter a Tier 3 Calamity Beast later, remember to run when I tell you to."
"Yes, don't worry, I know!" Le Gu Nan smiled.
Shen Heng withdrew his gaze, said no more, and turned to walk towards the mall entrance.
Le Gu Nan followed closely behind.
Fan Hong stood there, his brows furrowed as he stared intently at the two people walking toward the door.
He suddenly remembered something and shouted at the two figures:
"Beware, there was Calamity Beast at the entrance just now. We don't know if it's gone or not, but it's very likely still there."
Neither of the two responded; only the leader nodded.
Seeing this, Fan Hong breathed a slight sigh of relief.
He took a cigarette out of his pocket, lit it, and then stared straight at the two of them.
Based on his understanding of Shen Heng, and knowing how much he had just warned him, the other party should be careful.
Now we'll see how many people they can save.
It's okay if we can't save them, as long as they don't die.
After all, if what the other party said was correct, based on the configuration of the Calamity Beast inside, this incident is not something that a Second Tier ability user can handle.
Under his watchful eye, the two quickly arrived at the mall entrance and went inside.
However, Fan Hong suddenly paused, his cigarette burning down to a small tip, but he forgot to take another puff.
The two men showed no sign of slowing down; they walked straight toward where the dead police officer lay.
"Didn't I tell them to be careful, that there might be Calamity Beast hiding at the entrance?!" Fan Hong frowned, his eyes fixed on that direction.
But it's too late to say anything now.
Almost immediately, his worst fears came true.
"Whoosh!"
Two dark figures suddenly sprang up from the shadows on either side!
They moved so fast they almost left afterimages, their sharp claws gleaming coldly in the light.
They pounced straight at Shen Heng and Le Gu Nan.
Fan Hong's pupils constricted sharply, and his heart nearly stopped beating.
It's over!!!
His eyes were fixed on that direction, afraid of missing a single detail.
Under his watchful eye, the dark figure rapidly approached the two people in the middle.
Then, as if something had happened, the two dark figures paused slightly.
The change is very small, so small that it would be impossible to notice unless you were constantly watching it.
Because their bodies still retain the momentum from leaping over, they lunge forward.
Swish--
A gleaming silver blade flashed.
One of its heads was chopped off.
The other head seemed to have been hit hard as well, and it jerked backward.
The two Calamity Beast crashed heavily to the ground.
The figure in front flicked the blood off the knife and strode into the depths of the mall without looking back.
A slightly shorter figure quickly followed behind, and their silhouettes were swallowed by darkness in the blink of an eye.
"No, this... this is how you kill him?"
Fan Hong kept his eyes open until the cigarette butt burned his fingers, at which point he finally came to his senses.
We were prepared for twenty or thirty people to die this time, but now it seems...
Maybe... it's really not too late?
" Captain Fan, should we continue waiting or what?" a police officer asked.
Fan Hong glanced at a human corpse in the mall corridor and sighed softly:
"Two comrades from the Supervision Bureau just went in, so the entrance should be safe for now. Someone come with me to carry Wang Zhigang out!"
On the other side.
Shen Heng led Le Gu Nan forward with a clear goal in mind.
After a short while, Shen Heng slowed his pace slightly and looked up ahead.
Ahead was a three-way intersection, with clothing shops lining both sides.
"Get ready, a Second Tier enemy is coming from the right."
"Yes, I understand." Le Gu Nan nodded, his eyes fixed on the location Shen Heng described.
Before long, a series of 'thump-thump-thump' footsteps reached her ears, and soon, a Calamity Beast appeared.
It was a Calamity Beast, entirely black, covered in Scalearmor, and shaped like a giant lion.
Black Jade Lion!
Upon seeing the two, a flicker of excitement flashed in the Black Jade Lion's eyes, as if it were pleased to have finally found its prey.
It stomped heavily on the ground with its claws and charged straight towards the two of them.
Shen Heng stood still, calmly watching the Black Jade Lion rushing towards him.
He spoke again.
"Prepare!"
Le Gu Nan raised her hand, and a cone-shaped creation took shape in front of her and began to spin rapidly.
Shen Heng opened his mouth slightly.
"Lonely--"