At the entrance of the shopping mall.
Han Ling anxiously raised her hand and pressed it against the headset.
"Wait, don't rush!"
There seemed to be a reply coming through the earpiece, Han Ling immediately responded:
"I know, I'm not stopping you from going up, but remember, once you're up, stall for time, don't fight, we'll be there soon!"
After speaking, Han Ling immediately looked at Wu Cheng.
"Quick, get up there!"
Wu Cheng didn't reply, he just nodded.
He also realized the seriousness of the situation.
Keep in mind that back when only Captain Wang Hai was at the Third Tier in Linhai.
When they encountered Third Tier Calamity Beast, the captain would tank the damage while the others attacked from behind.
They were terrified that something unexpected might happen.
But now.
One Tier 3 Black Jade Lion, and two Tier 2 Black Jade Lion.
And those two currently in the mall are still the two least suited for combat within the Linhai Supervision Bureau.
Sending those two to fight the Black Jade Lion is practically suicide.
The two quickly ran into the mall.
They stopped when they saw several escalators leading in different directions.
"Is this shopping mall really that big?" Wu Cheng's lips twitched.
Han Ling ignored him and lightly pressed the button on her earpiece.
" Gu Nan, where are you now?"
There was no response from the headset.
The other person seems to be engrossed in a particular situation and is not in a suitable position to respond.
Having been a member of the Supervision Bureau for several years, Han Ling quickly realized what might be going on.
They were locked in a stalemate with the Calamity Beast Calamity Beast, their attention focused entirely on it.
At this point, any action could trigger an immediate attack from the Calamity Beast.
This situation might be acceptable in other places.
But now there are these large, winding shopping malls.
Without someone to guide them, it would probably take them quite a while to find it.
"What do we do now?" Wu Cheng asked, somewhat troubled.
"We'll have to search layer by layer!" Han Ling frowned deeply.
Wu Cheng nodded. "But we shouldn't need to look for the first floor."
Upon hearing this, Han Ling, who was already preparing to act, stopped and looked at Wu Cheng.
How did you know?
"Didn't they just say that they are separated from the Calamity Beast by a layer?" Wu Cheng said.
Han Ling nodded. "In that case, let's start searching from the second floor."
The two quickly went upstairs and began searching rapidly along the corridor.
At one point, Han Ling suddenly stopped.
"Etc!"
"What's wrong?" Wu Cheng looked at him with some confusion.
Han Ling ignored her; her ears twitched.
A faint, persistent thumping sound echoed through the air, very faint, yet undeniably present, its direction clear...
Han Ling turned her head and looked at the ceiling in front of her.
"Come on, there they are, a fight has broken out!" Han Ling ran forward quickly.
Even though he couldn't hear anything, Wu Cheng trusted the signal and followed.
Han Ling uses a sniper rifle, so her senses, such as eyesight and hearing, are much better than his.
Of course, it's definitely not as good as Shen Heng's ability, which is specifically enhanced by his senses.
He followed Han Ling forward, and gradually, he seemed to hear a clanging sound like metal clashing.
But soon, something unexpected seemed to happen, and the sound disappeared.
Their hearts couldn't help but race.
Without time to think further, the two could only run as fast as they could in the direction from which the sound had come.
Finally, we rounded the last corner.
The empty corridor that appeared before them was no longer empty.
Two figures stood silently not far away, but...
Wu Cheng shifted his gaze somewhat stiffly.
In their field of vision, a huge corpse lay quietly beside the two men, while further away, there were two smaller corpses.
No, has it been a minute since Han Ling first heard the sound?
Shen Heng and Le Gu Nan killed a Tier 3 Black Jade Lion and two Tier 2 Black Jade Lion in one go?
Shen Heng turned his head to look at the two people walking towards him, a smile playing on his lips, and raised his hand in greeting.
"Haven't seen you for a long time!"
Han Ling nodded indifferently.
Compared to this, what shocked her even more was...
"Wow, Shen Heng, you've improved that much at the training camp? You can even kill Tier 3 Calamity Beast now?"
Han Ling looked at Shen Heng with some confusion.
Gu Nan's abilities have not yet been fully developed.
It might be okay to fight ordinary Second Tier Calamity Beast, but fighting Third Tier is definitely out of the question, let alone in the current situation of one Tier 3 and two Tier 2.
In other words, it was mainly thanks to Shen Heng that the Calamity Beast was successfully killed this time!
"Yes, there has been some progress, but let's talk about that later. Now is not the time to discuss this," Shen Heng said.
"Hmm? What's wrong?" Han Ling asked.
Shen Heng turned his head and looked in one direction, where the broken warehouse iron door was firmly embedded in the wall.
The group walked to the warehouse door.
Shen Heng reached out and grabbed the doorknob, pushing it inwards.
"Squeak--"
The warehouse's iron gate creaked painfully, but remained firmly embedded in the wall.
Le Gu Nan blinked, his gaze lingering on the deformed iron gate.
"The door frame was deformed by the Calamity Beast; now the door is stuck to the frame and can't be pushed open."
Shen Heng nodded, then turned to look at Han Ling.
"Huh? Why are you looking at me?" Han Ling frowned.
"You're Tier 3, you kick it," Shen Heng said.
Han Ling's eyes widened upon hearing this.
She opened her mouth, intending to object, but in the end, she said nothing and walked over.
Bang! Bang!
With two consecutive clicks, the door opened.
Han Ling did not go in, but instead made way for herself.
Shen Heng stepped inside.
Inside the house, the people who had been tense because of the banging on the door couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when they saw who had entered.
Shen Heng's gaze swept over everyone in the room, then settled on one of the figures.
How are you feeling?
"It's alright, I won't die!" Xu Kai coughed lightly twice.
Shen Heng glanced at his injuries, then turned to look at Le Gu Nan.
Le Gu Nan nodded slightly to indicate that he understood, and then walked over.
Silver-gray threads extended from her hand into Xu Kai's body.
Shen Heng then took this opportunity to look at the other people in the room.
"Alright, come out now, everything's fine!"
Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't help but breathe a heavy sigh of relief.
A little girl ran quickly outside.
She turned her head and looked around, as if searching for something.
Soon, she realized she hadn't found what she was looking for, and subconsciously turned to look at Shen Heng, who had just told them everything was alright.
"Big brother, where's Ultraman?"
Shen Heng was slightly taken aback upon hearing this. He turned his head to look outside, and then seemed to realize something.
He gently squatted down and reached out to pat the little girl's head.
" Ultraman? He's already left after defeating the monster!"