Close in, behead it!

"Buzz--"

Strange roars mixed with violent explosions echoed through the seafood market.

Shen Heng looked at the torrent rushing towards him, kicked off the wall with his foot, and quickly retreated.

He retreated until he was thirty or forty meters away before slowly coming to a stop.

Then, he raised his gaze, looking past the captain, and towards the pipes in the distance.

Amidst the piercing roar, large amounts of residual water gushed out from the broken pipe.

Along with the water, a stream of dark, viscous liquid also gushed out.

"Captain," Han Ling said subconsciously.

"Hmm, get ready. This time, the Calamity Beast might be difficult to deal with." Wang Hai didn't turn around; his gaze remained fixed on the dark liquid flowing into the water on the ground in the distance.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the pitch-black liquid poured completely down from the pipe.

There was a two-second silence.

The only sound in the market was the dripping of residual water from the pipes.

Suddenly, the pitch-black liquid rose from the ground and coiled, and a shape quickly condensed before everyone's eyes.

It was a pitch-black Calamity Beast, over ten meters long, shaped like an octopus.

A large, oval head, with twelve jet-black tentacles.

It supported itself on the ground by its several tentacles, its murky yellow eyes watching the crowd.

"The... Inspection Bureau?"

A slightly trembling voice came from Shadow Erosion's mouth.

No one replied; they simply stared at Shadow Erosion with grave expressions.

An intense sense of oppression emanated from Shadow Erosion; this was...

Is it Near-S-Class, or even S-Class, Calamity Beast?

Shen Heng's eyes narrowed slightly as he felt the oppressive aura that was almost identical to, or even slightly stronger than, that of the Dragon Armor Beast.

If there's only one or two people involved, then this situation is truly dangerous...

"Are you... that human named Qiu Rui who came looking for us?" Seeing that no one answered, Shadow Erosion spoke again.

Shen Heng glanced at Wang Hai, pondered for a moment, and then spoke with a hint of doubt:

"Qiu Rui?"

No one spoke; they remained silent, their expressions serious as they watched Shadow Erosion.

"Huh? You guys don't know?" Shadow Erosion tilted her head, somewhat puzzled.

"I don't know what you're talking about. We've been staking out for you for days. If we hadn't Intuition this place was suspicious and specifically borrowed equipment from headquarters to check here, you would have really gotten away," Shen Heng said.

"The Supervision Bureau is such a hassle; I should... go somewhere else."

Shadow Erosion straightened his head, looked at everyone, and pondered for a moment.

"Let's make a deal."

A dark crack appeared beneath the yellowed eye sockets. Shadow Erosion looked at Shen Heng and the others and spoke:

"You let me leave Linhai. I promise I won't kill anyone before I leave."

"Leave Linhai? Where are you going?" Wang Hai stood at the front and asked Shadow Erosion in a deep voice.

"Where are we going?" Shadow Erosion shook his head. "It's none of your business, is it?"

"If you're going to some remote mountain forest, then it really has nothing to do with us. But if you're going to other cities, then it does matter, and..."

Shen Heng listened to the conversation, his gaze swept over Shadow Erosion from head to toe.

Hmm... I couldn't find any damage caused by the previous attack.

Is it because its body is liquid that it can freely shrink and adjust its shape, making it undetectable?

"What a nuisance!" Shadow Erosion raised a tentacle and scratched its enormous octopus head.

"I remember, isn't your Supervision Bureau responsible for its own area?"

"Each person is responsible for their own area, but that doesn't mean we can just focus on our own side." Wang Hai nodded.

"If you're heading to another city, we might as well just intercept you here."

"What a nuisance!" Shadow Erosion Eclipse said, several tentacles swaying beneath it. "Since that's the case, then I'll go back to the sea. Okay, is that alright?"

"That's possible, but you'll also need to..."

Hearing the rapidly approaching footsteps beside him, Shen Heng spoke:

"It's ready!"

The sound, amplified by Shen Heng, reached everyone's ears.

Without hesitation, Wang Hai immediately changed his mind.

"Do it!"

The words had barely left his mouth.

Shen Heng and Wang Hai immediately rushed towards Shadow Erosion.

But before they could, an attack came faster.

"Boom!"

A violent explosion rang out.

A tentacle blocked the Shadow Erosion's path, deflecting the blazing bullet, but...

Looking at the fallen black tentacle, Shadow Erosion's trembling voice suddenly turned icy cold.

"Human, you're asking for death!"

It looked at the people from the Linhai Supervision Bureau, and was greeted by a cone-shaped object and a fireball.

"Boom! Boom!"

Two explosions rang out in quick succession.

Shadow Erosion once again swung its tentacles to block the two attacks.

However, this time its tentacles did not break off; they merely swayed a few times before returning to normal.

In terms of destructive power alone, Han Ling is currently the strongest in the Linhai Supervision Bureau!

"Watch out, it's coming!"

The captain's voice came through.

Shen Heng did not reply; his gaze was fixed on the tentacle that was thrusting towards him like a javelin.

With a push off the ground with his toes, Shen Heng suddenly turned to the side, letting the tentacle pass right through him.

He then quickly raised his hand and stroked the knife.

"Vibrating Blade - Triple Slash!"

"Whoosh--"

The long sword slashed down.

The tentacle snapped off with a snap.

but...

"Swish! Swish! Swish!..."

A dense series of whooshing sounds filled the air.

Seeing the tentacles shooting towards him, Shen Heng didn't hesitate. He pushed off with his feet and leaped backward.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!..."

The tentacle slammed into the ground, sending countless fragments of rock flying.

Shen Heng raised his sword and deflected several pieces of rubble flying towards him, then looked at the tentacle he had just severed.

One of the tentacles that had pierced the ground did not retract immediately after being pulled out, but instead pierced into the other tentacle.

Then, the tentacle rippled and merged back into itself.

"Be careful, even if you break off this guy's tentacles, it can retract them and continue using them!" Shen Heng said, recounting the information he had just received.

"Hiss~"

Through the headset, Wu Cheng gasped.

"This ability is way too overpowered!"

"Yes, it does, but its defense isn't strong either. When I sensed its presence just now, I thought I might not even be able to break its tentacles!" Han Ling breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"They probably focused their defensive capabilities on regeneration," Le Gu Nan said softly.

"Hmm, but this property does fit its shape quite well." Shen Heng dodged a tentacle that shot towards him.

"So what do we do now?" Wu Cheng asked.

"Clang--"

Wang Hai punched away the tentacle that was shooting at him, then raised his eyes and looked coldly at Shadow Erosion.

"Approach, then behead!"