"..."
The scene suddenly fell silent.
One after another, two pairs of eyes stared blankly at Zhou Xuan.
"Don't want to join the group of people who are too short? What does that mean...?" Jiang Yue and Yao Guanyu looked at Zhou Xuan with some confusion.
Then, instinctively, the two turned their heads and looked at the figure standing on the other side.
Standing at just over 1.6 meters tall, shorter than the other three people present, seemed to confirm what Zhou Xuan had just said, but... could that really be said so casually?
The two couldn't help but gasp.
Is Inspector Zhou really that brave?
Before they could think any further, Inspector Zhou, who had been opening and closing his mouth several times and clearly showed regret, spoke again.
"Um, can I take back what I just said?" Zhou Xuan asked somewhat awkwardly.
These words brought everyone present back to their senses.
Wang Hu's lips twitched uncontrollably as he stared at Zhou Xuan with cold eyes.
What do you think?!
"Hehe, if you ask me, of course it's possible!" Zhou Xuan said somewhat awkwardly.
"Ah, it can indeed be taken back, but..."
Raise your hand and clasp your hands in a fist salute.
"Click!"
The finger bones made a cracking sound from the pressure.
Wang Hu grinned maliciously at Zhou Xuan.
"However, I'll have to deal with you first before we talk about taking it back!"
"Eh, no, no..."
Watching the figures chasing each other, Jiang Yue and Yao Guanyu silently lowered their eyes.
"Take care!"
"I take it back! I take back what I just said!"
"Too late, you bastard! Die!"
"Brother Jiang, Brother Yao, could you please apply some medicine to the Stone for me? Thank you!"
"Roar--!"
"..."
"Damn it, you bastard, come out of the ground if you dare! I promise I won't kill you, I'll just break your limbs..."
The noise came from a distance.
"What... what's going on?" Cao Yiyi's eyes were slightly open, her gaze filled with confusion as she looked at the figure in the distance trying to dig at the ground.
She was a little confused; how did a fight suddenly break out over there?
"I don't know either!" Han Ling looked at that spot with equal confusion.
"Should we do something about it?" Cao Yiyi looked at Han Ling with some nervousness.
Han Ling paused for a moment, then replied, "No need for that. It was just a joke. They're all adults; they'll know what's going on!"
Although we don't know exactly what happened over there, judging from Wang Hu's statement that he guaranteed he wouldn't kill anyone, only break their limbs, it's clear that they were just joking around.
Even if Zhou Xuan came out and didn't resist, Wang Hu wouldn't actually go that far.
Of course, given the current situation there, if Zhou Xuan dares to come out and not resist, he will likely be punished.
"That's good! But this is just joking around..."
Cao Yiyi paused for a moment, then looked in that direction again.
"I originally thought everyone in the Erosion Zone would be more, well, serious, but I didn't expect it to be like this?"
"If it were during a battle, I would indeed be more serious, but isn't the battle over now?" Han Ling chuckled.
"Yes, the battle is over!"
Cao Yiyi also smiled.
Suddenly, she seemed to remember something, looked at Han Ling, and said apologetically,
"I'm sorry, Captain Han, I've caused you to lose the Azure Talisman Jade!"
"Don't worry about it. Headquarters issued the Azure Talisman Jade so that we could use it in a critical moment, right?" Han Ling said.
"Huh? It was issued by headquarters?" Cao Yiyi asked, slightly surprised.
"Hmm, what's wrong?" Han Ling asked, puzzled.
"Even at headquarters, there aren't many Azure Talisman Jade of this strength, and they've long since stopped being exchanged. That means now, aside from a few inspectors who previously exchanged for and possessed them, only headquarters has them. However, to maximize the use of Azure Talisman Jade Azure Talisman Jade, headquarters normally doesn't inscribe Sixth Tier attack power into it, to prevent it from being destroyed after a single use, but..."
After a pause, Cao Yiyi looked at the jade talisman in Han Ling's hand.
"Could it be that headquarters sensed the current situation was unfavorable, so they took a few Azure Talisman Jade and inscribed them with Sixth Tier attacks to prepare for potential situations? Hmm, that's possible! So, since you're going to support other cities this time, which could be very dangerous, headquarters gave you these jade talismans..."
Cao Yiyi murmured to himself.
Her voice, accompanied by her speculation, grew increasingly firm, but...
" Inspector Cao!"
"Just call me Yiyi Yi!"
"So, can one person exchange for multiple Azure Talisman Jade?"
A slightly lowered voice came from behind.
Cao Yiyi looked at Captain Han with some surprise.
Her face was still pale, clearly she hadn't recovered yet, but she seemed completely oblivious to that, her gaze unfocused, lost in thought.
Can one person exchange for multiple Azure Talisman Jade? It seems like Captain Han doesn't quite understand.
Cao Yiyi was a little puzzled, but she still explained:
"Of course not! After all, this level of Azure Talisman Jade is extremely rare. If one person exchanges for it all, what about the others? Headquarters needs to coordinate the overall situation!"
As she spoke, she looked at Captain Han and asked,
" Captain Han, what's wrong?"
"No, it's nothing!"
Han Ling responded subconsciously, but her gaze became increasingly unfocused.
After a long while, she lowered her head slightly, gazing at the jade talisman in her palm.
The jade talisman retained its original shape, but compared to before, it now had several cracks running throughout it.
The once warm luster, at this moment, completely dimmed...
"Thump! Thump!..."
In the mountains and forests, one figure after another moved forward.
Qin Yu maintained a stance a few inches off the ground, slowly flying forward.
Suddenly, a figure leaned back.
" Inspector Qin, is Captain Shen alright?" Xu Ruiyu asked Qin Yu in a low voice.
"Don't worry, it's fine. The captain suffered a similar injury in Bedrock City last time. He just needs to get some medical treatment when we get back!" Qin Yu replied calmly.
"Phew, that's good!" Xu Ruiyu breathed a sigh of relief.
Although he had already asked when they met before, and Captain Shen had replied that it was nothing.
But the fact that he couldn't even fly alone and needed someone to help him made him feel uneasy.
As he thought about it, he couldn't help but look ahead again.
There, several Tier 3 Calamity Beast were slowly moving forward, with several figures lying on their backs to tend to their injuries.
His gaze lingered on a figure leaning against the back of Calamity Beast at the very front.
"Although I know Captain Shen has the ability to deter Calamity Beast, can he even do this...?"
Ahead, on the back of the Calamity Beast.
Shen Heng leaned against the corner of the backrest, resting silently.
He endured the physical pain, listened to the sounds around him, and at the same time, his brain slowly began to work.
There shouldn't be much to worry about regarding Han Ling, since the Daoist priest said that Jiang Xingwei would be going there, and more importantly, there's the Daoist priest and the others.
Capture Sixth Tier Calamity Beast and interrogate it for information!
They came prepared, so there shouldn't be any security concerns. The main question is, if they are caught, what will happen to the Calamity Beast afterward...?
Suddenly, Shen Heng paused slightly, and slowly raised his gaze.
The Distortion space surged in from the horizon like a tidal wave...