A hero lay flat, but killed an S-rank pollutant...
"You don't have a boyfriend, what's the point of caring about whether your skin is rough or not? Even if your skin is as white and smooth as a peeled egg, no one will touch it."
You know nothing!
Amidst the commotion, the fatigue from the battle gradually disappeared.
The water-type ability user had rested and conjured another water sphere. This time it went smoothly; the fist-sized water sphere hovered in the air. The team, who had been complaining about being dry, immediately rushed over, and the water sphere shattered with a splash, landing all over his face.
He smacked his lips contentedly, his thirst quenched, and his mouth started grumbling again. "Don't be so rough, have some mercy on them. Look, you've gotten their clothes all wet, and their shoes too..."
He wanted to say that his shoes were also wet, but the words caught in his throat. His feet were soaking wet, as if they were completely submerged in water, while his teammates' water polo ball didn't have that much water!
He looked down and found a small puddle of water had gathered at his feet, just above his ankles. As he looked down, the puddle seemed to move as if it were alive.
The superhuman immediately took action, and his teammates, noticing the anomaly, all stood up.
"Be careful, there's... ugh."
The small puddle suddenly swelled, and a ribbon-like object followed the superhuman's moving body, moving faster than him. It wrapped around his feet, quickly and smoothly spiraling upwards, binding his body, and strangling his throat with a constricting force. The superhuman's neck immediately began to deform ominously, his cervical bones cracking, and his body would be torn apart in the next second!
The incident happened so fast that the team barely had time to provide assistance, and their eyes were bloodshot.
Just then, the deadly ribbon of water suddenly paused, instantly transforming from solid to soft, revealing the tranquility that water should possess.
One of the men stepped forward with a light step, a sharp dagger appearing in his hand, and fiercely slashed at the tangled water hose.
Whoosh--
The water ribbon broke apart, scattering into droplets that splashed onto the ground, becoming harmless and as quiet as a small puddle after the rain.
"Uh... cough cough!" The rescued superhuman struggled to get away.
Boom!
The fireball was thrown into the water with great force. Upon contact with the water, the fireball was extinguished silently with a hiss, and the pool remained calm, a small puddle, neither too big nor too small.
The five men were horrified.
One person took out a testing bead; the bead was crystal clear, without a trace of Pollution.
This stuff is surprisingly Pollution- free!
What is this thing?!
While on guard, the pool of water suddenly seeped into the ground and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
The superhuman holding the detection bead instinctively breathed a sigh of relief, but his teammate next to him suddenly pointed in a direction with trembling hands. The team looked over and, in their eyes, on the plains and wilderness with excellent visibility, there were countless pools of water, large and small, reflecting a cold light like silver mirrors!
In a single instant, the tranquil pools of water twisted and churned, rushing rapidly toward one spot. The pools merged together, rising abruptly from the ground, and a "person" appeared, tens of meters tall, transparent, with two enormous holes embedded in its head, pitch black, silently gazing at the wilderness.
The five-person team watched this scene in silence, unable to utter a single sound.
At the same time, everyone in the wilderness saw this enormous "person".
In a desolate place, the spiky-haired man in the black uniform sensed something was amiss. He slowly looked up and saw a giant gazing down from above, as if a nightmare had descended.
"... Looks familiar." he murmured.
This body made of transparent water, these two emotionless holes, this...
"Do you know him?" came a cold, indifferent question from the side. The female warrior met the giant's gaze, her back muscles tense, her face stern.
Zhao Yi scratched his head. "It seems to be the Invisible Man appeared and disappeared in City A before."
The Invisible Man suddenly disappeared, and everyone assumed he was dead, but he unexpectedly reappeared in this wilderness.
And it has become so huge.
He explained, "This is a A-Rank Polluted."
"A-Rank?" Xiao Pei's voice was devoid of emotion.
Can A-Rank possess such a massive body?
While there's no fixed rule, it's hard to imagine that such a massive body is merely a A-Rank Polluted.
The giant in the distance suddenly trembled for no apparent reason, and water splashed down. In that instant, a dense black Pollution erupted. The Pollution lasted only for a moment and quickly disappeared, but the impact stunned everyone in the wilderness. Bang bang bang, the detection beads carried by the Ability Control Bureau exploded one after another.
Xiao Pei shouted, "This isn't A-Rank!"
That's A-Rank, this is S-Rank Polluted!
The female warrior leaped towards the S-Rank Polluted. Zhao Yi level was much lower than hers, recovered from the shock much slower. The first thing he did upon waking was to take out his phone and send a notification to the city.
[High Alert!]
The highest level of alarms blared throughout the city, one after another, causing widespread panic.
Citizens poured out from all directions, asking in panic, "What happened? What happened?"
"Look quickly!"
Someone pointed outside the city.
A giant stands tall in the wilderness outside the city, its two holes gazing down upon this place.
"... What is that?"
"Polluted? That's huge... What level of Polluted is this?"
The citizens were mentally impaired, their breathing becoming suffocated under the giant's gaze. Facing terror made them forget to run away. Until a bolt of lightning struck them from above, and the head of the Ability Control Bureau, dressed in a suit, stood on the rooftop.
"What are you standing there for? Run!"
"... Where are we going? Where can we go?"
They remembered this feeling; it was the same oppressive aura when the S-Rank Mushroom Man descended. They were lucky then; the S-Rank Mushroom Man suddenly disappeared, and they escaped. But this time? Would they be so lucky this time?
"Get to the shelter first!" Qin Daichuan shouted. "Don't give up before anything even happens!"
Those words were a wake-up call. Yes, we can't give up!
"Go! Go quickly!"
Citizens shouted and urged those around them to hurry towards the nearest shelter, gritting their teeth as they fled, though still filled with apprehension.
Please grant them good fortune this time as well.
Please.
In a small supermarket in a corner of the city, Ye Jiang was looking for change to pay with a bottle of water when suddenly the cashier disappeared. Outside, there was a commotion, a mix of footsteps and screams. Ye Jiang paused, calmly placed the change on the counter, and walked out with her water.
As I strolled out of the supermarket and unscrewed the water bottle, I suddenly noticed something and looked up.
"..."
Found it.
Her friend, who had disappeared without a trace, reappeared.
How reckless of you to sneak off to a place like that all by yourself.
In the A-S Wilderness Zone, Xiao Pei hid behind a rock and observed. The Invisible Man was not far in front of her. It stood still, and except for the occasional burst of pungent Pollution, it looked like a harmless, strange green plant rooted in the wilderness.
It's huge.
Upon closer inspection, it became even more terrifying, seemingly several sizes larger than the previous Mushroom Man.
Although she was already an S-Rank ability user, on par with the Polluted in front of her, Xiao Pei didn't dare to act rashly. Her ability had only recently reached S-Rank, and she couldn't guarantee that she could successfully kill the Invisible Man. Besides, the Invisible Man seemed rather gentle.
I don't know if City A is cursed, but S-Rank Polluted have appeared one after another. These legendary things have become as common as cabbages at an old lady's stall in City A, which is really speechless.
Fortunately, this time is different from the past. This time, humanity has S-Rank superhumans, so they won't be attacked unilaterally.
Xiao Pei focused her attention intently on the Invisible Man. She saw his motionless body suddenly tremble, his form disappearing like a melting candle. Here it comes—a dense explosion of black Pollution!
1, 2, 3... 3 seconds, the Pollution is absorbed back into the Polluted's body, leaving not a trace.
Xiao Pei: "..."
This is a strange Polluted.
He seems to be able to control the Pollution.
It was precisely because he was extremely skilled at controlling Pollution that no one noticed him even when he came to the wilderness area so close to the city. If it were Mushroom Man, he would have been detected from a great distance.
What should we do with this huge thing?
Xiao Pei.
Behind her, a puddle of water silently seeped out and slowly flowed to her feet. Xiao Pei did not turn around and continued to observe the Invisible Man in front of her as if she had not noticed it.
The pool of water writhed twice, a hint of malice leaking out, and a stream of water shot out, fiercely attacking the back of the human's head. Just then—
"Boss." A cool voice drifted in, mingling with the sound of the wind.
The jet of water shot out and froze in mid-air. Xiao Pei held a piece of black iron chain in her hand, unsure whether to launch a preemptive attack—she had already noticed the commotion behind her and was preparing to retaliate.
The attack has stopped.
Not only did it stop, but the waterline also turned a corner, facing another direction, another person, and then... it started twisting happily, contorting itself into a pretzel shape in seven or eight twists. This performance left Xiao Pei dumbfounded.
This is...?
Her expression betrayed her unease as she looked up at the person who had arrived.
Ye Jiang stared intently at the waterline thrashing happily toward her, then glanced at the Operations Chief of the Ability Control Bureau. One Polluted, the other skilled at killing Polluted —the scene was somewhat chaotic.
She pursed her lips.
"Boss, you..." She still intended to intervene in this chaotic situation.
"You stepped on my friend," she said.
Chapter 81: A hero who's a lazy bum, but he kills S-Rank Polluted...
The word "friend" completely shut down the brain of the head of the Ability Control Bureau. The well-informed and experienced female warrior was momentarily speechless.
In contrast to her, the S-Rank Polluted reacted violently. His massive body suddenly trembled violently, and in his excitement, strings of water droplets of varying sizes fell down like rain. Finally, unable to withstand the excitement, he exploded with a bang, splashing water everywhere, and disintegrated.
The disintegrated bodies of water vary in size, from large pools to small puddles, scattered across the wilderness.