Chapter 135

"That Hao Ping is trying to escape!"

The townspeople's voices rose behind him.

Stop him!

The townspeople gave chase, and after several coordinated attacks, they managed to stop him, who was only an A-Rank fighter.

Hao Ping's anger flared even more. These ants! Did they think he was afraid of them?!

Enraged, he momentarily lost his mind and, in a flash, his five fingers formed a claw as he grabbed a townsman attacking him from behind. Ignoring the man's attack, he dug his fingers deep into the man's sternum, lifting him up completely. Then, he slammed the man into the crowd with a fierce expression.

"Want to die?" Hao Ping was never one to hold his temper. He could tolerate a fly bothering him for a while, but not all the time.

He pressed one hand to the ground and instantly transformed the stone giant into a towering figure, gun barrel in hand, unleashing a barrage of explosive shots at the townspeople who surrounded him.

Hao Ping stood on the stone giant's shoulders, looking down at the crowd. "Fine, I'll grant your wish!"

Both being A-Rank ability users, he shared the same arrogance as Zou Dongrong.

Ye Jiang, holding the half-eaten apple, stared ahead. She only momentarily lost in thought before the townspeople and the Guard clashed. Supernatural abilities occasionally flew towards her, which she easily dodged. Instinctively, she was about to join the fight, but after lifting her foot for a second, she slowly lowered it again.

In Ye Jiang's eyes at this moment, the two thousand townspeople of Shuiling Town were shouting angrily, their superpowers aimed directly at the people in charge. It was as if something that had been suppressed for a long time was being released along with their superpowers. This surge of courage made Ye Jiang feel inexplicably that it would be better for her, an outsider, not to participate in this battle.

With that in mind, she abandoned the idea of joining.

She glanced at the half-eaten apple in her hand, paused, and then put the apple away.

There was a feeling she couldn't quite describe, but she felt that if she were to eat an apple here now, it would be disrespectful to something, and that wouldn't be right.

The eight-clawed Polluted still hovered in the air, its naturally drooping tentacles resting on a headless corpse—a bizarre sight.

Ye Jiang teleported to the high platform. Upon arrival, she found the corpse on the platform in her way, so she kicked it away. She didn't even use a tenth of her strength in this kick, but the headless corpse was instantly sent flying high into the air before crashing heavily to the ground below. The Guard leader, who had been unwilling to leave the platform, finally stepped down, landing in a terrible state.

"... ah."

Ye Jiang, who had no intention of disrespecting the corpse, let out a soft cry, her face showing innocence.

Pretending nothing had happened, Ye Jiang turned her head away with a blank face, as if she hadn't done it if she didn't look.

She reached out and gently pulled at the air, catching one of the Polluted's tentacles. The soft touch was familiar. Although Ye Jiang was already tired of it, she still reflexively squeezed it.

Caught by the tentacles, the Polluted in the air didn't move, only its eyes darted around, staring intently at the humans below. After a long while, it gently pulled its tentacles out. Ye Jiang pulled again, the Polluted pulled again, Ye Jiang pulled again... Suddenly, the Polluted fell to the ground, its eight tentacles wrapping around the human's head, writhing and ravaging it in anger.

Ye Jiang's head was covered, so she couldn't see.

"..."

Once the Polluted had vented its anger and felt better, it floated back into the air, returning to being a silent spectator.

Oh, this time it curled up all eight legs, not giving anyone another chance to pry it up.

Back in sight, Ye Jiang, with a blank expression, tidied her hair, glancing upwards as she did so.

"What are you doing here?"

She asked the Polluted above, but the Polluted remained silent, as if it were merely a lifelike toy.

Ye Jiang remained silent, oblivious to her surroundings.

"How did you manage to behead the Guard?"

What are you looking at?

"How long do you want to watch?"

Ye Jiang asked expressionlessly, "Why have you become mute?"

Has he become mute?

It's okay, she's a professional at treating patients.

Just as Ye Jiang was about to pull the Little Pink down to cure its muteness, she suddenly heard a loud bang. It turned out that the battle between the two sides had spread so much that the tall wall enclosing the town was affected and a section of it was destroyed by some unknown supernatural power.

The high walls collapsed, dust flew everywhere, like a mushroom cloud exploding on flat ground. The eyes of the octopus Polluted, which had been silent all along, moved at this moment, and the tips of its tentacles twitched a few times.

Ye Jiang didn't notice this scene; she was drawn to what was happening on the other side of the wall. When she looked over, she saw a person emerge from the mushroom cloud—dark-skinned, tall—it was Hua Ling.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

A stone giant was firing at Hua Ling, sending stone projectiles flying from the bowl-sized cannon. The projectiles swept wildly, causing sections of the wall to collapse. However, Hua Ling dodged left and right and was not hit.

Suddenly, the air around Hua Ling began to flow abnormally, enveloping the smoke and dust and forming air bombs. With a wave of her hand, they all flew towards the stone giant—no, towards Hao Ping, the uniformed man on the stone giant's shoulder!

However, the latter didn't take these childish games seriously. Without even dodging, the stone giant swung its massive arm and crashed into the air bomb, which exploded with a crackling sound.

It was a large-scale operation, but caused zero damage; only harmless smoke and dust filled the air.

Hao Ping, sitting on the boulder, let out a sneer. This Hua Ling seemed to be hiding her strength, but so what? No matter how much she hides, she's still just a B-Rank!

Hao Ping glanced at the distant platform, observing the reaction of the outsider there. The outsider simply watched the battle erupt, as if it had nothing to do with her.

Has she not made a move yet after all this time?

Since they're not going to take action, then--

Hao Ping glared menacingly at Hua Ling.

That woman, she has to die!

It was she who instigated the townspeople, leading these foolish villagers in rebellion, which resulted in this...

The scene, so...

Go to hell!

A surge of ruthlessness welled up in Hao Ping's heart, and he ordered the giant to increase its firepower.

Bang bang bang!

The projectiles were so dense that Hua Ling couldn't dodge in time and was grazed by one. She was immediately thrown over by the force and crashed into the high wall.

You hit it!

Hao Ping was overjoyed and immediately felt much better.

Die! Die, die, die, die!

Bang bang bang bang!

More stones were fired at Hua Ling. Hao Ping's eyes were bloodshot; he was too excited. In addition, the smoke and dust left by the air bombs obscured his vision, so he did not notice that a long knife was piercing through the smoke and dust, pointing directly at his back.

By the time Hao Ping noticed, it was too late to defend himself. He dodged to the side, but was still struck on the shoulder by the black blade imbued with gravity. Half of his shoulder collapsed instantly, hanging down in a bloody mess.

Hao Ping: "..."

The atmosphere was tense.

Hao Ping's own blood splattered into his eyes. Through the bloody light, he looked at the blade attacking again, his expression changing to that of a demon.

He was injured.

Someone dared to hurt him to this extent.

"Ah!"

He roared, and the stone giant doubled in size, its cannon barrels doubled in size, turned around, and unleashed a barrage of attacks on the genius from the Ability Control Bureau who was wielding a knife.

"Aaaaaah!"

He was furious.

This person too, she has to die here!

Go to hell, all of you! Go to hell!

Ming Xia looked serious. Her previous injuries hadn't healed, so she couldn't use her full strength and had to be extra careful. Fortunately, the difference between A-Rank and A-Rank wasn't that great, and Hao Ping was also seriously injured from the sneak attack, so the two were evenly matched and locked in a grueling battle.

At the foot of the high wall, amidst the ruins, Hua Ling's fingers twitched. She gripped the ground and struggled for a while before finally managing to prop herself up against a rock.

"Cough--"

She couldn't help but cough.

She was seriously injured. She had just been knocked over by a stone and crashed into the wall, and then hit several more times. All the bones in her body were shattered. In the end, B-Rank could not stand on the same battlefield as A-Rank.

Fortunately, the smoke and dust she created worked, and the members of the Ability Control Bureau who were cooperating with her successfully launched a surprise attack.

This was probably the greatest sacrifice she could make; using herself as bait was the only role this lowly B-Rank character could play.

With Hao Ping currently restrained by the Ability Control Bureau, the remaining Guard, though all elites, are mostly townspeople and can hold their own against the enemy. Victory is tilting in their favor.

Good.

That way she can feel at ease.

She led the townspeople in rebellion, unafraid of her own death, only fearing that the townspeople would follow her into filling the grave, but now it seems that won't happen.

very nice.

Hua Ling raised her hand with difficulty, trying to wipe her eyes so she could see more clearly. She wanted to see the battle that was gradually tilting in her favor.

However, she was too badly injured; her twisted and bent hand could only be lifted slightly before falling back down.

She was momentarily lost in thought, then finally gave a slight smile and gave up.

never mind.

I won't force you.

very tired.

I want to sleep.

How long has it been since she had a good night's sleep?

From that day on, she never slept well again; she couldn't sleep and was constantly plagued by nightmares.

Then take a nap now, get a good night's sleep.

A gentle energy flowed from her shoulder, instantly coursing through her entire body. It felt so warm, so comfortable, so... Hua Ling was startled and abruptly opened her eyes. Before her was a dejected, pale face. The features were delicate, but the overall demeanor was so somber, and the drooping eyes made it easy to overlook the beauty in itself.

It's the face of Healer.

Hua Ling was stunned. She turned her head slightly and saw the Healer's hand on her shoulder; the healer was treating her.

"... Healer, you shouldn't have wasted your power to treat me." The dark-skinned woman's lips moved slightly, uttering a hoarse sound. She said, "I'm not worthy."

Ye Jiang squatted down, her eyelids drooping, looking somewhat lost in thought. Her appearance hardly resembled the word "concerned."

As for whether it's worth it?