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Liu He and Ji Jia remained silent; they were familiar with this reaction, as they had experienced it themselves.

"Laugh."

The leader of "Peaceful Village" sneered. A superhuman with some ability had acquired a sword exactly like the Blood Knight's just to show off. The people from the Bureau of the Ability Control Bureau Ability Control Bureau were speechless. They probably had never seen anyone like this in their entire lives.

The leader was disdainful; he looked down on such people who became arrogant and ignorant just because they had some strength.

Xiao Pei had no time to care what the leader of "Peaceful Village" thought. Her eyes were fixed intently as she asked Ye Jiang, "Where did you get the sword?"

Seeing that the sword couldn't be hidden any longer, Ye Jiang said with a blank expression, "I found it."

She told a lie.

She had once opened her heart, but was not believed, so she was not prepared to repeat the same mistake this time.

Ye Jiang said, "The Blood Knight didn't like this sword and threw it away. I found it."

The crowd present. "..."

If we say a few more words, they'll start to believe us.

Xiao Pei was alright, but the Iron Man with superpowers couldn't contain himself. He even abandoned his healer's treatment, becoming frantic with excitement. "The sword, the Blood Knight's sword, it was here all along! Haha, it was here all along!"

Over the past two weeks, he had been subjected to too much stimulation from the Blood Knight. The high pressure brought by the Blood Knight and the grief of his teammates' deaths had combined to make his mental state unstable.

He lunged at Ye Jiang, but was stopped by Liu He Ye Jiang beside her. He didn't force his way in, but instead clung to Liu He He's arm, pouring his passion into Ye Jiang, "How did you get it? By surprise? How much do you know about Blood Knight? Do you have any tactics you can share with us?"

He didn't think a human ability user could take down Blood Knight's sword head-on. If even the top A-Rank user couldn't do it, no one else could. He assumed Ye Jiang had some tactics or experience to counter the Blood Knight, which was why he was so eager to share.

Xiao Pei actually thought so too. She felt that Ye Jiang might be hiding her strength and was definitely not the F-Rank ability user she claimed to be. However, to say that Ye Jiang could defeat the Blood Knight head-on was a bit of an exaggeration. She had chased the Blood Knight Blood Knight for more than half a month and fought him more than fifty times. She knew better than anyone how terrifying the Blood Knight was. He was not someone that humans could defeat head-on. The system clearly stated that she was the number one ranked user in the Ability System, so the Waiter could only be below her. She should be a well-equipped A-Rank ability user hiding her identity.

Xiao Pei made a reasonable deduction.

Meanwhile, the two leaders of "Peaceful Village" were taken aback by the Iron Man's behavior. Why was the Ability Control Bureau Powers so agitated? And why did they talk as if the woman was holding the real thing?

The two leaders paused, a bad feeling creeping over them. They reflexively turned to look at Xiao Pei's expression. The captain of the Ability Control Bureau, like her team members, was also intently watching the woman with the sword, her expression... her expression...

Ha, that sword is really genuine?!

The leader and healer were stunned; how could it possibly be the real thing?!

The two were deeply shocked, a feeling that touched their very souls. Yet, they felt as if their feet were trembling and a roar was right beside their ears. After a moment of stunned silence, Xiao Pei's expression turned solemn. She suddenly ran to the window, and as soon as she did, flames exploded in front of her, illuminating her entire figure in a brilliant red.

"The Blood Knight has arrived." Xiao Pei quickly shouted, and chains shot out, rescuing a member of "Peaceful Village" from a ball of flames.

The leader and healer's expressions changed drastically. They ran to the window and saw a rain of fire pouring down from the sky, turning the entire New City into a fiery wasteland.

The fire is burning, and it's extremely hot.

The fireballs could even melt reinforced concrete. The members of "Peaceful Village" were forced to flee in panic by the fire rain, their previous leisurely demeanor now replaced by their current disheveled state.

"How is that possible?" the leader muttered.

"Peaceful Village" has never experienced any strange phenomena before, so why is this happening all of a sudden?

Besides, the Blood Knight just appeared next door, how could he appear so quickly?

There was no time to ponder these questions. The members were screaming in agony. The leader and the healer glanced at the firelight outside, a dark glint in their eyes. They struck with lightning speed, attacking one direction in the room— Ye Jiang's direction.

Stealing the Forbidden Fruit!

Abandoning the organization and fleeing!

The two hypocrites, facing the impending arrival of the Blood Knight, had the same thought.

A ferocious earth dragon appeared, roaring and baring its claws at Ye Jiang. Ye Jiang raised his heavy sword and slashed through the air, splitting the earth dragon in half. It hovered in mid-air for a moment before crashing to the ground and turning to dust. The healer's attack hadn't even arrived yet, and seeing this, he hastily withdrew his hand, a hint of surprise appearing on his face. He withdrew his hand, but Ye Jiang didn't. He raised his heavy sword, and the healer was horrified. Ye Jiang had already reduced his strength, merely using the flat of the sword to lightly tap the healer's forehead. With a clang, the healer swayed, his eyelids rolled back several times, and he collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

Ye Jiang gestured to Liu He: "It's yours."

Liu He: "..."

He silently pulled up the back of the therapist's collar.

Having dealt with one, Ye Jiang looked up at the leader. The leader glanced at the rubble on the ground—his most powerful tactic—but... then he looked at the healer being dragged around like a rag, and his lips twitched involuntarily. He forced a stiff smile, "Esteemed guest, there might be a misunderstanding between us."

He raised his hands, indicating he had no intention of attacking. Ye Jiang glanced at him, then ignored him and walked to the window. Her back was wide open, and the leader's eyes darkened. He flicked his fingers, and a clay shuttle quietly took shape. He raised his hand, and the clay shuttle pierced the air towards the unsuspecting back. Ye Jiang didn't even turn her head; she flashed away, and the leader lost sight of her. When he came to his senses, she was already standing in front of him. Before his reaction could even form on his face, she grabbed his clothes and threw them out like a stone, landing right in front of the Blood Knight who had just arrived.

A ball of fire crashed into the building, instantly melting a corner of the roof. Liu He frowned and said to Ye Jiang, "Miss Ye, let's go."

Ye Jiang nodded; the therapist was secured, it was time to leave.

Seeing Ye Jiang make a move for the first time, Xiao Pei became even more certain that she was hiding her true strength.

But this wasn't a good place for chatting and catching up. Her team members had received treatment, though not fully recovered, but nearly so. She made a decision immediately and shouted, "Let's go!"

The group hurriedly evacuated the building.

Downstairs, Ye Jiang first escorted her employer away. Xiao Pei and the Iron Man didn't leave immediately. Upon seeing the members of "Peaceful Village," they shouted, "Members of ' Peaceful Village,' your leader has abandoned you. If you want to live, come with us!"

The leader of "Peaceful Village" was fed to the Blood Knight by Ye Jiang. Upon contact with the Blood Knight's blood-based superpowers, and he managed to escape despite his severe injuries.

"Peaceful Village" is now leaderless, and the remaining members are insignificant. Leaving them to fend off the fire rain and Blood Knight would result in countless casualties, and those who escape would become a destabilizing factor in the city. This wasn't the first time Xiao Pei had taken over a shattered organization after encountering an anomaly in the past two weeks. She shouted, "You've probably heard, the old rules apply: those rescued by the Ability Control Bureau must work for them once they leave the Ability Control Bureau who are willing, follow me!"

For the past two weeks, the Ability Control Bureau has not only been hunting Blood Knight, but has also gathered most of the city's ordinary citizens to provide them with some protection. Some superhumans are willing to follow the Ability Control Bureau, and they have become the main force protecting these people. However, this manpower is not enough, so the Ability Control Bureau will take over the remaining forces of some broken organizations, rescue them, and let them repay the debt with services.

The members of "Peaceful Village" had no choice; fearing the Blood Knight would attack, they quickly followed Xiao Pei.

Xiao Pei led a group of people away from the Fire Rain Zone in a disheveled state. Having survived the ordeal and experiencing the strange phenomenon for the first time, the surviving members of "Peaceful Village" were all stunned, their previous arrogance gone. They rested outside the Fire Rain Zone when Ye Jiang arrived, dragging a heavy sword. This startled the group, who all jumped up to flee for their lives. Only after realizing it wasn't Blood Knight did they sit back down, exhausted and too weak to even curse.

Ye Jiang came with Liu He, the elderly, and the Nurse. Ji Jia believed that the Ability Control Bureau might have established a civilian protection base in the city. Liu He was a superhuman and could move freely after he recovered, but it was better for the elderly, Nurse, and children who lacked the ability to protect themselves to stay with the Ability Control Bureau. Everyone except the Nurse agreed with this. Because the Nurse knew Ye Jiang, they seemed to trust Ye Jiang more than the Ability Control Bureau, but they still followed the arrangement and took their children to join the Ability Control Bureau.

Ye Jiang and the others explained their purpose to Xiao Pei Xiao Pei accepted it all. Liu He volunteered to stay as an assistant to the Ability Control Bureau, and the therapist also stayed, although not voluntarily but under detention.

Ye Jiang's group suffered heavy losses. Apart from the employer, only Wang Zhiqiang insisted on following her, as if he had lost his mind. Ye Jiang ignored him.

"And you?" Xiao Pei asked Ye Jiang, "Aren't you staying?"

Ye Jiang said, "I need to find someone."

Ji Jia took out the photo and asked Xiao Pei, "Captain Xiao, have you seen this person before?"

Xiao Pei stared for a moment. "No."

She stared at Ye Jiang. "I'm not in charge of the base. Why don't you come back with me and ask the person in charge?"

She said, "Our area has the highest population density in the city; if we're looking for someone, we have to go and check it out."

These words were full of coaxing, and what the other party said was absolutely right. Ye Jiang looked back at her employer's intention, and the employer nodded and said to go, but before going, they should ask the members of "Peaceful Village" if they had seen the person in the photo. Xiao Pei told him to ask, but unfortunately, no one had seen him.

Ji Jia was disappointed once again. Ye Jiang looked at her employer and saw his gloomy expression. She didn't notice that the Little Thief Wang Zhiqiang was fiddling with the seam of his pants, looking conflicted and wanting to say something but holding back.

The group waited outside the fire rain zone for the phenomenon to disappear, planning to return to the "Peaceful Village" headquarters to search for any remaining supplies.

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Heavy footsteps approached from afar, startling everyone to their feet. They saw the Blood Knight emerge from the firelight and walk towards them.