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Chapter 54: Flame Superpower User

“Do these people actually know about superpower fruits too?”

Shen Yi pondered.

Through his god’s-eye view, he realized that these dozen or so people did not all seem ordinary.

Among them, there was a young woman who could conjure flames out of thin air and control them.

A superpower user!

Sure enough, that made sense.

They definitely knew the power of superpower fruits, which was why they were fighting that mutated domestic cat.

However, since I had seen it, the fruit would be mine!

Shen Yi immediately concealed his figure and crept over quietly.

Meanwhile, policewoman Qin Xiang and policeman Wang Zhiqiang had barely shaken off the mutated cockroaches, and as they advanced cautiously, they could faintly hear sounds emanating from the black fog ahead.

They also detected a faint smell of blood.

“There’s someone; be careful!”

Qin Xiang immediately drew her weapon and disengaged the safety.

During the apocalypse, encountering people was not necessarily safe.

Especially when the sound was tinged with the scent of blood.

“Captain Qin, I think I heard fighting; those people ahead couldn’t be infighting, could they? Should we step in?” Wang Zhiqiang’s sense of justice made him want to intervene and stop the conflict.

After all, in the apocalypse, humans needed to help each other to survive!

Infighting would only waste precious strength.

“No… they shouldn’t be fighting other people; I heard cat sounds… it could be mutated animals!”

Qin Xiang listened intently for a moment.

Her hearing was keen, picking up many sounds that Wang Zhiqiang couldn’t.

“What?! If it’s mutated animals, then Captain Qin, we should definitely step in to help!”

Wang Zhiqiang said immediately.

Qin Xiang nodded and said, “Let’s sneak over first, assess the situation on the ground, and if it’s necessary, we’ll help.”

“Yes!”

Even in the apocalypse, Qin Xiang and Wang Zhiqiang still upheld their duties as police officers.

Rescuing ordinary civilians and protecting them.

During this time, they had already saved quite a few people.

Today’s visit to the hospital for anti-inflammatory medicine was also to treat the critically injured woman they had rescued two days ago.

Bang!

Just as Qin Xiang and Wang Zhiqiang edged forward, they suddenly heard a loud gunshot.

“Gun!?”

“They actually have guns!!”

Qin Xiang and Wang Zhiqiang instinctively exchanged a glance, their eyes brimming with alertness.

A gunshot meant danger!

But beyond caution, Wang Zhiqiang also felt a flicker of hope.

Could it be other surviving colleagues?

“Be extra careful; whoever it is, anyone armed with a gun is dangerous,” Qin Xiang said sternly.

“Yes!”

Wang Zhiqiang also gripped his pistol tightly.

The two cautiously approached the source of the sound.

The closer they got, the clearer the sounds of battle became.

The fighting was laced with the agonized cries of cats.

The city had many stray cats and dogs, so after the apocalypse, mutated cats and dogs became the most common mutated animals.

However, for some unknown reason, the mutated cats and dogs were no longer docile and had begun attacking and even eating people!

Even mutated pets would turn on their owners at the first opportunity…

“Who’s there? Come out!!”

Suddenly, someone spotted Qin Xiang and Wang Zhiqiang.

At once, several armed individuals turned to look their way.

Because of the black fog’s interference, they were only discovered when they got quite close.

“Y-you’re police!?”

The group had been menacing, but as soon as they saw the police uniforms on Qin Xiang and Wang Zhiqiang, their faces changed.

Seeing that it was just a bunch of ordinary civilians, Wang Zhiqiang relaxed and said with a smile, “That’s right, we’re from the Xiasha Criminal Investigation Team! We’re here to rescue you!”

However, the moment they heard “criminal investigation team,” their expressions became uneasy.

A few even began trembling inexplicably, panic in their eyes.

“These people are off!”

Qin Xiang’s experience told her from their expressions that they were definitely trouble.

If they had been ordinary civilians, their first reaction upon seeing police in an apocalypse would have been to seek help, not tremble in fear.

Qin Xiang quietly disengaged her pistol’s safety, preparing to face an enemy.

Wang Zhiqiang, on the other hand, let his guard down and even smiled as he asked if they needed help…

Bang!

A harsh shot suddenly pierced the air!

The always-enthusiastic Wang Zhiqiang had no time to react before a bullet mercilessly tore through his chest.

He looked down at his uniform, already soaked with blood, disbelief in his eyes.

As his strength ebbed away, he collapsed slowly, time stretching, and everything around him turning distant and blurred.

“Bastard!!”

Qin Xiang cursed angrily as she kept pulling the trigger toward the direction in the black fog from which Wang Zhiqiang had been ambushed.

Bang, bang, bang!

Bullets fired continuously, yet none found their mark.

The shooter in the black fog was cunning!

He fired and immediately took cover.

By the time Qin Xiang emptied one magazine and reloaded quickly, a furious roar echoed from the black fog: “Damn it! What the hell are you standing there for? Kill that bitch now! If she escapes, we’re all dead!”

“And don’t forget, you’ve got lives on your damn hands too!!”

Stirred by these threats, the once-terrified mob all fixed their gaze on Qin Xiang, murder in their eyes.

“Attack together! At this close range, knives are definitely faster than guns!”

Someone shouted and charged forward with a cleaver raised.

Encouraged, the others brandished various weapons and surrounded Qin Xiang from multiple directions.

During that time, Qin Xiang had already swapped in a fresh magazine.

She instantly raised her weapon and fired a shot!

Bang!!

The first man to rush her, full of aggression, was shot through the cheek, struggled a few moments, and then collapsed lifeless.

The others froze in terror.

Qin Xiang did not continue firing; she immediately took cover behind a wall.

That was because a shooter in the black fog was targeting her.

Any hesitation would have left her vulnerable to another ambush!

“Damn bastard!!”

Qin Xiang glanced at the distance where Wang Zhiqiang continued to bleed, fury clenching her fists.

These beasts!

They would kill someone at the drop of a hat!!

They were nothing but desperados!!!

Qin Xiang and Wang Zhiqiang had underestimated how treacherous people could be in the apocalypse.

They had come in good faith, aware of possible danger, and remained vigilant the whole time.

But they never expected an ambush from the shadows.

Without a single word of communication, that sudden shot had taken away Wang Zhiqiang’s chance to fight back.

“All of you, move in! Don’t chicken out! I’ve got a gun too… if that bitch shows her face again, I’ll shoot her dead!”

The man’s voice rang out again from the black fog.

It was the shooter who had ambushed them, clearly the leader of these desperados.

Qin Xiang gripped her pistol tighter, scanning the terrain around her.

She only had four bullets left.

If she couldn’t neutralize the shooter in the black fog, she wouldn’t be able to utilize her full strength.

She had to kill him first!

“Wang Zhiqiang, you have to hold on!”

Qin Xiang murmured to herself before swiftly retreating into the black fog.

By the time the other desperados finally mustered the courage to charge, there was no one behind the wall.

“Boss, she’s gone!”

“Boss, that policewoman actually got away!!”

“Boss, should we chase her?”

The desperados jabbered among themselves, reporting back toward the black fog behind them.

Not far from them, a middle-aged man and a young woman exchanged glances.

“Brother Li, we have to pursue her! We must kill that policewoman to secure ourselves! If she goes back and finds reinforcements, we’ll be in danger!”

The woman proposed this with a sinister look in her eyes.

The middle-aged man nodded and said, “Exactly, since we’ve started this, we’ll see it through!”

Then he shouted to his underlings, “Chase her down! Don’t chicken out! I’m right behind you… if that bitch dares to show her face, I’ll shoot her dead!!”

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