His opponent swallowed hard. Damn, this woman was alluring. Moving with lightning speed, he took full advantage as his hands taking every opportunity to grope Yun Shuiyao.

Yun Shuiyao was furious, anyone who dared to take advantage of her, the big star, had their hands chopped off. This man would be no exception. “Hey, had enough sleep?”

The small seedling on Yun Shuiyao’s chest trembled, just waking up.

Yun Shuiyao curled her lips, “time to get to work then.” She threw away her nine-section whip and spread her arms. Vines wrapped around her arms, rapidly extending outward, sprouting countless branches. Even if you were as fast as the wind, you wouldn’t be able to move an inch.

The vines as if seeking praise, grabbed the man’s feet and dragged him in front of Yun Shuiyao. Her smile was enough to make anyone’s heart skip a beat. “Did you enjoy touching me?”

The thug’s eyes fell on her chest, his face lewd. “I can make you feel even better.”

“Sure.”

The sharp heel of her high heel landed on his crotch. “Don’t scream too seductively, okay?”

“Ah, you bitch!”

“Tsk tsk, naughty boy.”

The men collectively felt a chill run down their spines, as if winter had suddenly descended upon their lower halves.

After plucking out two bloody hearts, Jiang Xiang ceased his attacks. He stood like a king surveying his domain, his gaze sweeping over the crowd with an air of disdain.

Lan Shiru stood still, gripping her cleaver tightly. Invisibility ability, huh? This gang certainly had some skilled individuals. Let’s see how long you can stay hidden.

He Lian raised her crossbow, listening intently. “Shiru, behind you!”

With a swift motion, the cleaver traced an eerie arc, slicing through the air in a flash of cold steel. A few drops of blood splattered onto the ground, yet the attacker remained unseen. Hit them—but not deep enough.

“Right side!”

Lan Shiru struck with her cleaver, but it hit nothing. After several failed attempts, He Lian’s guidance no longer worked—the enemy had caught on.

Seeing this, Lan Shiru put away her cleaver and stretched out her arms in a graceful arc. In an instant, a majestic water phoenix spread its wings and soared into the sky, letting out a piercing cry before diving down. It circled around her, then suddenly shot toward a target with a sharp shriek.

Boom! Water exploded in all directions. The invisible enemy coughed up blood and collapsed to the ground, their ability failing completely.

“What the hell was that god-tier move?!”

It wasn’t just two or three people who had doubts now, no one dared to scheme any further.

The who could turn invincible was the thievish-eyed guy. Lan Shiru pressed her cleaver against his neck and with just a slight push, his head would roll.

“Please, please, spare me! Let me live! I can give you information—anything you want, as long as you let me go. I’ll obey your order, my life will be yours from now on. Please don’t kill me!”

Lan Shiru looked down at him coldly. “What kind of information can you give me?”

“About Brother Long! You killed his men today, and someone will definitely report it to him. he won’t let you go. If you spare me, I can help you escape. Brother Long will never find you!”

Lan Shiru remained silent. This was an exchange, and an unequal one at that. She pressed the blade down another inch.

“No, no, please! Brother Long has lightning-based abilities and he’s extremely powerful. His team has over sixty people, twenty of whom have special abilities. There are also over forty women, ten of whom have abilities. Not everyone is loyal to the team, but most of them follow Brother Long’s lead. He’s meticulous, ruthless and obsessed with wealth and women. Someone like you—he’ll never let you go. His people are spread all over City B. There’s no way you can leave unnoticed.”

With a swift motion, Lan Shiru brough the cleaver down, ending the thievish-eyed man’s life. His eyes widened in disbelief, unable to comprehend why he still met his end.

Meanwhile, Yun Shuiyao had already driven her opponent to the brink of madness. In the end, she pierced his throat with her high heel, sending him to the afterlife. As for Miao Miao and Biao Hu, they were both simple-minded brutes, locked in a battle of pure strength, drenched in sweat and gasping for breath.

The iron ball was now dented in several places, and Biao Hu’s fists were a mess, with multiple broken finger bones piercing through the skin. It was a gruesome sight.

Miao Miao laughed heartily. “Let’s see how tough you are now!”

Despite his ferocity, Biao Hu wasn’t immune to pain. He no longer dared to clash head-on and could only use his arms to block.

Seizing the opportunity, Miao Miao swung the iron ball, the chain wrapping around Biao Hu’s arm and then looping around his neck before returning to her hand. With a swift motion, she flipped behind him, tightening the chain.

Biao Hu struggled desperately, and the two were locked in another brutal contest of strength.

“Miao Miao, finish this quickly. The smell of blood here is too strong.” Lan Shiru reminded.

Miao Miao flashed a wide grin. “You got it, sis.”

She tightened the chair around her arm, raised the iron ball with her other hand, and brought it down hard on the back of Biao Hu’s skill with a resounding thud.

Biao Hu grunted, his strength faltering. Miao Miao seized the moment, yanking the chain with all her might and sickening crack echoes as his neck snapped.

“Pathetic.”

With a kick, Miao Miao sent Biao Hu’s lifeless body tumbling away as she stood there beaming with pride.

“Sis, am I awesome or what?”

Lan Shiru glanced at her. “If you’ve got so much energy, drag all these bodies to the car. Take anything useful from the vehicle and burn the rest.”

“Got it.”

The others didn’t fully understand Lan Shiru’s reasoning but they carried out her order without hesitation.

These men had been out scouting, so there wasn’t much in their vehicles. It only took a few minutes to finish the task. By then, an army of ants had arrived at the scene—each the size of a child’s fist, swarming in such numbers that it made everyone’s skin crawl. “Let’s get out of here, now.”

The four of them, along with the Tibetan mastiff quickly drove away from the scene. The others followed closely behind, it was the first time they’d encounter such a sight and it left them all on edge.

This battle had been a true test of combat, and the four of them had gained deep insights from it. Jiang Xiang, however, remained calm—to him, this was all trivial.

“How many people are following us?” Lan Shiru asked.

He Lian nodded. “A lot. They’re all vultures looking to pick up the scraps.”

“Since when is our loot so easy to pick up?” 

“Not necessarily.” Lan Shiru slightly frowned. “The opposing group is quite formidable, we just dealt with ten people and we’ve already used up most of our strength. If dozens more show up, we won’t stand chance.”

“Then what do we do? Run?” Miao Miao asked.

“Running isn’t an option. The moment the fight started, someone must have tipped them off. By now, all the exits are probably blocked, waiting for us to walk right into their trap.”

“So, we’re doomed?”

“Not necessarily. If we can lure them into a trap of our own, there might still be a slim chance. Are you willing to bet on it?”

“Absolutely,” the three replied in unison.

“Woof.” Jiang Xiang growled, his entire body radiating fighting spirit. For him, the earlier skirmish hadn’t even been an appetizer.

“First, let’s find a place with good feng shui, eat and drink our fill, and wait for them to come to us.”

At the military base in Country Q, Ao Chengyi and his team had successfully scavenged everything they could. The mutated venomous scorpions had been taken down by the toxic gas concocted by Duan Jianghe. The gas was potent enough to hold its own against the scorpions, but unfortunately, while they found planes, there was no fuel. To make matters worse, they ran into a swarm of mutated red ants, each weighing about half a kilogram. A single bite from these ants would leave a massive, toxic welt, and enough venom in the body could be fatal.

They managed to find a military truck with half a tank of fuel and sped off in it.

As for where all the fuel had gone, well, it seemed luck wasn’t on their side. Fuel-stealing rodents had consumed most of it, and the half tank in the truck was all they could salvage after a desperate struggle.

Even the edible supplies in the base had been ravaged by these fuel-stealing rodents. The six men now faced the grim reality of a harsh desert journey ahead.

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