Yang Lan was completely stunned, within just a few seconds, Meng Chuan had instantly slain two Demon Path Martial Artists whose strength was not inferior to hers.
"So incredibly strong!"
She had previously collaborated on missions with Martial Arts geniuses.
But no matter how heinous the mission's targets were.
Almost all young geniuses would restrain themselves from killing, unlike Meng Chuan who was so decisive in his slaughter.
The evil mage was already dead, and after a slight sensing, Meng Chuan turned around and shouted:
"Let's go, Sister Lan."
Only then did Yang Lan regain her senses and hurriedly followed.
The third-floor corridor was narrow and treacherous, with Old Chen's life or death unknown, they couldn't waste any more time here.
...
Meanwhile, at the other end of the corridor.
Xu Li's heavy leg swept across the air, instantly compressing a visible gray-black ripple out of the air.
This was propelled by the simultaneous activation of Celestial Demon Qi.
The disparity in strength was evident, as Chen Dalu hurriedly crossed his arms to block, only for them to shatter like eggshells upon contact.
Crack!
The piercing sound of bone cracking mixed with the sizzle of Demonic Qi corrosion exploded, sending him flying like a cannonball against the wall, barely halting his retreat.
"Is this all the police have?"
Xu Li, feeling the surge of power within him, couldn't help but laugh wildly.
Without giving Chen Dalu a moment to breathe, bone spurs suddenly sprouted backwards from Xu Li's fists!
The four dark red reverse blades were entwined with snake-like demonic patterns, rough like the scales of a vicious flood dragon.
Simultaneously, Xu Li's knees bent slightly, causing the ground beneath him to collapse into fine web-like cracks!
In the next instant, the four reverse blades shot straight towards Chen Dalu's face, only three inches from his brow!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The urgent sound of gunfire rang out as officers disregarded the battle in front of them, seeing Chen Dalu in dire straits, hastily drew guns to shoot.
Unfortunately, as the shells touched Xu Li's body, they were suddenly dissipated by an invisible barrier.
Then they fell to the ground with a clear "clink" sound.
Yet the sound of the bullet leaving the chamber still made Xu Li's temples throb uncontrollably.
The power of firearms deeply ingrained in him, he instinctively withdrew to dodge.
Seeing himself unharmed, Xu Li's expression turned from tense to wildly smug.
"This is the Divine Barrier bestowed by the Thousand-Headed Venerable, be it blades or bullets, none can break it, hahaha."
With the Divine Barrier protecting him, he feared neither bullets nor rain of arrows, once more fiercely charging at Chen Dalu!
Though Xu Li did not wish to confront the police directly, given the situation, he thought he might as well finish it all!
"You forced my hand first..."
At this moment, the whistling sound of bone spurs tearing through the air transformed in Chen Dalu's ears into the wails of malevolent spirits from the abyss!
Xu Li seemed like a true evil demon impervious to blades and guns, having just barely escaped death, Chen Dalu found himself in life-threatening danger again!
As the bone counter blades approached his throat, images of his life flashed before his eyes in an instant carousel.
In his final moments, he seemed to smell the charred stench of his stubble being scorched by Demonic Qi.
This odor was reminiscent of when he curled up next to a bonfire with childhood friends in the countryside at night, roasting sweet potatoes.
"When will I ever return to my old hometown in the countryside to eat roasted sweet potatoes again?"
The images in the carousel moved faster than the blade, prompting him to close his eyes, awaiting death.
At a critical moment of life and death.
A swishing sound could be heard!
The shadow of a whip cracked through the air, Xu Li felt something coil around his waist, though the so-called "Divine Barrier" protected him, leaving him unharmed.
Yet in the next instant, a tremendous force from the whip dragged him aside.
With a sharp tearing explosion, Chen Dalu opened his cloudy eyes wide, bracing for death's arrival.
Moments later, he was pleasantly surprised to find his head still attached to his neck.
Surveying his surroundings, he realized it was Meng Chuan using Yang Lan's snake whip to save him.
Responding to his call, Xu Li looked over, only to see Meng Chuan approaching with a steady "tap tap" of steps.
Clad in military armor like an impenetrable fortress, the seams streaked with crimson blood.
The helmet's visor emitted a murderous intent like an arrow released from a bow, pricking Xu Li's brow with a chill.
He slowly spoke:
"Friend, you've also killed many of my people, how about we call it a day?
You have armor protecting you, I have a Divine Barrier.
If we continue fighting, neither of us will gain any advantage, return our belongings and I won't touch your people, how about it?"
Meng Chuan ignored him, handing the whip back to the nearby Yang Lan.
"Sister Lan, you go check on those three black market merchants, I'll handle things here."
Seeing Meng Chuan ignoring him, Xu Li furrowed his brow and continued:
"Are you even listening to me?"
But in the next second, his pupils shrank dramatically!
The dust within a radius of ten feet suddenly levitated, frozen still, as a swift leg shadow burst forth like thunder, releasing a sharp twang akin to a bowstring snapping!
Xu Li had no time to react, the so-called "Divine Barrier" he prided himself on became inconsequential under the permeation of killing intent.
"Crack!"
Xu Li's body was flung through the air, drawing a spiral of blood mist.
The next second, his whole body was embedded into the wall in a "大" shape, broken spinal bones entangled with the steel frame of the wall, forming a man-made deep pit.
Meng Chuan retracted his leg and stood firm, opening his helmet and saying inexplicably:
"What are you blabbering about? Can't hear clearly."
The quality of the military tech armor's helmet was too good, with soundproofing too effective; he truly did not hear what the opponent was saying just now...
In terms of strength, Xu Li, who barely entered the seventh level, had his only reliance, the Celestial Demon Force Field, shattered by a single strike.
Moreover, the power Xu Li borrowed was never his own.
Even a Martial Arts genius of the same level couldn't withstand a few ferocious attacks from Meng Chuan; a quick kill is the normal scenario.
Not far away, several remaining members of the Demon Summoning Hall, who were entangled with Old Wu, witnessed this scene and were so scared that they collapsed to the ground, losing all fighting spirit.
"No... it can't be, Lord Xu was killed in one hit..."
In their eyes, Xu Li, who had undergone three enhancements and possessed Divine Power simultaneously, seemed like an earthly avatar of a divine being.
How could he be pierced through with a single strike by such a youthful face!
Meng Chuan helped Old Wu subdue the remaining few, making sure they wouldn't escape and take the credit.
Old Wu was cuffing them while his heart remained restless.
"I thought that with Xiaomeng coming, it would still be a tough battle, considering this Demon Path leader's strength is several times stronger than the Shadow Demon at the chemical factory before.
It seems that during the training ground drills a few days ago, he wasn't even exerting himself."
Old Wu shook his head with a wry smile, no wonder Chief Long was so trusting in letting him lead the team.
In just a few months, his strength skyrocketed more than tenfold; is this what a Martial Arts genius is?
In the distance, Yang Lan had just turned around and found the battle already over.
After the previous encounter, she had become accustomed to Meng Chuan's terrifying power.
Saying nothing, she turned to carry out Captain Meng's orders.
Nearby officers assigned two people to tend to the severely injured Chen Dalu.
The other part dealt with the captured felons from the Demon Summoning Hall and went to assist Chen Lan in the distance.
Chen Dalu's eyes were full of gratitude, as this was truly perilous, just a hair's breadth from death!
He wanted to say something, but Meng Chuan waved him off.
"Old Chen, take your time to heal; no need for extra words, we're all comrades."
After taking the police's special anti-inflammatory medication, two officers carried him away first.
At this time, Old Wu was responsible for wrapping up the scene.
"Make sure those cuffs are tight!"
Meng Chuan stood by waiting for Yang Lan to bring back the black market trader; he had plenty to discuss with the little mustache...
"Thous... Lord... I am willing to devote my body and soul to you, kill him..."
From the deep pit in the wall he had blasted, there came a faint whisper.
Meng Chuan's hair stood on end, and the next moment his figure burst into motion, pulling aside the officer about to check it.
"Watch out!"
The next second!
"Good child, you can achieve eternal life in the Divine Kingdom."
"Cackle cackle cackle!!!"
Claws pierced the edge of the pit, the original human hands' ten fingers transformed into reverse-hooked Jiao claws.
Immediately, Xu Li extended his head out.
Scales tore away from the cranium, wrapped in foul-smelling blue-black scales, growing wildly downward and toward the limbs.
The gory overlaps of scales and the original bone spurs rubbed together, breaking and drenching blood that dripped onto the floor, corroding it into countless honeycomb-like fragmented holes.
Its eyes glimmered with a cold green light, a split snake tongue probing out from its gaping mouth.
Within a few meters' distance, it was just an instant.
Amidst the cracking of muscles tearing, the snake tongue had already licked onto the armor helmet!
...
Meanwhile, the mole Wang Xuan hadn't even reached the so-called harbor stronghold, when he was aggressively suppressed by a master from the Martial Arts Association, the second Limit Breaking expert hidden within the team.
Once Broken Limit becomes a Martial Arts Family, every limit is a breakthrough, making cross-level battles nearly impossible, perfectly resolving the internal menace within the police department.
The real main battlefield of the police department—Chaoyang Mansion.
It was already late night, and the entire outside of the mansion was quietly cordoned off by a large number of plainclothes officers to prevent any civilians from accidentally entering and getting caught in the crossfire.
All personnel within the buildings surrounding the mansion had been evacuated and withdrawn.
Long Jiu deployed dozens of heavily armed snipers, their thick gun barrels protruding from windows, aiming at a specific room in Chaoyang Mansion.
Alongside Chaoyang Mansion, Long Jiu was no longer donning a police chief guise.
He wore a set of nuclear-powered armor flickering with obscure arcs, slowly stepping into the mansion.
Before entering, he looked up at the two odd cloud masses atop the mansion, feeling much calmer inside.
"I'm Chief Long; some things I must do myself..."
If he couldn't ascertain the Jiao Demon's strength, he would be the biggest cannon fodder in this war!
The receptionist at the mansion was speechless with fear at Long Jiu's attire.
"I'm Chief Long Jiu. From this moment on, Chaoyang Mansion is designated a military restricted zone."
As soon as his words fell, officers flooded in one after another.
At the forefront of the charge were several figures, each exuding a powerful Martial Arts Family aura.
The killing intent emanating from them shot skyward, with hundreds of officers ranking above intermediate martial artists, wielding military knives and axes, shouldering loaded firearms, and charging upstairs in waves under the leadership of the Martial Arts Family captains, forming an encircling strategy.
"What's happening, Chief... Chief Long?"
"It's none of your concern, leave immediately."