228: Half-step demon lord! Su Bai alone

Chapter 228: Half-step Demon Venerable! Su Bai alone is enough!

Xiao Yaran's eyes flickered as she said, "Show me your mission proof and identification."

"Oh."

The subordinate quickly handed over the documents.

Xiao Yaran glanced at them, her expression a little surprised.

"A New Student of Seventh Sacred Martial Academy? Has Seventh Sacred Martial Academy's requirements for students become so high now? First-year students are allowed to take on missions like this?"

Su Bai withdrew his gaze and smiled slightly at Xiao Yaran.

"Individual cases."

With that, he naturally stuffed the two proofs back into his pocket.

Xiao Yaran stared at Su Bai's action, then suddenly snapped back to reality, looking down at her empty hands.

Her expression instantly became horrified.

There was at least two to three meters between her and Su Bai, and he hadn't moved from his spot, yet she hadn't even noticed how Su Bai had taken the items back from her hands!

What the hell!

Xiao Yaran immediately had the habitual urge to check the surveillance footage.

Fortunately, she was, after all, a high-ranking police official in the city, and possessed basic psychological fortitude.

Forcibly calming the shock in her heart, her attitude towards Su Bai improved by more than just one level!

Subtly, there was even a hint of respect.

"Someone has already gone in. Four Martial Ancestors, all Peak Martial Ancestors, and a top 300 expert on the Hunter's List."

"If nothing unexpected happens, they should be able to resolve it very soon..."

Too late!

Su Bai paused for a moment.

But there was nothing to regret. He nodded, while rapidly extending his Mental Energy towards the unfinished building.

He casually asked, "What is the Hunter's List?"

Xiao Yaran felt the young man in front of her suddenly become profound and imposing.

It was as if he had suddenly risen to a very high position, and she had to look up to speak to him.

Yet, Su Bai was standing right in front of her, his figure unchanged.

This feeling and visual dislocation made Xiao Yaran feel an indescribable discomfort.

Combined with the previous strange incident of her identification being taken back.

Xiao Yaran became even more deferential.

"It's a list within the Martial Arts Association, specifically for hunters who take on bounties. The higher the mission Rank and completion rate, the higher the ranking..."

"Oh!"

Su Bai nodded.

The police officer next to him was puzzled.

Xiao Yaran was famous for her decisive and short-tempered nature, easily provoked, and even cold towards her superiors.

Today, however, she was inexplicably polite to a university student, almost like a subordinate addressing a superior.

At this moment, Su Bai's eyes, gazing in the direction of the unfinished building, suddenly flickered.

It was unclear whether he was speaking to the two of them or to himself.

"Good, not a wasted trip!!"

Before the two could understand what Su Bai meant by that, a huge roar suddenly erupted from the unfinished building behind them.

"Boom! Boom!"

It was a huge echo, like a sledgehammer striking a concrete floor, reverberating in the empty space.

Xiao Yaran abruptly turned her head and quickly issued an order into her walkie-talkie.

"Prepare! All units prepare!"

The roar erupted very suddenly and ended very quickly.

In just over ten seconds, three figures were seen leaping down from the fifth floor of the unfinished building, as if flying.

Their speed was extremely fast, but they couldn't hide the embarrassment of their escape.

Two figures, almost simultaneously, ran out of the unfinished building like bouncing balls, as if something was chasing them from behind.

Indeed, something was chasing them.

A red fleshy vine, as thick as an adult man's forearm, shot out like an octopus tentacle, flailing in mid-air.

The slowest person, unable to dodge in time, had his right foot entangled by the fleshy vine mid-leap and was forcefully dragged back.

A piercing scream, full of terror and despair, rapidly faded from loud to soft, disappearing unheard within the unfinished building in a few seconds.

All the police officers deployed outside the unfinished building were chilled to the bone, frozen in place.

It was a paralyzing sensation, completely dominated by immense, unknown fear.

The next second.

"Fire!"

Xiao Yaran almost roared into the walkie-talkie.

"Tat-tat-tat—"

Dense gunfire erupted in the empty wilderness, the sound of bullets tearing through the air.

From time to time, cement dust flew from the distant unfinished building, much like gunfight scenes in TV shows and movies.

The only difference was that there was no return fire from within the building, only a few strange and painful roars from time to time.

Su Bai stood silently, watching.

With his Mental Energy probing, he knew the situation inside the unfinished building better than anyone.

It wasn't that Su Bai didn't want to act.

But sometimes, in the time it took for a single thought to turn, things had already happened, making intervention unnecessary and meaningless.

The gunfire continued until the remaining two figures safely ran back from the unfinished building. Both were Middle-aged Men.

One was slightly older, with fair skin, indicating a life of comfort.

The other had a bronze complexion, with visible scars on his exposed arms and neck, and a sharp, capable demeanor.

Of course, at this moment, both men appeared quite disheveled, their faces still bearing expressions of lingering fear.

"Half-step Demon Venerable!!!"

As soon as they ran closer, the fair-skinned man immediately said to Xiao Yaran.

"Request military support, or apply to the Martial Arts Association headquarters for a Grandmaster transfer order."

"Half-step Demon Venerable!"

Xiao Yaran's face changed drastically.

A Half-step Demon Venerable beast—no wonder only two out of four Peak Martial Ancestors who went in managed to escape.

This was no longer a problem that their small city's armed forces could solve.

"Okay!"

Xiao Yaran nodded decisively, about to pull out her phone to make a call.

However, a hand reached out from the side and gently pressed down on her hand, which was attempting to dial.

"Not necessary for now."

Xiao Yaran turned her head, meeting Su Bai's calm, placid eyes.

"Let me try first..."

Su Bai slowly put down his luggage, both on his body and in his hands, and casually said, "Just remember to help me apply for a mission Rank adjustment when I'm done."

"Who are you?"

The fair-skinned Middle-aged Man frowned, looking at Su Bai.

The other Middle-aged Man, with a sharp demeanor, squinted as he scrutinized Su Bai, his eyes full of disdain.

"Oh, this is..."

Xiao Yaran was about to introduce him when Su Bai already spoke.

"Give me five minutes, or..."

Su Bai looked down at his phone, then, in an extremely polite, consultative tone, looked at the group and said, "Would you like to have some water and rest first?"

Xiao Yaran and the two Middle-aged Men were all stunned.

A few seconds later, the fair-skinned Middle-aged Man finally couldn't hold back, and his attitude turned hostile.

"Your Excellency, who exactly... Uh, what the hell?"

Mid-sentence, the man's expression suddenly turned horrified.

He watched with wide eyes as the 'Su Bai' in front of him gradually faded and etherealized, as if he had seen a ghost in broad daylight.

The sharp-witted Middle-aged Man next to him suddenly turned his head.

He just caught a glimpse of Su Bai's small figure leisurely walking into the unfinished building.

The sharp-witted man's expression was shocked, and he slowly, with great difficulty, uttered a few words.

"This... what speed is this?"