196: Chapter 196 That scoundrel~ Don't let me catch him again...

"You fellow..."

Feeling the Aura on the girl that was still gradually climbing, the massive monster was stunned for a moment, and then it became even more furious.

"How dare you, how dare you... still have this attitude... I'm going to kill, kill you!!!"

Its sanity began to gradually slip away, and now there was only one thought in its mind: to quickly and completely erase this infuriating person.

"Roar!"

It let out a furious roar, and the muscles all over its body instantly bulged, beginning to rapidly gather in front of it, transforming into a giant flesh-and-blood fist that struck directly at Xing Yaoyan.

The momentum of the fist was immense; wherever it passed, the mere aftershocks plowed a long pit several meters deep into the ground.

"The power is dispersed, all quantity and no strength. Although the Aura is intimidating, it's merely superficial..."

Xing Yaoyan took a deep breath, looking calmly at the approaching giant fist. Her right hand slowly clenched into a fist, and the Star Swallowing Art operated rapidly, gathering the massive Power Of Will within her body into her fist...

And on the other side.

The youth wearing the Black Dragon Enforcer cloak reached out to stop Crow, who was about to get up and help. In the dozens of meters surrounding him, there was not a single living monster left.

"Xiao! Can Wolf hold out?"

Crow held the unconscious Spirit Sparrow in his arms, looking at the youth with some concern as he asked.

"It's fine. This is still a small scene for her."

Seeing the youth's confidence in her, Crow simply stopped worrying about the two sides in combat.

He laughed a few times with a bit of self-deprecation.

"Heh~ In the end, we still have to rely on two Black Dragon Enforcer newcomers to control the situation... Sigh... It seems I'm getting old; the future belongs to you young people..."

Just as Xing Yaoyan went to attack that scruffy man, Qian Mo had arrived at the protective barrier near Spirit Sparrow at some unknown point. In almost the blink of an eye, he instantly killed the monsters surrounding the barrier, rescuing everyone from the Birdcage Squad.

The barrier shattered, turning into dots of spiritual power light. Seeing this, Spirit Sparrow, who was already at her limit, finally revealed a relieved smile. Her body went limp, and she fell to one side, only to be caught by the late-arriving Crow.

He didn't know when this couple had managed to get ahead of him; he only knew that by the time he arrived, they had already completely controlled the scene.

Whether it was the girl's one-punch kill of the scruffy man's Rank Five attack, or the youth's instantaneous killing of over a dozen Rank Four monsters, both undoubtedly made this middle-aged man, nearly half a century old, feel a sense of unreality.

Earlier, when he had received the information on these two, it only showed that they both had the strength of Rank Three. However, he also knew their reputations; despite being Rank Three, they had strength comparable to Rank Four, so he had assumed they were given special permission by the school to come for experience.

But just now, he realized he was completely wrong. These two weren't here for experience; they were clearly here for a dimensional reduction strike! Moreover... these two must have achieved a Breakthrough to Rank Four, as they were significantly stronger than they appeared in the arena combat clips he had seen on the internet before.

"Is this what a Genius is..."

Crow looked up, quietly watching the white-haired girl standing not far away facing the giant monster, and revealed a somewhat relieved smile.

"Come on... Let me have a good look at the style of a Genius."

"Swish!"

A faint sword hum suddenly rang out in the space.

Time seemed to suddenly stand still...

The golden light in Xing Yaoyan's eyes gradually dimmed, and the red Demonic Power on her fist also slowly dissipated.

She stopped the flow of Power Of Will because... she no longer felt the threatening Aura from the monster in front of her.

Suddenly, a thin white line seemed to appear in the space ahead.

The next moment... space dislocated.

The monster's massive body, along with the walls of the buildings behind it, was instantly split in two, sliding to either side...

Green blood sprayed out, but it was all blocked by Xing Yaoyan's Demonic Power shield, not a single drop landing on her body.

"Damn... how can you even steal a kill like that..."

The girl clenched her fist and abruptly looked up.

Looking from the outside, the entire above-ground portion of the Underground Bar was split in two, allowing sunlight to shine into this underground place that hadn't seen the sun all year round for the first time.

She looked at the man and woman standing on one side of the eaves, her expression very unpleasant.

The man was none other than Mu Changqiu, whom she had met at the mission board before; he was holding a phone as if filming something. The woman was the White-robed mysterious person who had appeared later and instantly killed several Star Cult Apostles; she held a long sword, still maintaining her sword-swinging posture, making it obvious at a glance who had stolen the kill.

"You..."

Xing Yaoyan pointed at the mask on the White-robed mysterious person's face and said through gritted teeth:

"Has no one taught you that it's impolite to steal someone else's prey like this?!"

The White-robed mysterious person performed a stylish sword flourish and sheathed her blade, then pressed her palms together and bowed to the angry white-haired girl below, as if apologizing.

"Um... Young Miss Xing Yan, I'm sorry..."

Mu Changqiu, beside her, waved at her with a beaming smile, looking as though he had no intention of admitting any fault.

"Mu Changqiu!"

Seeing this, Qian Mo also immediately stood beside Xing Yaoyan, looking at the guy with an unfriendly expression.

"As a Rank Six Esper, you're stealing credit from us Rank Fours. Don't you feel ashamed? Hurry up and delete the recording on your phone!"

Xing Yaoyan was startled and suddenly realized.

So that guy was recording with his phone, and the content must be the scene of the White-robed mysterious person killing the monster with one sword strike. That would mean...

They could use this recording at the mission board to claim the lion's share of the kill credit for themselves?! Damn! That's too despicable!!!

"I'm sorry~ This recording is very important to us. Besides, we only came after receiving the distress signal sent by your squad, and seeing how strong that monster was, who knows if you could have beaten it... It's useless to say more. If you're capable, come and chase us. I'd be very happy to be chased by Young Miss Xing Yan... Ja-na~"

With that, Mu Changqiu blew a flamboyant kiss toward Xing Yaoyan, then pulled the still-bowing White-robed mysterious person along as they fled into the distance.

"Blegh~"

Xing Yaoyan first made a gagging gesture toward Mu Changqiu to express her contempt for his greasy behavior.

"Tch... how unlucky... But with Crow and the others as witnesses, they want to steal our credit? Hmph! In their dreams!"

She then clapped her hands and turned to look at the youth beside her. After all, she had initiated the fight and he had instantly followed up; she was still quite grateful.

"Qian Mo, thank— Whoa! Qian Mo! What's wrong?"

Xing Yaoyan was startled by the youth's expression as soon as she turned her head.

She saw him biting his lower lip with his upper teeth, his eyes wide and staring fixedly in the direction Mu Changqiu had just left. The veins on his forehead were bulging, and he was muttering under his breath:

"Alright... Grandson~ Not only did you steal the kill, you even dared to flirt with my Young Miss Xing Yan... Don't let me catch you in the future, or I'll make sure you have something coming for you..."