241: Completely destroyed

Seeing the situation turning against him, the Scarred Old Man quietly slipped toward the door while Ai Yue and the others were distracted.

This scene was just noticed by Ai Guosheng, who had recovered.

"Brother Qiao, where are you going?" Ai Guosheng waved his hand, casting Annihilation at the fallen door in front of him.

Instantly, the door turned to dust, and along with it, the corpses on the door gradually dissipated before the Scarred Old Man's eyes.

Seeing this, the Scarred Old Man dared not move another inch. He immediately stopped, turned around, and said fiercely, "Do you know who I am? I am the younger brother of the top leader of Da Yu Safety Tower. He dotes on me the most. If anything happens to me, every single one of you will die without a proper burial."

Ai Guosheng sneered coldly, "Enough, you old geezer, always using the people behind you to scare others. We're not easily frightened. Why should we fear an old bastard like you?"

A flash of ferocity crossed the Scarred Old Man's eyes as he said in a deep voice, "You've already killed so many of my men, and I'm not holding it against you. Yet you're still being so aggressive. If you really kill me, the top leader of Songzhou Base won't let you off either!"

"Enough nonsense, hurry up and get on your way!" As he spoke, Ai Guosheng took two steps forward, ready to act.

Ai Yue followed behind him and said, "Dad, this old geezer is suspicious. Don't underestimate him. He's probably not simple!"

Ai Guosheng's expression turned serious. "So, he's been blabbering all this time just to make me let my guard down! What an old fox! Don't worry, Yueyue, I won't be careless!"

"Mm!"

Still uneasy, Ai Yue stayed by Ai Guosheng's side, staring intently at the Scarred Old Man.

At that moment, a flash of ferocity appeared in the Scarred Old Man's eyes. He raised his hand, and a stream of black gas flew from his palm, instantly expanding into a massive cloud that enveloped Ai Guosheng and Ai Yue.

Ai Yue had been prepared and dared not let her father be covered by the unknown black gas. With a wave of her hand, she raised a Light Screen she had obtained from Gong Qiuqiu.

As the churning black gas cloud approached the two, a pair of green eyes and a blurry mouth suddenly appeared in the middle of the black mass, letting out a deafening roar.

The roar made everyone's heads buzz, but fortunately, none of them were ordinary Ability Users, and they recovered in an instant.

The black gas cloud with the gaping mouth lunged fiercely at the Light Screen.

The Light Screen trembled violently three times, but thanks to Ai Yue's strong ability, it withstood the attack of the black gas cloud.

As it got closer, Ai Yue noticed that the large face on the black gas cloud was filled with agony.

Ai Yue was stunned, not expecting the black gas cloud to be so vivid.

Only Ai Guosheng's expression changed. He remembered the Scarred Old Man saying he wanted to strip them of their Superpower abilities.

Could it be... it couldn't be what he was thinking.

This black gas and the agonized faces were formed by the Scarred Old Man stripping others of their Superpowers. It seemed he had even extracted their Souls.

"This scum doesn't deserve to be called human, committing such heinous acts and not even letting people rest in peace after death."

Ai Guosheng muttered through gritted teeth.

With a flick of his hand, an invisible energy formed in his palm—a mass of Annihilation fueled by hatred, containing immense power.

Ai Guosheng's eyes sharpened. With a wave of his hand, the Annihilation instantly appeared before the Scarred Old Man, who was showing a smug expression.

The Scarred Old Man's face changed drastically as he desperately dodged, but being old, his movements weren't agile enough, and he couldn't avoid it completely.

The Annihilation grazed past him, instantly causing one of his arms and an ear to vanish.

The Scarred Old Man screamed in excruciating pain.

"Ahhh, you little brats, you actually dared to injure me! I won't let you off! I'll turn all of you into my Energy Spheres... I want you dead, I want you dead..."

Ai Yue frowned and sent a golden lightning bolt striking the Scarred Old Man's body. After a series of crackling sounds, only a charred, smoking mummy remained on the spot.

Ai Yue rolled her eyes and said irritably, "If anyone's going to die, you should go first!"

Ai Guosheng waved his hand again, and the mummy on the ground turned into a small pile of black ash.

A gust of wind stirred up by someone passing by scattered the ash into the air.

This time, the once-arrogant Scarred Old Man died without even a trace left.

Over there, Ye Rui was still fighting evenly with the old man. Despite his age, this old man's abilities were truly formidable.

At this moment, the old man felt extremely bitter. He knew he wouldn't leave this place alive today. Pitifully, he had spent his life serving others like a beast of burden, only to end up with such an unreliable mission before he could enjoy life, losing his life here.

If they hadn't encountered Ai Yue's family, they wouldn't have been so easily wiped out.

Ai Yue had no goodwill toward these people who had kidnapped her parents. Seeing Ye Rui unable to win for so long, she threw a mass of Annihilation to lend Ye Rui a hand.

The old man tried desperately to dodge, but he had expended too much energy fighting Ye Rui and was at the end of his rope, unable to avoid this attack.

As expected, Ai Yue's Annihilation landed on the old man, instantly turning him to dust, leaving without pain.

Thus, all the people from Da Yu Safety Tower were completely annihilated!

"Mom, Dad, we've killed people in this base. Songzhou Base won't protect us anymore. We have to leave! It's just a pity about that little courtyard—I really liked it!"

Ai Yue said calmly.

"It's fine. I've had enough of staying here anyway. It's perfect to wander the world with you and live an exciting life!" Ai Guosheng said nonchalantly, with a hint of excitement in his eyes.

"Yeah, yeah, I've had enough of staying here too. And from now on, I want to spend every day with my sister!" Ye Rui said happily.

She was genuinely happy. She didn't like it here; she disliked any place without Mo Li. Now, only by staying by Ai Yue's side did she feel at peace.

Li Shilan needed no further explanation. Although she loved peace and a quiet life, she loved being with her husband and daughter even more. Even if it meant fighting and killing every day, she would gladly accept it.

Seeing that the three of them weren't saddened by having to leave this place, Ai Yue felt much better.

She had always hoped to let her parents and family live a normal, peaceful life in the Apocalypse, so she always placed them in Safety Towers—safe, populated places to keep the elderly couple from feeling lonely.

Now, it seemed she was wrong. This was the Apocalypse; nowhere could offer a life as peaceful and safe as before the Apocalypse.

The environment forced it—the evil in everyone's hearts was stirred up. In the Safety Tower, unbeknownst to Ai Yue, people in high positions often troubled Ai Guosheng and the other two. To avoid worrying their daughter, they endured it silently, afraid of causing trouble for Ai Yue or holding her back.