39: Chapter 39 A Desperate Struggle

Under the bombardment of Chen Ye's Lightning Ability, the gray-black energy released upward by the Brood Mother's horns stopped abruptly!

The gray barrier enveloping the entire Residential Community shattered and dissipated like broken stained glass!

A ray of golden sunlight pierced through the clouds, slowly spilling onto the rooftop and onto everyone!

Immediately after, a large swath of sunlight poured down, dispelling the thick fog and haze of many days.

The entire Guangming Residential Community finally saw the light of day again!

"Roar!!"

The horde of beasts, having lost the Brood Mother's control, instantly fell into chaos.

Some fled in panic, while others fell into a frenzy and lunged forward even more madly!

Everyone on the rooftop was dumbfounded, frozen in place!

Zhang Lei's jaw almost hit the ground; his small eyes were wide open, his face full of disbelief.

The rifles in the hands of the Armed Police clattered to the ground as they stared blankly at Chen Ye, who was surrounded by Thunder Light, as if looking at a god who had descended.

In the early stages of this apocalypse, where had they ever seen such a magnificent Superpower attack?

Liu Lingwei's delicate body trembled, her cold, beautiful eyes filled with shock and admiration.

Her long eyelashes fluttered gently, and her cheeks beneath her mask flushed slightly; the way she looked at Chen Ye had completely changed.

This man actually possessed both Domination and Lightning Ability simultaneously!

[Ding! Revealed dual Superpowers, shocking Liu Lingwei!]

[Trust Level +15 → Current 45]

[Obedience Level +2 → Current 7]

[Symbiosis Value +17 → Current 52]

[Host passive attribute updated: Basic Physical Strength Value +17 → Current 52]

Chen Ye had no time to pay attention to the system prompts; his Superpower was overdrawn, and his whole body felt weak.

Yet, he remained extremely calm: "No time to daze off! Follow me!"

He grabbed Liu Lingwei's wrist and Zhang Lei's arm, and the three of them ran straight toward the edge of the rooftop!

There were no stairs at the edge of the rooftop, but this was the sixth floor, a full twenty meters high!

"Jump down?! Are you crazy?!" Liu Lingwei exclaimed in shock.

Her slender body trembled slightly, clutching Chen Ye's hand tightly, her heart rate accelerating suddenly.

Zhang Lei was scared out of his wits, his chubby face distorted, and he screamed at the top of his lungs!

"Zhang Lei! Use your Slowing Ability!" Chen Ye roared.

Without giving them a chance to react, he dragged them both and leaped off the edge of the rooftop!

A sense of weightlessness instantly swept over the three of them, and the wind whistled in their ears! "Ah!!" Liu Lingwei and Zhang Lei squeezed their eyes shut and screamed!

"Quick! Deploy your Superpower!" Chen Ye hissed at Zhang Lei!

Zhang Lei finally came to his senses and pushed his Slowing Ability to the limit!

Invisible energy instantly enveloped the three of them, and their falling speed slowed down drastically, drifting down slowly like feathers!

Finally, the three of them landed steadily on the third-floor platform, completely unharmed!

"Big Brother, are you crazy?! If I hadn't been fast enough, we would've all been smashed into meat patties!" Zhang Lei complained loudly.

Seeing this, the Armed Police upstairs did not hesitate and jumped down together in unison!

Zhang Lei gritted his teeth to maintain his Superpower, and everyone landed safely.

Everyone went through a mental journey from terror to relief.

But just as everyone was grinning and celebrating their narrow escape, the horde of beasts behind them was like a black tide.

They frantically climbed and pursued along the stairs and walls, surrounding everyone in an instant!

Everyone slumped on the ground, covered in wounds, ammunition exhausted, their stamina overdrawn to the limit.

The sunlight shone warmly on them, which should have been a hope for survival.

But the dense, baring-fanged beasts before them plunged them back into the abyss of despair.

They thought they had escaped the dead end, but they didn't expect to still be trapped in the encirclement of beasts, unable to fly away even with wings.

Fangs gleamed with a cold light, and the foul, fishy stench rushed toward them, making it hard to breathe.

Everyone was out of ammunition and supplies, their rifles empty, and their stamina exhausted to the limit.

They only had cold weapons like army knives and broken steel pipes left in their hands.

Despair, like a cold tide, instantly submerged everyone's heart.

Chen Ye took a deep breath, and just as he was about to speak to boost morale, a cold yet resonant voice pierced the silence first.

"Brothers! Raise your heads! Pick up your knives!" Liu Lingwei stood straight, supporting herself with her army knife.

Her voice wasn't loud, but every word carried immense weight, making people's hearts tremble.

"We are SWAT! We are the last line of defense protecting the people!"

"There are still hundreds of women in the building waiting for rescue, and behind us are our fallen captain and brothers!"

"Even if we die, we must fight with our last breath to avenge them and survive for our families!"

Her impassioned speech instantly ignited the remaining fighting spirit in everyone's hearts!

The previously dejected Armed Police suddenly raised their heads, their eyes rekindled with the fire of unyielding spirit, clenching their cold weapons tightly, their roars rising one after another, shaking the sky.

Chen Ye was stunned for a moment, silently admiring her in his heart.

This woman was indeed no ordinary character; calm, decisive, and possessing great leadership—truly worthy of being a SWAT deputy captain.

His gaze fell on her face, obscured by the mask, and he became increasingly curious.

What kind of stunning beauty was hidden beneath the mask of such a dashing and decisive strong woman?

At this moment, the three major Superpower users—Chen Ye, Liu Lingwei, and Zhang Lei—had their Superpowers on the verge of exhaustion and could no longer trigger large-scale abilities.

Everyone had no retreat and could only face the beast tide with their flesh and blood.

Chen Ye's eyes sank, and he unleashed the last trace of Restoration Ability left in his body without reservation.

A soft, pale green light, like spring rain, enveloped the entire scene, quietly nourishing everyone's internal injuries, cuts, and bruises caused by the shockwave on the rooftop.

The piercing pain dissipated rapidly, their exhausted stamina recovered slightly, and their torn wounds quickly scabbed over and healed.

"This is... healing energy?" An Armed Police officer was full of shock, feeling the changes in his body, and looked at Chen Ye in disbelief.

Liu Lingwei's heart trembled even more, her long eyelashes fluttering lightly, and the look she gave Chen Ye was filled with intense gratitude.

She knew that this was Chen Ye exhausting his last bit of Superpower to heal everyone.

[Ding! Exhausted remaining strength to heal Liu Lingwei,]

[Trust Level +10 → Current 55]

[Obedience Level +0 → Current 7]

[Symbiosis Value +10 → Current 62]

[Host passive attribute updated: Basic Physical Strength Value +10 → Current 62]

"Damn, Obedience Level is still +0. This really is a chaste and unyielding woman!" Chen Ye complained again.

There was no time for more words; the first wave of beasts had already lunged to the front!

"Kill!" Chen Ye roared first.

His military dagger flashed with a cold light, unleashing all 195 points of Basic Strength.

With one slash, he shattered the skull of the lunging Rodent Beast, black-red blood splattering. He dodged the claws, turned, and stabbed through the throat of a Shadow Claw Beast; his movements were crisp and clean, every strike fatal.

Liu Lingwei followed closely, controlling the remaining two wounded beasts to charge into the fray. Her slender wrists swung her army knife, and every slash accurately hit the beasts' weak points.

Everyone huddled together in formation, slashing, smashing, and punching. The roars were intertwined with the beasts' screams, blood splattering all over their clothes, and they didn't even notice their wounds tearing.

Some were scratched by the beasts' sharp claws, but they still swung their knives forward.

Some fell from exhaustion but scrambled up to continue the fight to the death!

The entire area in front of the building turned into a tragic Shura field, with flesh and blood flying, the stench rising to the sky. Everyone was fighting with their lives, and not a single person retreated.

The slaughter lasted only a few minutes, but it felt as long as a century.

Everyone's stamina was completely exhausted, their arms so sore they could no longer lift their knives, their wounds bled ceaselessly, and their vision began to blur.

They could only watch helplessly as the beasts lunged again, with nothing but endless despair left in their hearts.