195: Chapter 195 The Respectable Commander

Chapter 195: The Respectable Officer

Fists whistled, a thunderclap exploded.

The figure darting out was like a thunderbolt cutting through the hallway intertwined with darkness and gunfire.

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Sending countless ferocious and terrifying Ghouls flying all the way, until it crashed heavily into the target.

Professor Zheng's forehead burst into a mist of blood with a bang, and astonishment instantly froze in his wide-open eyes.

His body felt as if all support had been drained from it, and like a marionette with its strings cut, he toppled straight backward.

Then he remained motionless, the pooling blood slowly spreading across the floor.

He, who fancied himself immortal and had just been fantasizing about how to achieve great feats and establish a career,

Never expected until his death that his head would be blown apart by a suddenly appearing fist.

Without Professor Zheng's mental ability commanding them, the other surrounding lower-level Ghouls froze in place one after another, stopping their attack.

They seemed to have been frightened out of their wits by the thunderous roar, or perhaps trembling in fear due to the appearance of a more powerful higher-level predator.

The soldiers scattered across various parts of the floor to build defense lines also wore looks of utter astonishment, stopping the triggers they were pulling, not knowing what had happened.

The two Special Investigation Team specialists looked at the sudden assassin, their hearts similarly filled with inexplicable astonishment.

In an instant, the entire world seemed to have been pressed with a mute button.

This punch seemed to carry an invisible coercion, sweeping across and deterring everyone and every monster present.

Fang Cheng stood upright, his feet stepping beside the pool of blood of the fallen corpse.

There was a faint Aura emanating from him, as if taking the enemy's head from amidst a million soldiers.

The thick smell of blood still continued to permeate the air.

Yet every person and every monster seemed to be nailed in place by his intense Killing Intent, with no one daring to act rashly or make a sound first.

As if he were the Dominator of life and death in this dark hospital.

At this moment, Jiang Chen's eyes flashed with a dim light as he looked at the retracting bone spikes.

On his proud predatory Sharp Weapon, there was strikingly a sunken fist print and several shocking cracks.

This meant that the opponent's fist just now had almost forcefully completed the kill right against his bone spikes.

Moreover.

Judging from the destructive power caused by the attack, Jiang Chen vaguely caught a whiff of a long-lost yet unusually familiar Aura...

Thinking of this, his sunken eye sockets seemed to burn with dim green ghost fire, and he suddenly raised his head and let out a wild roar.

This roar carried endless majesty and anger, shaking the ceiling and instantly dispersing the Aura created by the opponent.

It also instantly broke the deadlock, reawakening the lower-level Ghouls who had been deterred by the superior's Aura.

After a brief silence.

The Ghouls' terrifying screeches sounded once again, surging towards the surroundings like a tide.

Tat-tat-tat—

The fire tongues of automatic rifles likewise continuously spat out in the darkness, bullets whistling and flying everywhere.

Gunshots and roars mixed together, plunging the hospital back into a bloody and terrifying battlefield.

Having finished commanding the battle, Jiang Chen took a deep breath.

Then he stared fixedly at the culprit who had disrupted his plan, speaking in a low voice:

"Very good, young man. Since this old man returned to the world, you can be considered the first to successfully arouse my desire to fight..."

These words seemed like praise, but were actually filled with malice and annoyance, as if spitting out a curse from between the teeth, wishing to tear the opponent apart alive immediately.

You must know that the killed Professor Zheng had extremely high utilization value for him.

Not only was he the first loyal assistant to be empowered and blessed, but it also involved the subsequent plan of preying on superpower users and acquiring Innate Origin Qi.

Now, he was actually killed so easily by a single punch from the opponent.

A more important point.

The opponent's deliberate roar and act of smashing the place just now had obviously offended the majesty of being a Ghoul king.

This was simply unbearable!

Just as the people opposite showed expressions of anger or shock, Fang Cheng was not idle either.

In just a few seconds, he quickly picked up the messenger bag from Professor Zheng's body, and calmly took out the blood collection tubes inside bearing his and Wen Xin's names.

After he felt a stone in his heart drop, he raised his eyes.

Only to see that Ghoul leader let out a roar, a fierce look in his eyes, staring intently at him.

Thoughts flashed quickly through Fang Cheng's mind.

He immediately spoke, giving an order to the two Special Investigation Team specialists who were still in a daze:

"The two of you join forces with me to deal with him. Headquarters support will arrive immediately. Are you not going to seize the time to redeem yourselves with meritorious service now, and instead wait to go back and accept punishment?"

"Ah?"

The white-haired man and the shield-wielding strong man couldn't help but be stunned upon hearing this.

Then they came to a realization—no wonder, it turned out they were all their own people.

Although the opponent was in the darkness and covered his face with a hood, appearing a bit too mysterious.

But judging from his actions of assisting in killing the enemy and his tone, he should also come from the Special Investigation Team, and his rank was relatively high.

Perhaps he was even an Advanced investigator from headquarters.

The two instantly let out a sigh of relief, hurriedly supporting their injured bodies and respectfully replying:

"Yes, Officer!"

Because they couldn't recognize who the other party was, and now was not the time for pleasantries, they could only address him vaguely like this.

"Hehe, you juniors treat this old man as your prey, do you?"

Jiang Chen, who was surrounded by the three of them, appeared unhurried and let out a sinister laugh.

That laughter was like the gloomy wind in a cold night, sweeping across the dead cemetery, stirring up the wailing and complaints of wronged Souls.

Faintly, a biting Killing Intent capable of freezing even the Soul was rapidly breeding and spreading, occupying the dark floor and locking onto the living creatures in the entire battlefield.

Fang Cheng's pupils contracted, and an extremely strong warning sign of danger arose in his heart.

So he immediately shouted to everyone:

"Be careful, everyone find cover and get down!"

However, this reminder was still a bit too late.

Before he finished speaking, the Killing Intent and Aura accumulated in Jiang Chen's body suddenly erupted.

I saw the huge bone spikes behind him suddenly fully unfold, their shape resembling a fatal demonic flower blooming in the darkness, or a ferocious demonic claw reaching out from the abyss of Hell.

The surface of the bone spikes had dense sharp protrusions, flashing with an eerie luster in the reflection of gunfire, each of them seeming to contain endless destructive power.

In an instant, these bony outgrowth-like protrusions fired out wildly like a machine gun pulling its trigger.

The sharp bone spike fragments, carrying a whistling wind, shot towards the surroundings overwhelmingly like wave after wave of dark red death barrage.

The air was torn buzzing by this violent force, and the surrounding rooms and corridors instantly became riddled with holes under the impact, with brick and stone debris splashing everywhere.

In the blink of an eye, it was as if an extremely fierce rain of steel needle arrows had fallen.

Within the range of the barrage, all creatures including Ghouls and soldiers were almost shot into hedgehogs by the bone spikes.

Before they even had time to emit a scream, they were instantly killed, bursting into clusters of blood mists.

In the hospital floor where the smoke of gunpowder had not yet dissipated, after this indiscriminate attack, it was like turning into a slaughterhouse.

Except for the thicker smell of blood, there was only dead silence and darkness.

And Jiang Chen, who created such a horrifying tragedy, stood there like a demon god, letting out a sinister laugh:

"Tonight, only when all of you die and become delicacies on this old man's plate can it slightly alleviate the desires I've endured for so many years!"

He was in the middle of a dead-silent scene, as if enjoying the satisfaction brought by slaughter.

"Hoo..."

However, not far from him, there still stood an unscathed living person.

As early as the moment Jiang Chen launched his attack, Fang Cheng executed Stance Training, employing the skill effect of Evergreen Unfalling.

At this moment, his shoulders sank and his elbows dropped, his knees bent and crouching, like an old tree firmly rooted here.

A faint azure gloss rippled around his whole body, his muscles bulging and swelling, resembling a Vajra warrior standing tall in a temple.

Only after suffering the rain-like dense bone spike attacks, his outer clothes and trousers became tattered, and his hood was also torn to shreds, revealing his face wearing a white mask.

Fortunately.

When sneaking in here, Fang Cheng, out of caution, put on a mask in advance as a protective measure, allowing him to completely avoid any harm at this moment.

After blocking this wave of fierce attacks, Fang Cheng's gaze suddenly swept across the surroundings.

In the darkness, one or two faint groans could still be vaguely heard coming from afar.

It seemed that there should still be some survivors in the distance, but the soldiers nearby were obviously almost completely wiped out.

Then turning his head to look at the two Special Investigation Team specialists.

He saw them lying on the floor like an arhat stacking, hugging each other tightly, wishing they could merge into one.

And the riot shield erected in front of them appeared pitted, blocking most of the fatal attacks for the two of them.

Realizing that the bone spike arrow rain had stopped, the shield-wielding strong man spat, and immediately pushed the white-haired man lying on top of him.

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The white-haired man was also quite disheveled, quickly getting up and raising his head to look at Fang Cheng not far away, asking for combat orders:

"Officer, what should we do now?"

While speaking, another burst of swish-swish-swish piercing sounds rang out.

Frightening the two of them so much that they quickly got down again, hugging each other desperately.

It turned out to be Jiang Chen, who had unleashed his ultimate move, summoning back all the bone spike fragments he had shot out earlier.

Those bone spike fragments seemed to have sucked the victims' blood, presenting a Soul-captivating scarlet color.

At this moment, like blood-transfusion needles, they were re-inserted into the hideously unfolded wings behind Jiang Chen.

As the scarlet liquid surged into his body through each bone spike, startling changes began to appear.

That originally grayish-yellow, dull, and wrinkled skin seemed to be injected with the luster of light of life, becoming smooth and tight at a speed visible to the naked eye.

His emaciated body was also gradually expanding, muscles rolling like wriggling pythons beneath the skin, his originally scrawny skeleton being filled out to become stout, and even the cracked parts of the bone spikes were rapidly recovering.

At the same time, some weird glowing patterns flickered on the surface of his body, resembling ancient mantra incantations.

Seeing this scene, Fang Cheng couldn't help but slightly knit his brows, introspecting his Dantian.

Just now, in order to kill Professor Zheng, who was heavily protected, he used a full-strength serious punch, consuming nearly a quarter of his True Qi.

If taken as a standard the hardness felt from that frontal collision with the bone spikes.

Plus the opponent's strength now, it was estimated to have improved once again.

Perhaps even if all the True Qi stored in his Dantian was exhausted, it might not necessarily completely kill this unfathomable Ghoul leader.

Moreover...

Fang Cheng's earlobes twitched slightly.

Vaguely hearing a buzzing sound piercing the night sky, coming from afar.

That was the sound of helicopter rotor blades.

Following closely behind was the vibration sound of clack-clack-clack.

That was the sound of armored vehicle treads colliding and rolling against the ground.

Clearly, the defense forces deployed by the military were rapidly assembling towards this side!

Fang Cheng never intended to engage in sustained combat with anyone here.

Once he got the items, he planned to run away immediately.

He didn't expect this Ghoul leader to be quite narrow-minded; just because he killed one of his subordinates, he actually kept his eyes locked on him.

As for deliberately shouting and claiming to be a member of the Special Investigation Team, it was also to create a smoke screen and find someone to help attract firepower.

Just as he was considering countermeasures, the various noises coming from outside grew more and more.

Fang Cheng's heart tightened, knowing that in the current environment, lingering in battle was by no means a wise move.

So he immediately made a decision, then shouted to the two Special Investigation Team specialists:

"You two go first, quickly evacuate outside, I'll provide cover!"

While speaking, he puffed out his chest and took strides, walking towards Jiang Chen without the slightest hesitation.

"Officer, you..."

The shield-wielding strong man couldn't help but be moved upon hearing this, his voice slightly trembling.

"Leizi, let's go quickly, don't drag the officer down!"

The white-haired man was more rational, immediately pulling his companion's arm and standing up.

However, his gaze towards Fang Cheng also revealed indescribable gratitude and reverence.

The two obviously didn't know that a large amount of armed forces was already assembling outside.

They only saw Officer Fang Cheng standing resolutely in front of the powerful monster resembling a demon god in order to save weak subordinates.

"Want to run? No way!"

After a hearty meal, Jiang Chen's whole figure appeared increasingly ferocious and terrifying, like a demon crawling out of the Nine Nether Hells.

His eyes burned with ghost fire, staring fixedly at his next target, revealing greed and brutality.

The pair of bone-formed wings behind him flapped gently, stirring up a foul-smelling gloomy wind.

Swish!

The bone spikes suddenly extended, transforming into two grim demonic claws, wanting to catch the fleeing prey.

The white-haired man and the shield-wielding strong man were seriously injured and already inconvenient in movement; staggering as they ran at this moment, it was even harder for them to make defensive moves.

Seeing they were about to be pierced through the heart by the extremely sharp bone spikes and reduced to demon food.

Bang!

Only hearing a loud noise like a hammer hitting a steel plate.

It was Fang Cheng who took a leap forward, swung his arm and punched, fiercely smashing towards the back of Jiang Chen's head.

Jiang Chen had no choice but to withdraw his bone spikes, waving them suddenly to transform into a dark red shield to protect his back.

The fist crashed into it, splashing a series of sparks, showing the hardness of both sides.

"Don't panic, with me here, you guys retreat quickly!"

In a flash, Fang Cheng made another side-slip step, getting around to the front and protecting the two behind him.

Continuing to fully immerse himself in playing the role of a good officer who sympathized with his subordinates.

The white-haired man and the shield-wielding strong man broke out in a cold sweat, gave Fang Cheng a grateful look, and without further delay, immediately scrambled to run away.

Seeing that a normal attack punch didn't work wonders, Fang Cheng did not use True Qi to continue fighting a protracted battle.

Since he already knew the opponent's strength was unfathomably deep, wanting to decide the outcome in a short time was probably not that easy.

In that case...

Taking advantage of the moment when the opponent looked at his face and was slightly dazed, Fang Cheng also turned and ran.

"Young man, what are you afraid of? Continue chatting with this old man, and settle our old scores."

Seeing this, Jiang Chen grinned coldly and immediately gave hot pursuit.

Only after sucking a large amount of blood, his body shape underwent drastic changes and he hadn't adapted yet; his movements were obviously much slower than Fang Cheng's.

Furthermore, that kind of indiscriminate attack earlier seemed to not be usable frequently either.

He had no choice but to rely on the extension of the bone spikes, sometimes turning into sickles and sometimes into bone spears, launching continuous attacks.

Fang Cheng's toes lightly touched the ground, always twisting his body at incredible angles, brushing past the sharp blades perilously close every time, attracting the enemy to continue chasing.

Along the way, ceramic tile and cement fragments splattered everywhere, leaving shocking pits and cracks on the walls and floors.

Three people and one monster chased each other like this, running towards the exit of the hallway.

At the same time, the army outside had already tightly surrounded the entire Rehabilitation Center, standing at strict attention and ready to attack at any time.