347: Chapter 347 My Desire

The bloody rain was still pattering down.

The air was filled with a heavy smell of blood and burning stench, mixed with the damp cold of the rain, forming a sickening aura.

Countless sparks danced in the darkness, like fireflies on a summer night.

Yet carrying the lingering warmth of death, they fell onto the street sprinkled with minced meat and bone fragments, making a soft "sizzling" sound before immediately extinguishing.

Blood gathered into thin streams, gurgling along the uneven asphalt road surface.

Right in the center of this purgatory-like scene, a robust and well-built man stood barefoot.

The residual crimson-gold flames on his body were the only light source in this darkness and bloodshed.

His bald head reflected a frightening luster in the flames, resembling an Asura bathed in blood.

Deep within the dark clouds, a pale white lightning bolt tore across the sky.

Rumbling——

Dull thunder followed closely behind.

The rain curtain, briefly cleared away by the heat wave, poured down in torrents once again.

Cold raindrops slid along his well-defined, broad shoulders and back, glided over those knotted muscles, and flowed all the way down his slender waist and robust thighs.

In the pouring rain, the flames on the man's body were finally slowly doused, leaving only wisps of rising white steam.

Rainwater continuously washed over his body, as if that were no longer a flesh-and-blood Physique.

But steel tempered by fierce fire, a work of art painstakingly crafted and meticulously carved by some sculpture Great Master!

Cheng Leyi and Lin Xuhao stood blankly in the corner, staring dazedly, almost forgetting to breathe.

Suddenly, both of their gazes condensed at the same time.

That man had turned around.

Behind the white demon mask, residual flames seemed to still be burning within those scarlet eyes.

The moment Cheng Leyi's gaze met them, her heart pounded wildly with a "thump" without warning.

It was impossible to tell whether it stemmed from extreme fear or some other emotion.

The man strode forward, walking toward the two of them.

Every step he took was very steady, his bare soles stepping on the puddle-covered ground, splashing tiny water droplets.

As his body moved, those smooth and explosive muscle lines flowed like living things in the rain, exuding an aggressive masculine aura.

That was a pure aura belonging to a top predator.

Cheng Leyi instinctively crossed her arms over her chest, pulled up her slightly slipping shoulder strap, stepped in high heels, and unconsciously took two steps back.

Lin Xuhao also stood up from the ground, instinctively clenching his fists tightly, muscles tense.

He knew the gap between himself and the other party, but if this man intended any harm to him and his teammates, he would risk his life without hesitation.

Both of them were tense to the extreme, staring fixedly at the continuously approaching Devil King, their brains spinning wildly, yet unable to guess what he wanted to do.

Finally, the man stopped in front of them.

The shadow cast by that tall Physique almost completely enveloped the two of them.

"Lend me a piece of clothing to wear."

A low and calm voice pierced through the rain curtain, clearly entering the ears of the two.

"???"

On the faces of Cheng Leyi and Lin Xuhao, expressions of bewilderment simultaneously appeared.

Fang Cheng looked at them, the brows behind his mask furrowing imperceptibly.

"I saved your lives, asking for a piece of clothing isn't too much, right?"

"Ah, uh——"

Cheng Leyi's red lips opened slightly, stunned for several seconds before she was the first to react.

"Not too much, not too much!"

She waved her hands hastily, her voice sounding somewhat excited.

At the same time, she breathed a secret sigh of relief.

She had thought she might face a fierce battle, and was even ready to reveal the identity of the Special Investigation Team, hoping the other party would show some restraint.

Yet she never expected that this man would say such strange words.

She immediately turned her head to look at Lin Xuhao, who was still dumbfounded:

"A-hao, what are you standing there frozen for? Hurry up and take off your clothes for this... this gentleman to wear!"

"Ah, let me take off my clothes?"

Lin Xuhao snapped back to reality and pointed at himself.

"If not you, then who else? Could it be that you want me to take off my skirt?"

Cheng Leyi retorted with annoyance.

"Uh..."

Lin Xuhao immediately showed a look of embarrassment.

"What are you dilly-dallying for?"

Cheng Leyi urged repeatedly, intentionally adding a reminder:

"This gentleman saved our lives quite righteously just now. Do you want to be an ungrateful wretch who can't even bear to part with a single piece of clothing?"

"How could I be an ungrateful wretch! I'm just..."

Lin Xuhao fidgeted for a long time, and finally, under Cheng Leyi's murderous gaze, obediently took off his soaked jacket and trousers.

When he took off his outer clothes and revealed what he was wearing underneath, the air seemed to instantly freeze.

A tight-fitting pink vest that accentuated his pectoral muscles, and a pair of boxer shorts printed with cartoon bear patterns.

Lin Xuhao stood there with his arms crossed over his chest, at a loss.

His robust and sturdy figure matched with this cute inner outfit looked both innocent and comical.

Cheng Leyi was left speechless for a moment.

No wonder this guy was fidgeting earlier and stubbornly refused to take them off; turns out he had this kind of fetish.

"Thanks."

Fang Cheng took the clothes, appearing quite composed.

Standing right in front of the two of them, he put on the clothes that were obviously a size too small.

Cheng Leyi looked at him without blinking, her cheeks involuntarily feeling somewhat hot.

After this minor episode, although there was still an invisible barrier between them, the tense atmosphere of swords drawn and bows bent was finally eased quite a bit.

Suddenly, the communicator by her ear emitted a burst of "bzz-bzz-bzz" static noise.

Afterwards, a slightly anxious voice rang out:

"Bait, Bait, this is Fisherman!"

"If received, please reply immediately. What is your current situation? What happened? Exactly where are you located?"

It was the voice of team leader Xu Fei!

"Fisherman, this is Bait, I'm fine."

Cheng Leyi's spirits lifted, and she hurriedly replied through the headset:

"Lin Xuhao and I are trapped in a place without lights, it's pitch black all around, and it's raining heavily. We temporarily don't know where we actually are..."

As she spoke, she instinctively looked up.

Only then did she suddenly realize that the surrounding scenery had returned to normal at some point, becoming clear.

The rain was still falling, but the buildings on both sides of the street, as well as the dazzling lights of the tall buildings in the distance, came back into view.

As if suddenly breaking away from some different space, returning once again to the real world.

At this moment, in the distant city block, siren sounds piercing the night sky faintly sounded.

Following closely, a burst of hurried footsteps went from far to near.

Several figures draped in raincoats came running at full speed from the other end of the street, splashing the accumulated water everywhere.

"Sister Leyi!"

"A-hao!"

"Are you guys okay? What happened here?"

Everyone looked at the ground full of blood and minced meat, unable to help being dumbfounded and extremely shocked.

Seeing that her companions had all rushed over, Cheng Leyi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's a long story. I encountered an ambush by that perverted sex fiend just now and almost fell for it. Thanks to this gentleman..."

Cheng Leyi turned her head and reached out her hand, wanting to introduce the man beside her to her companions.

However, the tall figure that had been standing there just a moment ago had already disappeared without a trace.

She hurriedly opened her eyes wide, looking around in all directions.

But besides the endless rain curtain and darkness, where was there still the shadow of that unusually majestic man?

As if he were merely a phantom, having already melted into this rainy night.

"Who was it?"

Xu Fei stepped forward, looking at the residual battle scene around them, and asked with a solemn expression.

Cheng Leyi pursed her lips slightly, a trace of hesitation showing on her face.

"It's White Owl!"

Lin Xuhao, however, quite excitedly snatched the conversation, gesturing with his hands and feet:

"You guys didn't see it! That perverted sex fiend's body can turn into water, and he can also release poison!"

"After White Owl was trapped by the water prison composed of venom and rainwater, with a 'bang' he exploded, and then 'thump thump thump', his whole body burst into flames, churning out a tornado."

"Finally with a 'clang', with a single punch he completely blew up that pervert, turning him into a sky full of bloody rain..."

He narrated vividly and colorfully, though his speech was somewhat unclear, leaving everyone listening in a daze.

But looking again at the tragic scene all around, they could somewhat imagine the scene at that time.

Xu Fei's gaze flickered slightly, and he suddenly asked:

"The White Owl you mentioned, is it a man wearing a white demon mask and possessing a tall and stout Physique?"

"That's right."

Lin Xuhao nodded repeatedly: "Both Leyi and I suspect that he might be that murderous Devil King on the wanted list of our Special Investigation Team!"

Hearing this, everyone all gasped inwardly, their expressions instantly turning tense.

Such a heinous wanted criminal would actually lend a hand to help the Special Investigation Team?

Could it be two monsters killing each other?

Xu Fei, on the other hand, frowned slightly, as if recalling something.

Seeing that big-mouthed Lin Xuhao had already spilled all the matters out,

Cheng Leyi knew that trying to cover it up further would be of no use, and could only secretly sigh in her heart.

She then changed the subject and asked:

"Team leader, why couldn't you guys be contacted just now, and where did you all run off to?"

Xu Fei snapped back from his deep thoughts and then explained the reason:

"Just now we were scattered around Yingchun Road, and the walkie-talkies for communication suddenly all malfunctioned."

"I waited for over ten seconds, and the signal still hadn't recovered, so I had A-hao, who was closest to you, go check out the situation."

"As a result, before long, even A-hao's communicator lost its signal. I thought to myself, oh no, you guys might be in danger..."

Lin Xuhao then chimed in:

"I was walking along the auxiliary road on the west side of Yingchun Road at the time, and kept failing to find Leyi's figure, feeling quite anxious."

"Suddenly, I smelled a sweet, strange odor in the rain, just like the scent of cosmetics."

"I thought at the time whether it might be a mark left by you, Leyi, so I felt my way along the scent, and ended up finding you right here."

Cheng Leyi immediately realized that that scent should be the hallucinogen deliberately released by Scorpion.

Lin Xuhao's Physique far surpassed ordinary people, known in the team as the "Iron Bull", with strong Poison Resistance and thick nerves, naturally not suffering any obvious influence.

As for the others, they probably, like herself, were disturbed by the hallucinogen to some extent, thus producing illusions and failing to discover her whereabouts.

Thinking of this, she looked at the unfamiliar environment around her and asked:

"Where is this place?"

A team member beside her immediately replied:

"This is Jian'an Road, which is nearly two kilometers away from Yingchun Road."

Hearing this, Cheng Leyi could not help but gasp inwardly.

She had actually run to such a distant place in a completely unconscious state.

Xu Fei continued:

"All of us searched separately, and could never find your traces. Just a moment ago, we heard a huge explosion coming from this side, and when we rushed over here, the communication signal suddenly recovered."

"Now it seems that the target should have used a capacity similar to the 'Domain', which caused us to lose contact and even lose our bearings."

"Domain?"

Cheng Leyi and the other team members were hearing this word for the first time, and couldn't help feeling somewhat confused.

"Yes."

Xu Fei's expression became extremely solemn, explaining in a deep voice:

"Domain is a very special spatial ability, also known as the 'Hunting Ground' among supernatural beings."

"It can form a semi-independent closed space isolated from the outside world in a short period of time."

"Being inside the Domain, the ability user's power will be greatly amplified, almost being a god in that space, however..."

He paused, as if recalling some terrifying memory.

"This ability, generally speaking, can only possibly be mastered by ability users who reach S-Rank."

"Could the mission target be S-Rank? That's impossible..."

Xu Fei shook his head, muttering softly.

He had once had the fortune to follow a team to encircle and suppress a true S-Rank monster.

That unimaginable strength like a devil god still left lingering fear in his heart to this day.

Even though the Special Investigation Team dispatched multiple Advanced investigators at that time, they still let that guy successfully escape by utilizing the Domain's power.

Hesitating slightly, he quickly dispelled the fear in his heart and continued:

"According to your description just now, I think he probably hasn't reached that level yet."

"He merely simulated it through the special ability of transforming into liquid, used strong hallucinogens to affect our sensory judgment, and then utilized this heavy rain and dark night to construct a pseudo-Domain visually and psychologically."

"Team Leader Xu's analysis is correct."

After listening, Cheng Leyi considered it and detailed the situation she had encountered.

She also simply stated the matter of that man calling the Rain Night Butcher "Scorpion".

Hearing this, Xu Fei completely set his mind at rest, and then his face showed puzzlement:

"Scorpion? Why does this name sound somewhat familiar?"

Cheng Leyi reminded him:

"A while ago, Commander Qin and the people from Captain Gao's side were executing a mission to hunt down members of the Noah Organization. Scorpion seems to be the codename of one of the high-ranking cadres on the wanted list."

"Oh?"

Xu Fei raised an eyebrow: "That is to say, White Owl has a grudge against the Noah Organization?"

Cheng Leyi nodded and suggested:

"Regardless of whether he is White Owl or not, since he can kill a high-level expert of Scorpion's Rank, it shows his strength is extremely formidable."

"Moreover, for now his behavior can be considered quite friendly, at least not posing a direct threat to our Special Investigation Team."

"When we go back to report tonight's operation, we can emphasize this point to avoid the higher-ups misjudging the situation."

Xu Fei nodded slightly: "What you said is correct."

In his heart, he was also pondering how to unify the teammates' statements and properly handle the changes in this mission.

Cheng Leyi's suggestion happened to match his intentions.

At this time, Chen Lei, who was standing aside, suddenly pointed at Lin Xuhao and asked curiously:

"A-hao, why did you take off your jacket and trousers? Are you very hot?"

The gazes of the other team members all swept uniformly toward Lin Xuhao.

Everyone only then noticed this guy's shirtless appearance.

Finding that he was actually wearing a pink vest and bear shorts, their eyes all turned weird.

Lin Xuhao was instantly struck speechless, his dark face turning flush red:

"I... I gave the clothes to... that savior..."

Saying this, he shyly cupped his face with his hands, and his robust body even wriggled.

Everyone only felt a chill shooting straight from the soles of their feet to the crown of their heads.

After an exchange of situations, it was confirmed that the target had been eliminated.

Xu Fei immediately made a phone call, notifying headquarters to dispatch professional cleanup personnel to handle the scene.

As several police cars arrived successively, the other team members also got busy.

Either guarding the street intersections to prevent ordinary people from straying in, or carefully searching the scene to look for clues that might have been left behind.

In the early morning of the rainy night, police lights flickered silently.

Illuminating this street that had just experienced a bloody battle into an eerie blue and red hue.