"Yes."
Duan Chen kicked the closest low-level thug, and with a whoosh, the thug's head and upper body were embedded in the wall nearby, cracking the surrounding walls outwards perfectly.
"Kill them for me!"
Brother Ao gave the order, and his subordinates charged forward with roars.
As he retreated, he called out, "Ding Ding, Tian Qi, where are you! The magic induction failed, and you won't be well off either!"
Since Duan Chen couldn't attack ordinary people, he simply knocked them all unconscious.
It was like cutting melons and vegetables, no different.
Brother Ao, watching his subordinates fall one by one, panicked.
Spiritual energy trembled and leaked out of his body, forming something like a mirror, and the Hellhound with three heads emerged.
"Yo, Guadan, long time no see!"
Duan Chen casually kicked a henchman aside.
"Duan Chen, don't think you can use the same trick as last time. The Hellhound won't listen to you this time!"
Brother Ao waved his hand, "Eat him for me!"
The Hellhound pounced out fiercely, its claws stepping on the bodies of those people, and in a few steps, it was in front of Duan Chen.
Its huge body brought a foul, fishy wind, and wherever it went, everything was cut into two pieces.
Crash!
Looking at the glass in the nearby shop window, it fell down with a crash.
This power.
"What to do, this guy leveled up."
"Are you a woman?"
Wu Suowei leaned against the car hood, continuing to play his game.
'You are very tasty!'
Under Mi Yue's lines, the Hellhound leaped high again, its sharp claws directly aimed at Duan Chen's neck.
Duan Chen shifted his weight slightly, stepping back to the rear right. The claw, carrying a fishy wind, missed his throat and landed on the hood of the sports car.
The summoned creature, its fur sleek and shiny, stood there full of spirit.
"This dog, I can take it home to guard the house, it should be fine, right?" Duan Chen looked it over, still unwilling to give up, asking, "A single roar could scare those people to death."
"Hmm, you decide."
Wu Suowei's brow furrowed, showing no sign of relaxation.
The Hellhound adjusted its stance and pounced again, this time aiming for Duan Chen's right hand.
Brother Ao, watching his beloved dog work so hard, couldn't help but feel triumphant. "Duan Chen, why aren't you using the 'Beast Taming Art' you used last time?! Huh?! Haha, this time, I invited an Apostle to personally empower my Hellhound. No matter how you use stolen techniques, they will be absolutely ineffective against it!"
The subordinates who hadn't been knocked out yet also began to cheer their boss on.
"Go, boss!"
"Bite this brat to death!"
"Turn his corpse into a puddle of water!"
They also understood that if their boss failed, they would have no good end either.
Meanwhile, the hostages, seeing someone disrupting the scene, felt a glimmer of hope.
These people were trapped in the Void Domain, and without the sea monster's release, it was impossible to return to reality.
Therefore, shackles or handcuffs simply didn't exist.
A few men watched the Hellhound and Duan Chen fight, and the attention of the subordinates was also drawn to these scenes.
"Escape?"
It was only when one person suggested this that it was quickly echoed. As someone crouched and quietly stood up, their neck and head separated, rolling down in confusion to the young mother's feet.
The rapid cutting caused the blood to still be circulating, spurting upwards, and then dripping down powerlessly, forming a small area of blood rain in this vicinity.
Those who had just harbored thoughts of escape now wished they hadn't.
The young mother, however, hugged her child, her eyes wide open.
We must escape.
Brother Ao retracted his blade, seeing that the group of ordinary people without spiritual energy had been thoroughly intimidated, and his heart finally relaxed.
It was not shameful to lose to Duan Chen, but if these sacrifices were lost, it would ruin the Apostle's great plan.
That would be fatal.
But...
"Duan Chen, you shameless wretch, what's with all the dodging? Come and fight the Hellhound head-on if you dare!"
Brother Ao urged Duan Chen to face the Hellhound in a head-on duel, not because he thought he could defeat Duan Chen, but because...
Maintaining such a summoned beast required spiritual energy.
Moreover, the so-called modifications also came at a price.
Sweat beaded on Brother Ao's forehead as he gritted his teeth, watching his beloved dog grapple with Duan Chen.
At this moment, the Hellhound seized an opening and pounced on Duan Chen, knocking him to the ground.
On the cold marble floor, the Hellhound "kissed" the other party enthusiastically, its poisonous saliva splattering everywhere.
Duan Chen dodged continuously, and finally, the Hellhound fell silent, seemingly gnawing at something.
"Success?"
Brother Ao was ecstatic and wanted to rush over to see the result, but unexpectedly...
Bang!
A bullet imbued with spiritual energy pierced the entire body of the Hellhound.
"Thousand Illusions Pandora - [Shield]"
The Hellhound, thrown into the air by the immense inertia, was torn to shreds by the spiritual energy bullet, and a bloody rain mixed with shredded meat dripped onto everyone.
Yet Duan Chen, holding up his shield, remained spotless.
"I never intended to use the same skill twice."
Only after all the blood rain had dripped away did Duan Chen put away his weapon.
"Victory!"
In the midst of this blood rain, Wu Suowei's victory seemed fitting.
"You won?"
"No, lost long ago. Switched out to see the results."
Duan Chen was speechless. Wu Suowei had completely ruined the atmosphere he had just built up.
"Boss, what's wrong? Boss!"
"Don't scare me, boss!"
Half of Brother Ao's skin rapidly hardened, cracked, and peeled off, revealing new skin underneath...
Crocodile skin, hands with five fingers, sprouting sharp claws.
A perfectly normal face, half twisted into the same crocodile hide, with protruding brow bones and eerie green eyes.
This half-sea monster body seemed to be stitched together with an invisible thread, tightly joining the normal human body.
"Stitched monster?"
After Duan Chen had dealt with the Hellhound, Brother Ao, who had already turned into a stitched monster, charged forward.
Before Duan Chen could react to what was happening, Brother Ao's claws reached for him.
"Damn it!"
Duan Chen startled and quickly retreated, but Brother Ao's claws struck the spot where he had been standing, smashing the stone slab.
A stream of black blood flowed out, forming a small river on the floor.
Duan Chen froze, looking at a cut on the back of his hand.
Although the cut was not deep, it was enough to make him feel pain.
"Your sister!"
Duan Chen cursed, stepping forward with his right foot and delivering a fierce kick to Brother Ao's abdomen.
Brother Ao was sent flying back.
"Screw you, are you even human!"
Duan Chen roared, stepping on Brother Ao's head with his right foot.
Brother Ao's mouth slightly parted, trying to speak, but he could not utter a sound.
Duan Chen snorted coldly, clenching his fist with force.
Crack crack...
The sound of bones breaking echoed. Brother Ao's eyes remained filled with rage, but they had lost their light.
Brain matter and blood splattered everywhere.
Duan Chen waved his hand, and the smell of blood immediately filled the air.
"Holy crap, what the hell is this thing!"