The man hissed at Bai Ye, his voice a growl. Fur sprouted from his body, his hands transforming into bear claws, his legs into leopard limbs. His mouth opened, revealing fangs like a saber-toothed tiger.
Meanwhile, the woman's body emitted a metallic sheen, becoming like steel, reflecting a faint silver light.
*Bang, bang!*
They both leaped towards Bai Ye, attacking from the left and right.
Bai Ye narrowed his eyes, waiting until they were upon him...
Rokushiki, Soru!
Bai Ye vanished again. Before they could react, he reappeared behind them, grabbing their heads and forcing them down towards the ground.
*CRASH!*
Their heads slammed into the earth, shattering a section of the ground.
The beast-transformed man, pinned to the ground, immediately swung his arm, his sharp claws slashing towards Bai Ye. Bai Ye dodged, then braced himself on the ground, slowly pushing against the man's hands. The man struggled, radiating untamed ferocity, his gaze deep, as if he had truly become a wild beast.
Bai Ye smiled. "I like your eyes. Ferocious and useless."
*Bang!*
Bai Ye exerted more force. The man, who had just begun to push himself up, was slammed back into the ground. The already broken earth cracked further, forming a small pit. The man's head was driven into the soil.
However, the woman seized the opportunity. She twisted her body, slipping out from under Bai Ye's grasp like a snake. She quickly grabbed Bai Ye's wrists with her hands, her legs clamping around his arms, executing a cross-arm lock.
The man, despite his bleeding face, still strained, using his hands to push off the ground, trying to rise again.
Bai Ye sighed. "A dying struggle!"
The next moment...
Flames erupted from Bai Ye's palm pressing down on the man's head, instantly engulfing it.
"Ah, ah..."
The burning caused the man to cry out, thrashing his arms, but he couldn't break free.
Then...
"Flame Explosion!"
*BOOM!*
A massive roar echoed as the flames detonated. Black smoke billowed outwards.
Moments later, as the smoke cleared, only half of the man's head remained, charred black. His body toppled forward, crashing back to the ground.
Having dealt with one, Bai Ye turned his attention to the woman.
A cross-arm lock to bind him?
Bai Ye curled his lips.
The abilities of these two seemed to enhance their physical attributes. The woman's strength was significantly greater than before, but...
Bai Ye stood up directly. As he rose, the woman holding his arm was lifted into the air.
Her face contorted in shock.
Even with their enhanced abilities, their strengths were still not on the same level!
The next instant, Bai Ye swung his arm down.
*BOOM!*
The ground resounded with a deafening crash, once again fracturing. But to Bai Ye's surprise, the woman didn't release his arm.
"So that's how it is," Bai Ye quickly discerned. Looking at the metallic sheen emanating from the woman, he said, "The primary effect of hardening is to enhance resistance to damage, right?"
The woman gritted her teeth. "You can't get away!"
Can't get away?
Bai Ye tilted his head. She used the phrase "can't get away," not "I'll kill you!"
Indeed, at this point, even a fool would recognize the vast disparity in strength. There was no point in continuing the fight. The three of them had no chance of killing Bai Ye.
So, reinforcements?
"Or..." Bai Ye looked at the woman. "Did you get the mission from Batman?"
The woman remained silent, holding onto Bai Ye's arm tightly, trying to buy time.
Bai Ye sneered. Not answering?
Then die!
Suddenly, the woman screamed and released Bai Ye, writhing on the ground in pain.
In that instant, her body was covered in a purple venom. White smoke rose from her, her flesh visibly corroding at an alarming rate.
Her hardening ability might slow the corrosion, but it couldn't stop it.
Bai Ye looked down at the woman. "Since you're in so much pain, I'll send you on your way!"
Dragon Venom!
Bai Ye clenched his fist tightly, a large amount of venom dripping from his body. Then, with a powerful swing of his fist, the Dragon Venom coalesced, its gaping maw lunging towards the woman.
Instantly, the woman's body was completely swallowed by the corrosive venom. She trembled, her form rapidly dissolving.
"You have defeated a participant (Ability World)."
"You have obtained a Shard of the God Stone."
...
Bai Ye didn't linger. After dealing with the woman, he strode out of the office building.
However, Bai Ye remained cautious, scanning his surroundings to ensure there were no ambushes or surveillance before leaving swiftly.
Why did they try to stall him?
Were other comrades on their way?
Or was it because they received a mission from Batman?
Bai Ye felt it no longer mattered. Since he had left successfully, it meant the other party's objective had failed. They had neither managed to wait for backup nor delay Batman's arrival.
Bai Ye's sin value had reached 590 points after dispatching the three.
He was speechless. Delivering a bomb for others only gave him 50 points, yet defeating three people only increased it by 25?
However, when fighting against individuals from the Order faction, it depended on their strength and order value. The strength of these three was, in Bai Ye's opinion, less than a fraction of his own. It was normal for them to have little order value; they were simply there to be eliminated. Opponents like Adam, who could put Bai Ye in a difficult situation, were rare. Bai Ye was not that weak, after all.
Soon, after leaving the vicinity of the commercial district, Bai Ye found a coffee shop. He ordered a coffee and a piece of cake, then sat in a corner, watching the wall-mounted television.
Bombs, shootouts...
The media, always chasing a sensational story, wouldn't miss this. They would surely dispatch their mobile broadcasting vans to the entrance of the office building immediately.
Therefore, Bai Ye was confident that the television would soon be broadcasting news. As he thought this, the image on the screen suddenly switched. A reporter appeared, with the black smoke still billowing from the office building's entrance behind her. She held a microphone and began to narrate the situation.
...