Chaotic

Su Hao did not infuse blood energy, relying solely on his physical strength, and aimed the knife at Yashan's arm shell.

"Ding!"

With a crisp sound, the short knife couldn't penetrate, leaving only a faint white mark.

"So hard!" Su Hao was visibly surprised. The shell's strength was beyond his expectations. Although he hadn't infused blood energy, his strength was enormous due to his training and accumulation of blood energy.

Previously, the short knife had various rune states attached to it, easily piercing through the [Rampager]'s shell without much feeling, leading him to believe it wasn't very strong.

It turned out to be quite strong.

Yashan saw the surprise on Su Hao's face and smiled smugly.

Su Hao played with the short knife in his hand, infused blood energy, and stabbed again.

"Pop!"

The shell broke with one stab, the short knife sinking in until it hit the bone and got stuck.

"Oww-"

Yashan screamed in pain, his face contorted: "V...V Boss, please be gentle! My hand is breaking..."

Su Hao pulled out the short knife, a small bottle instantly filled up, and he nodded in praise: "This shell's defense is not bad!"

Yashan: "..."

Yashan suddenly opened his eyes wide, looking at the wound on his arm, muttering: "It seems, this wound can heal."

Su Hao looked at him puzzled.

Yashan didn't speak, seemingly trying hard to control something.

Soon, the wound on his arm visibly healed, stopping the bleeding, and the shell grew, covering the wound.

He and Su Hao exchanged a glance.

Yashan muttered: "V Boss, I think I'm truly invincible."

Su Hao said nothing, jumped up, and punched Yashan, sending him flying.

"Bang!"

Yashan immediately snapped back to reality: "As expected, invincibility is impossible!"

...

Half a year quickly passed, and Temple Forest City became increasingly chaotic.

It was unknown when it started, but the nights in the city were no longer quiet, often accompanied by loud noises and the sound of buildings collapsing. Frequently, wood and stone debris would crash into Su Hao's yard.

Fortunately, Su Hao's small yard had not been affected by the battles and remained intact.

But it was uncertain how long this situation would last.

In the past six months, even Yashan, the [Rampager], had been severely injured multiple times and was no longer as reckless, becoming more cautious.

One night, Yashan found Su Hao and directly handed him two small bottles: "V Boss, this is the blood of a [Silker], and this is the blood of a second-level mutant [Rover] from the [Nimble People] sequence. I risked my life to get these."

Su Hao accepted them with a smile. He didn't have the [Rover] gene, and although he already had the [Nimble People] gene, collecting more for comparison was beneficial.

Even if the genes were the same, the expressed traits might differ, as genes are typically selectively expressed.

Su Hao asked: "What's the situation in the city now?"

Yashan replied: "Recently, word has spread that the 'Divine Light Society' and the 'Heaven's Gate Society,' two mutant gangs, are fighting. It's a mess."

"They're fighting?"

Yashan nodded exaggeratedly: "It's said that the members of both gangs have exposed each other's identities. Initially, neither knew the other had discovered their identities, leading to mutual hunts.

Later, both sides lost a special person, reportedly the children of the gang leaders. Then they tore off all pretenses and started fighting."

Su Hao nodded in understanding, and Yashan continued to share what he knew: "Now the city is in chaos. Not only are the two gangs fighting, but other gangs are also taking advantage, hunting and capturing mutants, expanding the chaos.

Even during the day, people are now cautious, fearing someone might stab them from behind because no one knows if their identity has been exposed." He sighed: "These times are getting harder. It was better before!"

Su Hao laughed: "When was it ever easy? If you're strong, it's easy anywhere; if you're weak, it's the same everywhere."

Yashan thought for a moment, then nodded: "Makes sense! I need to work hard to accumulate energy and quickly advance to a third-level mutant."

Su Hao asked: "Do you know where the third-level mutant [Counter-Beast] is?"

Yashan scratched his head awkwardly: "Not yet, but I'll find out eventually."

Su Hao said: "If there's nothing urgent, don't rush. It's too chaotic now, focus on protecting yourself first."

Yashan nodded: "Understood, V Boss."

Su Hao could sense Yashan's lack of seriousness, but he couldn't do more. He had given the advice; whether Yashan listened or not was up to him.

Su Hao collected more blood samples in the city and returned home.

"Almost seven years old." Su Hao had a feeling his gene research would soon see new breakthroughs.

A month later.

Night quietly fell, Temple Forest City appeared calm on the surface, but tensions simmered beneath, with an increasingly restless atmosphere.

[Rampager] Ford knocked on the door, walked into Ann's study, and approached Ann: "Leader, the Divine Light Society and Heaven's Gate Society have gathered their forces. They might fight tonight. Other gangs are coming out to watch the excitement and take advantage."

Ann was not alone in the room; also present were [Entangler] Shari, [Tracker] Yi, and [Loner] Ariane.

Ann stood up, looking tall and thin, but his legs were bizarrely thick, and his steps were awkward, as if each step required him to endure the urge to spring forward.

Ann took a letter from his bosom, placed it on the table, lit a candle, tied a grease-soaked string to it, and tied the string to the letter, pouring some oil on it.

After doing this, he walked towards the door, saying: "Let's go. Tonight, our 'Six Star Group' will return with a full load. Then, I'll take you away from this small place."

Everyone followed.

Elsewhere, the leader of the Divine Light Society, [Speed Demon] Flynn, smiled after hearing his subordinate's report, casually put on a mask, and his tall figure flickered, disappearing from where he stood and reappearing at the door in the next moment. No one saw clearly how [Speed Demon] Flynn disappeared and reappeared.

Flynn revealed sharp teeth, his voice hoarse: "Someone wants me to fight [Bone Demon]? Are they craving my flesh and blood? Heh heh heh! Since they've gone to such lengths, I'll put on a show for them! Heh heh heh! I'm really curious, who could it be?"

With another flicker, he disappeared from the door and reappeared on a rooftop.

His subordinates followed, heading towards the designated location.

[Speed Demon] Flynn led seven subordinates towards the edge of the city. These seven mutants were all members of the Divine Light Society, all at least second-level mutants in various sequences.

Among them were two third-level mutants, [Explosive Beast] from the [Mighty People] sequence and [Cutting Beast] from the [Silker] sequence.

Typically, a gang or organization would only recruit one mutant from each sequence, so most gangs had few members.

A gang's strength depended on the leader's strength.

So for [Speed Demon] Flynn, his subordinates were just there to assist and cheer, and clean up the battlefield. As long as he was invincible, it didn't matter how many small fry there were.

Flynn suddenly stopped, waved his hand, and his seven subordinates scattered, each using their abilities to blend into the darkness.

He had already spotted [Bone Demon].