Rest In Peace

Lu Jingren sent ice shards its way, interrupting it.

The half-mutant rolled to the side, dodging. After the roll, it stood back up immediately, hunching its back slightly and giving a raging scream toward the sky, producing more vibrations in the air.

The sound caused them to clench their teeth.

Without waiting for them to recover, it abruptly thrust forward, its direction heading for Zhang Youji.

It was charging like an unstoppable red bull, its speed increasing as it launched forward with desperation.

Lin Jiaojiao was patting Zhang Youji on the back and was not aware that the half-mutant had changed its course and was veering for them. Meanwhile, waves of lightning bolts fell from the sky, fending Lu Jingren who was relentless in pursuing the half-mutant.

As the lightning bolts were about to fall on his head, he jumped, his nimble feet allowing him to avoid being hit. Once he dodged, the lightning bolts demolished the ground and left a series of small cracks.

At that moment, the half-mutant was nearing Zhang Youji, its claws expanded, prepared to swipe Lin Jiaojiao away. It had thoroughly disregarded Lilian Mo who was hushed and silent, concealing her vibe and presence.

A meter away from her, Lilian Mo only said one thing. "Rest in peace."

When it was within her reach, a burst of a fireball hit it, halting it in its path. The sudden manifestation of a ball of destructive fire smacked hard, consuming everything in its path, the half-mutant screeched, its bellows could be heard within the flames. Lilian Mo's firepower at Level five was utterly destructive and devastating. She was never the type to show mercy on an enemy and always opted for the best possible way to kill them quickly.

Knowing that it possessed regenerative abilities, she made her fire consume it, treating it as fuel and charcoal.

It had no way of safeguarding against it.

The fire grew larger in a substantial amount. It was being controlled and fueled by Lilian Mo's energy, its temperature escalating at soaring heights that it was no match against the hot weather that day.

Her clear eyes stared at the flames with no hint of emotion. Burning her enemies to the ground was something that she got used to doing and the heat of the flames never bothered her.

Fu Yangzhu was perspiring.

Even though they were about ten meters away, they could still feel the warm temperature of the fire that was even hotter than the scorching temperature last night. He felt that if he approached it, he would be burned to ashes until even his cinders were nonexistent. He wiped the sweat on his forehead.

Since he became a wood ability user, he has been more sensitive to the hot temperature compared to the others.

"Ugh. Sister-in-law's fire ability is even hotter than the weather," he exclaimed. "How does she survive being in so close proximity with that kind of heat?"

Mizuki Rei was stunned. Why did it seem like this scary girl's firepower had improved?

"Little Rei, you didn't tell me that sister-in-law was this strong! Look! The half-mutant is being burned away by her! Even with our combined strength, we did not finish it off as quickly as her." Fu Yangzhu felt that it was a little unfair but he also quickly accepted that this was the difference in their strength.

Mizuki Rei was still not answering.

Mu Qianmo bumped against him, wiping his mouth that was stained with blood.

"Little sister Mo's level must be above us. She also has a way of applying her fire ability to the weapon she used. If we were to fight, I'm not confident that I can take her on. And that half-mutant is clearly strong that we even had to coordinate against it. Although we could defeat it together, she allowed us to fight. This is probably her way of assessing our strength. Moreover, if she hadn't given us those crystal cores to absorb, we might have been in big trouble." He coughed, rubbing his chest.

Mizuki Rei finally regained his sense. "Brother Qian! Are you okay?"

Mu Qianmo smiled and waved his hand. "I'm fine. This is nothing to me."

At this moment, Lu Jingren had stopped before them but his gaze was on the fire, looking unaffected while the others were sweating. The perks of being an ice ability user were that they can cool down their bodies and never have to worry about the heat or cold.

"Boss Ren! Are you okay?" Fu Yangzhu asked, checking the Boss for any injuries. Aside from a few minor and almost unnoticeable cuts, the Boss was fine. He had also covered his ears with ice so he wasn't bleeding like them.

"You're injured." Lu Jingren said to them, looking at their ears that had leaked blood.

The three were embarrassed. It always didn't look good when their Boss pointed out their shortcomings. They wanted to maintain their strong front because they did not want to disappoint the Boss. Even before the apocalypse, they had admired this man and wanted to be acknowledged by him.

Being seen injured made them feel abashed because compared to the Boss who was hardly hurt or sweating, they looked sapped and tired. They had not overused their abilities but they did struggle against the half-mutant and were a bit disheveled.

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