The burly man opened his mouth, seemingly wanting to shout angrily, but before the sound could escape, his life left him.
Zhang Yuanqing sized him up several times, confirming that he was completely dead, before turning to look at his aunt.
Jiang Yuer was dumbfounded, her small mouth open wide enough to fit an egg, looking at her nephew in disbelief.
I like this expression. Zhang Yuanqing's gaze shifted downwards, glancing at the middle-aged female doctor cowering under the table. He raised a chop and knocked her unconscious.
The female doctor groaned and fell to the ground.
Zhang Yuanqing retracted his hand-knife, instinctively feeling that this was too violent and impolite, but then he thought it was normal, so he didn't think too much about it and looked at his aunt.
"Yuan, Yuanzi..."
His aunt stammered, her watery eyes full of astonishment and confusion, seemingly unable to comprehend her nephew's sudden appearance here.
But at the same time, within the astonishment and confusion, there was also the joy of having the most trusted person descend from the sky at the moment when she needed to be rescued most.
"Aunt, are you alright?"
Jiang Yuer burst into tears, like a swallow returning to its nest, hugging her nephew and sobbing softly.
Zhang Yuanqing gently stroked his aunt's back and whispered comfortingly, "Now is not the time to explain. Stay here and I'll take care of those thugs. If you have any questions, come to my room tonight, and we'll talk then."
The thugs had made such a big scene that everyone who survived would have to sign a non-disclosure agreement. His aunt had witnessed the Fire Controller's actions and his own appearance, so the existence of "superpowers" couldn't be concealed from her.
Moreover, he had arrived in a hurry without disguising himself. Since The Way of the Extraordinary didn't have an elimination mechanism anyway, he simply "revealed" his identity.
Zhang Yuanqing believed that there was no need to be secretive about saving family members. He hadn't taken the initiative to reveal his identity because he didn't want to disrupt his family's peaceful life. Now that she had been involved in The Way of the Extraordinary incident, he would let it run its course.
"Don't go!" Jiang Yuer hugged her nephew's waist tightly, terrified. "They have guns."
Zhang Yuanqing wasn't used to such intimate contact and gently pushed her away, saying in a low voice:
"There are bombs downstairs. If we don't get rid of them, everyone in the hospital will die. Trust me."
He put on a serious expression, and then saw his aunt sniffle and obediently nod. Zhang Yuanqing thought to himself, "It seems I have a very mature temperament now. Even my aunt is awed by my kingly aura."
He signaled his aunt to sit properly in the chair, pondering what to do next. He quickly analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of both sides.
Li Xianzong's disadvantage was time. He would never dare to linger in the hospital for too long. Once the Executors and even Elders from other districts arrived, Li Xianzong would be doomed.
Therefore, the Charming Demon's plan should be to force "Yuanshi Tianzun" into the hospital in the shortest possible time and then detonate the bomb.
The bomb was the thug's advantage. Once detonated, there would be countless casualties, and it would be headline news.
All official Extraordinary in Kangyang District would be punished.
So, the most important thing next was to deal with the bomb.
"The bomb's remote control must not be in Li Xianzong's hands. He dared to carry out this terrorist attack by taking advantage of the Jade Suicide Squad's idea of 'servants' and 'Guei Eye Judge' destroying everything together. It's a suicide attack, and Li Xianzong wouldn't destroy everything together. In the hearts of such people, how could the lives of ordinary people compare to their own?"
"There are still five thugs. I can't possibly kill so many Extraordinary in a short time. Locking down the remote control is key."
Zhang Yuanqing's thoughts were very clear. He quickly formulated a plan. First, he would kill the thug who controlled the bomb's controller and deal with the bomb. Then, he could take his time.
And how to lock down the bomb's remote control? Zhang Yuanqing planned to ask the spirit, looking for clues from this Fire Controller.
No sooner said than done, Zhang Yuanqing's eyes surged with darkness, communicating with the spirit remaining inside the corpse, summoning it, and swallowing it in one gulp.
Jiang Yuer widened her eyes, her eyes slightly red, looking pitifully ignorant, like a little girl who didn't understand the situation and didn't dare to ask questions.
A dozen seconds later, Zhang Yuanqing opened his eyes, his face extremely ugly.
There were two bombs, one on the first floor and one on the second floor. The remote control for the bomb on the first floor was in the hands of the thug on the second floor, while the controller for the bomb on the second floor was in the hands of the thug on the first floor.
In other words, he had to simultaneously kill two thugs holding the controllers.
"I can't kill the thugs on the second floor and the first floor at the same time. Should I ask Teng Yuan for help? No, once he enters the hospital lobby, the bomb will explode immediately."
Zhang Yuanqing took out his phone, quickly edited a message, and sent it to Li Dongze.
Then, he looked at his aunt and said in a low voice, "Hide here and don't go out. If there's an explosion, don't panic."
His aunt obediently nodded and said worriedly, "What about you?"
"I'm fine." Zhang Yuanqing waved his hand. Then, he felt his phone vibrate. Li Dongze sent a message:
"Captain Yuan will arrive in two minutes."
On the other side, outside the outpatient building, Teng Yuan, wearing a baseball cap and a mask, pressed the button on the walkie-talkie:
"Li Xianzong, you should be able to see me."
A lazy laugh came from the walkie-talkie: "How do I know if you're Yuanshi Tianzun? Take off your mask and hat and let me see."
Teng Yuan said indifferently, "If I take off my mask and hat, you'll be sure it's me?"
"That makes sense!" Li Xianzong's laughter came:
"Then I'll assume you're Yuanshi Tianzun. Now, I'll give you a hint. There's a bomb installed under the information desk on the first floor. In a few minutes, the bomb will automatically explode. The controller is on the guy wearing the black jacket. If you want to save the ordinary people in the hospital, hurry up and take action."
"Yuanshi Tianzun, let me see your skills."
Teng Yuan raised his hand, pressed it to his ear, and said in a low voice, "Did you hear that?"
Li Dongze's voice came from the wireless microphone:
"He's lying to you. There are bombs on the first and second floors, but the controller for the bomb on the first floor is in the hands of the thug on the second floor. Once you break in, the thug on the second floor will detonate the bomb on the first floor."
Teng Yuan: "How did you know?"
Li Dongze: "Yuanshi has infiltrated the hospital. He assassinated a thug and obtained the information through spirit interrogation."
Teng Yuan: "That kid is very reassuring. I'll give him a raise later."
Li Dongze:
I'm the Squad Leader!!
Li Dongze: "Don't go in yet. Pretend to hesitate. Drag it out as long as you can. Li Xianzong is watching you."
Teng Yuan: "Calculating the time, the Executor and other teams are about to arrive. Have you ever thought about why Li Xianzong still dares to stay in the hospital? What is his confidence?"
Li Dongze: "Are you saying he has the confidence to escape?"
Halfway through, Li Dongze changed his tone: "Yuan Ting is here. Prepare to act. Teng Yuan, provide support as the situation warrants."
Teng Yuan: "Understood."
"Yuan Ting has infiltrated the hospital. He's responsible for killing the thugs on the first floor. You're responsible for the second floor. In three seconds, I'll have Wang Tai cut off the hospital's surveillance system."
The phone vibrated slightly. Zhang Yuanqing read the message and counted silently in his heart: one, two, three.
He entered Night Tour and darted out like a wild horse.
On the other side, in the monitoring room, Li Xianzong moved his gaze away from Teng Yuan, first looking at the time, then scanning the first, second, and fourth floors.
He didn't have much time. This kind of gameplay relied on a time difference. If he continued to waste time, he would be doomed. He had to leave in five minutes at most.
Thinking of this, Li Xianzong subconsciously touched his pocket to make sure the item was still there.
This item wasn't offensive, but it was of a high level. Except for some special sealing methods, no one could trap him.
This was his confidence to dare to take risks and carry out a terrorist attack. You had to know that carrying out a terrorist attack in a metropolis was suicidal. Even experts at the Saint stage wouldn't dare to play like this.
He suddenly frowned and picked up the walkie-talkie:
"Number four, let me see you. Number four, let me see you!"
The walkie-talkie was silent, with no response.
Li Xianzong raised an eyebrow and asked instead, "Number five, what's going on?"
The thin man in the waiting hall on the fourth floor grabbed the walkie-talkie and replied with a grin, "Number four is playing with a woman inside. I heard he met a stunner."
"Go check it out. I suspect Yuanshi Tianzun has already infiltrated." Wasn't he at the door?
Li Xianzong laughed sinisterly, "You believe what the officials say?"
The thin man immediately abandoned the hostage and walked towards the obstetrics and gynecology corridor. At the same time, Li Xianzong saw the screens of the surveillance monitors flicker, and all the screens turned into static.
Here it comes! Li Xianzong issued an order to the walkie-talkie:
"Someone has cut off the surveillance. Detonate the bomb immediately!"
"Someone has cut off the surveillance. Detonate the bomb immediately!"
The thug on the second floor received the message from the walkie-talkie. One of them, a dark-skinned, taciturn man, reached into his pocket without hesitation.
He had been waiting for this moment for a long time. From the moment he learned that Black Impermanence had been killed and the Holy Grail had fallen into the hands of the officials, his life had been reduced to despair.
A despairing life should bloom with brilliant sparks in the end.
"Bang, bang!"
Just as his finger touched the detonator, two bullets exploded in the back of his head. The impact and the burst of fire caused the man's body to tilt and stagger backward.
The image of brain matter splattering everywhere didn't happen as imagined. This was an Earth Manipulator.
Behind the two men, the attacker's figure appeared, looking young, his face covered with black and red scorch marks.
Faced with the sudden attack, the two thugs were prepared. One raised his gun and fired, while the other continued the interrupted "detonation process."
"Bang, bang!"
The bullets hit the attacker, but it was as if they had hit a reflection.
Hidden in the corner, Zhang Yuanqing took out a "Scarecrow." The Scarecrow's face twisted and changed, its body wriggling and growing eyes and a nose, just like the Earth Manipulator.
Zhang Yuanqing pinched the Scarecrow's head with two fingers and exerted force.
The Scarecrow showed a "painful" expression.
The next second, the Earth Manipulator suddenly hoarsened his throat, making a difficult "heh-heh" sound, his face shrouded in a layer of gray pallor.
Various negative emotions flashed through his mind: anger, pain, killing, hatred, sadness. The Earth Manipulator's reason was lost in the fall, turning into a brute beast dominated by negative emotions.
He locked his target on the only other dangerous thug and pounced on him.
"Fuck!"
The companion with a gloomy expression cursed, while retreating, pointing the gun at the Earth Manipulator and pulling the trigger.
"Bang, bang, bang!"
The bullets hit the Earth Manipulator's head one by one, as if hitting steel armor. Stray bullets flew everywhere, startling the surrounding hostages, who screamed in panic and fled in a hurry.
The man with a gloomy expression dropped the empty gun, dodged the Earth Manipulator's chaotic fist, and reached into his pocket.
He wanted to get the detonator.
At this time, the man with a gloomy expression saw in the corner of his eye that the attacker had reappeared, appearing a few meters to his left. Unlike the previous phantom, the attacker's face had a pair of black-rimmed glasses.
The attacker raised his gun and aimed at him.
Bang!
The large-caliber pistol spat out smoke and flames, and the fiery red bullet rotated at high speed, creating a splash of water on the thug's body, like a stone thrown into a pond.
This was a Water Ghoul!
He could briefly ignore any physical attacks.
The man with a gloomy expression gave the attacker a mocking smile. He had successfully reached into the Earth Manipulator's pocket.
But just then, the attacker dropped the pistol. His hands had a pair of crimson half-finger gloves at some point, and he clenched his fists and slammed them into his chest.
"Boom!
Flames and heat rolled, as if a high-explosive grenade had exploded in the waiting hall. The shockwave shook the walls. Flames licked flammable objects.
The Water Ghoul and the Earth Manipulator were thrown out in the violent explosion.
Fortunately, the previous battle had allowed the nearby hostages to escape, otherwise, the hostages would have died en masse. Of course, it was precisely because the hostages had escaped that Zhang Yuanqing dared to use this trick.
He picked up the burst pistol on the ground and pulled the trigger at the Water Ghoul, forcing him to roll constantly.
Zhang Yuanqing fired while walking towards the dazed Earth Manipulator, like a cold-blooded killer walking through a hail of bullets.
At this time, the Earth Manipulator shook his head and staggered to his feet.
Zhang Yuanqing leaped up, knelt on the other's cervical spine with both knees, and the Earth Manipulator fell back to the ground again.
The hand wearing the glove grabbed into the void, grabbing a forty-centimeter-long silver broken blade, raised it high, and stabbed it into the Earth Manipulator's head from the gun on the back of his head.
"Thud!"
The armor-breaking effect of the Bloodthirsty Blade directly destroyed the Earth Manipulator's proud defense, and half of the blade pierced his head.
The Earth Manipulator stopped struggling immediately.
The Water Ghoul took the opportunity to escape into the depths of the consultation area.
Zhang Yuanqing ignored the escaped Water Ghoul, took out the detonator from the Earth Manipulator's pocket. Just as he put the item away, he heard a dull thud outside the waiting hall.
Looking in the direction of the sound, it was Yuan Ting.
This King of Rivers was wearing black trousers, a black shirt, and had an unspeakable noble aura between his eyebrows.
Beside him was a burly man with a pale face and a stiff expression, with black and sharp fingertips and cloudy eyeballs.
This was a zombie.
"The two thugs downstairs have been dealt with. The hostages have been evacuated. Did you get the detonator?" Yuan Ting's speech was extremely fast.
"I've taken care of it too." Zhang Yuanqing moved his gaze away from the zombie and said, "But one Water Ghoul escaped. There's still one thug on the fourth floor, and... Li Xianzong."
The operation was smoother than he had expected.
With the bomb dealt with, the hostages could escape. With the current number of thugs, it would be difficult to control the hostages again. And at this time, Li Dongze and others must have launched their operation.
Yuan Ting nodded and said, "Well done. Your growth is very rapid. Elder Sun is confused. Don't waste time. Go to the fourth floor."
As soon as he finished speaking, a thick fog suddenly filled the air.
The white mist shrouded and obscured the view, also obscuring Yuan Ting in Zhang Yuanqing's line of sight.
"Be careful. The Charming Demon at the Saint stage is called the Mist Lord. They are invincible in the fog. This should be Li Xianzong's item..." Yuan Ting's voice stopped abruptly.
All around was silent. Zhang Yuanqing couldn't tell north from south. The whole world seemed to be just him alone.
ps: Fix typos later, code the next chapter first.