Chapter 293

Chapter 293: Loud Conspiracy

Seeing this situation, Lin Qingliu quickly understood what was happening.

Gold, they actually called for reinforcements!

Though he complained inwardly, it was quite reasonable.

In battles between humans and extraordinary beasts, there has never been a code of ethics. If no reinforcements showed up after fighting all night, then Hope City would truly be doomed.

With a series of cracking sounds, Lin Qingliu’s charged attack was completely nullified.

The Humanoid Figure with blood-colored crystal wings descended from the sky, landing hard on the ground without any buffer, causing the earth around Lin Qingliu to tremble.

This time, there were no shattered stones or clouds of dust; Holy Shield caught the falling figure steadily.

Lin Qingliu looked closely and saw that this was a Humanoid Figure completely encased in blood-colored crystalline material.

The seemingly hard crystals twisted the physical rules, constantly roaming across its body to form various structures, sometimes a giant hand growing from its armpit and other times transforming into the pair of wings recently used.

This person… looked a bit formidable.

With his keen observational skills, Lin Qingliu sensed a distinct killing intent emanating from the being beneath its scales.

“’Blood Puppet,’ how many have come?”

Just as the tension thickened in the atmosphere, the “Disaster Core,” sheltered behind the blood-red figure, suddenly asked.

“Twenty are on their way, and the rest have gone to the city walls.”

The voice was neither loud nor soft, clearly not trying to hide anything. For a brief moment, Lin Qingliu felt as though he was being ignored.

Is this the legendary loud conspiracy? Right in front of me?

Even if extraordinary beasts couldn’t understand human speech, this was a bit too much, wasn’t it?

The most frustrating part was that Lin Qingliu hadn’t planned to act as an assassin during this operation, so the people across from him wouldn’t die. He was left with no choice but to pretend he didn’t understand.

However, concealed beneath his scales, Lin Qingliu still raised his gaze toward the distant sky and saw several figures drawing closer.

They seemed to have set off simultaneously, although the one with wings in front was moving a bit faster.

What else could he do? He would just fight!

A sharp howl interrupted the conversation on the other side; if Dawn Sound were here, she would surely understand the meaning behind the roar—I’m going to take on ten!

In that moment, Lin Qingliu formally recognized his role—this was clearly a boss battle, and he was the final boss waiting to explode with gold.

The blood-colored crystals began to shift and deform rapidly, and the human known as “Blood Puppet” entered combat mode.

Crystals covered both his arms and continued to extend, quickly forming a pair of cross blades across his chest.

This sight made Lin Qingliu laugh; he wondered which superhero team this guy belonged to, as he had quite a few tricks up his sleeve.

The two sides seemed to share a tacit understanding, erupting into a battle even more intense than before without anyone giving the order.

Although the opponent increased by one, it didn’t give the humans much of an advantage—with the addition of the "Blood Puppet," the one above, named "Starfall," became even more restricted.

Lin Qingliu could feel something constantly tracking and locking onto him, but at that moment, he was entirely unconcerned.

As long as he kept entangled with "Disaster Core" and "Blood Puppet," the probability of the sniper above firing would become increasingly minimal.

Thinking this, Lin Qingliu began his second change in strategy, adding a deeply concealed rhythm to his attacks, attempting to gradually hypnotize those present.

Even if he couldn’t pull them into a dream, it was still beneficial to exert even the slightest influence on their minds.

Meanwhile, the bright moon in the sky seemed to lose its luster.

Looking up, an expanse of impenetrable clouds had appeared above Hope City without warning.

—

Hundreds of meters away in the sky, Wang Xiao remained somewhat puzzled by the current situation.

Five minutes earlier, he had been deep in sleep when a piercing alarm suddenly blared in the lounge.

Thanks to his enhanced and modified abilities, he transitioned from a dream state to full alertness in less than a second.

He sprang from his bed and began donning his combat suit, while his teammates also awoke, gathering in the dormitory’s common living room.

At that moment, the alarm sound slightly faded, and a voice cut in:

“Red alert has been triggered. The arrangements for Wang Xiao’s team are as follows:

“Captain Wang Xiao, proceed immediately to the rooftop of the dormitory to locate the superpowered individual ‘Weightlessness’; the remaining members are to assemble downstairs and act according to orders.

“Repeat, red alert has been triggered. This is not a drill…”

After hearing just these few sentences, everyone quickly grasped the gravity of the situation.

A red alert is only activated upon the detection of Fifth Level extraordinary beasts or disasters of equivalent destructive power.

In either scenario, it signified that Hope City was facing a life-and-death crisis.

Their training had emphasized that upon hearing a red alert, they must act in accordance with the broadcast commands.

Though unsure why the captain needed to separate from his teammates, Wang Xiao understood it must be of utmost importance.

Fresnel stepped forward and patted Wang Xiao on the shoulder:

“Take care.”

“You too.”

The group jogged to the stairway, each heading off to their respective tasks.

Given the urgency, Wang Xiao saw no need to hold back.

Surveying the empty stairwell, he moved with the agility of a monkey, using both hands and feet to propel himself upward, leaping several steps with each bound.

Ten seconds later, Wang Xiao pushed open the rooftop door to find the portly superpowered individual "Weightlessness" leaning against the water barrier, catching his breath:

“You’re quick. I live just downstairs, and I only beat you here by ten seconds.”

He wiped the sweat from his forehead and added casually:

“I don’t need to exercise much; my weight is tied to the strength of my abilities, so I can’t just lose weight recklessly.”

With a self-deprecating chuckle, he patted his belly:

“This is Hope City’s asset, not just mine.”

His lighthearted demeanor stemmed from the fact that their mission’s destination remained unconfirmed.

Almost as soon as the portly man finished speaking, the rooftop door behind Wang Xiao opened again, and a dozen superpowered individuals in combat suits filed in, demonstrating the expected human response time.

As the last person entered the rooftop, the broadcast resumed:

“Mission destination: Inner City, west side of the central spire.

“Repeat, mission destination: Inner City, west side of the central spire.”

Upon receiving the order, the portly “Weightlessness” said nothing more and stepped forward to grip Wang Xiao’s shoulder.

Instantly, Wang Xiao felt as though the constraints of gravity had vanished, allowing him to float freely and choose his direction of flight.