The Creatures That We Are

Chapter 675: Underestimate Us

When Gao Yang made a sudden attack, most people in the meeting room could’ve jumped out of the windows. Even those with poorer mobility like Chen Ying and Ke Yo could’ve escaped with the help of their companions.

However, they were all concerned about the Life Rune Circuit, and most of them were confident in facing their current situation. Thus, they made the same choice to stay in the meeting room.

They didn’t expect the “explosion” to be Nainai stomping on the building as a giant.

Soon, she stepped through the ceiling of the second floor. Wearing white canvas shoes, the two feet crashed down with heavy concrete and rebars, about to bury everyone.

“Reverse Gravity!”

Goldthread made a move.

When the air blades hit, he tackled Chen Ying out of the way. Having already put the Poison Rune Circuit back into the briefcase, he handed the briefcase to Chen Ying, and Chen Ying crawled to a hiding spot with it without missing a beat.

As soon as Goldthread picked himself up, the ceiling crumbled and crashed down. Without hesitation, he created a field of reverse gravity with a radius of twenty-five meters.

Everything took flight at that moment. Like an invisible eggshell, the realm of reverse gravity blocked Nainai’s feet and kept the building from crumbling further.

Just when everyone was “falling” toward the top of the reverse gravity field, Six Rime shot out about a dozen thin but sturdy lines of ice, covering the entire meeting room like white spiderwebs. Mid-rise, everyone caught onto a strand and steadied themselves.

War Tiger stepped on one white thread and propelled himself toward a crushed cabinet above him. It had been inside the equipment storage on the third floor, and the Life Rune Circuit was right on top of it.

Then a figure appeared above the cabinet, Gao Yang.

Running out of Invisibility’s use time, he appeared.

At some point, he had teleported into the realm of reverse gravity in the meeting room. Going up to the cabinet, he reached out for the Rune Circuit.

Whoosh. War Tiger jumped toward him without hesitation and swung the Green Dog Demon Blade at an incredible speed, unleashing a violet arc like a lightning strike.

That cut off the left hand that was picking up the Rune Circuit, as well as the cabinet beneath Gao Yang’s feet.

The pain of losing a hand didn’t distract Gao Yang. With level 6 Psychic Armor running, his composure and calmness were absolute.

He grabbed the cut hand with his right hand, jumped toward the window, and readied a teleport.

Then Ke Yo whistled with Strange.

At that moment, everyone in the meeting room felt their minds blank for a second.

War Tiger, Six Rime, and Vermilion Bird all lost a moment of their thoughts. War Tiger, who had jumped toward Gao Yang, failed to make the second slash. And even Goldthread, who had used Reverse Gravity, almost allowed the realm to crumble in a moment of distraction.

Unfortunately, the whistle affected both friends and foes.

Gao Yang also lost a moment and failed to teleport.

While Ke Yo’s whistle had protected Gao Yang from getting attacked on all fronts, it had also prevented his escape. Whether it had done more harm or good was a question.

A second later, they all recovered their minds.

Ice Fury!

Six Rime’s eyes glinted with blue light, and a terrible chill exploded from her body with sharp whooshing noises. A hard layer of ice quickly spread across the meeting room, turning it into an ice cavern.

Six Rime knew what she was doing. The ice would stabilize the structure of the building to prevent everyone from getting buried. Moreover, the chill would effectively slow Gao Yang down. It worked on everyone and would make Chen Ying and Ke Yo suffer the most; it would be fine as long as they could quickly kill Gao Yang and end this fight.

“Serious Punch!”

Azure Dragon made a decisive attack. After two seconds of charging, he made a destructive punch at the ceiling, where Gao Yang was.

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Walled City of Ten Dragons, three seconds before.

Nainai the Giant kept stepping on the building like she was stepping on clothes in a washing basin. The building crumbled floor by floor until finally, she reached the second floor.

She realized then that she couldn’t continue. There seemed to be a forcefield of sorts. Nainai could tell that someone in the meeting room had made a move.

She decided not to get reckless. She would continue to buy time for Captain like this.

A few seconds later, though, she sensed a terrifying wave of energy coming from the rubbles under her feet.

Shit, it’s Elder Azure Dragon! He’s mad!

Nainai knew her former supervisor’s Serious Punch better than anyone. It would take too long for her to jump out of the way in her giant form, so she went for the usual cheat—shrinking down.

Meanwhile, Heavenly Dog was hovering more than a hundred meters up in the air, carrying Liao Liao. Neither of them seemed intent on doing anything as the giant girl stomped around on the building.

Heavenly Dog didn’t act because he trusted Gao Yang not to cross the line. Gao Yang wouldn’t hurt the Twelve Zodiac Signs members, and War Tiger would protect White Rabbit well. He might as well take it easy.

As for Liao Liao, she had stayed out of the way because she was afraid of dying and knew her limits. Don’t blame me, Sister Chen, Brother Goldthread. There’s nothing I can do when the whales are fighting. Please stay safe on your own.

Suddenly, the giant Nainai disappeared. Heavenly Dog and Liao Liao jumped before quickly realizing that she had shrunk.

A second later, a shockwave of golden energy shot out of the rubbles of the Black Tortoise building like a golden waterfall in reverse, rushing toward the sky.

Although it was daytime, the waterfall was blinding, and everything paled in comparison.

The ripples of the shockwaves unleashed near the ground sent the rubbles of the higher floors flying, resulting in a rain of stones about a thousand meters in the sky.

Carrying Liao Liao, Heavenly Dog dodged the raining stones and said, “We...can stay out of this now.”

“No, our job’s here.” Liao Liao laughed wryly. “The punch must have awakened many elite monsters. Let’s clean up the mess.”

Nicely done, Liao Liao complimented herself. I’ll be fighting while staying clear of the frontline, and I’ll be able to draft a nice report later.

Heavenly Dog blinked, realizing what she was planning.

He gave her a thumbs-up. “Cool.”

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Azure Dragon’s earth-shattering punch threatened to split the world. Like a giant flower bud, the building was going to get flattened by Nainai the Giant, but Azure Dragon, standing amid the flower bud, opened it up in an instant.

A few seconds later, the heart of the building was carved out, leaving only rubbles and concrete ash. Those in the living room got thrown away for a long distance, but not terribly hurt.

When Vermilion Bird steadied herself, Ke Yo was gone. She looked over at Gao Yang without thinking.

Goldthread helped Chen Ying up with the impact injury on her calves. Chen Ying was still holding the briefcase with Rune Circuit in her hand, worried that someone would grab it.

Gao Yang had failed to make a timely escape due to Ke Yo’s whistle, and his last-second attempt to dodge the energy shockwave from Azure Dragon barely succeeded. In the end, he got hit in his two calves, the bleeding gashes revealed the white bones underneath.

With his left hand cut off and his right hand holding the Life Rune Circuit, Gao Yang sat down against a toppled wall, covered in wounds and panting.

War Tiger quietly went up to him with his Green Dog Demon Blade.

Six Rime, Goldthread, Azure Dragon, and Vermilion Bird circled him, blocking any possible escape route.

“You’ve underestimated us, Little Yang Yang.” War Tiger extended a hand. “Here, return the Rune Circuit to me. I’ll give you a quick death.”

Gao Yang lifted his bloody face and scoffed. “You taught me not to underestimate my enemies ever, Uncle Tiger. How can I possibly forget?”