Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Yaksha

Alice laughed with a charm that seemed to make flowers tremble. She was naturally enchanting, but tonight, with her smoky eye makeup, she looked as if she weren’t here for a ruthless assassination or highway robbery. Instead, she appeared as if ready to attend a grand ball.

Beneath the black eyeshadow, her eyes brimmed with unhidden hatred. The more she smiled, the more exquisite and bewitching she seemed, yet her gaze struck like a venomous snake’s.

She tugged at the electromagnetic gun in her hand—this gun boasted formidable firepower. Originally, seven or eight police officers had already been forced to the ground, most lying there motionless. Alice casually tossed the gun onto the ground and looked at Chen Xiao with a coquettish smile: “I know you now possess Boss Qiu’s metal molecular burst ability. I dare not wield such a weapon anymore. But rookie, did you ever imagine this day would come?”

As she spoke, her smile twisted into something venomous, and she stepped slowly toward Chen Xiao.

“Tyrannosaurus!” Alice cocked her head. “What are you waiting for?”

Tyrannosaurus clenched his fists excitedly, snorting gruffly. “I don’t need your orders! That kid killed Boss Qiu; I’ll crush him to avenge Boss Qiu!”

Spreading his arms wide like a beast ready to devour, Tyrannosaurus advanced steadily on Chen Xiao.

It was one against three.

In front stood Alice and Tyrannosaurus, while above them, the ghostly figure lingered leisurely on high. His face shrouded in black cloth, he looked down at them. Though his expression was hidden, Chen Xiao could sense a teasing glint in his eyes.

The little figure in the red robe struggled to rise. “Chen Xiao, these people…”

Chen Xiao gritted his teeth. “Brother, tonight’s trouble is serious.”

The little red-robed man laughed heartily three times. “I’m not afraid! At worst, it’s just death!”

Despite his injuries, his laughter remained bold and hearty. Unarmed, he clenched his fists tightly.

Officer Xu silently approached the two and helped the little red-robed man up, glancing at Chen Xiao, silently asking: What now?

Back when Officer Xu was part of the special duty team, he was skilled in martial arts. But after years in the police force, much of his strength had faded, and he had even developed a beer belly. Were he to fight now, he might barely handle two or three ordinary people. But against Tyrannosaurus? Even in his prime, he wouldn’t stand a chance.

Chen Xiao braced himself and approached the car, tearing off a car door with bare hands. The metal door bent and twisted under his grip. The little red-robed man stared in astonishment. “This kid’s got some serious strength!”

Tyrannosaurus sneered disdainfully. He glanced around and strode to a police car that had rear-ended another. Stooping, he placed one hand under the chassis, fingers digging in. Instantly, the metal twisted and warped. With a slight shake, he lifted the entire police car into the air as if it weighed nothing.

Holding a whole car effortlessly, he waved it menacingly at Chen Xiao with a cruel grin. “Kid, you want to test strength with me?”

With a roar, Tyrannosaurus charged wildly, brandishing the car like a weapon.

Facing this monstrous charge, Chen Xiao gritted his teeth and rushed forward. Both leapt into the air, colliding mid-flight. Tyrannosaurus swung the car down; Chen Xiao met it with a powerful punch.

Boom! The hood of the car was blasted off, the front crushed and deformed by Chen Xiao’s fist. Yet Tyrannosaurus’s strength was overwhelming, sending Chen Xiao flying backward.

Before Chen Xiao could land, Tyrannosaurus pounced again, raising the car to slam down. Chen Xiao rolled aside just in time, the asphalt beneath shattering from the impact. The already mangled car twisted further under the blow.

Chen Xiao scrambled to his feet, swinging the car door fiercely at Tyrannosaurus. With a single punch, Tyrannosaurus shattered the door, his fist crashing heavily into Chen Xiao’s body.

A spray of blood burst from Chen Xiao’s lips.

“Be careful not to get his blood on you!” Alice warned coldly. “Don’t forget, this kid’s blood is strange! Boss Qiu died because he accidentally got exposed to it!”

Tyrannosaurus laughed loudly and landed a heavy blow that sent Chen Xiao flying like a cannonball into a nearby wall, embedding him deep within the bricks.

A large hole appeared in the wall, bricks crumbling and falling.

Tyrannosaurus grinned, about to follow, when suddenly two dark objects shot out from the hole.

Two shattered chunks of cement hurtled toward him. Tyrannosaurus roared and leapt, smashing the flying stones to pieces with two fists.

Chen Xiao staggered out, blood staining his mouth, eyes locked on Tyrannosaurus.

The giant’s heavy foot crushed the wreckage of a car like a steamroller.

Chen Xiao’s eyes lit up as he quickly calculated their distance—ten meters… eight… six.

He spread his arms wide.

“Explode!”

A flash of light burst from the car debris beneath Tyrannosaurus’s feet, and a large piece of metal instantly glowed fiery red.

Boom!

Flames engulfed Tyrannosaurus in an inferno. Amid the roaring fire and shockwave, Chen Xiao swiftly dodged aside, rolling several meters away.

From the smoke came Tyrannosaurus’s agonized cries. When the flames dimmed, his arms and legs were charred black. Though his body could turn rock-hard, even his sturdy frame couldn’t withstand a metal explosion.

Chen Xiao’s “metal molecular burst” ability was barely at B-level. His effective detonation range was still under ten meters, and the size of the explosive material limited the energy output, insufficient to deal Tyrannosaurus a fatal blow. Though hurt, Tyrannosaurus was far from defeated; the pain only fueled his ferocity.

With a roar, the giant lunged, arms outstretched.

The impact was thunderous as they collided midair, twisting together. Tyrannosaurus’s punch drove Chen Xiao deep into the ground, creating a large crater beneath him.

Chen Xiao coughed blood, barely able to block the full force of the blow, or else his ribs and internal organs might have shattered.

Still, the agony ignited an explosive surge of spiritual energy within him.

“Get lost!” Chen Xiao glared fiercely.

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