The moment Lin Mo’s words fell, the air seemed to freeze.
Lu Ran’s pupils contracted sharply, about to retreat, but the figure before him wavered like a reflection in water.
And then vanished!
The next instant, a fierce gust of wind slammed into his face.
Lin Mo was already within arm’s reach, moving fast enough to tear through the air, leaving behind lingering afterimages.
He held the gun in one hand, his arm muscles tensing violently as the silver barrel traced a cold arc in the dim light, swinging with tremendous force straight at Lu Ran’s waist!
“Bang—!”
The heavy impact exploded like thunder.
Lu Ran didn’t even have time to block; his whole body was like a speeding dump truck crashing head-on, flying backward like a kite with a broken string.
He smashed through three alloy walls in succession before being buried in a cloud of rubble and dust.
Lin Mo didn’t bother to glance at the aftermath, as if he had just casually brushed off a speck of dust.
He landed steadily in front of Chu You, and with a sharp clang, the gun’s tip stabbed down into the floor, spiderweb cracks spreading instantly.
When he turned and bent down, his movements were so gentle it was like he was a different person.
Lin Mo carefully wiped the blood from the corner of Chu You’s mouth with his fingertip, his voice low and steady: “Senior, can you hang on a little longer?”
“I’m still okay…” Chu You’s bloodstained eyelashes trembled, and her gaze narrowed sharply as it passed over his shoulder.
“Watch out!”
Lin Mo seemed to have eyes in the back of his head. With a reverse motion, he drew his gun…
Striking with unerring precision the figure of Lu Ran who suddenly burst from the ruins, launching a fierce attack!
Blood dripped from Lu Ran’s mouth, his school uniform tattered, but his eyes burned with even more madness. “You’re not from Binhai…”
“So what?” Lin Mo’s neck muscles tightened sharply as he twisted the spear in Lu Ran’s abdomen. His voice was as cold as ice.
“You still want a local residence permit?”
“Dying to!” Lu Ran spat out a vicious low growl through clenched teeth.
Almost simultaneously, a horrifying mutation erupted at the wound pierced by the silver spear—flesh writhed wildly, countless black veins of varying thickness crawled out like living creatures, entwined with slippery mucus, rapidly creeping up the spear shaft!
On the other side, Chen Xinyu also launched her counterattack.
The divine power she had been secretly accumulating suddenly erupted, compressing the air barrier to its limit, producing a piercing shriek.
It transformed into a visible transparent torrent, crashing down toward Lin Mo and Chu You with overwhelming force!
Even more chilling was—
The moment the air barrier struck, Chen Xinyu’s arms cracked like shattered shells; her flesh peeled away like withered leaves, revealing ghostly white arm bones.
Then, her bones rapidly mutated amid the black veins, extending within the blink of an eye into two long, razor-sharp bone blades gleaming coldly!
Above her raged a tempest of overturned air, in front of her spread bizarrely proliferating black veins, and at her sides gleamed those sharp, pale bone blades.
Yet, Lin Mo’s knuckles holding the spear didn’t loosen for a fraction.
Behind him, the fading consciousness of Chu You leaned against the wall, and despite bloodstains on her lips, a faint curve of a smile appeared.
The air barrier silently crumbled; the bone blades on Chen Xinyu’s arms regressed segment by segment, revealing the pale bones again.
At Lu Ran’s abdominal wound—the black veins spreading wildly on the spear also rapidly retracted like shadows scorched by sunlight.
“How… is this possible?!”
Lu Ran’s pupils shrank violently, his face ghostly pale as he stared fixedly at Lin Mo, as if a god had descended upon the world.
His voice trembled with disbelief.
A deeper fear gripped him—not only was his twisted power suppressed, but even his own divine power was like a stubborn stone sunk deep in the sea, no longer responding!
On the other side, Chen Xinyu looked at her arms losing the bone blades and returning to normal, her face drained of color.
“What kind of monster are you?” she stammered, barely able to stand.
…
File on the Sword Bearer, No. 05492:
Permanently sealed S-Rank Divine Power [White Jade Capital] dossier, wielder—Lin Mo.
Ability Overview: Absolute active annihilation against all forms of high-energy powers.
Any energy coming into contact or acting on the wielder, regardless of its nature, is precisely struck at its origin, temporarily losing its activity.
This is Lin Mo’s absolute power, a true BUG in the system!
…
At the heart of the battlefield, Lin Mo’s eyes were indifferent.
While Lu Ran and Chen Xinyu were stunned by the failure of their powers, he suddenly moved.
So fast he was barely more than a shadow!
Lin Mo did not use his spear but reached out with his left hand like lightning, grasping Lu Ran’s wrist with perfect precision.
The contact seemed to carry some strange magic; the faint power Lu Ran had just been gathering inside dissipated instantly again.
“Bang!”
Lin Mo powered his waist and executed a clean, flawless over-the-shoulder throw, hurling Lu Ran like a sandbag with brutal force, striking the retreating Chen Xinyu squarely!
The two collided clumsily like charging bulls, a dull crack of dislocated bones sounding, before they both flew back and slammed hard against a cracked wall, sending debris raining down.
Lin Mo’s figure followed closely, almost ghostlike, approaching again at the moment they hit the wall.
The spear had somehow returned to his hand, its tip shimmering with a terrifying cold light, aimed at the two who were temporarily unable to resist.
At this critical moment—
“Whoosh—!”
A sharp slicing sound suddenly came from outside the building.
An RPG rocket, trailing orange-red flames, shot suddenly through a hole Lin Mo had previously blasted in the building, carrying a destructive aura, and struck precisely at Lin Mo’s feet.
Chu You’s increasingly blurry figure suddenly became alert in that instant, her mouth slightly parted, and her unfocused pupils filled with disbelief.
Can’t match the power?
Just bring the firepower?!
“Boom!!”
The violent explosion was deafening; fire and thick smoke instantly swallowed Lin Mo’s figure, the raging shockwave scattering debris wildly in all directions.
Though the RPG didn’t cause Lin Mo any real harm, the sudden impact stalled his movements for a moment.
Through the dust and smoke, a distorted black shadow flashed past the wall at unimaginable speed, snatching up the barely breathing Chen Xinyu and Lu Ran, then vanished without hesitation into the shadowy depths of the ruins.
Lin Mo gripped his spear and slowly landed from the dust, his gaze blazing coldly toward the direction the shadow disappeared.
He could give chase, but he didn’t.
At this moment, something more important than pursuing the enemies awaited him.
He casually rested his spear aside and quickly crouched beside Chu You, softly asking, “Senior, how are you feeling?”
Lin Mo carefully cupped Chu You’s pale face in one hand and continued, “Can you still move?”
Chu You’s eyelashes twitched faintly; her lips parted slightly, but no sound came out.
The light in her eyes was rapidly fading; her consciousness was clearly on the verge of complete collapse.
Lin Mo’s heart tightened as he prepared to lift her and rush to the hospital.
Yet suddenly, an abnormal change occurred.
Chu You’s once dim, unfocused pupils suddenly glowed with a strange, fiery peach-colored light.
At the same time, the Fox Tail behind her suddenly unfurled, surging with turbulent demonic power like a tidal wave, causing the chaotic classroom and scattered rubble to tremble.
Not good!
Lin Mo’s heart leapt in horror as he immediately realized Chu You’s demon blood origin had lost control again.
Without hesitation, he hugged her tightly and summoned all his divine power, trying to suppress the raging demon force.
No matter how hard he tried, the divine power couldn’t contain a fraction of the primal force within Chu You.
Blood… yes, perhaps his blood could!
Lin Mo adjusted his position without hesitation, gently leaning Chu You’s head against his neck, softly calling her name over and over: “Senior, senior…”
But Chu You was completely unconscious, her lips touching his skin without any response.
The demonic aura threatened to break through the divine power’s seal entirely.
Lin Mo’s breathing grew heavier; he understood—this couldn’t drag on any longer.
The primal unrest would injure her body, and if anyone with ill intent noticed this demon power, when the headquarters sent investigators to Binhai, the matter of senior’s feigned death would be impossible to conceal.
With these thoughts surging inside him, Lin Mo’s emotions roiled fiercely; he no longer hesitated.
He suddenly bit his tongue, a strong metallic taste flooding his mouth.
Then, he adjusted Chu You’s limp head and bent down, pressing his lips precisely onto her cold ones.
Warm blood slowly passed into her mouth.
“Ugh…” Chu You whimpered unconsciously, instinctively sucking that warm, slightly sweet and metallic nectar.
Lin Mo’s breath caught sharply; the emotions deep in his eyes thickened.
Is this… a kiss?
He instinctively supported the back of Chu You’s head with his hand, clumsily responding amid the ruined rubble scattered across the floor.