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Chapter 37 The Man Trapped in the Past

The dust, under the influence of the power of words, drifted into the distance.

Jiang He and his group followed the dust trails, twisting and turning through the alleyways, passing through several parts of the city.

The surrounding buildings are becoming increasingly low and sparse, and large swathes of green wheat fields are beginning to appear, interspersed with low farmhouses.

This is already in the suburbs of Zhongzhou City.

Seeing that they were running further and further away, one of the security guards couldn't help but ask, "How much further?"

If the criminals have already left Zhongzhou City, wouldn't they have to follow the trail all the way overseas?
"Wait a little longer," Chen Zhenbang said.

He actually thought it was a good thing.

If criminals can be found in sparsely populated suburbs, they will have fewer concerns when they commit their crimes.

Just as they were talking, Jiang He suddenly stopped.

"arrive."

The security guards perked up and looked ahead.

They were standing on the edge of a wheat field, with several brick houses not far away and a small warehouse next to them.

Large amounts of dust extracted from the crime scene then drifted through the residential buildings and into the warehouse.

Chen Zhenbang scanned the area with his spiritual power but did not sense any sign of life.

However, during his perception process, he also sensed a slight interference with his mental energy, as if he had been affected by a supernatural object and his senses had been partially blocked.

This also proves that this place is by no means simple.

"Old Xu, Xiao Qiu, you two stay outside with Xiao Jiang. If there are any problems, we might need to continue tracking later..."

"Old Li, let's go in and take a look."

After Chen Zhenbang finished speaking, he led a security guard into the warehouse.

From the inside, it looked like an ordinary farm warehouse, filled with all sorts of odds and ends, and smelled of decaying wood.

Dust floated in the center of the warehouse, waiting for their arrival before drifting into the ground and seeping into the earth through the cracks.

With a thought, Chen Zhenbang used his mental power to lift up the ground, revealing a pitch-black passage.

His mental energy spread inward along the passage, and the previously blocked images immediately flashed into his mind—

The warehouse floor was piled high with corpses of all kinds!
These bodies included men and women, farmers and civilians, and even a body wearing a blue security uniform!

In addition, several masked and cloaked "Arc Light Thugs" were also among them, showing no signs of life, clearly also among the corpses!
Li, the security guard standing nearby, also sensed what was happening and exclaimed in astonishment, "Were they silenced?"

"No, they weren't alive to begin with."

Chen Zhenbang's attention fell on the young man's corpse in the very center.

The body was extremely well preserved, not only without any damage, but also still retaining a rich, bloody color.

If it weren't for the fact that he was completely lifeless, he wouldn't look like he was dead at all; he would look more like he had fallen into a deep sleep.

It was the appearance of this corpse that awakened Chen Zhenbang's memory, making him instantly understand everything. His face darkened, and he gritted his teeth and said...

"Am I right, Principal Jiang?"

Upon hearing his words, Officer Li's gaze sharpened, and he suddenly became furious.

Among the corpses in the underground warehouse, the young man suddenly opened his eyes and forced a stiff smile.

"I didn't expect you to find this place so quickly, Director Chen."

"I never expected that a dignified principal of No. 3 High School, a top-tier B-level superhuman, and an awakened B-level talent [Spirit String Weaving], would turn into a superhuman thug," Chen Zhenbang said coldly.

"You made the choice." The young man's expression turned ferocious, filled with deep hatred: "When you killed Xiaoyi, I swore that I would make you pay the price."

"Since you're here, then die here."

As soon as he finished speaking, the corpses around the young man opened their eyes, and everything around them, including the objects, walls, and everything else, collapsed!

Looking down from above, everything around the warehouse—houses, wheat fields—began to crumble and collapse, transforming into countless shimmering spiritual threads that wove together a net that stretched from heaven to earth!
At the center of the inescapable net, deep within the layers of spiritual strings.

The middle-aged man with a thin face looked at the young man who had fallen beside him, and reached out to stroke his cheek with fascination.

"Look, Xiaoyi, Daddy is going to avenge you."

"Everyone who hurts you will die."

The young man remained silent, a hint of spirituality flickering in his eyes.

"You're insane!!" Chen Zhenbang's voice boomed, but it was bound by the net of heaven and earth, firmly confined to this area, unable to spread outwards.

"Do you think the council will let you off the hook for doing something like this?"

Jiang Li: "You will die before me."

"Arrogant! I'd like to see how you plan to kill me!"

Chen Zhenbang unleashed his power, instantly tearing apart the surrounding spiritual threads.

However, the torn spiritual threads did not dissipate. Instead, they rejoined and transformed into a gigantic spiritual hand that blotted out the sky, slamming Chen Zhenbang and another security guard next to him into the silken ground!

The string vibrated, and with just one strike, Chen Zhenbang was injured.

The strength of extraordinary individuals fluctuates greatly, and even among extraordinary individuals of the same level, there are significant differences.

Furthermore, this gap will become increasingly exaggerated as the level of the extraordinary individual increases.

As a top-tier B-level superhuman, Jiang Li had honed his skills at this level for far too long. Whether it was his self-created profession or the superhuman profession he acquired, his level far surpassed that of Chen Zhenbang and others.

This means he has more expertise, more skills, and more bonuses!
This gave him the upper hand even when facing multiple B-level superhumans at the same time.

He was buried deep within the spirit strings, manipulating the spirit string threads like a god, playing with several B-level superhumans in the palm of his hand, using all sorts of moves to quickly wear down their power.

Chen Zhenbang understood this as well.

He was attacked by the spirit string and coughed up a mouthful of blood, speaking quickly.

"Hold on, as long as reinforcements arrive, he will surely die..."

Before Chen Zhenbang could finish speaking, his defenses were shattered once more, and his body was blasted away.

On the other side, where Jiang He and the others were located—

They were also trapped in a web of spiritual strings, like insects caught in a spider's web, unable to break free.

Fortunately, in Jiang Li's eyes, these low-level superhumans were no different from insects and were not worth taking seriously.

In addition, the security guard surnamed Xu, whom Chen Zhenbang had arranged in advance, was also a B-level superhuman with a protective talent and profession. He used his superhuman power to create a safe zone, isolating Lingxian from the outside, thus ensuring their safety.

Even so, the spiritual strings, like insects that can penetrate anywhere, kept burrowing into this safe area.

Once inside the security zone, the strength of these threads is greatly reduced.

Zhang Zhiyong, Qiu Qiyuan, Du Lingwei, and the others each displayed their unique abilities, continuously releasing extraordinary power to remove these threads.

That's how they managed to hold on.

Jiang He was enveloped by the flames released by Du Lingwei. Under the protection of the Flame Spirit brought by his top-level talent, even if he did nothing, no thread could get close to him and would be burned directly.

"Hang in there a little longer. The fighting here is quite intense. Principal Zhong will be here soon," Officer Xu reassured him.

Teacher Zhong...

Jiang He looked outside, but they were completely enveloped by dense silk threads, and he couldn't see anything.

As an E-level superhuman, even with his talent for using words, it would be of no use in a battle of this level.

However, aside from his identity as a Word Spirit Talent, he is also a top-tier summoner.

"Well, Master, do you want me to take action?" Hakutsuru said jokingly, not taking the terrifying scene seriously.

In his eyes, this level of fighting was nothing more than children playing around.

Jiang He's heart skipped a beat: "You want to kill him instantly?"

"...You really think I'm a god." Bai He's expression was difficult.

Jiang He: "When you were F-rank, you could instantly kill C-rank heroes. Now that you're an E-rank hero, you can't instantly kill B-rank heroes?"

"From F-rank to E-rank, the power I can exert is at most increasing from one grain of sand to ten grains of sand." Bai He shook his head: "For a star, there is almost no change."

Jiang He understood.

The white crane boasted that it used to be a star.

"Okay, then you go ahead."

The white crane raised the corners of its beak.

This time, it wasn't his doing it on his own.

……

Inside the inescapable net woven from spirit strings, Chen Zhenbang and his companions were constantly manipulated, reduced to mere toys. They could barely keep themselves from being killed, hoping Zhong Honglian would arrive as soon as possible.

She is a top-tier A-level superhuman.

If she appears, Jiang Li won't even last a second, let alone kill anyone; he'll be killed instantly.

Jiang Li understood this as well. He controlled the spirit string with all his might, wanting to kill Chen Zhenbang, his "enemy," as soon as possible and complete his revenge.

Just when the two sides were in a stalemate.

Jiang Li, however, noticed something amiss.

Within this inescapable, all-encompassing domain that he completely controlled, a piece of "miscellaneous matter" appeared out of nowhere.

He turned his attention to the figure and found it was a strange white-haired man.

The man was dressed in a solemn black suit, and beneath his pale hair was a blurry face that was difficult to recognize.

Even though Jiang Li is a top-tier B-level superhuman, there wasn't a trace of him.

This is……

The mysterious white-haired man who appeared when No. 1 High School was attacked a few days ago?

When did he arrive here?

Upon discovering that it wasn't Zhong Honglian, Jiang Li breathed a sigh of relief, but this unexpected presence also gave him a sense of crisis that was difficult to control.

He only wants to complete his revenge as soon as possible and doesn't want to cause any further trouble.

So he manipulated the spirit string, trying to envelop and separate the white-haired man.

at this time--

The white-haired man raised his right hand and snapped his fingers lightly.

"Pah."

Upon hearing the sound, Jiang Li's heart clenched violently, as if struck by a heavy blow, and stopped beating.

Not only his heart, but his life was almost declared over at that moment!
His eyes bulged out, he pressed his hand to his chest, and opened his mouth wide in a ferocious manner, trying to make a sound, but he couldn't.

In the instant Jiang Li was plunged into agony, the carefully laid-out Heavenly Net Domain did not collapse, but the countless spiritual strings within it came to a standstill, and their strength decreased sharply.

"Principal Zhong is here?!"

Chen Zhenbang and the others sensed the change in the silk threads and were overjoyed.

They unleashed their power on the spot, completely tearing apart the weakening threads around them, breaking out of the encirclement, and reaching mid-air.

However, instead of the expected crimson flames, they saw a mysterious white-haired man.

Like Jiang Li, they remembered the white-haired man's identity.

"It's you?!"

Chen Zhenbang was stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening.

Regardless of who the white-haired man is, his two appearances—once to resolve the Arc Light attack and once to confront Jiang Li—clearly indicate that he is a superhuman from the lawful side of justice.

Compared to his identity, the most urgent task should be dealing with Jiang Li!

At this moment, Jiang Li's voice rang out, now tinged with pain and ruthlessness.

"I didn't want to get involved with you, but you're asking for it!"

Jiang Li recovered from the pain, his heart resumed beating, and his expression became ferocious.

He shoved it into his chest, tearing open a wound that spilled blood.

The spirit strings that came into contact with blood were stained crimson, exuding a chilling aura, and their strength increased dramatically!
Jiang Li actually extracted his own spiritual blood to strengthen the spirit string—this was practically burning his life force.

On the other side, facing the crimson spirit string, the white-haired man spoke.

"God-given"

Chen Zhenbang and several other B-level superhumans were feeling their scalps tingle when they saw the Crimson Spirit String, when they heard these two words.

As if they had heard a divine command, their hearts trembled, and boundless power surged from within them, increasing their extraordinary strength several times over!
They were astonished and tried to unleash their enhanced supernatural power...

The enhanced crimson spirit string was easily torn apart by them, and in terms of physical sensation, it was even much weaker than before the enhancement.

This can only prove one thing.

The enhancements the white-haired man gave them were far, far more powerful than the enhancements Jiang Li gave Lingxian!

"Thank you!"

Chen Zhenbang grinned, his expression a mixture of excitement and ferocity.

"Little Jiang, did you enjoy that fight just now?"

“It’s our turn!!”

Chen Zhenbang and the others unleashed their power, frantically destroying the inescapable net set up by Jiang Li, heading straight for the location of his main body!

Jiang Li nearly ground his teeth to powder when he saw this.

The enhancement he gained from burning his heart and soul was not even as good as the two words this mysterious person casually uttered.

However, he didn't have time to think about that anymore.

Faced with the enhanced Chen Zhenbang and his group, he could only desperately squeeze out all his energy to try and stop them from getting closer.

Unfortunately, it all seemed to be in vain.

Everyone here is a B-level superhuman. After Chen Zhenbang and the others were enhanced, their strength was no less than his, and their methods were much more diverse. How could they possibly be manipulated by him again?

The white-haired man stood in mid-air, quietly watching this scene.

In a sense, Jiang Li was the culprit behind the deaths of Jiang He's parents.

If he hadn't spoiled his only son so much, none of this would have happened.

and so……

It would be great to have the chance to go back in time.

The white-haired man raised his hand to touch the scar on his collarbone, and wisps of flame emanated from it.

This wisp of flame was extremely intense, scorching and distorting even the space itself, its outline resembling a human figure as it flickered.

At the same time as the flames appeared.

On the silken ground, Du Lingwei, standing in the safety zone, looked up in astonishment.

This is……

【Flame Spirit Guardian】??

The white-haired man gazed at the flame at his fingertips, his eyes lowered, a hint of tenderness in them.

"I'll have to rely on you again."

The white-haired man raised his fingertip and made a gun gesture in the direction of Jiang Li.

At that moment, a voice rang in the minds of Chen Zhenbang and the others.

"Step aside."

Chen Zhenbang and the others had already torn apart a large number of spirit strings and approached Jiang Li.

Hearing the white-haired man's words and sensing his movements, she hesitated for a moment before choosing to step aside.

The white-haired man raised the corners of his mouth.

He lied to himself again.

He not only superimposed other talents with the power of words, but even "possessed" another talent.

He said.

"Candle Dragon"

The next moment, flames surged forth, like a world-destroying fire dragon, illuminating the sky, tearing through the air, and traversing vast distances to instantly engulf Jiang Li.

Under the intense heat of the flames, Jiang Li's spiritual strings, which he used to wrap his body, were completely burned away after only a moment.

He looked at his son's body and stretched out his palm.

The next moment, they both turned to ashes.

When the Fiery Dragon disappeared, the sky became clear, and the remaining spiritual strings that formed the Heavenly Net broke and scattered like a rain of light.

The white-haired man raised his hand to retract a wisp of fire spirit, then turned and disappeared into thin air.

(End of this chapter)