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An atmosphere of panic permeated the stairwell outside.

Some tenants paced anxiously in the hallway, while others peered fearfully through the crack in the door.

Li Yuan ignored these people, strode through the corridor, and pressed the elevator button.

The elevator doors opened, and the elevator was empty.

He pressed the button for the first floor directly.

Stepping out of the elevator, the view of the hotel lobby is more direct than what you can see from the rooms upstairs.

The front desk was a mess, with computer screens shattered and documents scattered all over the floor.

Several security guards, their faces bruised and swollen, were futilely trying to stop a group of thugs who were frantically looting the premium liquors from the bar.

Glass shards, liquor, and blood were mixed together, emitting a pungent odor.

The guests screamed and hid behind the sofas and pillars.

"Get out of my way, you old bastard!"

A thug with dyed yellow hair kicked aside the old security guard who was trying to stop him and reached for a bottle of expensive foreign liquor.

"Bang!"

Suddenly, a dull thud rang out, and the blond thug's wrist bent at an odd angle before he was sent flying.

The bottle of wine flew out of his hand and was caught in mid-air by a large hand.

Li Yuan had appeared in front of the bar at some point, coldly retracting his lapis lazuli bamboo stick.

"An exorcist...?"

Another accomplice, who was about to smash the liquor cabinet, trembled in fear when he saw the bamboo stick in Li Yuan's hand and the cold aura emanating from him.

"roll."

Li Yuan coldly said, "Leave here within ten seconds and find somewhere to stay."

He gently placed the bottle of wine back on the counter, his gaze sweeping over the thugs: "If I see you lay a hand on me again, it won't just be your wrists that get broken."

Under his icy gaze, especially seeing the eerie bamboo stick in his hand that had so easily snapped his companion's wrist—

The thugs felt a chill run from the soles of their feet to the top of their heads.

"Let's go...we're leaving now..."

The blond-haired man clutched his wrist and howled in pain as his companions dragged him out of the hotel.

Li Yuan then turned his gaze to the still-shaken security guard and the hiding guests: "Stay indoors, lock the door, and don't come out and cause trouble."

After saying that, he didn't linger. In a flash, he rushed out of the hotel's revolving door and plunged into the even more chaotic and dark streets outside.

The cold wind carried screams, cries, the sound of shattering glass, the roar of engines, and... a faint smell of blood.

The neon signs flickered with an eerie light, illuminating the scene on the street that resembled a painting of hell.

Several thugs were smashing the bulletproof glass of a jewelry store with iron bars, sparks flying everywhere.

Not far away, a group of people were fighting over food and drinks that had spilled out of the supermarket.

They attacked with fists and feet, showing no mercy and beating him to death.

Further away, a car overturned and was emitting smoke. The owner's fate was unknown, and someone nearby was trying to pry open the car door to take a bag from inside.

"This is truly... an apocalyptic celebration!"

Li Yuan took a deep breath, turned on the phone's recording function, and then slipped into the crowd like a ghost.

He did not choose to kill, but he was ruthless in his actions.

"Snap!"

A burly man who was about to smash a chair at a convenience store cash register was struck in the elbow by a bamboo stick, dislocating his arm instantly, and the chair crashed to the ground.

"what!"

A tall, thin man who tried to threaten a passerby with a knife to hand over his wallet had his wrist swept by a stick, sending the dagger flying a long distance and shattering his wrist bone.

"puff!"

A bald man who was pushing a woman to the ground had his weapon destroyed by Li Yuan with a single blow.

His movements were as fast as lightning, darting through the streets in the dead of night like a blur.

Each time the bamboo stick was pointed, swept, or struck, it was accompanied by a crisp cracking sound of bones breaking and a piercing scream.

He precisely controlled his strength, injuring but not killing, disabling the opponent's mobility or the tools used in the crime.

The lapis lazuli bamboo staff seemed to come alive in his hands at that moment.

With the temporary enhancement of the fifth level of the Ominous Realm, his strength, speed, and reaction time far exceeded the imagination of ordinary thugs.

Wherever he went, chaos erupted like boiling water with a stone thrown in; a small patch of it calmed down instantly, leaving behind a mob of wailing and rolling on the ground.

"It's an exorcist! Run!"

"Damn it, they're tough! Let's get out of here!"

"My hands, my legs..."

Li Yuan's ruthless actions quickly created a deterrent effect in the chaotic neighborhood.

Wherever he went, the thugs avoided him as if they had seen a ghost, or dropped their loot and ran away in panic.

"You're beyond help now!"

Li Yuan sneered inwardly.

A bunch of parasites! You never seem to contribute anything on ordinary days, but when we need you most, you're the ones who cause trouble!

If it weren't for the Exorcist Association's notice, which strictly prohibited killing except in extreme circumstances, he would have loved to kill all of these people.

"Woof woof woof!"

"roar--"

Suddenly, a ferocious, aggressive barking came from the alley not far away, mixed with terrified screams from humans.

Mutant creature?

Li Yuan's eyes narrowed, and he shot towards the source of the sound like lightning.

At the entrance of a nearby alley, a large Doberman Pinscher had completely lost its mind.

Its eyes were bloodshot, and saliva mixed with blood dripped from the corners of its ferocious mouth. Its muscles were bulging, its hair stood on end, and it exuded an astonishingly ferocious aura.

Not far from it, a middle-aged man lay in a pool of blood, his neck bitten off.

At this moment, it was staring intently at the little girl curled up not far away, letting out a threatening growl from its throat, its hind leg muscles tensed, and it looked like it was about to pounce.

The little girl was so frightened that she couldn't even cry anymore; her face was deathly pale.

The passersby had either already run far away or stayed far away, their faces full of fear, and no one dared to approach.

"You beast!"

Li Yuan let out a sharp shout, which was like a thunderclap.

The mutated Doberman suddenly turned its head, its scarlet beastly eyes instantly locking onto Li Yuan at the alley entrance.

"Woof!"

It suddenly pushed off the ground with all four limbs, opened its blood-red mouth, and pounced on Li Yuan with a speed far exceeding that of an ordinary dog, displaying extreme ferocity.

Faced with such a beast who had completely lost his mind, Li Yuan would no longer hold back.

"call out--"

The lapis lazuli bamboo staff tore through the air, moving at more than twice the speed it had used against the thugs.

"Pfft!"

With a sickening thud as a sharp weapon pierced flesh, the bamboo stick went straight into the mutated Doberman's wide-open mouth and then through the back of its head.

The mutated Doberman's lunge came to an abrupt halt, the crimson madness in its eyes receding like the tide, leaving only a deathly daze.

Li Yuan suddenly flicked his hand, sending the corpse flying.

The alley fell silent instantly, save for the little girl's suppressed, grieving sobs.

Li Yuan flicked the stick expressionlessly, then looked at the terrified little girl: "It's alright now."

Because there are still too many dangers waiting for them elsewhere—

So he didn't linger and turned to walk out of the alley.

Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.

"As long as there aren't any extreme situations, that's fine." Li Yuan's eyes grew increasingly cold.

Before today, he never imagined that he would personally experience this situation.

The night was darker.

But the chaos in the city is far from over.

The crimson "00:00" hovered like a curse above the heads of everyone who was still in shock.

Li Yuan's figure continued to move forward in the dead of night.

That is to say, his current speed is amazing, and with the added boost of the "night owl" label, he is full of energy.

He can sprint 60 or 70 meters per second, and ordinary people can't even see his speed up close.

Therefore, many of those causing trouble were already maimed before they could even see what was happening.

At first, Li Yuan held back, but later he found that some people, after being taught a lesson, actually moved to another place to continue causing trouble.

This fueled his murderous intent, and he immediately resorted to ruthless tactics.

Only by thoroughly frightening some people can we make them feel the pain.

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