"I'm in the Dragon Clan, what the heck is the Naruto Counterattack System?"

Tick-tock...tick-tock...

In the still darkness, the man could only hear his own heartbeat, breathing, and the sound of dripping water. The dagger had already been taken out of his bag.

Both wild animals and humans have an instinctive fear of death.

The man suddenly felt a chill, and the hairs on his neck stood on end. Almost instinctively, he turned his head and swung his dagger back to stab.

There was nothing there.

The man paused for a moment, then subconsciously looked up.

In the deepest, most unfathomable darkness, his golden eyes suddenly lit up, illuminating the darkness as bright as day, only to be met with a pair of scarlet eyes.

Those were eyes completely different from the golden eyes of the dragon race, radiating an eerie and chilling aura that instilled fear in people.

The word "death" was already whispered in the man's ear.

Before he could make a move, one hand covered his mouth, the other pressed down on the back of his head, and the muscles in both arms bulged as they twisted forcefully...

Click!

A crisp, yet chilling, sound was heard.

There are two muscles running from the earlobes to the collarbone and sternum, as well as the entire muscle group, cervical vertebrae, and seven cervical ligaments, all of which have been used by the human body for thousands of years to protect vital organs.

Moreover, as a hybrid who has already awakened his golden eyes, the man's physique is stronger than that of an ordinary human, so he shouldn't die easily even if he is ambushed.

However, his supposedly invincible "steel frame" was easily broken by the twist of those hands.

puff.

The spine was twisted and broken by tremendous force, as if it were a wrung-out piece of clothing. The neck muscles were twisted to pieces, and a few drops of blood spun and splattered out.

"Hmm..."

The sudden, intense pain caused his eyes to bulge out, and he could only make extremely faint sounds, like livestock or birds whose necks had been twisted.

Didn't that woman say she was just a human being?

Such a thought flashed through the man's mind.

However, this was also his last thought. The injury of the severed spinal nerves meant that he only had time to have the thought flash through his mind, not even enough time for a fleeting thought to pass through before the surging darkness completely engulfed him.

puff.

That once upright body, as if its spine had been removed, collapsed softly without a sound.

All functions below the neck were completely lost, and the corpse began to lose control of its bladder and bowels, emitting a foul stench.

Directly above him, Qi Xiuyuan, hanging upside down by hooking his feet on the roof beam, jumped down as nimbly as a cat, making almost no sound.

"Is this the only kind of trash they send out?"

Picking up the dagger and looking down at the corpse, Qi Xiuyuan frowned: "Isn't this the same group as the four from last night? Or perhaps..."

This guy is a bit stronger than the one with the gun last night, but in Qi Xiuyuan's opinion, he's not much stronger.

Logically speaking, if the person behind this was determined to kidnap him, and knew that the other four people were already dead, they should have sent out even stronger people without knowing their background.

Just to be on the safe side, Qi Xiuyuan even activated his Sharingan, but apart from the ability to see in the dark, he didn't use any of his other abilities.

pat.

As Qi Xiuyuan was pondering, footsteps suddenly sounded behind him.

"you……"

Upon hearing the astonished words, Qi Xiuyuan raised his eyes.

He was just an undercover police officer responsible for protection, but when he met Qi Xiuyuan's dark, piercing eyes, the officer couldn't help but stiffen.

"Please dispose of the body and check if there's anything useful on him."

Qi Xiuyuan walked past him and patted him on the shoulder, clearly feeling the skin and flesh under his clothes taut.

"……OK."

The plainclothes officer exhaled and responded, relaxing his body and raising his hand to touch his throat.

Just now he could clearly feel a chill on his neck, and he probably knew that when he rashly barged in, the terrifying young man in front of him had also been eyeing his life.

No wonder they were required to sign a "special confidentiality agreement" to participate in and cooperate with this operation.

boom! !

Just as Qi Xiuyuan was about to leave the restroom, a deafening gunshot suddenly rang out.

It wasn't shot at him.

"Watch out!" Wan Tao's shout came through the radio to Qi Xiuyuan and the plainclothes officer. "Something's heading your way!"

Before his voice could reach them, Qi Xiuyuan had already raised his hand to form a hand seal, and a figure appeared in his senses.

It was an incredibly tall and imposing figure exuding a violent aura.

The figure entered Qi Xiuyuan's perception range and rapidly approached at an alarming speed. The ground seemed to tremble, and the continuous gunshots had no effect. The distance of tens of meters disappeared in an instant.

The moment Qi Xiuyuan kicked the plainclothes officer, sending him flying, a chilling gust of wind, carrying a suffocating pressure, crashed down upon him.

boom!!

The toilet wall collapsed under the impact of that figure, breaking into pieces that hurtled towards Qi Xiuyuan, who had used the force to create distance.

Bang bang!

The large chunks of rock that were hurtling towards him were smashed by Qi Xiuyuan's punch, and the wall collapsed and crashed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

"They're here."

Qi Xiuyuan landed in the park's woods, ignoring the aching pain in his body that felt like he'd been hit by a bull, and calmly looked up ahead.

"Huff...huff..."

The rising smoke obscured his vision, and he could only hear the suppressed, heavy breathing of a wild beast. Even a glimpse of the burly figure, barely visible, could evoke a primal fear.

"Target appeared. Repeat, target appeared. The target's Word of Power effect appears to be to enhance its own body. Its physical strength is extremely high. Ordinary 9mm bullets are ineffective. Sniper, try to shoot the target's head and other vital areas. Everyone else, immediately switch to mercury-core bullets."

Wan Tao's voice rang out on the wireless channel, his tone urgent: "Qi Xiuyuan, how is Qi Xiuyuan?"

Qi Xiuyuan raised his hand to press the earpiece and said calmly, "It's nothing serious. Seal off the surrounding area and don't let outsiders in."

As they spoke, the smoke and dust gradually dissipated, revealing the true face of the figure.

His face was covered with hideous scars and thick flesh, and he was bald and beardless. He was probably close to two meters tall, and his tattered clothes revealed his bulging, bluish-black muscles.

Robust, ferocious, terrifying.

But what Qi Xiuyuan noticed first were those bright, savage golden eyes, sandwiched between the fat on the other's face, the plainclothes officer being held in the other's hand, and the woman in the other's hand.

Thick, bamboo-like fingers gripped the two men's heads tightly.

"..." Qi Xiuyuan narrowed his eyes and sighed inwardly, "What a nuisance."

When he realized the danger was coming, Qi Xiuyuan did his best to save the man within his capabilities, kicking the unsuspecting plainclothes officer aside. Unfortunately, even though he survived, he was still taken hostage.

As for the other woman, her head was hanging down, and although her face was not clearly visible, Qi Xiuyuan felt that she was somewhat familiar.

In his mind, the woman had just been in the women's restroom next door and was now unfortunate enough to be taken hostage.

Unlike the plainclothes officer who was struggling and in pain, blood was dripping from her cheeks, and it was unclear whether she was alive or dead.