Super God: There's a mischievous Xi in my head

On the dilapidated streets, despair permeated the air as if it were a tangible reality.

Qi Lin took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down. She quickly changed magazines, the crisp sound of cocking standing out clearly amidst the chaos.

"Azure! Those in the organization who are still mobile, establish an arc-shaped defensive perimeter and alternate firing to draw its attention!"

Qi Lin's voice was firm and decisive, instantly breaking the somber atmosphere: "Retreat the wounded, prioritize treating those who are still able to move!"

He Weilan immediately reacted and shouted in response, reorganizing the scattered police officers.

Sparse but resolute gunfire rang out again, which, although unable to cause any real damage, successfully drew the attention of the evil ginseng beast.

The monster let out an enraged roar and strode heavily toward the new defensive line.

Each step made the ground tremble, as if stepping on everyone's heart.

While shooting, Qi Lin glanced at her surroundings out of the corner of her eye.

Her gaze settled on the relatively sturdy concrete exterior of the convenience store at the end of the street.

"Lead it to the street corner! Use the walls to restrict its movement!" she shouted, moving first towards the designated spot.

This is a race against time, the last barrier built with flesh and blood.

Every police officer understood that their mission was no longer to eliminate the monster, but to do everything possible to keep it here, even if it was just for a second longer, to buy more chances for the evacuation of civilians and to create more opportunities for unknown support.

The evil beast's tentacles swung down again, sending rocks flying.

The defensive line teetered on the brink of collapse in the face of immense power, but this time, no one retreated.

Enraged by the constant harassment, the evil beast abandoned its attempts to attack in other directions and focused all its fury on the street corner where Qi Lin was located.

A tentacle as thick as a giant python lashed out with a piercing shriek that tore through the air, striking with a speed far exceeding that of before!

Qi Lin had just emptied a magazine and was about to retreat to reload when the shadow of death loomed over her.

The tentacles rapidly enlarged in her eyes, the resulting air pressure almost suffocating her. It was too fast; there was no time to dodge!

"Qilin!" He Weilan's exclamation was filled with despair.

Qi Lin instinctively closed her eyes tightly, her mind went blank, and only one thought remained—is this the end?

"Am I going to die...?"

Time seemed to stretch out infinitely at that moment.

Countless thoughts swirled in her mind like fragments.

She recalled the oath she took when she put on her police uniform, the look of relief and worry in her parents' eyes, and the daily routine of fighting side by side with her comrades...

And then there was that figure she had only met once at the seafood market, yet she couldn't forget him.

"I'm so unwilling..." A strong sense of regret welled up in my heart.

She hadn't had a chance to truly get to know him, hadn't had a chance to ask for his contact information, hadn't had a chance to... begin a potentially wonderful relationship.

If she had been a little braver that night, would the outcome have been different?

In the last instant before her consciousness was swallowed by darkness, that handsome yet somewhat aloof face appeared before her eyes with uncanny clarity—it was Cang Yu.

However, the expected excruciating pain did not come.

Qi Lin felt a gentle breeze on her face, and her waist was firmly supported by a solid yet gentle force.

She opened her eyes in shock, her gaze frantically focusing. The handsome face before her, with a hint of a teasing smile, slowly overlapped with the image she could never forget.

"Miss Police Officer," Cang Yu looked down at her, his tone carrying a hint of amusement that made one's heart race, "at a life-or-death moment like this, you're still distracted?"

With his warm breath so close, Qi Lin was surprised to find herself being held in his arms in an almost princess-like embrace.

Her cheeks instantly flushed red, like ripe apples. She hurriedly pushed his chest away and jumped down from his arms, her legs still a little weak.

"Th-thank you..." she stammered, her voice barely audible, her gaze darting away, completely avoiding his eyes.

The bravery and courage she displayed when facing the monster had vanished completely, leaving only the shyness of a young girl.

Qi Lin's gaze unconsciously drifted to the distance, and when she saw the horrific scene where the evil ginseng beast's attack had struck, she couldn't help but gasp.

The cracked and sunken ground was exactly where she had just been standing!

If Cang Yu hadn't pulled her away at the last second, she would already be...

A wave of fear washed over me, but what followed was an even deeper shock.

She abruptly looked up at the composed Cang Yu beside her, her heart churning with turmoil:

How did he do that? From the point of attack to his current safe location, there are at least ten meters between them. It felt like a gust of wind, arriving in an instant!

At that moment, He Weilan, who was hiding behind a load-bearing pillar in the distance, was so shocked that she covered her mouth and stared wide-eyed.

She saw it more clearly than Qilin.

Just as the deadly tentacle was about to strike, a figure appeared out of thin air like a ghost, moving so fast that it left only a fleeting afterimage.

Almost simultaneously, he appeared ten meters away, carrying Qi Lin, easily dodging the fatal blow.

"Is this... even human?" He Weilan murmured to herself, her worldview utterly shaken.

This speed, which far exceeds the norm, is practically like teleportation!

Qi Lin looked at Cang Yu beside her in shock, her eyes filled with disbelief and questions.

Cang Yu felt her gaze, turned his head and smiled at her lightly, his tone carrying a hint of teasing:

"Why are you staring at me like that, Miss Police Officer? Is there something on my face?"

"You..." Qi Lin opened her mouth, but the words "How did you do that?" and "Are you even human?" remained unspoken.

She almost blurted it out, but her professional ethics made her swallow back the question that was on the tip of her tongue.

This is certainly not the right time to satisfy one's curiosity.

Cang Yu seemed to see through her thoughts, his smile faded, and he said seriously:

"This is not the time to chat. Take your colleagues and retreat to a safe distance. Leave this to me."

He paused, his gaze towards Qi Lin carrying a hint of promise:

"After all this is over, if you still want to know... I will give you an explanation."

"Okay...okay!" Qi Lin suppressed all her questions and immediately regained her professional police officer demeanor.

She quickly turned around and gave her still-shaken colleagues the standard gesture of retreating.

"Attention all units! Retreat immediately to the second line of defense, cover the wounded, quick!"

He Weilan was the first to react. Although she was shocked, she immediately assisted the organization in evacuating.

The officers helped each other and moved in an orderly fashion to a safer area.

All eyes were drawn to the tall, upright figure walking alone toward the monster, their hearts filled with a mixture of relief at surviving the ordeal and indescribable shock.

In the center of the battlefield, the Evil Ginseng Beast seemed to have also sensed the newly emerging threat.

It abandoned its pursuit of the retreating police, focusing all its attention on the slowly approaching Cang Yu, and let out a low, threatening growl.

The thick tentacles pounded the ground impatiently, creating shallow craters.

Cang Yu stopped about ten meters away from the monster, his expression as calm as if he were taking a walk in a courtyard.

He casually flexed his wrist and spoke calmly to the grotesque monster:

"Do you feel a sense of accomplishment from bullying ordinary people?"

His voice wasn't loud, but it carried clearly across the suddenly quiet battlefield.

As for why Cang Yu appeared here... ...

It all started twenty minutes ago...