Regarding the matter of awakening lightning abilities after transformation

"I'm just curious, how do you still have so much power?" As these words fell, a team of police officers filed in, carrying standard-issue pistols and with hostile expressions.

"Are you crazy? What do you want to do?" Chen Guotong propped himself up on the table with one hand, while secretly reaching under the table with the other.

The Hermitage Bureau is an independent organization, while Chen Guotong is a high-ranking government official; the two should have kept to themselves.

“Maybe I wouldn’t have dared to do this before, but now, times have changed.”

"You should rest." Song Shiyan tossed a stack of documents onto the table and looked quietly at Chen Guotong.

......

Meanwhile, in an abandoned warehouse in the western part of the city, two girls were pressed against a wall.

Su Wanxi knelt on one knee, her black trench coat slowly draped over the ground.

"A weak crack, in the city center..." It just so happens that they can't spare any manpower.

"What's the situation outside?" Su Wanxi held the walkie-talkie to her lips, her long, smooth hair obscuring her face.

"We can't advance. Once we get close to the warehouse, our men will get feverish." The implication was that continuing the advance could result in huge casualties.

That kind of practice is purely using human lives to wear down the spiritual power of awakened individuals.

"Can we finish this up first and then head to the city center?" Gu Cheng stuck his head out to look around; there wasn't much blood left on the ground.

"It's too late. A weak rift can form in a maximum of an hour and a half." It would take forty or fifty minutes to get there from here, not to mention that the rift is located in the city center. Every second of delay increases the chances of nearby residents dying.

"You stay here and keep an eye on them. I'll deal with the rift myself." If we leave them unattended and let them grow, the consequences will be unimaginable.

"Are you alone?" Gu Cheng asked her with concern.

"That's enough." She was more worried about Gu Cheng than the cracks.

Dusting off non-existent dust, Su Wanxi suddenly stood up, her beautiful brows unable to conceal her anger.

There aren't that many coincidences in the world; they're all just man-made tricks.

Ignoring the high-speed bullets flying towards her, Su Wanxi slowly looked towards the warehouse.

The plasterboard at the very top began to creak, and the people responsible for moving things below stared blankly upwards.

"It's going to fall?!" One of the burly men touched the dust that had fallen on his nose and screamed in panic.

Immediately afterwards, the crowd began to riot.

"Stop making a fuss, keep moving." Zhan Taiyi returned to the warehouse and glared fiercely at everyone.

Thanks to his well-trained subordinates, the men persevered and continued loading the goods despite the brief commotion.

"Li Wenhai, how much longer until it's ready?" Li Wenhai is the person in charge of escorting the goods. His ability is to teleport most objects, including living beings.

"I told you, I used up too much mental energy before, and I'll have to wait at least an hour." Li Wenhai's eyes were bloodshot. Teleporting from the border of Lanjiang City to the suburbs was such a long distance, and with so much weaponry, he had no mental energy left. Teleporting now would be tantamount to suicide.

“Fool, you should have waited until I recovered before taking it.” He shifted all the blame onto Zhan Taiyi.

Why didn't you tell me the truth back then? Zhan Taiyi's fat face bulged with veins, but he still managed to hold back his anger.

After all, the only way to get out of this predicament now is through Li Wenhai.

"Silence!" A beam of light fell on the warehouse, and the plasterboard finally gave way under the weight, peeling off in large pieces.

Zhou Li mingled silently in the dark crowd, approaching Zhan Taiyi without making a sound.

......

Outside the door, Su Wanxi turned and left after destroying the warehouse ceiling, and Qi Bei, who had witnessed this, breathed a sigh of relief.

“A new crack has appeared in the city center, and Su Wanxi doesn’t have time to control us.” Zhan Taiyi’s words echoed in his mind.

A new rift... Qi Bei had seen the black mist on some people before, but Zhan Tai had warned him not to meddle. Now, he seemed to understand why.

Another innocent life lost... Qi Bei sighed softly, his right hand, which had been holding the gun, hanging limply to the ground.

"Tick-tock." A transparent glass ball slipped out of his worn-out trouser pocket and rolled gently on the ground. Qi Bei subconsciously reached out his hand, but a sudden pang of fear gripped his chest. "Bang!" A Magnum bullet shattered the glass ball into several small fragments, and a surge of azure electricity erupted from them, coursing into Qi Bei's arm like a persistent, lingering ailment.

"Tsk..." He hurriedly pulled his arm back, his limbs, including his shoulder, had lost all feeling. This was an attack that Gu Cheng had created using all his abilities.

Upon hitting a target, the electric bullet creates an electric ring that automatically captures the nearest charged object.

Gu Cheng succeeded in her attack and, taking advantage of the moment when the opponent was unable to fire the explosive bullets, quickly approached the door. Once she was out of the protection of the gravity field, she became even more cautious in her movements.

"Take this." Su Wanxi handed her a few tear gas canisters before leaving, and now they could finally come in handy. Gu Cheng pulled the pin and threw it at the warehouse entrance. Moments later, the battlefield was filled with a strong, irritating gas. Many of the armed men, without masks, could only lie on the ground, howling in pain, tears streaming down their faces.

Qi Bei's eyes also turned red, and he couldn't even concentrate on controlling his blood.

No, we have to retreat... He heard the surrounding noise getting louder, with at least three footsteps approaching. His current mental energy could only heat up his blood, not create an explosion from a distance.

"Get to the warehouse, quick!"

A scarred man struggled to his feet and helped Qi Bei into the warehouse.

"Zhan Taiyi, the outside... can't hold on any longer..." Qi Bei coughed up a mouthful of blood, the aftereffects of the internal organ tearing were even more severe.

"Didn't Su Wanxi leave?" Zhan Taiyi stubbed out his cigarette and asked in a low voice.

"They also have an Awakened One..." Someone's message was outdated.

P.S. Double updates resumed. Also, Happy Children's Day!

Section 58, Chapter Fifty-Seven: The End

"Cough cough...her..." Qi Bei was about to explain something when a cold light suddenly rose from the darkness.

It was a dark blue Tang sword. The blade sliced ​​into Zhan Taiyi's flesh, cleanly severing half of his arm.

"You..." Zhan Taiyi covered his arm and retreated repeatedly, the burning sensation in his elbow making it difficult for him to speak.

Zhou Li took a step forward and thrust the tip of his knife fiercely towards the opponent's right chest.

This time, there was no blood as expected. The man instantly turned into a pool of liquid, flowing down the blade and onto the ground.

In an instant, several guns were aimed at Zhou Li, and dozens of bullets poured out like a torrential rain.

With the blade raised, Zhou Li's movements were almost blurry, sparks flew, and the stainless steel gun barrel broke into several pieces.

Those present were all close confidants of Zhan Taiyi, people who had experienced many ups and downs, and they had never seen such a scene before.

A liquefied body, a blade cleaving bullets—is this even human? The scene fell silent for a moment. Zhou Li looked around, wiped the blood off his blade, and stared intently at Zhan Taiyi, who was still in a liquefied state not far away.

"Where can you run to?" Zhou Li touched the bandage wrapped around his hand, exhaled a breath of stale air, and gripped the hilt of his knife tightly again.

"Bang!" Another gunshot rang out. He instantly turned and drew his knife, the tip of the blade striking the bullet with a crisp sound. The round-nosed bullet was sliced ​​in two and fell to the ground, while Zhou Li's bow tie was torn to one side due to the speed of the movement.

“Zhou Li? Nice to meet you~” On the second floor of the warehouse, a middle-aged man with messy hair squinted, holding a Glock in his hand, the muzzle still steaming.

"you are?"

"Li Wenhai, the parchment members in charge of this area, aren't you looking for me?" He leaned on the railing with one hand and jumped from a height of three meters.

“I’m right here.” Li Wenhai landed steadily on the ground, casually tossing the Glock in his hand aside. Zhou Li glanced at him, said nothing, and slowly aimed the blade at the tip.

"Don't be so impatient, we are all awakened beings..." Before the words were finished, a cold glint appeared.

Li Wenhai reacted quickly, retreating rapidly and flicking a dagger from his waist with his right hand.

The dagger tip with its peculiar pattern pierced the man's body as if it were steel, bouncing off to the ground with a thud. Zhou Li's speed was only slightly slower.

Because of his ability, Zhou Li could concentrate all his strength into the blade. Li Wenhai didn't dare to face him head-on. Even if he had a weapon, it was much weaker than a specially made Tang sword. It would shatter at the slightest touch and couldn't even be used for forging.

On the other side, the liquid chemical also flowed to Qi Bei's side.

"This guy really went all out." The pool of clear liquid spoke through some unknown vocal organ.

"Someone outside is trying to break in too." Qi Bei covered his mouth, his brows furrowed.

“Li Wenhai’s ability is spatial manipulation. As long as we hold off Zhou Li and wait for his mental strength to recover, we can escape.” This was the backup plan that Zhan Taiyi had mentioned.

“He can’t hold them off by himself.” Qi Bei glanced at the battle out of the corner of his eye. Li Wenhai was at a huge disadvantage. He had already been wounded three times in just two minutes. The only good thing was that none of the wounds were fatal.

"How much mental energy do you have left?" Zhan Taiyi asked him.

"He can control the temperature of the blood, but he can't make it explode." His current ability can't even affect ordinary people, let alone Zhou Li, whose burning ability is B.

“Drench your blood on me,” Zhan Taiyi said.

"You want to..." Qi Bei reacted instantly. He stretched out his bloodied palm and smeared it inside the transparent liquid a few times.

It's disgusting, but it's the only way I can try...

It would take at least half an hour to maintain a portal that could teleport three people... Li Wenhai licked the blood from between his fingers and staggered to avoid the next attack.

If all else fails... abandon Zhan Taiyi and Qi Bei... If it's just him going, Li Wenhai's current mental strength is already sufficient.

"Hmm?" Zhou Li slowed down for a moment when he felt something stick to his trouser leg.

It was a mass of moving blood, its exterior rapidly heating up, bubbling and churning.

As if burned, a blister appeared on Zhou Li's calf, and a burning pain traveled from his nerves to his brain.

"Tsk..." Zhou Li quickly stepped back to avoid contact with the viscous liquid.

The enemy suffers a thousand losses while he himself suffers eight hundred; the liquid-like Zhan Tai also cannot withstand the high temperature, but now he can only try his best.

Judging from the results, the effect is not bad. At least the other side will not attack easily. As long as we continue to drag it out until Li Wenhai recovers, everything will be easy to handle.

Zhou Li glanced at the burns on his leg, his expression unchanged. After Su Wanxi finished treating the cracks, none of the criminals present managed to escape.

As for Li Wenhai, he hasn't demonstrated any ability yet, which Zhou Li suspects might be why they dare to drag things out.

"Uncle Zhou?" Finally, Gu Cheng appeared at the door with a group of special forces soldiers. The two groups looked at each other, neither of them taking the initiative to fire the first shot.

Delay it, just keep delaying... At this moment, both sides were surprisingly similar in their thoughts. Gu Cheng leaned against the cover, only half of his gun barrel showing.

......

As the scene before her gradually became clearer, Su Wanxi pressed her fingers against her fair forehead.

I used too much force... I was so focused on finishing quickly that I went too far and my mental energy was evaporated by half.

A small tear appeared in the fabric on her shoulder, and the girl's delicate skin was chafed and bled slightly.

"Hiss... I actually got hurt..." She could handle the weak rift by herself, but this time Su Wanxi was unable to concentrate on the battle.