Heroes Return

"Ah!" With a painful groan, the man with glasses began to loosen his grip on the hunter.

The hunter broke free from the bespectacled man's embrace and ran towards Dong Xiaoye. But after taking only one step, he felt his trouser leg being grabbed.

"You annoying flea!" The hunter stomped hard on the bespectacled man's hand, but the bespectacled man showed no intention of letting go.

"You annoying flea! Let go of me!" The hunter kicked the bespectacled man's hand hard again, the powerful kick knocking away the man's hand that was gripping his trouser leg.

But when he looked in the direction of the X-field again, Dong Xiaoye was already standing outside the field.

"Execute the cross!!"

This was the last sound the man with glasses heard before his consciousness faded.

The next moment, a huge ice cross rose up in the peach grove, and the hunter was frozen in the center of the cross.

……

In a clearing in the peach grove, Lin Jie looked at Ouyang Rui and said, "As long as I handle him, everything will be fine, right?"

“Yes.” Dong Xue’er nodded: “He is A-level, which is far beyond what the two of us can handle. I will find a way to restrain him in a moment. You should take this opportunity to disperse his protective golden light.”

"No need for all that trouble! I'll just go up there and take him down!" Lin Jie said.

"Now is not the time for you to play the hero." Dong Xue'er's expression was unusually serious.

“…Alright, whatever you like.” Lin Jie said after glancing at Dong Xue’er’s expression.

"Have you finished discussing?" Ouyang Rui asked from the side. "You don't think you two can defeat me, do you?"

"How will you know if you don't try?" Dong Xue'er said, and a large number of snowflakes began to fall around him. In an instant, the surrounding scenery seemed to be shrouded in a layer of mist.

"Do you think this kind of trick will work on me?" A faint golden light emanated from Ouyang Rui's body, and the next moment, he disappeared from the spot.

As he moved at high speed, the glider beside Ouyang Rui shot out in all directions.

"Dong Xue'er! I gave you a chance, but you didn't cherish it and still wanted to cause trouble for me. So even if I kill you right here today, the Dong family will have nothing to say." Ouyang Rui said in one direction, "Did you think this kind of trick could restrict my movement?"

Having said that, Ouyang Rui unleashed his full power, radiating outwards from him. In an instant, it dispelled the icy mist created by Dong Xue'er. Then, Ouyang Rui nimbly turned around and precisely grabbed Dong Xue'er's neck as she was about to attack his back.

"Is that all you've got?" Ouyang Rui looked at the energy gun in Dong Xue'er's hand with disdain: "If it were Dong Xiaoye's attack, it might be somewhat useful to me, but this kind of energy gun has no chance of hurting me at all."

"I know," Dong Xue'er said with difficulty, then slowly opened her other clenched fist. In her palm, a lotus flower formed of frost slowly bloomed.

"What is this?" Before Ouyang Rui could finish speaking, Dong Xue'er's body and his body were simultaneously covered in a layer of frost.

"Trying to freeze me? Impossible." Ouyang Rui channeled his inner energy, and the frost began to peel off his body.

"Now!" Dong Xue'er shouted.

The next moment, Lin Jie had somehow jumped to the side of the two of them.

"Impossible! My flying pen should be focused on attacking you!" Ouyang Rui said.

"Those little brats, all of them are sent flying!" Lin Jie said, swinging his spiked club fiercely at Ouyang Rui.

Ouyang Rui was forced back several steps by Lin Jie's blow. His blood and qi surged. He had concentrated all his golden light into a single point to withstand Lin Jie's attack, but his protective golden light had been completely shattered by Lin Jie's strike.

Without giving Ouyang Rui a chance to catch his breath, Dong Xue'er's energy gun pierced through his stomach.

Ouyang Rui clutched his stomach and knelt on the ground with difficulty.

"So that's how it is. An A-level strength enhancer. No wonder you went to such lengths to restrict my movements," Ouyang Rui said.

“You lost, Ouyang Rui,” Dong Xue’er said as she walked over.

"Do you know what the consequences of your actions will be?" Ouyang Rui asked. "Even if you win, you'll get yourself into big trouble."

"That's none of your concern," Dong Xue'er said with a smile.

“Indeed, I didn’t expect this E-rank kid to be an A-rank strength enhancer, but you still didn’t win.” As he spoke, Ouyang Rui took out a syringe and plunged it into his own neck.

"This thing looks really familiar," Lin Jie remarked from the side.

"It's T-3 Evolution Fluid!" Dong Xue'er exclaimed in surprise.

The next moment, red stripes appeared on Ouyang Rui's body, and at the same time, the wound on his abdomen began to heal.

"I admit, I underestimated this kid's strength." Ouyang Rui slowly stood up. Centered on him, a strong gust of air swept out in all directions. Dong Xue'er, who was closest to Ouyang Rui, was directly blasted away by this gust of air and crashed hard into a peach tree.

"Is this the power of an S-rank? Even you can't hurt me now." Ouyang Rui said, looking at Lin Jie who was still standing in front of him.

"How did you get this? Your transaction hasn't been completed yet!" Dong Xue'er said, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

"Haven't you heard of inspection?" Ouyang Rui suddenly appeared beside Dong Xue'er: "Let me think about how I should deal with you now?"

At this moment, Dong Xue'er looked at Lin Jie beside her and gave him a quick look.

"Do you think he can get away?" Ouyang Rui said, throwing a punch in the air towards Lin Jie.

The fist, carrying a faint golden light, flew straight towards Lin Jie, creating a deep ravine in the ground.

When the force of the punches dissipated, a straight ravine extending beyond the peach grove appeared before them. The land and peach trees above the ravine had vanished under the attack of the punches. The ravine was also ten meters wide. Of course, Lin Jie had disappeared as well.

Seeing this scene, Dong Xue'er couldn't help but close her eyes.

"I never imagined that a casual punch could have the power of a high-level electromagnetic pulse cannon. If it were to hit with full force, wouldn't it easily destroy a large city block? No wonder S-class heroes generally don't fight in cities," Ouyang Rui said in surprise. "But this potion is really useful. It can raise a person's level in a short time and also has a powerful healing effect. No wonder even SS-class heroes couldn't destroy Evolution Corporation."

Just as Ouyang Rui was marveling at the power he had gained, Lin Jie's voice appeared behind him: "Tch, another one who relies on drugs. It's such a waste that you destroyed so many peach trees at once."

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Ouyang Rui turned to look at Lin Jie: "You dodged my punch just now? It seems you're not just strong."

This time, however, Lin Jie didn't say anything; he simply picked up the spiked club in his hand.

"Are you planning to fight me to the very end?" Ouyang Rui said arrogantly, "But with my current strength, you don't even have a chance to hurt me."

"Really? You're too confident," Lin Jie said.

“My current defensive capabilities are absolutely top-tier even among S-rank individuals. I admit you are a powerful A-rank expert, but to me, you couldn’t even harm a single hair on my head,” Ouyang Rui said.

"How do you know I can't hurt you if you don't try?" Lin Jie said, swinging his spiked club at Ouyang Rui in a baseball stance.

Ouyang Rui neither dodged nor avoided him, but looked at him with a smile. Powerful golden energy gathered around Ouyang Rui.

"Let me show you..." Before Ouyang Rui could finish speaking, he was swept away.

The moment Lin Jie's spiked club made contact with the protective energy, it easily scattered them as if hitting tofu, and then struck Ouyang Rui with undiminished force.

Ouyang Rui's expression instantly contorted, and he coughed up blood mid-air. He flew dozens of meters before crashing into a peach tree.

"Are you alright?" Lin Jie walked over and asked Dong Xue'er.

"..." Dong Xue'er didn't speak, her eyes staring blankly at him. After a long while, Dong Xue'er finally said, "You actually have such strong power, why didn't you use it sooner?"

“I told you a long time ago, I could just go and take him out,” Lin Jie said. “But you’ve always disagreed, haven’t you?”

"..." Dong Xue'er was speechless again at Lin Jie's answer: "Who knew your power was so strong?"

Just as the two were talking, Ouyang Rui stood up while spitting out blood.

“I didn’t expect your strength to far surpass A-rank, and even be very strong among S-rank heroes. I don’t understand why someone like you would be content to be an E-rank hero. With your strength, you should at least be A-rank,” Ouyang Rui said.

"Can you please stop talking while you're spitting blood? The way you're making blood splatter everywhere is really disgusting," Lin Jie said.

"Hehe, although your power is very strong, it is completely useless to me now," Ouyang Rui said.

"Tch, didn't you just say I couldn't even hurt your hair? Look at all the blood you're spitting out now," Lin Jie said.

"Do you know why Dong Xue'er blocked my movement?" Ouyang Rui said, "Because I have practiced a set of ancient martial arts footwork."

"So what?" Lin Jie said.

“Before, I had only reached the eighth level, and no one in the A-level group could touch me. Now, with the help of the T-3 Evolution Fluid, I have reached the tenth level,” Ouyang Rui said. “In other words, if I wanted to, you couldn’t even touch the hem of my clothes now.”

"Tch, another one of those pretentious tricks." Lin Jie picked up his spiked club. "Here I come." With that, Lin Jie charged towards Ouyang Rui at a speed invisible to the naked eye. The next moment, Lin Jie appeared beside Ouyang Rui, and with a swift movement, the club shattered Ouyang Rui's body.

But the next moment, Lin Jie realized that he had only hit an afterimage.

"This is getting interesting," Lin Jie said.

At this moment, Ouyang Rui appeared beside Lin Jie and punched Lin Jie with great force, but he only hit an afterimage!

"What?!" Ouyang Rui was shocked. His dynamic vision was now so advanced that he could easily track a bullet's trajectory. What kind of speed could possibly leave a mere afterimage in his eyes?!

"How is this possible?!" Before Ouyang Rui could finish his surprise, a powerful force struck him, sending him flying once again.

"You!! You're actually S-rank!" Ouyang Rui exclaimed in surprise, "How did you manage to evade the Hero Association's energy level detection?!"

"What is an energy level detector?" Lin Jie asked Ouyang Rui, puzzled.

"Damn it!" Ouyang Rui charged angrily at Lin Jie: "Even if you're an S-rank, I'll still kill you today!"

Ouyang Rui used a peculiar footwork to achieve a remarkably high level of speed, while simultaneously unleashing a barrage of punches.

Lin Jie easily dodged Ouyang Rui's relentless attacks, while also occasionally swinging his stick to disrupt the force of Ouyang Rui's punches. He didn't want Ouyang Rui to ruin such a beautiful peach grove.

"How boring. I thought you could use ancient martial arts techniques. Turns out you only know a set of footwork." Lin Jie yawned, then casually grabbed Ouyang Rui's fist: "It's getting late, let's finish this quickly and call it a day."

After saying that, Lin Jie threw Ouyang Rui away violently. The next moment, he appeared in Ouyang Rui's flight path and sent him flying in the opposite direction with a single blow. Then his figure disappeared and reappeared in Ouyang Rui's flight path, sending him flying back in the same direction. This was repeated more than ten times. Even with Ouyang Rui's resilience, he was eventually knocked unconscious by Lin Jie.

Looking at Ouyang Rui, who was lying on the ground, almost unrecognizable from being beaten, I could see that his wounds were slowly healing and he would obviously be fully recovered soon. However, one thing was certain: he had lost consciousness, and by the time he regained consciousness, the effects of the evolution fluid would probably have worn off.

"Alright, this guy's done." Lin Jie turned to Dong Xue'er and said, who was staring at him intently.

"Are you mesmerized? Were you captivated by how effortlessly I handled Ouyang Rui just now?" Lin Jie said, making what he thought was a very cool gesture.

"I'm thinking about all the arrangements I made before, and they seem so stupid," Dong Xue'er said, deflated like a punctured balloon. "I didn't expect your strength to have reached this level. You must be an S-rank, right?"

"I don't really know my exact level, since no one has ever given me a systematic test," Lin Jie said.

At that moment, Lin Jie felt a strong gust of wind rushing towards him.

"Hidden weapons!" Lin Jie exclaimed, swinging his staff back to strike the hidden weapons that were lunging at him from behind. To his surprise, the hidden weapons behind him were actually two living people, Bai Jin and Hei Jin.

Lin Jie quickly withdrew his strength, but even so, the two of them were still sent flying by Lin Jie and hung on two trees. Fortunately, they had lost consciousness when they flew towards Lin Jie, so at least they didn't feel any pain.

"Why are you making things worse for me trying to pick up girls?" Lin Jie said to someone who appeared in front of him.

This person is Cato from Evolution Corporation.

“Everyone who sabotages the company’s plans must be punished,” Cato said in a somber voice.

After saying that, he stretched out a hand to Lin Jie, and a powerful force field formed in Lin Jie's direction. The next moment, Lin Jie disappeared from the spot while holding Dong Xue'er.

"You stay here for a while, I'll go take care of that small fry." Lin Jie said, and walked towards Keto.