"Chen Xiao," Xiao Qing said, "Have Xiangbin take Ya Ya and Bai Cai back. I'll go with you to the riverbank!"
"No! You protect them and take them back! I'll go to the riverbank alone." Chen Xiao shook his head.
Seeing that Xiao Qing was about to say something, Chen Xiao immediately said, "They have no ability to protect themselves and need someone to protect them!"
Xiao Qing was anxious and was about to say something when Chen Xiao's expression suddenly changed, and he abruptly turned his head to stare at the road leading to Yanziji.
Suddenly, a series of crackling data warnings appeared on the lenses of the glasses!
"Get out of the way!" Chen Xiao suddenly pushed Xiangbin and Xiao Qing far away, then clenched his fist and turned to face north.
Suddenly, a whooshing sound echoed from afar. A gust of wind swept in, and within it, a figure approached like lightning! A pair of long wings suddenly unfurled from the figure's back. Long hair billowed, and like a roc, the figure descended from the sky!
Without hesitation, Chen Xiao grabbed the Santana sedan next to him, lifted it above his head, and threw it hard at the person who had come!
With a loud bang, a silver light streaked across the sky, easily splitting the car in two. Scattered pieces of the car body and parts fell from the sky, and the figure rushed to Chen Xiao's side like lightning!
Chen Xiao had pushed all his mental energy to its limit. Facing the person who came, he roared and a powerful mental force slammed into him. At the same time, he twisted his waist and took a step, using all his strength to punch the person hard!
The figure was Prince. Prince felt the powerful psychic force crashing towards him and let out a sharp laugh. He thrust the sword in his hand fiercely at the invisible psychic force!
laugh!!!
With a sharp, piercing sound, his sword, with a mysterious force, forcibly cleaved the invisible psychic power in two! At the same time, his figure nimbly slipped through the gap created by the psychic power!
The telekinetic energy blasted directly from both sides behind him, instantly shattering a row of trees along the roadside into pieces. Prince had already reached Chen Xiao and collided with Chen Xiao's fist!
With a bang, Chen Xiao's fist slammed into his chest!
A strange glint flashed in Prince's eerie silver eyes, a silvery aura emanating from his face, yet he didn't flinch. He simply shifted his body, and Chen Xiao's fist slammed into his chest, a cracking sound echoing as half his chest caved in! But as he shifted, Chen Xiao's fist slid past his chest, and Prince had already reached out and grabbed Chen Xiao's wrist. Then, with his other hand, he reversed the hilt of his sword and swiftly struck Chen Xiao's chest!
*Poof!* Chen Xiao suddenly felt a surge of violent power rush into his body, and his vision went black. He almost fainted, but it seemed as if this power had instantly swept away everything in his body; all the power he had accumulated seemed to have been disintegrated in an instant.
A trickle of blood escaped from the corner of Prince's mouth. He grabbed Chen Xiao's shoulder, lifted him up, and then gave a wry smile: "Kid, your strength has improved so quickly! You can even hurt me now. I treated you to coffee when we were in Japan, and now that I'm on your turf, you're offering me a punch. That's not very fair."
Chen Xiao snorted and remained silent. Prince had suddenly appeared, clearly in an aggressive stance, and Chen Xiao's attack was merely a forced response; he felt no guilt whatsoever.
But behind Prince, three figures were already rushing over from a distance.
A smile flickered across Prince's face: "Haha! This is going to be even more fun! Little friend, I need you to play a game with me!"
Before Chen Xiao could speak, Prince swiftly grabbed his leg and lifted him upside down, glancing at Xiao Qing and Xiangbin beside him. Xiao Qing pounced forward, drawing a soft sword from her waist. Prince simply flicked his finger, and a flash of silver sent the sword flying into the air. Xiao Qing was also sent flying far away by the flash.
Prince reached out and grabbed the champagne from the ground, sending it flying into his hand. He also grabbed the hair and lifted it up.
Behind them, three figures appeared: Poseidon soaring in the air, and Lao Tian and Lin San galloping on the ground like horses, already less than fifty meters apart.
Prince turned around, a wicked grin spreading across his face. "Come on, let's find another place to have a proper game! Hey! Beautiful lady, Chen Xiao is in my hands. If you want him alive, help me beat these two guys with swords and knives! If you win, I'll give Chen Xiao back to you!" With that, he let out a long laugh, carrying Chen Xiao and a champagne glass in his hand. He spread his wings and soared into the sky, instantly flying far away. His flying speed was incredibly fast, even faster than the Sea God, who also possessed the ability to fly! In an instant, he had increased the distance by more than three times, and Prince's loud laughter echoed from afar: "The more exciting the game, the better! Let's have a proper four-nation war!"
Poseidon, seeing the man Prince was carrying from afar, recognized him as none other than Chen Xiao, the very man he had been searching for. Filled with anxiety and anger, he glared at Prince and shouted, "Release him now! Or I'll kill you!"
"Beautiful lady, you are indeed formidable. I'm not confident I can defeat you, but it will be difficult for you to catch up with me!" Prince laughed loudly from afar. His flight speed was indeed astonishing. His long wings seemed to give him a speed advantage. In the sky, with a flap of his wings, he could cover dozens of meters in an instant. His flight speed was almost comparable to teleportation! Moreover, his agility in dodging and weaving was even more remarkable!
Poseidon bit his lip in annoyance, but Prince seemed to be deliberately toying with the three of them, and slowed down again: "Beautiful lady, you go and fight the one with the sword first, help me stop him, otherwise, I'll twist off Chen Xiao's arm first!"
Poseidon paused for a moment, while Prince lowered his voice and chuckled at Chen Xiao in his hand, "Don't worry, little kid, I won't hurt you. We're friends! I was just scaring them. That pretty girl seemed really worried about you, so I had to grab you to threaten her into playing the game with me. Otherwise, if the three of them teamed up, I wouldn't stand a chance... Haha, it's been a long time since I've met such an interesting gaming partner!"
Lin San was sprinting at full speed when the Sea God descended from the sky, unleashing a bolt of lightning at him. Lin San deflected the attack with his sword and roared, "Why are you hitting me!"
Poseidon remained silent, gritting his teeth as another bolt of lightning shot out. Old Tian leaped forward, blocking the attack and cleaving through the enemy with a single stroke, shouting, "Hey! That bastard is deliberately provoking us to fight each other. The best thing we can do now is for the three of us to team up and take down that madman first!"
Lin San snorted, said nothing, and continued running at full speed. Poseidon hesitated for a moment: "Won't he... hurt Chen Xiao?"
Old Tian was also taken aback... He couldn't guarantee that. That Prince was a notorious madman who did things purely based on his mood.
Prince flew forward a little further, then turned his head and saw Lin San running ahead alone. He was stunned for a moment, while the champagne bottle he was holding was already in pain and tears were streaming down his face. When he saw Lin San rushing over, he quickly shouted, "Uncle, help me!"
"Ah! So the person he's so worried about is you." Prince's eyes lit up, and he raised his champagne glass, in high spirits. "That's great! I have two hostages, I have to take care of both sides... Hahaha! Excellent! Come on, let's find a secluded spot and have a good four-way war!" He paused, then continued shouting, "You flying beauty, go stop that guy with the knife! You with the sword, go help the flying beauty fight the guy with the knife! Otherwise..."
Old Tian, who was some distance away, was furious: "Prince! You're a madman!"
But seeing the champagne in Prince's hand, Lin San had no choice but to turn around with a livid face and slash at Lao Tian with his sword!
The silver sword energy shot towards Lao Tian, who blocked it with his sword. Sparks flew everywhere. Meanwhile, the Sea God beside him remained silent, but with a slight flick of his wrist, a spray of water droplets appeared in the air and began to entangle Lao Tian.
Old Tian had no choice but to brace himself and face the combined attack of the two S-class powerhouses.
The blade in his hand finally revealed its ferocious nature, a powerful aura emanating from it, coalescing into a formidable force field that completely protected the area around him. Lin San, standing beside him, relentlessly slashed at him, while the sea god manipulated a wave of water that constantly entangled him, and he also had to divert some of his blade energy to counteract the increasingly heavy gravity around him…
Old Tian was so angry that he cursed repeatedly, but Prince didn't care at all and laughed loudly: "Hahahaha! I control three S-level powerhouses to fight each other. This kind of treatment doesn't come around often!"
Old Tian truly unleashed his full power. His formidable sword aura grew even stronger, and he suddenly leaped into the air. Lin San's longsword flashed like a rainbow, conjuring a dense array of sword shadows, like thousands of silver snakes writhing in the air! A series of rapid clanging sounds filled the air as their swords clashed countless times! The sword light and sword aura collided, instantly transforming into countless orbs of light!
Poseidon, who was not good at close combat, stood at a distance and manipulated water vapor to entangle Lao Tian layer by layer. Under the entanglement of water vapor, Lao Tian's movements became increasingly difficult. Moreover, Poseidon also manipulated gravity, which caused him a lot of trouble.
After holding out for a few minutes, Lao Tian seemed to be suppressed by the combined forces of the two S-class powerhouses and was at a disadvantage. The ball of light of the sword energy shrank further and further, and the force field controlled by the sword energy was compressed again and again.
Prince stood at a distance, stroked his chin, and then called out to Old Tian again, "Old friend, I'm being fair! I'll have them both take on you! If you can't handle it, I'll come to your aid! Since it's a game, it's more fun when the opponents are evenly matched!"
At this moment, Poseidon, Lin San, and Lao Tian all had the same thought in their minds:
He's insane! This guy is a complete madman!!
Chapter 227 of the main text [Interlude - New Humans]
Most citizens of K City were unaware that on this day, four S-class powerhouses were fighting fiercely in their city. If we were to calculate destructive power alone, an S-class powerhouse who fully unleashed their strength could definitely generate destructive power comparable to a nuclear bomb, and not even an antique like the Hiroshima-class bomb.
Fortunately, although the madman named Prince was having a great time, he didn't seem to be going any further, and the battle between the four powerful figures remained within a certain rational range.