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"Jin Lingling!" Gao Neng’s scalp tingled with fear. The pointed-ear woman was too strong, even faster than him. She had grabbed Jin Lingling in an instant.

’He didn’t have any particular feelings for Jin Lingling...’

But if he didn’t save her, Jin Lingling would surely die.

Because just as Jin Lingling screamed, the pointed-ear woman had already raised her dagger.

"Don’t kill her! If you’ve got a problem, come for me!" Gao Neng yelled, seeing that Jin Lingling was about to be killed. He prepared to rush over and save her.

A smile touched the pointed-ear woman’s lips. Her dagger didn’t fall right away, because she was waiting. Waiting for Gao Neng to charge over on his own. Then, her objective would be achieved.

However, Jin Lingling moved just then.

Her strength was not weak among the girls’ high school students; one could even say she was top-tier. An intense sense of mortal danger made her use all her strength to slam her head backward.

BAM!

A muffled thud rang out.

The pointed-ear woman was struck in the face, and her nose throbbed with pain.

Jin Lingling seized this opportunity to flee at top speed.

"Naive!" The pointed-ear woman touched her nose, let out a soft cry, and in a flash, appeared behind Jin Lingling once more.

THUD! One kick.

And Jin Lingling was on the ground once more.

"Lowly human, die!" The pointed-ear woman kicked out repeatedly, stomping on Jin Lingling’s body. Her movements were utterly savage; she clearly had no intention of holding back.

SPIT!

Jin Lingling coughed up mouthful after mouthful of blood.

Her eyes were wide—filled with weakness, powerlessness, terror, regret...

Countless thoughts flashed through her mind. She finally realized what a foolish thing she had done. She regretted it, but it was too late. All she could do was stretch out one hand, pointing down the road behind Gao Neng.

Her expression seemed to say...

Run!

"AHHH!!!"

"Is she really from an alien race?!"

"Sister Lingling... Sister Lingling, are you okay?!"

The three high school girls only snapped out of it now. They stared at Jin Lingling on the ground, their eyes filled with disbelief.

’Why aren’t these three girls running yet?’ Gao Neng’s fists clenched. At this moment, he deeply understood the meaning of powerlessness. The pointed-ear woman was too strong. Facing an opponent like this, he was utterly helpless.

’If I rush in now, it’ll be suicide. There’s no other possibility.’

Soon, Jin Lingling fell unconscious on the ground.

The pointed-ear woman didn’t spare the unconscious Jin Lingling another glance. She raised her dagger with one hand and with the other, pulled a slip of paper from her clothes: "Name: Gao Neng. Talent Test: 5 attributes at 80% or higher. A pretty good genius.

I just didn’t expect your soul to be so powerful as well, strong enough to resist my ’Siren Song.’ It seems today’s harvest will be even greater than I imagined."

’She’s really after me?!’ As this registered, countless thoughts instantly flashed through Gao Neng’s mind.

’Should I charge in and save Jin Lingling?’

’No!’

’I’ll definitely die if I go!’

’Not only would I die, but no one else here would survive, including those three other high school students.’

’That’s right! She’s after me... So what if I run?’

"Run! Split up!" The moment the thought occurred to him, Gao Neng turned and broke into a mad dash. His only hope was that the pointed-ear woman would chase him and abandon Jin Lingling and the remaining three high school students.

"Run?!"

"Wh... Where to..."

"Ah!"

The three high school students stared blankly for a second, then sprinted off together in one direction. And worst of all, they were running right toward Gao Neng.

"Gao Neng, save me!"

"We’re students from the girls’ high school! We’re not thugs!"

"Save us, Gao Neng!"

The three high school girls shouted as they ran.

"..." In that moment, Gao Neng truly understood the meaning of the term "useless teammates." The high school girls were so terrified they had completely lost the ability to think straight.

"Hahaha... Is this the future of the Human Alliance?" The pointed-ear woman laughed, and with a blur of motion, she lunged toward the three high school students.

As for the unconscious Jin Lingling, she paid her no more mind.

Helpless, Gao Neng could only grit his teeth and hurl the iron hammer in his hand. "Split up! I’ll lead her away! Don’t follow me!"

WHOOSH!

The iron hammer whistled through the air as it hurtled toward the pointed-ear woman.

But just then, a sinister smile appeared on the pointed-ear woman’s face. With a wave of her hands, the airborne hammer’s trajectory shifted slightly.

THUNK!

It struck one of the high school students right on the forehead.

THUMP!

The high school student collapsed to the ground.

Gao Neng froze for a second. At the exact moment the girl fell, he saw a "+1" added to his Ruthless Flower-Destroyer mission tab.

Ruthless Flower-Destroyer: 2/30.

’Are you kidding me? That counts too?’

"Ah! I don’t want to die!"

"I want to go back to school! Back to school... The principal will protect us!"

The other two high school students seemed to be startled once again by this "disaster from out of nowhere." Watching their classmate get knocked down, they finally saw the "truth."

They stopped following Gao Neng.

Instead, they screamed and ran into another alley.

"..." Gao Neng was speechless.

’Was that a blessing in disguise?’

Gao Neng didn’t linger. His life was on the line. He turned and bolted.

"Trying to run? You can’t escape!" The pointed-ear woman ignored the two fleeing high school girls and chased straight after Gao Neng.

...

The nights in the Forgotten Land were very dark.

Especially in the slum district, lights were a rare sight.

Fortunately, Gao Neng was quite familiar with the terrain in this area. He didn’t run toward his home; instead, his mind raced, searching for a place with few people and complex enough geography.

’The trash factory!’

’That’s it!’

Just like that, the place immediately came to Gao Neng’s mind.

The trash factory was filled with heaps of garbage piled up like small mountains. Better yet, you could find a trash can or garbage pile to hide in at any moment.

Gao Neng didn’t dare to look back.

He directly activated his Spiritual Power to observe the pointed-ear woman’s position behind him.

’Too close!’

The distance between them was less than ten meters.

Moreover, the pointed-ear woman was incredibly fast. At his current speed, there was no way he could outrun her. His only choice was to start weaving like a snake.

Gao Neng ducked into a small alley.

Then, a left turn, a right turn, another left, another right...

The pointed-ear woman followed close behind, but due to her slight shoulder injury and Gao Neng’s desperate, head-down sprint, the distance between them didn’t shrink by much.

’This kid is pretty nimble, huh?’ the pointed-ear woman cursed under her breath. Finally, she gritted her teeth, kicked off the side of the alley, and vaulted onto the roof.

"There he is!"

The pointed-ear woman quickly spotted Gao Neng’s direction.

SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH!

Her toes tapped lightly on the rooftops, propelling her forward. In less than a moment, she had taken a shortcut and landed directly in front of Gao Neng.

But just then...

Gao Neng, as if he’d already sensed her position, veered off again.

’Damn it! What’s this kid’s deal? He’s clearly weak, but he’s as slippery as a rat!’ The pointed-ear woman pursued him again.

The two of them continued their game of cat and mouse, one chasing and the other fleeing.

This went on for about fifteen minutes.

Gao Neng finally plunged into the perimeter of the trash factory.

And then he found that in a central area of the trash factory, there were countless meowing stray cats. As far as the eye could see, there was a dense, motley crowd of them, at least 3,000 strong.

And, most importantly...

In the very center of that huge crowd of stray cats, he saw a familiar figure.

"Gao Xiaomeng!" Gao Neng’s eyes went wide.

It was really Gao Xiaomeng.

Under the moonlight, Gao Xiaomeng held an iron hammer in her right hand and a wrench in her left. She even had one foot propped on a small stool. She looked ridiculously majestic.

Most terrifying of all, prostrated before Gao Xiaomeng were nine stray cats of various shapes and sizes.

’Is this an uprising?!’

Gao Neng had never seen such a bizarre scene. For a moment, he subconsciously ran toward Gao Xiaomeng’s position.

"MEOW!" A stray cat spotted Gao Neng and cried out.

"MEOW MEOW MEOW!"

"MEOW..."

The other cats seemed to have spotted this uninvited guest as well. More than 3,000 cats immediately began to meow in unison. What a magnificent spectacle it was!

"MEOW!!!" Gao Xiaomeng let out a great cry.

"..." All the stray cats fell prostrate on the ground, completely silent.

"Gao Neng, what are you doing here? Have you come to admire the heroic presence of me, the Xiaomeng Queen?" Gao Xiaomeng looked at Gao Neng, a hint of surprise in her eyes.

"Now where will you run!" Just then, the pointed-ear woman took advantage of her rooftop position and leaped down, successfully blocking Gao Neng’s path at last.

"..." Gao Neng was speechless.

"Huh? You look like you’re being hunted," Gao Xiaomeng spoke again.

"What do you mean ’look like’? I *am* being hunted!" Gao Neng was exasperated. He glanced at the dense crowd of stray cats surrounding them, then at the pointed-ear woman before him.

This night!

It really was anything but peaceful.

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