Chapter 1056: Chapter 1055: The Rioters Vanished in Spontaneous Combustion

In the tense gaze of Zhang Weili, Zhao Xiaodao, and a few assistants, a few old African Americans gathered around flashed with a red light, and then a cluster of golden-red flames ignited on their bodies.

The next moment, before those old African Americans could react, they didn’t even scream, their entire bodies were consumed by the flames, turning into nothingness, and became a wisp of smoke that drifted away.

The skin, hair, bones, blood—all disappeared without a trace, not even leaving a speck of black ash.

However, the clothes and props close to their bodies weren’t affected at all, suddenly becoming suspended in mid-air before falling to the ground.

"Clink clank clink clank..." a series of sounds rang out.

And all of this happened right in front of a few people, in the blink of an eye.

At the same time, the entire Greater Los Angeles Area also saw one dramatic "disappearing act" after another, just like in this Chinese restaurant.

In a convenience store, a young girl watched with terrified eyes as a wooden stick was raised above her head. The next moment, a white youth standing in front of her suddenly ignited in flames, engulfing his entire body, and then suddenly disappeared.

In a supermarket, several employees hiding in the corner watched as a stout man pushing a shopping cart was ransacking goods. Suddenly, they were engulfed in flames, vanishing instantly, leaving only the shopping cart to roll forward with inertia, finally crashing into the shelves.

In an alley, several ruffians just attacked a woman, and as they were pulling down their pants, their entire bodies spontaneously combusted right in front of her, turning to ashes in a breath, disappearing as if they never existed.

Next to a car, a few old African Americans were igniting a torch, singing and dancing, intimidating the people inside the car. Just as they were about to set the vehicle on fire, they themselves suddenly burst into flames, melting instantly.

On the street, the riotous crowd was running amok, while reporters and photographers hid in safe spots, faithfully documenting everything happening. Then, through their camera lenses, all the rioting and looting thugs simultaneously glowed red and self-combusted, turning to ashes in an instant.

"WTF!"

"Oh my god!"

"What’s going on!? What happened?!" 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

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In the restaurant, witnessing the few old African Americans vanish instantly, Liu Qingyan, Shen Ying, and Lin Wan felt the spellcasting fluctuations of Si Lingxi, covertly glancing at Si Lingxi.

At the same time, they noticed that a few white thugs robbing the convenience store across the street had disappeared too.

While others, including Zhang Weili and Zhao Xiaodao, were completely baffled, with a dazed expression.

"They... they..." Zhang Weili murmured, "Where are they?"

Zhao Xiaodao blankly said, "They seemed to have spontaneously combusted? I think I saw a ball of fire, and then the person disappeared. I’m not dreaming, right?"

"No!" The assistant shook their head repeatedly, even pinching themselves, "Ouch!"

"What’s happening?" Zhang Weili couldn’t help but look at the kitchen, while Zhao Xiaodao instinctively looked at Lin Wan and Si Lingxi’s trio. Although she didn’t know about Lu Zheng’s Spiritual Transmission Technique to Zhang Weili, she did know that Si Lingxi’s trio was not simple. Seeing such a bizarre event, she instinctively associated it with them.

Then, she saw them all with serene expressions, not surprised at all.

Zhao Xiaodao’s heart skipped a beat, and her pupils shrank. Then Shen Ying looked at her, winked with her left eye, curved her lips into a small smile, and softly laughed, then raised a jade-like index finger to her lips and made a "shh" gesture.

"Hiss—"

Then Zhang Weili also reacted, noticing Zhao Xiaodao’s expression.

She wasn’t stupid, especially after experiencing the Spiritual Transmission Technique a few days ago. Adding Zhao Xiaodao’s words that these women were Lu Zheng’s mistresses...

If so, they should all know about Lu Zheng’s miracles, right?

If so, might they not be ordinary people themselves?

Then she saw Si Lingxi put away her disdainful expression, nodding in satisfaction, exhaling as if she had just finished a big cleaning session, tidying up the trash.

This led Zhang Weili and Zhao Xiaodao’s minds to reel with terrifying speculation.

Could it be...

Could it be?

Could it be!!!???

And this was without them knowing what else had happened elsewhere.

But just seeing these people self-combust in front of them and be burned up in the span of a single breath was enough to leave them shocked and refresh their worldview.

Superpower User?

Ancient Martial Artist?

Cultivator?

While the assistant remained clueless, still bewildered and at a loss, Zhang Weili and Zhao Xiaodao tried to calm their emotions, knowing it wasn’t the time for questions.

It was only because they had gradually come to terms with Lu Zheng and his company’s extraordinary aspects that they could hold it together now.

Just then, the kitchen curtain lifted, and Lu Zheng, who hadn’t paid attention to the outside due to the exhaust fan being on, finally pushed a food cart out. On the food cart were several covered food trays.

"Come, come, let’s eat." Lu Zheng said with a smile, "I made quite a few... Eh?"

Lu Zheng looked toward Si Lingxi, finally sensing a subtle magical power in the air, which Si Lingxi hadn’t hidden or restrained.

Lu Zheng’s gaze shifted, his steps continued, but Shen Ying suddenly gasped, jumped up from her seat, feigning a "panicked" expression as she jogged toward Lu Zheng.

"There was a riot just now, and then a lot of thugs suddenly self-combusted and disappeared right before our eyes—it’s terrifying!"

Shen Ying dove into Lu Zheng’s embrace, looking up to give him a seductive wink.

"Huh?" Lu Zheng looked perplexed.

"Exactly! Just now a group of thugs stormed in to rob us and even pointed a gun at the boss!" The assistant exclaimed in shock.

"Exactly! They stole a lot of money too!" The restaurant owner said with lingering fear.

"Exactly! Exactly!" The waiters who had witnessed everything also exclaimed, still in shock at the people spontaneously combusting and disappearing.

So Lu Zheng hurriedly "changed his expression," and asked worriedly, "What’s going on?"

Then Shen Ying vividly recounted the events to Lu Zheng, while the assistant and Lin Wan, who was suppressing awkwardness, supplemented.

Si Lingxi and Liu Qingyan quietly listened without speaking, seemingly still not recovered.

Zhang Weili and Zhao Xiaodao watched Lu Zheng, who was evidently unsurprised but pretending to be, performing an awkward act, feeling the discomfort themselves.

However, this slightly eased their anxiety and unease.

Fortunately, the event was so shocking that even if they appeared somewhat calm, nobody at the scene associated it with them. Not even the assistant suspected anything, and certainly not the startled restaurant owner and waiters.

"Hiss—"

Lu Zheng took a deep breath, "What kind of bizarre event is this?"

"Exactly!" The assistant nodded repeatedly.

The restaurant owner put down the phone that had just rung in disbelief and said, "It’s not just here; everyone online is talking about it; many rampaging thugs have disappeared!"

"What?" Zhang Weili turned her head abruptly.

The restaurant owner said, "Lots and lots; it seems like people across the entire Los Angeles District spontaneously combusted and disappeared into thin air."

Zhao Xiaodao’s pupils shrank, involuntarily glancing toward Si Lingxi.

"Shouldn’t you hurry back to the hotel? It might be unsafe outside!" The owner advised quickly.

"Of course." Lu Zheng nodded, then placed the dishes from the food cart onto the table, "But shouldn’t we at least eat first?"

The restaurant owner, "..."