After all, the shelter center, capable of accommodating a city’s population of over a million, occupies an incredibly vast area.

This meant that even if Lv Bai worked tirelessly to deal with the strange threats, it was still impossible to clear them out completely in a short time.

Moreover, as he moved with no attempt to conceal his actions, the surviving civilians who recognized him along the way naturally followed him instinctively.

There were quite a few such civilians. Before Lv Bai had even cleared out the strange threats in Zone A of the shelter, a huge crowd had already gathered behind him.

Not to mention that tens of thousands moving together like this, even a slight commotion could cause a tragic stampede.

Just having such a large group following him would seriously slow down Lv Bai’s speed.

However, faced with the countless hopeful gazes of the civilians, Lv Bai couldn’t bring himself to tell them to disperse and fend for themselves.

Especially since he was still livestreaming; if the image of the Guardian God crumbled, it would surely affect the efficiency of using Energy Bullet.

Of course, everything has its pros and cons.

Gathering so many people made them like a glaring headlight in the eyes of the strange threats.

Later on, Lv Bai didn’t even have to head to places where strange threats were running wild; he only had to wait, and they would come to him.

"Quick, get out of the way."

"Be careful!" 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"Ah!!!"

Once again, Lv Bai noticed the agitation of the crowd.

The overly massive group pulled apart in distance front to back and left to right, making it difficult to see what strange threat it was in the darkness.

With experienced skill, Lv Bai shouted, "Make way."

The crowd near him obediently parted to both sides, leaving a passage two people wide.

The quick-witted folks even took on the auxiliary task voluntarily, repeatedly shouting phrases like "Clear the way," allowing Lv Bai to get over quickly to handle the situation.

After acquiring the Ability of Energy Bullet, Lv Bai didn’t even need to approach the strange threats directly.

When he was still a hundred or two hundred meters from the place of disturbance, Lv Bai stopped, raised both hands to gather energy for the Energy Bullet.

In the blink of an eye, the familiar blue-and-white energy sphere appeared over Lv Bai.

As he estimated the energy was nearly concentrated enough, preparing to hurl it at the location of the strange threat.

A sudden flash of light emerged in the distance, followed closely by a deafening explosion.

Lv Bai instantly felt his skin standing on end, his subconscious warning system halting even his breathing for a moment.

Not having the time to observe what that light was, he first activated Flash Time and then Burst Qi.

Once everything before his eyes froze, did he vaguely see what kind of attack it was?

It was a dark golden missile-like object.

By its appearance, it was evidently the type that would explode.

Lv Bai quickly concluded that even if he doubled his current speed, he couldn’t dodge in time; he could only gamble with Alpha Strike to avoid the moment of greatest impact.

Flash Time’s 0.5 seconds passed in an instant.

The dark golden missile came straight ahead and then exploded suddenly.

Boom!!!

The explosion’s blaze engulfed everything, resembling a miniature nuclear blast, causing the earth to tremble.

At the original position of Lv Bai, the civilians caught within the explosion’s range perished instantly without even a scream.

After the explosion came an extremely terrifying shock wave; such power would make even some strange threats evade it for a time.

The moon turned hazy under the vast dust whipped up by the shock wave, rendering it indistinct.

After the explosion, it felt as if the world had been muted in an instant.

After a long silence, the sounds of heartbreaking cries gradually began to emerge.

...

From where the dark golden missile had been fired, amidst the crumbled ruins.

A man with a crew cut bent over, his hands resting on his knees, spitting out the grit in his mouth.

Once he’d cleared his mouth, he turned his head to look at the twin-tailed girl sitting limply on the ground.

"Why didn’t you tell me beforehand that your ability has such a hard recoil?"

[Sparrow Bee Thunder Whip (Gold): Expends all energy to launch a missile at enemies, creating a vast and powerful explosion.]

The twin-tailed girl weakly waved her hand, speaking faintly, "You... give me... a moment to recover..."

The man with thin-frame glasses trembled as he lit a cigarette, taking a deep pull, "How is it? Is it down?"

Before the twin-tailed girl could reply, someone had already answered ahead of her.

"No, Smiling Face is still alive."

Ruan Boyang came to the edge of the ruins, accompanied by four Death Fighters with varying expressions.

Faced with such unwelcome guests, the trio atop the ruins immediately heightened their alertness.

"There’s no need to be nervous, you three."

Ruan Boyang shrugged, adding, "We share the same intention, it’s just that you acted first."

Jiang Kang adjusted his frames, steadying his nerves yet without relaxing his guard.

"Are you planning to take down Smiling Face too?"

"Since we’re in the same Death Arena, taking down Smiling Face was inevitable."

"It seems we can cooperate temporarily then." Jiang Kang revealed a formulaic smile.

In the end, for Death Fighters, what’s crucial is eliminating Lv Bai to earn points, regardless of how many people the strange threats of this world kill.

Whether the natives in the Death Arena live or die, or how many, is irrelevant to their concerns.

The two sides had a brief negotiation and reached a consensus.

Ruan Boyang proposed, "Having endured such an explosion, even if Smiling Face’s still alive, it won’t be in good shape. Shall we move in to finish it off?"

With such nonchalance from the other side, Jiang Kang certainly didn’t wish to appear timid.

He exchanged a quick glance with the crew-cut man and twin-tailed girl, then responded, "Let’s move, shall we? We can discuss how to cooperate as we go."

...

"Where’s the Guardian God?"

"Ah!!!"

"My leg! My leg is gone!"

"Where’s the Guardian God?!"

"Honey! Honey, wake up, honey..."

The area post-explosion was strewn with bodies, in utter disarray.

The innumerable cries of despair made the already tragic scene appear even more bleak.

Indeed, the previous gathering of such a dense population; with such an explosion, casualties easily numbered over ten thousand.

As for Lv Bai at the center of the explosion, thanks to using Burst Qi to enhance his physical traits and employing Alpha Strike to precisely avoid the most damaging moment, he ended up with only minor injuries that didn’t hinder his movement.

His clothes, however, inevitably became tattered, looking quite disheveled.

He dusted himself off and looked in the direction from which the attack had come, his grin so benevolent it was unnervingly sinister.

"You won’t stay hidden, and even strike at me?"