My Avatar is Becoming the Ultimate BOSS-Chapter 62 - 051 The Great Thief

July 12, 7:00 AM, China Li Jing.

The first ray of morning light fell through the curtains, landing on Ji Minghuan’s face. He slowly became conscious, turned over, rolled off the bed, and landed on the tatami.

Soon after, a hand suddenly reached onto the bed, grabbing the remote from the blanket, and with a "beep," turned off the air conditioner.

The temperature was set too low last night, making the air cold enough to make him sneeze. If it weren’t for the incessant chirping of the summer cicadas in the trees, he might have thought it was winter.

After washing his face and brushing his teeth in the bathroom, Ji Minghuan wandered around the house. Early in the morning, he couldn’t find any trace of Gu Qiye, guessing that the city’s famous Mutant, Blue Arc, had received another emergency task notification.

Ji Minghuan tilted his head, curious if his brother was so busy because some "monster named Zhong" had started causing trouble again, so he moved to the third floor and knocked on the door.

Seeing no response from his father’s room either, he pressed the restraint belt against the door frame, letting his senses penetrate the wooden door, revealing no sign of Gu Zhuo Case inside.

"These two got up too early... Could they be already outside arguing at this time?"

Ji Minghuan muttered softly, then went downstairs to the first-floor living room.

He hogged the soft, cushy sofa, turned on the TV with the remote, and at that moment, the news anchor was reporting breaking news:

"At 7:15 this morning, the third bank of Li Jing was violently robbed by superpower criminals. Several guards were injured or killed in the battle. Currently, A-level Mutants ’Blue Arc’ and ’Swallowing Silver’ are pursuing the superpower criminals ’Flying Ant’ and ’Da Zhonghou’ involved in this incident in the city. They are notorious international thieves. Previously, museums in Japan, France, and other countries suffered from their..."

Ji Minghuan sat up straight from the back of the sofa, raising an eyebrow: "The third bank of Li Jing is nearby... There’s still time to rush over and join in."

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At the same time, in another corner of Li Jing City.

Screams echoed around the square as police formed a barricade with patrol cars to keep the pedestrians out.

Blue Arc stood at the base of a skyscraper, looking up, seeing a massive six-meter-tall gorilla climbing toward the top of the building, its huge limbs crushing sheet after sheet of glass facade, with shards raining down on the city like a storm.

It carried a massive bundle on its back, from which paper bills kept fluttering out. The gusty winds made the gorilla’s fur flap wildly, giving it a fierce appearance, like an exaggerated character drawn with bold lines in a comic strip.

"Confirmed as a dragon-level superpower user—’Da Zhonghou.’" Blue Arc’s lenses displayed the criminal’s information.

The next instant, Blue Arc ascended to the building’s surface like a streak of lightning. All spectators saw was a dark blue electric light forming a trajectory, soaring toward the sky, even dimming the morning light for a moment.

Regardless of how fast the giant ape climbed, it couldn’t match the speed of the electric light. In just a second, Blue Arc had positioned himself not far above it, standing steadily on the building’s surface like a ninja in a movie, with arcs of electricity sweeping through the air with a high-pitched whine.

Directly confronting such a massive creature was clearly not a wise choice.

So he bent slightly, placing his right hand against the glass facade. Dark blue electrical arcs emanated from his fingers, instantly forming a web of snakes that crazily spread forward along the wall.

The ape’s limbs were entirely enveloped by the electric net, and its body convulsed as it gripped in paralysis, roaring as it fell to the ground.

Accompanied by a ripping sound, the bundle filled with countless bills burst open in mid-air, raining money like a shower. The pedestrians below, both afraid of being hit by the massive creature and unable to resist the urge to rush into the police’s protective barrier, scrambled to catch the fluttering bills.

Finally, the gorilla crashed into the ground, forming a massive crater, and its body gradually shrank, reverting to a raggedly dressed, skinny young man.

He lay on his side in the pit, unconscious, unable to utter a single word.

Blue Arc used the helmet’s built-in communicator to say, "Caught Da Zhonghou, how’s it going on your end, Swallowing Silver?"

"Da Zhonghou" and "Flying Ant" are renowned international thieves.

One has the superpower to transform into a gigantic gorilla, relying on it to break through bank defenses and smash vault doors; The other’s superpower is to shrink to the size of a thumb, growing wings, appearing just like a flying ant. She usually scouts banks, auctions, and museum’s internal security, then directs Da Zhonghou’s actions.

This pair of never-failing international thief-couple recently got married. They hosted a world tour wedding, traveling across many countries: Japan, France, the United States, United Kingdom...

They stole from BNP Bank in Paris, then climbed the Eiffel Tower, with Flying Ant in a wedding dress raining money over the whole city, as if mocking this hedonistic city;

Later, they went to Japan, stealing from the Tokyo National Museum, then climbed to the top of Tokyo Tower, using a spotlight painted with a "Flying Ant and Gorilla" design to illuminate the sky, announcing their success to the entire city.

This act enraged all of Japan, but the next day, they had already left Tokyo. No one knew where they had gone.

Not just Japan, the high-ups of the world’s major countries were furious with this thief couple, with some even suggesting deploying Rainbow Wings to capture them, though for Rainbow Wings, it seemed overkill.

Recently, this thief couple arrived in China, even brazen enough to post their travel videos online, catching official attention.

Unluckily, during their first operation, they encountered the top figure of Li Jing—Mutant "Blue Arc." Had it been one day later, Gu Qiye might have been in Japan "touring."

Thus, one of the two international thieves, the dragon-level superpower user "Da Zhonghou," who had run rampant for several years, fell right into the legal trap just like that.

"Swallowing Silver, have you received it?" Blue Arc continued to ask.

Soon, the helmet’s headset crackled with the agitated voice of Mutant "Swallowing Silver": "That damn fly is too quick, and its size is so small, I can’t even find her!"

"If you can’t find her, then let it be... Flying Ant’s superpower is naturally suited for escaping." Blue Arc said calmly.

"They’ve come to our turf to cause havoc, we can’t just let her run away like that... Wait, that person is..." Swallowing Silver suddenly paused.

"Who did you run into?" Blue Arc frowned.

"Black Cocoon," Swallowing Silver said.

Upon hearing that name, Blue Arc’s heart skipped a beat, immediately changing his tone:

"I’m coming over right away."

As he finished speaking, his figure transformed into a bolt of lightning racing toward another corner of the city, with the gales he stirred up carrying countless arcs of electricity through the streets and alleys, and across the skyscrapers.