Chapter 122: Chapter 97: Chaos Emerges, Capturing Qiu Shan (Part 2)

As he pondered, his comm-watch suddenly buzzed.

He slightly raised his hand and looked down at it.

It was an urgent communication from Yang Wangtao.

GET HERE NOW!

...

VMM!!

「A few minutes later.」

The blue and white patrol car sped away from the gym’s entrance. Dressed in casual clothes, Lu Chao sat in the passenger seat. He buckled his seatbelt and looked over at Chen Xiao, whose hands were clenched around the steering wheel. A sense of confusion washed over him.

"What’s going on?"

They had just finished their shift not long ago but were suddenly called in for an emergency.

’This is definitely not right.’

"We’ve got a lead on Qiu Shan and his crew."

Chen Xiao’s eyes gleamed with excitement as he licked his lips.

Lu Chao was momentarily stunned, but then he came to his senses, all his doubts vanishing completely.

"Where are they?"

His eyes shone brightly. He knew exactly what this meant.

The Superpower Bureau and the Patrol Department were both watching them. They must have been fully prepared.

As long as he participated, he’d have a chance to earn merit and get more contribution points.

"Over on Seventh Street, inside an abandoned factory."

Chen Xiao lowered his voice, unable to hide his excitement. "The Superpower Bureau caught several Rebels in the inner city a while back and got some intel from them, right? So they used that to set a trap and bait them out."

"Qiu Shan is seriously injured now, so his strength has plummeted. But, according to my aunt’s husband, because of this, the Superpower Bureau and the Mechanical Violence Team found some more infiltrated Rebels. They’re busy dealing with that mess, so this capture operation will be mainly handled by us."

Oh?

Lu Chao was surprised.

’The Superpower Bureau is passing up such an obvious chance for merit?’

While he was still puzzling over it...

BOOM!!

The sound of a sudden explosion echoed through the night sky, shaking the air with an unusual force.

The patrol car lurched, and Chen Xiao’s arms trembled, nearly losing his grip on the steering wheel.

Even Lu Chao in the passenger seat was jolted and quickly turned his head to look.

"What the..."

His eyes filled with shock and suspicion. He rolled down the window and looked out at the distant night sky.

A hovercar, just about to leave the inner city ring, had suddenly exploded. Engulfed in a blinding flash of fire and thick black smoke, it plummeted toward the tall buildings of the Iron Ring District.

That scene seemed to be a signal.

Immediately after, the ground in the Iron Ring District shook, and an even more violent tremor followed.

It was as if some kind of long-buried, high-yield bombs were being detonated one after another from different, extremely distant directions.

In the blink of an eye, blinding flashes of fire appeared in the north, south, east, and west of the Iron Ring District. Several tall buildings were burning wildly, dyeing the night sky a fiery red.

This scene was completely beyond Lu Chao and Chen Xiao’s expectations. It also caused many passersby to look up in shock, staring in disbelief.

"What’s happening?"

Chen Xiao’s face was a mask of shock. He subconsciously stopped the patrol car and muttered, his voice lost.

This was the first time he had ever seen anything like this in Ring City.

Lu Chao was also silent for a moment. A faint sense of unease crept into his heart.

As he thought, the fires from the several explosions in the Iron Ring District continued to burn, visible even from the inner city far away.

For a moment, many pedestrians on the street stopped in their tracks, shock gradually turning to bewilderment and panic.

...

BOOM!!

The out-of-control hovercar fell from the sky, smashing into the corner of an apartment building.

It dragged a trail of blinding fire and billowing smoke as it hurtled toward the ground. All sorts of neon signs and black cables in its path were violently torn apart, erupting in a shower of sparks.

CRACKLE! POP!!

BOOM!!

Finally, the burning hovercar slammed into the ground.

A shallow crater appeared on the solid asphalt road, which was now webbed with cracks.

Bystanders panicked as shrapnel flew in all directions, striking flesh and drawing screams from several of the closest people, their clothes stained with blood.

Screams and shouts erupted. The entire street instantly descended into chaos.

THUD!

Yet, amidst the chaos, another muffled sound was suddenly heard.

The hearts of many people hiding in the buildings along the street skipped a beat, and they looked over in suspicion. Even those fleeing in the distance turned back in terror.

The sound had come from inside the exploded, charred, and burning wreckage of the hovercar.

THUMP!

Another muffled bang erupted. Then, the charred door of the hovercar twisted, deformed, and was suddenly blown off its hinges, flying backward.

The door smashed through the display window of a nearby supermarket. The few customers inside and the supermarket owner turned pale, trembling as they ducked behind the checkout counter in fear.

STEP! STEP!!

Immediately after, the crisp sound of footsteps rang out.

From inside the hovercar, its door now gone, a figure emerged.

He wore black combat boots, carried a silver case, and was dressed in a black combat uniform that symbolized the Superpower Bureau, with a circular, six-pointed star insignia on the left side of his chest.

On a higher floor, someone hiding by a window suppressed their panic and fear, peering through a corner of the glass.

In the light from the burning hovercar and the remaining streetlights, they saw that the person looked like a young man. He had ordinary features, a slender build, and, surprisingly, not a single injury on him.

Without any unnecessary movements, he scanned his surroundings, then picked up the silver briefcase, preparing to leave quickly.

But soon...

VMM!!

The air hummed as several Superpower Bureau hovercars sped toward the scene.

Blinding searchlight beams shone from a distance, seemingly locking onto him. An electronic warning voice also broadcasted down, echoing through the district.

"Oh?"

The young man in the black combat uniform narrowed his eyes slightly and looked up.

A moment later, a figure wreathed in a bright light, as if Martial Arts Flame was flowing across his body, tore through the night sky and appeared on the rooftop of a building.

"Faceless Legos."

A low, suppressed, furious voice, like the roar of an enraged lion, echoed through the district.

The newcomer was a middle-aged man with a powerful build that strained the black combat uniform he wore.

The several hovercars that had arrived circled once in mid-air before deploying their weapon turrets, rapidly locking onto the young man in the center of the street.

"The Superpower Bureau lives up to its name. Such a quick response."

The young man in black, holding the silver briefcase, shrugged, his tone casual.

Seeing this, he no longer bothered with his disguise. He quickly raised a hand and tore at his face.

A synthetic skin mask was pulled off, revealing the face of a middle-aged man, starkly different from the people of Ring City.

His skin was extremely pale and his eyes were sapphire blue—he was clearly of the old-world Mira Country ethnicity.

"It really is you."

The Superpower Bureau Martial Artist on the roof narrowed his eyes. His middle-aged face was filled with fury, and the incandescent Martial Arts Flame around his body grew more intense, as if he were preparing a finishing move.

Facing his killing intent, the man in the center of the street, named Legos, remained impassive. He even patted the silver case in his hand and said, "After all, it’s something Robert left behind. Naturally, we were very curious about it."

"Besides..."

He suddenly smiled, staring at the Martial Artist on the tall building. "Yue Zhenhong, I heard you were injured in your fight with that old codger Mo Li."

"Daring to stop me before you’ve even fully recovered... tell me, why are you so arrogant?"

SWISH!

The moment his words fell, both figures vanished from their spots.

The next instant...

BOOM!!

A shallow crater blasted open in the concrete of the street, sending shrapnel flying in all directions.

The crowd by the roadside fled once again as more and more hovercars arrived nearby.

...

VMM!!

The patrol car sped through the alleyways, heading straight for the Seventh Street district.

Lu Chao’s comm-watch buzzed nonstop—urgent summons from the Patrol Department.

"Look at this mess... I’m afraid something big is about to go down!"

Chen Xiao said in a low voice, gripping the steering wheel. Lu Chao’s expression turned grave as he heard this. He looked at the flames soaring into the sky from the distant district, a similar feeling rising in his heart.

At this moment, he finally understood why the Superpower Bureau had their hands full and had left Qiu Shan’s crew entirely for them to handle.

Even the Patrol Department had sent a large number of its own personnel to provide support earlier.

’There’s no doubt the Rebels are behind this.’

"Have faith in the Superpower Bureau. They’re the elites."

Chen Xiao said in a low voice, his tone complicated, as if he were trying to reassure Lu Chao as much as himself.

Without arguing, Lu Chao silently nodded.

Compared to the chaos in the distance, the top priority was to deal with the mission at hand.

Besides, Qiu Shan’s crew was also connected to the Rebels.

The vehicle sped on, and they finally arrived at the Seventh Street district.

At the end of the potholed road, red and blue lights flashed wildly. At least a dozen patrol cars had already arrived on the scene, and there was even an armored vehicle present.

And opposite them...

A rusted, abandoned factory rose up from the ground.

It was like a ferocious beast crouching, its gaping maw wide open, silently watching everyone.