Chapter 713: Battle on the Brink

The second-ranked one?

Those words from Xu Wan left Sun Xixi completely baffled.

Ever since they first met Xu Wan, she had been explaining the basic situation in Xi City to the group.

According to her own account, the second-ranked and first-ranked were existences that none of them could hope to handle right now.

This had placed immense psychological pressure on everyone.

But at this moment, Sun Xixi couldn't afford to think about any of that.

Because right now, the masks had already been torn off, and their true intentions had already been exposed to Xu Wan.

What would happen next was obvious without even thinking about it.

Sun Xixi slightly crouched, feet planted one in front of the other, her right hand already gripping the hilt of the Fire Dragon Sword.

The moment Xu Wan showed even the slightest hint of attacking, she would unleash her most powerful strike immediately.

Even if she couldn't kill Xu Wan, she could at least hold her back and give the others time to react.

What troubled Sun Xixi the most, though, was that there were still many survivors in the base who hadn't evacuated yet.

There were also plenty of vehicles and supplies scattered around the base perimeter.

Once fighting broke out, those vehicles and supplies would inevitably suffer heavy damage.

Originally, Chu Che and the others had planned to evacuate everyone first, then lure Xu Wan to a remote, isolated location to finish her off.

But looking at how things were developing now, the plan had already gone off the rails.

"Hehe... Xixi, I can call you that, right?"

No matter how tense Sun Xixi was, Xu Wan didn't seem the least bit worried. She remained as calm and composed as before.

Hearing Xu Wan's question, Sun Xixi didn't answer.

"Don't be so nervous. If you really want to fight, at least wait until these ordinary people around here have evacuated safely!"

"Otherwise, once the fighting actually starts, none of these people are going to make it out alive!"

Sun Xixi remained silent.

"And what about all your supplies here? All these vehicles? If a real fight breaks out, these cars and supplies are going to be destroyed in no small number!"

"Why don't you find a place, and call over everyone who wants to make a move against me?"

"Whether you come one at a time or all at once, it makes no difference to me!"

"What do you say?"

After she finished speaking, Sun Xixi found herself even more at a loss for words.

If she hadn't known Xu Wan's true nature, she might have actually believed this woman was someone standing on humanity's side, kind-hearted and considerate of the bigger picture.

But... at the end of the day, she was an Anomaly!

An Anomaly! They could never coexist with humans!

"Oh, right! You guys must have already prepared a place to ambush me, right? Why don't you just take me there?"

Xu Wan clapped her hands together like a child who'd just thought of somewhere fun to go, gazing at Sun Xixi with a bright smile.

Those beautiful, big eyes of hers were pure and clear, like stars in the night sky.

At this point, Sun Xixi genuinely didn't know what to say anymore.

Her grip on the Fire Dragon Sword's hilt tightened again and again.

Finally, she gave a silent nod and led Xu Wan toward an open area on the outskirts of the base.

That place... was the designated battleground that Chu Che and Hou Junji had specially prepared for Xu Wan. It was spacious enough and wouldn't cause too much collateral damage to the base.

Hou Junji and Chu Che had prepared two plans for dealing with Xu Wan.

The first was to lure her to their pre-selected ambush site.

Meanwhile, they would evacuate the people at the base and clear the area.

In the event that Xu Wan caught on to their intentions, they would just fight her right there at the base.

Sure, it would definitely cause damage to the base, but there was no other choice.

Yet neither plan even needed to be used.

Xu Wan had voluntarily requested to go to their prepared killing ground.

Her level of cooperation was something no one could have predicted.

Xu Wan's movement immediately drew the attention of many people.

Everyone couldn't help but look toward Sun Xixi and Xu Wan.

Sun Xixi led the way up front, her entire body stiff and rigid, her inner emotions incredibly conflicted.

Xu Wan, however, was completely at ease.

She even took the time to greet the people around her who were staring.

Of course, she only greeted the humans she considered good-looking. As for the ugly ones, even if they took the initiative to say hello, Xu Wan pretended not to see them, even wearing a look of disgust on her face.

Dantai Bie was still chattering away at Chen Ye, trying to convince him to sit this fight out.

But clearly... Chen Ye's heart was as hard as iron.

Even though he genuinely respected Dantai Bie as a person, he completely ignored the man's pleas.

Chen Ye narrowed his eyes slightly, watching Sun Xixi lead Xu Wan toward the pre-planned ambush site in the distance.

Chen Ye turned to look at Dantai Bie.

Just then, Dantai Bie felt a gust of wind behind his head, and the next second, he was struck with tremendous force.

Dantai Bie's attention at that moment was entirely focused on Chen Ye.

The last thing he expected was to be attacked right here in the base!

A sharp, piercing pain shot through the back of his skull.

Dantai Bie turned around and saw two massive heads looming behind him.

It was Iron Lion...

But Dantai Bie didn't collapse unconscious like they do in the TV dramas.

Iron Lion froze for a moment, seeming puzzled as to why Dantai Bie hadn't blacked out like in the shows.

That's not how it worked on TV!

Why didn't it have any effect!?

"Iron Lion, you—"

Before Dantai Bie could even react, he suddenly found himself engulfed in a thick mist.

Damn it, this was Chen Ye's Smoke Breath Mist!

This bastard actually made a move against me!

Dantai Bie was just about to use his ability to escape.

But in that instant, he felt a huge sack being dropped over his head from above.

If it were an ordinary sack, trying to restrain Dantai Bie of the Wandering Immortal Sequence would be absolutely unthinkable.

But just as he tried to make his move,

he felt a wave of resistance coming from the sack, as if it was suppressing his Supernatural Power.

Of course, that resistance was very weak. If he just had a little time, he could break free from this thing.

But Chen Ye wasn't about to give him that time.

Dantai Bie could sense that Chen Ye held no killing intent toward him.

He just wanted to stop him from doing something reckless for a while.

But...

Just then, Dantai Bie felt a slight sting on his rear, as if something cold had been injected into his buttock, just like getting a shot when he was a kid.

In an instant, Dantai Bie felt a wave of drowsiness wash over him.

"Yezi... you..."

"Dantai Bie, you've been bewitched by that thing. Sit this fight out and get some rest!"

"Yezi, you... you... unscrupulous bastard!"

Dantai Bie's voice grew weaker and weaker as drowsiness overwhelmed him.

Chen Ye watched as the movements inside the sack gradually stilled, feeling a slight sense of relief.

A syringe was casually tossed aside by Chen Ye.

This was the anesthetic he'd obtained from the Silent Council.

Earlier, Chen Ye had guessed that Dantai Bie might try to stand up for that Anomaly.

Preparing this anesthetic was just a precaution.

He just never expected it would actually come in handy.

According to the Silent Council people, this anesthetic was more than enough to take down an elephant.

Superhumans might have physiques far beyond ordinary people, but with this much anesthetic, it should be sufficient, right?

Just now, Chen Ye had pumped the entire syringe of anesthetic into Dantai Bie's rear.

And that huge sack too.

It was originally a bag the Silent Council used for storing Wonder Materials. Though it wasn't very effective against Superhumans, it was better than nothing.

Chen Ye had just grabbed it on a whim.

"Find a place to stash this guy. Make sure you come help when the fight starts!"

"Got it!"

Iron Lion replied in his deep, rumbling voice, then hoisted Dantai Bie up and carried him toward the camp, dumping him directly into his own vehicle.

This commotion caught Xu Wan's attention.

Xu Wan's eyes curved into crescent moons as she looked over, watching Chen Ye take down Dantai Bie without the slightest anger.

She just giggled softly.

But when Chen Ye looked at her, the woman wore an expression of pure disdain, as if the very sight of him genuinely disgusted her.

Chen Ye's heart remained calm and unruffled. He lifted his leg and strode in the direction Sun Xixi had gone.

The battle was about to begin.