Chapter 726: Return to the City Plan, Failed???

Xiong Baochun's entire body was ablaze with crimson energy, like a protagonist in an anime powering up before unleashing a finishing move.

At this moment, almost everyone's gaze was fixed on Xiong Baochun.

Everyone knew that the old Xiong Baochun, while being a superhuman, was mostly just a spectator who came along for the ride.

Being the center of so much attention was a first for him.

This was... Xiong Baochun's moment of glory.

At this moment, Xiong Baochun felt like one stomp of his foot could shatter mountains, one punch could shake the stars.

Who cared about Chen Ye, about Jiang Rou, about the Anomalies...

At the same time, Xiong Baochun felt an unbearable itch on top of his head.

He reached up and touched it, feeling two hard protrusions that had grown there.

Back in Oasis, Ding Shen, who had also transferred from the Guardian Sequence, had grown a tail.

And now, after advancing to Sequence 3, Xiong Baochun had also gained external mutated features.

The two horns on his head didn't trouble Xiong Baochun in the slightest. Instead, his confidence swelled even further.

"Ah!... You ugly piece of crap, I'll gore you to death!"

Xiong Baochun let out a thunderous roar, his eyes bloodshot as he glared at Number Two.

At this moment, Xiong Baochun's confidence was through the roof. He didn't give a damn about anyone or any Anomaly.

With that, Xiong Baochun lowered his head slightly, his right foot scraping the ground like a bull about to charge, looking absolutely unstoppable.

"Brother Chun is a beast!!!"

Chen Ye dutifully shot Xiong Baochun an admiring glance.

Xiong Baochun raised an eyebrow and snorted coldly, "Watch your big brother Xiong work!"

Then he lowered his head and charged straight at Number Two.

Humans always tend to overestimate themselves right after gaining new power.

After pumping Xiong Baochun up, Chen Ye turned around and prepared to flee.

Although Xiong Baochun had advanced to Sequence 3, Chen Ye didn't think Xiong Baochun was a match for Number Two.

But Xiong Baochun was of the Guardian Sequence, so at least he could take a beating.

As long as he could stall Number Two for one minute.

No, just half a minute. No, even ten seconds would do.

Chen Ye was confident he could escape.

As for whether Xiong Baochun lived or died.

He couldn't worry about that right now.

Chen Ye grabbed Iron Lion's head and was about to transform into Green Smoke and bolt.

Then he saw Number Two point a finger in Xiong Baochun's direction.

A flower condensed out of thin air.

The moment it took shape, it shot toward Xiong Baochun like a cannonball.

Xiong Baochun's eyes were bloodshot as he let out a bull-like bellow and charged headfirst into it.

The flower collided with the horns on Xiong Baochun's head.

A sickening "crack" echoed out, and Xiong Baochun was sent flying backward.

One of his perfectly good horns snapped clean off in an instant.

Xiong Baochun's moment of glory hadn't lasted ten seconds from start to finish.

Number Two watched Xiong Baochun curiously.

It seemed baffled as to how this human had the courage to attack it.

The entire sequence happened so fast that Chen Ye hadn't even taken his first step.

Number Two extended its index finger, reaching out slowly... its target wasn't Xiong Baochun, but Number One.

It had found a more interesting toy than Number One.

Number One, in its eyes, had now lost all value.

A human who had lost their value was better suited as flower fertilizer.

Number One's body stiffened, and she transformed into an agile wildcat in an instant.

The Scarlet Hunt was already clutched in her hand.

"Shwish, shwish, shwish!~~~"

A total of nine arrows made of flesh and blood streaked toward Number Two in a special formation.

Number Two didn't even look. It simply continued extending its finger.

The nine flesh-and-blood arrows turned into a flurry of petals the moment they approached Number Two.

Number Two's outstretched finger pointed directly at Number One's brow.

Number One's mental alarm bells were blaring.

She drew her bow again into a full moon shape, this time aiming in a completely different direction.

She was going to run.

The arrow formed. The arrow loosed!

The bowstring's twang had barely faded.

An arrow had already left the string.

Number One grabbed hold of the loosed arrow, and it carried her away at breakneck speed.

Faster than lightning.

"RUN!"

Finally, Elder Hou made his move.

Countless birds surged forward in a tidal wave, flooding the space between Number Two and Number One.

NOW!

Xu Linhao's body moved unbelievably fast. He snatched up Ye's toy knife and bolted at a speed rivaling Number One's.

He had become a sprinter in that instant.

At the same time, the sound of an engine roared from the distance.

The Monster Pickup Truck had finally arrived.

This was the ace he'd been holding onto all along.

Even from this distance, Chen Ye could feel the Monster Pickup Truck's engine screaming.

Chen Ye transformed into Green Smoke and rocketed toward the Monster Pickup Truck.

As long as he got back inside, he'd be safe.

Sun Xixi snapped back to reality as well, stomping on her flying sword and blasting off into the distance.

Xi City was finished!

The Return to the City Plan was finished!

Without eliminating Number Two, surviving in Xi City was nothing short of a pipe dream.

The Return to the City Plan was declared a failure at this moment!

Against a monster like this, everyone was doomed.

No one could escape.

Jiang Rou, Wu Zehui, even Lin Qingge, everyone swung into action.

None of them were slow.

But right at that moment.

Number Two showed no intention of stopping them.

It merely pointed at Number One's retreating back.

A flower instantly bloomed on Number One's back.

Then a second one, a third one...

By the time Number One collapsed to the ground, her entire body was covered in all kinds of flowers.

The birds that had tried to block Number Two also transformed into flowers in the blink of an eye.

Countless petals scattered and drifted down to the earth.

Number Two's ability wasn't as flashy as Xu Wan's.

But it was impossible to resist.

Simple, efficient, and utterly terrifying!

The horror wasn't over yet!

Number Two aimed at the fleeing figures.

It extended its finger, pointing it at Lin Qingge!

She was the first Sequence 4 it decided to deal with.

The withered finger stretched out.

A light tap.

Lin Qingge was stricken with panic. She hastily grabbed the guitar from her back, and intense notes had just begun to sound.

Originally, this guitar's music could transform into notes.

But now, all those notes had turned into flowers.

Even the guitar itself was now covered in blooming flowers.

Lin Qingge frantically threw the guitar away.

But it was already too late. Lin Qingge realized that, without her noticing, several little flowers had sprouted on her legs.

Perhaps because she was a Sequence 4, the flowers weren't growing that fast!

Lin Qingge collapsed to the ground, staring in terror at her once straight and slender legs as fresh flowers began to burrow out from beneath her flesh.

And they were multiplying.

In a panic, Lin Qingge tried to reach out with her hands, only to find sprouts beginning to appear on them as well.

"Ahhh~~~"

Even as a Sequence 4, she still feared death.

It was just that Lin Qingge's death process was much slower.

Lin Qingge lay on the ground, humming barely audible notes through her lips.

She was using her Supernatural Power to resist the flowers' growth.

Everyone was horrified, and their escape speed increased even more.

Number Two's next target was none other than Elder Hou Junji.

A dense swarm of birds enveloped Elder Hou completely.

Elder Hou had even transformed himself into part of the flock.

Just a light tap.

In that instant, those birds.

Countless fresh flowers burst forth from the swarm.

"No..."

A sharp, piercing bird-like cry escaped from the flock.

Elder Hou crashed to the ground.

Several little flowers were already swaying gracefully on his body.

The next target was Chen Ye!

The withered finger shifted its aim slightly.

Chen Ye's face darkened, a tremendous dread clutching at his heart.

It felt like even if he fled to the ends of the earth, one point from this thing would mean his death.

No matter what he did, he couldn't dodge this attack.

"Brother Xiong, save me!"

To survive, Chen Ye abandoned all pretenses of nicknames and directly called him brother.

Face meant nothing compared to his life.

If he could just live.

Forget calling him brother.

He'd call him daddy!

Xiong Baochun was furious. He might have been a bit slow on the uptake earlier, and one of his horns might have been broken, but he wasn't stupid. He'd snapped back to his senses immediately and had been fleeing with the crowd.

He was just a little behind everyone else.

Seeing his life hanging by a thread, Chen Ye spun around and positioned himself so that he, Number Two, and Xiong Baochun formed a straight line.

Xiong Baochun was livid. He tried to change direction, to shake Chen Ye off.

This shameless bastard had pulled this trick before.

Chen Ye adjusted his direction right along with him.

Anyway, if you're going to kill me, you'll have to step over my Brother Xiong's corpse first.

Number Two didn't care about Chen Ye's petty schemes at all. It gave a light tap of its index finger.

The next second, Xiong Baochun crumpled!

Chen Ye was horrified and sped up even more.

Number Two extended its index finger once again.

This time, there was no one to shield Chen Ye from the blow.

The shadow of death loomed over him once more.

Was this it? Was he really going to die?

Just then, the Monster Pickup Truck had arrived.

A tentacle swung the door open.

Inside the vehicle, Chen Ye could even see a tentacle gripping the steering wheel and another one pressing down on the gas pedal.

Good thing I taught it for so long.

It could finally save his life at the critical moment.

Chen Ye was overjoyed. With a flicker of Green Smoke, he flashed into the vehicle.

The Monster Pickup Truck's engine was already roaring at full power, the entire body vibrating slightly from the strain.

But then, the very next instant.

Chen Ye noticed something was wrong with the Monster Pickup Truck's tentacles.

It looked like a flower was blooming on one of them.

Chen Ye glanced at the rearview mirror.

That withered index finger was pointed right at him.

And there were flowers on the rearview mirror too.

In the next moment, more and more flowers appeared inside the vehicle, on the passenger seat, on the dashboard, even on the hood.

The Monster Pickup Truck was slowing down more and more!

This was a dead end!

Chen Ye transformed into Green Smoke and fled the vehicle.

The flowers on the Monster Pickup Truck's body were multiplying rapidly. It was clear it couldn't drive any further.

By now, there were very few people left who were still escaping.

That withered index finger was aimed at Chen Ye.

Number Two had taken a slight interest in him.

This human was surprisingly hard to kill!

Chen Ye's Blood Eye flickered wildly, staring intently at the finger pointed at him.

How many seconds did he have left to live?

One second?

Or two?