Chapter 535: The Final Battle (1)

Chapter 535: The Final Battle (Part 1)

Baili Changqing swiftly formulated a battle plan.

He had discovered Yuan Kongye’s weakness—she couldn’t multitask.

When Qi Guangming had attacked her with the Origin Bullet, her telekinetic control had noticeably weakened. Even the swirling storm of boulders had slowed down.

“You guys keep attacking from a distance. Qi Guangming, use the Origin Bullets to disrupt her movements!”

“I’ll take the lead in the assault.”

“As for the finishing blow—”

Baili Changqing glanced at Zhang Yi.

From the beginning, Zhang Yi hadn’t attacked even once.

But Baili Changqing knew he was holding back a powerful trump card—Divine Power!

Though it didn’t have a large attack radius, in terms of sheer force, it was no less devastating than Bian Junwu’s Annihilation.

“We’ll create an opening for you to land a fatal strike on Yuan Kongye!”

Baili Changqing grinned. “I’ll keep her occupied. If necessary, you can kill me along with her!”

Zhang Yi, Xiao Honglian, and the others stiffened at his words.

Baili Changqing was willing to sacrifice himself just to take down Yuan Kongye.

Yet, the rest of the investigation team remained unfazed.

They had long accepted the reality of risking their lives for a mission.

It wasn’t that they didn’t fear death, but sometimes, a necessary sacrifice was the only way to prevent even greater losses.

Like today—if they couldn’t kill Yuan Kongye, none of them would make it out alive.

Zhang Yi nodded. “Alright.”

Baili Changqing had chosen to bear the greatest risk alone.

After all, in terms of close combat, no one present could match his level.

“Alright, let’s begin!”

With a loud command, Baili Changqing kicked off the attack.

Xiao Honglian and the others unleashed a barrage of powerful abilities at Yuan Kongye.

Qi Guangming raised his gun and fired another Origin Bullet.

Yuan Kongye knew she couldn’t underestimate that black bullet.

Her brows furrowed slightly as she raised her hand, summoning a massive wall of ice in front of her!

While Origin Bullets were highly effective against superhumans, their physical attack power wasn’t particularly strong.

The ice wall stopped the bullet in its tracks.

With a flick of her right hand, Yuan Kongye extinguished all incoming attacks as if dousing flames with a flood of water.

At that exact moment, Baili Changqing sprang into action!

Like a black lightning bolt, he shot up from the ground, launching a silent yet thunderous assault on Yuan Kongye’s back.

His knight’s lance carried immense force as it thrust forward!

Yuan Kongye’s eyes narrowed.

She didn’t turn around, but she felt Baili Changqing’s attack approaching.

“Buzz!”

A telekinetic barrier rippled into existence behind her.

Yet, Baili Changqing’s knight’s lance forcefully pierced half a meter through the shield, stopping just 30 centimeters from her back!

He gritted his teeth, gripping his lance tightly.

But in mid-air, he couldn’t exert more force—his one chance had failed.

At that instant, Zhang Yi struck!

The momentary distraction created by the others was the perfect opening for his Divine Power!

A dazzling white light flickered in his pupils, locking onto Yuan Kongye in the air—and Baili Changqing, who was right behind her!

In high-level combat, life and death were decided in mere instants.

That brief moment of distraction was all Zhang Yi needed to activate his ability.

A terrifying force distorted the very fabric of space between them, and for the first time, a look of shock appeared in Yuan Kongye’s eyes!

Between Zhang Yi and Yuan Kongye, the air twisted and warped unnaturally—like a wet cloth being wrung from both ends.

Then, in the next moment, Yuan Kongye’s pupils flashed with brilliant white light.

A radiant sphere of light enveloped the battlefield, warping even the rays of light passing through it.

Moments later, the dazzling glow faded.

Everything fell silent.

Below the suspended light sphere, the ground had transformed—a perfectly smooth, bowl-shaped crater marred the landscape, as if molten metal had been seared away.

“BOOM!!”

A figure plummeted from the sky like a shooting star.

Baili Changqing, clad in black combat gear, slammed into the earth with immense force.

Even his steel-like body couldn’t endure it—blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.

“Cough… The Captain’s Annihilation… she mastered it this quickly?”

Baili Changqing muttered, his expression dark with disbelief.

That power… he knew it too well.

It was none other than Bian Junwu’s pupil technique—Annihilation!

“She even absorbed Bian Junwu’s ability?!”

Xiao Honglian was stunned.

They had witnessed Bian Junwu’s terrifying strength firsthand.

With that power alone, he had obliterated hundreds of thousands of zombies single-handedly.

Now, Yuan Kongye had inherited his ability.

How the hell were they supposed to fight her now?

Baili Changqing struggled to his feet, his voice resolute.

“No! She’s not the Captain! She only just acquired this power—she hasn’t mastered it yet. We can still beat her!”

He was certain.

If Bian Junwu had used Annihilation, Baili Changqing wouldn’t be standing right now.

But Yuan Kongye’s gaze never left Zhang Yi.

The appearance of Divine Power made her feel… pressure.

That power could actually threaten her.

Zhang Yi, however, casually pulled out a meat bun and stuffed it into his mouth.

Divine Power consumed too much energy—he had to replenish his strength immediately.

Fortunately, as a spatial-type ability user, he excelled at drawn-out battles.

Yet no one noticed—Yuan Kongye’s eyes had turned murderous.

At first, she hadn’t taken them seriously.

With her overwhelming power, she had considered herself close to a god, and these weak mortals couldn’t possibly touch her.

But Zhang Yi’s Divine Power had made her feel fear—however small, it was real.

And that fear enraged her.

She no longer wanted to toy with them.

She wanted to kill them all immediately.

A colossal storm began whirling around her!

A black tornado roared to life, sweeping up debris, ice, and everything around it, twisting into a towering cyclone!

Then, the massive tornado hurtled toward them!

“RUN!”

The raging winds threatened to pull them in, the ground beneath them growing unstable.

They stumbled backward, desperately trying to escape the storm’s core.

Because once inside, there would be no way out—only death.

But just when they thought they had retreated to safety—

A violent snowstorm surged from the ground, swallowing them whole!

Wind, ice, boulders—all of Yuan Kongye’s terrifying abilities fused into one.

For a moment, they were completely powerless.

Their superhuman abilities were strong—but against a force of this magnitude?

It was an entirely different level.

Once a superhuman reached LV5 Epsilon, the highest known power tier for humans, they transcended lower-level superhumans.

Across all of China, only one legendary Epsilon-level superhuman existed.

Counting Bian Junwu, who had briefly burned his life force to reach that level—

Yuan Kongye was now the third!

And unlike the others—she was an Epsilon without any weaknesses.

Author's Note