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Chapter 294 Paradise Bird

"Fuck!"

Cheng Can cursed, taken by surprise, as his figure suddenly plummeted from the passenger seat, passing through the silver vehicle and falling amidst the tall buildings below.

At the same time, Yin Banqian also vanished from the driver's seat. Although he didn't have a quick way to escape, he tried to hide himself as best as he could.

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It was currently impossible to guess how their actions had been exposed, but the priority was to get out of there.

Because from all directions, several red flying cars were zooming toward them!

Cheng Can, crouching in the passageway between buildings, looked up and used the Micro-end to communicate, "They're members of the Paradise Bird, I saw their emblem on their cars."

Aside from the first red car that rammed into them without any special markings, the next five speeding cars all bore the same emblem.

It was a lifelike fiery-red little bird, trailing luxurious golden tail feathers, with a sharp beak and piercing eyes!

Paradise Bird, also known as Heavenly Bird.

From heaven or the edge of heaven,

Unleash your ecstasy with urbane and unrestrained music,

Springing up from the ground,

Like a bird spreading its wings, like a light cloud on fire,

What resembles you the most?

It's the neon-like rosy clouds!

Those reckless, rowdy youths sing nonsensical ballads, spreading the fiery red with a cruel yet devout stance. Wherever they passed, it was as if a wild blaze sung songs!

The tail of the car burned with flames, as if dragging a bird's tail feathers.

The heavy drum beats emanated from the cars in all directions, the fervent jazz music echoing under the gloomy sky, igniting the party atmosphere to its peak!

The fiery red color stained the highways, engulfing every passing vehicle, the entire area submerged in a sea of fire.

Those people whistled, encircling the silver-white flying car.

Cheng Can, perched between the tall buildings, couldn't see Yin Banqian's current state; thus, he simply gave a glance in the direction of their car and then unhesitatingly turned and slipped into the wall.

But just as he entered the building, an ear-splitting noise erupted from behind him.

Cheng Can turned around to see a brawny, muscle-swelling hulk smash through the building's wall, pursuing him closely!

Cheng Can: "..." Is this guy a fucking tank or what?

Weird?

Why is there this weird sense of déjà vu?

The ground trembled and roared as the two-to-three-meter-tall giant bellowed and swung his fist. Unlike his bulky frame, he shot toward him like a cannonball at high speed!

Cheng Can had no time to think, suddenly diving to the side to dodge!

Bang!

The solid floor was actually punched through by the opponent's fist, the silver-white material clattering down, revealing a glimpse of the scene below.

If that had truly hit someone, it would probably have blown them to pieces!

Frightened screams erupted everywhere inside the building, and the flames licked and spread along the walls outside, no ordinary fire.

Cheng Can hastily got up, with no intention of comparing strength with this brute and immediately turned to run towards the doorway, but the sound of wind behind him was even faster!

"Boom!"

Cheng Can quickly crouched down and covered his head, and the next moment, a shadow flew over him, smashing the front door and the wall to rubble!

Screams came from ahead, and the big guy's rolling momentum didn't stop, crushing over tables, chairs, and people, leaving chaos in his wake.

Then, a complaint came from behind Cheng Can, "Why do you only know how to crash around? If I actually asked you to catch someone, you'd probably be at it all day without success, typical of someone with more brawn than brains."

Cheng Can turned around at the sound.

In front of the high-rise wall with a gaping hole, a young man with multi-colored hair casually stood there, hands in his pockets, looking down at him with disdain in his eyes.

"Non-mainstream..."

Cheng Can pulled a wry smile, then flipped him the middle finger, and in the next moment, his body passed straight through the floor and dropped down to the floor below.

The young man's face darkened with a "tsk," and he heavily stamped on the floor.

Hum— An invisible ripple spread out, and just as Cheng Can, who had landed on the floor below, was about to continue passing through, his body uncontrollably floated up.

Items around him also ascended, drifting aimlessly without any foothold.

Was it something like gravity control?

Cheng Can was only startled for a moment before quickly using the Micro-end to pass on what had happened to his buddies. While sending the message, he glanced at the team panel in the upper right corner.

There were at least seven or eight people ambushing them, with two currently inside the building pursuing him. And the abilities of those who had come this time were unclear.

Yin Banqian didn't have the same way to flee and probably had to deal with the remaining people outside. So far, he didn't have a red name.

But thinking about it, that guy had made quite the entrance at an enemy nest and had managed to run dozens of kilometers while heavily injured!

Cheng Can felt... he should worry about himself more.

Didn't he notice that these people didn't care about him, with only two pursuing him? He guessed the rest must be dealing with Yin Banqian.

The opposition knew their abilities...

"Reptile! Why aren't you running anymore?"

The voice sounded above him again.

Perhaps it was the provocative move Cheng Can made just now, but the young man's face now looked grim, his smile twisted as he stared down at the person floating in midair.

Then, he leaped down from the hole that had just been smashed open, moving freely within the floating force field.

Cheng Can's eyes remained calm, but his face showed panic.

"How did you figure out our itinerary?" he said as he changed his floating posture, seemingly wanting to stay away from this person in fear.

"What, trying to stall for time?" the young man sneered at him, revealing golden teeth.

"..." Cheng Can felt it was an eyesore.

"Anyway, the magnetic field signals here have been blocked by us for a long time, so even if you want to call for help, it's no use~" the young man sneered, pulling out a folding combat knife and stepping closer to him.

—It was an ambush with thorough preparation.

This probably meant that the opponent had detected their movements at the port and managed to assemble a team within an hour to set a trap here.

No way... Could that kid's Mind Transmission ability actually sense from such a distance?

Moreover, he had not shown the slightest anomaly while they were observing.

Perhaps the opponent had intentionally led them on by sitting in the car all the way to the outskirts of Huai'an City, just to lay an ambush here.

So, what was the opponent's purpose?

Surely it wasn't just to kill them and run away?

Cheng Can's mind whirled frantically, his thoughts incredibly clear in the face of crisis!

As the young man slowly approached him, Cheng Can abruptly pulled out a gun from behind him, and bullets tore through the air!

The bullets, glowing with a faint blue light, shot out like arrows from a bow, yet as they neared the young man at close distance, they suddenly came to a halt, "bang bang bang," and dropped to the ground, their enormous kinetic energy even piercing the floor.

The young man's unhurried steps did not pause as he chuckled, "A futile struggle."

As he finished speaking, the young man gripped the combat knife in a reverse grip and suddenly charged!

Cheng Can threw away the gun and blocked the knife with a dagger while his left hand was poised to strike. The person in front of him gave a sly smile, and in the next moment, Cheng Can's body plummeted!

The intense gravity shattered his mobility!

The objects that had been floating in the air rapidly fell, but just as Cheng Can was about to hit the ground, the young man's knee violently rammed into his abdomen!

Cheng Can grunted, the compression on his organs causing a surge of nausea in his throat, and he even felt his stomach was nearly pierced through.

The man grabbed his hair, his blue eyes warping with a cruel sneer, "That's all you've got? New An Bureau's stuff really isn't that great."

Forced to raise his face, Cheng Can looked at the messy, multicolored hair in front of him, and the painful look on his face gradually calmed down.

"Idiot."

"...What?" the young man was stunned.

Cheng Can raised his middle finger again, and the next moment, his caramel-colored pupils were overtaken by crimson, and his delicate face transformed in an instant, infecting his features with a strangely handsome allure.

A pair of dark red bat Wings unfurled behind him; as the young man was caught off guard, Cheng Can, with sharply pointed fingertips, fiercely clawed at him!

Crack crack crack... The gravity in the room once again intensified!

Yet, even as tables and chairs became embedded in the floor and cracks began to show on the walls, Cheng Can's movements were not hindered at all. His sharp nails cut through the opponent's skin and finally plunged in fiercly!

Bang!

The flashy young man was pinned to the ground, his throat clutched fiercely by Cheng Can, and due to gravity, a spiderweb of cracks appeared on the floor.

The huge dark red Wings spread out, contrasting against the gleaming golden hair, presenting a sullied sense of beauty, and those crimson eyes narrowed.

Cheng Can smirked, the sharp fangs at the corner of his mouth very pronounced, as he sneered, "Is that all Paradise Bird has got?"

"You... uh..."

The young man's throat was tightly choked, making it hard for him to breathe. A few strained words squeezed out.

Having lost his earlier arrogance, his face contorted, his eyes rolled back as he struggled desperately against his restraints. Under his control, the objects in the room began to float again.

Cheng Can's gaze flashed, his body's center of gravity anchoring him down. His knee pressed tightly against the young man's abdomen, and the sharp ends of the Wings at his back dug forcefully into the floor, locking the young man completely beneath his shadow.

What if you can control gravity?

I'm nailed right here!

Cheng Can did not possess that playfulness with his prey like the opponent had earlier. After turning the tables with his mockery, he now just wanted to quickly finish off this non-mainstream foe!

"Ro..."

The young man's expression showed unbearable pain; he tightly clutched the hand around his throat with one hand and barely lifted the other, squeezing out a sound from his throat with difficulty.

Was he trying to call for help?

Damn it, why is he so hard to kill?!

Cheng Can tightened his grip, his sharp claws already piercing the young man's throat, blood dripping onto his fingertips, emitting an unusually fragrant scent.

Upon smelling the blood, Cheng Can subconsciously loosened his grip, but he quickly recovered and squeezed even tighter!

But damn, this blood smells so good!

He had never smelled blood as fragrant as this before!

The young man, in the inconsistent strangulation, struggled to breathe, his eyes rolling back as blood trickled from the punctured wound in his neck.

Just as he seemed about to breathe his last, there was a "boom" from the ceiling above!

The panels shattered and a large figure fell through.