On the matter of area-of-effect attacks, Chu Chaoyan had considerable experience. Back in Yuzhou, when facing the countless rats in the sewers, it was Chu Chaoyan who unleashed her abilities, creating a massive cloud of chlorine gas to attack the rodents. The bodies of rats were much more fragile than humans. After inhaling the toxic gas, their respiratory systems quickly failed, their eyes went blind, and continued inhalation led to death.
However, even humans facing such an attack would fare little better than rats. Every year, incidents of casualties caused by chlorine gas leaks occurred worldwide, demonstrating that even humans could not escape the harm of toxic gases. While the bodies of ability users were much tougher than ordinary humans, they too would perish under sustained toxic gas attacks.
At this moment, the chlorine gas appeared and surged towards the enemy's side. Instantly, the usable space in the grand hall became smaller.
Su Liuying, being pursued by Shi Weitian, had no way to evade. He had discovered that as soon as his ability caused the opponent to age, the opponent would turn to drink blood to regain vitality. And if he tried to confront the opponent directly, the other party possessed sharp claws that could easily tear through bricks and stones, making his resistance incredibly difficult.
"Xiao Liang, quickly get these people out of here! They're all burdens, and I'm about to be dragged down by them!" Su Liuying couldn't help but shout.
Chu Liang also saw that the situation was dire. As long as there were people on the battlefield, the vampires on the opposing side would continuously replenish themselves, making them incredibly troublesome to deal with. He continued to command the hypnotized people, "All of you, get out of here, as far as possible!"
The hypnotized ordinary people immediately acted upon receiving the command. Without a word, they walked directly out of the grand hall, their eyes vacant, their minds lost, as if they had become living dead.
With this, Shi Weitian lost his source of sustenance. Su Liuying sneered and said, "Now let's see what you do. You have nowhere left to suck blood!"
Shi Weitian also felt helpless. He had expected the battlefield to be a blood bank, but he never imagined that one enemy's ability would change the entire situation! Now, with no ordinary people left in the grand hall, he could no longer suck blood.
"Damn it, I wish I had brought a few blood packs. Unfortunately, I was greedy last night and ate them all!" Shi Weitian felt some regret. His combat power came from blood, and blood could also be obtained from hospitals. After all, hospitals now openly bought blood, and those who donated blood were rewarded like Xu San Guan, leading to eager donations. Shi Weitian had no difficulty obtaining clean blood.
Therefore, when going out, Shi Weitian always carried blood packs to ensure his combat strength. However, last night, Shi Weitian found the meal unsatisfying and had consumed the blood packs he brought, resulting in his inability to find anyone to feed on during the current battle.
After unleashing his ability, Su Liuying could forcibly age the opponent. This move did not require snapping his fingers; as long as it was within a certain range, it would be effective!
At this moment, Su Liuying instantly caught up with Shi Weitian, enveloping him within the range of his ability and continuously causing him to age. At this rate, in just ten minutes, Shi Weitian would be transformed into a frail old man.
Although Su Liuying's crisis was resolved, the yellowish-green toxic gas in the grand hall was still drifting. This toxic gas was controlled by Chu Chaoyan and was drifting towards the ability users of the Tianlong Bureau. Although its speed was not fast, as long as it continued to spread, it would definitely fill the entire grand hall.
Zhang Ke no longer held back. A fireball appeared in his hand, and he hurled it fiercely. The moment the fireball came into contact with the toxic gas, the gas began to burn.
"Boom!" The yellowish-green gas was immediately ignited, burning at a rapid pace. The crisis of the toxic gas was instantly resolved by a single fireball.
In fact, Shen Feng had previously warned Chu Chaoyan that her ability was most afraid of fire, because chlorine gas is flammable. Therefore, she must never fight with fire-element ability users, as she would be countered. And what Chu Chaoyan was experiencing now was exactly as Shen Feng had said.
"Chaoyan, stop using your ability and come back quickly!" Chang Jianyi said urgently.
Upon discovering that the enemy could use fire, Chang Jianyi realized something was amiss. His own ability was to control plants, and plants were also naturally countered by fire. Coupled with Chu Chaoyan's ability, two of them were now unable to participate in the battle.
Fortunately, Guo Pinming and Yang Chang took the lead and charged forward. Both of their abilities were material-based, especially Guo Pinming. After unleashing his ability, the surrounding iron objects transformed into liquid, becoming his armor and weapons. Once they charged forward, the situation was immediately stabilized.
Wang Ao Ye took a deep breath and said, "Today, I will let you brats, who don't know the immensity of heaven and earth, understand how important it is to respect your elders. We have three of the most senior ability users here!"
With that, Wang Ao Ye summoned countless grains of sand with a wave of his hand. With a casual sweep, these sands flew out. A young man, caught off guard and unable to dodge the sand attack, gritted his teeth and prepared to withstand the damage with his physical body.
"A mere handful of sand shouldn't cause too much damage!" this person thought to himself.
"Hiss..." As the sand reached the person, it instantly passed through without any obstruction. Blood splattered everywhere, a sea of crimson. The sand had actually pierced directly through the chest of the ability user who had tried to withstand the sand attack.
"You don't know the immensity of heaven and earth, and you don't take me seriously at all!" Wang Ao Ye said with a cold smile.
As expected of an old-school ability user, Wang Ao Ye still had his tricks. Compared to the newly trained ability users of the Tianlong Bureau, he was much more experienced. He wouldn't act unless necessary, but as soon as he did, he immediately killed an ability user.
Meanwhile, Shi Weitian was also being pursued by Su Liuying. Escaping was impossible, and there was nowhere to find anyone to feed on. As his body continued to age, he was helpless. Even though ability users had long lifespans, they could not ignore the process of aging!
Seeing an ability user fall to the ground, Shi Weitian immediately rushed forward, saying, "Since I'm going to die anyway, I might as well satisfy my appetite before I do!"
With that, Shi Weitian lunged forward and bit down, madly sucking blood. The physique of an ability user was indeed superior to that of an ordinary person. While drinking blood, Shi Weitian could feel the rich energy contained within the blood in his mouth, and his body rapidly became younger.
"The sand is very fine, so it appears to you as if it poses no threat. However, you have forgotten that when sand possesses extremely high speed, it becomes a series of knives when killing people!" Wang Ao Ye said coldly.
Next, Wang Ao Ye continued to launch sand currents towards the enemy. As these sands gained speed, the damage they inflicted was indeed incredibly powerful. A mere graze would result in a wound, and the sands that were dodged, upon hitting the wall, would leave a deep scratch.
"Whoosh!" A sand blade flew past Zhang Ke's ear, nearly killing him on the spot.
At the same time, Mu Ying instantly created countless ice and snow in the grand hall, and the temperature of the air began to drop. Under Mu Ying's control, countless spikes grew from the ground. Anyone who accidentally stepped on these spikes would have their feet pierced.
Li Xiangkang was not to be outdone. A large portion of carbon elements on his body formed armor, and he charged forward to engage in combat. He chose to fight a seemingly robust individual who possessed astonishing recovery abilities. Despite being struck several times by Guo Pinming, the injuries on his body quickly healed, showing no impact whatsoever.
Seeing this scene, Chang Jianyi gradually felt relieved, thinking, "Fortunately, everyone's combat strength is high, and we won't face an unmanageable situation."
Just then, Su Liuying shouted at several ability users, who were soldiers by background and were standing by blankly, "What are you still waiting for? If you don't act now and we lose later, you'll all be captured. Don't forget your duty!"
These words immediately caused the few people who had been watching from the sidelines to spring into action. They had always looked down on Su Liuying's methods of capturing the opponent's family members to coerce and entice them, considering such tactics to be base and laughable. However, no matter what, they were on the same side. Now that their side was in crisis, if they didn't fight, they would lose.
For soldiers, defeat was the most unacceptable outcome; victory was the honor they pursued.
Kong Jialie said to the people around him, "There's no other way. Even if what we're doing now is dishonorable, we can only grit our teeth and push forward. If we are defeated, our Tianlong Bureau will completely lose face."
With that, Kong Jialie was the first to charge forward, throwing a punch at Yang Chang, who was fighting.
Yang Chang dared not underestimate him and formed a shield of silver in front of him, intending to block the opponent's attack first.
"Thermal Infusion!" Kong Jialie sneered. He instantly unleashed his ability. As his fist struck the silver shield, a large amount of thermal energy was instantly injected into it. In almost the blink of an eye, the entire silver shield turned liquid and began to boil.
"Ah..." Yang Chang screamed and instantly threw away the shield in his hand. He then looked at his palm. The skin where he had held the shield had vanished. He had thought the opponent fought with brute strength, but now it seemed the opponent's ability relied on heat.
Yang Chang recalled the brief combat just moments ago. In an instant, the shield in his hand had become a branding iron. With a "sizzle," the skin on his palm was burned off. Had he not reacted quickly and thrown away the shield, his left hand would have been cooked by then.
"Yang Chang, retreat quickly, I'll block him!" Guo Pinming saw that the situation was not good and instantly charged forward, blocking the fierce Kong Jialie.
Yang Chang also quickly retreated. He felt that his ability had been countered. The heat energy infused by the opponent in an instant would cause silver to boil directly, meaning that the weapon in his hand could turn into over two thousand degrees Celsius at any moment. He couldn't possibly compete!
"You? Controlling steel, you are also countered by me!" Kong Jialie saw someone blocking his path and immediately looked down on him. Even an ability user who controlled steel could not be his opponent!
Kong Jialie followed suit and charged forward. As long as his hands could touch the opponent, he could instantly infuse a large amount of thermal energy. Looking at the opponent's armored body, in an instant, his armor would turn liquid, and the person hiding within the armor would also be roasted.
"Come on!" Guo Pinming fearlessly faced the danger. The shiny steel armor on his body instantly melted, transforming into a massive mace. The heavy mace weighed at least six hundred jin. He grabbed the mace and charged forward, swinging it out.
"Bang!" The mace, swung with great force, collided with the fist. In that instant, Kong Jialie's right arm became limp, clearly suffering a comminuted fracture from the mace.
However, after this blow, Guo Pinming could only release the scorching hot mace in his hand. In that instant, a large amount of thermal energy was infused into the iron mace. Although the attack was completed, the mace had completely turned into a branding iron. If he continued to hold it, his hand would be cooked.
Guo Pinming's hands were bloody and trembling. Sweat dripped from his forehead.
On the other side, Kong Jialie's face was contorted. He held his limp right arm with his left hand, feeling immense pain. The opponent only suffered burns, while his own arm was shattered by a blow, a fracture that would take even an ability user a month to recover from.
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