Shen Feng unleashed his ability, controlling the pollen to drift towards the enemy. The fierce wind swept up the pollen, making the previously formless air currents visible as the wind was tinged with pale yellow by countless tiny pollen grains.
Seeing this, Zhang Ke immediately conjured a fireball in his hand and said, "Brothers, don't be afraid! I'll burn this pollen right away!"
"Don't be ridiculous! With so much pollen floating in the air, igniting it will cause a dust explosion. Yue Hengyi was severely injured by flames back then. Do you want to be blown up?" Su Liuying quickly stopped him. When the concentration of flammable dust in the air reaches a certain level, even a tiny spark can trigger an explosion.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Ke hastily extinguished the fireball in his hand and asked, "Then what should we do?"
Su Liuying gritted his teeth and said, "Leave it to me. Everyone, stand by me!"
Su Liuying, having lost an arm, was also very angry. He knew that if he didn't receive treatment promptly, he would be crippled. However, with the battle reignited, there was no opportunity to reattach his arm, and regrowing both hands was not an easy feat.
A vast expanse of mist advanced towards the members of the Tianlong Bureau. Su Liuying no longer concealed his ability and directly unleashed it: "Oxidation!"
On the surface, almost everyone believed Su Liuying's ability was to induce aging, and ordinary ability users could not resist it. Only those with abilities like Shi Weitian, who could absorb blood, could barely endure it. Now, Su Liuying had fully revealed his ability: Oxidation!
Previously, Su Liuying had made his enemies age, but this was merely a side effect of oxidation. Human aging is related to genes and oxidation. The human body contains free radicals, which are highly oxidizing and very damaging to the body. The more free radicals, the stronger the oxidation, leading to an increased rate of cell apoptosis. Ultimately, humans naturally die from oxygen.
Pollen, being organic matter, is also oxidizable, albeit at a very slow rate. Now, with Su Liuying unleashing his ability, the oxidation rate of the pollen instantly accelerated. In just a few seconds, the pollen's color changed from pale yellow to white, and it completely lost its activity. When inhaled, it caused ability users to sneeze, but the hypnotic effect was gone.
Shen Feng's side was doing their best to control the airflow away from their formation, protecting their allies from harm, and this effort was successful.
Seeing that the pollen was not falling, Chu Chaoyan rushed forward, hugged Shen Feng, and said, "Shen Feng, you're terrible! You came back and only called for your senior sister, not me!"
Shen Feng was surprised to be held so tightly by his two wives, as if they were afraid he would escape. He quickly said, "Stop, stop, stop! We're on the battlefield, don't be so affectionate, it's embarrassing if people see!"
Chu Chaoyan, however, said seriously, "No, you don't know how much we missed you. Letting go now feels too reluctant!"
Shen Feng smiled at Wang Ao Ye and Li Xian Kang in the distance and said, "Women are like that, they get clingy after being apart for a while. What do you guys think?"
Wang Ao Ye couldn't help but shake his head when he heard Shen Feng say this and replied, "You're not being fair! You stole hundreds of pounds of sago from me in the Philippines, and then you were nowhere to be found for over a month. I thought you'd met with misfortune at sea!"
"Don't mention it. Xiao Yue and I were attacked by thirteen scoundrels at sea and almost died. We spent over a month recovering, and then we came back quietly, afraid of an ambush! Wang Ao Ye, thank you for notifying Yuzhou in time." Shen Feng said helplessly.
Chang Haojie had also recovered and was incredibly excited to see his brother-in-law appear before him, controlling the situation with a wave of his hand. Tears welled up in his eyes, and he said, "Brother-in-law, Xiao Long and Xiao Hu were stolen!"
Shen Feng quickly said, "Don't worry, the two children have been rescued by me and Xiao Yue. The guy who kidnapped them was killed by me on the spot. Now, we can fight with all our might!"
Chang Jianyi had finally finished crying and slowly let go. She looked at Shen Feng and asked, "Did you come back earlier? I saw unfamiliar footprints at the tunnel exit. Were they yours? Did Sister Du open the passage for you?"
Shen Feng nodded and replied, "That's right..."
"Bang," Chang Jianyi forcefully punched Shen Feng's chest and then asked, "Then why didn't you tell me? And why didn't Sister Du say anything? You haven't shown your face for days, what were you thinking?"
"Yes, what were you thinking?" Chu Chaoyan also remembered this serious question. He had returned long ago but had not shown himself, treating them like outsiders. She began to question him.
Shen Feng shrugged helplessly and replied, "This is hard to explain in a moment. In short, we are still on the battlefield. Let's deal with the enemy first, and then I'll explain slowly!"
Afterward, Shen Feng looked at the group of people in the distance, who were covered in white powder. It seemed they were all fine and were discussing something.
"Hey, you bunch are a group of bullies who only pick on the weak and are blinded by greed! You claim to be righteous but engage in despicable acts. While I was away, you bullied my wife and children. If I hadn't returned by chance, you would have succeeded. Let me tell you, you won't be leaving today!" Shen Feng's eyes turned red, a sign of his bloodlust. He had accidentally activated his ability in this state before.
Su Liuying's shoulder continued to bleed, and his severed arm was covered in pollen. His face had turned pale, and he whispered to the person beside him, "Someone stop my bleeding! I'm dying!"
The human body actually has its own clotting mechanism. When humans bleed, the plasminogen activator in the body is activated, and after a series of chemical reactions, a thrombus forms at the wound, preventing blood from flowing out.
However, no matter how strong the thrombus is, it cannot block the arteries and veins in the arm. With the arm severed, the only way to stop the bleeding is through physical means.
Fortunately, among the ability users brought by Su Liuying, there was indeed such a person. Ning Rentu stepped forward and said, "Vice-captain, I can freeze your wound and severed arm to stop the bleeding temporarily, but the pain will be unbearable. Your right shoulder will be frozen."
"Stop the nonsense and hurry up! I'm losing too much blood!" Su Liuying shouted.
Ning Rentu did not hesitate, crouched down, and unleashed his ability, directly freezing Su Liuying's shoulder. A large chunk of ice solidified on Su Liuying's shoulder. The process was very rapid, and Su Liuying indeed experienced immense pain during this process. There was no greater pain in the world.
"Hiss..." Su Liuying gasped. As his wound was frozen, his entire shoulder seemed to lose all sensation. Blood flow in his right shoulder had stopped; perhaps even the blood had frozen into ice.
Next, Ning Rentu crouched down and continued to use his ability to freeze Su Liuying's right arm. In fact, under modern medical conditions, even if both legs were severed, if the severed legs were brought to the hospital within twelve hours, there was still a chance of reattachment. Su Liuying was still fantasizing about reattaching his right arm.
Su Liuying's side had already lost three ability users. Originally twenty-two, now only nineteen remained. Furthermore, Kong Jialie had lost an arm, significantly weakening his combat power. Chang Jiany's side, however, had not lost any numbers; instead, they had gained two fresh forces, Shen Feng and Yue Hengyi. Especially Shen Feng, who was already a sixth-tier ability user. The strongest among those present was only a fifth-tier ability user, and Shen Feng's power far surpassed that of ordinary people.
At this moment, Shen Feng led his people towards the group from the Tianlong Bureau, approaching them and questioning, "Are you ready to die?"
Su Liuying slowly stood up and walked to the front, saying to Shen Feng, "Shen Feng, this time you're lucky. You have more people, so we admit defeat. There's nothing more to say. We'll leave immediately. We'll meet again someday!"
"You're talking nonsense!" Shen Feng was immediately displeased and asked, "Do you think this is about gangs fighting for territory? 'We'll meet again someday'! Mountains are mountains, and rivers are rivers. Mount Tai and the Yangtze River will never meet. Let me tell you, you're all going to die today!"
Su Liuying had intended to back down. As long as they admitted their mistake and apologized, they could leave. Judging by the current situation, the other side was quite powerful. A wise man doesn't fight when the odds are against him; it's better to retreat first. However, Shen Feng would not allow this to happen.
Su Liuying's expression immediately turned grim, and he asked, "Are you really so heartless? You won't give us any face at all? Let me tell you, we belong to the headquarters. If you kill us, it's equivalent to declaring war on the headquarters!"
"Hahaha... Now you know how to use the headquarters to pressure us. Does that mean you won't offend us if we let you go? I killed one, Xiao Yue killed one, and the others killed three. Killing five is the same as killing, killing twenty-four is the same, there's no difference!" Shen Feng said arrogantly.
"It's different!" Su Liuying quickly defended himself, saying, "We didn't know you were still alive before. This is a misunderstanding! Although there have been casualties, it doesn't harm the foundation of the Tianlong Bureau. Let's resolve this amicably. After I return to Yanjing, I'll issue an apology statement, and everything will be fine. We can still be good friends. As the saying goes, more friends mean more paths, and more enemies mean more walls, right?"
Seeing Su Liuying still living in a dream, Shen Feng's expression turned icy cold. He then said, "You people who are so high and mighty are truly formidable. After harming others, a simple 'misunderstanding' can resolve it, and an apology statement can fix everything. So, an apology has such great power? I never imagined! But I say no! You have crossed my bottom line. My bottom line is: do not harm my family!"
In his fury, Shen Feng unleashed "Fury Wind." This time, Shen Feng showed no mercy. Ten thousand wind blades appeared in the air, the limit he could control. Then, the wind blades shot towards the members of the Tianlong Bureau opposite them.
"Leave your lives behind!" Shen Feng roared, charging forward. Seeing Shen Feng take the lead, the others were also excited and followed suit.
Su Liuying couldn't understand why things were escalating when a simple discussion could have resolved the issue. He could only curse inwardly, "They're all bumpkins, a bunch of scoundrels who don't understand peace talks or the principle of harmony bringing wealth. They only know how to fight and charge headlong into the abyss!"
As someone who grew up in a prominent family, Su Liuying's anger was understandable when he found that reason no longer worked. Previously, no matter what he said, problems could be solved, but now, reason was completely unconvincing. The other party refused mutually beneficial arrangements and insisted on doing something that would result in a lose-lose situation.
However, in reality, Su Liuying did not understand reason. His so-called reason was merely his own self-righteousness. He believed that the reason in the world was that whoever held power could control others. Therefore, no matter what he did, he was in the right. But in this world, there was only one truth: you have a life, and I have a life. If you think your life is more valuable than mine, then watch and see whose life disappears first.