The Villain Slaps The Protagonist’s Halo - Chapter 148

Chapter 148 - Hunting the World

No matter whether Nie Jia saw their pleas or not, it was futile. How could he be swayed by the lives of ordinary people under his blade?

Most of the military's abilities had already withdrawn to the East Coast, a place Nie Jia wouldn't easily attack. To prevent any ordinary people from sneaking into the East Coast for refuge and causing the entire area to be affected, the abilities themselves were conducting thorough internal checks and immediately expelling anyone found to be ordinary people. This action was cruel and ruthless, but as Nie Jia said, as long as the abilities behaved themselves, they could survive...

At this moment, the military was leaderless, with most of the ability officers having already declared the withdrawal of their troops from the war for self-preservation. Only a few remaining abilities could serve as fighting forces.

In previous wars, countless soldiers had fallen heroically, but that was because the nation was a community of shared interests. But Nie Jia only declared war on ordinary people. The abilities didn't need to fight desperately; they could survive by standing by, especially considering the fierce protests against the presence of abilities on the West Coast... even if they didn't intervene, what then...

Before Nie Jia appeared, Shen Su and He Qingtang had been tirelessly gathering all the abilities and combat units willing to participate in the defense of the West Coast, the place Nie Jia had once risked his life to protect but was now intent on destroying.

"You're quite united now." Nie Jia stood in the sky above the West Coast, looking down at the densely packed crowd below, emitting a chilling sneer.

"Nie Jia!" As soon as Nie Jia appeared on the West Coast, Shen Su sensed it. He flew up to Nie Jia urgently, hoping that Nie Jia wouldn't start a war. "Let's talk. I don't believe you really want to kill so many people. Look at how prosperous the West Coast is. You saved it. Are you willing to destroy it?"

Nie Jia's golden pupils were filled with cruelty. "I saved them, but they killed Shi Chen."

"You can't blame Shi Chu's death on everyone." Shen Su pointed below. "Look at the ability forces under your feet. Many of them were originally from the Oasis, subjected to so much discrimination and humiliation. Now they're willing to fight alongside you for the West Coast. It's because they haven't redirected their anger toward the group due to individual grievances."

"Yeah, once the West Coast treated them like ferocious beasts, collectively requesting the government to let them fend for themselves outside the national borders. Now, when faced with disaster, the people of the West Coast immediately accept them. It's ridiculous!" Nie Jia's expression changed, and a black blade appeared out of thin air, slamming into Shen Su's chest.

Unable to dodge, Shen Su was thrown back several dozen meters, his ribs shattered as he spat out a mouthful of blood. "Nie Jia... you can't continue like this!"

"You better not interfere in my affairs." Nie Jia didn't deliver the killing blow, warning Shen Su before immediately disappearing and reappearing in front of the fully armed troops.

"Nie... Nie Jia is here!"

All the frontline troops immediately tensed up. Even though they were prepared to die, facing Nie Jia, all their psychological preparations completely collapsed.

The ability forces stood at the forefront. Nie Jia could easily bypass them and directly attack the refuge on the West Coast, but he didn't. It seemed he wanted to deal with the ability forces first.

"It seems I don't need to say it again." Nie Jia looked coldly at He Qingtang, who had approached.

"I don't want to be your enemy either. If you're willing to stop here, that would be best." He Qingtang's expression was stern and cold. Behind her stood the heavily armed ability forces, ready to fight Nie Jia to the death. They were humanity's last line of defense. Once breached, the West Coast would be finished.

Who would have thought that shortly after humanity's unification, they would face such a catastrophic disaster, with only Nie Jia as the enemy.

Nie Jia didn't waste any time with He Qingtang. The moment his killing intent ignited, he felt a disturbance beneath his feet. Swiftly, he retreated a few steps, evading He Qingtang's crimson mist. In the blink of an eye, they had assessed each other's strengths and weaknesses.

In the next moment, Nie Jia circumvented He Qingtang and darted into the crowd with crackling electricity in his grip. He Qingtang couldn't keep up with Nie Jia's teleportation speed, watching helplessly as he surged forward, unable to intercept, only able to command her troops, "Don't panic! Stop him!" She then activated her mist, fearlessly chasing after him.

"He refuses to kill Colonel He," observed Song Nuanyang from the command center, holding her arms and murmuring to herself.

Colonel He had no relevance to the global data. If Nie Jia had no emotions whatsoever, he would have killed Colonel He, the first obstacle in his path. But he didn't. Instead, he meticulously avoided her.

Before Nie Jia could release the thunder at his fingertips, it collided with an immense ice wall, swallowing the lightning that threatened to engulf everything. The earth trembled as ice walls swiftly rose from all directions, trapping Nie Jia. Thick vines burst from beneath him, entangling him firmly.

"Deprive him of air, suffocate him!" commanded He Qingtang, hovering in the air.

The vast army of hundreds of thousands of ability users precisely targeted Nie Jia, though their numbers were many, their actions were coordinated. Nie Jia felt a slight discomfort from the vines constricting his ribs; they had unexpectedly employed tactics.

"We've suppressed him!" erupted cheers from the command center.

Song Nuanyang strode forward urgently, addressing He Qingtang in the distance, "Colonel He, don't think about capturing Nie Jia alive. It's futile. Make sure to kill him!"

He Qingtang, hearing the voices in her earpiece, hesitated, "But... but that's Nie Jia... I can't bring myself to do it."

"You know it's Nie Jia! Your chance to strike him down is slim. Once you have the opportunity, don't hesitate. Killing him would be saving him," Song Nuanyang said.

Killing him and sending him back to the original world was better than letting him accumulate more sins here, leading to an even larger catastrophe. Whether Nie Jia would change his mind upon returning to the original world or entering the next cycle depended solely on Shi Chu.

Before He Qingtang could digest Song Nuanyang's words, the ice walls beneath her shattered. It was as if a hydrogen bomb had detonated, sending everything, including the ability users, flying. Only a vast crater remained.

Nie Jia stood at the bottom of the empty pit, glaring coldly at He Qingtang, who was already trembling with a pounding heart. Then, in an instant, Nie Jia disappeared.

"It's Ning Lang's gravity," Shen Su appeared in time, pulling He Qingtang out of harm's way as Nie Jia's attack missed. He then turned to face the two, looking as if facing a formidable enemy.

"I... I know," He Qingtang gasped for breath, not looking at Nie Jia but staring at the giant pit beneath her feet, clean but surrounded by countless bodies of ability users. In that instant, she didn't know how many lives had been sacrificed.

He Qingtang's eyes reddened with anger and heat. She glared at Nie Jia, angrily questioning, "Even if you kill all of humanity, Shi Chu won't come back to life! Since you know how hard he has worked to defend peace, why destroy his efforts?"

She deliberately mentioned Shi Chu, but Nie Jia didn't react. He didn't pay her any attention, instead turning to look at the struggling ability users at his feet, saying coldly, "I'll give you one last chance. Do you still want to continue opposing me and defend the West Coast?"

Using Song Nuanyang's ability, he transmitted his voice to everyone's mind, including the ordinary people on the West Coast.

Seeing some ability users leaving one after another, those who remained on the battlefield after the recent skirmish were mostly ability users.

"Do you think you can save the West Coast with just you?" Nie Jia's brows furrowed slightly, his anger growing. With a single wave of his hand, a gigantic black arrow appeared behind him, shooting rapidly towards the civilian area.

No one knew what it was, but it was certain that Nie Jia's attack towards the civilians would be fatal. He Qingtang desperately tried to stop it, and the other ability users joined forces to block it. Ice walls, earthen barriers, and flames erupted one after another, but even Shen Su's attack on Nie Jia himself couldn't stop the massive arrow. It pierced through everything, embedding itself in a tall building, which collapsed with a deafening roar.

The civilian area was under attack, and chaos ensued as people fled in panic.

The ability users failed to intercept the attack, watching in horror as hundreds of people perished in an instant. Their eyes turned red from agitation, and they shouted oaths, swearing not to let Nie Jia harm another person, willing to fight him to the death.

Nie Jia had already made it clear that he wouldn't spare anyone. With a flick of his hand, another gigantic black arrow appeared behind him, followed by a third, fourth, fifth... more and more, densely packed, covering the sky.

Darkness obscured the sunlight, and the ability users looked up at Nie Jia, their expressions slowly changing from anger to despair.

The fleeing crowd stopped in fear, all gazing at the dark sky in despair. While those who had participated in protests felt fear, they also harbored a hidden anger. This was the result of the existence of ability users. If the government hadn't enforced equality earlier and restrained ability users, today's disaster wouldn't have happened!

"Nie Jia, stop, please stop!" With no one left to stop him, He Qingtang couldn't help but plead sorrowfully.

Who could stop Nie Jia now?

Song Nuanyang watched the darkening sky with despair and helplessness. Finally, she drew the military knife she had prepared, hesitated for a moment, and then gritted her teeth and thrust it towards her heart.

Before the blade could pierce her body, Nie Jia suddenly appeared in the command center, grabbing Song Nuanyang's wrist.

"It's Nie Jia... it's Nie Jia!" The people in the command center were immediately terrified, panicking and fleeing the room.

"Even you want to interfere with me," Nie Jia's voice was dark, staring at Song Nuanyang, his eyes filled with inexplicable struggle.

"You're my friend. I can't watch you die," Song Nuanyang said sadly.

"Die? After I go back, I'll destroy the tribunal. Who can kill me?" Nie Jia's eyes were ruthless.

"You love Shi Chu so much, but now you don't want him anymore. You've become neither human nor ghost, no different from being dead," Song Nuanyang's heart ached, tears falling on Nie Jia's hand. "Stop it. There's still time. Shi Chu will

wait for you in the next world. You can touch him, kiss him, and you and Shi Chu still have infinite possibilities. If you insist on killing everyone and returning to reality, have you thought about how to face Shi Chu? He loves you so much, but you abandoned him. Can you bear that?"

Nie Jia fell silent, turning to look out at the darkened window. He spoke softly, "It's too late."

With that, he spread his fingers, and sharp arrows poured down from the sky onto every corner of the West Coast.

Song Nuanyang watched helplessly as the pitch-black arrows rained down, whispering to herself, "No... please..."

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