The Villain Slaps The Protagonist’s Halo - Chapter 139

Chapter 139: Hunting the World

"Oh no!" Nie Jia cursed softly as he jumped down from Shi Chen's arms. With a fierce swing of his hand, the entire wall shattered, and thick smoke and embers immediately rushed in from the neighboring room, making it impossible to see the situation inside.

Shi Chen covered Nie Jia's mouth and nose and took two steps back, while He Qingtang's red mist immediately spread out to isolate the smoke and dust. Her face changed slightly. "There's no one in the room."

With a momentary closing of his eyes, Nie Jia sensed Shen Su's domain and said in a deep voice, "It's alright, Shen Su is still alive, and Song Nuanyang is with him."

High in the sky, Shen Su stood tall while Song Nuanyang was coughing violently, apparently choked by the smoke. Shen Su patted his back and then lifted him up. "Are you okay?"

"What's going on?" Song Nuanyang, who had always been well protected by the Huaxia government due to his special ability, had never experienced such a situation before and was terrified.

"I don't know yet, but don't be afraid." Shen Su scanned around, but the island was quiet everywhere. Despite his extensive combat experience, he couldn't detect where the attack was coming from this time.

"Lieutenant Colonel!" He Qingtang activated her red mist and flew over, her expression serious. "Are you alright?"

Shen Su shook his head. "Where's Chief Shi?"

"Chief Su and Mr. Nie are still surveying the surroundings." He Qingtang lowered her head. They stood high and could clearly see that the commotion had alarmed Ning Lang's subordinates, who were rushing towards them from all directions. The other people from Huaxia were also in disarray, mingling with Ning Lang's people.

"Only your room was attacked." He Qingtang frowned.

"Yes, it's an ability user, but the explosion happened in an instant, and it's still unclear which type of ability user it is." Shen Su said.

"Was it a mis-targeting...?" He Qingtang squatted down in mid-air, deep in thought.

This time, Shen Su's mission was to guard Shi Chen, so their rooms were adjacent. She was wondering if the real target of the attack was Shi Chen. Leaving aside the fact that Shen Su, as a fifth-order ability user, wasn't easy to assassinate, even if the attack succeeded, what use would killing Shen Su serve? The real game-changer was Shi Chen.

"Be careful!" Shen Su suddenly kicked He Qingtang on the shoulder.

He Qingtang felt something extremely sharp brush past her nose and shoot out.

That thing wasn't metallic nor tangible, and it came straight for Shen Su. He dodged it, revealing He Qingtang immediately. She and Shen Su instantly paled. The person in the dark was really targeting Shen Su!

"This doesn't seem right..." He Qingtang looked at Song Nuanyang with rapid breathing.

Shen Su also immediately realized, adrenaline surging. He held Song Nuanyang tightly. Even if he had to risk his life, he would never let anyone from the Oasis harm a single hair on Song Nuanyang's head!

"Get down first." He Qingtang realized the danger and landed on the grass, shielding Song Nuanyang behind her.

"Is someone trying to kill me?" Song Nuanyang whispered softly on Shen Su's shoulder.

"It seems so." Shen Su released his limit domain and remained vigilant of his surroundings.

The fire in their room had been extinguished. Inside and outside, people crowded around, and He Qingtang went over to whisper something in Shi Chen's ear. Shi Chen suddenly frowned, walked over to them, and lowered his voice, "Captain Song, are you alright?"

Song Nuanyang immediately shook his head.

Shi Chen made a quick decision. "Major, you immediately take Captain Song back to the country, and call the spatial ability user."

"Yes!" He Qingtang responded.

Nie Jia remained silent for a moment and said, "Someone is trying to kill Song Nuanyang. How could they know about his ability?"

"They don't. Officers below the rank of Colonel in Huaxia don't know, let alone people from the Oasis." Shi Chen said in a low voice.

Nie Jia snorted coldly. "So, does that mean there's someone in the Oasis with an ability similar to Song Nuanyang's?"

"It's not impossible." Shi Chen said.

"But I didn't sense anything." Song Nuanyang said, "Our empathic ability users are similar to your output types. We all have our own domains. If someone invades my mind, I can sense it."

Nie Jia didn't hesitate to slap him on the head. "Then there's only one possibility left: the opponent's ability is higher than yours!"

Just as Nie Jia finished swearing to protect his lover, he would never forgive him if he was abandoned. Nie Jia solidly slapped Song Nuanyang. Forget about a single hair, Song Nuanyang was nearly knocked off his feet by Nie Jia's slap. Shen Su stood aside, gritting his teeth silently, and quietly pulled Song Nuanyang behind him.

On the distant clock tower, An Yuan stood in the cold wind, looking coldly at the crowd below. He heard Nie Jia's words and smiled coldly, "Is Shen Su also at the sixth tier now? He didn't have these skills before. I underestimated him, and I missed my chance."

"No, he's still at the fifth tier, but he has been trained. It shouldn't be long before he advances to the sixth tier." A seven or eight-year-old girl stood beside An Yuan, her eyes a brilliant crimson, incredibly beautiful, but her lifeless face looked especially eerie. She tugged at An Yuan's sleeve and looked up at him, "You don't need to kill Song Nuanyang. He's not my opponent. Besides, now that you've seen Nie Jia, are you planning to negotiate with Huaxia first?"

An Yuan looked down at her. "How do you know what I'm thinking?"

"Everyone is suffering. Let's end this meaningless hell sooner." The girl spread out her hands and turned to leave the clock tower. "I'll wake up Ning Lang."

"Yes, I'm suffering so much, but after you abandoned me, you still managed to live so happily. I really can't forgive you." An Yuan looked into the distance, his teeth clenched, and his voice full of bitterness, dissipating in the wind.

He Qingtang brought the spatial ability user over. Sending Song Nuanyang away was Shi Chen's order, and Song Nuanyang had no choice but to obediently be led away by He Qingtang after bidding farewell to Shen Su.

A purple light ring with a diameter of two meters was opened. Song Nuanyang waved goodbye to Shen Su, but just as he was about to leave, Nie Jia suddenly stepped forward and single-handedly snapped the neck of the spatial ability user.

With a crisp snap, in the silent night, everyone was stunned, even Shi Chen stood frozen in disbelief, staring at Nie Jia's back.

Nie Jia said nothing, abruptly throwing the corpse in his hand aside.

Song Nuanyang turned his head in horror and shouted to Shi Chen, "He's trying to kill you! Run!"

Just as the words fell, Song Nuanyang was kicked away by Nie Jia, rolling on the ground three or four times before the momentum subsided. The force behind the kick was evident, immediately silencing Song Nuanyang. Then, in the blink of an eye, Nie Jia had launched himself towards Shi Chen, with countless dangerous electric sparks exploding at his fingertips.

"Jiajia!" Shi Chen reacted swiftly, stepping back to dodge Nie Jia's claw-like attack, while the fierce electric current at his fingertips left several sharp arcs of light in the eyes of the onlookers.

"Are you insane, Nie Jia!" Shen Su's eyes reddened. He was all too familiar with Nie Jia's state. In the previous battle in Asakawa, Nie Jia had killed Kong Fei and all of his subordinates in this manner.

But back then, Nie Jia was severely injured and agitated. Now that he was perfectly fine, why was he going berserk? And targeting Shi Chen, no less!

After missing his strike, Nie Jia attempted to pursue, but suddenly his feet halted. He lowered his head to see dense red mist tightly coiling around his ankles. Nie Jia turned his head to glance at He Qingtang, and the cruel, ruthless gaze startled her. Realizing Nie Jia's murderous intent, she clenched her fists, and the red mist surged up, tightly binding Nie Jia and immobilizing him.

"Chief, if necessary, I can only kill him!" He Qingtang broke out in a cold sweat, her heart in a panic. She had always been one of Shi Chen's bodyguards, powerful as she was, but she had never faced a sixth-tier ability user before, let alone Nie Jia!

Shen Su raised his hand, causing tall buildings to collapse, with countless steel bars and iron frames suspended in mid-air, startling the crowd. Everyone noticed something amiss here. Huaxia's ability users immediately gathered around, their expressions tense, as they activated their mental powers to remain vigilant.

Suppressing his rapid breath, Shi Chen looked at the temporarily immobilized Nie Jia, his brow furrowed. He glanced at He Qingtang and said, "Don't hurt him."

"But what if..." He Qingtang's breath grew heavier, her heart in turmoil. She dared not imagine the consequences of fighting Nie Jia, and they were still on the main island of the Oasis. This would spark a war!

Shen Su remained vigilant of Nie Jia, quickly running over to Song Nuanyang and lifting him up, only to find his ribs broken and his clothes soaked in blood.

"What happened?" Meng Jia hurried over and immediately saw the body of her friend lying on the ground, her mind shaken. Without hesitation, she rushed over and pressed her hand against Song Nuanyang's chest, healing his injuries in an instant.

"Thank you." Shen Su hugged Song Nuanyang tightly, trembling uncontrollably.

Song Nuanyang struggled to sit up, gasping for breath. "Nie Jia is being controlled! Colonel Shi, don't prepare the sedative yet. I can find the person controlling him, or we'll have endless troubles!"

Shi Chen paused in reloading his gun, his brow furrowed with a murderous intent. "Being controlled?"

"Yes, the opponent's ability is probably one tier higher than mine, and their domain range is vast." Song Nuanyang's palms were sweaty with anxiety.

How did so many high-tier ability users suddenly appear! The other party didn't even know who they were, yet they could control Nie Jia, bypassing KK. What couldn't they do?! Moreover, since the other party had invaded Nie Jia's mind, they should know that this world was just a virtual prison. Why were they still so aggressive?!

"Trying to control Chief and kill Colonel, there's no one else but the former members of the Hunt!" Meng Jia said coldly. "Although it's not pleasant to say so, Colonel is our spiritual leader. He abandoned most of us for Colonel Shi... Those who hate Chief and Colonel so much, the mastermind behind this should be An Yuan."

"Do you have an empathic ability user among the Hunt who can read minds and control people's thoughts?" Shen Su asked urgently.

Meng Jia shook her head gloomily. "No, so I don't know who exactly it is."

Just as everyone was at a loss, Song Nuanyang suddenly said, "Colonel, release Nie Jia. He's broken free."

He Qingtang cautiously dispersed the red mist, and Nie Jia suddenly gasped for air and fell to his knees, his temples soaked with cold sweat.

Shi Chen stepped forward, and Nie Jia fell into his arms. He gently stroked Nie Jia's damp hair and whispered, "Are you alright?"

Nie Jia grabbed Shi Chen's wrist, and when he raised his head, Shi Chen saw nothing but unmasked terror in his eyes.

"It's alright now. That wasn't your intention just now. Everything's fine now." Shi Chen felt a pang of heartache and quickly comforted him.

Nie Jia didn't know what to say and remained silent for a moment, his gaze turning towards Song Nuanyang. The fear and panic in his eyes disappeared, replaced by naked murderous intent. "Who did this!?"

"I don't know, but they're on the main island." Song Nuanyang said.

"What does this mean? Are you accusing us of launching a surprise attack? We're not like you sneaky Shark faction members!" 

"Don't falsely accuse us with such a big label!"

"Nie Jia isn't even part of the Shark faction. It's only natural for him to want to kill you, General. Don't pin this on our Oasis." 

The ability users from the Oasis around them immediately grew unhappy upon hearing their conversation, with a chorus of rebuttals defending their side.

Nie Jia's gaze turned dangerous, and with a slight movement of his fingertips, a nearby streetlight pole shot up and pierced through the chest of the ability user who had just spoken, sending him flying several meters away, firmly pinned to the ground.

"Jiajia, calm down." Shi Chen pressed Nie Jia's shoulder, sensing his heightened emotions.

"People here may want your life, but they can't actually do it." Nie Jia pushed Shi Chen's hand away and stood up, gritting his teeth and saying coldly, "Tonight, even if I have to turn this island upside down, I'll find that person and tear them apart!"

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