Online: I Can See Health Bars Chapter 1234 - 545: Captain Che (2)

The fellow ahead looks like nothing but trouble.

"A demon slaying another demon right before my very eyes. Tell me, isn't this sight rare? Isn't it truly extraordinary?"

With a candied hawthorn stick between her lips, Song Xi clapped her hands in excitement before leaping from the rooftop, landing firmly on the ground below.

"I'm not a demon."

Fang Yu observed her actions and replied in a composed tone.

Right as Fang Yu finished speaking, Song Xi, who stood on the ground with her head bowed and hair veiling her face, abruptly revealed a wide grin, baring her pearly whites.

"Whether you're a demon or human... that's not for you to decide!"

Swoosh!!

Though Song Xi's frame was rather petite, her velocity was shockingly swift!

A crimson-red radiance poured from her palm as she blurred into motion, launching a savage assault straight at Fang Yu!

Her smile twisted into a silent, manic cackle!

She could already envision Fang Yu's chest pierced by her Fiery Flame Palm!

Yet the very next moment...

Slap!

Her scorching palm, hot enough to make the air crackle and hiss, the one mere inches from Fang Yu's chest, froze abruptly in mid-air!

A strong hand had seized her wrist tight!

"It's hot."

Fang Yu remarked casually.

In that instant of Song Xi's stunned disbelief, a sharp crack rang out as he snapped her wrist!

"But way too slow."

As she collapsed to her knees with a pained scream... Fang Yu slammed a kick into her face.

Bam!!!

The candied hawthorn in her mouth exploded into fragments.

A devastating force hurled Song Xi skyward, her knees scraping over a dozen meters across the ground amid spurting blood, carving a bloody streak until she finally skidded to a halt.

From that single kick alone, Song Xi sensed her knees were wrecked, and most horrifyingly, her face... it felt slightly caved in...

Ruined, disfigured?

Disregarding the blood drenching her features, Song Xi shakily touched her face.

Her formerly flawless visage now had one side subtly sunken, not glaringly so, but her entire face looked uneven, somewhat distorted...

"No... no!! No!!!!!"

Song Xi's eyes instantly turned bloodshot,

She cast aside her wounds, ignored the vast gap in their power, and bellowed as she lunged at Fang Yu once more.

Yet her speed and ferocity paled far behind her initial rush, lacking any real threat.

Fang Yu let out a sigh.

"I don't wish to kill, but your earlier strike was meant to end my life, so claiming yours now would be perfectly just, even in the eyes of the Foolish Underworld..."

Fang Yu cut off mid-sentence, as though detecting something unusual.

Bang!!

The instant after, a lengthy spear hurtled from the side, slamming down precisely between Fang Yu and Song Xi.

The immense force shook the earth fiercely, sending rocks flying in all directions. Song Xi snapped back to her senses and halted, her face lighting up with shock and delight.

"Captain Che! Perfect timing!"

She cried out.

At the same time, Fang Yu's eyes shifted toward the spear's origin.

There, a woman with a swollen belly and five long spears strapped to her back approached them, a smile on her lips.

[Che Xintai: 6000/6000.]

Pregnant woman?!

Fang Yu's face twitched faintly.

And a Blood Warrior at six thousand!

Fang Yu sensed real pressure building.

His normal fighting power matched a six thousand Blood Warrior at best.

Without tapping into Demonization or Bloodline Spirit powers, dealing with this caliber of foe would prove challenging.

Forget victory or defeat—even subduing her effortlessly like he did Song Xi in mere moments, forcing submission, was out of reach.

"Captain Che! This bastard is a demon! A mighty Great Demon! He must be the prime target of our mission, the [Defiled Blood Clone Demon]!"

Song Xi jabbered frantically nearby.

Fang Yu felt utterly exasperated at those words.

Completely fed up.

He hadn't glimpsed any trace of a Defiled Blood Clone Demon, yet here he was, suddenly impersonating one.

"I'm not a demon."

This marked the third time Fang Yu uttered those words.

He never imagined a day would come when he'd have to convince Foolish Underworld folk that he wasn't a demon...

Indeed, karma turned full circle. Accusing others of being demons back then felt thrilling. Now, flipped around, he grasped the sheer frustration involved.

Che Xintai, upon hearing this, glanced back at Song Xi with a smile.

"He claims he's not a demon."

"That's him! I witnessed it myself—he used your Demon Suppression Gun to slay another demon! It's all a demonic ruse! Staged just for my eyes! That prior fiend infiltrated our Foolish Underworld with the exact same ploy!"

Song Xi grew frantic and yelled urgently.

Che Xintai had spotted the Demon Suppression Gun in Fang Yu's grip ages ago.

That was her weapon.

One hand cradling her bulging belly, she grinned and stated, "Song Xi, this fellow likely isn't a demon."

"He's absolutely a demon! Same old trick! Captain, don't let him deceive you!!"

Che Xintai gave a faint head shake.

"Song Xi, were he a demon, both you and I would already be dead by his hand."

"What? By him?"

Song Xi shot Fang Yu a furious glare, but Che Xintai smilingly indicated the Demon Suppression Gun he held.

"He wields my Demon Suppression Gun so adeptly, meaning he could slay you—and me too, especially in my current state where I'm..."

Mid-sentence, Che Xintai's brow furrowed as she gripped her large belly, face twisting in discomfort.

Fetal movement?

Fang Yu wondered silently.

Still, he offered polite words.

"Captain Che, I'm just an ordinary traveler passing through, certainly no demon."

Che Xintai appeared to have settled by then, fixing her eyes on Fang Yu.

"With prowess like yours, you can't be unknown. Might I inquire your name?"

Should I reveal it?

Fang Yu clasped his hands, ready to deflect vaguely, when a sudden yell erupted from behind.

"Diao Deyi!"

Fang Yu:...

Turning, he spotted Ding Hui rushing over.

"Why'd it take so long to finish off one demon..."

Ding Hui quickly clocked Che Xintai and Song Xi, identifying them instantly from their Foolish Underworld attire.

Reaching Fang Yu's side, she tugged discreetly at his sleeve hem, murmuring.

"How'd you end up mixed up with Foolish Underworld people?"

"They showed up hunting demons."

Hunting demons?

Then why the heavy tension in the air?

Ding Hui mulled it over, as Che Xintai wore an odd smile.

"If you're no demon, then kindly depart this area at once. We've business here."

"Of course!"

Fang Yu saluted with cupped hands and turned to go alongside Ding Hui.

The venomous, killing intent from Song Xi's stare at his back sent chills down Fang Yu's spine.

But as a newcomer to Thunder City, he preferred avoiding conflicts, opting for caution in all matters.

Still, those who ambushed him earlier couldn't be spared.

Fang Yu's gaze sharpened subtly, intending to tie up loose ends prior to departure.

...

Once Fang Yu exited Feng Tian Men Alley, Che Xintai's squad members converged one by one.

Besides Deputy Captain Song Xi, four other skilled deputies served under her.

Had they mobilized earlier, combining forces, Che Xintai believed they could've seized that youth called Diao Deyi.

And with a capture secured, Foolish Underworld backups plus aid from the Ten Major Families would pour in endlessly. That positioned her, with her authority and influence, to eradicate such rootless wanderers if desired.

Yet she held back.

For their objective wasn't him.

Sacrificing the squad for an off-mission target smacked of folly, particularly now in pregnancy when her power waned, steering clear of any risks to the child inside.

"Search every inch until we unearth the [Defiled Blood Clone Demon]."

She issued commands; the team fanned out for a thorough sweep.

Additional demons surfaced, more innocents fell.

But none matched the earlier youth's might.

That sufficed.

Justice meant nothing to Che Xintai, nor did others' fates or demon status.

She sought only to fulfill the Foolish Underworld task and claim the rewards—nothing more.

Stroking her swollen belly, Che Xintai eyed Song Xi, still prattling nearby with bandages wrapped around her face.

Since becoming pregnant, an odd craving had stirred within her toward those close by.

A yearning to devour them, gulp them down!

And as delivery neared, that hunger intensified.

Che Xintai dreaded losing control to this bizarre impulse someday, though buried deep, a strange anticipation brewed for when it might erupt.

These clashing emotions eased gradually as she kept pacifying the life growing inside her.

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