Watching the objects Bai Yuling hurled at them, the two cult members—who had recently joined the cult and gained their supernatural powers from the abyss—seemed completely at a loss.
Seeing this, the scarred priest mentally cursed them as idiots and quickly used his own power to create a concrete shield for the two novices, blocking Bai Yuling’s attack.
“What are you two standing around for? Hurry up and seize her!” the scarred priest roared at the two cult members, who were frozen in place. His temper had never been good.
Startled by his yell, the two cult members snapped back to attention and, under the protection of the concrete shield, continued advancing toward Bai Yuling.
Seeing them approach, Bai Yuling knew that throwing more objects would be useless. She quickly racked her brain, trying to figure out a way to turn the tables.
But no matter how hard she thought, she couldn’t find a solution. The scarred priest’s ability to transform solids into liquids was simply far more powerful than her own.
Damn it, am I really going to be captured here today?
Just as Bai Yuling was struggling to find a way out, the cult members from the Flame Demon Cult, who had burst into the room, were so focused on her that they didn’t immediately notice Yan Zhenyi and Li Caifeng hiding behind the table.
“What’s going on? Why are these superhumans trying to capture Yuling?”
“Did you hear what they called her earlier?” Yan Zhenyi whispered to his wife while assessing the situation in the room.
“What they called her? Director? I hadn’t heard about any changes in the directors of Fangfeng City, except—”
“Except for the recently established Fangfeng City Bureau of Anomalous Affairs.” Seeing the look on his wife’s face, Yan Zhenyi knew she had already pieced it together and finished the sentence for her.
“I never would have guessed Yuling is the director of the newly established Bureau of Anomalous Affairs. That’s really surprising,” Li Caifeng murmured to herself.
Watching the two cult members closing in on Bai Yuling, Li Caifeng knew her friend was in grave danger. She leaned closer to her husband and whispered, “Honey, Yuling’s in trouble. Do you have any way to save her?”
Knowing how close his wife was with Bai Yuling and that she wouldn’t stand by and do nothing, Yan Zhenyi sighed softly. He was acutely aware that he and his wife were just ordinary people—no match for these superhumans.
“I’m sorry, honey. There’s nothing we can do. We’re just ordinary people. Together, we’re still no match for them.”
Still unwilling to give up, Li Caifeng pressed, “Honey, are you sure there’s nothing we can do?”
“Really, there’s nothing. But I’ve already called the Bureau of Anomalous Affairs. I’m sure they’ll be here soon to back up Bai Yuling.”
Hearing her husband’s response, Li Caifeng grew anxious thinking about how far away the Bureau might be. “By the time they get here, Yuling might already be captured!”
“Hmm, there are two ordinary people in the room.”
As the scarred priest watched Bai Yuling about to be captured, his mood lifted. His sharp hearing picked up the faint sounds from Yan Zhenyi and Li Caifeng, and he instinctively remarked on it.
“Oh no, we’ve been spotted! Honey, we need to jump out the window to escape!”
Hearing the scarred priest’s words, Yan Zhenyi knew they were exposed. Remembering their private room was on the second floor, he quickly pointed to the window nearby and urged his wife to jump with him.
Li Caifeng also heard the scarred priest’s words. She glanced at Bai Yuling, still trapped, and hesitated for a moment. But knowing she couldn’t help by staying, she nodded to her husband.
Together, they stood up from behind the table and made a run for the window.
“Priest, they’re trying to escape through the window!”
The woman who had been tailing Bai Yuling all day yesterday recognized their intentions immediately and quickly alerted the scarred priest.
“I can see that without you telling me,” he replied curtly to the woman beside him, immediately activating his power.
“Almost there…” Yan Zhenyi thought to himself as the window drew closer.
But before he could finish the thought, the concrete around the window began to shift. In the next moment, the open window was completely sealed off by liquefied concrete.
“Sir, I don’t believe I caught your name. Where are you trying to take this lovely lady?”
The scarred priest looked at Yan Zhenyi with a faint, mocking smile.
With their only escape route blocked, both Yan Zhenyi and Li Caifeng wore grim expressions. Hearing the scarred priest’s words behind him, Yan Zhenyi turned around, shielding his wife behind him, and replied fearlessly:
“Where we go is none of your business, sir. You, a superhuman who broke in here, have no right to ask us that.”
Hearing this, the scarred priest didn’t look angered. Instead, a faint smile played on his lips. “Oh? So you don’t think our status as superhumans qualifies us to ask?”
Yan Zhenyi maintained his composure as best he could. “If you were an ordinary person, I might answer your question. But you are far from ordinary.”
“So you’re saying I’m inferior to an ordinary person?”
“If that’s how you choose to interpret it, then yes.”
At this, the scarred priest’s smile widened. Seeing this, the woman who had been with him for years knew exactly what he was about to do. She subtly distanced herself from him and Yan Zhenyi, afraid of getting caught in the crossfire of his anger.