Yue Hengyi's speed was no match for Shen Feng's. He could only watch as Shen Feng collided with the esper descending from the rooftop. A thunderous roar echoed in his ears, and Shen Feng was slammed hard onto the ground, his clothes slightly scorched. Fortunately, Shen Feng had activated the "Wind King's Barrier," which withstood the attack.
"Boss is amazing, kill this yellow-skinned monkey!" The crowd on the rooftop cheered when they saw Grelen smash the Chinese esper into the ground. In their eyes, Grelen had gained the upper hand.
Franklin, witnessing this scene, breathed a sigh of relief and smiled. "It seems our Australian espers are indeed powerful. I was foolish to bow and scrape before the Chinese esper earlier!"
However, at that moment, Shen Feng slowly got up from the ground, dusting himself off. Grelen, who had landed, immediately collapsed. His torso was covered in wounds, and countless gashes were exposed for all to see. Blood flowed out, quickly dyeing the ground red.
Grelen fell, unable to speak. His eyes were still open, but his consciousness was completely gone.
The crowd on the rooftop fell silent upon witnessing this. They couldn't comprehend what they had just seen. This was the most powerful esper in Australia, and over twenty Australian espers were no match for Grelen. But what had just happened? Their strongest esper had been killed in a single exchange, while the opponent's clothes were merely more scorched.
"What happened? I didn't see anything clearly," Lu Zhengqi poked his head out to watch the fight, only to see the aerial battle flash by. The fight was over, and he couldn't help but feel confused.
Wang Jiaoe's pupils constricted. She had seen the entire scene clearly from her vantage point.
"The moment the fight began, the fire-wielding esper descended from the sky, launching an attack from above. Mr. Shen charged upwards, putting him at a disadvantage in terms of power. But the instant they made contact, Mr. Shen protected himself and instantly unleashed hundreds of wind blades that pierced the opponent's body. However, the person was covered in flames, so the people above couldn't see the wounds," Wang Jiaoe explained.
"So, Mr. Shen was just knocked down from the sky and is unharmed, while the opponent was turned into a sieve by Mr. Shen in an instant?" Lu Zhengqi asked, picking up on her words.
Wang Jiaoe nodded quickly and said, "Mr. Shen truly lives up to his reputation as the first esper in the world to break through the evolution barrier. He killed an esper with just one move. He's too powerful. We must never oppose Mr. Shen in the future!"
This statement was redundant for Lu Zhengqi. He wouldn't be foolish enough to oppose Shen Feng. He still needed Shen Feng's protection on the way home.
The crowd on the rooftop was stunned. They hadn't expected their top expert to be killed in a single exchange. What kind of demon was this Chinese esper? Why was he so powerful?
"No, I should run! The Chinese espers are too powerful, we can't possibly be their match." Franklin's mindset did a complete 180-degree turn. He had previously thought Shen Feng and Yue Hengyi were insignificant, but now, in just one exchange, the arrogant Grelen was dead. Franklin immediately prepared to flee.
No one was foolish. Besides Franklin's desire to escape, everyone else had also seen the situation clearly. Their top Australian esper was dead, so were the remaining people any match for the opponents? It was time to escape while they still could.
"We must unite! The reason Mr. Grelen was defeated just now was due to a sudden sneak attack. If we attack together now, we can definitely kill these two monkeys!" After the shock, the espers' primary thought was how to survive. They had angered the Chinese espers, and surrender would mean certain death. To live, they could only fight to the end!
The other espers nodded in agreement, "Yes, yes, we didn't expect these two foreign espers to be so powerful, but we still have seven espers, and we can definitely win."
After Shen Feng killed Grelen with one move, the remaining espers panicked. However, they had no intention of fleeing. Instead, they decided to hold their ground. As long as they occupied the rooftop, the advantage of high ground would make them difficult to defeat.
Shen Feng pointed his finger at the rooftop and said coldly, "A bunch of beasts standing on the rooftop, none of you will escape. You are all dead!"
Yue Hengyi also caught up at this moment, praising, "Brother Feng is truly amazing. Just watch me next!"
When Yue Hengyi saw the group on the rooftop, he knew the location was easy to defend and hard to attack. Shen Feng being knocked down when trying to reach the rooftop earlier was the best proof. As long as the crucial path to the rooftop was guarded, it wouldn't be easy to capture.
However, Yue Hengyi found this terrain to be no difficulty at all.
Yue Hengyi walked to the base of the building and unleashed his ability. A five-times gravity field enveloped the building. Instantly, dust began to fall from the building, and the people on the rooftop were immediately pressed to the ground by the immense gravity.
Shen Feng stood far away. Yue Hengyi was destined to have no teammates because others couldn't cooperate with his ability. In the gravity field, everyone except himself was affected by gravity. Of course, Yue Hengyi's ability was sufficient to change the situation.
"Thump, thump..." The people on the rooftop were immediately suppressed to the ground. Even espers could only kneel on the ground, completely unprepared for such a situation.
After witnessing Shen Feng's power, Franklin no longer dared to believe these boastful individuals who claimed to have no rivals in Australia, only to be instantly killed in one move. Staying any longer meant certain death, so he quietly slipped to the back of the building, grabbed a plastic pipe, and prepared to slide down.
Suddenly, immense gravity acted upon Franklin. The weight of over 800 catties (approximately 400 kg) bore down on the weak plastic pipe, causing it to break instantly. It was barely enough for one person to climb, and now with his heavy body pressing down, the pipe shattered, and Franklin plummeted downwards.
"Boom!" Franklin landed heavily on the ground. Although it was only a fall from five stories high, the gravity was five times greater than before. The moment Franklin landed, over thirty of his bones broke, his limbs were twisted beyond recognition, and his internal organs were ruptured.
Severely injured, Franklin continuously spat blood. He deeply regretted his actions, thinking, "If I had known these two were so powerful, I would never have run. I can't die, I must live!"
Franklin struggled to find a century plant fruit on his person and put it in his mouth. This simple action consumed most of his strength. Only after finally getting the fruit into his mouth did Franklin finally let out a sigh of relief.
After eating the fruit, two minutes later, a warm current appeared in Franklin's abdomen. Wherever the warm current passed, his injuries healed. Fractured bones rejoined automatically, and even his ruptured internal organs healed. With his newfound strength, Franklin could finally stand up in the gravity field. As long as one's physical fitness was good enough, humans could endure for a while even in a gravity zone.
However, at this moment, Shen Feng, hearing the commotion, circled around to the back of the building. The first thing he saw was the mess. There were countless fragments on the ground, with century plant vines and leaves scattered everywhere after being shattered. It was evident that after leaving the desert, the century plant struggled to withstand external attacks.
What surprised Shen Feng was Franklin. He had seen him just a few days ago, and Franklin had been very respectful, not daring to offend him in any way. Yet, it was he who had brought espers to attack this city!
"Confucius was right, one should not judge a book by its cover. Someone who looked like a good person has now done something worse than a pig or a dog!" Shen Feng sighed helplessly.
Upon seeing Shen Feng appear, Franklin immediately pulled out his pistol and fired at Shen Feng. "Bang, bang, bang," the gunshots rang out, but the bullets stopped in front of Shen Feng, blocked by the "Wind King's Barrier."
Witnessing this, Franklin realized that any attack against the esper before him was futile. Even with a gun in hand, he couldn't kill him. However, driven by his survival instinct, he continued to flee rapidly. Since he couldn't win, he could only rely on his speed to escape.
After being enhanced, Franklin withstood the effects of gravity for a short period and walked out of the gravity field, sprinting towards the distance. He no longer harbored the delusion of capturing a city; he just wanted to survive.
Seeing Franklin begin to flee, Shen Feng merely sneered and then leisurely pursued him. Competing in speed in front of him seemed like the wrong choice!
With Shen Feng gone, Yue Hengyi was left to deal with the seven espers on the rooftop and the dozen or so soldiers armed with guns.
Instantly, the seven espers were pressed to the ground. They had no idea such an attack method existed in the world. Caught off guard, they were hit. Now, the group gradually reacted and slowly began to stand up from the rooftop.
A man walked to the edge of the rooftop, resisting the immense gravity while unleashing his ability. "I command you, commit suicide immediately!"
This person's ability was hypnotic waves, a deep hypnosis that could control the actions of others. Even if it meant killing their parents, those affected would do so without hesitation. People in a hypnotic state were like living puppets.
However, Yue Hengyi only felt a strange emotion in his mind, a sense of melancholy. Yue Hengyi shook his head, and this emotion disappeared.
"This esper must have broken through the evolution barrier. He must be a fourth-tier esper, and I am only a third-tier esper, so my ability is ineffective against him!" The esper who released the hypnotic waves was stunned. He never expected such a thing to happen. His ability, except for being unable to control Grelen, had controlled all other espers. But now, the opponent was completely unaffected. Such a person must be a strong esper who had broken through the evolution barrier!
The other espers dared not be defeated like this and prepared to counterattack. An esper who controlled steel walked to the rooftop, unleashed his ability, pulled out several steel bars from the building, condensed them into a twenty-meter-long greatsword, and swung it down at Yue Hengyi.
Yue Hengyi slowly dodged the greatsword, a mocking expression on his face. "Don't people in Australia learn the principle of leverage? Swinging such a long greatsword consumes a lot of energy and is very slow."
The espers on the rooftop continued to attack. Some used sonic waves to attack Yue Hengyi, while others controlled colorless poisonous gas and drifted towards Yue Hengyi.
However, at this moment, after shaking for a moment, the building collapsed with a roar. Yue Hengyi quickly retreated, and dust and smoke billowed from the ground. At this moment, the building suddenly collapsed without any warning.