Zhang Mo stood at the center of the explosion crater, still holding a charred, severed hand belonging to Dorad.
It turned out that as Dorad initiated the explosion, the shockwave encountered the energy barrier on Zhang Mo’s body, automatically generating a phản lực.
A far more powerful shockwave fed back into Dorad.
Had Dorad not been holding Zhang Mo’s hand, while the shockwave was potent, it would have at most blown him away.
However, fearing Zhang Mo’s escape, he had gripped the hand exceptionally tightly, which ultimately led to his own demise.
“This… this… how is that possible?”
Upon seeing this, the man clutched Chen Yuxi even tighter.
Zhang Mo turned around and only then saw that the man behind him was Gao Shuang!
Or rather, it was the adult version of Gao Shuang, dressed in a school uniform!
A person’s appearance changes significantly from childhood to adulthood. Zhang Mo recognized him because of the school uniform.
When Gao Shuang had first entered the classroom, the school uniform had been loose and baggy, appearing oversized and ill-fitting for his frame.
He now understood that Gao Shuang was also an ability user, one who had infiltrated the class, intending to eliminate Zhang Mo from both inside and out.
Gao Shuang’s original plan was to gain Zhang Mo’s trust, then seize the opportunity to infiltrate his home and eliminate everyone.
He hadn’t expected Dorad’s appearance to disrupt his plan.
He had assumed Zhang Mo stood no chance against Dorad, which was why he revealed himself and kidnapped Chen Yuxi.
Now… Chen Yuxi had become his shield.
“You… how can you be so strong? Aren’t you a medical ability user?!”
Gao Shuang asked, his face filled with shock.
“Did I ever say I was a medical ability user?”
Zhang Mo countered with a smile.
“Then… if you’re not a medical ability user… what kind of ability user are you?”
Gao Shuang asked, his eyes flickering with uncertainty and surprise.
He simply couldn’t imagine what kind of ability user could reduce an explosion ability user like Dorad to ashes.
Generally, the damage inflicted by ability users of the same type is significantly reduced.
If both were explosion ability users, they should have emerged completely unharmed.
How could it be that Zhang Mo’s clothes were not even slightly damaged, while Dorad was utterly gone – such an absurd outcome?!
“Release Chen Yuxi now, and I’ll let you go!”
Zhang Mo stated calmly, without answering.
“Chen Yuxi? It seems you truly like this girl. In that case, I certainly won’t let her go!”
“Tell me your ability, or I’ll cut off this little girl’s arm right now!”
As Gao Shuang spoke, dozens of broken metal sheets floated up, spinning slowly around him and Chen Yuxi.
“Zhang Mo, don’t worry about me, you can’t tell them your ability, or they’ll target your weaknesses and bully you! Mmph mmmph~”
Chen Yuxi’s words were cut short as Gao Shuang covered her mouth with his hand.
“I’ll give you only three counts, I don’t have much patience!”
Gao Shuang said nervously.
“Three!”
*Pfft!*
*Thump!*
*Clatter.*
As Gao Shuang finished counting to three, he instantly collapsed to the ground. A small hole, the thickness of a finger, appeared on his forehead. His wide-open eyes held a look of unyielding resentment.
“I hate it the most when people threaten me!”
Zhang Mo said, mimicking his father.
The move he had just used was the Annihilation Finger, learned from Zhang Chen.
However, his mastery of the technique was still lacking, only managing to create a small hole.
Even so, it was more than enough to deal with Gao Shuang.
“Don’t be scared, I’m here, you won’t get hurt!”
Zhang Mo helped Chen Yuxi up, brushing the dust off her clothes.
“I was quite scared during the explosion, but I’m not scared anymore now that I see you’re okay!”
“I knew they wouldn’t be your match.”
Chen Yuxi said with a smile.
“It might be unstable outside these days. I’ve sensed many such ability users suddenly appearing.”
“You should go home and stay there. Your grandmother should be able to protect you!”
Zhang Mo said with a touch of adult-like demeanor.
“Okay, I won’t cause trouble. You be careful too, these bad guys seem to be targeting you and your father!”
Chen Yuxi nodded and said solemnly.
“Don’t worry, these bad guys aren’t even fit to carry my father’s shoes. They just bark loudly!”
“It looks like I won’t be able to attend class today. I’ll walk you home!”
Zhang Mo said, taking Chen Yuxi’s hand as they walked out of the school.
At this moment, all the teachers and students in the school were crammed into the shelter, huddled together, shaking like sieves.
Especially after that intense explosion, which caused dust to rain down from the ceiling, they were too terrified to even breathe.
The dean of discipline, who had bragged about his ranking in the ability user competition, ran faster than anyone else when it mattered.
If it weren’t for school regulations, he would probably be huddled with the children at the very back of the shelter right now.
Meanwhile, in a certain underground laboratory.
Xu Ruina was carefully examining images of Dorad from the video.
She paid no attention to Dorad’s battle against Zhang Mo.
As Zhang Chen’s son, it would be too embarrassing if he couldn’t even handle such trash.
In the apocalypse, any random survivor could be an almost unchecked force in this world.
Therefore, Xu Ruina wasn’t worried about Zhang Mo at all, and the outcome of the battle was well within her expectations.
What piqued her interest, however, were the golden veins on Dorad’s body.
“This thing doesn’t seem to be something an ability user naturally possesses… and the combat power Dorad displayed was indeed stronger than that of an ordinary ability user!”
Xu Ruina murmured to herself as she analyzed the image.
“It’s likely some kind of drug that temporarily granted Dorad immense power. It seems many interesting individuals have escaped from the deep-sea prison this time!”
“I should pay them a visit when I get the chance.”
*Beep! Beep! Beep!*
At this moment, the digital alarm clock on the desk rang, emitting a series of reminder sounds.
“But before that, I need to check on my little rat!”
Xu Ruina said, activating two metal rods before stepping into a teleportation portal.
Beyond the portal lay a chaotic world.
The streets were filled with screams, the wail of police sirens and ambulances, and a passenger plane, trailing thick smoke, was plummeting from the sky towards the city.
A scene of doomsday.
“Ah… a familiar scent…”
Xu Ruina took a deep breath, a look of satisfaction on her face.