A small figure in a school uniform leaped from a second-floor window and landed steadily on the ground.
"The person you're looking for is me. It has nothing to do with anyone else! Don't harm innocent people!"
Zhang Mo said loudly, like a little adult.
He walked step by step towards the playground.
"Are you Zhang Chen's brat?"
"We don't know each other, but your father offended someone he shouldn't have, so you must die."
"I'll cut off your head and send it to your father. Don't worry, I'll make you die a painful death, hahahaha!"
The man with the afro burst into maniacal laughter.
"When was the last time you took your medicine?"
Zhang Mo asked, tilting his head.
"Medicine? What medicine?"
The man with the afro was taken aback, his laughter abruptly stopping.
"If you don't take your medicine, when will your mental illness get better?"
Zhang Mo said with a grin.
"You're playing with me? You want to die!"
The man with the afro couldn't believe he was being toyed with by a seven-year-old child. He was so enraged that smoke billowed from his nostrils and mouth.
"Oh no, Zhang Mo is in trouble!"
Chen Yuxi said worriedly.
She was still by the window, watching the unfolding events on the playground.
Similarly, in other classrooms of the teaching building, some disobedient students remained by the windows, spectating the commotion.
"This guy can actually smoke. He looks very powerful!"
"That's Dorad, the dual-ability user. He was on the news before. I heard my dad say he's a wanted criminal, possessing smoke manipulation and explosion abilities."
"Ah! It's him! He caused the bombing case back then; so many people died."
"Didn't they arrest him and sentence him to life imprisonment? How did he get out?!"
"Regardless, Zhang Mo is in trouble!"
"If you ask me, we should run too. That kid looks like he can't even last one round, just showing off!"
Seeing the black smoke on the playground growing denser, some students finally fled from the windows out of fear.
Now, only a few daredevils who insisted on watching and Chen Yuxi, who was concerned about Zhang Mo, remained.
"Die!"
Dorad waved his left hand, and a stream of black smoke snaked like a python towards Zhang Mo.
"Smoke can also attack?"
Zhang Mo's childlike curiosity piqued. Instead of dispersing the opponent's attack, he stood his ground until the black smoke completely engulfed him.
"Heh, as expected of a child. He probably only has slightly stronger physique than an ordinary person!"
Dorad smiled triumphantly and clapped his hands forcefully.
The black smoke surrounding Zhang Mo suddenly tightened its grip on him.
"Is the intention to use the black smoke to irritate the respiratory tract, causing suffocation and loss of combat power?"
Zhang Mo analyzed silently.
He'd wait and see; it couldn't just be such a low-level attack, could it?
Meanwhile, Dorad also stopped his attack.
In his view, Zhang Mo was completely under his control.
Most people would panic and try to escape when faced with black smoke, but this little fellow remained composed, which surprised him slightly.
It seemed Zhang Chen's son had some courage. At least he could face death calmly, which set him apart from those cowards.
However, facing death calmly was still death. Dorad was already looking forward to seeing Zhang Mo's pained struggle in the black smoke due to suffocation.
"No, little guy, you need to hold on longer. I'll broadcast your final moments live for your father to enjoy!"
Dorad opened his phone and started live-streaming the scene.
Instantly, the internet was flooded with angry comments.
"This guy is too insane, attacking a child."
"Where is the Ability Fluctuation Administration? Why aren't they supporting the school? This devil is slaughtering children!"
"It's over, it's over. This child is doomed; his opponent is a dual-ability wanted criminal!"
"I saw the bounty poster. This guy, along with two others, defeated Hong Lian. Now there's a 7 million bounty on him!"
"7 million, wow. If I had the ability to take him down, I'd be rich!"
"Alas, I hope the little guy in the video goes to heaven, where there is no war..."
Dorad's deranged face occupied most of the screen as he laughed exaggeratedly, revealing his yellow teeth.
"Hahaha, you see that, fellow? Your child is in my hands. Watch him die little by little!"
After speaking, Dorad turned the camera back to Zhang Mo.
But soon, he noticed something was wrong.
The black smoke had been enveloping Zhang Mo for five to six minutes.
How long could a child hold their breath, even voluntarily? One minute? Two minutes?
Moreover, his black smoke had strong irritant properties; even an adult couldn't last a minute. How was this child managing?
"Is this your ability?"
"Smoke inhalation ability?"
Zhang Mo waved his hand gently, and gusts of wind instantly blew away the surrounding black smoke.
"How is this possible? You can dispel my smoke ability?"
Dorad's eyes widened in disbelief.
"It's just smoke. Blow it away with wind, and it disappears. Is this considered an ability?"
Zhang Mo said, utterly perplexed.
"It seems I underestimated you. I didn't expect you to have abilities too!"
"Of course, the son of that guy wouldn't be as weak as an ordinary person."
"But this is good. I was worried it would be boring if I killed you too easily. Now I can have some real fun with you!"
Dorad smiled slightly, a sinister curve appearing at the corner of his mouth.
"This school, I will protect it!"
Zhang Mo declared, assuming a stance.
This was the starting posture of the Qing Feng teaching's martial arts.
"If that's the case, let's shake hands before we fight!"
Dorad suddenly acted out of character. He placed his phone on the ground, adjusted the angle, and then smilingly extended his hand towards Zhang Mo.
"Oh no, the little guy is falling into a trap!"
"This is the insidious nature of Dorad. He has explosion abilities. Any part of his body that touches the opponent will cause an explosion!"
"Last time, he used this method to kill his entire teacher's family and the captain of the 143rd team of the Ability Bureau."
"Damn it! To use such a wicked method against a child! Has humanity disappeared?"
Online, people wanted to warn Zhang Mo, but he couldn't see the messages, leaving them only able to worry anxiously.
Seeing Zhang Mo approaching Dorad without any suspicion, their hands clasped.
BOOM!
A mushroom cloud tens of meters high shot into the sky!
With the fierce explosion, the earth's tremor could be felt several kilometers away.
"Zhang Mo!"
Chen Yuxi, by the window, was on the verge of tears. She wanted to rush out and fight Dorad, but someone hugged her from behind and then jumped down from the window.
"I've caught his little girlfriend. Perhaps there's another good show to put on..."
The man holding Chen Yuxi said as he walked towards the explosion site. As he got closer, his expression instantly turned grim.