Chapter 196

"Jingming, they called me on my mom's phone—I'm afraid something's happened to my parents."

Lin Qingyuan also walked up.

She had never killed anyone before, and the charred corpses on the ground elicited little reaction—she only frowned with worry and said:

"Their main target is you; your uncle and aunt weren't killed right away, so they're probably fine now."

Xu Jingming offered reassurance, then asked:

"Where's your home? We're going there now."

"In Lijiang Community, not far from here—just a few kilometers, about ten minutes by taxi. I'll call one right away."

Lin Qingyuan quickly pulled out her phone.

"A taxi's too slow."

Xu Jingming shook his head. "You remember the route from here to your house?"

"I do." Lin Qingyuan nodded instinctively.

"Then lead the way—I'll carry you there." Xu Jingming said gravely.

"You'll carry me?"

Lin Qingyuan paused slightly, then realized this wasn't the time for shyness—she nodded.

"Okay."

Lin Qingyuan weighed less than fifty kilograms—lighter even than the Black Obsidian Spear Xu Jingming used during his Wu Ke Gaokao.

So Xu Jingming easily slung her onto his back, feeling not the slightest burden.

"Hold tight around my neck."

Xu Jingming gently cupped her legs with his large hands; he could feel her warm breath against his ear.

A faint, delicate scent of maidenly fragrance drifted into his nostrils.

"Mm."

Lin Qingyuan softly murmured, wrapping her arms tightly around him.

"Lei Jitai!"

Xu Jingming suddenly shifted into his two-meter-two enhanced form!

His SS-class ability, Dou Tian Shen Lei, formed a golden lightning barrier that enveloped both him and Lin Qingyuan on his back.

Notably,

the clothing he'd purchased was all highly elastic—so even in Lei Jitai, it wouldn't tear.

"The speed might be fast—guide me the route ahead."

Xu Jingming pushed off with his legs—sssshh! —his entire body shot forward like lightning!

"Ah—"

Though Lin Qingyuan had mentally prepared herself,

the sudden acceleration still made her let out a soft gasp.

"So fast!"

Within the Thunder Lightning Net, the gale was largely blocked out.

Lin Qingyuan could see the street scenes rapidly receding around them.

Her physical condition was already strong among Awakened Ones, yet she could barely make out the road ahead.

"Turn right at the next intersection, then left at the one after that."

Taking a deep breath, Lin Qingyuan steadied her nerves and began directing swiftly.

Under Lin Qingyuan's guidance, Xu Jingming ignored the startled glances from passersby and raced at full speed through the city.

With Lei Jitai, Xu Jingming's sprinting speed was terrifying!

And in the city, he didn't need to worry about drawing attention from high-tier beasts.

He only needed to avoid pedestrians and vehicles.

Thus, the distance of over four kilometers was covered in just over a minute.

"Lijiang Community—it's right here."

At the community entrance, Xu Jingming gently set Lin Qingyuan down.

"Hey! What are you doing? Psychic abilities are banned in residential zones—I'm calling the Peace Bureau if you keep this up!"

Xu Jingming's towering figure, wreathed in golden lightning, naturally drew the security guard's attention.

Yet intimidated by the overwhelming pressure radiating from Xu Jingming, the burly guard lacked even the courage to step out of his booth.

When Xu Jingming's emotionless, molten-gold reptilian pupils fixed upon him,

he clamped his mouth shut like a duck with its neck squeezed.

"What's your home number?" Xu Jingming asked Lin Qingyuan.

Unlike the row villas of Jinghu Community, Lijiang Community was merely a slightly upscale ordinary residential area.

"Building 2, Unit 3, 8th Floor, Apartment 3." Lin Qingyuan replied quickly.

"Good. Call the Peace Bureau first and wait here."

Xu Jingming said swiftly.

At that moment, the guard inside the booth could no longer bear Xu Jingming's crushing pressure—he pressed the emergency button.

With a boom—, a metal gate over eight meters tall and more than a meter thick slowly rose from the ground, blocking the community entrance.

This was a defense measure only high-end communities possessed, typically activated only when beasts breached the city's outer defenses.

"Don't worry—your uncle and aunt will be fine."

Xu Jingming comforted Lin Qingyuan, whose eyes were slightly red and her mood low.

He couldn't be bothered to explain to the security guard. He exerted force through the soles of his feet, and with a bang, the ground was stomped into a deep crater.

Using the rebound, Xu Jingming's tall, powerful body leapt up in a single bound.

Under the security guard's stunned gaze, he vaulted over the eight-meter-plus metal gate and successfully entered the compound.

"Lengzhu Sect, after killing Lin Qingyuan, how should we set up the branch later?"

Inside the room, Lin Qingyuan's parents had collapsed unconscious on the floor.

The third-tier peak ability user wearing a black combat suit had an ingratiating smile on his face as he asked Leng Chang.

In Tianming Sect, the vast majority of the time, bishops were chosen based on strength.

The fact that Leng Chang had been able to weasel his way into a bishop's position with only third-tier peak strength proved that he must have some exceptional quality in other areas.

"Don't worry, I have some technology in my hands that I accumulated back at Blue Sea Tech that hasn't been made public yet.

It's all improved on the basis of ancient civilization technology. Any single one of them pulled out would be enough to serve as our startup capital."

Leng Chang said casually.

"That's good then."

The black-clothed ability user's face lit up, then he said with some worry:

"We won't get caught by Xu Jingming later, will we?"

He was a member of Tianming Sect's Modu branch. To say he wasn't afraid of Xu Jingming, this killing star, was impossible.

"In the past, our organization was too big, which is why it was easy for them to track us down.

Now there are only four of us. If Xu Jingming wants to root us out, it won't be that simple!"

Leng Chang said coldly, his gaze like that of a venomous snake: "We don't need to worry at all — the one who should be worried is him!

As long as we're still in Jiangcheng, there will always be a chance to strike at the people close to him.

Tonight's Lin Qingyuan was only the beginning."

"Fair point." The black-clothed ability user breathed a sigh of relief.

"Ding-dong~~"

Just then, the doorbell suddenly rang.

"Done in just over four minutes? Old Qian and the others really are fast. I'll get the door."

The black-clothed ability user glanced at the time and stood up with a smile.

"Use the peephole first to confirm the identity," Leng Chang reminded him.

"Got it."

The black-clothed ability user nodded, brought his right eye up to the peephole, and looked outside.

But what he saw was the sharp spear blade wreathed in golden Lei Ting, thrusting toward him like a bolt of lightning!

"Not good!"

The black-clothed ability user's heart jolted in shock, but it was already too late to react!

Boom!!

He saw the spear, like a flood dragon, pierce through the security door.

The sharp spear blade carrying lightning pierced through his eyeball and punched out through the back of his skull!

Then it was violently yanked out!!

Splurt!!

Fresh blood, mixed with something white, was dragged out along with it.

This third-tier peak black-clothed ability user only managed to let out a muffled grunt before crashing to the ground!

"What's going on?" Leng Chang, who had his back to the door, turned his head in confusion.

He saw a tall figure wreathed in Lei Ting all over, casually tearing the security door open and stepping inside.

And this person was precisely the culprit who had made him suffer for over a month!

"Xu Jingming?!" Leng Chang's pupils shrank sharply to pinpoints, his heart trembling.

How had he found this place?