Chapter 627: Time Stop Returns!

Squeak!!!

Zhang Jie's living shotgun in his hand let out an excited chirping sound; it could feel that the shotgun across from it, which resembled a sniper rifle, was exactly its kind.

It was determined to settle the score with the opponent!

Laughable! Its owner is immune to all pollution and even grows stronger from it, so it can let loose completely—how could something like it ever lose?

"Wait...."

Ceng Tian had just uttered a word when his arm was squarely hit by Zhang Jie's shotgun; this power was in no way inferior to his own sniper rifle blast!

Black water burst from his shoulder blade, and Zhang Jie held nothing back—if that shot had landed squarely on his chest, Ceng Tian would surely have been gravely injured.

You know, that shot of Zhang Jie's could shatter C1600 concrete at the time—no matter how badass you are, Ceng Tian, could you really be harder than concrete?

Screams rang out from the surroundings, the crowd quickly dispersed, leaving a large open space—no one wanted to get caught in the fight and become unlucky.

Ceng Tian's body was blasted over ten meters away; Zhang Jie seized the moment, rushed forward, planted a foot on his chest, and locked the gun barrel squarely on his head.

"Speak! Which higher-up gave you the order!"

"You want to study my Unrestricted? See if he has the fate to research it!"

Ceng Tian:???

"Study you? What the heck!!"

Ceng Tian simply didn't understand what Zhang Jie was saying; he came here purely because Zhang Jie's sample had gone wrong.

It just so happened that he had the time, so he took on this mission, and personally came to verify things—which is how these events came to pass.

But Zhang Jie's words now left him once again filled with great doubt.

"Playing dumb, huh? I don't even know if I have a problem, let alone whether I'm abnormal!"

"So you're saying that to this day you still don't consider yourself abnormal?"

"I'm your father!"

Zhang Jie gritted his teeth in frustration; rather than doubting whether he himself was abnormal, he'd rather go look for others' issues—any world has a dark side, and he refused to believe his own could be an exception.

Anything that doesn't make sense becomes clear if you assume someone in the higher-ups wants to frame you.

And as Ceng Tian watched the furious Zhang Jie, he felt doubt about his own judgment for the first time.

If Zhang Jie were truly a mimic, his body would have been blown in half by that first shotgun blast just now.

Moreover, Zhang Jie's current demeanor is clearly threatening; if he were abnormal, he wouldn't be angrily demanding justice for himself.

"So where exactly did the problem arise?"

Ceng Tian's conviction wavered a bit; that Chief who had been replaced, he had personally taken part in the siege against them.

The moment the opponent was exposed, they had already begun to cease being human.

Since the cards were already on the table, the opponent dropped the pretense—tentacles, insect limbs, human limbs all began to sprout from his body; that's what it looks like when an abnormal's identity is exposed, right?

Although in this world, trust is truly a lethal poison for humanity.

But Ceng Tian himself is an idealist—just as he was willing to give Qi Yu a chance to explain, he is equally willing to give Zhang Jie another chance.

"If you kill me, there's truly no turning back!"

Ceng Tian had just said that when a sword suddenly flew out and pierced Zhang Jie through and through.

"Ceng Tian, after all these years apart, you're still as slick as ever."

A figure stood on a nearby rooftop, a teasing voice drifting down—yet it sent chills through Zhang Jie's whole body.

Another Chief Investigator!

Globally, there are 32 Chiefs in total, 24 of whom evenly oversee the world's super‑large cities, constituting the true upper echelon of the Anomaly Bureau.

The remaining 7 are assigned wherever needed, and Ceng Tian belongs to this category.

Zhang Jie simply couldn't fathom how his modest abilities had drawn the siege of two Chiefs.

Ceng Tian's body gradually recovered; he coldly gazed at the mocking figure and irritably waved his hand.

"Don't worry about it—this mission still has many questionable points."

"Is this the Unrestricted youngster? Has he become abnormal?"

Zhang Jie gritted his teeth, pulled the sword from his chest, as contamination continually repaired his body, his gaze uncontrollably fixed on the approaching figure.

The sword‑wielding Chief could only be one person: the true upper‑level overseer of the large city governing Star Bridge District, Chuan Xu Feng.

Even against just Ceng Tian he could only gain an edge by sneak attack; with two of them, there's no way he could survive.

"Hey, kid, still refusing to own up to it?"

The next moment, Ceng Tian witnessed a sight that shocked him to the core!

Zhang Jie pointed his gun straight at Chuan Xu Feng!

"Don't!!!"

Ceng Tian couldn't even tell whether this guy was a tiger or truly abnormal—his power was on a completely different level from his own!

"Nice guts!"

Chuan Xu Feng was just about to raise his sword and strike first when, in the next instant, he realized Zhang Jie's body had flashed to Ceng Tian's side, the black gun barrel aimed at his cheek.

Ceng Tian:???

No way! How is it him again!?

Is Zhang Jie planning to take someone else with him before he dies?

Damn! Go get him then! What are you doing to me? I've already been convinced by you! Can't you see, you idiot?

Ceng Tian shouted in his mind, This blow—no one who shows up can save him!

Although his body is now entirely composed of black substance, if Zhang Jie's shot were to blast his head, he wouldn't die—but he'd end up an idiot.

"!!!"

Chuan Xu Feng's figure came rushing here in a frenzy; although he'd teased Ceng Tian, that didn't mean he wanted Ceng Tian to die!

But it's quite obvious that, at this point in time, the misunderstanding among the few people has not yet been resolved.

Just as Zhang Jie pulled the trigger, time suddenly came to a halt.

"Sigh..."

A sigh echoed from all directions, and then a certain figure ripped open space and slowly stepped out.

Looking at the current situation, he helplessly rubbed his head.

"I never expected to be this stupid at a time like this."

"Come on, let's start cleaning up this mess...."

After uttering a baffling remark, that mysterious figure shook his head, somewhat helplessly beginning to tidy up the mess.

He first shifted the gun's muzzle, which Zhang Jie had aimed at Ceng Tian's head, away, then looked toward Chuan Xufeng.

"Fuck your mother!"

He kicked that guy, sending him flying several meters, clearly showing contempt.

"I can't let you kill Ceng Tian, this 'idiot'."

He muttered to himself, shifted through several poses, finally choosing to press down on Zhang Jie's shotgun barrel with one hand and then snap his fingers.

"Snap!"

Time began to flow again; with a bang, the bullet was directly stuffed into the living shotgun, the other party let out a shrill wail, and the whole gun went limp like a second.

"Stop, you can't kill him yet."