Chapter 46 Do You Have More?

Ji Qing’s words came out of the blue.

Li Jing and Chen Yuran were startled upon hearing her, turning their eyes to the east.

Simultaneously as they looked over, a middle-aged man appeared about two hundred meters away from them, emerging at a crossing and stepping onto the main roadway.

A man?

It’s not Ji Xiumin?

Li Jing was taken aback.

Upon seeing that it was a male, Chen Yuran also furrowed her brows.

On the other side, the man paused abruptly when he spotted the two of them and their cat from a distance.

Clearly, he did not expect anyone to be here.

Upon recognizing Li Jing and Chen Yuran in their Assistant Inspector and Patrol uniforms respectively, the man’s gaze landed on the latter’s epaulet, composure giving way to a cold smile.

"The capabilities of the Patrol Branch are impressive. Who would have thought you would get here so quickly? I warned that woman, Ji Xiumin, not to bother with these pointless set-ups. It would have been more useful to get a few more people involved."

The man brazenly spilled the beans right after encountering Li Jing and Chen Yuran.

Ji Xiumin was not acting alone and this man was not her only accomplice!

Before they could react, the man gave a dismissive shrug, pulling out a walkie-talkie.

"Elder Wu, we’ve got a problem. I’ve run into people from North City Patrol Branch at the exploding array. I can handle it alone -- it’s only a second-level Patrol Officer and an Assistant Inspector. Inform the others that the Patrol Branch is onto us. Look for an opportunity and don’t delay any longer."

Facing the man’s disregard for them as if they didn’t exist, Li Jing and Chen Yuran wore a gloomy expression.

The man’s confidence indicated that his cultivation level was not weak.

His communication with his accomplices suggested that there might be other arrangements in place and they were about to take action.

Glancing at the one-off exploding array engraved on the main roadway beside them, Chen Yuran moved Ji Qing onto her shoulder, took out a round stone and spoke softly.

"We’re in no position to confront him here. If he triggers the one-off exploding array, not only will we suffer, but the Spiritual Energy Station above may also collapse. I need time to set up the boundary stone. This man is at least in the Three Realm, can you handle him?"

Li Jing took a look at the round stone in her hand.

A boundary stone.

A standard piece of equipment frequently used in Patrol investigations, particularly effective in dealing with hostile suspects and sudden emerging incidents.

Boundary stones are one-off concoctions, created with special techniques, which can open boundaries in fixed locations to create a subspace, effectively isolating all related persons, things and matters to the subspace and thus effectively controlling the scope of damage from hazardous events.

After a moment’s hesitation, Li Jing whispered, "I can try to stall him, but I can’t guarantee how much time I’ll be able to buy."

Now it wasn’t a question of whether he wanted to get involved, but he had no choice.

The one-time exploding array next to him was about to be triggered, which would undoubtedly detonate the methane in the drainage system.

Even if he and Chen Yuran could withstand it, the main road where they were standing would certainly collapse due to a directed explosion, burying them both alive.

Moreover, the collapse of the main road would affect the Spiritual Energy Station above.

If the Spiritual Energy Station were to collapse, then the situation would undoubtedly escalate.

Li Jing, who had moved forward about ten meters in the sky, met the middle-aged man from afar and took out his standard steel knife for Assistant Inspectors.

Seeing this, Ji Qing whispered, "Should I go help Li Jing?"

"Trust Li Jing, he is much stronger than you think. The greatest help you can give is to focus your energy on dismantling the one-time exploding array. Even if I set up the boundary, it will only limit the scope of damage," Chen Yuran quickly responded, pouring her Spiritual Qi into the boundary stone and starting to set it up.

Ji Qing, after hearing her words, felt slightly uneasy.

But considering that Li Jing was indeed not as simple as he seemed, she temporarily concentrated her energy on the exploding array.

She still vividly remembered Li Jing’s terrifying Palm Thunder during their encounter on the eastern coastline that night.

As she flew off Chen Yuran’s shoulder, Ji Qing opened her mouth and breathed out demonic Qi, covering the array imprint in an attempt to erase the spell formula.

At the other end of the main road.

The middle-aged man, seeing Li Jing approach him alone, appeared unimpressed.

An Assistant Inspector, how strong could he be?

Suddenly, he saw the puppet-like Ji Qing floating in the air, exhaling demonic Qi in an attempt to break the formation, which made him pause.

A monster!?

A monster that can dismantle arrays!?

As he took a closer look at Ji Qing, the man’s eyes lit up.

"Interesting! I wondered why you were carrying a puppet cat during an investigation. Turns out it’s a human-shaped monster! The Patrol Branch has really regressed by colluding with a human-shaped monster. Can you imagine the uproar if this comes out?"

Despite his mocking words, the man’s gaze at Ji Qing was filled with undisguised greed.

Monsters were feared by ordinary people.

Human-shaped monsters were even more horrifying.

But to those with advanced cultivation and malicious nature, a human-shaped monster was a rare and valuable commodity.

If they could subdue it or seize it forcefully, it would fetch a good price in the black market.

If the monster was female, she could be kept for their own enjoyment.

What’s the saying?

The most terrifying thing in the world is the human heart.

Seeing the middle-aged man ignoring himself and gazing intently at Ji Qing, Li Jing’s expression gradually turned cold.

He didn’t mind being looked down upon.

He was never someone who cared about the opinions of others.

However, there were some things that Li Jing couldn’t tolerate.

Although Ji Qing was a monster, he never treated her as an alien species; instead, he regarded her as a female friend.

So who would be indifferent when their female friend was coveted by others?

Suppressing the urge to release a full-power Palm Thunder strike, Li Jing’s arm trembled slightly as he infused spiritual power into his standard steel knife, causing it to glow with a sharp aura.

The middle-aged man sneered at this sight.

The Assistant Inspector Department had skilled fighters too.

However, someone as young as Li Jing could, at most, possess the cultivation level of the early Second Realm.

The early Second Realm? What’s there to fear?

"I don’t have time to waste with a little assistant inspector like you. If you spoil what’s going on here, it will be troublesome to an extent."

He spoke indifferently while pulling out a grey-brown whistle that emitted a strange aura and blew into it.

"Squeak~!"

Along with the sharp, piercing whistle, a series of dense "squeaking" sounds came from the alley behind him. More than a dozen huge rats ran out and stopped behind him.

Upon seeing this, Li Jing’s eyes brightened significantly.

To be honest, he wasn’t particularly interested in cutting people down.

Only when there was no other option would he reluctantly do so.

Who would have thought that before he could even act, the middle-aged man had summoned over a dozen rat demons!

That’s right!

The dozen or so rats in front of him were all rat demons.

Above each of their heads, a health bar was visible.

Although none of the health bars were particularly long, with the labeled numbers ranging between 100 and 300, the cumulative experience points were quite significant.

"These rat demons aren’t too strong, but underground it’s hard to use any powerful magic skills, these should keep you busy for a while."

The middle-aged man spoke confidently.

"Once I’ve dealt with the other two..."

Before he could finish speaking, Li Jing raised his hand and conjured over a hundred spiritual strikes behind him.

?

The middle-aged man slowly processed his confusion.

Spiritual strikes, he recognized them.

So...

Why could Li Jing conjure so many spiritual strikes at once?

In the Second Realm, one could only manage to cast two or three at a time.

Over a hundred...

Even someone in the Three Realm couldn’t do that!

Before he could figure it out, Li Jing waved his hand.

"Swish swish swish!"

Among the hundreds of spiritual strikes hovering behind him, ten were launched towards the group of rat demons behind him, accurately hitting each target.

He didn’t even have time to react when all the rat demons behind him were killed instantly.

This sudden occurrence left the middle-aged man unable to remain calm.

He didn’t even see how the spiritual strikes were launched!

And two of them had grazed past his scalp!

Their power was fierce beyond words.

If he had been prepared, he would have been fine, but being caught off guard by one would definitely not be pleasant.

Spiritual strikes were known for their vast effective range but low lethality.

But why in Li Jing’s hands...

Looking at the remaining more than ninety spiritual strikes behind Li Jing, the middle-aged man broke into a cold sweat, not daring to be careless, he withdrew a grey-brown long knife.

At the same time, a notification sound rang in Li Jing’s ear.

"Experience +2246."

"Level up, 13. Spiritual Power Intensity Increase +26, Skill Points +2."

Only one level up?

Li Jing was not satisfied, looking expectantly at the other party.

"Do you have more?"