Chapter 312: Ambush

Lei Yu stared intently at Su Ming, half‑kneeling in the sewage.

He gasped heavily, his chest heaving violently.

In his mind he replayed the just‑now evasion move that could be called a miracle.

That was no coincidence.

The Mutant's killing trajectory was forcibly altered.

Yuyi Tufu's finishing cut missed.

This cannot be explained by simple speed or reflexes.

It is a concrete manifestation of spatial ability—clearly the Divine Gift Su Ming obtained is related to it.

Su Ming not only possesses this defying‑the‑heavens ability.

More frightening is his abnormal composure.

Facing a dead end, the kid didn't even blink.

He has a near‑beastlike intuition for the Strange Rule.

And can spot a loophole in the rule within milliseconds and exploit it.

Lei Yu has been crawling around the Investigation Bureau for a long time, having seen countless geniuses and lunatics.

But he has never seen anyone like Su Ming, who can toy with the rule at the brink of life and death.

A crazy thought quickly took root and sprouted in Lei Yu's mind.

This kid is not just a chip for survival.

He is very likely the Core Seed that could end this Blood Moon Disaster.

He is humanity's hope to strike back in this apocalypse.

As long as he lives, the Investigation Bureau gains a trump card capable of overturning the board.

He can absolutely become a Core Captain.

Lei Yu's fingers grew a bit stiff.

Through the Tactical Vest he felt the inner pocket.

Inside lay a yellow‑edged Family Photo.

His wife's gentle smiling face, his daughter's mischievous twin‑ponytail look.

Through the coarse fabric a warm feeling passed.

That is his only thought in this fucked‑up world.

Lei Yu closed his eyes.

His wife's and daughter's voices and smiles flashed in his mind.

How much he wishes to live and return to see them.

How much he wants to hug that little girl who always clings to him telling stories.

But he knows better: if the disaster is allowed to spread, no one will survive.

Under a ruined nest, how can any egg remain intact.

When he opens his eyes again.

The struggle in Lei Yu's eyes vanished completely.

Only a resolute determination to die first and be reborn remains.

He lifted the barrel two inches and aimed at the surging horde of monsters ahead.

"All units, listen up!"

Lei Yu's voice was hoarse, laced with an unforgiving harshness.

"Target Su Ming, protect at all costs, even unto death!"

The words rang out.

The Special Operations squad members momentarily froze.

The young squad member Xiao Wu's hand holding the gun trembled slightly.

Using the whole squad's lives to protect an unknown survivor?

This completely defies conventional tactical logic.

Their training is to protect civilians and eliminate the Weird.

Not to sacrifice for a single person.

Yet the discipline etched into their marrow made them abandon any extra thought.

The Captain's order is an absolute iron law.

"Fire!"

Lei Yu was the first to pull the trigger.

The assault rifle's muzzle spat out a blinding flame.

Brass casings hopped merrily on the ground.

Producing a crisp clink.

Immediately, Xiao Wu and the other members also opened fire simultaneously.

The dense hail of bullets wove into an impenetrable metallic net.

Bullets rained down on the flesh‑shield formation controlled by Zhang Wei.

Flesh and blood flew everywhere.

The enslaved survivors and Mutated Monsters were knocked back repeatedly by the powerful kinetic force.

Rigidly suppressed at a point five meters away from Su Ming.

Can't advance even a half step.

Severed limbs and broken arms flutter in the air, splattering filthy blood onto the abandoned vehicle beside them.

"You bunch of official lapdogs, you're asking for death!"

Zhang Wei roared in a fit of rage.

He had originally thought that sheer numbers would easily crush these people.

He hadn't expected the Special Forces' firepower to be so ferocious.

He frantically activated the Dominion Seal on his forehead.

He tried to command more monsters to top the fire net.

"Charge! Use your bodies to block the bullets! Tear that kid who has the Divine Gift apart!"

Zhang Wei shouted hysterically.

A few controlled survivors rolled their eyes white and charged forward recklessly.

In an instant, they were hammered into a sieve.

But the Special Forces' crossfire was just too intense.

They forced a bullet‑fed barrier that could not be crossed.

Zhang Wei could only watch helplessly as his "cannon fodder" fell one by one.

He was so angry he kept jumping his feet.

On the other side.

Liang Wen grasped the hilt of his blade with a reverse hand.

His thumb gave a gentle push.

The blade slipped from its sheath.

It emitted a metallic screech that made one's teeth tingle.

"A bunch of low‑level scum, yet they dare act brazenly before the Dark-Blooded King."

Liang Wen's tone remained over‑the‑top.

But in those peach‑blossom eyes shone a chilling murderous intent.

He exerted force from his feet.

His whole body turned into a fleeting afterimage.

The great sword traced a Weird arc in mid‑air.

It surged straight toward Yuyi Tufu's face.

Yuyi Tufu had just tried to adjust the Boning Knife's angle.

He was preparing to reestablish the pivot for visual slicing.

Liang Wen's blade had already arrived.

"Secret Sword: Shadow Dawn!"

Liang Wen shouted the technique name in an over‑the‑top manner.

The angle of this slash was extremely cunning.

It happened to jam in the blind spot of Yuyi Tufu's line of sight.

It forced him to abandon his original stance.

He scrambled and rolled sideways.

His murder rule that relied on a fixed pivot was completely disrupted by Liang Wen's slash.

The Boning Knife and the great sword collided in the air.

A string of dazzling sparks splashed out.

Yuyi Tufu let out an ugly roar, trying to create distance.

"Today I'll teach you what Physical Transcendence is!"

Liang Wen, gaining the upper hand, showed no mercy.

The great sword swung so densely it was impenetrable.

Each slash headed straight for Yuyi Tufu's vital points.

It left no chance for the opponent to rebuild the rules.

Yuyi Tufu's proud cutting ability was rendered useless under Liang Wen's storm‑like assault.

Having had his murder rule exposed, whenever he tried to align Liang Wen and his blade from his own perspective, Liang Wen would dodge in time and then launch a fierce attack.

The battle situation underwent a subtle reversal at this moment.

The previously overconfident Zhang Wei and Yuyi Tufu.

Under the joint suppression of the Special Forces and Liang Wen, they began to retreat step by step.

Su Ming knelt half in the standing water.

The scorching force in his chest roamed wildly.

The Divine Gift was deeply fusing with his body.

His blood vessels surged with unprecedented violent energy.

His bones emitted faint crackling sounds.

His muscles kept breaking apart and reassembling.

He needed time to digest it.

To adapt to this power capable of overturning the rules.

He stared at the Special Forces members blocking his way.

and Liang Wen, who was currently tangled in a fight with Yuyi Tufu.

Su Ming's taut nerves experienced a brief relaxation.

He closed his eyes.

Guiding the heat flow that surged wildly inside his body.

Attempting to tame it.

However.

Just as everyone's attention was drawn to the intense frontal firefight.

On Zhang Wei's ferocious face, an extremely malicious cold smile surfaced.

The Blood-colored Seal on his forehead dimmed its red glow suddenly.

This is not a depletion of power.

Rather, it concentrates all Dominion Power onto an extremely concealed target.

He knows that a frontal assault is no longer viable.

He must win by surprise.

The cement road beneath Su Ming's feet.

Suddenly, extremely fine cracks appeared.

Without making any sound.

Not even the Special Forces members a stone's throw away noticed.

A massive Mutant, its body covered with Bone Spikes.

Was silently lurking within the Underground Pipe Network.

It received the killing order issued by Zhang Wei.

The earth surged.

A sharp Bone Spike, half a meter long, emanating a faint blue poisonous light.

It pierced the thick cement road without any warning.

Accompanied by a piercing shriek that slashed the air.

Directly targeting Su Ming's unguarded rear heart!