168 Gaining a new understanding of Ren Xiaosu (1/2)

Ren Xiaosu recalled his shadow clone and climbed back up onto the roof. Xu Xianchu was sitting up there and gasping violently for breath. His opponent was already dead, his neck snapped like a pastry twist.

Ren Xiaosu looked at a tall building in the distance and waved at it. Then he said to Xu Xianchu, ”Let's go to where I live first so that you can take a bath and change clothes. If you wanna get to Stronghold 178, you'll have to fill your belly before you set off.”

Xu Xianchu said emotionally, ”Thank you!”

”Gratitude received from Xu Xianchu, +1!”

Ren Xiaosu was seriously considering if he should persuade Xu Xianchu to stay behind just so he could say ”thank you” to him every day.

However, Xu Xianchu continued, ”But I can't stay around any longer. After tonight's battle, they might lock down the entire stronghold even more securely. It'll be impossible for me to leave when that happens, so now is the best opportunity to ;leave.”

Ren Xiaosu said with some regret, ”Aren't you gonna wait a bit more?”

”I'll only implicate you if I stay any longer.” Xu Xianchu said sincerely, ”Ren Xiaosu, if we're fated to meet, we'll meet again!”

Ren Xiaosu thought for a while and nodded. ”We'll probably see each other again at Stronghold 178, so take care!”

After this exchange, Xu Xianchu left without even looking back. As for how he was planning to leave, it didn't seem like it was going to pose a problem to Xu Xianchu since he was a former private army officer.

At this moment, Ren Xiaosu could hear shuffling footsteps on the streets in the distance. It seemed that the troops from the stronghold were almost here. Ren Xiaosu was really hoping all of the other major powers in the stronghold would fight among themselves. Then no one would have the energy to worry about him once everyone started fighting for their lives.

After Ren Xiaosu and Xu Xianchu left, a security team from the stronghold's Public Order Division finally arrived. They quickly sealed off the scene and sent their men to inform the Li Consortium.

They could tell something was wrong just by looking at the battle that had taken place here. This was not a fight between normal people; it was a clash involving supernatural beings. Furthermore, the people from the Public Order Division realized that this was not something they could interfere with when they saw the Pyro Company's logo on the clothes of the dead victims.

In reality, the Public Order Division also knew something was stirring in the stronghold. There was the massacre at No. 4 Psychiatric Hospital, and the explosion set off by the Pyro Company when they were attempting to capture some supernatural beings. With these cases put together, even a fool would know it was better not to get embroiled in whatever was going on if they wanted to live.

As a matter of fact, the Public Order Division was made up of average people, and they were only equipped with small-caliber firearms that could be used to deal with run-of-the-mill thieves. But if they encountered a supernatural being, they would definitely end up getting slaughtered.

On the rooftop of a high-rise building in the distance, Yang Xiaojin had just stowed her gun. Beside her, Luo Xinyu was holding the railing and wondering, ”Don't you find it strange? Although that wasn't the main force of the Midnight task force, that kid still killed them too easily. Did we underestimate him too much?”

”Mhm.” Yang Xiaojin was thinking about something as she looked out at the battlefield in the distance. ”True, it was a little unexpected. I used to think his combat strength was not that high, so I didn't expect him to take on three opponents at the same time. Although I didn't exactly see what happened in the alley, Ren Xiaosu must've faced three opponents if Xu Xianchu only took on one of them.”

”It's standard for Midnight to have five members per team when conducting missions. They've always liked outnumbering their opponents, after all,” Luo Xinyu said in a bored voice. ”Somehow, they managed to screw it up this time. After this incident, I reckon they'll finally understand the principle that numbers mean nothing in the face of absolute power when dealing with a supernatural being.”

”I had wanted to carve out an escape path for him.” Yang Xiaojin was also quite surprised. ”But I never imagined he'd end up massacring all of the Midnight members.”

”That lad's really bloodthirsty.” Luo Xinyu said, ”It was so apparent in his eyes when we were making our way into the Jing Mountains. Once there are any signs of a threat, he tries to rid the problem. A supernatural being born of the wilderness has always been more ruthless than those who had their powers awakened in a stronghold.”

Yang Xiaojin said, ”It was probably caused by the environment he lived in. He's only trying to survive, that's all.”

”Why are you so eager to explain him on his behalf?” Luo Xinyu said in amusement, ”This lad's already powerful enough by himself, and he even has that Chen Wudi, whose combat strength is unknown, on his side too. That already makes their small group quite powerful. Should we draw both the Li Consortium and your Yang Consortium's attention onto them so the focus won't be on us?”