391 Interrogation and Search ? (1/2)

Black Panther had barely punctuated his sentence when they were interrupted by a deafening explosion.

A whirlwind of shadows had torpedoed through the wall, reducing it to crumbs and dust. The tornado of shadow spikes closed in on them, growing larger as it got nearer.

Ishida's voice came from within the black mass.

”You little rats are really beginning to piss me off.”

Black Panther knew they had to flee from the incoming onslaught.

He gripped Zhao Xue's shoulder, ready to go. However, he found that he could not teleport.

There was no brother near enough for him to teleport to.

This was the unfortunate limitation of his power. He could only teleport within a 10-meter radius of a brother (whom he had to first karate chop in the back). If he was any further than that, he would be unable to activate the skill.

Black Panther gallantly stepped in front of Zhao Xue, blocking her from the shadows.

”Go now.”

In the next moment, he was thrown off his feet and into a corner.

This was not a doing of the shadows. Instead, the force had come from behind him.

He watched as Zhao Xue waved a hand at a large office table. With another wave, it was lifted off the ground and hurled towards the shadow spikes, slowing them down.

She continued throwing whatever she could reach towards the shadows, among them more tables, safe deposit boxes, and computers.

The spikes pierced through each of them mercilessly.

While Zhao Xue could not hurt the shadows, she could keep them at bay.

It was obvious that the tireless training paid off. Her strength and speed far surpassed that of a normal person's. In fact, she might even be stronger than Zhao Yao.

Now that the Sphynx had leveled up, Zhao Xue would no doubt outdo the Butcher in another month or two.

This was why she could keep throwing heavy items across the room, creating a barrier between the shadows and herself.

However, even if she could go on all night, she would soon run out of things to chuck.

They had to leave.

”Let's go!” Zhao Xue hissed, gripping Black Panther's arm.

She pulled him along as they raced out of the room.

Black Panther was in shock. They were moving so quickly that the surroundings had dissolved into shapeless blobs of color.

”You're fast!” he exclaimed.

He had no idea how someone so dainty could possess such great power.

The shadow mass erupted into a roar.

More spikes peeled themselves from it, piercing through the cloud of furniture that blocked their way and heading straight for Zhao Xue and Black Panther.

The gap between them grew smaller and smaller.

Then, the duo vanished.

They had finally managed to enter the radius of a nearby brother.

The black mass let out another roar, this one brimming with unadulterated rage.

The little rats had escaped again, leaving behind a flurry of destroyed tables, computers, and printers.

*

At Zhao Yao's house, the debt collectors were kneeling on the floor.

They had just given an honest account of what led them here.

Zhao Yao listened to their story intently, scratching the bottom of his chin out of habit.

”This doesn't make sense,” he said, ”I have never borrowed money from your platform before. I have no need for it.”

The men started rambling nervously under his cold glance.

”Please, we're not lying! Everything we told you was listed in the information handed to us.”

Roly Poly leaped into Zhao Yao's arms.

He said, ”Zhao Yao, this must be a misunderstanding. Maybe the person who owes them money has the same name as you.”

Matcha shook his head sagely. ”Even if they had the same name, they can't possibly have the same address or appearance.”

Roly Poly gulped. He was clutching at straws now. ”Well...Maybe...Perhaps they got the address wrong?”