Chapter 56
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Chapter 56: Confrontation
The expressions of the people in the basement turned grim. The outsiders had already revealed their identities and were about to launch a strong attack. Although each of them had a reasonable cover, the motives behind today’s actions would not withstand scrutiny. The appearance of the direct superpowered group indicated that the situation was serious, and digging deeper would inevitably uncover divine matters, which would clearly lead to unfavorable outcomes. After all, the revelation that humans could gain superpowers through external means would certainly cause a stir. These few First Level individuals might not even be able to handle the superpowered individuals outside, let alone keep their secrets safe.
At this moment, they all directed their gazes toward the undeniably strongest person in the room. And at that moment, the “Paster” was… throwing a tattered white coat onto Wang Xiao. After all, Lin Qingliu was no pervert; he didn’t have the bad habit of admiring muscular men.
“Forty seconds left!” A warning with a threatening tone came from outside.
Lin Qingliu calmly opened a box of masks that had been knocked over in the laboratory, then pointed to a wall in the operating room: “Break those tiles, and behind them is a secret passage to the outside. I’ll handle things here; you head north to the Fourth Commercial Street. Someone will be there to assist you.”
Wang Xiao, hurriedly buttoning up his coat, wore a shocked expression as he scanned the faces of the others and saw similar emotions reflected there. Except for El, who was somewhat mentally prepared for this, both Zhuang Mian and Ji Yongxing felt deeply incredulous. Since Zhao Kai’s anomalies appeared, it had been less than an hour; Ji Yongxing was entirely an innocent bystander, while Zhuang Mian had only tracked down this place through a single clue. Yet, the man in front of them, whose face they couldn’t see clearly, had actually been prepared from the start; he even had a planned retreat route.
How did he know all of this? Lin Qingliu found it hard to explain. He couldn’t just say he had seen it while peeking at the ceiling, could he? After he entered the Dimensional Shift state within the solid, it felt like a sandbox game with glitches, allowing him to see some hidden pathways. But he didn’t plan to offer any explanations; maintaining an air of mystery as a warrior was part of boosting everyone’s confidence and cohesion.
Lin Qingliu pointed toward the secret passage, and the believers dared not disobey; they all walked into the operating room. After confirming that no one had been left behind, Lin Qingliu closed the operating room door, isolating himself from the few believers. This was unavoidable; he had much work to do next. For instance—heading to the Fourth Commercial Street to retrieve his few little “leeks.”
Yes, the early stages of the divine church didn’t have that many staff members. Even the deity himself was quite approachable. Whether it was the priest in charge of spreading the teachings or the Paster responsible for cleaning up after everyone, only the deity could personally step onto the stage to perform the roles. Lin Qingliu was like an extra from a film set, ready to move on to the next location after finishing up at one scene.
And they were two roles that could not be associated with each other.
As for the bug where the psychologist and the Paster never appeared together, if all went according to plan, it would be fixed by his own hand today!
“Crack!”
Accompanied by the sound of shattering and footsteps, the people in the operating room had already crawled through the wall into the secret passage, while the countdown at the stairway entrance of the underground laboratory finally reached its end.
“Launch a strong attack!”
With a low command, the stairway and elevator shaft exploded simultaneously, as if someone had thrown two packs of powerful explosives into the confined spaces.
Amidst the flying concrete debris and swirling smoke, four figures rushed into the underground laboratory.
The one at the front hovered in mid-air; he simply lifted his right hand, and the swirling smoke seemed to pause as if pressed by an invisible button.
Then he waved his right hand to the side, instantly clearing the near-zero visibility of the underground laboratory.
At that moment, Lin Qingliu leaned against a concrete pillar, looking quite relaxed.
He watched the flying superhero disperse the smoke that concealed their figures, feeling somewhat puzzled by the other’s maneuver.
With the smoke gone, Lin Qingliu saw four individuals rush into the laboratory through the stairs, dressed in matching combat suits, staring at Lin Qingliu as if he were a terrifying monster.
“One, two, three, four…”
Lin Qingliu silently counted in his mind; direct superhero teams usually consist of five members. If he guessed correctly, there should either be one more person in the lobby on the first floor waiting for the right moment to strike, or…
His head suddenly twisted as he scanned behind him, near the elevator shaft.
At the same time, a figure completely blended with the environment quickly used his ability to make his heart skip a beat momentarily.
This top assassin, who had skills like wall-crawling and invisibility, was the fifth member of the direct Sixth Superhero Team.
In the instant when the other person turned back, he seemed to sense a sharp killing intent.
Suddenly, he felt a chill; if he was detected, he might die in an instant.
At that moment, the superhero codenamed "Gecko" pushed his abilities to the limit, entering a near-death slumber like a true cold-blooded creature, escaping the gaze that seemed to pierce through everything.
In the next moment, the superheroes didn’t give Lin Qingliu much time to think; they fully kept their promise and launched an attack without any inquiries.
The one who dispelled the smoke appeared as a high and mighty judge; with both hands extended forward, the concrete chunks on the floor began to float. Although those fragments had no eyes, Lin Qingliu felt as if every piece of debris was staring at him.
“Object control?”
Lin Qingliu raised an eyebrow beneath his long hair, seemingly dismissive of a power that always appeared in superhero tales, and involuntarily chuckled:
“Ha, pfft.”
Accompanied by his somewhat rude laughter, the concrete fragments accelerated in less than a hundred milliseconds, shooting toward Lin Qingliu like bullets fired from a gun.
This was the limit of a normal human reaction and one of the Captain of the Sixth Squad’s killer moves.
In tight spaces, his ability combined with another teammate who could create explosive fireballs was always effective.
This battle should have been no different from the previous ones, but…
All the stones he manipulated flew straight through the smiling figure leaning against the pillar.
The concrete fragments that should have smashed brains, pierced hearts, and shattered joints showed no reaction as they passed through him and continued flying in all directions.
In the sudden cacophony of impacts and shattering sounds, countless pit holes appeared on all the walls and ceilings of the underground laboratory, even surpassing the damage caused by Zhao Kai transformed into a flesh blob.
