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Chapter 54: Turning into Prey

North District, Red Corner Street.

The dim streetlights cast dappled halos of light on the asphalt road.

Yang Qi leaned against the cold lamppost, took a deep drag on his cigarette, then flicked the butt toward the roadside. The sparks traced a short arc in the air before landing in the puddle and extinguishing with a hiss.

Eight or nine burly men stood around him, some leaning against the wall, others squatting, the embers of their cigarettes flickering in the night.

These men were all burly and strong, and the fierce aura they exuded was so palpable that passersby would detour and avoid them, not daring to get close.

Yang Qi raised his hand and activated the special watch on his wrist, the blue light from the screen illuminating his face.

On the electronic map, more than a dozen green dots are distributed in a fan shape, like a net spread out in the sky, firmly covering this area.

This watch is a new type of equipment that the guild purchased at a high price from the Cliff Guild. It is made using artificial artifact technology. Although it has not yet reached the standard of a true artifact, it is much more stable than ordinary electronic devices. Even if it encounters skill blocking, it is not easy to malfunction. It is specifically used for communication and positioning in this capture operation.

"Vice President Lei is truly angry this time."

Noticing Yang Qi's gaze, the deputy leaned over and whispered.

"Not only did they spend a fortune buying a batch of these things, but they also dispatched more than ten teams to patrol every night, making such a big show of things. It seems they're determined to seize this opportunity. It's just tough on us errand runners. How can we possibly keep going like this every day?"

Yang Qi glanced at the glowing dots on his wristwatch and said calmly, "Tian Shi has taken over eight or nine of our properties recently, and the guild has lost over a hundred people as a result. If we don't eliminate Tian Shi, we'll be living in constant fear."

He glanced sideways at his deputy. "You wouldn't want to get your throat slit by the Awakening of Insects or the Winter Solstice while you're running the place, would you?"

The deputy was speechless, and reluctantly shut his mouth, only taking a deep drag on his cigarette and swallowing the rest of his complaints.

Just then, the watch suddenly emitted a rapid beeping sound.

A solemn voice rang out through the built-in communicator.

"Attention everyone! Jingzhe has appeared in Garden Street and attacked a Blood Eagle Guild club. Everyone, proceed to Garden Street immediately to intercept him!"

"Repeat, everyone, get to Garden Street immediately!"

Yang Qi suddenly stood up straight and shouted in a deep voice, "Rest time is over, move out immediately!"

The group of subordinates responded in unison, took out their weapons from their equipment slots, and followed Yang Qi as they rushed towards Garden Street.

The heavy footsteps echoed through the empty streets, and passersby panicked and gave way, fearing they would be caught up in this inexplicable turmoil.

Just four or five minutes later, another message came through the communicator.

"Attention everyone, Jingzhe has left the Garden Street Club and is moving towards Qinghui Square. All teams, immediately adjust your routes and form an encirclement."

The deputy's expression changed slightly, and he couldn't help but click his tongue in astonishment: "I've heard of that club on Garden Street. Blood Eagle stationed at least five professionals there, along with no fewer than twenty thugs equipped with demonized firearms, and they couldn't even last five minutes? This Jingzhe is too bizarre!"

Yang Qi's expression grew increasingly solemn as he stared at the constantly moving light spot on his wristwatch, then decisively turned around.

"Take the side road, find a shortcut, and intercept him!"

On the watch screen, more than a dozen green dots were rapidly adjusting their positions and converging towards Qinghui Square.

But just then, one of the lights suddenly flickered twice and went out instantly.

Yang Qi's mind immediately sharpened.

This watch can monitor the wearer's vital signs in real time; the disappearance of the light spot means that the leader of the corresponding patrol team has died.

The spot of light that disappeared happened to be located on the only road between Garden Street and Qinghui Square.

There's a high probability that it will coincide with the Awakening of Insects.

As if to confirm Yang Qi's guess, a panicked scream followed immediately from the watch.

"Squad 3 has arrived near Qinghui Square, and we've spotted Jingzhe! Squad 6 is completely wiped out; it was Jingzhe who killed them... He's coming towards us!"

After the initial gasps, came a chaotic cacophony of shouts and screams.

However, the chaotic noise lasted only half a minute before suddenly falling silent.

On the watch, the light representing Squad 3 went out.

The communication channel fell silent, with only heavy breathing echoing through the room.

Both Squad 3 and Squad 6 consist of more than 10 professionals, and the team leader is an experienced senior level 3 professional.

They thought that even if they couldn't stop Jingzhe, they could at least buy some time until other teams arrived and formed an encirclement. But they didn't expect to be wiped out in a single encounter.

The power displayed by the Awakening of Insects far exceeded their expectations.

For a moment, everyone felt a chill.

And this is just the beginning.

About two or three minutes later, the light representing Squad 4 went out, followed by Squad 5, Squad 7...

"Everyone, turn off location services immediately!"

The voice on the communicator was clearly panicked.

"Jingzhe has discovered the watch's location tracking function and is using it to actively hunt us down. Turn off location tracking immediately!"

In fact, without his reminder, the remaining people had already realized this and immediately turned off the watch's location function.

They, who should have been the hunters, have now become the prey.

Yang Qi also quickly operated his watch to turn off the location function.

However, it was too late.

As he looked up at the end of the street, a figure sped towards him like a shooting star, so fast that it left only a blurry afterimage.

"It's the Awakening of Insects!" The deputy's voice trembled with fear.

The moment the voice fell, the figure had already flashed in front of him.

The next second, a silvery arc of light swept horizontally, like moonlight breaking through the night, stirring up a piercing whistling sound.

Everyone, including Yang Qi, felt a sensation of ice lines brushing against their necks.

Then the field of vision began to rotate and rise...

Yang Qi saw the moon in the night sky, saw Jingzhe slowly sheathing her sword below, and saw his own headless body still standing, with blood gushing from his neck drawing a dazzling arc under the streetlights, a truly spectacular sight.

Ah...the view...is so expansive...

This was his last thought.

With a muffled thud, ten heads rolled to the ground almost simultaneously, their faces still frozen in expressions of fear and despair.

The figure didn't even glance at the corpse on the ground. He casually tossed away the watch, which was now useless, and crushed it with his foot. Then, he leaped up and, in a few bounds, landed on the roof of a nearby building like a bird.

Looking out into the night, the outlines of figures glowing red are clearly visible in the distance.

With a light push of his feet, he shot out like an arrow, speeding towards one of the clusters of red light.

The hunt has only just begun.