Chapter 168 - 168 150 Heavy Rain

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168: Chapter 150: Heavy Rain 168: Chapter 150: Heavy Rain The drizzle turned into heavy rain, rapidly transitioning into a torrential downpour that obscured vision within only two or three minutes. “Catch, put them on.” Xia Qin slammed on the brakes. She pulled open a drawer in the police car seat, grabbed four gas masks, and tossed one to each person. “Is that necessary?” Although the three newbies were a bit puzzled, they obediently put the masks on. Lu Ping’an took a deep breath after donning the gas mask, feeling a bit uncomfortable. But that wasn’t the end. “Fasten your trouser cuffs. There’s a buckle on your shoes. There are zippers on your sleeves. Zip them all up.” Xia Qin demonstrated as she explained, transforming her uniform into a makeshift hazmat suit within moments. Only then did Lu Ping’an understand the purpose of those seemingly extraneous elements on the uniform. Fortunately, the craftsmen who modified it knew what they were doing, and all these features had been retained. “Squish!” Upon opening the car door and stepping onto the ground, the sensation and sound were sticky. The subtly greenish traces of water felt unnerving. The visual field was greatly impeded, but other police vehicles were also opened nearby. Those emerging were fully armed special agents donning gas masks… except for one car. The two people who got out of it saw their companions and their faces turned pale instantly. They hurried back to their vehicle. The vehicles were slowly moving, forming a crude fortress around the central vehicle. “What’s the situation? How is the perimeter?” Xia Qin was the first to inquire through the walkie-talkie, but all she got was, “We have no idea what’s going on,” “The rain is too heavy, limiting visibility, and the Spirit Vision is nullified by the polluted rain.” Lu Ping’an noticed that Xia Qin discarded her uniform top and didn’t wear her mask. She was only wearing a tank top in the pouring rain. Observing Xia Qin busily working, Lu Ping’an didn’t interfere. Instead, he asked a simple question to someone who seemed to know what they were doing. It’s nothing. As a price for being unable to pierce armors, Sword Saints possess a frightening resistance to contamination. They can only be killed with real weapons. Being able to immerse in this level of plague rain for an entire day is not uncommon for her. She was just teaching you standard procedures earlier… You can actually remove your protective gear too. For you, this is just ordinary rain.” The large cat seemed interested in the scene before her, reminded of the past by this familiar sight. “Is this the work of a Healer?” Lu Ping’an mused as soon as the plague rain was mentioned. “Not necessarily, both Beast Tamers and Gardeners like to start off with this move… Here it comes, watch out under your feet.” Before the large cat could finish, the ground started shaking violently. “Boom!” After continuous underground rumbling, “shadows” shot up from beneath the earth, impaling unfortunate individuals who were too slow to evade. “Quick run! Stay clear if you’re a civilian!” Someone shouted among the special agents, but in the next moment, the entire landscape had drastically changed. In this area, over a dozen “trees” sprouted seemingly out of nowhere. They varied in size, but even the shortest ones measured one to two meters, while the tallest ones reached four to five meters high. “Is this accelerated growth? No, they must have lurked underground. The rain…Water of Life is the signal?” Lu Ping’an speculated, learning a new trick. One unfortunate police car was impaled on the tree apt, but most special service team members luckily avoided the sudden attack from below. But these trees, and the transformed landscape they created, disrupted the police formation. The lower part of these trees was underground, while the upper part was covered in budding flowers of all kinds. “Stay away!” Regardless of what they were, the farther away the better. But actually, it was already too late. Several members of the special service team were newbies. What they lacked compared to the veterans wasn’t power or even knowledge, but the real-life experiences that enabled immediate responses! “Pop!” The flowers bloomed, and the pink mist spread out. At that moment, all the rookie special agents hit by the mist, despite wearing gas masks, dropped to the ground. The sweet-smelling mist spread at a leisurely pace, gradually covering a larger area, further dividing the already scattered defensive lines of the special agents. “Boom!” However, the response from the veterans was swift. Two older agents grabbed flamethrowers from the car trunk. The dazzling orange flame consumed and drove away the mist, even threatening the trees. The people in Lu Ping’an’s vehicle had discovered the threat early and were fortunate not to be directly in the line of attack. They took this time to observe everything around them. “We’re actually lucky given our position relative to these series of attacks. But I have a feeling that this is just the beginning. There’s no way they would let us off so easily…..” Xue En’s voice dwindled. The looks he received were piercing. “Watch your feet.” Amid the chaos and clamor, it was Lu Ping’an who issued the first warning. Hua senior sister immediately dropped down close to the ground, letting her attractive blonde hair stick together in the rain. As soon as she stood up, she quickly said, “Small animals. Lots of them.” The subsequent events bore out Hua Xueyi’s high proficiency in the “Dancer” profession. Huge swarms of rats were rushing towards them. The grey-black mass of rats, their beady eyes filled with a cold, bloodfeathered glow, had been in a state of frenzy from the start. The numbers were staggering. Piled together, they formed a wave of black that rolled across the field given the poor visibility under the rain. At this point, the warning had been issued, but it might be too late. The insane rats were gnashing and striking against everything in their path. While they were merely minor mutant “ordinary rats” and posed little threat to the ready veterans… unless you were bitten by their toxic teeth, or weren’t prepared in advance. Not every veteran, like Xia Qin, had taught a comprehensive set of precautions. A few unlucky ones who hadn’t properly prepared for lower body “protection” first felt rats crawling up their trousers. They were then knocked over by rats jumping onto them and finally buried beneath a pile of rats. Gardeners, Beast Tamers, Healers – none of them are combat professions in appearance, but they can kill without even lifting a finger. Lu Ping’an stomped, killing a few rats, but still had time to check on his colleagues. Xue En was fine – all the jumping rats were easily swatted to death by him. Hua Xueyi, however, had jumped onto the roof of the car. She wielded her small knife quickly, slaughtering the rats that leapt up at her… “Tsk, women.” Hua Xueyi, armed to the teeth, shouldn’t have any problems. Looks like her obsession with cleanliness got the better of her. Lu Ping’an also noticed that not only he was looking at Hua senior sister, but Xia Qin was also quietly watching her…and also the car roof under her feet that had been dented. So, Hua senior sister obediently climbed down. Xia Qin stood there, unprotected, but the rat swarms passed her by on both sides, creating a gap in the mass of rodents. Everyone knew that this was just the appetizer, but the rookie members of the special service team were already feeling overwhelmed. The blaze from the flamethrower began to flicker uncontrollably, trying to disperse the rat swarm and reestablish the defense line. Lu Ping’an sighed in relief. He hadn’t sensed the resonance of the “Holy Image,” which meant that the mysterious big boss wasn’t here, or at least not on his side. But on the edge of the defense line, the large looming shadow growing ever clearer hinted that the real show was about to begin.

Chapter 168 - 168 150 Heavy Rain

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