The burly man glanced at He Ao, and the smile on his face faded a bit. He raised his hand to signal to his casually dressed subordinates behind him. The previously distracted attackers immediately snapped to attention, raising their Gauss Guns and pulling the trigger toward He Ao. At the same time, the two electromagnetic cannons that had stood behind the burly man had swung their muzzles around, their automatic targeting systems locking onto He Ao. He Ao looked up at the increasingly dense hail of bullets rushing toward him, slightly tiptoed, and like a night breeze, glided through the swarming bullets and flames. This was the Martial Body Technique he had fused on his own. The dense bullets and shells, like rain cutting through the wind, headed towards the night breeze but slipped past beside it. Intense gunfire exploded next to He Ao. He raised his hand, bent his fingers, and lightly flicked the bullets as they passed by him. With crisp sounds, the bullets returned on their path, striking those who had fired them. Bright red blood blossomed into many silent flowers under the night sky. Instantly, He Ao was already closing the distance to the burly man. "This old guy has some tricks." The leader, the burly man, had a colder look in his eyes. He tossed the red-haired young woman in his hands to a subordinate beside him and waved his hand, flexing his muscles. Then, he stepped forward and threw a punch. He Ao’s fingers met the burly man’s fist. The hard concrete ground suddenly shattered, and the concrete pillar by the roadside bridge cracked instantly amid the vibrations. The shells flying in the air were affected by the shockwaves produced from their clash and exploded violently. Quickly following that, the giant concrete pillars beside them burst apart, and the wide bridge surface, with a loud bang, was torn apart, one section tilting downward. Physical Fitness around 4000, surpassing ordinary B-level strength, but not a complete B-level. He Ao looked up at the burly man in front of him. In the field of view of his Divine Sense, besides the orange glow of his own energy convergence, the burly man was also covered with some green glows, apparently utilizing some special Extraordinary Power. Such a level of strength could serve as a City Defense Officer or as Captain of a small Mercenary Corps. The Guard Captain of Linen was only a C-level ’Sword Apprentice’, and the entire guard squad, including Linen, had only two C-level individuals. A B-level powerhouse together with an armed force equipped with two advanced electromagnetic cannons—these attackers’ ’specifications’ far exceeded Linen’s limits of resistance. It seemed the orchestrators behind this attack truly wished for ’Linen’ to die. At that moment, the burly man opposite He Ao also looked at him in surprise. He lowered his head, gazing at He Ao, "You’re more than C-level?" The massive concrete bridge poured downward over where they stood, and the people originally under the bridge swiftly evacuated to the sides. Just as he spoke, the burly man suddenly stepped forward, turned his fist into a grab aiming at He Ao’s wrist, and simultaneously raised his other hand from which a sharp Hawk Claw Knife popped out and slashed towards He Ao’s neck. He sensed that He Ao’s strength was still slightly weaker than his; under this burst of action, He Ao wouldn’t be able to dodge this attack. But then he saw a blur before his eyes, and the Hawk Claw Knife stabbed empty air. He Ao’s figure flickered into existence in front of him, his palm thrusting upward toward his neck. The burly man instantly withdrew his hand to defend, and spun his body to slash towards He Ao’s back. Accompanied by a rumbling sound, the massive bridge surface completely smashed down on them, and soon, a huge hole was blasted through the entire bridge surface. The robust body of the burly man burst through the bridge, crashing into the already half-collapsed pillar, leaving only a small part intact. The entire pillar collapsed thunderously, disintegrating entirely. As the intense dust settled, He Ao stood on the cracked surface of the bridge, where thick, exposed steel bars jutted out, gazing at the collapsing dust of the pillar. His heart pounded violently, and a huge, red-glowing gash opened up across his back, from which blood constantly streamed from every visible wound on his body. Linen was old and didn’t have good physical fitness; moreover, when he advanced to C-level, there seemed to be a bit of problem in the fusion of the Talent Sequences’ power, to the point that the power of the Talent Sequences actually caused damage to his body. With the chronic illness in his body and now the potentially fatal injuries, this body risked collapsing at any moment. The good news, however, was that the body could still withstand the advent of Super Memory’s power. The bad news was that after the advent of Super Memory’s powers, his body started collapsing at a pace like that of a train with its accelerator floored—he felt like he could already hear the breaths of death. In such a condition, He Ao estimated he could only use the Fist Technique enhancement once. However, this wasn’t He Ao’s first encounter with such a situation, as every time he entered a Copy World, the character bodies mostly had some problems; he was already used to it. The smoke from the collapsed bridge pier gradually cleared, revealing the figure of a burly man through the haze. Blood surged from the throat of the figure, a wound inflicted by He Ao’s recent "pierce." His hand, however, hadn’t penetrated deeper as the burly man had blocked him. Without using Fist Techniques and relying solely on Super Memory, his strength wasn’t a match for the burly man’s, especially since the burly man was armed; He Ao could only gain slight advantages with his movement technique and skills. Even just activating Super Memory, he wouldn’t last long and needed to end the battle quickly. Standing amidst the dust, the burly man raised his head, squatted slightly, as if preparing to charge again at He Ao. And He Ao also tensed his muscles. Just then, a red-haired figure was thrown from the side, a girl’s panicked voice echoing in the silent night, "Daddy!" He Ao looked up at the girl sailing through the air, instantly changing direction and with one leap forward, caught the girl, pulling her into his embrace. In that moment, the girl, who looked exactly like his daughter from his memories, raised her head and gave him a sweet smile. A mechanical chill cracked slightly near He Ao’s side waist, revealing cold machinery, and a yellow syringe emerged from the split, stabbing towards He Ao’s body. A massive shadow loomed over He Ao; the sharp Hawk Claw Knife in his hand spun, changing from tip down to tip up, slicing towards He Ao’s neck. The invisible jabbing syringe was seized by a large hand, and in the "Mechanized Girl’s" stunned gaze, He Ao’s other hand gripping her frame violently yanked inward. The seemingly sturdy steel body was directly crushed, its core energy cell fiercely penetrated and exploded. Accompanied by surging flames, the attacking burly man also showed a slightly shocked expression. Clearly, ’Linen’ had known beforehand that this daughter was fake, which allowed him to make such a decisive decision in such a short time. This Mechanized Body of a fake daughter was made from the best and most advanced simulation materials, the entire skeleton was made of the lightest alloy to mimic human weight. Forget the vast night separating them, even up close one could be deceived; he had just been confident that he had indeed fooled ’Linen’ with this ’fake daughter.’ And then, as the flames from the exploded energy cell burst forth, He Ao was already turning his head, still holding the yellow syringe. The young brat at home wouldn’t easily call out ’Daddy.’ Most importantly, the system description used ’the attacker claims to have kidnapped your daughter’—most of the time, the system’s wording tries to be as realistic as possible without adding extraneous words. So, He Ao simply used Divine Sense to glance at this ’daughter,’ then discovered she was not human. However, He Ao didn’t answer the burly man’s question; he knew it was the burly man’s last attempt to distract him, and he didn’t have the energy to speak anymore. At this moment, the burly man’s Hawk Claw Knife was already close to his neck, while He Ao’s raised hand had already snapped the tip of the yellow syringe. Wisps of yellow smoke gently wafted from the syringe. He Ao had seen this smoke before, it was called "Breath of Venus," a kind of hallucinogenic drug effective even on B-level Transcendents, capable of hindering the use of Transcendent power and Talent Sequences to some extent. This substance could be inhaled through breathing, but it worked best in a confined environment and required a large amount, while its effect was greatly reduced in an open environment. Therefore, here, that fake daughter tried another method to affect He Ao, which was "muscle or vein injection"—as long as it could contact the blood, the power of Breath of Venus would be well released. Watching He Ao break the needle, the burly man grinned. It was likely that He Ao broke off the needle to directly release the Breath of Venus, affecting both of them at such close range, his strength being greater, the effect on him was minor, which actually gave him an advantage. But for some reason, a hint of worry flashed through his mind; if this old guy knew the daughter was fake, why would he still come to pick up this daughter? Was he uncertain of his judgment and wanted to verify it? As these thoughts flashed through his mind, the movements of the burly man’s hands did not stop. In fact, he didn’t need to care about He Ao’s plans anymore, as this old guy was about to die. Even if he was more affected by the Breath of Venus, with his current advantages, it wouldn’t cause any major problems. At this moment, the cold blade had almost touched the skin on He Ao’s neck, but He Ao seemed unconcerned as he continued to thrust the test tube in his hand forward, directly stuffing it into the open mouth of the burly man. The burly man was stunned and immediately raised his other hand to cover his mouth and reached for the syringe in He Ao’s hand. Just then, He Ao suddenly pressed down the syringe, stabbing it into his throat, and pressed the injection button. As the yellow smoke spread inward along the wound in his throat, he immediately withdrew his hand and grabbed He Ao’s hand. Breath of Venus was only injected a little bit, but He Ao didn’t hesitate at all, immediately letting go of his hand, and taking advantage of the moment the burly man was affected by Breath of Venus, he turned and moved backward, dodging the Hawk Claw Knife that was about to slash his skin. Then He Ao raised his hand, revealing the needle tip he had just broken off in his palm. The burly man, now mentally recovered from the slight influence of the Breath of Venus, saw the needle tip in He Ao’s hand. At that moment, the needle tip in He Ao’s hand was wrapped in an invisible brilliance, he lightly lifted his hand, and the needle tip transformed into a beam of light flying out. The movements of the burly man were still slightly slower than before, he immediately bent over, subconsciously withdrawing his hand to protect his own neck. The flowing brilliance instantly pierced through his crown, penetrating the headtop he exposed to protect his neck and the energy convergence point deep in his skull. The burly man’s body stiffened, his eyes instantly bulging. He Ao’s target had never been the throat, it was just a diversion. He took the syringe from the fake daughter’s hands, the content of Breath of Venus was secondary, what was more important was the needle of the syringe. Since this syringe was designed to deal with "Linen," it was naturally capable of piercing through C-level skin, thus it was essentially a small C-level weapon. After being enhanced by Divine Sense, it could break through the burly man’s defense. This was also the reason he caught the fake daughter; since the opponent was planning to come into close contact, they must have prepared equipment capable of breaching C-level defense, and that was exactly what he wanted. "Respected Mr. Mayor, I admit you are formidable, the strongest individual combatant among civil officers that I have seen," It seemed that the roar of engines echoed from afar, the burly man with a gaping hole in his head raised it, looking ferociously at He Ao, "but I’m sorry, you have to die here." His body gradually mutated and writhed, a huge blood-colored skeletal scythe emerged from his back, shimmering with a sinister hue under the surrounding scattered lights, followed by more scythes bursting out of his body, twisted and surging power radiating from within. In the Divine Sense field of view, the green glow surrounding the burly man’s body twisted and changed rapidly, swiftly merging into his body. Meanwhile, the surrounding attackers also seemed to have finally reacted as gunfire and cannons sounded again. Bursts of intense flames exploded beside He Ao, he looked up at the gradually distorted monster in front of him, took a step forward, and kicked the wrist of the monster holding the Hawk Claw Knife. The sharp knife slipped from the monster’s hand and flew up into the sky, He Ao immediately started running, dashing through the dense bullet rain toward the knife in the sky. Countless skeletal scythes raised densely, slashing towards He Ao’s body. "Old man, stop your futile resistance, our power difference is like···" He Ao hadn’t finished speaking when the scythes swinging in the air missed their target. Accompanied by the clashing sounds of bone scythes, He Ao’s figure appeared in front of him with a speed far surpassing that of moments ago, like a flash. The sharp Hawk Claw Knife easily split open his body, as well as the exoskeleton that hadn’t yet fully formed. Green-glowing blood splashed all over the Elderly, revealing a heart almost filling his entire chest cavity within his already twisted body. Bone scythes were now retracting, carrying terrifying force as they touched He Ao’s back, piercing through his body. He Ao’s hand moved without hesitation, suddenly slicing through the heart, the green glow bursting out from it abruptly. This was not only a heart but also a blood-fused energy convergence point, marking the first time He Ao saw such a special power structure. Accompanied by the surging green glow, the scythes that were about to pierce through He Ao’s body slowly lost their strength and fell, as the muscular man’s body quickly shriveled and collapsed. He coughed softly, glancing at the blood on his hands. He had just augmented his strength with Fist Technique, causing a burden far beyond the limit to his body, which was now struggling to endure. He turned around to look behind him. Amid the fallen skeleton scythes, the attackers were still shooting at him. A figure dashed through the shower of bullets towards him, the very muscular man’s subordinate who had just thrown his fake daughter. He wielded a massive blade, slashing toward He Ao. He Ao lifted the Hawk Claw Knife in his hand and stepped forward. With a crisp sound, the figure’s blade was split in two, a fresh red line severing his neck. He Ao didn’t look back; amid the sound of the figure’s collapsing corpse, he walked step by step towards those still shooting at him. Blood stained the night sky, and corpses filled the road. When the last attacker fell into a pool of blood, the entire night finally quieted completely. These people acted like the most elite soldiers, each bearing a suicidal resolve, desperately trying to kill He Ao by any means until the end. "Mr. Mayor, please evacuate and let us handle this!" Just then, several staggering footsteps came from not far behind He Ao, breaking the dim silence. They were a few members of the Mayor’s Guard, their uniforms stained with blood, their tone carrying a certain resolute generosity as they held Gauss Guns. Then they saw He Ao, now standing next to the Electromagnetic Cannon, and the corpses practically covering the entire street. The one on the far left, a young man in his twenties, adjusted his slightly askew bulletproof helmet, staring dumbfounded at the corpses all around, and stammered, "You... you’ve handled it..." "Just a minor issue." He Ao looked at these members of the guard, strictly ordered by ’Linen’ to retreat but who still ran back, sheathing his Hawk Claw Knife and gently covering his mouth to cough. He glanced at the blood on his hands and was just about to continue speaking when his head spun, causing his body to tilt to one side. The guard members immediately rushed over in a panic, clumsily supporting He Ao. "Have we met before?" He Ao looked at the young guard with the crooked hat, pondering, "Before you joined the Mayor’s Guard." The young man immediately brightened up, "You cured my grandmother’s illness; do you remember that? You didn’t even charge us."