Superhumans of the Dome City
Chapter 251 - 251 19 Remove Secrets Preserve Combat Operations

251: Chapter 19: Remove Secrets, Preserve Combat Operations 251: Chapter 19: Remove Secrets, Preserve Combat Operations Shiyu Lingba was the eighth experimental subject produced by the Shiyu Research Institute.

He was cold and hot-tempered, leading a gang of ninjas decked out in biker costumes.

He often used a baseball bat to smash his enemies’ skulls, instilling terror in those who opposed him.

This terrifying figure from Shiyu, just one second earlier…

had his head embedded in the ground.

“——”

The lower-rank ninjas were momentarily speechless.

The witch, who was about to intervene, was dumbstruck, and the employees of Sirang Electronics looked as if they had just seen King Yan.

Only the motorcycle sound system continued faithfully playing a sinister tune.

“The giant ax fells the Bodhi Tree, and corpses pile up to the Sky-reaching Tower!

Yeah!

I reign supreme under heaven and above!”

Shiyu Lingba was motionless, like a corpse.

The young man with grey hair let go and stood up, stretching his neck and using telekinesis to snatch a baseball bat from the hands of the biker ninjas.

He hoisted the metal bat, casting a glance at the horrified ninjas.

“The music’s too loud.

Turn it off, please.”

“——Are you freaking kidding me, bastard?!!!”

The despicable provocation ignited the ninjas’ nerves.

The lead ninja leaped, hurling a shuriken!

“Aba-!” But the shuriken turned back midway and stabbed into his own abdomen, robbing him of his combat ability.

Another ten ninjas threw their shurikens!

“Aba-!” But the same horrifying scene unfolded again, with another ten ninjas being defeated by their own weapons!

Gongsun Ce lifted the bat, smashing it into the motorcycle’s sound system.

Crack!

The sound system and the motorcycle shattered together, and the heavy metal music stopped.

He raised a single palm, bowing in greeting.

“Domo, members of the Martial Arts Association.

I am Gongsun Ce, a superpower user from Weiyuan City.”

“Mr.

Gongsun, behind you!” came the anxious voice of Linai, as a dark shadow loomed over Gongsun Ce.

“Oooohooooh!” It was Shiyu Lingba, his face smeared with blood!

Shiyu Lingba’s hands were clasped together behind his back, flesh and bones melting like wax, as his arms swiftly reconstituted into a pair of pale square-headed bone hammers.

“Desolate FormMage, Savage Hammer of Divine Communication!”

Shiyu Lingba’s infuriated Desolate Form distorted his body into a bloody, brutal heavy object with bone hammers that utterly ground anything they hit.

Even the wind pressure felt from an attack could rip away the corresponding flesh.

This was the cruel and inhuman Impermanence Skill that would not even afford one a chance to chant a haiku!

“Oooohooooh!” The massive hammer struck against a pure white barrier but caused no damage!

“What?!”

Gongsun Ce did not turn around; he just raised his arm covered in white material, pressing it against the biker gang leader’s chest.

“Invisible Fist.”

Instantly, Shiyu Lingba’s abdomen caved inward as if struck directly by a giant’s iron fist!

The explosion-haired Shiyu’s body flew backward, smashing into the white barrier.

Blood sprayed from his mouth, muffling his scream, overshadowed by the merciless verdict of the superpower user.

“Tenfold Strike.”

Nine more heavy punches struck at once, as Shiyu Lingba let out a piteous wail!

“Aba——!” The rain of heavy punches created visibly deep indentations in the Desolate FormMage’s body, and Shiyu Lingba fell unconscious on the spot…

unable to fight!

Thud.

Shiyu’s body slid down the wall, his head hung limply, facing the broken worship hall.

Like devotees confessing their sins to the gods, Namo San!

“aieeeee!!” Once again, a scream echoed.

This time, it was the ninjas on their motorcycles who were letting out the pathetic cries!

Gongsun Ce didn’t even glance at the enemies who had fallen behind him as he spoke in a calm voice as though introducing himself to someone.

“There are three things I despise the most, ‘rudeness,’ ‘the abuse of violence,’ and ‘insulting others.'” Gongsun Ce adjusted his glasses, “Your leader, Mr.

Shiyu Lingba, has managed to commit all three at once…”

The superpower user raised his voice abruptly, “Causing a ruckus at the shrine is one thing, but to dare lay hands on civilians?!

What right do you have to be official Impermanence Law Enforcers!”

With his telekinesis fully activated, he lifted the ninjas from their motorcycles and slammed each one onto the path in front of the worship hall.

“Abba-” “Abba-” “Abba-” The lower-level ninjas all knelt unconscious.

Powerlessly hanging their heads just like the company members who had followed Shiyu Lingba for a collective worship!

Violence was overwhelmed by even more brutish violence.

The bald members of the Sirang Electronics Society let out sharp wails as they grasped the situation.

“aieeee!

A superpower user?!

Why a superpower user?!”

That man was a superpower user!

Someone who, upon discovery, should have been sent to the airborne Big Prison straight away, the child of disaster, the offspring of the Calamity God!

Countless rumors about superpower users surfaced in the minds of ordinary citizens, and their already intense emotions assaulted their brains once again.

Ninjas, riots, and now superpower users, the overwhelming shock made the law-abiding members faint.

“aieeeee…” Only Kobashi managed to stay conscious, thanks to the mental strength he had cultivated in the workplace.

Gongsun Ce offered him an energy bar.

“Sorry, uncle, I can’t treat everyone to sushi now, so have this as compensation instead.” Kobashi grabbed the energy bar, like a drowning person seizing a lifeline.

“Chungyuan?

The real Chungyuan?”

The superpower user looked at the witch, and Linai quickly explained, “He’s at the zoo in the neighboring city with the lady, watching koalas.” Kobashi nodded in a daze.

“Thank you, thank you…” Unsure who he was thanking, he too finally passed out.

Now the ancient Huangquan Shrine was finally silent.

It had been only about two minutes since Shiyu Lingba burst through the shrine’s gates.

The priests, holding their divine coins and talisman papers, had just arrived, shouting, only to see the bikers all seated on their knees in front of the worship hall, like participants in a collective worship—a bizarre sight.

The silence within Huangquan Shrine was eerie, as if someone had cast the Silence Symbol.

Creak, creak, only the sound of metal being crumpled resounded.

The sound came from the hands of the gray-haired youth who was twisting a baseball bat into a lump of scrap metal.

After tormenting the bat, Gongsun Ce turned with a smile, “I’m sorry, Miss Linai!

I didn’t control my strength during the fight and made a hole in the shrine’s yard.

The Lord of Gods won’t blame me, will he?”

“No, no…” Linai slowly shook her head.

Even more astonishing to her than the man’s outburst of rage was his smile, now as casual as ever.

The frenzied superpower user had reverted back to the gray-haired, quip-loving man in the blink of an eye.

The dramatic shift, like an actor changing masks, was truly chilling.

“I knew it.

You really lost it,” Shiyu Ling got up, unsurprised.

From her first meeting with Gongsun Ce, his explosive temper had given her a tough time, so she knew exactly what set him off.

Linai called out anxiously, “But forget that!

Mr.

Gongsun, you’re having bad luck today, you can’t act any further—”

Unconcerned.

I’ve never been particularly lucky, yet life goes on as usual.

Gongsun Ce bent down to search through Shiyu Lingba’s clothes, “Miss Linai, yesterday Lady Chuyun told me about the fate view of Zero Island, which was very profound, somewhat different from what I learned in the City of Skies.

Would you like to hear about the fate view I was taught?”

It was taught to me by a senior I greatly respect!

The superpower user declared so.

Linai had a bad feeling and asked with a sigh, “What’s the fate view of the City of Skies?”

The superpower user flipped through Shiyu’s phone and whistled, giving a thumbs-up.

“Real men should crush the throats of fate!

Beat down all enemies brought by misfortune, and then there’s no such thing as bad luck.”

Linai held her head and said, “I knew it…

Hey, Miss Alice, what about your mission?”

“Exactly, aren’t you guys conscious?” Xuejian Lingzi yawned.

“Isn’t it a secret mission?”

“The secret part ended just now, now we’re on to the mission part.

Qiluo, please help me pick this lock.”

The Miss Qiluo on the phone screen stared at him for several seconds before finally giving up on persuading and helped him unlock Shiyu Lingba’s phone.

She said somewhat helplessly, “Gongsun Ce, there’s no useful information for the mission stored in his phone.

The most recent call was three hours ago with Shiyu Zhongyi.”

The records showed that Shiyu Zhongyi was Shiyu Genmi’s “own son” and the trusted confidant who managed Yucun Pharmaceutical on his behalf.

“Qiluo, take this chance to play hacker for a bit.” “Don’t get your hopes up too much…”

Without another word, Gongsun Ce dialed Shiyu Zhongyi’s number.

After three short rings, a familiar, gentle voice came through from the other side.

“Lingba brother, I’m Zhongyi.”

“Hello, Shiyu Zhongyi.

I’m Gongsun Ce.”

There was no emotion in Shiyu Zhongyi’s voice.

“It’s a pleasure to meet you.

My brother has been under your care.”

“Don’t worry, I usually don’t kill people.

In light of my leniency, could you pass on a message for me?”

“Please speak.”

Zhongyi was an easy person to communicate with, which made things much easier.

“Pass a message to your father for me,” the gray-haired young man said with a smile.

“Tell him the Demon from the metropolis of the heavens has come to see him.”

The gray-haired young man politely bid farewell and hung up the phone.

Under the little witch’s ghostly stare, he asked, “Qiluo, how’s the progress?”

Martial Arts Association might know of his and Shiyu’s abilities, but they might not have a grip on Qiluo’s intelligence.

The intelligence advantage could be lost at any moment, so of course, he had to take this golden opportunity to strike hard!

“I’m trying…

Shiyu Zhongyi is inside Yucun Pharmaceutical’s building…

The defense there is strong!

My god, so much stuff, this looks like meeting notes…

please, let me have just a glance…

let me check just the first few pages…

Yay!” Qiluo cheered, “Shiyu Genmi is at the Jiushijiu Tower in the giant city of Weiyuan!”

“Not bad, Super Hacker Qiluo!” Qiluo covered her face shyly.

“Eh-heh…

I get embarrassed.”

Gongsun Ce snapped his fingers.

“The situation has changed, now we need to adapt our strategy.

First, we storm into Dahe Island, then into Weiyuan City, and after into Jiushijiu Tower to catch Shiyu Genmi and clear up the truth.

How feasible does my plan sound?”

“You can actually come up with a decent plan now and then!” Shiyu said cheerfully.

“Oh my god…

Are you serious?” Linai held her head, sighing continuously.

The superpower user moved aside the unconscious priest and walked to the broken worship hall.

He took out a large bill from Shiyu Lingba’s wallet and placed it into the offertory box, then took the half-remaining visiting wand.

“Ding-ling!” He rang the bell with the visiting wand.

Two bows, two claps, and another bow completed the so-called “two bows, two claps, one bow.” After finishing all this, the gray-haired young man looked up to see the old witch walking out from the depths of the shrine leaning on a cane.

“Good morning, Lady Chuyun.

I have finished my worship.”

The old lady watched him with mixed feelings.

“Ahh, our guest…

The whirlpool has started turning, and the entanglement is getting tighter.

You acted too soon; the Huojin God won’t respond to prayers anymore.”

“That’s alright, I’ve never been lucky anyway.” The superpower user adjusted his glasses, “Thanks for the hospitality last night!

Goodbye everyone!”

Gongsun Ce jumped onto one of the illegally modified motorcycles and waved to his partner, “Want to join me on the back?”

“Who wants to sit with you.” Shiyu got onto another motorcycle and shouted over the roar of the engine, “First you smash a car, then you steal one, seems like you’re quite experienced with gangs!”

“I’ve never been a street thug.” “Liar.” “Can you turn off your power before we talk?” “Getting frantic, aren’t you, young man?”

The morning sun shined on the glittering silver shell of the motorcycles, their wheels rolling, and carrying the bickering duo out of the divine domain within the shrine gates, towards the human world outside.

Linai waved away the exhaust fumes.

“Grandma?” The old witch looked at her with kind, smiling eyes.

“Linai, there’s no reason for the guests to end up helping us.”

“——I got it!” The little witch answered jubilantly.

·

Minutes later, a third motorcycle caught up with the two from the mountain path behind.

The witch riding the motorcycle laughed as she asked the two guests, “Do you two need a guide?”

“Honestly, we do.

I just realized this bike is low on gas.”

“You’re a fool, aren’t you?!” Lingzi shouted, “Did you act on pure impulse just now?!”

Three bright silver lines slid down the mountain road, someone’s voice carried by the wind into the forest, filled with the warmth of the sun and the passion unique to youth.

“When you’re out in the world, it’s all about spirit and friends!

Let’s go!”