I Start with a Mysterious Island

’This is bad. This guy is an Investigator from the Superpower Administration Bureau.’ The same thought simultaneously struck Tie Qiu Heng and Zhao San as they listened to the dark-skinned deliveryman.

Immediately after, they both saw a faint golden Spiritual Light flash across the dark-skinned deliveryman’s body.

Then, his appearance was completely transformed in an instant.

The middle-aged man, who had looked to be nearly fifty, became a young man in his early thirties in the blink of an eye.

RUSTLE RUSTLE RUSTLE...

As Tie Qiu Heng and Zhao San were still marveling at the fake deliveryman’s drastic change in appearance, they heard a noise from behind them.

They turned around at the same time and immediately saw a man and a woman in matching uniforms running toward their position.

’More Investigators, and two of them at that. This is going to be difficult.’

"Tie, what do we do now?" Zhao San, who was only at the First Order High Stage, was so terrified by the situation that he lost his wits, his face turning deathly pale.

"You take the Spirit Stones and run that way. I’ll hold them off," Tie Qiu Heng said, pointing in a random direction to the panic-stricken Zhao San.

"Okay, Tie, you have to hold them off for me! I don’t want to get caught," the terrified Zhao San replied, then immediately fled in the direction Tie Qiu Heng had pointed.

"You’re not getting away! Surrender quietly! Qian Qiang, stop that guy who’s trying to escape," Liu Jialin shouted to her partner.

"Got it." Qian Qiang, who was standing on the boat, leaped up and jumped toward the shore, intending to chase after Zhao San, who was fleeing with the black briefcase.

"Get lost," Tie Qiu Heng said as he saw Qian Qiang leap toward the shore. He strode forward and kicked at the mid-air Qian Qiang.

BANG. Faced with Tie Qiu Heng’s attack, Qian Qiang immediately raised his arm to block.

Tie Qiu Heng’s right foot connected with Qian Qiang’s arm. The powerful, heavy kick sent Qian Qiang flying backward, over the small boat docked at the bank, and into the river.

PLOP.

KER-SPLASH...

Qian Qiang’s fall sent a large plume of water into the air.

"Watch out, this guy is at the Second Order Middle Stage!" Qian Qiang, who had fallen into the water, was only at the Second Order Initial Stage. After blocking Tie Qiu Heng’s kick head-on, his arm felt slightly swollen; the kick had likely left a bruise.

"Wang Qi, you go after the one who’s running. I’ll handle this big bald guy," Liu Jialin said to her colleague beside her.

"Right." Wang Qi nodded, then broke away from the group to chase after Zhao San, who was already some distance away.

Like Qian Qiang, he was also a Second Order Initial Stage Cultivator. As long as he could catch up to the fleeing Zhao San, he was confident he could take him down with ease.

"Huh?!!!"

Liu Jialin had expected Tie Qiu Heng to intercept her partner who was chasing Zhao San. But instead of blocking Wang Qi, Tie Qiu Heng turned and fled into the distance.

’So that’s his game. Tie Qiu Heng’s earlier move to block was all a ploy to make the three Investigators on scene think he would stay and fight to the death for Zhao San.’

’He did it all to find the right moment to escape.’

’Now, one Investigator was in the river and another was chasing Zhao San. If he ran now, only Liu Jialin would be left to pursue him.’

"You’re not getting away..." Liu Jialin yelled at the fleeing Tie Qiu Heng, rapidly giving chase.

By the time Qian Qiang, his arm slightly injured, climbed out of the water and onto the bank, Liu Jialin had already disappeared into the tall grass in the distance, chasing after Tie Qiu Heng.

"Damn it, the intel was wrong. The captured deliveryman said only one person was coming for the pickup, but two showed up. And the extra guy is a Second Order Middle Stage Cultivator on top of that."

After a moment’s thought, Qian Qiang, now back on the bank, took off in the direction where Liu Jialin and Tie Qiu Heng had disappeared.

...

Under the scorching sun, two figures sprinted across the open field, their speed far exceeding that of an ordinary sprinter.

In no time at all, the two had covered a great distance. From the looks of it, this chase was heading toward the wilderness outside the safe zone.

"Hah!" A powerful, feminine cry rang out across the field, followed a second later by the sound of colliding fists.

A faint golden Spiritual Light appeared at Liu Jialin’s feet. Her pursuit speed suddenly skyrocketed, and in the blink of an eye, she caught up to Tie Qiu Heng, throwing a punch with her right arm at the center of his back.

Sensing the Investigator behind him launch an attack, Tie Qiu Heng’s expression shifted slightly. He spun around and threw his own punch to meet hers.

BANG.

After trading a punch, Tie Qiu Heng and Liu Jialin each took two or three steps back.

At that moment, both stopped running and stared at each other with grim expressions.

’This person’s strength is no less than my own,’ Tie Qiu Heng and Liu Jialin thought simultaneously.

CHIRP CHIRP CHIRP...

In a nearby grove, a flock of birds perched on the branches, hopping about and chirping from time to time, before they all turned in unison to look at the two menacing humans in the distance.

"Surrender!" Liu Jialin said, trying to persuade Tie Qiu Heng.

"Hmph..." Tie Qiu Heng snorted coldly, took off the sunglasses he was wearing, and tossed them aside. "You think you alone can make me surrender?" he said, his tone slightly arrogant.

"That’s right, just me... What about it?" Liu Jialin shot back.

"Tsk... I didn’t want to hit a woman, but since you’re not willing to let me go, don’t blame me for what happens next," Tie Qiu Heng said after glancing around.

"The outcome is far from certain! Whatever you’ve got, bring it on!"

Tie Qiu Heng’s condescending words greatly annoyed Liu Jialin, but she didn’t let his verbal jabs provoke her into losing her cool.

As an Investigator, she had seen all sorts of criminals. She had encountered thugs like Tie Qiu Heng before.

"As you wish... I hope you don’t regret it later," the heavily muscled Tie Qiu Heng said, his tone icy.

Then, he mobilized the Spiritual Energy in his Dantian and activated his awakened Superpower.

A faint golden Spiritual Light emerged on the surface of Tie Qiu Heng’s skin. Immediately after, his height began to shoot upward.

In the span of just one or two breaths, Tie Qiu Heng, who was six-foot-three, shot up to eight-foot-two, turning into a small giant.

’This man has awakened the "Body Multiplication" Superpower. But it’s not too bad; the degree of multiplication isn’t that exaggerated.’

Seeing Tie Qiu Heng use his Superpower to turn himself into a small giant, Liu Jialin quickly analyzed the situation based on her experience.

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