Chapter 481: Chapter 175: Both Captured, Rampaging Battle Power!

"Yes, sir!" Long responded immediately, not feeling the least bit surprised.

Just as Cheng Ye returned to the transport vehicle, intending to drive to the Public Works Bureau to recharge,

the Defense Communication suddenly rang.

The caller ID showed... Master Tian?

"Hey, Inspector Cheng." Master Tian’s slightly strange voice came from the other end of the line.

"Master Tian, what do you want to say?"

"I found a strange man on the rooftop holding a telescope looking in your direction, mumbling some nonsensical words..." Master Tian paused, mimicking Jiang Chuan’s tone.

Jiang Chuan’s voice was simply too loud; he was working the night shift today, sitting in his living room and couldn’t help but hear what was going on.

If not for Jiang Chuan repeatedly saying not to harm anyone, he would have already gone up and dealt with this guy.

"Oh?" Cheng Ye’s heart skipped a beat, "Can you describe what he looks like?"

"Well... a square face, particularly thick eyebrows, slightly pronounced cheekbones..."

Damn.

It’s Jiang Chuan!

Cheng Ye was instantly stunned, how did they catch Mu Shuang first, and then capture Jiang Chuan?

Not right.

It should be said that Jiang Chuan was knocked out by Master Tian first, and Mu Shuang lost his "eyes," forcing him to fight directly?

His thoughts rapidly turned, and the causes and consequences gradually became clear.

Was the task at Pinghai Building to send people over, and the checkpoint perhaps detected it in advance, so they sent people to protect him?

Then they found he captured all four of them and wanted to test his capabilities?

Linking Mu Shuang’s series of bizarre actions, where he had clearly disappeared but then suddenly reappeared, provoking, and attempting to break through defenses in disguise.

Cheng Ye suddenly grinned, "Then Master Tian, could you send him to the Celestial Essence Community? By the way, do you have a black hood? Put it over his head so no one sees him."

"I do!" Master Tian readily agreed, "This guy’s physical condition is quite good; I gave him a little extra, and he’ll probably sleep for two or three hours before waking up."

"Hmm, good, thank you!"

After hanging up the phone, Cheng Ye immediately called Long: "Master Tian will bring someone over shortly. Place the person in the cell, isolated from that woman, and don’t remove the hood for now."

"Yes!"

After making all these arrangements, Cheng Ye leaned back in the driver’s seat, reached over for the backpack in the passenger seat, and pulled out a few packets of yellow nutrient paste.

Holding the steering wheel with one hand, he drove towards the Public Works Bureau, gulping down mouthfuls along the way.

Something magical happened.

With the nutrient paste down his stomach, the warm current in his chest was reactivated, and a warmth began to flow slowly inside his body.

When he parked, the tearing sensation in his muscles had completely vanished.

Looking down, the bruise from Mu Shuang’s attacks was fading at a visible speed, gradually turning into faint streaks of red.

The lacerated tissue even directly healed, leaving only a shallow mark.

"I guess I’m not human anymore!"

Cheng Ye couldn’t help but exclaim in delight, quickly correcting himself, "No, I am extraordinary now!"

During the chase, the hovering ability provided by the symbiotic flame allowed him to leap directly from the second floor and land steadily on the ground.

After the fight, the enhancement from the Green Grass Physique allowed him to ignore flesh wounds and his recovery speed skyrocketed.

The talent remained the same as before.

But the life-level elevation brought by the extraordinary wasn’t just an ascent in combat power but a transformation in the level of survival.

And this, precisely, was the strongest card he had for leaving the Buffer Zone and entering the Wilderness.

"Phew..."

Cheng Ye exhaled deeply, feeling a sudden sense of clarity.

It truly resonated with the saying, ’With a thought, the world broadens, and all is as light as a feather.’

With the explosive growth in power, those lingering worries in his heart vanished instantly.

Instead, the ideas previously shelved due to lack of power began to bubble up one by one.

No more waiting, the Second-Phase contract, he was determined to take it on.

Taking advantage of the charging break, Cheng Ye thought it over and decided to pick up the Defense Communication and dialed Ding Yishan’s number.

"Hello, Station Chief Ding?"

"Jiang Chuan brought a girl and played cat and mouse with me, I’ve caught them. Do you think... you could send someone over to take them back?"

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