Fierce Battle

Time moved back slightly.

The members of the Bureau naturally had no idea what was happening upstairs. At this moment, they had neither the time nor the inclination to focus on anything else; their entire attention was completely captivated by the demon that had descended into the restaurant.

However, Jiang Xun and the others did not rashly step inside.

“Old He.”

While Kite loaded specialized custom bullets into her oddly shaped firearm, the youth looked at He Chengye and gave orders with a solemn expression. “The heavy burden will be on you in a moment. She and I probably won’t be able to stall this demon for very long. You must find the weak points in the restaurant and destroy them as quickly as possible!”

“I understand. Don’t worry, Captain!”

Old He nodded vigorously.

Everyone preparing to enter the restaurant knew very well that their goal was not to banish or eliminate this demon. That was simply unrealistic; defeating an Elite Demon with just the three of them was far too difficult.

Therefore, their mission was actually to destroy the environment and prevent the demon from summoning more monsters into the real world!

Although this Elite Demon relied on its own strength and influence to stabilize this field again, the fact remained that this place had been on the verge of collapsing earlier. Even for an Elite Demon, making the anchors stable again was no easy feat.

For example, the only area it could currently stabilize was the small space of the restaurant, and the environment inside was still not completely firm, possessing many weak points!

As long as they could find and destroy those weak points, the environment within the restaurant would naturally fail to maintain itself. Once they completely returned to the real world, things would be much easier to handle.

An Elite Demon was powerful, but if there was only one, the Bureau’s forces could handle it relatively easily—at least without causing too much impact on Yujing.

“Are you ready?”

Jiang Xun looked at the two people beside him. After Kite and Old He nodded simultaneously, he finally stopped hesitating and took the lead, stepping into the interior of the restaurant.

At that exact second, the tall entity that had been standing motionless in the center of the restaurant like a statue instantly turned its head to look over.

The scene was particularly terrifying because, while the rest of the demon’s body remained perfectly still, its head turned more than one hundred and eighty degrees!

Even more eerie was the current environment of the restaurant. The surroundings had become completely unlike human architecture; everywhere were flesh and membranes that were still slightly vibrating. Much of the ground felt soft and sticky underfoot, and the air was thick with a pungent rot.

But none of them had the heart to pay attention to that now. As the demon’s head turned toward them, its pale body suddenly vanished from its spot. By the time they reacted, it had already approached within less than two meters!

Fortunately, Jiang Xun and the others were already prepared before stepping into the restaurant.

“Bang—!!”

The deafening gunshot rang out like thunder. Along with a puff of white smoke from the oddly shaped gun in the bun-haired girl’s hand, a silver-white bullet carved with patterns exploded on the demon’s chest first, making its movements falter.

Taking advantage of the moment it was frozen, Jiang Xun expressionlessly launched a flying kick that struck its chest simultaneously. This kick held nothing back; as it connected, a large burst of orange-red flames exploded like a bomb.

The demon was kicked back five or six steps before stabilizing its body. A bullet casing was embedded in its pale chest, surrounded by a large area of charred marks left by the burning.

But in the next second, a pale light emerged. The completely deformed bullet was squeezed out of the demon’s body, and the charred parts instantly scabbed and fell off, revealing the restored body underneath.

The demon’s injuries healed in an instant, but neither Jiang Xun nor Kite was surprised. Seizing the moment it was repelled, the two of them struck again without hesitation.

The youth closed in and leaped high, slamming a fist wreathed in flames heavily onto the Elite Demon’s head, bending it at an exaggerated angle. In the same second, Kite fired three shots in rapid succession—two to the chest and one to the head.

All three shots hit. However, the two to the chest were the same as before, failing to fully penetrate the demon’s skin, and the shot directed at the hollow of the head disappeared without a trace, as if that place truly was a black hole that could swallow everything.

The two coordinated to suppress the demon briefly. But soon, just as Jiang Xun landed and took a deep breath, preparing to completely ignite his accumulated power, he suddenly felt his vision go dark.

“Bang!!”

By the time he realized what happened, his body was already in mid-air, flying five or six meters like a cannonball. He knocked over all the tables and chairs along the way until his back slammed heavily against a load-bearing stone pillar!

Accompanied by the pain spreading from his chest and back simultaneously, the youth clearly felt a metallic sweetness welling up in his throat. But there was no time to think, because as the demon sent him flying with a sudden punch, it slapped its bent head back into place and followed up immediately.

Thud!!

The stone behind him was like tofu under the demon’s claws. Jiang Xun rolled away to dodge, but the pillar was snapped into more than ten pieces in an instant, and as the demon kicked through, it turned completely into stone chips flying through the air.

The youth dodged this strike quite disheveledly, but that terrifying existence was completely unreasonable. Its tail, covered in black patterns, sought an opportunity like a venomous snake and lunged forward, its incredibly sharp tip pointing straight at Jiang Xun’s heart.

Fortunately, Kite’s support arrived at the same time. Three more consecutive gunshots rang out—two to the back and one to the tail. Although the two shots to the back only made the demon pause slightly, its tail was knocked off center by the shot, eventually plunging at an angle into the ground nearby and completely piercing through the mutated floorboards.

Jiang Xun took this opportunity to perform several consecutive rolls, standing up immediately after pulling away.

The demon did not pursue its advantage this time. Instead, it turned to look at the bun-haired girl on the other side. Although no expression could be seen on its face that consisted only of a black hole, everyone could clearly perceive its intense anger through the aura that suddenly became thick with the scent of blood.

However, just then, as the demon prepared to crush this even more annoying insect to death, its movements suddenly paused. Then, without hesitation, it turned and charged toward the other side.

It was Old He.

He had entered the restaurant closely following Jiang Xun and Kite. While the two stepped forward, he had low-key retreated to the other side. He was currently standing before a wall on the left side of the restaurant, clutching several miniature bombs only the size of a palm in his hand.

These were specialized explosives from the Bureau. Do not be fooled by their small size; they contained very special components capable of releasing immense energy in an instant.

Just one small piece would normally be enough to blow apart an entire wall. At this moment, however, Old He felt it wasn’t safe enough, so he stuck three pieces directly onto the same spot!

But his movements were noticed by the demon. Although it was a demon, it clearly possessed no low intelligence. Just by observing the bald man’s position, it immediately understood his goal and subsequently abandoned the other two humans without hesitation.