Chapter 20: Chapter 18: Elite Monster

"Is it an Alien Species?" Feng Ling picked up her axe, eager for a fight.

Huangfu Miaomiao stuttered, "I-It’s an elite mob!"

"An elite mob?" Feng Ling froze, not understanding for a moment.

Huangfu Miaomiao immediately wanted to slap herself!

She hurriedly explained, "No, no! I mean, it’s-it’s-it’s a person! A human with a Card! And they’ve completed at least one digestion!"

Meanwhile, the people in the van had gotten out.

The man in the lead walked toward them aggressively, cursing as he went, "Who the fuck are you shining that light at?! Get down here!"

Feng Ling got out of the truck, axe in hand.

The moment the man saw the axe in her hand, his pace quickened. "You’re even carrying a weapon? What? Trying to rob someone in the middle of the night? Inspection Bureau business! Drop the fucking weapon!"

’The Inspection Bureau?’

Feng Ling raised an eyebrow, sizing him up suspiciously—

He had a messy mop of hair, arrogant features, a graffiti T-shirt under a black studded leather jacket, and a pair of ripped jeans so torn they looked like they’d been through a shredder.

’This guy is from the Inspection Bureau?’

Feng Ling’s first impression of an Inspector had come from Su Yuqing, and this man was a far cry from him.

Just as she was about to question him, the man drew closer and froze, saying in astonishment, "You’re Feng Ling?! Holy shit, you really are *that* Feng Ling! Why would you be in Jiangkou City?!"

Hearing him call out Feng Ling’s name, a few more people got out of the van, all of them staring intently in their direction.

Feng Ling didn’t know that in just one day, she had already become somewhat famous within the Inspection Bureau.

Zhou Diao grew excited. He had checked Feng Ling’s file, seen her photo, and recognized her face. What’s more, he remembered the scent of this truck.

His gaze shifted past Feng Ling to Huangfu Miaomiao in the truck. "Since you’re Feng Ling, then the one in the vehicle must be the Alien Species that escaped, right?"

Huangfu Miaomiao’s face went deathly pale. She shrank back in her seat, not daring to move a muscle.

Feng Ling glanced back at Huangfu Miaomiao, then said calmly, "That’s right. She’s an Alien Species."

"Ha!" Zhou Diao laughed and raised his hands. "I knew you two were in this together!"

The next second, his raised hands suddenly swelled into two Beast Claws! One of them shot straight toward Huangfu Miaomiao!

BANG!

A translucent Bone Blade blocked the mutated Beast Claw!

"Damn it! You’re harboring an Alien Species and you dare to fight back?!" Zhou Diao roared, swinging his other Beast Claw mercilessly at Feng Ling!

Feng Ling leaped backward, dodging the blow, but her little truck wasn’t so lucky. The sheet metal on its side was torn open by the claw!

The color instantly drained from Feng Ling’s face. She muttered, "One thousand..."

"What ’one thousand’?" Zhou Diao pulled his Beast Claw back and glared viciously at Feng Ling. "Don’t try to distract me with that nonsense! Harboring an Alien Species, assaulting an Inspector—those crimes are enough to land you in prison for ten years!"

Feng Ling’s face had gone from pale to ashen, and her eyes were terrifyingly cold!

A bone spike suddenly erupted from her other shoulder, shooting up like a bamboo stalk after rain and unfolding into a translucent Bone Blade! It slashed down toward Zhou Diao’s face!

Zhou Diao immediately raised a Beast Claw to block!

CLANG!

The Bone Blade and Beast Claw collided, producing a crisp, metallic sound!

Zhou Diao sneered. "Not bad, you’ve got some strength. But if that’s all you’ve got, you’re a long way from beating me!"

With a cold expression, Feng Ling raised the axe in her hand—

Zhou Diao’s face fell. "Holy shit! You have four claws?!"

He quickly released the pressure from his two Beast Claws, letting the Bone Blade slice down and hit the ground. At the same time, he rapidly retreated, leaping back to the van and crouching low, watching Feng Ling warily like a cheetah.

The look in Feng Ling’s eyes was murderous!

’Dammit!’ Zhou Diao cursed internally. His Beast Claws had always been invincible, and he was confident he could win even against her Bone Blades! But on top of her Bone Blades, she still had two hands! Aaaah!!

Zhou Diao turned and raged at his team members beside him. "Are you all dead?! Get over here and help!!!"

The team members just looked at each other, saying nothing.

One of them took out his phone and said cautiously to Zhou Diao, "Deputy Zhou, it’s a video call from Captain Su."

Sure enough, a handsome, serious face appeared on the phone screen.

Zhou Diao roared, "Who called him?! I can handle this myself!"

But Su Yuqing on the screen completely ignored him, instead ordering, "Give the phone to Feng Ling."

Zhou Diao: "???"

The team member gave Zhou Diao an awkward smile and carried the phone over to Feng Ling.

"He’s ignoring me?!" Zhou Diao was dumbfounded. He immediately chased after him, asking, "Old Su, you trust her over me?!"

"Didn’t you say you could handle it yourself? In that case, I’ll handle her side of things," Su Yuqing retorted evenly.

Zhou Diao: "..."

When Feng Ling saw Su Yuqing on the video call, her expression softened slightly, but she didn’t lower her axe.

"What’s going on?" Su Yuqing asked her.

"He damaged my truck." Feng Ling stepped aside, pointing to the deep claw marks on the door. "I rented this truck. The deposit was one thousand. If there’s any damage to the vehicle, not only do I have to pay for repairs, but I also don’t get the deposit back."

She emphasized the last five words.

Su Yuqing silently ground his back teeth. Suppressing his temper, he asked Zhou Diao, "Deputy Zhou, why did you damage her truck?"

Zhou Diao answered as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. "She’s harboring an Alien Species!"

So, Su Yuqing turned back to Feng Ling. "Are you harboring an Alien Species?"

Feng Ling said, "I’m not harboring her. I’m raising her."

Zhou Diao blew up on the spot. "Isn’t that the same fucking thing?!!"

"Of course it’s not the same thing. This is my Card Ability." Feng Ling waved to Huangfu Miaomiao in the truck. "Come here."

Huangfu Miaomiao was so anxious in the truck her toes were curling. Unsure of what to do, she bit her lip and slowly got out, standing beside Feng Ling with her head hung low, looking as helpless and awkward as a lamb to the slaughter.

Feng Ling said to her, "Call me ’Mom’."

Huangfu Miaomiao’s eyes widened as she looked up. "...M-Mom?"

Feng Ling then pointed at Su Yuqing on the phone and told Huangfu Miaomiao, "Call him ’Uncle’."

Huangfu Miaomiao understood. She quickly nodded at Su Yuqing. "Hello, Uncle."

"See? This is my Card Ability," Feng Ling said nonchalantly.

Zhou Diao was utterly speechless. "You’ve got some nerve, spewing that bullshit."

Feng Ling said, "Just tell me, is this ability useful or not?"

Zhou Diao: "Useful my a—"

Before he could finish his curse, Feng Ling cut him off. "Can you distinguish between humans and Alien Species?"

Zhou Diao: "..."

Feng Ling patted Huangfu Miaomiao’s head. "She can."

Feng Ling asked again, "Can you distinguish between ordinary humans and special humans who possess Cards?"

Zhou Diao: "..."

Feng Ling smiled and patted Huangfu Miaomiao’s head again. "She can."

A stifling frustration welled up in Zhou Diao’s chest. He couldn’t refute a single word!

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