I Start with a Mysterious Island

Chapter 578: Chapter 370: An Obstacle Falling from the Sky

The fire beside them crackled and popped. Billows of heat rolled over with the occasional gust of wind, making them unbearably hot as sweat poured out and soaked their clothes.

"THUD, THUD, THUD..."

The sound of heavy, rhythmic footsteps echoed from the distance as a large group of sturdy men in matching uniforms arrived at the scene, pushing a line of water carts.

"The water in the carts won’t last long. Quick, connect the hoses to the river over there."

When the firefighting team’s captain and his men arrived at the scene, his expression grew grave as he stared at the raging inferno.

Without any hesitation, he began directing his men to begin their firefighting operation.

Some men aimed nozzles at the ferocious blaze and began spraying water, while another group followed orders, grabbing suction hoses and running toward the distant river.

"Captain, there are some people over there," said one of the firefighters spraying the blaze. He had spotted a group standing at the edge of the fire and immediately spoke to the captain who was directing the operation.

"What the hell are those people doing?! The fire’s this intense, and they’re just standing at the edge?

It’s far too dangerous. One of you, go tell them to get away from the blaze immediately. Make sure they don’t interfere with our firefighting efforts..."

The firefighting captain gazed at the immense blaze, his heart filled with anxiety. After hearing his subordinate’s report, he glanced at the few people lingering at the edge of the fire and gave an order.

"I’ll go tell them to leave." Just as one of the firefighters prepared to head over and urge the group to get away from the blaze...

...the group suddenly erupted into a fierce battle. Flashes of Spiritual Light flickered around their bodies from time to time, stunning all the firefighters on the scene.

Fang Jingtang and his men looked at Lin Li blocking their path, knowing a fight was now inevitable.

Although they didn’t want to fight this terrifying enemy, they were now so close that turning to run would mean exposing their backs, which would likely lead to immediate death.

"Damn it, we’ll fight him to the end...!" Fang Jingtang roared. His lieutenants immediately unleashed their Spiritual Energy. A total of five Red Blood Gang members, all at the Second Rank Initial Stage, charged forward together to fight their detestable enemy to the death.

"CLANG! CLANG! CLANG..."

Weapons collided with a clear, crisp sound, sending sparks flying from the point of impact.

The five Red Blood Gang members, all at the Second Rank Initial Stage, launched a furious assault on Lin Li.

However, no matter what tricky angles they attacked from, Lin Li always dodged them with ease.

"THUD."

A Red Blood Gang lieutenant, his stamina more than half-depleted, failed to dodge in time. Lin Li kicked him in the stomach. The man let out a piercing scream and was sent flying backward.

Since the fight was taking place at the edge of the inferno, the unlucky bastard who took Lin Li’s kick flew right into the raging flames.

"AHHH..."

The Red Blood Gang lieutenant who had fallen into the fire was consumed by the flames. He struggled and screamed, but after a short while, he went silent.

"Captain, that..." A firefighter watched as someone was kicked into the fire and burned to death. He was so frightened he could only swallow hard.

"Those people are Cultivators..." the firefighting captain said.

The members of the firefighting team were just ordinary people. Seeing Cultivators fighting at the edge of the inferno, and even killing someone, left them terrified.

They were afraid of getting caught in the battle and losing their own lives.

"What do we do? Those Cultivators are moving toward us..." The firefighters grew anxious as they saw the combatants drifting their way while fighting.

"We’re pulling back," the captain ordered decisively. They packed up their water carts and retreated several dozen meters.

Fighting fires was their duty, so choosing to retreat was obviously wrong. But on second thought, no one could really blame them for the choice they made.

They were duty-bound to extinguish the fire. If they were unfortunately swallowed by the flames in the process, they would have no complaints.

But now there were Cultivators fighting at the scene. If they were unlucky enough to get caught in the crossfire and die, they would feel it was a deeply unjust end.

"There should be Guards patrolling nearby. Go find them quickly. Tell them there are Cultivators causing trouble here." After retreating some distance, the firefighting captain said to one of his men. The man nodded and immediately left the fire scene to find the patrolling Guards.

Just as the members of the firefighting team were waiting for their colleague to bring back the Guards to arrest the Cultivators obstructing their work, the situation on the battlefield took a new turn.

"BAM, BAM, BAM..."

Facing four opponents, Lin Li’s figure blurred as he threw several consecutive punches, sending Fang Jingtang and the other three flying.

"URK..."

Blood sprayed from their mouths. Fang Jingtang and the other three were seriously injured.

"I’ve played with you long enough. It’s time to end this," Lin Li said, looking down at Fang Jingtang and the other three on the ground.

Then, he walked straight toward Fang Jingtang. After all, Fang Jingtang was the Gang Leader of the Red Blood Gang. He’d take out this scumbag boss first, then deal with the others.

"Gang Leader, run!!!" the three Red Blood Gang lieutenants shouted desperately when they saw Lin Li walking toward Fang Jingtang.

Among the four, Fang Jingtang, the weakest in terms of power, was injured much more severely than the others.

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