Chapter 67 Taking Action

"Are you eighteen yet?"

"Definitely!"

"Virgin?"

"No... Wait, why are you asking such detailed questions? Are you going to check where I went to elementary, middle school, and university next?"

Lu Xiaoqiao seemed to realize something, and she glared at the person in annoyance and embarrassment.

Mu An continued to spout nonsense with a straight face.

"Sorry, I couldn't help but ask a few more questions after seeing the great hero who will protect all of humanity in the future."

Lu Xiaoqiao frowned.

The more she pondered his words, the more wrong they felt.

Especially since she was usually rebellious and had once been the boss of quite a few delinquent girls; her knowledge in certain areas was anything but narrow.

"You were just making dirty jokes at my expense, weren't you?"

"What dirty jokes? I was just asking if you wanted to be friends? Besides, are you as pretty as the two girls beside me?"

Mu An spread his hands innocently.

"Hmph! You're a two-timing scumbag!"

Lu Xiaoqiao snorted coldly.

She turned her head away and ignored Mu An.

[What do you mean I'm not as pretty as the two girls beside you?]

[This Young Miss is very pretty even after taking off my makeup, okay! You snobbish scumbag!]

The subway 'stopped and started'.

People got on and off at every station.

Much like the relationships of this era, they come and go, and no one stays for anyone.

Suddenly, a heated argument between a man and a woman caught the attention of Mu An and the others.

"Are you secretly taking pictures of me? You were definitely secretly taking pictures just now!"

"I did not! You psycho! Do you think you're that good-looking? With long pants and long sleeves, why would I want to secretly take pictures of you?"

"If you weren't secretly taking pictures, why don't you dare take out your phone and let me look at your album? You must be feeling guilty! Call the police! I'm going to call the police to arrest you!"

"If you're sick, go to the hospital; don't go crazy here!"

"You're insulting me? Not only do you dare to secretly take pictures, but you also dare to insult me? Is there no justice? Is there no law?"

The pockmarked woman was annoyed and embarrassed. She immediately attacked, unleashing a 'Frenzied Claw Attack'.

Her nails, enhanced by nail art, were sharp and long, and they might even carry unknown chemical attacks when scratching someone.

The slightly chubby otaku who was being attacked was stunned.

In a moment of carelessness, several bloody scratches appeared on his face.

In his panic, the anime figure of his "2D wife" that he had managed to snap up at the anime convention was brutally trampled by the other party.

"How dare you step on my wife?!!!"

The pockmarked woman not only stepped on it, but she also stomped on it several times with her high heels, directly smashing the figure into pieces.

"You stinky loser, I stepped on it, what are you going to do about it?"

"Disgusting fat otaku like you should be locked up and eat prison food!"

In that second.

The slightly chubby otaku felt his mind go blank.

Unprovoked rage ignited in his heart and rushed wildly to his head.

On the other side.

Nina tugged at Mu An's sleeve and said with a slight stutter.

"Boss, he seems to be... burning up?"

And the "burning up" here was clearly not an exaggeration, but a literal description.

In front of everyone, the slightly chubby otaku's hair and eyebrows were swallowed by flames, and even his fists ignited with scorching fire.

A real-life version of Fire Man!

"Holy crap! It's a Transcendent! Run!"

The onlookers who were just watching the show immediately ran to other carriages.

The crowd scattered like birds and beasts.

In an instant, the carriage where Mu An was located emptied significantly.

"Transc-Transcendent... is being a Transcendent so great?"

"Can a Transcendent secretly take pictures? Can a Transcendent be unreasonable?"

"If you have the guts, hit me! I'm going to post on Xiaohongshu to put a bounty on you!"

"Family, who understands? Today on the subway, I met a shrimp-headed man who was secretly taking pictures..."

It would have been better if the pockmarked woman hadn't said anything; this continuous complaining was stimulating.

Especially the words "secretly taking pictures" made the slightly chubby otaku even more furious.

Using reason as firewood, the flames wildly devoured his sanity.

Anger uuuup (skyrocketing)!

The flames all over his body burned even hotter!

"You stinky 'bitch'! Die for me!"

The slightly chubby otaku could no longer hold back; he swung his flaming fist and struck at the other person's face.

In an instant.

It was like meat sizzling on a grill.

The pockmarked woman immediately screamed, fell to the side near the carriage door, and felt dizzy.

A pitch-black carbonized fist print appeared on her face.

"As expected... Heh heh! It's my turn to take action!"

Nearby, Lu Xiaoqiao suddenly stood up and even specifically patted her clothes.

Then she quickly formed hand seals and muttered something.

"Super Invincible Shadow Clone Technique!"

The next second.

Following a puff of white smoke, an identical 'Lu Xiaoqiao' appeared before everyone.

"To prevent the world from being destroyed, to protect the peace of the world."

"I am Lu Xiaoqiao! I am Lu Daqiao!"

"I will take action to strike against evil and save the innocent; everything is for the sake of upholding love and justice!"

The two 'Lu Xiaoqiao's shouted their slogans loudly, and the poses they struck for each other were clearly well-designed.

Mu An: ?

Renée: ?

Nina: ?

The other onlookers also had the expression of the "subway old man looking at a phone" meme.

Mu An speechlessly covered his forehead.

He thought she was a delinquent girl, but it turned out she was a late-stage patient of Chuunibyou!

He couldn't help but remind her.

"If you don't take action soon, that woman is going to be beaten to death."

"Hmph! I don't need a reminder from a scumbag like you!"

Lu Xiaoqiao snorted.

"I've practiced, you know? Karate black belt, ninth dan, got it?"

"Lu Daqiao, go! Let that guy see your strength!"

She commanded her Clone to rush toward that Fire Man.

But before 'Lu Daqiao's fist could hit the other person.

The Fire Man, who was straddling the pockmarked woman and punching fiercely, subconsciously swung a fist to the side.

And there was no clash of titans as expected.

She was turned into a puff of white smoke and directly disappeared.

The air seemed to grow quiet for a moment.

Mu An tilted his head and delivered the finishing blow at the right time.

"Is this what you meant by... practiced?"

Lu Xiaoqiao clenched her pink fists, her cheeks turning bright red.

She was still trying hard to make excuses for herself.

"I... I meant my master is a Karate black belt ninth dan, is that not allowed?"

"And I just became a Transcendent not long ago, I'm not very skilled at using my abilities yet, just now... that was just an accident!!"

Mu An was helpless.

"Boss, do you want me to take action?"

Nina volunteered.

Renée, who was beside them, was not to be outdone.

"I can do it too!"

Mu An shook his head while walking toward the Fire Man.

"Forget it, let me do it!"

"In case I accidentally burn your pretty little skirts, that wouldn't be good."

Furthermore.

He had just maxed out his Fire Control and Fire Resistance skills, so he wasn't afraid of getting burned by fire or anything.

"Hey, they are a Transcendent, you're an ordinary person, don't try to be a hero."

"Someone has already called the police, I guess people from the Superpower Administration Bureau will be here in a while."

Lu Xiaoqiao kindly reminded him.

Mu An smiled at her and didn't speak.

He stepped forward quickly and precisely grabbed the Fire Man's wrist as he was swinging his fist.

"Oi, brother, that's enough, if you keep hitting, you're going to kill someone!"

At the same time, he delivered a hand chop with just the right amount of force to the person's neck, knocking him out directly.

Nearby.

Lu Xiaoqiao was stunned.

It was resolved so easily?

Then what was the point of her Clone being casually one-shot by the Fire Man just now?

Does it count as her being cute?

Or does it count as her being meddlesome?

And by comparison, it made her, the real Transcendent... look so weak!

...

"Hey, how did you do that?"

Lu Xiaoqiao couldn't help but ask curiously.

She had wondered if Mu An might also be a Transcendent.

But looking at the move he just showed, it seemed very unremarkable.

It was purely relying on 'brute force', four words: just get it done.

"First like this, then like that... did you learn it?"

Mu An smiled slightly.

Lu Xiaoqiao: "..."

The girl curled her lips.

"Tch, if you don't want to say it, then don't, as if I'm really that curious!"

Meanwhile.

The subway announcement sounded.

"The next station is YT, you can transfer to Line 3!"

"The next station is YT. The interchange with Line 3."

The subway gradually came to a stop, and the carriage doors opened.

Security personnel promptly controlled the unconscious 'Fire Man'.

The disfigured, indescribable creature was also about to be taken away by an ambulance.

In Yue Province, Line 3 is also known as the 'Death Line 3'.

Even if it's not a weekend or holiday, the passenger flow is huge.

People squeezing people... it's a very common occurrence.

Mu An pulled Renée and Nina, the two girls, off the train, preparing to transfer.

Due to his own powerful strength and secretly using 'Magic'.

The crowd automatically parted like water in front of him, and everyone was silently squeezed to the side.

Lu Xiaoqiao also seemed to be getting off at this station; she lowered the brim of her hat and silently followed behind the three.

In the bustling crowd.

A man wearing strange clothes with a gaunt face was raising his hands in a frenzied state, as if embracing the sky.

He was muttering something in his mouth, speaking some obscure and difficult-to-understand words.

"The world is dark, the Heavenly Dao is unfair; humans are just reptiles and bacteria attached to the planet."

"You, you, and all of you, including myself, are all damn people!"

"Our existence has no meaning at all! No meaning whatsoever!"

Passersby occasionally glanced at him curiously.

But they quickly walked away.

Even many people quietly moved a few steps away when passing by.

In the Dragon Kingdom, mental illness is 'protected by law'.

If they really go crazy and hack someone to death, the dead person can only suffer in silence.

Mu An also glanced at him casually using [Enemy Detection Radar].

Name: Liu Ming

Age: 38

Rank: 10

Basic Information: One of the members of the Advent Society.

Used secret medicine to consume life potential to secretly increase his Rank.

He is about to self-destruct here, causing a space-time rift and allowing monsters to invade.

——————

Mu An: ?

What on earth is the Advent Society?

How come strange organizations are popping up just as Spiritual Qi is starting to recover?

On the other side, Liu Ming's expression became increasingly frenzied.

"May the Lord mold me!!!"

Massive Spiritual Qi fluctuations were constantly expanding inside his body.

Just like a balloon that is constantly being inflated, once it reaches the critical point, it will explode with a bang.

You have to know that the surroundings are densely packed with ordinary people; it's hard to imagine how much damage he would cause once he 'bursts'.

Mu An didn't dare to delay.

He directly threw a 'shield' formed by Mental Energy over.

[Lv10 (Max). Telekinesis]: Mental Energy is your most powerful weapon.

It can be used for attack and defense, it is ever-changing, has no limits, and the method of use depends entirely on imagination.

The higher the skill level, the more precise your control over Mental Energy becomes.

——————

Boom——

Under the horrified eyes of the crowd, a ball of scorching flames erupted from where Liu Ming was.

It should have exploded in all directions, but for some reason, it was restricted within a transparent rectangular box.

At the beginning, Liu Ming was not yet completely dead.

Struggling inside the flames, he looked like a White Bone Spirit dancing in a cosplay coffin.

This scene, both terrifying and funny, left many people stunned for a moment.

"He... is this a magic show?"

"What magic show? His bones are about to be burned to nothing! This is clearly a Transcendent launching an attack!"

Some were confused, and others stated the truth.

Recently, the topic of Transcendent has exploded across the internet, making it easy for people to associate it with that.

Seeing this scene, Lu Xiaoqiao also hurriedly stood in front of Mu An and the others.

At the same time, she looked at the 'flames' with a vigilant gaze.

"Not good! There is danger! Hide behind me!"

Mu An looked at the girl with slight surprise.

Although this person looked full of 'delinquent colors'.

But daring to stand up actively at such a dangerous moment was already a great courage.

Well, it would be better if her legs weren't shaking.

"Boss, what is he doing?"

Nina was very confused.

Mu An said casually.

"Maybe he's afraid of loneliness, so he lit a fire to liven things up for everyone!"

Boom——

Boom——

Suddenly.

Huge explosions came from multiple places in the subway, and even the walls and the ground shook violently for a while.

Followed by the screams of people.

Mu An's expression changed, and a thought suddenly popped into his mind.

[There might be more than one person self-destructing!]

[Or rather, these guys are... 'committing a group crime'?]

Line 3 is the most densely populated subway line.

The damage that can be caused by an explosion here is absolutely terrifying!

Meanwhile.

For the first time, a communication sound that could not distinguish between male and female came through the special Bluetooth device Mu An was wearing.

"Strong Spiritual Qi disturbance detected in the YT area of Subway Line 3!"

"Suspected space-time rift, danger level is currently unclear, predicted to be no lower than E-Rank."

"Please, Dawn Squads in the vicinity, proceed to provide support urgently!"

After that, several voices came from the communication channel one after another.

"Dawn Squad No. 65 received!"

"Dawn Squad No. 21 received!"

...

What level of danger is E-Rank?

As a 'newcomer', Mu An had also carefully read the Transcendent manual.

Simply put.

Those below Rank 10 are called Quasi-Transcendent.

Rank 10-19 are called One-Star Transcendent, and so on, with the highest being Nine-Star Transcendent.

And an E-Rank crisis means that at least a Two-Star Transcendent is needed to solve it!

[Wait for the official personnel to solve it, or...]

Mu An glanced at Lu Xiaoqiao, who was still firmly standing in front of him even though her legs were weak.

After hesitating for a thousandth of a second in his heart, he still decided to join this operation.

So he also replied in the communication channel by following suit.

"Anyu Squad received!"

As soon as these words came out, the communication channel fell silent instantly.

It was like the pause button was pressed, and everyone didn't dare to breathe.

Mu An didn't think much, and reached out to take out the [Time Stop Orb].

"Renée, Nina, get ready for work!"