Chapter 452: Unmasking the Monster Within

Chapter 452: Are They Really Human? (Update 5)

Twenty days had passed in the blink of an eye.

National Security personnel scoured every corner of the Capital City.

But… Lin Fang had vanished!

Not even in the way Xiao Yu had anticipated.

The enemy had used some means to blackmail National Security in exchange for Smart Glasses’ Documents…

“Why didn’t they show up?”

Outside the Team Two barracks, Xiao Yu sat on the roadside curb, squinting his eyes.

What if… I were Lin Fang!

“What am I doing… No, why didn’t I follow the original plan to threaten National Security in exchange for the documents?”

“Option One: Something’s wrong with me?”

“Option Two: Something happened?”

“Option Three: Is my life in danger?”

“No, I’m strong enough to take on an entire National Security Special Ops team. I’m far too formidable—ordinary special operatives are nothing to me, and average people couldn’t even pose a threat…”

“I must secure those documents, or I wouldn’t have stormed the Research Institute Building and killed 27 people for them…”

“Could it be that something occurred, or is there something wrong with me… It shouldn’t be either. Then what could it be…”

27: “This is all speculation. What about a fourth possibility?”

“For instance… could I have uncovered something unimaginable? Even if I appear, is it certain death?”

“No way, I’m not even afraid of National Security personnel. What have I got to fear, or worry about, or be terrified of… terror?”

“Am I in terror? If so, what is it that frightens me?”

“I see… I saw another one… a monster?”

“Yes, I sacrificed a pawn to test National Security, only to have a horrifying monster emerge?”

“I witnessed the entire process of that monster capturing the pawn… I was filled with fear. I know all too well that if I reappear facing something even more monstrous than myself… I’m doomed!”

A gust of wind brushed across Xiao Yu’s face.

Coming to his senses from a daze, he smirked coldly, “Are you afraid of me?!”

Once, someone said: the only force that can defeat magic is magic.

That saying applies perfectly now.

The only force that can defeat monsters is… monsters!

In his past life,

Xiao Yu was labeled a monster by others.

Now, in this life,

armed with his system, he’s become an even more terrifying monster.

Lin Fang was formidable—scarily so.

Imagine facing such strength not against commoners, but against Xiao Yu…

Heh!

“So you did watch me back then. What did you see?”

Slowly standing up, Xiao Yu’s expression remained as cold as ice. “Even so, does it change anything? You still had to come for the documents, didn’t you? Otherwise, wouldn’t you be content? All these days, you’ve been preparing something—preparing to take me on, right? If you’re not 100% certain you can handle me, you wouldn’t have shown up?”

His heart tightened, an inexplicable mix of tension and excitement surging within him.

It felt as though an unseen reaper was quietly drawing near.

Why so silently?

Because this reaper knew his target and possessed the power to end his life!

“Xiao Yu, something’s wrong!”

Wang Dong, along with a squad of special operatives, burst out of the building. “Suburbs!”

At his command, everyone scrambled into a series of SUVs.

Were they here already…? Xiao Yu sprinted toward one of the SUVs.

Forty minutes later, they arrived at a construction site.

A corpse was being hoisted high up by a tower crane.

Draped over the body was a two-meter-long white cloth.

On the cloth, several characters were scrawled in blood.

【Are you going to arrest us?】

Seeing these blood-written words, a fierce killing intent ignited in Xiao Yu’s eyes.

The markings were identical to those found in a certain Shopping Mall.

Lin Fang… he was provoking us!

Just then,

Xiao Yu suddenly moved, lunging at Wang Dong by his side.

A bullet landed exactly where Wang Dong had just been.

The concrete below cracked immediately, forming a massive crater as a large fragment was ripped away…

A sniper rifle bullet!

How is this possible? How could the enemy have a sniper rifle?

Tracking the displacement of the crater and noting that no gunfire had been heard moments ago,

Xiao Yu, endowed with the ‘Gun Expert’ skill, deduced immediately.

The sniper must have fired from at least a kilometer away—perhaps even further!

Yet, one thing remained the same… how could the enemy possibly wield a sniper rifle?

This was the Capital City, for crying out loud… are they even using proper science?!

Xiao Yu’s scalp went numb as he roared, “Get down!”

National Security personnel were all well-trained.

The moment Xiao Yu’s warning rang out,

everyone ducked behind cover.

The next second… with a swift motion, Xiao Yu hurled Wang Dong aside.

He rolled rapidly… Boom!

A sniper bullet grazed Xiao Yu’s body, denting the ground and forming another crater.

In that instant, he shot forward like an unbridled arrow, sprinting ahead.

His charge was aimed directly at the sniper’s location.

The sheer velocity made everyone watching believe that, with a blink,

Xiao Yu had reappeared ten meters away.

And with another blink, he was twenty meters away.

It was like witnessing a bolt of lightning or a cheetah in full sprint—it sent shivers down everyone’s spine.

Is this even human?

So high the speed, so relentless the charge, such terrifying velocity.

Yet, suddenly, Xiao Yu’s sprint halted.

That drastic shift from full motion to stillness nearly warped everyone’s vision.

Boom… a crater formed right in front of him.

If he hadn’t stopped in time, still barreling forward, that bullet would have struck him!

The moment the crater appeared, in less than a tenth of a second,

Xiao Yu surged forward once again, dashing…

His body seemed to have reached a delicate balance with gravity.

That seamless coordination in his sprint gave an almost levitating illusion.

Then, in the next moment, Xiao Yu changed tactics once more.

He lunged forward, rolled, and landed on both hands and feet.

A bullet whizzed over his head, landing on the ground behind him…

“Oh my God!”

One of the special operatives couldn’t contain his astonishment any longer and cried out.

Not just him—Wang Dong and everyone else looked on in sheer disbelief.

Staring at Xiao Yu, who was now more than a hundred meters away, their minds filled with questioning.

Xiao Yu… is he really human?!