Book 3 Chapter 38 – Fallout

　　Ya Yu raised his front paws and stomped the ground violently. A halo of pale, yellow light was created at the point of impact. The imposing shockwave produced by the man wielding axes, to the horror of the guardians, was easily bounced off upon contact. The giant ice python, who was about to swallow him whole, had its head ripped apart by the latter's tiger claws with another odd-sounding roar. Ya Yu was already on its way towards the man wielding axes with a powerful push form his hind legs before the shards of ice even touched the ground.

　　"Careful!" The man who held the katana screamed in terror. The man with the axes threw his weapons in Ya Yu's direction to try to slow him down, only to realize that a smaller yellow halo around his legs held him to where he stood.

　　"NOO—!" The ice manipulating guardian, who was still on top of the lake, yelled out in agony at being forced to witness the demise of his friend. Ya Yu, with a gentle tap of his claws, easily repelled the flying axes and appeared right in front of his target. The next second, he pierced through the guardian's chest with both of his claws.

　　"Mooh—!" Another strange growl from Ya Yu. Ya Yu moved his claw outward and tore through the guardian's torso, creating a small firework of blood. Ya Yu s.n.a.t.c.hed a piece of intestine with his b.l.o.o.d.y claws and slowly chewed it while staring at his next target, the man with the katana, with bloodthirsty eyes.

　　They were nothing more than a feast for Ya Yu.

　　"Yiming!" The bloodbath after a mere instant of facing Ya Yu caught Qing Linglong off guard. Although it was not the first time she encountered the monster, the emotional shock from this scene of excessive violence, compounded by unpleasant memories of what happened last time she fought Ya Yu, froze her with fear for a second.

　　"Let's go look for Liu Meng!" Li Yiming looked coldly at Ya Yu, whose entire body was painted red, and bolted toward the forest at the outer edge of the park with Qing Linglong following him closely.

　　At the same moment, the man with the shoulder cannon, who stood far away from the scene of terror, had finished charging his attack. A beam of light traveled silently toward Ya Yu from the back. The latter, instead of dodging the attack, crouched down and put his right arm in front of his face.

　　Bam!

　　The beam of light hit Ya Yu right on and sent him flying off backward. However, before the man with the cannon could celebrate his victory, he realized that Ya Yu had been targeting his friend, the ice-manipulator, who stood behind him, and used the speed from his attack to close the distance quickly.

　　The ice manipulating guardian reacted quickly and jumped upwards, but Ya Yu managed to s.n.a.t.c.h his ankle mid-flight. Both of them fell into the lake, locked in their struggle. It was not long before they disappeared beneath the surface. The leader of the group, once again, wanted to yell out, but he knew that it was to no avail, and the cry of pain stayed stuck in his throat. He turned his head toward his friend with the cannon and found his staring at the distance blankly while a half-human half-snake figure appeared in front of him.

　　"Fusion…" The leader of the group knew that the half-man, half-beast creature was no longer Bai Xi. Its tail was no longer silver, but gold, and although the human top-half still had a unique charm to it, Bai Xi's face had been replaced by that of the camouflager.

　　'He's gone.' The thought barely occurred to the leader when the camouflager extended his right hand and slowly caressed his friend's neck. The next moment, blood poured out like a fountain as a human head fell to the ground at the same time as the cannon.

　　Crack!

　　The ice on the surface of the lake was broken again. Ya Yu emerged alone, holding a human leg with his paw. Its mouth continued to chew as he showed a thirst for the next target to come.

　　'There's no way I can run now.' The leader of the group knew that he would not be able to escape. Everything had happened so quickly, despite his intentions to retreat from the moment he saw Ya Yu. His friends had all died, and it already was too late for him to run for his life.

　　"I didn't want to destroy this beautiful city, but you're leaving me no choice. Enjoy your own demise." The camouflager turned his head to look at where Li Yiming left to, and slowly slithered toward the last target. The light that shone in his eyes made them seem more charming than ever, but this time they also concealed an intent to kill.