After midnight

Zhao Yunqi watched all this in disbelief. Why did An Yan attack himself?

While he was still staring with eyes wide open in shock, An Yan immediately retracted his hand, and more blood spurted out from his chest. Then An Yan took a step to the right and back, avoiding the blind spot that Zhao Yunqi had just blocked.

"Well done, Yunqi!" Shangguan Can was making a big move. Due to the perspective, he mistakenly thought that it was Zhao Yunqi who did it.

"Shangguan Can, be careful!"

It was too late. Since Shangguan Can was exposed to An Yan's sight, water needles shot towards him densely.

Thousands of water needles appeared out of thin air in the water column and aimed at Shangguan Can. Shangguan Can jumped to the side nimbly, and those water needles pierced the ground fiercely, raising a cloud of dust.

An Yan then slid a few steps to the right, and both hands began to release power at the same time. One hand was used to deal with Shangguan Can, and the remaining hand was naturally used to deal with Zhao Yunqi. The water column began to shoot sharply like an arrow towards Zhao Yunqi's feet. Zhao Yunqi dodged, and a deep pit immediately appeared at the position he had occupied.

Then, the water flow suddenly branched out, and the separated water immediately attacked Zhao Yunqi again.

With a swish, the ice cube knocked the water down, and the water splashed on the ground, forming a puddle. But the water was inexhaustible, and it soon reappeared and chased Zhao Yunqi. While Zhao Yunqi was escaping, he accidentally caught a glimpse of Shangguan Can, who was also dodging like him, while An Yan just stood there motionless, manipulating the power in his hand.

This won't work. Zhao Yunqi stood still, pushed his arms to his chest and stretched them straight. In an instant, thousands of ice cones flashed out from his palms and quickly shot towards An Yan.

An Yan waved his left hand, and a water curtain appeared, completely hiding him behind it. The ice cone entered the water curtain, its power weakened, and fell straight to the ground. The water flow controlled by An Yan's right hand was still twisting and turning like a snake, chasing Shangguan Can.

Shangguan Can was probably being chased too closely. He stretched out his hand, and the sand spiraled around An Yan's curved water snake like a sandstorm. The water snake was sucked away by the sand, and fell to the ground in pieces.

An Yan retracted his ability, quickly hid behind a tree, and ran deep into the forest using the cover of the forest.

Zhao Yunqi and Shangguan Can chased after him.

Zhao Yunqi heard the sound of rain hitting leaves. Was it raining? He saw leaves falling down in pieces, each with a sharp cut, and some were completely penetrated by the rain.

This was still An Yan's ability. The falling rain needles scratched Zhao Yunqi's arms and shoulders with bloody marks. Zhao Yunqi raised his hands to support the ice as a barrier, letting Shangguan Can hide inside. They could hear clearly the crisp dripping sound of the rain needles hitting the ice.

The raindrops fell over a wide area, and no matter how they ran, they were always trapped. But their attack power was not that strong, so why did An Yan go to such great lengths?

The rain gradually became heavier, completely blocking their vision, and An Yan disappeared completely.

After a while, Zhao Yunqi found a sturdy tree. He placed his hands on it, and the mottled and rough touch of the tree was beneath his hands. He squeezed hard, and the ice suddenly froze the entire surface of the tree trunk and climbed upwards. When it climbed to a certain height, the ice suddenly exploded in all directions, condensing into a huge ice disk with the trunk as the center, and the outer edge of the ice disk showed irregular edges.

The rain outside was still falling, making Zhao Yunqi and Shangguan Can, who were standing under the tree, feel a little heavy-hearted.

Shangguan Can's surprise attack just now was very good. On the battlefield, any opportunity to strike the enemy should not be easily missed. Zhao Yunqi understood this truth, so he could not and had no reason to blame Shangguan Can. But if it was a friend who had promised him, Zhao Yunqi felt that Shangguan Can's behavior was a bit unkind.

"I'm sorry, Yunqi. But can you tell me...about your relationship with Anyan?"

"Don't say sorry to me next time." Zhao Yunqi warned him. "As for An Yan and I, there is no relationship between us."

Shangguan Can looked at him quietly for a while and tacitly agreed with this statement. His decision not to pursue the matter further showed that he chose to believe it. So, the two of them remained silent until the rain stopped.

The falling rain was slightly dampened by the wind. Yin and Song Yu looked at the rain falling in the air not far ahead and waited in tacit understanding.

After the rain stopped, Zhao Yunqi and Shangguan Can walked through the woods and came to the shore. The wind blew a faint smell of blood from the sea. This blood was An Yan's. Since the direction was correct, the only place to hide in the clear horizontal plane was... underwater.

After thinking for a moment, Zhao Yunqi squatted on the shore. He covered the water surface with his hands. After a while, an ice road about half a meter wide solidified on the water surface.

Shangguan Can hesitated for a moment, then followed Zhao Yunqi and stepped on the ice. As soon as he stepped on it, a slight chill spread from the soles of his feet. He couldn't help but lower his head and stepped on it. The ice road was very solid. When he looked up again, Zhao Yunqi had already walked a few meters away from him, so he quickly caught up with him.

"This really won't work." After walking about fifty meters, Zhao Yunqi suddenly turned around and said to him.

"what?"

"I can not find him."

"An Yan?"

"Yes. Shangguan Can, look around and tell me, with An Yan's water ability, where can he hide?"

Shangguan Can looked around. Apart from the islands, there were lakes here. The water capacity was... underwater?

"You're right. But you won't be able to find him this way. If you go underwater, you're basically dead."

"What should I do?"

"Wait."

"He was able to hide underwater for such a long time, he must have activated 'Absolute Defense'. But because he was injured and activated 'Absolute Defense', he can't hide for long. I think we should go back to the shore first."

"Okay." Shangguan Can shrugged, turned around and walked towards the shore.

It seems like we have to wait again, which is really troublesome. Shangguan Can couldn't help thinking with disgust. He was a person who liked to solve problems by force. He didn't understand what Yin and Zhao Yunqi were planning every day, nor did he understand where the others had gone. We agreed to catch An Yan, so shouldn't we just deal with him together?

Shangguan Can actually didn't like or want to take this mission, but he couldn't help it because the security bureau he worked for was under the jurisdiction of Song Hongtian, and Zhao Yunqi was there. He and Zhao Yunqi had known each other for four or five years, and he had already regarded him as a brother, and he thought he knew him better. He believed that Zhao Yunqi only had him as a friend, but after what happened today, he could no longer see through him.

He knew that Zhao Yunqi and Song Yu did not get along as harmoniously as they appeared, but where did this An Yan come from?

After thinking about it to no avail, Shangguan Can decided to give up. He was not a person who used his brain, and since he believed in Zhao Yunqi, there was nothing to say. He just followed his orders and waited patiently, it was not a big deal anyway.

The sky washed by the clear water was azure blue, with a few clouds floating around occasionally. Under the lake reflecting the shadows of the clouds, An Yan lay quietly in the "Absolute Defense".

Watching the two blurry shadows gradually disappear from the water, An Yan did not relax. He was not worried about this. Even if Zhao Yunqi discovered his presence, he would not be able to force him out, not to mention that it was difficult for him to be discovered. He was worried that his unusual movement just now only attracted Zhao Yunqi and Shangguan Can, so where were Yin and the other two people? What were they doing?

An Yan knew that Yin must have reached some kind of deal with Zhao Yunqi and the others, but was Yin's purpose what he thought? If so, why?

An Yan was not anxious, and even looked forward to it. He turned his head to look at his chest, where the blood had stopped. It turned out that he could control the strength the best by doing it himself. As for why he had to do it himself, it was because An Yan would never let others find out about the connection between him and Zhao Yunqi, even if it was a thing of the past.

The only problem now is that his last injury hasn't healed yet. When everyone is waiting to catch him, An Yan can't figure out how long he can hold on and how much time he can gain.

Perhaps, today is really going to be a disaster. An Yan smiled bitterly, waiting for the water to get colder and the vision to get darker. When he couldn't hold on any longer, he might as well create a panic.

Su Ziling's first reaction when he saw the stranger in front of him was to run away, but a bold thought flashed through his mind, and he remained calm and motionless.

Looking at the calm man in front of him, Zhang Dong said politely: "Please come with me."

Su Ziling glanced at the yellow sky, put the stone in his hand safely into his pocket, and followed the strange man away.

"It's been more than four hours." Song Yu said to Yin.

Yin smiled slightly: "That's true, we have to go find them."

Since the rain, there had been no movement, and everyone must have been getting impatient. When Yin stood up and prepared to leave with Song Yu, a bird suddenly fluttered towards them and flew past them and flew away.

Yin quickly stood up and looked in the direction of the flying bird, but all he could see was green. Suddenly, a spot of white jumped into his sight with a deafening sound. That was the lake shore.

His heart skipped a beat, and Yin's eyes met Song Yu's. Song Yu ran over quickly, followed closely by Yin.

The plan finally really began.

What sound? Su Ziling looked around and didn't find any suspicious movement, but he clearly felt a sense of solemnity and trembling. Later, Su Ziling realized that it was the instinct and intuition of people facing disasters.

"It's a tsunami." Zhang Dong had climbed up the tree and stood on a branch without knowing when.

Su Ziling looked up in the direction he was facing. He saw nothing but leaves and sky, but he knew Zhang Dong was not joking.

The moment Su Ziling blinked, Zhang Dong jumped beside him. "I'm afraid it was caused by the 'Son of God'."

An Yan? Su Ziling suppressed the urge to run in the opposite direction. Is An Yan over there? He took a step forward.

"Don't move, do you want to help him?" Su Ziling felt a cold touch on his neck.

"No."

"But we still have to go there," Zhang Dong glanced at him, "Then let's just walk over slowly. The four of them can deal with An Yan."

"Okay." Zhang Dong pushed the hand holding the dagger inward with force, and Su Ziling had to agree.

Four people? Plus the person next to him, that's five people? Five people, can An Yan and Yin beat them? Su Ziling didn't have time to think about it now. Under the threat of the sharp blade, he could only move forward step by step with a heavy heart. Why did he run into this guy as soon as he came out of the cave? Su Ziling had a bad premonition in his heart.

Yin and Song Yu arrived before them. At this time, they each stood on one tree, holding the trunk with their hands to prevent their feet from slipping.

The forest under their feet seemed to be ravaged by a flood. The tops of every tree were bent in the same direction, messily and densely pressed together. The slender branches were broken and sank into the mud. The waves in the lake made the entire forest wet, which was very miserable.

The lake water overflowed the grass, making it muddy. Grass strands and fallen leaves swirled in puddles, not having the clarity of being soaked in water, and looked desolate.

Yin and his team followed the direction of the water flow and found Zhao Yunqi and Shangguan Can, who were lying in the mud, covered in dirt. They were not far away from the water, so they probably resisted together, but unfortunately they failed in the end.

Yin walked over and patted Zhao Yunqi's face in disdain. Zhao Yunqi was unconscious, and there were no obvious wounds on his body. It seemed that he had just fainted. Yin looked at Shangguan Can again, and he was not much better either.

Suddenly, Yin stood up swiftly. He heard footsteps approaching, and a figure gradually became clear.

It was An Yan, who walked over to him without a care in the world. His originally clean trouser legs were now covered in ugly brown mud, and his white shirt was stained with blood, looking a bit disheveled.

Yin looked at the red bloodstains in surprise. He was actually injured?

Song Yu glanced at Yin at this time, and then stared at An Yan. He put his hands behind his back silently, and on the surface he remained calm.

An Yan's gaze swept from Yin to the others one by one, and finally returned to Yin's face.

Before Yin had time to guess what An Yan was thinking, he heard footsteps coming slowly from different directions, the footsteps of two people.

Finally everyone is here and the show is about to begin.