Chapter 53: The Disparity in Combat Power

The wind whistled past her ears, her beautiful long hair fluttering in the wind.

Su Xiao Zi’s figure ran through the streets, rushing toward the target destination ahead.
The sparse streetlights illuminated the brick-paved road, her shadow darting through the light again and again.

‘Run.’

‘Su Xiao Zi, run with all your might.’

The situation she was facing now was undoubtedly the most severe since she had joined the Humanoid Weapon Research Society.

‘I must remain completely cautious and courageous.’

The city didn’t have many forces right now; even someone with as little combat experience as herself was an indispensable asset.

Moreover, she recalled something her brother had once said—
“The ones who stand before the people aren’t necessarily heroes who can turn the tide, but rather the only ones among the crowd who can stand up.”

When an S-rank Exterminator falls, the A-rank Exterminator behind them must step up.
When an A-rank Exterminator falls, the next rank of warriors behind them needs to come forward.

No matter what, someone had to be able to stand up.

Because behind everyone were thousands upon thousands of innocent civilians, and among those crowds were their own loved ones and family.

Beside a quiet park street.

The tranquil streetlights cast a yellowish-white glow, silently embellishing the cold air.

The communicator in her ear lit up with a blue light again.
With a beep, Su Yuyao’s tense voice came through once more.

–Xiao Zi, headquarters and the Exterminator Allied Forces have established cooperation.
–The preliminary battle plan has been set.

“Big Sis, has the Bloodkin legion appeared yet?”

–The currently confirmed intelligence is that a batch of Otherworldly Beasts is about to arrive through a spatial rift.
–The Rose Legion is unique; a significant portion of their combat power consists of Otherworldly Beasts they have tamed.
–Even their Legion Commander is a highly intelligent Otherworldly Beast.

–However, no Bloodkin fluctuations have been detected yet.
–In this difficult situation, there is one piece of good news.
–The enemy’s Legion Commander, the Blood Dragon King, had his wings severed during the battle with Shanling in the Otherworldly War, and the Vice Legion Commander, Diva, was exterminated.
–The enemy commander this time is not the Legion Commander, but their Staff Officer.

The fact that the Rose Legion’s strength had been sharply reduced was already common knowledge among insiders.
From her words, it could be judged that the Legion Commander, Blood Dragon King, would be unable to participate tonight, and Diva had already been exterminated.
Two legion-level Bloodkin would not be coming.

It was a stroke of luck in a dire situation, adding a sliver of hope for the city.

–All B-rank and lower Exterminators in Tantan City have been dispatched according to orders.
–They are heading to guard the areas where the Otherworldly Beasts are appearing.
–The sole A-rank Exterminator is on standby.
–If a powerful Bloodkin appears, he will be the one to engage it.
–If you have any strength to spare, you are to provide support to a certain extent.

Su Xiao Zi panted continuously, her pace not slowing in the slightest, as she quietly listened to her sister report the preliminary battle plan.

“What about me?”
“Where should I go now, and what enemy should I engage?”

–The small and medium-sized Otherworldly Beasts will be handled by the other Exterminators.
–The current situation is that there are unstable fluctuations near the school at your location.
–A large Otherworldly Beast is expected to appear.
–Excluding the A-rank Exterminator, the next level of combat power is just you and Tina.
–Therefore, the mission headquarters has given you is—to eliminate the large Otherworldly Beast.

Su Xiao Zi quickly raised her hand to look at her watch.
The time was already 11:50, which meant that in ten minutes, the Imaginary Space would open and cover the entire city, and the fires of war would ignite at any moment.

‘Below A-rank, are Tina and I the strongest combat power…?’

As expected, the defensive strength of Tantan City was not optimistic at all.
If the enemy commander was the Rose Legion’s Staff Officer, he would be a noble vampire of considerable strength.
It would take at least two A-rank Exterminators to counter him.

Soon, the combat power analysis table was transmitted to Su Xiao Zi.

Enemy Forces: Small Otherworldly Beasts: 500+, Medium Otherworldly Beasts: 100+, Large Otherworldly Beasts: 1~3, Common Bloodkin: 100+, Noble Bloodkin: 1 (Rose Legion Staff Officer: Julius)

Other uncertain factors are not yet clear.

Allied Forces: D-rank Exterminators: 50+, C-rank Exterminators: 20+, B-rank Exterminators: 5, A-rank Exterminator: 1 (Tantan City’s strongest combatant: code name War Shield), Instructor + Humanoid Weapon: 1 team (Su Xiao Zi and Tina)

—Final data calculation, win rate: below 5%