Prosperity Finance Bank was the largest bank in Pearl City, built on Bright Virtue Avenue, just a mile away from the underground supermarket and one and a half miles from the abandoned train station where the hideout of the Nether Bone Gang Lao Gong said to be.
Amid the decayed asphalt and crumbling buildings, lesser mutant ants and soldier ants could be seen sporadically scattered about.
At the end of the road, figures were locked in combat against these creatures.
Bang. Bang. Bang.
After ten rounds, the tungsten bullets finally pierced through the exoskeleton of a soldier ant.
"Yes!" Yu Baoyin and Feng Ran swiftly moved in to finish it off with their abilities.
"Earth Shield!"
"Ke!" The moment the soldier ant staggered, Yu Baoyin launched another attack at the same spot.
"Stone Barrage!" Sharp-tipped stones shot forward at high speed.
Tadada.
"Ke!" The soldier ant screeched in pain and retaliated with an acid spray attack.
Yu Baoyin instantly took cover behind Feng Ran.
Feng Ran pulled the exoskeleton shield from his back and raised it to block the acid.
Sizzle—
Without missing a beat, he conjured a massive fireball. "Flame Burst!"
The blazing attack strike the soldier ant's wounds, and with a final twitch, it collapsed lifelessly onto the ground.
Breathless and mentally exhausted, Yu Baoyin and Feng Ran exchanged a high five.
Meanwhile, Hei Qian and Bingwen were engaged with another soldier ant.
Hei Qian fired tungsten bullets at the ant's neck joint, creating a small hole.
Bang. Bang. Bang.
Enraged, the soldier ant lunged at him in a powerful leap.
Hei Qian rolled aside just in time, dodging the snapping pincers, before quickly reloading his gun with acid bullets.
Bang. Bang. Bang.
"Ke!" The bullets struck the exposed flesh on its neck. The scent of burning meat filled Hei Qian's nostrils.
"Hei Qian! Get out of the way!" Bingwen shouted, rushing forward. He raised his black shield, blocking the incoming acid spray.
The soldier ant screeched in confusion—its attack had no effect.
"Ke!"
As the last drop of acid splashed harmlessly against the shield, Bingwen's arm turned metallic. With a roar, he delivered a crushing punch to the soldier ant's neck.
"Metal Fist!"
A sickening crack followed as the ant's neck bent at an unnatural angle. Green blood splattered all over Bingwen before the creature collapsed.
"That was awesome!" Feng Ran and Yu Baoyin cheered. "Hei Qian too!"
Hei Qian gave a faint smile.
Bingwen scratched his head. "That was nothing compared to those two."
He wasn't wrong.
Everyone fell silent, their gazes drawn toward Nanzhi and Lin Weihao's battle.
They didn't need tungsten bullets, acid bullets, or shields.
Those two moved like grim reapers—silent, efficient, and merciless.
"Ke!"
The road was now soaked in sticky green blood. The remaining ants were no longer trying to fight back. Instead, they desperately scrambled to flee.
Less than half an hour later, every ant in Bright Virtue Avenue had been exterminated.
The group arrived at Prosperity Finance Bank. Its once grand façade was now a moss-covered remnant of the past. The golden lettering above the entrance had mostly fallen off, and its revolving doors had long stopped turning—one panel was missing entirely, while another was jammed at an awkward angle.
"I don't sense any more ants," Nanzhi said after using Mental Exploration. Without hesitation, she destroyed the revolving doors.
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