The Battle

"Charge!"

Lian Ming demonstrated a heroic spirit as she ordered her subordinates to attack.

The JRA tried to target these Law Enforcement Officers with their cannons, but unfortunately, most of their attacks missed.

Nearly the entire Law Enforcement Department had arrived to fight this battle against the JRA. Thus, they vastly outnumbered the JRA.

Or so they believed…

This belief was utterly shattered as they noticed more warriors coming out of the JRA building.

Nearly 150 officers of the Law Enforcement Department were up against 90 warriors from the JRA.

'How did they gather so many warriors without our knowledge?' This question revolved in Lian Ming's head.

It had to be known that patrol was extremely strict in the last week. They were careful enough not to leak their plans to the JRA.

Even the officers who had been recalled to the Law Enforcement Department in Suqui Town had no idea about their true mission.

Therefore, it was inconceivable for the JRA to have discovered that the Law Enforcement Department intended to attack their base.

However, there was no use thinking about this any longer. They had to deal with the situation at hand.

Even Long Chen, observing this battle from afar, was startled. His eyes swept over all the warriors of JRA, and he soon found his target.

Long Chen immediately used the Traceless Breeze Striding Steps to move closer to the battlefield.

He had to attack at an opportune moment.

Fortunately, the Law Enforcement Department outnumbered and overwhelmed the JRA's warriors.

The JRA's warriors resisted the onslaught with all their might. Each warrior fought two warriors simultaneously.

The quality of JRA's warriors seemed to be a lot higher compared to the Law Enforcement Department.

Only Lian Ming and Gu Bo from the Law Enforcement Department seemed to have an easy time fighting the JRA's warriors.

It is only natural since the two are 4 Star Warriors.

As they fought, Lian Ming and Gu Bo talked to each other.

"…Isn't it weird? How can the JRA have so many members in Suqui Town without our knowledge?" Gu Bo spoke as he blocked another attack from a JRA warrior.

Lian Ming whispered, "That's right. There is no way their numbers have increased so greatly."

The tables soon turned as the final warrior of the JRA came out of the base.

Lian Ming, Gu Bo, and even Long Chen's complexion turned pale upon seeing this warrior.

"Pan Shi?!" Lian Ming shouted with a shocked expression.

Meanwhile, Long Chen had a complicated look on his face as he stared at Pan Shi. This man was the 4 Star Warrior, also known as the Vicious Swallow.

He possessed Wind Element and had trained it to an extremely high level. His movement speed was extremely quick, making it hard to strike him.

The Law Enforcement Department had long released a high bounty on Pan Shi.

Lian Ming and Gu Bo's expressions turned serious as they stared at Pan Shi. They had to be entirely serious while fighting this man.

Suddenly, Pan Shi launched intense wind pressure, targeting the Law Enforcement Officers. The Law Enforcement Officers were struck with a powerful blast of air. This pushed them back by a couple of steps.

The JRA's warriors saw an opportunity and immediately attacked the Law Enforcement Officers.

Lian Ming and Gu Bo suddenly stood before their subordinates as the two tried to block the incoming wind pressure.

Gu Bo possessed the Earth Element, while Lian Ming possessed the Water Element. They worked together and raised a mud wall between them and the other warriors.

In a sense, the entire battlefield was divided into two parts. One was the battle between Lian Ming and Gu Bo, while the other was the battle of the other warriors.

Lian Ming and Gu Bo raised his mud wall because they didn't want Pan Shi to take advantage of his speed and hurt the other Law Enforcement Officers.

Lian Ming and Gu Bo couldn't effectively target Pan Shi in that crowd. Thus, they needed to target Pan Shi from the other warriors.

Meanwhile, Pan Shi didn't appear worried even though he was up against two 4 Star Warriors.

He pulled out a couple of throwing knives and launched them at his opponents.

Lian Ming and Gu Bo quickly jumped in other directions to dodge these incoming knives.

However, this was actually Pan Shi's aim.

He quickly utilized his movement technique and approached Gu Bo while wielding a dagger.

This dagger was known as Renewed Silver Quickblade.

Gu Bo was shocked to see Pan Shi suddenly targeting him, and he barely dodged the dagger before kicking Pan Shi in the gut.

Unfortunately, Pan Shi had expected Gu Bo to attack like that and quickly brought his arm down and stabbed his leg.

Gu Bo experienced extreme pain, but he gritted and endured while shouting, "Attack us now!"

Lian Ming stood facing Gu Bo and Pan Shi on the other side. She was gathering her Ardor for a strong attack.

Her body was soon submerged in water as she rushed towards the two.

Pan Shi was slightly startled to see Lian Ming heading toward him at such a speed. He tried to move out of the way but found it impossible.

Gu Bo had tightly grabbed hold of Pan Shi's leg.

Pan Shi understood that it would be impossible to dodge Lian Ming's attack through normal means.

He launched a strong blast of wind while targeting the ground. The reaction force was significant enough that not Pan Shi's leg slipped out of Gu Bo's grasp.

Lian Ming noticed Pan Shi heading out of the way. She was about to crash into Gu Bo, so she quickly changed her direction.

Her direction changed slightly, and she dodged Gu Bo.

Gu Bo didn't stand idle. He was building up Ardor and suddenly launched Earth Spikes at Pan Shi's position, where he was about to land.

Pan Shi noticed those Earth Spikes and released a flurry of sharp wind slashes from his dagger.

These sharp wind slashes turned those Earth Spikes into tiny particles.

"…You should give up while you have the chance, Pan Shi. You cannot win against us," Lian Ming bellowed.

"Hmph. You have no idea of the truth. It's you who cannot win against us," Pan Shi spoke with a grin.

As of this moment, Lian Ming sensed something strange. This was her trusted sixth sense that had safeguarded her from many dangerous situations.

Without thinking of the reason, Lian Ming quickly jumped to the side.

From the corner of her eyes, Lian Ming saw a blade slashing the air in her previous position.

From such a close position, she managed to get a feel of the opponent's Ardor, and it was most definitely at the 4-Star Rank.

Lian Ming and Gu Bo stood next to each other while another individual stood together with Pan Shi.

"Mrs. Lian truly has impressive reflexes and awareness. You even managed to dodge that imperceptible attack," Pan Shi spoke with a smile.

Lian Ming and Gu Bo ignored this praise as they focused on this individual. He wore a dark cloak while covering his head with a hood and face with a mask.

This prevented Lian Ming and Gu Bo from figuring out his identity.

"…Who are you? And why are you supporting the JRA?" Lian Ming inquired with a stern tone.

"What are you doing, Mrs. Lian? You will scare our helper. He is a mercenary, and we have paid him enough to take your head," Pan Shi casually responded.

The cloaked man remained silent, confirming Pan Shi's words.

Lian Ming secretly whispered to Gu Bo, "Keep Pan Shi busy. I will handle this mercenary."

"Hey, what's with the secret talk? Why don't you share it with us?" Pan Shi friskily asked while swinging his dagger and launching multiple Wind Slashes in their direction.

"High Tide."

Lian Ming suddenly raised an impressive quantity of water ahead of her and Gu Bo's bodies. This High Tide blocked those incoming Wind Slashes.

However, this attack served another purpose.

This water acted as a cover for their movements. Gu Bo quickly utilized his Earth Ardor to create Earth Hands and grab hold of Pan Shi.

He knew that Pan Shi would likely use his Wind Slashes from the dagger to get out of this hold, but Gu Bo quickly jumped in Pan Shi's direction and punched his face.

Pan Shi was visibly shaken upon receiving this punch.

Gu Bo gathered enough Earth Ardor in his hands and launched a flurry of punches in Pan Shi's direction.

In the meantime, Lian Ming approached that cloaked warrior.

The cloaked warrior held a longsword in his hand and quickly swung it as he noticed Lian Ming.

Lian Ming's palm strikes his wrist, and she powerfully punches the cloaked warrior's gut.

She takes a short pause to gather enough power as she gathers high-pressurized Water Ardor in her palms. This was her personal technique known as Aqua Gun.

However, the cloaked warrior's sword is suddenly ablaze as he counters Lian Ming's Aqua Gun.

Once the Aqua Gun comes into contact with the blazing sword, a massive quantity of steam is released.

This steam only makes it easier for Lian Ming to utilize Water Element. She quickly utilizes her Ardor to condense this steam and launches another Aqua Gun.

The heavy steam significantly blurs visibility for the cloaked warrior, but he raises his sword instinctively to block the powerful Aqua Gun.

Unfortunately, this was a relatively weak block, and the cloaked warrior was flung away along with the Aqua Gun before crashing into the JRA's building.