Naturally, Zhao Yao returned in his headless horseman persona, albeit with a change of clothes. Out of nowhere, a blinding light door appeared behind Zhao Yao which led to an abyss of darkness. Zhao Yao cautioned, "The police have completely surrounded this building. Use this door to escape."
Without asking a single question, the horde of them rushed through the door as if it were a Black Friday sales. Once inside, they were greeted by a mysterious sight. Obviously, Zhao Yao had already instructed Elizabeth to use her illusion to alter their surroundings.
Tragic memories of his past encounter with the headless horseman remained deeply etched at the back of Meng Hao"s head. However, Zhao Xue was right next to him. This was no time to chicken out. Hence, he mustered up all his courage before approaching Zhao Yao, "Long time no see, headless horseman, I didn"t expect to see you here today."
Zhao Yao"s pupils constricted into thin slits as he scrutinized his appearance from head to toe, before answering, "Who are you?"
"…"
The headless horseman"s arrival was greeted by all sorts of expressions. As his most ardent and loyal supporter, Zhao Xue simply nodded her head before rus.h.i.+ng to the door. This was followed by Xiao Yu, Black Panther, Noodle, Fish Ball and finally Nekomata. This meant that Meng Hao was the only one left. Despite his apprehension towards the headless horseman, he still gritted his teeth as he barged into this pair of mysterious door.
They were transported to this mystical dimension the moment they set foot into it. They were brought to a long yet narrow pa.s.sageway. This was the work of Elizabeth"s illusion.
One by one, they hurried down the pa.s.sageway before arriving at another light door. One step into this light door and they found themselves stranded at another street 1000 meters away from their original position.
"Alright, all of you can now go back home to your parents. Do not let them worry. Bye!", the headless horseman"s voice echoed from behind.
By the time they turned their heads around, Zhao Yao had long disappeared from the streets.
Meng Hao tried to lighten the mood by announcing, "Today marks an important day for our group. Why not we come together and discuss our plans for the future? I have a building in the vicinity. We can go over there and discuss …"
The rest didn"t even bother to listen to what he had to say. They simply left halfway into his speech. Meng Hao could even see Xiao Yu and Zhao Xue disappearing into a nearby metro station.
Black Panther remained in a state of confusion as he roared, "Master Headless! Where are you, Master Headless? Don"t leave me! I"m coming!"
Now, even Black Panther had left. The only person left was Meng Hao, himself.
A wave of helplessness swept over him as he watched all his friends leave. Overwhelmed with disappointment, he simply sauntered down the street with no destination in mind.
On the other hand, Xiao Yu could finally breathe a sigh of relief now that all the outsiders were gone. She could finally clarify the matter with Zhao Xue.
However, before she could even open her mouth, Zhao Xue"s clear and crisp voice rang in her head, "Guang … I mean the headless horseman is so cool."
Her mouth fell open when she heard Zhao Xue"s description of her own brother. Xiao Yu couldn"t wrap her head around why she insisted on calling Zhao Yao the headless horseman even though they were the only ones there. However, she reacted to the situation immediately, "She sure is careful. After all, we are still outside, susceptible to the peering eyes and ears of the public."
Xiao Yu nodded her head and decided to play along to Zhao Xue"s careful choice of words, "Cool my a.s.s! I bet the headless horseman is only here because of money! The headless horseman wouldn"t have gotten so agitated if not for money."
Zhao Xue"s whole face lit up the moment the headless horseman was mentioned as she exclaimed, "Aunt, aren"t you attracted to the headless horseman?"
"I would rather die a lonely death than to ever spend a single day with someone like the headless horseman."
Zhao Xue then replied in a somewhat jokingly manner, "I would not think twice and choose the headless horseman if there is no one else in this world."
"Oh my G.o.d, just the thought of it is enough to send s.h.i.+vers down my spine. Don"t you find it slightly perverted to have such thoughts?"
"Not really," Naturally, Xiao Yu"s harsh words were starting to get on Zhao Xue"s nerves, "Actually, I applaud such relations.h.i.+ps. Isn"t this the true meaning of love? To fight for what you want despite societal norms? To continue to believe in what you believe in despite the naysayers?"
Xiao Yu was completely traumatized by Zhao Xue"s words as images of her two nephew and niece flooded her mind. She muttered in her own head, "Zhao Yao that sc.u.mbag! I"ll not forgive him if he dares lay a finger on his sister!"
While Xiao Yu and Zhao Xue were engaged in their discussion, Fish Ball was still reveling from his sweet victory. Perched on top of Xiao Yu"s head, he slid Noodle a disdainful glare, "Hey, useless dog. Did you see what just happened? I guess I, Fish Ball, am the unanimous MVP for the previous battle."
"Hmph," Noodle simply spat on the floor in response as he sneered, "Your power can simply be replaced by a stupid torchlight."
"Oh my, do I hear jealousy and envy coming out from your words?" Beams of light began to s.h.i.+mmer all over Fish Ball"s body as he exclaimed, "Look! Can your stupid torchlight do this? Can it last as long as me? Can it continue to work without charging like me? Show me! Show me a torch that can work without batteries?"
Noodle"s lips drew back into a snarl as he threatened, "I can kill you with one paw."
"Haha, kill me? One paw? You are not only useless, you are even delusional! If I choose to, you won"t even be able to look me in my eye!" Fish Ball bellowed in laughter as he continued, "Useless dog! You don"t even have a single superpower! You are the most useless creature around!"
Noodle quivered with indignation as he mustered every ounce of strength within him to activate his power. However, it was to no avail. Fish Ball"s status as the most useless creature had been dethroned by Noodle the moment Xiao Yu learned about Nekomata"s ident.i.ty and power. Consequently, Fish Ball had been treating Noodle as if he were s.h.i.+t.
"Hey, Nekomata! Can you teach this stupid brat a lesson?" Noodle began to scream at Nekomata, "This stupid cat is getting so c.o.c.ky nowadays! G.o.d knows what kind of trouble he will land himself in the future!"
Nekomata concluded, "Hmph, I guess it was the right decision to expose my own ident.i.ty and jump onboard Zhao Yao"s s.h.i.+p instead." Nekomata had long grown numb to Noodle"s incessant complaining as he replied, "Fish Ball is a useful tool. You should maintain cordial relations.h.i.+ps with him. It will definitely come in handy one day."
A muscle in his jaw twitched as Noodle scoffed, "All you cats know is to defend for one another! From the looks of it, the both of you are simply conspiring against me just because I"m a dog!"
Fish Ball chimed in eagerly, "Stupid Nekomata! Did you just call me a tool?"
A cordial grin immediately reflected off of Nekomata"s face as he answered, "Obviously, it"s the cutest and most handsome and most attractive Fish Ball! You are truly the most important cat in the entire house!"
A flush crept up his face as Fish Ball tried his best to hide his bashful smile, "Hahaha, you flatter me. I"m really not that good"
Meanwhile, Nekomata was laughing in his head, "I"ve never seen such a stupid cat in my life."
Meanwhile, the job of cleaning up all the mess was entrusted to none other than Inspector Ho. Just the job of explaining this anomaly to the public was troublesome enough. He had to somehow convince those reporters that it was simply a light show with some unexpected fireworks.
Naturally, the government didn"t want to openly admit the existence of superpower. Should they openly admit it, it would be a.n.a.logous to opening a Pandora box as humans scattered across the nation in search of supercats. Apostles would even pounce on this opportunity to wreak havoc.
The chaos created was simply unimaginable. Hence, they decided to keep their mouths sealed on any superpower-related news, while constantly monitoring and keeping the apostles in check. This was to buy time for the citizens to one day accept and recognize their existence.
Currently, Inspector Ho stood at Zhao Yao"s original spot as he stared at the hole created by Zhao Yao which led all the way to the ceiling and into the night sky.
Inspector Ho let out a sigh of despair as he muttered, "This guy"s ability is definitely growing stronger by the day."
"You don"t say?" Lin Chen retorted, "Our extreme speed team has already exceeded 500 personnel but our power growth is far slower than his! This guy is a real-life Super Saiyan!"