Chapter 271: This Time Was Truly Thrilling

"Keep up the pressure! Don't let them reform their lines!" Li Chang'an roared, his chainsword cleaving through a bug that had lunged into striking distance in a flash of motion.

Sun Yang barked out a laugh between heavy bursts of fire. "Captain, think we can bag a few extra this time?"

"Don't get cocky—stay focused on the retreat!" Li Chang'an bellowed back, directing the squad while keeping his eyes glued to the swarm's movements.

After a brief moment of chaos, the bugs swiftly regained their formation and began launching a fierce counterattack against the Bug Hunter Squad.

Lu Zhengyi offered Zhang Yang no praise upon hearing the report; instead, he let out a heavy sigh, set down his chopsticks, and lapsed into a long, grim silence.

Sasaki Daiko was a Japanese resident living in Shanghai, selected by Tanaka Tomomu during his recruitment drive for embassy staff to work as a general laborer.

Guan Jinlin kept his thoughts to himself as he bade farewell to the Japanese sergeant and took a lap around the first-floor corridor; finding no sign of Takenouchi Kuma, he strode over to Monkey, Yinzi, Erda, and Kan Dali, who were hiding among the flowerbeds.

"You made this mess, you fix it yourself!" Li Jiafu pointed toward a few approaching villagers from afar, then turned on his heel and headed down into the cellar to check on his alchemy cauldron.

Though Boss Lu had been ruthlessly harsh with Xiao Feng and the rest of his men while he was around, if he truly vanished, there would be no one left to shield them—and Xiao Feng knew all too well that when the tree falls, the monkeys scatter.

Su Xiaowan exuded a tender, liquid affection, and stripped as she was of every stitch of clothing, her soft-spoken words were more than enough to make any man's blood boil.

Nine colossal dragons surged within the abyss of the desolate forbidden realm, unleashing a torrent of majestic power that shattered the earth and cleaved the mountains, reducing even the ancient cliffs to dust in an instant.

Such a massive commotion naturally alerted the Grand Princess, who immediately dispatched servants to the palace to summon the imperial physicians before rushing straight to Xie Fuling's courtyard.

Yi Xuzhi fainted quite smoothly, whereupon Yaya pulled out his phone, unlocked it with his fingerprint, and dialed Su Yucheng's number.

Daniel remained silent, but Zhao Tiezhu caught the sound of Ding Lei's voice just before the man walked through the door behind Daniel, wiping blood from his hands as he came.

Before them, a colossal shadow claimed a vast expanse of space—a military vessel resting there in dead silence.

Kim Kwang-soo's expression darkened, clearly displeased with Soyeon's attitude, yet he swallowed his irritation; now was not the time to lose his temper, or at least not in a way that would make T-ara lose faith in the agency, for if they refused to renew their contracts, CCM would have no revenue-generating groups left, and he was counting on them to earn his retirement nest egg.

Dutch's eye twitched as he stared at the "rockets" Alice had supplied him—ten long crates crafted from specialized materials—and he didn't even need to open them to know what lay inside.

Song Fang set about building the stove, Li Gang and Li Rou went off to buy new bowls and chopsticks, the landlady stayed behind to mind the two children while explaining the notice to the locals, and Ah Yao headed home to fetch her big dog and white goose.

"Oppai, the bed is so comfortable," Hyomin said, rolling over twice before looking up at Li Zhao without a shred of embarrassment—after all, they had already shared a bed before, even if nothing had come of it.

A gaunt man in a dark green, long down jacket offered suggestions to the bald man, playing the part of a sycophantic flatterer to perfection.

Boston at night was beautiful, stripped of its daytime restlessness into a serene quietude, yet Shi Lei was in no mood to lose himself in its hazy charm.

Though they had initially planned to watch the game, catching sight of Lin Hao pulling out his phone instantly shifted their focus entirely.

"What choice do we have? If she has another episode next time, she might actually drown," Bai Nannan said.

"What good news? We didn't do a thing—you must be seeing things," Julie denied defensively.

A thatched cottage nestled within the bamboo grove, surrounded by several square yards of flowerbeds brimming with rare and exotic flora. Beneath a cluster of emerald bamboo, the two stared at the cottage for a long while, detecting nothing out of the ordinary.