Chen Yuting soon fixed the hole that Piao Gecang had created, after which, his skin quickly became like the surface of stones in the darkness. Meanwhile, more stone walls rose from the ground to block the other exit of the tunnel.
The black snakes that were released by one of Piao Gecang's men were instantly trapped around Chen Yuting.
Chen Yuting was a level-six powerful being, so Piao Gecang couldn't do any harm to him within a short while. To protect the others, Chen Yuting was fighting alone. But, Piao Gecang guessed that he would sneak underground and leave before long as well.
Anyway, Piao Gecang didn't seem to care about that either. He abruptly raised a hand to take back his fire and said, "Chen Yuting, you might be able to run this time, but I'm telling you… you will come back to me. By then, you'll need to break your arm off yourself and send it to me."
Having finished talking, he turned around and waved at his people. After that, they left the alley together.
Seeing the confident look on Piao Gecang's face, Lin Qiao, who was standing on the wall, felt that there must be something else that he didn't mention, or he wouldn't have said that.
She then glanced at where Chen Yuting was, and saw the earth walls around him slowly sink, exposing a statue-like man. She gave a closer look at the statue's face and found that it was none other than Chen Yuting himself.
Soon, Chen Yutings stone-like skin turned back to normal. Afterward, the earth not far away suddenly split up, and the vice-captain and three members of the Feng Ting Squad rose from the underground.
The vice-captain was the only clear-minded one while the others were all lying on the ground in a coma.
"Captain, they're poisoned by the fire!" The vice-captain said to Chen Yuting anxiously. The latter immediately ran to his people, and he and the vice-captain helped the three up from the ground.
"We'll get them to the hospital first," he said.
Lin Qiao glanced at them and thought for a moment, then turned and left.
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Half an hour later, Piao Gecang and his people arrived at a place in Region F which was similar to a refugee zone. The houses in this area were all old and shabby, one or two-story. Even the doors and windows were broken. Many windows were sealed with planks or battens, to prevent the wind from blowing into the houses.
This whole area was very old and crude.
Many people lived here. Most of them were wearing ragged or dirty clothes, looking unkempt and sallow.
They were all commoners without powers.
From the outside, one could see that many houses didn't have any furniture pieces in them. Only one or two beds were seen, as many people slept on the floor.
When Piao Gecang and his people passed through this area, the people who sat by the doors or leaned against the walls saw that they were all wearing clean clothes, armed with guns or rifles. So, these people all quieted down as they silently watched them pass by with their heads held high.
The residents in this area could tell that this group of people was from the base center or the middle-class area. They understood that they shouldn't mess with these people, because once they did, they would die without even knowing how. And after they died, no one would come to investigate their death.
After about twenty minutes of walking, Piao Gecang and his people stopped before a small, two-story building.
They walked into the building and went upstairs. The stairs were dark and dirty; garbage, stones, and sands piled up on both sides of the stairs, only leaving the narrow middle part clean. And that part was clean only because people had been walking through it.
In the corridor on the second floor, they saw three men standing by the door of a room. Seeing Piao Gecang and his people, the three men immediately greeted him with politeness.
"Deputy Chief!"
Piao Gecang took a pack of cigarettes out of his pocket and pulled out one while walking to the door of that room. As he stopped before the door and put the cigarette between his lips, someone beside him quickly lighted the cigarette up for him with a lighter.
He took one inhalation, then let out the smoke and asked, "Have you brought her?"
The three people who guarded by the door immediately wore a fawning smile while replying, "Yes! We were going to get her in Chen Yuting's home, but it would be a little difficult. But later on, this woman came out herself. I think she was heading to the market. So, we captured her on her way there. We knocked out her two bodyguards and threw them in somewhere quiet."
Piao Gecang nodded and said, "Alright, open the door. You haven't touched her yet, have you?"
The three men by the door hurriedly shook their heads and waved their hands while saying, "No, no! Deputy Chief, you've said that you want to play first. How dare we touch her without your permission? That woman really has great body shape!"
While speaking and opening the door, these three men all showed a greedy look in their eyes.
Piao Gecang laughed and responded, "Great! Don't worry, you'll get to play with her when I'm done! But by then, you should all be careful. Don't kill her so soon. This woman can keep you company for a long time."
Watching him walk into the room, the others all looked excited. Once in, Piao Gecang closed the door.
He had kidnapped someone important for Chen Yuting. Judging by the conversation between him and Chen Yuting, he was going to use this person to hurt Chen Yuting.
Lu Ting was probably one of his women, and her life shouldn't mean a lot to him.
The room was dark; it was a single room, without even a toilet. There was just one window, and that too was sealed.
The room was empty, with just one bed. On the bed was an old and scruffy blanket, and a woman sitting in a corner, with her limbs tied up and mouth taped.
As the door was opened and a strange man walked in, the woman looked at that man with fear, and couldn't help but move backward.
"Hm… Hm! Whoo…" She quickly shook her head, her eyes showing nothing but fear and panic.
She had heard what those men said outside the door, and knew what this man was going to do to her.
Piao Gecang stood by the door. While smoking, he observed the woman on the bed under the light which came in through the cracks of the window.
This woman wasn't pretty. Her face wasn't delicate enough, but were well-featured. However, her legs which had curled before her chest were long.
Piao Gecang held the cigarette between his lips, then walked to the bedside.
"Whoo…" The woman flinched and drew backward out of fear, even wanting to hide into the wall behind her. But soon, the man bent over and grabbed her feet, then violently pulled her toward him.
"Whoo…" The woman was so frightened by the hands which had clasped her ankles, but her screams were sealed in her mouth.
"Ah, you do have slim ankles. You say, If I squeeze then really hard, will they break?" Piao Gecang said with curiosity after pulling her out.
"Hmm… Hm…" The woman struggled as hard as she could. She tried to pull her feet out of Piao Gecang's hands, but her strength was nothing in Piao Gecang's eyes.
He grabbed the woman's ankle with one hand and took the cigarette out of his mouth with the other. Then, he suddenly pulled her under his crotch and bent over to let out a cloud of smoke toward her face which was filled with fear and despair.