<h4>Chapter 251: Unexpected Aid</h4>
Officer Huang smiled wryly. “It’s quite a coincidence. The Twelve Zodiac Signs happened to have found Ghost Horse’s hideout, and War Tiger told us to gather on the Apple Ind tonight. We arrived twenty minutes earlier. We got a sudden call from White Rabbit then, saying that apanion of ours needed help. The signal wasing from the abandoned chemical nt.”
He chuckled. “Qing Ling and I were both surprised, but we decided to rush here. Didn’t expect it to be you.”
Realization hit, Gao Yang looked down at his sleeve.
The button Little Qing Ling gave him had been damaged at some point during the battle.
Gao Yang felt warmth bloom in his chest. The girl had saved his life!
“I’m ready.” Ghost Horse stretched.
Gao Yang rotated his wrist. “Me too.”
“Alright, let’s kill this guy before properly catching up!” Officer Huang said, all the while making another two shots.
Qing Ling and ck Tortoise were still locked in an intense sh.
Gao Yang and Ghost Horse didn’t dare to just rush into the fray, which could do more harm than good.
Qing Ling had been keeping ck Tortoise too upied to use any other Talents by making swift attacks with aura that could cut anything and everything. Their involvement would only give her something to worry about, which would slow her down, thus giving ck Tortoise a chance to counterattack.
Gao Yang nced at Ghost Horse. “If you spot an opening, teleport me, and I’ll kill him.”
Without missing a beat, Ghost Horse went to Gao Yang’s side.
Staying less than ten meters away from ck Tortoise, they watched the battle y out.
The man had been forced to move back continuously by Qing Ling’s de aura and Officer Huang’s shots. Then a concrete wall behind his back left him with no room to retreat further.
Gao Yang knew that their chance hade.
“Qing Ling!” Gao Yang shouted, energy concentrated in his hands.
Although Qing Ling didn’t know his exact n, their previous experience of fighting together told her that Gao Yang wanted her to be out of the way.
She stopped and made a powerful direct thrust, stabbing into ck Tortoise’s chest. Even with the protection of Phantom, ck Tortoise still staggered back and mmed into the wall from the great impact.
He steadied himself and was getting ready for her next strike, only to be caught off guard that Qing Ling had maintained her posture rather than advancing upon him.
Then two people appeared above his head. Ghost Horse had teleported midair with Gao Yang in his arms.
“Fire!”
Two streams of mes burst out of Gao Yang’s palms, sweeping toward ck Tortoise.
Back pressed against the wall, ck Tortoise activated Phantom immediately to cover his body, shielding him from the brunt of the attack.
While Phantom could endure powerful physical attacks, however, it didn’t stop heat from spreading, and ck Tortoise was inflicted with great scorching pain.
Still, he was an awakener with incredible Willpower, and he quickly activated Frost. Layers uponyers of hard ice sprouted like bamboo shoots after rainfall, piercing through the mes. Although the ice kept evaporating, more was conjured nonstop, and with Phantom acting as glue, he was soon shielded by a ck and white wall of ice.
Moreover, even though Gao Yang had kept shooting fire afternding, he could feel the air around him converging and sharpening.
He realized with a start then that he had failed to destroy ck Tortoise’s body and mind with his fire, and in only a few seconds, ck Tortoise had put up an effective defense and started making offensive moves.
Gao Yang knew that soon, ck Tortoise would conjure the giant dragons of three colors again. Then they would all be swept away, unable to resist.
<i>After everything, is this checkmate?</i>
Gao Yang couldn’t give up. At this moment, however, it was all he could do to keep pushing with his Fire even though he knew it was a losing fight.
<i>Growl!</i>
Then a furious growl came from behind the wall that had trapped ck Tortoise.
Gray Bear!
Gao Yang had never been so d to hear someone’s voice.
<i>Bam!</i>
Gray Bear mmed through the wall behind ck Tortoise. Braving Gao Yang’s mes, he extended his arms and grabbed ck Tortoise from the back.
Gao Yang immediately deactivated Fire.
He couldn’t use elemental attacks effectively while avoiding the arms and hands Gray Bear was locking ck Tortoise in ce with.
ck Tortoise was caughtpletely by surprise. Noticing the iing danger, he tapped into his shadow and struggled against Gray Bear.
“Ahhhhh!”
Face twisted, Gray Bear yelled, “Come on... I can’t keep this up any longer!”
Gao Yang felt a gust of wind, and a figure dashed by him.
Nine Frost.
Gao Yang only learned afterwards that Can, the witty girl, had stayed invisible and, while ck Tortoise wasn’t paying attention, snuck to Gray Bear and Nine Frost’s side, administering them with the only two shots of Medicine C she had on her.
There was a reason she chose them.
Lithe Snake had lost his consciousness on a pipe too high above ground for her to reach, while Ronnie was too injured and wasn’t that strong in a fight to start with.
Making the rational choice, Can saved the two men who had copsed in the ruined building, Gray Bear and Nine Frost.
With Medicine C circting in their bodies, they slowly woke up from their injury and recovered enough energy to make onest attack.
Clenching his fists, Nine Frost rushed up to ck Tortoise, who was locked in ce by Gray Bear.
<i>Bam!</i>
A heavy punch hit ck Tortoise in the left chest.
Knowing Weak Point, ck Tortoise scowled and made a loud cry.
Instantly, the shadow under hismand wrapped around Gray Bear’s two arms, cutting into his flesh and drawing blood like the sharpest des.
Although Gray Bear was protected by dense, hard hair and thick hide, he could still be hurt by such concentrated attacks, and he bled profusely.
“Ahhhh!” Gray Bear cried out in pain, clenching his jaw so hard that he almost broke his own teeth. However, his hold remained firm.
He knew that if he let go, they would all be doomed.
<i>Bam!</i>
Nine Frostnded a second hit on ck Tortoise’s left chest.
<i>Times five!</i>
Both ck Tortoise and Gray Bear were knocked a few meters back by the impact, almost toppling to the ground.
At thest moment, Ghost Horse teleported behind them and mustered all the strength in him to keep Gray Bear upright.
With a shout, Ghost Horse teleported forward, bringing Gray Bear and ck Tortoise closer to Nine Frost.
Nine Frost smiled coldly. Perfect timing!
Tightening his fist, he put all the energy in his body into his hand. The smiling faces of hispanions from the fourth team shed through his mind—ck Sparrow, Xiuyi, Old Joe, Dark Li, even Yellow Butterfly...
<i>Bam!</i>
The third punch hit ck Tortoise squarely in the left chest.
<i>Times twenty-five!</i>
Not far from them, Gao Yang felt an overpowering shockwave rippling outward, the currents so strong that he couldn’t keep his eyes open.
ck Tortoise flew off his feet, along with Gray Bear behind his back.
<i>ng!</i>
Arge thick pipe caved in under the impact. It looked as if Gray Bear had been embedded into it. And ck Tortoise, still held in his arms, had a bloody hole in his left chest.
His eyes were widened while he bled from all orifices, and he stopped moving.
The punch had gone straight through his chest.
“Ugh...help. I’m dying here...”
Gray Bear groaned in pain and pushed ck Tortoise off him.
The others quickly rushed up to free Gray Bear from the sunken pipe.
Gray Bear could barely stand. He staggered a few steps before dropping to his knees. Panting, Nine Frost went up to sit down by his side.
“I think my ribs are all broken...”
“Of course they are. I didn’t pull back at all.” Nine Frost scoffed, his expression grim.
“Nice punch. Very nice...<i>ack</i>...”
Gray Bearughed and got into a coughing fit, his gums bleeding.
The two men fell silent.