Chapter 332 - 232: The Train Station Hunt
Chapter 332: Chapter 232: The Train Station Hunt
At that moment, the number of special police on the streets was growing. Many tactical teams had received orders to converge on the Southeast City District.
The special police officers were baffled. If the goal was to capture escaped wild animals, they should have been heading to the West City District or spreading out toward the northwestern and southwestern suburbs. After all, only a minority of the animals—about one-third—had fled into the city. Most had scattered into the suburbs, some even making it to the forests.
It was likely some would never be recovered without help from the public.
But now, their superiors had ordered them to assemble in the Southeast City District, conducting a thorough search along the way and keeping an eye out for any suspicious signs.
Furthermore, the initial orders were just to use tranquilizer guns, sedate the beasts, and transport them back in iron cages. Now, the directive was to be fully armed.
That meant body armor and live ammunition—as if they were going to war.
However, for the special police, obeying orders was their foremost duty. If their superiors gave such a command, there had to be a good reason. All they had to do was comply.
Every officer was on high alert, eager for a chance to earn commendations.
Drones equipped with active phased-array radar circled in the sky. A view from above would have revealed these drones and tactical teams converging from all directions, slowly advancing to form a steadily tightening cordon around the Southeast City District.
Residents of the Southeast City District received a notification as well, advising everyone to stay indoors and not go outside.
The notice was disseminated to households and businesses by community coordinators. Besides, with such heavy snowfall, few people were out and about anyway.
Now, even bus and subway services through the district had been suspended, leaving many residents stunned and sparking widespread speculation.
Some claimed that a ferocious Bengal Tiger had entered the Southeast City District and mauled several people to death. The story went that after getting a taste of human flesh, the tiger couldn’t stop and was now roaming around hunting for more victims. The rumor was told with such conviction and was even accompanied by photos of a tiger eating a person, making it look like they were secretly taken at the scene of the crime.
Others suggested that the authorities were using the situation as a cover to hunt down some heinous murderer or spy.
The theories were endless.
Of course, the authorities showed no mercy to those starting and spreading these rumors, summoning them for face-to-face meetings where they were issued warnings or other penalties.
Of course, none of that was Li Xiang’s concern.
He and Luo Feifei, using the swirling snow for cover, had already arrived in the Southeast City District.
The problem was, the Divination Technique could only narrow the search to a general area; it couldn’t provide a precise location.
Pinpointing its location was impossible, because they were after a small creature that could move at least Mach 1. It was alive, could move at any moment, and was undetectable by radar.
For instance, one minute it might be hiding in a flowerbed in one neighborhood, and the next, it could appear in a sewer seven or eight kilometers away in another.
Li Xiang and Luo Feifei conducted a grid search for a long time but found no trace of it.
Around noon, Li Xiang had all the team members gather to discuss their strategy again.
When Yao Yao, Zhao Xueqing, Lei Xiaohui, and Lei Jiaming saw that Luo Feifei was also present—and that her aura was unfathomably deep—they all realized they had completely misjudged her. Each one of them was stunned.
This was because Luo Feifei wasn’t concealing her aura in the slightest. She needed to be there to assert her "status."
Her message was clear: don’t forget that she owned a 20% stake in the Shelter, and her power, second only to Li Xiang’s, far surpassed that of these rookies.
The three women exchanged a look, the same thought surfacing in all their minds. ’There’s no comparison. There’s really no comparison.’
Although the looks of Yao Yao, Zhao Xueqing, and Lei Xiaohui had all improved significantly, to the point where they considered themselves on par with movie stars, standing next to the Ice and Snow Goddess Luo Feifei, the three of them were instantly eclipsed. They simply weren’t in the same league.
Individually, they were undoubtedly stunning, but when they stood together, she completely outshone them.
Yao Yao had thought that after awakening the "Transformation Technique," she could finally contend with Luo Feifei. She believed that with enough practice, she could transform into any kind of beauty, from ancient to modern, from any country. But now, seeing Luo Feifei, she discovered a fatal flaw in that idea.
Perhaps she could make her appearance identical to Luo Feifei’s, but she could never replicate Luo Feifei’s Realm.
Moreover, her speech, mannerisms, and even the look in her eyes would be different.
A fake was a fake, after all. The moment it was compared to the real thing, the illusion would be exposed.
However, with someone like Luo Feifei, even if she could only capture a fraction of her essence, the result would be an otherworldly beauty. If she could achieve a seven or eight-tenths resemblance, she would be beautiful enough to topple nations.
And when she used her Transformation Technique, she could achieve at least an eight or nine-tenths resemblance, lacking only that final spark of essential spirit.
’But Brother Xiang has the real Luo Feifei, so why would he want a fake?’ Yao Yao mused. ’Looks like I can’t keep working on this Luo Feifei look. I’ll have to practice transforming into some other beauties. The more beautiful forms I can take, the more competitive I’ll be.’
’For instance, I could offer hundreds of different personas, each with her own unique charm. Li Xiang could experience a new one every day for a year, with no repeats. Then maybe...’ She quickly suppressed the naughty thought, as everyone else’s expression was grave, as if facing a great enemy.
That Exotic Beast was incredibly powerful. ’If I’m unlucky this time and die, then it will all have been for nothing.’ Among everyone there, her combat ability seemed to be the lowest.
At this thought, Yao Yao grew very nervous. She had been full of excitement on the way here, but now that she was actually on the scene, she felt like crying. ’I’m not a fighter,’ she thought to herself. ’I just like to dance; that’s what I’m good at.’