The Villain Is Too Popular

Gazing out of the supermarket at Fushan, who had suddenly emerged from the iron coffin, Chen Kong's expression was tense, as if facing a formidable enemy.

"Who are you?"

Fushan smiled in response to Chen Kong's question. "It doesn't matter who I am, because you're about to die, and a dead man... doesn't need to know too much."

"Although this great master would love to chat more with you, my time is limited."

"Alright, genius Star Envoy Chen Kong, are you... ready to accept death?"

Fushan raised his hand, and the next second, a stream of molten lava spewed forth. The scorching lava instantly melted the supermarket's glass door and fiercely shot towards Chen Kong, who stood by the checkout counter inside.

Seeing the terrifying stream of lava, Chen Kong instinctively wanted to dodge. But when his peripheral vision caught sight of the petrified cashier beside the counter, Chen Kong immediately changed his mind.

He positioned himself in front of the cashier and resolutely extended his right hand.

Empty Rune: Return to Dust!

Under the effect of the Empty Rune, the lava that touched Chen Kong's right hand completely dissipated into thin air, like melting snow, in the blink of an eye. It simply ceased to exist.

"Hmm?!"

Watching Chen Kong effortlessly block his attack, Fushan's pupils constricted, his mind greatly startled. He could clearly feel that Chen Kong had used some kind of Star Source ability to successfully neutralize his lava stream.

However, he couldn't discern how Chen Kong had nullified it. Secondly, he was completely unable to determine what Chen Kong's Star Source ability, or even his Star Source type, truly was. For a Star Envoy, this was undoubtedly extremely dangerous.

Because the unknown... is the greatest danger in this world.

Therefore, despite Fushan's disdainful words towards Chen Kong, his actions were incredibly cautious.

Bang—

Fushan didn't rush to approach Chen Kong, choosing instead to launch another long-range lava attack. However, this time his attack wasn't aimed at Chen Kong but at the ordinary people hiding around the shelves inside the supermarket, their faces filled with terror.

Seeing this, Chen Kong's expression instantly became furious.

Yet, the anger in his heart didn't make him lose his rationality in action. Chen Kong quickly moved in front of the shelves, and just like the first time, used his 'Empty Rune' to neutralize Fushan's lava stream once more.

Although he blocked Fushan's attack again, Fushan's gaze towards him was no longer wary.

Chen Kong's two decisions had allowed him to completely understand this guy's character. He knew what this guy's... greatest weakness was.

"Unbelievable, truly unbelievable! Chen Kong, I never thought that you, a genius, would care so much about the lives of ordinary people. For this, you even risk your own life."

"Chen Kong, you really are quite the pedantic hypocrite."

"But as an enemy, someone like you is quite reassuring, actually."

"Since you like saving people, then I'll let you... save to your heart's content, all at once!"

Fushan abruptly spread his arms. His entire skin first turned red, then erupted with dense, repulsive 'tumors,' making him look disgusting.

But upon closer inspection, these protrusions weren't disgusting tumors at all; they were clearly small 'volcanoes'!

Boom—

As Fushan fully channeled the Star Energy within his body, large amounts of scalding, hot lava spewed forth one after another from the tumors on his body. They transformed into a dense meteor shower, raining down throughout the supermarket.

Faced with such a vast quantity of lava streams, Chen Kong alone couldn't possibly block them all. Fortunately, after the initial shock, everyone inside the supermarket had now come to their senses. They all ran towards the fire escape deep within the supermarket, fleeing the dangerous main entrance.

Boom, boom, boom!

Although Chen Kong blocked seventy percent of the lava, the remaining thirty percent still landed inside the supermarket, igniting many flammable goods. In just a few breaths, large parts of the supermarket were engulfed in raging flames.

Massive amounts of burning plastic released acrid, eye-stinging black smoke, pervading every corner of the supermarket and making the air thin. At the same time, terrifying flames, like unbridled wild horses, rampaged through the supermarket, continuously igniting various goods.

Faced with the supermarket engulfed in fire, large crowds frantically rushed towards the only fire escape, trying to escape as quickly as possible. But with so many people rushing in at once, the narrow fire escape instantly became incredibly congested. In the chaos, some women and children were inadvertently pushed out and fell to the ground.

From within the dense smoke, a little girl in a bear T-shirt knelt by a collapsed shelf, completely oblivious to the ominous cracking sounds coming from the ceiling above her.

"Look out!"

At the last moment, Chen Kong fiercely embraced the little girl, shielding her tightly beneath him, taking the full impact of the falling stone slab himself.

Bang!

The heavy stone slab struck Chen Kong's back, eliciting a muffled grunt of pain. At the same time, a warm liquid streamed down his forehead, quickly blurring his vision.

But even as he felt intense pain radiating from all over his body, Chen Kong's first concern wasn't for himself.

"Are you... alright?"

Chen Kong endured the severe pain, forcing a strained smile for the girl in his arms. His blood-stained face, illuminated by the surrounding flames, appeared exceptionally pale.

Only then did it truly sink in: Chen Kong, who had been protecting others, was also just a twelve-year-old child who needed protection himself.

The little girl in his arms, though unsure what had happened, instinctively nodded, indicating she was fine.

Seeing this, Chen Kong immediately let out a sigh of relief.

He then released the little girl and pointed to the now wider fire escape, saying, "Get out of there quickly; don't stay here."

The little girl nodded vigorously again, then took her short legs and clumsily ran towards the fire escape not far away.

"I really don't understand what you hypocritical guys are thinking. You're already at death's door, yet you still have the heart to care about others."

"Kid, aren't you really afraid of death?"

Chen Kong looked up to see that Fushan, who had been standing outside, had somehow entered the supermarket and was now ten steps away from Chen Kong.

Facing his question, Chen Kong, after struggling to his feet, gave his answer.

"Yes... I am."

"Oh? If you're afraid, then why didn't you run?"

Hearing this, Chen Kong was silent for a moment before answering.

"...Because if I ran, then they would have nowhere to run."

"Also, I've never been a genius; I'm just a lucky ordinary person..."

As he spoke, Chen Kong wiped the blood from his eyes, his trembling hand reaching for his waist. He drew the special black gun he always carried and aimed it at Fushan.

Though his hand trembled from the fear of death and his injuries, his tone and expression... were firmer than ever before.

Bang!

As Chen Kong pulled the trigger, the specialized black gun immediately fired a pitch-black bullet. The bullet cut through the flames and thick smoke of the supermarket, accurately flying towards Fushan's forehead.

But strangely, facing Chen Kong's desperate strike, Fushan, not far away, showed no sign of wanting to dodge. Instead, he revealed a strange, mocking smile.

"Xing, I'm going to the supermarket to buy some things. You watch the house, alright! As for the meat-cutting job, I think I'll leave that to you. After all, I don't have your exquisite knife skills!"

"Tendo!!!"

Ignoring the roar from inside the door, Tendo bolted out of the villa's main entrance and ran at astonishing speed towards the nearest pedestrian street supermarket…

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