My Ability Pool is Superior-Chapter 79 - 78: Joining the Team

After watching the surveillance video sent by his subordinates, Xu Qiang remained silent for a long time, seemingly adjusting to the intense emotions swirling within him.

The scenes in the video were too exaggerated, far beyond what could be casually dismissed as just being "skillful."

Xu Qiang had seen, or at least knew of some colleagues who were combat experts from special forces, but none could handle a few monsters so effortlessly.

In the surveillance footage, Lv Bai’s ease and agility were comparable to the superhero movie he watched with his son last weekend.

And what was up with the katana that seemed to appear out of thin air, like a magic trick?

Xu Qiang took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the shock within him, trying to appear as calm as possible.

He enlarged the photo and compared it with Lv Bai: "Is this photo of you?"

"Yes, it’s me."

"Really?"

"Yes."

Lv Bai glanced at the phone screen, nodding resolutely: "I was quite thin then."

"Good that you admit it."

Xu Qiang swiped his finger across the screen: "Stealing others’ property, flying a hot air balloon without a license, repeatedly fighting classmates during high school and being expelled..."

As he spoke, Xu Qiang struggled to maintain his composure.

However, this resume made Lv Bai’s image far more dimensional in Xu Qiang’s mind—at least he was still human.

"I’m actually your senior. Is this how Jiangyu Middle School educates students now?"

Truth be told, this background identity... Lv Bai only found out about it recently.

This Deathmatch System seems bent on setting traps, doesn’t it?

He paused for two seconds, then offered a polite smile: "That’s not me."

"You say that’s not you?"

"No, this is definitely not me."

"Then what is going on?"

Lv Bai, indignant, clenched his fist and made a few feigned punches.

"I also want to know what’s going on. I only wanted to eliminate a few more monsters out of a sense of justice. Who did I provoke to end up with such a criminal record?"

"As long as you can correct your mistakes, that’s fine. To put it plainly, you’ve gotten yourself into a situation where this could be big or small."

Xu Qiang deleted the illegal records while Lv Bai watched, then said with a straight face, "I’d like to invite you to join the Special Affairs Bureau."

To Xu Qiang, Lv Bai’s high school grades were not promising. Instead of letting him idly become a societal destabilizer, it was better to arrange his talents in a more suitable job.

And in passing, figure out how Lv Bai conjured that katana seemingly out of thin air.

"What do I need to do?"

"Become a member of the Special Affairs Bureau’s Field Department, handling events involving parasitic creatures, same pay and benefits as regular members, and if you excel, there are promotion opportunities."

"Then I accept."

Lv Bai saw no reason to refuse the invitation.

Compared to being a fugitive criminal suspect, having an official background identity would make everything much more convenient.

Squeak~

The hospital room door, slightly ajar, was pushed open.

Tong Shujuan stared at Xu Qiang with bloodshot eyes, speaking with emphasis: "You specialize in dealing with monsters, right? I want to join too."

...

Jiangyu County.

Tonight, the moonlight was somewhat hazy.

In the darkened alleys, there was no bustle of the marketplace, eerily quiet.

A black sedan approached from the city, abruptly flashing its lights, stopping by the side of the road.

In the driver’s seat, an extraordinarily handsome man turned to his female companion in the passenger seat, softly asking, "What’s wrong?"

The man’s voice was deep, magnetic.

In the dim light, the car felt more tantalizing.

His female companion gazed at the man with eyes nearly overflowing tears, but the faint unease in her heart kept her from losing all reason.

She clutched the collar of her outfit as if fragile: "Baby, I’m a bit scared, how much farther to your place?"

"If you’re in a hurry..."

The man gave a wicked smile, turned off the ignition, opened the door to step outside: "Let’s get out first."

"Where are you going?"

The female companion hurriedly followed, the crisp sound of her high heels tapping.

She quickly caught up to him, holding onto his arm, cautiously observing the surroundings.

These dilapidated buildings hardly looked inhabitable.

"Baby, are you worried I’ll judge your living place? I’m not materialistic. Let’s go to your place; I’m not used to being outside... It’s so dark, I’m a bit scared."

She babbled on, but the man didn’t respond, nor did he slow his pace.

Soon they arrived at an abandoned shop, littered with tissues and human waste, the air saturated with a foul smell, and a large "demolish" was painted on the wall.

"Here will do."

The man looked around, feeling satisfied with the scene.

His companion unconsciously covered her nose and complained: "Baby, please, I don’t want to be here."

"Don’t worry, I’ll be quick." The man loosened the top button of his shirt collar.

Upon hearing this, she felt both embarrassed and angry, wanting to stomp her feet if not for her high heels.

But in the next moment, her emotions were all replaced with terror.

Rip~

The man’s face seemed to bloom like a peony.

Tiny filaments connected the numerous tentacles, and under the dim streetlights, conveyed absurd horror.

His companion toppled backward, unconcerned about the sticky substance her hands landed on.

She could only flail her legs in panic, instinctively trying any method to get away from this monster. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

The parasitic creature moved leisurely towards her.

"Get away! Leave me alone, don’t come closer! Help!!!"

The peak of fear caused tears to uncontrollably stream down her face.

Accidentally, she noticed someone at the shop entrance, unclear when they appeared.

Against the light, she couldn’t see the features clearly, but like a drowning person seeing a lifeline, her voice sounded hysterically sharp: "Help! Please help me!"

Lv Bai squinted, contemplating.

"Has it evolved to perfectly mimic human speech?"

Someone suddenly spoke behind, a haunting tale even for parasitic creatures.

It instinctively turned sideways, wanting to see who dared to act so recklessly.

"Hello, I’m Lv Bai, what should I call you?" Lv Bai waved a greeting.

Swoosh!

A strip of flesh ending with a sharp bone blade swung through the air.

"Tsk."

Lv Bai dodged, feigned a step forward, deliberately swinging his right hand back.

Then his right hand performed a mock grip, flicked sideways with momentum.

The slender blade flashed in the air.

Thump~

Thud!

The indescribable mass of flesh was flung.

In an instant, the monster was decapitated.

Lv Bai patted his hand as if dusting off nonexistent dirt: "Why are they all so irritable?"