I'm extremely interested in Nen abilities.

A sudden burst of fire on the street, like a thunderclap, scattered the crowded people. In the light, Sloe and the others looked astonished. Kang Zai bared his fangs, and Jing Yang "silently" shouted something to Xiao Di. At the same time, both of them were surging with energy, forming a "strong" barrier. Da Gao and the others barely managed to parry and block, but were blown away by the huge blast...

Chapter 49 Xingyi Quan

A sudden explosion turned the bustling street where people were watching the marathon into a bloody and chaotic scene in an instant.

Smoke, cries, panic... The spot where the young man in the baseball cap carrying the bomb had been was now just a pile of charred remains, with charred limbs and white bones scattered around it in a radial pattern... Many people were completely stunned, collapsing to the ground, while others screamed and frantically fled, crashing and trampling.

The air was thick with tension and fear.

hum...

The piercing tinnitus in her ears gradually subsided, and Xiao Di lowered her arm that had been blocking her.

"Are you alright?" Jingyang asked from the side.

"Hmm." Xiao Di checked herself over.

Fortunately, she had been practicing "Firmness" with Jingyang frequently these days, so her defenses were relatively timely.

Despite this, the explosion, which was so close at hand, was still incredibly powerful. The intense heat wave, the powerful shockwave, and the impact of the debris and rocks caused considerable damage to Xiao Di's black sweater sleeves and jeans. Her wounds were bloody and even appeared charred due to the high temperature.

"It's just a superficial injury," she assessed, then looked at Jingyang, "And you, you don't look well, are you alright?"

"Help!"

"It hurts so much! Waaaaah..."

"My leg! My leg is over there!"

"Someone help me..."

Amidst the chaotic and panicked shouts, Jing Yang, pale-faced, clutched his chest, looking around at the scene that had instantly transformed into a terrorist attack.

Judging from the amount of deathly energy, both cold and hot, surging into his heart, the explosion had instantly claimed the lives of fifteen passersby. Besides them, some people on the ground, lying in the chaos, were maimed and on the verge of death, likely to die at any moment.

Just as Jingyang's mind raced, two more streams of deathly energy, seemingly both cold and hot, pierced into his heart.

Jing Yang's heart pounded wildly, and he felt a constant phantom pain. He instinctively felt that if he were to take a few more, or even just one more, he would probably be unable to control himself and "transform."

How old will my body mature to after this transformation?

6 years old? 10 years old? 20 years old? 30 years old?

A man crying and shouting bumped into them in the chaotic crowd. Jing Yang helped him up and took off his black trench coat.

On the other side, Dago and his companions were caught off guard and blasted away by the heat of the explosion. Fortunately, they were Nen users, their aura far surpassing that of ordinary people. Although severely injured, they were still breathing and hadn't died. Dago's injuries were slightly less severe, and he was the only one who remained conscious. Looking at the chaotic scene before him, he was somewhat bewildered and annoyed.

"Hey, are you okay?"

Sloe's face was slapped hard, making it sting, which jolted him awake. He looked closely and saw that it was Kang Zai.

"I'm fine." Sloe was still in shock, though her face was a little pale. Recalling the scene before the explosion, the young man in the baseball cap seemed to be coming for her. If it weren't for Mr. Kangzai blocking her way, she would never have survived.

A grenade with the pin pulled suddenly appeared in Sloe's line of sight. In that instant, his pupils constricted, his heart pounded, and he felt as if time had stopped.

Kang Zai's eyes were bloodshot, and he bared his fangs. "Don't look down on me!"

Suddenly, his body grew taller and his size expanded several times, transforming him into a humanoid tiger. He grabbed a grenade that was about to explode and held it tightly in his arms.

boom!

The grenade in his arms was like a muffled explosion. Kang Jae bent over and hugged himself, but his body didn't move an inch, as if only a gust of wind had swayed around him.

Kang Jae, like a muscular tiger, straightened up as smoke billowed out. With a furious expression, he released his grip, leaving behind a pile of hot shrapnel.

……

Xingyi Quan - Enhanced Tiger Fist

Kang Zai's fighting skills are innate; his unique boxing style, developed by imitating the movements of different animals, can unleash 100% of the power of other systems.

"One of the constraints: Each time you choose a fist technique form, even if you immediately deactivate it, you must wait at least 5 minutes before you can switch to another form..."

Tiger Fist has 100% of the power of a Boost-type attack.

……

“More than one!” Sloe gritted her teeth.

Faint sirens could be heard in the distance. The scene was in utter chaos, making it impossible to distinguish between ordinary civilians and the remaining terrorists mixed in with the crowd. Kang Zai had to protect Sloe closely, leaving him no time to spare. Furthermore, his Tiger Fist form significantly reduced the effectiveness of his "Circle" ability, making it difficult to immediately locate other criminals lurking in the chaotic crowd.

"If I control my strength a little, it should work."

Kang Jae made a decision based on his intuition, and as a human tiger, he immediately let out a roar that shook the air.

"Roar!!!!!!"

Under the terrifying sonic shockwave, the surrounding crowd collapsed in swathes, like wheat fields crushed by a powerful force. Ordinary people were instantly stunned, disoriented, and temporarily incapacitated, collapsing to the ground one after another…

The chaotic scene suddenly "emptied," and in this scene, the few people with either ferocious or expressionless faces, pulling out grenades, detonators, pistols and the like from their pockets, stood out. Not only Kang Jae noticed them, but Jing Yang and Xiao Di, who had been maintaining a "firm" gaze, also immediately locked onto these people.

However, the three people reacted differently.

Kang Jae remained steadfast in his bodyguard duties and could not leave, but his claw-like hands dug a stone out of the concrete ground and threw it forcefully.

Xiao Di glanced at the few guys who were preparing to put up a last-ditch effort and detonate something again, then turned to look at Jing Yang, whose face was ashen, with concern. "Are you really alright?"

Jing Yang didn't know what he was thinking. He was afraid that even one more wisp of death energy would be enough to make him transform. But his fingers were already gripping the target, aiming at the heads of the terrorists who were about to detonate their final bombs among the crowd of people lying on the ground. Several psychic bullets were released without hesitation, almost simultaneously tearing through the air with invisible rays of light. Bang bang bang bang! Four heads were instantly pierced through.

Bang! The remaining one was smashed to pieces by Kang Jae's concrete block.

Five streams of death energy, seemingly both cold and hot, surged into Jing Yang's heart, delivering the final straw to his already shattered heart.

Xiao Di supported the swaying Jing Yang.

Jingyang unzipped his backpack and said to the chattering rock sparrow and the two crows, "Follow Xiaodi's orders."

Then he put on the trench coat he had taken earlier, hugged Xiao Di, and said with his last bit of consciousness, "Xiao Di, take me with you."

"it is good."

Xiao Di didn't seem to have any major emotional fluctuations. After hearing the boss's instructions, she immediately hugged Jing Yang, who was wrapped in a trench coat, and was about to leave when she heard Sloe's urgent shout from behind: "Are you alright? What happened to Jing Yang!"

"Is he injured?" Da Gao, carrying four other civilian hunters on his back, asked with a frown as the sirens grew closer in the distance, "What happened? If he's injured, the ambulance should be here soon." Kang Zai, who had returned to his original size and appearance, asked.

Sloe calmed down and said, "That's right, Xiaodi, don't be impulsive. If Jingyang is injured, you must take him to the hospital for treatment..."

“Don’t get in the way.”

Xiao Di held Jing Yang, who was inside the trench coat, in one arm and materialized a vacuum cleaner called "Bulging-Eyed Fish" in the other.

Kang Jae was already in a bad mood, and seeing her acting strangely and not following his orders, he immediately became annoyed. "Hey! You—"

"I can absorb all the corpses here." Little Drops said calmly with her usual innocent expression. "If you don't want things to turn out this way, don't stop me."

She was just like a female beast protecting her cubs! Sloe, Dago, and the others thought of this for no reason.

Xiao Di didn't care what they were thinking; she simply grabbed Jing Yang and vanished. Given her speed and the chaos of the surrounding streets, an ordinary person couldn't even see her movements. In a short time, Xiao Di disappeared from Kang Zai and the others' sight, disappearing without a trace with Jing Yang…

I hope the old thief resumes updating and doesn't reveal Kang Zai's abilities... *clasps hands*

Chapter 50 Little Drops Take the Initiative...

"Little Di, are you there...?"

"Yes, yes."

"How long have I been asleep...?"

"5 hour."

"He's been unconscious for so long this time?! Damn it... Little Di, are you still there...?"

"Yes."

"That's good……"

"Now that you're awake, why don't you open your eyes?"

"You don't understand..."

"Oh. Okay."

"Little Di..."

"Ok?"

"How old do I look now..." Jing Yang opened his eyes a crack and saw Xiao Di sitting at the table, looking at him with a puzzled expression.

This time, Xiao Di didn't answer directly, but got up and left.

Not long after, she brought over a mirror and held it up in front of Jingyang.

The face in the mirror hasn't changed much.

This relieved Jing Yang's anxiety by at least half; he hadn't woken up as a middle-aged man...

He took the mirror and looked at himself carefully.

Xiao Di sat back down at the table and continued to observe him with curiosity.

Jingyang lay on the bed for a long time, groping around on his body, before finally jumping off the bed and stepping barefoot onto the floor. The most noticeable change was that the world had become shorter.

No, it's because I've grown taller.

Jingyang turned to look at Xiaodi sitting at the table, and Xiaodi looked up at him curiously.

Jingyang looked at the old book spread out on the table and asked curiously, "You've been reading this book all along, haven't you?"

"Mmm." Little Drop nodded.

"You haven't finished reading it after all this time?" Jing Yang joked casually. "You're not forgetting it every time you read it, are you?"

Xiao Di looked back at the books spread out on the table, as if suddenly realizing something, and muttered to herself, "Maybe it really is like that... As long as you forget, even books you've read many times can be very interesting."

Thinking this, Xiao Di slowly closed the old book that she herself had read countless times. Turning around, she saw Jing Yang staring at her and couldn't help but ask in confusion, "What's wrong?"

Jingyang looked at her for a moment, then suddenly said, "Stand up."

Xiao Di obediently got up and stood in front of Jing Yang.