From cannon fodder villain to superpowered queen

An invisible giant wave, carrying a suffocating sense of oppression, is approaching at a visible speed.

Bi Yao and Jiang Ruiyuan's faces instantly turned so gloomy they could drip water.

The air seemed to freeze, so heavy that it was hard to breathe.

The surrounding cities, under the influence of a mysterious force, have become even more sinister and eerie.

The already dim streetlights now seemed to have Parkinson's disease, flickering and swaying.

The streets were deserted, save for a chilling wind that seemed to come from nowhere, carrying a mournful sound like the low murmur of a demon, sending shivers down one's spine and raising goosebumps all over.

Bi Yao held Jiang Ruiyuan's hand tightly, feeling a warmth in her palm.

She knew that in this perilous and treacherous place, only each other could be her strongest support.

Jiang Ruiyuan gripped her hand tightly in return, his gaze as firm as a rock, silently conveying his strength.

Just then, strange phenomena began to unfold wildly in the city.

The roadside trash cans suddenly "came to life," like drunken burly men, swaying and dancing a street dance, occasionally making a "clanging" noise.

The manhole covers on the ground seemed to have grown legs, darting around everywhere as if playing a game of "eagle catching chicks".

The most outrageous thing was that a rain of colorful candies fell from the sky, but each one had a suffocatingly rotten smell.

"What the hell is this?!" Bi Yao couldn't help but swear. She felt like she was in a large-scale "performance art" scene, but it wasn't funny at all. Instead, it made her inexplicably irritated.

Jiang Ruiyuan remained remarkably calm, his eyes sharp as he carefully observed everything around him, trying to discern patterns from the chaotic appearance.

His focused expression, like that of a scientist solving a century-old problem, commands respect.

They struggled through the city, dodging the inexplicable "attacks."

The trash cans were thrashing about like they were on drugs; manhole covers kept popping out from underfoot, catching people off guard; and the sweet, rotten, colorful rain of candies felt like being doused with sulfuric acid, not only disgusting but also stinging.

Just as she was dodging a wildly spinning trash can, Bi Yao suddenly felt a sharp pain in her ankle and lost her balance.

She subconsciously looked down and found that her ankle was twisted unnaturally.

"Hiss..." She gasped, her face instantly losing all color.

"Yao Yao!" Jiang Ruiyuan quickly caught her, his voice filled with worry.

Bi Yao was in so much pain that she broke out in a cold sweat, and she gritted her teeth to keep from crying out.

"It's nothing, a piece of cake." She waved her hand casually, but the large beads of sweat on her forehead betrayed her.

"It's nothing? It's swollen like a pig's trotter!" Jiang Ruiyuan examined her ankle with concern, his tone carrying a hint of reproach. "Why are you being so stubborn! How are you going to walk now?" Without another word, he squatted down. "Get on, I'll carry you."

Bi Yao hesitated for a moment, but finally climbed onto his back.

Jiang Ruiyuan steadily carried her on his back and continued to navigate through the perilous city.

His originally light steps became heavy due to the weight, and his breathing gradually became rapid.

The rain of colorful candies continued, stinging as they hit my skin.

The surrounding buildings also began to distort and deform, like a world in a funhouse mirror, dazzling the eyes.

Jiang Ruiyuan carried Bi Yao on his back, carefully dodging various "attacks," making every step extremely difficult.

“There’s something ahead…” Bi Yao suddenly spoke, her voice weak.

Her eyes, however, were unusually bright, as if they could pierce through the mist and see the danger hidden in the shadows.

"What is that?" Jiang Ruiyuan immediately became alert and followed Bi Yao's gaze, but found nothing.

“A…very dangerous aura…” Bi Yao closed her eyes, carefully sensing, “It’s just ahead, turn left…there’s an underground passage…”

Although Jiang Ruiyuan was puzzled, he still chose to trust Bi Yao's intuition.

Following Bi Yao's instructions, he turned left and entered a dimly lit underground passage.

Not long after they entered, a loud bang came from behind them, and the ground shook violently.

"Luckily we dodged it..." Jiang Ruiyuan looked back with lingering fear and found that the place they had just been was now occupied by a huge "candy bean monster".

"My abilities... seem to have improved..." Bi Yao murmured to herself.

Jiang Ruiyuan looked at her with surprise and delight, "Really? That's great! It seems that this crisis may not be such a bad thing after all..."

Suddenly, Bi Yao grabbed Jiang Ruiyuan's shoulder, her face turning deathly pale. "Be careful..."

A devastating aura suddenly descended like a volcanic eruption, causing the entire underground passage to shake violently and rubble to fall, as if the end of the world had begun ahead of schedule.

The trash cans and manhole covers that were originally bouncing around were now frozen in place as if under a spell. Even the colorful rain of candy in the air seemed to have been paused, frozen in mid-air.

A figure slowly emerged from the darkness of the passage.

He emanated an eerie black light, like a walking black hole, devouring the surrounding light.

With each step he took, the ground trembled slightly, as if it were submitting to him.

This aura is even more powerful than having a level 10 beauty filter applied, making people feel intimidated.

Bi Yao and Jiang Ruiyuan immediately became alert, standing back to back with their eyes fixed on the uninvited guest, like two cheetahs poised to pounce.

Bi Yao clenched her fists so tightly that her nails almost dug into her flesh, and her heart was pounding wildly, as if it was about to jump out of her throat.

Jiang Ruiyuan narrowed his eyes slightly, like a sharp sword drawn from its sheath, ready to deliver a fatal blow to the enemy at any moment.

"Holy crap, what is this? The BOSS's entrance comes with its own background music?" A bystander hiding far away in the corner couldn't help but exclaim, beads of sweat forming on his forehead. He covered his mouth with his hand while peeking through his fingers, afraid of being discovered by the dark figure. It was more thrilling than watching a horror movie.

The moment the dark figure completely emerged from the darkness, Jiang Ruiyuan moved.

He moved with lightning speed, leaping into the air, a gleaming dagger appearing in his hand without warning.

He swooped down like a falcon, aiming straight for the enemy's vitals, his speed dazzling.

He precisely seized the momentary opening in the shadowy figure's control over the surrounding phenomena, striking with deadly precision. The dagger pierced directly into the shadowy figure's shoulder, the speed of which drew a gasp of "Wow!" from the onlookers.

The dark figure seemed surprised to be attacked, its body jerked violently, and a look of astonishment appeared on its face, as if to say, "This is not scientific!"

Bi Yao watched Jiang Ruiyuan's fluid movements with eyes full of admiration, as if she were seeing her own hero. She couldn't help but shout in her heart, "My man is so handsome!"

However, before they could rejoice for long, the dark figure vanished into thin air like a wisp of smoke.

At the same time, an even stronger tremor suddenly swept through the entire city, and the manipulated strange phenomena became even more frenzied, seemingly foreshadowing an even greater crisis to come.

Bi Yao and Jiang Ruiyuan looked at the increasing dangers in the city with serious expressions. Their eyes met, silently conveying a certain message.

Bi Yao's palms were slightly warm...