The gates of the City Defense Force Headquarters swung open, and ten figures blurred out from within.
They were all clad in uniform deep blue combat suits, radiating Level 3 Late Stage energy fluctuations. Each was a gene-modified organism, a member of the elite City Defense Force Ace Team.
They followed closely behind Shen Han, pursuing Su Wan in the direction she had fled.
Su Wan sprinted ahead, her mental power sensing the pursuers behind her.
Shen Han was the fastest, rapidly closing the distance between them.
The ten Level 3 Late Stage gene-modified organisms were much slower and were being left far behind.
A cold sneer curled at the corners of Su Wan’s mouth.
She didn't care about the ten Level 3s at all.
Only Shen Han was a true threat!
And all she had to do was lure Shen Han into Terminal Station.
The moment Shen Han stepped through the gates of Terminal Station, she would be a bird in a cage, unable to escape even if she grew wings!
Controlling Shen Han would be equivalent to planting the most lethal pawn right next to Pei Su.
Controlling Shen Han would allow her to find out exactly what methods Pei Su used to control her.
Controlling Shen Han would give her the chance to control Pei Su himself!
Shen Han, at Level 4 Mid Stage, was no match for her within the station. What could Pei Su, a mere Level 4 Early Stage, possibly do to stop her?
When the time came, she would slap a Slavery Collar on him, and the entire Panshi City City Defense Force would be in the palm of her hand!
Su Wan sprinted with all her might, weaving through the streets of the Outer City, crossing the city gate, and plunging into the Ruin Zone.
Behind her, Shen Han pursued relentlessly.
The gap between them was closing fast.
The speed of a Level 4 Mid Stage expert was, after all, not something a Level 4 Early Stage could compare to.
Su Wan could clearly feel the approaching pressure behind her, crashing against her back in wave after wave like a physical tide.
Only half the distance remained.
There were still at least a dozen miles to Terminal Station.
Just then, Shen Han caught up to her.
Without any warning, a withered palm reached out from behind, aimed straight for the back of Su Wan’s neck!
Su Wan twisted her body to dodge, and the pulse bracelet’s energy shield activated instantly.
“Bang—!”
Shen Han’s palm slammed into the shield. The barrier fluctuated violently, fine cracks appearing on its surface, but it did not shatter.
Su Wan used the momentum of the impact to surge forward several meters, widening the gap again.
With a flick of her left hand, the Micro-Pore Particle Emitter appeared in her palm. She fired three consecutive shots behind her.
Shen Han blurred to the side to avoid them. Though she wasn't hit, the move caused her speed to falter for a split second.
Su Wan didn't even look back as she fired, focusing entirely on running forward.
But Shen Han was too fast.
Within a few breaths, she caught up once more.
This time, she didn't attack from behind. Instead, she flickered and appeared directly in front of Su Wan, blocking her path.
She didn't say a word, simply raising her hand and thrusting it forward toward Su Wan!
An invisible force like a tidal wave surged toward Su Wan!
Su Wan’s shield activated again, blocking the blow, but her body was still sent flying by the force, slamming heavily into a broken wall.
The wall collapsed with a roar, half-burying Su Wan in rubble.
Thanks to the shield, she was largely unhurt, but she had no intention of engaging in a fight with Shen Han.
Her goal was to lure Shen Han to Terminal Station!
Su Wan took a deep breath, and with a thought—
【Shadow Stealth】 activated!
Her form instantly became transparent, turning into a blurred shadow that merged with the air.
The moment Su Wan’s figure vanished completely, Shen Han’s brow furrowed slightly.
Her perception expanded to its limit, extending in all directions like countless invisible tentacles, but Su Wan’s aura had disappeared as if she had never existed.
One second, two seconds, three seconds...
Shen Han stood in place, her gaze sweeping over the surrounding ruins.
Under the grey, hazy sky, charred rubble and twisted rebar were piled high. The cold wind whistled through the ruins, carrying fine ice crystals, but there was nothing out of the ordinary.
Shen Han’s heart sank. She knew Su Wan had run!
But where did she go?
After three seconds of sensing, Shen Han managed to lock onto a general southeastern direction based on the residual energy fluctuations in the air.
However, her pursuit was now blind. She only knew Su Wan’s general direction of escape but could no longer pinpoint her exact location.
Utilizing those precious few seconds, Su Wan had already surged nearly a hundred meters ahead.
【Shadow Stealth】 granted fifteen seconds of complete invisibility.
During these fifteen seconds, she didn't need to hide or take a detour. She only needed to sprint in a straight line toward Terminal Station.
Fifteen seconds later, Su Wan’s form emerged from invisibility, her silhouette reappearing among the ruins.
She was already over a thousand meters away from the spot where Shen Han had caught her.
Shen Han’s perception captured Su Wan’s location the instant she left stealth.
She adjusted her direction and gave chase, her speed even faster than before!
The distance between them began to shrink again.
Just as Shen Han was about to catch up to Su Wan, Su Wan repeated her trick, activating Shadow Stealth once more.
After leaving invisibility, she continued her mad dash until Shen Han closed in again.
Repeat, and repeat again...
If she couldn't avoid Shen Han’s attacks, she would activate Domain Projection to protect herself. Regardless, she refused to fight Shen Han head-on, focusing only on running toward Terminal Station.
The dilapidated ruins began to thin out, and the view ahead grew wider.
In the distance, Su Wan saw the familiar silhouette—
Terminal Station!
She took a deep breath, circulating her ability core frantically to push her speed to the absolute limit, charging toward the gates of Terminal Station!
Behind her, Shen Han followed like a shadow that couldn't be shaken, drawing closer and closer.
The moment Su Wan ran into the shelter’s range, her body suddenly went weak, and she nearly stumbled.
But she had finally stepped onto the stairs in front of Terminal Station’s door!
Sensing Shen Han closing in behind her, a cold smile appeared on Su Wan’s face.
This tactic really was tried and true.
No matter who it was, after chasing her for so long, they wouldn't be willing to give up, especially when they saw her showing signs of exhaustion.
Shen Han’s eyes were fixed solely on the staggering Su Wan!
She followed right behind, her palm striking out toward Su Wan’s back once again!
“Hum—!”
That layer of invisible, irresistible Rule Power activated completely at that moment.
Shen Han’s palm stopped less than an inch from Su Wan’s back.
Her body froze in place, locked in an attacking posture as if she had been cast in concrete.
Su Wan slowly turned around and looked at the frozen Shen Han on the steps, finally smiling.
Without hesitation, she flipped her wrist, and a pitch-black metal ring appeared in her palm.
A Slavery Collar.
If she could make a Level 4 Mid Stage Ability User a slave who was absolutely loyal to her, it would be Terminal Station’s greatest combat asset!
Su Wan raised her hand, reaching out to snap the collar around Shen Han’s neck...
The moment the collar touched Shen Han’s skin, a sudden change occurred!
Shen Han’s body suddenly shuddered!
Her form, which should have been suppressed by the Rule Power, actually began to struggle violently at this moment!
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