Before the baby finished speaking, a fireball the size of a millstone appeared and flew towards them.
Bu Zhi, being on guard against the baby, reacted the fastest. He extended his right hand, and a water shield appeared, blocking them.
However, his water ability was only level six, and it was a hasty move, so its effectiveness was reduced.
Facing the fireball, unleashed by Qi Wu's level seven fire ability, it was vaporized upon contact.
This, however, bought time for Tian Chang and Ji Shiyou. They activated their abilities.
One conjured vines, the other a metal shield, attempting to block the fireball.
But the difference in levels caused the vines and shield to vanish instantly. The fireball, carrying a sky full of flames, swept towards them.
At the critical moment, an energy shield enveloped them, blocking the fireball.
It was Shi Henian from the transforming vehicle. Seeing Ji Shiyou and the others in danger, he activated the vehicle's shield.
"Hurry into the car! You are too far away, the energy shield won't last long."
Shi Henian shouted anxiously from the car. The fireball was level seven, and the dashboard showed the energy rapidly depleting. The crystal cores in the energy slot were almost exhausted.
Perhaps it was Murphy's Law, or Shi Henian's jinx.
As soon as he finished speaking, the energy shield vanished with a "poof."
However, it had fulfilled its mission. The fireball was also consumed by it and disappeared along with the shield.
"This car is nice. I want it."
Qi Wu and Qing Ying emerged from the shadows, facing Ji Shiyou and the others. Qi Wu's eyes gleamed as he looked at the transforming vehicle.
Before the apocalypse, he had loved cars and was a fan of custom vehicles. He had fallen in love with the transforming vehicle at first sight.
"Qing Ying! Was it you who ambushed us? How dare you show yourself! I should have killed you at the Thunder Base."
Seeing Qing Ying appear, Bu Zhi immediately jumped up and cursed, assuming Qing Ying had launched the fireball and ambushed them.
"Allow me to introduce Captain Qi Wu of the Blazing Fire Squad. He unleashed the fire ability just now."
Not wanting Bu Zhi and the others to reveal too much about her past, Qing Ying cleverly shifted the focus to Qi Wu.
As expected, Ji Shiyou and the other two stopped targeting her and looked at Qi Wu with anger.
They were strangers, and Qi Wu's attack clearly aimed to kill them.
Therefore, they stopped wasting words. Since the other party wanted their lives, why bother talking? They would fight.
For a moment, countless wooden thorns, flying knives, and water arrows flew densely towards Qi Wu.
Meanwhile, Shi Henian was busy replenishing the transforming vehicle with crystal cores.
The previous fireball had depleted all the energy from the crystal cores in the car, turning them into powder.
Qi Wu looked at Ji Shiyou and the others, sneering at their attacks. He raised his hand, and blazing flames appeared before him.
All the attacks formed by their abilities turned to ash, completely annihilated before they could break through the wall of fire.
Qi Wu waved his hand again, and the flames that were burning in place moved, sweeping towards Ji Shiyou and the others.
This was Qi Wu's most skilled fire ability, called "Blazing Sky."
It was suitable for large-scale, indiscriminate attacks, and was not something Ji Shiyou's level could withstand.
"You fools, is the backpack Qing Ying gave you just for show?"
At the critical moment, the baby's shout startled Ji Shiyou.
He grabbed the backpack on his body, injected his ability into it, and aimed it at the flames that were about to engulf him.
The scorching heat immediately disappeared, and the flames filling the sky were sucked into the backpack. Ji Shiyou quickly threw the backpack to the ground.
Because the level seven flames were very aggressive, they instantly burned the backpack.
It also triggered the restriction left by Ming Yue. The flames disappeared. Fortunately, Ji Shiyou threw it early, otherwise, his hand would have been burned.
"Come on! Come on! Unleash as much as you want, and I'll take it all.
See that car? There are hundreds of such backpacks on the car. Even if you run out of abilities, you can't do anything to us!"
Seeing how powerful the backpack, enhanced by the Sumeru Mustard Seed Technique, was, Bu Zhi looked triumphant and provocatively taunted them.
He was certain that Qi Wu would be intimidated by this magical backpack and would not dare to attack them again.
Therefore, he cleverly employed a feigned retreat strategy, hoping to scare Qi Wu and Qing Ying away.
After all, with Ming Yue and Ba Jiu gone, they were only four people with no chance of winning, so they could only rely on their wits.
"Alright, let's see if you have the chance to get the backpacks from the car."
Qi Wu was quite shocked that his "Blazing Sky" was absorbed by an ordinary backpack.
However, upon hearing that there were hundreds more such backpacks on the car, greediness arose in him.
He would regret it if he missed such a treasure, so he moved his hands.
First, he unleashed a fire dragon that coiled around the entire transforming vehicle. Shi Henian, who had just replaced the crystal cores, was forced to activate the shield again.
Otherwise, the entire transforming vehicle would have been burned. He cursed Bu Zhi in his heart for causing trouble by saying there were hundreds of backpacks on the car.
This had made him a target for Qi Wu. He had originally planned to use the transforming vehicle's strongest attack to ambush Qi Wu after replacing the crystal cores, but that plan was now ruined.
Looking at the energy needle on the dashboard continuously dropping, Shi Henian had no choice but to inject his mental power into his backpack.
He then threw it out of the car window and scrambled back to the driver's seat to replenish the crystal cores again.
Outside the car, Ji Shiyou and the other two were in an awkward situation. After absorbing one fire crow from Qi Wu, and then another meteor of fire, all three of their backpacks were destroyed. They were now without backpacks.
Qi Wu's attacks did not stop. He directly summoned a giant fire dragon and charged towards them.
"Boasting kills! Tian Chang, before I die, there's something I need to say, or I'll die with regret.
I, I like you, I've always liked you!"
Seeing the fire dragon approaching, Bu Zhi felt that he was about to descend into the underworld and didn't want to leave any regrets.
He spoke the words hidden in his heart. However, the roar of the fire dragon and the crackling sound of the burning flames were too loud.
Coupled with the few words that followed, his voice grew softer and softer, and Tian Chang did not hear him.
"It seems I have to step in myself!"
The little sparrow, who had been watching the fun, saw that Ji Shiyou and the others could no longer resist.
It spread its wings and flew from Tian Chang's shoulder into the air. It tried its best to open its tiny mouth as wide as possible.
However, it was only the size of a peanut. With a strong suction, a miraculous scene occurred.
The ten-zhang-long fire dragon was directly sucked into the baby's belly. It was unclear how it passed through its tiny mouth.
"Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap!"
Bu Zhi couldn't believe what he was seeing. His mouth was so wide it could fit a fist, and he kept repeating two words.
"Baby, you're so powerful! You kept it from us."
Tian Chang, on the other hand, was more composed but still looked astonished, scrutinizing the baby.
"You never asked me! Baby has always been this powerful, so how can it be considered keeping it from you?"
A wisp of smoke still lingered at the corner of the baby's mouth. It puffed out its chest and said proudly.
Then, it turned around in the air and wiggled its butt at Qi Wu and Qing Ying, who looked equally stunned.
"Did a sparrow just use fire control? Hand it over."
A cold voice rang out, and then over a dozen figures, completely shrouded in black robes, appeared like ghosts.
"It's over, I'm exposed. I'm dead for sure."
Hearing someone looking for it, the baby wailed and shot into the transforming vehicle.
It hid in Ming Yue's water cup, covered it with the lid, and then pretended to be dead.