Extraordinary Realm from Persuasion System-Chapter 480 - 188: Revealing the Transcendent in the Bustling Streets_4

It’s over now, and here you go again, saying you know Lightness Technique?

Yang Ying was starting to doubt whether Zhang Beixing was just messing with him. But looking at Zhang Beixing’s earnest face, which didn’t seem like a joke, he felt that might not be the case.

So, what exactly is the situation with this Great Grandmaster Zhang? If it really is as outrageous as he says, then we might have to make an exception this time and have a ’person’ go through a military weapons evaluation. Because according to what Zhang Beixing described, that’s practically a Humanoid Weapon! Ready for battle, able to retreat! In our country, that would already qualify for a top-level security bureau alert! This is outrageous! But could this be true?

BOOM—

However, before Yang Ying could mention the military evaluation, a sudden explosion thundered through the air! The roaring blast was deafening, causing nearby cars to wail in alarm.

"What’s going on?"

This unexpected commotion startled Zhang Beixing and the others. Yang Ying’s words were stuck in his throat, and Huo Honghao even started choking on the mushroom he was eating, coughing wildly. Seeing him like that, Zhang Beixing handed him a glass of water.

He then quickly walked to the window to look toward where the sound had come from. There, about two streets away, thick smoke billowed!

"What’s happening?" Yang Ying followed him to the window, furrowing his brow at the sight of the smoke as he asked.

"I don’t know. Let’s go check it out!" Zhang Beixing suggested.

At his words, everyone agreed. Huo Honghao drank the water, swallowing the mushroom that had been stuck in his throat. They quickly followed Zhang Beixing’s lead, rushing downstairs and toward the site of the incident.

By the time the three of them arrived, the scene that greeted their eyes was a complete mess! The paving stones were shattered, and pebbles were scattered everywhere. Trees planted along the sides of the street had toppled over, crushing cars parked beneath them, and shards of glass were strewn all around. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

The explosion had occurred in a restaurant located beneath a residential building. Its signboard had been completely blown off, and flames were raging inside the shop. Across from the restaurant, several pedestrians were sitting around, bearing injuries of varying severity—evidently, they were the first eyewitnesses to the explosion!

"Is this a terrorist attack or what?" Yu Jianhong asked apprehensively.

Hearing his words, an informed passerby shook his head and explained, "It’s not a terrorist attack, nothing that serious. It seems to be a gas leak!"

Yu Jianhong breathed a sigh of relief. He then took out his phone and dialed 119. Huo Honghao, meanwhile, was calling 120 to summon medical personnel.

The commotion was attracting more and more onlookers. The police, fire department, and medical teams would take some time to arrive. If a secondary explosion occurred before then, it would be incredibly dangerous.

Huo Honghao and Yu Jianhong exchanged a look, then simultaneously took off their outer jackets, revealing their military uniforms beneath. They began to temporarily manage order at the scene. Zhang Beixing and Yang Ying found a few people in the crowd who had volunteered to help. They grabbed fire extinguishers, worked to suppress the fire, and helped evacuate the residents from the building.

Thanks to the actions of the four, despite such a massive explosion, the scene remained remarkably orderly, with no significant chaos ensuing.

This continued until someone looked up and suddenly cried out, pointing at a window on the third floor, "Ah! Look! There’s a child up there!"

Hearing this, Zhang Beixing and the others instinctively looked up, their expressions turning grave. They saw a child, around seven or eight years old, pressed against a window on the third floor, clawing at the security bars, their eyes filled with terror. Behind the child, thick black smoke billowed, and now and then, orange flames leaped up. Clearly, in just that short time, the fire was about to reach them.

Upon seeing this, many people’s hearts clenched, their eyes filled with worry.

Huo Honghao cursed, "Whose child is this? How could they have forgotten the kid upstairs during the evacuation?"

No one in the crowd said a word. Obviously, the child’s parents weren’t here!

Damn it! What do we do? The fire brigade will take at least five more minutes to get here. In five minutes, with this fire, that child could burn to death! Should I risk it and go up to save them? Yu Jianhong muttered, stepping forward, ready to rush into the stairwell and ascend.

"Hold on." But as Yu Jianhong was about to move, Zhang Beixing stopped him.

Zhang Beixing looked up at the third-floor window again, calculated the distance, and said in a deep voice, "Colonel Yu, the fire is too intense; the stairs might not be accessible. You maintain order here. Leave the child to me!"

"Leave him to you? To die?" Yang Ying’s face was somber as he retorted, "Grandmaster Zhang, you said it yourself, the fire is fierce. Going in there is a guaranteed one-way trip! Don’t be rash!"

"Don’t worry, I have a way."

Hearing Zhang Beixing’s confident reply, Yu Jianhong, Yang Ying, and the others all furrowed their brows.

The child is on the third floor, and the fire has already spread up there. In this situation, without a ladder, could he possibly fly?

As this thought crossed Yang Ying’s mind, he was about to try and dissuade Zhang Beixing again. However, before he could speak—

WHOOSH—

They felt a sudden gust of wind brush past. Yang Ying, Yu Jianhong, and the others turned to look. They were startled and instinctively let out an exclamation: "Ah? This..."

The other onlookers who witnessed this couldn’t help but exclaim, "Holy crap!"