My physics masters couldn't possibly be grand mages.

Su Ming and Lin Guodong took turns carrying Lao Zhou on their backs, switching hands when one got tired, barely managing not to fall behind.

But the speed still slowed down. Char didn't say anything.

Suddenly, they stopped as they walked around a staircase corner.

The collapsed reinforced concrete wall blocked their way.

It was destroyed by an explosion.

It seems that another group came before them, and they were also being chased by something, so they chose this method to stop the monster's advance.

"Damn it!" Su Ming cursed angrily.

He kicked the emergency exit door on the side and rushed out, followed by a group of people.

They ran frantically down the corridor, heading towards the emergency exit on the other side.

However, what they didn't notice was that Lin Guodong, who was carrying Lao Zhou, was gradually slowing down and falling behind the group.

Old Zhou slightly opened his eyes and whispered, "Guodong, put me down."

"Shut up." Lin Guodong lowered his voice, his breathing somewhat disordered.

Old Zhou opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but the next moment,

"boom!"

The emergency door, which they had casually closed, was knocked open by the wave.

One of the Black Tide monsters burst out, moving so fast that it crashed headfirst into the corridor wall. The metal railings on the wall deformed violently, and the creature flipped over the railings and plummeted straight down.

"Thump!"

The sound of the falling object echoed inside the U-shaped building.

Soon, a second and a third surged out. The black wave once again filled the corridor near the emergency exit.

Su Ming turned his head sharply and immediately saw Lin Guodong standing at the very back.

Those things were only about ten meters away from him.

"Uncle Lin!" His eyes were bloodshot.

But in the next moment, a sphere emitting a faint blue light suddenly flew past Lin Guodong and crashed into the waves.

"boom!!"

Blue and white flames burst forth, and countless streams of black liquid splashed in all directions.

Su Ming and Zhao Lina turned their heads in slight surprise to look at Xia Ya beside them.

The shockwave from the explosion created a slight breeze that ruffled Xia's clothes, causing them to flutter gently.

Lin Guodong carried Lao Zhou on his back and staggered forward a couple of steps. Su Ming grabbed him and took Lao Zhou from him.

"Boom!"

More black tides surged up from behind.

Those things felt no fear and did not flinch at the death of their companions.

They just kept surging forward, stepping over the still-burning wreckage, through the lingering smoke, like a giant, insatiable stomach, devouring everything in their path.

Char stood still, his expression unchanged, and continued to raise his hand as he faced the black tide.

The next moment, the compressed hydrogen-oxygen sphere reappeared on his finger.

However, this time there are two.

After a third-order configuration enhancement, he was able to multitask to a certain extent, or even perform multiple tasks simultaneously.

His fingers trembled slightly.

The first one flew out and landed at the very front of the wave.

"boom!!"

Black liquid splattered everywhere.

The second one followed closely behind, falling into an even deeper area.

Then came the third and the fourth.

"Boom!! Boom! Boom!"

Several blue-white fireballs overlapped in the corridor, transforming into a rolling, scorching incandescent sphere that covered the entire corridor.

Waves of heat came one after another.

Su Ming subconsciously raised his hand to block it, but he still felt his hair curl slightly from the heat.

He stared at Xia Ya with a slightly dazed expression, and the others had almost the same look on their faces.

Su Ming had seen electromagnetic cannons blast giant beasts into mincemeat, seen incendiary bombs turn entire streets into seas of fire, and seen drone swarms plow through ruins like locusts.

But those things are all machines.

Machines that need charging, ammunition, and maintenance.

The person in front of me has nothing.

He had no exoskeleton, no weapon racks, and no energy backpack. His dark blue robe didn't even have pockets. And even if it did, it wouldn't be big enough to hold all those orbs of light.

They appeared out of thin air.

From his fingertips.

One, then another, and yet another.

As natural as breathing.

Su Ming recalled the protagonists with various abilities he read as a child. He thought those protagonists were cool back then, and fantasized every day about having such superpowers himself.

But that's anime.

Now, a person stands before him, truly wielding some kind of supernatural power.

His decades of education have taught him that this is not scientific.

But his eyes told him: This is true.

The bombing of Char's lands was not over yet; each bomb was not fired indiscriminately.

The recent bombing created a wall of fire, temporarily halting their advance.

The second one landed near the emergency door, blasting the tentacles that were trying to squeeze out from the door crack into pieces.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The explosions rang out in succession, and blue and white lights flickered at the end of the corridor, becoming faster and more frequent.

Their advance slowed noticeably. It was unclear whether it was due to fear or something else.

Xia turned around and shouted at the group of people who were still stunned.

"What are you waiting for? Let's go!"

Su Ming realized what was happening and shouted to the people around him.

"Walk!"

They found another emergency exit, but the door was closed.

"Crouch down and put your hands behind your head!"

Xia's voice came from behind them, and Su Ming and the others quickly realized what Xia wanted to do.

Almost instinctively, they squatted down and covered the back of their heads with their hands.

However, the expected explosion did not occur.

Instead...

"Sizzle—"

A series of faint electric arcs rang out.

Some people couldn't help but turn around.

Two pale blue beams of light unfolded before Xia.

Between the bands of light, blue and white arcs of electricity leaped and crackled, growing denser and brighter, casting flickering light and shadow on half of Char's face.

Then.....

"call out--"

The bullet was instantly accelerated to the speed of sound.

A loud bang came from the lock cylinder of the emergency door, and a small hole was blown open out of nowhere.

Zhao Lina subconsciously exchanged a glance with Fang Tang, who nodded at her.

As soon as they entered the building, Fangtang quietly told her what she had seen in the alley.

At that time, Char hadn't yet conjured up that table of dishes; only Cindy had displayed superhuman powers. So she assumed it was Sugar Cube being terrified and hallucinating. In reality, it was an afterimage from when the electromagnetic pistol was fired.

But clearly, this being doesn't possess any electromagnetic pistols; he can fire electromagnetic cannons out of thin air.

"Open the door," Xia said.

The two light bands went out, the electric arc dissipated into the air, leaving only a faint smell of ozone.

Su Ming snapped out of his daze and kicked the door.

The door panel popped open. The lock cylinder had been completely destroyed, and metal fragments fell out of the door frame, clattering to the ground.

He rushed in, followed closely by Lin Guodong carrying Lao Zhou on his back, and Fang Tang and Zhao Lina also followed.

Char's last.

He turned around, facing the still surging black tide at the end of the corridor, and threw out another compressed hydrogen-oxygen ball.

"boom!"

Blue and white flames exploded at the end of the corridor!