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A loud bang!

Some figures flexed their muscles and swung their iron fists as if they were smashing out with huge hammers, and some long swords chopped down the oncoming "liger beast" with sharp and long teeth that looked like a lion, and cut it into two pieces... Amid the uproar, the man sitting in the shadow of the corner looked at the scene in front of him, and then looked at the scenes emerging on the "newspaper" in his hand - the battle scenes of the "captains" who had already started to fight against the "demon pillars", and he couldn't help but sigh.

"Soldiers versus soldiers, generals versus generals... But I'm just an ordinary person!"

The nominal captain of the General Affairs Office and the head of the Magic City Cleaning Section, the 'ordinary man' Sun Li muttered this.

"Chief, please don't say such things at this time!" A subordinate next to Sun Li looked at him helplessly. Although he had long known that his chief was so cautious that he didn't want to be in the spotlight unless it was absolutely necessary...but at this moment, it was already the last resort!

"I know."

Sun Li opened his hands and swung the newspaper in his hands as if to shake off the dust on it, responding to the words of his subordinates beside him. He shook his head and slowly stood up: "It's time to go to work - hey, I'm almost 40 years old, unlike you young people... Why do I have to work overtime every day?"

"If I continue like this, I will become bald sooner or later - I hope my wife won't despise me by then, and my children won't be laughed at like this at school."

It's already this time and you're still thinking about this?

The subordinate who was speaking couldn't help but twitching his mouth and remained silent after hearing what Sun Li said. When he saw his boss walking out, he hurriedly followed him.

The fog around us grew thicker.

Fighting in the streets intensified.

Sun Li walked over with his head down. He nodded to his subordinates who were fighting, but those subordinates were still concentrating on fighting the monsters in front of them - ignoring him.

No.

Not only the subordinates, but also the monsters are the same!

The subordinate following behind Sun Li thought that the ability of the section chief was getting more and more terrifying - he would be ignored by others even at such a close distance. At this moment, he could also feel that as he walked forward, Sun Li's presence became increasingly weak... He was like a drop of water in the ocean, blending into the surrounding environment, or like an unknown ghost floating in the vast world. If it weren't for his professional ability of being a 'jungle lookout' who focused on perception and never let him out of his sight, it would be difficult to find him.

Yes.

Reduced presence.

This is the most remarkable ability of the 'ordinary man' Sun Li.

He lowered his head, just like the office workers in this modern metropolis who hurried to work in the past. Although none of the soldiers noticed him, he still nodded to everyone with a reserved and polite smile.

He walked through the thick fog.

The casual personal guard subordinate followed closely behind.

As they moved forward, the dense fog around them became thinner, as if a pale piece of paper was slowly torn apart, or as if it penetrated the curtain and reached deeper into the stage... The guard wanted to continue moving forward, but suddenly realized that -

Sun Li has disappeared!

The man looked around with his eyes wide open, but all he could hear was the section chief's final low murmur.

"Soldier against soldier, general against general...just stop here and don't follow me."

"Hey...I'm just an ordinary person!"

Will the general finally admit that he is the general?

The guard paused and narrowed his eyes and whispered, "Yes! Chief!"

But what he didn't know was that Sun Li, whom he couldn't "see", was actually standing in front of him - more than ten meters away. After saying this, he continued to walk slowly forward.

Sun Li still held the newspaper in his hand.

He continued to walk slowly forward.

Walking on the street, it feels like walking in the shadows of a corner that no one can see...

"'Demon Pillar'... this look doesn't suit me at all!"

Suddenly he sighed.

He also suddenly stopped and raised his head!

Here, the pale fog that had previously shrouded the surroundings finally disappeared without a trace. Within a few hundred meters, everything was clear as if every detail was visible - you could see clearly the buildings that seemed to have experienced hundreds or thousands of years of weathering in an instant, with cracks left by the mottled years all over them, and countless root-like things extending out from them, converging towards the center of the road!

The roots twisted and swayed, with countless "eyes" moving on them.

The 'pillar' supported by the roots stood taller and taller, hundreds of meters high, and surrounded by thick fog, it seemed to reach straight into the clouds.

The sound of insects buzzing and vibrating!

The ground shook up and down like a heart.

Sun Li sighed and paused as he looked at the 'Demon Pillar'. The countless insects that made up the 'pillar' seemed to have noticed him - countless 'eyes' all looked over at him!

The densely packed, egg-like flowing bugs make one's scalp tingle at a glance.

Then Sun Li really scratched his slightly numb scalp.

He sighed for who knows how many times, and said to himself with a tired face: "It's time to go to work!"

"Although the possibility is not high...but I hope I can survive this time!" Such a voice came out from the mouth of an ordinary middle-aged man.

As soon as his words rang out, the demon pillars that were all looking over there also moved at the same time.

The 'roots' that grew out from the cracks in the building and seemed to have pierced into the building from the outside suddenly pulled out amidst increasingly violent vibrations and hums, bringing with them pieces of bangs and dust. The spikes on the top of the object that was raised high even emitted a cold light!

Although it was big, it was fast - in just a moment, the spike suddenly stabbed Sun Li who was standing in front of it while falling!

It was just a moment, more like a phantom flowing in a trance.

Sun Li shook the newspaper in his hand.

Lift it up - and hold it in front of you like a shield!

The next second, there was a loud bang. The paper did not move at all, but the huge force directly knocked Sun Li out and fell back into the pale flowing mist. The 'tentacles' that fell from the sky were twisting and winding, and the 'pillar worms' that formed the demon pillars vibrated their wings more and more violently, pointing directly in the direction where Sun Li was flown!

"Ahem...what a strong force!"

Sun Li walked out of the fog again.

He tore off the outermost sheet of the newspaper in his hand, and saw a clearly visible hole in it, with traces around the hole as if it were bitten by mosquitoes.

A newspaper is equal to his "life".

In other words, he has already died once.

"I really don't want to die." said Sun Li.

Of course, the Demon Pillar couldn't understand what he said - nor could it satisfy his request! The twisting tentacles just swung out again, bringing a sharp sound that pierced the air!

Only this time, it wasn't just one.

But it is densely packed...countless tentacles!

A piece of newspaper can't stop it.

One life cannot sustain it.

"I really don't want to die."

Sun Li repeated it again.

He paused and stood still, looking at the tentacles formed by the 'Pillar Insects' that were sweeping in from all directions in an instant. They were so densely packed that they looked like an impenetrable net. He thought to himself that this was a truly spectacular scene, and he also thought that it seemed like he really couldn't escape this time.

After all, I am not the real 'captain'.

He is just an ordinary person who became a captain by relying on a special supernatural item.

So ordinary that it couldn't be more ordinary, so ordinary that it couldn't be more ordinary. From childhood to adulthood, I have always been the kind of small character who would never be recognized if he walked into a crowd.

But why am I, such an ordinary person, standing here?

He still hasn't figured it out.

He didn't understand it before, and he doesn't understand it now - but he has long been accustomed to moving forward in confusion.

It's okay to be pushed.

It's okay to move forward passively.

He's used to it.

He also understood that this was the last time.

Just like Li Re once told him, some powers cannot be touched too much - but the fact is, he has already been touched too much and there is no way back.

He only has one last chance to use the supernatural newspaper.

The last time...

If you use it, you will die.

Sun Li looked at the newspaper in his hand.

In the instant when countless tentacles fell towards him.

At this moment when countless 'Pillar Insects' are gnawing at them!

The ordinary man suddenly grinned - revealing an extraordinary smile!

Will anyone remember me after I die?

Would my wife and kids be proud of this?

Sun Li didn't know.

But at least... they won't have to worry about having a bald husband and father anymore!

“It’s ordinary though.”

"but."

"I also want to protect this city and my loved ones who live in this city!"

This is the biggest thought in the mind of an ordinary person named Sun Li at this moment.

Or maybe it will be the last thought——

Suddenly!

sizzle.

It was clearly just a moment, but it was so long that it seemed to last forever. A subtle and delicate sound suddenly reached Sun Li's ears.

His face will be covered with supernatural newspaper again.

As he was about to use his supernatural power for the last time in his life, his eyes suddenly widened.

He looked at the paper close at hand.

I also looked at the words slowly emerging above.

He saw it said...

There are many kinds of living things.

And you——

I have fulfilled my human duty.

With a loud bang, green flames burst out like a tide, and at this moment, fine fire was ignited in the eyes of ordinary people.

That is the flame held high by the world.

There are three incense sticks lit from the top of his head.

It is also a 'road' that winds out amidst the lingering fragrance.

——Yin Yang Road!

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Chapter 277: People have three kinds of fire, borrowing swords to ignite fire

'Ordinary man' Sun Li, from Shanghai, has average education, average height, average looks... and average abilities.

Qu Shenyin's comment: A 'faceless man' wandering in the world.

Li Re added a comment: There are many different kinds of living things, and ordinary people have fulfilled their responsibilities as ordinary people.

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