Suddenly, the distant sound of vehicles driving "rumbling" came, and everyone was startled. They looked towards the source of the noise and saw two open-top off-road vehicles, one white and one red, speeding towards the location of the 'Qiongqi.'

"Who are those people? How can they be out and about like us in this situation?" Lin Shiqi questioned.

Gao Zhanxiang seemed to have a realization and suddenly said, "They should be people from other esper organizations, with the same goal as us, coming for the 'Qiongqi'!"

"What should we do now, Big Brother Gao?" Zhou Xiaohui asked.

"I think we should continue hiding here and see what they are up to. If they end up in a confrontation with the 'Qiongqi,' maybe we can take advantage of the situation," Gao Zhanxiang's eyes lit up, finding this idea quite good, and a smug smile appeared on his face.

"I'm afraid we might get involved too," Qin Yan's face showed concern as he spoke in a serious tone.

"It's okay. We are far enough from the 'Qiongqi.' If we just observe from a distance, we should be fine," Lin Shiqi was curious about how these people would deal with the 'Qiongqi' and supported Gao Zhanxiang's idea.

Zhao Liang and Zhou Xiaohui also supported Gao Zhanxiang, while Dream Butterfly reserved her opinion. Thus, they abandoned the original plan of retreating and continued to hide behind the stele, observing the movements of the 'Qiongqi' through binoculars.

The two open-top off-road vehicles, one red and one white, carried around ten men between the ages of twenty and forty. These men were all wearing white cloaks and were staring directly at the direction of the 'Qiongqi,' not noticing the special task force hiding behind the stele.

In the front seat of the red off-road vehicle sat a bald, scar-faced man. This man had a fierce appearance with scars crisscrossing his face. He had a burning cigarette in his mouth and menacingly said, "Damn, finally found it. This Black Tiger King has been on the run from our Black Tiger Gang for days. Today, we must capture it!"

Upon hearing this, a chubby man in the back seat of the red vehicle showed a fearful expression and hesitantly said, "Boss, in our efforts to find the Black Tiger King, we've already lost several brothers. I'm afraid today... today..."

"You fool, what are you afraid of?" The scar-faced man turned around and slapped the chubby man's face, scolding him harshly, "The Black Tiger King is the treasure of our Black Tiger Gang. If we lose it, our gang is finished. Today, we must capture it no matter what!"

"Don't be so impulsive. This might not be easy to handle," a middle-aged man in glasses, with a scholarly appearance, on the red vehicle spoke gloomily. "When we first captured the Black Tiger King, it was only as big as a dog. It took a great effort and two lives to capture it. Now that it has grown, its strength is incomparable to before. Capturing it won't be so simple."

"I understand," the scar-faced bald man seemed to highly respect the opinion of the man in glasses. He said in a serious tone, "But the Black Tiger King is the source of power for our Black Tiger Gang. No matter what, we cannot afford to lose it."

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"Of course," the man in glasses nodded. His brow furrowed, and his expression remained gloomy, as if extremely worried about something.

The two open-top off-road vehicles sped towards the location of the 'Qiongqi' on the square. The 'Qiongqi' also sensed someone approaching. It retracted its two wings on its back, and the light drizzle in the sky stopped at that moment.

"Action! Whoever successfully captures the Black Tiger King will be greatly rewarded!" the scar-faced bald man shouted. Apart from the driver, everyone in the vehicle stood up. They held various weapons, some with iron spears, some with steel cables, and a few with long-barreled shotguns, fully equipped with various weapons.

The 'Qiongqi' probably sensed the hostile intentions of these people. It opened its mouth, revealing its fangs, and let out a low roar towards the people in the open-top off-road vehicles.

Amidst the sharp sound of gunfire, the four men in the vehicle with guns started shooting at the 'Qiongqi.' At the same time, the 'Qiongqi' suddenly leaped towards the people in the red open-top off-road vehicle. The 'Qiongqi' ran at an extremely fast speed, and despite the men in the vehicle firing several shots, they missed the 'Qiongqi.' The 'Qiongqi' leaped high and pounced fiercely towards the people in the red open-top off-road vehicle.

"Kill it!" "Take down this beast!" The people in the red vehicle were not to be trifled with. Their eyes gleamed with ferocity as they crazily shouted. Three of them directly raised iron spears and stabbed at the 'Qiongqi' flying towards them.

There were several dull "crack" sounds as the long iron spears stabbed into the 'Qiongqi,' but they did not pierce its skin. A tall, thin man holding an iron spear couldn't withstand the massive impact coming towards him and was thrown out of the open-top off-road vehicle, falling heavily to the ground. The 'Qiongqi' immediately pounced on the tall, thin man, biting at his neck.

The tall, thin man let out a terrified scream, raising the iron spear and stabbing fiercely at the 'Qiongqi.' However, the 'Qiongqi's body was as hard as steel, and the iron spear couldn't penetrate its body to cause harm.

The 'Qiongqi' opened its huge mouth, firmly biting the tall, thin man's neck. With a sudden twist of its head, there was a sharp "crack" as the 'Qiongqi' ripped the man's head off his body. The tall, thin man convulsed briefly and then lay still, lifeless. After killing the tall, thin man, the 'Qiongqi' stood in place, carefully chewing on the man's head as if enjoying a feast.

"It, it's eating people?!" Whether it was the group from the Black Tiger Gang or the special task force hiding behind the stele, they were all horrified to witness this scene.

"Don't be afraid! Stop the car! Shoot! Shoot at it, shoot fiercely!" The scar-faced bald man shouted madly, giving the order to attack once again.

The two open-top off-road vehicles immediately stopped, and the four men with guns raised their shotguns, aiming at the 'Qiongqi' and pulling the trigger. A sharp sound of gunfire rang out in the square. This time, the 'Qiongqi' was hit by the shotgun. Its body shook in place, but it did not fall.

"What's going on?" "Can't even bring it down with guns?" Both the Black Tiger Gang members and the special task force were extremely shocked by what they saw. They immediately focused their gaze on the 'Qiongqi.'

The 'Qiongqi' had several bleeding holes from the shotgun shots, and several metal bullets were squeezed out of the wounds by some invisible force, dropping to the ground. Then, the bleeding holes on the 'Qiongqi's body stopped bleeding, and the red blood on its body seemed to be absorbed, seeping into its body and disappearing. The wounds on the 'Qiongqi' that were pierced by the shotgun visibly healed rapidly at an astonishing speed. In just over ten seconds, the wounds on the 'Qiongqi's body had completely healed, leaving no scars.

"It has fourth-level body refinement abilities..." Dream Butterfly muttered as she observed from a distance.

Lin Shiqi exclaimed, "Fourth-level body refinement? Did it withstand the gunshots using this fourth-level body refinement ability?!"

"Exactly," Dream Butterfly said in a solemn tone. "The fourth-level body refinement ability allows the 'Qiongqi' to quickly heal its injured body. Combined with the 'Qiongqi's' already strong defense, they can't harm the 'Qiongqi' even with guns. It seems this beast is even more difficult to deal with than I imagined."