"Darn it, why is this so difficult?!" The scar-faced bald man, seeing that even the guns couldn't bring down the 'Qiongqi,' couldn't help but be infuriated. Suddenly, the man in glasses in the back seat spoke in a deep voice, "You guys figure out a way to control its movements, I'll deal with it."

The scar-faced bald man's eyes lit up, and he quickly exclaimed, "Alright, get me the steel cable!"

"Get out of the way, let me handle this!" A muscular man on the white vehicle held a steel cable with a noose at the end. With a swift throw, he accurately looped the noose around the 'Qiongqi's' head. He pulled hard, tightening the noose around the 'Qiongqi's' neck.

"Well done," the scar-faced bald man exclaimed loudly, and the others cheered along. At that moment, the 'Qiongqi' bit onto the steel cable, violently shaking its head. The other end of the steel cable was attached to the muscular man, who was thrown into the air and crashed heavily to the ground. The 'Qiongqi' immediately pounced on him, biting his spine and violently shaking it. After a few shakes, the man's body was torn in two, and he met his demise.

"Damn it..." The scar-faced bald man anxiously wiped the sweat beads from his forehead, shouting, "Someone quickly go pick up the rope." However, the others were too scared, fearing they might be the next victim, and didn't dare to get out of the car to retrieve the steel cable.

"A bunch of useless cowards!" The scar-faced bald man shouted angrily, jumping directly out of the car. The 'Qiongqi,' seeing someone getting out of the car, lunged towards the bald man.

"Fire!" the man in glasses said in a deep voice, and the people in the vehicle once again fervently shot at the 'Qiongqi.' Gunshots rang out, bullets continuously shot towards the 'Qiongqi,' causing it to waver but not able to attack the bald man. However, the bullets ran out, and the wounds on the 'Qiongqi's' body began to rapidly heal visibly.

At that moment, the scar-faced bald man picked up one end of the steel cable, tied it to the back of the white vehicle, and shouted towards the people on the white vehicle, "Drive!"

The driver of the white vehicle stepped on the gas pedal, and the steel cable instantly straightened, pulling the 'Qiongqi' by the neck as the vehicle raced forward. The 'Qiongqi,' unwilling to be dragged by the white vehicle, let out an angry growl, driving its sharp claws into the ground, leaving deep claw marks in the ground. Its strength was terrifying. Despite the driver of the white off-road vehicle flooring the gas pedal, the vehicle only moved slowly, unable to pull the 'Qiongqi.' On the other side, the 'Qiongqi' was also unable to drag the white off-road vehicle, and the two sides were deadlocked.

"How is it, can we take action now?" The scar-faced bald man returned to the red vehicle and eagerly asked the man in glasses in the back seat.

The man in glasses took out a palm-sized translucent sphere from his body. He tossed the sphere into the air, and it suspended in the air, emitting a buzzing sound. A strong blue-white lightning flash burst from the sphere, forming a palm-sized lightning ball. The lightning grew stronger, appearing to grow in size, becoming a giant spherical lightning cluster nearly a meter in diameter after a minute.

"This powerful lightning can instantly kill even an elephant. It should be enough to knock it out," the man in glasses murmured. With a wave of his hand, the giant spherical lightning cluster, now over a meter in diameter, sped towards the 'Qiongqi's' head.

Suddenly, a violent storm whipped up around the 'Qiongqi,' swirling the giant spherical lightning ball and directing it towards the people on the white vehicle.

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"Oh no..." The man in glasses' face changed as he felt he lost control of the spherical lightning ball. The ball crashed directly onto the white open-top vehicle, erupting with a strong burst of electricity that enveloped the entire car. The people in the vehicle convulsed and were knocked unconscious by the electricity. With a loud bang, the white vehicle exploded violently, engulfed in flames. Soon, the vehicle and everyone inside were consumed by the fire, turning into charred remains.

"So, so tragic!" The members of the special task force hiding in the distance, witnessing this scene, were all shocked. They were relieved that they hadn't attacked the 'Qiongqi' earlier, as they might have met the same fate.

"We must retreat. If the 'Qiongqi' finds us, it will be disastrous," Gao Zhanxiang wiped away the sweat on his forehead, realizing the power of the 'Qiongqi.' Staying here for even a second longer increased the danger.

"No, if we leave now, the 'Qiongqi' will immediately notice us," Dream Butterfly, though a bit panicked, was more rational than Gao Zhanxiang.

"We can't leave, but staying here is also not an option. What should we do?" Lin Shiqi was in a panic, unable to continue staying in that place.

Qin Yan suddenly said, "We need to come up with a strategy to deal with the 'Qiongqi' immediately. Otherwise, we'll be in big trouble if we end up fighting it."

"What? Haven't you seen the fate of those people? How can we fight against it?" Lin Shiqi said timidly.

Qin Yan remembered the scene where the man with glasses used the giant lightning ball to attack the 'Qiongqi' and said, "Shiqi, can you create that kind of giant lightning ball?"

"It seems possible..." Lin Shiqi took out a curved wooden staff from her equipment bag. "I happen to have a lightning wand with me this time, but it will take at least a minute to cast the spell and create such a large lightning ball."

"That should work," Qin Yan came up with a plan. "If we end up in a conflict with the 'Qiongqi' later, Shiqi, you hide in a safe place and create the lightning ball to knock it down!"

"That seems feasible." Gao Zhanxiang, as the captain of the special task force, thought Qin Yan's suggestion was excellent. He said, "So be it. If a conflict arises later, I, Zhao Liang, and Xiaohui will find a way to restrain its movements and buy time. Qin Yan, you protect Dream Butterfly and Shiqi. Shiqi, you're responsible for delivering the fatal blow. Clear?"

Everyone nodded and agreed aloud.

On the other side, the scar-faced bald man from the Black Tiger Gang, seeing that more than half of their people had been lost, became enraged with red eyes. The man in glasses had remained calm throughout, knowing that in this situation, their side had virtually no chance of winning. He immediately shouted at the driver, "Drive, get out of here!"

The driver was already terrified and eager to escape, so he immediately stepped on the gas pedal to start the car. The 'Qiongqi' swiftly ran after them, trying to catch up, but its speed was slightly slower than the vehicle, and it couldn't reach the car.

Suddenly, the 'Qiongqi' stopped, spreading its wings wide open, its gaze fixed firmly on the direction the open-top off-road vehicle was fleeing.

In a flash of blue light, five or six football-sized blue fireballs appeared in front of the off-road vehicle. The driver was terrified and swerved the steering wheel, narrowly avoiding these blue fireballs.

"That was close..." The scar-faced bald man wiped the sweat from his forehead, thinking that if the car had collided with those blue fireballs, they would have been engulfed in flames, burning alive.

However, he didn't have long to relax. Six more blue fireballs appeared in front of the vehicle. The driver reacted quickly, swerving to avoid the fireballs. Strangely, no matter which way the car turned, more blue fireballs appeared, blocking their path. The car was forced to constantly change direction, spinning around the square, unable to escape.

"What's going on? How can it attack those people from such a distance?" Lin Shiqi looked astonished. Although she knew that the fireballs were likely created by the 'Qiongqi' using the hydrogen and oxygen elements in the air, the distance between the 'Qiongqi' and the car was at least sixty to seventy meters, far exceeding the typical range of magical ability to control elements.

Dream Butterfly suddenly spoke, "The 'Qiongqi's' body structure is very suitable for using magical abilities. Its huge wings are not for flying like those of birds but rather to enhance the range of its magical abilities. I estimate its magical ability range to be over a hundred meters."

"Over a hundred meters?!" Lin Shiqi was shocked and speechless, realizing that her own magical ability range was at most thirty meters, while the 'Qiongqi' had a magical ability control range of over a hundred meters.