Bai Tingfeng's expression did not change at all in the face of Haichong's deliberate provocation. However, the same case did not apply to his eyes, which were flickering with a raging fire.
"It seems like you are reading a lot of conspiracy theories about the Bai Family.," Bai TIngfeng said cooly as if he was just talking with an acquaintance. He exerted strong force on his sword and wiped the Mantira's claws to the side. Their collision created a sharp sound resulting from the grating exoskeleton of the insect monster and his blade. An intense burst of air followed, sending the oversized mantis a few meters from him.
"I've been pushed aside?" Haichong clenched his fist and eyed the alpha male before him with overwhelming hate.
"So, basic attacks do not work on this insect, huh?" Bai Tingfeng thought. Mantiras is labeled as the fiercest insect-type monster among the identified dungeon monsters. They are known for their aggressive behavior, almost indestructible and fatally sharp exoskeleton, and top-notch agility. In A-Class monsters, they occupy the highest seat as a predator. Inside an A-Class dungeons, they are called the dungeon boss. They are only a little short in terms of power to be considered an S-Class.
He clenched his jaws and asked in a slow and dangerous tone, "An esteemed S-Class summoner. What do you want from us? Why did you dare kidnap my son?"
"Oh, Bai Tingfeng, don't act as if this is the first time your family has become the target of kidnapping. Fucking Bai Family with illustrious background," Haichong said as if spitting every word. "You are one of the few families in the world to sire S-Class awakeners in every generation, starting from when the dungeons appeared, the Great Cataclysm—the powerhouse family who were never short on fame, power, and money. Now, answer me. What do you have that we wanted?"
Bai Tingfeng eyed the man alertly and thought, "It's impossible to get an answer from this man. The only way was to beat and make him speak once he was in custody. I owe an explanation to my son who suffered… and to Shen Yuan, that reckless omega."
"Ah, forget that. It must be hard for you to answer because you are one of the privileged rich boys who had everything!" The hooded, enigmatic villain roared. With his ability, he conjured three massive black holes, and more Mantiras emerged from it.
"Kiek!" shrill sounds of ferocious oversized praying mantises dominated the highway, causing the already evacuating crowds to flee the scene in panic. The Bai family's men and the police had a mini heart attack. They just killed the two boss-level A-Class monsters, and now a steady stream of them is coming.
This situation is almost like multiple A-Class dungeons broke, and the monster bosses are escaping it!
"Squad three and four! Spread out and stretch out your bodies. This is no longer a wild goose chase with a criminal," Su Yifan yelled after pulling his dagger out of a mantira's skull. "Treat this like a Level Three dungeon break. Assume that a spontaneous and steady stream of high-level monsters will come."
Su Yifan eyed the approaching monsters with suspicion and said to himself, "This number of boss-level monsters summoned all at once. Just how many A-Class dungeons did they raid to find all these?"
The A-Class teleporter kept these musings in his head for now. He focused on dealing with this dreadful incident as quickly and safely as possible so that they could look for answers.
"At this rate, the Guildmaster will no longer pull his punches. Everyone maintains a wide distance from him. We will stay here and cover all his blind spots.
Under Su Yifan's command, they assumed a defensive formation. All that is left is for Bai Tingfeng to spearhead their counterattack.
Bai Tingfeng gripped the hilt of his sword tighter, and he heaved a deep breath.
"You are wrong. I am not lucky enough to have everything," he murmured in a low voice, and a split second, he cast a fleeting glance to a certain omega who currently held their child in his chest.
"Despite my anger to Shen Yuan, it was because of him that I could finally give my one hundred percent," Bai Tingfeng thought.
That was the cue for him to unleash the power he'd been holding back for fear that he would hurt his beloved. His long, lethally sharp katana emitted a blinding white aura, and a golden glow gradually consumed his black irises.
He kicked himself forward with his explosive muscle strength and zoomed toward the mysterious hooded man. A single movement instantly caused an intense air pressure around him.
Bai Tingfeng's body shot like a bullet towards the hopping groups of tough Mantiras. He slashed them with his aura sword. Contrary to earlier, he could finally chop the thin claws of the gigantic mantises as if it is made of spaghetti. The Mantiras are not vegetarian either. As a high-level monsters, they have considerable intelligence. They put their powerful hindlegs to good use and jumped around to disturb the rhythm of Bai TIngfeng's swordsmanship. However, it was futile in the face of someone brandishing swords since childhood.
Bai Tingfeng's concentration did not falter a bit; instead, each of his strikes became even faster and more impeccable as the hustle went on.
It was like an infantry of monsters versus a one-man army.
Everyone witnessing this would feel like a doping agent was injected into their bloodstream, and his lackeys and the police are the perfect examples.
"The thing about our Guildmaster is that he needs to heat up to maximize his performance, like a motor designed to slay all his enemies," Su Yifan smirked while in mid-air. His entire body flickered, and in an instant, he was seen stabbing a monster not that far from him.
Su Yifan, the Baihu Clan guild master's alpha assistant, is actually an A-Class teleporter.
He is perfect for providing support to Bai Tingfeng on most occasions, and if there is someone who understands the combative power of Shen Yuan's husband, it is him.
"Distractions don't sit well with him because his destructive ability is compared to a nuclear bomb," He said aloud.
Two pairs of ears twitched with annoyance. One was Haichong, exhausting all the high-level monsters under his control, and the other was Shen Yuan, whose ears and tails were still out and invisible.
"What stupidity is that? He simply hadn't found someone who could fight with him at his own pace. That is why. Don't make it sound like he is the best in the world just because he is the male lead," Shen Yuan mumbled with his lips askew. "Bai TIngfeng has limits even if you say he gives his one hundred percent. This is not a one-on-one battle against S-Class awakeners. This is Bai Tingfeng versus Haichong and his overpowered bordering to S-Class summons. Bai Tingfeng will not live an easy life starting today."
"Should I consider divorce now? All I wanted was a stress-free and far-from-boring life, which I may not be able to achieve if I keep sticking with the male lead!" The celestial fox spirit opted to say it in his mind. Obviously, he has forgotten that his little son is cradled in his arms.
He is now watching Papa with his heart full of worry. "Daddy, can we help Papa? I think he is in a lot of trouble."
The child's milky voice took aback Shen Yuan, but he was not flustered enough not to act discreetly petty. "I… What do you mean by help him? You are just a little kid, and you may not know it, but your Papa tried to shut me up because he thought I was weak. And at this moment, he was right, so it is not good for me if I meddle in his fight."
Yanyan's eyes accumulated moist in the side all of a sudden, "But Papa will be hurt because of the bad guy…"
"One can't parry the lashings of karma," Shen Yuan internally beamed.
Yanyan still persisted despite his Daddy's blatant refusal, "And Daddy, you are super duper strong! You have a lot of tails! Just like Huhu the Fox when he grows his tail gears to power up!"
"Huhu the Fox? Who is that?" Shen Yuan wondered inside his head. Still, he refuses to jump into the fray of two future overpowered mortal enemies. Getting involved now means pulling the attention of this world's main antagonist, and he had zero intention to do that.
"Huhu, the Fix is powerful, but Yanyan is confident that you are way stronger than him, and besides, your tails are more beautiful than the ones he has. They are super white, and I am confident they must be soft and velvety like my pillow, Daddy!" the little boy screamed full of passion.
Thankfully, his childish voice was drowned by the explosions and chaos around them. Shen Yuan's heart skipped a beat because of this slip-up of the child. But in all fairness, he is not bothered or angry about it.
His tails are moving rather languidly to be considered mad; if anything, it could be said that he is flattered. "Hmm… nice try with your honey-soaked mouth, but still no, Yanyan. You are injured and too young to be embroiled in this mad trouble, and the best option that you can do now is revenge."
Shen Yuan looked at the child's innocent eyes and spoke to him as he spoke with a reasonable adult.
"Bad guys do missions; presently, their mission and target were you, Yanyan. We will exact our revenge by making them fail their mission, and we can only do that if we ensure that you are safe and well, okay?"
The little boy pouted, "Will that help Papa in his fight?"
In a short fleeting time, Shen Yuan felt a twinge of jealousy, "Yes, it is. He can focus on his fight, knowing his effort to take you back was not in vain. So, let us not mind him, okay?"
While the battle was getting more chaotic and intense, the reinforcement had finally come. Shen Yuan took Yanyan to an ambulance to check the boy's leg.
However, the sight that welcomed him was like a hell's gate opening for him. It didn't open for him so that he could come in. Instead, it opened up so that his worst and vicious side would strut out of the hell in a red carpet.
Yanyan has multiple injuries all over his body. Minor bruises on his right waist. There were abrasions and bruises on both of his arms. All of which are defensive wounds.
"Thankfully, none of his bones are broken—"
The medic who checked Bai Shenyuan's condition was ruthlessly interrupted by Shen Yuan, who was on the verge of blackening.
"Yes, luckily for them. Because if there is even a hairline fracture on my son's body, then I wouldn't mind doing a public slaughter show in broad daylight."
Shen Yuan simply couldn't let it pass when an innocent child suffered cruelty from an adult who naturally knew better— all the more if it was his child.
The medics and the other people around him broke into bone-chilling goosebumps because of how apathetic Shen Yuan's attractive face was. None of them has the backbone to question the omega because, at this moment, they knew just from the cold and unfeeling tone of Shen Yuan that he would do it without blinking!
"Ah, Mister Shen, pardon my meddling, but I think it is best if you calm down first. Let's not do anything hasty and dangerous as an omega. The reinforcements have arrived, and it won't be long until this ordeal ends. So— Oh, my god, stop him!" The medic tried to gather his courage to pacify the agitated omega. However, he was terrified when a heteromorphic awakener charged at them with frightening speed and power.
"Daddy, dodge!" Yanyan desperately cried. He even tried to break away from the other healer's caring hands, treating his wounds and bruises with healing powers.
Everyone's heart was beating erratically as the danger swooped at Shen Yuan at a frightening speed.
However, the lone cold voice from the celestial fox spirit drowned all their concerns. "I did say that I don't want to meddle with affairs that aren't mine. Why do you keep trying to include me in it?"
Shen Yuan raised his hand to his side, and to everyone's surprise and disbelief, the omega that anyone thought was weak and in great danger effortlessly caught the charging alpha awakener by the neck.
"Hey, you are the scaly dude I saw taking my son. Do you mind if we talk? We can do it roughly if you like," Right after Shen Yuan said that, he slammed the tall man against the concrete road, creating a long and massive crack on it.