Colonel Sutton widened his eyes, trying to see where the thick smoke was coming from, and he also worried that attackers might charge through from behind the yellow smoke. But unexpectedly, the moment his eyes came into contact with the yellow smoke, he felt an intense burning sensation, like his eyes had been dunked in chili peppers. Panicking, Colonel Sutton unleashed all his ability power, dispersing as much of the yellow smoke on this floor as possible to prevent other soldiers from being harmed by it. Mustering his last bit of strength, Colonel Sutton shouted, "Gas masks..." Before he could finish the last word, Colonel Sutton collapsed to the ground. Several civilians collapsed alongside Colonel Sutton—those who hadn't thought to cover their mouths and noses or retreat. Most of the soldiers were well-trained and retreated while covering their mouths and noses. Protected by Colonel Sutton's ability and being farther away, they only felt dizzy and had headaches but didn't suffer the terrible fate of passing out. At this moment, Caroline and the others on the lower floor went on high alert. Denton had already transformed into his ability state, his entire body clinging to the wall. His whole body was covered in armor scales, with Pinky standing on his shoulder, baring its teeth at the window. Tyler's entire body vanished as he merged into the metal wall. When he reappeared, he was already directly below Denton, both arms transformed into long blades pointing toward the window. Caroline edged forward slowly, her eyes locked on the window. She could feel a crushing pressure coming from outside the window. As she approached, Caroline suddenly produced a cupcake from her storage space and said toward the window, "Shane, want a cupcake?" Yes, the one who had put everyone on high alert at this moment, and even thrown the army ant colony into panic, was none other than Shane, who should have been in that special prison. Shane dangled upside down outside the window ledge. It was unclear how he managed to hang so steadily. He kept his eyes closed the entire time, not looking at any of them at all.Hearing Caroline's words, he slowly turned his head to look in her direction. Suddenly, he opened his eyes, his odd eyes staring intently at Caroline. The moment Caroline saw Shane's eyes, her pupils constricted sharply. Those pupils—one orange-yellow, one cyan. Caroline suddenly recalled what Crow had once said. He had met someone with odd eyes, one orange-yellow and one cyan. "He said he came from the far western desert, crossing wastelands and dried riverbeds to get here. The reason I remember him so clearly is because he muttered nonsense all day long and basically couldn't communicate normally with people. But because his power was formidable, the Obsidian Fang took him in anyway, providing him with supplies and missions. Hahaha. "Among the few things he said every day, there were some lines about how this apocalypse could end at any time, it just needed that person to be satisfied. He said this apocalypse was man-made, not a natural disaster at all. Nobody believed what he said, but because he repeated it every day with such seriousness, I remembered it. Hahaha. "Heh, he also said that in the far western desert, there was a meteorite that fell from the sky, and he escaped from inside it. Hahaha." When Caroline heard first heard Crow say all this, she had simply filed it away carefully in her memory but remained skeptical about it. But now, the person who matched Crow's description exactly had appeared right before her, making her heart skip a beat. Shane glanced at Caroline, his gaze slowly shifting to the cupcake in her hand. "Cupcake... Nelson..." He murmured. After pausing for a second, he suddenly raised his voice, and his gaze became frenzied. "It's all lies!" Caroline suddenly felt an overwhelming pressure bearing down on her. Almost instinctively, she used her ability to create thick layers of ice in front of her, blocking the incoming attack. Meanwhile, she was rapidly retreating. But then came the sound of ice shattering layer after layer. The ice barrier Caroline had created with her ability was shattering apart. The sound of the ice layers shattering made Caroline's blood run cold. She had to admit there was only one thought in her mind at this moment. Shane had gotten even stronger. Several times more powerful than when she had last seen him. Her own strength had increased considerably during this time, yet Shane still seemed unfathomably powerful to her. Ice shards scattered across the ground, melting quickly on the metal floor. Caroline stared at the man who had now flipped in from outside the window ledge, her expression as cold as ice. It was clear today was headed toward an all-out fight. On the other side of the corridor, Tyler's body transformed into a massive metal shield, blocking both himself and Denton behind it.