“Hah——!” A roar filled with endless anger and determination shook the ruins!

Lu Cheneng's right fist wasn't a weak blow of flesh and blood. The moment he swung his fist, the dormant chip core within him seemed to ignite with an invisible fuse! A torrent of raging, unfamiliar power, emanating from deep within his genes, surged like a galaxy bursting its banks, instantly breaking through the dam of reason and roaring through the meridians of his arm! The air around his fist violently twisted, emitting an unbearable humming sound. Seven faint, distorted light streaks, like illusory projections, flashed by in a flash! It was the prototype of a "seven-pointed star"! Incomplete and unstable, yet imbued with a heart-pounding aura of destruction!

Boom!!!

This was not the explosion of an energy weapon, but a brutal collision of pure power and solid alloy!

Lu Cheneng's fist, carrying the fleeting "seven-pointed star" phantom and awakened brute force, slammed heavily into the fragile neck joint of the "Scorpion" armored platform!

Crack! A teeth-grinding sound of metal breaking was heard!

The multi-ton steel scorpion was so hard hit by his inhuman punch that the connecting shaft on its head was twisted and deformed. The entire heavy turret, along with its half-charged machine gun, was thrown away by the terrifying force! It crashed into the ruins dozens of meters away, causing a secondary explosion!

Dead silence!

The remaining "Scavenger" armored platforms also seemed to be "stuck" for a moment, and the scarlet scanning beam solidified on Lu Chenentang, as if re-evaluating the threat level of this "high-risk mutant".

Lu Cheneng knelt on one knee, gasping for breath, sweat mixed with blood and dust rolling down his forehead. The previous punch had drained most of his strength, and the surging power in his body instantly receded, leaving behind a tearing pain and a strong sense of emptiness. The muscles in his arm spasmed uncontrollably, and the blood vessels under his skin felt like they were being burned by a branding iron. Even more terrifying, he felt a sharp stabbing pain in the core of the chip in his brain, as if a cold steel needle was stirring his nerves! That was the price of forcibly invoking the power of the "Seven-Pointed Star"! Unstable and extremely counterproductive!

"Lu Cheneng!" Wen Shifei's exclamation was filled with tearing pain.

Lu Cheneng suddenly turned around and his pupils suddenly contracted!

Just as he destroyed a Scorpion, drawing all the firepower, a cunning Scavenger bypassed the rubble and its scarlet muzzle locked onto Wen Shifei, who was crouching beside the analyzer! A deadly energy beam was about to be unleashed!

Time seemed to stand still.

Lu Cheneng was still more than ten meters away from her! It was too late!

There was no fear in Wen Shifei's eyes, only reckless determination. She didn't try to dodge, but instead leaned forward, using her frail back to fiercely protect the analyzer and the crucial gene chip fragment! That was the spark of hope! She could even feel the deadly heat condensing from the energy cannon behind her!

"No--!!!"

Lu Chen's eyes were bloodshot, his heart felt like it was being crushed by an invisible giant hand! Despair and anger exploded within him like volcanic magma, instantly drowning out his rationality! He could no longer care about anything else. The power within him that had just subsided was once again madly stirred by this extreme emotion, trying to gather that destructive fist shadow once again! Even if the price was to be shattered to pieces!

However, someone is faster than him!

A figure, as fast as black lightning, suddenly pounced out from the shadows of the ruins on the flank! The target was not Wen Shifei, but the "Scorpion" armored platform that was about to open fire!

"Bang!" There was a dull impact, mixed with the sound of broken bones.

A burly man in a tattered leather jacket, his face smeared with greasepaint! As if in suicidal rage, he slammed his flesh and blood into the side tracks of the Scorpion! The immense force of the impact instantly caused him to spit blood, but the collision also successfully caused the Scorpion's gun to deflect fatally!

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A beam of destructive energy whizzed past Wen Shifei's shoulder, completely vaporizing half of the remaining wall beside her! The scorching hot air wave blew her away!

"Ugh!" Wen Shifei cried out in pain, falling heavily into the rubble. A searing pain shot through her left shoulder, her clothes burned through, her skin charred black, and blood instantly seeped out. The analyzer flew out of her hand, but the lead box (containing the chip fragments) she clutched tightly in her hand remained intact.

"Shi Fei!" Lu Chen's heart was broken. He rushed to her side in an instant, picked her up and held her in his arms. His tentacles felt the burning wounds and warm blood.

"Go... hurry..." The burly man, whose gun had deflected the gun, collapsed in a pool of blood. With difficulty, he raised his hand and pointed to an inconspicuous drainage pipe deep within the ruins. "Down... sewer... 'Lighthouse'... contact..." He uttered the last few words, his head tilted, and he fell silent. On his arm, a faint, downward-pointing arrow symbol was tattooed—the codeword for the "Lighthouse" organization!

The Scavenger's brief pause ended, and the scarlet beam locked onto its target again! The roar of the engine approached!

No time to be sad! No time to hesitate!

Lu Chen entropy cast a deep glance at the unknown victim, his eyes bloodshot. He suddenly lifted Wen Shifei up and carried her sideways. Ignoring the excruciating pain in his left arm and the sharp alarm from the chip in his brain, he increased his speed to the limit, rushing towards the dark drain like a wounded lone wolf!

"Chase!" The cold electronic synthesized voice sounded again.

Bullets and energy beams chased their footsteps, exploding into a cloud of death in their wake. Lu Cheneng, holding Wen Shifei, leaped into the dark pipe that reeked of decay and rust!

The cold, sticky sewage instantly submerged my calves. Darkness swallowed up all light, leaving only the flickering glow of explosions from the pipe behind me and the searchlights of the pursuers.

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