Chapter 209 Chaos Intensifies
Chu Hengkong's heart tightened. At this moment, he was finally able to accurately determine this person's strength. His previous cautious decision was the right one, but in this chaotic battlefield, he had no other options.
Should he continue to fight the cursed thunder like this, and then think of a solution after he escaped from the battle formation? Should he find another excuse to lure Wen Yao out of the settlement? It wouldn't work. Without understanding the enemy's strength, the initiative would always be in their hands.
Still not strong enough...!
"Miss Qingye! Leave this to us. Please go find the gardener first!"
At this moment, Silar, on horseback, spoke. Qingye, hidden in the mist, nodded, and the mist dissipated. Silar, holding the leaf, gave the killer an encouraging look.
"Children, don't lose your composure," the old man said. "Just fight. If you win, you live. If you lose, you die! The battlefield is just like that!"
"Grandpa, don't preach during the battle~" Qingxia said helplessly, "We are not new soldiers..."
"No, it's very helpful." Chu Hengkong took a deep breath, "Change the target and kill it first. Miss Wen Yao, I can look forward to your fighting power, right?"
"I will naturally do my best."
Wen Yao exhaled, blowing out a stream of colorful powder, like the dust of a butterfly's scales. The dust fell onto Curse Thunder's body, instantly forming intricate seal characters that slowed its movements. Qing Xia seized the opportunity to suppress Curse Thunder with the gravity of the Qing Kun Spear. Chu Hengkong rose and shattered the lightning with his prosthetic hand. Curse Thunder roared in anger.
"Why are you so worried? You haven't used your full strength yet!"
He swung his hammer down in anger, and Chu Hengkong clenched his fist and swung it out, knocking Curse Thunder's weapon away. A flash of red blood flashed across his back, and the awakened Immortal Machine was quietly undergoing a temporary transformation.
I shouldn't use all my strength at this time. I'll try to delay as much as possible and make some preparations. The next step will depend on the news from Qingye.
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The spider hurried through the fog, its thoughts a tangled mess.
What was going on? With so many biological reactions, even if Curse Thunder was mistaken, it should have noticed it long before it landed. The historical fog wasn't that obscure, so Wen Yao must have tampered with it.
But what good would this do for her?! She should have been the one most unwilling to see the Demon King's army defeated. Even from a fundamental standpoint, she shouldn't have done such a thing. What was she trying to achieve by mixing in with the newcomers? Was it simply to defraud Xiao Qingxia, or...
"Damn it, crazy woman!" The spider gnashed its teeth nervously. It thought, "It's been so long since we last dealt with each other that I forgot. Those bugs don't care about anything for the sake of pleasure!"
Although Curse Thunder was powerful, it couldn't hold out for long against so many skilled opponents. If it were defeated, it would be disastrous. Fortunately, there was a backup plan. The limb spider hurried to the area where the two sides were fighting and saw another pillar of fire to the west.
Now it all depends on Burning Ember. As long as they can get ahead, there is still hope. I hope my old friend can be slower...!
To the west of the battlefield, flames surged violently, scorching the dark moonlight. Ran Jin, longbow slung over his shoulder, stood beside the fire. He deliberately restrained his own light and heat, materializing his luminous form into a middle-aged scholar in robes.
Such a sign should be eye-catching enough, Burning Ember thought. He sensed the chaotic surge of magic in the distance, likely due to other emissaries engaging the newcomers, but that had nothing to do with him. Outside of the decisive battle, everyone was responsible for their own battlefield.
It saw Shax. Days of hard fighting had made him even more dangerous than expected, like a falcon cornered. The sniper carried a familiar aura to Burning Ember.
"Are you from Earth, Shaxx?" asked Ember.
The sniper glanced at him and asked, "Why, can you tell where someone came from?"
"The Empire's technology can do it, but elemental magic isn't good at it," Burning Ember said frankly. "I've met another Earthling before, a self-proclaimed assassin."
Shax laughed. "That's brilliant. Who is it this time? A pervert? An animal? A sociopath? Whatever it is, it's a far cry from me."
"No, you're all the same. In your eyes lies a powerful light, unlike any other. It's a light rarely seen here, a light that inspires longing," Ran Jin said. "As an army commander in my lifetime, I never had the chance to face off against such a person. I regret that!"
"That's it." Shax twisted his lips in pleasure. This guy was also "the same kind", albeit a fake one.
He threw a flare, and Ran Jin ripped off a burning beard and threw it to him, so that both sides could know each other's approximate location. After that, they had ten minutes to get as far as they could, and then a single shot would decide the outcome. Brutal, stupid, and fair.
"It starts in ten minutes." Shax tensed his nerves. He turned and walked into the fog, telling himself not to let his guard down.
At that moment, a massive, black creature descended from the sky, its stitched hands like spider legs tightly binding Shax. Shax stared at the pale face that suddenly appeared before him, his brain, tortured for days, nearly froze.
Ran Jin behind him had the same dull expression as him.
"I'm sorry I'm late!" Limb Spider shouted with great emotion, "Carry on with the original plan. Move on, Burning Embers!"
The burning embers' mouth opened as wide as a mole that had emerged from the ground and seen the sun for the first time.
Shaxx reacted instantly, even angrier than he'd anticipated. "Burning Ember, you fucking bastard...!"
"I'm not!" Burning Embers glowed crumblingly, "I didn't!!"
"You orchestrated this plan, and now you're playing the good guy?!" Limb Spider was even more shocked than his old colleague. "Stop nagging! If you don't do it, I will!"
Its powerful limbs exerted force together, crushing Shax into a pile of ice shards. The spider looked at the ice crystals on the ground and was as shocked as its old colleague.
"Oh shit," it muttered nervously, "Oh shit, oh shit, oh shit!"
Ten meters away, Qing Ye emerged from the fog, reappearing alongside the rescued Shaxx. Using the Mist Transmigration technique to conceal her form, she leveraged her stamina to catch up to Limb Spider, then used Ice Substitution to replace Shaxx and conceal her form with the Mist Robe. Anyone with extensive experience battling Zanxin would have been able to detect her actions... Unfortunately, Limb Spider and Burning Ember were far inferior to Night Walk in close combat, and neither of them realized the truth in time.
"You've become slower after not seeing you for a while, Mr. Sniper. Is it because you haven't slept for too long?" Qing Ye pulled up his scarf.
"You've become presentable, Canxin." Shaxx picked up the communicator. "It's a trap. Attack."
"I knew it!"
Somewhere on the battlefield, a small animal emerged from a cabbage mobile warehouse. Using a concealed, specially designed plant vehicle, it quietly left the battle fortress.
Gulibo took one last look at the Battle Cabbage Fortress, the lush, tall, and majestic vegetable he had personally nurtured. Thinking of the days he had shared life and death with the cabbage leaf, tears welled up in his eyes.
"Goodbye, good buddy. I will definitely breed a vegetable Bo that's even tastier than you!" Guli Bo waved his little paws. "Detach the outer vegetable armor and enter close combat mode, Bo!"
Over ten meters tall, a combat cabbage slowly lifted off the ground like a missile poised for launch. Its roots, wrapped in the soil, rose up, forming black "feet." The outer leaves gradually fell away, as if restraints had been released. The core structure hidden within the fortress separated, and the vitality of the outer leaves was transmitted through the inner cells, strengthening the internal structure, making the core area more capable and strong.
The isolated vegetable core resembled a humanoid form. After its transformation, nutrients were concentrated in specific areas, allowing it to grow sturdy arms and a general's majestic head. The emerald green plant giant threw two punches into the air, unleashing a roar that shook the battlefield.
"war!"
Battle Fortress Cabbage Transformation - Green Core Fighter!
The blood of a warrior's pride flows through its leaves, and it shares a common hatred with the Allied warriors. This mutant, based on its genetic close combat mode, was specially modified by Gulibo based on battlefield conditions, specifically for use in the battle against giants.
Without further instructions, the Emerald Core Fighter immediately noticed the powerful reaction of the Outer Daoists. It punched out fiercely, its emerald green fist like a canopy of a tree, smashing straight at the two Outer Daoists.
"Cabbage hits people!!!" Spider-limb screamed in despair.
Ran Jin, who was standing by, pointed at the spider and shouted excitedly, "Beat it! Beat it to death!!!"
It grabbed the spider and hurled it at the fighter's giant fist. The spider, quick-witted and quick-handed, quickly unleashed a Dark Moon Hallucination using the polluted water as a medium. This distracting trick momentarily misplaced the Jade Core fighter's perception, causing the fist to land five meters off-center, and the soil sent flying formed a small mudslide.
Limb Spider wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. "Oh my god, what has happened in the later stages of the war?! Wasn't the Divine Tree City-State in our time this crazy?!"
"Don't act like a colleague, I'm going to kill you!" Ran Jin was furious and threw a giant fireball directly.
The spider opened its mouth and sucked in the fireball, swallowing it like a candy ball. It rubbed its hands and feet pitifully, its face gloomy, "Ran Jin, please don't think I'm mean. I'm doing this for my own life..."
"You spoke your truth, you bastard!"
"I'm so afraid of death that I'm going to die, and no one else will have an easy time either!" Limb Spider cried, "So how about we just team up for now? Your duel will wait until later. We can't lose this time! We really can't lose this time!"
Burning Embers' face was blazing with rage. Intellectually, he knew what the Spider said was true, and emotionally, he longed to incinerate the disgusting pig with a single flaming arrow. But ultimately, his duty as commander of the Demon King's army, along with his deep fear, overcame his anger. He bent his bow, ready to face the next blow.
"Wait for me...?"
But this time, the Green Core Fighter's iron fist didn't land in time. It strangely turned half of its body and punched in the opposite direction of the battlefield.
A punch hit Zhu Lei's head.
The purple-haired messenger's lightning strikes suddenly ceased, and the purple lightning surged upwards as if drawn by a lightning rod, completely scorching the Emerald Core Fighter's right arm. The struck messenger "refreshed" once again from the heavy damage, his height tripled, and he stared at the flaming fighter in confusion.
"You...are a hero?" Zhu Lei hesitated, "You are not a hero..."
Gulibo in the cabbage jumped up anxiously: "Wrong number! Wrong person!!"
(End of this chapter)
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