Chapter 37
The cold murderous intent instantly boiled over at the narrow fork in the road.
The elites of City A were like beasts released from a cage, carrying pure and violent energy fluctuations as they pounced on the wounded team of City D.
Energy beams of various colors, ice cones, and wind blades tore through the air with deadly whistles.
"defense!!"
The captain of City D's eyes were bloodshot, and he roared as he held up the shaky shield and swung out a sharp wind blade to try to intercept.
However, the attack of the elites from City A was like a violent storm, instantly tearing through the already fragile defense line of the team from City D.
The energy shield of a member of the D City team was hit by several ice cones at the same time and shattered instantly. The man screamed as half of his body was frozen.
Another team member's arm was hit by a beam of scorching energy, and was instantly charred.
"court death!"
Thunder flashed in Lu Cheng's eyes. He took a step forward, firmly protecting Lin Yao behind him, and the violent purple lightning around him suddenly surged.
"Thunder Net·Yu!"
He thrust his hands forward suddenly, and a huge electric net composed of countless jumping lightning snakes opened up instantly, blocking the D City team.
Boom boom boom!
The attack of the elites from City A hit the lightning net hard!
The ice cones shattered, the wind blades dissipated, and the energy beams were torn apart and annihilated by the violent force of thunder. The power grid shook violently, and Lu Cheng groaned, his face paling even more. He was obviously under tremendous pressure, but he managed to withstand this first wave of attacks.
"Focus on that lightning type!"
Xiao Chen's eyes were sinister, and he instantly locked onto Lu Cheng, the greatest threat. Behind him, a tall, thin, A-rank peak ice-type psychic, his hands covered in azure metal gloves, sneered and clashed his fists fiercely.
"Ice Prison: Strangulation!"
Countless sharp ice spikes instantly formed from the ground, stabbing at Lu Cheng's lower body like living creatures. Simultaneously, dozens of massive spiraling ice spears condensed in mid-air, carrying a biting chill, locking onto Lu Cheng's vital points and shooting down like hailstones! From above and below, they sealed off any room for evasion.
Lu Cheng's pupils shrank slightly. He had just taken on the first wave of attacks, and his old strength was gone before new strength was generated. Facing this exquisitely coordinated and terrifyingly powerful ice stranglehold, it seemed that there was no way to avoid it.
In the blink of an eye—
"Three meters to the left... Ice core... Right shoulder energy node... There's a 0.5-second hysteresis fluctuation..."
A voice with a slight tremor, as if frightened, penetrated Lu Cheng's ears clearly like a mosquito.
It’s Lin Yao!
He hid behind Lu Cheng in "fear", his voice was filled with tears, but his speaking speed was astonishingly fast.
Lu Cheng didn't even have time to think about where the information came from. His instinctive trust in Lin Yao and the intuition honed on the battlefield made him react instantly.
He gave up the idea of resisting all attacks head-on and slid to the right like a ghost. This step narrowly avoided the forest of ice spikes that suddenly burst out from under his feet.
At the same time, the violent lightning condensed in his right fist did not hit those deadly ice spears, but turned into an extremely condensed purple lightning, like a poisonous snake coming out of a cave, and shot with incredible precision at an extremely hidden energy node behind the right shoulder of the ice-type mutant.
There, Lin Yao sensed the extremely brief hysteresis point that appeared when the ice energy flowed.
Phew!
The purple lightning came later but arrived first, hitting the target accurately.
"Ugh!"
The ice-powered user's half-condensed ice spear instantly lost control and disintegrated. The energy node on his right shoulder was like a punctured balloon, and his ice power leaked out wildly. His entire right arm was instantly covered by the uncontrolled backlash of ice, and he let out a painful scream.
The deadly ice spear strangulation array collapsed on its own without any attack!
"How is that possible?!"
Xiao Chen's expression changed drastically. Lu Cheng's reaction and attack angle were incredibly tricky. It was as if he had foreseen his teammate's weakness in advance.
Before he could react, another A-level peak earth-type mutant roared and slammed the ground with both palms.
"Earthquake, collapse!"
The ground beneath Lu Cheng's feet instantly softened and collapsed, forming a huge vortex of quicksand.
At the same time, countless sharp rock spikes broke out from the ground from all directions, like the fangs of a giant beast, stabbing fiercely at Lu Cheng who was trapped in the quicksand.
The tacit understanding between them was obviously practiced countless times.
Lu Cheng's body sank and fell into the quicksand, his movements were hindered, and he was about to be pierced by the sharp rock spikes.
"The quicksand... the core is... in the back... at the feet of that blond-haired team member... He's... very nervous... afraid of being affected..."
Lin Yao's crying warning sounded again in time, so soft that only Lu Cheng could hear it.
The rear? The blond-haired player?
Lu Cheng's eyes flashed with brilliance. He no longer tried to break free from the quicksand under his feet. Instead, he poured the violent power of thunder into the ground.
"Thunder strikes, earth walks!"
Boom!
The thick purple lightning snake drilled into the quicksand like a living thing. It did not attack the vortex under Lu Cheng's feet. Instead, it followed the earth energy and attacked the feet of the yellow-haired earth team member who was standing behind and trying his best to maintain the quicksand trap like a precision-guided missile.
"No--!"
The yellow-haired team member was so focused on controlling his supernatural powers that he had no idea the attack would bypass Lu Cheng in front of him and hit him directly. The ground beneath his feet suddenly exploded, and the violent force of thunder broke out of the ground and slammed into his legs.
Crack! A bone-breaking sound rang out!
"ah--!"
The yellow-haired team member let out a heartbreaking scream, his legs instantly charred and deformed, and he was blown away like a tattered sack. The quicksand trap he was maintaining instantly lost control and collapsed, and the ground beneath Lu Cheng's feet turned solid again. The piercing rock spikes also lost their precise control and became a chaotic mess.
The moment Lu Cheng escaped from the trap, his figure turned into a real thunder.
"Thunder Prison Chidori!"
He opened his hands, and countless tiny, substantial purple thunderbirds swarmed out from his palms.
These thunderbirds were incredibly fast, with shrill screams, as if they had life, and they swooped down precisely on the key nodes of energy operation of each elite team member in City A, the weak points of the shield, and even the connection points of the weapon energy circuit.
Puff puff puff puff!
Intensive explosions accompanied by screams rang out one after another.
"My shield!"
"The energy gun malfunctioned!"
"Ugh! My legs!"
The energy shield that the elites of City A were so proud of was easily penetrated like paper, and the expensive energy weapons were instantly silenced.
Some people were hit in the joints by the thunderbird, screaming and losing the ability to move; some people were hit in the energy nodes, and their superpowers instantly went out of control and backfired.
The originally powerful formation instantly fell into chaos, with wailing everywhere.
Xiao Chen was shocked and angry. He roared and swung an energy lightsaber, splitting apart several thunderbirds that were flying towards him. However, the violent power of thunder made his arms numb and his blood boil.
He couldn't believe his eyes!
His well-equipped and well-coordinated elite team from City A was beaten so badly by an S-level thunder-type team from City D, just like chopping melons and vegetables.
This is definitely not an ordinary S-level. The combat awareness and ability to detect weaknesses are like opening the third eye.
Just as Lu Cheng, with the power of victory, pointed the Thunder Spear directly at Xiao Chen's throat, ready to completely solve this troublesome leader...
Lin Yao's gaze, like the coldest probe, was fixed on the silent and ordinary member at the back of the A City team.
The thread of his spirit had already silently wrapped around her, with a hint of provocation and temptation.
Those precise attacks on weak points and energy interference just now were his masterpieces.
He wanted to force this hidden super S-level to take action and see how strong he was.
However, what made Lin Yao's heart sink slightly was.
That team member remained silent. Facing his teammates' defeat and wailing, facing Xiao Chen's peril, he didn't even raise an eyelid.
The pure aura of destruction in him was still dormant, without any sign of erupting. It was even more...stable than what I sensed last night?
It seemed as if Lin Yao's provocative mental thread not only did not anger him, but instead, like a piece of ice thrown into boiling water, temporarily calmed the restless torrent of destruction.
Until Xiao Chen was forced to retreat in a panic by Lu Cheng's Thunder Spear, and shouted in fear: "Retreat! Retreat quickly!"
The mysterious team member finally made a move. He turned silently and retreated with the City A elites who had been beaten by Lu Cheng, their faces bruised and swollen, their legs and hands broken, and who were fleeing like stray dogs.
There was no resentment, no anger, and he was as calm as an outsider.
Just before his figure was about to disappear in the darkness at the corner of the passage, he turned his head slightly, and the eyes hidden under the hood glanced in the direction of Lin Yao very briefly and accurately.
That gaze was calm and peaceful, like a bottomless cold pond.
There was no anger, no inquiry, not even a hint of emotion. But from the depths of that calm gaze, Lin Yao sensed a kind of... all-knowing coldness.
It seemed as if all his disguises, all his hidden tricks, and all his temptations were exposed in this one glance.
Lin Yao's heart skipped a beat.
The people from City A retreated in a panic like a tide, leaving behind a mess and the terrified members of City D. After a brief moment of dead silence, there was deafening ecstasy and cheers.
"We won, we won!"
"Master Lu, you are so strong! You are simply our God of War!"
"Hahahaha—let's see if those bastards in City A dare to act so arrogantly again."
The team members gathered around excitedly, their eyes filled with enthusiasm and awe at Lu Cheng. The battle that had just happened, like a divine force descending from the sky, completely overwhelmed them.
Even the captain's eyes were red with excitement, and he kept saying, "Good! Good! Lu Cheng, well done!"
Lu Cheng retracted the Thunder Spear, breathing slightly, his face became paler due to the consumption of strength, but his eyes burned with strong confidence and fighting spirit.
He subconsciously looked at Lin Yao behind him, trying to find that familiar, dependent gaze.
Lin Yao's face also bloomed with a smile of admiration and dependence at the right time. He trotted over and said in a soft voice: "Acheng, you are so amazing. You scared me to death just now."
He naturally took Lu Cheng's arm, as if nothing had happened just now.
However, deep in the eyes where no one noticed, a trace of cold vigilance and deeper exploration quietly condensed.
Who was that Super S-Class...? Why didn't he take action? What did that last look mean?
The situation seemed to be a complete victory, and it felt very satisfying. Lu Cheng's strength and prestige were pushed to the peak.
But Lin Yao knew that the real trouble had just begun.
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