A strong sense of unease welled up in Benson's heart. He stared intently at the descending light, thinking to himself: once this light completely lands, it will likely trigger a huge disaster! With this in mind, he decided without hesitation to strike first and launched a sudden attack, heading straight for Wangcai.
However, something unexpected happened.
When Benson's fierce attacks struck Wangcai, they were like stones sinking into the sea, failing to cause him any harm whatsoever.
Wangcai seemed to be protected by an invisible shield, and the beam of light seemed to have given it an invincible power, rendering Benson's attack completely ineffective.
Wangcai was initially terrified by Benson's sudden attack. It instinctively tried to dodge, but was shocked to find that its body was frozen in place and it could not move at all.
It could only stare wide-eyed as the deadly attack came hurtling toward it, its heart filled with despair and fear.
But then, a miracle happened! Despite the attack landing squarely on Wangcai, it was astonished to find itself completely unharmed.
This situation left Wangcai in disbelief. Could it be that what Gu Lingxiao had said before was actually true? Could calling his name in a critical moment really save his life and turn danger into safety?
Just as Wangcai was deep in thought, the beam of light finally reached the ground completely. As the light gradually faded, a figure slowly emerged.
The figure was wearing a set of nano armor that shone with a metallic luster, and its size was relatively small compared to the other creatures present.
"Gu Lingxiao!" Wangcai recognized the familiar figure at a glance and was so excited that tears welled up in his eyes.
Ignoring its own severely injured body, it struggled to move forward and rushed forward to hug Gu Lingxiao's leg tightly, as if grasping at the last straw.
Gu Lingxiao frowned slightly, looking at Wangcai with a cold expression, and said coldly, "You dare to let blood splatter on me! You really don't know what's good for you!" Although his tone was as cold and ruthless as ever, it sounded like heavenly music to Wangcai at this moment.
With a sudden jerk of his leg, Gu Lingxiao unleashed a powerful force that forcefully shook off Wangcai's claws, which were tightly gripping his leg.
Wangcai was thrown several meters away by the sudden force and crashed heavily to the ground.
At this moment, Benson, who had been standing aside nervously observing the situation, suddenly asked, "Could it be... that you are the real mastermind behind them?" As he spoke, all of Benson's muscles tensed up, and he stared intently at the mysterious and powerful figure in front of him as if facing a formidable enemy.
Because in that instant when he made eye contact with Gu Lingxiao, he felt an unprecedented and intense sense of threat from the other man.
Faced with Benson's questioning, Gu Lingxiao did not answer immediately. Instead, he slowly raised his head and scanned the four creatures of different shapes in front of him.
Finally, he nodded slowly and replied calmly, "Yes, you can think that way too."
Immediately afterward, the vulture-like creature took a step forward and pointed at Gu Lingxiao, loudly questioning, "If that's the case, then the large-scale looting that happened here some time ago must have been planned and carried out by you, right? Tell me! Where exactly did you hide all those stolen things?" However, it seemed completely oblivious to the subtle changes in the surrounding atmosphere at this moment, and continued to press on with its questions.
Benson knew inwardly that things were going badly, but it was too late to stop them.
He has always avoided direct conflict with creatures that he feels threatened, unless absolutely necessary, as these are the key to their survival to this day.
A cold laugh rang out, and it was Gu Lingxiao who made it.
He said with a disdainful look, "I originally thought you came here for revenge, but I never expected you to be coveting my resources!" Before he finished speaking, Gu Lingxiao attacked without hesitation.
It's important to understand that the immense power of a seventh-stage Transcendent being is something that ordinary beings cannot withstand.
Even if it's only for a few seconds, it's something they can't withstand.
This enormous gap is practically insurmountable; perhaps they could barely hold out for a while against an ordinary seventh-stage extraordinary expert.
However, the person in front of us is Gu Lingxiao, who possesses ten abilities!
How could they possibly resist? The answer was quickly revealed—in the blink of an eye, the vulture-like creature was completely crushed by the surging light elements, turning into dust that filled the sky.
"Wait..." Benson hurriedly called out, but before he could finish speaking, the other three creatures were also instantly killed.
Immediately afterwards, four handfuls of dust scattered all over the ground, as if silently telling the tragic ending of this battle.
"Gulp~" With that dull sound, Wangcai swallowed hard, his throat bobbing. His eyes widened, staring straight ahead as if he couldn't believe what he was seeing, muttering to himself, "Just... just like that, he's dead?"
It hasn't been long since Wangcai last met Gu Lingxiao! But the scene before him now left Wangcai utterly astonished—Gu Lingxiao had become so powerful.
"Long time no see." Gu Lingxiao said as he slowly squatted down, picked up the weapon module that had fallen to the ground, and precisely pressed it onto the T9537.
The entire movement was fluid and seamless, without the slightest hint of hesitation or sluggishness.
t9527 was also staring at Gu Lingxiao. Although it did not show any obvious emotional fluctuations, its words were full of amazement and admiration: "Long time no see. It is hard to imagine that you have grown to such a terrifying level in such a short period of time. It is unbelievable to me."
Faced with T9527's praise, Gu Lingxiao simply smiled and replied in a relaxed tone, "There's no other way. If I don't strive to become stronger, I'll just be like a fish on a chopping board, at the mercy of others." After saying that, he slightly raised his head, looked into the distance, and recalled that there had been many dangers along the way, but that was all.
"I'm getting more and more curious about you humans!" t9527 said, while slowly stretching his steel-forged body.
Accompanied by the grinding sounds coming from its joints, its body shimmered with a cold and mysterious light.
Standing not far away, Gu Lingxiao smiled slightly and replied, "If there's anything you want to know, I can tell you in detail if we have time later."
Yes, he does have a good impression of t9527.
Perhaps it was because he had been using the identity of t9527 ever since he entered this strange world; and by sheer coincidence, he encountered the real t9527. Moreover, t9527's decisive and efficient style of doing things was also highly appreciated by Gu Lingxiao.
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