Chapter 74: The Third Step on the Battlefield!
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"Huh? Alpha?"
The familiar mechanical voice in his headphones suddenly stopped. Bian Shaoyan frowned in confusion, but no matter how he called out, after a burst of noisy and chaotic noise, his ears immediately became quiet. The wind blew through the wind chimes in the old library, creating a crisp sound.
"wrong."
Bian Shaoyan felt a jolt, his alarm bells blaring. Even though he couldn't believe someone would dare attack him, he still took a step back and shouted:
"Everyone, on alert! Coverdale, investigate the cause!"
"President, the car won't even start now..."
"What?"
A blond security guard standing next to Bian Shaoyan tapped a few times on his personal terminal, his expression changed drastically, and he rushed back to open the car door. He tapped on the control panel for several minutes, and a trembling voice came from inside the car.
The security guards in the vicinity also gradually discovered the problem. Apart from the manually operable weapons, all network-dependent electronic devices were not working, and the quantum computers could not even send a single message.
If he still didn't realize it was an enemy attack, Bian Shaoyan could have ripped his brains out. But his expression was one of suspicion and uncertainty. Blocking the light brain signal was one thing, but Alpha's server was controlled by a central AI, so how could Alpha be blocked?
Technology? Impossible... Superpowers, that's completely beyond human capability. Or perhaps, is it headquarters? Is someone within Quark trying to prevent their return?
Countless thoughts surged in his mind, and Bian Shaoyan was suddenly startled, as if he had been pressed into a snowdrift. His brain, which had been boiling with excitement after the Holy Grail was stolen, suddenly cooled down, as if he had just woken up from a dream. Looking at everything around him, he felt somewhat unfamiliar.
Why did he so resolutely refuse to let his subordinates do the job of finding the Holy Grail fragments, insisting on going to the lower city to search for them himself?
"boom--"
The sudden explosion interrupted his thoughts. The security guard beside him disregarded everything else, grabbed him, and they both lay on the ground.
Amidst the flying dust and smoke, several figures swiftly emerged from the sewer. Bian Shaoyan was startled; his newly formed realization was abruptly interrupted by anger. Silver light gathered in his eyes, and the phantom of a scale appeared behind him. Suddenly, his feet wobbled.
Suddenly, one of the attackers who appeared out of nowhere threw out a black metal block the size of a basketball. Bian Shaoyan's pupils contracted: "Watch out for an explosion—"
Apart from Bian Shaoyan, everyone else was a top-tier superhuman with extensive combat experience. Without his instruction, the security guards with protective abilities had already raised their hands and wrapped the black iron block in a pale yellow bubble to prevent the explosion from affecting the group.
But to everyone's surprise, a terrifying explosion followed. The black iron block touched the soft bubble membrane and bounced back a few times with a "Duang," making it look unlike a bomb.
Just as several ability users with aggressive traits were about to destroy the iron block, several exclamations suddenly came from behind. Bian Shaoyan subconsciously turned his head and saw the most unbelievable scene of his life.
Several well-trained and battle-hardened security guards lost their usual composure, screaming and resisting, but they were still being pulled forward by an irresistible force, as if being forcibly dragged forward by an invisible hand, their speed increasing until they collided with each other with a "bang".
Bian Shaoyan looked at the several fleshy spheres tightly bound together by humans in mid-air, forming a bizarre picture that was both comical and terrifying. A chill ran down his spine. It was that strange black iron block!
But what is the underlying principle?
In a panic, a security guard dropped his submachine gun, which then moved, its muzzle automatically pointing towards the black metal block in mid-air.
Bian Shaoyan's heart skipped a beat, as if he had been struck by lightning. Before he could explain, he shouted, "It's cyan alloy! Throw away anything on you that contains cyan alloy!"
Qing alloy is an extremely special alloy with outstanding ductility, corrosion resistance, and corrosion resistance, and it is widely used in various fields.
Blue alloy is widely used not only in firearms, but also in exoskeletons and prosthetics.
Those who were first sucked away by the black iron block were all people equipped with offensive prosthetics! And the main component of offensive prosthetics is blue alloy!
Several non-aggressive security guards hesitated for a moment upon hearing the order. Should they remove their exoskeletons and use their bare bodies to fight off enemy firearms?
In that moment of hesitation, the human sphere in mid-air trembled a few times, and through the gap, the black iron block could be seen to have expanded to twice its size, turning bluish-green. Bian Shaoyan knew something was wrong. Sure enough, the two who hadn't removed their exoskeletons in time were also sucked up by the suddenly increased suction force!
"Damn it."
Bian Shaoyan gritted his teeth. Just as the security guards were about to try to rescue the person, they saw a blue light pour out from the gap in the huge human sphere, and the next second it carried the security guards straight to the west!
"Lie down!"
The security captain tackled Bian Shaoyan to the ground, avoiding the impact of the human ball, but when he stood up again, the blue light dissipated into the sky, and there was no trace of him left.
Bian Shaoyan felt a surge of resentment and gave the security captain a cold glance. Before the fight even started, five of his own men were already missing, almost half of them!
Fortunately, they finally saw the enemy clearly at this moment. Even though their faces were completely covered, their numbers remained the same.
Five people dared to assassinate him?
Before the security team captain noticed, Bian Shaoyan looked away. The battle was the priority at the moment, and he could settle accounts with him after the battle was over.
"Who sent you?"
Bian Shaoyan spoke coldly. Even though five people had been taken away by that strange thing, now that he was included, these audacious fools were facing an A-level ability user! Their previous success was merely due to a sneak attack.
"I'll take your dog's life myself!"
Bian Shaoyan's face grew even colder upon hearing this; no one in the Upper City dared to speak to him like that! He took a step back and ordered the security guards to step forward, "Leave one alive is enough!"
The security guards were also furious. What was supposed to be a simple escort mission had suddenly turned into a disaster. Bian Shaoyan wasn't one to reason with people, and he'd probably blame the attack on them afterwards!
The best course of action now is to act swiftly and defeat these attackers as quickly as possible. If this pleases Bian Shaoyan, he might be able to give them a lighter sentence.
The captain made several subtle hand gestures. First, they lost the AI assistance, and then they lost five teammates. But they were, after all, well-trained professional security guards. Their formation quickly became organized after a moment of disarray, and they pounced on the attackers like a net!
"Boom!"
"Splash!"
In an instant, fireballs and water guns rained down, and before the opponent even reached the melee zone, ranged attacks arrived, crashing down like a tsunami.
Cai Chunyu remained unmoved; everything before her eyes was proceeding according to their plan.
If too many people are involved in assassinating Bian Shaoyan, the plan will inevitably be leaked; if too few people are involved, they will be unable to break through the layers of security around him.
Those who are equipped with combat-oriented cybernetic bodies or rely heavily on exoskeletons are generally non-combat or support-type ability users.
The first step is to have the information group block communications in this area, interfere with the auxiliary AI Alpha, and prevent Quark's reinforcements from arriving quickly.
The second step is to use the magical "magnet" provided by Bishop D to eliminate the support security personnel who, while seemingly not directly involved in the battle, can influence the course of the war to some extent.
Next, the third step...
Cai Chunyu's eyes darkened. This middle-aged female hunter, whose edges seemed to have been smoothed out by the pressure, now had a ferocious expression under her mask, as fierce as a beast. Long hairs as sharp as steel needles quickly sprouted from her body, and a phantom of a giant beast seemed to appear behind her. Facing the attacks from all directions, she did not dodge or avoid them, but charged straight forward!
Before his figure was completely engulfed by the attack, he left only a sharp shout: "Shield!"
"Splash."
A soft sound, like turning the pages of a book, yet clearly audible amidst the chaos of battle, flowed around like water. In the midst of such intense fighting, one of the attackers actually opened a book and began reading on the spot!
"Books are the ladder to truth, and errors should be eliminated on the journey to see the truth."
Wenren Qiu spoke calmly, turning the page of the history book in his hand. A faint blue light emanated from his eyes behind his glasses. The energy waves that had been rushing towards them in mid-air suddenly froze, and then disappeared into the air bit by bit, as if they had been erased by an eraser.
This superpower...
The security team captain's pupils contracted slightly, but before he could even catch the fleeting sense of familiarity, a hand covered in dark, long hair, with prominent knuckles, long nails, and sharp, metallic claws were already clawing fiercely at his chest!
"It's just a B-grade... wait, the element of [Erosion]?"
The close-quarters combat distance was enough for him to judge the strength of the person based on their mental fluctuations. Even if they came with great force, mental strength cannot be faked. Even a B-level superpower would probably not be able to break through his defenses.
But when he sensed the aura contained in those sharp, bone-spiky fingertips, his eyes widened slightly. It was too late to change his move, but fortunately, even when facing a B-level ability user, he didn't underestimate the opponent. He raised his metallic arm and barely blocked the attack.
"laugh--"
Despite it being a physical fight, the place scratched by those black fingernails felt as if it had been doused with strong acid; the wound twitched, and wisps of blackish-gray smoke rose from it.
The security team leader used his hand as a blade, mercilessly scraping away the rotten flesh that had just been scraped. Blood gushed out like a fountain. A pink light shone on his arm from behind, stopping the bleeding. The muscles writhed and repaired, and finally, a piece of pinkish-white new skin grew on his bronze arm.
His complexion did not improve at all.
A person's traits may include nine categories of superordinate elements, and each category includes several sub-elements. Due to different development directions, traits can be quite diverse.
But if you ask what element type melee classes hate the most, it must be the one that includes the [Corrosion] element. Any normal attack from the opponent can turn into a fatal wound if you're not careful!
There are very few ability users who can awaken the [Corruption] element without falling into corruption, and that strange defensive trait level can't be low either... This group of attackers is no ordinary person!
Fortunately, the security team leader quickly scanned the battlefield and felt relieved. Luckily, this was their home ground. Even though five people had been taken away, they still had the numerical advantage, and they could wait. The company's reinforcements would arrive in a few minutes!
The security team leader thought this to himself, but when he saw the cold smile on the enemy's face, his heart skipped a beat for some reason.
Something's not right!
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