Translator: CinderTL
Thud!!!
A heavy, muffled sound reverberated, causing the small merchant ship, about ten meters long, to sink several feet, its hull swaying noticeably.
Everyone on board turned pale with fear. The lookout widened his eyes in shock, while the other crew members and the captain looked on in disbelief, their gazes fixed on the scene.
A black-haired young man stood coldly on the steel deck, which had been dented under his feet.
A crimson Fierce Tiger Manifestation stood firmly on the river surface, roaring with majestic fury at everyone.
Roar!!! The wind howled, and the young man's black clothes fluttered wildly.
Everyone's eardrums ached from the deafening sound. Demon Moon also widened her eyes, her face turning pale.
"How is this possible?!"
She had clearly passed through the checkpoint—how could she still be caught?!
A voice filled with madness and venom echoed through the air. Immediately after, the armed crew members on the deck changed their expressions, firing at Chen Feng as if they had seen a monster.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
Two completely different sounds rang out in succession. Chen Feng lowered his eyelids, sparks flying off his face.
"Finally, we meet."
A deep voice resonated. This was the first time he had seen Demon Moon.
There was no doubt—the familiar yet loathsome aura was unmistakably real.
If he hadn't enveloped the entire shipping checkpoint with his perception, she might have truly escaped.
"Get away from me!!!"
Demon Moon's face turned pale as she screamed in terror. A black light erupted from her body, immediately bewitching the surrounding crew members, urging them to attack together.
But in the next second.
Hum!!! An invisible pressure enveloped the entire merchant ship. Everyone felt a massive shock to their minds, their bodies losing control as if they were about to kneel and worship.
The overwhelming pressure was like a mountain collapsing and a tsunami surging. Demon Moon's eyes filled with bloodshot veins, her black irises turning crimson, brimming with unwillingness.
Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack!
Her bones creaked unnaturally. She struggled with all her might, filled with hatred.
But in the end, she could only bend her knees and kneel on the ground.
Thud!!! Her knees slammed hard against the steel deck. The Illusionary Art she had conjured was almost instantly shattered. The others on the ship snapped back to reality, utterly shocked.
"It's over."
Chen Feng spoke indifferently, stepping forward slowly.
Demon Moon's eyes were filled with intense resentment. Then, she saw a pillar of energy shooting across the river from the opposite bank, charging like a furious dragon.
Whoosh!!! Boom!!!!
A missile exploded mid-air, shattered by a single punch. Thick smoke and flames surged into the sky.
Chen Feng stopped in his tracks, his cold gaze fixed on the riverbank a hundred meters away.
A black off-road vehicle was parked by the roadside. A burly white man, resembling a raging bear, breathed heavily, his eyes cruel as he stared at Chen Feng.
The bionic skin on his shoulder split open automatically, revealing a cannon turret. The micro-missile from earlier was clearly his doing.
Beside him, a red-haired woman in a black trench coat sat in the passenger seat, her gaze filled with resentment and coldness as she looked at Chen Feng from afar.
"Hahahaha!"
"It's Onit!! You're dead!!"
Demon Moon suddenly laughed maniacally. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw the bear-like cyborg stomp the ground and charge forward, his back seemingly erupting with tail flames, propelling him like a rocket straight toward the merchant ship.
A Fifth-Tier Cyborg!
A high-ranking War General of Utopia!
With just you... Thud!!! Fist met fist, and the merchant ship swayed again, sinking further.
The Wrath of the Storm clashed with the Fifth-Grade Force Field. The surrounding crew members collapsed to the ground, unconscious.
The force of the punch exploded outward, churning the river surface, waves surging endlessly.
Yet, despite such a powerful strike...
The black-haired youth remained standing in place, unmoving.
"Have you gotten bored of life?"
Chen Feng spoke in a low voice, his eyes cold and sharp. Beneath the thick malice, he had already recognized the person before him.
Onit, whose momentum was like a raging dragon, had a slight change in expression, while Demon Moon, kneeling on the ground, widened her eyes in shock.
"How is this possible!!"
This was a Fifth-Tier Cyborg that only the Alliance Leader could handle, and yet you... whoosh!!
The crimson Force compressed to its limit shot out like a bullet.
Blood slowly dripped from her forehead as the woman in black veil stiffened and collapsed to the ground with a thud.
"Daring to be distracted, seeking death!!!"
With a deafening roar, the energy device on Onit's body erupted in full force.
Boom!!! A punch landed on Chen Feng's chest, sending him flying backward and skidding dozens of meters across the river surface.
Whoosh!!! With a burst of flame from his back, Onit, with a ferocious and cruel grin, charged off the deck of the merchant ship, creating a white shockwave. He bent his elbow and slammed it downward, aiming straight for Chen Feng's head.
"Not good!!"
Pei Pokong and the others, who had just arrived at the distant shipping checkpoint, all turned pale.
How formidable a Fifth-Tier Cyborg was! In the martial path, only those at the Pinnacle Realm could contend with them.
If this punch were to land... whoosh!!! A crimson sun suddenly condensed in the sky, and Onit's cruel grin gradually froze.
Boom!!! Like a missile explosion, a water column erupted from the river, shooting straight into the sky.
Pedestrians on the street instinctively stopped in their tracks, while the people in buses and cars were utterly shocked.
Was that... people fighting?
Splash!!
The erupted water column fell like rain, and then the black-haired youth steadied himself, creating ripples on the river surface.
Onit's Force Field covered his entire body, leaving him unharmed.
He paused for a moment, then shot flames again, as if about to take flight, and charged at Chen Feng with a punch.
Boom!!! Fist against fist, both stood on the river surface, the water beneath them caving into a large pit, while waves surged behind them, pushing forward like walls before dissipating against the banks.
Neither gave an inch, neither yielded a step.
Chen Feng stared directly into the deep yellow mechanical eyes of his opponent, observing the deliberately cruel expression etched on his face.
"Is this all you've got?"
His tone was calm, even condescending.
In an instant, Onit seemed to ignite, his internal energy device switching to overload mode.
"Want to die? I'll grant your wish!!"
Amidst the furious roar, new flames burst from his back, and liquid flowed over his head, forming a golden mask that covered his face.
Whoosh!!! Both fists surged, tearing through the air.
The river beneath their feet trembled and exploded, terrifying shockwaves sweeping across the sky and earth.
A powerful Level 5 Force Field spread out, following the imprint of his fist as it pressed down, aiming to pin Chen Feng in place and crush him alive! Whoosh!!
In an instant, invisible forces collided, the Wrath of the Storm stirred up the winds and clouds, and the river surface erupted with multiple water columns.
As for the fists coming at him...
Thud thud!!!
Fist against fist!!
The Mighty Arms erupted, and the Radiant Alloy Physical Body did not lose out in the slightest.
At this moment, Chen Feng felt the blood in his body boiling, the sound of his heart pounding fiercely.
Boom!!! The water column rose like a dragon, connecting the heavens.
The river surface trembled, ripples exploding.
The roadside utility poles shook incessantly, while Pei Pokong and the others were stunned, unable to fully process what they were witnessing.
Was the martial path in decline?
Were the Cyborgs dominant? Yet today, this youth stood alone, shaking the river, his iron fists breaking through the sky, not a whit inferior to a Fifth-Tier Cyborg! Unknowingly, their hearts surged with an indescribable sense of pride.
"Impossible!!"
Onit roared in shock and fury. How could he, who was clearly not at the Pinnacle Realm, possibly contend with him?
A surge of overwhelming rage flooded his mind, and he felt his dignity being challenged. The engines within his body roared at full capacity.
"Die!! Just die!!"
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
His fists lashed out continuously, white shockwaves erupting with each strike.
There was no retreat. Each punch seemed as if it could shake the world, the collisions fierce and savage.
The dull thuds of impact reverberated like cannonballs exploding on the river's surface.
Cargo ships that were about to pass through had to steer clear, and the crowd of onlookers caused traffic congestion along the roadside.
Seeing this, Onit, who had initially thought he could resolve the situation quickly, now wore a grim expression. Inside the off-road vehicle by the shore, Hong Ling's eyes gleamed with danger.
The values on the virtual screen before her were skyrocketing. The data on the black-haired youth had completely surpassed all the information she had previously gathered.
"Isn't he just a Grandmaster?"
Could he already have reached the Pinnacle Realm??? The thought was almost unbelievable, but in the next second—
Whoosh!!! A Flying Shuttle cut through the air as two fourth-tier Cyborgs from the Red Nation's military arrived in quick succession.
Utopia! Their eternal enemy! Bang!!! Instantly, a battle erupted by the roadside, causing Onit on the river to momentarily lose focus.
In the next second—
Whoosh!!! A devastatingly swift punch struck his Titanium body, the violent force sending him flying backward, parallel to the river's surface, churning up waves of water.
"Damn it!!"
He cursed, his Force Field still intact.
He tried to stabilize himself, but the black-clad youth was faster than he had anticipated.
Whoosh!!
In a flash of crimson, the youth appeared behind him as he was still mid-air.
A faint red glow, tinged with a hazy white light, began to gather in the youth's palm, growing larger and more imposing, radiating immense authority.
The values on the internal virtual screen, visible only to him, soared rapidly, with warning alerts popping up one after another.
Unbelievable. Onit immediately ignited his thrusters, using the force to spin around and launch a punch forward, unleashing a repulsive force.
Boom!!! The explosion was deafening, like a Falling Sun descending from the sky.
Amid the scorching heat, plumes of steam rose into the air.
The Falling Sun, with its overwhelming momentum, exploded upon impact, piercing through the so-called Level 5 Force Field and obliterating it in an instant.
Onit's expression changed drastically as a sense of imminent danger washed over him.
He immediately tried to retreat, activating his thrusters to escape.
But in the next moment—
Hum!!
The Wrath of the Storm condensed into a single, invisible spike, piercing into his mind and targeting his replicated consciousness.
In an instant, all conscious control was forcibly interrupted.
Onit felt a pain he hadn't experienced in a long time—a tearing and shaking of his mental consciousness.
He wanted to roar, to struggle.
But the youth had already seized his arm with one hand, while his other fist, glowing with the crimson light of the Falling Sun, was ready to strike.
Boom!!! The punch landed squarely on his chest and abdomen.
Alerts from his Steel Bones flashed continuously, accompanied by the sound of cracking and shattering.
"Onit, retreat!!"
Hong Ling, barely managing to fend off the two Cyborgs on the shore, urgently shouted into the communicator.
"I—"
Onit opened his mouth to respond, but—
Boom!!! Another punch completely shattered the Radiant Alloy in his chest and abdomen.
The energy device was shattered as if struck by a missile, followed by another wave of mental assault.
Boom!!! In an instant, the mechanical body was torn apart, exploding violently.
The replicated consciousness was scattered and suppressed, as the Wrath of the Storm unleashed a mental hurricane, continuously obliterating its awareness.
"No!!"
On the shore, Hong Ling was both shocked and furious. She clearly saw Onit's values plummeting rapidly.
She wanted to say more but simultaneously controlled the Flying Shuttle to protect herself.
Whoosh!!! A deafening roar erupted in the sky.
She looked up in alarm, only to see layers of white clouds pierced through in the azure sky.
A streak of white ash mixed with golden light descended from the heavens, like a meteor crashing down, until it finally hit the ground.
Boom!!! Blood and debris scattered everywhere, not even a bone remained.
A massive crater spread over ten meters, affecting nearby vehicles, causing the ground to shake and alarms to blare.
Countless pedestrians stumbled and fell. Two military men, who had arrived a step late, exchanged glances, both looking at the white ash giant with awe.
"As expected of the White Giant."
They were familiar with the Blue Demon team and knew the strength of this Fifth-Tier Biological Cyborg.
They had long suspected that the other party might follow, but they didn't expect them to be guarding Grandmaster Chen.
For a moment, exclamations of awe filled the air.
Pedestrians stopped in shock, while Pei Pokong and others at the shipping checkpoint, as well as the local enforcers and cyborgs of Suojia City, all showed expressions of reverence.
A Fifth-Tier Cyborg had been killed.
Had the Red Nation gained another Pinnacle Realm expert? Complex thoughts arose, but Chen Feng remained unaware, standing on the river surface, watching the slowly sinking mechanical wreckage.
[Steel Bones LV4: 51/100]
A Fifth-Tier Radiant Alloy Titanium Cyborg had significantly boosted his long-stagnant Steel Bones.
The Azure Armor also saw progress, but that wasn't the key.
Because,
[You have completed a battle to defend your honor.]
[Victory!]
[Heart of Glory upgrade successful!]
[You have gained an opportunity to enhance the Holy Shield Colossus!]
[Note: This enhancement requires a massive amount of energy, causing the Holy Shield Colossus to undergo a brief transformation and be unable to act during this period. Proceed with the upgrade now?]
The long-stagnant Heart of Glory had finally broken through again. Chen Feng slowly unclenched his fist.
He didn't immediately choose to enhance and upgrade, instead taking in the final prompt.
This trip to Suro had concluded perfectly, not only providing enough nourishment for his talents to level up but also resolving several enemies.
Immediately, he stepped away from the river surface, intending to leave quickly with Pei Pokong and the military personnel.
Lin Hao's urging was urgent, and he felt a vague sense of unease, but given the rare opportunity to confront his enemies, he had stubbornly come.
Xu Tingxiao and Cao Tong had already been escorted back by Zhou Wuren, so the most pressing matter now was to regroup and leave! As he walked to the shipping checkpoint, his footsteps suddenly halted as he stepped onto the shore.
A strong sense of abnormality appeared in his perception. Chen Feng turned to look around.
Snap! The lights inside the shipping checkpoint suddenly went out.
Everyone was stunned. Chen Feng looked toward the roadside.
Snap, snap, snap, snap, snap! Most of the remaining morning lights disappeared in an instant, and the overhead cables burst into visible sparks.
Honk!!! The sound of a horn suddenly intensified. He looked toward the distant bridge.
The road, which should have been bustling with traffic, seemed to be blocked by an invisible barrier. Vehicles at the opposite end of the bridge came to an abrupt halt, their fronts deformed and twisted, causing a chain collision of cars behind them.
A gap of empty space appeared, and then...
Crack!! An abnormal yet familiar sound rang out. Chen Feng's pupils contracted as he turned to look at the surface of the Suro River.
In the empty void, a crack about half a meter in size began to spread.
Right in the center, a black dot the size of a needle tip appeared out of nowhere!
(End of the Chapter)
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