“I don’t want to fight this thing!” Miss Gongsun Qing stood at the exit of the boarding ramp, a look of disgust on her face. She made no attempt to hide her blatant physiological revulsion.
By this point, Brigadier General Morey’s distorted form had begun to stabilize, becoming even more indescribable than before. From Yu Lian’s perspective, it was a massive monster covered in dozens of mouths, with black fur and blood-red organs twisted into a grotesque shape. Each of its mouths revealed sharp, chilling fangs, and it wielded whip-like tentacles, oozing nauseating slime.
Sinister power intertwined behind him, seemingly congealing into a deep mist.
This guy really looks a bit like a Black Goat and her silly son, but considering this guy is more red, he could be called the Mother of the Red Goat. Plus, it has Brigadier General Morei’s face.
Yu Lian stated that, overall, he could still accept this guy’s appearance.
However, from Miss Gongsun Qing’s overhead perspective, it was simply an amorphous mass of flesh and tentacles. While terrifying, it wouldn’t scare a future Sword Saint like her, but once it became disgusting, it was simply too difficult to accept.
“I really don’t want to use Han Po to cut it!” Miss Gongsun Qing thought, feeling that a single strike would require a ton of detergent to clean her sword afterwards.
More importantly, as one of the spiritual energy user treasures, the Han Po Sword usually concealed itself in a void-like manner within her body. The mere thought of this sent shivers down Miss Gongsun Qing’s spine. In reality, her spiritual sword was stored in the mental world within her consciousness sea, connected to the Void Realm, and theoretically had no physical contact with the sword master, but she just couldn't help but think that way!
“You said it was a person!” Miss Gongsun Qing shouted.
“He was a person at least a minute ago!”
“You said it was a Four-Ring!” the young girl continued to shout.
“Yes, at your level. Maybe you could take him down by yourself. But who knew a low-probability event like corruption would occur? Perhaps that’s just life!”
At this moment, Brigadier General Morey, transformed into the “Mother of the Red Goat,” shook off the metal components that had been embedded in him, finally struggling to his feet.
His tentacles twitched in the void, pulling forth flashing lightning and scorching flames. In mere moments, the temperature in the plaza rose by nearly ten degrees.
Yu Lian spat, executing a tactical roll to evade the scorching beam that came his way, while simultaneously unleashing a barrage of bullets at the opponent. These whistling, roaring projectiles, capable of tearing through armor, struck an invisible barrier and deformed, falling to the ground; the ground where he had stood was completely torn up.
He was glad he had noob close the bridge door. Otherwise, just that one attack could have scorched Feifei in the bridge.
Miss Gongsun Qing gritted her teeth, hanging at the entrance of the passage, and unleashed a sword qi downwards.
Swordsmen who embark on the path of “Shura” wield swords capable of cleaving earth and oceans. Before the Four-Ring, this was merely a metaphor; after the Four-Ring, it became a literal statement of fact.
Present, Miss Gongsun Qing was precisely at the Fourth-Ring!
Her Fourth-Ring in the Shura path was called “Duel Expert,” which sounded a bit lacking in prestige, but as the name suggested, transcendents at this level were most adept at one-on-one combat.
The sword qi should have been silent, seemingly just a smooth and gentle breeze in the plaza. However, Yu Lian genuinely heard the surging and fierce sound of a violent storm, like an icy tempest sweeping across the northern plateaus and mountains. In that instant, the high temperature caused by the lightning and thunder seemed to be neutralized.
If it were truly a mindless demonic creature, this “Red Goat” would probably continue to relentlessly attack Yu Lian and charge the bridge. However, it still retained Francis Morey’s memories and perceptions, and immediately sensed the danger descending from directly above its head.
Morei felt as if an iceberg was about to smash down on his head. Perhaps he had already been hit by the falling dome fragments, creating a bit of a psychological shadow, and although he knew it was an illusion, he couldn’t help but tremble for a moment.
Though it was only for a moment.
His tentacles changed direction, gathering above his head like a spiritual energy user’s arm, forcefully blocking that sword qi.
“Clang! Bang! Boom!” Despite being a contact through only air, such deafening roars erupted, and the demonic creature below seemed to shrink. The tentacles and the putrid flesh trembled even more violently, spewing corrosive blood and slime, which splattered on the ground, directly charring the stone floor and causing green smoke to rise.
This scene made Yu Lian feel a bit nauseous, but he still took the opportunity to avoid these highly toxic and corrosive liquids, quickly approaching. He shoved the autocannon into one of the large mouths, letting the sharp serrated teeth gnaw at the barrel, while simultaneously pulling the trigger.
Yu Lian fired almost all his bullets, then dropped the autocannon, and performed two more tactical rolls to evade the sudden air explosion.
Yu Lian’s tactical roll this time was slightly longer, taking him directly to the edge of the plaza. He directly pulled out two more autocannons from a downed Gray Mist Guard and fired hundreds of rounds at the monster in the center.
He was very confident in his control and marksmanship, and did not believe he would hit Miss Gongsun Qing over there.
Yes, at this moment, Miss Gongsun Qing finally understood! Anyway, even if she got into close combat with this monster, she wouldn't get pregnant. At worst, she would just use ten tons of bath soap to wash herself afterwards.
“Don’t come out!” she instructed everyone in the landing craft, then let out a delicate cry, and descended with her sword!
The future Miss Sword Saint’s figure and movements were so fast they blurred into an indiscernible phantom, yet only the brilliant halo formed by the azure spiritual sword in her hand could be seen.
Subsequently, the clash of metal, the explosion of air, and the impact of heavy objects resonated in a continuous line.
Her figure and movements were exquisitely beautiful, weaving through the foul storm of the demonic creature’s flesh and tentacles, as if dancing gracefully.
The future Miss Sword Saint, relying solely on her swordsmanship and combat intuition, fought the massive spiritual demonic beast to a standstill.
She did not possess Yu Lian’s refined combat experience or “advanced” martial arts from the future; achieving this level was purely due to her inherent strength.
Yet, she was only in her early twenties.
Such talent, such ability, truly made one unable to feel jealous.
The Commonwealth, Earthlings, never lacked geniuses!
However, such a situation ultimately had its limits.
Sure enough, half a minute later, after Miss Gongsun Qing had severed two of the opponent’s tentacles and a large chunk of flesh, she was still struck by a muffled thunderbolt, sent flying backward, and landed directly at another passage entrance. She lay face down on the ground in an undignified spread-eagle posture, with electric sparks still dancing on her body.
The corrupted spiritual demonic beast had no concept of cherishing beauty, and certainly saw no problem in attacking a great beauty who was at least ninety-five points or more.
“Power! Infinite power!” Morei roared, then let out a yelp as his head was hit hard again, not by a bullet, but by a grenade.
That was naturally fired by Yu Lian. The autocannons dismantled from the Gray Mist Guard robots could switch between burst fire and explosive modes.
“Hey, you hermaphrodite rotten ass! Where are you looking?” Yu Lian said.
Morei sneered chillingly, “A blustering brat! I finally understand now, you’ve been blustering all along!”
Yu Lian stared at him with an expression that said, “You damn well just realized that.”
Its expression stiffened, and it snorted, surprisingly not falling for the taunt, and pounced on Miss Gongsun Qing, who was still lying on the ground. It was hard to imagine whether this creature had truly lost its mind, but it seemed to have decided that this young girl who appeared later posed a greater threat to it.
In fact, that was true.
Fortunately, the second wave of reinforcements finally arrived. Appearing at the passage entrance were Meng Jiao and the assault team members from the Azure Princess.
“Are we really supposed to fight this thing?” It took Meng Jiao nearly three seconds to realize the true form of the enemy, and he almost gasped, feeling for a moment as if he couldn’t hold his sword. However, as a Highlander of Vino with abundant martial virtue, and a natural successor of the Han Hai Sword, he took another deep breath, mixed with the foul odor, and surprisingly calmed down, his fighting spirit reawakened.
“You stay here, don’t move!” The Highlander captain made the same judgment as Miss Gongsun Qing immediately. After all, these comrades who had rushed directly from the exercise ship had no firearms, only cold weapons like power hammers and axes. If they were to engage such a spiritual monster, no matter how many of them there were, they would just be going to their deaths.
“Take this! Monster!”
Meng Jiao’s eyes were bloodshot, and he charged at the enemy like a drug-addled bull.
He was genuinely a bit frustrated. After all, throughout the entire exercise, he had hoped for an epic duel with his opponent, but he had done nothing but act as bait, be suppressed, flee, and finally be shot to death by stray bullets, accumulating a belly full of anger.
He swung his greatsword, creating afterimages. Sword qi surged and intertwined, like a sky-covering tsunami.
“Boom boom boom!” The sword and tentacles clashed countless times in a short period, each time like a peak duel between a tidal wave and molten lava. Unbeknownst to them, a large amount of steam had already appeared on the scene, almost obscuring everyone’s vision.
At this moment, the mere Two-Ring Meng Jiao, student Meng Jiao, actually fought the monster of unknown strength to a standstill. He was absolutely not fighting alone; the souls of previous Han Hai Sword successors possessed him at this moment.
Of course, it wasn't that this guy was some protagonist whose halo suddenly expanded and whose cosmos exploded. It was because Miss Gongsun Qing, still entwined with electric arcs, had gritted her teeth and leaped up, her spiritual sword Han Po flying up and down, cold winds swirling, sword qi crisscrossing, instantly deflecting most of the monster’s attacks.
Yu Lian still did not join the battle, but continued to shoot, and began to extend his spiritual energy.
His extraordinary ability transformed into the most basic telekinesis, quickly probing into the surrounding Gray Mist drones.
Even the most basic operations, once they involve multiple targets, increase in difficulty almost exponentially. He still needed time, but he didn’t know how much Miss Gongsun Qing and Meng Jiao could buy him.
Yu Lian had only worried for a few seconds before he smiled with relief. Dense footsteps sounded from the passage again, and from the sound alone, there were at least forty or fifty people. Judging by their attire, they were none other than the security personnel of the Azure Princess, and who else could be leading them but Horatio Wien?
“What, what… what the hell is this thing?”
Can’t you all stop having the same reaction every time you appear?
Wien took a deep breath and loudly encouraged the security guards: “Calm down! We are Commonwealth soldiers! Beyond the enemy are the civilians we need to protect! Fight!”
As an ordinary person, Wien’s time to calm down was actually shorter than that of the spiritual energy user Meng Jiao.
The security guards shivered all over, and many were already preparing to run. They felt that just looking at the monster gave them an urge to faint, and the fact that they were still standing now must have been a sign of considerable courage.
“Beyond the bridge, there are His Excellency the President, His Excellency the Defense Committee Chairman, business executives, and even the board of the White Wing Anglo Company. Saving them, what does that mean?” Wien shouted again.
The security guards were all stunned, and their morale swelled at a visible rate.
They still didn’t dare to go forward, but they at least had the courage to shoot from a distance.
“Wien, switch to stun rounds!” Yu Lian shouted.
He spoke in a completely commanding tone, but Horatio Wien instinctively repeated loudly, “Everyone, switch to stun rounds!”
The security guards of the Azure Princess were primarily equipped with C12 rifles. This type of weapon, used for riot control within ships and cities, naturally had a stun mode to knock out enemies rather than kill them. Although he didn’t know why such a gentle attack method was being used at this time, Wien did not doubt him.
Why the hell am I listening to him? It wasn't until half a minute later that Wien realized.
Dozens of rifles firing simultaneously created a roaring shockwave that instantly covered the monster’s head.
Damage of this energy level wouldn't even scratch its skin, but its body still showed obvious sluggishness.
“Power, infinite power!” Morei continued to roar, his voice now tinged with clear frustration.
However, his roar was suddenly drowned out by the sound of gunfire. The Gray Mist robots scattered around the plaza simultaneously unleashed their firepower on the “Mother of the Red Goat” in the center.
Yu Lian did not have the ability to activate the downed Gray Mist robots, but he did have the ability to activate their weapons. Simply put, what a spiritual energy user could do with their hands, they could also do with telekinesis.
The firepower of these robots was much fiercer than that of the security guards. The Red Goat was bombarded to the point where it had to retract its tentacles, almost curling itself into a ball, struggling to withstand the shells raining down from all directions.
However, the attack was not over.
“Baolu! Crush him!” Yu Lian shouted.
The pilot on the other end of the headset understood instantly, but still hesitated: “But, this…”
“With this guy as a cushion, are you still worried about piercing the hull? Full power, ram him down!”
Above the dome, the “petal” that had pierced the ship immediately closed, forming a conical ram once more.
At that moment, the assault landing craft transformed into a giant drill, which men found most wasteful, and “boomed” down, directly smashing onto its head. Accompanied by the kinetic energy used to breach a Dreadnought’s armor and a teeth-grinding mechanical tearing sound, it literally flattened the massive monster into a pancake.
One had to admire the monster’s toughness; it absorbed most of the assault landing craft’s kinetic energy and actually prevented the plaza floor from being pierced.
Thanks also to the Azure Princess’s design. The wound it had sustained was growing larger, but the fluid metal hull was still diligently working, tightly sealing its opening, and surprisingly, there wasn’t any noticeable air loss.
In any case, the Azure Princess’s foredeck hall was definitely ruined, but the “Mother of the Red Goat” was most likely done for as well, right?
All “jin” I mentioned are kilograms.