Cecilia might have led him there on purpose.
—Jiang Ci certainly knew this.
But if it was a trap to catch him, it was totally unnecessary. Because in such a short time, Bai Ze only charged to 20%, and there were hundreds or even thousands of mechas chasing and blocking him, so it was only a matter of time to catch him.
So Jiang Ci gritted her teeth and decided to give it a try.
"Aci!"
Bai Ze's voice was somewhat worried.
"Are you really going? Do you want to wait a little longer?"
Jiang Ci knew what it meant by wait.
—Waiting for Huo Xianfeng.
Jiang Ci was sweating profusely, and tremblingly took a bottle of nutrient solution and drank it. At this extremely critical moment, his reason and body instinct seemed to be separated again.
Now the communication signal was blocked and they had lost contact. Moreover, Bai Ze was such an obvious target, it was impossible for that guy not to have seen him, so the only explanation was that the other party was also trapped by something.
What's more, he is not the kind of person who has to wait and beg alpha for protection in everything.
“… No more waiting!”
Jiang Ci gritted his teeth and pulled the energy control valve to the maximum.
The next second, strands of light quickly gathered at the muzzle, and in an instant they converged into an extremely bright ball of light, so dazzling that it was impossible to look directly at.
boom!
A nearly 100-meter deep pit was blasted directly at the entrance of the central temple. The huge silver mecha broke through the encirclement and fell straight down, quickly shrinking in the strong snow light, and then went deep into the bottom of the pit.
Cecilia saw this scene. She turned around and looked at Ace, who was watching her with his eyes and nose, and said nothing.
As the first bishop to join Cecilia, Ace knew exactly what to say and what not to say.
Even if an omega in his prime drove two S-class mechas, he was not a threat. After all, he was alone and appeared naked in front of everyone. It was only a matter of time before the security department dealt with him.
The key point is the alpha in front of you which is suspected to be an SSS-level asset.
Such a big commotion naturally attracted the city defense forces and guards. So in addition to the first layer of light ball encirclement, there was another circle of densely packed mechas and air cavalry surrounding them further outside.
In fact, even the Mingcheng army had never seen these strange balls of light.
"What are these balls of light?"
"A new weapon?"
“Looks like a drone?”
"… "
They had just received an order from above to stay where they were and wait, so they were happy to watch the fun.
"I just don't know who is so bold as to act wildly here."
"I think that guy is really awesome. Anyway, I never thought that someone could blow up the weapons depot single-handedly and rush into the inner city..."
"I say, did you see that guy running just now? That's really not the speed of a human..."
"… "
On the rooftop of the tall building outside the training ground, Ace didn't pay attention to the gossip of the soldiers on the lower level. He noticed Cecilia's cold attitude and immediately changed the subject very tactfully.
"You are really smart. You actually asked Kuru to activate the special asset capture device in advance."
Cecilia said coldly.
"There's nothing to calculate. A-level assets are lost, so this is necessary preparation."
Ace nodded flatteringly.
"I am stupid, but Lady Cecilia was able to predict that they would come to Mingcheng in advance. I am really impressed by her."
The woman sneered and said in an unclear tone,
"When a person is hungry, he will naturally go to find food."
The escaped advanced Zerg needed to replenish energy, and based on the last footage of Bai Ze's fighter jet leaving the factory, it was inferred that the mecha was running out of energy, coupled with He Zhun's signal receiver.
Cecilia never believed the lying kid from beginning to end, so the moment she got the receiver, she turned on the reception directly. Even though He Zhun activated the alarm in advance, the location she got in the end was almost the same.
Since Huo Xianfeng blew up the armory in such a high-profile manner, Jiang Ci was either hiding somewhere safe, or, with a smaller probability, went to recharge Bai Ze.
—Cecilia made the right bet.
The only slight mistake at the end was that the Class A assets that should have been successfully recovered were snatched back by Jiang Ci.
The woman touched the large, yet-unhealed burns on her cheek and neck. She did not show any expression of pain or resentment, but instead a hint of pleasure appeared in her eyes.
Tsk, he is worthy of being a compassionate child, he is so cruel.
Just weird...
Cecilia frowned slightly as she looked at the black-haired boy trapped below.
"The church's SSS-level assets..."
That should be a more valuable existence than the high-level Zerg that was stolen from the factory. After all, its rating is only A.
Even Huo Chao, as the Son of God, was only at SS level.
This is what Cecilia heard from Bai Min. As a saint, she is only S-level.
She still remembered the blonde girl who was in great pain at the time, with pearl-like tears falling from her beautiful blue eyes, all over Cecilia's hands.
[Assets… I am just an asset… an object… It turns out that the Godfather only treats us as objects…]
[I finally understand... I finally understand... why Brother Huo Chao is always unhappy... why he always... shows such a sad expression...]
Cecilia couldn't understand the saint's words at the time. She could only wipe her tears helplessly and distressedly, but no matter how hard she tried, they couldn't be wiped away completely.
[Leah...Leah!]
The blonde girl tightly grasped her hand, her tone fierce, so desperate that she was even shaking all over—
[Let's run away, escape from here... never... never come back again! ]
The saint was raised in the palm of her hand since she was a child. She has always been protected by Huo Chao. She is kind, beautiful, and gentle, but at the same time, she is overly naive and simple.
So she didn't know that Cecilia's reaction when she heard this was not happiness, but fear.
Because basically everyone who tried to escape from the Phantom Cult died.
Even Huo Chao is the same.
So that day, Cecilia said something that she regretted till now.
[But...MianMian, isn't it good to be a precious asset that is protected?]
People like Cecilia can only be regarded as believers and servants of the church, and are not worthy of being considered precious assets. She even always envied Huo Chao and Bai Min for being favored by the Pope.
Cecilia stroked the Saint's tear-soaked face.
[But Your Highness, you were born like this.]
[… ]
Cecilia still remembers the expression on Bai Min's face after he said that.
Her face was pale, as if the last straw had been taken away from a drowning person, filled with shock, fear, disbelief and despair.
That was the first irreparable crack that appeared between them, like a dark and chaotic abyss.
Bai Min stood on the edge of the cliff, teetering on the verge of collapse. Her expression was one of fear and despair, while Cecilia in the abyss was smiling gently, trying to reach out her hand and drag her down with her.
"… "
Cecilia closed her eyes deeply, pulled herself out of the quagmire of memories and returned to reality.
She didn't understand how such a precious SSS-level asset could be lost? And how could it appear on Tiandong Star and even mark Jiang Ci
Cecilia felt that this was not a simple matter, but she did not have many clues at the moment. So she just kept it to herself. She turned around and asked,
“Is the video on?”
"It's always on, Lady Cecilia."
Ace gestured to the camera floating next to them.
"Well, that's good."
Although Cecilia felt sorry that this guy was not Huo Chao, otherwise she could send a cheating video to Pei Changyun. But at least, it could be regarded as a record of her hard work. When she returned to the Holy White Tower, she had an explanation.
boom!!!
There was a terrible explosion from below.
The onlookers burst into a burst of shock.
At this moment, Huo Xianfeng smashed a huge column with one hand, but the moment it shattered, countless tentacle-like red light bands stretched out and quickly wrapped around it, among which was an extremely thin black needle.
The boy stepped back suddenly, his instinct telling him that it would be best not to touch these things.
This was probably the first time Huo Xianfeng encountered a difficult situation after waking up on Earth.
Three minutes ago, some of those light balls flew out, quickly deformed and merged in the air, forming several huge cylinders that fell down. Each one was twenty to thirty meters high, and they smashed down around him like a divine punishment from heaven.
Finally, a strange formation was formed around him, and the sky was filled with dense metal balls, almost blocking all escape routes. It was as if they wanted to trap him inside and capture him alive.
Huo Xianfeng glanced at the scar on his wrist and narrowed his eyes slightly.
—The healing process is slowed down.
These look like weapons designed specifically to deal with Zerg.
He probably knew why he had lost contact with Nora just now, because these weapons were almost perfectly targeted at the Zerg's reckless, direct, and rough combat style, and also restrained the healing effect.
Just when Huo Xian narrowly avoided the light band and was frozen for a moment in the air, a huge axe chopped down from above, drawing a fan-shaped light in the air and heading straight for his crown!
If it were anyone else, he would be split in half right away. In a flash, the black-haired boy suddenly turned his head, grabbed the axe with one hand, and turned over in a posture that was almost impossible for a human body to do.
He stepped hard on the axe.
boom!
The giant axe was directly embedded in the ground, creating a huge deep pit. The stone surface was shattered and spider-web-like cracks appeared.
Behind the boy were countless red tentacle bands of light chasing him, mixed with densely packed black needles.
Just as Huo Xianfeng was about to reach out to touch the warrior's throat, he suddenly rolled over and disappeared into the large shadow behind the man.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!!
There was no time to dodge the pursuing light bands and long needles, and they all pierced directly into the body of the mechanical warrior.
Chi-
Chi-
Chi-
Countless dense blood holes were pierced in an instant.
"my God… !"
I don't know who made a dazed and shocked sigh -
Even Cecilia's pupils dilated unconsciously.
Although Kuru was her creation, if they really faced each other head-on, even she would not be able to deal with it so easily, and the opponent was even surrounded at this time.
What a terrifying fighting power.
Not only the speed and strength, but even the anticipation and fighting skills are almost perfect.
Cecilia lowered her eyes.
"No wonder..."
No wonder so many people say he looks like Huo Chao...
The woman narrowed her eyes slightly.
What SSS asset is more valuable than His Highness the Son of God
But even so, relying solely on these so-called superb fighting skills is not enough to break through the encirclement.
—Huo Xianfeng certainly knew this too.
The young man had not expected the appearance of this strange ball of light. He knew that Mingcheng's security, weapon level, and defense might exceed those of the First Legion, but he did not expect that there were weapons hidden here that were specifically designed to restrain the Zerg.
In addition, these strange cylindrical encirclements not only blocked the connection between his mental power and the mecha, but also blocked the communication signal. Also, Nora seemed to be in a coma.
As a result, Huo Xianfeng not only arrived later than originally planned, but also lost contact with Jiang Ci.
"Tsk..."
The boy looked gloomy.
Originally he wanted to take another look at what this strange light band was, but now it seems that he can't delay any longer.
boom!
The dense red tentacle light bands also shrank back instantly, and the originally huge body of the black mechanical warrior became thin and shriveled like a deflated balloon, then suddenly knelt down on the ground and was flattened with a loud bang.
"Target error, re-approving..."
"Target error, re-approving..."
"Target locked—"
At this moment, the dense red dot rays were concentrated on Huo Xianfeng again. The latter stood up quietly and rubbed his eyebrows as if he had a headache.
"Really..."
If he had known that he would have to fight such a big battle, he should have taken out a few more cores to eat from so many mechas.
Unconsciously, Huo Xianfeng had gotten used to eating metal.
"Detected that the target is more dangerous than expected, confirmed to increase to the maximum energy output."
At this moment, countless red tentacles carrying black needles came from all directions and broke through the air!
BANG! BANG! BANG!!!
The extremely fast speed actually produced sonic booms one after another in the air!
It almost appeared in a flash before our eyes.
Just when the sharp black needle was only a few centimeters away from his eyeball, Huo Xianfeng raised his eyes, and the pupil of his left eye suddenly stretched and became sharp.
The golden vertical pupils representing the royal family were clearly revealed.
Buzz!!!
At this moment, there seemed to be some invisible and terrifying force in the air, crashing down like a tsunami.
All the red tentacle light bands and black needles froze instantly and could not move at all.
[Identity… confirmed…]
[S… SS-level asset… identity… confirmed…]
The intermittent electronic sound is harsh and fragmented.
Cecilia was shocked by this scene. Due to the long distance, she couldn't see all the details of what was happening below, but she could see the scene through the gaps between the light balls.
This was simply unbelievable. The alpha clearly didn't make any movement, but all the attacks were frozen.
Even all the light balls began to tremble slightly. They were supposed to be inanimate mechanical products, but they made people feel as if they were all afraid.
—extreme fear.
Cecilia's eyes widened, and the next second the explosion of the first light ball was reflected in her beautiful pink pupils.
boom!
Or rather, it sounded more like a wail of despair and fear.
Then one after another—
boom!
boom!
boom!!!
The rapid explosions were like a series of firecrackers. Before the last one had finished exploding, the next one came crashing down. The red tentacle light bands were blown to pieces, leaving a thick layer of bloody and sticky debris on the ground.
It looked like large pieces of blood-red petals were rotting and piled up.
"… "
At this moment, there was complete silence all around.
Everyone opened their eyes wide, and even the muscles on their faces twitched uncontrollably due to the great shock.
what happened
have no idea…
No one knew what happened. They only saw the strange young man raise his eyes, and all the light balls exploded instantly.
"That guy's eyes..."
"Really... a human?"
"… "
At this time, Huo Xianfeng quietly stretched out his hand, which was covered with a lot of light pink liquid. The liquid slid down his finger bones and finally dripped like tears.
—That's the Zerg's neural fluid.
This is because ordinary mechanical structures cannot perform the same flexible movements as those just described, like those of a living organism.
So when he saw it for the first time, Huo Xianfeng had such a guess. He originally wanted to confirm it again and get some other information, but now time is running out.
The boy tapped the biochip implanted behind his ear, took a deep breath, and said in a slow voice:
"Hello?"
"… "
From the other side, there was a loud and noisy sound, chaotic footsteps, and gunshots... After more than ten seconds, he heard the familiar and rapid breathing of the omega.
"Huo... Huo Xianfeng?"
The voice sounded anxious, nervous, and panicked, with a little bit of barely perceptible joy and crying.
"—Where the hell have you been?!!"
"… "
Huo Xianfeng was silent for a few seconds, then turned around and swept his eyes across the tall tower temple that almost reached the clouds, finally stopping at the floor where the explosion was occurring.
"Be good, wait for me for two minutes."
"… "
Jiang Ci paused.
This, this is the tone you use to coax a child.
He blinked his sore eyes hard, then shot the red-eyed alpha in front of him. He gritted his teeth, stood up, and continued running.
“… Just one minute!”
Huo Xianfeng raised his eyes, and in his eyes he saw the mechas and fighter planes that were gathering again from all directions. He responded in a low voice—
"good."
(End of this chapter)