novelhk Chapter 364 - 180: Gu Ningzhi, Fence-Sitter_2
Chapter 364 - 180: Gu Ningzhi, Fence-Sitter_2
Meanwhile, on the Death List, suddenly hundreds of bright red death IDs appeared! He looked shocked and opened the map, only to find that all the blue dots representing allies on the swamp map had vanished!
Just a few seconds earlier, a team member from that squad had discovered the compressed explosives buried under a hidden tree trunk, but it was too late for them to retreat. Thousands of simple compressed explosives were meticulously buried throughout the swamp map, with carefully calculated distances between each charge. The explosive power of each was negligible, with a limited range.
However, don’t forget that the miasma produced by Anbola trees itself is a kind of energy. Once compressed, the explosive power is anything but ordinary! Gu Ningzhi and his group of forty-two people were closest to the swamp, and at the moment of the explosion, it seemed like the earth and sky were shaking violently.
The fierce wind generated by the explosion whipped the surrounding trees, snapping them in half, and large and small rocks filled the sky. If they hadn’t found a sturdy shelter to protect them from the storm, they would’ve been in serious trouble.
"Cough cough cough——this explosion, it’s way too powerful, definitely beyond the power limit of the Restricted Mecha Order..." Gu Ningzhi raised his hand to shield his eyes, while slightly opening a small slit, seeing the swamp map enveloped by a semicircular red light, with sandstorms raging everywhere, instantly leveling the once mysterious swamp!
Keep in mind that the swamp map is only a tenth of the entire mixed battle map, but the area itself is terrifyingly large. Normally, nearly a thousand instances of minor compressed explosives wouldn’t even affect a tenth of the area, let alone create such a massive spectacle.
Yet, within the swamp map full of Anbola trees, it could unleash such formidable power, indeed surprising.
"As expected, as the ancients from the Earth Era said, ’only women and petty persons are hard to raise’..." For the first time, Gu Ningzhi deeply realized that woman named Su Jiameng was truly terrifying. Despite being only sixteen going on seventeen, her ruthlessness made him, a big man, feel an uncomfortable tightness, "I don’t even know how the third managed to take her down..."
The sandstorm was overwhelming, and he accidentally choked on it, causing him to cough painfully. Crawling back to the wind-protected spot, Gu Ningzhi wiped the dust off his mask and casually contacted Su Jiameng, blurting out, "The swamp map has been taken!"
At this moment, Su Jiameng was rapidly grappling with a Mecha and then quickly separated, while evading several Hotline Particle Cannons and putting up with the manic enthusiasm of Gu Ningzhi. She was currently up in the air, able to glimpse the massive commotion in the distance.
"And then? Do you need me to praise you for being competent?" Su Jiameng grinned, Ghost Shadow with one hand defending against two attacks, the other drawing the laser particle sword from her waist, sweeping its tip to cut off a mech arm, then reversing to stab through a Mecha’s cockpit, adding another ID to the Death List. Even while talking, her operation speed didn’t slacken.
Gu Ningzhi instinctively felt that there was something off with her tone, quickly saying, "That’s not necessary, but... the residual force from the explosion here is too strong. I’m afraid I can’t reach you in time for assistance, can you hold on?"
Ghost Shadow temporarily repelled the surrounding enemies, the mechanical arm on the right clicking as it launched a special shell covered in spikes. This shell unfolded mid-air, revealing its true form as a massive net made to restrain Mecha movement.
Additionally, modified by Su Jiameng, it was equipped with a miniature negative ion field for temporarily isolating energy. Once a Mecha is touched, within one second, the energy engine will cease to output energy, meaning the Mecha would turn into a lump of scrap metal for that second!
The original setup on the mechanical arm was a large-caliber Energy Cannon, with an effective blast range that could cover half a city. However, such powerful firepower was restricted, so Su Jiameng modified it, and it turned out to be equally effective and impactful.
"Ha, you might as well stay there and keep your head down..." Su Jiameng rolled her eyes, saying, "If you came here, I’d be worried you’d secretly stab me in the back... don’t assume I didn’t notice you and the opposing captain exchanging glances before. Even though you later went to the swamp map, I think you must have stayed in contact with them, right?"
"Did you overhear our conversation?" Gu Ningzhi’s eyes flickered, as he had previously told his elder brother about her and the third’s relationship. If she had eavesdropped, she wouldn’t be so calm...
"Before we split, I intercepted your conversation, but then due to limited distance and being preoccupied, I naturally didn’t." Su Jiameng’s reply was what Gu Ningzhi expected, "It never crossed my mind that the opponent was actually your eldest brother, Gu Family’s long-lost eldest son turned Star Thief Leader, quite the surprise. How does it feel, the three brothers in a mixed battle?"
"No particular feeling..." Gu Ningzhi continued chatting casually with Su Jiameng while sending a private message to his elder brother, "Bro, how is that wicked girl doing now? Has her combat effectiveness dropped?"
Gu Ningyi showed a doubtful expression, "No, the battle continues to flow smoothly, what’s happened?"
Gu Ningzhi pulled out a fruity flavored virtual network cigarette, a peculiar cigarette with a fruity taste while smoking, lit it, and puffed the smoke skillfully, "I’ve been chatting with her just now, spouting a lot of nonsense, and unexpectedly, it didn’t affect her combat flow at all."
Gu Ningyi: "..." Which side is this brother on? Integrity?
Su Jiameng snorted, "I’ve intercepted your conversation this time, Gu Ningzhi, don’t make your betrayal so obvious!" (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations, monthly tickets, your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users please read on m.qidian.com.)