Vulture Li Yao, fully armored and only revealing his eyes, nose, and mouth, stood in the wasteland like a demon god. The others were stunned by his terrifying aura.
The air was thick with blood.
“I didn’t expect Luo Feng to have grown this powerful. Without the Black God Suit, I might not even be certain of defeating him,” Vulture Li Yao narrowed his eyes, glinting with cold light. “He survived two direct attacks from me. He knows the power of the Black God Suit well, so next time, he won’t let me get close so easily.”
Li Yao was anxious.
“There’s only one way!”
“Chase him down and force him to take flight. Once he’s airborne… he’ll be a sitting duck for the laser cannon!” A faint sneer curled on Vulture Li Yao’s face.
“That’s right, the laser cannon!”
Li Yao’s expression changed. He had just witnessed Luo Feng’s flying knives wreak havoc through the crowd, killing many. The laser cannon was the most advanced weapon in human hands, a highly sophisticated piece of technology. Without trained personnel, even if all the components were present, Li Yao himself couldn’t assemble or operate it.
“Klein!” Li Yao suddenly turned his head.
A white man with a thick beard ran over quickly and respectfully said, “Mr. Li.”
“What’s the condition of your expert team?” Li Yao asked urgently.
Klein’s face turned pale as he respectfully replied, “There were nine of us originally, including me. Two died and two were injured just now.”
“Can you assemble and operate the laser cannon?” Li Yao pressed.
“Hmm…”
Klein frowned slightly.
Li Yao’s heart involuntarily quivered. This large laser cannon could easily eliminate a Lord-class beast, and even heavily injure a King-class beast. Naturally, many of them were quite complex. Usually, each part required specialists, and sometimes, the absence of a single key person could prevent the cannon from being assembled at all.
“It’s just the T11-P circuit…” Klein hesitated.
“I’m asking you—can you assemble it now?” Li Yao said in a low voice.
Seeing Li Yao’s icy expression, Klein was startled, gritted his teeth, and answered, “With the seven of us working together, we can do it.”
“Good,” Li Yao nodded. “Start assembling immediately.”
“Right here?” Klein was shocked.
“Yes, right here!” Li Yao sneered. “I don’t have time to transport all this to the top of the hill. I’m sure Luo Feng will probably come back to spy on us from the hilltop. As soon as he shows his head, the assembled laser cannon will lock onto him and eliminate him!”
Li Yao was well aware…
Since Luo Feng had already discovered their trail, transporting the laser cannon components to the hilltop for assembly might be noticed by Luo Feng. And with Luo Feng’s abilities, although he couldn’t defeat Li Yao himself, as a mentalist, he could easily destroy the laser cannon.
Klein nodded immediately. “Yes!”
Klein immediately ran toward his team members, while Li Yao walked over to watch the professionals unpack the crates. He ordered, “Everyone else, keep watch around us. Absolutely no beasts are allowed to come and interfere or destroy anything.”
“Yes!” Dozens of people responded in unison.
Suddenly, a commotion broke out among the technical team. Li Yao looked over in confusion.
“Mr. Li, Mr. Li!” Klein hurried over, flustered.
“What’s wrong?” Li Yao asked.
“Mr. Li, just now… just now…” Klein’s face was pale, trembling.
“Speak!” Li Yao glared.
Klein stammered, “When the mentalist attacked, many people panicked and fled. Someone, while dodging the flying knives, knocked over a crate. Worse still, one of the crates was pierced by a flying knife that had gone astray.”
“What?” Li Yao’s face changed dramatically.
Knocking over a crate might not be a big issue, considering the protective padding for the delicate components inside.
However, a flying knife piercing through a crate likely meant the internal components were completely ruined.
“Hurry, open that crate!” Li Yao rushed over.
Klein hurried behind him. At this point, other team members stood beside a crate, their faces grim. Li Yao saw clearly now—there was a hole on the side of the crate, directly penetrating through it. Even with the naked eye, one could see shattered glass fragments inside. Obviously, the components within were already damaged!
“Damn it! Damn it!!!” Li Yao’s eyes turned bloodshot.
Right from the start, such a serious problem had occurred.
In truth, Li Yao didn’t know…
Back then, Luo Feng was focused only on killing and didn’t pay attention to the crates. However, three of his flying knives were deflected and sent flying by the mid-tier warrior ‘Bei Yuangang’. With the knives’ incredible speed, even when deflected, their power remained immense. One of them pierced directly through this crate.
“Mr. Li, if the components in this crate are radar-guidance parts, maybe it’s not too bad,” Klein quickly said.
“Open it!” Li Yao roared at the technical team.
The specialists knew well…
Given their boss’s temper, if the laser cannon couldn’t be assembled due to damage, these useless personnel might only have one fate—killed by their boss himself!
Immediately, the specialists started dismantling and opening the crate.
“Crash!” The crate was pried open.
Klein’s eyes widened. “Energy units?”
“Energy units?” All the specialists nearby also widened their eyes.
“What’s the matter?” Li Yao stared at Klein. Klein examined the crate carefully and excitedly said to Li Yao, “Mr. Li, our luck is just too good! The crate that was pierced contained the energy units for the laser cannon. Although two units were damaged, one remains intact. That means… the laser cannon can fire one maximum-frequency shot or three lower-level shots.”
Li Yao exhaled in relief.
Thankfully, it was just the energy units. Three lower-level shots were still acceptable. Each of those shots could easily eliminate the strongest warriors or the strongest Lord-class beasts.
“Proceed with the assembly,” Li Yao ordered.
“Yes.” All the specialists felt they had narrowly escaped death and immediately began assembling rapidly.
…
Back in Luo Feng’s hideout within the Ape Mountains.
Inside the dim cave, Luo Feng sat on the ground leaning against the stone wall, his face slightly pale.
“Good thing none of my bones are broken,” Luo Feng gently rubbed his left elbow, recalling the earlier events with lingering fear. “This Vulture Li Yao himself is an experienced high-tier warrior. His brute strength must be around four or five hundred thousand kilograms. With his body amplifying it three to four times, a single slash would definitely exceed a million kilograms!”
Earlier, even with his mental interference, Li Yao’s slash struck Luo Feng’s shield and still caused him bone fractures!
In midair, Li Yao’s arm extended, delivering a slash that made Luo Feng spit blood and split the skin on his right thumb. However, that slash had only been half its maximum power because it was extended through the Black God Suit.
Those two slashes…
Li Yao hadn’t even unleashed his full power.
Even so, Luo Feng had been utterly overwhelmed!
“His speed is faster than mine.
His attacks are stronger than mine.
His defense is far superior to mine.
My advantage is that my attacks are more unpredictable, and I can escape more easily,” Luo Feng frowned. “That Black God Suit is too special—it can extend and expand according to the user’s will, not only covering the entire body but also extending over ten meters. That made it very easy for me to be hit in midair.”
At the end when he fled, Li Yao had even tried to grab him by extending his arm!
If he had been caught, Luo Feng would have been finished.
“Next time I fight Li Yao, I must keep a distance of more than twenty meters,” Luo Feng resolved silently.
…
As Luo Feng rested in his hideout, on the wasteland, Li Yao displayed immense power, driving off the leader of an attacking beast pack—a Lord-class beast—causing all other beast packs to flee in fear, leaving no further threats to the humans.
“Mr. Li, assembly is complete!” Klein excitedly announced.
“Oh?”
Li Yao quickly walked over.
Before him stood a large instrument resembling a ‘satellite.’ Its two wings stretched nearly ten meters wide, with a central cylindrical device resembling a turbine. On both sides of this large cylinder were two smaller cylinders.
“Have you located Luo Feng’s position?” Li Yao asked.
“We have.”
Klein pointed to the radar display beside him. “Luo Feng is within a five-kilometer radius. Our radar can barely detect him. However, radar is generally used for detecting large objects. Humans are too small, so beyond a certain distance, it becomes difficult to lock on. In that case, we can only use laser targeting.”
“Laser targeting?” Li Yao frowned.
“Yes,” Klein nodded. “Laser-guided targeting has the advantage of extreme precision, capable of locking onto a distant target. However, its drawback is that there must be no obstacles between the laser and the target. For example, if a mountain stands in the way, laser targeting becomes impossible.”
“Of course, since the distance is short now, there’s no need for that. The radar can lock onto the target completely,” Klein said confidently.
“Can we kill him now?” Li Yao pressed.
“No,” Klein shook his head. “The target is currently inside the mountains, deep within one of them. From here to the target, there’s over 300 meters of rock in between! The laser would lose all its power penetrating that thickness.”
Three hundred meters of solid rock…
Not even the strongest warrior could punch through 300 meters of mountain.
“However, as long as he emerges from the mountains,
or if the obstructing rock is within ten meters thick, the laser can penetrate and kill him,” Klein confidently added.
“Good,” Li Yao’s eyes gleamed. “Lock onto Luo Feng. I don’t believe… with this kid’s cunning, he won’t use a telescope to spy on me! As soon as the target is in a killable position, eliminate him immediately!”
“Yes,” Klein loudly responded.
Li Yao gazed toward the distant Ape Mountains, a sinister smile creeping onto his face. “Dying by the laser cannon, you should feel honored.”
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