pappabearbooks Chapter 354 200: Biochemical Warrior
Chapter 354 200: Biochemical Warrior
Not long after the attack on Jinghai City, on the other side, a plane was heading to Star-picking City at extreme speed.
In the cabin, Lu Xun's uncle, aunt, and younger sister received the news from the airplane broadcast simultaneously.
"Again?!"
Xie Zhenhai's eyes widened with a look of disbelief. He turned to look at Jiang Jingfei and Xiao Yu, then at his nephew Lu Xun, and couldn't help but wonder, "What on earth is going on? We had just left, and Jinghai City was attacked?"
"Yesterday as well, when we took off from Jiuyue City, Jiuyue City became fully locked down due to the war." His aunt also felt a bit skeptical, unable to understand why.
Is this war following their family wherever they go?
Wherever they go, something happens, like they are under the star of misfortune.
Yet their family always manages to leave just in time before a crisis hits, avoiding the conflict and staying out of harm's way.
Is this good luck or bad luck?
The key point is, isn't this all too coincidental?
They watched the news about what happened in Jinghai City.
Especially that Uranium Dragon, it was incredibly fierce, unleashing thousands of nuclear explosions on Jinghai City with devastating power, obliterating the heavens and the earth, with strong light, radiation, shock waves, and high temperatures... it seemed like it would destroy the world.
Half an hour after its rampage, everything within thousands of miles of the nuclear explosion center became a dead zone, with no living thing surviving.
This dragon was like a walking nuclear fission reactor, instilling awe in anyone who saw it.
Xie Zhenhai and others just watched the war scenes on the news and felt a chilling sensation; not to mention those Jinghai City citizens who experienced it firsthand, the psychological shadow must be enormous.
At this moment, Lu Xun and his family were heading to Star-picking City, one of the four main cities of the Human Federation.
If Star-picking City had its consciousness, it probably would be shouting in terror at Lu Xun's family—don't come here!!
"Ahem~" Lu Xun cleared his throat and seriously comforted his family, "Don't think too much. Low-level self-looping cities are naturally prone to attacks. Jiuyue City and Jinghai City being attacked were entirely anticipated. Once we move to Star-picking City, we won't have to worry about these issues. With the defense strength of the main city, no one on the entire planet can shake it."
All four main cities of humanity have mythical combat power.
And not just any mythology, but top-tier mythology, representing the combat power ceiling of Blue Star!
"That's true..."
His uncle and aunt nodded, not thinking too much about it.
But Xiao Yu still felt something was odd.
The Jiuyue City incident might have been a coincidence, but this time it felt different.
Originally, their flight was scheduled at night, but it was suddenly canceled, and her brother managed to get four tickets through his connections for a flight that took off earlier.
Is this also a coincidence?
She felt like her brother already knew something was going to happen in Jinghai City.
However, Xie Manyu quickly shook her head, dismissing the unrealistic thought.
No matter how capable her brother was, he was just an ordinary mortal and couldn't predict the future, right?
But in fact, she was almost correct!
If Xie Manyu were to reach out and touch Lu Xun at this moment, she would be surprised to find that her brother's entire body was as firm as ironwood, with no elasticity in his muscles and skin.
If dissected, it would reveal that his body was filled with plant textures, with no flesh or blood tissue.
Because the Lu Xun on the plane was merely a puppet.
"The matters occurring in Jinghai will be handled by the higher-ups of the Human Federation. There's no point for us ordinary people to worry excessively, so don't overthink it,"
Lu Xun said to his uncle and the others, "In just a few more hours, we'll arrive at Star-picking City, which will be our new homeland."
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Meanwhile, beneath Jinghai City.
"Lillian, are you sure you didn't make a mistake?" Lu Xun called out the little fairy to inquire.
"My prayer results aren't as clear as yours, but based on the interpretation of divine will, it should be in this area." Lillian fluttered her wings, hovering in midair, gesturing with her small hand to indicate that the opportunity appeared nearby.
However, Lu Xun looked troubled because the area she indicated was too vast!
Located below the -280th floor of the Underground City, it even includes parts of the Giant Hero's body, covering an area of more than six million square meters, with each position having the potential for occurrence.
Moreover, the timing isn't precise, with a potential variance of one to two hours.
Her prayer traits are not as strong as Lu Xun's, so the location and time are vague, unlike Lu Xun, who can pinpoint the time to the second and the location within a few steps.
But you can't really blame Lillian.
Having an opportunity is already good enough, why ask for more?
"Then I'll just have to make an effort to look for it. Anyway, it's not running away; what's mine will eventually be mine." Lu Xun stroked his chin, thought for a moment, and actually wasn't worried.
He immediately called Xi, asking it to monitor the area, and inform him of any abnormalities.
In the Underground City, nothing escapes the eyes of this super artificial intelligence.
After all, this is Xi's home turf.
After giving instructions, Lu Xun also realized that although he already possessed many "superpowers," he still lacked a highly practical skill.
Something similar to the "divine sense" in cultivation stories.
Once activated, it transforms one into a humanoid radar, scanning everything in the surrounding environment with intent.
Although the Pupil of Illusion Breaking also has effects such as perspective, microscopy, and telescoping, its detection ability is not weak, but its focus is on "breaking illusions." In terms of scanning, it doesn't reach the level of "divine sense," and its effective range is limited, unable to cover such a large area.
It seems that in the future, I need to keep an eye out for opportunities to further evolve the Pupil of Illusion Breaking.
If it could casually scan and observe everything inside an entire city in fine detail, knowing all, that would truly be the ultimate form of pupil techniques.
I'll leave the search for the opportunity to Xi.
Lu Xun thought for a moment and instructed Xi to take care of his acquaintances and friends,
especially Da Gu.
Although Wuer is an advanced necromancer, compared to the other ordinary human citizens of Jinghai City, he is considered a strong figure.
But in such a war involving Emperor-level entities, advanced, special level, lord, and king levels are all just cannon fodder.
If something really happens to Jinghai City, only Fighting Saint Kings at level 7 or above would have some self-preservation ability to abandon the city and flee.
Individuals below Saint King level are mere ants, their fate not in their own hands at all.
Besides Wuer, there are others, like Ding Xuezhu, Wei'Er, and others, whom Lu Xun asked Xi to pay special attention to in case of any mishap.
Twenty minutes later, Xi reported to Lu Xun—
[Mr. Lu, an Internal Guard team has been ordered to defend the outer perimeter and has now encountered the Imperial Biochemical Warfare Brigade, caught in a life-and-death battle. The disparity in power is vast. Captain Shi Yanxin has requested a retreat, but City Lord Qiu has yet to respond. Without permission, the team members dare not withdraw on their own.]
Upon hearing this, Lu Xun couldn't help but frown: "Is he very busy?"
[Yes, the City Lord is busy comforting the frightened Celestial Empress Kong.] — Xi replied.
"Ah?"
Lu Xun was stunned for a moment, then was filled with exasperation.
At this time, when warriors are fighting for their lives on the front lines, this dog of a city lord is still in the mood to flirt with a little beauty?
Though the Underground City is indeed as solid as a rock and unlikely to be breached, it is still not the time to rest easy.
As a city lord, isn't it his duty at this time to comfort the populace and inspire the soldiers?
Yet here he is, with so many important matters waiting for him to preside over, prioritizing on comforting a singer... and no one can even reach him.
Although Lu Xun himself has personal concerns, compared to the six million people of Jinghai, he is more concerned about his few friends, prioritizing those close to him.
But the two are not the same concept.
Because Lu Xun and Qiu Yaoyang have different roles.
Lu Xun is neither a soldier of the Internal Guard nor Iron Guard, nor is he a high-ranking city lord; he has no responsibility or obligation to care for the general populace.
To act or not, and specifically how to act, is entirely his choice.
For strangers, if he wants to help, he helps; if he doesn't, he can take care of his own affairs.
As for Qiu Yaoyang, being a city lord and taking the temple's salary, he is completely negligent, with severe issues in his mindset and attitude, selfish and idle, very irresponsible.
This is extremely off-putting.
"Where are Shi Yanxin and the others?" Lu Xun asked.
[-17th floor, coordinates *****. Do you plan to intervene personally? Perhaps I can find a way to contact the City Lord and have him order the team members to retreat.] — Xi suggested.
In its view, having Lu Xun personally run over for such a minor matter seems too demeaning.
Speaking of "rank," Lu Xun, being an Emperor, is far above a mere city lord; even if the Speaker of the Human Alliance State Assembly comes, he must pay great respect to Lu Xun, giving enough respect to an Emperor-level figure, let alone Qiu Yaoyang?
Xi thought, the dog city lord should get out of his cozy spot and do his actual work as a city lord instead of having Mr. Lu personally step in to clean up after him.
"Don't bother with him, let the city lord continue his antics, he'll pay the price soon enough." Lu Xun coldly laughed.
If one bickers too much with an ant, it only belittles oneself.
Deal with Qiu Yaoyang later; the immediate task is to help Shi Yanxin, or else this lady is surely doomed.
And for Lu Xun, such a thing is not troublesome at all.
He is currently controlling hundreds to thousands of puppets worldwide and doesn't mind adding one more.
Chi chi!
Extending his right hand, a willow twig grows and detaches from his palm, transforming into a puppet over four meters tall.
Its physique is as towering as a mountain, robust and powerful, exuding an aura of dominance, carrying a formidable Wolf Fang Club on its shoulder.
Behold, it is the Invincible Zhan!
Its life energy is at King-level Peak.
Whoosh—
A gale swept through, the Invincible Zhan turned into a cyan stream of light, riding the wind, instantly disappearing into the distance, heading for the combat coordinates.
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Underground City, -17th floor.
A fairly large-scale battle is underway.
Although the Empire has recalled the Uranium Dragon for recharging, they have dispatched hundreds of thousands of regular troops to continuously harass the Underground City.
In the Imperial army, there are AI-controlled new robots, a Mechanical Beast Legion, as well as a Heavy Armored Mecha Team, and even a Biochemical Warrior Corps.
There are many with Saint King level combat strength.
The Empire's hundreds of thousands of regular troops are advancing very slowly.
Although 90% of the enemies are blocked by Xi through the defensive system, with various giant walls, traps, mechanisms, and network intrusions, making it difficult for the Imperial legion to move, some enemies managed to penetrate to the 17th floor underground.
And at this moment, Shi Yanxin and others are encountering one of these enemy bio-android troops.
The enemies are all transformed into biochemical warriors, with invulnerable biochemical armor implanted in their bodies, and glass containers filled with biochemical fluid exposed on the skin. These fluids are injected into their bodies through soft tubes, granting the warriors incredibly frenzied combat power.
Some powerful biochemical warriors boast of combat power exceeding King-level, tearing apart mechas with ease!
Rumble... boom...
The noises of battle echo through the sky.
Facing the oncoming Biochemical Corps, the Internal Guard members are struggling to hold out.
The ground is already littered with mecha debris, amidst which lie fragmented, bloody corpses. Biochemical corpses can be seen everywhere, with the ground flooded by the foul-smelling dark green biochemical fluid.
This is a life-and-death struggle.
"Captain, still no retreat order from the City Lord?" Shi Yanxin's subordinate's cry came through her headset, "We can't hold on much longer, if we don't retreat, we'll all die."