CHAPTER 490: CHAPTER 278: FIERCE BATTLE (10,000 EXPLOSIVE! END OF MONTH VOTE REQUEST!) (6)

In the next moment, he unleashed this power with a punch, boom!

A massive energy poured out, creating a fan-shaped impact area ahead, disintegrating hundreds of Snow Demons.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Lin Xian’s Black Gun darted through the snowstorm like a deadly black dart, along with the blaze of the Mechanical Energy Cannon, harvesting the lives of the Abnormal Bodies within the Monster Tide.

Crash!

After a Flashback, Lin Xian stepped onto the Black Gun of the flying shuttle, leaping several meters, using Electric Surge to erect an AT Force Field to block an attack from behind by a Snow Demon. In a swift counter, he shot through the Snow Demon’s crown with the Mechanical Energy Cannon at his fingertips, and before the creature could wail and roar, its head was cleanly cut off by Xiao Qing.

Lin Xian controlled his stamina consumption, keeping Ding Junyi’s reminder ever present in his mind.

High in the sky?

S-Class?

He had instructed Brother Huo via KIKI to conserve energy, and his purpose for conserving energy was to prepare for the emergence of an even more terrifying existence where using the Gravitational Lens would be essential!

Boom boom boom, boom boom boom!

Above the sky, the airborne combat squad supporting the west side of the city was also firing fiercely at the monsters flying past Fenglan Mountain.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

From another direction outside the city, the massive sound wave from the Thermo-baric bombs seemed to shatter the sky, with shocks endlessly reverberating as if causing eardrums to bleed.

Within the city, the earthquake never ceased. The Abyss Worm was rampaging wildly, with several high-rise buildings completely collapsing, and the entire city was engulfed in incessant bombardment and alarms!

Lin Xian, wielding the Black Gun, stormed up an employee building, raised his hand to blast a bunch of Snow Demons clamoring to climb the building from behind with Electric Surge, then turned to look at the city, dark but filled with fire and cannon blasts, feeling a chill inside.

This night, who knows how many people will die. While worrying about the front line and Ding Junyi, he was also concerned whether the city could withstand until the dawn evacuation.

Woo~ Buzz buzz!

Within the city, the convoy led by Xiao He was swiftly traversing the roads encircling the city, with the ground continuously trembling. After evading the initial worm attacks, the convoy had stabilized significantly. In order to avoid a larger-scale Snow Demon Tide assault, Xiao He could only direct the convoy away from the primary camps in city districts, heading straight for more secluded areas.

Within the convoy, Wen Zhuo arranged for the Nightwalker team led by Jingtian to guard, with the few remaining vehicles and dozens of scientific personnel still discussing plans on a secret frequency.

In the forefront experimental vehicle, Wei Kexue, Yu Yuheng, and others focused on Ding Junyi’s situation.

Just now, Ding Junyi’s eerie act genuinely frightened others in the compartment, but soon after, Ding Junyi suddenly fainted, and the crimson light from the Hell Black Chrysanthemum vanished along with it.

This unexpected change left everyone in chaos. If Ding Junyi’s vital signs hadn’t maintained some stability, everyone would even think she was dead.

"The medical team has been notified, but we can’t stop now, what to do," Yu Yuheng said anxiously.

"Group Leader Yu, how is Professor Ding doing?!" Xiao He asked from the front through the communicator.

𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

"Stable for now, but still unclear what happened. We urgently need to find a safe location for the medical team to attend," Yu Yuheng responded.

Xiao He, with a stern demeanor, looked at the detector and said in a deep voice, "The earthquake waves have diminished; that worm might have gone elsewhere. I’ll have the aerial units search and find a safe ground immediately."

"Good, hurry!"

𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Inside the experimental compartment.

"Have you noticed that the A-level Abyss Worm has attacked for the second time, yet none of us bear any Dark Mark!" Wei Kexue glanced at the Hell Black Chrysanthemum and suddenly thought of something.

"What do you mean?" Yu Yuheng asked, "A higher directive?"

Wei Kexue, looking at Ding Junyi’s situation, said with a complex expression, "Could Professor Ding’s conjecture be correct—that these monsters are indeed trying to halt our research?"

"You just said it seemed far-fetched?"

Wei Kexue nodded, urgently saying, "It is far-fetched unless there’s something else we’re unaware of, and Professor Ding might not know what she encountered either. Now merely waiting is not a solution; we could be wiped out by that worm anytime, and countless people have already perished in the city. We need to act."

Yu Yuheng, puzzled, said, "Our research is on the behavioral patterns of Dark Creatures; even if we uncover them, it won’t change the situation tonight!"

"No!"

At this moment, Wei Kexue seemed to be engulfed in some subjective logical emotion.

"Why was the experiment building ambushed, why was the already dead worm dragged outside Xilan City, and why was our aerial patrol marked? There must be a reason for all this. If it’s genuinely related to our research, there may be something obscured in the snowstorm, enough to impact the survival of the entire city!"

Yu Yuheng was stunned by this, as a researcher, the importance of logical deduction was paramount, and Wei Kexue’s words ignited all his internal doubts. His gaze constantly shifted, and he spoke in a deep voice.

"Then what can we do..."

"I believe we now only have one path. Zhao’s point was clear; the more the enemy inhibits us, the more accurate our direction is. Perhaps if we manage to capture the Dark Mark, everything can be explained!"

"How do we capture it!?" Yu Yuheng said, looking at Wei Kexue with dry lips, "You just mentioned that the A-level worm didn’t emit any marks, then we..."

"Then we go above the sky!!" Wei Kexue suddenly turned his head, trembling all over, with a hint of madness.

"Since it’s only the S-Class in the sky that emits marks, it’s our observation subject!"