Under One Person, Engage in Black Technology

Chapter 191 An Enemy from the Sky

Liu Ke crossed his arms and stretched his neck, then sighed heavily and said, "Regardless of status, wealth, or even, to be more radical, ignoring whether a person is good or bad."

"How many patients like him are there, even if we don't look at the world, just in our own country?"

“I said ‘because of them,’ a reason that sounds simple, but for ‘them’ themselves… it’s actually quite heavy.”

"And that stove can bring hope to many people."

At this point, Liu Ke sighed again and said:
“Unlike Lao Ma, my vision… has to be very high, even very ‘grand’.”

"Of course, this is also the most worthwhile choice. However, if you hold your head too high, you are destined to not see the people right in front of you."

"But Lao Ma can do things that I don't have time to do right now. I don't have the time, but he has the corresponding ability."

Seeing Zhang Chulan's brows furrowing deeper and deeper, Liu Ke changed to a lighter tone and said, "So, I really don't have any ulterior motives for recruiting Lao Ma."

"He just hoped that one day his stove could become a 'panacea' for a short time, and save desperate people, that's all."

When they got to this point in their conversation, Liu Ke glanced at the battle outside, patted Zhang Chulan on the shoulder, and asked, "By the way, Old Ma's side should be almost over. Aren't you going to go and chat with Old Ma and spar a bit?"

"In a little while, the precious opportunity for real combat will be gone again."

……

Just then, as Liu Ke and Zhang Chulan were talking about this, the situation outside also turned completely one-sided.

As we all know, even 'superhumans' have their limits.

Village Chief Ma was able to fight against so many experts all by himself, not just by relying on his magical artifacts, but ultimately by relying on his Qi.

When Qi is abundant, one is complete; when Qi is full, one is invincible. Just like the spiritual pressure in Bleach or the chakra in Naruto, as long as a superhuman has sufficient Qi, he can hold his own in battles of equal strength.

Of course, Village Chief Ma isn't some kind of "tailed beast." If it were purely based on personal talent, his Qi wouldn't be able to support his ability to take on five opponents at once.

The reason he is able to do this now is naturally due to his magical artifact—the Devouring Beast, which can absorb the Qi of others.

This thing that looks like a Digimon can not only absorb attacks from others, but also absorb and utilize energy like an external Beiming Divine Art.

Therefore, whether it is a Qi bullet or attached Qi, as long as it is close enough, the [Swallowing Beast] can absorb the Qi contained in the opponent's techniques.

After Village Chief Ma linked himself with the [Devouring Beast], the Qi absorbed by the magic artifact naturally became his own. Furthermore, with this shift in power, Ma Xianhong was naturally able to hold his own against the siege.

Of course, the temporary workers weren't stupid either. Since Baron had previously used a single [V-Martial Saber] slash to cut off all of Ma Xianhong's [Six Harmony Beads] used to control others, it proved the feasibility of the tactic of 'breaking their equipment first'.

Therefore, after realizing that the Devouring Beast was providing Qi to Ma Xianhong, everyone waited for the right moment to launch an attack on the magical artifact.

About half a minute later, Xiao Zizai found an opportunity and struck the back of the magic weapon with a palm. What followed was an overwhelming wave of Buddhist palm shadows, which made a series of heavy thuds.

However, unfortunately, the first muffled thud was followed by the appearance of a protective artifact's yellow-red light. Undoubtedly, Xiao Zizai's attack had failed; the [Thief Devouring Beast] was a special artifact capable of self-defense.

Seeing that his actions had gone wrong, Xiao Zizai did not greedily use his sword. Instead, he unleashed his inner energy and retreated more than ten meters to avoid having his inner energy stolen by the magical artifact.

Upon seeing the Shaolin master's actions, Ma Xianhong immediately felt relieved, stopped paying extra attention to the Devouring Beast, and focused all his energy on fighting the enemy.

He first sneered, then casually scooped up a handful of soil and stones from the ground, refining them twice in an instant, imbuing them with sharp and directional power. He then unleashed several gusts of sand and wind, attacking the group from Nadutong.

Seeing that the sand and gravel were effective, Village Chief Ma tore off a long piece from each of his left and right bandages, refined it, and threw it at Xia Liuqing and Balun.

The former, being older, was caught by the long, snake-like bandages, while the latter jumped repeatedly, inadvertently spilling some sweat onto the bandages that were chasing him.

Taking advantage of a brief lull in the fighting, Ma Xianhong caught his breath and pondered for a moment.

In Village Chief Ma's eyes, Feng Baobao, now without her usual weapon, was only fit for menial tasks. Wang Zhenqiu and Xia Liuqing's divine masks, whose methods all relied on Qi-based attacks, were completely countered by the [Devouring Beast]. The foreigner, Baron, while possessing exquisite combat skills, lacked the destructive power to damage magical artifacts.

Among the group on the other side, the most destructive force now is the middle-aged boxing duo – Hei Guan's Xingyi Quan and Xiao Zizai's Great Compassion Hand.

But the black pipe has already been eliminated by his underhanded tactics, and Xiao Zizai's powerful palm strike just now couldn't break through the [Thief Devouring Beast]'s self-defense, which means that he probably can't break through Village Chief Ma's own protective magic artifact either...

With that in mind, Village Chief Ma felt relieved and relaxed his concerns about defense, deciding that focusing all his efforts on taking down the weakest opponent, Xia Liuqing, was the right approach.

It must be said that Old Ma's idea was quite brilliant. But among temporary workers, there is no shortage of those who are 'out of touch' with reality.

Since the Devouring Beast was the key to this battle and could not be bypassed, the group of Na Du Tong exchanged glances and roughly formulated a plan with their eyes—to try out different methods one by one.

Wang Zhenqiu was the first to appear. Although his divine mask emphasized the external manifestation of Qi in his fighting style, which made him completely vulnerable to the Qi-absorbing beast, he still used many unorthodox martial arts techniques to experiment.

He first took out a fragrant water droplet from his pocket, chewed it, and then, with the delicate and affected air of Xi Shi holding her heart, exhaled white mist and splashed it onto Ma Xianhong's magical artifact.

The white mist that he exhaled was extraordinary; it was a chilling aura that instantly froze everything it passed through.

In just four or five breaths, the white mist approached the Devouring Beast. Its path seemed to be manipulated by a fairy. When it reached its maximum distance, it merely circled the Devouring Beast without being drained of its energy.

After about five or six breaths, the temperature within a dozen meters of the [Swallowing Beast] artifact began to drop drastically, a layer of frost soaked into its surface, and its flight speed began to slow down and gradually condense into ice.

Seeing that Ye Maoshan's [Condensing Water into Ice] technique was almost ready, Wang Zhenqiu took out a lighter and 'lit' his right hand.

"Hey, if the methods of the supernatural can't deal with you, I'll see if physics can do the trick! Try my sudden flash of inspiration." He chuckled and then jumped to the right rear of the stagnant Devouring Beast, delivering a fiery punch to the surface of the magical artifact.

boom!
The intense temperature distortion amplified the power of the punch, even affecting the magic shield, an energy body composed of Qi, which cracked like a sudden downpour.

However, attacking the frost with fire would naturally cause the frost to melt, and the originally frozen Devouring Beast gradually regained its freedom of movement, and its stored Qi began to repair the cracks in its protective body.

Seeing this, Wang Zhenqiu immediately jumped up again and volleyed a shot in the style of Tsubasa Ozora's Super Ball Shot, powerfully kicking the protective shield of the magic artifact.

"It's out of control! Don't waste our hard work, who's next?"

Seeing that things were not going well, Ma Xianhong tried to move towards the Devouring Beast, but Xiao Zizai, who had been watching closely, anticipated his move and rushed over to block him, unleashing a "Luring the Tiger Away from the Mountain" technique from his grappling hand.

It's important to understand that a protective magic item is essentially a shell; when it's in use, it's like the shell is taking the place of the main body to withstand attacks.

Direct attacks can be protected by protective artifacts, but grappling techniques like wrestling and joint locks focus on controlling the enemy's body, causing damage through twisting, and are therefore impossible to defend against.

Xiao Zizai used this technique to intercept, which was naturally based on careful consideration, and now it seems to be quite effective. Even though the opponent had a protective magic weapon, and his grappling technique couldn't be fully utilized, he still managed to stop the opponent from breaking through.

However, Village Chief Ma was not one to be trifled with. In the midst of close combat, he lightly tapped his hand, instantly refining half of Xiao Zizai's tracksuit sleeve and striking his heart, chest, and shin points to counterattack.

Just as the two were locked in combat, the "Thief Beast," which had been kicked far away by 22-year-old national team player Wang Zhenqiu, encountered the long-waiting goalkeeper Feng Baobao, who jumped and grabbed it.

As everyone knows, as a temporary worker, Feng Baobao's other strengths are not particularly obvious, but her Qi (vital energy) is truly abundant.

When ordinary people face the Devouring Beast, their first instinct is to run away, so they can only swim around and face it.

But Feng Baobao thought differently. As a superhuman with the special ability of "massive" body energy, she planned to let this magical artifact "drink" as much as it wanted.

Bang!
As Feng Baobao actively poured Qi into the [Swallowing Beast] like a feeding duck, the magical artifact swelled up like a large balloon.

Wang Zhenqiu, who was not far away, originally wanted to criticize Feng Baobao for aiding the enemy, but seeing the abnormal appearance of the magic weapon, he thought that Feng Baobao's method might be effective, so he rushed towards Village Chief Ma and joined the interception team.

Upon seeing this, Ma Xianhong was also stunned for a moment, and in the blink of an eye, he figured out the consequences—the Devouring Beast would be burst from being overwhelmed.

This Devouring Beast was his last resort in the face of the siege, so how could he not be anxious? But in his anxiety, his weakness was exposed.

Seeing this, Baron, who had been freed from his bandages, confident in his vast Qi, leaped onto the Devouring Beast, accelerating the expansion of the magical artifact.

The rest of the group tacitly blocked Ma Xianhong's path, preventing him from advancing an inch.

BOOM! ...
Qi is also a kind of energy. When too much energy is accumulated, it will naturally explode. When the [Devouring Beast]'s reserves reached their limit, it was like a balloon that was blown into pieces.

Old Ma was momentarily stunned by the dazzling fireworks in the sky.

Just then, a figure darted out from behind him. Who else could it be but the black-clad man who had been 'ambushed' by his black short-sleeved shirt earlier?
Bang!
Hei Guan threw a punch, channeling all his strength, which blasted into Ma Xianhong's chest, shattering a layer of his magical artifact.

Ma Xianhong finally regained his composure. Seeing the clarinet 'come back to life,' he merely sneered, flicked his fingers, and manipulated the [Empty Cry] to fire at himself.

He still has protective magical artifacts. If the sonic cannon hits him hard, it will seriously injure the annoying black pipe, and the others will probably not fare well either.

What he didn't notice was that Daoist Wang Ye had already quietly moved to within twenty meters of the battle.

"You really aren't going? Then I have to go."

After Liu Ke drank a bottle of cola himself, he said to Zhang Chulan.

Zhang Chulan glanced at him, then chuckled and asked curiously, "What are you planning to do? Are you going to take out a dozen or so magical artifacts from that pouch and throw them all at Old Ma?"

As Liu Ke walked away, he shrugged and said, "That's too much trouble. I only prepared one thing."

After saying that, he turned his head, revealing a rather smug expression, and said, "One thing is enough."

Bang!
Master Wang was not there to seek answers; he was there to help. With the control of the Chaotic Golden Tuo and the blessing of the Turtle Fly Body, he directly shattered Ma Xianhong's last layer of protective magic artifact, but he himself was also exhausted as a result.

As the golden light vanished, the protective magic artifact shattered with a crash, and the remaining five people rushed forward together, preparing to deliver a joint blow to Ma Xianhong.

Snapped!
With the onslaught of fists, the golden cudgel, the Great Compassion Hand, and the double whips, Village Chief Ma's black armor finally gave way, collapsing in half. Even his physical body coughed up a large amount of blood with a soft "pfft."

Seeing that the other side was still putting up a stubborn resistance, the members of Na Du Tong were not going to tolerate it and were about to make another move.

But in that instant, they all suddenly looked up at the sky, and then they all dodged and retreated.

Only Old Ma remained in the same spot. At this moment, his injuries were quite severe, and he was covered in blood, making it difficult for him to even stand. He was only able to stand there by relying on the anger bursting from the bottom of his heart, and he had no mind to look up at the sky.

But when he saw that the surrounding area had been cleared, he realized that something was wrong. After looking around, he saw that his opponents were all looking at the top of his head warily, so he looked up as well.

Suddenly, an unidentified flying object appeared in the sky, hovering several hundred meters in the air. At the same time, the object launched six enormous steel beams that flew towards them.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
After the six steel pillars were evenly spaced and inserted around Old Ma, countless mechanical barriers spread outward from inside the steel pillars.

Swish!Swish!Swish!
In just three breaths, these steel pillars transformed into a 'steel tent,' completely covering Ma Xianhong and possessing astonishing protective power.

(End of this chapter)