Exploding God

That displayed composure...

There was absolutely no fear that humans instinctively feel when falling!

Qi Yuan and Lu Ze plummeted together, about to hit the bottom.

He knew that the boy's head was about to slam hard into the ground.

But why seek death so calmly?

While pondering, Qi Yuan glanced at the scene before him, his eyes first showing surprise, then his mouth gaping open in astonishment.

……

In the fraction of a second before he was about to fall to the ground, in a state of rapid weightlessness, Lu Ze suddenly opened his eyes.

He finally understood what it felt like when death was about to befall him.

It's not fear...

Rather, it is a resentment towards the future, a struggle and cry of the body's instincts!

This intense emotion, originating from every cell, began to spread until it reached his consciousness.

The thrill of death can never be ignored, but it is most intense at this moment.

The dying flames of the phoenix trembled, and then an indescribable rage surged from the depths of his consciousness.

The pupils alternate between black and white, seemingly controlling night and day.

The sound of the spark igniting and exploding flashed through the depths of my mind. Immediately afterwards, in the invisible and unseen sea of ​​star-source consciousness, the flame, as thin as a hair and almost extinguished...

It bursts into full bloom!

As dazzling as a red lotus, an invisible wave of energy emanated from his body and spread in all directions.

At this moment, every cell in Lu Ze's body was filled with joy.

The familiar power has returned...

Lu Ze's gaze gradually focused, eventually landing on Qi Yuan's eyes. Under the stunned gaze of the other party, the corners of his mouth slowly curved into a smile.

"still."

The thought flashed through Xingyuan's sea of ​​consciousness, and suddenly the feeling of weakness and the lightness of escaping the quagmire came over him at the same time.

All around, there was a raging wind, rubble, fallen leaves, and a damaged archer mech...

In the distance, there are Ghost-Eyed Moths, Fighter Mechs, Elemental Mechs...

Everything seemed frozen on this heavy canvas with the sky as its backdrop.

[With each advancement, the Phoenix will briefly assume an absolute defensive stance, therefore...]

Lu Ze gently extended one hand and, in the moment when he was almost invincible after the Phoenix Flame was activated, calmly pressed it into the ground.

The return of martial arts and the transcendence of this world begin with me.

Within the Star Source Sea of ​​Consciousness where the Crimson Lotus was in full bloom, the golden pointer swung again with a click after 0.3 seconds.

Everything in the field of vision was finally restored, and all moving objects continued to move forward due to inertia.

boom!!

A massive wave of dust swept away everything in sight.

In Qi Yuan's bewildered gaze, a terrifying shockwave, centered on himself, surged forth like a meteorite crashing to earth!

Then he plunged half his body into the mud.

Even as he lost consciousness, Qi Yuan was still wondering if he had seen things wrong. How could he have caused such a commotion?

"Hurry up... Ouch... Ah?"

Smoke and dust obscured everything, and Qi Yuan crashed headfirst into the bottom of the pit, sparks flying everywhere.

The body, which should have been buried in the soil, was instead blasted away by the inexplicable shockwave and crashed directly into the hard rock below.

Qi Yuan, who should have been forcibly knocked unconscious, was instead forcibly brought back to consciousness.

"No, he's not dead! This... is it fake?"

Large, wave-like ripples spread across the armored mechs...

Qi Yuan fell straight down, his neck horizontal, ignoring the blood gushing from his throat, his eyes filled with only a blank and shocked expression.

In the distance, amidst the slowly dissipating smoke and dust, a long and heavy Gauss sniper rifle, spinning and about to plunge into the ground, was gently grasped by a reaching hand.

"Walk?"

"Why are you leaving?"

"Just because of that...insect?"

Lu Ze, gripping the 42-kilogram Gauss sniper rifle in one hand, slowly emerged from the smoke and dust, gazing calmly at the scene.

Yes, that's right.

Qi Yuan swore he hadn't misread it; there was a hint of surprise in the other person's calm eyes.

It was that look of surprise, like when you, as an adult, yell at a little kid that there's a caterpillar coming and you have to run, and the little boy, who's about to poke the caterpillar with a stick, looks at you like you're some kind of idiot.

Qi Yuan's lips twitched, wishing he could slap himself hard right now.

"This must be a hallucination before I die, no, it's all fake, I'm definitely going to die soon..."

He was actually looked down upon by a kid who looked like a high school student.

"That's a Ghost Eye Hawkmoth, a 7-star threat!"

Qi Yuan shouted again, unwilling to give up, but everyone's attention was drawn to the fierce battle in the sky.

High in the sky, the berserk Han Zhen collided with the Ghost Eye Moth and drew two molten steel blades to attack from all sides.

"Bastard, bastard..."

Driven to a bloodthirst, Han Zhen endured the sonic waves, sharp enough to cause resonance, ignoring the blood already spilling from his mouth and nose. He repeatedly retreated into supersonic mode, relying on his powerful strength and reaction speed. The fighter mech ignored the overloaded and smoking engine and used the A-level difficulty spiral slash and reverse phantom thrust in succession.

The shockwave from breaking the sound barrier was like an invisible plow, constantly scraping yellow-green slurry across the enormous body of the Ghost Eye Hawkmoth.

That ferocious offensive finally demonstrated the Fighter Mech's dominance in close combat.

However, no one believed that Han Zhen was in the lead at this moment, because the increasingly thick clouds, accompanied by the appearance of a large cyclone, created a terrifying phenomenon that sent chills down everyone's spine.

Monitor Tian He stared blankly at the tablet in his hand, where bright red energy reaction alarms continued to spread.

"...Run! That moth has gone mad!"

Several anxious shouts rang out at the same time.

"Han Zhen!"

"Run! It's about to unleash an indiscriminate attack!"

"understood."

After performing a Cobra maneuver close to the abdomen of the Ghost Eye Moth, the Fighter mech glanced back at the cyclone that had expanded to a diameter of 30 meters in one second, then turned and ran.

"Holy crap, how could it be so fast?!"

Han Zhen's roar, accompanied by gasps of surprise from all around, was abruptly interrupted.

The Demon Eye Moth swooped down, instantly absorbing a small portion of the cyclone, then glared fiercely at the fleeing fighter mech.

squeak--

Amidst a sharp, piercing whistle, dozens of gray energy columns hurtled towards the fighter mech like missiles.

Han Zhen was struck by a column of air just two seconds after dodging it, and fell to the ground like a meteor.

boom!

Han Zhen landed heavily, following the same trajectory Qi Yuan had just taken.

The already dense dust and fog spread and rose again.

The energy reaction in the area where the Ghost Eye Hawkmoth is located is intensifying and approaching a critical point...

"Is that crazed moth about to advance?"

"Gale-level disaster! All combat personnel in this area, please take evasive action immediately!"

"A warning again, this is not a joke, a 7-star threat has appeared in this area."

Wang Jun, who was piloting her mech and preparing for takeoff, watched as the fighter mech streaked past her like a meteor. Her body froze, and then fear appeared in her eyes.

Because, in the sky, the giant ghost-eyed hawk moth created more than a dozen afterimages, dragging more than 50 air columns that looked like air-to-ground missiles, and attacked violently.

The target was none other than the land beneath her feet.

The crazed Ghost Eye Moth was determined to kill Han Zhen along with Qi Yuan from before!

Wang Jun swore that in her 17 years of life, she had never been so close to death.

That feeling suffocated her, making her afraid to move an inch!

This is the terror of a 7-star peak-level Mist Behemoth!

Han Zhen fell headfirst into the center of the crater. When he saw the boy carrying the Gauss sniper rifle, a moment of confusion flashed through his already dizzy mind.

Something seems off about the art style...

Wait a minute, isn't that obviously modified heavy Gauss sniper rifle Qi Yuan's?

Isn't that thing for mechs?

How could it have ended up in the hands of another person?

Is he still a teenager?

Han Zhen finally realized what was wrong.

"It seems like you've missed your chance."

"So, how about I keep the bounty and you keep the points? Wink if you agree."

Lu Ze looked up at the approaching, violent cyclone that resembled the end of the world, and spoke calmly.

Han Zhen stared blankly at Lu Ze, then at Qi Yuan beside him, whose expression was also blank and who was completely bewildered, before finally looking at the Ghost Eye Moth that was hurtling down from the sky with hatred.

He blinked blankly...

What the hell is going on?

"Deal." Lu Ze nodded in satisfaction.

And so, to the astonishment of the two clueless members of the Hibiscus Squad, the 42-kilogram Gauss sniper rifle was wielded by a teenager with one hand…

Slowly lifted into the sky.