Swallowing the Stars: The Wind Sword Master.

Chapter 72 Laser Cannon Firing

His mind raced.

Ning Ze felt a chill run down his spine after thinking about the laser cannon. He guessed that it might be the Wang family's revenge, but the most important thing at the moment was to escape!

Without the slightest hesitation, Ning Ze sprang up, broke free of his seatbelt, and stood upright on the passenger plane's seat. He drew a long sword from his satchel and suddenly leaped up, slashing at the top of the cabin.

With a "sizzle," Ning Ze cleaved a hole in the dome of the passenger plane with his sword, and a surging gust of wind rushed into the cabin, instantly spreading a chill throughout the entire first-class section.

Swish!

Ning Ze flew directly off the plane's dome, and it was only then that his voice reached the first-class cabin.

"Land!"

The voice, accompanied by a fierce wind, swept through the first-class cabin. Passengers who were enjoying the movie were suddenly blown about by the wind, groaning in pain.

The cold air gave Luo Feng goosebumps. Ning Ze's actions had been so fast and sudden that he hadn't even had time to react before Ning Ze had already rushed out of the passenger plane.

Upon hearing the last words left behind, Luo Feng instantly understood that someone was launching a sneak attack, most likely targeting Ning Ze. This meant that the passenger plane was also within the attack range.

Luo Feng's pupils suddenly contracted. He felt a chill run through his body and dared not stop for a moment. He snapped his seatbelt and shot out of Ningze through the dome. As a mentalist, he could fly. Even without equipment, he still had his outer clothes. He didn't know how fast he could fly, but he could definitely fly and had a certain combat ability.

On the small island.

One of the researchers shouted when Ningze noticed the unusual activity, "Oh no! He's found us!"

"attack!"

"attack!"

The burly warrior's eyes widened in horror, and he shouted, "Attack!"

"The laser cannon is only at 70% power now!" the researcher replied quickly.

"Attack! Attack!" The strong warrior panicked. Laser cannons are not omnipotent; they need to charge up before they can attack. There's still a 70% chance that if someone escapes into the sea, the water will refract the energy, reducing the power to less than 10%.

The Earth is round, so if they escape any further, their laser cannons would be ineffective against them, as they would be attacking across the endless ocean.

The older researcher immediately launched the attack. In an instant, the energy stored in the laser cannon suddenly erupted, and a beam of light connected an endless distance, a speed that was impossible for the naked eye to follow.

The passenger plane continued its erratic flight forward.

After Luo Feng got off the passenger plane, he began to slow down. The inertial speed on the passenger plane was too high, and the best way for him to get further away from the plane was to slow down.

As the distance between them increased, he quickly lowered his head to search for Ning Ze's figure. The only weapon that could make even the God of War flee in fear was the laser cannon. Running into the sea was the wisest choice.

In the vast ocean, a tiny black dot, no bigger than a sesame seed, was plummeting at a speed of thousands of meters per second. Its speed was increasing rapidly until it became invisible to the naked eye.

Just as Luo Feng was hesitating about whether to escape into the sea as well, a light appeared!

A beam of light, originating from above the distant horizon, arrived in an instant, aimed at the blurry black dot.

Even from a distance of several thousand meters, the shape of the beam of light remained clear.

Luo Feng felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar; it really was a laser cannon! A laser cannon used against humans!

Who could escape an attack at the speed of light?

Once the target is aimed, one is a detection beam and the other is an attack beam. The speed of light is 30 kilometers per second. So, the speed of light is reduced by half when they go back and forth, which is still countless times the speed of a human. Under such circumstances, it is impossible to dodge.

His constricted pupils trembled, his heart turned cold, and he felt that Ning Ze was already dead!

That top figure at headquarters, who would become an inspector at the Extreme Martial Arts Academy after graduation, a peerless genius who now wields endless power and wealth, is dead!

……

Light!

It bloomed in Ning Ze's pupils, and then completely filled his field of vision.

A beam of light carrying boundless power struck instantly. Ning Ze felt a tightness in his heart and had no time to react. His body seemed to feel the intense heat, as if the light pierced through his body and soul. The terrifying power made his life tremble.

"Whirlwind!"

With a roar in his heart, Ning Ze experienced miraculous changes in every part of his body. The weak electrical currents in his neurons rapidly transmitted a certain information, and this signal spread throughout his body in an instant. Every part of his body started to move, and his muscle cells vibrated in a peculiar rhythm.

Gene energy surged instantly, forming a special force that rotated within the body. The force grew stronger the further it reached the surface of the body, eventually forming a transparent gene energy shield on the surface.

Swish!

The pillar of light engulfed Ning Ze, the endless, dazzling sunlight obscuring everything...

……

At the same time.

The signal of the overclocking radar was also detected by many base cities. As a radar used to attack King-level monsters, it must ensure an extremely high detection frequency. Otherwise, King-level monsters can travel hundreds of meters per second, and by the time the attack is launched, the King-level monsters will have already escaped.

Another point is the signal strength and special characteristics of the overclocking radar. It not only uses electromagnetic waves, but also some special cosmic rays, in order to prevent interference from the monster's own cosmic energy or the monster's own attribute energy.

This special detection technology is the most advanced technology currently available to mankind. Once such fluctuations occur, it means that other base cities have been attacked by King-level monsters and have used laser cannons for defense.

In just 0.1 seconds, the AI ​​in the base city calculated that all 30 large human base cities, including hundreds of medium-sized base cities, had received the message: the laser cannons had been fired!

Based on the instantaneous detection of the attack location by radar fluctuations, the base city's computer AI, after speculation, identified the ZS186 passenger plane and the personnel on board.

Upon confirming that Ning Ze was also on the passenger plane, the AI ​​immediately sent a message to the Limit Martial Arts Academy.

This emergency signal was successfully transmitted to Hong's communicator.

"bite."

The notification sound echoed in the elegant and simple room. Hong, who was sitting cross-legged on the futon, frowned and ended his cultivation. He looked down at the communication watch on his wrist, and his pupils contracted instantly, and his face changed drastically.

As he initiated communication with Ning Ze, he rushed outside and simultaneously ordered the Primordial Fighter to start.

The numerous actions were completed in almost 0.1 seconds. Hong had already soared into the sky, like a black eagle flapping its wings and flying high into the sky, and with a whoosh, it entered the blood-red Primordial Warplane.

hum!

The air vibrated violently.

A series of rings of white sonic booms suddenly appeared, while the blood-red prehistoric fighter had long since vanished. Only a faint crimson thread could be vaguely seen on the distant horizon.

The Primordial Fighter continued to accelerate at a speed of over 1,000 meters per second squared, and soon its speed exceeded 10000 m/s, surpassing Mach 30!

However, his communications officer received no reply and could not even locate him, indicating that the communicator was clearly damaged.

He was filled with immense anxiety. "Ning Ze, you absolutely cannot be hurt!" His eyes blazed with an uncontrollable rage that seemed capable of burning everything. He didn't know how long humanity would have to wait for the next 'Ning Ze'.

The headquarters of the Ultimate Martial Arts School.

The headquarters staff were stunned as they watched the fighter jets suddenly appear and Hong disappear in a hurry.

"What happened? Why is the curator so anxious?"

"Is this the limit for a prehistoric fighter jet?"

"A base city has been attacked by a King-level monster?"

"That direction should be towards China."

……

The atmosphere on the island was very tense.

"Is he dead?"

"What were the results from the life detector?"

"His life force is rapidly decreasing." As soon as he finished speaking, the researcher exclaimed, "It's stopped! His life force has stopped decreasing! He's still alive!" When he said this, his eyes were filled with extreme horror. How could he have survived such an attack!

"Attack! Keep attacking!" The strong warrior was terrified for a moment and shouted hurriedly. If Ning Ze didn't die, it would be their family members who died!

Another researcher, growing impatient, said rapidly, "There's a three-second cooldown period after each attack before you can continue attacking."

As these words were spoken, another elderly man pressed the attack button, and in an instant, the energy of the energy block condensed in the laser cannon.

His eyes also turned frantic and resolute. Normally, it would take three seconds, but in special circumstances, it wouldn't take at all! Even if the laser cannon was overloaded and damaged, he would attack immediately!

……

Behind the passenger plane.

Luo Feng hovered in the air. His inertial speed had decreased significantly, but he made no movement, quietly gazing at the sea level at an altitude of 7000 meters.

Standing in mid-air, he felt like a floating duckweed in the sky, his heart pounding with anxiety.

Sudden.

A tiny splash of water was visible to the naked eye. At an altitude of 7000 meters, it was clearly visible to him, a junior warrior. If viewed more closely or magnified proportionally, the splash could appear to be tens or even hundreds of meters high.

Ning Ze's body impacted the water at a speed exceeding 1000m/s. He couldn't imagine what kind of impact force that was. The water was no longer gentle at that moment. If it were him, the enormous pressure in that instant would have smashed him into a pulp.

Swish!

Another dazzling beam of light appeared, which was small when it came from a distance, but became huge when it got closer, and the beam of light washed over the sea.

In that instant, Luo Feng's vision blurred as the endless seawater evaporated into water vapor, completely obscuring his view.

A thick mist hung over the sea, and Luo Feng's heart sank.

……

On the small island.

Having completed another attack, the burly martial artist became extremely agitated. "Did it hit him? Is he still showing signs of life?"

A researcher standing nearby, his face contorted with grief, said in a tearful voice, "He's not dead. This attack didn't even slow his demise. Our mission has failed."

The strong warrior staggered back two steps, his eyes filled with disbelief. The mission had failed?

The laser cannon failed to kill him even after two consecutive attacks.

If Ning Ze didn't die, then it means they all have to die, including their families.

They had no chance. Once the people were underwater, the laser cannons would no longer be a threat, and the people in the base city would probably soon receive news that their mission had failed.

The burly martial artist remained silent, quietly pressing the bomb in his arms. With a deafening roar, the ground beneath his feet exploded, engulfing him in flames and debris in an instant. A trace of lingering attachment and worry filled his eyes. Death itself wasn't frightening; what was truly terrifying was suffering before it was over. Even the War God who had killed martial artists' families in the martial arts community had committed suicide out of guilt. Their families were just ordinary people; a moment's death was a good outcome for them.

"boom!"

"Boom!"

The entire mountain exploded one after another, the sky above the island was covered in dust, the entire mountain disappeared without a trace, and the people on it turned into dust everywhere.

……

hum!

The air vibrated violently, and a flash of blood appeared in the distance. The next instant, a blood-red triangular fighter jet appeared above the sea.

At this point, only two minutes had passed since the explosion. It would have taken the passenger plane half an hour to fly over, but Hong arrived in just one-tenth of that time.

He looked at the passenger plane floating on the sea not far away, and used the radar of the Primordial Fighter to detect the small island after the explosion in the distance. His heart sank.

In a flash, Hong appeared in front of Luo Feng. "What happened here? Where's Ning Ze?"

The powerful aura made Luo Feng's hair stand on end. Looking at the tall martial artist who stood naturally with his feet floating in the air, he realized that this was a powerhouse who had surpassed the level of the God of War. When he saw that familiar face, how could he not recognize who it was?

Luo Feng suppressed his shock and replied indignantly, "Master, we were attacked by laser cannons. After Ning Ge cleaved the passenger plane, he flew towards the sea. He was hit once along the way, and then attacked again after he crashed into the sea."

Hong's face turned pale, and an indescribable sense of loss rose in his heart. He had been hit by a laser cannon! How could the God of War possibly survive being hit by a laser cannon?

However, after hearing the rest, he felt a little relieved. He had been attacked again. If he had been killed in the first attack, there would have been no need for a second attack.

"Detecting human life fluctuations in the surrounding area!"

Hong directly issued commands to the spaceship's AI. Under such an attack, even if Ning Ze survived, his communication watch would certainly not survive, making it impossible to detect Ning Ze using signals.

Finding a person in the endless ocean is extremely difficult.

He had to find Ning Ze immediately. If Ning Ze was still alive, his physical condition wouldn't be much better, and he would be in danger if attacked by the monsters in the ocean.

Compared to land, the ocean is a paradise for monsters, and Hong is very anxious.

"bite."

Upon hearing a notification sound, Hong quickly looked down and saw a coordinate map displayed on his communication watch. About 40 kilometers to his northeast, a red dot was moving rapidly, at a speed at least close to the speed of sound.

Seeing this, Hong's expression turned somewhat strange. Could the God of War swim so fast in the sea?

Feeling slightly relieved, he quickly chased after Ning Ze. In just over ten seconds, he arrived at his destination. He then dove into the seabed and witnessed a strange scene.

It was a grayish-white fish monster, seven or eight meters long, with a round body and fins that looked somewhat like sickles. It also had triangular fins in the middle of its body and a cylindrical mouth.

These are monsters evolved from dolphin-like creatures. They are some very clever creatures in the ocean. When attacking human base cities, they rush in faster than anyone else, and turn and run away as soon as a battle begins.

Ning Ze lay on the monster's body, his arms outstretched with the Black God Suit to embrace the fish's body, his legs locked around the fins, riding the monster towards the Chinese mainland.

Ning Ze felt a chill run down his spine as he sensed the pursuers behind him, but he immediately relaxed when he saw the figures clearly. It turned out that the master of the martial arts school had arrived.

Seeing this, Hong was completely relieved. Apart from being a little pale, he didn't seem to have suffered any serious injuries.

Ning Ze released his hands, stepped on the monster's back, and quickly rose up to stand in front of Hong.

"Let's go, let's go up first," Hong said, then led Ning Ze upwards.

The God of War still needed to breathe, but Ning Ze couldn't speak underwater.

(End of this chapter)