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“嘎嘎嘎嘎嘎嘎——！！”

The sound of bones being crushed into dust echoed continuously, and the stitched monster, which had been enduring the slashing attacks, suddenly sprang up!

In the brief moment when Lin Lu was wielding his twin swords, the cunning and intelligent Stitched Monster seized the most treacherous opportunity and burst open the highly concentrated infected flesh and bone inside its body from its abdomen!

The flying blood clots threatened to submerge the rooftop of the abandoned building in a pool of blood. Seeing the dire situation, Valery, in the distance, quickly moved to Zoya's side, using his back to absorb the large amount of blood highly radioactive Originium. The Stitches' blood was like boiling water at hundreds of degrees Celsius, instantly causing blisters and severe burns to his skin.

Valery gritted his teeth and remained silent, his tough face as stiff as a mask.

The unexpected attack of the Frankenstein monster was like a patient assassin who had endured countless hardships before unleashing its sharp blade at the most crucial moment.

When an assassin wields his blade, bloodshed is inevitable.

At such close range, Lin Lü naturally had no way to stop him.

Even though Lin Lu reflexively raised his sword to parry and deflect the force, he could not stop this attack.

The bone and flesh bomb slammed into the black blade and red edge, causing Lin Lu to lose his balance. The two blades flew out of his hands, and red patterns covered his hands.

Indeed, Lin Lu was not skilled in swordsmanship.

Of all the combat skills Lin Lü was proficient in, swordsmanship was his weakest.

But that doesn't mean he's completely clueless about it; Lin Lu is simply more skilled in other combat styles, such as...

In the instant he lost his balance, Lin Lu flipped backward and leaped high into the air, narrowly avoiding the highly concentrated bone and flesh residue.

"accelerate."

Lin Luting hovered in mid-air, and the four black jet pipes on the back of the Noah Armor simultaneously burst out with blue and white flames!

Because the acceleration chip had been activated previously, this acceleration lasted for less than a second before shutting down.

However, this was enough for Lin Lu.

Blue and white flames illuminated the night, and long, slender beams of light, carrying white mist, pierced through the distance of space.

Lin Lu's fist sank deep into the Stitched Monster's chest cavity, a burst of thick mist erupting from the joint. A second, lightning-fast palm strike followed, shattering the monster's head into dust. Lin Lu took a large step forward, his shoulder armor slamming into and crushing numerous bones of the Stitched Monster. Finally, he spun 360 degrees, unleashing a powerful kick that reduced a third of the Stitched Monster's body to fragments.

Close-quarters combat (CQC), Noah Armor Limited Edition.

Chapter 131 The Mastermind Behind the Scenes, Mephistopheles (4K)

When Lin Lu was still a mercenary, that was the most difficult period of his early career.

He was like the most diligent farmer, using his hands to painstakingly cultivate each person with decent attributes.

Lin Lu used love and peace to awaken the other party's conscience and persuaded them (physically) to join his camp; not joining meant death.

Some were once ninjas from the Eastern Kingdom, some were once inspectors from the Yan Kingdom, some were once princesses from foreign lands, and some were once kings of the Sarkaz mercenary world... Regardless of their past identities, status, gender, or age, everyone was eventually moved by Lin's sincerity and joined the Army Without Borders.

—Because those who didn't join all died.

Close-quarters combat is Lin Lu's forte in combat.

Even a Frankenstein's monster has to kneel before the ancient martial arts mecha style.

"I rely on..."

Lin Lu took a few steps back, his heavy breathing echoing inside the Noah Armor.

Without a connection between the Spirit Realm and PRTS, Lin Lu's use of such flexible tactical skills consumed far more physical strength than he had imagined. In an instant, he felt his clothes soaked with sweat, his chest heaving violently, and his breathing becoming uncontrollable.

"PRTS system application resubmitted..."

"turn down."

A mechanical female voice sounded from the mobile terminal, like a Windows 10 system repeatedly reminding Lin Lu to restart and update, which Lin Lu directly refused.

Reason told him that the best way now was to connect the digitized spirit realm with PRTS to enhance his combat capabilities.

His emotions were telling him...

In his spiritual realm, anemones are enough.

Under Lin Lu's lightning-fast three-hit combo at close range, nearly a third of the Stitched Monster's body was kicked apart, and it should have died by now.

However, monsters are monsters precisely because they possess supernatural powers.

The stitched monster convulsed, and large chunks of flesh slid out from the gaps in its body, making an extremely grating scraping sound.

The herds that were rushing toward Valery and Zoya stopped in their tracks, slowly turning toward the stitched monster and running toward it.

"You still want to recover your losses?!"

Lin Lu instantly understood the monster's intention. He wanted to step forward to stop it, but his body wouldn't obey him, and the Noah Armor went out of control!

The black and gold hand armor, as well as the right leg that had just delivered an incredibly powerful kick, were now covered in a large amount of the Stitched Monster's corrosive slime, which was eroding the armor.

"Hah—Hah—Hah!"

The cunning monster seemed to be laughing maniacally, mocking Lin Lu.

It is clever. Contrary to its bulky and cumbersome appearance, it knows how to compress and compress large amounts of corpses inside its body. Not only that, it constantly releases a lot of heat, turning miasma into liquid, and then mixing the liquid into a semi-solid state with the flesh and blood inside its body, turning it into a walking powder keg.

The slime that melted the infected who had climbed to the rooftop, the bone and flesh bomb that knocked Lin Lu's twin swords down, and the trick of luring the enemy in deep to wear them down with an endless supply of flesh and blood... The Stitches is like a monster made up of countless malices, every thought of which is how to play with life and spread the flowers of evil across the land.

"I've been tricked..."

At this moment, the nerve connection between Noah's armored parts and Lin Lu was severed, and glaring red patterns bloomed on his hands.

Lin Lu's first reaction was not to try to reconnect to the PTRS system after the fact, but to break away from Noah Armed Forces and directly control the monster with his own body.

He is the most willing person in the world to listen to his subordinates' advice, and he is also the most willful and persistent person in the world.

Once Attorney Lin has made up his mind, he will not change it no matter what.

“嘎吱，嘎吱，嘎吱——”

The stitched-together monster waved its incomplete arms, grabbing the infected clustered around it, lifting them high, and crushing them into minced meat. Countless drops of blood gushed from the gaps between its limbs-assembled hands. The stitched-together monster bathed in blood, stuffing the still-convulsing human bodies in its hands into the gaps, as if playing with mud, a sight that evoked an indescribable nausea.

Lin Lu narrowed his eyes, accelerating the connection between his mind and the Noah Armor, attempting to regain control of the gauntlets and leg armor.

The cobalt blue ghostly flames flickered calmly in his eye sockets. He remained composed, forcibly suppressing his rapidly pounding heartbeat.

He quickly reviewed the Noah Armed Forces' military equipment and weapons reserves in his mind. The more urgent the moment, the more necessary it is to think calmly.

"Silence device... activated!"

At that moment, Zoya completed her mental connection with the Originium Silencing Device and successfully activated it.

The defensive device on the circular base emitted a bright, ice-blue beam of light, which covered the rooftop of the abandoned building.

Ripples swept across the armor of Noah's Armor, reflecting the gleam of the steel and creating an incredibly dreamlike light.

Lin Lu's gaze unconsciously drifted towards Zhuoya, and the girl happened to turn and glance at him as well. Their eyes met in mid-air. Zhuoya nodded heavily, her mental state reaching its limit, and she swayed and collapsed to the ground. Her small face, covered in dust, lay in a pool of blood, her short hair stained with sticky blood, and her warm red eyes slowly closed.

Valery quickly put the battering ram on the ground, nervously picked up the girl, and checked on Zoya's condition.

The girl was utterly exhausted. She hadn't had a proper rest in days, and the most relaxing moment she'd had was sitting on Noah's motorcycle, nestled against Lin Lu's chest. Her highly tense nerves had caused her sleepless nights, and in her state of mental fatigue, she had repeatedly overdrawn her limits by unleashing Originium Arts.

Zoya's brain, in a self-protective mechanism, forcibly rendered her unconscious.

Valery didn't know, nor did Lin Lu, just how much focused mental energy was required to operate a city-guarding device.

Even if other people skilled in Originium Arts were to try to activate this unruly city-guarding device, they might not be able to succeed.

Basically, these defensive structures are all managed by specialized Ursus soldiers, which falls under the military's jurisdiction... However, the city's Third Army betrayed them, providing no support whatsoever. Even when the Reunion Movement attacked Chernobog, these troops were nowhere to be seen.

What kind of talent, what kind of will...?

This allowed the girl, who had learned magic in just three days to protect herself, to successfully tame the stubborn beast.

Zoya's efforts were meaningful; the girl's sacrifices were not in vain.

Under the icy blue beam of light from the Originium Silent Device, the process of the Stitches binding the Infected became incredibly slow. No matter how much blood used as a lubricant was poured onto the body, it could not successfully piece together flesh and bone to maintain the state of being restored to two-thirds of its original size.

Most importantly, the Frankenstein's body became incredibly heavy, making it impossible for it to move at high speeds.

This is an opportunity you absolutely cannot miss.

Lin Lu shouted loudly, "PRTS!"

"I'm here." The mechanical female voice remained as calm as ever.

"Noah Armed Forces, unleash full firepower!"

Lin Lu said in a deep voice, like a chess player placing a piece that determines the outcome of a game, shaking the dust off the chessboard.

"As you wish."

The mechanical female voice spoke respectfully.

At this moment, the Noah Armed Forces truly awakened.

The weapons mounted on the tail of the Noah heavy machine were transferred to the back after the transformation and reorganization. At this moment, as the mechanical arm was lifted, the flamethrower was transferred to the shoulder.

Lin Lu adjusted his posture, choosing to kneel on one knee to reduce the burden, and aimed the flamethrower at the sluggish Stitches. The photon veins of the Noah Armor glowed red, and the Originium particles accelerated the transmission, injecting energy into the flamethrower through the photon terminal connected to the shoulder.

"fire!"

A flash of light appeared, and the nozzle of the flamethrower instantly turned incandescent white. The fiercely burning flames contracted into a pillar of fire, painting the night sky red.

The surging flames, like pythons, clung tightly to the stitched monster's flesh.

A series of ear-piercing explosions rang out, and flames continuously erupted from the monster's body.

The highly concentrated miasma inside the Stitches monster is flammable. As flames engulf it, it explodes repeatedly, with large chunks of flesh falling off in the explosions and scattering burning flames in all directions.

Valery swiftly pulled Zoya into his arms, using his own body as a shield to protect the Originium silencing device from the blast. Hot flesh spread beneath their feet, and the abandoned building, now a living hell, emitted a foul stench and toxic fumes, the entire structure teetering on the brink of collapse amidst the flames of war.

If Valery had still had his left arm, he might have been able to dodge along with the defensive equipment.

"..."

Lin Lu focused some of his attention on the two men, and after realizing that the chances of accidentally injuring them were increasing, he stopped firing the flamethrower.

He's not doing Ursus-style counterterrorism, where as long as the hostages are killed first, the terrorists have no bargaining power, thus allowing them to launch a stronger armed force.

"A three-star customized dinner from Rhodes Island purchased from Kroos. First aid spray before the meal, Originium energy bomb as an appetizer, Originium incendiary bomb as a clear soup, flamethrower as a side dish, and then the main course..." Lin Lu recalled the Noah Armament System he had upgraded with a lot of money, and couldn't help but show the smile of a LMD player.

My lord, times have changed!

Noah's Armor's thighs sprang up, and four hovering armed drones—the Rabbits—rose from the armory storage compartments!

The floating system was activated. Because Lin Lu had not connected the PRTS system to the Spirit Realm, he could not control it directly with his mind and could only perform mechanical manual operation.