Chapter 375 - 59: You Know, Pretending to Be Weak Is Really Tiring

But with no time to think, he seized the opening and thrust his palm straight at Lu Chao’s exposed chest.

DONG!!

Lu Chao slid back half a step. The force he deflected shattered the ground, sending hot sand flying.

The mastered Rock technique merged with Copper Flesh and Iron Bones. He entered the Copper Flesh and Iron Bones state, boosting his defense once again!

He had just withstood a combined attack nearly at the Exploration Level.

"Damn it!"

"Go!!"

With a dark expression, Gao Hu gritted his teeth. He could clearly see that he and his men were just holding Lu Chao back, serving only as a distraction.

The only way was to leave and let him fight with his full strength. Perhaps then, without any distractions, he could fight his way out.

Suppressing his reluctance and fury, he had no choice but to lead Wang Dali, Sun Jiayuan, and the others back to the vehicle’s cabin.

In just a few breaths, the hovercar’s engines whined to life again, creating a wash of air. Calling for Superpower Level backup, it braved the hail of bullets and ascended into the sky.

Every one of the Superpower Members stared at Lu Chao’s back, their hearts heavy with an indescribable sense of frustration and pain.

Worse still,

WHOOSH!!

A rocket-propelled grenade tore through the night sky, hurtling toward the hovercar.

Just as it was about to hit its mark—

SWISH!

BOOM!!

A dark, golden stone bead flicked by Lu Chao, wreathed in his Qi Flame, exploded in mid-air and detonated the grenade prematurely.

Behind the blinding flash of light, the hovercar finally escaped safely.

FWOOSH!

FWOOSH!!

The hovercar’s wake grew more distant, and the gunfire under the night sky briefly fell silent.

Aside from Lu Chao, the entire rescue team had escaped safely.

Witnessing this, Di Xiong and Will’s eyes flickered with reluctance.

But as they looked at Lu Chao—trapped with no escape and surrounded by their ambush—they ultimately suppressed their stray thoughts and revealed a bone-chilling killing intent.

"Kid, looks like you’re definitely going to die today," Will sneered, intentionally trying to provoke him.

BOOM!

Lu Chao sensed something was off. He raised his palm to block the other’s sneak attack, his face expressionless.

"Hahaha."

"You son of a bitch from the Superpower Bureau, die!"

An arrogant laugh reached his ears as Di Xiong seized the moment to step forward, striking with his elbow like a charging Giant Bear.

DONG!!

A wild gust of wind tore across the ground as a brown Qi Flame briefly erupted.

Lu Chao crossed his arms to block. His thick legs dug into the ground like concrete pillars as he was pushed back several meters.

Power nearly at the Exploration Level coursed through his body, making him freeze for a moment.

The atmosphere grew still. One by one, searchlights from around the valley swung over and locked onto him.

A dense hail of bullets flew in from all directions, trying to interfere with his judgment. They rang out with a CLANG CLANG CLANG against his body, constantly increasing the drain on his Qi Flame.

Someone else pulled a trigger again. A rocket-propelled grenade, trailing a fiery tail like a red meteor, shot straight toward him.

WHOOSH!!

The sound of the tearing shockwave was exceptionally piercing. Will and Di Xiong simultaneously blocked his escape routes to the left and right, watching with sneers on their faces.

Not even they would dare to face a rocket-propelled grenade head-on like that.

And yet...

SNAP!

Lu Chao’s hand shot out, his movements incredibly fast as he grabbed the shell.

The jet of flame from its tail erupted over his hand, constantly spewing, distorting the air and causing the surrounding light and soil to tremble.

"This..."

Everyone was stunned. Will frowned as well.

As for Di Xiong, the flicker of unease in his heart quietly grew.

In that instant, under everyone’s watchful eyes, Lu Chao slowly raised his head and looked at them.

His gaze passed over them. Ignoring the grenade that was about to explode in his hand, he took a serious look at Nanyun Mountain, which was just a stone’s throw away.

He confirmed that it matched the records on the ruins map, and that it was very likely a deeply hidden military base.

Only then did he retract his gaze and look back at Will and Di Xiong.

"You know something?"

VMMMM!!

The ground trembled and the air distorted.

The Qi Flame on his body erupted toward the heavens, solidifying into armor, with threads of golden light mixed within.

Amidst a series of CRACKING sounds, his entire frame grew by several inches. His muscles swelled, and in a single instant, he transformed into a two-meter-tall giant.

"Pretending to be weak... is really exhausting."