Chapter 418 - 81: Unstoppable (Part 2)

The surrounding pedestrians stared in shock, their eyes wide, as the impacted vehicle slid sideways, smashed through the wall of a concrete building, and came to a stop inside the unfinished interior.

"This..."

The crowd was frozen in disbelief.

Before they could even react.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

"Superpower Bureau business!"

"Everyone, evacuate the area!"

Car doors slammed open as a convoy of black vehicles pulled up from the other direction. A dozen Superpower Members in black combat uniforms rushed out.

Moving with tactical precision, some began evacuating the crowd while others raised their weapons, aiming at the hole in the building wall where the two black cars had crashed, and cautiously advanced.

Gray dust billowed from the ground floor of the concrete building. On the shattered, collapsed wall, severed cables sizzled and sparked.

The atmosphere grew eerily silent. Chen Xiao, Gao Hu, and the others stared intently at the breach, awaiting Lu Chao’s command.

The next instant.

WHOOSH!!

The dust inside was violently blown away!

A warped and twisted car door shot through the air, as if it had been kicked with immense force.

Chen Xiao and the others scrambled to dodge, watching as the spinning door embedded itself in the wall of a concrete building behind them.

Immediately after.

"GET OUT!!"

BAM!!

An furious roar echoed from inside, followed by a muffled impact.

The group looked on in astonishment. Inside the bare concrete room, the two black cars were stopped one behind the other.

The windows of the car that had been hit were shattered, its frame twisted.

The driver’s side door was gone. In its place stood a man in a gray sleeveless hoodie, his arms covered in bloody scrapes. A white Qi Flame erupted around him as he threw a furious punch.

And opposite him.

A brown Qi Flame swirled, unextinguished.

Wearing the Tremor-Edge armguards and clad in his rock-like Qi Flame armor, Lu Chao stood unharmed beside the SUV, blocking his opponent’s fist.

The resulting shockwave blew away the dust.

The next instant.

BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM!!

The two men unleashed their full power, and the muffled thuds of their fierce exchange sounded like cannonballs exploding in the onlookers’ chests.

In a single moment, over a dozen punches flew, leaving afterimages in their wake. The shockwaves shattered the concrete floor.

They appeared to be evenly matched.

However.

SWISH!!

A silver fist, encased in rock armor, tore through the air and slammed into the enemy’s abdomen.

Lu Chao instantly activated his Thunder Extreme Secret Skill and Frenzy State. His stature seemed to grow an inch, making him as unstoppable as if he had Copper Flesh and Iron Bones.

WHOOSH!

BAM!!

The man in gray, Kui San, was sent flying backward into the black sedan behind him, knocking the vehicle sideways.

He coughed up a mouthful of blood and looked up at Lu Chao, his face a mask of disbelief.

Faced with his furious glare,

Lu Chao, who was about to press his advantage, suddenly paused. He narrowed his eyes, glancing toward a corner of the room.

"Die!"

Ink Green Rattan screamed and abruptly waved her hand.

She had escaped the car immediately and used a blind spot to hide off to the side.

Now, she unleashed her full power. Her Telekinesis materialized, forming a green, ring-shaped blast that shot toward Lu Chao.

BOOM!!

A muffled explosion erupted, as if he had been struck by a howitzer shell.

A shallow crater was blasted into the concrete floor, kicking up dust. The ground and walls trembled, and the roll-down shutters of the other storefronts in the building rattled incessantly.

Lu Chao seemed to be momentarily pinned to the spot, his expression stiffening as he was hit with a Spiritual Shock.

Seeing this,

"Third Brother!"

Ink Green Rattan cried out as streams of green Telekinesis gathered around her again, forming a series of small rings that covered her hands.

Hearing her cry, Kui San, who lay slumped against the black sedan, forced himself to take a breath. The white Qi Flame around him solidified into brilliant rays as he exploded with his full strength, charging at Lu Chao once more.

THUD!

In that instant,

he stomped the ground and appeared before Lu Chao in a flash.

The stomp cracked the concrete floor. His right arm drew back like a fully nocked bow, his chest swelled rapidly, and two wisps of white energy streamed into his nostrils.

The Qi Flame covering his body surged like a torrent, all of his power pouring into his Fist Seal as he unleashed a world-shaking strike aimed at Lu Chao’s head.

But at that very instant,

SWISH!!

a silver gauntlet wreathed in brown Qi Flame shot out, striking first despite moving second, and slammed into his chest.

All of his built-up momentum was violently cut short.

His sternum shattered and his organs ruptured as he vomited a spray of blood.

He staggered and fell to one knee, instinctively looking up.

Directly in his line of sight, Lu Chao stood firm, his eyes bright, seeming to hold a crimson fire within them.

There was no sign that he had been affected by the Spiritual Shock or stunned by the Telekinesis at all.

"Third Brother?!"

Her face a mixture of shock and rage, Ink Green Rattan had never expected Lu Chao to be this powerful.

The fully charged Telekinesis manifested between her arms, looking like a dense cluster of Energy Rings.

She gritted her teeth, preparing to release the blast.

And yet.

Lu Chao glanced sideways, his eyes meeting hers.

In that brief moment,

"ROAR!!"

the sound boomed with the divine might of thunder.

Kui San let out a muffled groan and passed out on the spot.

Ink Green Rattan let out a wretched scream as blood poured from her eyes, ears, nose, and mouth. The green rings of Telekinesis gathered at her arms exploded one after another.

She had suffered a psychic backlash. Lu Chao’s move had stunned her, interrupting her telekinetic skill.

Seizing that exact moment,

WHOOSH!!

a brown afterimage streaked past, and a silver gauntlet appeared in a flash.

Lu Chao grabbed her head and slammed it against the black sedan.

SMASH!

SMASH!!

SMASH!!!

Three consecutive, sickening thuds echoed out, as heavy and dull as a hammer striking a steel plate.

New, conspicuous dents were hammered into the already twisted metal of the car’s body.

Bleeding from all her facial orifices, Ink Green Rattan’s eyes rolled back. Her skull was fractured, and she was grievously wounded.

The potent life force of a Superpower Level expert would keep her from dying easily, but her injuries were so severe that she lost all strength, collapsing into unconsciousness.

Just like that, the two warlord commanders at the Peak of Limit-Breaking had lost their ability to fight and were captured alive on the spot.

Witnessing this,

Chen Xiao, Yang Heng, and the others approaching with their weapons were left utterly dumbfounded.

Even Gao Hu, an expert at the Elite Level Peak, was frozen in shock on the roadside several meters from the building.

"Holy cow..."

’Is our team leader really this ferocious?’

’I remember when he was ambushed by Will and Di Xiong, it didn’t seem this effortless, did it?’

Paying no mind to their thoughts, Lu Chao stood inside the concrete shell of the room and glanced around.

Kui San and Ink Green Rattan lay on the ground. He had read Kui San’s file before; he was one of the commanders of the Blackthorn Army.

He swept his gaze around the area.

Gray and black debris littered the ground. Although the concrete wall had collapsed, no bystanders had been harmed.

After receiving the communication from Wei Cangming, he had made the decision to give chase immediately.

’I don’t know why Wei Cangming told me about this, or how he knew Ink Green Rattan’s whereabouts so precisely.’

’But at the very least, capturing these two is a great accomplishment.’

’After this, I’ll definitely get a lot of resources as a reward, which I can use to prepare for the final push to the Exploration Level.’

"Hm?"

Just then, a chill ran down his spine.

Lu Chao’s Life Sensing instantly flared, keenly detecting a powerful, unfamiliar energy field nearby.

’Exploration Level?’

His eyes turned cold as he tilted his head to look.

On the rooftop of a five-story building across the street, a figure appeared, dressed in a loose black coat and wearing a mask.

As their eyes met, the figure abruptly raised a hand and threw something.

Several bullets shot through the air, wreathed in a yellow Qi Flame, looking like artillery shells streaking across the sky.

The oppressive whistling sound tore through the air, causing Chen Xiao, Gao Hu, and the others to look up in alarm.

"This..."

"Get clear!"

The bullets, enhanced by the yellow Qi Flame, were incredibly fast, heading straight for the group of Superpower Members.

Several more split off mid-flight, heading straight for Ink Green Rattan and Kui San.

In an instant, Lu Chao’s eyes narrowed. ’He could see that this move was intended to force his hand.’

’Or perhaps, they just wanted to silence Ink Green Rattan and Kui San for good.’

And yet,

he made no move. Instead, he stood his ground, perfectly composed, staring at the attacker while seemingly ignoring the danger to Chen Xiao and the others.

This strange reaction made the distant attacker frown.

The next instant,

"I’ve finally forced you out!"

CRASH!

A figure in a black battlesuit smashed through a window above, landing hard enough to shatter the ground.

She swung a wide, alloy broadsword, blocking the attack in front of Chen Xiao and the others.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!

Amid the explosions,

she used her broadsword as a shield, perfectly protecting everyone present.

She looked to be around thirty years old, with bright, beautiful features and a heroic air.

It was none other than the Exploration Level expert from the City Lord’s Mansion, Supervisor Dong Xiao.