Seizing the God-Slaying Spear

With a complete Operation Plan and the addition of two Third Generation Super Soldiers, their second attempt at the "Strongest Defense Position" map was much easier.

With Wei Zitong's three buff effects—"Indestructible," "Immense Strength," and "Limitless Speed"—Zhao Xin was like a ferocious beast unleashed from its cage, incomparably valiant. Even with the position's advanced early-warning system conducting full surveillance, the enemy could not even catch Zhao Xin's shadow.

After only a few minor probes, Zhao Xin located every Sniper using "Godslayer No. 1" bullets and took them out one by one!

Wei Zitong effortlessly rendered the position's warning system useless.

At the same time, Lena's team, which was launching the frontal assault, quickly pushed into the fortress at the center of the position.

Lena simply kept tossing Micro-Radiationless Flares with rapid-fire thud-thud-thuds, nearly sweeping the entire position clean. Most of the soldiers and weapon platforms had been eliminated, and those remaining posed no threat to them at all.

Perhaps stunned by the sheer ferocity of the assault, the commanders inside the fortress did not release the Shuras even after quite a while.

"Don't tell me they're scared and getting ready to surrender?" Zhao Xin said with a laugh.

"No. The system mechanics couldn't possibly include surrender," Wei Zitong said, shaking his head. "I'm worried that they'll awaken all the Shuras at once!"

"Damn, then what are we waiting for?" Zhao Xin was startled and hurriedly shouted, "Sister Na, blast the hell out of them with a wave!"

"Too late..." Streams of data flashed through Lena's eyes as she said grimly, "Two Shuras have already come out..."

"Where? Where?" Zhao Xin panicked a little. After all, the Shuras were no slower than him, and every part of their bodies was equipped with god-slaying weapons!

"Behind you! Don't move!" Wei Zitong reacted the fastest and immediately cast "Immobilization Technique" behind Zhao Xin. The position's Commander had surely already chosen the first targets to kill: Zhao Xin, who was nearly invincible in Melee Combat, and Lena, whose long-range firepower was devastating!

Sure enough, Lena reacted swiftly as well. With a flick of her hand, she tossed a Micro-Radiationless Flare to the side, while also summoning the Dawn Shield and Sword of Dawn. She met the Shura's charge head-on as it emerged from extreme speed!

The Shura that had ambushed Zhao Xin was immobilized by Wei Zitong's "Immobilization Technique," immediately appearing from its high-speed state. It staggered and fell flat on the ground!

"Now!"

Wei Zitong roared. Zhao Xin suddenly snapped back to his senses, Lightning coiling around the spear in his hand. With two lightning-fast thrusts, he severed both hands holding the God-Slaying Spears. Two arms, each clutching a God-Slaying Spear, flew high into the air, spraying Zhao Xin's face and head with blood.

The armless Shura let out an extremely furious roar. It had just broken free of Wei Zitong's restraint and tried to swing its sword at Zhao Xin while raising its gun to snipe Wei Zitong, when Wuji Yi and Rui Mengmeng—who had long entered stealth—struck together, severing two upper and two lower arms!

Zhao Xin thrust out a spear charged to the brim with Lightning Energy, piercing straight through the Shura's heart!

Everything happened too quickly. The other Shura facing off against Lena had no time to react. Just as it raised its spear to throw and its gun to fire simultaneously, lasers shot from Lena's eyes and struck both its eyes. It let out a howl of utter agony, then viciously thrust the hands already holding its spear down at Lena below!

"You're not allowed to move!"

The same move proved unexpectedly effective. The Shura's furious flurry of thrusts froze in midair. Zhao Xin, who had already pulled out his spear, spun around sharply and severed one of the Shura's arms in a single strike!

Whether it was overwhelmed with rage or bleeding from the laser wounds to its eyes, the Shura's eyes were terrifyingly red, almost glowing. Its other arm, the one holding a God-Slaying Spear, trembled once—and the spear in its hand vanished...

Its target was neither Lena, who had blinded it, nor Zhao Xin, who had severed one of its arms!

The two turned around at once and saw Wei Zitong nailed to the ground by a spear glowing Red Light, coughing up blood...

"You... are... dead!" Golden Light surged in Lena's eyes as she gritted out each word. Then, without regard for Zhao Xin still beside her, she directly unleashed a Micro Solar Flare Bombardment where she stood!

Zhao Xin reacted with incredible speed, violently retreating the instant he sensed danger!

Amid a deafening BOOM, terrifying flames completely swallowed Lena and the Shura!

When the firelight faded, where was the Shura's shadow? Only Lena remained standing there, her eyes still shining with terrifying Golden Light. Then, a massive orange sphere of light flew directly toward the fortress at the center of the position!

Wei Zitong could only watch this happen in agony. Lena had ultimately failed to restrain herself and used an immensely powerful Solar Flare Bombardment, without even considering that the others were still not far from the fortress!

"Zitong, are you okay?" Zhao Xin flashed over and asked anxiously.

"Get out of here!" Blood clogged Wei Zitong's throat, and he could only let out a low rasp.

But Zhao Xin heard him clearly. Hoisting Wei Zitong over his shoulder along with the God-Slaying Spear, he sprinted wildly into the distance. At that moment, he could not worry about anything else. He only had time to shout, "Run!" Wuji Yi and Rui Mengmeng were both stealthed; he had no idea where they were!

Lena's attack was simply too powerful. Even after Zhao Xin carried Wei Zitong far away, they were still badly affected. Wuji Yi and Rui Mengmeng had it even worse, directly thrown into the air by the Shockwave!

Even Lena herself was blasted far away by her own attack. Only then did she wake from that overwhelming rage, clarity returning to her eyes. When she saw Wei Zitong lying on the ground with Zhao Xin, groaning in pain, her face turned deathly pale!

Gritting his teeth, Wei Zitong viciously pulled the God-Slaying Spear from his abdomen. Cold sweat poured down his face from the pain, and he could not help roaring to ease it.

In that situation, the Shura had been too fast for him to dodge. He had only managed to take one step back. The God-Slaying Spear that should have pierced his heart had been angled slightly lower, instead passing through his abdomen.

If it had been just a little off, he would have died outright again, just like yesterday. Thinking of how close he had come to experiencing death for the fourth time, bitterness filled his heart. He had really been unlucky lately. Death was always stalking him like a shadow. Fortunately, this was only a Virtual World...

Lena rushed over again using Flowing Light Technique, wrapping her arms around the heavily wounded Wei Zitong. As she transferred energy to him, she whimpered softly, "Wuwuwu... I'm sorry. I didn't mean to. I-I was just too angry. When I saw you like that, I thought you were dead..."

"It's fine. Cough, cough... I'm no longer a Super Soldier, cough, cough..." It was Wei Zitong's first time seeing Lena like this, and he felt somewhat unaccustomed to it. "I don't know what form I am now either, cough, cough... but it feels pretty good..."

"Hm?" Lena and Zhao Xin, standing beside her, both looked at Wei Zitong in confusion.

"Lena might not know, but Xin Ye, you should remember Xiaolun mentioning how I accidentally turned myself into a pug by misusing my ability, right?" Wei Zitong said with a bitter smile. "The instant the God-Slaying Spear pierced me, I thought of that. So I tried to deny that I was a Super Soldier, and it actually worked. The God-Slaying Spear only inflicted a piercing wound on me; it didn't decompose my Super Gene..."

"Damn, you're a genius. You can use it like that?" Zhao Xin's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief.

"Then what form are you in now? You're not an ordinary person, are you?" Lena asked.

"No. The system prompt was very vague. It seemed to be because the engine was damaged or my permissions weren't high enough, so it didn't explain clearly," Wei Zitong said. "I don't know what state I'm in right now, but it's very strange!"

As he spoke, Wei Zitong's body turned into particles of light and scattered through the air, startling Lena and Zhao Xin. Lena hurriedly stood and shouted, "Little White Horse! Little White Horse! Where are you? Come out quickly! Don't scare me!"

"What the hell is going on?" Zhao Xin was dumbfounded too. A living person had just vanished into thin air!

"Isn't it strange?" Wei Zitong's voice came from empty space. Then his body condensed into form not far ahead, and he said with a smile, "After Lena restored my energy, I can freely control my body's dispersal and reassembly!"

Lena strode forward and hugged Wei Zitong tightly. With a pout of irritation, she said, "You're not allowed to scare me like that again! I was really afraid you had died!"

"Lena, control your emotions!" Wei Zitong said. "Have you forgotten what I said yesterday? Our bodies here are illusory, but our consciousness is real. If our emotions become too intense, we'll lose the ability to distinguish illusion from reality and easily suffer a mental breakdown!"

"I know!" Lena rested her chin on Wei Zitong's shoulder, speaking in a slightly mischievous tone.