Liliath's Terrifying Ability

When Liliath proposed to take the lead, Gu Ding was slightly taken aback.

Since Bigge joined the team, Liliath had withdrawn from the main Combat Strength and rarely participated in battles. Although Gu Ding knew that she had evolved to Ninth-Order Gene Body and that her basic Combat Strength was stronger than his own, he was still skeptical that her Combat Strength boost would surpass his. Therefore, when she offered to take action, Gu Ding thought he had misheard.

But Gu Ding quickly realized what was going on and nodded. Although he didn't know what methods Liliath had, since she had said so, she must have some confidence.

Gunsmiths differ from many other combat professions, where Combat Strength is closely related to genetic level. However, a gunsmith's true Combat Strength is not significantly affected by genetic level. Whether a gunsmith can inflict damage on an enemy depends primarily on a few key factors:

First, you need to have the ability to detect your opponent's movements. This could be through sight, hearing, even smell, or a remarkable sixth sense, but the most important thing is to accurately predict your opponent's movement path. If you can't even detect your opponent's movements, your chances of winning are slim.

Secondly, the bullet's power must be sufficient to penetrate the opponent's defenses. This actually requires two things: first, the gunner's internal energy must be able to break through the opponent's internal energy defenses; second, the bullet must be able to inflict damage on the target's body. Only when both conditions are met can the bullet truly harm the opponent.

Thirdly, shooting accuracy is crucial. Being able to detect the opponent's movements and having good equipment doesn't necessarily make a good gunslinger. A good gunslinger must be able to hit the opponent. If they can not only hit the opponent but also hit any point on the opponent they want, then they are a truly exceptional gunslinger.

Of course, there are many other factors, such as the gunsmith's movement skills, the types of guns and bullets, etc.

For Liliath, none of this was a problem; she was an exceptionally skilled gunsmith. To defeat a 13th-tier opponent, all she needed was a powerful gun and bullets with sufficient penetration.

These two items happen to be what Liliath possesses.

Although Robert didn't have enough materials to upgrade Liliath's Bronze Level weaponry to Silver Level, his knowledge of Gun Armament allowed him to design several different weapon configurations specifically for Liliath, some maximizing rate of fire and others maximizing attack power. The long-barreled sniper rifle Lily is currently using is designed to maximize attack power.

In addition, Robert used the shells of the Screaming Clam to make the cartridge case, which has a unique threaded drill bit structure.

The exact power of the combination of firearms and bullets remains unknown.

The spear was aimed directly at the black-clad bodyguard's head, but he ignored the weapon's threat. He believed that firearms, without sufficient Source Power energy, couldn't penetrate his body's protective Qi defenses.

He abandoned Liliath and instead began pursuing Gu Ding.

His thinking was simple: the young master's mission was to get Gu Ding to participate in his Coming-of-age ceremony, and capturing Liliath was also to coerce Gu Ding into Coming-of-age ceremony. Therefore, capturing Gu Ding directly was more meaningful than capturing Liliath.

Although Gu Ding wasn't as fast as his opponent, his Shadow Step within the Limitless Body Technique were an extremely sophisticated set of footwork. The landing point of each step was unpredictable to anyone except Gu Ding himself. Therefore, Gu Ding was always able to defuse crises and dodge his opponent's attacks in time.

Liliath, on the other hand, stood still, her spear fixed on the black-clad bodyguard, waiting for her chance to strike.

Realizing that Liliath was fully prepared, Gu Ding suddenly stopped fleeing, crossed his arms to protect his chest, and blocked a punch that was as heavy as a hammer blow.

Although Gu Ding was knocked away and his body was affected by the shock, the force of the impact caused his opponent to freeze for a moment.

Liliath didn't let the opportunity created by Gu Ding slip by. She locked onto the opponent's head and pulled the trigger forcefully. As the bullet flew out, a black flame adhered to its surface, making the originally silver bullet invisible. Even the air currents caused by the bullet's high-speed spinning flight were completely concealed.

Those black flames were the power she inherited from her father— the Purgatory Fire. This fire contained the attribute of death; once touched, cells would instantly age and die. This was also the first time she had used this power in combat since it awakened.

After the first shot was fired, Liliath did not give up with any hope of getting away with it. Instead, she adjusted the direction of her gun and fired three more shots in succession, completely locking down her opponent's movement to dodge.

The bodyguard in black frowned slightly. He realized that Gu Ding had deliberately stopped to create this opening, allowing Liliath to fire. His seasoned combat experience immediately told him that Liliath's attack was likely more complex than he had imagined. He tried to dodge, but found his entire escape route blocked. Left with no other option, he raised his hand to block the bullet aimed at his head.

The bullet, enveloped in Black Flame, effortlessly tore through his protective energy and pierced his palm. Seeing his hand so easily pierced, a cold sweat broke out on his back, while the bullet continued its relentless trajectory towards his head. He immediately raised his other hand to block it again. This time, his protective energy was easily torn apart as well; the bullet embedded itself in his palm but did not escape.

He looked up in the direction of Liliath and was horrified. If he hadn't stopped her in time, he would probably be a corpse by now.

As he was still pondering this question, he suddenly noticed a black flame spreading rapidly along the wounds on his palms, then climbing up his arms. Most terrifyingly, he felt no pain whatsoever.

He frantically pounded the ground with his hands, trying to extinguish the flames, but the black flames did not weaken at all; instead, they burned more and more fiercely.

Just two minutes later, the bodyguard in black completely stopped struggling. His body stood there motionless, like a carbonized black sculpture.

Just then, Brigan emerged disheveled from the warehouse. Another bodyguard in black gave chase.

A gentle breeze blew by, and the carbonized bodyguard's body completely disintegrated, turning into a pile of black carbon powder, leaving not even a single bone behind.

This scene was witnessed by the two who were chasing after them. Both of them stopped and looked at Gu Ding and Liliath with some apprehension.

The ability to turn a person directly into a pile of dust is undoubtedly terrifying and awe-inspiring.

Even Gu Ding was somewhat stunned by what he saw. Although he knew that Liliath had awakened a strange ability after her last healing, he hadn't expected it to be such a terrifying one.

Even Liliath herself didn't know that this move would be so effective; she had never tested it on a living creature before, this was the first time.

"It's none of my business, it was their young master who ordered it! I was just doing my job for money." Brigan immediately pointed the finger at the bodyguards in black. "Besides, I'm a victim in this matter just like you. Look, not only are they not paying the balance, but they're also trying to kill me to silence me."

With that, Brigan turned and fled.

Gu Ding and Liliath were not fast enough to catch him, so they could only let him go.

The remaining bodyguard in black, seeing that things were not going well, prepared to escape in another direction, but then heard Liliath's voice behind him.

"If you choose to run away, you will suffer the same fate as your companion." After that guy ran away, Liliath had already been on high alert and immediately raised her gun to aim at him.

Upon hearing this, the bodyguard in black immediately stopped and turned around, extending his hands. Seeing Liliath's gun pointed at him, he suspected that the gun in Liliath hand was a demigod artifact; otherwise, it couldn't have caused such a terrifying effect as burning a person to ashes. But even if it wasn't, he didn't dare to make a move and try it.

At this moment, Tagore and Robert finally arrived at the scene.

Robert was carrying someone on his shoulder; it was none other than Brigan, who had escaped earlier.

"I ran into this guy on the way here and just grabbed him. He's the one who kidnapped Lily, right?" Bigge asked, a little unsure, worried that he had grabbed the wrong person.

"Yes, it was him. He got away just now, and we couldn't catch up with him." She was still angry, thinking about how Brigan had called her flat-chested and commented on her height. "Luckily, you arrived in time."

"Tie them up and take them back for questioning. Although I roughly know why they kidnapped Lily, there are still some details that need to be confirmed." Gu Ding said, pointing to the warehouse, "There's another guy inside, his fate unknown, take him with him!"

Robert immediately pulled out his homemade Magic Restricting Handcuffs, handcuffed both of them, and headed towards the warehouse. After a while, he dragged Trick out as well, looking utterly dejected.

"Let's go back to the spaceship!" Gu Ding glanced at the three captured men, but his mood didn't improve. (To be continued.)