From the Star Abyss
Chapter 184

Gravity at One Hundredfold, Even God Kneels

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The intelligence on Li Aoz has been thoroughly investigated.

Arrogant, conceited, headstrong, a habitual liar, ruthless, and cold-blooded—this is Law Enforcement Division Three Agency describe him.

Benjeson made some harsh remarks, but he knew very well that Li Aoz's behavior was not simply reckless arrogance.

From the moment he set fire to the bank, it was clear that he had already planned to flee to Outland. It's normal that he didn't care about his family; after all, whoever was stuck with this family must have done something heinous in their past life.

Benjeson cautiously held his sharp blade. Before becoming a "Martial Artist," he was more of a ruthless spy. His fighting style was never one of direct confrontation; his true trump card lay hidden in the hands of the "biochemist" Zuo Jiajun behind him.

Going head-on against Li Aoz is a bit of a dilemma.

Li Aoz is someone who was able to infiltrate the Nethermark Humanity through self-harm, awaken his Aoneng with the help of others, and defeat the Bio-Kongou. His intelligence may not be very high, but his ability to act and his cunning are unparalleled.

Benjeson didn't believe that Li Aoz was simply broadcasting live. The enemy had amassed troops in front, completely surrounding the Surut Palace. If they really wanted to attack, the Surut Palace was only a matter of time.

Putting everything else aside, the Bio-Kongou that Li Aoz defeated was capable of demolishing this palace. His Combat Power on the street earlier was enough to prove that he had that ability.

So why did Li Aoz remain inactive and instead livestream himself eating and drinking on the battlefield?

Benjeson's mind raced, and he immediately guessed a possibility: 'He's trying to distract us; there are probably assassins heading towards Archduke Gamos right now.'

He and Zuo Jiajun walked into the garden, Li Aoz also slowly entered, even appearing extremely relaxed. Benjeson's absent-mindedness only reinforced his belief in the matter.

' Li Aoz is just stalling for time!'

The implanted communication prosthetic instantly transmitted the information to the others. The two internal Law Three Special Agent were taken aback, but immediately understood their captain's meaning. They turned around and stepped into the Surut Palace to begin searching for infiltrators.

Okay, that's settled.

Benjeson concealed his emotions well, dragging the blade on the ground. Since Li Aoz wanted to stall for time, then so be it.

"That's all for today's live stream. See you next time, viewers—hopefully, we won't be seeing war next time we go live."

Li Aoz turned off the live stream, his gaze sweeping around, estimating that the time was almost up.

There was still no news from Alexia. Although he understood that she might be trying to remain silent to avoid being noticed, Li Aoz was worried about something going wrong, so he decided to take matters into his own hands.

Just then, he had eaten and drunk his fill, Aura Value were continuously being converted.

Benjeson was estimating that Li Aoz was getting closer when suddenly his gaze darkened.

' Zuo Jiajun, spread poison gas across the area!'

Bang—Bang—! Two chemical attack grenades were launched instantly, exploding in mid-air. The yellow-green toxic mist, propelled by the high-pressure gas, instantly filled the entire field of vision and precisely blocked Li Aoz's escape route.

The yellowish-green poisonous gas blocked Li Aoz's vision. He slowly raised his hand and waved it in front of him, using gravity to push aside the clouds and mist, while holding his breath to avoid inhaling the gas.

That's it!

Benjeson's pupils constricted, and the data stream in his electronic eye flowed rapidly, connecting the plugin's calculations to the cloud.

[[Peak Moment] Military - Overclocking!] Hot air gushed from the heat dissipation vents behind his ears, his figure rapidly shifted, and time seemed to stand still.

Benjeson quickly switched to a large-caliber revolver and emptied the magazine in an instant. The moment the bullets flashed, they had already circled around Li Aoz, as if ten Benjeson had simultaneously raised various firearms and opened fire on Li Aoz.

—Overclocking complete! A golden halo appeared in Li Aoz's gray eyes. He crossed his arms over his chest, and the gravity instantly reversed, sending all the ammunition flying. Benjeson was no exception; he was instantly thrown away by the gravity, but only took less than two steps back, barely half a meter off the ground.

In the blink of an eye, he adjusted his body in mid-air, put two fingers of his left hand together, and pressed on four acupoints on his body.

"Hmph! Eek! Hah! Hey!"

With the four acupoints opened, Benjeson immediately activated a breathing technique that was considered bizarre by ordinary people, allowing his entire body's nerves and meridians to be instantly connected by energy, making his muscles even harder and more indestructible.

Crane Style - Unyielding Stance!

Stance is of great importance to Martial Artist. By taking control of the body with their energy, they can temporarily free their body from the effects of conventional control.

Gravity is no exception.

Zuo Jiajun was not about to let this rare opportunity slip by. He seized the chance to provide suppressive fire, splitting his arm open with two slits, from which branch-like blood vessels sprang out instantly. The pressure on the flesh and blood propelled out the bone nails that had grown out one by one.

Now, it's too late for him to reverse gravity!

Even if gravity travels faster than light, human reaction time is limited.

At the same time, Benjeson channeled his energy into the prosthetic blades in his arms, unleashing a fierce blade of light that, like fangs wielding white flames, arrived in an instant and attacked Li Aoz!

Make a decision! Benjeson's tactical plan is very clever.

If Li Aoz wants to dodge Benjeson's attack, he will have to take Zuo Jiajun's bone nail – the latter has delayed toxicity and gene-damaging effects. If he takes it head-on, Li Aoz, who relies on Aoneng, will definitely be unable to use Aoneng for a short time due to Gene Pollution, and Benjeson can then pounce on him and tear him apart.

If he chooses to dodge Zuo Jiajun's bone nail, he could be even happier. With his specialized Beta-rank [Martial Artist] strength, once he catches Li Aoz, he will be torn to shreds in an instant.

He had already observed that Li Aoz's gravity could only be applied in one direction at a time, and when he needed to quickly switch targets, his body could hardly move and he had to make some hand gestures.

Benjeson was a shrewd agent who would never act without being certain of success. His feigned indignation was merely a ploy to boost morale.

The reason he dared to actually make a move was because Li Aoz's weakness had been discovered!

Regardless of which choice is made, it's too late for Li Aoz.

"Blame your own arrogance!"

Just in case, he also pulled the pin on a stun grenade mounted on his chest. Even if he missed, Li Aoz would be stunned by the sound waves from the stun grenade. Even if he survived the sound waves, the 500,000 lumens in that instant would be enough to blind him.

As expected, Li Aoz chose to slightly turn to the side, avoiding the bone nail.

How arrogant! Does he think he can keep fighting just because he has Aoneng?!

"Fool! Your Cataclysm of the Mortal World is over!"

Benjeson grinned, and with a burst of light and sound from his chest, the blade was already infinitely close to Li Aoz's head.

Splat!

The double blades, as swift as scissors, severed Li Aoz's neck. The intense flames immediately scorched the cut, but the subsequent sonic boom and blinding light did not affect Benjeson, who was in a fighting stance.

Perfect.

Benjeson swept past Li Aoz, piercing the head of the falling man with a single slash. He calmly turned and landed. Immediately afterward Zuo Jiajun rushed forward, his palm unleashing squid-like tentacles carrying high-voltage Bio-current, which instantly lashed down on Li Aoz's corpse!

Snap! The headless body trembled violently, overloaded by the continuous electrical discharges from its tentacles, emitting a burnt smell, and stood amidst the yellowish-green poisonous gas.

Benjeson was very cautious. He turned around and used a life detector to check Li Aoz's heartbeat. Only after confirming that Li Aoz's brain and heart had stopped working did he feel relieved.

"Zuo Jiajun, don't dissipate the poisonous smoke yet. We can pretend to fight for a while longer."

Reconnaissance, preemptive strike, control, kill, finish off, desecrate the corpse, check for signs of life—the entire tactic was executed flawlessly! Benjeson thought to himself that such a clever and cautious tactic and execution, achieved by defeating the strong with the weak, was rare even in the 300-year history of the Law Enforcement Division Three.

Reality is reality. Villains don't waste words with you. After killing someone, they'll remember to smash their brains and then shoot them in the heart.

After Zuo Jiajun and Benjeson reached this result, they unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

It's so difficult... It looks incredibly simple, but in reality, if Li Aoz had reacted just a little faster, they would have been finished.

Fortunately, Li Aoz, this man's arrogance, finally paid the price.

Fearing that Li Aoz might rise from the dead, Zuo Jiajun picked up his submachine gun and riddled Li Aoz's body with bullets. He then used his fingertips to extend bio-claws, tearing open Li Aoz's chest and pulling out his internal organs before finally feeling relieved.

"Reporting to the authorities, we have killed Li Aoz!"

Benjeson reported to his superiors:

"To reiterate, we have killed Li Aoz, confirmed kill—"

Snap.

"Hello."

Just as Zuo Jiajun and Benjeson were about to turn around and leave, a hand suddenly landed on their shoulders. Before they could react, a headless corpse slowly squeezed between them, with the 'dead' Li Aoz putting his arm around their back.

Without a head, Li Aoz, relying on the resonance of his vocal cords, complained:

"How boring. I thought you guys were going to kill me."

The combination of the two Law Three Special Agent was indeed good, but in terms of the result, it didn't even take down three-quarters of his mimicry health bar.

[Gravity·Contact] provides 18% damage reduction, the [Biochemist] sub-profession provides up to 2000 points of mimicry health, and [Gene Integration Quantum Information Hub] removes the brain's weakness.

Li Aoz originally planned to enter a near-death state to deceive the enemies, and then use [Blood of Immortality] to fully recover and kill them when they were off guard.

The two players' teamwork Perfect and Flawless, and their tactics were precise, which surprised even Li Aoz.

However, an attack that cannot penetrate a defense is equivalent to no attack at all.

Zuo Jiajun and Benjeson were embraced by Li Aoz, and they instinctively tried to struggle. Zuo Jiajun immediately tried to flirt with Li Aoz, while Benjeson went even further and elbowed Li Aoz in the kidney.

"Kneel down."

Li Aoz's voice came from the severed carotid artery. Before the two Law Three Special Agent could even speak, they immediately knelt down, prostrating themselves like broken-backed dogs, even though they were Beta-rank.

"I surrender!"

Benjeson didn't hesitate much. Even with his [Martial Artist] physique, he couldn't withstand 40 times the force of gravity. He surrendered decisively. His face was compressed by 10 centimeters due to the pressure of 20 times the force of gravity. The bones in his legs instantly collapsed and broke, and the prosthetic implants inside his body disintegrated and began to leak electricity continuously. If his cervical spine hadn't been reinforced by the force, it would have snapped on the spot.

The Biochemist fared slightly better, but Zuo Jiajun couldn't utter a single word. His entire skeleton had been modified with biochemical materials, and the strength of his muscle fibers was even five times that of spider silk. Even so, he couldn't withstand such a powerful gravitational effect. His ribs, like crosses, pierced his lungs and embedded themselves in the ground. His body was compressed into a jelly-like texture, and he collapsed to the ground, foaming at the mouth.

Li Aoz didn't let them off the hook. He glanced at their battle information and, after confirming their names, realized they were both not good people in later generations.

"Benjeson, the coup you launched in the Harbala Republic resulted in 20,000 deaths and 110,000 people being displaced."

Benjeson's expression changed drastically, but his face turned purple, and he had no strength to refute it.

Li Aoz looked at another [Biochemist]: "Mr. Zuo Jiajun, oh my, this is even more incredible! You used to be a member of Nethermark Heavy Industries, right? Judging from this, do you also know 'Pioneer' N4?"

Zuo Jiajun's consciousness was already blurred, and he subconsciously shook his head.

The Nethermark Heavy Industries Group, a supporter of Nethermark Humanity, has a core leader, 'Pioneer' N4, who is the most outstanding [Biochemist] on the entire Azure Planet, and is very likely the professor's mentor.

Li Aoz glanced at his status—he had gained an additional 'Erosion' effect, reducing his maximum health by 2% per second. Fortunately, it was magic damage, as [Mutant] has good magic resistance. Once out of combat, the passive health regeneration from [Blood of Immortality] would offset the damage.

Since they've already admitted it, there's nothing more to say.

Sever Life

Tentacles sprang from his palm, piercing the brains of the two and beginning to frantically drain their life force.

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