Looking Up at the Heavens

The punch that tears apart the storm is about to fall.

However, contrary to Xiajian Jing's expectation, Li Aoz was not surprised at all that he was about to lose.

On the contrary, Obsidian's standing figure looked a bit strange. He just stayed in place, stiff, as if he was about to give up resistance.

--wrong! Xiajian Jing reacted suddenly, but before she realized this, her elbow had already hit Obsidian's helmet. The voice of Li Aoz also came to my ears. "You have been fooled."

Snap!

The sound of broken gems was heard, but then there was a rich firelight. The flying obsidian fragments, driven by high temperature and pressure, were far more harmful than ordinary bullets. At least at such a close distance, Xiajian Jing had no way to hide, so he had to raise his arms to block.

There is no way she would have to pay a huge price to activate her abilities just because of this little damage, nor would she waste such precious power here.

When Xiajian Jing made this choice, Li Aoz knew that she had lost.

Ping——

The sound of snapping fingers was so clear that it suddenly woke up the whole world. The 80 times gravity instantly pressed down and enveloped and swallowed Xiajian Jing. Her legs immediately sank into the ground, and she could not even lift her neck.

snort! Xiajian Jing groaned, and the gravity that pressed down instantly was not a big problem for her overly powerful internal system as Gamma Rank. However, after a full second, even Gamma Rank could not withstand the heavy pain.

No... she wouldn't die, but this heavy pressure made her bones extremely heavy, all the blood in her body accumulated in her lower body, and her legs couldn't move at all.

In other words, the powerful body has become a burden. Now it only wants to kneel down to men, which is really sad.

"Hey, eldest sister!"

"How could this happen..."

"No fair, no fair! Rematch, rematch!"

Compared to the dissatisfaction of her team members, Xiajian Jing was very calm. She tried hard to hold up her arms and tried to resist 150 times her own weight.

These weights were completely pressing on every part of her body, or in other words, they were the parts that originally made up her body, immediately increasing the weight to 80 times. For human body structures and tissues, even Gamma Rank was far from able to offset this powerful pressure.

This is true for Bio-Kongou, this is true for Archduke Gamos, and so is Xiajian Jing. The environment of Azure Planet determines that it is impossible for them to grow a body that can resist strong gravity - on the contrary, in this extreme environment, their bodies that are extremely unsuitable for Azure Planet suffer more than ordinary people.

Li Aoz slowly walked forward, and his invisible body appeared under the distortion of gravity. He did not have armor on his body, but wore a windbreaker with a classic temperament.

"Sure enough... the moment I turned my back, you had already escaped, hiding invisibly and staying nearby."

At this point, Xiajian Jing had to look at the man in front of him with admiration.

"I turned on 'Unyielding Stance', which was enough to withstand most of my control abilities. When you suppressed me with the force field, the time just ended. What a coincidence."

She opened her mouth slightly, and her energy vibrated and resonated, sending out a voice. "You, have you studied me specifically?"

Li Aoz's body has been rapidly healed by the power of [Blood of Immortality], and his eyes are shining with golden apertures. He is noncommittal about this. The golden cicada's escape just now is one of the classic tactics used to deal with Xiajian Jing in the original game.

With Xiajian Jing's strength, it is actually completely worthy of the gravity, which is enough to crush the bones of ordinary people into mud. Even if she uses secret techniques, activates the 'Hegemony' and then kills, it doesn't take half a second to cut Li Aoz's throat.

Both sides were obviously letting off steam. At this point in the competition, since they didn't want to get really angry, they could only settle for a draw.

After Li Aoz removed the weight of gravity, Xiajian Jing stood up easily. His face was not red, his heart was not beating, and his physical fitness was evident.

After all, it can be seen from the bomber jacket on her body that Xiajian Jing was once the pilot of Sky Ring. No matter how crispy she is, with the blessing of Gamma Rank's class special effects, she is still stronger than Li Aoz, who has a body that has been modified to have a colonial suit and has reached 20 [Physique] points.

"I am Li Aoz of Red Arrow. Don't worry, I don't represent Red Arrow, only myself."

He stretched out his hand, Xiajian Jing stretched out his hand very happily, shook his hand, and said frankly:

"Xiajian Jing, or, Mirror. You have my approval, Imperial."

This was a stranger, but Xiajian Jing looked at Li Aoz with interest. "It's amazing that a strong person like you doesn't have the biological frequency band of Gamma Rank."

"I don't want to bear the curse so early." Li Aoz teased.

"Haha, that's true." Xiajian Jing put her hands on her hips. She was not short. She was pressed by eighty times the gravity for a long time. She was 187 centimeters tall, at least one head taller than Li Aoz: "I've heard of you., Li Aoz, Grantian called you Vasha Bahamut, it's so funny, it seems that you are not very satisfied with Four Nations's rule."

When she said this, she obviously wanted to put Li Aoz into her own group and Red Squad's ranks.

Li Aoz saw through this trick, and [Aura of Goodwill] had a mediocre effect on this woman... who has physical and appearance characteristics of being female but whose psychological gender is unknown.

This is normal, because this is a disease of congenital cognitive impairment, in which one cannot recognize one's own gender, and one's mental image is also very vague. [Charm] The attraction to them is inherently much worse than that of normal people.

"That's not the case, after all, no matter how bad the order is, it is better than chaos and barbarism." Li Aoz did not answer this question directly, but expressed his own ideas in a vague way.

"I don't agree with your point of view," Xiajian Jing said unconcernedly, "But at least you will stand with us now."

"It only represents me personally." Li Aoz emphasized.

After all, on the surface, he holds Red Arrow's Green Card and nationality, and has close contacts with Sky Ring's clan forces.

"I don't expect many people to support it. Sky Ring's fate can only be changed by Heavenly Ring People himself."

Xiajian Jing pointed at the tavern with his thumb. "There are some things that are not convenient to discuss outside. Come in and sit down."

"I'm extremely happy, Mr. Mirror."

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After a while, maybe it was because of Li Aoz's good performance that Li Aoz received a more solemn reception.

He raised a glass of Red Squad's moonshine and clinked the glasses with Xiajian Jing. They were separated by a coffee table. After downing several glasses of wine and chewing two dried mushrooms, his words became warm both inside and outside.

"Gu——So, you are here to rescue Gretvor?"

Xiajian Jing was half lying on the sofa, holding the tea cup with one hand and holding the back of his head with the other, staring at Li Aoz narrowly.

Rather than being the leader of an organization, she is more like the boss of a motorcycle gang. Her long legs are casually draped on the coffee table, and her feet are Sky Ring Air Force military boots. Most of the other Red Squad members are also They were dressed in a half-military, half-gang style, and the slightly better-equipped ones only had an extra aramid body armor, not even a bulletproof insert. The equipment level of Li Aoz was probably on par with Liu Wenzhong and others who ran a mercenary company in Gulant.

Hearing what Xiajian Jing said, Li Aoz knew that the game plot was going to be triggered. He put down the cup and said seriously:

"Gretwar Night Song is a person I admire very much. Although he has great power, he is unwilling to hurt anyone, but when danger comes, he steps forward without hesitation."

"That guy is just an idiot and a good guy."

Xiajian Jing shook the cup, was silent for a moment, and then continued, "Is it just because of this? The people of the Empire, who are known for their reality and pragmatism, would actually act with emotions. It's not a stereotype, but there are too many cases. There is really no credibility in saying this."

"Of course there is an element of selfishness." Li Aoz said, "To put it bluntly, I need him, I need you, and I need the entire Tianchi Ring · Red Brigade to help me accomplish something. For this purpose, I must save Gretvor."

"Oh?"

Xiajian Jing held her forehead. In fact, she was not a beauty in the traditional sense. Whether it was her tough dress or her masculine tone and low voice, she looked more like a handsome boy than a woman. Her colorless eyes swept across the entire tavern hall, and she deliberately asked openly without taking any measures to keep it secret:

"Aren't you afraid that someone here will snitch on something that requires a prison break?"

"I don't bother to hide my conspiracy." Li Aoz smiled, "Besides, what I do is a great benefit to this planet without any harm. I just don't know if you are willing to accept my suggestion."

"Tell me and listen." Xiajian Jing's fingertips penetrated into his purple-grey hair, constantly massaging the acupoints on his head to promote blood circulation and improve concentration and thinking ability.

Li Aoz opened the mobile phone terminal, projected a world map, and explained while gesticulating:

"As we all know, the dispute between Huameida is essentially not just the national hatred between Red Arrow and Sky Ring. More importantly, it is related to the military hegemony of the two behemoths for hundreds of years in the future. If Heavenly Ring Nation can control Huameida's military fortress, then Red Arrow Empire will lose its only geographical barrier and face the trampling of Heavenly Ring Warrior. In turn, if Red Arrow takes back the fortress and Old Era technology, then Heavenly Ring People will inevitably face a Red Arrow Empire with abundant resources and technological strength, which is several times more terrifying than now."

"Of course we understand this."

A member of Red Squad said impatiently, "The noble family of Sky Ring has been corrupted. They want to invade and conquer. Such a war will not have a good result."

"In terms of geopolitics, Red Arrow Empire itself is not keen on foreign aggression. As Heavenly Ring People, you should also know that."

Xiajian Jing looked at Li Aoz: "Red Arrow's current territorial area is equivalent to Frostplate, Sky Ring and a dozen Colonies combined. The resource development in their own territory is not enough, and there is no need to spend a lot of manpower to control the vast empire territory. They only fight for revenge."

"This is the core problem." Li Aoz said.

Xiajian Jing nodded. "Sky Ring Today's government does not want to solve domestic conflicts, but deliberately uses Huameida Island to stimulate people's anger and divert attention, making people ignore Sky Ring's biggest enemy——"

Li Aoz and she looked at each other and said in unison, "—the clan group."

"That is the enemy we must defeat," Xiajian Jing said in a deep voice, "The clan group headed by the Hojo Family has completely controlled our economy, taken away farmers' land, and sent children into factories to turn them into machines. Men will become butchers, and women will work as prostitutes. People cannot see tomorrow... But for you, the clan has collapsed, what does it have to do with you Red Arrow People?"

"Before I was Red Arrow People, I was a human."

Li Aoz said, "The group doesn't want to make progress. As long as they exist, I won't get what I want."

"What... do you want?"

"Raise your head and look up." Li Aoz raised his finger and pointed at the top of his head.

"Tavern?" someone asked in confusion.

Li Aoz shook his head. "No."

"You point up, are you coveting the status and power of power?" Someone deconstructed it from a symbolic perspective.

Li Aoz shrugged. "I don't need power, I am power."

"Could it be the sky?" Someone vaguely groped for something.

Li Aoz said calmly, "The sky has long been mine."

"... the universe."

Xiajian Jing suddenly said, "You want to leave your homeland and go to the universe, right?"

Only then did Li Aoz laugh, "For me, that's going home."