107 Pursuit
"Heh, nothing special! Mere radiation, how can it compare to my perfect body?"
All physical cultivation and firearms are nothing but fleeting clouds in the face of absolute physical strength.
"Holding this Cross Spear, the brave warrior should be proud to face the Yellow Springs, as the harsh winter gently brushes his face."
Ryo Gūheisan was smug, casually catching a radiation slash of less than 300 Roentgens. The Crane School's emphasis on strengthening the body itself is the correct path for Gamma-rank [Martial Artist].
With a single strike, Li Aoz's offensive slowed slightly. He felt extremely uncomfortable, as the stinging force penetrated his blood vessels, disrupting his bodily systems.
Was he really too overconfident? Even so, that idiotic monk soldier was still foolishly taking his radiation slash head-on.
Li Aoz patted his chest, immediately applying [Sever Life] and [Death Link] to the other party. This way, the continuous radiation damage could continue to heal him, keeping Li Aoz alive and saving the use of [Blood of Immortality].
He wanted to save some as a trump card, especially since his chest was being eroded by the force, which would continue to drain his health, dragging Chu Wei and Ryo Gūheisan down with him.
The monk soldier Ryo Gūheisan was thick-skinned and tough, and he didn't care about Li Aoz's little trick at all. He activated his acupoints and immediately charged at him with his spear. The advantage of the Crane School [Martial Artist] with its super body and long weapon was obvious in the one-on-one fight. Li Aoz activated [Pegasus Force] and slashed down at the head of the opponent's spear with his sword.
However, with the spear in hand, Ryo Gūheisan subtly shifted his grip, and the spear immediately took a cunning turn, stabbing Li Aoz in the sole of his foot, halting Li Aoz's forward thrust with the spear. Immediately afterward, he swiftly withdrew the spear tip to parry Li Aoz's descending Tachi. As a Crane School [Martial Artist], he possessed immense strength. Grasping the long pole behind him with both hands, he used a simple lever principle to lift the spearhead vertically, flipping Li Aoz over on the spot.
"Fool! True sword saints use long polearms on the battlefield!"
Ryo Gūheisan laughed heartily, but his fighting style was extremely cunning and cautious. He held his long spear and relentlessly pursued Li Aoz.
This Thousand Bird Style Cross Spear is like a trident, with two scythe-like blades on the sides that can easily block swords. Li Aoz naturally knew the principle that an inch longer is an inch stronger, and after being thrown into the air, he immediately changed direction in mid-air and retreated.
However, the Ranger had been waiting for a long time. Although Li Aoz's change of direction was extremely strange, unfortunately, in the eyes of the Gamma-rank, the speed was still not fast enough.
She immediately picked up the.55mm anti-armor sniper rifle, loaded a terrifying bullet with one hand, and time seemed to slow down dramatically in her eyes.
[Cold Focus]
[Burst Reload]
[Death Mark]
[Hunting Trigger]
Yin Shuya activated the intelligent aiming system, and the muzzle followed Li Aoz's figure like a magnet. As Gamma-rank, the implants she had in her body far exceeded the level that ordinary people could imagine. Dark blue flames swirled in her eyes, and she channeled energy into the gun barrel. Meanwhile, the AI coldly calculated dozens of Li Aoz's trajectories, and the nimble trigger was also connected by energy. With just a thought, she would pull the trigger and detonate the primer without any delay.
Ordinary people always think that Gamma-rank powerhouses don't need technological assistance, but this is absolutely wrong. In fact, any Gamma-rank powerhouse with a powerful country behind them has far more advanced weaponry and technology than ordinary people can even imagine.
Boom! The trigger was pulled, Li Aoz was directly hit while moving at high speed. His upper body was blown to pieces, but he was unfazed. [Death Link] transferred the damage to Chu Wei and Ryo Gūheisan, and [Sever Life] took another deep breath, and his body quickly regenerated.
"Holy crap! What the hell is this monster?!"
Yin Shuya was stunned for a moment, then burst into a tirade of curses.
Li Aoz landed on the scabbard of the greatsword, inserting the blade back into the box. Before the mechanism could recover, a low growl and the sound of air being cut echoed from behind.
He tilted his head to avoid the fox's slap, and the huge fox instantly leaped dozens of meters high, deliberately circling in the air for half a circle. Just when Li Aoz thought it was about to fall, it suddenly raised its paws, landed on its hind legs, and didn't come down for a long time.
Just as he relaxed, the pale fox claw suddenly slammed down again. Li Aoz quickly dodged, but the fox suddenly swayed, and a ghostly blue light, the same as the one that commanded it, shone in its narrow eyes.
Suddenly, the white fox fell to the ground and rolled over, like a bulldozer crushing Li Aoz in an instant.
"Holy crap—the classic mind-reading technique of a [medium]."
Li Aoz cursed.
Compared to the Shaman, players will always hate the Medium more. It's that disgusting mind-reading ability that makes it so. Since the Medium shares the mind with the summoned spirits, it's like reading commands and scripts for the player. They can dodge any skill, but you can't dodge any attack.
Li Aoz had nowhere to dodge. At such close range, he didn't have time to accelerate and was directly knocked over by the fox's back. The terrifying impact sent him flying more than two hundred meters, his body crashing into a cluster of buildings. The white fox accelerated again, flashing continuously with the help of the [medium], stepping on the torii gate and biting Li Aoz, then throwing him towards the square where the evacuated crowd had dispersed. Li Aoz seized the opportunity and immediately adjusted his body in mid-air, accelerating towards the residential area.
"Chase him, Spirit Fox!"
Seeing that Li Aoz was deliberately venturing into the bustling crowd, Miyamae Suzuka clicked her tongue, stepped into the Spirit World Walking, and instantly traversed a distance of two kilometers. She then unleashed a talisman that struck Li Aoz's inevitable path.
"The Grievance Talisman: Wall of Monsters and Demons!"
The yellow paper talisman instantly burst into blue-green ghost fire, summoning countless vengeful spirits and evil ghosts, forming an insurmountable high wall that stood directly in front of Li Aoz.
Li Aoz showed no mercy, dodging and weaving as he crashed into the concrete of an office building. The load-bearing wall was smashed one after another. The white fox behind him pursued closely, darting between floors and spitting out spirit fire beads. The two chased each other between the desks and the server room. The 300-meter-high skyscraper was cut in half due to their destruction, and gradually tilted and crashed to the ground.
Li Aoz rolled on the spot, tore open the elevator shaft with his sword, and jumped in to avoid the white fox's bite. The latter quickly crawled into the shaft. Li Aoz cut the elevator cable with his backhand, grabbed the elevator above, and instantly rose rapidly upwards. The white fox, with its feet on the elevator car, lost its footing and immediately fell down. Its tens of tons of body instantly smashed the elevator shaft into a pile of scrap metal.
"Roar!"
The white fox growled in exasperation. Its medium hadn't even gotten close enough to read Li Aoz's tactical plan. Instead, it was stuck in the elevator shaft, the exposed steel bars trapping it, and it had temporarily lost sight of Li Aoz.
But the next moment, the white fox pricked up its ears and suddenly raised its head.
[Blood of Immortality] - Digg
[Natural Ignition] - Stacking
Boom! "Two-in-One - Phoenix Bomb!"
A surge of flames erupted instantly, and in the scorching waves that burned everything, the white fox's body was scorched and eroded. Its spirituality was dried up by the pure flames, and it howled pitifully, rolling and writhing, as if crying out for help to the dim world.
The only response it received was a light-forged blade slashing down from above.
Li Aoz's body rapidly regenerated in the flames. He lifted the Dust-Sealed Sanctuary and slashed it directly at the head of the fallen white fox!
Pfft—
The white fox's screams abruptly ceased, its body transforming into ethereal ashes in the flames. With a violent creaking sound, the entire skyscraper could no longer withstand the explosion, and the top 63 floors plummeted to the ground, collapsing with a deafening roar.
Li Aoz turned around and instantly flew into the sky, still feeling waves of intense pain in his chest—that part was the wound left by Chu Wei. Without even looking, he knew that a large area of muscle there had been torn apart and died from the force. After a few more struggles, his health bar was ridiculously low.
Just then, the sound of spiritual energy moving through the air came from the sky again.
The Great Onmyoji of the Sky Ring could no longer contain himself and personally took to the field.