137 Li Aoz!

There's a saying among the Heavenly Ring People: By the time you see the attacker's figure, the attack is often already over.

This saying originally referred to the ever-changing battlefield, where life and death hang by a thread.

But now, the Heavenly Ring People clearly have a new understanding of this proverb.

[Pegasus Force]

Like a rainbow, starry wings swept across the land, and the scorching waves instantly vaporized countless warriors who stepped forward.

Don't let him get past!

The commander at the front had just shouted out his command when, in the next instant, half of his body, along with his sturdy full-body exoskeleton, was torn apart by the ejected Stardust Wings.

The pioneer suit's body is robust, but during flight it seems unaffected by any resistance. Combined with the Gravitational Acceleration of Li Aoz, it easily increases the speed to its current limit - Ten Mach.

That is, 3400 meters per second, or 3.4 kilometers per second.

The fighter jets still cruising in the sky couldn't react in time. The rainbow-colored vortex had already stirred up an aurora storm on the ground. Without any skill, Li Aoz charged straight at the well-prepared warriors like an armored knight.

The warriors who had just been swaggering around were instantly crumbled under these blazing wings; all their defenses and tactical coordination became a joke in the face of violence.

"What happened!" Kano Asaichi he watched the soldiers on the war platform rapidly go offline in rank units.

—This is definitely not as 'offline' as it appears; the electronic devices are functioning normally and have not been subjected to any cyberattacks.

There is only one possibility.

"My troops suffered heavy losses; two companies were directly defeated."

"Damn it—there's no way to fight back."

"It's Li Aoz! Those Stardust Wings, it's definitely him!"

By the time the fighter jets in the sky finally came to their senses, the ground forces had already suffered countless casualties under Li Aoz's flank attacks. Countless bullets concentrated their firepower on Li Aoz, unleashing their fury, but no bullet could catch up with the speed of sound.

Two fighter jets flew close to his belly, spiraling and intertwining rapidly, dragging a ferocious aura as they charged towards Li Aoz. They released hypersonic missiles and drones, forming a massive legion in the air to encircle and annihilate him.

"That guy is the target. This raid was meticulously planned by Li Aoz. Don't let him get away!"

The lead pilot wears a mask containing an oxygen-ammonia mixture, not only to ensure oxygen supply, but also because their physical strength is greatly depleted in the intense aerial combat, especially the continuous supply of energy to the aircraft to maintain its stability, strength, and speed.

Just chasing Li Aoz's bizarre sharp-angle maneuvers caused the two pilots to frequently pull the G-force to 40G, their internal organs convulsing violently, and blood flowing wildly to their feet like a waterfall. Only the timely pressure provided by the anti-G suits was able to force the blood back to their heads.

Li Aoz had no concerns about endurance. His Iron Stomach abruptly changed direction, and with the passive energy absorption effect of the [Mountains Armor], he fearlessly soared into the sky. Then, he abruptly stopped, spun around, and his wings swung, revealing his true form:

His imposing figure resembled that of a mythical giant, with lava covering his heavy armor, making him look like a medieval knight. His enormous, radiant wings instantly dissipated, transforming into a rainbow-colored veil that fluttered gently in the wind.

He carried no weapons, his arms crossed, and red and black crystals multiplied from the gaps in his armor, countless tiny tentacles wandering, intertwining, and tangling across the armor's surface. The intertwined tentacles wove a crown of flesh and blood thorns atop his head.

In its Overlord Form, the armored body became even taller, no less imposing than a small Mobile Armor. The full-coverage visor concealed its ferocious jawline, instantly stripping away its original tyrannical cruelty and savagery. Amidst the swirling stardust, Li Aoz stood alone in the air, even gaining a touch of divinity.

As the radar locked onto the giant, Li Aoz's six compound eyes simultaneously locked onto all the machines in front of him.

[The Eye of Truth] - Digging

Runes lit up the red and black pupils, and in an instant, countless rapidly flying machines and floating missiles seemed to slow down countless times. The whole world was as if it had been injected with mercury, slow and heavy.

He could clearly see the friction marks on every part of the aircraft, as well as the frost that covered it during high-altitude flight. The alloy wings trembled uneasily, as if they had already foreseen their fate.

locking.

Gravity – Superposition

He locked onto the position of each machine, then opened his claws, his palms splitting open to reveal a blazing red hole.

[Natural Ignition] - Stacking

"Two in One - Celestial Blaze!"

Bang bang bang bang bang bang! Countless bursts of flame erupted and shattered, rapidly shaping in the air into bright, blazing fireballs that autonomously hurtled towards the aircraft. Inheriting Li Aoz's uncanny sharp-angle maneuverability, they freely traversed the high-altitude skies filled with Malefic Calamity, bombing and exploding. Before the two fighter jets could even accelerate, their fuselages were destroyed by the intense flames.

"MAYDAY! MAYDAY!"

The two pilots screamed and ejected from the cockpit, instantly disconnecting from the aircraft. Before their brains could recover, Li Aoz watched as their bodies flew into the Esha Clouds, slowly decaying and aging, gradually withering and rotting until they became invisible molecules and disappeared.

"Although international treaties forbid attacking pilots—but they commit suicide, what can I do?"

Li Aoz shrugged and whooshed.

A laser beam grazed past Li Aoz's shoulder, deflected by the Gravity Field, and spun around Li Aoz. He turned around just in time.

Suddenly, the ground-based Mobile Armor were equipped with air combat components and chased after him. The three Mobile Armor formed a triangular formation, their Laser Rifle firing in bursts, using intelligent computers to predict Li Aoz's movements and force him to descend.

If we continue fighting like this, we will definitely lose. Three state-of-the-art Mobile Armor, paired with elite crews, can launch attacks simultaneously, guided by an air command post. This force is capable of annihilating the military power of a small country.

"The objective of this trip has been achieved; there is no need to continue fighting."

Li Aoz glanced at the kill count. The most serious threat had been eliminated. Two-thirds of the Heavenly Ring Warrior hadn't even had time to form a tactical formation before he took them down, along with two Mobile Armor. The results were already considerable, enough to hold out until Du Zexin finished assembling the vehicles and took them into the sky.

If we don't leave today, and wait for Sky Ring to recover, we should mobilize national power to continuously blockade, embargo, and sanction it. Li Aoz is not capable of dealing with an angry superpower, especially the most warlike Sky Ring.

The pioneer was almost familiar with his body and used it very smoothly. He felt no resistance at all. He could also feel his No. 1 bio-suit being placed in the Biochemical Pool, soaked in drugs and culture medium, with electrodes inserted all over his body to monitor his physiological state.

Three Mobile Armor were in hot pursuit. Although they were slow, their laser weapons, guided by the command center, had revealed Li Aoz's route, forcing him to stay close to the ground. Once he landed, the ground fire would be concentrated on him.

This can't go on.

So Li Aoz decisively turned around and charged toward the ground troops again—but this time, the Heavenly Ring People had already assembled their army, and what awaited him was three consecutive waves of slashes with a collective resonance of strength.

"Vacuum!"

The instantaneous vacuum created a suction force, but fortunately, Li Aoz's flight relied on gravity and was unaffected.

"Vermilion Bird!"

The ensuing wave of fire covered a wide area, engulfing Li Aoz, but the coverage of the [Mountains Armor], combined with the depleted uranium armor of the Pioneer, allowed Li Aoz to withstand this attack, remaining almost unharmed.

"Violet Lightning!"

However, the high-voltage Electric Arc generated by the third strike, in the scorching heat, caused lightning to instantly stretch for thousands of kilometers, directly hitting Li Aoz.

However, the damage was minimal.

Simultaneously operating [Sever Life] and [Death Link], the increased [Intelligence] from the implant grants Li Aoz powerful complex logic processing abilities, and the boost to [Dexterity] is even more direct. His fingers rapidly intertwine in the air, applying the [Sever Life] debuff to each individual, preventing recovery, and with a flick of his little finger, he reconnects their lives.

Locked onto by the Eye of Truth, Li Aoz hooked 204 targets onto himself before the three waves of attacks arrived.

Whoosh!

This lightning strike directly reduced Li Aoz's substantial health by three-quarters, but as soon as he activated [Blood of Immortality], his health quickly recovered to full.

At the same time, Li Aoz glanced at the damage and immediately laughed.

"Violet Lightning deals spell damage equal to 40% of the user's maximum health—oh dear, how much health does my suit have?"

Li Aoz looked at his health points: 640+1,500 for his main body, plus 2,000 for Li Aoz mimicry health and 88 for his true health.

Total: 4428 HP. This is equivalent to a Gamma-rank [Martial Artist].

The maximum is 40%, which is 1772.1 points of spell damage.

This is the damage that the Heavenly Ring Soldiers on the ground will suffer through the damage link! They only suffered damage from the lightning strike; their health is not as high as Li Aoz's, and they have been given a "no recovery" buff by Li Aoz.

When a physically weak person is killed by transferred damage, it will be the beginning of a disaster for the entire team.

One person dies—the 'effect' of death is transferred to other linked entities, and a mandatory judgment is made.

Since [Death Link] is Aoneng, its determination is based on the attribute of... [Charm].

Given the environment in Sky Ring that discriminates against Aoneng and despises Spellcasters, most soldiers probably wouldn't pass the test in terms of the [Charisma] attribute.

Buzz! Batches of soldiers were transferred due to the lightning strikes, and died of sudden cardiac arrest on the spot. When a person died suddenly, the death effect was transferred to others. Li Aoz continued to link them until three Mobile Armor caught up from behind, forcing him to stop.

The Heavenly Ring Soldiers on the ground instantly descended into chaos. A number of them died inexplicably without being attacked. In fact, they actively launched a counterattack, only to kill themselves in the process.

The Heavenly Ring Soldiers are not afraid of death, but this act of 'killing myself' is too bizarre and abstract. In addition, the entire spellcasting process of Li Aoz takes place in a hypersonic combat environment, so no one can analyze and identify it.

For a time, the Heavenly Ring Soldiers, who had always prided themselves on their unwavering willpower, actually began to riot.

They hesitated, cowering in their bunkers, or scattered and fled in all directions, disobeying orders. Kano Asaichi's face darkened.

"A demoralized army is more difficult to deal with than a powerful enemy!"

His face turned ashen, then he turned to the analyst and asked, "What's going on now? Why can't we catch up with Li Aoz even though we've sent out Mobile Armor? Wasn't that guy brought down by the capital's forces back in Qiongan Capital?

"No, the situation is different. Qiongan Capital has five Gamma-rank, which is equivalent to at least 15 Mobile Armor. At the same time, it has the AI provided by the Hojo Conglomerate, and 300,000 military and police personnel are cooperating in the search. The big data from various cameras and electronic devices throughout the city has been used to gradually sift out Li Aoz's whereabouts. But right now, we only have our own army's electronic warfare equipment and AI."

The analyst smiled wryly:

"Commander, you've misunderstood. It now seems that Li Aoz was definitely not shot down. After landing, he took the opportunity to ambush the Mobile Armor that Gamma-rank was riding in, and even took advantage of the fact that the crew was not complete to kill the enemy directly, along with the armor."

"You mean, the soldiers in the capital didn't actually catch up with Li Aoz at all? They didn't even put any pressure on him?" Kano questioned coldly.

"...You can't say that." Cold sweat beaded on the analyst's forehead. He dared not offend this iron-willed soldier. "The capital's soldiers drove Li Aoz out. At the time, they were not prepared to capture him alive, so you could say that they successfully completed their assigned mission."

"You idiot, what I need isn't flattery and sycophancy, that's the garbage politicians crave. What soldiers need is solid, reliable information!"

Kano was so angry that he glared and cursed loudly:

"We deployed the best tactics, preemptively took over the Greening Base, and even drove away the Undead forces. Now, facing the real Li Aoz, do we have no way to deal with him? Fighter jets have been shot down, large numbers of warriors have died, and soldiers' lives have been discarded like trash—while our enemy, the disgrace of Sky Ring, is swaggering through the air?"

"The Mobile Armor simply can't keep up with this guy. There's no fighter jet in the world that can catch him—perhaps there really is no one on this planet who can deal with him."

The analysts' findings were extremely pessimistic.

In reality, the main force of the Sky Ring had not been wiped out, but the undead troops and the shocking performance of Li Aoz had dealt a serious blow to morale.

"Calm down! Look at what you're doing! Why aren't you fighting back!"

The Onmyoji anxiously rushed across the battlefield, even venturing into the spirit world, risking attacks from Li Aoz, to loudly admonish these confused and bewildered warriors.

"Doing this now will only lead to pointless deaths; there's no point in fighting back at all!"

The samurai wept sorrowfully, pointing to the sky:

"That guy is immortal. Our courage and ties as soldiers are utterly useless in the face of his absolute strength."

"What kind of talk is that! You are the hope of the Sky Ring, the warrior of His Majesty the Ring King."

"Perhaps even warriors cannot defeat the enemy; only the legendary hero, the Son of God with dragon blood, can deal with him."

The Onmyoji's face darkened upon hearing this.

Idealism can inspire people, but it can also increase people's dependence on myths.

Some warriors knelt down in groups, praying for the gods to descend and kill the bastard Li Aoz. They called Li Aoz "immortal, the Blood Demon King." His terrifying dominance and oppressive aura made the Heavenly Ring Warrior completely afraid to face him.

This is what makes the Bloodfiend Style truly terrifying. He might not be able to defeat a single person in a one-on-one fight, but if a group of people gang up on him, the Bloodfiend Style can kill them all.

Seeing that morale had collapsed, Li Aoz no longer hesitated and began to frequently use his Aoneng. The genes of his implant were almost overloaded, and he had to go back and adjust them as soon as possible.

This suit was only recently manufactured and wasn't yet fully adapted to his genes.

Just as he was about to turn and fly away, a narrow white flash suddenly tore through the sky.

"You rascal! Where do you think you're going to run off to!"

Immediately afterwards, Li Aoz saw a razor-sharp shark suddenly change direction in mid-air and rush towards him at high speed.

Yuhelai drew a sharp blade from his back, his cross-shaped pupils constricted violently, and he roared through gritted teeth, "Li-Ao-Z!"