Farewell, Cage!

"Huff… ha… huff…"

Qiu Ran lay in the back seat of the car, sleeping peacefully. The howling wind and snow of the Outland were hardly noise to the soundproofing of this Nethermark Humanity modified vehicle.

"Xiao Yun, wait for elder sister to come back… huff… when you get to college, let's go eat barbecue… elder sister will use Aura to grill meat for you."

She curled up, wrapped in a coat, a glistening trail of drool hanging from her mouth, occasionally giggling, "Potato, the potatoes are cooked… hehe… Master, no need to work anymore…"

Clang! A sudden loud noise startled Qiu Ran awake. She quickly raised her head, only to see the camouflage cloth on the car being torn off, and that Infected named Nomi punching the glass, yelling at her:

"Open the door!"

"Don't hit it, don't hit it, I just got this new car…"

Qiu Ran pitifully reached over the front seats and quickly unlocked the car door.

"Damn, I'm freezing to death! Hey, you big dummy! I was calling you for ages, why didn't you react at all?"

Nomi immediately squeezed in, shaking the slush off her body, she skillfully stepped on the clutch and shifted gears, not forgetting to mutter.

"Uh, well… I fell asleep." Qiu Ran scratched her head, giggling, looking very simple and cute.

"Seriously, in the Outland, where you never know when a tornado, dust storm, avalanche, mudslide, earthquake, or landslide will come—you can fall asleep? How can you fall asleep?!"

Nomi rattled off a string of complaints, then stuck her head out the car window and shouted, "Hey, are you done yet?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Li Aoz pulled open the car door and jumped right in. With Gravity protecting him, there wasn't a speck of sand or snow on him.

"The hook is attached, drive."

Li Aoz spoke quickly, while simultaneously opening the Nethermark Humanity medical kit, quickly cleaning his shoulder, applying medicine to stop the bleeding, and bandaging it up:

"Law Enforcement Division Four's cars are fast on flat ground, we definitely can't outrun them."

"What should we do then?"

"They don't know we switched cars yet. Drive for a while, then detach the hook and ditch the car behind us. They'll definitely send some people down to check."

"But even if we do that, won't some people still catch up?!"

"They just climbed the slope, there were four cars, if they split off one, that leaves only three… I can take them down."

Li Aoz rummaged around in the car, and suddenly, he saw the chains and gasoline used to secure the car body in the back.

"—If they dare to come, they're just asking for death."

Li Aoz picked up the chain, weighed it in his hand, and nodded in satisfaction.

He had been considering the possibility of transitioning to the Bloodfiend Style during the [Mutant] stage due to the mutation direction of his Ability Pod. Now, seeing the chain, he decided to stop hesitating.

He would go with the Bloodfiend Style!

"In the future, when I advance to the [Echoer] direction, soft weapons like chains and whips are the most suitable for me. Pairing them with the Bloodfiend Style, which has a low barrier to entry, will perfectly supplement my combat power."

The problem with [Starcaller] is its high barrier to entry and long cultivation period. In his previous life, Li Aoz and his fellow enthusiasts had been thinking about how to change this.

The Omega-class Aura requirement for the four prerequisites can be solved, there are stable ways to obtain it later.

But, how to change the prison-like experience? Li Aoz had operations and awareness that surpassed most players, but ordinary players didn't have that kind of energy.

Why do so many people play [Martial Artist]?

It's not because the brainless combos like Skull Cracker, Uppercut, Phantom Flash Fist, Spirit Bomb, Intentional Blast, and Nine Heavens Thunderous Double Kick are cool—it's because they don't require thinking.

Mages have to calculate cooldowns, formulas, and mana consumption ratios for their combos, and they also have to consider positioning.

Mutants need to carefully and meticulously manipulate Aura and make good use of all the surrounding factors to achieve good results.

But Martial Artists don't need to.

These warriors basically activate a super armor and just go in for the attack, which solves ninety percent of the problems.

The remaining nine point nine percent of the problems can be solved with a Black King Bar.

The last zero point one percent of the situations may not be solvable, and they just die.

The "Bloodfiend Style" happens to have a low barrier to entry and is easy to popularize.

Even without the [Ability Pod] factor, the players were almost certain to obtain the two core Auras needed for the "Bloodfiend Style":

[Life Extraction], [Death Link].

These two are only Delta-class, common as dirt.

A complete "Bloodfiend Style" only needs one more Aura of the continuous damage type.

No one knew what Li Aoz was thinking.

Nomi just glanced at him and said:

"Then it's up to you."

Nomi couldn't really say she disliked Li Aoz, even though he never spoke a word of truth.

His nationality might be fake, his name might be fake, and maybe even he himself was fake.

But in the face of a life-or-death crisis, he didn't abandon her, a chance-met teammate, and was still able to calmly negotiate with the vicious Law Enforcement Division Four, stalling for time, without selling her out for safety—that alone made him better than most people.

What's more, Li Aoz's Aura was full of mystery and an irresistible sense of oppression, which left her speechless.

Li Aoz turned the rearview mirror away, so that Nomi wouldn't be blinded by the Law Enforcement Division Four's high beams; the vehicle's safety and stability were the top priority.

"Qiu Ran, watch the rear window, and if you see any vehicle lights, tell me quickly."

"Oh, oh, oh—hey, speaking of which, aren't we supposed to be chasing someone? Why does it sound like we're… being chased by someone else?"

Qiu Ran was a little confused.

"You guessed right, but no prize. We've run into a group of very, very bad people. Keep an eye on the rear view, and I'll buy you a drink later."

Li Aoz didn't bother to explain about Law Enforcement Division Four; ordinary people had a strong fear of such intelligence agencies.

Nomi suddenly asked:

"What about me?"

"You're a driver, and you want to drink? Friendly reminder, drunk driving is illegal in any country, and isn't someone here underage? And you want to drink?"

"Huh? Damn it, (Civilized Frostplate) how many people's heads have I smashed with a hammer since I was born? And you're telling me I'm underage and can't drink? I'm (Quality Outland)!"

Li Aoz wanted to tease Nomi to ease the atmosphere. But the next moment, Qiu Ran, who was lying on the rear window, exclaimed:

"They're here! Cars! One, two, three, four—four cars! Wow, they're coming right at us!"

Clang—bang, bang, clang—

Before Qiu Ran could finish speaking, several pale cracks immediately bloomed on the glass in front of her, and even a 9mm bullet hit the glass right in front of her nose, scaring her into hugging her head and shrinking onto the rear seat cushion.

"Don't worry," Li Aoz said, picking up the chain and gasoline bucket from the floor, casually reassuring her, "This is Duerner Light Industries' Level 3 bulletproof glass, which can withstand full-power bullets and 12.7*108mm machine gun bullets. They can't penetrate it."

"I know, I'm responsible for maintaining this car…" Qiu Ran said pitifully, "But whether it can block bullets, I, I haven't tried it."

"That won't do. You haven't seen how Duerner's boss, Rulio Duerner, holds press conferences. That old guy sits directly in the car and has his men shoot at it with guns for 10 minutes in front of reporters."

Qiu Ran clicked her tongue: "That's, that's a very bold boss."

"Bold my ass, his Aura is kinetic energy absorption; thermal weapons are ineffective against him anyway."

Li Aoz patted her on the shoulder:

"Miss Qiu Ran, in a moment, I'll let the chain hang down, and you just reach out your finger, activate your Aura, and tap it once."

"Uh… okay."

Li Aoz's joke relaxed her a lot. Qiu Ran gripped the seat tightly, but her emotions were no longer so panicked.

Li Aoz reclined the passenger seat so he could stand firmly on it. He looked at the Law Enforcement Division Four vehicles chasing closely outside the rear glass, constantly estimating the distance in his mind.

"400 meters… 300 meters… no, too fast. At this speed, I'll be blown away by the wind if I stand up there."

Using Aura inside the car would cause the Gravity field to envelop the vehicle as well. Li Aoz's current level of Gravity development was too low, and he couldn't guarantee that doing so wouldn't affect his own people.

The most important thing was the car—without a vehicle in the Outland, it was basically the same as being dead.

Killing people was easy; with his strength, he could take down any number of Frostplate police officers below Alpha Rank.

However, after seeing the chain, Li Aoz didn't plan to be so crude.

Time to have some fun.

He steadied himself on the seat and called out