The 189 Calamity War

Bang!

In the distant sky, a scarlet bolt of lightning tore through the heavens at a speed that rivaled the light itself, instantly ripping the sky apart before abruptly turning at a right angle and falling straight down.

----------boom!

The smoke billowed and then quickly dissipated, revealing the figure of Li Aoz, who was holding a baby in her arms.

"Hobbes, Lucite!"

Gravity dispersed the smoke and dust, Li Aoz's gaze sharpened.

"... Oh my? Isn't this junior student Lioz?"

Crescent Moon slowly turned her head and looked at Li Aoz in surprise:

"I thought you were going to keep it a secret until the very last moment?"

As she spoke, Crescent Moon slowly turned around, revealing the empty ground behind her.

Noticing that Li Aoz's gaze was fixed on her back, Canyue suddenly realized what was going on and took out four cards from her pocket. "I guess you came for these, right?"

As the sun gradually set, Li Aoz's body was dragged into the shadows.

Like a blood-red sunset draped over its body, the waning moon's appearance appears even more radiant and beautiful.

"Lioz, as a fellow Deified Person of the [Dominion] path, I quite admire you."

As Crescent Moon spoke, afraid that Lioz wouldn't recognize him, he thoughtfully added, "I'm Mordot, the senior from the Enforcement Team. This is my true appearance."

Li Aoz remained silent, cradling Dia Lan's swaddling clothes, his gaze growing increasingly cold.

"Your aura... Hmm, it seems you used some method to forcibly elevate yourself to the Zeta-rank, right? But judging from your appearance and presence, you are still far inferior to me."

Crescent Moon stroked her chin, then suddenly remembered something and said excitedly, "Speaking of which, we can be considered the same kind of people."

"You like to sneak into schools and experience campus life, and I also really enjoy role-playing."

"Perhaps this is a shared hobby among our fellow practitioners in the [Dominion] system."

As fellow Zeta-rank, Crescent Moon spoke to Li Aoz more politely.

"So, what is your purpose?" Crescent Moon asked, tilting her head.

Li Aoz remained silent, his eyes revealing no emotion.

"... Since you're not going to say anything, I'll just pretend I've never seen you before."

Crescent Moon shrugged, and the buildings behind him shifted, the dimensions were flattened and compressed, and in an instant, a dark gray, wave-shaped High Tower appeared behind him. The remaining Implant Equipment Vanguard leaped out from various dimensions and instantly formed a welcoming procession, flanking him on both sides with a majestic aura.

Crescent Moon turned around and waved her hand:

"See you again someday, junior Lioz."

Buzz! As soon as he finished speaking, in an instant, the heads of all the Implant Equipment Vanguard exploded in unison. The spines of each armored soldier were like nails, directly driven into the ground. Even the Crescent Moon was affected. Its body swayed and quickly darted out of the two-dimensional space, creating distance.

He turned around and looked at the junior whose eyes were glowing with Golden Halo.

"Hello~ Hello~ Hello~"

The waning moon spreads its hands:

"Lioz, why are you doing this? We share the same path, the same interests, the same beauty—do you have to go against me?"

"The person stays."

Li Aoz said.

Do you think it's possible?

Crescent Moon narrowed his eyes. "Lioz, you are also an outsider with Aoneng. You should understand why I came here. They are witnesses; how could I possibly hand them over?"

"Then let's fight."

Li Aoz out a mouthful of saliva, sent Dia Lan into the spacetime rift, and crossed his arms.

[Dictator Form Activated]

The waning moon smiled:

"Hey! You bastard—you're not really going to make a move, are you?"

Never Disobedience

The fake armor's head exploded in an instant, spacetime rippled under Li Aoz's gravitational interference, the Landlords offered metal and rock to forge his armor, his skin rapidly porcelainized, and his regenerated head was covered with a sharply angled helmet. His Aoneng was instantly integrated, condensing into shimmering silver plates on Li Aoz's body.

Crescent Moon's gaze sharpened.

The Echo Power open a rift in spacetime!

The next moment, Li Aoz's figure tore through the Space-time Ripple and rushed to his side, raising a fist and smashing it hard into his face.

[Sequence 82 · Bloodline]

Fu—

The air was instantly emptied, and Crescent Moon, with her hands in her pockets, leisurely dodged Li Aoz's punches.

To be precise, he didn't dodge; he just stood still.

He doesn't need any skills; all he needs to do is reduce himself to the surface of an air molecule the instant Li Aoz's punch hits him, and then instantly re-upgrade himself.

For a [Ability User] with extraordinary abilities to develop Aoneng, this is as easy as eating and drinking.

"Too slow, too slow. How can mere physical enhancement-type Aoneng, even at the Omega-rank, keep up with the speed of dimensional travel?"

Li Aoz's boxing was ferocious; every punch could deliver a terrifying impact. The force of his punches, even when they landed in empty air, could tear shocking gaps in the earth and the metal shells of High Tower.

"No matter how strong you are, if you can't hit your target, what's the difference between you and having no strength at all?"

The crescent moon had a leisurely and carefree expression.

"Lioz, give up. Physical strength is laughable in the face of dimensional jumpers."

It's not impossible to fight him with your physical body.

After all, one cubic centimeter of air contains only 2.6875 × 10^19 molecules. If you just shoot them one by one, sweeping them all at once in an instant, you can cause him damage.

It couldn't be simpler. In theory, anyone with hands could do it, and even if your punches are fast enough, you could catch him the moment he unleashes his Aoneng.

Of course, a strong person who can achieve this is definitely not a newbie with only the Zeta-rank.

Li Aoz remained silent as he launched a cold attack, throwing punch after punch, which Li Aoz dodged one by one.

"Why repeat pointless things?" Canyue earnestly advised, "We have no conflicts at all. If we have to say, we're just classmates and friends."

Li Aoz continued throwing punches, his purplish-red eyes spreading out like a nebula.

"You should assess the situation, Lioz."

Sequence 77: Bane

I curse you... your body will definitely malfunction.

Cursing a Zeta-rank would consume too much energy, so the only option is to use the power and speed provided by the [Bloodline] as an offensive tactic to conceal his true intentions.

"You won't listen to me? Lioz, I admire you. You are calm, shrewd, pragmatic, and efficient. Given time, you may surpass me. No, it's inevitable that you will surpass me. In that case, why do you want to ruin yourself here?"

[Ability User] usually only specialize in one or two Aoneng, but judging from Can Yue's performance and reactions, he definitely has not mastered physical enhancement Aoneng such as [Physical Enhancement].

At the molecular level, gravity cannot perform such precise manipulations to directly extract the molecules; instead, we must strike them one punch at a time.

You're bound to make a mistake.

Li Aoz threw a punch, tearing open the vacuum.

Why can't you understand? Can't you be like your name suggests—like Lioz —knowing when to advance and when to retreat?

The waning moon sighed:

"If you keep going like this, I might have to take action."

—And if you make a mistake, you will have to pay the price.

bite.

Just as the Aoneng was about to be activated, Crescent Moon's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

'What's going on? Is there a delay in the neural connections of the implanted body?'

Perhaps it hasn't been maintained for too long. After all, this body has been dormant for three years, so it's possible that a minor problem might occur, even if it's only one in ten million.

With such a significant advantage, even if problems arise, it's not something to fear.

Bang! In that split second, Li Aoz suddenly darted forward and landed a precise blow on Canyue's face.

Crescent Moon's figure flew backward instantly, but Li Aoz had no intention of letting her go so easily.

Sequence Nine · Gravity

Gravity pressure.

Li Aoz raised his hand and shouted, "Thug Crescent Moon, kneel before me!"