Boom!
Just as the two chatted and laughed, a Rocket Shell flew toward Infant Eater and Zhu Baiya.
The [White Steed Passing Prime] plugin activated. Heat-dissipation fins on both sides of Zhu Baiya's skull sprang open, and time seemed to slow countless times in an instant. His body burst forth with terrifying speed, escaping the blast radius.
Infant Eater slowly raised his head, appearing utterly "sluggish." He made no move at all and was struck squarely by the rocket launcher.
Rumble—
Fire and smoke and dust billowed up. The Frostplate SWAT officer positioned in the distance tossed aside the launcher tube, skillfully ducked back behind cover, activated his life-detection plugin, and reported through the communicator, "Captain Nimoting, I hit the target. Detecting life signs now. No life signals detected within the strike zone..."
Even a Beta-rank powerhouse could perish beneath the overwhelming firepower of modern technology if they were careless.
I've made a huge contribution this time. That woman wouldn't get me killed and then claim all the credit for herself, would she...?
Before the SWAT officer could finish that thought, a powerful life signal suddenly approached at high speed.
Beep beep beep beep beep beep!
"W-Where did this come from?"
The red dot on the threat radar instantly froze at the center of the screen, and the warning tone stretched into one continuous shriek.
In his panic, he suddenly remembered something and instinctively looked up.
Whoosh—Bam!
A massive black shadow crashed down from the sky like a meteor. The iron tower used to observe storms was struck in an instant, crumpling effortlessly into a lump of scrap metal like a paper clip.
Splat!
The SWAT officer's exoskeleton and cybernetics were blasted out of his body by the violent impact. Infant Eater raised his savage claws and tore his cybernetic