Monster? Demon!

"Inch Punch: Azure Dragon Emerging from Water: Soaring Qilin!"

The crimson streams of light around him took on a chilling hue under the moonlight. A faint glow of fire flickered beneath his feet as he stomped heavily onto the Zhu Yan Mech, causing its armor plating to dent inward.

In Li Ming's vision, the Zhu Yan Mech only had one orange health bar.

With Li Ming's stomp, the Zhu Yan Mech's health bar dropped by half. Though he was somewhat surprised, his movements didn't slow down at all.

The Zhu Yan Mech's system immediately entered overload. A faint red shield appeared on the surface of the mech, which had previously been red.

A set of Inch Punch: Six Forms of White Tiger Listening to the Wind successfully took down the Zhu Yan Mech.

Vermillion Bird Treading Clouds dodged the blast wave after the explosion.

"Inch Punch: Vermillion Bird Treading Clouds: Red Sparrow Chasing the Sun!"

He darted forward, sliding into a group of people who hadn't reacted in time, sending them all flying!

Li Ming finally stopped after landing on a pile of rubble, leaving the others scattered and disoriented.

"Bastard, where did this guy come from?"

"Damn it, he's a monster just like yesterday."

"Die for me, hahahaha!"

"He's a monster, a monster!"

Another burst of gunfire erupted as the remaining people started shooting wildly at Li Ming!

His footwork shifted, and Li Ming didn't dodge the bullets. He used a piece of shattered Zhu Yan Mech armor to shield his head and charged forward.

Sparks flew from the armor, creating large and small craters, but this allowed Li Ming to close in on all of them.

Li Ming tossed the armor aside, his figure moving like a phantom in the night. With a few leaps, he sent everyone flying, showing no mercy.

The people who were thrown aside were either bleeding from their orifices or had collapsed chests. Looking at the last person in front of him, Li Ming gathered an energy ball in his hand. A thirty-centimeter energy ball directly engulfed the figure, leaving a thirty-centimeter hole in their abdomen through which their still-moving internal organs could be seen.

Wiping the blood from his hands, Li Ming looked towards the passage leading underground. The passage was deep and dark. Li Ming glanced at it, his expression under the mask changing again. He smiled at the passage, noting that an access card was required to enter.

As Li Ming was searching for an access card, he glanced around. Piles of rubble had collapsed, and five Zhu Yan Mechs emerged from the debris, spewing flames from their hands. The firelight illuminated the area as if it were daytime.

The five Zhu Yan Mechs raised their cannons the moment they spotted Li Ming, firing shells that engulfed him.

"Damn thing, daring to interfere with the H&K Organization's business, you're asking for death! Veil, Lute, finish off those useless fools."

"Got it!"

"Understood, Captain."

Two Zhu Yan Mechs moved forward and engulfed the still-wailing survivors in flames, showing no concern for whether they lived or died.

"That monster is no ordinary one, be careful. Hris, Ryan, clean up the surroundings and don't leave any evidence. I'll handle crowd control." After the captain gave his orders, the remaining two began clearing the debris with their flamethrowers.

Some people saw the firelight from the ruins in the distance but no one reacted. They simply avoided the area from afar and only dared to call the Guard once they were far enough away.

The two piloting the Zhu Yan Mechs burned all the evidence, and the flames soared, completely obscuring the entire ruin. The captain then directed the five mechs to prepare to leave.

Suddenly, a laugh echoed through the flames, "Hehehe, you guys arrived at the perfect time, I haven't had my fill yet!"

Silver light mixed with red light, and in an instant, Li Ming appeared before the Zhu Yan Mech piloted by Veil. The thrusters on his back glowed faintly, propelling him straight into the mech.

"Inch Punch: Avalanche!"

The leg armor collided with the thick armor of the Zhu Yan Mech, sparks flying blindingly, unable to be concealed even by the towering flames.

"Inch Punch: Heaven Render!"

With a punch, he cracked the abdomen armor of the Zhu Yan Mech. Twisting, he kicked it into the air. Pushing off the ground, he leaped into the air, bringing his leg down with flames, forcefully kicking the Zhu Yan Mech into the ground. The missile bay on its back was destroyed, causing it to explode immediately.

Smoke and dust billowed everywhere, and a strong wind extinguished the surrounding flames, but it was accompanied by an even more violent explosion!

The blast's hot wind and debris from the mech struck the remaining four mechs with a clanging sound.

The pilots inside the cockpits were unaffected by the explosion, but more than anything, they were terrified by the fact that Veil's mech had been instantly destroyed. "What the hell is this, don't hesitate, open fire together, I don't believe we can't take him down with concentrated fire!"

Countless cannons fired towards Li Ming, but he didn't sit idly by. He brought his hands to his waist, charged for two seconds, and a one-meter-diameter energy ball appeared, heading directly towards the incoming shells.

"Inch Punch Extreme: Thunderclap!"

As the energy ball collided with the shells, it was swallowed before it could even explode. Under the crushing power of the energy, although some shells still came towards Li Ming from other directions, a path was cleared through the curtain of shells.

The energy ball finally reached the captain, who had exhausted his energy. The blast's wind blew off Li Ming's mask, and a grin spread across his lips. To the captain, that smile looked like a demon crawling out of hell.

His pupils were like a snake's, cold and crazed.

His feet sprang forward, and with one move of Vermillion Bird Treading Clouds, he was in front of the captain's mech. Despite his fear, the captain reacted immediately, simultaneously communicating with the others, "That monster is right in front of me, concentrate fire on me!"

The other pilots hesitated for a moment, but in that instant, Li Ming broke through his front shield. Finally, Li Ming's fist was caught by the Zhu Yan Mech piloted by the captain.

The other three mechs, seeing Li Ming exposed, no longer hesitated and opened fire decisively, firing from both sides simultaneously.

A triumphant smile appeared on the captain's lips. The Zhu Yan Mech's armor was thick, and even facing this situation, it wouldn't suffer fatal damage, at most exceeding 70% armor damage.

Then, he would join his teammates to finish off this monster. In truth, he was also terrified by Li Ming, whose gaze reminded him of the monster he encountered yesterday.

If not for the cover provided by the numerous Zhu Yan Mechs, it's likely none of the HK Organization's personnel would have survived yesterday. Tonight, they returned to deal with the aftermath after the monster from yesterday was eliminated.

"Monster, whatever you are, die!" The captain's face contorted in rage, but a system report made him freeze. "Hand armor damaged, hand armor damaged. Mech damage exceeding 60%. System will enter overload state."

"What happened?" The captain was still bewildered when he saw in the combat display that the arm had already vanished. A low voice, like a ghost's, entered his ear.

"Inch Punch · Azure Dragon Emerging from Water · Avalanche!"

Bang! Bang! Bang!!!

Three thunderous impacts echoed in the cockpit. The captain found the armor in front of him visibly denting. A hand suddenly broke through the armor and struck the captain's head directly, shattering it like a watermelon. The captain didn't even utter a word.

Li Ming slipped into the cockpit and tossed the captain's corpse out, avoiding the raging flames outside.

"Hahaha, Captain, now that monster is finally dead!"

"We've avenged Veil too!"

The corners of Li Ming's mouth curled up slightly as he sat in the cockpit, a smile playing on his lips. "Yeah, everyone will die!"

His voice was low and barely audible. After their assault stopped, the three Zhu Yan Mechs surrounded the captain's corpse that Li Ming had thrown out. They looked at the charred, twisted corpse, its features completely unrecognizable.

The mechs all focused on the body. "Captain, say something!"

Li Ming emerged from the cockpit, rolling on the ground. All his Imprints had been triggered since the fight began.

Triggered Imprint [Fleeting]: Chaotic Hundred Flowers [Plum]. After an extreme dodge, attack speed and movement speed increase by 40% for eight seconds.

[Annihilation]: Sword Edge · Sword Tomb · Sword Mark. The lower the health, the higher the total damage dealt. For every 100 health lost, total damage increases by 1.0% (cap 180%).

[Precept]: Second, no deception. Every second in combat increases the [Discipline] count by 5, up to a maximum of 200. Character's total damage reduction increases by 0.3% of the [Discipline] count. Using summoned creatures deducts 50% of the current [Discipline] count.

[Valuable, Shiny]: Killing monsters grants extra shiny silver coins. Lower-tier monsters grant five, higher-tier monsters grant 100.

Combined with the passive skill Black Tortoise Returns to Heart · Inch Heart, Li Ming felt his condition was better than ever.

"Hahaha, I'm so hyped!" Li Ming laughed wildly and instantly flashed in front of the nearest mech. "Inch Punch · Azure Dragon Emerging from Water · Cloud Mist!"

Left punch, right punch. His fists gradually shattered and pierced the armor. With a spin, he delivered a whip kick, carrying a crimson stream of light, breaking both arms.

After hitting it with a Rising Dragon Fist, he slammed it heavily back to the ground, shattering its armor. He casually unleashed a Thunderclap Strike, directly hitting and destroying the teetering mech, along with the pilot inside the cockpit.

"What the hell, it's still not dead."

"A demon, truly a monster!"

The two remaining Zhu Yan Mechs were completely disoriented. Li Ming merely grabbed the arms of the two mechs, used the leverage to leap upwards, and then flipped down.

"Inch Punch · Azure Dragon Emerging from Water · Soaring Qilin!"

He landed directly on top of a nearby mech, his heavy stomp, subtly carrying flames, exploding the armor.

The other mech seized the opportunity and launched a surprise attack at Li Ming's back.

But Li Ming simply drew the Moon God's Protection from his holster and fired a shot backwards. The purplish-black bullet struck the Zhu Yan Mech, which hadn't yet entered overload, sending it flying.

Purplish-black energy swirled around. The Zhu Yan Mech seemed to be frozen in time.

Skill [Crescent Strike]: Lifts the target enemy into the air and locks them in time for 3.3 seconds. Costs 12 SP, cooldown 12 seconds.

He brought his hands to his waist, and a small crimson orb appeared in his palm. As time passed, the energy orb grew into a crimson energy sphere one meter in diameter, directly crushing the armor of the cockpit in the center.

"Inch Punch Extreme · Thunderclap!"

Li Ming's voice was like a demon's whisper, even more chilling in the night. Every part of the Zhu Yan Mech within the path of Inch Punch Extreme · Thunderclap was pulverized by the energy sphere.

The originally silver-white armor turned a dull crimson, as if scorched by flames. A faint red glow flickered in its eyes, like a demon reborn from the fire!