In the blink of an eye, the Divine Might Rifle had fired ten bullets.
Lili's head was blown into a bloody mess.
Another bullet shot out.
It passed through the blasted-open skull and directly pulverized its brain.
At once, Luo Yan saw it.
The Vitality Value that had still been over a thousand instantly dropped to 0!
One down!
He checked his ammunition.
There were still twelve rounds left.
Just as Luo Yan attacked Lili,
the water-buffalo giant beast had already stood up again.
Two huge holes had been blasted through the left side of its body by the missiles.
Blood poured out like a broken dam.
But this instead aroused its ferocity.
While Luo Yan attacked Lili,
it spread its four hooves and charged toward Luo Yan.
Luo Yan saw this through the panoramic visual window.
At the same time, he saw that
the 'Si-beast' still had over five thousand Vitality Value.
Although its Vitality Value kept falling because blood was flowing from its wounds,
it still wouldn't
be reduced to zero anytime soon.
Luo Yan had no intention of clashing head-on with the giant beast.
He remembered Wei Fenghua's words.
First use ranged attacks to wear down the giant beast's physical strength and life force.
Only harvest it when the time was right.
Thus, when the giant beast charged, 'Black Thunder' rolled aside, making the 'Si-beast' miss.
But the 'Si-beast' turned around and stomped its forelegs against the ground.
It stamped out a field of 'shock waves'.
The ground immediately shook violently, and cracks spread across the earth.
Luo Yan was shaken sick inside the cockpit.
If he hadn't been secured by the safety belt,
he would have been flung out by now.
The mech itself swayed as if it were drunk.
Taking advantage of this opportunity,
the 'Si-beast' charged over and used its single horn to viciously ram the mech's abdomen.
The abdominal armor of 'Black Thunder' was immediately pierced.
Because of the 'Empathy System', Luo Yan felt as if a sharp spike had stabbed into his stomach.
The pain twisted his expression.
A bead of blood even dripped from his nose.
To control a mech more effectively, a Mech Master needed to connect with the machine through the 'Empathy System'.
This allowed them to transform into 'giants',
but it also meant sharing the damage with the machine.
However, the damage Mech Masters suffered mainly consisted of sensory and neurological shocks.
If the situation became too severe, though, it could still be fatal.
Therefore, Mech Masters needed to wear Combat Suits.
Aside from serving as equipment for connecting to the 'Empathy System',
Combat Suits could also buffer neurological shocks and reduce pain.
They also possessed life-sign detection systems.
If the wearer went into shock, an automatic cardiac defibrillation system could save their life.
But Luo Yan had no Combat Suit.
It wasn't hard to imagine how much pain he was enduring now.
Enduring the pain in his abdomen, Luo Yan gritted his teeth and controlled 'Black Thunder' as it rammed the rifle into the wound on the giant beast's left side.
Fire!
Bang bang bang bang bang.
A series of fierce gunshots rang out, and bullets pulverized the organs inside the 'Si-beast'.
They burst out through the other side of its body, creating one bloody hole after another.
The giant beast's Vitality Value plummeted.
At this moment, the giant beast's eyes turned blood-red.
It forcefully tossed upward.
'Black Thunder', a heavy mech, was actually flung into the air.
It crashed toward the distance.
Boom!
The pitch-black mech slammed heavily into the ground and inevitably began rolling.
Inside the cockpit,
because of the omnidirectional gyroscope, the cockpit always remained balanced within the machine.
But under the effects of the 'Empathy System',
Luo Yan still felt 'dizzy and seeing stars'.
Moreover, because of the violent collision, many circuits inside the cockpit sparked, one spark after another streaking through the air.
On the ground,
Li Bohang and the others were scared pale.
They were right in the path of 'Black Thunder's roll.
"Run!"
"Stop it!"
The students screamed.
Li Bohang came to his senses and hurriedly went to pick up He Hao from the ground.
At this moment,
Zeng Shan actually hadn't run.
Instead, he grabbed He Hao's legs.
The two worked together in perfect sync as they carried the third-year student and sprinted desperately toward the edge of the path.
But how could they make it in time?
Inside the cockpit,
Luo Yan recovered and saw Li Bohang and the others behind him.
He hurriedly made 'Black Thunder' throw away the rifle, freeing its hands, and thrust all five fingers into the ground.
The fingers gouged out five trenches.
It finally stopped before crushing Li Bohang and the others.
Zeng Shan raised his head.
He saw the mech's enormous heel directly above his head.
He clearly saw the various structures on the bottom of its foot, as well as the mud, stones, and bits of grass clinging to it.
If Luo Yan hadn't stopped in time,
Zeng Shan believed he would have been plastered across the mech's foot armor in another form.
The mech then powered forward.
Its steps made the ground sway unstably.
Only then did Zeng Shan breathe a sigh of relief.
He collapsed onto the ground, utterly drained of strength.
Inside the cockpit,
through the panoramic visual window, Luo Yan saw the 'Si-beast' charging over.
The giant beast was covered in blood.
With every step it took, large amounts of blood and chunks of flesh fell from its body.
At this moment, the giant beast had only a little over two thousand Vitality Value left.
But Luo Yan no longer had a gun either.
Now,
he could only use close-quarters combat!
'Black Thunder' charged forward.
It soon met the giant beast.
The patterns on the 'Si-beast's single horn lit up with a blue-black radiance.
From a distance,
it looked as if a mass of demonic flames were burning.
Clearly, the giant beast was going all out.
Luo Yan was no exception.
He shouted inside the cockpit.
He activated all the 'Super Torque' systems in 'Black Thunder's arms.
Before 'Black Thunder' collided with the 'Si-beast',
it leaped into the air.
While airborne,
it bent its arm and clenched its fist.
"Elbow Jet activated!"
Boom!
The concealed jet on the mech's elbow suddenly flared with fire.
At full output,
it spewed out a thick stream of blue flames.
Propelled forward, 'Black Thunder's steel fist slammed toward its target.
At the same time,
through the 'Empathy System',
Luo Yan used the fist technique 'Bone Shatter'.
His Primal Energy surged outward.
Amplified by the machine,
it caused a glow to shine between 'Black Thunder's knuckles!
The next second,
'Black Thunder's fist collided with the 'Si-beast's single horn.
Luo Yan suddenly felt a sharp pain in his right hand.
It turned out that the outer armor on 'Black Thunder's fist had been shattered and flung away by the giant beast's horn.
At the same time, the 'Si-beast's single horn was also smashed apart.
With the outer armor shattered, the damaged steel fist exposed the metal framework and artificial muscle fibers within.
It also slammed heavily into the 'Si-beast's head.
The giant beast's entire body shuddered violently.
A ripple spread out from beneath the mech's fist.
In an instant, it passed through the giant beast's entire body.
All the 'Si-beast's long hair streamed backward.
The parasites hidden among its fur exploded one after another.
The giant beast let out a mournful cry.
It was blasted backward by 'Black Thunder's punch.
After sliding a distance,
it managed only two unsteady steps.
Then, from its eyes, mouth, and wounds all over its body,
streams of blood sprayed out.
The 'Si-beast' suddenly seemed to lose all its bones and crumpled to the ground in a bizarre posture.
If the giant beast's body had been cut open at this moment, it would have revealed that all the bones inside had been pulverized.
Not a single piece remained intact.
Inside the cockpit.
Luo Yan panted heavily.
He watched as the giant beast's health and vitality finally dropped to zero.
He watched the red glow representing its life force disappear.
Only then did he let out a sigh of relief.
Then he realized.
There was a warm sensation around his nose.
He touched it.
His palm was covered in blood.
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