"Fuck your mother!"
When people were rendered utterly speechless, they often laughed once, then threw in a curse for good measure.
In the final instant, Lu Feng hoisted Chen Yu Bo onto his shoulder, spun around, and leaped toward the ruins they had just crawled out of. He dove into the vehicle frame, wedged Chen Yu Bo against his chest, and raised the suitcase in his hand.
The handle twisted.
Bang!
Amid the sound of the suitcase shattering, silver light abruptly spread and filled the air.
Wriggling mercury burst forth like a living thing, instantly covering them both. It grew along the vehicle frame, layer upon layer overlapping and enclosing them, until a hard, crystal-like sheen emerged from within.
Blessing · [Metal and Iron Essence], [Ultimate Resilience]!
A fortress rose from the ground.
Then the blazing flare of the missile blast overturned everything.
Within the mercury enclosure, Lu Feng heard a rapid series of crackling sounds—the defensive Alchemical Creations on Chen Yu Bo's body activating. It felt as if they had been thrown into a red-hot iron chamber in an instant. Even breathing became torment as the scorching air burned them. Gunfire rang nonstop through the radio.
"We're under attack! We're under attack!"
"Two vehicles, seven people disembarked! Armed, fuck! Black Skin is gone! All units, watch for high-threat targets—two Jackals and one Tiger Leopard!" Slant Eye's voice came through the channel. "All units, maintain firepower and prepare to cover the boss's retreat!"
Roaring sounds came one after another.
Beneath the cracking fortress, the mercury contracted and instantly wrapped around Lu Feng, forming the exoskeletal structure Ji Jue had meticulously designed and covering his face. When Lu Feng crawled out of the ruins with Chen Yu Bo in his arms, he saw the masked figures who had jumped from the