第24章 逃!

The moment Lin Fan moved to flee into the distance, the Iron-Clad Tyrant moved as well.

BOOM!

The earth shuddered violently.

It lowered its head, that single horn shimmering with red light acting like a heavy siege hammer.

Its massive, multi-ton body erupted with terrifying speed that completely defied its size, charging straight at Lin Fan with the momentum to crush everything in its path!

The speed was too fast!

The explosive power of this Lord-level monster was in a completely different league than any high-level Beast Soldier!

Had it been the Lin Fan of before, he would have had no choice but to take the hit and wait for death.

But now...

Sky Splitter appeared instantly behind Lin Fan, and he poured his telekinetic power frantically into the wings.

CLANG!

The silver wings unfurled behind his back in an instant.

At the very last second, Lin Fan's feet left the ground, and with the dual assistance of Sky Splitter and his telekinesis, his body was yanked vertically upward!

WHOOSH!

It was the sound of death brushing past him.

The Iron-Clad Tyrant's terrifying charge grazed the soles of Lin Fan's feet.

RUMBLE!!!

With a deafening crash, the load-bearing pillars on the ground floor of the abandoned shopping mall behind Lin Fan were instantly shattered by the enraged Lord.

The entire building collapsed amidst a sky full of dust and debris, completely burying the spot where Lin Fan had been standing just moments before.

Hovering thirty meters in the air, Lin Fan looked at the ruins below, cold sweat instantly soaking his back.

That was close! Half a second slower, and I'd be nothing but meat paste!

But before Lin Fan could even catch his breath, the Iron-Clad Tyrant shook the rubble from its head amidst the dust and suddenly looked up.

Its crimson eyes locked onto Lin Fan in the air, murderous intent surging within them.

"ROAR!"

The Iron-Clad Tyrant pawed the ground, and the scales on its body emitted a strange vibration.

Following that, the red light on the dark crimson crystal horn atop its head retracted, and then...

THWIP!

THWIP!

THWIP!

Three dark red rays, like lasers, blasted toward Lin Fan in the air in a triangular formation!

Holy crap! It has ranged attacks too?

Lin Fan's pupils constricted.

However, even though he was in the air, dodging wasn't particularly difficult.

With a thought, he slightly adjusted the angle of the Sky Splitter wings. Instead of a wide evasive maneuver, he performed an incredibly strange "Z" shaped dash in the air like a swift.

SWISH!

SWISH!

SWISH!

The three lasers flew past his body, striking the overpass in the distance and instantly shattering that section of the bridge.

"Impressive, but I'm done playing with you."

Lin Fan knew well that while his equipment had been upgraded, his own strength hadn't increased significantly.

Trying to solo a low-level Lord with maxed-out defense that was currently in a berserk state meant his odds of winning were basically zero.

Furthermore, the commotion here was too loud; it would likely attract other Lord-level monsters or even other Scavenger Hunter squads soon.

If he waited until then to leave, it would be even harder.

"Time to go!"

Using the momentum from his previous dodge, Lin Fan unleashed his telekinesis to its full extent.

At this moment, the boost in telekinetic power provided by Sky Splitter's feedback was on full display.

He transformed into a streak of silver light, gaining altitude and flying toward the dense cluster of buildings in the distance.

On the ground, the Iron-Clad Tyrant let out a roar of frustration as it watched Lin Fan fly away.

It didn't give up, however. It pounded its four hooves and chased the black dot in the sky, smashing through countless vehicles and walls as it refused to let go.

The wind whistled in his ears.

Lin Fan glanced back at the tireless, bulldozing monster on the ground and couldn't help but shake his head.

"You're strong and your defense is invincible, but if you want to catch me, wait until you evolve wings."

As he increased his telekinetic output, the Sky Splitter wings behind him vibrated once more, glowing with brilliant silver light.

Air currents churned beneath the wings, lifting him up sharply and causing his speed to soar.

He no longer just climbed in a straight line; he banked, carving a perfect arc through the air as he dove toward the area of the abandoned city with the densest buildings and most complex terrain.

Below, the Iron-Clad Tyrant was still busy demolishing everything.

It slammed angrily into one crumbling building after another, but it clearly underestimated the terrifying mobility of a telekinetic in complex terrain.

Lin Fan's figure traced strange, jagged lines through the air.

At times, he skimmed the outer walls of collapsing buildings at high speed; at others, he tucked his body in and darted through narrow window gaps like a swallow piercing the clouds, passing straight through entire buildings.

To the Iron-Clad Tyrant, which could only rely on brute force to charge on the ground, the prey before it was like a slippery loach that it couldn't lock onto at all.

After just a few sharp turns, the human that had made it so furious—the one radiating the scent of its young—vanished completely into the intricate maze of ruins.

"ROAR!!!"

A roar of extreme rage echoed from behind as the Iron-Clad Tyrant lost its target.

Accompanied by a massive boom, another building dozens of stories high was brought down by its spiteful charge, filling the air with dust.

But the sound grew more and more distant, until it was completely drowned out by the whistling wind in his ears.

Several kilometers away, on the rooftop of an unfinished building.

Lin Fan descended slowly, his toes touching the ground lightly. The Sky Splitter wings behind him folded with a metallic clang, and he tucked them into his spatial ring.

The moment he was safe, he didn't check his own body.

Instead, he immediately took off the bulging backpack from his back and placed it gently on the ground to unzip it.

Inside, the three cubs covered in fine scales were still huddled together, sleeping soundly, their bellies rising and falling slightly with each breath.

The intense turbulence of the flight and the changes in high-altitude air pressure hadn't even woken them up.

"As expected of Lord-level bloodlines, their vitality is truly astonishing."

Lin Fan breathed a sigh of relief and zipped the bag back up.

He stood up, walked to the edge of the roof, and gazed toward the depths of the Wilderness Zone.

This life-and-death chase had quickly cooled the impulse he'd had to venture into the core area now that his strength had surged and his weapon had evolved.

"Forget it, don't get cocky."

Lin Fan patted his cheeks hard, reflecting on himself.

"Even though my physical fitness and telekinesis have improved tremendously, and I can even toy with a Lord using Sky Splitter."

"The oppressive feeling of death when facing that enraged strike from the Iron-Clad Tyrant was real."

"If I had been stunned by that sonic wave for even a second, I'd be a puddle of meat paste right now."

"But since I'm here... I can't just go back yet. There are still a few hours until dark."

Lin Fan checked the sky.

"I can't go to the core area, but there's no reason for me to let the Beast Soldier-level monsters in this outer area off the hook."

Lin Fan made his decision quickly.

He didn't plan to go deeper into the Wilderness Zone, but rather to hunt these Beast Soldier-level monsters on the periphery.

Over the next few hours, the low-level monsters in this outer region of City 003 experienced a nightmare.

SLASH!

A black blade light flashed.

A Tiger Bird that had been gnawing on a corpse in a corner of the ruins didn't even have a chance to react before its massive head went flying, hot blood spraying against the wall.

Lin Fan held the Sky Splitter, his figure moving through the beast herd like a ghost.

He didn't use his telekinesis, nor did he use the wings.

He relied solely on his surged physical fitness and the blade to slaughter these weak Beast Soldier-level monsters.

The Double-Horned Horses, known for their thick hides, were like paper toys before his blade; they shattered at a touch and died at a graze.

It was a complete massacre.

Of course, after every high-intensity battle, Lin Fan would find some scrap metal to feed the Sky Splitter.

Although the growth progress bar didn't move at all, the energy feedback washed over him, allowing his stamina to recover extremely quickly and letting him dive back into the fray sooner.

He didn't know how much time had passed.

The leaden clouds on the horizon began to hang lower, and the dim, yellow sunset spilled through the gaps in the clouds, casting a blood-colored glow that made the entire abandoned city look even more desolate.

On the ruined streets, dozens of monster carcasses lay scattered.

Lin Fan skillfully extracted the most valuable fangs from the last Black-Feathered Eagle Rabbit and tossed the loot into his spatial ring.

He glanced at the communicator on his wrist.

"Past five o'clock, time to head back."

By now, the materials from the low-level Beast Soldiers had piled up into a small mountain in the corner of his spatial ring.

Though the unit price wasn't high, the sheer quantity made up for it.

His backpack was heavy too; the three cubs seemed to have woken up and were starting to squirm restlessly.

Since he'd earned enough, there was no need to be greedy.

Living a long life was the only real truth.

"Let's go!"

Lin Fan didn't linger. With a thought, he stowed the Sky Splitter and the wings into his spatial ring.

Then, he stomped hard on the ground and sped off toward the direction of the human base city.

Just 10 minutes later.

The steel city wall, towering like a mountain range, appeared in Lin Fan's field of vision, massive searchlights crisscrossing in the sunset.

The heavy artillery and laser cannons with pitch-black, terrifyingly large bores mounted on the wall gleamed coldly in the twilight, providing an unparalleled sense of security.

Looking at the familiar steel wall, Lin Fan let out a long breath, his long-taut nerves finally relaxing.

Though he had only been out of the city for less than a day, the experience had been thrilling, and the harvest was immense.

"Next, it's time to turn these things into cash."

Lin Fan thought as he watched the city gate draw closer.

"With money, I can buy higher-grade metal."

He adjusted his breathing, slowed his pace, and blended into the line of martial artists entering the city.