Guanyin's Terror

The chilling laughter made Xu Jiang's scalp tingle.

He patted Guanyin on the back and asked, "Was that you laughing just now?"

Xu Jiang wasn't entirely sure, as the maniacal laughter was a far cry from the gentle persona she'd shown before.

Guanyin didn't answer him, instead muttering to herself, "Flying in the air, he actually flew up! Absolutely not allowed! No air force!"

Her tone grew increasingly terrifying, the gun barrel starting to vibrate. It felt like a bloodthirsty beast catching the scent of prey, eager to slaughter and kill.

Xu Jiang quickly yanked, bringing the Gatling gun into his hands, looking at the now-reddened barrel.

"Holy crap, what's gotten into you!"

"Kill, kill all air units!"

[Warning! Guanyin is about to enter a berserk state! Please evacuate if you are not involved.**]

This was the first Warning prompt Xu Jiang had received since accepting the General's Order.

The gun's appearance had completely changed.

The classical maiden portrait, which had previously depicted a delicate young lady claiming to be scared, had transformed into a grinning, crazed visage. The bloodthirsty madness was more terrifying than being afflicted with Madness Affliction.

The gun body was scorching hot, the muzzle uncontrollably rising, as if eager to unleash a torrent of bullets.

Xu Jiang rejoiced and yelled at Old Tie in front of him, "Get out of the way, I can't control myself!"

The roar startled Lan Tie. Was he about to unleash a big move? Being killed by Xu Jiang wouldn't count as a sacrifice! Lan Tie quickly jumped aside.

Without his meat shield, Xu Jiang's body was uncontrollably pulled by the gale. But in that very instant, Guanyin went berserk.

"Area lockdown! Kill!!"

With a roar, the six gun barrels began to spin at high speed.

RUMBLE!!!

Flames erupted from the muzzle, and bullets fired at a rate of a hundred per second began to pour down on the airborne Bonefiend.

Each bullet seemed to have been baked by red heat, the trailing flames forming a terrifying beam of light.

With unparalleled destructive power, the defensive line was forcefully torn apart, no matter how strong the gale.

The sturdy bone structure was pierced in an instant, and the gale stopped abruptly the next second. Guanyin's power far surpassed that of an ordinary Gatling gun.

Perhaps at this moment, the heavily injured Bonefiend regretted flying. It couldn't understand why this human had suddenly become so strong, and now it was too late to land.

The incoming bullets were definitely not normal. Its bone armor was pierced on the spot, and the force attached to the bullets even caused its body to stiffen.

It felt like a small boat in a giant wave, trying to reach the shore but being battered into pieces by the impact, unable to advance or retreat.

"Tear it apart! Tear it all to shreds! Absolutely no air units allowed!!" Guanyin was completely deranged, and Xu Jiang couldn't stop her now.

Bullets fired madly, first heavily damaging its crotch, then splitting its legs and body in half, followed by shredding its head and blasting its chest muscles...

In just over ten seconds, the Bonefiend was riddled with holes, only to be freed when it turned into a pile of scattered bones and slowly descended.

No, perhaps Guanyin's original intention was to blast it into bone dust. The sudden stop was only because Xu Jiang had run out of energy.

"General, the core energy has been depleted. Please maintain vigilance."

"You're right! This violent woman, don't call yourself a little lady anymore." Xu Jiang glanced at the energy core.

In the latter half of the battle, the remaining thousand-plus energy was completely drained in one go, leaving not a drop. Women were truly terrifying when they got going.

The Divine Sense Blessing was forcibly shut down. Now, he could only wait for it to slowly recover bit by bit.

However, this monster was dead, so it shouldn't revive. Just in case, Xu Jiang decided to cast Fire's Delight to burn it, as a celebration.

He scanned his surroundings warily. He didn't see any monsters, but instead saw several experts who had come to reinforce them.

Grandpa Lei, Old Man Mo, Team 17, and a few unfamiliar middle-aged men. Judging by their gleaming golden equipment, they should be quite powerful.

"It's a shame you're a bit late." Xu Jiang shrugged. These experts always arrived a step too late; he had already dealt with the monster.

Late?

No, definitely not late. The timing was actually just right.

Yong'an City was one of the few remaining safe cities in this era of calamity.

But even so, death was still commonplace for Yong'an City.

This void disaster had indeed caused Yong'an City heavy losses, but compared to the gains, these losses were insignificant.

After all, they had personally witnessed the rise of a new prodigy of the "calamity" level. For Yong'an's future, this would be an even more valuable asset.

For the past two days, Grandpa Lei hadn't slept well, constantly urging the analysis progress and clamoring that his disciple had fallen into the void and needed immediate rescue.

As soon as the passage opened and they stepped into the void, they saw Xu Jiang carrying a Gatling gun, single-handedly blasting the Bonefiend.

If Lei Luo wasn't suffering from senile dementia and talking nonsense, then his disciple Xu Jiang should only be a Level 4 rookie. And looking at his opponent, a flying Bonefiend.

What kind of concept was that? That was combat power comparable to a Tier 1 professional!

Every profession reached a level cap at Level 40. Only by completing the trial and reaching Tier 1 would there be a qualitative leap.

Ordinary Tier 1 professionals found it difficult to deal with such a flying Bonefiend. Xu Jiang, a mere rookie, had actually blown it away. How much of a calamity was this?

All eyes turned to Xu Jiang's face, hoping for an explanation.

But Xu Jiang was remarkably calm.

He put away his Gatling gun, pulled out a pack of cigarettes from his weapon pocket, tapped the pack, took out the last cigarette, placed it in his mouth, and lit it.

Hiss~~ Puff~~

The embers flickered, and Xu Jiang leisurely exhaled a smoke ring.

He glanced at the monster's remains, then casually tossed the still-burning cigarette towards the monster's corpse without looking back as he left.

Boom!

Flames erupted behind him. Xu Jiang walked away without a second glance. A true man never looks back at an explosion; it's all about looking cool.

The powerful Gatling gun, the mysterious incendiary rounds—though the onlookers had only watched for a mere twenty seconds, Xu Jiang, as a newcomer, had displayed astonishing skill.

If they weren't mistaken, the rookie who had perfectly cleared the Black White Forest a few days prior must have been him.

The surrounding crowd turned their envious gazes towards Lei Luo. To think that such a promising talent had been snatched up by this old man—it was truly unfair.

Lei Luo stood straighter, his back stiff, barely suppressing a smile as he waited for Xu Jiang to greet him.

Unfortunately, Xu Jiang wasn't interested in an old man. He turned and walked directly to Ying Xiaoxiao.

"Team Leader! Are you guys here to save me too?"

The beautiful Ying Xiaoxiao, while fierce in battle, was certainly more pleasant to look at than an old man.

Carrying her spear, Ying Xiaoxiao happily patted his shoulder.

"Of course! You're a member of my Team 17. You slipped away to gain experience without telling me? Why didn't you call me?"

"It's not my fault! I didn't want to come to this cursed place." Xu Jiang was also helpless.

He pointed to Lei Luo beside him. "It's all because of this old geezer. He said he wanted to take me around and broaden my horizons before officially taking me as a disciple. I just happened to pass by and fell into a hole; I'm so unlucky."

As soon as Xu Jiang said this, Grandpa Lei's expression changed instantly.

It wasn't Xu Jiang's complaint that embarrassed him, but rather the crucial piece of information revealed in his words.

"What!! Xu Jiang, you haven't officially become his disciple yet!" The eyes of the people around them gleamed like hungry wolves.