Guanyin's Terror

The chilling laughter made Xu Jiang's scalp tingle.

He patted Guanyin behind him and asked, "Were you the one laughing just now?"

Xu Jiang was not quite sure, because that maniacal laughter was far too different from the timid little lady she had been before.

Guanyin did not answer him. Instead, she muttered to herself, "He flew into the air... He actually flew! Absolutely unacceptable! Air units are prohibited!"

Her tone grew increasingly terrifying. The barrels had already begun to tremble, like a bloodthirsty beast catching the scent of prey and itching to slaughter.

Xu Jiang hurriedly yanked the Gatling gun into his hands and looked at its reddening barrels.

"Holy shit, what's wrong with you?!"

"Kill... Kill all air units!"

Warning! Guanyin is about to enter a berserk state! Unrelated personnel, evacuate immediately.

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

The gun's body had changed drastically.

The classical maiden portrait that had previously looked frail and called herself a frightened little lady had now become a crazed figure laughing with her mouth split wide. That bloodthirsty madness was even more terrifying than being tainted by Calamity.

The gun was scorching hot, and its muzzle rose uncontrollably, as though it could not wait to spew bullets.

Overjoyed, Xu Jiang shouted at Old Tie in front of him, "Move! I can't control myself anymore!"

The roar gave Lan Tie a fright. Was Xu Jiang about to unleash his ultimate move? Getting killed by Xu Jiang would not count as a sacrifice! Lan Tie hurriedly leaped away.

Without a meat shield, Xu Jiang's body was tugged around uncontrollably by the gale. But at that very moment, Guanyin went berserk.

"Airspace lockdown! Kill!!"

With that furious roar, the six barrels began spinning at high speed.

Rumble, rumble, rumble!!!

Flames burst from the muzzles as bullets, fired at a hundred rounds per second, poured toward the Bonefiend in the air.

Every bullet seemed to have been baked red-hot. Their trailing flames connected into a terrifying beam of light.

The incomparable firepower forcibly tore through the gale's defenses, no matter how strong it was.

Its hard skeleton was pierced through in a second, and the gale abruptly stopped the next second. Guanyin's power far surpassed that of an ordinary Gatling gun.

Perhaps the heavily wounded Bonefiend regretted taking flight at that moment. It could not understand why this human had suddenly become so powerful. By the time it wanted to land, it was already too late.

There was definitely something wrong with those incoming bullets. Its bone armor was pierced through on the spot, and the force attached to the bullets even made its body stiffen.

It felt like a small boat caught in raging waves, trying to reach shore only to be battered to pieces by the impact, unable to advance or retreat.

"Tear it apart! Tear everything into pieces! Air units absolutely cannot be allowed to exist!!" Guanyin had gone completely insane. Even if Xu Jiang wanted to pull her back now, he could not.

The bullets fired wildly. First, its crotch suffered a devastating blow. Then its legs and body split in two, followed by its head being shredded and its chest muscles blown apart...

In just over ten seconds, the Bonefiend was riddled with holes. Only after it turned into a pile of scattered bones did it finally find release and slowly fall.

No, perhaps Guanyin had intended to turn it into bone dust. She only stopped suddenly because Xu Jiang had run out of energy.

"General, core energy has been depleted. Please remain vigilant."

"So that's how it is! This violent woman should stop calling herself a little lady." Xu Jiang glanced at the energy core.

During the latter half of the battle, the remaining thousand-plus energy had been drained dry in one go, not a drop left. Women were truly terrifying when they got worked up.

Divine Sense Blessing had been forcibly shut down. Now he could only wait for it to recover bit by bit.

But now that the monster was dead, it should not come back to life, right? Just in case, Xu Jiang decided to use Fire's Delight to burn it up, treating it as a celebration.

He cautiously swept his gaze around. He did not spot any more monsters, but he did see several experts who had come as reinforcements.

Grandpa Lei, Old Mo, Team 17, and several middle-aged men he did not recognize. Judging by their gleaming golden equipment, they should have been quite formidable.

"Too bad you came a little late." Xu Jiang shrugged. These experts were always one step too late; he had already dealt with the monster.

Had they come late?

No, they had absolutely not come late. The timing had been perfect.

Yong'an City was one of the few remaining safe cities in this age of catastrophe.

Yet even so, death was still an everyday occurrence in Yong'an City.

This Void Rifts disaster had indeed dealt Yong'an City severe losses, but compared to what they had gained, those losses were nothing.

After all, they had personally witnessed the rise of a monstrous prodigy. For Yong'an City's future, that would be an even more precious asset.

For the past two days, Grandpa Lei had slept poorly. Every day, he pressed for updates on the analysis progress, shouting that his disciple had fallen into the Void Rifts and had to be rescued immediately.

The moment the passage opened and they stepped into the Void Rifts, they saw Xu Jiang carrying a Gatling gun and blasting the Bonefiend apart all by himself.

Unless Lei Luo had dementia and was babbling nonsense, his disciple Xu Jiang was supposed to be only a level 4 newcomer. And his opponent was a flying Bonefiend.

What did that mean? It had combat power comparable to a first-rank professional!

Every profession hit a level bottleneck at level 40. Only after completing a trial and reaching the first rank would they undergo a qualitative transformation.

Even ordinary first-rank professionals had trouble dealing with flying Bonefiends like that. Yet Xu Jiang, a mere newcomer, had blasted one apart. What a monstrous feat.

Everyone's gazes gathered on Xu Jiang's face, hoping to hear his explanation.

But Xu Jiang remained calm.

He put away the Gatling gun, pulled out a pack of cigarettes from his weapon pouch, tapped the pack, took out the last cigarette and held it between his lips, then lit it.

Hisss... exhale...

The ember flickered brightly and dimly as Xu Jiang leisurely blew out a smoke ring.

He glanced at the monster's remains, casually flicked his unfinished cigarette onto the corpse, and walked away without looking back.

Boom!

Behind him, flames soared into the sky, while Xu Jiang walked away without turning around. Real men never looked back at explosions. It was all about looking cool.

The powerful Gatling gun, the inexplicable incendiary bomb—although everyone had only watched for a brief twenty seconds, Xu Jiang had displayed astonishing strength as a newcomer.

If they were not mistaken, the newcomer who had perfectly cleared Black White Forest a few days ago was probably him.

The people around them all looked at Lei Luo with envy. Such an outstanding seedling had actually been picked up by that old man. There was no justice in this world.

Lei Luo stood with his back straight, forcibly suppressing the smile tugging at his lips as he prepared to wait for Xu Jiang to come greet him.

Unfortunately, Xu Jiang had no interest in an old man. He changed direction and went over to Ying Xiaoxiao.

"Captain! Did you come to rescue me too?"

Beautiful as Ying Xiaoxiao was, although she was extremely fierce in battle, she was still much more pleasing to the eye than an old man.

Carrying her long spear, Ying Xiaoxiao happily patted him on the shoulder.

"Of course. You're a member of Team 17. I only looked away for a moment, and you actually ran off to train on your own. Why didn't you call me?"

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

Pointing at Lei Luo beside them, he said, "Wasn't it this old man? He said that before taking me as his disciple, he'd bring me around to broaden my horizons. I just happened to pass by and fell into a hole. What terrible luck."

The moment Xu Jiang said that, Grandpa Lei's expression changed on the spot.

It was not because Xu Jiang's complaint embarrassed him. The key was that Xu Jiang's words revealed an extremely important piece of information.

"What?! Xu Jiang, you haven't taken a master yet?!" The eyes of the people around them gleamed like hungry wolves.