Surprise Attack on Xiong Bing Lian

Qiangwei forced a bitter smile when she heard her old man's words. She felt utterly helpless.

Could they really intervene in a battle between two mighty gods?

If they had not kept their distance, they might have been caught in the crossfire and beaten along with them.

Looking at Ge Xiaolun and the others, their discussion was not focused on the battle between the two Sun Wukongs, but rather on that burning incense stick.

"I think this is 72 Transformations!"

"Bullshit. We have to believe in science!"

"Then how do you explain that incense stick?"

"If you ask me, this Monkey Bro is the Monkey Bro from the myths. He just happens to look human. Look at Journey to the West—wasn't Monkey Bro able to transform into human form?"

Hearing Zhao Xin, Ge Xiaolun, and the others chattering away, Qiangwei said, "Everyone, get ready for combat. The chief has ordered us to support Sun Wukong at any time!"

"No, Qiangwei, which Sun Wukong are we supporting?" Ge Xiaolun asked in confusion, putting her in a difficult position for a moment.

Both of them were Sun Wukong. Both of them were Monkey Bro. Who were they supposed to support?

Could they even get involved?

Besides, there was an eighty or ninety percent chance that the Sun Wukong who had appeared later was the one recorded in their myths—the Great Sage Equal to Heaven whom everyone worshipped.

"Support Sun Wukong, not the later Supreme Treasure."

"But..."

"Why are you talking so much? You're the only one with so much to say..." Qiangwei snapped angrily at the arguing Ge Xiaolun.

As the two Sun Wukongs fought, the incense stick had only burned halfway down, yet the area had already been ravaged beyond recognition. Broken rocks lay everywhere, while trees had either been uprooted or snapped cleanly in half.

Meanwhile, she searched for the right angle, gathering as much relevant data as possible. She had to determine the opponent's attack methods and information about his abilities.

After all, as the squad leader of Xiong Bing Lian, she had to shoulder that responsibility.

Though both fighters were little more than afterimages, she could still obtain useful information by working with Qi Lin.

"Heh heh, not bad. You've got some strength!"

"Likewise."

Sun Wukong and Supreme Treasure could both be said to have maxed out physical damage, but their attack styles and combat techniques were also somewhat similar.

You attacked with one move, and I blocked with another. Thus was born a world where only the two Golden Cudgels suffered.

Staff techniques and hand-to-hand combat—neither of them seemed able to gain the upper hand over the other.

Although Sun Wukong had his own genetic engine system, their basic attacks were so fast that he had no spare hand—or even spare thought—to activate it.

After all, the slightest lapse in focus would put him at a disadvantage.

Sun Wukong, meanwhile, was thinking of quickly probing Supreme Treasure's true strength and abilities.

Then, dozens of clones suddenly split off from him and surrounded Supreme Treasure. The Golden Cudgels in their hands spun rapidly, creating chaotic reverse currents.

"Oh, clones? I can do that too!"

Seeing his opponent use a cloning technique, Supreme Treasure immediately used it as well. Dozens of clones charged without hesitation toward Sun Wukong's clones. (According to the old version of Monkey Bro's setting, he could use clones, so I combined the old and new versions here.)

"Found you. Universe Throw."

Since hand-to-hand combat could not determine a winner, Supreme Treasure directly used a leap attack, bringing his staff down toward Sun Wukong's true body.

Boom!

As Supreme Treasure's skill-enhanced heavy strike landed, the skin effects appeared as well.

Sun Wukong dodged in time, and he had roughly assessed Supreme Treasure's strength.

Without technology, yet capable of reaching the power of his peak beast form—this fellow called Supreme Treasure was undeniably formidable.

Moreover, the longer they fought, the more Sun Wukong felt that this person resembled him. It was as if some faint, intangible connection existed between them.

"Come on, have a taste of something I only recently developed and activated—Three Heads Six Arms!!!"

As Sun Wukong suddenly erupted, powerful Dark Energy rapidly gathered.

He needed to settle the outcome with Supreme Treasure before that incense stick finished burning.

He was not fond of killing, but he loved to fight!

Even though he was now the Victorious Fighting Buddha, filled with Buddhist nature, the shadow of Sun Wukong, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, still remained in his soul.

He did not like fighting and killing, nor did he like killing people—but loving a fight was in a monkey's nature.

"Heh heh, perfect timing. Take a staff strike from Old Sun!"

"That should be my line. Hah! Take a staff strike from Old Sun!"

As the two collided with immense force, a violently raging heat wave erupted, directly sending even Zhao Xin, who was relatively nearby, flying. Many of the surrounding trees as thick as bowls were snapped cleanly in half by the shockwave.

The two then launched into a second frenzied battle.

"Fall back! Xiong Bing Lian, retreat! Move to a safe area!"

Seeing this, Qiangwei knew there was no way they could interfere. They could only wait for the two of them to finish on their own.

But then, everyone witnessed an unbelievable scene.

"Bōrě Bōrě Mì?"

"Damn, his attacks even come with special effects? Is the Great Sage really that badass?"

"Those are Chinese characters, right?"

"Spatial particle manifestation technology? Or a projection?"

Seeing that Supreme Treasure's attacks actually came with visual effects, the Xiong Bing Lian members watching from the sidelines cried out in amazement.

Qiangwei was deeply suspicious of the Sun Wukong before her. Attacks with special-effect text—wasn't that a little too flashy?

She felt that the current scene could perhaps be explained scientifically.

It looked somewhat like a projection, yet also like some kind of materialization technology.

"Boom... boom boom boom..."

After several violent explosions, the sounds of battle from the platform above seemed to have stopped.

"Qiangwei, they've stopped attacking!"

Qi Lin, who had been observing the battle between Sun Wukong and Supreme Treasure from a distant tree, suddenly spoke up as well.

"The fighting has stopped. Did that incense stick burn out?"

Hearing Qi Lin say that the two Sun Wukongs had stopped fighting, Qiangwei asked with a puzzled expression.

"Yes, that incense stick has burned out!"

Qi Lin hurriedly aimed her sniper scope at the giant boulder. The incense stick had indeed burned down completely.

"Whew, thank goodness. If they kept fighting, we really would've gotten caught in the crossfire. Let's go up."

Qiangwei finally let out a sigh of relief. The battle between the two had finally ended, and she led the team toward Sun Wukong and the others.

(I'm done for, Yanzu. I'm really not good at writing fight scenes. Looks like I need more practice. I'll see if I can revise and add to it later on—it's too hard. (┳◇┳))

"You won..."

"No. I said that once that incense stick burned out, winning or losing would no longer matter."

The battle between Sun Wukong and Supreme Treasure had just ended. Neither had been able to do anything to the other before the incense stick burned out.

Neither of them had lost, but neither had won either. There was no winner.

"I want to know where you came from."

Since they were neither enemies nor friends, Sun Wukong directly asked about Supreme Treasure's origins.

"I... heh heh..."

Supreme Treasure did not answer. Instead, he raised his head and looked toward the endless starry sky.

Then he turned back to Sun Wukong and continued, "How about I help you beat them up?"

Sun Wukong naturally knew whom Supreme Treasure meant. With an indifferent expression, he said, "Be my guest... These kids are still too young. They don't know the immensity of heaven and earth!"

The military had invited him to test these kids. He had long known that they were arrogant and proud, relying on their Super Genes to the point of becoming somewhat conceited.

Therefore, he wholeheartedly approved of Supreme Treasure's proposal.

Meanwhile, the Xiong Bing Lian members were chatting and laughing as they headed toward Sun Wukong and the others, completely unaware of the danger.

Whoosh!!!

With a sharp whoosh, the sound of a weapon slicing through the air suddenly rang beside them. Ge Xiaolun, who was walking at the front, was sent flying by a sudden thrust from a staff. Then, with one sweeping strike, Cheng Yaowen and Zhao Xin were struck as well.

"Ah! Why am I always the one getting hurt!"

"Damn!!!"

Only after hearing Ge Xiaolun's miserable cry did Qiangwei react. She hurriedly ordered, "Careful! Stay alert, stay alert! Qi Lin, see what's going on!"

Qiangwei was completely dumbfounded at the moment. They had fallen into chaos, and their formation had been utterly smashed apart.

"Qiangwei, watch out! It's that Supreme Treasure. He's coming—he's moving quickly."

Prompted by Qiangwei's warning, Qi Lin saw who had attacked Ge Xiaolun and Cheng Yaowen and hurriedly warned the others.

"Xiaolun, Yaowen, are you all right?

Zhao Xin, Liu Chuang, take up positions according to the tactical formation we trained in. Qi Lin, you are authorized to fire, authorized to fire—but don't aim for the head.

Mengmeng, protect Sister Qi Lin with your life, understand?"

Seeing that the other side had attacked her teammates right from the start, Qiangwei became angry and issued her orders.

Since the other party had chosen to attack them, it seemed Sun Wukong had been defeated or injured. She could no longer worry about anything else.

Counterattack—they had to counterattack. That had also been her dad's order: if there was a threat, they had to strike back.

Of course, she also told Qi Lin not to hit the head when sniping.

"Qi Lin, received!"

"Rui Mengmeng, understood!"