Chapter 291: Orbital Incineration Cannon!

Under the night curtain, the fall of the Dreadnought-class aerospace carrier undoubtedly cast a heavy shadow over the hearts of all survivors and Investigation Corps soldiers on the resistance line.

Thick smoke and flames rose from the sky, causing huge explosions on the ground. Even more terrifying was the giant sea urchin on the high-rise buildings of West Storm City, like a demon descending from the sky, making one feel terrified just by looking at it.

Its movement method carried the sluggishness of deep-sea creatures. Hundreds of meters of black thorns were inserted into the ground in turn, each puncture triggering a small-scale earthquake. Those thorns were not stationary, but moving slowly, as if billions of centipedes were intertwined and rolling in the depths of the shell.

Click... squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak~

A terrifying sound like the vibration of the stratum corneum was emitted from this giant sea urchin, making one's scalp tingle.

"Hold on, don't be dazed!!"

"The defensive line is about to break!!"

Many resisters at various defensive lines saw the giant monster in the city and began to fear and lose their minds uncontrollably, completely forgetting to resist, until the shouts of their companions and the hissing of the monster tide reached their eyes, and they came back to their senses.

However, just in this instant, perhaps the appearance of this black giant sea urchin made the monster tide more violent, or perhaps the greater fear emotion caused the morale of the resistance line to lose further. The resistance lines in the south, north, and east of the city all began to show a downward trend on a large scale. A large number of defensive line gaps were breached, forcing the defensive line to continue to shrink. Many vehicle formations and fixed weapon stations were abandoned, accompanied by a large number of casualties.

"All units pay attention, the Cloud Black Thorn has fallen, and its weakness has been exposed. Now is the best time to solve it. Notify all defensive lines to defend with all their might, and hold on until the last moment!"

At this time, Zhao Yu's voice sounded like a Dinghai Divine Needle in the communication frequency of all defensive line commanders, making everyone feel a shock in their hearts.

"Everyone don't be afraid, that thing has already been beaten down from the sky by us!"

"Continue to hold on!"

"Don't give up!!"

"We have no way out!!"

In the north of the city, 23 mobile hunting squads shuttled rapidly in the city sky and streets, following behind the S-level Cloud Black Thorn. At the same time, the remaining fighters of the aviation combat formation were also constantly strangling with the Winged Demon swarm in the sky.

Watching the Cloud Black Thorn head toward the defensive line of the North City Orbital Passenger Station, Han Jun said to Wen Zhuo:

"Why wasn't it attracted by the Hell Black Chrysanthemum and went somewhere else?"

"It's not that it wasn't attracted, but that the prey in the city is more important to it." Wen Zhuo looked toward the direction of the orbital station: "It must be able to identify threats. There are over ten thousand people there carrying 5th-level marks!"

Wen Zhuo immediately conveyed to all mobile hunting squad members:

"Don't let it pass through the orbital station, Team 1 go lure it, Teams 2 to 10 follow and feign attack, the rest assist the orbital station defensive line!"

"Understood!"

Whoosh~

Human figures swept past in the air. Wen Zhuo caught up with Kiki in front and said to her: "The Emperor team members are back. If we don't lure it away quickly, the black worm will also follow here. We must lead the battle to the open streets!"

"I know." Kiki said urgently.

High in the sky, missiles bombarded from time to time. On the ground, the light beams of electromagnetic cannons lit up with a roar, but they couldn't penetrate the barrier outside the giant sea urchin's black thorns. The whole thing looked like it was wrapped in a layer of transparent protective film.

"Must lure it to attack!"

Han Jun's gaze was burning: "Have you all discovered that the black thorns of that thing can clearly sway in a large range, but the range of movement is very small."

"I discovered it in the clouds. Its black thorns must maintain integrity to support that kind of barrier. If a thorn is missing, that area will be hollow." Wen Zhuo summarized the information observed on the holographic screen and uploaded it to the combat intelligence center.

"Later, as long as which part of its thorns sways, the attack must be launched from there. If it wants to launch that kind of laser beam, it must also have no protection!"

"Understood." Qin Xueming said, and Lu Xingchen also nodded.

Boom, boom, boom!

At the North City Orbital Passenger Station, Chen Sixuan, Shi Diyuan, Mo Nika, and others had already discovered the giant sea urchin moving slowly from not far away, and everyone's expressions changed drastically.

"Click..."

At the same time, there was a strange current sound mixed in the communicator, and a feeling of a giant object pressing on the border came head-on.

"Hello, hello..."

"The communicator is being interfered with too seriously, what's going on?"

"It must be this monster."

"Damn it!" Shi Diyuan leaped up, landed on the roof of the passenger station, looked up at the giant sea urchin, and spat fiercely: "How can I fight this thing with my fists?"

Chen Sixuan raised the Meteor No. 3, constantly watching, and quickly captured Kiki and others in the distant sky: "The hunting squad members have also followed. They must be preparing to use the Hell Black Chrysanthemum to lure this thing away."

"Captain Chen, the bottom can't hold on much longer, those monsters are like crazy!" Miao Lu rushed over, covered in blood.

Below the passenger station square, everyone was pushing forward, and even Little Yuan led people to join the resistance line. Behind, on the Infinite, only the railgun was still transporting firepower automatically, and all the anti-aircraft guns and 1130 bullets had already run out.

Rumble~

Following the approach of the hunting squads, the seismic waves caused by the Abyss Worm were also constantly spreading.

"Maintain defensive formation!"

Chen Sixuan turned around immediately: "Big Brother Shi, Mo Nika, put all the firepower on the ground."

Mo Nika was shocked, looking at the giant sea urchin in the sky: "Are we not going to care about this thing?"

At the same time, multiple hunting squad teams rushed over from several streets in the distance at this time, launching attacks one after another, helping to ease the pressure on the front line here.

Xiang Xiang Ningjing, Bai Xiaoqing, Hearing Shu Qin, and Lv Chang also returned to the team.

"They are preparing to lure this monster to other places!" Xiang Xiang Ningjing landed first, found that the signal here was interfered with, and said to Chen Sixuan and others immediately.

"Then what should we do?" Hearing Shu Qin, who had been running around all night, also asked at this time.

"Can only do what we can do!" Chen Sixuan shouted in a deep voice. Those missiles and electromagnetic cannons flying into the sky were all ineffective. Rather than this, it was better to concentrate firepower on the monster tide. And behind, we can only believe in the hunting squads.

"Everyone don't look back, block the monster tide first!"

Shi Diyuan was the first to respond, and immediately continued to rush in to kill.

Xiang Xiang Ningjing's expression was ugly, looking at the giant object getting closer and closer in the sky behind, and muttered: "Leave it to fate, Bai Xiaoqing, follow me!" After saying that, the two also killed down to the square together.

Sizzle!

On the defensive line, Abai's laser beam swept across the street area, cutting the massive monster tide to pieces. With the temporary addition of the hunting squads, the pressure on the defensive line of the passenger station square suddenly became much smaller, but at this time, no one dared to breathe a sigh of relief, because they were facing the greatest terror.

In the air, Wen Zhuo and Kiki's five people flew past at high speed, looking at the countless giant black thorns swaying in the blizzard, which couldn't help but make people feel uncomfortable pressure. Wen Zhuo gritted his teeth, grabbed the Hell Black Chrysanthemum, and flew directly past the Hell Black Chrysanthemum at this time. The enchanting crimson light on the black chrysanthemum emitted some kind of strange fluctuation, making the giant sea urchin that was slowly moving forward notice something at this time, and the swaying of the black thorns stopped suddenly.

"It works!!"

"This thing can really attract it!"

Click... squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak~

The Cloud Black Thorn emitted a trembling sound, making the organs of the whole body produce resonance. Many people began to feel dizzy and nauseous.

The dense red compound eyes on the Cloud Black Thorn seemed to be focused on Wen Zhuo at this moment. In an instant, a giant thorn in front of it suddenly began to sway significantly, swinging toward Wen Zhuo's direction.

"Dodge quickly!"

Wen Zhuo made a decisive decision, grabbed a large number of metal parts from the ground, and while dodging, shot them toward the empty airspace where the giant thorn shifted with all his might.

At the same time, Kiki, Fire Brother, and Han Jun all made their moves simultaneously!

"Divine Art: Burning Flame Sword!"

Whoosh!

Wen Zhuo in the air turned rapidly downward with the sound of breaking air.

At this time, a terrifying long leg hanging down from the sky swung like a pendulum and swept toward the crowd again!

"It's now!"

"Waited for a long time!"

Lu Xingchen's fire sword at this time was not downward, but suddenly upward, compressed by Kiki with a telekinetic wave, bringing up a terrifying flame spray line straight into the sky!

In an instant, a crimson ray shot upward vertically, almost illuminating the cloud layer above.

At the same time, on the North City Wall side, two LF21 missiles had already risen into the sky at high speed. On the aviation combat formation side, countless missiles and high-heat plasma cannons were also fired simultaneously!

All attacks converged. After Fire Brother's Burning Flame Sword soared into the sky, Wen Zhuo immediately led the crowd to move rapidly.

"Hunting squad! Retreat!"

Hum~

That swinging long leg swept across the street, bringing up a large amount of dust. At this time, the hunting squad members had already received preparations in advance, retreating one after another, not caught off guard as before.

At this time, judgment descended!

Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom！！！！

Countless huge explosions rang out in the high-altitude cloud layer, igniting giant flame clouds. In an instant, it almost illuminated the sky above half of West Storm City. Under that crimson explosion, the survivors at the North City Passenger Station and the airport looked up, only to see a giant sea urchin black shadow in the cloud layer, blotting out the sky and sun. Countless black thorns swayed slowly like spiders in the sky, making people's scalps tingle.

"Did it hit?!!"

"Holy crap, what a big monster!!"

"Atmospheric creature?!"

"Damn it, good death!!" 【291-87

But at this moment, Chen Sixuan did not respond to her, instead continuing to look up at the sky. High above, the giant sea urchin's tens of thousands of red compound eyes seemed to be watching the passenger rail station defense line below. Like dense red light orbs in the night sky, they slowly brightened, and a strange, world-destroying fluctuation suddenly oscillated outward!

Whoosh, whoosh~

Kiki and the others, who had been blown away while holding up their telekinetic shields, only managed to stabilize themselves several kilometers away. At this moment, Kiki felt completely powerless. After a night of bitter fighting, the two cold-dark reagents Lin Xian had given them were already used up. Facing an S-class strange entity, they, these so-called Berserk-level ability users, truly felt a sense of powerlessness.

"Is this?!" Wen Zhuo looked at the giant sea urchin's movements, and his face changed drastically: "This guy is going to use that move again!"

"Oh no!"

"Ah!" Kiki reacted at this moment, her small face instantly turning pale, and even Brother Huo panicked immediately.

"Quick, stop it!" Han Jun shouted loudly.

Wen Zhuo and Kiki immediately prepared to activate their abilities and rush over again.

At this moment, everyone at the passenger station below noticed the red light in the sky above their heads and couldn't help but look back in terror; an ominous premonition rose in everyone's hearts.

"Chen Jiejie, be careful!" Shasha, piloting the Vulcan mecha, subconsciously rushed in front of Chen Sixuan and Miao Lu, spreading her arms. At this moment, everyone's heartbeat seemed to slow by half a beat, and the air was suffocatingly heavy.

Swish!

Suddenly, just as the giant sea urchin was about to release its laser beam, a violent sonic boom suddenly rang out. Kiki and the others in the air had just started moving when an atmospheric distillation tower, over ten meters in diameter and weighing two thousand tons, came roaring down from the high altitude above their heads!

This giant atmospheric distillation tower from the oil refinery was like a sharp arrow, burning red as it tore through the sky at high speed. The black thorns in the clouds were currently accumulating laser energy when they were struck directly by the 'tower' on the front compound eye, erupting in a heaven-shaking explosion!

BOOM!!!

In an instant, before anyone could react, they only saw this giant sea urchin being blasted hundreds of meters away on the spot, collapsing an entire block into ruins!

And that atmospheric distillation tower was directly embedded into the sea urchin's body, with large amounts of black, thick sludge bursting out, landing on the empty street and creating a sizzling, corrosive sound.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

At this moment, the entire city suddenly fell into a strange tremor, the asphalt road surface cracking into spiderweb-like gullies. Kiki, Wen Zhuo, and the tens of thousands of people below, including Chen Sixuan, looked back and discovered that the skyline had suddenly been torn apart by a giant steel shadow. Amidst the earthquake, a super-giant mecha came roaring in, crushing the monster tide along the way. Its warning lights and nuclear-powered pulses flickered in the night. The moment it bent its knees to leap, all the glass curtain walls of the entire block shattered into a crystal rain, and the screeching of the hydraulic system drowned out the air-raid sirens!

In the head cockpit, Lin Xian and Chen Wei, wearing neural-sync outer armor, maintained a synchronized running posture. The vision on the nano-ceramic panel targeted that giant sea urchin. The next instant, both spoke simultaneously:

"Activate plasma cannon!"

"Activate plasma cannon!"

Woo!

The Pangu Mark I's right hand began to transform, its five fingers morphing into triangular phase rings that began to rotate at high speed. The magnetic levitation acceleration rails lit up section by section, and the hexagonal superconducting coils erupted with high-frequency shrieks in the extreme cold!

The giant sea urchin sensed the threat at this moment. Several black thorns curled, attempting to prop up a protective barrier, but the oil refinery's atmospheric distillation tower was still stuck in its body, and the protective barrier could not close at all. A strange red light burned at the rear end of the atmospheric distillation tower.

!

Zzz-empty! Zzz-empty! Zzz-empty!

Three shots of multi-million-degree plasma cannon fire shot out, aiming directly at this gap and penetrating the protective barrier entirely to strike the sea urchin's body.

Instantly, brilliant blue high-temperature plasma exploded on its body, erupting into fierce, scorching white flames for a moment.

Crack… squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak~

The black thorns in the clouds let out violent, strange cries. At this moment, the originally slow-moving black thorns began to swing faster, and the surrounding buildings and streets shook wildly, with a large number of high-rise buildings collapsing.

"It's Lin Ge!" Shasha, sitting in the Vulcan mecha, looked at the giant mecha in the sky, her face filled with joy, and she exclaimed: "Wow, Lin Ge is back in the big mecha!!"

"Lin Xian!"

"It's Team Leader Lin!!" Hearing Shu Qin, Xiao Yuan, and others exclaimed one after another.

In an instant, the members of the Infinite and Longshan No. 1 at the passenger station cheered and raised their arms. They hadn't expected that at the very moment of imminent danger, a super-giant mecha would appear with the presence of a god descending from heaven, shocking everyone and blasting that giant sea urchin, which was like a nightmare of fear, directly away.

At this moment, not only the North City passenger rail station, but even the distant Xilan Airport saw this scene.

Zhao Yu and He Zhen, upon receiving the news, were also shocked. They immediately sent messages to the defense lines in the south, east, and north of the city, significantly boosting morale.

"Kiki, Chen Laoshi, hold the line, leave this to me!"

Just after entering the city, Lin Xian and Chen Wei saw the tragic situation within. He knew that the various defense lines must be at their limit, and the top priority was to eliminate this S-class strange entity as quickly as possible.

From the intelligence Zhao Yu had passed to him and the probing attack just now, Lin Xian also confirmed his previous suspicion: this S-class strange entity was definitely easier to deal with than the previous atmospheric mica types. Otherwise, this guy wouldn't have been hiding and acting as a scout. If it weren't for that strange defensive barrier, it definitely wouldn't be able to withstand the Seventh Investigation Corps' powerful firepower!

"Strike while it's down!"

Seeing that the first strike had succeeded, Chen Wei immediately said to Lin Xian: "If we let it fly into the sky, it won't be easy to deal with."

"My thoughts exactly!"

Their gazes met, and they immediately crossed their fists and then opened them to the sides, aiming at the accelerating black thorns in the clouds, shouting:

"Prepare missile guidance!"

"Prepare missile guidance!"

Scrape, scrape, scrape, scrape!

The Pangu Mark I opened its arms, and the four Emperor missile hatches above its chest opened in unison. The roaring rocket engines began to burn, and the four missiles shot out, accurately blasting toward the giant sea urchin's weak point.

But at this moment, the giant sea urchin seemed to have realized the power of the Mark I, actually curling its black thorns and rolling half a circle backward, using the defensive barrier at the rear to block the Pangu Mark I's missiles!

All the missiles collided with the barrier and exploded, igniting a massive cloud of fire in the air.

Seeing this, Lin Xian and Chen Wei prepared to rush over immediately, leaving no room for it to catch its breath. The atmospheric distillation tower hadn't been melted by the sea urchin's defensive field yet, so there would always be a gap—this was a perfect opportunity!

Who would have thought that at this moment, the Pangu Mark I's earthquake warning system suddenly detected a creature approaching at high speed underground. The two immediately performed a high-mobility maneuver to evade. The next instant,

Empty!

A massive explosion erupted from the ground where the Mark I had just been standing. An abyss worm broke through the ground, rushing up to the height of the Mark I's chest. The massive shockwave of the explosion caused the entire mecha to jolt violently backward!

In the cockpit, the two stepped back with one foot, assuming an anti-impact posture, and then swung their fists backward.

"Punch!"

"Punch!"

Boom!

The Mark I's two thousand-plus muscle engines roared simultaneously, driving the hydraulic power actuators and erupting with tens of thousands of tons of explosive force. Both fists smashed directly into the giant worm's body.

Bang!

The mechanical fist, reinforced with composite armor, smashed directly into the abyss worm's thick skin, causing it to cave in and crack inch by inch!

"Again!"

"Boost!"

Lin Xian and Chen Wei turned sideways and swung their fists, their right arms charging with power!

"Activate elbow rocket thrusters!"

"Activate elbow rocket thrusters!"

The Mark I's upper torso turned sideways, retracting its right fist, and then the three rocket thrusters on its right elbow opened.

Woo, hum!

The rocket engines erupted with high-speed Mach rings, pushing the heavy mechanical right arm to accelerate explosively. The knuckles of the Mark I's right fist deformed rapidly and were covered by a thick diamond-shaped frame, like brass knuckles, glowing slightly red from friction with the air under high-speed acceleration!

Bang!

This punch was world-destroying and heavy, directly punching through the abyss worm's massive body. Massive amounts of worm skin and shredded tissue sprayed out like a rainstorm.

Ang-hum!!

The abyss worm had just emerged from the ground and taken three punches; it immediately felt the threat of death and twisted its body violently, sweeping toward the Mark I.

Chen Wei and Lin Xian immediately protected their front with both fists, swung one leg back, opened all the pressure relief valves on the Mark I, and assumed an anti-impact posture.

Boom!

The mountain-like abyss worm slammed into the Mark I with all its might, immediately creating a massive sonic boom that pushed the ten-thousand-ton Mark I back over a hundred meters, knocking down half a street's worth of buildings along the way.

Although this blow was heavy, it didn't cause any damage to the highly agile Pangu Mark I.

At this moment, after pushing the Mark I away with one strike, the abyss worm immediately twisted its body continuously, attempting to retreat underground.

Lin Xian and Chen Wei certainly weren't going to give it that chance. After completing their defense, the Mark I immediately began to charge forward. The two swung their right fists backward and shouted:

"Prepare chain sword!"

"Prepare chain sword!"

Scrape!

The dark red high-frequency blade chain sword hidden under the right arm armor slid out directly from the guide rail. The sword spine closed, changing from a folded form into a solidified giant sword, its sharp, cold serrations flashing with a chilling light. The other abyss worm had died under this chain sword with its high-frequency electric blade!

Just at this moment, warning red lights suddenly flashed on Chen Wei and Lin Xian's holographic vision. Their expressions changed, and after detecting the direction of the attack, they immediately raised their left arms to defend.

Boom, boom, boom, boom!

A giant black thorn swept across the entire block, slamming directly into the Mark I. The massive impact of the black thorn smashed the Mark I into the building behind it, the entire facade of the building exploding and collapsing layer by layer.

As it fell, Lin Xian and Chen Wei immediately retracted the chain sword and used their right arms to press against a building to prevent it from tipping over.

Hum.

At this moment, another giant black thorn attacked again, attempting to crush the Mark I into pieces.

"Prepare for impact!"

Under Lin Xian and Chen Wei's control, the Pangu Mark I immediately stood up, raised its arms, leaned its body forward, swung one leg back, and opened all the jet thruster hatches on its back!

Boom!

That giant black thorn swept in head-on, slamming into the Mark I with heavy force, directly pushing the Mark I back continuously as the ground collapsed entirely. Meanwhile, the thrusters on the Mark I's back fired simultaneously, erupting with intense counter-thrust to resist.

Swish, swish, swish!

At this moment, countless missiles and electromagnetic cannons in the sky flew toward the giant sea urchin. All aerial units had received He Zhen's orders. Everyone noticed the sea urchin swinging its black thorns to attack and immediately seized this critical moment to blast a large number of missiles over.

And the result was indeed effective. After the giant sea urchin swung its two black thorns to launch an attack on the Mark I, its front face opened, and countless missiles exploded on its body without missing a single one. The massive firelight almost completely illuminated the entire central district.

"Well done!"

Inside the Mark I's head cockpit, the perfect coordination displayed by the aerial combat formation made Lin Xian and Chen Wei's expressions excited.

"That guy is covered in black hair; let's burn it clean!" Chen Wei said, looking at the fierce burning occurring on the black thorns at this moment.

"Good!"

The two manipulated the hand controllers, retracted the rear thruster hatches, then assumed an advancing posture, stepping forward one step at a time!

The ten-thousand-ton Pangu Mark I also stepped out simultaneously, accelerating from a walking posture to a running posture toward the direction of the black thorns.

"Activate left arm orbital incinerator cannon!"

"Activate left arm orbital incinerator cannon!"

Clang, clang!

The Mark I's left arm sank, the composite armor on the elbow opened layer by layer, and an orange-yellow super-large orbital incinerator cannon rose. The compressed spray gun ignited a pilot flame, and thick black smoke rose up.

Boom, boom, boom—the Pangu Mark I charged in with world-destroying kinetic energy. While running, it raised its right arm to block a black thorn sweeping in from the side. The entire machine was knocked dozens of meters from right to left, but the two were undaunted. Upon getting close, they directly raised their left arms and activated the orbital incinerator cannon!

Boom!

A thousand-degree high-temperature stream of flame, like a red whip, sprayed out, resembling molten iron poured from a steel mill. The core of the flame was scorching white, illuminating even the sky, and it struck directly on the sea urchin's face!

Crack… squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak~

The black thorns in the clouds swung wildly, raising a massive earthquake. However, Lin Xian and Chen Wei didn't care at all, turning the power of the orbital incinerator cannon to the maximum, swearing to burn through this black sea urchin to see if there was any sea urchin roe inside!

"Continuous spray!"

"Ah!"

In the head cockpit, the two roared hoarsely, watching the dazzling, scorching firelight!

Bang!

Just at this moment, the ground under the Mark I's feet suddenly collapsed. The abyss worm had drilled under the Mark I's feet at some unknown time and now erupted, directly flipping the ten-thousand-ton Mark I over completely. The left-hand orbital cannon's energy accumulator exploded on the spot, sending a sea of flames into the sky. Large amounts of fire fell in spray-like patterns into the surrounding blocks, instantly plunging the entire central district into a sea of fire!

"Lin Xian!"

Kiki, seeing this scene, exclaimed immediately. She took the Hell Black Chrysanthemum from Wen Zhuo's hand and said urgently: "We must lure that stinky worm away; we can't let Lin Xian fall into a pincer attack!"

"Wait!"

Wen Zhuo knew Kiki was exhausted, but he couldn't stop her at this moment. Seeing Kiki had already flown off, Wen Zhuo immediately took Brother Huo and the others to fly toward the other side of the sea urchin, simultaneously shouting to the command center: "Everyone, attack the other side of the sea urchin! Whether you hit it or not, just attract its attention and buy time for the Mark I!"

"Good!!" He Zhen immediately gave the order: "All aerial units, avoid those wing-monsters and provide fire cover for the Mark I first!"

Hum, hum, hum—in an instant, all the aircraft still engaged in combat in the sky began to concentrate and fly toward the central district. Those wing-monsters that were continuously attacking gathered into a black flood in the sky, swarming toward the aerial units and the ground defense lines.

"Quick, we'll help deal with those monsters in the sky too, to provide them cover!" On the north side of the city, Chen Sixuan and Qian Dele at the airport simultaneously arranged for the anti-aircraft firepower of the defense line.

Bang, bang, bang, boom, boom, boom!

In an instant, all the anti-aircraft guns and electromagnetic railguns on the North City defense line fired densely toward the horizon.

(End of chapter)