Chapter 152: We Came Back Alive

It hurriedly pushed off the ground to stabilize its form.

Having just steadied itself, as it lifted its head,

it immediately faced the ferocious fist of Huangxian Laozu!

"Hmph!"

"Truly foolish, a few provocations threw off your composure."

345 wore a confident look; in a test of strength, it believed it rarely met an opponent.

"Die for me!"

Boom!

Once again, it was a direct fist collision.

However, the moment 345's fist touched Huangxian Laozu's fist, fear and anxiety instantly filled its mind.

It felt that the incoming punch was not from Huangxian Laozu.

but a surging ocean!

At this moment,

345 felt as if it were standing on an endless sea, with raging winds howling all around and torrential rain pouring down.

A towering wave tens of thousands of feet high surged toward it, while it could only oppose it with its fist.

This...

is completely on a different level!

With a booming bang,

like the sound of an exploding bomb.

Huangxian Laozu's fist met 345's fist, lasting only an instant.

On the latter, its rock armor, as hard as steel, instantly shattered.

Turning into fragments of stone debris that clattered down to the ground.

Moreover,

345's proud, robust flesh also developed cracks of various sizes.

The cracks spread like savage vines, visible to the naked eye, creeping across its entire body.

"No, this shouldn't be happening!"

"With my formidable defenses, I could never be instantly killed by you!"

345's eyes were filled with disbelief.

"In this world, nothing is impossible."

"The dead have no right to speak!"

Huangxian Laozu flicked his sleeve.

A strange spell formation unfolded beneath 345's feet and above its head, releasing a strong force that continually wore down its flesh, even its soul.

This process was excruciating.

Like countless caterpillars crawling all over the body,

and using their poisonous hairs to deeply pierce your arms, thighs, neck...

making you constantly feel the agony of a scald from boiling water followed by needle pricks!

At this moment,

even the robust 345 could not endure it,

it screamed in agony.

The mournful wail echoed in the dangerous zone.

Everyone present clapped and cheered,

"To deal with these alien pests, we must use the most brutal means!"

"Being cut into thousands of pieces is still too lenient for them!"

"Those who harm our nation's people are unforgivable!"

"If it weren't for Senior Huangxian arriving in time, we would have already been buried by these alien pests."

"Damn it, these damned things are worse than beasts!"

These foreign enemies,

have no morality or ethics in their eyes, let alone humanity.

because they are not human to begin with.

They are a gang of power-worshipping thugs; to them, humans are merely insects to be slaughtered at will.

These alien enemies' methods are more cruel and ruthless than those of any nation on Lan Xing that has ever opposed the Dragon Nation!

"Bring back these remaining corpses; they might be useful."

Huangxian Laozu picked up a piece of muscle tissue from the ground belonging to 345.

After everything was handled,

Aside from Xiao Xian Huang, the other four little immortals also awakened one after another.

When they saw Huangxian Laozu, a familiar warmth surged in their hearts,

and they shouted in unison:

"Senior~"

Huangxian Laozu, feeling satisfied and in high spirits, rewarded them with some cultivation items.

345 is dead, and the dangerous zone is no longer dangerous.

According to the distress signal, Xu Mingsheng led the team and rescued the Dragon Nation citizens trapped in the danger zone.

And safely brought them out of the danger zone.

For those Dragon Nation citizens who sacrificed,

someone will also be assigned to bring back their bodies.

Even if the bodies are deceased,

their belongings will also be brought back.

At this moment,

inside the danger zone,

a white‑haired old man heard the rumble of tanks and mechs advancing, immediately rose from the stone, and hurried over.

Looking at the approaching guard troops,

An Lao clasped his hands tightly and placed them on his chin.

Though his face was worn, his eyes showed tension and anticipation.

Like an elderly mother waiting at home, who upon hearing car horns outside during the New Year rushes to open the door, stares intently, hoping a passing vehicle will stop at her doorstep and the familiar, longed‑for figure will step out.

Soon,

an armed truck full of survivors slowly came to a stop.

One by one, figures stepped down from the truck.

An Lao's gaze carefully examined each person getting off, sometimes needing to verify an individual several times, fearing to miss anyone.

But as the number of people on the truck dwindled, An Lao's hanging heart sank completely.

She let out a deep sigh,

thinking it was a joke played on her by heaven.

But when she turned away in disappointment and saw those two most familiar faces,

she became so excited she was incoherent, her body trembling uncontrollably.

An Yong (An Zhi): "Mom, we've come back alive!"

That's it.

The crisis in the third zone.

has been completely resolved.

Now only Dragon Nation's first zone remains!

Zhang Cheng, sitting on a coffin speeding forward, felt a bit anxious,

"How much longer until we get there?"

"Three minutes have already passed; won't that be too slow?"

Three minutes?

Is that still considered slow?

"Do you know that in these three minutes we've already flown across one‑third of the Earth's width?"

Xiao Dian looked at Zhang Cheng helplessly and said, "This speed is already fast; it can't get any faster."

"Why don't you try driving?"

As she spoke, she patted the coffin beneath her.

"Let me drive?"

Zhang Cheng stared blankly.

He had a flying‑car license but no coffin‑driving license.

Do normal people drive this thing?

Pah!

Who normal person would play with this thing!

"Forget it, you drive; hopefully it'll go smoothly."

Zhang Cheng simply closed his eyes and sat cross‑legged at the rear of the coffin.

As if he were calculating in his mind how far they still were from Dragon Nation's first zone.

"Are you calculating when we'll get there?" Xiao Dian stared wide‑eyed at Zhang Cheng.

Her clear eyes were full of curiosity.

What?

Zhang Cheng waved his hand, "Just joking, I don't calculate distances."

"Then why are you closing your eyes…"

Zhang Cheng felt a bit embarrassed, "Honestly, I get a little coffin‑sick."

Xiao Dian: "????"

If you're dizzy, just be dizzy.

Just don't throw up in my coffin.

"Ah, I wish I'd had Elder Sister Xi come with you."

……

Dragon Nation, first zone.

This place used to be the territory of the Triumphant Alliance.

On this vast land live ten million people of the Triumphant Alliance.

Although most of the infrastructure is under renovation and reconstruction,

But normally, quite a few people would still be out and about in the city center.

But now,

the Dragon Nation Guard Army had issued a notice:

until the potential threat of 173 was eliminated, no one was allowed to go out freely.

They had to report first!

While these residents lived in fear at home,

on a certain flat grassland,

the Dragon Nation Guard Army and Yao Yang were in fierce combat with Containment Entity 173!

"Damn, this is really bizarre. This damned Peanut Man took so many shells, and there's not a single mark on it?"

As the captain of the 39th Squad of the Dragon Nation Guard Army,

Cao Tianyun, upon receiving the intelligence,

immediately led his team to 173's location,

and found 173.

But what disgusted Cao Tianyun now was,

why was this damned 173 so tough?

Even the latest missiles slamming into it couldn't harm it in the slightest.

Did this thing also have an immortal body?

"Forget it, let's just drag it out like this."

"Though we can't kill it, it can't do anything to us either."

Cao Tianyun thought to himself.

Compared to other containment entities, Dragon Nation had no shortage of intelligence on 173,

and had already deduced its rule ability based on relevant footage.

Containment Entity: 173.

Name: Little Peanut.

Appearance: A large peanut cast in concrete, with arms and legs, and some bizarre graffiti on its face.

Rule Ability: Once you look at it, you must never avert your gaze! Otherwise, death.

173 will attack you the instant your gaze leaves it.

So fast that even the famous Superman wouldn't be able to react in time.

Moreover, 173, like 096, possessed an immortal body!

An immortal body,

and incredible speed—

these two traits combined could practically run rampant across the universe.

But the only reassuring thing was,

173's rule ability.

The moment your gaze shifts away, it immediately kills whoever looked away.

It must be said, this ability sounded impressive, but in certain situations it was a burden.

Like right now—

thousands of Guard soldiers were all staring fixedly at 173. When tired, they could swap out; as long as someone was watching, the others could rest, rotating in turn.

"What a ridiculous containment entity. This power of rules is basically a side effect."

Cao Tianyun gazed at 173 ahead, eyes narrowing,

"What the hell. I really don't know what the point of creating this kind of containment entity is."

"Never mind. Don't let your guard down. Let's end this battle early to avoid complications."

Boom—!

Under Cao Tianyun's orderly command,

countless missiles and bullets flew toward 173, but to no effect.

As the smoke cleared,

173 still stood in the center of the grassland, like an unkillable cockroach, its vitality astonishingly tenacious.

"It seems traditional weapons are already useless against these containment entities."

Cao Tianyun sighed and turned to ask Yao Yang beside him:

"Summer Summoner, it's up to you next."

"Remember to protect yourself. Whatever you do, don't get close to 173. We don't fully understand its specifics."

Yao Yang acknowledged with an expressionless face.