Chapter 237: Let the Bullets Fly for a While

None of them were ordinary B-Tier Lifeforms. As descendants of top-tier big shots in Return Star, Edwin and Max naturally received the best resources.

They had the confidence to face multiple enemies.

Bart drew his blade. Li Yu had already experienced the sharpness of this blade; it was definitely made of high-grade materials and could even pierce the current defense of the [Titan Colonization Armor].

Hearing Max's words, Li Yu's expression shifted slightly, carrying a bit of amusement: "Oh, Gamble on what?"

Since they were competing, it would be boring if they didn't Gamble on something.

Max had seen him fight Bart, so he naturally wouldn't think Li Yu couldn't handle these enemies, which was why he wanted to compete in speed.

The opponents' speed wasn't slow and they were already approaching here. Their outward appearances varied without any common traits, not looking like they were specifically cultivated by a major faction.

"Four targets, two per person, quickly resolve the battle," a cold command rang out in their internal channel.

"Just a casual Gamble..." Max was also acting on a whim and didn't think too much about it. He raised an eyebrow and added, "Whoever loses becomes the winner's Little Brother for a year, how about that?"

Max was slightly taken aback, not realizing what he meant for a moment. It was Edwin who reminded him, "He means that being his Little Brother is also very beneficial for you."

"Heh..." Max sneered. With a casual wave at his wrist, Nano-Armor covered his entire body like a wave.

The crimson-gold Nano-Armor was incredibly dazzling. The shoulders tilted up slightly, a Red Cloak fluttered behind him, and the three-ring sun emblem of the George Family Clan was distinctively clear.

This is way too showy. Afraid people won't know you have an extraordinary background, huh?

Li Yu was somewhat Speechless. On the battlefield, this was clearly telling the enemy: 'I am the Commander, come cut me down quickly.'

The enemies formed a perimeter, coming from all directions. The Armor on their bodies each had its own characteristics, and their Weapon Systems were already locked onto their respective targets, ready to strike at any moment.

Until they saw the showy Max.

The command rang out again in their internal channel: "...Change of combat targets. Target Three and Target Four will be temporarily handled by one person. The freed-up two will lay siege to Target Two..."

There was no verbal response, but their actions had already changed. Four B-Tier Lifeforms simultaneously attacked Max.

Fuck!

Max's expression changed drastically. Nano-shields extended from both sides of his crimson-gold Armor, and his Energy Shield activated. Several colorful Lasers covered him, resulting in violent explosions.

"Stop watching the show and save me quickly!" Max's voice came from the Fire, and he said angrily, "Are these lunatics sick in the head!?"

"Ha..." Li Yu couldn't help but laugh out loud. Being so showy without the Strength to back it up—wasn't that just asking to be gang-beaten?

Edwin also had standard-issue Nano-Armor, but compared to Max, he was much more low-key. The Armor on his body was grayish-black, its color scheme similar to the standard Armor of the Legion he served in.

If a boarding battle occurred, the enemy definitely wouldn't know he was the main general.

As good buddies, he naturally couldn't ignore Max being gang-beaten and immediately prepared to rush up, but two enemies intercepted him.

They were agile and incredibly fast, attacking Edwin from both sides. They wielded two Daggers made of Kashgar Patterned Black Gold, a special material that could be polished to perform high-precision cell cutting under a microscope yet wouldn't easily break.

Clanging sounds constantly rang out in the air, sparks flying, but their figures could barely be seen.

Meanwhile, Li Yu and Bart each only had one enemy to tangle with. Both were B-Class Genetic Evolution Bodies.

Moreover, they wore Heavy Armor with semi-circular, thick Helmets, resembling Turtles. Their defense was astonishing, with Energy Shields a full half-meter thick. Just hacking through the Energy Shield would take a long time.

It seemed the enemy's plan was to temporarily stall Li Yu and Bart, focus fire to take out Max first, and then deal with the others.

Li Yu and Bart weren't wearing Armor and looked easy to bully. Unfortunately... that wasn't the case.

Li Yu was leisurely dancing the tango with his enemy. You shoot your cannon at me, I fire a Laser at you—neither using any desperate measures.

He was observing the battle in the distance. Laser Man and the Gold-Scaled Fishman had already engaged in combat. Laser Man appeared to be an A-Class Esper.

The red river of Lasers scattered crazily across the sky, causing the already precarious Flying Ball Stadium to collapse by more than half again.

Explosions rang out continuously here. The Energy Shield that Li Yu had Claptrap temporarily deploy became the only remaining hope for this group of travelers, even though it was already incredibly dim.

The Gold-Scaled Fishman wasn't simple either. The golden scales on his body could provide Energy Reflection against Laser attacks. A massive amount of Lasers landed on him without causing any damage.

"This is a coincidence. Those scales have an extremely high Energy Reflection effect. He's met his natural counter."

Li Yu clicked his tongue in wonder, not knowing if the attackers this time had done their homework.

This Laser Man clearly had no way to deal with that Fish-Person.

Boom!

Max was blasted into the wall by the four of them, crashing through several walls in succession before barely coming to a stop. The Armor on his chest was shattered, and nanobots were undergoing emergency repairs.

Dealing with four was still too much of a stretch. The Strength of this group of people could not be underestimated. Azure Electric Arcs crackled around them; clearly, their Gene Chains also contained the Thunder element.

The Combat System displayed the surrounding battle situation. The scene of Li Yu and his enemy acting all lovey-dovey instantly entered his eyes, almost giving him a cerebral hemorrhage.

"Damn it, are these people sick? That guy is so strong, yet they only sent one person over!"

Max's mindset became unbalanced. In a moment of carelessness, he was covered by an Energy Cannon blast from the left and blown away once again.

Fortunately, not everyone was slacking off. The elderly Bart had white hair and a resolute gaze. After tentatively probing for two exchanges, he had a rough idea in his mind.

Easily dodging the enemy's Energy Cannon, Bart slowly closed his eyes, gripped the hilt of his blade tightly with both hands, and raised it above the bridge of his nose. An invisible Aura was brewing.

Li Yu's attention was drawn over. During the past few days, he and the elderly Bart had chatted briefly a few times.

Bart's home planet, Night Kill Star, had its own Evolutionary System. They used Energy Crystals to absorb Energy through special methods to enhance their bodies.

Moreover, they had a special fondness for Melee Weapons. Rumors like 'man and Weapon as one' spread outrageously, making Li Yu sigh at how flavorful it was.

Bart's enemy felt it was somewhat Baffling, but the Combat System showed the opponent's energy readings continuously rising, which made him realize he couldn't let the opponent freely charge up.

Boom!!

The Ground cracked. Large Thrusters opened up on the back of the heavy Heavy Armor, spewing flames. The mechanical structure of the right arm transformed into a massive metal claw hook, while the left hand fired continuously.

Just at this moment, Bart abruptly twisted the hilt of his blade and opened his eyes, a sharp edge flashing past.

"Heaven and Earth... One Blade Sever!!"

Bart shouted this in his native language. If you didn't listen to the Translator, it really had some feeling to it.

But Li Yu didn't know why the Translator would translate it like this, pulling him out of the moment a bit.

In reality, it was just stimulating the Energy in the body through some special method and erupting it to produce powerful destructive force.

A silent black radiance bloomed on the Long Saber, instantly constructing a black energy blade dozens of meters long, which slashed down heavily toward the opponent.

Rumble!

The black energy Long Saber directly cleaved through the thick Energy Shield on the opponent's Armor, cutting in from the head and splitting the Armor in half.

Bang!

Electric Arcs and sparks shot out as the Armor exploded with a boom. The person inside was sent flying far away, similarly split in two.

Instant kill with one strike!

"Good!" Li Yu lightly dodged an attack and gave Bart a thumbs-up.

Bart was panting heavily, forcing a smile in response, vigilantly scanned his surroundings, and charged towards Max's direction.

"Good timing!" Max said excitedly. He had no power to fight back and could only be suppressed and beaten. Whenever he tried to fight back, what awaited him was a thunderous onslaught.

Fortunately, his Nano-Armor was costly and could barely withstand it; otherwise, anyone else would have been smashed to pieces long ago.

Bart's addition instantly reduced his pressure significantly, even giving him time to yell at Li Yu: "Once you become my Little Brother, I'll definitely make you serve me tea and water!"

"Then I'll look forward to it..." Li Yu replied. The situation on the scene was still controllable. It wasn't that he was deliberately hiding his Strength, but if he finished off these few people...

Would they leave or stay? Would they confront that Laser Man? Or just watch the show?

Every choice could have consequences, so the best method was to maintain the status quo.

Everyone fighting their own battles was quite good.

Unfortunately, things didn't proceed in the direction he hoped.

Kieg wasted no time, escorting Olivia towards the exit, taking time to observe the surrounding battle situation.

Seeing Li Yu and the others holding off eight B-Tier Lifeforms, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

He didn't expect these guys to be this strong. Good thing he didn't reject them, otherwise, if they were blocked by those eight B-Tier Lifeforms now, it would probably take a lot of time to break free.

Kieg whispered, "Princess, this place is isolated by Interference Devices, our messages can't get out."

"But the Ocean Rose has contingency plans. Once it detects this situation, it will automatically set sail and head to the last place the signal disappeared."

Olivia had experienced all sorts of assassinations and had many contingency plans.

Olivia nodded. Even facing an A-Tier Lifeform, she didn't show much panic; instead, she was even calmer now.

However, right at this moment... a sonic boom came from above. A meteor smashed down towards them, directly smashing through the Energy Shield above the Flying Ball Stadium.

It was already just a basic Energy Shield, practically offering no real protection.

Boom!

Dust flew, Fire sparked, and the Earth cracked in a cobweb pattern. The giant stadium wall in front of them collapsed, letting out a muffled thud in the smoke. A massive wind pressure spread out, blowing away the smoke and dust.

In the very center of the cobweb cracks, a shirtless, muscular man stood with his arms crossed, his mouth slightly open. The massive wind pressure just now was actually blown out from his mouth.

"A second A-Tier Lifeform!?" Kieg's expression drastically changed, and Olivia also finally lost her composure: "How could two A-Tier Lifeforms enter Return Star territory? Didn't the Gui Xing High Command detect them!?"

"We have to thank Her Highness Olivia for this..." the muscular man's tone was flat: "You influenced several Vitel High Echelon members to let those so-called Reformers in, which conveniently benefited us too."

Olivia's face looked ugly. To stage the grand assassination play, she indeed slightly influenced the subconscious minds of several Vitel High Echelon figures.

Otherwise, given that it was a place right next to the Central Star System, no matter how corrupt Vitel was, they wouldn't dare to casually let The Reformers in.

One must know that what The Reformers wanted to change wasn't just the Star Glory Empire, but the entire Universe.

Kieg and the rest of the Guard Corps were still somewhat confused, not knowing what had happened, staring nervously at this muscular man before them.

"Strength King, you took way too long." Only then did Laser Man relax. The Gold-Scaled Fishman countered him too heavily; now that Strength King was here, things would be easy.

He swept his gaze to the other side of the battlefield. It seemed someone among those little guys just now had erupted with a decent Aura.

"Got delayed by something for a moment..." Strength King said concisely, withdrawing his gaze from the other side of the battlefield, his eyes narrowing slightly.

Laser Man felt victory was in his grasp and joked: "Your Highness Olivia, we can't just turn a blind eye to you, but it's not like we are Powerless Against you. I hope you remember this in your next life."

Olivia clenched her fists. The Gold-Scaled Fishman landed near the Guard Corps, his eyes staring solemnly at Strength King.

In the distance, the space between Li Yu's eyebrows twitched crazily.Damn it! Another A-Tier Lifeform! I need to evacuate quickly. Waiting any longer means trouble.

Dodging the Energy Cannon, Li Yu's eyes narrowed slightly. The [Titan Colonization Armor] covered his whole body, and he pulled out the God-Slaying Sniper Rifle from his armory.

Boom! His 'dance partner' wasn't having it and charged over with its massive body. Li Yu pulled back and retreated, blazing purple flames erupting from his soles—[Reverse-Flash Personal Thruster]!

Whoosh! He was extremely fast, rushing up into the sky and then diving down at extreme speed. The Ship-breaking Blade tore through the Energy Shield, and a heavy, powerful kick smashed into the Armor's shoulder.

The Combat System alarmed crazily. Half of the Giant Armor was paralyzed, half-kneeling on the Ground.

Li Yu rested the sniper rifle on its body. Complex patterns lit up on the rifle body, and before the muzzle, several Runes arrays of different colors appeared. Without any aiming steps, Bang! Bang! Bang!

Three consecutive shots. The bullets passed through the Runes arrays, leaving no trace behind; the speed was just too fast.

After firing, Li Yu withdrew his gun and retreated without any hesitation. A Mechanical Giant Bow extended from his right hand, he nocked an arrow, and the black feathered arrow disappeared from sight.

The Giant Armor beneath him twisted, the pilot somewhat bewildered, not knowing what Li Yu was doing.

Not far away, Edwin also noticed the newly arrived A-Tier Lifeform. If they delayed any longer and the A-Tier Lifeforms freed up their hands, they would all be toys.

"Finish the battle quickly!" He spoke in the internal channel.

"I want to finish it quickly too, but look at Li Yu, Fish In Troubled Waters. Who plays sniper like that? Firing into the air?" Due to being injured in the initial siege, it was very difficult for Max to gain the upper hand now.

Bart had just used his ultimate move and hadn't recovered yet, so he also found it hard to gain an overwhelming advantage.

Only Edwin had gained the upper hand. Fighting steadily, he should be able to take them down shortly. But now with two A-Tier Lifeforms present, every second of delay was a massive risk.

"No rush... Let the bullets fly for a while," Li Yu said unhurriedly in the channel.

"Fly a..." The rest of Max's words got stuck in his throat. His pupils contracted as if he had seen something unbelievable.

His hands loosened. The enemy who was fighting him actually collapsed to the Ground.

The other enemy was the same, not yet understanding what was going on, before collapsing to the Ground with a muffled thud.

Bang! Bang!

Edwin silently withdrew his Daggers. Before him lay two corpses. One had a thumb-sized bullet hole between its brows with residual smoke drifting up.

The other corpse had a black feathered arrow stuck in its chest, completely covered in Runes.

(End of this chapter)