Chapter 183: Void Ghost

Brake!

Lin An's words just fell, Zhang Tie immediately snapped out of his daze and, without thinking, smashed the windshield and jumped out of the car.

The vehicle body shook violently under the sudden brake.

If he hadn't deliberately controlled his strength, that kick as he jumped out could have snapped the car's frame.

The beast's instinct almost let him sense the danger at the same moment.

The bus braked suddenly, causing the following truck to jerk the steering wheel and slantwise block the road.

"Judgment Eye!"

Mist rose, and Lin An flashed out of the bus in an instant, standing outside and silently gazing into the distance.

"All personnel, be on guard!"

After a brief stunned pause, Huang Haitao followed him out, his Calm Sea Skill enveloping his rear.

"Lord Lin An, what's happening?"

The driver hastily poked his head out, his eyes filled with unstoppable worry.

They were ordinary people, too far to see the monster, only able to faintly hear the rumbling in the distance.

All combat personnel disembarked, and Wen Ya's mental power linked simultaneously with everyone.

"Captain Lin! That thing is fast!"

"It looks like it's coming for us!"

The ground where the black bear stood collapsed; having followed Lin An for so long, the moment Lin An spoke, Zhang Tie understood his intention.

We must stop the monster, otherwise the convoy will surely suffer an impact.

Rumbling sounds came from far to near.

In the distance was an empty highway toll station, and farther still were a few scattered cars wrecked on the barrier.

Lin An nodded.

In his perception, that black shadow's speed nearly reached the critical point of the speed of sound.

Is it Second Level or Second Level Advanced?

Just as the doubt arose, the black shadow instantly shot into the range of his mental perception.

"Beep, detected a Second Level Advanced Mutant: Void Ghost."

"Mutant traits: speed, smooth shell, unimpeded, piercing tongue."

A bit troublesome.

He doesn't fear a Second Level mutant, but the Awakened Ones and ordinary people behind him can't withstand a monster of this level.

The Void Ghost's speed is too great; in his perception, its path is a straight line.

If it cannot be stopped, it will surely smash the convoy.

Did it come on purpose, or was it a coincidence?

Lin An had no time to think further; the black shadow had already rushed into his field of view.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The distant cars were successively knocked flying, tossed into the air.

As if skimming the ground, the monster did not dodge or yield, charging straight at the convoy.

Like a high-speed bulldozer, it knocked all obstacles along the way into the air.

The Void Ghost's speed is a notch above that of the previous Rat King.

"Zhang Tie! Stop it!"

Lin An gripped the sword hilt with one hand, standing sideways before him.

Previously using alloy weapons in combat, they could not withstand his current combat intensity.

With no usable weapons, he simply used the sword sheath as a weapon.

The blue equipment, in terms of hardness alone, is sufficient to support Lin An's safety power burst.

Although Lin An's physique is not bad either, enough to forcibly block the monster, but under high-speed impact he is easily injured.

Without a recovery skill, it will inevitably affect his subsequent actions.

Purely in terms of defense, Zhang Tie is not much worse than him when defending with all his might.

Plus, with the Flesh Healing skill, he is even more suited to block the monster.

"Received!"

Zhang Tie replied in a deep voice, his massive bear body slightly crouching, right hand gripping the shield, his large bear eyes fixed firmly on the monster about to charge.

With enhanced vision, Lin An instantly saw the Void Ghost that had knocked over the toll station.

It is about four meters long, with a flattened body.

Its entire body is encased in a smooth metal shell, with extremely long limbs extending like a frame.

At a glance.

Its form is bizarre, not like a living creature but more like machinery.

Zhang Tie took a deep breath and, at the instant the monster collided, activated his Berserk Charge.

A red light flashed and vanished; the black bear instantly rammed head-on into the monster, which was almost an afterimage.

"Boom!!"

The bear and monster collided suddenly, erupting in a tremendous roar.

Like a missile strike, the impact formed an airflow that almost solidified into a shockwave, violently spreading out.

"Pfft!"

Blood spurted.

Under the tremendous impact, the black bear was sent flying backward at ten times its forward speed.

In a situation near the speed of sound, the monster is extremely hard to observe; one can only repeatedly lock on while constantly consuming mental power.

Lin An seized the instant when the Empty Ghost was halted by the strike, his form flashing as he rushed forward to attack.

「Combat Instinct! 」

Dark-gold spiritual energy instantly sank into his body, feeding back a vast amount of combat information.

「Flash Stab! 」

A sword thrust out, the scabbard pierced the air, erupting in a piercing screech.

The weak points marked by mental power were distributed at the monster's limb joints, while the most common weak point—the skull—did not appear.

「Clang! 」

Sparks flew everywhere.

A sword capable of piercing armor felt like stabbing a slippery bar of soap, and under the violent force the scabbard scraped out a trail of sparks.

「Reverse Slash! 」

「Divine Stab! 」

Under Combat Instinct, Lin An was hardly disturbed by any pointless emotions.

When the strike failed, he quickly changed moves, twisting his waist to generate power and delivering a reverse cut.

Mental impact and attack arrived almost simultaneously.

The violent, unmatched mental impact struck the Empty Ghost like a solid hammer, breaking its intention to dodge.

However, the anticipated blow that would sever the limbs did not take effect.

Lin An only felt a sudden burst of strong airflow in front of him, and then a black shadow shot back like lightning.

Just like a videotape played in reverse.

Without any hesitation, the monster struck by the mental impact scrambled backward at high speed.

In the blink of an eye, it disappeared from view at a speed far exceeding its forward pace.

?

Lin An stared in shock, having left Combat Instinct behind, he stood frozen in place.

The reverse cut that had been about to descend hung suspended in midair.

Everything seemed as if nothing had happened.

A breeze stirred the fine gravel on the ground, making a rustling sound.

Apart from the shockwave from the impact that tore up the ground, there was not a trace of the monster's appearance.

「Lin Dui? 」

「What about that monster just now? 」

Zhang Tie shouted loudly.

Grimacing, he pulled himself up from the ground, his bear-like face concealed.

What about a monster that big?

Could it be that Lin Dui sliced the monster to ash with one strike, just like that brat Gao Tian...?

And the ash?

If the monster died, there should be something left behind.

Huang Haitao wore a strange expression as he recalled his Sea-Suppressing Skill, unable to resist telling the concealed black bear.

That monster...

It slipped away...