Chapter 297: Wrap up

Zhang Tie turned his head away, too lazy to bother with the few people behind him.

He grabbed the crawler's limbs with one hand and then violently tore them off one by one quickly.

Just like pulling crab legs the way her mother did...

Yang Bocheng looked on with a shocked expression as the black bear's technique seemed effortless, forcibly pulling out the mutant's joints—hard enough to withstand machine-gun fire—easily "yanked out".

A first-level Awakened One?

Where did he come from?

Such strength is truly terrifying.

The originally terrifying mutant, in the black bear's hands, was like a little bug, being kneaded at will.

The foul, thick blood spurted out, splashing heavily onto the heads of the few people behind.

Zhang Tie grinned, satisfiedly watching the howling crawler.

But he didn't know that the three Tang Wan behind him were Lin An's nominal natal family.

Especially Tang Wan, disheveled and unwashed for over half a month, was still Lin An's nominal fiancée.

But even if An Jing Tian were here, he probably wouldn't recognize the filthy-faced Tang Wan, who looked like a scavenger, as who she really is.

"Hey, Fan Bing!"

Zhang Tie, in a mischievous manner, lifted the crawler's massive body with one hand, then shouted sternly:

"Fire at me!"

"Received!"

On the road at the edge of the battlefield.

On the off-road vehicle's roof, with Lin An's mental power assisting, Fan Bing took a deep breath and excitedly pulled the trigger of the electromagnetic cannon.

"Boom!!"

The surging blue spiritual energy shot across the sky like a meteor, then precisely blasted the monster in Xiong Hanzi's hand into severe injury.

"Whoosh"

Under the electromagnetic cannon's power, even without charging, the instant base damage was enough to inflict severe injury on a first-level mutant.

Zhang Tie narrowed his eyes, looking with disdain at the charred crawler in his hand, then suddenly exerted force.

"Rip"

Like tearing apart rotten cloth, the crawler in his hand split into two halves with a sound.

A startled cry.

Tang Tian, whose arm had already been cut off, fainted outright from fright.

Yang Bocheng's heart was shaken.

A mutant just died so easily?

In just three seconds, the sudden change before his eyes left him dazed.

"There's still a monster...!!"

Before he could speak, he saw the wailing female demon, who had just stuffed a person into its chest, sense the battle happening here.

A sharp screech.

The demon's chest cavity split open, spewing forth a jet of thick green acid, which then suddenly turned into a black shadow that pierced the battlefield.

"Thud!!"

Metal clanged, accompanied by the sound of sulfuric acid corrosion.

Zhang Tie grimaced, gripping his shield with his right hand.

On the shield, the green corrosive liquid made it smoke, and the sharp claws of the wailing female demon scraped sparks across it.

"Tsk."

"Is that all your strength?"

It sounded like mockery.

Xiong Hanzi instantly lifted his head and then threw a punch.

Yang Bocheng looked on, face full of shock, as the black bear fought the monster; the repeated metallic clangs made him doubt whether it was two machines battling.

Dense sparks burst forth without cease.

Each punch of the black bear packed tremendous force, the howling as it tore through the air piercing to the ears.

But the wailing female demon was extremely fast, turning into a blur at high speed and continually attacking while circling the black bear.

"Damn it, this damn thing can't be hit..."

Zhang Tie felt vexed; every time he faced such a fast-moving monster, he got a headache.

If it weren't for the scale armor given by Lin Dui that he wore, he would surely have been torn open by the monster's claws.

He strained his shield to block, after all, even a weak wailing female demon is still a second-level entity.

If you can't hit it, no matter how fast a heavy punch is, you still need to aim accurately.

The few people watching not far behind dared not move a muscle.

Yang Bocheng held his breath, afraid to attract the monster's attention.

Fortunately, the wailing female demon was drawn to Zhang Tie, so it paid no attention to these little bugs of theirs.

The black bear's displayed strength up front refreshed his understanding.

Tearing apart a first-level mutant by hand was nothing, after all, with some unknown blue blast that had blown the mutant into severe injury.

But facing a second-level opponent, he could still hold out this long?

In his view, although the black bear was being beaten down by the wailing female demon, enduring until now was already enough to shock him.

Second-level...

Could the black bear before us be a Second Level Awakened One!?

If it weren't that the six newly updated Second Level Awakened Ones on the ranking list all came from the various major Military Regions, the introductory information would have already been sent to him.

A quick comparison makes it clear.

Otherwise he really suspects that the black bear before him must be a Second Level Awakened One.

Just that.

Should we run?

Or should we join the black bear in attacking?

Yang Bocheng hesitated somewhat.

His strength is too weak; never mind whether attacking would help, in a battle of this level his probable outcome if he acts is to be casually grabbed and killed by the female demon.

Besides, his mission is to escort Tang Wan and her two companions back to the Military Region.

Should we take the chance to escape now?

Although the black bear has been stubbornly resisting, its attacks simply can't hit the monster.

If we keep dragging on...

"Gao Tian!"

"You brat, are you done yet?!"

Zhang Tie threw another punch that missed, and he felt his teeth itch with anger.

If you're a true man, then come fight me head‑on! I'll beat you to death, you little trash!

On the other side of the battlefield, Gao Tian held his bow, standing on the overturned vehicle body, concentrating and holding his breath, while dark purple spiritual energy slowly built up on the bowstring.

He didn't intend to trigger a lethal effect; this time he plans to trigger a crippling effect, which will suffice.

The corpse must be preserved.

If the annihilation effect is triggered, only a pile of ash remains...

With the hunting lock‑on, Gao Tian doesn't worry that his arrow will miss.

As spiritual energy kept being infused, within the final 0.5 seconds, the purple light representing the lock‑in flashed in Gao Tian's eyes and then vanished.

"Whoosh!!"

The sharp arrow tore through the air; the purple arrow, having charged for 8 seconds, shot across the battlefield and instantly sank into the monster's body as if alive.

Just like the delay when triggering annihilation.

When the shrill mournful wail sounded, the originally high‑speed moving wailing female demon's figure suddenly stalled.

Only a purple arrow was seen sinking into the lower limb, and a ripple came from the sharp arrowhead.

"Wave~"

Just like a bubble being pierced.

The female demon's lower leg, like a wind‑dried shin, instantly split open and suddenly shattered into fragments all over the ground.

Missing both legs, the monster could no longer move at high speed.

Holy shit...

Zhang Tie looked at the arrow resembling an annihilation effect, and his brow twitched.

Good fellow, Gao Tian brat's crippling arrow actually turned the leg to ash?

Wasted.

Without thinking much, the black bear grinned wickedly.

"You damn, aren't you fast?!"

"Boom!"

"Heavy punch strike!"

The huge left fist shot out at super speed, then directly slammed into the female demon's face.

"Bang!"

The skull caved in; only the monster's skull was seen being forcibly dented inward by the heavy punch strike.

"Not dead yet?"

The black bear expressed surprise, then gave a hehe laugh, and then fiercely smashed down with its shield onto the female demon's head:

"Get in there!"

"Clang!!"

A tremendous force struck.

After the shield suddenly smashed down, the female demon's skull was directly smashed into its chest cavity.

"All set!"

At the instant the monster died, a large amount of spiritual energy dispersed and entered each person's body.

A flash of white light passed, and Zhang Tie listened to the system prompt's sound with a face full of joy.

"Ding, congratulations player Zhang Tie, you have become the 7th Second Level Awakened One in the Huaxia War Zone."

"Wrap up, wrap up!"

Xiong Hanzi cheerfully hoisted the monster's corpse, turned and ran, he couldn't wait to check his own talent and the skill Lin Dui had prepared for him.

The gust of wind from running swept by.

Yang Bocheng stared blankly at the black bear that vanished in an instant, feeling as if he were dreaming.

Is that white light an upgrade?

Just now the black bear upgraded to Second Level!?

What was that arrow light and the blue energy attack?

Just who are these mysterious people!?

Their faces showed shock; what happened in just a minute was too shocking.

By the armored vehicle.

Tang Wan looked fearfully in the direction the black bear had disappeared, a deep envy welling up in her heart.

Is this what a strong person is like?

She glanced down at the underling who had just come to on the ground, wailing nonstop, and sighed inwardly.

If only I had someone like this protecting me, how could I have fallen to such a state?

Tang Wan struggled to help Tang Tian up from the ground; in her peripheral vision, she saw a black off-road vehicle slowly drive away on the road.

She wiped the bloody, foul-smelling fluid from her face, and the sticky sensation beneath her made even her feel nauseous.

She looked enviously at the woman on the car roof as she climbed back inside through the sunroof.

That woman looked radiant, her clothes spotless.

By comparison, she felt like a beggar.

Meanwhile, the black bear that had earlier inspired fear and awe had turned back into human form and was leading the way ahead.

On the other side, an Awakened One carrying a bow guarded beside the vehicle.

Which woman is so fortunate?

There are actually two powerful Awakened Ones following and protecting...

For no reason, she suddenly thought of Lin An.

I don't know...

I wonder if Lin An is as strong as that black bear just was...