Chapter 464

The ceiling of the World Tree Group, with clouds flowing and scattering, the faint light was just right.

Just as Jiang Xia destroyed the bright marker that, with a single strike of the DJ gun, had destroyed all the measurement systems, Ge Ye Hortai and Wu Dao Guangshi were instead brutally beaten by Wu Guihu inside the passage.

Zangetsu waved the sonic bow in his hand, using the blade-like edge of the bowstring to continually leave marks on both of them.

The extra Long Xuan seemingly still couldn't change the battle's outcome; Wu Guihu's combat power is top-tier among all Armored Knights, and he can defeat the Genesis Driver with the Extreme Driver, which is enough to prove his combat ability, and he is currently in his prime.

Ge Ye Hortai waved the big orange in his hand and slashed his blade toward Wu Guihu's chest.

Behind him, Wu Dao Guangshi pulled the trigger of his grape dragon spear, readying to fire the purple light flame that Zangetsu had charged up; the only obstacle between them and escape was Zangetsu ahead, so they went all out from the start.

Wu Guihu watched the two's coordinated attack, as the sonic arrow traced an arc before him.

The big orange was about to reach him; Ge Ye Hortai posed a greater threat to him than this purple grape Knight, because the gun-wielder's trajectory was too easy to predict.

Wu Guihu's sonic arrow and the big orange collided, sending sparks flying; a close-range orange-yellow slash struck his face, and the Armored Warrior's big orange could also unleash a slash imbued with Lockseed power.

Feeling the power transmitted through the big orange, Wu Guihu raised his hand and slashed upward forcefully; at the moment of impact, following the upward trajectory, he again drew a blade of light.

The swift glide of the sonic bow, with the sharp blade of the bow stance bringing a piercing screech, directly deflected the big orange ahead, then a horizontal slash chopped, solidly hitting the Armored Warrior's orange armor and sending sparks flying.

The gap in combat experience and equipment was too great; Ge Ye Hortai was blasted several meters away, the big orange knocked away and lodged into the ceiling, showing just how great Wu Guihu's strength is.

At this moment, Wu Dao Guangshi quickly pulled the trigger, bullets glowing with a purple halo shooting toward Wu Guihu.

Facing the oncoming bullets, Wu Guihu made no defensive posture at all; he swung his sonic arrow in hand, using the blade to slice the air with an untraceable trajectory, precisely chopping the bullets, then a second strike, third, fourth…

Finally, the sonic arrow in his hand was like red lightning; the bowstring, from his high-speed swing, seemed to form a dark red rainbow before Zangetsu·Zhen, and all bullets shot at him, moving with that rainbow, exploded straight away in midair, scattering sparks.

After undergoing data enhancement, Zangetsu·Zhen, under Wu Guihu's operation, had its combat power raised to a limit.

"How is this possible? All attacks were blocked." Wu Dao Guangshi was somewhat dumbfounded; long-range attacks being blocked didn't feel like much, but now Zangetsu·Zhen, relying on his weapon, had knocked down all the bullets—is this a humanly possible neural reflex? Chopping bullets with a blade—are you still human? He gripped his grape dragon spear, realizing that no matter what type of Zangetsu, its combat power essentially differs from that of Armored Knights.

This is no longer just a difference of Lockseeds or Drivers; Zangetsu is in a league of its own.

Jiang Xia is like that, and the Zangetsu·Zhen before us is the same.

"You can't escape; the Extreme Drivers on your bodies are World Tree Group's property, I need to reclaim them, and Armored Knights are no longer necessary." Wu Guihu gripped his sonic arrow with one hand, reversing his grip as if holding a bow-knife, and stepped toward the two.

The bow-knife reversed grip is like a curved blade, convenient for close combat.

When Wu Dao Guangshi heard Zangetsu·Zhen's tone and manner of speaking, a faint sense of familiarity rose in his heart, as if he had heard Zangetsu·Zhen's voice somewhere before, but it was very vague.

He shook his head, pushing that feeling down.

Thinking about this now won't help escape the World Tree Group; he could sense that Zangetsu·Zhen's next attack was coming, and letting his mind wander would only make him miss the chance.

Ge Ye Hortai drew his peerless military sword; having lost the big orange, he still had a long blade, he must break out, he needs to see his sister, he wants the power to protect the citizens of Zeya City.

At this moment, his head felt like it had suddenly been electrified; when facing desperation, his IQ reclaimed the high ground—in other words, he wouldn't go all out unless he was down to his last blood.

He wondered if DJ Soraku, when letting him out, had also given him two things, and the shape of that Lockseed was similar to the one Zangetsu·Zhen was using up front.

How could he forget that he still had upgrade equipment? Moreover, it was clearly inserted on the side of his belt, usable once to deploy two Lockseeds.

As long as he upgrades, he will surely be able to defeat the Zangetsu·Zhen before him.

The situation was about to turn around, but before Ge Ye Hortai could pull out the Genesis Core, Wu Guihu had already snatched up his sonic arrow and charged straight at the two.

Although he is gentle-hearted and good at empathizing with others, when it comes to seizing an opportunity, he never goes easy.

"Wait, give me some time!" Ge Ye Hortai waved his hands repeatedly, wanting Zangetsu·Zhen to call a temporary truce, but Wu Guihu didn't even acknowledge him; battle is battle, he never gives the enemy any chance.

"It's over!" Wu Dao Guangshi couldn't help shouting as he saw Ge Ye Hortai waving his hands and Wu Guihu chopping down.

"Hortai brother, what are you doing!" The next moment, with a loud "bang," Zangetsu·Zhen took a heavy hit, his whole body instantly flying backward and stumbling; a bright yellow column of light slammed down from the ceiling at an angle, piercing the ceiling and accurately blasting Zangetsu·Zhen away, successfully protecting Ge Ye Hortai.

Through the hole blasted open by the light pillar, Wu Dao Guangshi looked up and saw the azure sky, and at the same time he successfully saw a knight clad in cyan heavy armor, holding a heavy gun still emitting white smoke.

"Jiang Xia brother!" Wu Dao Guangshi shouted in delight.

Jiang Xia poked his head down from the hole big enough for one person to crawl out, saying to the delighted Wu Dao Guangshi: "The matter is settled; take Ge Ye Hortai, we're leaving."

"Mm, Jiang Xia brother."

After receiving the news of the imminent withdrawal, Wu Dao Guangshi turned to Ge Ye Hortai and said: "Hortai brother, get out from above."

"Jiang Xia… brother?" When did those two get so close?

Ge Ye Hortai heard Wu Dao Guangshi's address to Jiang Xia and gave him a strange look.

He seemed to be Ah Shi's senior after all…

"All right, Ah Shi."

Although it felt strange, he still agreed; Jiang Xia seemed older than Ah Shi, so calling him brother was quite normal.

He didn't harbor any jealousy; the Armored Warrior team was a happy family, and it looked like Jiang Xia had smoothly blended in, making him happy.

Ge Ye Hortai looked up at the huge hole in the ceiling, bent his legs slightly, then jumped hard and shot upward.

Through that jump he successfully escaped the World Tree Group, and what greeted him was the air full of freedom.

Although he had been locked up for three days, the feeling of freedom was nevertheless wonderful.

Wu Dao Guangshi also closely followed, crawling out from the hole.

The three Armored Knights of the Armored Warrior team gathered for the first time, and it was on the ceiling of the World Tree Group. Strictly speaking, what Jiang Xia destroyed was actually the Wu family's property, and he did it in front of the Wu family's second son, having beaten his older brother, but none of that matters.

"You look really cool in that outfit." Ge Ye Hortai looked at the Victory Roar Zangetsu, saying it's even cooler than transforming into an Armored Warrior, and feels much more powerful.

"I also think Victory Roar Zangetsu is very cool." Jiang Xia nodded at Ge Ye Hortai to show his agreement.

In the Armored Warrior series' armor, the Victory Roar armor is absolutely the coolest and best-looking; compared to the General formed by the Extreme Lockseed transformation, Victory Roar still looks better.

"Let's hurry, just in case Zangetsu chases after us, that would be bad." Wu Dao Guangshi also glanced at the huge hole on the ground.

"None of you are getting away." A clear female voice came from opposite Jiang Xia; the iron door connecting the rooftop and the lower level was pushed open, and three people, each wearing a Genesis Driver on their waist, walked out from outside—two men and one woman.

The woman who came out wore a black professional suit, a bright white shirt, her sharp short hair neatly combed, and her gaze was as steadfast as a steel blade.

Her name is Minato Yoko, and she is also the secretary of Extreme Rider.

The two men: one a middle-aged man wearing a black round hat, the other dressed in a brown long coat, his bangs falling from the left side of his cheek, giving him an air somewhat like a researcher.

"Schut!" Wu Dao Guangshi exclaimed in surprise at the man wearing the black round hat.

Upon seeing Schut and Zangetsu·Zhen sharing the same belt, he realized that the Lockseed merchant had actually been in league with the World Tree Group.

It should be said that this result is normal, after all, the Lock Seeds and Zhanji Drivers are all property of the World Tree.

"Long time no see." Xue Te waved at Wu Dao Guangshi, he didn't expect the second young master of the Wu Dao family to personally lead the destruction of his own family's industry; he had thought Wu Dao Guangshi merely needed a Zhanji Driver because he was addicted to those foreigner games.

But who would have thought that this seemingly harmless young master would actually help outsiders deal with his own older brother—this is really interesting.

Compared to the conversation between Xue Te and Wu Dao Guangshi, Zhanji Lingma gazed at Sheng Hong Zhan Yue with burning eyes, showing great interest in both the wearers and the Lock Seeds; after the fury subsided, the scientist's heart surged again.

I really want to study him.

"Nice to meet you, I'm Zhanji Lingma, developer of the Zhanji Driver. Would you please stay within our World Tree and cooperate with us? Unknown entity named Jiang Xia." Zhanji Lingma extended his hand in a generous invitation, "You have too many mysteries; if they can be unraveled, it would surely rival the achievement of building Noah's Ark, attaining omnipotent power, even comparable to that of a god, is not impossible."

"Unknown entity?" Wu Dao Guangshi heard Zhanji Lingma's way of addressing Jiang Xia, first stunned, then his clever mind raced, various thoughts instantly flooding his mind.

"I have no interest in cooperating with you, and your scientific ability, among the people I've seen, is only mid-to-high tier, not enough to reach the true stage." Jiang Xia glanced at Zhanji Lingma and said lightly.

Zhanji Lingma's talent is not bad here, but for Conglomerate X, whatever heaven-defying things can be produced—resurrection of the dead, spacetime travel, Alchemical Art, magic—there are plenty of people researching those abilities.

Moreover, the Zhanji Driver that Zhanji Lingma developed requires the fruit of the Herheim Forest that erodes the world to be usable, which cannot compare to those who truly possess talent.

"Well then, I have no choice but to force you to stay." Upon hearing Jiang Xia's words, Zhanji Lingma's tone sank instantly, a hint of madness flashing in his eyes.

For a researcher, the greatest insult is to say his invention is trash; an even greater insult is to directly question his abilities—such words are no different from dancing on his grave.

This naturally ignited Zhanji Lingma's anger directly.

At that moment, the ground shattered, and a figure mixed with stone dust and ash shot up into the sky.

Zhan Yue Zhen finally recovered from that attack, and using the same method broke through the ceiling to reach the rooftop.

These four people who possess Genesis Drivers have already gathered, while their opponents are three people using Zhanji Drivers.

CherryEnergy (Cherry Energy)

LemonEnergy (Lemon Energy)

PeaehEnergy (Peach Energy)

"LOCKON"

Zhanji Lingma, Xue Te, and Sou Yaozi simultaneously pressed the S-rank Energy Lock Seeds in their hands; a one-meter-diameter circular Spatial Portal appeared above them, the upgraded armor arranged neatly, descending straight onto each of them and deploying.

The four Knights of the World Tree have all completed their transformations; although their appearances differ, they each hold the same Sonic Arrow in hand, which also represents Genesis.

"I didn't expect we'd still have to fight." Ge Ye Hong Tai took out the Genesis Core given by Xiang Le, "Let you bunch of bastards witness my newly obtained power."

The Genesis Core was inserted into the right side of his Zhanji Driver, and at the same time he also gained a Lemon Energy Lock Seed in his hand.

"Is that how this thing is used?" Wu Dao Guangshi instantly understood, upon seeing Ge Ye Hong Tai's actions, how the accessory and Lock Seed that Jiang Xia had just given him—an unfamiliar Lock Seed—were to be used.

He also took out a Genesis Core, imitating the action by removing the shield of his Zhanji Driver and then inserting the external component.

"Transform!"

The Lemon Energy Lock Seed and the Melon Energy Lock Seed were simultaneously placed into the right side of the Zhanji Driver and then pushed down.

The armor on Wu Dao Guangshi and Ge Ye Hong Tai's bodies popped out separately; the Lemon and Melon armors clearly merged with their original armor, together forming a new rectangular armor.

The Zhenyu Lemon Manor Armor and the Zhenyu Melon Armor descended onto Ge Ye Hong Tai and Wu Dao Guangshi's bodies.

Apart from their heads being different, the Zhenyu Armor's exteriors are extremely similar; the shoulder guards open, different-colored plates cover their upper bodies, forming an inverted V shape, with the breastplates bearing different-colored patterns.

At the same time, the weapons in their hands were all replaced with Sonic Arrows.

Compared to Sheng Hong, the Zhenyu armor's exterior design is quite excellent; aside from lacking a lower body and a rear banner, it belongs to the heavy armor category.

"The lab was stolen by you guys! And you even took away the only experimental samples!" Looking at the transformed Ge Ye Hong Tai and Wu Dao Guangshi, Zhanji Lingma gritted his teeth; he had only made two, and he hadn't expected both to be missing.

Each of the three opponents made him furious; two of them had stolen his research results, while the other outright looked down on his work.

How could he calm down from this! (End of chapter)