Chapter 426: Strange

If the situation weren't so inappropriate, Changsun Yao really wanted to scream, "Who understands the feeling of salvation when you meet a familiar companion in utter despair!!!"

The incident happened too suddenly; she could only speak at breakneck speed: "This monster has no weakness—so long as even a tiny fragment of its body remains, it can regenerate on the spot, and it develops resistance to every attack that inflicts serious damage!"

In other words, unless it's sealed or destroyed completely in one go, it is invincible."

The red spider, landed not far away, frowned and muttered, "The same trick won't work on a Saint twice."

"It's more like the Destroyer from DC comics, actually."

Binary Tree said this while releasing several hummingbird-shaped biomimetic drones, projecting green data streams over the Bai Ma Mu Bei and Changsun Yao's wounds, aiding in healing.

The Destroyer is a classic villain from the Superman comics, originally a living killing machine created by Kryptonians, endlessly resurrecting, never stopping, and the first to successfully kill Superman.

From its appearance, the gray-green giant's entire body of bone spines does bear some resemblance to the Destroyer; the biggest difference is probably the three holes in its head, easily evoking Timur's battle standard.

Crash—

The gray-green giant, crushed into the rubble, gripped the heavy truck's bumper with a palm as large as a fan.

In the stunned gaze of Blood Xue Shi Paoxiao, it slowly and steadily lifted the Hundred-Ton King upward.

"The hell—"

Blood Xue Shi Paoxiao took a deep breath, slammed the accelerator, and pressed a button in the corner of the dashboard.

The sixteen sets of Wind God tires on the Hundred-Ton King spun at high speed against the ruins, and from within their treads, steel spikes suddenly erupted, embedding into the ground to provide grip and forward thrust.

Under the terrifying pressure, the gray-green giant's arm and thigh muscles tore apart before healing again.

But it rapidly adapted to the struggle with the Hundred-Ton King, slowly raising its head and seeing Blood Xue Shi Paoxiao seated inside the cab.

The next instant, the gray-green giant abruptly released the truck's bumper, exploiting the fleeting moment before the truck could charge forward.

With a speed utterly incongruous with its massive frame, it kicked off the wall, leaped upward, and punched straight toward the driver's seat.

All this happened in the blink of an eye; a thousand meters was practically within reach for a Level 28 transcendent. One hundred meters felt like face-to-face.

Yet, when the gray-green giant's fist shattered the windshield and glass shards flew into the cab, Blood Xue Shi Paoxiao's face showed no despair.

He grinned, released the steering wheel, and was yanked backward by an unnamed force, narrowly avoiding the punch.

And the gray-green giant was violently repelled by that invisible force.

Kuku kaka qiqi—

Accompanied by the classic transformation sound effect, every component of the heavy truck folded, reassembled, and transformed.

Connecting rods and crankshafts became the spine of a humanoid frame; front and rear axles turned into arms and legs.

Steel springs, shock absorbers, and rubber tires clung to the thighs, serving as muscles and ligaments; the steel chassis became heavy armor, adorned with patches of brake pads.

The heavy truck stood upright, combining the realistic mechanical aesthetics of Transformers with the elegant grandeur of Gundam.

At eight meters tall, it loomed overhead, its halogen headlights—functioning as eyes—gazing down at the gray-green giant.

Blood Xue Shi Paoxiao sat deep within the cockpit; the 【Mech War Lei Ting】 guild was formed by enthusiasts of various mecha artistic works.

He had given this mech a rather otaku name: 【Infinite Justice】, inspired by the ZGMF-X19A red-horned mecha produced by the old Klein faction's "FACTORY" in Mobile Suit Gundam Seed.

To make the transformation look better, he spent time every week repainting and maintaining every part of the truck.

"This is my, complete form."

Sitting in the cockpit, Blood Xue Shi Paoxiao stared at the virtual projection interface, as if shedding the weathered weariness of his thirty-something bearded face, reclaiming the otaku teenager obsessed with mecha anime, roaring with passion: "Kill me—or be killed by me!"

Hum!

The Infinite Justice mech drew from its back a heavy, simple double-headed sword forged from high-strength alloy, slashing diagonally at the gray-green giant.

As the giant tried to dodge, the Bell Tower Mage Nicolas waved his hand, releasing fine golden threads that wrapped around the giant's limbs, slowing its speed and forcing it to stand still, arms crossed high, bracing against the double-headed sword's strike.

Clang clang clang clang clang—

The eight-meter-tall Infinite Justice mech unleashed its surging power without restraint, raining down relentless slashes like a storm. Ten exhaust pipes on its back spewed roaring blue flames from nitrogen acceleration.

"Holy shit, so damn cool and flashy." Gui Yu couldn't help but gasp; as another high-tech artifact born of civilization's wisdom, her own fashionable value paled in comparison to the Infinite Justice mech.

It was like Li Gui meeting Li Kui,

like Lei Bi meeting Xue Bi,

like Han Pi Da encountering Ha Gen Da Si.

Faced with the multi-ton alloy double-headed sword, the gray-green giant's two arms were completely severed, the stumps shriveling rapidly on the ground, while fresh, stronger limbs immediately sprouted from the shoulder stumps.

Gradually, it began to keep pace with the Infinite Justice mech—from taking hits, to getting wounded, to dodging. It even leaped up and punched the mech's knee.

Bai Ma Mu Bei, sensing the tide turning, charged forward carrying her coffin.

As a Level 29 close-combat transcendent, she was the only one who could join the battle; together with the Infinite Justice mech, they continued to suppress the gray-green giant.

"This thing moves incredibly fast—you can't run away. Earlier, there was a fake-system voice that told us to eliminate A within half an hour after we teleported here."

Changsun Yao said quickly: "We've used nearly all our methods. Does anyone have a large-scale destruction skill or item with power comparable to a portable nuclear weapon? Or something that can seal it?"

"I do."

The red spider pulled from her inventory a beautifully ornate, sacred white flintlock sniper rifle and exchanged a knowing glance with Binary Tree and Li Cheng.

The fake-system voice was all too familiar to the players; this so-called A was likely an anomaly like Meat Mountain L or Horse-Head S.

At this moment, the red spider revealed the detailed item description of the sniper rifle.

【Item Name: Graceful Wonder】

【Type: Weapon / Consumable】

【Quality: Perfect】

【Effect: Wing-Torn. After locking onto the target for at least one minute, fire a high-power round that inflicts a series of negative effects on the target, including but not limited to: maiming, blindness, bleeding, weakness, armor penetration, slowing, burning, immobilization, disarmament, silence, and sealing. The user may select three of these effects and intensify them by extending the aiming time.】

【Cost: 500 Spirit Points】

【Cooldown: 3 minutes】

【Requirement: In actual combat, land a precise sniper shot from over 3,000 meters without using any enhancements.】

【Note: This sniper rifle has only seven bullets remaining, and cannot be replenished by any means. The aiming process generates massive light and sound effects; if interrupted during aiming, the shot is lost and the bullet is not refunded. Minimum firing distance: 3 kilometers. Maximum firing distance: 100 kilometers.】

【Note: "A true sniper must endure loneliness at all times." So said Sergeant Shi Misi of SEAL Team Six under JSOC, the United States Joint Special Operations Command, as he lay in bed scrolling through page after page of OnlyFans on his phone, firmly refusing to click in.】

Ugh.

No matter how absurd the sniper rifle's note was, every player present understood what Red Spider meant.

The special effect of the Amazing Grace sniper rifle clearly stated that by extending the aiming time, one could strengthen the negative effects, including immobilization, silence, and sealing.

As long as the grey-green giant A's self-healing ability was temporarily silenced, and it was pinned in place, it was possible to destroy it until not even ash remained.

"You go to the end of the corridor and get ready to snipe. We'll buy you time."

Li Cheng first took the hairpin from the iron bucket, then drew out the steel flag spear, looked at the grey-green giant, and shouted in a deep voice: "Against this sort of demonic heretic, there's no need to talk about any jianghu honor—big guy, let's rush him together!"

Amid Changsun Yao's exasperated jab—"Hey hey, isn't that the kind of line a random NPC says right before dying? Don't go setting flags like that!"—Li Cheng and Grey Rain took the lead, hollering wildly as they charged forward.