Chapter 376: Pursuit

"No failure. I have already divined that the target is on a main road about forty to fifty miles to the northwest, inside a blue Jeep. However, the ritual mark within his body was forcibly erased by something. I have already suffered a backlash from my ability; I fear this eye cannot be saved. I... I must kill him." The man in the tuxedo twisted his face and roared in pain.

"You cannot kill Number One, at least not in the short term. He must be kept alive."

"Someone come, call the medical team over. Treat him immediately."

"Connect me to Dawn Angel. Have it scan all main roads capable of vehicle traffic within a thirty to sixty-mile radius to the northwest. Target is a blue Jeep. Notify me the moment there is a discovery."

"Order the Mobile Security Team to depart for the northwest immediately. The northwest direction is the Hankela Desert; we must not let Number One run into it." The blonde, blue-eyed woman replied to the man in the tuxedo with an expressionless face, then ordered the several standby personnel behind her.

"Yes, executing immediately."

Upon hearing this, the personnel behind her rushed toward the hall next door.

"Sea Siren, call Iron Man. Come with me on the helicopter to get there first. This time, I will personally take action to capture this Number One." The blonde, blue-eyed woman said coldly, and together with the black-haired woman beside her, she quickly left the room.

Only then did a team of medical personnel in white coats rush in, hurriedly checking the injuries of the man in the tuxedo.

In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, a tower-like structure atop the massive castle suddenly split open. A modernized circular platform gradually emerged from the center, with a green military helicopter parked on top.

Amidst a buzzing sound, the massive propeller above the helicopter began to rotate slowly. In a few moments, amidst a bout of shaking, it lifted off from the platform and flew straight toward the northwest.

Several figures, including the blonde woman, were vaguely visible in the cabin.

The light blue Jeep sped along the yellow road, its speed extremely fast. It seemed to have pushed its speed to the limit, and where the wheels rolled, they even dragged a long trail of road dust.

When the car rushed past an inconspicuous road sign like the wind, the words "13 miles to Hankela Desert" were clearly written on it in English Federation script.

Just at this moment, a roaring sound came from the sky above the road. A small black dot appeared on the horizon, speeding toward this side, and it rapidly grew from small to large. It was precisely the military helicopter that had departed from the castle earlier.

The blue Jeep, however, turned a blind eye to this and continued to race wildly along the road ahead. But in just a few minutes, the helicopter arrived in front of the Jeep.

"Whoosh—"

A pitch-black figure jumped directly from the helicopter, landing precisely on the road surface in front of the Jeep, with both feet sinking almost entirely into the road.

This person looked up at the oncoming Jeep and raised both arms. His entire skin was pitch-black and shiny, as if cast from refined iron. It was precisely "Iron Man."

"Boom!" A loud noise.

The Jeep crashed directly into Iron Man, as if hitting a heavy object, and the front of the car was pressed down firmly by a pair of large hands.

After the car body slid forward for more than ten meters, leaving a long gully on the ground, it finally came to a forced stop.

Only then did Iron Man look grimly at the black-haired youth in the driver's seat of the Jeep and shout coldly, "Number One."

In this brief delay, the helicopter had already descended to a height of no more than five or six meters from the ground, and two more figures jumped down from the cabin.

They were precisely the blonde, blue-eyed woman and Du Xiaohong.

"Bang!"

Just at this moment, the car door on the driver's side of the Jeep was kicked away by someone. A black-haired youth wearing a white tank top and shorts rushed out from the driver's seat. After a few flickers, he rushed into the wasteland on one side and ran wildly away.

"Catch him!"

Seeing this situation, the blonde, blue-eyed woman gave an order, and at the same time, she raised a hand toward the fleeing black-haired youth, her five fingers spread apart.

A thunderclap sounded.

Amidst a swirl of electric light, a floating pale-gold bead suddenly appeared in front of her palm.

After a flash of silver electric light, the golden bead vanished in a blink.

And the next moment, the black-haired youth who was running wildly with his legs striding stumbled and knelt directly on the ground. On the knee of one leg, a hole had unexpectedly appeared, with the surrounding area still charred black.

"With the Captain personally taking action, where else do you think you can run?"

Iron Man laughed wildly, his body swayed, and he rushed toward the black-haired youth like a gale.

Seeing this, the blonde, blue-eyed woman couldn't help but curl the corners of her mouth slightly.

But just at this moment, the black-haired youth, who was originally half-kneeling, rolled and once again ran wildly toward the front, as if the hole in his knee had no influence at all.

This scene made the three of them, including the blonde woman, freeze for a moment.

But immediately, the blonde woman snorted, and both arms moved simultaneously. Amidst the swirling electric light, a golden bead appeared in front of each of her two open palms this time.

"Boom!" "Boom!" Two thunderous sounds.

The two golden beads vanished again in a flash.

On the running black-haired youth, on his other knee and a certain section of his spine on his back, electric light flashed, and two more thumb-sized holes appeared.

"Crack!" "Crack!"

Something that left the three of them dumbfounded happened.

They saw the black-haired youth sway his body, then completely ignore the three holes on his body and continue to run wildly forward, only a strange sound like bones rubbing against each other came from his body.

What made people's backs even colder was that there was still not a drop of blood flowing from these three holes, as if what was hit was not a flesh-and-blood body at all.

Iron Man, who was originally running wildly with excitement, was startled and couldn't help but slow down his pursuit.

"Sea Siren, if your knees were like this, could you still run?" The blonde, blue-eyed woman asked Du Xiaohong beside her.

"According to human anatomy, how is this possible? Not to mention the spine was also broken. Unless the other party is no longer considered human." Du Xiaohong took a look and replied, her eye corners twitching as she watched the black-haired youth, whose upper body was swaying slightly but who was still running like an arrow.

"Regardless of what ability he has, won't it be clear once we capture him? Let's go together." The blonde, blue-eyed woman said no more and beckoned to the helicopter above.

"Bang!" A gunshot rang out. At the cabin door, the thick muzzle of a massive sniper rifle that had been set up long ago flashed with fire.

Almost at the same time, "Thump!" A sound.

The black-haired youth, who was running, was suddenly knocked to the ground from behind by a silver wire mesh that appeared out of nowhere, covering his entire body. At the same time, several slender silver nails around the mesh were deeply inserted into the surrounding ground.

The blonde woman immediately raised her hand again, and a thick electric arc shot out. After a flash, it struck the wire mesh, instantly turning into countless electric threads that flashed, causing the black-haired youth inside to tremble uncontrollably.

Iron Man, who was chasing from behind, was overjoyed at this. With a strange cry, after a few quick steps, he exerted force with both feet, lifted off from the spot, and pounced toward the black-haired youth under the wire mesh.

In his heart, he had already made up his mind: as soon as he made contact with the Number One in front of him, he would first crush his hands and feet. ===== CHAPTER 377 =====