Chapter 120: You think you can match the City Lord? You're not worthy

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Again, dozens of poison nets with a broader range and stronger corrosivity came sweeping over them from all sides!

Fire suppression! Shoot its eyes!

Han Ya gave a soft shout, and the Gauss electromagnetic rifle in her hand shot a blue energy beam at the Venomous Spider Mother!

The other team members immediately reacted, firing their weapons in unison!

Pew—pew—pew—pew—pew——!

Dense blue energy beams instantly formed an energy storm that poured down upon the Venomous Spider Mother's ferocious head!

However, the next scene sank everyone's hearts to the bottom of the valley.

All they saw was the Venomous Spider Mother disdainfully lifting its two forelegs, crossing them in front of its body.

Clang clang clang!

Those blue energy beams, capable of easily piercing 100mm homogeneous steel plates, struck its dark-purple carapace, scattering only insignificant sparks before being deflected outright, leaving not even a white mark!

And those sky-covering poison nets were already within arm's reach!

Damn it! This beast's defense is too strong!

Man Niu let out an angry roar, abandoned shooting, and channeled all his strength into the war hammer in his hand, preparing to smash those poison nets head-on!

But just at this critical moment!

Lin Yue, who had been standing at the rear of the team, seemingly just an outsider watching the battle, finally moved.

Too weak.

He lightly shook his head, seeming somewhat disappointed by the Venomous Spider Mother's attack.

Then, under everyone's astonished gaze, he simply raised his hand casually toward the sky and flicked his finger lightly.

There was no earth-shaking boom.

Nor any world-destroying energy fluctuation.

Only a barely audible sound, like a bubble bursting.

Pop.

The next second, a miracle occurred.

Those dozens of giant poison nets, which had been descending like thunder, suddenly, without warning, froze in midair...

Immediately afterward, they crumbled like weathered sand sculptures, breaking apart inch by inch into drifting white powder that scattered across the sky.

Silence.

A deathly silence.

Everyone stared blankly at the unbelievable sight before them, their minds going blank.

Even the Venomous Spider Mother showed a hint of confusion for the first time, and its attack on Han Ya and the others ceased.

It couldn't understand why its proud spider nets were so easily destroyed by the opponent.

However, before it could figure out why, Lin Yue's attack appeared before it.

This surge of energy was so minuscule against the Venomous Spider Mother, yet that trifling strike exuded a terrifying aura enough to make its soul tremble!

That was an absolute suppression from a higher level of life!

At this moment, instinct told it to flee, but just as the Venomous Spider Mother was about to turn and run...

... everything was already too late.

Pfft.

A barely audible sound.

That invisible surge of energy easily pierced the Venomous Spider Mother's head.

Time seemed to be paused at that moment.

The Venomous Spider Mother's massive body stiffened abruptly, its dozens of scarlet compound eyes filled with disbelief.

Boom—rumble——!!!

The next second, it crashed heavily to the ground, kicking up large clouds of dust and yellow-green poison.

At the center of its head appeared a front-to-back through-and-through circular wound, its edges perfectly smooth.

It was dead, and could not die again.

The whole process was smooth and clean, neat and decisive.

From Lin Yue's move to the Venomous Spider Mother's demise, it took less than thirty seconds in total.

All members of the Heaven's Punishment Squad stood frozen in place.

Is… is it… over?

Man Niu's alloy war hammer clanged to the ground.

He had already prepared himself for a fight to the death, never expecting that his own City Lord would pull such a stunt.

This makes him look so foolish, doesn't it!

Man Niu slowly walked to the Venomous Spider Mother's corpse, extended his arm—thicker than an average person's thigh—and gently touched the circular wound on its head.

His fingertip felt a smooth texture.

Moreover, the wound's edges showed no signs of burning—this is unscientific!

Of course, he doesn't understand science anyway.

Good grief, in my opinion our City Lord is the real monster!

For a moment, Man Niu didn't know how to describe Lin Yue.

He had thought that after injecting the super-soldier serum and greatly enhancing his physique, he and his comrades had transcended humanity, but seeing his City Lord's performance, he realized he was as normal as ever.

They were merely a bit stronger than ordinary people (maybe everyone has some misunderstanding), while our City Lord is simply not human, right?

Whose decent person has a finger flick that's that much stronger than a Gauss electromagnetic rifle?

"What are you all still standing around for? Did I scare you?"

Just as everyone was stunned, Lin Yue spoke up with a somewhat sighing tone to remind them.

"No…… no!"

Everyone jolted, snapping back to attention, straightening their backs but not daring to take a breath.

"City Lord…… you……"

Han Ya walked up to Lin Yue, wanting to say something, but when the words reached her lips she found she couldn't utter a single word.

In her eyes, which were usually as calm and clear as water, now welled up with complex emotions.

"All right, don't look like you're at a funeral."

Lin Yue looked at her appearance, shook his head somewhat amusedly.

Hurry up and treat your wounds, restore your stamina. Let me remind you, the real trouble is still ahead.

He said while slowly walking to the corpse of the venomous spider mother, feeling around in its gruesome skull for a moment before pulling out an energy crystal core the size of a pigeon's egg.

It was indeed a level‑3 energy crystal core from the venomous spider mother.

"Hmm, the quality is not bad."

Lin Yue tossed the crystal core in his hand, his face showing a somewhat satisfied expression.

And when the Heaven's Punishment squad arrived, everyone also began to rest in place.

Since the City Lord said the real trouble is still ahead, we will surely encounter a mutant beast stronger than this venomous spider mother.

However, after they witnessed Lin Yue's strength, they became more confident about the road ahead.

Especially Bull, who is simple‑minded and brawny, now even fantasizes about having the same strength as Lin Yue someday.

"Monkey, when do you think we'll have the same strength as the City Lord?"

While resting in place, he bowed slightly to the monkey beside him and asked softly.

The monkey gave him an annoyed glance, then turned his head away.

"Hey! I'm talking to you!"

Seeing him ignore him, Bull grew a bit displeased and pushed him again.

"I told you to stop daydreaming!"

The monkey finally couldn't hold back, retorting to Bull:

"As strong as the City Lord? Do you even deserve that?"

"I……"

Bull was left speechless by the retort, his face flushed red.