Chapter 732 - 88: Collision
Instantly.
The Rune Warrior’s speed suddenly increased, allowing it to quickly break free from his domain as the blade on its arm sliced horizontally toward him.
The moon’s influence on him intensified once again.
No more delays!
In an instant, countless silver threads appeared around Su Changxing, gliding like streams of light, as gentle as moonlight, and then suddenly taut!
Su Changxing’s speed increased once more, as veins burst on the arm holding the scythe, reaching an extreme, a hundredfold "concentration."
This was the ultimate attack.
The scythe followed the blade toward the Rune Warrior’s arm, slicing through and then piercing its body, the entire motion seamless and seemingly unimpeded.
"Sustaining critical injury, warning, sustaining critical injury."
A neat, smooth cut appeared on the Rune Warrior’s body; its upper half and part of its white breastplate slid downward, split into two, as a flurry of sparks erupted and scattered components fell to the ground.
Su Changxing breathed heavily, cold sweat seeping from his forehead—this move nearly reached his limit, taxing both his spirit and stamina significantly.
Without hesitation, he carried Kasmin and sprinted forward quickly, spotting the gardens nearby intermittently flashing with red light.
The Rune Warriors there were all activated.
By this moment, he had covered more than half the distance; the city wall was close at hand.
However, climbing over the wall to escape was clearly unwise; the speed during the climb would slow significantly, allowing the Rune Warriors below to shoot him to pieces.
And he still bore Kasmin; even if he could withstand it, Kasmin could not.
So, he had to find another way out!
Su Changxing focused his gaze on the electric curtain; if he could pass through it, there was a large chance to escape.
As long as he could flee from here, leave this vast domain, his reflexes and speed would return to normal, making pursuit by the Rune Warriors from behind inconsequential.
Even if he couldn’t fight them off, he could still escape.
So the current issue was how to shut down the curtain.
He had heard Kasmin mention before, it also operated using whale oil as an energy source.
And its everyday energy consumption wasn’t much; only when triggered or during self-defense did it consume massive energy for a counterattack.
It was a very scientific design.
Given it operated on energy, all he needed was to find the energy source and cut it off; the curtain would naturally shut off.
Su Changxing’s mind began working quickly; though slowed, he was still fast enough that everything around him seemed to slow down.
He surveyed the area and, through several thick black wires, spotted something like an energy source.
It was a green iron house, not far behind the curtain, surrounded by several guards.
Nearby was a garden with a crouching Rune Warrior.
The Rune Warrior activated, components began to rotate, slowly rising from the ground, eyes glowing red.
If he charged straight toward that energy station, he’d undoubtedly encounter that Rune Warrior head-on; even regardless of combat capability, he’d certainly be entangled.
Once other Rune Warriors closed in, he’d be dead for sure.
Moreover, given the steel body of the Rune Warriors, the plague’s effectiveness would be too slow during the rapid conflict; it wouldn’t take effect in time.
However, destroying the energy source seemed no simple task.
From his position, he could just see through the iron seams, the black whale oil container within, and a ring of semi-transparent material showing the blue whale oil glowing in the darkness.
The distance was short, but the firearms range was too close, definitely out of reach, and even if a bullet shot over, its precision would be severely compromised, unable to pierce through the iron seams into the house.
Sniper Rifle would do; however, in this world, its power was severely restricted. Even if it could penetrate the green iron house and hit the whale oil containers, it couldn’t break them.
Yet.
It seemed breaking them wasn’t necessary.
As far as he knew, a large accumulation of whale oil wasn’t stable and could explode upon violent impact.
His target was not the installed whale oil containers, but the spare containers placed on the ground nearby.
A sniper shot to topple them, causing a violent collision, triggering the explosion, and subsequently igniting the active energy whale oil containers.
Su Changxing brought out the black-and-white sniper rifle from the Pocket Galaxy, setting it up and aiming at the spare whale oil container on the ground, pulling the trigger.
The bullet traced a trajectory through the air, passing through the green iron house’s seam, striking the whale oil container with a crisp sound.
The whale oil container began to wobble under the bullet’s impact but did not topple.
Bullets were more than one; a second followed closely, crashing into the wobbling whale oil container, increasing its sway.
When it seemed near to tipping over, a third bullet struck again, sparking upon contact.
The container heavily toppled on the ground, yet the expected explosion did not occur.
Su Changxing’s expression turned grim; the impact seemed insufficient, with the whale oil container’s buffering design preventing the explosion.
At this moment.
Several Rune Warriors from nearby gardens were already running toward him, blocking the forefront path toward the green iron house.
They evidently knew that as long as the curtain remained, Su Changxing wouldn’t have any chance to escape, prioritizing blocking this route.
Additionally, two others blocked the staircase leading to the top, exposing the curtain location to Su Changxing.
It seemed like a dead end!
Stay and await death or charge through the curtain and commit suicide; there were no other options.
Su Changxing showed a fierce determination, ready to take out the Ratman Statue at any time, regardless of its entity, and willing to plead for a Divine Art.
No matter the result, it beat dying here.
If forced into a desperate situation, he wouldn’t want to use such a method, knowing it would compromise his livelihood to serve the Evil God.
Later, he might have to work tirelessly for it.
Inside the whale oil container, the blue viscous liquid suddenly bubbled, increasingly active as the liquid within started to churn like boiling water.
Next, a spark appeared on the liquid’s surface, followed by intense heat.
The whale oil tank exploded, bright white light illuminating the night, and the active energy whale oil container also exploded.
The enormous green iron house was lifted by the explosion, while guards around were blown over by the blast’s shockwave, falling to the ground.
The energy was blown, causing the curtain’s electric light to flicker twice before completely disappearing within seconds, leaving behind an empty gate.
Witnessing the scene, Su Changxing quickly carried Kasmin toward the curtain’s direction, inwardly grumbling about the tardy reaction of the whale oil tank.
Reaching the city wall’s edge, the moon’s influence on him reduced significantly, accelerating his speed, nearly eluding the trailing Rune Warriors.
Su Changxing took large strides, bursting through the city wall’s gate, a barren expanse without guards.
The Rune Warriors reached the gate yet did not proceed further, standing firm, shooting at Su Changxing relentlessly.
Since exiting the city, Su Changxing completely escaped the moon’s influence, his speed and reflexes intensified, dodging the bullets effortlessly.
The commotion apparently attracted attention from the soldiers at the port, but only a few soldiers peeked from the barracks’ edge toward them.
While they were organizing, Su Changxing had already carried Kasmin, skillfully running out from the barracks’ edge.
Before entering, he had thoroughly familiarized himself with the surroundings, knowing where people were and weren’t.
He dashed to the coastal edge, sliding down the cliff, landing heavily on a worn wooden boat.
At this moment, Kasmin emerged from her sluggish state, seated at the boat’s front:
"You’re not dead? I thought you’d died. Lucky you saved me, though the city’s environment is rather odd... How did you rescue me just now... Ouch, it hurts."
"If it hurts, don’t talk. Sit tight. The navy might catch up soon." Su Changxing glanced back as a few bright beams shot toward their location, glaring.
The boat gradually moved forward, accelerating, distancing away from the coast.
Yet, amid the darkness, a flame flickered; along with the cannon’s roar, a projectile shot from the city wall toward them.