The pressure exerted by Shatterer grew stronger, yet no matter how hard Divine Fist struggled, he could not break free. A splitting headache enveloped him, as if the very air was crushing his skull. He could even feel the blood in his head churning, threatening to explode under the immense force.
Desperately, Divine Fist clawed at Shatterer's hand, trying to pry it open. He struggled fiercely, his nails digging into Shatterer's flesh, but Shatterer was consumed by rage, intent only on crushing this Earthling before him.
Crushed!
From Shatterer's perspective, Divine Fist seemed to dissolve like dust scattered by the wind. He believed he had exerted enough force to obliterate Divine Fist, thinking that this was how Earthlings met their end. He released his grip, but what he saw next filled him with confusion—
The towering buildings and all the familiar sights of Earth vanished, replaced by a desolate landscape of blackened rock and charred earth.
Lava flowed across the ground, bright red and bubbling with countless frothy bubbles, slowly converging towards his feet!
Panic surged within Shatterer as he stepped back, but the gathering lava slithered toward him like enormous serpents. In a moment of desperation, he slammed his fists into the ground, hoping to shatter the earth and alter the terrain to halt the advancing lava.
However, his fists struck something seemingly indestructible; despite his strength, he could not budge the ground an inch. The lava continued to writhe at his feet, ready to engulf him at any moment.
"This ground is completely unaffected by my attacks; it must be an illusion!" Shatterer deduced. This meant that Divine Fist, who had just vanished from his grasp, might still be alive—his release had played right into the trap!
Who would create such an illusion? Shatterer had no time to ponder further; despite knowing it was a mirage, the vivid flow of lava made him retreat further.
In this illusion, even the sky was stained black from battle. As he surveyed his surroundings, he suddenly spotted a meteor hurtling through the sky toward him!
It's an illusion; it's all fake!
Shatterer reminded himself as he realized he couldn't evade the meteor. With a roar in the illusion, he threw a punch, determined to confront this so-called meteor head-on and shatter it!
But instead of a meteor, he was met with a heavy fist descending from above—Divine Fist leaped onto his face and delivered a devastating blow that shattered Shatterer's facial bones!
The illusion began to fade as Aibo stood outside of it, retracting the super illusion he had created in collaboration with Divine Fist to combat Shatterer.
Shatterer could hardly believe that Aibo from Titan Clan possessed the ability to create illusions. Aibo had used this power before but never in battle until now.
To force Shatterer to release him, Aibo had deliberately crafted the illusion of Divine Fist being crushed and scattered by the wind. Once Divine Fist landed on the ground, Shatterer fell into the illusion's trap while Aibo transformed into a meteor within that realm!
This time, Divine Fist's full-force strike severely injured Shatterer; blue blood splattered from his orifices as his massive form swayed precariously.
Leaping back to solid ground, Divine Fist activated the rocket-cannon dual propulsion system on his arms. It spun rapidly before switching to cannon mode, converting all remaining energy into explosive projectiles. Two shots fired simultaneously at Shatterer's chest—
Like the final straw that broke a mighty beast's back, Shatterer could not withstand Divine Fist's cannon fire and finally collapsed onto the ground. His facial bones were shattered; his jaw dislocated and nose caved in—his face became a grotesque mess.
Divine Fist rushed forward and leaped onto Shatterer's chest. The cannon charged once more and aimed mercilessly at Shatterer's face before firing without hesitation.
With a splattering sound—
Brain matter erupted forth as thick liquid coated Divine Fist's pristine white Battle Armor, slowly trickling down his form.
Shatterer's face was obliterated by the blast; this second-tier commanding warrior of the internal Human army ultimately met his demise on Earth.
"I want to see who crushes whose skull," Divine Fist said, standing sideways as the cannon rotated back into position. He retracted his mechanical gauntlet and stared expressionlessly at the Shatterer, whose head he had turned into a pancake.
Aibo appeared behind him, carrying an iron anchor, and let out a cold snort.
"Pleasure working together, Big Guy." Divine Fist jumped down from the Shatterer's corpse, patted Aibo's thigh, and then strode toward the direction of Nightmare.
"Jiao An, are you okay?" Qin Weishan wiped the blood and viscera off himself just in time to see Jiao An release his foot from the Stalker.
Hearing Qin Weishan's call, Jiao An waved his hand and turned to run toward him. However, just as they were about to embrace, a white energy explosive appeared between them.
Jiao An and Qin Weishan exchanged glances, and in an instant, Jiao An lunged toward Qin Weishan—
The energy explosive detonated on the ground behind Jiao An, sending both of them flying as they embraced. After rolling several times, Qin Weishan finally reacted to the crisis.
"Jiao An!" Qin Weishan quickly flipped over. Jiao An had already slipped into a hazy consciousness, collapsing weakly in Qin Weishan's arms. The holographic visor on his helmet was shattered, allowing Qin Weishan to clearly see the blood at the corner of Jiao An's mouth and the gash on his face caused by shrapnel.
Aibo immediately became alert and rushed forward to shield the two.
The internal Human army had long since noticed the commotion here. Soldiers from internal Human stood everywhere on the streets and high buildings, surrounding them with their guns raised.
Seeing their two leading warriors downed on the opposite side, these Internal Troops howled like wild monkeys in the mountains, seemingly rallying themselves for courage or seeking revenge.
After picking up the fallen iron anchor, Aibo used his body to create a defensive wall for the two. The enemy troops did not open fire; both sides were testing each other.
In this standoff, a sudden "screech" of wheels drifting across the ground caught everyone's attention as they turned toward the road ahead—
It was a dusty yellow war vehicle!
Four external tires gripped the ground tightly, with heavy armor mounted with two machine guns. The vehicle bore numerous scratches all over it, and closely pursuing it was an internal Human heavy weapon known as the Mechanical Beast.
Towering two stories high, it sprinted like a cheetah, hot on the heels of the speeding war vehicle.
Due to its high speed, when rounding a corner, the war vehicle drifted too sharply; its exposed tires slammed heavily against a fire hydrant on the roadside. Water gushed out instantly but was stomped down by the Mechanical Beast's paws that followed closely behind.
The war vehicle sped ahead while the Mechanical Beast matched its pace, crazily pushing it toward the side of the road.
"Sister Jiao An, we're coming... ah!"
The Mechanical Beast continued to press against the war vehicle until it was squeezed against a storefront at the edge of the road. Under high-speed friction, several pieces of armor were scraped off, trailing intense flames behind them.
"Big sister, can you drive? If not, let me take over!" After a jolt, Xu Yicheng looked at the Mechanical Beast squeezing against their vehicle and felt a surge of panic. He reached up to grab onto the handle atop the vehicle and shouted at Lu Sha behind the wheel.
"Don't worry, Doctor! I've driven continuously variable transmission vehicles before!"
"Do you have a license?"
"What?!"
"I asked if you have a driver's license!"
"No! What's that?"
Xu Yicheng suddenly fell silent. He had just returned from the Japan Sea, having unearthed his Antimatter-Powered Battle Armor from the ruins of the Song Family Villa District. Just as he donned it, Lu Sha appeared out of nowhere, driving a modified war vehicle—originally stored alongside Xu Yicheng's Battle Armor in the Antimatter Energy Storage Center—and called for them to head out and support Jiao An and the others.
However, the streets of the city were overrun with enemy forces. The speeding war vehicle was quickly locked onto by a Mechanical Beast, which pursued them into the area where Jiao An and his team were engaged in battle.
With a powerful crash, the vehicle nearly slammed into a wall. Fortunately, its sturdy frame prevented an explosion, but they needed to find a way to escape the Mechanical Beast's relentless pressure.
"We're going to be crushed!" Xu Yicheng shouted, staring at the wall pressing against the vehicle's glass. The armor on the outside was scraping against it, sending sparks flying.
Lu Sha was at a loss for how to shake off their pursuer, but she remembered that there was an artificial intelligence system on board. The large screen inside displayed this system. "Xiao Ai! Are you there?" she called out.
"I'm not Xiao Ai, but are you calling for me?" the system responded.
"I don't care who you are! What functions does this vehicle have to escape from being squeezed by the other vehicles?"
"Of course, this war vehicle is equipped with that function."
A box in the control panel between them opened automatically, revealing a red button inside.
"Just press this," the system instructed.
"What does it do?" Xu Yicheng asked.
"How should I know!" Lu Sha gripped the steering wheel tightly as another impact hit them from behind. The Mechanical Beast continued to push against their vehicle. "Forget about it! Doctor, hold on tight!"
"Wait—"
Before he could finish, Lu Sha pressed the red button. In an instant, two tires on the side closest to the street lifted at a 45-degree angle and began rolling along the wall!
The two inside felt a tremendous force pushing them to the left as the hydraulic springs in the suspension system activated with great power. The entire vehicle lifted off the ground just enough to leap over the Mechanical Beast's spine!
In Xu Yicheng and Lu Sha's wide-eyed shock, they could clearly see the mechanical lines on the Mechanical Beast's body undulating as it ran.
The transition from one side of the street to the other was so smooth that Lu Sha momentarily forgot how to steer. Both of them screamed until they landed back on solid ground. Xu Yicheng quickly reacted, grabbing Lu Sha's arm and shouting, "Brake! Brake—"
The war vehicle immediately slowed down, but ahead of them, the Mechanical Beast continued running blindly, seemingly unaware that its target had escaped its grasp.
Lu Sha had a sudden idea and shouted, "Xiao Ai, activate all weapon systems! Blow up that monster in front of us!"
"Understood."
In an instant, two heavy machine guns mounted at the front of the vehicle aimed at the Mechanical Beast and opened fire. Only then did it realize what was happening, but it was too late; now it was being pursued by their war vehicle.
Two rocket launchers at the back extended outwards as rockets shot forth like fireworks. Their erratic trajectories intertwined like vines in midair before crashing into the fleeing Mechanical Beast.
With a horrific scream, countless explosions tore it in half at its waist. Its two halves collapsed onto the ground, propelled forward by inertia and dragging all nearby vehicles along with it until they came to a stop right between Aibo and Internal Troops.
"Ha! Looks like we arrived just in time!" The war vehicle drifted to a stop beside Aibo. Xu Yicheng leaped out wearing his Antimatter-powered battle suit and hovered next to Aibo. They exchanged a knowing glance before standing back-to-back, ready for battle.
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