hsntnovel Chapter 118 This wave was a direct dragon charge.
Chapter 118 This wave was a direct dragon charge.
"ah--!"
The screams were so loud they almost pierced my eardrums.
At the mall entrance, the two-and-a-half-ton riot control vehicle tumbled through the air like a building block kicked by a naughty child, crashing into the crowded throng with suffocating wind pressure.
Those ordinary citizens who hadn't had time to evacuate could only watch helplessly as the massive steel shadow loomed over them.
Some people collapsed to the ground in terror, while others closed their eyes in despair. Several young sheriffs in charge of the evacuation desperately spread their arms, trying to use their flesh and blood to block the steel behemoth that they could not stop at all.
Beside the command vehicle, the special operations captain in charge of the operation's eyes widened instantly, and a hoarse roar escaped his throat: "No!!"
At this critical moment.
No one noticed that on the third-floor corridor of the shopping mall, a hundred meters away, a dark figure suddenly swung its arm.
An unremarkable, fist-sized, dark gray metal ball, accompanied by a shrill whistling sound as it tore through the air, precisely struck the armored vehicle from the side.
"boom--!"
A muffled explosion rang out in mid-air.
That wasn't the sound of gunpowder exploding; it sounded more like air being compressed to its limit and then suddenly released.
A visible, transparent ripple erupted beneath the armored vehicle's chassis.
The armored vehicle, which was about to crash into the crowd following a parabolic trajectory, seemed to be lifted up by an invisible giant hand, its downward trajectory abruptly increased by half a meter!
"Clang!"
The deafening roar shook the heavens.
The armored vehicle grazed the scalps of several citizens before slamming into the lintel of the mall's main entrance, shattering the massive tempered glass curtain wall and signboard, and finally wedging into the revolving door at the lobby entrance.
Broken glass fell like rain, and dust filled the air.
The scene was deathly silent.
A few seconds later, the cries of survivors erupted.
Although some people were cut by glass and others fainted from fright, the armored vehicle, which was powerful enough to crush more than a dozen people into mincemeat, miraculously did not cause any direct deaths.
"What...what just happened?"
The special operations captain was covered in cold sweat, and he almost crushed the walkie-talkie in his hand.
He suddenly looked up in the direction the armored vehicle's trajectory had changed—the open-air corridor on the third floor of the mall.
The place was deserted, with only a few promotional banners hanging on the railings fluttering in the wind.
……
The shaded area of the third-floor corridor.
Jiang Ming withdrew his slightly numb right hand and shook it gently.
"What was that just now?" Li Bin adjusted his glasses. The scene had happened so fast that he hadn't even seen what Jiang Ming had thrown.
"【Gravity Repulsion Mine】." Jiang Ming said casually, "A little gadget I made from leftover magnetic storm coils and discarded batteries. I originally intended to use it to deal with large monster charges, but I didn't expect to use it here first."
He walked to the railing and looked down at the chaos below.
At this point, the crossroads had completely become the playground of that Thunderhorn Flame Bull.
The official attack methods appeared weak and ineffective.
Several snipers lay prone on a high vantage point in the distance, but the crosshairs in their scopes kept swaying.
The high temperature emanating from the cow caused severe air refraction, and coupled with the intermittent electric arcs, infrared aiming and laser ranging became completely ineffective.
"Bang!"
A sniper fired a tentative shot.
The large-caliber bullet pierced the air, but half a meter before it made contact with the skin of the Thunder Horned Flame Bull, it strangely deviated from its trajectory and struck a nearby lamppost with a "ding".
"roar--!"
The Thunderhorn Flame Ox seemed annoyed by this "mosquito". It snorted and emitted two streams of scorching white smoke. Suddenly, the single horn on its head lit up with a dazzling blue light.
It's sizzling!
A thick current of electricity spread along the ground and instantly struck the lamppost.
Two special operations team members who were hiding behind a lamppost and trying to fire were thrown back with screams, their rifle barrels turning red-hot.
"Don't fire! Cease fire! This monster's electric field can attract metal!"
The captain shouted himself hoarse, but the chaotic scene was completely out of control.
In the surrounding office buildings, countless daring white-collar workers were peering out of their windows, filming with their phones. This scene was then uploaded online in real time.
The usually formidable special operations team was now being completely outmaneuvered by a beast from another world.
The bullets were ineffective; the vehicle was overturned, and they couldn't even get close.
"This is terrible." Wang Yang clung to the railing, clicking his tongue and shaking his head. "If this keeps going, those sheriffs will all be wiped out, won't they?"
"The tactics were completely wrong."
Jiang Ming's voice was as calm as if he were commenting on a dish, "They're treating this thing like an ordinary rhinoceros or elephant, thinking they can penetrate it with kinetic weapons."
He pointed to the imposing behemoth below: "Look closely at its skin. That dark red outer layer isn't just hard; more importantly, it has its own high-temperature force field. The bullet softens the moment it makes contact, and its kinetic energy is reduced by at least 70%."
Su Xiaoxiao and Xu Shishi came closer and looked in the direction Jiang Ming was pointing.
"And that electric field," Jiang Ming continued, "is its unicorn's passive skill, [Electrostatic Field]. When a high-speed metal bullet cuts through magnetic field lines, it generates a reverse induced current, causing the bullet to deviate from its trajectory. Unless you use ceramic bullets or a high-pressure water gun to cool it down, it's just tickling it."
Everyone was stunned.
This textbook-like analysis of weaknesses stands in stark contrast to the headless, fly-like official team downstairs.
"Then where is its weakness?" Zhao Yanzhi gripped the longbow in his hand, the new weapon that Jiang Ming had previously crafted for him.
"Three inches below the throat."
Jiang Ming narrowed his eyes, his pupils reflecting the image of the giant beast. "There's a palm-sized white scale there; it's its heat dissipation vent. That's the only part of its body not covered by a high-temperature force field, and it's also a shortcut directly to its heart."
At this point, Jiang Ming paused, his gaze shifting to the single horn crackling with lightning, a hint of greed in his eyes. "Of course, if we can cut off that horn first, its combat power will be reduced by at least half. Moreover... that's a top-grade material for synthesizing lightning-based weapons."
The situation downstairs deteriorated again.
Seeing that conventional firepower was ineffective, the special operations captain seemed to have made up his mind.
He shouted a few words into the walkie-talkie, and the roof of a black special operations security vehicle in the distance opened, and a gunner picked up a man-portable anti-tank rocket launcher (RPG).
"Tsk, what a spendthrift."
Jiang Ming frowned. "If they bombard it, that perfect fire-resistant cowhide will be ruined, and the unicorn horn might be blown to pieces."
He suddenly straightened up, his lazy, spectator-like demeanor vanishing instantly, replaced by a chilling sharpness.
"Get to work."
Jiang Ming turned around and looked at his five teammates behind him.
"Zhao Yanzhi, take out the [Armor-Piercing Mithril Arrow] I gave you. It was crafted from the fragments of the Goblin Shaman's Staff and has built-in magic-piercing properties. Watch my hand gestures; when I give the signal, shoot it directly in its left eye."
"Yes!" Zhao Yanzhi immediately drew a silver-glowing arrow from the deepest part of the quiver.
"Old Wang, equip the [Ghost-Faced Round Shield]. This shield is made from the carapace of the Ghost-Faced Spider, and it's fire and corrosion resistant. You go and draw its aggro. Remember, don't try to tank its horn attack; I can't save you from that. What you need to do is provoke it and make it expose its neck."
Wang Yang grinned, took out the menacing round shield from his storage card, and waved the fire axe in his hand. "Don't worry, Brother Jiang, I'm good at mocking people."
"Li Bin, you provide support from the outside. If any sheriffs try to interfere or accidentally injure us, throw these flashbangs at them."
"clear."
Finally, Jiang Ming looked at Su Xiaoxiao, who had been standing quietly to the side.
"Little one, give me a buff."
Su Xiaoxiao took a deep breath, raised her hands, and a soft white light emanated from her palms.
[Skill: Combat Power Enhancement (Lv.2)]
A warm current instantly flowed into Jiang Ming's limbs and bones.
"Strength +5, lasts for half an hour." Su Xiaoxiao's face was slightly flushed, clearly indicating that this skill consumed a lot of energy.
Jiang Ming clenched his fist, feeling the explosive power within his body that was almost overflowing.
He has now surpassed the 30-point mark in strength attribute, which is absolutely superhuman level on Earth at this stage.
"Walk."
Jiang Ming snapped his fingers, activating the group invisibility skill.
"Let's go down and teach those government employees what real hunting is all about."
……
Downstairs, at the crossroads.
The special operations captain's face was contorted with rage as he stared intently at the Thunderhorn Flame Bull that was wreaking havoc on the road.
"Rocket launchers ready!"
"Target locked! But captain, there are many teammates around..." the marksman hesitated.
"We can't worry about that now! If we let it charge again, even more people will die! Open fire—"
"Wait!" the adjutant beside him suddenly exclaimed, "Captain, look!"
The captain glanced over instinctively.
The Thunderhorn Flame Bull, which was about to charge at the rocket launcher operator, suddenly stopped as if it had sensed a huge threat.
Its crimson bull eyes were fixed on a clearing to its side, and the white smoke billowing from its nostrils became rapid and agitated.
"Moo—!!"
A roar filled with vigilance and rage echoed through the neighborhood.
There was clearly nothing there.
All that remained were shattered glass and charred asphalt.
next second.
A loud, arrogant whistle suddenly rang out from the deserted street.
"Sh-!"
Immediately afterwards, a voice as loud as a broken gong suddenly rang out:
"Hey! You over there, the braised beef! Look over here!"
"Who?!"
The special operations captain and the surrounding officers were all stunned, their guns instinctively turning towards the direction from which the sound came.
Right there on that open ground, the air rippled like water.
A burly, fat man carrying a menacing round shield appeared out of thin air.
Wang Yang wasn't wearing a tactical vest, but rather a school uniform jacket whose original color was no longer recognizable. The [Ghost Face Round Shield] in his hand still bore the scratch marks left from the previous battle.
He stood less than twenty meters away from the Thunder Horned Ox, banging his fire axe loudly.
"What are you looking at? I'm talking to you! You look like a gas cylinder come to life, and you dare to park illegally on the street?"
Wang Yang's words were full of provocation, and coupled with his smug expression, it instantly aroused a lot of hatred.
"Who is that? A civilian? Get him out of here! He's asking for it!" the special operations captain shouted anxiously.
But it was too late.
Although the Thunderhorn Flame Ox couldn't understand human speech, it could sense the provocative aura emanating from the fat man.
As a level 10 elite monster, its majesty is not to be desecrated.
"Moo—!"
The horned ox pawed at the ground with its front hooves, instantly creating a large pit in the cement road.
It lowered its head, and its single horn, crackling with lightning, was aimed at Wang Yang. Its massive body, like a locomotive at full power, roared into action and charged forward!
The force of this impact was even more terrifying than when it knocked the armored vehicle away earlier.
The ground was shaking.
"It's over."
Some of the onlookers in the distance covered their eyes.
That fat man is definitely going to die.
However, faced with such a powerful impact that could crush a tank, Wang Yang not only did not dodge, but instead assumed a horse stance, firmly holding the round shield painted with a ghost face in front of him.
Come on!
Just as the bull's horns were about to touch the shield, Wang Yang suddenly and strangely slid a step to the left.
This wasn't just ordinary dodging; it was muscle memory he had developed through countless life-or-death battles in another world.
"boom!"
The Thunder Horned Flame Bull whizzed past Wang Yang's shield, the force of the wind it generated making the flesh on Wang Yang's face tremble.
Although he avoided a head-on collision, the intense heat still scorched Wang Yang's hair.
"Brother Jiang, now's the time! Flying Dragon charges in!"
Wang Yang suddenly turned around and roared.
The Thunder Horned Flame Bull, having overshot its target, was unable to brake in time due to its immense inertia.
It angrily tried to turn around, but just then, it opened its mouth wide, preparing to unleash its signature [Flame Jet] to burn the agile fat man behind it to death.
Its neck was held high.
Beneath the throat, which was originally covered by hard scales, a palm-sized white soft scale was now fully exposed in the firelight.
That was the weakest point in its entire defense system, and also the only way it could accumulate flames.
"call out--!"
Before it could even unleash its flames, a sharp, piercing sound rang out first.
On the third floor of the shopping mall in the distance, Zhao Yanzhi's longbow had already been fully drawn.
The expensive [Armor-Piercing Mithril Arrow] transformed into a streak of light, precisely piercing through the distorted, high-temperature air.
"puff!"
The arrow didn't hit the throat, but instead pierced the Thunder Horned Flame Bull's huge left eye!
"roar!!!"
The excruciating pain caused the Thunderhorn Flame Ox to let out a piercing scream. The flames that had just accumulated in its throat instantly went out of control, exploding into a cloud of black smoke in its mouth.
Its blind spot expanded instantly.
And this was precisely the decisive moment Jiang Ming had been waiting for.
"die."
A cold voice suddenly rang out beside the Thunderhorn Flame Bull.
Even the special operations captain, who had been keeping a close eye on the battlefield, couldn't see clearly when that person appeared there.
Jiang Ming's figure stepped out from the void.
He didn't wear the conspicuous Silver Knight full armor because it would affect his speed.
At this moment, he was only wearing simple tactical trousers and a black T-shirt, and the muscle lines on his arms were full of explosive power under the firelight.
But the sword in his hand sent a chill down everyone's spine.
[Black Iron Horse-Slaying Sword].
With the addition of Jiang Ming's terrifying 30 points of power, the giant sword, which was 1.5 meters long, was swung into a black crescent shape.
There are no fancy techniques involved.
Only extreme speed and absolute power.
"cut!"
Jiang Ming let out a low shout, and the greatsword, accompanied by a piercing whistle that tore through the air, stabbed fiercely into the white scale the moment it was exposed!
"Pfft—!"
It's like cutting butter with a hot knife.
The tough muscles of the monster were rendered fragile under the sharp edge of the Black Iron Horse-Slaying Sword.
The longsword pierced through his throat and went all the way down to the hilt!