Buzz—!
The blue-white electric arcs entwined around the three Thunder Hammer turrets instantly brightened to their maximum, emitting a terrifying hum like billions of bees flapping their wings simultaneously!
Their muzzles were aimed at the three monstrous Lava Lizards wildly wrestling with each other!
"Thunder Hammer! Charge complete! Activating overload mode!"
"Target locked!"
"Fire!"
The Commander's voice was filled with resolute roars!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Three terrifying beams of light, thicker and more condensed than before, entwined with destructive dark blue electric arcs, descended like spears of judgment tearing through the sky, instantly carrying the terrifying power to annihilate everything, smashing fiercely towards the three Lava Lizards!
No! They were smashing towards the entire area where they were located!
An indiscriminate, saturation-style destructive strike!
"Leimeng! Retreat!" Associate Chairman Tieshan's pupils constricted, and he roared sharply!
A hint of savage ferocity flashed in the eyes of the Lava Bear, Leimeng's transformed state!
He suddenly let out an earth-shattering roar! His massive stone claw ripped fiercely!
Rip—!
The tough lava scales on the neck of the Lava Lizard he had grabbed were forcefully torn open! Dark red lava blood surged out like a waterfall!
"Roar—!!!" The Lava Lizard let out a pained shriek!
Leimeng, using the force of that rip, his massive body rapidly retreated! At the same time, his giant stone bear paw slammed heavily onto the ground!
Rumble—!!!
The ground instantly exploded! A violent lava shockwave erupted centered around him, fiercely blasting away another Lava Lizard that was pouncing on him!
It was in this flash of lightning!
The three destructive Thunder Hammer light beams had already arrived!
Rumble—!!! Rumble—!!! Rumble—!!!
A terrifying explosion that defied description!
Blinding blue-white light instantly swallowed everything! Like three small suns exploding simultaneously in front of the fortress!
A terrifying shockwave mixed with destructive electric arcs instantly swept out like a world-ending storm!
The energy barrier fluctuated violently, like a soap bubble in a strong wind, its light instantly dimmed to the extreme, and even tiny cracks appeared!
The fortress platform trembled violently, the alloy ground cracked inch by inch, and countless automated turrets were blown away and shattered!
Some of the defensive fortifications near the front line instantly turned to dust!
Everyone instinctively closed their eyes or covered them with their arms to shield against the blinding light that could pierce one's eyes!
The light slowly receded!
The smoke and dust slowly settled!
Outside the energy barrier, where the three Lava Lizards had been, there was now only a colossal charred pit, over a hundred meters in diameter, bottomless, with scorching lava flowing along its edges!
Scattered around the edge of the pit were some charred fragments of huge bones and flowing lava!
The three Bone Eater Stage Peak Lava Lizards, along with all the mutated beasts within several hundred meters around them, had completely vanished, instantly vaporized and annihilated!
Only a desolate void remained in their place!
Hiss—!!!
The entire fortress instantly fell into a dead silence! Only the groaning of the overstressed energy barrier and the faint roars of the distant beast tide remained!
Everyone was dumbfounded, staring in disbelief at the colossal charred pit!
This was the true power of the Thunder Hammer: a saturation, indiscriminate destructive strike that instantly wiped out Bone Eater Stage Peak beings like ants!
The technological might of Shengjing was terrifying to this extent!
"Cough cough..." A figure struggled to stand up at the edge of the pit!
It was Leimeng!
He had dispelled his beast transformation and returned to human form, but he was charred all over, his clothes in tatters, blood constantly overflowing from the corner of his mouth, and his left arm hung limply, clearly indicating a severe injury, but his eyes were still fierce, like a wounded beast!
"Leimeng!" Associate Chairman Tieshan breathed a sigh of relief and immediately gave an order!
"Medical team, quickly go assist Captain Leimeng!"
Several team members in white medical uniforms quickly rushed out of the energy barrier and helped the tottering Leimeng back!
"Damn it, I almost got killed by my own people!" Leimeng cursed, but his gaze towards the charred pit was also filled with lingering fear and shock!
"Thunder Hammer, full power, target cleared!"
"Energy barrier damage rate 15%, currently repairing!"
"The beast tide vanguard has been temporarily contained!"
The electronic synthesized voice from the command tower sounded, carrying a hint of relief!
The crisis was temporarily averted!
"Old K!" The Ashes Squad members finally reacted, rushing frantically towards Old K, who was still lying at the edge of the barrier, his life unknown!
Ling Chen also walked over quickly, a subtle glint flashing deep within his profound dark eyes!
He squatted down, and the cold will of his Soul Jade Physique instantly scanned Old K's body!
The injuries were extremely severe!
Multiple internal organs ruptured, over 30% of his bones shattered, meridians severed, and his ability core was on the verge of collapse. More seriously, a violent lava energy, like a maggot in the bone, was rampaging wildly within his body, destroying his last vestiges of life!
If he hadn't been a fire-element ability user himself, with a certain resistance to high temperatures, he would have turned to ashes long ago!
But even so, he was only clinging to life by a thread!
"Captain! Captain!"
"Medics, quickly save the captain!"
The team members surrounded Old K, their voices choked with sobs and filled with despair!
"Move aside!"
A medic quickly stepped forward, and the portable life support device in his hand instantly lit up with a green scanning beam, enveloping Old K's entire body!
"Life signs weak, on the verge of death!"
"Internal organs ruptured, bones shattered, ability core collapsed!"
"High concentration of lava energy eroding inside, cannot be removed!"
"Needs to be immediately sent to the Central Medical Center for the highest level of life support and energy stripping surgery, otherwise he will surely die within ten minutes!"
The medic's voice was cold and urgent, like a final judgment!
"Central Medical Center?!" The team members' faces instantly turned pale. That was the highest-level medical facility directly under the Xuan Niao Guard, heavily guarded. They, as bounty hunters, had no right to enter, let alone have a critically injured captain receive the highest-level surgery!
"Please, save our captain!"
"Vice President, please, think of something!"
The team members looked desperately at Associate Chairman Tieshan!
Associate Chairman Tieshan's face was solemn, his brows tightly furrowed. The Central Medical Center was indeed not something their Hunter Guild could easily interfere with, but Old K was a meritorious member of the guild, and he had done this for the fortress...
"Vice President!" Ling Chen's voice suddenly rang out, calm yet carrying an undeniable power!
"Let me take Captain Old K to the Central Medical Center!"
"You?" Associate Chairman Tieshan suddenly looked at Ling Chen, a hint of astonishment flashing in his eyes!
"Lin Chen, you..."
"How will you go?"
The team members were also stunned!
"I have a way!" Ling Chen's profound dark eyes met Associate Chairman Tieshan's directly!
"Captain Old K was severely injured saving me; I cannot abandon him. And..."
He paused, lowering his voice a few decibels, "Vice President, have you forgotten that my 'Mud Swamp Domain' has a certain spatial stagnation effect? Perhaps it can temporarily suppress the lava energy in his body and buy us time!"
Stagnate and suppress lava energy?! Associate Chairman Tieshan's eyes flashed with a sharp glint. He instantly thought of Ling Chen's incredibly precise domain control on the arena. Perhaps there really was a glimmer of hope?!
"Good!" Associate Chairman Tieshan made a decisive decision. He suddenly pulled out a dark golden token engraved with the Xuan Niao emblem from his in arms and thrust it into Ling Chen's hand!
"Take this and find 'Bai Zhi' in the Xuan Niao Guard's Medical Department. She is an old acquaintance of mine. Seeing this token, she will do her best to help. Hurry!"
"Yes!" Ling Chen took the token without hesitation. He immediately squatted down and gently pressed his hands on Old K's chest!
Buzz—!!!
An extremely restrained yet incredibly heavy and viscous invisible force field instantly spread out from the center of his palms, like an invisible membrane slowly permeating into Old K's body!
Mud Swamp Domain, microscopic control, energy stagnation!
(In reality, he merely used Blood Ripple to lock down the blood throughout his body, stopping its flow, which is similar to preventing snake venom.)
The cold will of the Soul Jade Physique, like the most precise instrument, guided the domain power, carefully and forcefully slowing down its destructive speed like an invisible mud swamp!
Old K's previously violently heaving chest slightly leveled out, and his painfully distorted face also relaxed a little!
"It's effective!" The medic exclaimed in surprise!
"The lava energy erosion speed has decreased by 30%, but it can only be maintained temporarily. Surgery must be performed as soon as possible!"
"Go!" Ling Chen suddenly stood up and said to the Ashes Squad members:
"Help me carry the captain and follow me!"
"Yes! Big Brother Lin Chen!"
"Quick, quick!"
Several team members immediately carefully lifted Old K, and Tang Yinmeng also quickly followed. The group, under Associate Chairman Tieshan's solemn gaze, quickly rushed towards the passage leading to the core area of the underground city!
Ling Chen's profound dark eyes were calm, but deep within the cold will of his Soul Jade Physique, a chilling calculation flashed!
Old K was critically injured and had to be sent to the Central Medical Center directly under the Xuan Niao Guard!
In fact, it would be even better if he died.
This was his best opportunity to infiltrate the core area of Shengjing and make contact with the high-ranking officials of the Xuan Niao Guard, and even the Central Special Task Force!
Everything was according to plan!
