Translator: CinderTL
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A relentless, muffled thunder reverberated across the earth, shaking the crimson sky.
Many residents of the Lower City craned their necks to gaze upward, clearly seeing a massive breach torn through the Upper City's once-impenetrable Heavenly Wall.
Deep craters, jagged fissures, and shadowy figures dotted the landscape.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Dozens, perhaps hundreds, of white contrails lingered in the air, marking the paths of aircraft and fighter jets pursuing a high-speed figure leaving sonic booms in their wake.
Simultaneously, the Lower City's concrete buildings and neon projections crumbled and shattered under a relentless barrage of explosions.
The cause? The thunderous roar of engines echoing through the streets.
Dozens of helicopters and tanks were converging, forming an encirclement.
Even from afar, the pinnacle of the royal capital—the majestic Royal Palace with its tiered white jade steps—was bustling with activity visible even from the Lower City.
Once a symbol of solemn grandeur and authority, the palace grounds were now fortified with heavy artillery, Niduo Soldiers positioning themselves for defense.
"What's going on?"
"What could cause such a commotion?"
"Even when the Royal Palace was attacked last time, it wasn't this chaotic!"
Murmurs of shock and disbelief rippled through the Lower City, freezing everyone in their tracks, whether inside concrete buildings or out on the streets.
Vehicles screeched to a halt, and pedestrians stood transfixed.
The neon projections shattered as helicopters and Flying Cars ascended, their activity intensifying against the crimson sky.
Then, finally...
Boom!!
The gloomy world was once again ripped open by a massive rift—the Upper City, pierced by an Energy Cannon blast.
A hundred-meter-wide pillar of sunlight streamed through the breach, cascading down to the Lower City.
The residents of the Lower City stared in awe. Gang members and corporate employees alike watched in stunned silence as a black-clad figure dodged the Energy Cannon's blast.
"Get out of here!"
Woom!
The cold command reverberated through the air, and a storm descended.
Aircraft and Flying Cars a hundred meters above were thrown into chaos as their magnetic fields warped and their shields flickered erratically, causing them to rock violently.
In the next instant, multiple Blazing Suns erupted in the sky, detonating with the fury of miniature suns.
Boom!!
Scarlet Flame Force burst forth like meteors, striking every airborne target with pinpoint accuracy.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Flames erupted skyward as fighter jets plummeted from the sky, followed closely by a swarm of aircraft.
"That monster!" a pilot in a high-altitude fighter jet exclaimed in fury, slamming his finger on the launch button.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Missiles tore through the air, unleashing a relentless barrage without regard for collateral damage. Energy Cannons joined the assault, their beams streaking toward the earth.
Boom!
The cracks in the Upper City's surface widened into a colossal chasm, cleaving a massive hole through the Titanium-reinforced ground.
The sky now resembled a stormy sea, while the gaping void in the earth hung like a solitary, weightless reef, plummeting downward.
Figures tumbled into the shimmering dust cloud, surrounded by a hail of shattered fragments and wreckage hurtling toward the Lower City.
"Hurry! Lock onto him!"
Urgent commands crackled through the Niduo Military's communications. Lower City civilians, shaken from their stupor, erupted in panicked screams as they fled for their lives.
Boom!
The shattered remains of the Upper City slammed into the earth like a swarm of alien meteors. Concrete streets in the Lower City crumbled into massive craters as plumes of smoke and shockwaves soared skyward.
Debris rained down like a storm, shattering windows and walls with the force of bullets.
Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Glass shattered into shards, and concrete walls crumbled inch by inch.
Civilians screamed and scattered, scrambling for cover in a desperate attempt to escape. A small boy stumbled nearby, collapsing in a terrified wail, completely overwhelmed by the chaos.
"General, there's a child!"
"I'll take full responsibility! Open fire!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Tanks roared, and missiles streaked through the air.
Black helicopters and tanks finally encircled the area. The cold orders barked over military comms and the white trails of missiles became the sole reality.
"No!!!"
In the distance, a Niduo mother screamed hoarsely, desperately struggling against the person holding her back at the edge of the block.
She saw her fallen child, but his terrified cries were drowned out by the thunderous explosions, lost in the deafening cacophony.
Despair. Darkness.
Until...
Hum!
The world froze. Every object within a hundred-meter radius came to a standstill.
Lethal concrete shards hung suspended in mid-air, poised to strike, while dust motes from the quaking ground remained motionless.
White contrails hung frozen in the air, dozens, even hundreds, of missiles suspended motionless as if gripped by an invisible hand, clustered around the massive crater.
Tap!
The world fell silent, broken only by the sound of footsteps.
Chen Feng, clad in a black trench coat, straightened from his crouched stance and strode through the lingering smoke and dust. Within a hundred meters, he seemed to reign supreme, the sole being free to move.
He brushed past the frozen missiles, each step carrying him tens of meters, until he stood beside the fallen boy.
"You have a mother who loves you," Chen Feng said, looking down into the boy's tear-streaked face. "Remember to love her back."
Hum!
As his words faded, a gentle Force lifted the boy and carried him a hundred meters away, depositing him safely into his mother's arms.
Witnessing this feat, the eyes of soldiers in the distant tanks and helicopters contracted to pinpricks. High-ranking military officers and members of the Royal Family watching through communication devices were even more shaken, their faces grim with astonishment.
"What kind of power is this?!"
"Impossible!"
"Could it be a force field?"
Gasps of astonishment rippled through the military's communication channels, a cacophony of disbelief and confusion.
Only Princess Eleanor, within the Royal Palace, immediately grasped the most plausible explanation.
"It must be Pinnacle Intent," she declared. "A technique similar to a force field, but far more refined."
General Walker spoke gravely, his bionic eyes narrowed with concern. "A single missile poses no threat, but dozens, perhaps hundreds, impacting simultaneously—along with other projectiles—would be overwhelming. To completely neutralize their kinetic energy with such a field requires precision beyond my capabilities. Even for an Enhanced Sixth-Tier Modified Human like myself, it would be exceedingly difficult."
Eleanor's expression shifted rapidly as she made her decision. "Let's go! Find Uncle Wang immediately! We must prevent the worst from happening, no matter the cost!"
Boom!
The frozen missiles detonated in unison, their fiery blasts soaring skyward like a second sun. Yet remarkably, the devastating power seemed strangely contained, failing to spread widely.
Chen Feng's black trench coat billowed behind him as he turned his back on the inferno, his gaze sweeping across the encircling military forces below.
"I refuse to believe this!"
"Again! Open fire!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
More missiles streaked through the air, launched by a high-ranking Niduo officer with bloodshot eyes, unwilling to accept reality.
But...
The space remained frozen, a manifestation of Chen Feng's Pinnacle Intent of Wrath of the Storm, empowered by the World Force.
While powerful individuals with strong magnetic fields might resist such restraint, missiles...
Thud.
Chen Feng reached out and caught one mid-flight, its white exhaust plume still trailing.
Looking up at the wide-eyed Niduo soldiers in the helicopter above, he flicked his wrist, sending the missile soaring into the sky.
Boom!
The black helicopter exploded and plummeted to the ground, its burning wreckage a glaring sight for all the Niduo forces.
Whoosh!
At that moment, a blue particle beam erupted from a distant sniper cannon.
It was a land warship resembling a tank, equipped with an advanced firepower module.
Boom!
The shot landed, sending smoke and debris billowing into the air with a thunderous roar.
But before the dust could settle, a black shadow burst forth like a charging chariot, scattering smoke and debris in its wake.
Boom!
The tanks facing Chen Feng were sent flying backward, their sturdy steel hulls twisting and shattering with a deafening crunch.
Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!
The muffled thuds echoed as the mangled tank wrecks crashed to the ground, collapsing buildings in their wake.
Undeterred, Chen Feng charged forward relentlessly, even enduring another direct hit from a heavy sniper cannon.
Boom!
The deafening impact reverberated through the crowd, yet Chen Feng's momentum remained unbroken. Like a charging dragon, he closed the distance of several hundred meters in an instant.
A sonic boom swept outward, its shockwaves condensing into concentric rings of white vapor.
For a fleeting moment, his afterimage lingered as his fist slammed into the land warship—a blue light construct resembling a tank, designed to carry the heavy sniper cannon.
Boom!!
An explosion powerful enough to shatter Titanium itself rocked the battlefield.
The massive cannon barrel and its turret disintegrated into fragments that rained down across the landscape.
Several armored vehicles clustered nearby swiveled their guns, angry shouts rising as their crews prepared to open fire.
But Chen Feng's eyes flashed with cold intent. He spun around, his leg lashing out in a whip-like kick.
The armored vehicle exploded in a thunderous roar, its wreckage hurled over a hundred meters away.
The scene was terrifying. Several advanced explosives had materialized unnoticed, their detonation sequences silently activated.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Blinding flames erupted, filling the sky, and the earth-shattering explosions reverberated through their hearts.
But just as quickly as they appeared, the flames vanished, extinguished by the sonic boom and wind pressure from the Black Shadow's supersonic speed.
The Glazed Crystal remained unscathed, and another tank that had rushed to intercept was sent flying by a direct impact.
In mere moments, the Military's formidable blockade had been torn apart, leaving a gaping hole.
"Damn it!"
The senior officers paled, watching helplessly as the Black Shadow continued its relentless charge toward the Palace at the heart of the royal capital.
Driven by an unwavering determination, the Black Shadow's reckless assault filled them with dread and incandescent rage.
"Stop him!"
The frantic shouts echoed through the battlefield, a hint of panic creeping into the voices transmitted over the Military's communication channels.
Just as they were about to regroup and form a new encirclement...
Boom!
A Blue Particle Beam streaked across the sky, striking a military helicopter and sending it crashing down in a fiery wreck.
Everyone froze, Niduo's officers roaring with rage and shock.
The Scanning Module swept across the battlefield, instantly locking onto the rooftop of a concrete building.
The image zoomed in rapidly, revealing a short-haired woman with wheat-toned skin crouched low, her gaze as sharp and focused as a sniper's.
Her black jacket billowed in the wind as the portable Sniper Cannon beside her began charging with fresh blue light particles.
"It's Gunfire Celine!" an officer recognized her, especially after spotting the man beside her.
The man in the brown trench coat snapped shut his metal lighter, igniting a cigarette and puffing out a glowing ember.
A gap in his messy, forehead-concealing hair revealed piercing eyes that seemed to see through everything.
"Yang Wudi!"
"How could they be here?!"
The voice in the communication module still crackled with fury and panic as a helicopter attempted to close in and force them back.
But Celine, with her mastery of Gun Martial Arts, withstood the recoil of the Sniper Cannon and blasted through the surrounding forces once more.
As for the figure in the brown trench coat...
Boom!!
The pursuing tank crumpled under a single punch, its twisted wreckage soaring into the air before crashing back to earth.
With a lit cigarette clenched between his teeth, Yang Wudi glanced sideways at the rapidly approaching figure.
Their eyes met briefly, Chen Feng's peripheral vision taking in the entire scene.
Both gave nearly imperceptible nods, a silent acknowledgment shared between fellow Martial Artists of the Red Nation.
Whoosh!
Another sonic boom shattered the air as Chen Feng surged forward, his single-minded focus locked on the Royal Palace.
As for the swarm of pursuers closing in from all directions...
"Pfft!"
A plume of smoke drifted lazily upward, momentarily silencing the world.
Until...
Boom!
A surge of Pinnacle Intent erupted skyward, pure martial will coursing through Yang Wudi's body.
Standing at the neon-lit intersection, he blocked the bulk of the military's firepower, his brown trench coat billowing in the wind.
"Finally... it's time for revenge."
Boom!!
(End of the Chapter)
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