novelraw Chapter 276 269: Battlefield
Chapter 276 269: Battlefield
'Magnetic field nullification?'
After the brief exchange, Wei He's brow furrowed sharply.
His opponent's abilities possessed an extremely troublesome quality.
The magnetic field represented by the black aspect was one of ultimate sharpness, gathered from killing intent and triggered by the blade's edge. It was highly aggressive. Once concentrated, it could slice and sever, allowing a weaker Magnetic Field Power to cut through a stronger one.
And the golden aspect was even more terrifying. It actually had the ability to nullify magnetic fields to a certain degree. Upon contact, it could smooth out foreign magnetic fields, reducing them to an ordinary Natural Magnetic Field and stripping them of their offensive properties.
'No wonder he was able to catch my magnetic field slash with his bare hands earlier. It must be because of this ability.'
One for offense, one for defense—this was an incredibly difficult ability to deal with.
Wei He had only just broken his Seal. Although he had absorbed a large amount of emotional magnetic fields, he still hadn't fully recovered. Most importantly, this body had not perfectly fused with him, and the power it could withstand was extremely limited. If he were to unleash his full strength, this body would likely suffer immense damage.
"A human Martial Artist... how interesting. Such a powerful Spirit. The negative emotions one person can generate are more valuable to me than those of a thousand ants."
Wei He's eyes narrowed. He took a moment to sense his surroundings and felt countless threats coming from all directions. He knew that numerous snipers had taken up high ground and were aiming at him. If he were to truly fight a powerful opponent, these firearms could still pose a considerable threat.
If his body were to die during the clash, he would likely become his opponent's prey with only his Celestial Demon True Form.
'It seems I'll have to show some of my real power.'
'It's just a pity about this body.'
But he wasn't planning on using this body for long anyway. He would have to switch to a new vessel after leaving this place. If he could drag a human Saint Awakening Martial Artist down with him before abandoning this body—or even better, harvest the negative emotions emanating from a Saint Awakening Martial Artist's powerful will—then it would be well worth it.
"Looks like I need to set up a suitable battlefield."
"Heh heh, firearms."
A smile touched the corners of Wei He's lips. His massive body suddenly began to tremble, and his entire frame shriveled in an instant, but the black light in his eyes burned even more intensely.
VMMMM!!
A dense ring of black light expanded from his body. The immense magnetic field made Feimura Masayuki's face change drastically.
Thirty meters.
Forty meters.
Fifty meters.
...
Seventy meters!
The black light radiating from Wei He's body spread rapidly, its range reaching a terrifying extent.
"Fall back! Fall back, now!"
The head of the Nanjiang City Secret Inspection Bureau's face contorted as he hastily ordered his troops to retreat. Just by sensing it from a distance, he could feel the terror of that magnetic field. If an ordinary person were to actually touch it, they would probably die instantly.
Only now did he realize that the enemy had been toying with them all along, not even considering them true adversaries. Otherwise, if he had unleashed such a massive magnetic field from the start, he could have crushed them all directly.
A First Generation was an existence that ordinary people could not hope to contend with. Unless the area was saturated with heavy weapons and artillery fire, nothing could stop such a being's advance.
A seventy-meter radius was completely enveloped by the magnetic field Wei He had unleashed, as if it had become his personal Domain.
"Report! Sniper sights are obstructed! We can't lock onto the target!"
"Report! Thermal imaging systems are malfunctioning! We can't see what's happening inside the black light!"
"Positioning systems are malfunctioning! We can't get a specific lock on the target's location!"
"..."
One report after another came through the radios, and the faces of the two on-site commanders from the military and the Secret Inspection Bureau turned grim.
Sending people in to investigate was out of the question. With a magnetic field of that intensity, even a Symbiont, let alone an ordinary person, would die upon stepping inside.
And the terrifying seventy-meter range meant that even heavy weaponry would be unable to threaten him without wide-area saturation fire, to say nothing of small arms.
Perhaps if an entire legion surrounded the scene and opened fire indiscriminately, they might have a chance. Otherwise, it would be difficult for even snipers to injure him.
"Quickly rescue the civilians outside the range of the black light! Remember to follow quarantine and inspection protocols! Move! Move!"
The Secret Inspection Bureau chief gritted his teeth, turned, and roared. There were still large crowds of people outside the area covered by the black light who had to be evacuated and quarantined as quickly as possible. As for what was happening inside, they could only pray that the Saint Awakening Martial Artist could buy them enough time. If the majority of the civilians could be evacuated, the army could use heavy firepower without restraint.
But if it truly came to that, whether that man would survive was anyone's guess.
「Inside the black light.」
Feimura Masayuki stood with his sword, his expression extremely grim.
The black light covered a radius of about seventy meters, but the range of his benevolent aspect was only thirty meters. During that instantaneous eruption of the magnetic field, it was impossible for him to protect everyone within the area.
Within a thirty-meter radius around him, golden light flickered and lotuses bloomed from the ground, propping up a pure land within the black-light barrier and protecting several dozen ordinary civilians. However, many more people weren't so lucky. They were outside the golden light, and their own magnetic fields were instantly ignited by the black fire. Their bodies rapidly shriveled, their lives extinguished, turning into charred, desiccated corpses.
Wei He didn't stop Feimura Masayuki from saving people, nor did he even keep any hostages by his side. It was no longer necessary. Instead, he watched Feimura Masayuki with great interest. The trace of anger in his opponent's eyes made him feel quite comfortable.
"Stand behind me."
Feimura Masayuki said in a low voice to the panicked civilians around him.
Although the surrounding civilians were somewhat dazed by the successive terrifying events, they still understood that if it weren't for the young man in front of them, they would have likely ended up like the horrifying desiccated corpses around them.
Their faces pale, the people moved behind Feimura Masayuki as quickly as they could.
"Lin Heng, I'm scared..."
Lin Heng and Zhou Zhiyao were among the dozens of people. Lin Heng was incredibly relieved that he had made the right call, leading Zhou Zhiyao to the side of their faction's Saint Awakening Martial Artist at top speed. Otherwise, in that instant, the two of them would have shared the same fate as the surrounding corpses.
A D Level Martial Artist like him was simply too insignificant in the face of this kind of power.
"It's okay, it's okay. Our Saint Awakening Martial Artist will defeat him. Everything will be fine soon."
Lin Heng hugged Zhou Zhiyao tightly, his eyes fixed on the young figure standing with a sword, and opposite him, the terrifying monster with an eerie smile who had turned a seventy-meter radius into Hell with a wave of his hand.
'Can he really win?'