novelraw Chapter 697 [115] Granny Xing, Unrivaled Grass Cutting
Chapter 697 [115] Granny Xing, Unrivaled Grass Cutting
Chapter 697 [115] Granny Qianxing, Unparalleled Grass Cutting
District 9, Neanderthal Headquarters, Underground Pyramid.
The flames of the sacred fire altar burned in the center, and Rosenberg sat on a stone chair directly in front of the altar, half of his face illuminated by the firelight and half hidden in shadow.
The mechanical ninja launched a night raid on the border town special zone, and he had already learned about the battle situation through the intelligence department.
"Guild Master, the Night Dragon Guild has been attacked. How should we respond?"
A shadowy figure knelt at Rosenberg's feet; this was his subordinate using the "soul astral projection" ability to give a remote report.
"Hold back for now and focus all your efforts on defending against a potential attack by the company on the Nean Society."
Rosenberg's white gloves brushed against the human skin cover of the "Purification Code".
"Qin Jiandan and I signed a non-aggression pact, but it did not require us to support each other. Besides, the company attacked the Night Dragon Society headquarters, which is located in District 3. We can't possibly cross the Night Dragon Society's territory, or even cross the inner city, to provide support there."
Rosenberg turned slightly to the side, the firelight reflecting off the skull epaulets on his dark military uniform.
"The Night Dragon Society and the Company are at odds with each other, which couldn't be more advantageous for the Nean Society. If Qin Jiandan can't withstand this attack, it means the Night Dragon Society isn't worthy to fight the Company alongside the Nean Society. Then we'll take advantage of the chaos to seize the Night Dragon Society's territory!"
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In the center of the courtyard of the Sanyi Temple, metal statues of Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhuge Liang stand.
The LED searchlights high up had been shattered by the mechanical ninjas, plunging the entire courtyard into darkness.
The civilians who had fled from the circular night market hid behind the statue, clenching their teeth in tension, afraid to make a sound.
However, the green eyes of the mechanical ninjas still found their way here. They spread their claws and searched for their prey, preparing to carry out another massacre.
With a "sizzle," the searchlight that had already been smashed high up suddenly burst into sparks!
The sudden increase in light, like a flash of lightning, illuminated the fearful faces behind the statue.
A mother cradled her baby behind the metal base of a Guan Yu statue; two elderly people squatted at the feet of a Zhang Fei statue, trembling; a teenager hid under Zhuge Liang's feather fan, covering his mouth.
The mechanical ninjas let out a strange "ee--" sound and leaped forward.
The two old men stood up and ran in different directions. One of them was pierced through the throat by a claw, and the other was decapitated.
A teenager ran out from behind the statue of Zhuge Liang, screaming as he rushed towards the temple gate. A mechanical ninja fired a shuriken from his arm armor, knocking him to the ground.
Whether out of excessive fear or belief in divine protection, the mother held her baby tightly and remained where she was.
A ninja turned around and spotted her. He raised his bladed claws and slashed downwards, but was bounced back with a "clang!" as sparks flew.
It turned out that Guan Yu's Green Dragon Crescent Blade had blocked him, and the searchlight that had once again burst into sparks had affected the ninja's vision. The statue's hardness was also greater than he had estimated.
The mechanical ninja didn't stop; he changed the angle of his claws and aimed them back at the mother and the baby in her arms.
The mother closed her eyes in despair. The sound of the blade slicing through the air was like moonlight.
However, she felt no pain. Five or six seconds later, the mother opened her eyes and saw a red bow.
It was the back view of a short, cat-like figure. A red bow was tied at the back of her plain striped kendo uniform, two swords hung at her waist, and she wore wooden clogs. She was about the height of a six-year-old child, and her cat ears trembled slightly in the moonlight.
Grandma Qianxing.
One of the swords was already drawn. As the blade passed, the mechanical ninja's upper body slid off, the cut as clean as a mirror.
His lower body also collapsed, and blood and engine oil gushed from the severed wound.
Realizing the danger, the other ninjas abandoned their attacks on the civilians and instantly formed an encirclement around Granny Chihoshi.
However, before their mechanical green eyes could lock onto their target, Granny Thousand Stars had already appeared behind a ninja.
The wooden clogs landed on the ground, the sword already sheathed. The ninja was cut in half at the waist.
The ninjas exclaimed in surprise, unable to keep up with Granny Chihoshi's speed, and could only dodge using the "Phantom Substitution Technique".
"Hmph, I see."
The superpowers acquired through the power canisters must be shouted out when used. These mechanical ninjas cannot speak when using the Phantom Substitution Technique because their tongues have been uniformly cut off.
Although the mechanical ninjas don't have tongues, the underlying code is that "they need to shout out their names when using their abilities," so their mouths still make subtle vocal-like movements.
Seizing this characteristic, Granny Chihoshi accurately predicted the moment the opponent used their supernatural abilities and killed two more ninjas.
The remaining ninjas did not flee, but instead called for backup with hoarse, shrill cries.
Mechanical ninjas surged in from different directions—from the main gate, back gate, and courtyard wall of the Sanyi Temple—like cockroaches having a feast in a kitchen at night.
Granny Qianxing instructed the mother holding the child to hide at the base of the statue, while she herself drew the second knife from her waist.
The sharpness of the Crimson Blade Crystal Energy Sword, driven by the Peerless Sword Technique, transformed into a net of deathly light.
The heads of the two ninjas flew off, their bodies still in a running posture, taking two more steps before collapsing. A ninja attacked from the flank, but Granny Chihoshi neither dodged nor avoided, instead severing his legs.
Figures darted about, blades flashing incessantly. With eerie cries of "Eee-yah," blood mist mingled with engine oil, and the mechanical ninja was reduced to fragments, corpses strewn across the ground.
In less than five minutes, all the ninjas inside the Sanyi Temple were wiped out. Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei's weapons were also splattered with blood.
Grandma Qianxing did not turn around; she had her back to the mother who was holding the baby and trembling all over.
"It's safe here for now. I'll have the survivors gather here. Once the mobile base vehicle arrives, you'll all get on board!"
The mother nodded in alarm, and then saw the cat-man swordsman rush out of the Sanyi Temple and chase after the ninjas around the courtyard wall.
On the other side, Vale floored the accelerator.
The mobile base vehicle's six pairs of road wheels roared simultaneously, crushing through the ruins of the market. A searchlight on the roof cleaved through the thick smoke, illuminating a row of black figures ahead.
The mechanical ninjas' green eyes all turned to her.
She didn't slow down at all.
"Hold on tight!" Vale yelled at the civilians inside the car, jerking the steering wheel sharply.
The ultra-thick bulletproof glass blocked the mechanical ninja's claws, dragging those who dared to stand in its way under its wheels.
Metal twisted, blood and oil splattered. Each bump in the vehicle felt like running over a loose cobblestone.
"Die! Die! Die! Die! Die! All of you, die!"
The white-haired, black-skinned beast girl bared her canine teeth, her blue eyes blazing with primal ferocity.
The mechanical ninjas fought fearlessly. They tried to block the way with their bodies, but the mobile base vehicle weighed 20 tons and had extremely thick armor. Their fate was to become iron discs under the wheels.
Ninjas began jumping onto the roof of the car. Vale let the police officers take over driving, while she and her men climbed onto the roof and used stun guns and kicks to knock the ninjas down one by one.
Vale didn't count how many ninjas were crushed by the wheels; she only heard a continuous "crunching" sound from under the vehicle, like chewing on crunchy bones.
The civilians in the carriage huddled together, some screaming, some crying, and some chanting sutras.
Looking back from the roof of the car, Valerie saw the blood tracks and oil marks left by the wheels dragging a black trail across the snow, like a giant snake crawling across it.
"Alright, there's still room in the car. Let's park it in front of the Sanyi Temple and cooperate with Granny Qianxing!"
"Protect yourselves, and use the shield belts we issued you when needed! They may not stop claw attacks, but they can block hidden weapons!"
Some survivors were sheltered by the mobile base vehicle, and Varei transported them in batches to the EcoTower cargo corridor before sending them to the underground shelter.
However, under the massacre by the mechanical ninjas, the civilians of the circular market scattered and fled. There will always be places that the Night Dragon cannot reach.
Near the "Shoot the Mutant Crocodile" attraction, the operator fired a gun at a ninja, but only managed to blind one of his eyes. More ninjas pounced on him and killed the shooter.
With their escape routes cut off and nowhere to run, people hid in all sorts of secluded corners... sewers, ventilation ducts, and trash cans.
The ninjas' green eyes gleamed eerily, and with the aid of their infrared vision, they relentlessly searched for the hiders, delivering a fatal blow without a shred of mercy.
A little girl selling artificial flowers lay on the ground, still clutching a crushed flower in her hand. Her father, tears streaming down his face, picked up a piece of scrap steel pipe from the ground and pointed it at the blood-stained ninja with his claws.
A purplish-black particle suddenly appeared between the two, tall boots stepped on the snow, and above the acid rain-proof long trench coat was a face wearing a comical ghost mask.
The trench coat was quite heavy because it contained 10 red-bladed crystal swords hanging inside.
The Primal Comical Ghost, Ibash.
"How ridiculous... You and your family just moved to the border special zone, and life was just starting to get better, but your daughter died at the hands of the company... Is this kind of world really worth living in? Why don't you come with me and ridiculously destroy this world?"
"Ah ah ah ah..."
His father's eyes were bloodshot, and from those bloodshot eyes, a comical ghost mask suddenly appeared, quickly covering his entire face. His heart was filled with despair, yet his limbs were infused with the power of battle.
“Very good, very good.” Ibash smiled. “Now you’re one of the clowns too. Go and take your revenge, take your revenge with all your anger towards the company!”
Centered on Ibash, at least four civilians from the East City who had lost their families were transformed into comical ghosts. Ibash generously distributed the Crimson Blade Crystal Swords to them. Using their newly acquired subspace abilities, they launched a counter-attack against the nearby mechanical ninjas.
Ibash did not fight alongside them. Even when newly transformed comical creatures were killed due to lack of training, Ibash did not stop.
My gaze fell upon the eco-tower, radiating a cold light and supporting the bright canopy of sky—this was the target the company wanted to destroy.
"I can't wait... How many people will be turned into comical monsters by this attack? I'll wait and see, and hopefully some truly strong individuals will join the comical legion!"
(End of this chapter)