novelraw Chapter 705 [123] Progenitor Level, Only 9 or Even
Chapter 705 [123] Progenitor Level, Only 9 or Even
Chapter 705 [123] Progenitor Level, Ten or Even Nine
A floating police car flies over the eco-tower.
Looking down through the car window, Qin Jiandan saw that the circular market was no longer recognizable as it used to be.
The waterproof tarpaulin collapsed in sections, and the neon light strings broke, leaving dark red sparks trailing on the ground.
A mobile base vehicle was still crushing everything in its path, the wreckage of a mechanical ninja embedded in the tracks, the dried oil turning into black patches.
Qin Jiandan's alarm bracelet was destroyed when he self-destructed his cultivation, so he issued the order through Mu Yue's alarm bracelet.
"Varei? You were driving the base vehicle, weren't you? After you've evacuated the people to the shelter, don't drive recklessly anymore. Go back and meet up with Granny Qianxing, and guard the shelter entrance!"
Valerie responded, the noise of the steering wheel being violently turned was teeth-grinding.
A charred hole was blown into the outer wall of the third floor of the Eco Tower; this was Qin Jiandan's self-destruction.
The fire had not yet been completely extinguished; the orange-red embers flickered in the night wind.
Qin Jiandan withdrew his gaze, while Rui Shuang, curled up on his lap, continued to look down, her eyes filled with curiosity.
She displayed the excitement of a hunting dog before it is released from its cage.
Mu Yue sat upright in the driver's seat, her prosthetic eye switched to super vision mode, the pupil reflecting the churning sand and dust ahead.
The floating police car crossed the outermost perimeter of the border town special zone, and the hexagonal unit cluster receded backward.
The mist-catching netting system rippled with silvery waves in the night breeze. Beyond that lay the endless desert.
At the end of the sandstorm, several shadows slowly rose.
It's not a sand dune. Sand dunes don't move.
Those shadows, higher than the hole on the third floor of the Eco Tower, were indistinct yet heavy, causing the horizon to tremble slightly with every step.
The one at the very front is a semi-transparent gel, with countless humanoid skeletons vaguely visible floating inside. The one on the left has a long, thorny tail, the tip of which sweeps across the sand with a sharp whistling sound like sandpaper rubbing against sand.
There's more to come, layer upon layer.
Qin Jiandan counted repeatedly for a long time.
"The good news is that there seem to be only 9. Ibash told me there were at least 10, which is probably an exaggeration."
"The bad news is that each of them is a Primordial-level Yin Beast. If left unattended, even one would be enough to destroy the city."
Three drones emerged from the sandstorm on the flank.
The fuselage is flat, with some kind of cylindrical container hanging on its belly, bearing the company's white tower logo.
Before Qin Jiandan could speak, Mu Yue had already taken action.
She pressed the window switch, and the hot desert wind rushed into the cockpit. She gripped the steering wheel with her left hand and pressed the hovering pedal with her right.
The police car suddenly tilted to the side, spinning wildly through a column of dust with maximum centrifugal force. Rui Shuang's head bumped into Qin Jiandan's collarbone, and she laughed as if it were some kind of carousel ride.
Mu Yue drew her revolver from her waist with her right hand.
There was no aiming motion, no time difference. The gun barrel swung and struck three drones in quick succession. High-explosive bullets pierced the fuselages, causing them to explode into three purple-black fireballs.
Qin Jiandan activated the Steel Armor Breathing Technique and reached out to catch the ejected bullet casings to prevent them from burning people in the cramped car cabin.
The hovering police vehicle quickly resumed a stable flight path.
"Mom is so amazing!"
Rui Shuang raised her hands high. Her serrated dagger was already tucked into the back of her shorts.
Mu Yue, however, showed no sign of happiness.
"The drone must have been equipped with the 'Young Ghost Core'."
The company creates special brain-computer interfaces using children's brains, keeping them in a state of perpetual extreme fear to attract fear-feeding demons. This trick is not new.
Rui Shuang blinked, seemingly understanding but not quite. Qin Jiandan offered to reload Mu Yue's pistol. Because the revolver was hot from firing high-explosive rounds, Mu Yue acquiesced. She handed over the pistol and loader together.
"Hey? The sights on your gun..."
When Qin Jiandan finished loading the gun and handed it back, his face was full of questions.
"I may not be a gun expert, but the sights on this gun are ridiculously off... How did you even aim?"
Mu Yue's mood improved slightly.
"I deliberately misaligned the crosshair. I didn't want the enemy to be able to use my weapon at will. As for myself, I can use super vision to correct it when firing."
As the anti-gravity engine shut down, the vehicle gently landed on the sand.
Qin Jiandan pushed open the car door, and a blast of hot air carrying sand rushed towards him. He took the small styrofoam generator from the trunk and jumped onto the roof.
Secure the buckle, press the switch, and a pale silver light cover slides around the vehicle, enveloping the floating police car and the surrounding sand within a 15-meter radius in a soft, cool light.
Looking out from inside the light shield, the outlines of the progenitor-level Yin Beasts were blurred by distance and dust. They were still advancing, not fast, but in a clear direction.
The vibrations from the sand grew more intense, causing the metal supports of the fog-catching net to vibrate and hum.
Qin Jiandan jumped off the roof of the car.
"I'll go and spar with the Yin Beasts, you two stay in the Bright Sky Curtain."
He brushed the sand off his shoulders.
"The endless desert is full of phlogiston ash, and it's easy to inhale it if you just go out. I'm different—I'm a practitioner of the Steel Armor Breathing Technique, and I've been inoculated with the Black Mist Seed, so I'm immune to phlogiston disease."
Not only Qin Jiandan, but all of Master's disciples—Ouyang Suixing, Hu Chi, and even Linlin—were inoculated with the Black Mist Seed.
It is unknown whether Hu Chi and Lin Lin are immune to follicle disease; perhaps their master felt it was better to be prepared.
Mu Yue and Rui Shuang stood together outside the car.
"Although my Moonlight Cannon has been strengthened, it's still difficult to eliminate nine Yin Beasts at once. What if you get accidentally injured by the Moonlight Cannon when you fight them?"
"Yes," Rui Shuang repeated in her childish voice, "What if we accidentally hurt someone?"
Qin Jiandan laughed and said, "Don't worry, I've come up with a brilliant tactic. Let's test it out. Mu Yue, your Moonlight Cannon is the last resort. If my tactic doesn't work, I'll come back to you."
Rui Shuang drew a dagger from behind her shorts, aiming the tip at the giant shadow deep in the desert.
"Dad, Rui Shuang will go with you to kill the Yin Beast! We've worked together before, weren't we amazing?"
Qin Jiandan reached out and gently stroked the top of her head.
"Of course we're very capable. But Dad's task for you is to stay here and protect Mom."
"I...I understand."
Sharp Frost gripped the dagger in reverse, channeling his supernatural power into the blade, and silver light spread along the serrations.
"If any demon beasts approach Mother, Frost will shred them!"
Qin Jiandan stepped out of the light barrier of the Bright Sky Canopy.
The sand felt like countless tiny needles hitting my face.
Dark shadows appeared and disappeared in the sandstorm, some near and some far. The smallest one was as tall as a five-story building, while the largest one could only be seen as the lower half of its blurry body.
They move in different ways—some crawl with hundreds of tiny legs, some wriggle on the sand like snails, and some sink directly into the sand, leaving only a raised sand ridge to move forward.
Mu Yue leaned against the police car, gripping her gun in both hands, watching the figure in the black bodysuit gradually disappear into the yellow sand.
"Don't risk your life! Your time density is only 30 left, you can't revive anymore!"
(End of this chapter)