Chapter 1153 - 38: All Set
Chapter 1153 - 38: All Set
"Don’t worry, I’ll keep it under control."
Chen’s hands formed a virtual grip, and a black sphere appeared between his palms.
"Control what?"
Mizaki rushed out of the smoke formation, and Chen stretched out his palm, the black sphere drifting towards Pouf.
The dark magic ball seemed to have a strong adhesive force, the closer it got to Pouf, the faster it flew.
The dark magic ball drew a streak of shadow, appearing above Pouf’s head. Although Pouf knew it wasn’t something good, the creature inside him was affecting his control over his body.
"Dark Sky · Devour."
Dark magic energy surged around Chen, and the sphere above Pouf’s head expanded massively.
Rumble...
The dark magic ball formed a black hole with a strong devouring force, but this black hole didn’t devour nearby matter nor sucked Pouf in. Instead, it extracted a stream of black energy from within Pouf.
As the black energy left Pouf’s body, his body rapidly shriveled, quickly turning into a dried corpse before collapsing without a sound.
"How did you do that?"
Old Smoke maintaining the smoke formation spat out bloody saliva; he used the smoke formation to help Mizaki and Chen withstand many attacks, otherwise, it wouldn’t have been so easy for them.
Not only that, but the smoke formation also blocked perception, so anything happening here couldn’t be sensed from outside.
"I analyzed the telekinesis energy, and according to the π32.4X magic and energy equilibrium law, the existence of all energy is dependent on..."
Chen naturally explained the cause of Pouf’s death. Mizaki and Old Smoke exchanged a glance; they could understand the words Chen spoke, but when they were strung together, both looked bewildered.
"So when a certain element is completely extracted, the telekinesis energy becomes unstable due to an elemental vacuum, leading to an internal imbalance."
Chen nodded to them as Old Smoke and Mizaki showed expressions of realization, though they actually didn’t understand what Chen was talking about.
"Is this elemental vacuum effective against the Ant King? If you can create such an environment, wouldn’t you be able to instantly kill the Ant King?"
Old Smoke seemed to have grasped a ’key point.’ Chen looked at him in doubt, clearly showing a gaze of concern for an imbecile.
"I can break a piece of glass with a spoon, but I can’t shatter a steel plate with it. All elemental laws are mutual. When the disparity between us and the enemy is too big, it’s like comparing a spoon to a steel plate. Got it this time?"
"Uh, I understand."
Old Smoke took a deep drag on his smoke to ease the awkwardness.
"Does the Mage Lord study these things every day?"
Mizaki looked at Chen with interest.
"I’m not qualified to call myself a Mage Lord. That requires a vast reserve of knowledge and experience. Currently, at best, I’m just an Elementalist, far from being a Mage Lord."
Elements surged around Chen as he switched his attribute to Thunder Attribute, which was the fastest and had strong attack power. As for why not the wider attack range of Fire Attribute, it was because Chen had already abandoned it. Among his main attributes was Ice Attribute, investing in Fire Attribute as well would be foolish for an Elementalist.
Chen’s ability wasn’t about releasing skills, but using elemental power to fight. As long as his mana value was sufficient and his body could withstand it, he was like a cannon.
Rustle...
The walkie-talkie on Old Smoke’s body sounded, an item of white quality.
"No issues on my side."
Su Xiao’s voice came through the walkie-talkie.
"Oh? Surprisingly fast, we’re also done here. Once I withdraw the smoke formation, the Ant King will realize Pouf is dead."
"Is Chairman Netero ready over there too?"
meters from the Royal Palace, behind the palace, atop a watchtower built with concrete.
This watchtower, about 60 meters high, was a military structure, equipped with two heavy machine guns and a small anti-aircraft gun.
The watchtower was intended to prevent aerial attacks on the Royal Palace. As for prohibiting modern items, the East Guotuo Royal Family didn’t adhere to this at all, as evidenced by the lavish palace and the various electrical appliances within.
This is almost the perfect sniper position, with a clear view of the entire courtyard. Naturally, such a perfect sniper spot was already occupied. Earlier, when Su Xiao approached the watchtower, a bullet came flying towards him.
In the following two minutes, Su Xiao taught that sniper what the ’close combat skills of a sniper’ meant. The despairing sniper cursed ’You’re not qualified to be called a sniper’ before peacefully cooling down.
Su Xiao hung up the walkie-talkie and tossed a corpse with a twisted neck off the watchtower.
The top of the watchtower was relatively flat; the side with heavy machine guns had steel plate protection, whereas the side with the anti-aircraft gun didn’t, as it faced the Royal Palace.
From the layout of this watchtower, one could see how selfish and cowardly the East Guotuo Royal Family was, not allowing soldiers any protection on the side facing their residence to avoid handling betrayal.
Su Xiao took out a thick canvas from storage space and spread it on the unprotected side, where the view was broader.
With the Duke of Extinction set up in front of him, Su Xiao had a smile on his face. During the early stage of the battle, he would be very leisurely. No wonder so many people pursued long-range professions. Now he only needed to watch Old Smoke and others besiege the Ant King, firing one shot at the right moment.
Of course, this leisure couldn’t last until the end of the battle. When the Ant King showed signs of defeat, he would go for close combat against the Ant King.
Why would Old Smoke and the others be surprised that Su Xiao did this? The answer was they already expected it, but so what? Would they let Su Xiao, wielding a +13 gold sniper cannon, go for close combat? Not only whether Su Xiao agrees, but even the Duke of Extinction’s enhancement level, along with the three gemstones set on it, wouldn’t agree.
Therefore Old Smoke and others could only accept it, the threat of the Ant King was present, they would turn against him after the Ant King was dead.
As for the reason for rushing forward for close combat, there was no need to worry about it. Su Xiao had a justified reason that could leave Old Smoke and others fuming.
The Duke of Extinction still had 7 bullets left, 4 ordinary bullets + 3 elemental bullets.
The Duke of Extinction’s ammo capacity was 5 rounds, Su Xiao loaded 4 ordinary bullets into the chamber, leaving the remaining 3 elemental bullets aside for unexpected situations.
Su Xiao popped a piece of chewing gum into his mouth. Chewing this gum could recover mana value, and his battle with the Cat Woman had consumed nearly a thousand mana value.
Su Xiao put on a wireless earphone, a green item provided by Chen, capable of maintaining communication within 5 kilometers, avoiding various interferences and blocks, but would deplete its battery in an hour, at which point it would be discarded.
"Testing, can you hear me."
Mizaki’s voice came through the earphones.
"No problem, I’m ready to withdraw the smoke formation. Chairman Netero has entered the Royal Palace and the battle will soon start. The combat site is set in the Royal Palace."
Old Smoke’s voice also came through.
"No problem."
Chen’s side buzzed, seemingly preparing a move.
"I’ll only fire when the timing is right."
Su Xiao chewed the gum in his mouth, the Duke of Extinction was adjusted to its optimal state, the data within the scope was stable, ready to fire at any time.
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