Atlas of Heaven and Earth
Chapter 493: Powerful

Walking out of the Base fortress, Chen Chuan noticed that the vegetation outside had increased a level of density, as if he had suddenly entered a dense forest.

Generally, within three to five kilometers outside the Base, plants would be cleared, and reaction outposts equipped with machine guns would be set up, surrounded by trenches and barbed wire.

This way, neither local creatures nor remnants of the Old Imperial Family could easily approach, and it also provided some protection from Anomalies at night.

However, what was before him was constructed by Simulation, which would definitely not waste resources simulating a complete Convergence Zone. It should only be demonstrating a certain part of it.

So, after only a few dozen steps, he and Chen Bitong arrived at the edge of a lake. In the heavy mist, a vaguely visible, enormous creature seemed to be moving.

As the two approached, Chen Chuan saw the true appearance of this thing.

It stood more than three meters tall, with thick legs, a long neck and tail, and a rounded, arched back. Its back was covered in thick gray skin, like a hard shell, with clumps of algae-like hair hanging down at the edges, teeming with parasites.

Its slender neck had rings of armor, small eyes, and two hard, protruding bone hammers on the edge of its head. Its head and tail swayed rhythmically as it moved, maintaining its balance.

Chen Bitong said, "This is a Ring-Necked Armored Rhino. It lives near water and has a very strong sense of territory. If we need to draw water or set up camp in the wild, we'll encounter these things in most cases, except in places like streams.

These creatures in the Convergence Zone are born with Mutated Tissue. Only this Mutated Tissue can support their massive bodies, allowing them to have agile movements and powerful force.

Although they can't acquire Internal energy through training like we can, they still have an instinctive way of using it, and their size makes up for this. Some low-powered guns can't take them down.

The end of its tail is the strongest part of its body and the area with the densest Mutated Tissue. Being hit by it would basically result in a body being smashed to pieces.

Dealing with these creatures is best done with heavy firepower, but in actual clearing operations in the Convergence Zone, the situation is complex, and sometimes weapons are hard to get into position quickly. Also, the creature's body tissue has some value, so using Martial Artists is the most convenient.

Some people think that because the weapons we have aren't suitable, we need larger weapons."

As he spoke, he produced a long-handled greatsword with a wide blade and thick spine, about four meters long from end to end.

Chen Chuan looked at it. This type of weapon looked exaggerated, but with their physique and Strength, they could wield it easily.

Besides general firearms, perhaps only such a weapon could inflict powerful damage on these large creatures, but the drawbacks were also obvious.

Chen Bitong then casually threw the sword on the ground and said, "Captain Chen, you should have thought of it too. This thing is not easy to carry and will actually influence the flexibility of our movements.

And one weapon can't deal with all different kinds of large creatures, so instead of taking this, we might as well bring some high-powered guns.

But if we don't have these things, then I need to use a unique Internal energy."

He said in a deep voice, "This is different from the Internal energy that targets humans, which usually requires more refined changes. However, dealing with large creatures requires more powerful and greater Internal energy.

Captain Chen, watch carefully."

After saying that, he slowly walked forward. The Ring-Necked Armored Rhino didn't seem to notice him, but just as he gradually approached, the creature suddenly swung its head at him, and the hard bone protrusion on the edge of its head smashed down. The movement was extremely abrupt, without any warning, almost instantly.

Chen Bitong immediately raised both hands and pressed them against the protrusion. His feet sank into the ground, creating a deep groove about half a meter long behind him.

But the rhino's head was also held down. At this moment, he suddenly lunged forward and punched the connection between its head and neck. As his body moved to the side, his fists rained down on the long neck, all the way to the torso.

Then he took a deep breath, clenched his fist, slightly protruding his index finger joint, and then punched diagonally upward, hitting the chest. This move seemed to contain extremely strong Internal energy, and his entire forearm was embedded in it.

The Ring-Necked Armored Rhino's head shook violently when he was hit in the neck, and it seemed unsteady on its feet. But at this moment, after receiving this blow, it suddenly froze.

A moment later, this huge creature, about five meters long and nearly twenty meters from head to tail, suddenly lost its Strength and fell heavily to the ground with a loud crash.

Chen Chuan came closer and saw that the area hit by Chen Bitong's fist was completely collapsed and mushy in the middle. According to the anatomical diagram displayed on the Boundary Token, that should be the creature's heart, and a large area around it should be completely shattered.

Chen Bitong said, "Because these creatures instinctively tighten their Mutated Tissue when they detect an external attack, we need to hit their head and neck first so that they can't properly control their bodies, and thus can't organize enough Mutated Tissue to resist.

At this time, as long as we inject enough Internal energy into the right spot, we can kill it with one blow. In practice, we need to have clear thinking and decisive and swift movements, without the slightest hesitation."

After saying this, he looked over and asked, "Captain Chen, did you see the movements clearly just now?"

Chen Chuan nodded, "I saw it clearly."

Chen Bitong didn't say anything extra and said directly, "Try it."

As he spoke, the thing underfoot disappeared, and now another Ring-Necked Armored Rhino appeared by the lake.

Chen Chuan looked over. Chen Bitong didn't specifically tell him what to do, just demonstrated the process. If he could understand it, he could understand it. If he couldn't, he wouldn't give further instructions.

This is actually how elites are taught. The basics are assumed to already be possessed. If you don't have those prerequisites, you're not qualified to continue learning.

Thanks to his own energy field and Spiritual Power, he had already clearly seen every movement and force point of Chen Bitong just now.

This attack actually contained two parts. One was Gao Ming's defensive and neutralizing Skills, which could completely resist and neutralize the Strength of the Ring-Necked Rhino's headbutt.

He could feel that these Skills were very useful for resisting some high-powered attacks. Just learning this alone made this trip worthwhile.

The second part was the exertion of force.

To pursue greater explosive power, a longer period of brewing is needed, as well as breathing to bring more oxygen into the body. This move is not suitable for ordinary Martial Artists, because the power is excessive, and the adjustment time is too long, which can easily lead to a decrease in one's own flexibility.

But generally, large creatures don't Move as quickly, which gives people plenty of space to exert force.

He walked toward the creature in the same direction that Chen Bitong had taken earlier. However, this time, the Ring-Necked Rhino directly swung its long tail over.

Seeing this, he immediately dodged and glanced upward, seeing the Ring-Necked Rhino staring straight at him.

The attack must start from the head, that was the key point. If the creature's head wouldn't come close, then the first step couldn't be done.

It seemed that how to approach was also important.

He recalled that Chen Bitong's pace was slightly slower than his own current pace. It seemed that this was a threshold. Once the Speed exceeded this threshold, the creature would perceive a greater threat and choose to use its tail instead of its head to attack.

So that was it. The solution was very simple. He immediately retreated into the distance. After he left the creature's field of vision, it indeed stopped paying attention to him.

At this time, he quickly changed his own energy field and slowly approached again.

Although Chen Bitong didn't say much at the moment, the approval revealed in his eyes clearly affirmed his approach.

Ordinary Martial Artists wouldn't notice this problem, or even if they did, they would still think they could achieve their goal by other means, and wouldn't be willing to take a step back.

Although the battlefield desperately needed people who dared to charge and fight fiercely, he preferred people who used their brains to solve problems rather than rushing forward impulsively.

Regarding the Convergence Zone, Da Shun only understood a limited part of it, and it was impossible to solve all problems with force.

After Chen Chuan approached this time, as he expected, the creature didn't recognize him as the same person as before. As he approached, the head suddenly swung down.

Following Chen Bitong's previous actions, he pressed down with both hands, and a strong Strength surged into his body. That Strength seemed to be able to burst his entire body.

He was extremely calm at this moment, using the Rhythm and breathing he had observed to mobilize the Mutated Tissue in his body. As a result, that Strength was suppressed by him.

After a pause, he suddenly lunged forward and punched the same spot that Chen Bitong had attacked earlier. When he reached the creature's torso, he took another deep, long breath, and the Mutated Tissue in his body quickly mobilized according to a certain method of exertion. After Gathering power to the extreme, he punched towards the location of the heart!

Thanks to his extremely high coverage of Mutated Tissue, and because Free-style Force was originally his specialty, this strike was very smooth when it was organized. When the explosive Internal energy was transmitted through his arm, he knew he had succeeded.

A moment later, the huge body in front of him crashed to the ground in front of him.

Chen Chuan withdrew his fist. If he didn't count the blessing of the Furnace Roar and Second Self, this was the strongest blow he had ever delivered with his bare hands.

But when he punched out this blow, he had a subtle feeling that this blow was missing something, it seemed...

Chen Bitong saw his expression, "Captain Chen, do you have any questions?"

Chen Chuan turned around and said, "I feel like this strike has an unfinished intention."

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