Blind Spot
Chapter 218: Behind the Scenes 206 Act 2

Chapter 218: Behind the Scenes 206 Act 2

Kadis once again collapsed to the ground. Beside her, her subordinate Fran had also passed out, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth.

It was clear both had been seriously injured in the recent Heavenly Eye lock-on.

Especially Kadis, whose head sensor had a huge hole blasted through it, and her body was riddled with holes opened by the Feiyi swords, a gruesome sight to behold, looking like nothing more than scrap metal.

Buzz.

Two black aircraft descended from the side.

Ding Zaocheng, followed by several officers from the security department, walked out, looking down at the two on the ground.

"Every member of Noel Group deserves to die! First, robbery didn’t work, now they’ve resorted to theft?"

He looked at the downed Kadis with disgust.

"It’s confirmed there are no electromagnetic and thermal reactions, so whatever camouflaging or shielding modules are useless in such a broken state; this Noel director is most likely gone," said a middle-aged man with glasses solemnly.

"Take them away, confirm the items, and then return them to the Mingyuan people. Any intact modules on Kadis can be removed and sold for cash. As for the other one... bring them back for interrogation first," Ding Zaocheng said in a deep voice.

"Anyway, none of these goods have a clean background."

Upon receiving orders, two officers quickly approached to check Kadis’s status, preparing to carry her away.

Another pair of officers moved to put electromagnetic shackles on Fran and lifted him up to return to the aircraft.

The identities and backgrounds of these two warranted even their Director making a personal visit.

Soon, the items were found in a module on the outer side of Kadis’s thigh.

The two officers stood up and turned to look at Ding Zaocheng.

"Director, over here..."

Buzz!

Suddenly, an invisible shockwave blasted out from the distant woods.

The shockwave, like a glob of gel, spanned tens of meters in an instant, enveloping both officers within it.

Their eyes rolled back as their bodies went limp, and they collapsed to the ground in a moment.

Ding Zaocheng and the middle-aged man with glasses both realized what was happening at the same time.

"It’s an ambush!!"

Ding Zaocheng’s complexion shifted slightly, and with a wave of his right hand, the Fei Yi Hongling suddenly transformed into a cascade of flowing light, raining down like droplets in the direction of the source of the shockwave.

But it was already too late.

From the forest in the distance, a streak of black light dodged the Feiyi as if preemptively anticipating its trajectory, charging towards the two from the side.

"Thunderous Whale Fall Mode!" the middle-aged man with glasses said as he brought his fingers together and lifted his hand in an upward motion.

Then pressed down.

Behind him, a bolt of blue lightning shot out thunderously, cascading downward and drawing an arc of electricity through the air.

Crack!!

Amid the blinding electric light, the blue Feiyi Thunder knife struck its target dead center.

This surge of electric current not only paralyzed the attacker but also illuminated their figure.

"Kadis!!?"

Everyone present was taken aback.

The figure rushing towards them was yet another identical Noel director Kadis!

"Glint Flash." Kadis, with a cold expression, flicked her arms and a flurry of black feathers shot out from under her armpits.

Hiss!

In an instant, she crossed tens of meters, reaching Ding Zaocheng in the blink of an eye.

Too fast!

It was only the second Feiyi strike that managed to hold her still for a moment.

But in less than a second, she had broken free from the paralysis and closed the distance.

Bang!!

A muffled sound.

The middle-aged man with glasses was struck in the abdomen by a punch and sent flying backward, crashing into a tree trunk, coughing up blood, and passing out.

"No force field protection? A pure-blood Feiyi Master?" Kadis retracted her hand, looking towards the trembling security department officers.

And also at Ding Zaocheng, who was immobile, guarded by the Red Diamond Feiyi.

"I didn’t want to conflict with you all originally," she said indifferently. "I’ve reduced my presence as much as possible, so why do you still insist on doggedly pursuing me?"

"Theft of others’ belongings, illegal entry, refusal to cooperate with security authority interrogation. Now add one more charge, attacking the officers of Yi Country’s security department!"

Ding Zaocheng’s face was grim, his gaze locked onto his adversary.

The Feiyi Masters of the Wang Family might not be as strong as him, but the difference wasn’t substantial.

After all, for Mecha Engineers, the essence of combat strength largely depends on how many suitable modules are stacked on their Feiyi.

Most of it comes down to money.

But now...

"Do you have a death wish?" Kadis raised an eyebrow as her right arm shot out a black hook.

The sharp end of the hook was clearly visible under the sunlight, with a blue reflection at the tip.

"I didn’t expect you to use one body as bait... But now... since it’s come to this..."

Ding Zaocheng reached out, and the Fei Yi Hongling quickly converged in his hand, solidifying into a red long knife adorned with a golden phoenix pattern.

"You won’t escape!!"

Szzt.

He stepped forward, and the Feiyi in his hand drew a high-speed trajectory, carrying him as he lunged towards Kadis.

"Blood Cocoon Mode, maximum force."

The Feiyi’s mechanical voice sounded from the handle of the Red Diamond Knife.

The blade, not even halfway there, rapidly turned red, emitting waves of intense heat.

"Kill!!"

In an instant, Ding Zaocheng’s knife ignited in scarlet flames, striking at his opponent with a terrifying sonic boom.

The intense fire exploded along with the sonic boom, scattering a shower of burning sparks.

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Outside the White Birch Forest.

The towering and straight white birches stood like white spikes thrusting from the earth.

They reached out their gaunt limbs, making futile grasps at the sky.

Li Chengyi walked up the slope through the forest.

The ground was covered in dense golden weeds, soft and fluffy underfoot.

The afternoon sun cast slender shadows of the trees onto the ground, which he stepped over one by one.

"Be careful, Brother Cheng! Something’s wrong over there, the imagery can’t be monitored, something’s completely disrupted remote communication!" Rainbow Candy’s voice came through the AR.

"Understood, don’t worry," Li Chengyi responded.

But there was no reply, only a faint hissing noise, indicating that the communication had broken off from that point on.

"..." He silently removed his glasses and looked ahead.

In the distance ahead, amid a swath of broken, burning white birch trees.

A tall red-haired woman was holding a somewhat familiar man in a police uniform by one hand.

Li Chengyi narrowed his eyes, recognizing the man in the police uniform as the local Suiyang, Director Ding of Ding Zaocheng.

Blood streamed down from Ding Zaocheng’s forehead unabated, and his body was riddled with wounds.

One eye was swollen shut; he could barely fix his remaining eye on the redhead in front of him.

Apart from him, there were another seven or eight bodies on the ground around.

All were unconscious, bathed in blood.

Boom.

The redhead once again punched Ding Zaocheng in the abdomen and tossed him aside.

"More people coming?"

She turned around.

"Don’t you understand? Without the Heavenly Eye’s aid in targeting, so-called Feiyi Masters are easy prey up close."

"Utter trash!"

Her eyes sharp, she looked towards Li Chengyi and the Flying Yi case in his hand.

"Li Chengyi from the Garden of Fate?" She recognized his identity in an instant.

"Director Kadis from the Noel Group?" Li Chengyi took a deep breath as the Flying Yi case in his hand rapidly transformed into a giant silver battle axe, hovering beside him.

"Are you here for the thing taken from your blind spot?" Kadis asked.

"A high-ranking official from Noel resorts to thieving like a common street rat. It seems I need to reassess my understanding of Noel," Li Chengyi said sternly.

"Just a means to an end. As long as it serves my purpose, nothing else matters. Since you’re the owner, that’s perfect. I need your blood to use these things," Kadis stepped towards Li Chengyi.

"Also, reveal the location of the thug within your team. We are here for the Book of Record. Give us the answers we want, and I won’t harm you."

"Jiu Yi’s people will be here soon. Do you think you can escape?" Li Chengyi took a deep breath, his body’s center of gravity sinking slightly.

"Jiu Yi? Heh." Kadis laughed, taking a step forward.

Hiss!!

In a flash, she crossed dozens of meters, charging straight at Li Chengyi.

At the same time, Li Chengyi’s silver giant axe erupted, shooting forward to collide directly with her torso.

Clang!

The giant axe was knocked away, twisting as it shot into the distant forest floor.

"Just a Feiyi Master!" Kadis landed a punch in the very center of Li Chengyi’s abdomen.

With a boom.

Giant strength exploded.

Li Chengyi’s body flew backward, crashing harshly into the slope’s forest ground in the distance.

’What? I haven’t even exerted force yet! How did you fly away?’ Kadis stood slightly stunned at her original spot, looking at her fist.

Could it be that her power module was malfunctioning again?

Anyway, the person had to be captured first; items from the blind spot could only be used by the owner themselves. Without the owner, she couldn’t use the things even if she took them.

Instantly, the black feathers underneath her arms began to vibrate, and a blue light burst from behind her. She soared into the air, flying down the slope in a flash.

Whoosh!

Before she got close,

a searing, invisible wave of heat surged towards her from below.

Amidst the sizzling sounds, the surrounding dry grass, leaves, and trees all began to burn one after another.

The flames brought smoke.

Thick smoke billowed, obscuring the light above and slowly enveloping the area.

Kadis halted her flight, her frontal scanning device flashing continuously, but she couldn’t see through the heat and smoke to what was happening inside.

Years of combat experience prompted her to maintain distance and not continue forward.

’What’s this?? How did it catch fire!?’

She couldn’t understand; just a moment ago Ding Zaocheng’s fiery Flying Yi hadn’t been able to start such a big blaze.

And mere smoke and heatwaves shouldn’t be able to block the scanning module’s detection.

"So....."

Kadis hung in mid-air, her mental focus intensified, staring dead ahead at the dense smoke and flames.

Beep!!!!!!!

Her scanner’s visual field turned completely red in an instant.

That signaled a blood-red warning.

Boom!!

Below, a golden light exploded forth, piercing through the flames, cutting through the smoke, and reaching directly for her with precision.

Kadis’ whole body trembled as if electrified, and she dodged to the left like lightning.

Bang bang bang!!!

The three birch trees behind her were snapped in an instant.

Only then did she see clearly what it was that had attacked her.

It was a golden giant hand, over ten meters in length and at least six meters wide!

Like a mechanical assembly made of metal, the golden giant hand was massive!

Before she could recover,

the golden giant hand swept across with a strike like a vast and heavy hammer.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!!

As one tree after another was smashed, Kadis flitted about like a bird, dodging and maneuvering between the palm strikes of the golden hand.

She had thought the opponent’s large size would mean slower movements, but she was mistaken.

The speed of the golden giant hand was only slightly slower than hers, a specialist in speed!

Several times, she narrowly avoided being captured or struck.

’How did this guy get here so fast!? Is this the thug’s golden form?’

’No, I can’t keep this up! I have to get close!!’

Kadis’ thoughts raced as she looped in mid-air a few times before diving down.

"Glint Flash!"

Hiss!!

Her propulsion module exploded with high output in an instant, accelerating her several times in a short duration. She burst through the dense smoke directly toward the core of the golden giant hand.

Amidst the black smoke and flashes of fire,

a figure cloaked in golden armor with a bright golden crystal on its chest stood quietly at the center.

A golden diamond-shaped crystal on its forehead stretched down in a line connecting with the chest crystal, shimmering faintly in the dark with a soft golden glow.

"Die!!" Kadis turned sideways, raising her hand with a black hooked blade, intending to smash it into the chest of the armor.

The crystal clearly looked like a control or energy core; as long as she destroyed it, surely...

"Glint Flash."

Rumble!!!

A blinding burst of golden light exploded from Li Chengyi’s shoulder, accompanied by searing heat and terrifying force, hitting Kadis almost point-blank.

The golden light formed tangible spikes that hit Kadis directly on her trunk.

"What!!?"