Blind Spot
Chapter 323 - 301 Close Combat Five

Chapter 323: 301 Close Combat Five

Chaoyu Sky River.

The eternal Sky River flowed ceaselessly as ever. Yet at this moment, the Xiantai that maintained its operation faced an imminent threat of collapse.

Reinforced Humans clad in pure white descended from the skies. Vast warships marked with star emblems appeared out of thin air, drawing closer to the Xiantai.

They were White Star’s space assault fleet, and what was strange was that only a few Yi Country warships and flight carriers were to be seen.

A barrage of gunfire rained down, striking the massive defensive shield above Chaoyu.

The transparent screen shuddered under the explosions, rippling with countless dense circular waves.

Beneath that, the well-ordered city blocks of Chaoyu were plunged into widespread chaos.

Thousands of unidentified Reinforced Humans infiltrated the city, initiating indiscriminate destruction.

In ordinary times, this number would not be significant, and the security department would quickly resolve it.

But under the current circumstances of an attack on the Sky River and Martial Arts Hall, facing such a horrific assault, the security department was somewhat overwhelmed.

Amidst the screams of explosions.

In front of a bar, a large fire burned on the streetside, the crowd having already scattered to hide, leaving the street silent.

Hai Sha’s imposing figure sat half on the bar steps, watching a smoking, skewed flight carrier across the street.

He had just knocked it down with his own hands.

And the markings on the flight carrier belonged not to the Yi Country, but to those White Star soldiers who had infiltrated the city.

"Hai Sha! Have you gone mad!!"

A middle-aged man wearing glasses kicked open the hatch of the flight carrier, blood on his forehead, and watched this side with sharp eyes.

"Whose side are you on!?"

"Ah... I’m sorry, I must have seen wrong," Hai Sha, also known as Whale Seat, yawned lazily.

"You son of a..." The middle-aged man, furious, was about to draw his gun, but was held back by a companion who emerged behind him.

The companion held him tight deter him from taking action.

Whoosh!

At that moment, another flight carrier bearing the White Star emblem flew by overhead.

Just then, a flash of purple starlight crossed Hai Sha’s eyes.

He leapt up, shooting forth like a rocket, landing a palm strike on the flight carrier.

Boom!!

The hull of the flight carrier caved in on the spot, the massive kinetic impact sending it sideways into a nearby blue café.

With a loud boom, fierce flames burst forth from within.

The flight carrier exploded.

The middle-aged man and his companion were dumbstruck, Could this flesh and blood really burst a flight carrier’s hull!?

"That... that was our ally!" the middle-aged man with glasses shouted.

"Ah!?" Hai Sha ’woke from a dream,’ scratching his head, "Could it be I saw wrong again!?"

His gaze shifted to the two men.

"Forget it, since I’m already mistaken, might as well be through with it." A cold murderous intent uncontrollably seeped from his eyes.

"Run!!" The two men responded quickly, turning to flee, but it was already too late.

With two sharp whooshing sounds, the moment they turned, their backs were pierced by two clothes rods.

The massive force carried the rods and the men, nailing them hard against a nearby wall.

After all this, Hai Sha smiled, stood up, and returned to the core of the battlefield—that is, towards the Martial Arts Hall.

"You promised a stronger martial arts..."

The purple glow in his eyes flickered with the light of the Star Fiend.

Betraying his country, joining Star Lake, accepting a lethal modification—all were for a single purpose.

—To become stronger.

To reach the pinnacle of life with the body of a human!

Forget the Feiyi, the robots, the flight carrier warships!

He would surpass them all! Destroy them all!! Destroy everything!!

That was his dream, his wish.

If he could give up everything for a dream, killing everything, then defecting from Star Lake was quite the ordinary affair.

Without walking far, his footsteps halted abruptly as he looked ahead.

A hundred meters in front, in a fountain square,

Chaoyu’s well-known Security Department’s iron-faced Master Xu Yan and another towering figure in black armor with faint golden patterns were joining forces to confront a three-meter-tall centaur Reinforced Human with a silver star emblem.

"Hai Sha! You’re just on time. These two are troublesome. Hold them off for me while I execute the mission," the silver-starred centaur looked this way, issuing a synthetic mechanical voice.

"Ah... No problem," Hai Sha chuckled, stepping forward.

Glancing at the tense pair of Xu Yan, he bowed his head. With each step forward, his body swelled in size.

In less than two seconds, he had fully transformed into the three-meter-tall Star Demon Form.

The hundred-meter distance was closed in a blink.

"Leave it to me. You go ahead," Hai Sha spoke kindly.

"Okay." Clearly a member of the White Star fleet collaborating in the attack, the silver-starred centaur knew of Star Lake’s Hai Sha and turned to take off into the distance.

Boom!!!

In an instant, a huge arm viciously penetrated his abdomen from behind.

The arm seemed to understand the mechanics of his body well, entering at the most vulnerable angle and position before...

"Die!! Hahaha!" With both hands, Hai Sha lifted the centaur forcefully, smashing him into the ground.

With a thunderous sound, half of the centaur’s body was torn open, dropping flesh and mechanical parts all around.

His half-Reinforced body structure lay completely exposed to the air at that very moment.

"Hai Sha... you!?"

Boom!

Hai Sha stomped and burst a centaur’s skull, and everything quieted down.

"I’m now doing good deeds to make up for past ones!" Hai Sha said with a wide-mouthed laugh.

He looked up at the stupefied agents from the security agency, Master Xu Yan and his partner, and revealed a sinister smile.

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Martial Arts Hall.

The crowded Martial Arts Hall was composed of corridors and rooms.

These rooms, meant for staff and competitors to rest, had become safe havens for the massive audience seeking shelter.

Yu Long, with Yu Yanxiao and Zhuang Yijing, hurried towards the arena. During such times, the exits turned out to be the most dangerous places.

In contrast, the arena where the competition had taken place became a spacious and safe spot.

At least it was sparsely populated.

"Teacher, shouldn’t we help Brother Yi? He’s facing so many terrorists alone..." Zhuang Yijing said worriedly as they ran.

"The key now is for us not to be a burden to Xiao Yi. We must protect ourselves as much as possible. Those terrorists are not just the ones at the exit," Yu Long said with unusual clarity.

There were quite a few people around them with the same idea.

Everyone was heading toward the arena together.

But many common folk stood confounded, unsure of what to do.

After all, not only nobles had come to watch the event but also many commoners with a bit of money.

Along the way, mothers called for their children, bodyguards searched everywhere for their masters, some people administered immediate first aid to unconscious or severely injured individuals, and a few children who had lost their families leaned against the wall, crying loudly.

Yu Long, running along, couldn’t bear to leave them: he picked up two kids and three bewildered families along the way.

Seeing him do so, Zhuang Yijing also started to help some confused teenagers who didn’t know what to do.

As they ran, the team from Dragon Whisker Sect quickly ballooned in size, like a snowball growing larger and larger.

However, the three of them failed to notice that among those children joining the group was a short-haired boy who had remained calm from the beginning, holding a white book without uttering a word.

Before he could speak, Zhuang Yijing, thinking he was lost and alone, scooped him up and carried him away.

After all, anyone who saw a seven- or eight-year-old child standing there with no adult in sight would have the same thought.

But no one noticed the delicate dragon-patterned bracelet, shimmering with a pale golden light, hidden in the sleeve of the child’s wrist.

Inside the bracelet was a ring of small characters: "Produced under the supervision of Jiu Yi, exclusively for Zhou Shuo."

Before long, the group had swelled to more than twenty people, charging into the empty space beside the arena.

By this time, the arena was deserted, except for a mechanical referee still lingering there.

The surrounding stands were also empty; all spectators had fled their seats to hide inside the Martial Arts Hall.

"To the waiting area! There’s a protective canopy!" Yu Long said quickly.

The shelter wasn’t sturdy, but it could conceal them from view, preventing them from being directly exposed.

Just as everyone turned to follow him and continue on their way,

Boom!!

A loud explosion suddenly came from the distant exit.

A fierce black flame shot into the sky, hitting the red barrier and slowly dissipating.

The explosion drew everyone’s gaze backward. Even though their view was obstructed, they could still see the ring of high-temperature ripples created by the blast radiating overhead, turning into scorching hot winds blowing toward the arena.

"Is that... Li Chengyi...!?" Yu Yanxiao said with some concern.

"He’ll be fine..." Yu Long was equally distraught.

Although Li Chengyi had entered the unprecedented Shanchong Dragon Realm of the Dragon Whisker Sect, his opponent was a Feiyi Master! And not an ordinary one!

Could the Shanchong Dragon Realm stand against such a level of Feiyi Master?

He didn’t know...

That level was beyond his comprehension.

Now, the only thing they could do was protect themselves and... pray.

Pray for Li Chengyi to survive!

"Screen Light Sword Array!"

Near the exit.

The colossal King Tao Mu, over ten meters tall, suddenly charged forward, flicking his mane and sending out a mass of black sword lights like hairs.

The sword light rained down, covering the area and striking Li Chengyi.

At least hundreds of sword lights, traveling at the speed of sound, bombarded him in a dense shower.

By this time, Chen Zonghan and King Tao Mu had completely merged into one, a special tactic possessed by many powerful Feiyi Masters.

Only by thoroughly crushing the Feiyi’s outer form could one defeat the Feiyi Master within.

But these sonic sword lights, though fast, were inconsequential under Li Chengyi’s current reaction speed.

The sentimental threads unfurled, and the Sword of Wisdom came to life, revolving around him. All incoming sword lights slowed down, were smashed, and shattered surrounding Li Chengyi.

Sparks and fragments of sword light energy continuously exploded around him, blasting craters in the ground.

He didn’t stop moving and charged towards King Tao Mu again.

In front of the ten-meter-tall colossal beast, his two-meter stature seemed negligible.

In a sprint, he covered the tens of meters in a flash. When only five meters remained,

Li Chengyi abruptly stopped. A flash of black Sacred Text passed in his eyes.

’Holy Spirit Dragon Sword!’

Invisible dragon-shaped Swords of Wisdom roared towards King Tao Mu, five meters away.