Light Fortress
Chapter 751 - 9: Welcome Ceremony_2

Chapter 751: Chapter 9: Welcome Ceremony_2

Leaping into the air.

The sound of the howling wind that rushed toward him suddenly died away.

In the 300-meter-high night sky above Gu Castle, peace prevailed at the moment the Source Armor sealed shut, a transparent mask covered Gu Shen’s face, and his whole body felt lighter... The Source Energy Core within the night sky ignited, bursting forth with crimson flames.

Gu Shen’s descent slowed significantly.

For most Transcendents... they do not possess the ability to fly on their own, but the birth of Source Armor was a miracle.

Once you don this armor, you gain the ability to soar freely like a bird.

However, for Gu Shen, the significance of Source Armor lay elsewhere.

He possessed the "Truth Ruler." As long as his spiritual power was sufficient, 300 meters or 1000 meters above the ground were the same to him... as if he were walking on flat ground.

This was the first time that Gu Shen had experienced the power of "Source Technology," a new generation product born from merging extraordinary powers with existing technology; this was the hope that North Continent Fortress could rely on and trust when resisting the collapse of order.

This was a power completely in the hands of humanity!

The quiet of the long night did not last long.

The quiet of the fall.

Was shattered in just a second.

Lights on the ground lit up one by one, and in that moment, they cast out dark flames of light...

Gu Shen felt the power of "Source Technology" for the second time.

The Source Energy Cannons of Gu Castle Fortress were activated.

In an instant, a thunderous roar ripped through the heavens, laser bombs shattered the wind and snow, and clouds, brushing past not far from Gu Shen’s side, unleashed like salutes, shooting toward the sky. Even tens of meters away, the intense heat still penetrated the Source Armor and reached his skin.

Gu Shen’s view was engulfed by a wave of heat.

He smiled.

The Source Energy Cannons were not aiming at him, otherwise, with Lin Junjiao’s military command capabilities, a volley of this many bombs would be enough to swallow him in an instant.

This was a "fireworks" performance, and he was both the viewer and the performer.

With his spiritual power imprisoned by the Golden Hoop, Gu Shen felt even calmer. He manipulated the Source Armor, attempting to sense the "tremble" associated with "Complete Flash." The world around him seemed to slow down in that moment, the roar of the Source Energy Cannons sounded like bursting balloons, and Gu Shen, falling from the sky, turned into a scarlet shadow.

He opposed the rising heatwaves and blazing winds from the ground, navigating the Source Armor like a hawk through the Source Energy Bombs exploding into the sky. He skimmed close to the bombs, swiftly moving away before the fire and heatwaves erupted... In just a few seconds, the Third-tier Source Armor could no longer bear such difficult dodging and maneuvering and emitted a cry of being overwhelmed.

The "might" of the Source Energy Cannon explosions was like invisible swords, tearing through the garment woven by the Source Armor.

Ten seconds later.

Gu Shen landed lightly; the Third-tier Source Armor was scorched to the point of being scrapped.

He gently pressed the seal button on his forearm, and with a "hiss," the red armor clinging to his body shattered into pieces, dismantling and falling to the ground.

In the distance, beyond the city wall where the night hid everything.

A young man, a burly man, stood in front of a layer upon layer of soldiers.

After Gu Shen landed, he removed the Source Armor Mask that covered his face, mimicking Aluer’s hat-removal gesture, and he slowly bowed.

The silence was deafening.

You could hear a pin drop on the city wall.

With a "whoosh," Aluer suddenly appeared on the ramparts, the Angel Envoy’s face extremely upset. The first thing she did after leaving the cabin was to deploy the "Frost Kill" field and clutch the owl token nervously. Gu Shen’s high-altitude performance was perilous; it was his first time encountering and maneuvering a "Source Armor," and a Third-tier Source Armor was not at all suitable for evasive combat in such a scenario.

What’s more important was... she saw that Gu Shen had no intention whatsoever to preemptively avoid detection using his spiritual power.

This young man’s previous performance relied entirely on intuition.

This was a terrifying level of physical perception ability.

At least, she could not do such a thing when she was in the deep water area’s seventh layer.

However, this sort of maneuver was really dangerous.

If there were any accidents—

Then at the last moment, she would use the power bestowed by the "Empress"!

"Lin Lin!"

After landing, Aluer spoke up softly, a rare trace of anger on her usually gentle face.

Before she could continue.

The young man on the city wall, cloaked in a large cape, clapped his hands.

It wasn’t mockery or scorn.

Lin Lin interrupted Aluer, saying with a smile, "It’s just the routine welcome of Gu Castle Fortress... Aluer, there’s no need to be angry, I went through the same thing myself. Besides, given our guest’s performance just now, it seems he also enjoyed it, doesn’t it?"

Aluer fell silent.

She glanced at Gu Shen next to her.

Gu Shen patted the dust off his body and whispered, "Don’t worry, I’m not hurt."

Aluer turned her gaze toward Zou Hai, the contact person she had before coming here.

There was a hint of reproach in her eyes.

What exactly was Zou Hai’s communication with Lin Lin about... how could it lead to a Source Energy Bombardment as a domineering welcome ceremony?!

"Sorry, Sister Aluer..."

The tall and statuesque Zou Hai looked apologetic, whispering in a wronged tone, "It was just a suggestion, this was arranged by Duke Zhuxue..."

Aluer instantly fell silent.

Alright then.

She understood why Lin Lin did what he did... Over the years, the "visitors" Duke Zhuxue has arranged for Gu Castle were all people with ulterior motives, and the reception they received upon arrival here was more "grandiose" than the last.