Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'
Chapter 130 - 105. Uniform

Chapter 130: 105. Uniform

Du Zexin switched to the auxiliary monitor without any hurry, thankful that he had previously commandeered the cameras from Mingji Humanity, which conveniently gave him some time to slack off.

"If that guy really is a cohort of the David Lyn Faction, then he should choose to take out the other Third Rule agents first, to create an opportunity for conversation," he mused.

As expected, he hadn’t been attacked for quite some time, and the enemy-seeking radar showed that Li Aozi’s position was veering away from this area.

But that wasn’t enough to make him completely trust the other’s identity.

——Imagine, you’re out on a company team-building event in the wilderness and suddenly a savage springs out saying, "Hey, I’m your cousin."

He doesn’t harm you, but instead wipes out all your colleagues. What would you think?

’Even if he is a member of the same faction, I can’t let my guard down.’

Du Zexin picked up his Magnum Burst Energy Gun, and began to ponder.

Li Aozi had no intention of killing him, but clearly, it was not the time for discussions.

The only blame could fall on the fact that neither of them was a Spirit Medium or a Shaman; they simply had no way to communicate secretly and build trust.

Besides, as a Quasi-Beta Rank Arcane User, Du Zexin was facing this kind of opponent for the first time. The first encounter was a learning opportunity, and sparring with him was not without its benefits.

If he could subdue Li Aozi and seize the initiative, that would be perfect.

Beep beep beep——

No sooner had the auxiliary monitor booted up than the radar immediately began to emit a warning sound of being locked on.

"He’s coming."

Through the footage from the Mingji Humanity cameras, Li Aozi was seen approaching quickly, almost skimming the ground with a long sword in hand.

"Bionic muscles charging, strength can reach up to 7.8 tons; in close combat, I actually have the advantage!" he declared.

Ding——

The crisp unsheathing sound rang out like a droplet splashing on a mirror’s surface. Li Aozi slashed horizontally, aiming straight at Du Zexin’s torso.

Even as the back of the blade was used, it was accelerated several times by gravity and wrapped in a fierce, ghostly killing intent, overwhelming!

Crack——

Du Zexin lifted his left hand, the palm splitting open to reveal a firing port, sending a surge of electricity through the air. The bionic muscles charged and swelled in an instant, pushing straight out towards the back of Li Aozi’s blade.

Bang clang!

The solid impact sound was like a bomb going off, the shockwave sweeping across the ground, lifting Li Aozi’s coat as well as causing Du Zexin to stagger slightly.

In the blink of an eye, their figures collided once more, a brief exchange, and Du Zexin raised his hand, part of the Magnum gun’s bullet sliding out as a bayonet, clashing repeatedly with the long sword, sparks flying.

The long sword whirled up and down, resembling a butterfly flitting between flowers, Li Aozi delivered horizontal and vertical slashes continuously, which Du Zexin blocked with ease. Suddenly, Li Aozi kicked out, striking Du Zexin’s chest with gravity-enhanced force, pushing him off balance.

Immediately following, a dazzling white blade descended from above, meeting a thunderous strike. The artificial intelligence reacted faster than he did, raising the left arm shield in defence.

Whoosh——

But there was a glitch in the computer.

The long sword brushed against the grain of the shield effortlessly, just as if ’smearing’ its way over easily.

——It turned out to be a feint.

The blade followed the curvature of the shield, skewing at his ribs unexpectedly and tearing open a stark gap along the seams of the armored suit.

Slice—ding—

Du Zexin tensed, the blade reeking of death nearly etching an indelible mark on his ribs.

"Even for a Quasi-Beta Rank—this swordsmanship is way too outrageous!" he exclaimed.

His attacks had a casual appearance, but were expertly executed, like a torrential storm. Quite soon, Du Zexin found that his assisting computer’s learning and analytical speed couldn’t keep up with the frequency of his opponent’s attacks.

"Don’t let your eyes wander."

With heavy gravity, Li Aozi brought down his sword like a war hammer on the ground—seemingly hitting nothing—but followed by kicking up fragments of cement and floor tiles, which obscured Du Zexin’s vision. Dragging his long sword, Li Aozi lunged forward, faking a shoulder ram and activating Iterative Movement to move swiftly to Du Zexin’s blind spot, lifting the blade in a swift diagonal slash.

Clang——

Du Zexin’s shoulder armor was knocked away, revealing the electronic muscles underneath. As a Beta Rank Mechanic, his reactions were quite sensitive with the AI’s assistance. He immediately twisted his body and activated the armored suit’s combat system.

[Peak Moment Military]

All the micro thrusters on his body activated, and his figure moved at an accelerated pace, leaving a trail of afterimages in the space around him.

As a Mechanic, with military-grade enhancements, he had an advantage over the common Martial Artists, and the efficacy was somewhat better.

The ongoing combat engagement roused Du Zexin’s enthusiasm. He distinctly felt that his adversary was no ordinary Transcendent.

Exquisite swordsmanship, a beast-like combat awareness, coupled with that field-type Arcane Energy—if it weren’t for the modern anti-gravity system recently added to the [Beautiful Wish BETA], he would have been crushed in a direct encounter.

Moreover, since before, he had been counting: white light, explosions, force fields, accelerated movement—a single human possessing so many types of Arcane Energy was virtually unheard of.

"However, mere acceleration type Arcane Energy, modern technology has long been able to replace that!" Du Zexin declared.

Just as Du Zexin was raising his Magnum Burst Energy Gun, a whisper from Li Aozi suddenly reached his ear:

"Is that so?" Li Aozi responded calmly and leisurely.

Iterative Movement could reach up to one-third the speed of light at its peak, and initial mobility for a Mechanic solely depended on rocket thrusters and special enhancements.

That sort of method, should it reach four to five times the speed of sound, would be considered a blessing.

Du Zexin pupils constricted, and he quickly ducked, curling his body as the blade swept past his helmet.

[Peak Moment—

Bang!

Li Aozi swiped his sword, performing a fake move, drawing out Du Zexin’s arm in defense which left him wide open.

The blade made a sharp turn downward and struck Du Zexin’s belt buckle precisely, with a snap and a burst sound, smoke swirling around.

"I know you’re in a hurry, but listen to me, don’t be hasty just yet."

Li Aozi chuckled as he lifted the blade, and gravity compression instantly descended.

With the anti-gravity device destroyed, the terrifying aspect of gravity was immediately revealed. Even with a hierarchy advantage, Li Aozi’s attributes were too high; under thirteen times the gravity, Du Zexin couldn’t lift his arms at all.

Unlike the Biochemist, the Mechanic didn’t have such a robust constitution, and the heavy metal armor was immediately crushed by its own weight under high gravity.

The life support system immediately increased pressure to the legs to push Du Zexin’s blood back to his head, but this only just managed to keep him alive.

[Warning! Life signs weakening! Life signs weakening!]

Blood vessels burst allowing blood and accumulated water to enter the lungs. Du Zexin’s pupils constricted sharply, and a mouthful of blood sprayed onto the display screen inside his helmet.

The machine hadn’t been damaged, but the Mechanic wielding it couldn’t withstand that kind of pressure and had fainted.

"I really don’t know which Mechanic started this bad trend. These wire pullers are clearly Mages, with such a fragile constitution, yet they always want to get into close combat."

Li Aozi was baffled.

He didn’t understand why, as a Mechanic dressed in armored suit and at least two meters tall, Du Zexin would want to compete in reaction speed with him, a lightly-equipped Mutant.

Li Aozi guessed that Meibei might have thought his own strength was significant and that, once armored, he would win in close combat with just a touch on Li Aozi.

That could only mean that Meibei was genuinely unlucky, as gravity arcane energy ignored armor.

[Target has fainted]

Once the anti-gravity system was destroyed, it was not yet clear who would run out of health first between Li Aozi and Meibei.

Li Aozi touched his chin pondering. To be honest, Meibei was really unlucky to have encountered such an arcane energy.

Had he faced any other Omega-level arcane energy... he might not have lost that fast.

"But it’s fine, the Beta-level mission difficulty isn’t high. Now I just need to interrogate him, and it’ll all be over."

Li Aozi symbolically disarmed Meibei. They would have to have a good talk later. The recent fight was a good thing; at least during the upcoming conversation, he would have the upper hand.

He then took out two packs of compressed biscuits and, with a wave of his hand, used gravity to drag over the chained Doctor Anna.

Facing the fallen Du Zexin and the [Beautiful Wish] armor, Doctor Anna’s gaze became stunned.

The once-invincible Third Rule Agents, the always powerful and mysterious Frost Plated mechanism... now it was out of action, fallen to the ground, unconscious.

How could such a Beta-ranked strong person be so weak?

As an ordinary person, although Anna didn’t understand the gap between Transcendent beings, she had heard about the deterrence of a Beta-ranked strong person.

Li Aozi ate his food to replenish his arcane energy while cheerfully watching the collapse and confusion on Doctor Anna’s face.

"Long-time no see, Doctor Anna," Li Aozi said leisurely, "miss me? It’s a pity, I didn’t die in the Outer World, nor in the hands of your Ersha Armament."

"Li Aozi..."

Doctor Anna came to her senses and quickly said:

"It’s all a misunderstanding, you suddenly came to the Mingji Humanity and began slaughtering, triggering the Ersha Armament’s automatic security system and—"

Qiu Ran and Jian slowly walked out of their cover, seeing that this side was interrogating Doctor Anna, they quickly approached.

"Really? So, Nomi’s death was also a misunderstanding?"

Li Aozi bent down, unlocked her chains, picked up her palm, and asked gently.

Doctor Anna averted her gaze for a moment, confused:

"Nomi? I don’t know who that is, this is all a misunderstanding—ahhhhh!"

Thunk!

Before Doctor Anna could finish speaking, Li Aozi suddenly broke one of her fingers. The intense pain made Doctor Anna scream out:

"Stop! Stop—my finger, my hand—"

"I’m a person of double standards, Doctor Anna. Don’t—you can only lie to me, you’re not allowed to lie to me."

Li Aozi stepped on the back of Doctor Anna’s hand to prevent her from escaping, then continued in a light-hearted tone:

"Why won’t you admit it, if you killed, then you killed. I even blew up planets in my last life."

"I—"

Doctor Anna’s eyes flashed with a hint of red and black, her hateful gaze quickly disappeared as she turned her head away, unable to meet Li Aozi’s eyes.

"Enough, Li Aozi. Let me talk to her,"

"You sure?"

"After all, I’ve done work for her..."

Doctor Anna tried to say something else, but Qiu Ran walked up, crouched down, helped her up, and said in a deep voice:

"Are you okay, Doctor Anna?"

"How can I be okay like this..."

Doctor Anna was in unbearable pain as Li Aozi continued to grind his boot against her hand, crushing her bones gradually, causing her agonizing pain, her voice filled with violent fluctuations, her body convulsing.

"Is that so?" Qiu Ran’s eyes turned red and black: "You asked me to help Li Aozi, do you remember who I am?"

"You..." With tears in her eyes, Anna glanced at her, her pain and tears blurring her vision, hurting so much that she couldn’t fabricate lies:

"I don’t know, there are so many Ersha Infected Individuals, I forgot—"

Whack!

Qiu Ran punched Doctor Anna’s face fiercely, the burning fist searing the unscarred half of her face.