Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'
Chapter 218 - 041. Even God kneels when gravity is a hundredfold.

Chapter 218: 041. Even God kneels when gravity is a hundredfold.

Li Aozi’s intelligence had already been thoroughly investigated.

Arrogant, egotistical, stubborn, full of lies, ruthless in his methods, cold-blooded, and merciless—this was Third Rule Agency’s assessment of him.

Ben Jiesheng talked tough, but he was well aware that Li Aozi’s behavior was anything but simple recklessness.

From the moment he set the bank ablaze, it was clear he was prepared to flee to the Outer World. He didn’t care about his own kin, which was normal, considering whoever ended up with that family probably did something heinous in their past life.

Ben Jiesheng handled his blade cautiously, as before he became a Martial Artist, he was a highly skilled spy. His fighting style was never to confront head-on; the real trump card was held by the Biochemist Zuo Jiajun, lurking behind him.

Confronting Li Aozi head-on would be somewhat foolish.

Li Aozi was someone who could mutilate himself to infiltrate Mingji Humanity, awake Arcane Energy by leveraging others’ methods, and also defeat Bayo Kong. His IQ might not be the highest, but his ability to act and his strategical depth were exceptional.

Ben Jiesheng didn’t believe Li Aozi was just simply live streaming. The enemy had his soldiers lined up in front, surrounding Sulut Palace so tightly that if they really wanted to attack, it was only a matter of time.

Not to mention, just the Bayo Kong that Li Aozi had defeated could demolish this palace by itself. The combat power he demonstrated on the street was enough evidence that he was capable of it.

So, why did Li Aozi remain stationary, indulging in food and drink while live streaming on the battlefield?

Ben Jiesheng’s mind raced, and he immediately guessed a possibility:

’He’s trying to distract us this way, fearing that at this moment, an assassin is heading for Duke Gamos.’

He and Zuo Jiajun went to the garden, and Li Aozi also slowly entered, even with an extremely leisurely attitude, which to Ben Jiesheng, further confirmed his suspicion.

’Li Aozi is just stalling for time!’

The cybernetic communicator implanted in him instantly transmitted the information to the others. Two internal Third Rule Agents flinched, quickly grasping the captain’s intent, and without looking back, they entered Sulut Palace to search for the infiltrator.

Good, just like that.

Ben Jiesheng concealed his emotions well, dragging the blade on the ground—since Li Aozi wanted to buy time, he’d grant his wish.

"That’s it for today’s live stream. We’ll see you next time, my dear viewers—hoping that when we live stream again, it won’t be during a war."

Li Aozi turned off the live stream, his gaze shifting as he estimated that it was almost time.

There was no news from Alicxia yet. Although he understood it may be to maintain silence and avoid detection, Li Aozi worried about the unexpected and decided to enter the fray himself.

Conveniently, he had eaten his fill and his Arcane Energy kept converting.

Ben Jiesheng gauged the distance as Li Aozi kept getting closer, suddenly his gaze darkened.

’Zuo Jiajun, deploy the poison gas!’

Bang—Bang—!

Two Biochemical Poison Bombs were instantly thrown out, exploding mid-air. A yellow-green cloud of poison filled the view in an instant, driven by high-pressure gas, accurately blocking Li Aozi’s retreat.

The yellow-green poison gas hindered Li Aozi’s vision, but he slowly raised his hand, swept it in front, using Gravity to part the clouds, simultaneously holding his breath to avoid inhaling the poison gas.

Just like that!

Ben Jiesheng’s pupils constricted, data streams in his electronic eye flowing rapidly, connecting the plugins’ computations to the cloud.

[Peak Moment Military—Overclock!]

Heat vented out from the cooling ports behind his ear, his figure shifting rapidly as if time had come to a standstill for him.

Ben Jiesheng quickly switched to a large-caliber revolver, emptying the bullets in an instant. The moment the bullets sparked with fire, he had already circled around Li Aozi, as if in an instant there were 10 Ben Jieshengs, each holding various firearms, shooting at Li Aozi.

—Overclock ended!

Li Aozi’s gray eyes lit up with golden rings; he crossed his arms in front of his chest, Gravity instantly inverted, deflecting all the ammunition instantly, Ben Jiesheng included; he was flung backward but managed to stop within just two steps, barely half a meter off the ground.

In a flash, he adjusted his posture mid-air, bringing two fingers of his left hand together, and tapped four acupoints on his body in succession.

"Hmph! Huh! Ha! Heh!"

With four acupoints opened, Ben Jiesheng immediately activated a Breathing Technique that to ordinary people would seem Mysterious, allowing Qi Energy to surge through his nerve pathways, his muscles becoming tougher and unyielding.

Crane School—Unyielding Stance!

The stance had significant meaning for Martial Artists; by channeling Qi Energy through their body, they could briefly prevent conventional control effects.

Gravity included.

Zuo Jiajun wasn’t about to miss this rare opportunity. While providing cover fire, his arm split open, revealing a branch-like vessel from which he rapidly ejected successive Bone Spikes, grown from pressurized flesh and blood.

Now, he had no time to rotate Gravity!

Even if Gravity was faster than light, there was a limit to human reaction speed.

At the same time, Ben Jiesheng’s prosthetic blade arms infused with Qi Energy burst out with fierce luminescence, like wielding white flames in fang-like lacerations, instantly closing in to confront Li Aozi!

Make your choice!

Ben Jiesheng’s tactic was cunningly planned.

If Li Aozi wanted to dodge Ben Jiesheng’s attack, he would have to take Zuo Jiajun’s Bone Spikes—with their delayed toxicity and Genetic Contamination Effect. If he resisted, Li Aozi, who relied on Arcane Energy, would surely be unable to use Arcane Energy for a short time due to Genetic Contamination, allowing Ben Jiesheng to tear him apart directly.