26: A one-man showdown with the tyrant, the Thunder Kirin appears.

"Thump."

The heavy footsteps sounded like they were trampling on everyone's heartbeat.

With every step the behemoth took, the ground trembled.

The air in the laboratory seemed to have frozen, carrying a suffocating sense of oppression.

Tyrant T-001.

It stood there like an insurmountable mountain.

Underneath its tattered trench coat were muscles that looked like they were cast from steel. The giant claw on its left hand glinted coldly, and green slime was still dripping from its fingertips.

Those grayish-white eyes stared fixedly at the few "little bugs" in front of it.

There was no anger, no killing intent.

Only the indifference of looking at food.

"How... how do we fight this?"

Tang Xiaoxiao swallowed hard, her palms sweating as she gripped her wrench.

Although she had just strengthened her body and felt she could kill a cow with one punch.

But facing this kind of monster, the instinctive fear made her legs turn to jelly.

"Its defensive power... I'm afraid even armor-piercing rounds can't penetrate it."

Lin Qinghan analyzed calmly.

The High-Frequency Vibration Blade in her hand vibrated slightly, emitting a low hum.

Although she said that, there was no retreat in her eyes; instead, a fighting spirit ignited.

"Hee hee, what a big toy."

Su Ruan hid behind Gu Pingsheng, poking out her small head.

The rabbit doll in her arms seemed to feel the threat too, its ruby-like eyes flashing with a fierce light, and it let out a "hissing" low growl.

Ye Hongyu did not speak.

She just stared intently at the Tyrant, her long whip hanging on the ground like a viper ready to strike.

Having just been "educated" by Gu Pingsheng, she now urgently needed a battle to prove her worth.

Even if it meant facing this kind of monster.

"Roar—!!!"

The Tyrant suddenly moved.

It let out a roar, its massive body accelerating instantly.

Like an out-of-control heavy tank, it charged toward them with an irresistible momentum.

The speed was astonishing!

It didn't look like the agility a monster of that size should have.

"Scatter!"

Lin Qinghan shouted.

She swung her blade violently, and an Ice Wall rose from thin air, attempting to block the Tyrant's charge.

"Boom!"

The Ice Wall shattered instantly.

Like a fragile piece of glass, it hadn't even been able to block it for a second.

The Tyrant's figure smashed through the ice shards, its momentum undiminished.

The giant claw was raised high, and with a whistling wind, it slammed down toward Tang Xiaoxiao, who was standing at the very front.

"It's over!"

Tang Xiaoxiao's pupils constricted violently.

She wanted to dodge, but her body felt as if it had been frozen in place, and she couldn't react at all.

Is this the pressure of a Tier 4 Lord?

Just at this critical moment.

A black shadow suddenly flashed by.

"Bang!"

A muffled sound.

Tang Xiaoxiao felt herself being pushed hard, and she flew out, landing on the ground a few meters away.

She looked up.

She saw a scene she would never forget for the rest of her life.

Gu Pingsheng was standing in her original position.

He raised one hand and actually caught the Tyrant's giant claw head-on!

"Creak—"

A teeth-grinding sound of metal friction rang out.

Under Gu Pingsheng's feet, the alloy floor shattered instantly, and his feet sank deep into it.

But he did not retreat.

Not even a step.

That arm, which didn't look very thick, was now like a pillar supporting the sky, steadily holding up the giant claw capable of crushing a tank.

"This..."

Everyone was stunned.

That's a Tyrant!

That's a Tier 4 Lord!

He actually caught it with one hand?

What kind of terrifying power is this?!

Gu Pingsheng looked up.

Looking at the ugly face close at hand.

He smiled.

His smile was cold and wild.

"Not bad strength."

"Too bad, it's still not enough."

Before he finished speaking.

His right hand exerted force suddenly.

"Hah!"

A low shout.

Gu Pingsheng actually grabbed the Tyrant's claw, twisted his waist, and executed a shoulder throw!

"Boom—!!!"

The Tyrant's massive body was thrown out like a sandbag.

It smashed heavily onto the experimental table nearby.

Various instruments and glassware shattered instantly, sparks flying everywhere.

"Holy s***..."

Tang Xiaoxiao sat on the ground, her mouth wide enough to fit an egg.

Is this even human?

This is simply a humanoid Tyrannosaurus!

"You guys step back."

Gu Pingsheng brushed the dust off his hands and said calmly.

"Guard the door, don't let it run away."

"Leave the rest to me."

His voice was not loud, but it carried an unquestionable confidence.

The women looked at each other.

Although they were still a bit worried, after seeing that scene, they knew that if they went up, they would just be a hindrance.

"Yes! Captain!"

Lin Qinghan pulled Tang Xiaoxiao up and retreated to the door of the laboratory with Su Ruan and Ye Hongyu.

Leaving the battlefield to that man.

...

In the ruins.

The Tyrant slowly climbed up.

It shook its head, seemingly a bit dazed.

Since its birth, it had never been thrown like this before.

Anger.

Extreme anger.

"Roar—!!!"

It roared again.

The muscles on its body squirmed wildly, and its already terrifying body expanded by another circle.

A layer of dark red blood light seeped out from the surface of its skin.

Berserk state!

"Thump! Thump! Thump!"

It took big strides and charged toward Gu Pingsheng.

This time, its speed was faster, and its power was stronger.

With every step it took, the ground was stamped into a deep pit.

Gu Pingsheng stood where he was.

He didn't dodge, nor did he take out the desert eagle.

Instead, he took out a book glowing with a purple light from his embrace.

【Lightning Ability Book (purple · Rare)】

This was one of the spoils of war scavenged from the core database just now.

It was originally just an ordinary blue skill book.

But under the critical hit of the Hand of God, it turned purple.

And, it also came with a special prefix—

【Thunder Qilin】.

"Just right to use you to test a new move."

Gu Pingsheng's lips curled up slightly.

He clapped his hands together, the skill book turned into a stream of light and drilled into his brow.

"Zzz—"

The next second.

A blue-purple current suddenly erupted from his body.

Like wild dancing silver snakes, it wrapped around his limbs and bones.

The air was filled with a burnt smell.

Gu Pingsheng's hair stood on end, moving without wind.

His eyes had now completely turned the color of lightning.

Majestic.

Domineering.

Like the God of Thunder descending.

"Come on."

Gu Pingsheng extended his right hand.

Palm facing up.

Countless currents gathered crazily.

"Zzzzz—"

The harsh sound of current echoed throughout the laboratory.

In his palm, a miniature Thunder Qilin phantom, completely made of lightning, was slowly taking shape.

Although it was only the size of a palm.

But the terrifying energy fluctuation made the women in the distance feel a palpitation.

"What... is that?"

Lin Qinghan's eyes widened.

She could feel that the power contained in that ball of lightning was enough to instantly destroy a building.

The Tyrant seemed to feel the threat too.

Its charging footsteps paused for a moment.

But as a killing machine, its instinct kept it from retreating.

Instead, it pounced up even more crazily.

That giant claw, with a shrill sound that tore through the air, went straight for Gu Pingsheng's head.

Closer.

Even closer.

Just at the moment the claw was about to touch Gu Pingsheng.

Gu Pingsheng moved.

He didn't swing a punch.

He just gently pushed the Thunder Qilin in his hand out.

"Go."

"Roar—!!!"

A deafening roar.

The Thunder Qilin, which was originally only the size of a palm, swelled in the wind the moment it left Gu Pingsheng's palm!

One meter, two meters, five meters...

In the blink of an eye.

It turned into a lightning behemoth over five meters tall!

Deer antlers, lion head, tiger eyes, elk body, dragon scales, cow tail.

Its whole body was made of the purest lightning plasma, exuding an aura of destroying everything.

It opened its big mouth and bit onto the Tyrant's swinging claw.

"Crack!"

The claw, hard as iron, was like a crispy biscuit in the mouth of the Thunder Qilin, shattering instantly.

"Roar!"

The Tyrant let out a painful scream.

But before it could react.

The Thunder Qilin pounced forward violently.

It crashed directly into the Tyrant's embrace.

"Boom—!!!"

Lightning exploded.

The entire laboratory was instantly submerged in blinding white light.

The women subconsciously closed their eyes and raised their hands to shield their faces.

In their ears, only the rumbling of thunder and the shrill screams of the Tyrant remained.

That sound was like a demon from hell being tortured.

It lasted for a full ten seconds.

The light finally faded away.

The women lowered their hands and opened their eyes.

Then.

They saw a scene they would never forget for the rest of their lives.

In the center of the laboratory.

The Tyrant, which was originally arrogant and unyielding, was still standing.

However.

A hole with a diameter of over one meter appeared in its chest.

It was transparent from front to back.

The wound was scorched black, and not a drop of blood flowed out.

All the internal organs, bones, and muscles had been completely vaporized by the lightning in that terrifying strike just now.

"Thump."

The Tyrant's massive body swayed.

Then, like a golden mountain collapsing and a jade pillar falling, it crashed to the ground.

Stirring up a cloud of dust.

Dead.

Tier 4 Lord.

The pinnacle of biochemical weapons.

Just like that... killed in seconds?

Not even a whole corpse left?

Dead silence.

Absolute silence.

Only the sound of residual current in the air was still "buzzing".

Gu Pingsheng stood beside the Tyrant's corpse.

The lightning on his body had dissipated.

He still maintained that pushing posture.

Calm and composed.

Just like he had just done a trivial thing.

"Is... is this the Captain's strength?"

Ye Hongyu muttered to herself.

Her body was trembling.

Not from fear.

But from excitement.

Extreme excitement.

She looked at the man's back, the fanaticism in her eyes almost overflowing.

Too strong.

Really too strong.

This is the master she chose.

This is the god she wants to follow.

Lin Qinghan took a deep breath, trying to calm her wildly beating heart.

She loosened her grip on the knife.

Because she knew that as long as this man was here, this knife didn't need to be unsheathed at all.

Su Ruan hugged the rabbit, her eyes shining.

"Brother is so cool..."

She whispered, a morbid flush appearing on her cheeks.

Even the most heartless Tang Xiaoxiao was now well-behaved.

She looked at Gu Pingsheng as if she were looking at a monster.

"From now on, whoever dares to provoke the Captain, I will respect him as a real man..."

Gu Pingsheng ignored the women's reactions.

He walked to the Tyrant's corpse.

Although the chest was pierced, the monster's core should still be there.

He reached out and inserted his hand into the Tyrant's scorched chest cavity.

Fumbled for a while.

Then, he pulled out a black heart the size of a fist, still beating slightly.

【Tyrant's Heart (purple · Rare)】

【Description: The source of the Tyrant's power. Contains powerful biochemical energy. Can be used to craft high-level equipment or potions.】

Gu Pingsheng looked at the heart in his hand.

His lips curled up slightly.

"System."

"Hand of God, activate."

"Hum—"

A familiar fluctuation flashed by.

The black heart in his hand disappeared instantly.

In its place was a neatly folded cloak glowing with silver light.

【Ding! Hand of God activated! purple -> Brilliant Silver!】

【Obtained: shadow cloak (Brilliant Silver · Legendary)】

【Description: An artifact condensed from the Tyrant's shadow energy.】

【Effect 1: Shadow Stealth. After activation, enter stealth state, ignore physical collision, lasts 30 minutes. Cooldown 1 hour.】

【Effect 2: Shadow Shield. Passively generate a shield that can withstand 5000 points of damage. Automatically recovers after leaving combat.】

【Effect 3: Glide. Can glide in the air, speed increased by 50%.】

Good stuff!

Gu Pingsheng's eyes lit up.

Stealth, shield, glide.

This is simply an artifact for killing people, robbing goods, escaping, and saving one's life!

Especially that stealth, ignoring physical collision, means he can walk through walls!

In some special terrains, this is simply a BUG-like existence.

He gave it a flick.

The cloak unfolded and automatically draped over his shoulders.

The silver light faded, turning into ordinary black.

Low-key, luxurious, and meaningful.

Gu Pingsheng clapped his hands and turned around.

Looking at the four women still in a daze at the door.

"Have you seen enough?"

He asked calmly.

The women finally came to their senses, and one by one, like elementary school students who had done something wrong, they quickly stood up straight.

"Seen... seen enough..."

Tang Xiaoxiao said stutteringly.

"Then let's go."

Gu Pingsheng took a step and walked toward the door.

Passing by Lin Qinghan, he stopped for a moment.

He reached out and helped her tidy up her slightly messy bangs.

"Your reaction just now was good."

"That Ice Wall, placed very timely."

Although it was smashed by the Tyrant, at least it bought a second of time.

That was enough.

Lin Qinghan was stunned for a moment.

Immediately, a faint blush appeared on her cold face.

"Yes... Captain."

Gu Pingsheng smiled.

Without saying anything else, he strode out of the laboratory.

"Going home."

Two simple words.

But it made a warm current surge in the women's hearts.

Going home.

Returning to that impregnable fortress that belonged to them.

As long as this man is there.

That place is the safest place in the apocalypse.

However, it seems things are not over yet.