10: Huge improvement

Lin Yue let out a muffled groan, enduring the pain as she swung a wind blade back with her hand.

The "Hound" cyborg dodged nimbly.

Seizing the opportunity, the wings on Lin Yue's back flapped, and she suddenly soared into the sky.

Injured as she was, she could only try to use her high-altitude capabilities to stall for as long as possible.

However, a red light flashed in the mechanical eyes of the "Hound" cyborg at this moment. One of them leapt up suddenly, and a pair of folding mechanical wings actually emerged from both sides of its mechanical back.

They unfolded abruptly, and with a flap of its wings, it charged toward Lin Yue in the air from below.

"What?"

Lin Yue's pupils constricted violently, and she immediately dodged as quickly as she could.

But the "Hound" cyborg's speed was actually faster than hers; she could see that thrusters had appeared at its tail at some point.

Flames erupted, bursting forth with powerful momentum.

*Bang!*

The opponent's metal claws swept out. Lin Yue barely managed to turn her body to dodge, but a part of her shoulder was still grazed.

Adding injury to injury, the situation became increasingly critical!

She gritted her teeth and threw three darts back, aiming for the "Hound" cyborg's mechanical eyes.

*Clang, clang, clang!*

The "Hound" cyborg's eyes snapped shut instantly, covered by a layer of armor, leaving them unscathed.

*Boom!*

Right then, the "Hound" cyborg below seized the opportunity and opened its mouth to spit an energy cannon blast at Lin Yue.

Not good!

Sensing the movement, Lin Yue's pupils shrank, and the wings on her back flapped violently, wanting to dodge quickly.

But the opponent's strike was too fast.

Although it didn't hit Lin Yue directly, the wings on her back were pierced through.

Lin Yue's body immediately lost stability in the air and plummeted rapidly.

The "Hound" cyborg in the air adjusted its angle and dove down in pursuit.

Meanwhile, the other "Hound" cyborg below was waiting like a predator for its prey, positioning itself beneath Lin Yue.

"I have no choice but to force this move. Zhou Xing, you must hurry up."

During her fall, Lin Yue suddenly tore off her blue earring and crushed it.

Immediately after, a surge of deep blue energy merged into her body.

A powerful aura erupted, and the large holes in her back wings were directly replenished and repaired by the energy.

"Second Form: Eye of the Storm!"

As Lin Yue whispered, the wings on her back seemed to undergo Metallization, vibrating at an ultra-high frequency.

As series of buzzing sounds rang out, the bodies of the two "Hound" cyborgs shuddered, as if they had been shut down.

One "Hound" cyborg in the sky instantly lost its balance and crashed directly to the ground, with electric sparks constantly flickering from its mechanical joints.

The other "Hound" also stood stiffly in place, motionless.

Its bright red mechanical eyes now showed ripples, like an old television with no signal.

Lin Yue barely managed to land, stumbling on her feet. Her combat suit was now almost completely soaked in blood.

Her face was deathly pale.

Just as she was about to move and destroy the two temporarily uncontrolled "Hounds."

At the entrance of the passage, three Recyclers from the Divine Gene Company rushed in, carrying specialized weapons.

*Boom!*

Instantly, blue light erupted from the muzzles, and three shells glowing with blue light were fired.

Lin Yue dodged continuously with several rolls.

The technique she had just used could only be a temporary burst, something she would only do when facing a life-threatening danger.

However, the duration was too short, and there would even be a period of weakness afterward.

"Target spotted. Capture her alive first and bring her back to the laboratory!"

One of the Recyclers said coldly.

"You want to catch me? Then try it!"

Lin Yue forcibly condensed her wind wings and flapped them violently.

Immediately, several wind blades were condensed and hurled toward the three Recyclers.

Zhou Xing, I hope you succeed!

The moment she soared into the sky, she looked toward Zhou Xing's location with hope in her eyes.

On the other side, Zhou Xing's condition had finally stabilized with the system's help.

*Boom!*

Surges of pure power constantly poured into every part of his body.

The cracks on his skin had also finished repairing.

Then, a powerful aura erupted from Zhou Xing's body, giving Zhou Keer a fright.

[Ding! Successfully fused "god of war" fragment (23%)]

[Strength broke through to the early stage of the Foundation Condensing Realm]

[Extracted Abilities:]

1. Battle Fever (Passive) — Strength increases continuously with combat time (lasts 3 minutes)

2. Tactical Senses (Primary) — Able to initially perceive enemy weaknesses and predict attacks

3. Battle Domain (Primary) — Enemies within a 100-meter range will be suppressed by a force field

Zhou Xing successfully broke through.

"Keer, stay here and don't move."

He slowly stood up, and an energy battle-axe actually condensed in his palm, with Ice-Fire Power entwined around it.

"Brother, are you really okay?" Zhou Keer asked in pleasant surprise.

"Don't worry, I'll go deal with those scumbags first!"

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At the same time, Lin Yue's state was very poor.

Her physical injuries were severe, coupled with the side effects of forcibly using her abilities with divine energy.

After dodging the Recyclers' attacks multiple times, Lin Yue felt her legs go weak, and she could no longer condense the wings on her back.

"Give up your resistance!"

The leading Recycler said coldly as he and the other two closed in on her.

Most troublesome was that the two "Hound" cyborgs nearby were already about to reconnect.

"In your dreams!"

Lin Yue had already guessed the outcome in her heart, because more than three minutes had passed.

Zhou Xing's forced fusion might have already run into trouble.

But even if she died, she absolutely could not let the Recyclers take him to the Divine Gene Company as a test subject.

Gritting her teeth, she was about to reverse her own power for a life-or-death struggle.

*Bang!*

A figure smashed into the ground like a cannonball, causing the earth to crack and dust to rise everywhere.

"Who?"

As the dust cleared, Zhou Xing's cold figure was revealed.

At this moment, in Lin Yue's eyes, Zhou Xing was like a savior; he was so handsome.

Taking a glance at Lin Yue's miserable state, Zhou Xing slowly turned his head, his gaze cold as he looked at the three Recyclers in front of him—

"How do you want to die!"

The aura of the Foundation Condensing Realm erupted, leaving the three Recyclers somewhat shocked.

*Beep— Beep—*

Just then, as two sounds rang out, the two "Hounds" nearby returned to normal.

Their bright red eyes immediately locked onto Zhou Xing.

"Woof... Woof woof..."

Letting out two barks, they directly lunged at Zhou Xing.

If it were the Zhou Xing from before his breakthrough,

he might have been in a very wretched state right now.

But for Zhou Xing, who had broken through to the Foundation Condensing Realm and possessed Tactical Senses,

the two "Hound" cyborgs were nothing more than this.

He easily sidestepped the attack, and the battle-axe condensed from energy in his hand followed through with an upward swing—

*Crack!*

The head of one Hound cyborg was split open directly from the middle.

At the same time, seizing the opportunity, Frost Power gathered in Zhou Xing's left hand,

and he slammed it onto the waist of the other Hound cyborg—

This was its energy connection port.

"Ice Seal!"

Extreme cold power erupted, instantly spreading directly along the energy port.

Instantly, electric sparks crackled all over the Hound's body, and plumes of black smoke rose.

With a swing of the battle-axe in Zhou Xing's hand, the mechanical head of the entire Hound cyborg fell directly from its body.

The sudden change caused the expressions of the three Recyclers nearby to change drastically.