13: Pursuers - Scavenger "Doctor"

Lin Yue had already informed Zhou Xing about this man's situation.

Lei Lie, code-named "Iron Drill," had a cultivation level at the early stage of the Foundation Condensing Realm.

He was a natural Awakened One who had fused with a fragment of the "god of steel."

The armored vehicle bumped along through the abandoned industrial zone.

Lei Lie held the steering wheel with one hand while holding half a cigarette with the other.

At that moment, he spoke in a low voice, "Newbie, I heard you took down two 'Hound' Remodelers? Not bad!"

He squinted through the rearview mirror at Zhou Xing, his gaze carrying a hint of scrutiny.

"Just drive and stop asking so many questions."

Lin Yue's annoyed voice rang out, making Lei Lie shrink his neck and let out a dry laugh. "Hehe, I'm just curious, Sister Yue. Don't mind me."

His behavior made it seem as if he was very afraid of Lin Yue.

This made Zhou Xing quite curious.

After all, the other man's strength was not something Lin Yue, who was at the peak of Essence Circulation, could compare to.

Zhou Keer had recovered some of her natural personality, looking around here and there.

To a burly man like Lei Lie, Zhou Keer was like an angel sent from heaven.

He didn't even dare to look at her too much, as if a single glance would be an offense.

Whenever Keer had a doubt, he would tirelessly explain it to her in a soft voice.

Such a beautiful girl has such severe divinity erosion; I hope she can recover!

Lei Lie silently offered a blessing in his heart.

As for Lin Yue, the constant shaking of the vehicle agitated her wounds, causing her to frown from time to time.

Suddenly, Zhou Xing's expression tightened.

His keen combat intuition, combined with his years of assassination experience, allowed him to detect a slight abnormality.

There was a faint, almost imperceptible energy fluctuation in the surroundings.

"Something's wrong. Stop the car."

The moment his voice sounded, Lei Lie slammed on the brakes and stopped in place.

Boom!

Almost at the same time, a crimson energy beam descended from the sky, accurately striking the road surface directly in front of the armored vehicle.

The terrifying shockwave from the explosion flipped the armored vehicle right over.

Instantly, Zhou Xing protected his sister as they rolled out of the shattered window.

Lin Yue and Lei Lie also quickly escaped danger the moment the car flipped.

The three of them stood together, shielding Zhou Keer in the center.

"Damn, we were almost wiped out!"

Lei Lie said with lingering fear.

If the armored vehicle had been hit directly just now, there would have been no chance of survival for the four of them.

From within the smoke and dust, a slender figure slowly approached.

The person wore a white lab coat and stared at them with cold eyes.

"Divine Gene is truly unscrupulous..."

Lin Yue said in a cold voice.

"The people of 'Watcher' have repeatedly interfered in the affairs of Divine Gene. The company is very... dissatisfied with your behavior of taking away an important experimental subject."

"Let me formally introduce myself. I am 'Doctor,' from the Scavenger division of Divine Gene."

His voice was gentle, but the energy fluctuations he emitted at this moment caused their expressions to change drastically—late stage of Foundation Condensing Realm!

Furthermore, he came from the Scavenger division—a gathering place for natural Awakened Ones within Divine Gene, responsible for many of the company's 'dirty jobs.'

They were in danger!

Lei Lie immediately performed Metallization on both arms and turned to look at Lin Yue. "Sister Yue, take the newbie and leave first. I'll stall—"

Before he could finish his sentence,

The "Doctor's" figure appeared before him like a ghost.

A finger clad in a white glove lightly tapped his chest—

Sizzle!

With a soft sound, Zhou Xing saw Lei Lie's metallized skin actually peeling away rapidly, as if it were being corroded.

His own "Heavy Armor Form" was completely unable to function and was easily destroyed by the opponent.

Right then, a burst of extreme Frost Power erupted beneath the Doctor's feet, instantly freezing him into an ice sculpture.

Although the opponent broke through the ice in just half a second,

Zhou Xing had already retreated to a relatively safe position, holding his sister in one arm and dragging Lei Lie with the other.

At this time, wings condensed on Lin Yue's back, and she soared into the sky.

"Freezing ability? Interesting. I actually couldn't sense any energy fluctuations..."

Just as the Doctor was about to move, over a dozen wind blades struck from high above like lightning.

Lin Yue launched her attack immediately.

"Wind Blade Strangulation!"

"Hmph! Overestimating yourself!"

With a cold snort, a surge of dark green energy emerged from his fingertips.

Following that, a dark green shield condensed from energy surfaced, easily intercepting the numerous wind blades.

Simultaneously, he slowly raised his right hand—

"Corrosive Spear!"

A spear, entirely dark green, manifested and shot towards Lin Yue high in the sky.

Next, his figure became blurred, appearing beside Zhou Xing in an instant.

Relying on his combat intuition, Zhou Xing dodged to the side immediately, but a sharp pain still came from his left shoulder.

Three fingers had actually sunk into his flesh like spikes.

At the same time, the opponent's power constantly corroded Zhou Xing's muscle tissue.

The opponent's combat awareness was equally terrifying, like a precision instrument that had predicted his prediction.

However, at that moment, Lin Yue, who had already dodged the Corrosive Spear, continuously gathered the power of wind in her hands.

She compressed it into a Wind Pressure Bomb and hurled it at the Doctor.

Although Lin Yue's strength wasn't high, even the Doctor wouldn't find it pleasant to take a direct hit from this charged Wind Pressure Bomb.

He immediately retreated to dodge.

This allowed Zhou Xing to successfully pull back and retreat.

He immediately used Frost Power to temporarily freeze the wound, preventing continuous corrosion.

At the same time, Zhou Xing secretly activated Boiling Battle Intent.

The Doctor stopped his retreat and was about to attack again when three ice spikes fell from the sky, forcing him to continue dodging.

The continuous attacks actually made him look a bit disheveled.

"Now is the time!"

In an instant, Zhou Xing secretly used Gale Step, appearing in front of the Doctor as if he had teleported—

"Ice Fire Dual Stream!"

Frost Power and fire power converged directly onto his fist as he threw a full-force punch at the Doctor's abdomen.

Bang!

Pfft!

With the fusion of ice and fire attributes plus the bonus from Boiling Battle Intent, the solid punch caused the Doctor's abdomen to explode.

The man spat out a mouthful of blood and flew backward, stiff as a board.

"This is impossible! You are actually a dual-element fusion Awakened One?"

The Doctor could hardly believe his eyes at this moment.

Moreover, the opponent was only at the early stage of the Foundation Condensing Realm, yet he could achieve the fusion of opposing attributes.

"Burst!"

Right then, Zhou Xing snapped his fingers.

Frost Power and fire power flickered within the Doctor's body, causing it to swell continuously like it was being inflated.

"No..."

With a desperate roar, his body exploded into countless fragments.

Immediately after, a dark green divinity fragment emerged.

With the two of them watching, it was impossible for Zhou Xing to let the system fuse the divinity fragment.

He could only take out a specially made glass bottle to temporarily collect it.

"Are... are you sure you just broke through to the Foundation Condensing Realm?"

Lei Lie walked over at this time, looking at him as if he were a monster.

Thinking about how he had doubted the other's strength before, he couldn't help but swallow hard.

Most importantly, the opponent was a dual-element fusion Awakened One with opposing attributes.

This ability was even more powerful than ordinary dual-element fusers; for example, Life and Death, or Yin and Yang.

These were all opposing forces, but once combined, they were opposing element abilities capable of exploding with immense power.

"Do you still have doubts now?"

Lin Yue walked over after landing and said with a smile.

"Uh... haha, good kid, you've really got something."

After a brief silence, Lei Lie grinned and patted Zhou Xing heavily on the shoulder,

attempting to resolve the awkwardness this way.