68: Chapter 68 The Power of a Single Shot

Zhang Man let out a heroic roar like an ancient mother tyrannosaur.

From the back of her dark silver [Valkyrie Exoskeleton Armor], the faint blue propulsion flames erupted violently once more.

"B-rank Talent—[Steel Body]!"

Zhang Man transformed into an unstoppable bolt of silver lightning.

Gripping the high-frequency vibrating bone blade that emitted a lethal blue light, she charged head-on into a Mutated Violent Giant Bear as tall as a two-story building, which was roaring at the front of the pack!

"Squelch!"

There was no hesitation at all.

Before that terrifying armor propulsion and the high-frequency vibrating bone blade that cut through steel like butter...

That thick-skinned, Mutated Violent Giant Bear, which even a rocket launcher couldn't kill in one hit...

Was split in half by Zhang Man from head to toe, as easily as slicing through soft butter!

Scalding blood and internal organs poured onto the bridge deck like a waterfall.

Behind Zhang Man, over a dozen girls from the Combat Team had already formed an indestructible steel wall.

The Repeating Hand-crossbows in their hands fired a frantic volley of poisoned bolts, pinning those low-level mutated beasts attempting to bypass the defensive line firmly to the ground.

Dark Night had completely transformed into a death god within the shadows.

Her graceful demi-human body flickered across the battlefield like a phantom.

Every time those heterochromatic eyes—one blue and one yellow—lit up in the darkness, an elite monster's throat would inevitably be ruthlessly slit by a faint blue dagger.

Under the protection of the insanely perfect fire net of these stunning Valkyries from the [abyss roarer]...

Ye Qingyu was at the center of this tragic storm of bullets, frost, and sonic waves.

Yet, not even a single strand of her hair was harmed!

She completely immersed her mind and body into that unparalleled Mechanical Resonance.

"One hundred meters... two hundred meters... only fifty meters left!"

Ye Qingyu bit down on a lollipop that was nearly melted, her forehead covered in fine beads of crystalline sweat.

As the temporary Titanium Steel Rail suspended over the bottomless abyss grew longer and closer to the pier on the opposite bank...

This miraculous emergency repair finally reached its final and most critical five-minute countdown!

However.

The [Blood-Winged Demon Bat] BOSS, which had been circling ten thousand meters above and watching coldly, could no longer maintain its aloof, overlord-like posture.

In its originally mocking [Scarlet Blood Moon] vertical pupils, a surge of unprecedented tyranny and terror finally welled up.

These weak human ants in its eyes were actually going to bridge this natural chasm right under its nose?!

"Skreeeee——!!!"

The Blood-Winged Demon Bat let out a piercing shriek loud enough to penetrate the clouds and shatter the eardrums of countless low-level mutated beasts below.

Its massive fleshy wings, spanning over a hundred meters, suddenly retracted, and its enormous body dove straight down from ten thousand meters like a blood-red meteorite falling from outer space!

Carrying a world-destroying terrifying pressure and a suffocating stench, it dove personally!

This silver grade-peak BOSS was incredibly fast, even creating ripples of dark red sonic booms in the air!

"Not good! That big guy is coming down!"

"Its target is the mechanic!"

The Train Masters in the rear shouted in terror.

A trace of gravity flashed across Chu Qingxue's exquisite face, and she unhesitatingly squeezed out all the remaining extreme cold elements in her body.

A massive [Extreme Cold Ice Shield] five meters thick, shimmering with a diamond-like luster, instantly condensed above Ye Qingyu's head.

"Human reptiles seeking death, become my nourishment!"

The Blood-Winged Demon Bat's abyss-like mouth suddenly gaped open.

A pillar of scarlet venom thicker than a water bucket, emitting a pungent stench...

Like a roaring poison dragon, it slammed heavily into the [Extreme Cold Ice Shield] Chu Qingxue had condensed!

"Sizzle—!"

A hair-raising sound of intense corrosion suddenly rang out.

Chu Qingxue's S-rank [Extreme Cold Ice Shield], capable of withstanding heavy artillery fire, was like a scoop of ice cream dropped into boiling water before the innate venom of this silver grade-peak BOSS.

In less than a second, a shocking, massive hole was corroded through!

The scarlet venom's momentum remained unchecked, joined by the Blood-Winged Demon Bat's massive claws that seemed forged of steel.

With a terrifying whistle that tore through the air, it went straight for Ye Qingyu's fragile head as she focused on welding the rails!

Just as it seemed this exceptionally talented mechanic girl would perish under the BOSS's peerless attack...

"Vile beast!"

"You dare touch Su Chen's person?!"

A heaven-shaking roar, as furious, violent, and full of endless killing intent as an ancient demon god...

Suddenly exploded from the open, heavy hatch of the [abyss roarer]!

Su Chen had at some point dropped the Thunder-Fire Shotgun in his hand.

His tall, straight, and powerful body, hard as granite, stood proudly before the shattered blast-proof glass of the main control room.

In his deep, cold eyes, a crazily burning silver-white modified light had completely taken over!

"Ling Yi!"

Su Chen's voice, carrying an endless will for destruction, echoed wildly through the train's internal communication system.

"Shut down all shields! Cut off power to all living areas!"

"Take every last bit of electricity in this train—even from the juicers—and channel it all into the Thunder main cannon at the front!"

"Main cannon overclocked to three hundred percent!"

Su Chen suddenly raised his large, pincer-like hand, pointing straight at the silver grade-peak BOSS diving in the sky, and his finger slammed down on an illusory red firing button.

"Blast it..."

"Down for me!!!"

"Hummm——!"

Following his absolutely domineering and unquestionable command...

This dark gold heavy-armored train, which had been running smoothly, instantly fell into an unprecedented state of frantic frenzy.

The luxurious constant-temperature air conditioning in the second-floor panoramic living area, the surround sound speakers playing light music, and even the mid-grade water cycle purification center that produced two hundred liters of pure water daily...

All had their energy supply circuits ruthlessly cut by Ling Yi in the same second.

The interior of the entire train instantly plunged into a deathly silent darkness.

But this brief darkness was merely brewing an ultimate storm capable of destroying gods!

"Overclock mode activated!"

"Drawing all reserve energy from the entire train..."

"Warning! Main cannon coolant temperature has exceeded the critical danger point!"

In the cold, mechanical synthesized voice of the AI big sister Ling Yi, a rare hint of anthropomorphic fanatical trembling appeared.

"[Thunder Electromagnetic Pulse Cannon], overclocked to three hundred percent!"

"Target locked: silver grade-peak Mutant [Blood-Winged Demon Bat]."

"Fire!!!"

As Ling Yi's emotionless countdown hit zero...

At the top of the [abyss roarer]'s massive, bloated front, the exaggeratedly shaped Level 2 train core main cannon—the [Thunder Electromagnetic Pulse Cannon]—which lay dormant like an ancient steel beast...

Suddenly erupted with a dazzling blue light brighter than ten thousand suns!

"Rumble——!!!"

A pillar of destructive light, more than twice as thick as the one used against the Iron Blood Alliance and composed entirely of high-frequency violent lightning and materialized electromagnetic energy...

Like a roaring thunder dragon breaking out of the cages of the nine nether hells, trailing a long faint blue flame, it moved at a terrifying speed that completely surpassed the reaction limits of carbon-based lifeforms.

It surged upward against the sky, meeting the arrogant Blood-Winged Demon Bat diving from ten thousand meters!

This incredibly brilliant blue light not only instantly tore through the suffocating [Scarlet Blood Moon] light...

But also illuminated the entire ten-thousand-meter [Bridge of Sighs] and the bottomless, rolling black water river below as bright as day!

In the scarlet vertical pupils of the silver grade-peak BOSS Blood-Winged Demon Bat, which were originally full of mockery and tyranny, only endless terror and despair remained.

It couldn't understand no matter how hard it tried.

How could this human train, which looked like a tiny iron-shelled insect in its eyes, possibly erupt with such world-destroying terrifying energy!

In its high-speed dive mid-air, it couldn't even make a single movement to dodge.

Even the shriek that represented its dignity as a silver grade-peak overlord was completely drowned out by the deafening roar of the violent thunder light pillar.

"Sizzle—Boom!!!"

The beam from the electromagnetic pulse cannon was like a red-hot paper cutter slicing through a piece of soft cheese.

Without any suspense, it slammed squarely and solidly into the mountain-like body of the Blood-Winged Demon Bat!

There was no suspense, and no evenly matched stalemate.

Before this absolute destructive firepower of three hundred percent overclocking, enough to instantly melt two heavy-armored trains...

This terrifying beast that held air superiority and released scarlet venom...

Its proud, tough fleshy wings and its mutated scales capable of withstanding rocket fire...

In the first 0.1 seconds of contact with the thunder light pillar, they underwent a terrifying molecular-level vaporization!

"Awoooo——!"

Accompanied by a brief and extremely shrill non-human scream...

More than half of the massive body of this originally high-and-mighty silver grade-peak BOSS was blasted away in mid-air by the thunder light pillar!

The remaining small section of charred wreckage, like a tattered rag, was even burning with faint blue electromagnetic flames.

Like a burning meteorite that had lost its power, trailing a long tail of black smoke...

It bypassed Ye Qingyu's petite body and fell helplessly into the bottomless abyss river below, where black waves churned.

With a dull "plop," it couldn't even kick up a decent splash before being completely swallowed by the darkness.

Silence.

On the entire [Bridge of Sighs], aside from the howling wind and the dazzling thunder trail that lingered in the sky for a long time, a strange silence fell.

The dozen or so top Train Masters in the rear, who had been pinned down by the beast tide and were struggling to hold on...

Were all frozen in place as if someone had cast a binding spell on them, maintaining their previous firing and slashing postures.

They even forgot to pull their fingers from the triggers, and their eyes were bulging so much they almost fell out of their sockets.

"My... My God..."

"That was a silver grade-peak mutant overlord with flight capabilities! Just like that... just like that, it was vaporized by a single shot?!"

"What level of train main cannon is that? That firepower configuration—even the top Railguns in the [East China Region]'s official armory couldn't do that!"

"Too insane... this isn't even combat power on the same dimension!"

In the regional chat channel, those Train Masters who were usually high-and-mighty were now completely terrified by this dimensional strike that exceeded the limits of their cognition.

They watched the fading blue thunder afterglow in the sky, with only one thought left in their minds.

And that was to absolutely, positively never provoke this dark gold steel beast with [No. 0099] printed on its side!