180: Crush the energy beam with bare hands!

Just as Zhang Chen ended the call, a look of joy on his face, and was about to turn around.

An arrogant voice came from the entrance of the residential area not far away.

“Who do I have here? So it’s Captain Zhang taking in refugees? That’s truly hard work.”

Everyone looked towards the sound.

They saw a team of well-equipped Soldiers, surrounding a young man, swaggering in.

This team of Soldiers was completely different from Zhang Chen’s team; they weren't wearing military uniforms, but a type of grey-black combat suit with a metallic luster.

They wore full-coverage tactical helmets and held energy rifles, with faint blue electric arcs swirling around the muzzles.

The young man they surrounded, around twenty years old, wore a silver light battle armor, with a faint blue glow flowing across its surface, sleek lines, and a futuristic, technological feel.

She looked arrogant, her chin slightly raised, and her eyes swept disdainfully over Zhang Chen and the ordinary citizens queuing up behind him for registration.

“Li Momo?” Zhang Chen’s brows furrowed when he saw the newcomer.

“Uncle Zhang, don’t be so formal.” Li Momo walked over with a smile, her tone intimate, but there was no respect in her eyes, “My dad heard that your rescue work was progressing slowly, so he specially sent me to help you out.”

The “dad” she mentioned was Li Yongde, the Deputy Director of H City’s official department.

Li Momo was the illegitimate daughter of Deputy Director Li Yongde, and she had also awakened an Advanced-grade talent, Mechanical Transformation.

Relying on this connection, she had a smooth journey in the Lord World, receiving a large amount of official resource allocation.

After returning to Blue Star, she pushed this arrogance to the extreme.

Zhang Chen’s expression was somewhat grim.

He naturally knew that Li Momo wasn't here to help, but to snatch credit and, incidentally, incorporate forces.

“Young Miss Li, we can handle the situation here ourselves, no need for you to trouble yourself.” Zhang Chen’s tone was neither obsequious nor overbearing.

“Oh, you can’t say that.” Li Momo waved her finger, giggling, “I came here on my dad’s orders. Are you trying to defy superior instructions? You can’t bear that accusation.”

She walked around Zhang Chen, her gaze lingering on his military uniform for a moment, and she curled her lips.

“What era is this? Still using cold weapons, the efficiency is too low.”

She waved her hand, and a Soldier behind her stepped forward, raised his energy rifle, and aimed it at a nearby boulder.

“Whoosh!”

A brilliant blue energy beam shot out, instantly leaving a fist-sized, smooth-edged hole in the boulder.

This made everyone present gasp.

The citizens who had just been queuing looked at the terrifying destructive power, their eyes filled with fear.

Even the Soldiers behind Zhang Chen showed solemn expressions.

The power of this energy weapon far exceeded the steel long spears in their hands.

Li Momo was very satisfied with this effect; she raised her chin even higher, her gaze sweeping through the crowd, and quickly noticed Mo Yan, whose Aura was extraordinary.

As well as the warm sun jade pendant that Zhang Chen held tightly in his hand.

“Oh? What’s this?”

Li Momo curiously reached out her hand.

She was about to take the jade pendant from Zhang Chen’s hand, her actions completely natural, as if she were taking her own belongings.

Zhang Chen flipped his wrist, dodged her hand, and quietly put the jade pendant into his pocket.

“Nothing, just a small trinket.”

“Small trinket?” Li Momo’s movements paused, and the smile on her face turned cold, “Captain Zhang, that’s no fun. How can you hide good things? Take it out and let me see.”

Although she was a Lord of the technology system, she also knew that there were many different system items in the Lord World.

Something that Zhang Chen valued so much was definitely not simple.

“This is my personal item, and it has nothing to do with Young Miss Li.” Zhang Chen’s tone hardened.

“Yours?” Li Momo seemed to have heard the biggest joke, “Zhang Chen, don’t forget, you are now the captain of the official rescue team, and everything about you belongs to the official! The things in your hand should also be handed over for unified distribution by the official!”

She directly used the official name to pressure him.

Just as the two were at a stalemate, Mo Yan’s voice suddenly rang out.

“Do you mean that all personal belongings of official personnel must also be handed over?”

Everyone’s gaze instantly focused on Mo Yan.

Only then did Li Momo properly size up this man dressed in white ancient clothing.

“Who are you? Do you have a right to speak here?”

A Soldier beside her stepped forward, his energy rifle pointed at Mo Yan, the blue electric arc at the muzzle flickering.

Mo Yan seemed not to see the muzzle pointed at him, his cold gaze falling on Li Momo, carrying a hint of playfulness.

“What, you’re acting so domineering, yet you don’t even have the courage to answer a simple question?”

His Aura suddenly surged, causing the surrounding air to stagnate, making the Soldiers around Li Momo turn pale and have difficulty breathing.

“Now, answer my question.”

“You!” Li Momo was enraged by his dismissive attitude.

No one had ever dared to speak to her in such a tone!

“Noisy!” Her eyes turned cold, and she raised her chin at the Soldier beside her, “Make him shut up and let him know who’s in charge here.”

In her opinion, a strange man in ancient clothing, even if he was a Lord, would be no match for her energy rifle.

The technology system was the Dominator of this era.

The Soldier received the order and pulled the trigger.

Whoosh!

A blue energy beam shot directly at Mo Yan’s glabella.

Zhang Chen’s face changed drastically, and he exclaimed, “Stop!”

He wanted to stop it, but it was already too late.

However, the next scene that unfolded made everyone present widen their eyes, as if time had stopped at that moment.

Spiritual Qi flowed around Mo Yan, and the surface of his Immortal Robe glowed faintly.

He raised his hand and casually pinched the beam with two fingers.

The violent energy twisted at his fingertips, emitting a harsh “zzzt” sound, as if it wanted to tear space apart.

However, no matter how the energy impacted, it was firmly bound by an invisible force, unable to advance a single inch further.

Mo Yan rubbed his fingertips, and the blue beam instantly annihilated, turning into specks of light and dissipating into the air.

The entire process was eerily quiet.

The Soldier who fired the gun stood frozen, his hand gripping the rifle, already filled with shock and disbelief.

Li Momo’s arrogance and anger also completely solidified.

Her proud technological weapon, the seemingly invincible power in her eyes, was actually so easily crushed by the opponent’s two fingers?

What kind of monster was this?

Bare-handed… crushing an energy beam?

Even Advanced defensive Spells or Qi shields, even if they took a direct hit, would suffer minor injuries.

How could it be so effortlessly annihilated like this?

“Now, can you answer my question?”

Mo Yan’s voice was still calm, but in Li Momo’s ears, it was no less than a thunderclap.

He took a step forward.

All the Soldiers around Li Momo subconsciously took half a step back.

“I…” Li Momo’s lips moved, but she couldn’t utter a single word.

Her proud Advanced-grade talent, the power brought by her father, and her well-equipped technological troops, all seemed like child’s play in front of this man.

Mo Yan scanned the sleek silver battle armor on her with Value Insight.

“A rare-quality Celestial Star Alloy Armor, with an added energy shield module and miniature thrusters. The defense is indeed good, but unfortunately… it’s wasted on you.”

Li Momo’s pupils suddenly contracted.

The other party actually saw through the details of her battle armor with a single glance!

This battle armor was her biggest trump card, crafted by collecting a large amount of Materials and with the help of the official’s top craftsmen!

“You… who exactly are you?” She feigned composure, but the tremor in her voice betrayed her inner unease.