Chapter 142 Nan Zhou Ridge North Park

Two figures slowly walked along a path in the park. Occasionally, there were elderly people and couples strolling by, but it seemed as if no one could see them.

These two figures were like invisible men, walking silently, leaving no trace, and not even stirring up the slightest breeze as they passed. It was extremely strange.

"Communications are down," one of them said in a deep voice. "Brother Han, I don't remember the intelligence mentioning that the Zhao family or Mingyuan have such strong cybersecurity capabilities?"

"They will act according to the original plan. The setups that need to be arranged are already in place, so we don't need to monitor them," a raspy voice replied. "However..."

"It looks like Mingyuan did it," he paused. "Their intentions are clear. Block communications, then do what they want, and push everything onto the Longhe assassins. Afterwards, give an explanation to the Zhao family, and to Jiuyi and the Security Department."

"There isn't much of our information on the Longhe side. Should we abandon them?" the other person asked in a low voice.

"Abandon them. It's just an empty shell anyway," the raspy voice said. "The Zhao family is still not to be underestimated. If they find something wrong, they will definitely mobilize their main forces."

"According to investigation statistics, the Zhao family's main forces are distributed among the military, Jiuyi, and the Education Department. Led by the family head, the Ninth Order Black Phoenix Zhao Chengxi, they can mobilize about one-third of Jiuyi's three divisions through their positions. Among the thirteen schools of Jiuyi—the Three Heroes and Ten Prodigies—at least four are on good terms with the Zhao family," the other person briefly introduced.

"The three near-Earth orbit fortresses and the Seventh Fleet. Is that the Zhao family's confidence?" the raspy voice laughed. "The influence of the Security Department is secondary. Except for the Li family."

"You want to capture him and bring him back..."

Distracted, the raspy woman immediately heard a muffled groan.

Li Cheng pointed his spear diagonally at the ground, his red dragon eyes quietly watching the raspy woman whose eyes were bleeding. Fury +1.

The huge force struck, and even through the scimitar, it caused a slight dent in the center of his chest. Let the other party feel despair.

In a trance, a large flock of white crows flew out of the forest. "Do you want to avenge him?"

His white leather armor quickly melted into a white liquid, covering his entire body and turning into a set of tattered white tights.

The raspy woman gripped the knife with both hands, her muscles cracking from the force. Traces of blood seeped from the edges of her eyes, sliding down her temples.

The sword mark continued to fly, interspersed with a large number of needle-like wisdom swords, forming white ripples that cut through the nearby aircraft.

Zhao Jiayi was slightly surprised. It seemed that the other party had calmed down.

Li Cheng stabbed, hitting the woman's neck directly, piercing through the center of her neck and into the soil. This was the limit of the Flying Ritual, and also the limit of a cyborg.

What the hell is this guy!?

"We underestimated you..." The raspy woman tore off her outer robe, revealing a burly body in white leather armor underneath.

Just a few steps away, the raspy woman suddenly reached out, stopping her companion. Sizzle!

Sizzle.

Dense malicious thoughts poured out from both of them. Sizzle.

"Angry?"

Fury +2.

"But now... I've changed my mind..." His blood-red dragon eyes looked at the raspy woman.

Since angering the other party had an effect, it would be better to be more direct next.

"It seems I underestimated Fengnan Province. I didn't expect someone to sneak up on me so quietly that I only noticed now."

Unless there was a revolutionary breakthrough in energy, it would be almost impossible to cross the Fourth Order limit relying on individuals.

"Those idiots from Ideal Land only know how to clash head-on. Hongmiao has been mixed up for so many years in vain, a bunch of decaying things. No wonder they were scattered by Mingyuan," the other person laughed along.

There was also a dragon head helmet with hideous horns growing out of it.

"Let's go. Communications are blocked. Let's go outside the blocked area and help Jiuyi notify them of the situation.

This guy isn't a pure complete body, but a cyborg. If he dies here, then he's completely dead. He can only rely on cloning to regenerate later.

"Who is he to you? Relative? Friend? Disciple?" Blood slowly seeped from the sword wound, forming blood beads.

Rumble!!

The hatch of the aircraft slowly opened. The two walked quickly towards it. This was still the norm.

The two stopped and stared intently at the aircraft. How long had it been?

The aircraft exploded with a roar. Orange-white flames, accompanied by shockwaves and metal fragments, blew off half of the nose, slamming heavily into a tree trunk and falling to the ground with a bend.

And Fourth Order relied only on the battery energy blocks they carried with them. Hum.

The biggest difference between Fourth Order and Fifth Order was energy.

Destiny had already reached Fourth Order! And Fourth Order basically meant the peak of an individual's strength. Without national-level support, it was impossible to achieve qualitative change and reach Fifth Order.

Zhao Jiayi flapped his wings, and a wisp of invisible white gas emanated from his body.

The armor was as smooth as a mirror, with white and delicate dragon patterns and wings made of metal blades. This Destiny guy... was actually much stronger than the data from the Sutan incident!

The total energy support needed by a Fifth Order expert every moment could directly supply uninterrupted electricity to a city of tens of millions of people.

Zhu Qiongyi released the Li Cheng in his hand, which was showing jagged cracks, and stood up from the small pit.

Zhao Jiayi slowly pulled out his sword. The hissing sound it made as it rubbed caused the woman below to twitch, arcs of electricity surging from her body. Sizzle...

A pair of white spiral horns emerged from both sides of his forehead, lengthened, and stood upright forward.

The armor worn by this figure was so naturally perfect that it seemed to have grown naturally, with a kind of eerie and clear dark beauty.

But now... what was he seeing? Pfft pfft...

The other woman, caught off guard, was struck again by a sword. In the huge sonic boom, a pit several meters wide exploded on the ground.

Jiuyi was a behemoth. As long as it knew the situation and mobilized its strength, no matter how rampant Golden Sword was, it would definitely be completely crushed.

"How did you find us? The aircraft and all the technological equipment we used were in manual operation mode with absolute signal isolation. No matter how powerful the hacker, without an entry point or a radiation field, it's impossible to detect our existence."

"That's why I hate you guys the most, hiding behind, little bugs... flying around and buzzing." Zhao Jiayi walked towards the other party step by step.

"Could it be that they really dare to rebel?" the raspy voice said.

Higher Fifth Order required not only the energy that individuals could carry, but also a large amount of comprehensive support in all aspects.

One second.

It was rare to encounter a strong person who could casually slash, so he could have a good time.

The entire aircraft was cut in half, and the inner and outer engines lit up with uncertain light. A deep crack suddenly appeared on the surface of the aircraft.

In the flock of crows, a figure with jet-black wings slowly descended from the sky, landed on its toes, and stood still. Fifth Order relied on national energy to supply their equipment and weapons, so they were unmatched.

The robe tore open, revealing a sharp sword mark slowly emerging on the cyan skin underneath.

"This is called, a good deed gets a good reward," the raspy voice chuckled.

"This time it's really interesting. Just moving a chess piece slightly can make a century-level drama..." Fury +2.

The raspy woman did not answer, but stared at the aircraft with a trace of interest on her dark green face.

More was the difference in operational realm and tactical materials.

He lay on his back on the ground, metal fragments exploding and scattering all over his body. Half of his head was gone, and there was a large hole in his chest. It was clear that he was finished.

The golden sword blade lightly slashed down from behind on the side of the scimitar in his hand. The two turned and walked away from the Golden Sword.

Therefore, everyone understood that Destiny had reached his limit at this point.

"The weak yearn for the heavens and the earth. The strong control the heavens and the earth." Zhao Jiayi held his sword in one hand, and with another flash of white light, he slashed again. Such a powerful strength was far from comparable to a mere outside Fourth Order like Golden Sword.

"Destiny... Originally, we didn't plan to fight you so quickly, but now... since you're courting death... don't blame me..."

A huge shock exploded with shockwaves, overturning the surrounding trees and grass in circles, like a hurricane passing through. Everything centered on the two of them, overturning in all directions.

"Originally, I was planning not to interfere, just to watch... after all, games don't always need to be played in person..." A month? Two months?!

It was an essential leap from tactical to strategic level.

It could be said that for any Fifth Order expert, what limited them was not their own strength or quality, but energy. Clang!!!

In an instant, a white light flashed, and a figure appeared behind him.

"Golden Sword is trying to take advantage of the time gap when Jiuyi's information is blocked to settle everything completely. What puzzles me is, how can they be sure that Jiuyi will accept this result? Randomly sending out a few of the Eight Heroes and Ten Prodigies would be enough to stop Destiny, and the others aren't much of a threat," the other person said in surprise.

The white gas sword mark brought out by this sword instantly blasted away the other person who pounced from the side. "What?"

"Destiny... Your strength... How is that possible?!" The raspy woman clearly noticed that the other party's data was very different from the data she had just queried.

At the same time, his entire body's muscles rapidly expanded and enlarged. His height rapidly increased from two meters, climbing to eight meters, eight meters seven, seven meters!!

Fourth Order was basically the limit that an individual could reach.

The crows flapped their wings, and red eyes swept across, like a piece of red jade lightly scattered around the aircraft. Fury +3.

With a loud bang, circles of white gas exploded.

Shaking off the fragments on Li Cheng, Zhao Jiayi flapped his wings and slowly floated into the air, staring at the other party. "You are...?" the raspy woman asked in a low voice.

His expression changed drastically, and he quickly drew his knife to block.

"Hehe... You say we are bugs??" The raspy woman laughed, with surprise, mockery, and a trace of incomprehensible condescension.

"Destiny?" The raspy woman paused in her speech, and the smile on her face slowly faded. Fury +2.

Because of energy limitations, the gap between Fifth Order experts was not as large as expected. This was not a difference of one or two times, but a difference of dozens, hundreds, or even more times.

The Eight Pillars of Zhu Qiongzhi were all powerful Fifth Order Flying Ritual masters. Many even said that they had reached the threshold of Sixth Order, but because resources were limited and could not supply more Fifth Order, they had to maintain the status quo.

Pfft.

Huh? The anger has decreased instead?

The data from Sutan was invalid in just two months?

Therefore, after reaching Fourth Order, individuals would stop improving their strength and instead improve their weaknesses in all aspects and make up for their weak points.

"You've come to my territory, but you still don't recognize who I am?"

As he spoke, wisps of white smoke rose from his body. Two seconds.

Fury +1.

"Now, there is no escape for you."