Chapter 535 439: Determined to Slay the Rank 9

He hadn't seen her in a month.

Shen Ning'Er was dressed as impeccably as ever, her body bound in a black military uniform. The only difference was that the rank on her shoulder was now that of a Major General.

The roar of a heavy mecha-motorcycle grew closer.

For some reason, an image surfaced in Gao Neng's mind: the last time he'd seen Shen Ning'Er on the battlefield, she had appeared and run a spear right through Mu Feifei's shoulder.

Domineering and unparalleled!

However, it was clear that Shen Ning'Er hadn't come alone this time.

Following behind her was an "Armored Corps."

This Iron Armor Army was composed of two hundred heavy armored vehicles, each mounted with a massive, heavy-duty thermal cannon.

And now, this Armored Corps was spreading out in a single line.

"Sister Ning'Er actually brought an Armored Corps with her! That's amazing!" Fang Tangtang exclaimed excitedly as she watched the scene unfold.

Two hundred armored vehicles carrying heavy thermal cannons were exactly what the Northern District Battlefield needed most right now.

"Yeah, it's very amazing," Gao Neng nodded. Then, his gaze snapped toward the person behind him. "Tangtang, do you remember what I told you?"

"What?"

"When we're running for our lives, you have to keep your mouth shut!"

"Okay!"

"Now's the time to run for our lives!" Gao Neng finished speaking, giving Fang Tangtang no time to respond. He immediately directed the Flying Earth Dragon to plunge straight into the ground.

And at that exact moment, a powerful force descended from the heavens.

It was a beam of ice-blue light.

The chill was terrifying.

It fell from the sky like a frigid current capable of freezing the very air, aiming directly for the space above Gao Neng and Fang Tangtang's heads.

But unfortunately for the attacker, Gao Neng had already started his escape downward.

BOOM!

A massive explosion erupted from the ground.

Ice and snow shattered.

A deep crater, a full ten meters wide, appeared out of nowhere.

Above the crater, an alien man hovered. He wore a snow-white robe, his hair was ice-blue, and his face was covered in white Scale Armor.

"Gao Neng!!!"

"Gao Neng!!"

Everyone cried out in alarm.

Shen Ning'Er screeched her heavy mech to a halt. She quickly removed her helmet, revealing a stunningly beautiful face full of heroic spirit.

Because the alien man who had just attacked was definitely Ninth Rank.

But this Ninth Rank alien man was not one of the five who were charging from the front.

"A sixth Ninth Rank alien!"

"There's actually a sixth one? Did he fly to the highest point in the sky, conceal his energy signature, and then launch a surprise attack on Gao Neng from above?!"

"A Ninth Rank alien, ambushing Gao Neng?"

"How despicable!"

Seeing this, Shaximo and the others were filled with grief and indignation.

But this was the battlefield. It was brutal. As long as you could achieve victory, no one cared what methods you used. Even a Ninth Rank would resort to a sneak attack.

'His reaction was pretty fast?' The Ninth Rank alien's gaze sharpened. In the crater beneath his feet, a large hole was slowly being revealed.

Gao Neng had run.

The moment the alien had charged, Gao Neng had taken Fang Tangtang and burrowed underground.

However, the alien wasn't panicking.

Gao Neng's power level had long since surpassed the third tier, so even deep underground, his body would still emit an energy signature.

A smile tugged at the corner of the Ninth Rank alien's mouth.

'You think you can run? Where could you possibly go?' As a top-tier expert of the Ice and Snow Race, he wouldn't abandon his advantage and play hide-and-seek with Gao Neng underground.

Therefore, what he needed to do was... play Whac-A-Mole!

'Wherever you are, that's where I'll strike!'

'If you don't come out...'

'...then I'll keep striking until you do!'

The Ninth Rank alien's way of doing things was just that domineering.

"Show yourself!" The Ninth Rank alien unleashed a wave of cold energy. This energy resonated with the chill in the ground, forming an absolute domain of ice and snow energy with him at its center.

Within this energy domain, no energy signature could escape his detection.

About this point...

...he was extremely confident.

Unfortunately for him, this time he had run into a hacker who'd paid for cheats.

So, no matter how confident he was, or how powerful his techniques were, it was absolutely impossible for him to find Gao Neng and Fang Tangtang's position underground.

"No energy fluctuations?!" The Ninth Rank alien's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. He had never encountered such a situation before.

However, in that instant, he felt a chill assault him from behind.

"Hm?!" The Ninth Rank alien instantly sidestepped.

But the chill still grazed his left arm.

It was a blade!

An extremely thin blade, like a cicada's wing, it was nearly transparent. But it was sharp enough to slice through the white Scale Armor covering his body.

SLASH!

Blood splashed.

The Ninth Rank alien's eyes narrowed, and at the same time, he lashed out with a fierce kick.

BANG!

A figure went flying.

The figure tumbled through the air before landing heavily on the ground, cracking the solid ice beneath.

"To be able to conceal one's presence to this degree... human techniques truly have their merits!" The Ninth Rank Ice and Snow Alien Race member looked toward a woman not far away.

"You were lucky," the woman said, looking up.

It was Luna.

In fact, she had followed Gao Neng here long ago, but had remained hidden behind him. Because this was her duty.

And the reason Gao Neng had been able to sense the ambush from the sky in advance was actually because Luna had warned him.

As the Alliance's top assassin.

Luna's perception of presences and energy was undoubtedly among the best in the Alliance.

But that perception did not extend to the pay-to-win hacker, Gao Neng.

After Gao Neng took Fang Tangtang underground, his energy signature vanished completely in an instant, leaving Luna with a complicated mix of feelings.

However, this also gave Luna an opportunity.

To ambush the Ninth Rank Ice and Snow Alien.

However, things rarely go as planned. Her ambush failed because the Ninth Rank Ice and Snow Alien happened to be releasing his energy to search for Gao Neng, and thus sensed the chill from behind him.

With her one-hit ambush a failure...

...Luna immediately tried to flee. She was an assassin, after all, and direct confrontation wasn't her style.

"Trying to run? Where do you think you can go?!" The Ninth Rank Ice and Snow Alien glanced at the wound on his arm, and murderous intent instantly flared in his eyes.

As a Ninth Rank expert, to be injured in the arm by a human Tier Eight's ambush was an absolute disgrace. He needed to kill Luna to wipe it away.

But before he could move, a crowd of black shadows had already surrounded him.

There were quite a few of them.

One hundred and eight in total!

And they were all Tier Eight Late Stage genetic weapons.

These genetic weapons were incredibly decisive in their actions. Without so much as a greeting, they raised their blades and charged toward the Ninth Rank Ice and Snow Alien.

"!!!" The Ninth Rank Ice and Snow Alien had clearly not expected to be swarmed and hacked at by one hundred and eight genetic weapons. For a moment, he couldn't quite adapt.

But it didn't matter.

After a few more slashes, he would get used to it.

BOOM!

CLANG!

BOOM!

Slash after slash after slash.

The one hundred and eight genetic weapons attacked like madmen, desperately striking at the Ninth Rank Ice and Snow Alien from all directions. Every move was a killing blow.

Blue light flashed again and again.

In an instant, the Ninth Rank Ice and Snow Alien was struck no less than ten times.

Normally, a single Ninth Rank could fight against five to ten Tier Eights simultaneously.

But before him were one hundred and eight!

A full tenfold increase!

Moreover, these Tier Eights were all created from Gao Neng's genes. Every strike was a three-hit combo, and it was the only move they knew.

This was extremely uncomfortable.

At the very least, the Ninth Rank Ice and Snow Alien was instantly bloodied.

However, as a Ninth Rank, even if he couldn't win, he still had a chance to break out of the encirclement.

BOOM!

With a massive bang.

The Ninth Rank Ice and Snow Alien forced his way out.

Of course, his back took at least five more hits in the process.

His white Scale Armor had been shattered.

If he had arrived with incomparable flair, he was leaving in a pathetic state.

'Trying to run? You think I'll let you get away?' Gao Neng lay hidden underground, holding Fang Tangtang, but his Spiritual Power was still connected to the one hundred and eight genetic weapons.

Thus, he could see the fleeing Ninth Rank Ice and Snow Alien perfectly through the eyes of the genetic weapons.

'He came alone to launch a sneak attack!'

'It'd be outrageous if I didn't make him leave something behind.'

Gao Neng rapidly controlled the genetic weapons, making them teleport continuously. After a series of flashes, the Ninth Rank Ice and Snow Alien was finally grabbed and held by a Tier Eight genetic weapon.

'Then... I can't let go, even in death!'

'Hold him tight!'

"No!!!" The Ninth Rank Ice and Snow Alien roared as he saw countless blades descending toward his head. In an instant, his entire skeleton swelled to several times its normal size.

SNAP!

One of the Tier Eight genetic weapon's two arms was snapped off.

"..." Gao Neng.

'Holy crap!'

'A Ninth Rank alien is this terrifying?!'

'He clearly remembered that fighting Wu Qingjing in the Federation Government Building hadn't been nearly this difficult.'

'Who just snaps off an arm in one go?'

'That's too ridiculous!'

'So, are Ninth Rank aliens really stronger than Ninth Rank humans?'

Gao Neng's mind raced, and he quickly formed a new evaluation of Ninth Rank aliens.

A Ninth Rank alien could already be called a king!

Normally, when facing Ninth Rank humans, one of them could match three.

Especially in terms of strength, aliens were naturally much more powerful than humans. The explosive force the Ninth Rank Ice and Snow Alien had just used to break free was absolutely terrifying.

'I can't stay underground forever. I have to let everyone see me. It's like in a war—the battle standard can never fall. Not only can it not fall, but it must also be in the most conspicuous position!' Gao Neng grit his teeth.

Killing a Ninth Rank alien was harder than he had imagined.

But no matter how difficult it was, he decided to try. And he had to kill him openly and honorably, because only by doing so could he truly shake the morale of both sides.