Chapter 1606: Mastery Over Armaments

The battles around them could not affect the two Epsilon-class Transcendents.

As the being in the Northwest Major Region whose talent was second only to Li Changgong's, Xiao Lie had been influenced by that battle shortly after leaving Shengjing, and had smoothly broken through his limits to reach Epsilon-class standards.

His very existence was one of the reasons Li Changgong felt emboldened against the unknown civilization's assault.

The moment Xiao Lie crossed hands with the Black-White Commander, he knew with absolute clarity that to win this battle, he had to take the other down first!

So he leaped without hesitation from the top of the tall building, heading straight for the Black-White Commander.

"Boom——"

A pair of enormous wings sprouted directly from his back.

The ability Metal Frenzy could strengthen all things. In the beginning, he had served as a mechanic, reinforcing weapons for the military.

But later on, his combat capabilities gradually came to light.

Metal Frenzy could not only strengthen weapons, but also enhance his own body, granting him all sorts of inconceivable power!

This was an extremely formidable ability, one that would be envied even among Transcendents of the special-type classification.

"I'll engage him head-on, the Arctic War God will provide long-range support for me at any moment!"

As Xiao Lie descended mid-flight, he issued combat orders to his comrades behind him.

As the second-in-command of the Northwest Army, he was the highest authority whenever Li Changgong was absent.

With his orders given, Xiao Lie landed directly in front of the Black-White Commander.

The Black-White Commander's feet were off the ground, a mass of wind beneath him suspending him in mid-air.

The moment Xiao Lie touched down, he pulled out a high-explosive grenade from his gear. This ordinary Transcendent-grade grenade, after a forceful squeeze from him, quickly surged with terrifying black aura.

The grenade transformed into a monstrous egg with a hideous mouth on its surface, even letting out a terrifying screech.

Xiao Lie wound up his arm. Under the power of Metal Frenzy, his close-quarters strength was not inferior to that of an Enhancement-type Transcendent of the same rank!

Xiao Lie hurled it with all his might, the mutated grenade flying straight toward the Black-White Commander.

The Black-White Commander assumed a combat stance, clearly cautious and careful when facing an attack of unknown origin.

His right hand formed into a blade-hand, slashing viciously downward at an angle!

A colossal wind blade, sharp beyond compare, descended from the sky, its form rivaling a tall building as it struck straight ahead!

The instant the giant wind blade met the mutated grenade, a violent explosion erupted on the street between them!

The terrifying shockwave leveled the entire block.

While the explosion was still spreading, Xiao Lie had already pulled out various weapons prepared in advance from his gear.

Two oversized Transcendent-specific pistols were drawn, and after enhancement by the Metal Frenzy ability, they transformed into fearsome firearms half a meter long, their barrels coiled with black dragon patterns!

"Bang!", "Bang!", "Bang!"...

Xiao Lie's rate of fire was not fast, but every bullet fired produced a deafening roar.

The bullets tore through the flames of the explosion, heading straight for the Black-White Commander!

The Black-White Commander walked forward without a trace of panic, his right hand forming a blade with fingers pressed together, sweeping swiftly before him.

Mass after mass of hurricane wind whipped past his front, deflecting every attack that came his way!

Seeing this, Xiao Lie furrowed his brows.

"With weapons empowered by my ability, their attack power is absolutely not comparable to ordinary arms. But he blocked them so effortlessly... Could it be that there's still a gap in the level of supernatural powers?"

He vibrated the wings on his back and shot into the air, issuing a second command through his smart system.

Before long, from the weapon base, a massive missile was launched, soaring skyward and descending toward the Black-White Commander's position almost vertically.

Using his smart system's calculations, Xiao Lie flew to high altitude, then hugged the missile while its speed was still manageable.

The Metal Frenzy ability activated in an instant.

The enormous black monster of a missile rapidly became shrouded in terrifying black smoke. Its surface grew rows upon rows of black dragon scales, and even its head transformed into a fearsome flood-dragon maw.

An enormous missile, under Xiao Lie's ability, had actually turned into a massive, bloated black flood dragon, roaring as it dove headfirst toward the Black-White Commander's position!

The Black-White Commander detected the incoming attack from the sky. His first instinct was to dodge, but the missile carried built-in tracking—if he evaded, it would immediately pursue.

Within this kind of range, dodging was essentially pointless.

And since the Black-White Commander did not possess space-type ultra-high mobility, he simply turned around, condensed two swirling storms in his hands, and formed another massive, heavy shield wall above his head!

"Roar——"

The black flood dragon dove in an instant, crashing into the translucent shield wall formed by wind pressure.

A single impact detonated inconceivably terrifying power!

The explosive yield of this missile was enough to destroy five streets—it was strategic-grade weaponry.

Now further enhanced by Xiao Lie, its power had been elevated by several more levels.

As such, the force of this explosion was so great that even Xiao Lie himself had to retreat far ahead of time.

Wave after wave of explosion hammered against the Black-White Commander's Wind Shield, finally breaking through his defense through sheer brute force!

The terrifying blast energy swept in and struck the Black-White Commander's body directly.

In an instant, his figure was sent flying violently through the air!

Xiao Lie was just about to celebrate the successful strike, but after getting a clear look at the Black-White Commander's trajectory, he suddenly realized something was wrong!

The other's form was not flailing in mid-air—in fact, he appeared remarkably composed.

"Is he dispersing the force, using the power of the wind?"

The Black-White Commander's ability was to control storms—Xiao Lie had already figured that out.

He did not hesitate and issued a command to his armed forces.

"Second missile, fire!"

The Black-White Commander did a mid-air roll before coming to a stop on the glass wall of a commercial tower.

"Crack!"

Despite deliberately controlling his power, the glass beneath his feet still fractured.

It was clear that blocking Xiao Lie's attack with the giant missile was not entirely effortless for him either.

But right after, Xiao Lie's second attack was already on its way!

The Black-White Commander finally dropped his contempt for humans from his eyes. He realized that if he maintained his previous attitude—treating the enemy as lambs to the slaughter—he might genuinely get into serious trouble here!

"It seems I'll have to take you all seriously now!"

"Rumble!!"

In the sky, heavy rumbling sounded like thunder, yet no lightning flashed across the pitch-black night.

Instead, dense dark clouds began to gather in the high altitude.

Thick and countless, they almost completely shrouded this largest city of the Northwest Region.

A storm was gathering in the sky!