Chapter 1616: Encirclement of Silver Armor

At this moment, the Black-White Commander and Huahua were locked in a white-hot battle, a life-or-death struggle between giant beasts that was difficult to decide quickly.

Because they were both Transcendents (beasts) with extremely formidable defenses.

Even if flesh was torn and blood soaked their bodies, they were hard to kill quickly.

However, Liang Yue came charging in from the distance, and her momentum alone caused the Black-White Commander to lose his composure.

If he couldn't necessarily win a one-on-one fight, how could he possibly handle a two-on-one?

Huahua, her mouth filled with blood, let out an excited mewl.

"Meow—"

Liang Yue gripped her long blade tightly and, from behind, delivered a direct downward slash at the Black-White Commander!

...

Out on the ocean, Silver Armor was fighting in an extremely sorry state, while Zhang Yi unhurriedly wore him down.

Even as he fought, he didn't forget to launch verbal attacks.

"As a Grand General, if you just run away like this, your subordinates are going to be completely wiped out, you know!"

"I originally thought that since you came to attack Tianshui City, you'd have some real skill. But looking at you now, you're honestly pathetic!"

Although Zhang Yi was trash-talking, he never slackened his attacks in the slightest.

The Sword in the Tree greatly restricted Silver Armor, forcing him to constantly break free from its binds.

Combined with the attacks from Lu Keran and Zhang Yi, he didn't have a single second to relax.

Silver Armor was absolutely furious. He stared at Zhang Yi and said coldly, "Don't be too pleased with yourself. Your death is already inevitable! Anyone who dares to offend the Wuluan Empire will ultimately be unable to escape the fate of death!"

Zhang Yi wiped the playful smile from his face, his gaze at Silver Armor filled with killing intent.

"Then you'd better die first!"

He was fully satisfied now, and once again aimed his sword finger at Silver Armor.

A single shot of the Star-Piercing Cannon struck his chest with pinpoint accuracy!

Silver Armor crossed his arms in front of his chest, activating his lightning barrier once again to neutralize Zhang Yi's attack.

But by now he was far too exhausted. The consecutive battles had left him unable to accumulate energy, and so this strike sent him hurtling toward the sea.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

His body smashed through vines spanning thousands of meters. Those withered trees, each trunk over two meters in diameter, were snapped apart one after another by sheer force—an experience that was far from pleasant for Silver Armor.

"Bang!"

Zhang Yi blasted him straight into the ocean with a single cannon shot.

Zhang Yi sneered coldly, then followed him down into the sea. In the dark, gloomy waters, the Sword in the Tree grew even faster, slithering toward Silver Armor like dense underwater weeds.

Silver Armor's movements were hampered in the water, his speed severely restricted. Instead, he became entangled by the massive amount of vines produced by the Sword in the Tree.

He desperately struggled to break free from the restraints and surged toward the surface.

Zhang Yi pursued relentlessly, pulling out every trick in his arsenal.

To maintain his own combat effectiveness, Zhang Yi used the Sword in the Tree in his right hand and White Owl in his left, continuously draining Silver Armor's strength.

Time ticked by, minute after minute.

Half an hour later, the armor on Silver Armor's body was shattered into pieces, revealing his true form.

It was a crimson-red humanoid creature. Fine, dense scales covered its arms, dozens of short, thick horn-like protrusions grew from its head, and a long tail extended from its back.

"So this is the kind of creature the Wuluan Empire is made of?"

Zhang Yi noticed that it bore some resemblance to the giant creatures from the Nash Kingdom, though it wasn't completely identical.

Still, if it was confirmed that they were creatures that had existed on the planet in ancient times, and had then survived to this day in two completely different spaces, differences would be perfectly normal.

"What a persistent bastard!"

Zhang Yi looked down from above at the battered and wounded Silver Armor, unable to help voicing this remark.

But at this moment, Silver Armor's eyes were filled with panic, as if he was deeply worried about something.

Zhang Yi thought of the Kami-musubi-no-Kami from Edo City earlier, and instinctively raised his head to look at the sky.

"Is what they fear the thunderous roar from the heavens above?"

Tribulation Lightning?

That was the only word that came to Zhang Yi's mind.

Could it be that this world truly possessed a Creator who governed all things and maintained the order of the universe?

And at that moment, a massive creature flew over from the distance.

It was Huahua.

On her back, Liang Yue was holding a severed head in one hand—the head belonging to the Black-White Commander.

"Zhang Yi, all the enemies who invaded Tianshui City have been eliminated!"

Liang Yue said to Zhang Yi.

Silver Armor's heart sank completely. His entire army had been killed in battle. Even if he managed to escape this time, he would lose all status in the Wuluan Empire.

Zhang Yi pointed at Silver Armor: "Perfect timing. Join me in killing this bastard!"

Silver Armor raised his head, the venom in his gaze surging like a tide, and let out a furious roar at Zhang Yi.

It was a roar of grief, indignation, and utter despair.

"I know, I know, you're mad, but it's not going to do you any good. Sucks to be so weak!"

Zhang Yi picked at his ear. He was long accustomed to this kind of impotent rage from his enemies.

Anyone who had fought him before and failed to win had eventually been toyed to death by Zhang Yi exactly like this.

They couldn't win in a fight, and they couldn't escape.

And yet, whenever they faced Zhang Yi, they were subjected to a truly agonizing experience.

If Zhang Yi's strength had completely overwhelmed him and crushed him outright, Silver Armor could at least accept that.

But Zhang Yi simply had ridiculously tough defenses and such disgustingly annoying abilities!

Many who had crossed blades with Zhang Yi described him as a "sneaky, hard-to-kill slimy creature."

Whether he could beat you or not, one thing was certain—once you fought him, you would be thoroughly and disgustingly tormented.

Now that reinforcements had arrived, Zhang Yi was even more confident. He said to Liang Yue and Huahua: "That guy's attack power is fierce, and with your strength it'll be hard to block! So stay behind me and support my attacks!"

"Remember, I know your close-combat abilities are impressive, but don't engage him in melee lightly."

Zhang Yi would never underestimate his enemies.

He had witnessed the might of Silver Armor's thunder. Even his own Manifold Phenomena could barely withstand its power.

If it were Huahua or Liang Yue facing it, Silver Armor's full-force strike could probably kill them instantly.

"Meow—"

"Understood!"

Huahua and Liang Yue responded, taking positions behind and beside Zhang Yi, ready to assist him in launching attacks.

Zhang Yi once again initiated with the Sword in the Tree, while White Owl in his left hand continuously fired Holy Silver Bullets, forcing Silver Armor to stay on constant defense with no chance to think.

Behind Zhang Yi, Huahua opened her massive jaws and began gathering energy.

A red high-energy particle beam cannon formed in her mouth, rapidly expanding into a colossal energy sphere nearly ten meters in diameter.

"I'll strike first. When he's exhausted, you two launch your attacks in succession!"

"Don't give him a single moment to catch his breath! Once his attention is split and his supernatural power shows signs of depletion, that's when he's at his weakest!"

Zhang Yi raised White Owl in his hand. The void black hole behind him spun rapidly, and the power of the void condensed onto the gun barrel, forming a pitch-black bullet.

Using White Owl, he fired a Star-Piercing Cannon shot!

BOOM!!!

The shot came flying, combined with the predictive ability of Tracking of All Things, leaving Silver Armor with absolutely no way to dodge. He was forced to act, using his battered and wounded body to command lightning in defense!

And in that very instant, Huahua's high-energy particle beam cannon came crashing down from the sky, blasting straight toward Silver Armor!