Chapter 364: Chaos
"You want to capture him alive?"
"Do you have any objection?"
“Kill him!”
Todd's tone was cold and chilling.
Mercer shook his head: "No, that's the last option."
"It's also the simplest choice!" Todd's eyes flickered as he looked into the distance. "The simpler things are, the better. You always like to complicate things."
"So the Lord asked me to be in charge of the experimental project, not you," said Mercer.
"If we fail to catch him, you will be responsible for the losses of this operation."
"good!"
Mercer is very confident, or rather arrogant. This is a characteristic that almost every mechanical creature has, but it is particularly prominent in some people.
He was confident that Su Xia could not escape from his grasp and that he could force Su Xia into a desperate situation.
So he was not in a hurry. He could even spend more than half a minute explaining the structure of his body to Su Xia. He was not worried at all that Su Xia would run away.
"Okay, tell your men to stop the bombing. It's time to go and check on that poor fish." Mercer raised his hand and signaled to Todd.
"Um."
Todd was the commander-in-chief of this operation. He immediately sent orders to the mechanical warriors in the sky, asking them to stop the bombing.
After receiving the message, the air superiority combat robots closed their ammunition bays and continued to hover in the sky, observing the situation on the ground while waiting for the next round of instructions.
And Todd can also use the eyes of these mechanical creatures to see everything they see.
At this moment, the earth that has been constantly bombarded is already riddled with holes.
The thick smoke had not yet dispersed, covering the entire area, as if it had merged with the darkness of the night. Even the occasional flashes of lightning in the sky could not penetrate it.
In this devastated land that should have been in dead silence, a figure was moving rapidly.
It was Su Xia, he survived.
The instincts developed in the simulated battlefield on Tianguo Star last time played a huge role this time.
If it were him in the past, even if he had the same psychic power, he might not be able to dodge so perfectly.
"When I have free time in the future, I will have to practice more in the simulation system of the Oasis Camp." Su Xia couldn't help but think that over at the Oasis Camp, the two factions of the Research Institute and the College were still arguing.
His commander remained in the old camp due to poor health, and did not go to the new camp, so as to avoid the annoyance of listening to their quarrels every day.
"Stop the bombing?"
Sensing the changes in the surrounding environment, Su Xia moved his ears and breathed a sigh of relief.
Even if he could dodge those densely packed bombs, he would still be affected to some extent, after all, he was not made of steel.
Amid the earth-shaking roar, his eardrums seemed to be torn and his brain was buzzing. Now that the bombing has stopped, he still has some symptoms of tinnitus.
At the same time, the lungs felt like they were on fire.
Operating in an environment of extreme hypoxia and high temperature, every breath is extremely uncomfortable.
“Gurgle gurgle…”
Su Xia swallowed a few more healing potions to ensure that she could stay in good condition.
He knew that there would be another severe test ahead - Mercer's interception!
If he guessed correctly, Mercer must have caught up with him and was planning to force him into a desperate situation.
"The biggest surprise of this operation was Mercer, and the other biggest surprise was the storm." Su Xia began to review the night in his mind.
The heavy rain prevented Su Xia from being completely invisible during his high-speed escape, and the appearance of Mercer disrupted all of Su Xia's actions, directly putting him in a very passive situation.
In fact, as long as the planning and actions are perfect enough, accidents can be overcome.
The reason why Su Xia was so passive was that he did not consider all the factors clearly this time.
He likes to review his actions in his mind many times. Just like in the past, after playing a game, whether he wins or loses, he will watch the replay to find his shortcomings to ensure that he will not be so embarrassed next time.
"Merser's body must consume a lot of energy, otherwise it can't support rapid and high-intensity combat." Su Xia speculated based on previous experience, "And those air superiority combat robots in the sky, when cruising at high speed for a long time, their consumption is also not small..."
The spiritual energy in his body is being consumed crazily and he can only replenish it by drinking potions. Those robots should not be much better.
Pure fighting of attrition is what Su Xia fears least.
His storage space is like a huge mobile warehouse, filled with the resources he needs, so he can keep fighting with Mercer.
"It will be soon. As long as we stay away from urban areas, we won't have to worry about anything else."
Su Xia silently calculated the time and kept running at the fastest speed, in the rain and smoke, occasionally glancing at the map.
The suburbs of Haima City are not large. After all, it is a new city. It does not have the huge suburbs of those old cities. The existing suburbs are all functional areas developed according to demand.
At Su Xia's current speed, he would be able to completely escape from the range of Kaiba City in more than ten minutes.
Just then, he suddenly received private messages from several roommates.
The first private message was from Li Defu, and the content of the other private messages was similar: "Brother Su, you are a pharmacist with a wide network of contacts. Do you know any high-level NPCs in Seahorse City?"
After seeing the content, Su Xia immediately understood what these guys wanted to ask.
He immediately responded: "I only know a few ordinary suppliers, what's wrong?"
Li Defu: "Brother Su, don't you know? Haima City has exploded!"
Su Xia: "Why did it explode?"
Li Defu: "Those robots are going crazy, dropping bombs everywhere. Now the entire forum is discussing this matter."
Su Xia: "Oh, I know. I heard they are trying to catch the masked man."
Li Defu: "Yes, I didn't expect that my master was really in that small southern city. It's really worrying. I heard that he has been arrested."
"Caught? Who said that?"
"Someone released a blurry picture..."
Through private messages, Su Xia saw several rather blurry screenshots.
In the screenshot, someone was indeed captured by the mechanical people.
But Su Xia could tell at a glance that the people who were caught were the guys who tried to bypass the checkpoints and sneak out of the city from the other side when the city was first closed.
At the same time, Su Xia also learned about the current situation outside from Li Defu.
The outside world is in an uproar now.
The life and death of the masked man has become a suspense and the biggest point of discussion. Countless people are discussing it both inside and outside the game.
The situation this time is far more serious than the last time in Yuling City.
In Fish Scale City, the masked man escaped directly without being entangled.
Many people felt that this might be the last night of the masked man.
After all, the opponent is the mechanical race...
Faced with such a terrifying and huge opponent, any single individual seems too small, even worse than an ant.
However, compared with the last time, there were many unexpected incidents this time.
Li Defu said in a private message: "Brother Su, do you know that the city governments of many surrounding cities have been attacked? Some people threw incendiary bombs, and others threw tranquilizer bombs and smoke bombs. Even the Coral City Government was almost burned down by a fire."
Su Xia was stunned for a moment and asked, "What's going on?"
"They are my master's supporters. They finally stood up."
"supporter?"
Su Xia never imagined that someone would dare to stand up and support him at such a tense and critical moment.
Those supporters were smart. Most of them just threw a few bombs to attract attention, threw out a bunch of leaflets, and then ran away.
And all the flyers they threw out were related to supporting the masked man.
What surprised Su Xia even more was...
The city that was most seriously affected by these emergencies was not Coral City, but Fish Scale City.
You know, he just fought a battle in Yuling City and crippled two local snake families.
After that he left and never paid attention to Yuling City again.
And tonight, someone actually dared to openly hang a banner outside the city government of Yuling City. The banner read a slogan in support of the masked weirdo, and they were not afraid of being arrested at all.
Not to mention Su Xia, even the mechanical clan was surprised and had to dispatch a small number of forces to suppress the rioters.
If such small-scale disturbances cannot be suppressed, they are likely to evolve in an uncontrollable direction in the future.
Li Defu said, "Brother Su, I'm going to cause trouble too."
Su Xia: "Huh?"
Li Defu: "I fired a cannon into the intelligence office in Coral City, and Sijidao was reduced to a low health by my blast... I'm being hunted down now, hehe, let me show you the first-person perspective..."
He sent Su Xia a video from a special perspective.
It can be seen that there are several law enforcement vehicles chasing him, with constant gunfire and sirens never stopping.
"this……"
Su Xia was speechless and didn't know what to say.
The intelligence office of such a big city was actually blown up by an ordinary player with a rocket launcher. Few people would believe it if you told them about it. It was really too outrageous.
Speaking of which, this matter is really the fault of the city lord Qi Lang.
Before, Qi Lang didn’t know what was wrong with him, but he insisted on moving his office to the first floor.
Other departments had to follow suit and were all crowded on the first floor and underground parking lot, sacrificing many features such as efficiency, confidentiality, and safety.
"Hehe, Sijidao is so angry that his face has turned blue. He is cursing my ancestors on the forum." Li Defu was very proud. "Brother Su, I will go deal with him first and we will talk later."
"good."
Su Xia typed a reply and then closed the private chat channel.
He looked at the continental map in the system and let out a sigh of relief.
Now, the entire southwest is in chaos.
Countless people are waiting...
Will the legend of the masked man ever come to an end?
Perhaps the answer to this question will be available at dawn.
Su Xia closed the map, maintained speed, and continued forward in the smoke and darkness.
Just a few minutes later, he faced his biggest challenge of the night.
"Masked stranger, how is your escape going?" Mercer's voice came from far behind.
He was like a calm hunter, holding a shotgun, approaching step by step , playing with his prey in the palm of his hand, and using sound to increase the prey's anxiety and restlessness.
It won't be long before the prey becomes a frightened bird, exhausting its energy in high tension and anxiety.
Su Xia did not respond, remaining silent and calm, and continued to flee towards the city border.
The border is not far away, only the last bit of distance is left.
But at this moment, Moser's voice suddenly exploded in his ears: "Why, do you want to leave without saying goodbye?"
In the blink of an eye, Mercer's ghostly figure was already close!
Su Xia's expression changed immediately.
“Bang!”
He stepped heavily into the rain beside him and avoided the area he was supposed to pass through by moving almost sideways.
It turned out that his dodge was quite correct this time.
In that area, a network of transparent ripples appeared, layer after layer. It was impossible to tell how many there were. It was extremely dangerous!
Before, in order to escape from this big net, Su Xia had to use his talent, so he was particularly careful this time.
When facing a terrifying opponent like Mercer, you can never be too careful.
"Well, the reaction is a little faster than before." Moser's tone was neither salty nor bland. He was quite confident and didn't take Su Xia seriously at all.
Su Xia still didn't reply. If he said anything now, he might fall into the trap set by Moser, so silence was the best.
At this time, the nanorobot sent him a message.
[Skill "Void Binding": Make the energy materialize, forming a large net in space to restrain the opponent's actions]
Void Binding, this is the ability used by Mercer!
Su Xia didn't expect that these little nanorobots could actually recognize it.
Different from the bold and aggressive combat skill like "Air Explosion", this "Void Binding" is very strange, hard to guard against, and easy to fall into.
Moreover, Mercer obviously has more than just these two skills.
In the next second, Su Xia suddenly felt a chill on his spine and his scalp became cold, as if something extremely dangerous was about to happen.
Bang!
He leaped with all his strength and forced himself to change direction again.
There was a sharp "swish" sound, and a corner of the clothes at his waist was torn.
If he hadn't dodged quickly enough, what would have been torn would have been his kidney!
[Skills "Shadow Severance" or "Psychic Strangulation" or...]
This time, the nanorobot did not give an accurate judgment.
"He dodged pretty quickly and reacted much quicker than that idiot Fan Lu." Moser commented. His voice was quite close, as if he was right behind Su Xia, closing in on her step by step, like the god of death carrying a scythe.
Su Xia's eyes turned cold. Of course she couldn't just passively take a beating like this!
The rhythm of his actions will be disrupted by Mercer, and he will gradually fall into the ending arranged for him by Mercer.
With the help of nanorobots, he directly locked onto Mercer's position, leaving no chance for Mercer to attack again.
"go!"
A cold light flashed in Su Xia's hand, and he turned around and swung a sword!
At the same time, a large pile of metal fragments rose from the surrounding grass and exploded all around Mercer with a rumbling sound.
Moser smiled coldly and dodged the cold light of the sword with a flash. The countless exploding metals did have a slight impact on him, but did not hinder his actions.
"A trifle!"
He didn't take it seriously and kept his momentum. His body left a faint shadow in the air and he was close to Su Xia the next second.
Along with it came a strange cold wind.
Su Xia couldn't avoid it in time. She felt as if her face was cut by a knife and her whole body was soaked in coldness, as if she was in the wilderness of the far north.
The cold wind blew, directly taking away his hearing, smell, touch and other senses, as if bringing him to another world, a completely dark world without a trace of perception.
[You fall into the negative state of "sensory detachment" for 30 seconds]
A prompt suddenly popped up in front of him, letting Su Xia understand his current situation.
He could see nothing, hear nothing, and smell nothing. It was as if he had fallen into endless darkness and lost all senses. He could only grope forward in the boundless unknown.
But the reality is that he is still in the same place, with a terrifying enemy not far in front of him.
This is Mercer's real trump card!
A life-and-death battle between advanced creatures can be decided in just a few seconds, let alone a full thirty seconds?
