Chapter 367: Feeling Uncomfortable
Is that still a stand device?
Many people were shocked when they saw the energy beam that broke through the sky.
In their impression, the stand device should be a small metal stick, about the same length as an adult's arm, which is easy to carry.
Before this, the stance device had appeared several times, all the same as the one in Fish Scale City.
But what did they see this time?
That beam of light that looked like a divine punishment hardly seemed like a technological product of this planet!
On top of the municipal building, a huge metal structure slowly rotates. It is dark copper in color, with silver-gray lines engraved on the surface. It is surrounded by cracked petal-shaped metal plates, like a blooming lotus.
At the very center of the flower, the concentrated energy is so bright that it is almost blinding.
“Buzz—buzz—”
It changes between light and dark, following a certain pattern. When it is bright, it releases a huge storm, and when it is dim, it converges.
There are eight identical, shocking giant stand installations in all directions of the city.
This is beyond the imagination of countless people!
Not long ago, when the news of the city lockdown came out, many people thought it was some small metal stick.
Therefore, they often observe the rooftops of tall buildings in the city to see if anyone is installing them on the roof.
But they didn't see any short stick device.
As time went by, many people no longer took this matter seriously, believing that the mechanical clan's lockdown was just talk.
But they didn't expect that the stand device that blocked the entire city would appear in this form!
At this moment, screams were heard from the bases of various organizations.
"What the hell is going on?!"
Someone yelled, panic in their voice.
To psychic creatures, this sudden storm was so terrifying and cruel that it was unimaginable.
Some people with weak physical constitutions actually fainted on the spot, and their unconscious bodies were still shaking and twitching, and they couldn't stop at all.
The disordered psychic energy seemed to interfere with their nerve reflexes, so that they were completely unable to control their bodies and even had difficulty stopping basic muscle tremors.
"What the hell is that!"
"Can anyone tell me? Those blue lights, what are those devices?"
"Is that the position that Anluo Company has come up with?"
"Damn it, Anluo Company, those running dogs! How could they develop something like this? Do they still think they are human?"
“…”
Someone fell to the ground and cursed, cursing the ancestors of all the members of Anluo Company and directly expelled them from the company.
In fact, Anluo Company doesn’t care about these insults at all.
During the war between the two races, they surrendered to the enemy. Since then, they have been scolded and drowned in all kinds of saliva. Now most of them have developed antibodies.
With the support of the mechanical clan, the lives of Anluo Company employees are now much better than before, and almost all of them live a life of luxury.
"Damn it, when things here are over, I'm going to go and kill a few Anluo employees!" Someone cursed, determined to make those who developed this device pay the price!
"Count me in and join us in killing those bastards!" Someone immediately responded loudly.
"I want to go too!"
This sudden pain is difficult for many people to bear.
Even the high-level tavern members who had experienced life-and-death dangers were about to break down at this moment.
For ordinary people, even a simple twitch of a small muscle, such as in the calf or forearm, will cause discomfort for a while.
Psychic creatures have greater endurance, but it is limited, after all, they are all flesh and blood.
Now, many psychic creatures are twitching all over.
And it’s not short-lived!
As time went by, the terrifying blue storm was also getting stronger, almost driving them crazy!
“It hurts, it hurts so much!”
"Who has painkillers?" someone shouted for help, "I'm out of painkillers, give me two shots quickly!"
"Why does it hurt so much?!"
It’s so uncomfortable, the most uncomfortable I’ve ever felt!
This is a pain that comes from within and is completely irresistible and incurable.
In the corner of the pub, many people were twitching and vomiting, vomiting out all the dinner they had eaten in the evening and the wine they drank in the early morning.
Their faces were pale, even paler than corpses, without a trace of blood. They felt as if their internal organs were churning and even their organs were twitching together.
At the end of the vomiting, there was really nothing left in his stomach. He could only curl up in the corner in pain, holding his stomach and retching continuously.
Not to mention them, even the two level five creatures in the tavern were having a hard time.
Liu Jinjia pressed his forehead hard, his expression changed, and he endured the discomfort in his body. One of his arms was trembling slightly, but he seemed to be able to hold it back.
"Old Hu, how are you?" He asked Hu Hanhai beside him in a hoarse voice.
"I'm fine, no big problem... Ugh..."
Hu Hanhai retched and his expression wasn't much better. He forced himself to suppress the uncomfortable feeling.
It was not until this moment that everyone understood how much pain the masked man had suffered in Fish Scale City!
The battle at Yuling City is quite a classic because it happened in broad daylight, there were many witnesses, and a large amount of video footage has been preserved, so it is often studied.
Whether it is the strength of the masked man or the first appearance of the stance device, it is worth studying.
Not long after the battle, some people began to question the true power of the stand device.
Some people think that the stand device is just so-so. Anluo Company hyped this product up to the sky, but in the end it was cracked by the masked man.
Because they saw that Su Xia in the video was still able to fly and had the strength to fight back after being covered by the stand device, but was accidentally hit several times by the energy weapon that came with the stand device.
For a long time afterwards, there was a lot of talk that "stand devices are useless."
Even if some eyewitnesses of that battle came forward to refute it, it would be useless as the voices of rebuttal would quickly be drowned out.
Many people believe that those devices have a mitigating effect at best.
This also led to the fact that after the news of the city lockdown came out, those people were not only not afraid, but also arrogantly expressed their desire to stay and experience the stand installation.
In their opinion, if the masked monster can do it, they can do it too!
Now, they finally experienced it.
"vomit!"
A bearded man was lying on the side of the elevator, twitching and vomiting, his whole body was covered with vomit. He looked miserable and in pain, and he was almost half dead.
Someone recognized that this sturdy man was one of the people who had shouted the most arrogantly before.
He now does not have the same high spirits as when he first made the speech.
"Damn it, why is it so uncomfortable? How long will it last?" another person wailed nearby. He was also one of the people who shouted that he wanted to experience the stand device.
"Will it last all night?"
Now he regretted it, with a miserable look on his face, lying helplessly in the corner.
If he had known this, he should have taken the opportunity to run away after the news of the city lockdown came out, instead of staying here and waiting like a fool for the stand device to be set up.
He's not the only one who regrets it!
"What a wicked invention!"
"I should have gone with those brothers a few days ago. Am I going to suffer by staying here?"
Many people were on the verge of tears, and wailing sounds were heard one after another.
The functions of this device have exceeded their imagination.
At first, many people thought that even if they were weakened, they would still be stronger than ordinary people.
But now…
Look at the ordinary members of the tavern, nothing happened to them!
Those blue storms that caused unbearable pain to psychic creatures did not bring any strange feelings to ordinary members after sweeping through their bodies.
At this time, it is these ordinary members who take on the responsibility of taking care of everyone.
"Brother, are you okay?" Someone helped the strong man up.
"I'm going to die! Brother, give me some sedatives, or even knock me out with a hammer!" the bearded man begged. Even if he fainted now, it would be much better than being awake.
He begged the regular member to knock him out, as he no longer had the strength to even knock himself out.
He was completely unable to control his own strength. In this extremely weak state, he might not even be able to defeat an elementary school student!
Today's primary school students are terrible.
"Brother, please give me a hammer and knock him out. Don't hesitate!" the strong man begged.
“No way.”
The man shook his head, looking embarrassed: "Brother, you can't fight in the tavern."
The strong man wailed: "Damn it, I've never hated this treaty so much!"
At this moment, they finally understood the masked man's original feelings.
Why can't we fight in the pub?
This treaty is so rigid that it has never been changed since its inception, and there are not even any additional conditions!
I didn’t think there was anything wrong with it before, but now I see that this treaty is simply inhumane!
"What kind of freak is that masked man?" Someone suddenly thought, "When he was in the stand device, he actually had the power to move and fight back against the people from the two families!"
"That guy can no longer be described as a freak..."
Almost everyone present had seen the video of the Battle of Fish Scale City.
Looking back now, Su Xia's performance in the video was much better than theirs now.
If they were at the battle of Yuling City, they would probably become fish on the chopping board, slaughtered by the two major families, and would not even be able to resist.
It’s obvious – the Masked Stranger can, but they can’t!
These people can't help but want to slap themselves a few times when they think of what they said recently.
Unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret in the world.
They could only hold on until the stand device was shut down.
"Two bosses, did the mechanical race say when they will shut down the device?" Someone really couldn't stand it anymore. At this moment, he didn't even care about the hierarchy and directly asked the two level five creatures.
Under normal circumstances, they wouldn't dare to ask this question.
"have."
Liu Jinjia gave a positive answer.
Not only the members in the tavern were asking, other organizations were also asking the tavern.
Everyone knows that in Seahorse City, the Zero Tavern is the most qualified to communicate with the mechanical race.
Hearing the word "yes", the tavern members felt more hopeful, as long as the tavern could be closed.
But Liu Jinjia's next words plunged them into pain again: "During the previous negotiation, they said that as long as the masked man was killed, the position device would be shut down."
"ah……"
Do we have to wait until the masked monster is killed?
That would take forever?
That being said…the horrific explosion before didn’t kill the masked man.
The masked monster's ability to survive is so strong that it's beyond belief. He's even more tenacious than the giant cockroaches in the south!
You know, the mechanical race's control and calculation of artillery fire are quite powerful. There will definitely be enemies in the areas covered by their artillery, and there will be almost no waste.
In other words, there was a high probability that the masked man was in the center of the explosion at that time!
"He's still alive! When will he die?"
"Brother Mask, although I admire your courage, please die soon. I don't want to suffer like this..."
At this moment, even some members who had previously maintained a neutral attitude now hoped that Su Xia would die sooner.
The sooner he dies, the sooner the stand device will shut down.
"What if the mechanical race can't kill him? Doesn't that mean this stance device won't be turned off?"
"Impossible. Look at it calmly. The Mechanical Race cannot afford to waste so much energy."
Now, everyone's hope lies not only on the masked man, but also on the energy reserves of the mechanical race.
As we all know, the mechanical race does not have much psychic energy reserves. Every member is driven by psychic energy, and their demand for psychic energy is much greater than that of the human race, so much so that they have to catch insects everywhere and even raise insects.
Cultivate insects as psychic leeks and harvest each batch as they grow.
"That pillar of light rising into the sky outside is made of pure energy. The cost of using it once must be unimaginable. Even the mechanical race cannot afford it. Don't worry, everyone."
Hu Hanhai spoke, enduring his own discomfort and comforting the many tavern members.
Someone asked, "Boss Hu, why do you look like nothing happened? Do you have any tricks to resist this kind of device?"
Hu Hanhai shook his head: "Patience and control, that's the trick."
"Boss Hu, I can't do it. I feel like my body is a mess and my internal organs are rebelling." Ah Feng said weakly while lying on the bar.
"This shows that your control over spiritual energy is not strong enough to suppress it."
Hu Hanhai rubbed his eyebrows, took a deep breath, and endured all the discomfort.
He just waved his hand, and with a swish, a row of wine cabinets not far away fell down, and the wine in the cabinets shattered all over the floor.
Seeing this scene, many members were stunned.
"Boss Hu, you can actually use psychic power?"
"Just like the masked weirdo back then!"
“Could it be… Could it be…”
They were quite surprised and all of them opened their eyes wide.
You know, most people now have trouble even moving, let alone using psychic powers.
Even the local store manager, Liu Yinjia, a level 4 creature, has now lost almost all his abilities. He can still move normally, but is only slightly stronger than an ordinary person.
After Hu Hanhai showed this skill, many people thought of the masked man in Yuling City.
"Could it be that... the masked man was a level five creature at that time?" They couldn't help but think so.
"Yes, the tavern's assessment of the masked man must be wrong."
Hu Hanhai nodded slightly and said, "If I'm not mistaken, when he was in Fish Scale City, the actual psychic strength of the masked man had already reached level five."
"Well, if the two of us face him alone, we may not have a chance of winning." Liu Jinjia next to him agreed.
In fact, they both knew about Fan Lu's death and had already assessed Su Xia's strength in their hearts.
The masked monster becomes stronger much faster than ordinary people, as if he has cheated.
Who knows how strong he is now?
Hearing this, many people in the tavern couldn't help but feel fortunate - they came here just to hunt down the masked monster.
"Fortunately... Fortunately, I didn't run into him."
