Chapter 179: Orbital Weapon

Chapter 179: Orbital Weapon

The entire district had been reduced to ruins after the previous battle between the Black Feather Spirit and the drone swarm.

Lu Heng stood atop the rubble, engaging in a direct confrontation with Alex Austin for three moves.

Alex's face registered surprise, as he had never expected that someone in this world could face him head-on.

His face contorted with arrogance and anger, and he shouted, "I told you explicitly that our target is Xavier Matrix. Do you know what will happen if you obstruct me?"

Lu Heng maintained a calm demeanor and taunted, "If you had the ability, you wouldn't be wasting your breath with all this talk."

"You're asking for death!"

Alex Austin flew into a rage, raising the Stellar Shield and Thunder Hammer, and charged forward to attack again.

Lu Heng drew his sword and engaged, and after several clashes, he discovered that the opponent's attributes were incredibly high, resembling someone in a state of stimulant-induced excitement.

The intense battle between the two created even more destruction in the already battered district.

Su Mu Yu, Lin Ze Yu, and the mechanical tiger Anka fought against the other four members of the American team.

This American mutant team had a unique composition, including a white female and a black female.

The two women, of different skin colors, looked down on each other, arguing while fighting, yet Su Mu Yu alone, with the Divine Feathered Eagle, managed to restrain them and even gain the upper hand.

After more than ten minutes of fighting, neither side had gained the upper hand.

At that moment, Alex Austin suddenly ordered his team to retreat and took the lead in creating distance from Lu Heng.

Lu Heng felt their retreat was a bit sudden, and the next second, he saw the sky's clouds churning.

Upon seeing this, Lu Heng immediately understood and shouted, "Run! The Sykes Civilization is using an orbital weapon!"

The churning clouds in the sky indicated the energy gathering of the Sykes Civilization's orbital weapon.

Su Mu Yu immediately spread her Archangel Lord's energy wings and flew away into the distance.

Anka, the mechanical tiger, sprinted with incredible speed, faster than a cheetah.

Only Lin Ze Yu was a bit slower, and a swirling cloud had already formed in the sky, indicating a major event was about to occur.

"What should I do? Someone help me!" He hastily called out on the communication channel.

A Divine Feathered Eagle swooped down, and with its two talons, it grabbed Lin Ze Yu's shoulders and flew away, carrying him to safety.

As Lu Heng ran, he shouted, "Activate invisibility and find cover, something at least ten stories high!"

The moment he finished speaking, a brilliant light appeared in the sky, followed by an orbital laser beam shooting down.

Lu Heng immediately dove into the shadows, and with the Wind Runner's acceleration, he sprinted along the ground at 700 kilometers per hour, a blur of motion.

Boom!

The orbital laser struck 3 meters behind Lu Heng, instantly vaporizing the dirt on the ground.

Lu Heng glanced back and was startled, as the orbital weapon's attack was incredibly precise.

Due to the dual acceleration, his instantaneous speed reached 200 meters per second.

The Sykes Civilization's orbital weapon had an attack error of only 3 meters.

To be precise, this wasn't even considered an error.

It was merely because Lu Heng's movement speed was too fast, and in the brief delay between the orbital weapon's firing and hitting its target, Lu Heng had moved 3 meters, resulting in the 3-meter error.

With only a 3-meter error, the target was still moving at 700 kilometers per hour.

This level of precision meant that no one else could have possibly evaded the attack.

No wonder the American team had retreated; they must have received the message from the Arrival Faction.

Fortunately, the orbital weapon was over 1000 kilometers above the ground, making it challenging to lock onto targets at such a distance.

After Lu Heng and Su Mu Yu reunited, they activated their invisibility cloaks and withdrew, disappearing into the city streets.

Following the orbital weapon's firing, a swarm of Sykes mechanical guards and drones converged on their location.

Unable to find Xavier Matrix, they began to surround Lu Heng and his two companions.

However, the mechanical guards primarily relied on infrared detection, so under Su Mu Yu's Invisibility Curtain skill, the group silently escaped the encirclement of the mechanical guards.

...

After breaking free from the encirclement, the three finally breathed a sigh of relief and stopped to rest.

"What was that earlier? It was too outrageous. I saw a beam of light coming down from the sky," Lin Ze Yu was still in awe.

"The Sykes Civilization's orbital weapon," Lu Heng said, his brows furrowed in thought.

The Sykes Civilization had actually deployed an orbital weapon, which was quite outrageous.

It was likely that the complete annihilation of the drone swarm and the severe damage to the anti-gravity fighter had enraged the Sykes military, leading to the use of the orbital weapon.

"No wonder the danger level is at 5. It's indeed a bit scary.

Su Muyu still felt a little scared as she recalled how close the laser had come to hitting Li Heng.

From a distance, she had felt that the laser had grazed Li Heng's body and penetrated the ground.

Li Heng nodded and said, "The error was only 3 meters, and I was moving at a speed of 700 kilometers per hour. No one else could have dodged it."

"Holy shit!" Lin Zeyu could only exclaim in amazement.

Su Muyu pondered and asked, "I have a question. Why are we suddenly helping Xavier Matrix?"

She didn't know the reason, but if Li Heng wanted to do it, she would follow his lead.

Now that they had returned to a safe place, she remembered to ask.

Li Heng thought for a moment and replied, "To be honest, I'm not entirely sure either, but we might know that Black Feather Spirit Angel."

When the Black Feather Spirit Angel had spoken before, its voice was soft, so only Li Heng had heard it.

After hearing it, Li Heng's mind went 'buzz', and he immediately made a decision.

The voice he had heard was indeed very similar.

However, without seeing the appearance beneath the mechanical shell of the Black Feather Spirit Angel, he couldn't be completely sure.

Moreover, there was a possibility that the voice was deceptive.

"What do you mean we know it?" Lin Zeyu was completely confused.

"You'll understand once we see Xavier Matrix again."

Li Heng couldn't be a hundred percent certain either, so he decided to wait until the next time they met Xavier Matrix to clarify the situation, if they could find him again.

...

The next day.

News broke about the Sykes official's attempt to capture Xavier Matrix.

However, the news did not mention any details.

After all, for the Sykes Civilization, having over a thousand drones destroyed by a single Mechanical Angel was a significant embarrassment.

The Sykes military even deployed orbital weapons.

When they used the orbital weapons, they couldn't find Xavier Matrix, so they wanted to take out their anger on Li Heng and the other two, but they didn't succeed.

In the afternoon.

Li Heng took out the visa bracelet from his inventory, and as soon as he did, hundreds of notifications popped up.

Since the visa bracelet was a product of the Sykes Civilization, it had a positioning system.

If one wore it and wandered around, the Sykes Civilization could locate them at any time.

Therefore, Li Heng and the other two usually kept the visa bracelet in their inventory, only taking it out when needed.

Now, as he looked at it, hundreds of notifications appeared on the bracelet's holographic display.

Moreover, these notifications were sent at a frequency of one every ten minutes.

This fixed-frequency transmission indicated that a robot was responsible.

Indeed, the Sykes people were mostly robots.

These notifications were sent by Liorana Sexes, and it was clear that she was shocked after seeing the news.

She was concerned that this incident would affect her and the Exodus Faction's fate.

After Li Heng connected the communication, he immediately saw Liorana Sexes in a fit of rage.

"Why did you confront the military? Give me a reasonable explanation, or I'll suspend your visa!"

Since the visa bracelet was an electronic product, she indeed had the authority to suspend the visa bracelet's notifications.

Li Heng gestured to Su Muyu, signaling her to send out the Divine Feathered Eagle for reconnaissance.

Once the visa bracelet connected to the network, there was a possibility of being monitored by the Sykes officials, exposing their location.

Li Heng thought for a moment and replied, "Ms. Sykes, I was sent by you to investigate Xavier Matrix. If something happened to me, you wouldn't be able to escape responsibility."

"Are you threatening me?" Liorana Sexes' voice immediately turned cold.

"No, and the Mechanical Tiger Anka is also your guardian beast. Even if I don't mention you, the officials will trace it back to you. So, we're in this together, can you understand this human civilization slang?" Li Heng explained briefly.

Although Liorana Sexes was angry, Li Heng was stating facts.

While she hadn't instructed Li Heng to clash with the Sykes military, it was indeed her who had sent the three of them to investigate Xavier Matrix.

Moreover, the Mechanical Tiger Anka was indeed her guardian beast.

If the Mechanical Tiger Anka was captured by the Sykes military, the owner information in its core would be exposed, leading to her.

This was an unacceptable situation for her, so her calculation core quickly completed its analysis and made the most correct judgment:

"I will minimize the impact of this incident, but you must not cause any more trouble for me.

"Also, tell me now, why are you helping Xavier Matrix?

"If you hadn't interfered, Xavier Matrix would have been captured by now.

Lu Heng shrugged and replied, "Based on the current clues, I don't think Xavier Matrix is involved in the case of the Gas District devouring corpses."

In fact, Lu Heng had no solid evidence to prove that Xavier Matrix was not connected to the Gas District incident.

However, sometimes intuition can be surprisingly close to the truth.

When Lu Heng had conversed with Xavier Matrix, he had sensed that this so-called "mad scientist" wasn't as "mad" as the rumors suggested.

Moreover, Xavier Matrix loved plants and kept his garden meticulously organized.

Unless he had a split personality, a life form's personality is usually consistent.

The case in the Gas District involved a terrifying creature that had devoured four bodies, leaving the scene in disarray.

This wasn't something a person who kept their garden so orderly would do.

The psychological profiles of the two locations were too different; it was impossible for them to be the same person.

As for the possibility of Xavier Matrix sending out a mechanical demon to do the deed, that was even less likely.

The battle mechanical angels created by Xavier Matrix had a very fluid and lifelike aesthetic, which was completely different from the scattered body parts in the Gas District.

If Xavier Matrix really wanted to send something to carry out a task, he would most likely use a mechanical angel, as it would be the most convenient option. There was no need to go to such lengths and send a corpse-devouring monster.

Based on these clues, Lu Heng believed that the case in the Gas District had no connection to Xavier Matrix.

Of course, Lu Heng still needed to continue searching for Xavier Matrix, at least to find out the identity of the Black Feather Spirit.

...

Lioranna Sikes was not satisfied with Lu Heng's answer. She said sternly, "Even if the case in the Gas District has nothing to do with Xavier Matrix, he is still a wanted criminal by the military. You shouldn't help him. When you see him, you should capture him immediately."

Although the Exodus Faction was called the "Cowards" in the Sikes Civilization, they were an official party with a complete organizational structure.

Lioranna Sikes held an official position within the Sikes Civilization.

Therefore, her stance aligned with the official position.

Since Xavier Matrix was a wanted criminal by the Sikes authorities, in her view, he should be captured.

"Alright, if I see him again," Lu Heng didn't plan to argue with her on this matter because their differing stances would lead to an unproductive debate.

After a brief pause, Lu Heng changed the topic and asked, "Among the teams responsible for capturing Xavier Matrix, there's another human team that I suspect has joined the Descension Faction. Can I get their information?"

Lioranna Sikes inquired, "What do you want their information for?"

Lu Heng replied, "I suspect they are connected to the case in the Gas District."

Lioranna Sikes asked in confusion, "So, do humans eat corpses?"

In her mind, humans were extraterrestrial beings, and it was possible for them to eat anything.

Initially, she had even suspected that the four bodies had been devoured by Lu Heng and his two companions.

Lu Heng didn't plan to explain this to her. He simply repeated, "I suspect them, so it's best if I can get their information. Moreover, the Descension Faction might be conducting some terrible experiments. I believe that striking at the Descension Faction would be in your interest."

Within the Sikes Civilization, there were ideological conflicts between the Descension Faction, the Preservation Faction, and the Exodus Faction, leading to constant competition.

However, the Sikes Civilization was still in the early stages of the Abyssal Invasion, and the internal environment was not yet as hostile.

Therefore, the current conflicts among the three factions were carried out in secret, not openly.

Nevertheless, striking at the Descension Faction would indeed benefit Lioranna Sikes.

Her calculation core only needed 0.01 seconds to process the request, and she agreed, "Alright, I'll give you their information."

Hearing her agreement, Lu Heng raised an eyebrow and said, "So, it's also easy for that team to obtain my information, right?"

Lioranna Sikes replied, "Of course, as long as you have the corresponding access level, you can retrieve the visa information of extraterrestrial beings."

In the Sikes Civilization, the access level required for visa information of extraterrestrial beings was not very high.

Consequently, it was also easy for the Descension Faction to obtain the information of Lu Heng and his companions.

In other words, from now on, they needed to be vigilant against Alex Austin's team.

(End of Chapter)

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