“Is the task I gave you finished?”
“It’s done!” the Eldest Brawler nodded. “The tree god guards— they’ll be here soon.”
“Very well.”
Mo Yuan smirked upon hearing this. “Then we’re not the ones who should be worried; they are.”
The power of the tree god guards was obvious to everyone.
Perhaps in a one-on-one duel, they were no match for most trainees, but given enough time and sufficient numbers, even someone like Xinglan would have to retreat. They were the perfect choice to deal with Xinglan and the others.
A specialized counter against Lao Xi, I see.
He’s too cautious.
This is the value of being held captive by Lao Xi for 2 years; Mo Yuan’s prudence is terrifying.
*Thud!*
A shattered piece of wood fell from the roof and struck the spaceship, emitting a dull thud that echoed into the interior.
The alarm lights embedded in the cabin, signaling damage to the ship, glowed red in the Darkness. They flashed continuously, illuminating the wreckage of the interior.
The section of the frame and armor that had directly impacted the ground was completely deformed, caving inward significantly. It had barely missed the main cast sitting in the back half of the cabin.
Many of the circuits embedded inside the ship were also severed by the impact, exposed at the metal fractures. They hissed and sputtered, with visible electric arcs dancing from the broken ends.
Lin Zhen had fused his legs into the spaceship’s Alloy Ground before the impact occurred.
Although he had avoided being thrown, the powerful force had still left him with minor internal injuries and a concussion.
He shook his head until he heard Zi Jiu and the others loudly confirming that everyone was alright, only then fully recovering from the dizziness.
Once clear-headed, he checked the spaceship’s damage almost immediately.
Thanks to the protection provided by him and Kaos, the spaceship had not suffered severe damage from the fall, but that only meant it hadn’t been completely destroyed in the crash.
Regarding the specifics of the damage, the situation was still not optimistic.
The deformation of the frame and armor was a minor issue that he could repair within minutes. However, the damage to the internal wiring was the critical problem.
These specially designed circuits could evenly distribute the energy from the warp engine across the hull, forming a protective film during a warp to ensure the spaceship could safely pass through the cosmic membrane.
When the spaceship was being built, manufacturing these circuits was what took up the bulk of the time!
Now, most of those circuits were damaged.
Since the circuits were only damaged and not gone, he didn’t need to create them from nothing again. However, repairing them would still take at least 20 minutes.
And in this situation…
Lin Zhen leaned out and looked through the shattered viewport. He saw Mo Yuan and the four Combatants standing not far away on the street.
20 minutes was an absolute luxury.
Even if Dr. Forefinger was unwilling to alert the high-ups of the Saints’ hand society and had only sent Mo Yuan and a few others to capture them, they were now without Yun Ruoxi, their strongest combatant.
In the past, when they faced Mo Yuan during survival tests and training exercises, they always used the simplest method—
Let Yun Ruoxi handle it, ace against ace!
So now… it was unknown if they could even hold out for 20 minutes against Mo Yuan.
No, even if it was impossible, they had to!
They had… no way out!
Close the door and release Xiao Xi!
Xiao Xi’s worth is still proven.
But you can’t deny Lao Xi’s records and combat power are at the absolute top.
The theoretically strongest Lao Xi gets captured every day; the more I see it, the more I want to laugh.
Lin Zhen looked at Mo Yuan and the others with a determined gaze. Without turning his head, he said, “Jiu, Kaos, Anvil, and Scarlet—the four of you go. Use your supernatural powers to stall them!”
Although they hadn’t seen each other in 2 years, with Lin Zhen’s memory, he recognized the four Combatants standing beside Mo Yuan at a glance.
They were the same four brawler sinners who had once fought him and Yun Ruoxi.
He didn’t know how they had ended up here or become Dr. Forefinger’s subordinates, nor what hardships and torture they had endured in the interim.
But since they were here, it meant that in Dr. Forefinger’s mind, they possessed the power to stop them.
Without a doubt, they had definitely achieved Star Awakening, and most were likely transcendent brawlers just like Anvil!
Otherwise, if they possessed a Bloodline concentration capable of awakening a supernatural power, they would have triggered it back when the Saints’ hand society captured them.
And based on their 2 years of experience sparring with Anvil, the best way to deal with a Combatant was with sufficiently tricky supernatural powers.
Yun Che and Aili both fit that description perfectly.
“Stall them. My only requirement is that you stall!” Lin Zhen emphasized. “I only need 20 minutes—no, 15 minutes, and I can have the spaceship repaired!”
“20 minutes? Don’t worry. As long as I’m alive, I won’t let that bastard take a single step toward you!”
Kaos rubbed his hands together as he unbuckled his seatbelt and stood up.
“I’ve been dying to give this bastard a beating for a long time!”
“A Zhen!” Zi Jiu drew her double blades, releasing flames. “I believe in you, so you can believe in us!”
Lin Zhen seemed to think of something.
From within the spaceship’s walls, he pulled out a set of double blades, a pair of daggers, and several throwing stars, sending them to Zi Jiu, Yun Che, and Kaos respectively.
“Yeah!”
Lin Zhen nodded and then explained, “These are star energy metal weapons I specifically manufactured for you all to prepare for this kind of situation.”
“They’ve been stored inside the cabin to be nourished, preventing them from breaking down naturally.”
Anvil’s Combat Flow School did not include any weapon techniques, so Lin Zhen had not prepared anything for him.
Her rounded fingernails, coated in purple nail polish, brushed over the edge of a blade. Zi Jiu sighed, “Great blades. It’s a pity they aren’t permanent.”
“Once I figure out how to make permanent star energy metal, I’ll give you a whole set of weapons first.”
Lin Zhen replied while continuing to repair the spaceship.
Although Mo Yuan and the others were just standing there without attacking—likely because they felt stalling for time benefited them—Lin Zhen was happy to see it.
Since they had no way to finish the opponents off anyway, it was better to drag things out. It would be best if they could stall for 20 minutes and just take off.
“I didn’t expect that I’d have to face Mo Yuan!”
Anvil took a deep breath and stood up, walking toward the rear of the ship. This was likely the strongest enemy he had faced since becoming a Combatant and practicing the Sacred Hand Shattered Star Style.
*Clang, clang!*
The deformed hatch was forced open by Lin Zhen’s supernatural power.
“If Mo Yuan and his group want to stall, then we’ll stall with them. Remember, our goal is to stall for 15 minutes!”
As the group reached the rear hatch, Zi Jiu emphasized the plan seriously.
Seeing Anvil and the others approaching, Aili also tried to stand up and join them, but her hand was gripped tightly by Yun Ruoxi. She couldn’t pull it free no matter how she tried.