As a star energy user, protected by star energy, he should have strong resistance to all kinds of extreme environments.
But after being frozen by the enemy for just a few seconds, Lin Zhen already felt his body heating up everywhere. These were symptoms of hypothermia!
“It’s not just because the extreme cold ice’s temperature is too low, but also because this layer of ice has star energy flowing through it. The star energy in the ice continuously consumes the star energy in our bodies, causing resistance to drop.”
Lin Zhen calmly analyzed the situation. Others were trying to quickly break the ice shell. But he was an exception.
Destroying this layer of extreme cold ice was not a very difficult thing for him. His entire body was hiding metal. Because he was only trapped by the ice shell, not “frozen.”
So he could completely reconfigure these metals and cut through the ice shell in an instant. But breaking the ice would mean immediately facing that powerful mech; the odds of victory were too low.
Might as well wait a little longer. Let that big guy fly a bit longer.
The steel battle armor coldly stared at the carapace sphere. Inside the pitch-black faceplate, two lines of text quickly flashed.
[Target One: Kill Chatosi (Incomplete)]
[Target Two: Capture Lin Zhen (Completed)]
[Go complete Target One!]
The Canary AI’s voice sounded inside the mech. The unidentified red liquid inside the mech’s spine gently shook.
Then, a layer of cold mist was discharged from all over the mech. Dark Dust slowly turned her head. Her scarlet gaze passed through the jungle and landed on Small Luoding City beneath the deep pit.
Then, without hesitation, she lifted her leg and walked toward it.
The carapace sphere, which was slowly emitting cold air, suddenly seemed to be pulled by something. It floated up and followed one meter behind Dark Dust.
“Holy shit, that’s too insane! Isn’t that telekinesis?”
“How does this damn mech even have Lao Xi’s supernatural power?”
“Whatever. Dark Dust is not Mo Yuan, but she must be related to Mo Yuan.”
“Wait, could Dark Dust be Mo Yuan?”
“Holy shit, that’s actually possible. Mo Yuan’s supernatural power is copy.”
The next second, Shi Linglin, looking miserable, walked out of the jungle.
“Please let me come with you.”
Dark Dust did not turn her head, nor reply, nor nod. She just kept walking. And Shi Linglin was already used to her reaction. She followed behind the mech on her own.
She was different from the other members of the Nightingale Team. She needed to ensure that after the emotional cold element was depleted, she could promptly inject another canister of emotional cold element into Ye Lan.
After walking just two steps, intense commotion came from inside the carapace sphere floating in the air. It was as if flames were scorching inside, with mist and condensation water flowing out from the gaps in the carapace sphere. Or as if someone was sawing through the ice layer.
The sound of sizzling cutting came from inside, and the carapace sphere began to vibrate at high frequency.
Dark Dust raised her right hand, and the carapace sphere flew in front of her. She gently pressed down on the sphere.
[Armor Recharge 50%]
On the carapace sphere and on the people inside it, an even thicker ice layer immediately appeared. The group’s self-rescue efforts were like a joke, effortlessly dismantled by her.
“This gap reminds me of when Xiao Xi fought others before—it was pure bullying.”
“Does Lin Zhen never play an easy game? It feels like from the beginning till now, every enemy he faces is much stronger than him.”
“If you don’t defeat the strong with the weak, how can you be called the protagonist?”
Dark Dust lowered her right hand, and the carapace sphere floated upward.
Just then, the ground suddenly shook beneath her feet. A cyan crab claw, over two meters long, burst out of the earth and, from between her legs, snapped toward the black mech’s entire body.
“Watch out!”
Shi Linglin instinctively called out.
Clack!
The surface of the huge crab claw reflected sunlight like metal. It closed tightly top and bottom, making a huge clashing sound. But in the gap between the crab claw’s pincers, there was nothing. It snipped empty!
In the instant the crab claw closed, Dark Dust flew above it at terrifying speed, dodging the attack.
However, the black mech, which had just been extremely aggressive, did not do what any slightly experienced star energy user would do—seize the enemy’s attack recovery and launch a swift, powerful counterattack.
She stopped in the air, first looking down at the crab claw, then turning her head to glance at Small Luoding City. Her gaze constantly switched between the two.
It seemed she was caught in a difficult decision: whether to deal with the immediate enemy or head straight to her destination. Yes, a difficult decision!
Fortunately, the considerate Canary AI promptly gave a hint based on the current situation.
[Deal with the enemy in front]
The moment the text flashed before her eyes, Dark Dust hesitated no more. The crimson flowing fire on her faceplate instantly surged. She abruptly reached out and pressed downward.
But this slight pause had already made her miss the best opportunity to counterattack. Even worse, she had fallen into a trap. The world punishes everyone who misses an opportunity equally, especially in battle!
Eight spiral shells, identical to the previous attack from Luotuo, burst out from the ground around Dark Dust.
Bang!
The eight spiral shells instantly exploded, turning into a dense swarm of small spiral shells that shot toward Dark Dust in the center.
From a distance, it looked like a nest of oversized hornets.
But Dark Dust, now with a clear target, was no longer hesitant. Instead, she became very decisive and sharp. She immediately raised her right hand, abandoning dealing with the crab claw, and released cold air in all directions.
Pata pata pata pata…
The frozen spiral shells kept falling.
Four black, scale-covered ropes shot out from below, sharply binding Dark Dust’s limbs. Ice spread along the ropes at an extremely terrifying speed, freezing all four ropes solid in an instant.
But the next second, the scales on the ropes slightly opened under the ice, and flames of astonishing heat spewed from the gaps.
As the ice melted instantly, the ropes snapped taut. An enormous force struck from below, forcibly pressing Dark Dust to the ground.
The two crab claws, already open and waiting, then clamped down hard, producing a deafening metallic clash. However, aside from a shower of sparks, Dark Dust’s arms, caught in the pincers, did not break as expected. Instead, the crab claws were cracked in two places.
“Why are they fighting?”
“Different positions.”
“Lol, it can’t even clamp down, and it almost shattered its own pincers.”
“Says they don’t want to, but their body honestly came to save people.”
“After all, they’re from the Security Bureau. If you put them in modern times, aren’t they just police?”
The military crab steed emerged from underground, lifting Dark Dust high, and emitted a pained sound from its mouth.
And on the crab steed’s back were two of the Shell Clan Pursuit Squad members who had briefly met Lin Zhen and the others earlier.
They were pulling hard on the black ropes shot from their backs, trying to secure the crab steed.