Mu Qingqing turned her head to look at the Chief beside her, only to see her expression was equally solemn, clearly lost in thought.
On the screen, a figure was slowly walking toward them.
The silhouette could not just be described as similar to a human; it was exactly the same.
However, was it a he or a she? The entire body was encased in black keratin, like a suit of armor worn over the body.
Looking at the material, it bore a resemblance to Lin Mowei’s biological armor.
Actually, it should be the other way around, because those biological weapons were created using substances from Rift Beasts combined with human technology.
Technically speaking, the creature across from them was wearing the original version.
The entity walked to the edge of the radiation zone and slowly raised its right hand.
“What is it trying to do?” Mu Qingqing voiced the confusion in everyone’s hearts.
“No, that’s not right…”
She looked at the Chief, who was muttering to herself. “What’s wrong, Chief?”
Lin Mowei’s brows were tightly furrowed, her eyes filled with calculation. A moment later, an expression of disbelief appeared on her face.
‘Could it be?’
The thoughts of the powerful often aligned.
Anyone could see that this suddenly appearing creature was not simple, but very few would imagine that it would launch an attack from such a distance.
“Qingqing, later, do not let anyone support me!”
“Huh?”
Leaving the bewildered Mu Qingqing behind, Lin Mowei donned her face mask and exited the tent, rushing toward the position of the Positron Cannon.
When Mu Qingqing looked back at the screen, she immediately understood why Lin Mowei was in such a hurry.
Black smoke rose from the modified ground, then converged in the entity’s hand to form a spear.
Mu Qingqing’s eyes widened as she stood up and rushed toward the area as well. ‘No way, right?’
The warriors at the very front of the battle line took up defensive stances, rain sliding off their combat uniforms.
At this distance, coupled with the interference of the rain, they could only see a blurry figure, but soon, they too showed shocked expressions just like Mu Qingqing.
“That’s!”
The curtain of rain ahead was disturbed once again, like a horizontally spinning umbrella, as a black spear shot toward them at extreme speed.
Its target was naturally the main force of this operation, the Positron Cannon.
The speed of the spear could not be compared to an electron, but the momentum it created far exceeded it.
A massive surge of air was pushed forward before the spear even arrived. The warriors in front used all their strength just to steady themselves, let alone block it.
Ability Users with long-range capabilities tried to create projectiles to block or change the spear’s trajectory, but they were shredded the moment they touched the wind barrier.
Just as they followed the spear’s trail with despairing eyes, Lin Mowei had already leaped high into the air nearby.
A brilliant blue light erupted from her entire body and the long blade in her hand, a manifestation of her internal power exploding to its limit.
‘Please, stop it,’ everyone prayed in their hearts, as that was the only thing they could do now.
The blade sliced through the wind barrier and struck the tip of the spear.
The massive impact caused the rain to explode outward from the point of contact, forming a brief vacuum.
CLANG!!!
A deafening sound rang out, and Lin Mowei was sent flying by the counter-shock. Just as she was about to slam into the ground, a figure caught her.
The impact still sent both of them sliding for more than ten meters.
“How are you? Are you okay?” Mu Liuli’s voice sounded in her ear.
She had also watched that spear fly over with her own eyes, but she knew she could not stop it.
However, she still had things she could do. After rolling on the ground with Lin Yu last time, she was prepared this time.
She caught Lin Mowei steadily and then slowly placed her on the ground.
“I’m okay… Thanks,” Lin Mowei said, not caring about any past grudges.
This time, the injuries she sustained were heavier than before. The armor on both her arms was completely shattered.
Beneath the armor were arms with no intact flesh, bleeding incessantly.
The armor on her body was also in tatters, and her face mask had been blown off, revealing a beautiful face covered in blood and grime.
“Chief!”
Mu Qingqing, who arrived a step later, saw her miserable state and ignored the mud on the ground, throwing herself in front of her.
“Ch—Chief, how are you? This…” Her voice was trembling, tears mixing with the rain as they dripped onto the ground.
In the past, including just a moment ago, she had only ever seen Lin Mowei in her perfect state after a reversal. This was the first time she had seen the Chief so… fragile.
“Ha… cough, cough,” Lin Mowei coughed up two mouthfuls of bloody foam. “I’m… fine. Go check on the status of that cannon first…”
It wasn’t that she didn’t want to use her reversal now, but the massive impact had not only damaged her body; even her mind was a bit dazed. She needed a moment to recover.
“Okay, okay,” Mu Qingqing nodded in agreement. She looked up at the massive machine, and her eyes immediately widened.
The spear was firmly embedded in the armor right next to the cannon’s muzzle, with sparks flying everywhere.
If Lin Mowei hadn’t blocked that strike, it likely would have pierced directly through the barrel, and then everything would have been over.
Mu Qingqing pressed the communicator in her ear to contact logistics.
-Someone get here quickly! Check the status of the Positron Cannon immediately!
When she looked back at Lin Mowei, she found that the Chief had already finished her reversal, though the light of the energy core on her chest armor had dimmed significantly.
“Qingqing,” Lin Mowei’s voice carried a hint of exhaustion. “Do you remember what I just told you?”
“…Yes.” Mu Qingqing stood up and walked to her.
“Good. I will tie it down. You guys fix the Positron Cannon as quickly as possible. Just one more shot and we win.”
“But…”
“NO BUTS!” The superior’s harsh tone made the young girl, who was temporarily filling in, tremble.
“I said earlier that you’ve grown. Don’t make me take those words back.”
“YES!” Mu Qingqing raised her head, looking at Lin Mowei without blinking even as rain flowed into her eyes.
Mu Liuli watched the two of them, a stir of emotion in her heart. She felt that… compared to them, she had never truly taken a step forward.
Without any time to rest, Lin Mowei injected a tube of nutrient solution and two tubes of enhancers into her body.
Step by step, she bypassed the warriors in front and walked toward that figure.
Just as the people around her wanted to follow, Mu Qingqing’s voice rang out across the channel.
-Everyone, maintain your positions and stay on high alert!
The crowd turned their gazes back, their eyes filled with disbelief and surprise.
That single spear could be said to have cast a terrifying shadow over everyone. If they let Lin Mowei go alone… how was that different from sending her to her death?
However, it wasn’t long before they understood the reason for this order.
Among Ability Users, there were also the strong and the weak.
Chief Lan Lan could fight a King Beast one-on-one without falling into a disadvantage, while the weaker ones might struggle against an ordinary Rift Beast.
Lin Mowei’s Time Regression wasn’t particularly practical and had many limitations.
However, her own strength and the way she used it determined that it was the strongest ability on this battlefield.
Only by surviving can one talk about the future.
The sound of weapons clashing and the impact from the two figures could be clearly felt even from such a long distance.
It was hard to imagine that if one got close, they might be blown away just by the resulting air currents, let alone fight alongside her.
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