Chapter 102
Chapter 102 Was Her Thinking Always So Unique?
Now there’s bad news and good news.
The bad news is they’ve got to fight this guy to the death; one side must be wiped out, no question about it.
The good news is… they see Morning Light and Feifei have also appeared at another entrance.
And, like them, their retreat is blocked by the defense wall behind them.
Ru once said—when one is unfortunate, seeing others in equal misfortune can make one feel lucky.
The chubby guy wholeheartedly agrees with this and even chuckles at this moment: “Heh, looks like the system really means business; not one of them is getting away!”
Xia Xinyan and Ling Mo didn’t concern themselves with the chubby guy’s thoughts; they were more worried about the enemy before them.
It was… an Iron Giant, about two and a half meters tall.
Unlike the flashy red he had expected, this Iron Giant was a dark gray all over, with plenty of polished scars, indicating it had quite the battle history. Just standing there, it exudes a menacing aura.
Another noteworthy detail is its chest covered with densely-packed missile launchers, all empty for now, so it was temporarily silent while the others returned.
Noticing this, the chubby guy became excited: “Ha! How’s that for you?! No missiles left, right?!”
However, as soon as he finished speaking, the Iron Giant suddenly raised its right arm towards them. The armor on its arm transformed and slid to reveal two thicker, longer missiles underneath.
Chubby guy: “Damn.”
A missile launched and flew straight for them, prompting the four to scatter immediately—better to save themselves than get caught up. Luckily, the missile lacked guidance and smashed into the spot they had just occupied. However, the resulting shockwave knocked a few of them, who hadn’t managed to run far enough, off their feet, but the damage was successfully mitigated by their shields.
However, that single blast drained nearly a third of their shield’s energy.
Ling Mo’s heart sank.
That meant they only had three chances for error?
Xia Xinyan had the same realization, and she thought even deeper than Ling Mo—since the shield only defended against ranged damage, that meant they had a maximum of three chances.
She didn’t believe this guy wouldn’t engage in close combat.
But… how could they defeat this giant tin can? Blow it up? Not to mention whether they had the capability to do so, even if they did, could they actually blow it up?
The task objective was this thing, did they need to blow it up to complete the task?
Their current predicament was far trickier than the previous encounters.
But the chubby guy clearly hadn’t considered this issue; he wanted to vent: “You’re targeting me, aren’t you?! Just two missiles and you think you can take me down? Keep dreaming! Show me you can fire that last missile! I want to see what else you got!”
As soon as he finished, the Iron Giant remained silent for a moment before a new missile suddenly loaded inside its arm.
Chubby guy: “…”
Meanwhile, Morning Light and Feifei had arrived by Xia Xinyan and Ling Mo’s side. Watching the chubby guy being tossed around by the Iron Giant, Morning Light couldn’t help but exclaim: “What a true hero… willing to draw all the fire for us.”
“No…” Bai Yu chimed in, a peculiar look on his face, “I think he’s just asking for it.”
He had been roommates with the chubby guy for years; how could he not understand this guy’s temper? Especially while gaming, this guy would start cursing the moment he was annoyed.
The only advantage was that he would never curse his friends; he would only tease them a bit, but if it was some random passerby or a game that had wronged him, he’d take every opportunity to roast them without missing a beat.
As for now, it was clear the chubby guy was genuinely furious.
Though he was running around messily from the Iron Giant, his brazen and crazed cursing at the opponent really displayed some righteous spirit—something impressive.
Ling Mo couldn’t help but cough lightly: “The task objective should be this Iron Battle Armor; the question is whether someone operates it? It shouldn’t be a robot, right?”
“No,” Morning Light shook his head, “We were lucky to find the data on this armor when we came; it’s the BOSS of the Divine Dragon Building, Mr. S’s exclusive battle armor. The system also mentioned that Mr. S has begun to target us, so if I’m not mistaken, he’s inside there.”
Bai Yu frowned slightly: “How do we force him out?”
Xia Xinyan looked him up and down, asking, “Can’t you hack this armor?”
“Can’t,” Bai Yu shook his head, “The permissions of this armor are too high; my current abilities aren’t enough to do anything at all.”
“My abilities won’t help with this either,” Morning Light added, “Unless someone can cut this armor open.”
As he spoke, he casually glanced at Xia Xinyan.
Xia Xinyan immediately shook her head: “Don’t even think about it; any destructive actions against the armor should be the last resort. We can’t mess around with the mission—besides, I’m not sure my tail can even cut through it.”
The game wouldn’t grant players abilities with absolute power; there would inherently be some limitations. For example, Ling Mo’s manifestation could create anything, but it had to conform to the logic of reality—that’s a limitation—like the concept of “vivid black,” even if he were the creator, he couldn’t materialize it.
Xia Xinyan’s tail had similar restrictions; even if it wasn’t a game-given ability, it still had to follow certain rules. She couldn’t possess a tail that could cut through anything, or else it would completely break the game rules.
And even if it could cut through, she wouldn’t do it before finding a way.
Morning Light helplessly shrugged his shoulders: “Then I guess I can’t help either.”
“What about Feifei?” Ling Mo turned to Feifei, “Can’t you use your insect curses?”
“It needs him to reveal himself first!” Feifei sighed, “He’s wrapped up so tightly; do you expect me to have my bugs bite through the steel and get in?”
Hearing this, Ling Mo thought for a moment and suddenly asked, “A little exposure would be fine too?”
“A little exposure would be fine,” Feifei was actually very confident in that.
“Alright, I’ll give it a try.” Ling Mo took a deep breath and began to channel his abilities.
Xia Xinyan paused briefly, then silently stood by his side.
She wouldn’t stop him from acting on his own, no matter how dangerous, because it was a form of training for him.
But she would also secretly protect him.
Because without him, the task of Tianji couldn’t be completed.
Just like that.
Still, she was quite curious about what Ling Mo had in mind since even she hadn’t figured out how to break the situation.
If he could think a step ahead of her, regardless of whether the method would work, to her, that was progress.
Yes, the child could be taught!
—Until she saw Ling Mo conjure a water gun meant for dealing with those police cars.
“If I cover all his means of observing the outside world, would he have no choice but to remove his mask?”
Ling Mo smirked, filled with certainty.
Xia Xinyan: “…”
Was her thinking always this unique?
