Chapter 57

Chapter 57: Chapter 56: "You Are So FastThe Cloning immediately shifted to dodge, his dagger scraping across the blade surface, sparking a shower of metallic sparks, but no notification of lost health was heard.

——The opponent is a non-attackable entity.

He immediately understood this setting, withdrew his dagger, pointed his toes on the ground, and leapt into the air to avoid the falling blade edge of the woman’s other side.

"Bang!" Noel’s gun fired, the bullet making a "ding" sound as it hit the woman’s pale face, only producing a crisp clang of metal on metal. He immediately ducked down, raising his arm as a faint whooshing sound escaped his sleeve cuff, as if an invisible wave of light rushed out and hit the mechanical woman’s head, but it elicited no reaction.

"...She’s a pure mechanical body." What Noel had just used was his ultimate weapon, the Mind Impact Cannon, but it had no effect.

The viewers’ comments were flying fast and furious, with many urging Noel to run and not bother with this mess, while others were pleading for him to join forces with Su Ming’an to fight the enemy. A hint of hesitation flashed in Noel’s face, but he stayed put and drew the gleaming dagger from his waist.

The next instant, the Cloning that had leapt into the air stepped on that incoming blade, charging toward the mechanical woman’s head——!

The woman’s forehead split open in a flash, exposing the gun barrel’s black muzzle, already aimed at the approaching Cloning, seemingly ready to riddle him with bullets.

But before the gun could fire, the Cloning charged, in a state of reckless abandon, revealing the Sword of Yarman in his palm and aiming for a final blow, thrusting at the woman’s glass-like eyeball!

...This had to be the only potential weak point; it was impossible that they’d be faced with something that had no weaknesses.

Flames suddenly flashed from the gun barrel, and the fervor in the Cloning’s eyes intensified— he was willing to trade his life for this potentially game-deciding strike.

The viewers’ comments were going insane; nobody had expected the situation to escalate to this point.

The enemy in front of them was unbearably strong, almost a situation where death was certain; they couldn’t think of any way that could allow their Number One Player to survive.

And then, in the next moment, the white light that represented space appeared beside the Cloning.

A figure in tattered black clothes seemed to suddenly flash in mid-air. He fiercely lunged onto the body of the Cloning, pushing him to the side, and the next instant, as the gunfire arrived, the white light of space on his body flickered again, and the entire person vanished amid the endless gunfire——

"Bang!"

The bullet embedded deeply into the mechanical woman’s eyeball, Su Ming’an pushed the Cloning aside and space-jumped above the woman’s forehead, his fingers tightly clinging to the tiny crack in the mechanical fissure, directly firing at the eyeball before him.

Glass shattered, the fragments grazing his face and bringing a flash of pain and blood. He clung to the cold mechanical surface to prevent himself from falling, firing shot after shot into the glass pieces.

"Bang bang bang bang——!"

He fired repeatedly until the rotating eyeball of the woman in front of him finally stopped. He felt the place he was holding shake violently, his whole body started plummeting down— the woman was falling!

The height of the woman was roughly the same as the eaves on both sides— falling down from here—

Su Ming’an’s Spatial Displacement was only charged twice, and once used up, it would take an hour to recover. There was no chance to escape now. He glanced at the Cloning he had pushed onto the roof eaves and then let go gently.

His figure plummeted in an instant, and at the moment he was about to reach the ground, he saw the Cloning sprinting from the eaves, jumping down to catch him, flipping over, and heading straight for the alleyway!

"Thump——!"

Hitting the ground, dust flew up, Su Ming’an glanced at his health bar, safe and unharmed. It seemed the impact had been fully absorbed by the Cloning alone.

The viewers’ comments were still streaming on the screen:

Su Ming’an dusted himself off, stepping down from the Cloning, and felt a series of falling aches transmitting from the other side, but it was nothing serious, 15 points of Physical Strength had a damage reduction effect on this kind of injury.

"Thanks." Su Ming’an nodded at the Cloning and then turned around to watch as the mechanical woman’s movements stiffened bit by bit until, finally, her massive form collapsed onto the ground.

The mechanical woman was radiating a deep blue light, clearly indicating high-quality equipment or a prop, which Su Ming’an unsurprisingly picked up.

Physical Defense: 10

Mentality Defense: 5

Durability: 20/20

Equipment Requirement: Spirit of 20 points

Special Attributes: : (Cooldown Time: 20 seconds) You can transform your spiritual power into an electric current to attack your enemy, causing 0.5 to 2 seconds of stun and minor damage]

Su Ming’an immediately dragged it to his equipment slot and swapped out the , afraid that even a second’s delay would see it gone.

His Cloning state may have unusually high Mentality Points, but it lacked an effective way to attack. Although the Skill’s description suggested it didn’t cause much damage, at least it possessed a form of control.

While he was examining it, Noel approached.

"Shouldn’t we discuss the ownership?" Noel said, "Even though you saved Su Ming’an... Su Ming’an did save you in the end, shouldn’t we talk about the spoils of war?"

Su Ming’an looked at him blankly, realizing that Noel mistook the Cloning for the real Su Ming’an. Meanwhile, he was still wearing the NPC’s black clothing and hat.

Noel had mistaken himself for an NPC.

"It’s alright." The Cloning stood up from the ground, his back full of bloodstains; he patted the dust off of himself and smiled brightly, "This item... it doesn’t really matter whether it goes to me or to him, the reason... you understand, right, Noel?"

At first, Noel looked puzzled, but then his pupils suddenly shrank, and he stared at the two with a hint of shock.

"You, you... moved so quickly?" Noel hadn’t expected that the man before him would actually take down an NPC; no wonder this NPC had just now come to his rescue without regard for his own safety—it made sense now.

The barrage of comments went crazy:

Su Ming’an ignored these, turned back, first checked the mechanical woman, then climbed up, prying open her mouth to see, in addition to the blue mechanical patterns, there was also green slime, which somewhat confirmed his suspicions.

And just then, the group arrived in front of the Inner City gate.

Unlike the Outer City, which was filled with trash and homeless people, the Inner City appeared immaculately clean, even the ground seemed to be paved with machinery.

Standing before the city gate was a young man clad in a white lab coat and wearing monocular glasses, smiling warmly as if ready to welcome them.

"Welcome to you, travelers from outside." The young man spread his arms, his smile cordial, "—Welcome to my city!"

As he spoke, the deep blue shield behind him also rose bit by bit, as if also welcoming them.

Su Ming’an felt his clothes tighten and looked down to see the girl Siyi clinging tightly to the hem of his shirt.

She was trembling all over, not daring to get close, her eyes filled with deep fear of the man in front of her.