prynovel Chapter 111 Under Dire Circumstances
Chapter 111 Under Dire Circumstances
Chapter 111 Under Dire Circumstances
Under Li Ang's command, the twelve secondary cannons on both sides of the Hunter immediately changed direction, no longer aiming at the main body of the giant hand, but at the edge node of the solidified airspace, continuously spraying out blazing white energy beams.
With the secondary cannons firing in unison, it was like twelve scorching light blades, slicing fiercely into the invisible force field, bursting out with dazzling light and ripples of surging energy.
The surrounding force field fluctuated violently, and the binding effect loosened momentarily.
It's now!
Seizing this fleeting opportunity, Li Ang overloaded the power core, and the airship suddenly surged forward, like a wild horse breaking free of its reins, forcefully squeezing through the gaps between the fingers of the giant hand that was about to close.
The giant hand missed its target, and a muffled sonic boom erupted from where its five fingers met, demonstrating the terrifying power it possessed.
However, just as the airship escaped danger, black energy rapidly gathered in the palm of the giant hand, instantly condensing into dozens of basketball-sized, constantly twisting black spheres.
These black spheres seemed to come alive, locking onto the airship on their own, and then shooting out like a swarm of bees, blocking all possible escape routes for the airship.
"Avoid, intercept with all cannons." Li Ang issued the order via mental connection.
Under his control, the Hunter demonstrated maneuverability far exceeding its original design limits, with the hull sometimes climbing rapidly.
Sometimes it rolls and dives, performing a series of astonishing tactical maneuvers.
At the same time, all twelve secondary cannons unleashed their firepower, weaving an interception net in the air.
"Boom, boom, boom, boom."
The dark energy sphere collided violently with the intercepting firepower in mid-air, and the explosion and the overflowing black mist dyed half the sky with an eerie color.
The shockwave continued to spread, making it almost impossible for people on the ground to open their eyes, and flying debris and dust everywhere.
After a series of attacks and defenses, although most of the energy balls were successfully intercepted, three still broke through the fire net and crashed hard into the airship's armor.
"Bang, bang, bang."
Another violent tremor struck, and Li Ang sensed an alarm from the armor indicating structural damage via their mental connection.
Two secondary gun mounts were destroyed and rendered useless, and a sizable gap was also blown open on the side of the hull.
Seeing that the airship was damaged, the law enforcement team members who had been harassing the giant hand underground were all filled with worry.
"What do we do, Commander Negan? Can the airship hold on?" Captain Martin shouted anxiously as he bombarded the giant hand's wrist with [Explosive Flame] to try and distract it.
Commander Negan ignored Martin's shouts and continued to unleash [Frost Scatter] attacks on the giant hand.
Li Ang had no time to use the [Wind Blade Technique] anymore; all his attention was focused on dealing with the storm of attacks.
He maneuvered the airship with a daring, low-altitude maneuver, dodging another fierce sweep from the giant hand. The airship skimmed the ground, and the resulting gale swept up rubble and debris into the air.
How much longer will it take for the main gun to recharge? He anxiously checked the charging progress through the mental connection.
[Charging progress: 87%...88%...]
Too slow! The giant hand's attack rhythm is too fast. As the airship frantically evades, the main gun's charging efficiency is severely affected.
Just then, the giant hand seemed to have completely lost patience. It abandoned all fancy techniques, raised its huge palm high, and condensed all the black energy into its palm. In an instant, the palm transformed into a huge palm print that was enough to blot out the sky.
The palm print, carrying pure, crushing power, slammed down on the airship, which was struggling to maintain its balance in the air.
This attack, in terms of both range and speed, far surpassed all previous ones.
The airship's maneuverability was completely locked down; no matter which direction it fled, it seemed unable to escape the range of this destructive blow.
"It's over—" a team member whispered in despair on the ground.
Li Ang's pupils contracted sharply as a sharp alarm for overload of the power core and a warning that his armor was about to disintegrate came through the mental connection.
He gritted his teeth, trying to make a final struggle. He ordered the airship to instantly transfer all its energy to the tail thrusters for maximum acceleration, sprinting upwards in an attempt to squeeze out a sliver of life.
However, the speed at which the enormous palm print fell far exceeded the airship's maximum acceleration.
Shadows quickly enveloped the Hunter.
The next moment, amidst that suffocating sense of oppression, the enormous hand suddenly slammed shut.
"Crunch, thud."
The sickening metallic creaking and the deafening crash of the protective shield shattering were clearly audible to everyone on the ground.
The Hunter, the combat airship that had given them their last hope, was ultimately firmly grasped in the palm of that terrifying giant hand.
The airship's armor groaned under the terrifying grip of the giant hand, visibly deforming and denting rapidly.
"Not good—" Commander Negan showed despair for the first time during this mission.
Just then, the core of the airship that was being gripped suddenly erupted with extremely unstable and heart-stopping energy fluctuations.
Inside the airship, blue light flickered rapidly, like a supernova about to explode.
"Get down, everyone get down!" Negan roared with his last ounce of strength, plunging his wand into the ground. A thick [Ice Shield] instantly rose up, blocking the way for everyone.
Almost as soon as he finished speaking.
"Boom!"
A terrifying explosion, powerful enough to shatter eardrums, resounded throughout the heavens and earth.
The energy stored in the main gun of the Hunter, along with the energy within the power core, was released in fusion under Li Ang's command.
The immense energy was released instantly, transforming into a ball of light and heat that devoured everything.
The giant hand that gripped it was the first to be hit. Its three tightly clasped fingers shattered instantly into black mist scattered across the sky under the destructive impact, like glass struck by an invisible giant hammer.
The giant hand lost three fingers in the violent explosion, and now it seemed to have suffered a severe injury, its movements becoming sluggish and frantic.
It released the wreckage of the airship, now reduced to fragments and a rain of fire, from its palm and instead unleashed its boundless fury upon the ants on the ground.
Its remaining two fingers joined together, with an aura of crushing mountains and rivers, slammed down hard on the area where the law enforcement officers were hiding.
"Fight the enemy!" Captain Eric's eyes were bloodshot. He knew that at this moment, they had no choice but to go all out to win a chance at survival.
The group scattered in disarray, trying to dodge while simultaneously engaging in combat.
Everyone unleashed their strongest spells at the giant finger pointing downwards, attempting to stop it.
Li Ang gritted his teeth and once again forcibly mobilized his nearly depleted mental energy. At the tip of his wand, the unstable, destructive aura-radiating magic energy blade once again took shape with great difficulty.
"go!"
He roared and shot the energy blade, which combined the powers of wind, water, and lightning, at the damaged area of the giant hand that had been blasted by the airship explosion.