Chapter 537: Taking Action!
Translator: Liu_Kaixuan Editor: Valvrave
Inside the battle tank, Wan Yiling was smiling. "It seems that its energy has been exhausted."
Han Yuan revealed a happy and confident smile in response.
'After getting my hands on the Body of Black Light Energy, the leader will certainly promote me. Then I will…' The more Han Yuan thought about it, the more excited he became. At the same time, he glanced at Wan Yiling with a sneer. 'What is power? The most important factor to wield real power is an individual's strength. As long as one is powerful, what kind of power can't they wield? This woman is too naive…'
On the battlefield…
Tang Cangyun could not wait to pounce at the Black Hole like a greedy wolf.
Somewhere else…
'Danger! Danger! An alarming amount of Black Light energy has been detected. It's converging in a single point!' Starseed's notification kept popping up in Jiang Liushi's mind.
In the beginning, Jiang Liushi was apprehensive of how to act, but after getting the last notification, his expression changed.
'Is the Black Hole trying to escape? It seems that it feels threatened and wants to flee.'
If the Black Hole were to flee, it would re-absorb the energy it had lost and make a comeback. It may even split itself again and send its separated parts to absorb as much energy as it could to reach its peak state again.
If that were to happen, Jiang Liushi would lose a great opportunity as it was impossible to follow behind it and wait for it to absorb the needed energy, converting it to Black Light! Additionally, according to Starseed's notification, the Black Hole was gathering all the Black Light into a single part, so that it could erupt with power and flee. Once it exchanged all the Black Light for explosive power, everyone would be within its attack range. How could they stop it?
Myriad of thoughts flooded Jiang Liushi's mind before his gaze became firm. He had made his decision.
"Ying! Drive!"
One could only seek riches within dangers! It was a good opportunity! The Black Hole was preoccupied with the Assault Team, so it was the right time for Jiang Liushi to strike. They could not miss such a chance.
…
Presently, Tang Cangyun had allocated his teammates in strategic positions, and they were about to attack the Black Hole. He was quite excited as victory was within his grasp, or so he thought. He had already dreamed of how his future would be like from this day forward. In his mind, he would enter the upper echelons of the Jiangning Safety Zone, obtaining many benefits. After that, how could Peach and Wei Feifei look down on him again or refuse any of his requests?
"Zheng Laowu, we depend on you!" shouted Tang Cangyun.
Zheng Laowu was an ugly-looking thin man with black circles under his eyes. Although he looked like that, nobody dared to underestimate him. After all, he was the captain of a powerful survivors' squad.
Zheng Laowu let out a battle cry and then a machete of light condensed in his hand. At the same time, his muscles bulged as he lifted the machete, aiming to split in half the Black Hole at high speed. Behind him, was another man with a bag of explosives. He was waiting for Zheng Laowu to split open the Black Hole so that he could throw the bag of explosives into it.
It didn't matter if Zheng Laowu could not split it open with the first attempt as there many people behind him, but the sooner it was hurt, the better. They were all ready to simultaneously attack with everything they had in case Zheng Laowu was not successful. Therefore, the pressure he was shouldering was not very big. When his machete was about to come in contact with the Black Hole, he poured all his strength on it. However, the moment the blade struck the Black Hole's body, Zheng Laowu's expression abruptly changed. "Oh, my God." His machete was being absorbed by the Black Hole!
As that happened, Zheng Laowu could feel a strong suction force pulling him toward the Black Hole too. Zheng Laowu could be considered a veteran survivor with rich battle and survival experience after countless life or death situations, so he decisively let off the machete and turned to run. Unfortunately, when he turned, his body became stiff.
"Save-"
At that moment, Tang Cangyun and his teammates witnessed the Black Hole's body increasing and expanding in size, swallowing Zheng Laowu and the paranormals behind him whole. They didn't even have the chance to shout, while others may have not realized that they had been swallowed.
Initially, the Black Hole's body was the size of a truck, but now it was swelling like a balloon. As it was swallowing the surrounding people, a combatant accidentally pulled the trigger, grazing past Tang Cangyun's thigh. The latter one was petrified by fear, and he didn't even seem to have realized what had just happened.
"Run! Run!" shouted Tang Cangyun. Naturally, he was the first to run away. He hated the fact that he didn't have an extra pair of legs to run faster. But he also felt lucky as Zheng Laowu was the one that had been swallowed instead of him.
The Black Hole continued to expand, while a strong invisible mental wave was spreading in all directions.
Wei Feifei's reaction was also fast, but she didn't run away immediately. Instead, she raised her gun, aiming it at the Black Hole. She wanted to help the others escape! Unfortunately, due to that action, she had lost any chances of escaping. When the mental wave passed through her, she felt as if her body was frozen solid. Although she was still clear-headed, Wei Feifei's nerves were unable to convey the brain's commands to her limbs, and her eyes felt extremely heavy. Actually, not only Wei Feifei but also everyone near her, including Tang Gangyun, were affected by the mental attack.
Tang Cangyun, who intended to rush toward the convoy, couldn't do anything. He couldn't even turn his head. Fear took over his heart once again.
Currently, Wei Feifei could only watch as the Black Hole was slowly moving toward her. The Black Hole's speed wasn't fast at all, and that's the main reason they had dared to fight against it. But now, in the petrified crowd's eyes, that speed had become a nightmare. It was simply tormenting them.
Before doomsday, Wei Feifei had once experienced sleep paralysis, a condition when during awakening or falling asleep, a person was aware but unable to move or speak. Compared with that experience, the horror this time was a thousand times stronger. Wei Feifei was falling in despair.
"Something is wrong!" As a psychic paranormal, Peach had stayed behind in the building to assist her team. When she sensed the mental wave, Peach was horrified, but she still gritted her teeth to meet it head-on. Unfortunately, before the Black Hole's unparalleled mental power, Peach's power was like a boat in a raging sea.
'Feifei, I will save you, run!' screamed Peach in her mind.
In the next moment, Peach's face turned ghastly pale, and her body spasmed non-stop. She could not even move her fingers. Although going against the Black Hole was a life or death experience for Peach, she didn't back down. She had temporarily given a chance to Wei Feifei and the others to break free from the Black Hole's control!
The moment Wei Feifei realized that she had regained control over her body, she shouted, "Run!" Then, she ran as far as she could.
"Feifei, help me!" yelled Tang Cangyun while grabbing Wei Feifei. His leg had been injured!
Initially, the bullet that had grazed his thigh had left a substantial wound. As he was scared for his life, he hadn't felt any pain or the blood oozing out from the wound. But when his body turned stiff, the blood flowed faster than before and couldn't be stopped. If he didn't treat it immediately, he would eventually die from major blood loss. But how could he treat it while running for his life?
Upon seeing that Wei Feifei was faster and more nimble than the others, he immediately realized that Peach was still helping her. Therefore, Cang Tangyun had suddenly grabbed Wei Feifei, as if she was his savior. As long as Wei Feifei helped him, he wouldn't need to wait for death!
