Chapter 115 - 101: Be Better Prepared Next Time

Chapter 115: Chapter 101: Be Better Prepared Next Time

This scene stunned Lu Yan and the others, and it made the expressions of the council members watching from behind even more grim.

At this moment, Zhang Ji seemed to have grown tired of the fight and came to a stop.

"The target has stopped! Spirit Soldiers, lock on. We can initiate a ramming attack. Shall we attempt it!?"

"Engage!"

The rear thrusters on several Spirit Soldiers suddenly activated. Their frames contracted, transforming into missile-like cylinders as they hurtled toward Zhang Ji.

A look of exasperation crossed Zhang Ji’s face. He had just been reminiscing about Zheng Chengze, only for these guys to interrupt.

He was getting a little annoyed, so he decided to get a little serious.

VMMMMMM~!

In an instant—twenty layers of Overlapping Waves!

Followed by the Crane Form’s Sweeping Wing!

He sent a massive backhand slap flying with his right arm!

BOOM~! WHOOSH~! BANG~!

The immense force created a furious shockwave that swept out and lashed against an incoming Spirit Soldier, instantly shattering it. The momentum didn’t stop there. Zhang Ji’s hand continued its arc, smashing the next three charging Spirit Soldiers to pieces.

A gale tore through the area, as if a hurricane had erupted on the spot. The aftershock tore up the concrete ground, scraping off the top layer and sending fragments flying. Even some of the bullets that had been fired were swept back, ricocheting off the surroundings.

"I was in the middle of something! Do you people have any manners?" Zhang Ji’s voice rang out.

His tone was flat, yet tinged with annoyance.

His voice, amplified by his Primordial Qi, carried across the entire area.

At some point, the drones in the sky had stopped spewing fire, and the Spirit Soldiers and Blade Squads had also ceased fire.

They all knew it was futile. Continuing to fire would just be a waste of ammunition.

"Requesting activation of the Immortal Subduers," Lu Yan said over the command channel.

Although he was the operation’s overall commander, the Immortal Subduer was a strategic national weapon. Its official activation required the permission of two council members.

There was almost no hesitation. The moment they heard Lu Yan’s request, the reply came.

"Activate all units!"

Not one, but all five were to be activated.

Lu Yan directly issued the command to the five Immortal Subduers: apprehend Zhang Ji.

The next moment, the five pitch-black figures, each nearly three meters tall, began to move.

Their movements were incredibly fluid. They shot forward in an instant, their rear thrusters propelling them to supersonic speeds.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM~!

Shockwaves and dust rings appeared, the sound deafening.

If Lu Yan hadn’t been wearing his armored suit, his eardrums would have likely ruptured.

The five Immortal Subduers arrived in an instant, closing in on Zhang Ji.

Zhang Ji’s reaction, however... was a slightly odd expression.

At first, when he’d sensed the five Immortal Subduers, his expression had turned grim.

Their speed was faster than he’d expected. He could also tell they had been upgraded—their defenses were stronger, their power output more ferocious.

But when his Spirit particles probed them, he found they slipped inside without any resistance.

And then, his expression grew peculiar.

’This version... it has no tech for dealing with fighters from the Concentration Sect.’

’It’s a rather obscure school of martial arts. If you’ve never encountered it, how could you possibly develop a counter for it?’

Tentatively, Zhang Ji directed his Spirit particles to exert a sudden burst of force inside one of the Immortal Subduers.

KAKA~! BANG~! BOOM~!

Mid-flight, the Immortal Subduer’s power system was compromised, and it blew apart right then and there.

If Zhang Ji wanted to, he could destroy the remaining four with just a thought.

The Immortal Subduer armor, which the Eastern Extreme Country had spent so long upgrading, had become a complete joke!

’But I won’t do that. They spent so much time on research and development; I might as well test my skills against them, right?’

SHING~!

A high-frequency vibrating blade, shimmering with light, swept past. Zhang Ji dodged it with a slight shift of his body, then reached out and grabbed for it.

VMMMM~! KRA-CHA~!

In an instant, Zhang Ji’s Primordial Qi was cut through, but the blade itself couldn’t harm his flesh. He unleashed a vibratory force from his palm and simply crushed the blade.

’A higher vibrational frequency, and it’s augmented with plasma? No wonder it could cut through my Primordial Qi!’

Zhang Ji understood this as he dodged three more attacks—another blade and two from ranged weapons.

A plasma blast and a sniper round.

There was something special about that round. His spiritual perception revealed its structure and materials were different; his Spirit particles couldn’t penetrate it. Its hardness and piercing power were presumably far greater than any ordinary bullet.

BANG~!

Zhang Ji took the punch head-on from the Immortal Subduer whose blade he had just crushed.

’The power is passable. With the impact from its speed and its explosive force, it’s just about touching B-rank.’

’I have to admit, this thing could probably suppress and overwhelm an ordinary Terrestrial Immortal from the Solid Body Sect.’

’Too bad for it, it’s facing me.’

"Are you done making a scene?"

Zhang Ji’s palm closed around the Immortal Subduer’s fist.

The robot’s fist was larger than his, but as power erupted from Zhang Ji’s palm, the hard metal actually began to deform and cave in.

CREAK~! SCRRCH~! PFFT~! BANG~!

With a sudden burst of strength, Zhang Ji ripped off the Immortal Subduer’s arm and sent the machine flying with a kick.

Facing the remaining three Immortal Subduers, Zhang Ji decided to show a bit of his true strength, so he wouldn’t be underestimated again.

BOOM~!

With a single punch, compressed Primordial Qi exploded from his fist, engulfing the Immortal Subduer before him.

A faint blue shield materialized around the Immortal Subduer, but the Primordial Qi instantly shattered it before the Five Elements Primordial Qi completely obliterated the machine.

The remaining two Immortal Subduers were farther away. Zhang Ji brought his palms together, aimed at one of them, and suddenly pushed.

ROOOAR~! RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE~!

A gigantic Divine Dragon Wave shot out, destroying everything. The concrete road in its path was instantly pulverized. The Immortal Subduer was enveloped, held for just a moment, and was then disintegrated.

In its place was a trench over a hundred meters long and thirty to forty centimeters deep.

And that was with Zhang Ji holding back.

Otherwise, he could have easily carved a trench over a kilometer long if he wanted.

For the final Immortal Subduer, Zhang Ji used the Wind God Kick he had just recently perfected.

In an instant, his spiritual frequency changed. Influenced by countless Spirit particles, a massive volume of air from a 500-meter radius was gathered, all of it concentrating and swirling around Zhang Ji’s right leg.

"Divine Wind Sect technique: Wind God—Kick!!"

RUMMMMMBLE~!

A horizontal tornado, with a diameter of over five meters, shot out from Zhang Ji’s right foot. It annihilated everything in its path. The airport’s concrete tarmac was ripped from the ground, sending countless shards of debris flying like bullets. The steel rebar buried beneath was bent and even sheared apart, sucked into the whirlwind to spin forward and add to its destructive power.

The Immortal Subduer directly in its path was instantly shredded by the gale.

In the blink of an eye, the tornado surged forward, extending seven to eight hundred meters away before it gradually dissipated. The trail of destruction it left in its wake was shocking to behold.

This trench was even more terrifying than the one from the Divine Dragon Wave, because this time, Zhang Ji had not held back.

The Profound Heart Stream was naturally stronger in an open environment like this. Moreover, Zhang Ji’s own spiritual strength was already formidable, which indirectly amplified the power of the Wind God Kick.

Therefore, the mark left by this attack was terrifyingly impressive.

The semicircular trench on the ground was nearly four meters wide and over two meters deep.

If someone were to see this scene, they might be reminded of a tunnel boring machine.

But of course, no tunnel boring machine could carve out such a path in so little time.

The remaining Spirit Soldiers, the drones in the sky, the Blade Squads, Lu Yan in the command center, the various council members in their meeting room... at this moment, a great many people were rendered silent.

With a flip of his hand, a cup of Jade Marrow Tea appeared in Zhang Ji’s left hand.

He blew the steam from its surface, took a small sip, and then walked toward the airport exit. The Spirit Soldiers, having no orders to engage, did not block his path, and the Blade Squad members parted to let him pass the moment they saw him coming.

Zhang Ji walked up to the command vehicle, knocked on its side, and said, "Tell them to be better prepared next time. I didn’t really get to enjoy myself this time."

With that, Zhang Ji turned and walked away.

No one stopped him. No one dared to stop him. And no one could stop him.

After Zhang Ji’s figure disappeared, Lu Yan stepped out of the command vehicle. He stared blankly at the two long trenches, the shattered remains of the Spirit Soldiers littering the ground, and the wreckage of the five scrapped Immortal Subduers, feeling as if his perception of reality had been warped.

"A human... can a human really do something like this?"