Chapter 712 - 682: Desperate Counter-kill (Part 1)

Lin Xinghai’s Perception Power had been covering the entire battlefield. When he felt something was wrong, he replayed the events in his mind for a moment and immediately discovered that the group’s Energy attacks on the black figure weren’t entirely useless.

Every time Energy passed through the entity’s body, its form would become a bit more illusory.

The sensation was like firing a cannonball at a cloud of smoke. Although it couldn’t inflict any real damage on the smoke, the force of the projectile’s passage would still disperse a portion of it.

Applying that to the current scene, it was as if their Superpowers were annihilating a part of the creature’s body.

Of course, this annihilation effect was minuscule. Even Lin Xinghai would have had a hard time noticing it based on a single attack.

But when he replayed the black figure’s previous state in his mind and compared it to its current one, the difference was quite obvious.

In particular, based on his recollection, it wasn’t just Superpowers; even his bullet, compressed with 2,000 points of Blood Qi Power, seemed to be able to annihilate a portion of the entity’s body.

Upon discovering this, Lin Xinghai didn’t hesitate to shout over the communication channel, "Keep attacking with your Superpowers! The Energy attacks can damage it! Its body is more illusory than before!"

The group, who had been on the verge of despair, was reminded by his words and suddenly realized that the phantom-like black figure did indeed seem a little more illusory.

Although this little bit of damage might not mean much to the black figure, the squad members had finally found a glimmer of hope instead of pure despair.

The members of the Xinghai Squad were all of an extremely high caliber. Even though the situation was very unfavorable for them, everyone began to think of ways to launch Energy attacks against the humanoid black shadow after hearing Lin Xinghai’s command.

After all, these were all geniuses with exceptionally high Control Power over their Superpowers. Many of their abilities, even after being unleashed, could be remotely controlled using their Perception Power.

Therefore, once they got serious, even a target as fast as the black figure found it instantly more difficult to evade their Superpowers.

But not everyone possessed a Superpower suited for ranged attacks—Little Fatty, for example. His Hurricane Superpower was practically useless at a time like this.

However, Little Fatty’s greatest strength was his quick thinking. He swiftly took out a row of solid Burning Bullets, loaded them into his gun, and fired them in succession at the ground in the black shadow’s path.

Soon, raging flames erupted from the ground all around the black shadow. The entity seemed to glance at Little Fatty with some annoyance before bypassing the fiery area and continuing to approach the convoy from another direction.

Clearly, fire was also a form of Energy and could likewise harm the black figure.

Little Fatty immediately shared his discovery with the others in the squad. After all, only half of the team possessed ranged Superpowers; the rest had been feeling rather useless. But now, after hearing what Little Fatty said, they all sprang into action.

Soon, the group had turned the entire area between them and the black figure into a sea of fire.

Moreover, their team wasn’t just standing still; they were rapidly retreating while attacking. This way, the sea of fire they created would only grow larger over time.

As long as they could stall for time, the situation would become more and more advantageous for them.

However, the black shadow was no fool. After discovering the Xinghai Squad’s intention, it stopped avoiding the sea of fire, planning to close in on the convoy at top speed and kill everyone inside.

At this point, Lin Xinghai had already entered the Mecha Brigade’s circular defensive formation.

"Captain Lin, you should pilot my Mecha!" Jiang Zijin immediately said over the communication channel.

He truly felt helpless in this battle. After all, his Absolute Zero was just a Control Ability, and their opponent was practically immune to all control effects.

Against this black shadow, his Absolute Zero was even less useful than Yuan Zheng’s Elemental Power Ball Superpower.

"No need. You keep using Ice Seal on it, but don’t aim to freeze it solid. Just surround it with cold air. Cold air is also a form of Energy; it can have an effect on it and reduce its Speed," Lin Xinghai advised.

Then, he asked Qian Xingxiu, "Qian Xingxiu, what’s the absolute maximum time your Starlight Chain Superpower can restrain the target?"

Qian Xingxiu, sitting inside his Rare Level Mecha, wiped the blood from his mouth and said gravely, "Half a second at most. And I only have a third of my Superpower Energy left. I can restrain it one more time, max."

Under the circumstances, he didn’t even mention his own injuries. After all, if he died, it wouldn’t matter whether he was injured or not. If he survived, Liu Miaomiao could easily heal him with her Superpower.

"Good. Half a second it is," Lin Xinghai ordered in a low voice. "The moment it enters our defensive circle, Qian Xingxiu will immediately use Starlight Chain. The rest of you, prepare to attack, but don’t make the first move. I will attack first. If I succeed, it should buy you all enough time."

The others immediately acknowledged the order. Only then did their anxious hearts relax slightly.

After all, based on what everyone knew about Lin Xinghai, if he gave a command, he was certain to have some degree of confidence in it—even if none of them knew what other methods he had up his sleeve to deal with such a bizarre creature.

This was the authority Lin Xinghai had established in their eyes over a long time.

At this moment, no one had any doubts. They just had to do their part to the best of their ability.

The black figure closed in at an extreme speed. Especially after it gave up on dodging some of the less damaging Superpowers, it had already reached the perimeter of the defensive circle by the time Lin Xinghai finished giving his orders.

The Combat Robots and Attack Drones on the perimeter, controlled by the AI system, all rushed toward the black figure and self-destructed.

The flames from the explosions were intense, and the damage they inflicted on the black figure was not much less than that of a typical Fireball Superpower.

By the time the black figure broke into the Mecha’s defensive circle, its body had become at least one-tenth more illusory compared to when it first appeared.

This should have been a reason to rejoice, but no one had a smile on their face. The real danger was only just beginning.

They didn’t know what method Lin Xinghai had in mind, but if he failed, the entity would be free to unleash a massacre.

And this time, there would be no one left to stop the black figure.