Blind Spot-Chapter 78 - 073 Confident Five (Thank you to the Alliance

Chapter 78: 073 Confident Five (Thank you to the Alliance Hierarch who loves to sleep, Little Orange Cat)

Chapter 78: 073 Confident Five (Thank you to the Alliance Hierarch who loves to sleep, Little Orange Cat)

Ding ding ding…!!

Raindrop-like collision sounds burst upon Li Chengyi’s body.

All the red needles seemed to strike a remarkably hard alloy plate, leaving only shallow punctures on the surface of the Floral Dress.

Soon, the needle rain faded and stopped.

Hiss!

Li Chengyi pulled out the Golden Sword that had pinned him down and stood up.

Little by little, fine purple fragments fell from his body – remnants of the Wisteria Floral Dress.

“Reached the limit already?”

He looked down and spotted the clue; the Floral Dress was slowly breaking apart, falling into countless fragments.

The fragments scattered like sand in the wind, bursting into innumerable Wisteria Petals in mid-air.

Before the petals could fully reach the ground, they faded away as if illusory.

Just then, countless red needles rose above his head, converging into a new needle rain that was about to fall once again.

This time, the red glow emitted by the red needles was far less intense than before, and the feeling they gave Li Chengyi was also less dangerous. However, likewise, he no longer had the Wisteria Floral Dress.

“It seems this is as far as it goes.”

Li Chengyi’s body flickered with purple light, covered in numerous luminescences, and in the blink of an eye, it turned into a shade of gold.

As the golden light dissipated, countless Gladiolus petals drifted apart, revealing his current attire.

The Wisteria Floral Dress had transformed into a majestic golden armor bristling with sword spikes.

The helmet of the armor resembled some kind of insect, with a fierce and pointed mandible covering the face apart from the eyes.

Behind him, a wheel of uneven golden Sword Wheels slowly turned with his body movements.

In terms of sheer thickness, the Gladiolus Floral Dress appeared to be heavier and bulkier than the Wisteria Flowers.

“Looking forward to our next encounter.”

Li Chengyi looked up at the red needle rain in the sky, turned around, and suddenly charged towards the wall. Under the stupefied gaze of the two siblings nearby, he broke through the wall and vanished amidst the dust.

This time, from beginning to end, the red needle rain from the sky never fell again.

Shortly after Li Chengyi’s disappearance, the red needles in the sky returned to their original places like a school of fish.

Before long, all the red needles flew back into the sheath behind Ding Zaocheng.

His face looked displeased as he slowly drew the red sword with a backhand motion.

With a hiss, the blade was unsheathed, revealing a bizarre body composed of countless red fine needles.

At the very tip of this strange blade, some of the red needles were notably dim and showed signs of blunt tips.

Ding Zaocheng’s facial muscles twitched.

“If the first strike couldn’t keep him, there was no chance after that,” he said to Kong Sichen standing beside him.

“Why didn’t you take action?”

“I don’t have Heavenly Eye support, we’re at least six hundred meters apart, and I don’t have a weapon module. How am I supposed to fight?” Kong Sichen was at a loss for words. He was nowhere near Ding Zaocheng in terms of rank. It was evident that the guy had messed up himself and was now trying to blame him for not taking action.

If he had the ability to take action, would he have waited until now?

“Besides, I’m with the Fusion Sect, not your kind of Pureblood Sect,” Kong Sichen said coldly.

“…” Ding Zaocheng fell silent. He had misjudged the hardness of the opponent’s armor, which resulted in damage to his Feiyi. That repair cost was going to be a hefty sum of money…

“Better to call a sniper.” Kong Sichen let out a cold snort, turned around, and left immediately.

He had already seen the figure of the purple-black Reinforced Human from the Heavenly Eye.

Now that they had a lead, it was time for the pursuit. There was no need for him to stay any longer and keep watching faces.

Ding Zaocheng stood rooted to the spot with a group of men, looking at the damaged red needles on the red sword. He offered no explanation.

The others might not know, but he was fully aware that the red needle rain he had released had each needle’s killing power on the first hit equal to the impact of an ordinary sniper rifle bullet.

Dozens of red needles falling equated to the power of dozens of snipers aiming at one person at the same time.

The strength of this power was evident from the condition of the ground at the scene.

The stone floor was completely shattered, leaving pits at least ten centimeters deep.

The resulting shriek could even cause sonic pain for people within a certain radius.

Despite such lethal force, it still was insufficient to keep that person behind.

Tricky…

With a sigh, Ding Zaocheng’s gaze deepened.

“The loss can’t be borne by me alone. That man has been wounded by me and won’t act again soon. Squad, withdraw! Report to the Alliance!”

“Yes!”

A group of police officers responded solemnly.

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Half an hour later.

New Century Building, Hongjin Company.

Li Chengyi took off the Floral Dress in an unmonitored urban blind spot, then took a cab to the company. It only took half an hour in total.

In that half-hour, he truly summarized his actions this time.

All the basic objectives had been achieved.

First: erase all traces possessed by Xu Zhongsheng. Hmm, both the man and the machines were wiped out. Actually, he hadn’t really planned to kill anyone, but given that guy’s duplicity, in a moment of emotional overflow, he flicked his hand and killed him.

Of course, now that he had killed, there was nothing to say.

Second: he had intended to test the power of the Mecha Engineer’s Flying Yi.

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From Ding Ning, the Mecha Engineer, he learned that Flying Yi was subdivided into many grades and categories, and the lethality varied greatly between them.

The lethal capability of Flying Yi was determined by the energy module.

Therefore, different grades of Flying Yi had different energy halos, generally divided into blue, red, white, and other colors, four categories.

Blue signified the use of common Feiyi Energy batteries. Employed singly, even if the Flying Yi was equipped with Rainbow Iron, its lethality would at most be similar to an ordinary sniper rifle, G357.

G357 is one of the standard military guns that could easily be found on the Yi Country’s web page.

Li Chengyi had looked up the weapon’s power before and was well aware of it.

The red energy module, however, used a battery fuel physical hybrid propulsion system called the Gras Module.

This type of energy module was usually compressed in advance like a spring, accumulating relatively more potential energy. Once a special mode was activated, it could explode instantly, emitting a considerable force.

But the drawback was that the power of the second shot dropped significantly, and it was likely to damage the Flying Yi.

This was also the reason Li Chengyi was no longer worried after blocking the first strike.

Of course, everything so far was within his expectations, and being targeted by the red needle rain had also been anticipated in advance.

After all, if he was so recklessly assassinating within the city, it would be strange if those Mecha Engineers from the alliance didn’t go ballistic.

What Li Chengyi had not expected was that only one Mecha Engineer was dispatched to pursue him.

He had thought that there might be several acting together, but it turned out to be simpler than expected.

In the office.

Xindela stood behind the desk, holding a black-printed painting with both hands, hanging it on the white wall.

It was a monochrome sketch of a stag’s head, with a dark base and white lines.

The antlers were flamboyant and glorious, exuding a rough and primeval beauty from the drawing.

“Can we have some peace now?” After hanging the painting, Xindela exhaled and turned to sit down, looking at Li Chengyi who was sitting on the sofa opposite him.

“My friend said, ‘yes.'” Li Chengyi sat up straight, responding earnestly. After everything had settled, he had returned to his originally calm and steady demeanor.

“He’s very bold, truly very bold,” Xindela remarked. He reached into the mini-fridge at one side, took out two bottles of Bien, and casually tossed one to the other side.

“Although Suiyang City isn’t a major city, it still has the alliance’s protection, and the Silent Fortress has it secured. With the Heavenly Eye of the Silent Fortress and high-ranking Mecha Engineers making their move, if they really wanted to kill him, it wouldn’t be difficult.”

“It depends on whether it’s worth it or not,” Li Chengyi said. “Personally, I think that a Zheng Jiayu alone is not enough to trigger this level of security response.”

“Add Xu Zhongsheng to the equation, and it’s not so certain,” Xindela said. “So, tell him not to show his face for a while.”

“I don’t know anything, but he’s very smart. He must realize the dangers of showing up again,” Li Chengyi answered.

To be exact, killing Zheng Jiayu and a few bodyguards only brought the deputy director of the Safety Bureau and some common police officers to the scene.

At that time, the police’s alertness and sense of danger towards him hadn’t increased by much.

But after he killed Xu Zhongsheng, the situation immediately changed.

“After Xu Zhongsheng’s death, Vice Director Ding Zaocheng, upon learning about the incident, immediately decided to apply for the city’s Heavenly Eye and to cooperate with his Flying Yi to snipe the murderer from a distance.

A Zheng Jiayu is nothing, but Xu Zhongsheng is different; his father is a member of the alliance, and he himself is a figure in Suiyang. Most importantly, he was one of the cores of the Xu Clan.”

“The descendants of the Xu Family are scattered across various industries in Suiyang, many holding important positions. Of course, at the core is the Xu Family Head, Mr. Xu Zhenchang, an older gentleman.

He’s a member of the alliance, and also a high-grade Mecha Engineer. Of course, the rank doesn’t decide the lethality; what really determines the upper limit of a Mecha Engineer’s lethality is the Flying Yi itself.

Xu Zhongsheng was the most promising of his children. Now… with the man dead, the Xu Family’s attitude and reaction are unpredictable.”

Xindela deliberately analyzed the current situation.

“Yes… Brother Ding Ning also said before that what determines a Mecha Engineer’s destructive power isn’t the strength of their mental power, but the Flying Yi itself,” Li Chengyi nodded gently. “And this is Suiyang…”

“That’s right, this is Suiyang. There are no rare resources to sustain the various maintenance and consumption needs of high-grade Flying Yi. Moreover, in the city, loading of high-powered weapon modules is not allowed. The Flying Yi’s power limit here would be the red Gras Module, which is really sharp,” Xindela sighed.

He couldn’t remember how many times he had sighed.

“Boss, actually, you should be happier,” Li Chengyi consoled. “After all, my friend is someone who repays kindness.”

“Heh heh… High-power modules are not allowed in the city, but it’s different outside. It’s still wise to be careful,” Xindela reminded. Once dead, there’s no talking about repaying favors.

“Definitely understood!” Li Chengyi nodded. This time, he tested the upper limit of the city Mecha Engineers’ Flying Yi power. He also learned about the defensive limit of the Wisteria Floral Dress layered with the sturdy Flower Language Technique. In addition, he eliminated Xu Zhongsheng, a dangerous element, and absorbed enough Evil Thoughts to achieve a evolution of the Gladiolus.

It was indeed a quadruple gain.

Although it attracted a lot of trouble, the gains were truly substantial.

“So, having witnessed a Mecha Engineer’s lethality, do you still plan to buy a Flying Yi?” Xindela abruptly changed the subject and asked.

“This…” Li Chengyi hesitated.

Dealing with blind spots and eliminating obstructions from hostile forces requires teamwork. That means, sooner or later, he would have to build his own team.

And to absorb Evil Thoughts in the team, he must hold a position that allows him to be at the front line at close range.

Looking back, Mecha Engineer wasn’t very suitable for him.

“Aside from Mecha Engineer, there’s only Reinforced Human. However, there is a faction within Mecha Engineers called Pureblood Sect, which you might find interesting. That’s the path Ding Zaocheng took today,” Xindela hinted.

“Pureblood Sect?”

“As the name implies, pureblood is…”

Xindela was about to explain when suddenly someone gently knocked on the door.

“Boss, there’s a reply from the Dragon Whisker Sect,” the secretary Pencil Eyebrow reminded from outside the door.