As he flew to the gap in the bridge, Hao Feng's entire body felt sore and numb. It was an indescribable feeling of discomfort.
He was certain that his sword had not hit Ding Meng. Instead, it was Ding Meng's sword that had landed on his sword. A ferocious force had sent him flying backwards. He felt as if the Origin Energy in his body had flowed backwards.
"This guy is no longer below a mid-level War Venerable." Hao Feng's voice actually trembled a little.
He and the man in the suit had fought against many powerful opponents for Chu Zhongyu, but they had never seen such a young mid-level War Venerable with such a deep foundation. Regardless of Ding Meng's true strength, just his foundation alone was unreasonably solid.
However, the person who answered him was not the man in the suit. Instead, it was a silver Tyrael armor, holding a blood-red energy sword. He stood majestically by the broken bridge, his voice cold and emotionless. "The result will be the same."
The armor's scanning system had already locked onto the opponent's position. Ding Meng had already walked out of the lake and arrived at the beach under the bridge.
The soaking wet Ding Meng did not get on the bridge. Instead, he sat down cross-legged by a grove of coconut trees. Then, he took off the dazzling gold backpack from his shoulder and placed it on the ground in front of him. Finally, he closed his eyes and rested.
Hao Feng was curious. What was this guy doing?
Was he giving up on resisting?
"No, this guy is smart!" the man in the suit said quietly. "Let's go down as well. The show has just begun."
The steel wings on Tyrael's back rotated. Six streaks of crystal flames shot out of them as they rose into the air. They wobbled as they floated toward the open space by the beach.
It was not until Hao Feng reached the beach that he sensed the abnormality. Three abnormally powerful Origin Energy fluctuations came from the depths of the grove of coconut trees.
The man in the suit stood about fifty meters away from Ding Meng and activated the armor's loudspeaker. "Everyone, is there any point in being secretive?"
Suddenly, a strange laughter that was neither male nor female rang out in the forest. This voice was obviously synthesized by an electronic system. "Hehehe, I was just quietly starting up part of the engine, and you actually found out. Haitian Group is really rich. They even modified Tyrael's detection system."
In the forest, the sound of stiff footsteps could be heard. Not long after, the person finally walked out. It was indeed a battle armor. The appearance of this battle armor was mighty and domineering. It looked like a strange bird standing up. The strange bird's body was not huge. On the contrary, its limbs were very slender.
However, this battle armor held a unique alloy shield in its hand. This red and white shield was about the same height as the six-meter-long battle armor. There were also various firearms and cannons installed on it.
Little Rascal immediately explained, "This is the seventh-generation product of the Holy Grail Federation, 'Hercules'. It's said that Sheng Hao Corporation is still in the process of developing it. I didn't expect to see it here …"
In fact, just below the shield was a logo of three coins stacked together. That was the logo of Sheng Hao Corporation.
Therefore, everyone present should have thought of Hu Chengzhi, the representative of Sheng Hao Corporation in the hall during the day. He definitely would not give up so easily. This battle armor in front of them was obviously here for the inverse source crystal.
However, Hercules's scanning eyes were looking in another direction. On the other side of the beach, there was also a battle armor floating lightly with crystal flames on the soles of its feet.
Completely different from Hercules, this battle armor was a small one, only three meters tall. It looked like a human, and it was in the shape of a woman. Its slender waist, slender arms, slender legs … Its whole body seemed to be cast with a special purple-red material.
If there was anything special about it, first of all, it was that it did not have a face. Its face seemed to be a mask made up of two purple-red crystals. Just looking at its face alone was particularly frightening.
Secondly, its shoulders, elbows, knees, feet, and other key positions were equipped with half-meter-long metal barbs.
The most eye-catching thing was its arms. The arms were completely connected to its weapons. The weapons were two thin and long "steel thorns". When the arms hung down, the thorns almost touched the ground.
This time, Ding Meng did not need Little Rascal to remind him. He already knew the name of this battle armor: Nemesis.
Nemesis, Hercules, and Tyrael's technological devices and many functions could not be compared, but among the sixth-generation battle armors, it had a very outstanding design. The source core installed inside had undergone a special polymerization process, so the amount of energy injected into it was much higher than that of other battle armors. In other words, the strength of Nemesis depended entirely on the strength of the soldier.
It was difficult for an ordinary origin ability user to resist Hercules and Tyrael with this battle armor, but if it was driven by an expert, it might not be a one-sided battle. Therefore, Nemesis floated quietly on the beach. The man in the suit and the pilot of Hercules did not look down on it at all.
Hercules's strange voice sounded again. "Mr. Guan, your Mr. Lu has been killed. Are you still reluctant to part with him?"
On the side of the woods, a huge battle armor walked out with heavy mechanical steps. Its shape was similar to the Blackstone Knight that Ding Meng had used, but its arms were in the shape of a cannon barrel, and its palm was the round muzzle. The energy flow was constantly changing color.
The quality of this battle armor was slightly inferior. It was a fifth-generation long-range battle armor called "Metal Maniac."
When Ding Meng dealt with Lu Ming, Guan Bai, who had been knocked down, slipped away quietly. No one knew where he had equipped this Metal Madman and returned. Of course, this did not escape Ding Meng's perception, and he did not care. Thinking back, he had the ability to knock down Ren Zhan's Hercules, let alone this fifth generation product.
Now, the four battle armors had formed a circle. Although the circle was a little big, Ding Meng was trapped in it.
Hao Feng suddenly understood why Ding Meng closed his eyes to rest. Obviously, he had sensed the enemy nearby. Since he could not run away, he might as well sit down and see what they were going to do.
Guan Bai was indeed shocked by Ding Meng's strength, but he knew the importance of the inverse crystal. After paying such a high price, he could not let it fall into the hands of others.
In fact, he had another plan. Now that Mao Zhan and Hu Biao were useless, and Lu Ming had been crushed by Ding Meng, as long as he killed Ding Meng, he could naturally take over the Extreme Bandit Army. He was the second-in-command, and he believed that no one on Cypress Planet would be dissatisfied with him.
However, when he came back from the warehouse with the battle armor, he found that the situation had developed into this. It was as difficult as climbing the sky for a Metal Maniac to snatch the backpack from Hercules, Nemesis, and the Tyrael Battle Armor.
However, what he feared most happened. Just as he was thinking about countermeasures, Ding Meng opened his eyes, stood up, and kicked the backpack. "Since you want this thing, I'll give it to you."
His kick was quite insidious. The backpack swayed in the air in a parabola and fell in the direction of the coconut grove where Guan Bai was.
With this toss, it was impossible for the other families to stand still. The man in the suit didn't even think before flying straight into the forest.
Hercules was not slow either. He tiptoed lightly on the ground, and the battle armor flew into the air like a bird.
The Tyrael Battle Armor was obviously powerful. The energy sword in its hand danced in the air, wrapped the backpack in it, and then pulled it back.
Hercules seemed to have seen through the intention of the man in the suit. Before the battle armor flew close, the shield was deformed and cracked, revealing a square metal body with 20 or 30 tiny muzzles. Rows of crescent-shaped energy cannons were fired.
The trajectories of these cannonballs were extremely unique. They did not fly in a straight line. Instead, they flew in different directions like fireworks. If he tried to take them head-on, he would have to sacrifice his warframe. Therefore, the man in the suit decided to retreat halfway through his "dance".
These shells whizzed toward Building 4 on the bridge. About two seconds later, the building was filled with crackling sounds. Countless flames gushed out from the floors. The entire 20th floor was blown to pieces, and Building 4 was set ablaze.
The man in the suit moved, and the backpack fell toward Guan Bai.
Guan Bai was overjoyed. She stretched out her mechanical arm to catch it, but a purple light flashed in front of her. After a shadow passed by, the backpack was gone.
Taking a closer look, the Nemesis had picked up the backpack on its steel spikes. It was so fast that even Hao Feng was not as fast as it.
As soon as the backpack was in its hand, the Nemesis did not stop. It rushed toward Hercules. Its movements were very elegant, as if it was dancing. After a few ups and downs, it was in front of Hercules. It raised its hand and stabbed.
The steel spike had no light, and the whole space was in darkness. This silent stab was simply impossible to guard against.
But Hercules was able to guard against it. He raised his hand, and a giant shield was erected in front of him. Sparks flew from the steel spike. However, the Nemesis did not intend to attack at all. The steel spike slid down the shield, and with the momentum, it somersaulted a few times in the air and flipped over Hercules' head.
But Hercules remained in a defensive posture, because Guan Bai's muzzle had been fully charged. The muzzle of the muzzle made a strange sound, and a three-meter-thick fiery red energy cluster sprayed straight at Hercules.
"Boom!" The Cluster Beam struck the shield like a bolt of lightning.
Surprisingly, the shield did not explode. Its whole body turned fiery red. All the energy hit the shield, forming a semi-arc coating. It was unclear whether the energy was burning the shield, absorbing the energy, or burning the shield. In any case, Hercules' armor behind the shield was unharmed.
The soldier inside the armor was still talking in a strange tone. "Mr. Guan, it's not easy to get a Metal Maniac. Don't you think it's a pity to destroy it like this?"