The weapon refiner is not doing her job properly

Chapter 141 The Monster Inside the Clubhouse (2)

Faced with the approaching threat, Qian Rujin remained calm and retreated steadily, while simultaneously pointing her cane forward.

A massive, dark blue ice crystal shield, seemingly formed from condensed cold air, instantly materialized in front of him.

"Boom!"

The massive arm slammed into the ice crystal shield, producing a dull thud.

Qian Rujin calmly created distance, and as he retreated, he raised his other hand with his fingers slightly spread.

Superpower activated!

In an instant, the air temperature plummeted, and countless sharp, tiny ice crystals condensed out of thin air, as if controlled by an invisible hand, densely packed and suspended in mid-air, ready to be unleashed.

With a horizontal wave of his hand, the suspended ice crystals vibrated violently, generating an invisible impact with a buzzing sound.

The parasite was clearly affected; its forward momentum faltered, and it let out a groan of inhuman pain, "Get out of my way!"

Qian Rujin clenched her open fingers, causing the vibrating ice crystals to burst open.

The ice crystal monster raised its thick arm and hastily shielded its enormous eye, which emitted an ominous purple light.

Meanwhile, the young people behind Qian Rujin began to fight back.

This scene was captured by a high-definition live broadcast camera and clearly displayed on the screens of countless viewers.

Seeing the elite hunters of the Star Alliance so calmly fighting against the terrifying monster, the live chat immediately erupted in excitement.

“So cool.”

"Who is the captain? Is he an ice-type ability user? He plays it so well, it's like art."

"The Star Alliance lives up to its name. It makes me so excited. I dream about becoming a member every night."

"With hunters like these dealing with monsters, I feel at ease."

However, the advantage was fleeting. From the shadows behind, another terrifying parasite slowly emerged from the building. It had huge wings on its back and its round body was covered with layers of ice-crystal-like scales.

It was clearly holding half a bloody, mangled human corpse in its mouth.

The parasite flung its body away, coldly tossing the remains aside, its icy gaze sweeping across the entire area as if it were a physical entity.

Qian Rujin increasingly regretted letting Yun Fei leave earlier.

Fortunately, all the guests were evacuated in time. The efficient evacuation, to some extent, proved that Mr. Lei deserved his good fortune, at least preventing a more tragic humanitarian disaster.

At that moment, the hovercar overhead rained down bullets and pulse-type weapons.

Pulse weapons were ineffective against it, and the impact of bullets could only knock off some of its scales.

These scales are layered and wrapped around each other, and the broken ones quickly grow back.

The winged parasite tilted its body slightly, letting the bullets hit it.

Its icy wings suddenly unfurled, and shimmering crystal fragments were swept up by the airflow, swirling and soaring into the sky.

The ice crystal fragments seemed to come alive, enveloping the police car high in the sky. The police car immediately sounded its emergency siren, its sharp sound piercing the sky.

Immediately afterwards, a creaking sound of destruction came from inside the car body, which was covered in debris.

The energy meter's readings were rapidly decreasing, as if being sucked away.

Thick smoke billowed up, and the hovercar immediately went out of control, spiraling and plummeting. The Star Police inside had no choice but to force open the car door and leap into the air before the vehicle completely crashed.

The suspension system that came with their vehicle activated, spraying out a powerful stream of air that narrowly saved their lives.

Unfortunately, other police vehicles also resulted in injuries and fatalities.

The military also encountered the same situation with its fighter jets, but they reacted quickly and activated their protective measures, managing to hold on.

There are hunters in the fighter jets who use their special abilities to eliminate the debris.

"Energy loss is rapid after being hit by ice crystals." The driver turned around and moved slightly away from the club area, while warning the onlookers to leave quickly.

Inside the command center, the commander in charge of on-site dispatch stared at the number of people who had lost contact, his eyebrows twitching.

He spoke into the communicator: "We need backup. Get the mechs over here. What kind of monster is this? It's impervious to bullets and blades; even bombs can't scratch it. Where's Professor Yun? Didn't he arrive?"

The subordinate said helplessly, "Professor Yun was indeed in the club area just now, but... but the Yao Alliance insists on handling it themselves and doesn't want the Star Alliance to get involved."

The Spirit Variety Show is the home turf of the Star Alliance. If there's only one powerful monster below, their dozen or so members can indeed put on a show as they wish.
However, they underestimated the number and variety of monsters.

The Star Alliance has no shortage of powerful spirit practitioners. They're being arrogant and stubborn, sending only low-level minions. And the Star Alliance, creating conflict at a time like this…

Although the commander thought this way, he showed no change on the surface and ordered, "Ignore the Star Alliance, contact Yun Fei and have him come over."

He added, "Send a formal request for assistance and go quickly. Professor Yun has helped a lot voluntarily; don't ruin the relationship."

Sometimes the Star Alliance really goes too far, liking to steal credit and deliberately marginalizing people, making people in the Star Alliance not want to have anything to do with the Star Alliance. The commander can understand the Star Alliance's indignation.

In fact, Yun Fei did not intend to stand idly by or deliberately oppose anyone.

He simply wanted to get Su Ninglong and Lei Qingya to a safer place.

Ge Wei was already waiting in a secluded spot on the other side of the mountaintop, ready to help them escape this dangerous place.

Before leaving, Yun Fei unusually did not allow the younger generation to participate in the battle.

"Song Hu, Lian Xinyi, you all stay here and don't follow them."

After giving his brief instructions, he said no more, picked up Wu Lie and walked back, turning and stepping into the thick night. His tall figure was quickly swallowed up by the darkness.

Looking in the direction where Yun Fei disappeared, Lian Xinyi couldn't help but ask, "Sister Su, are we really not going to follow and help? Teacher Yun is very good at dealing with spirits, but he might have some difficulty dealing with those physical monsters."

“It’s not that we don’t want to help, it’s that we can’t.” Song Hu thought about what skills he could use as a Word Spirit Master to help, then shook his head. “The strength of those three monsters is unknown. We can’t tell from their appearance what kind of parasite they are being parasitized by. They might even be monsters that have been raised.”

His words revealed the seriousness of the situation and the potential danger. Song Hu planned to get in the car so as not to cause trouble for Yun Fei and wait for rescue.

Su Ninglong did not respond immediately; her slender fingers deftly toyed with a gleaming blade.

His gaze swept over the live stream on the wristband screen. "Song Hu is right, it wouldn't make much of you going to the battlefield, but..."

"We can't just leave like this. No matter how strong Yun Fei is, he can't deal with three troublesome monsters at the same time. It's too much of a stretch."

Lian Xinyi knew that Su Ninglong's decision to stay must have a plan, and asked, "How can we help?"

"Interested in learning two more word techniques?"

This was said to Song Hu.

"You and Lian Xinyi should work together." Su Ninglong's eyes were calm. Since advancing to the Foundation Establishment stage, she hadn't had a proper fight.

Cultivation without accumulated experience is meaningless; she needs to fill the gaps in her knowledge of fighting parasites and aberrations. Song Hu nodded; as long as she could learn the word techniques, she was willing to go through fire and water.

Lian Xinyi pointed to himself, "Me? What role can I play?" He's a self-healing type; even if he were smashed into a meat patty, he'd still die.

"The Star Alliance accepts you not only because of your rare self-healing ability, but also because of the potential for future developments. You might be able to heal others, or perhaps exchange damage with monsters. If you don't fight physical monsters, how can you develop these branch abilities?"

"It can be like this?" Lian Xinyi had never known that superpowers could develop in this way.

Of course, it's all made up. How would she know if she could generate a skill tree-like ability? But if Word Spirit Masters can develop in so many directions, there's no reason why ability users would simply only have one way of using their abilities.

“I can also help. My teacher taught me an attack transfer technique. If used at the right time, it can cover Lian Xinyi,” Lei Qingya said. “However, I can only use this ability five times at the moment.”

"That's enough. This skill requires a good field of vision. You can get in the car and operate it."

Seeing Su Ninglong's resolute attitude, Xingyuan did not try to dissuade her. He handed her the heavy Dingding Mouse backpack, his eyes filled with brotherly concern, and instructed her, "Be careful in everything you do, don't be reckless, and don't fight head-on."

Su Ninglong replied with a confident smile, "Yes, ma'am!"

Before returning to the battlefield, Su Ninglong taught Song Hu a new set of character techniques.

One is the "Gnawing" technique, which prevents ordinary cold weapons from piercing internal organs. The other is the "Imperial Decree Armor," which can create a layer of armor around the body, whether in a physical or metaphysical sense, and stacking them can produce different defensive effects.

Next, it all depends on the tacit understanding between Lian Xinyi and Song Hu.

Lian Xinyi swallowed hard: "Ning Long, are you sure you're not trying to frame me? You really trust us so much that we can learn and use our skills on the spot?"

"I believe Song Hu!"

Upon hearing this, Lian Xinyi put her hands on her hips in protest, "Hey, don't underestimate me, I'm very strong too."

"Yes, with Song Hu on your side, you'll be even stronger. Keep it up!"

Having said that, she didn't linger any longer. With a flash, she sped off towards the battlefield where flames were raging.

At this moment, Su Ninglong's arms were adorned with jewelry from the Dingding Mouse backpack.

As they approached the core battle zone, they saw the two-winged monster fly into the air, its falling ice shards engulfing three heavy mechs that were trying to attack it, freezing them firmly in place. The ice spread, locking the joints.

At the same time, the rotten, foul-smelling monster below took the opportunity to extend countless viscous, corrupted tentacles that tightly wrapped around the mech's legs and torso, rendering them unable to move.

These enormous mechs are not manned machines, but rather giant versions of armed robots.

However, they are equipped with a special neural-connected cockpit, allowing operators to establish a deep mental connection when necessary for more precise remote control.

In mid-air, the two-winged monster seemed to be annoyed by the mechs' entanglement. It opened its massive maw, filled with fangs, and suddenly spewed strange icy flames at one of the mechs.

This flame is not purely hot; it contains extremely cold energy. More deadly, this energy can erode the driver through the nerve connection channels.

The driver experienced a violent convulsion, as if receiving an electric shock. The system immediately severed the driver's neural connection, and the operator was taken offline.

The two-winged monster glanced contemptuously at the mecha, its massive ice wings carrying immense force, crushing the heavy mecha to the ground.

Having done everything, it slowly raised its ferocious eyes, its gaze sweeping over the military vehicles and the "civilian" hovercars in the distance.

Finally, it chose to fly towards the civilians, opened its wings, and in the blink of an eye appeared in front of Alice's hovercar.

The monster's large eyes locked onto the people inside the car, and Arya screamed.

The commander shouted, "Intercept it immediately!"

The shells rained down, and the resulting bursts of light obscured the beam of the pulse weapon.

Alice pulled up the energy level and retreated. The onlookers, finally realizing the danger, all fled.

The attack was not entirely ineffective; it was like a knife slicing through an elephant's skin, barely piercing its skin. The damage was caused, but not fatal, yet it angered the elephant.

The monster's wings covered the car, and the roof was dented and torn.

The screams grew louder and louder.

"Commander, shall we continue?"

"There's a risk of friendly fire. Haven't the backup hunters arrived yet?"

"There aren't many people in the Star Alliance who can deal with these kinds of monsters." There are people who can deal with Mystic Spirits, but few who can handle both.

The Star Alliance is very good at marketing. People within the Star Alliance don't feel it, but on the main planet, ordinary people gradually come to believe that the Star Alliance is better and more responsible than the Star Alliance.

Naturally, the Star Alliance hunters reduced their activities on the home planet, and their response time slowed down when they wanted to call for reinforcements.

"Old Yan's intentions are unpredictable." The military commander remained calm, deciding to settle accounts later. "Let people go down to attract the monsters. We must stop the monsters from slaughtering civilians."

Since the weapons on the starship are not suitable for ground attacks, the only option is to temporarily rely on sheer numbers.

"It seems we don't need to." The monitor showed a hunter flashing past.

Yes, they flashed by, and I didn't even see who it was.

Su Ninglong stepped on her flying sword, shook her bracelet, and the bracelet transformed into a giant shield, crashing into the monster's face.

With a dull thud, the parasite's spherical body flew a hundred meters away.

"Let's go quickly," Su Ninglong said coldly.

Alice quickly made her escape, moving with lightning speed and without delay. The hovercar retreated ten kilometers away. Alya's forehead was still covered in cold sweat. The crack in the roof reminded her how terrifying the monsters related to the Mystic Spirits were.

"Will Ning Long be alright?"

"You just remembered?" Alice turned the car around and continued away from the battlefield. "Don't worry about the Star Alliance Academy students, just take care of ourselves."

A fierce wind howled as Su Ninglong stood in mid-air, two small flying swords beneath her feet, gazing at the enormous creature before her.

The monster opened its three eyes, which were like three bottomless black holes, devoid of any light or temperature, as if they could suck away all the life force around it, leaving behind a bone-chilling cold.

With just one glance, Su Ninglong felt an inexplicable pressure; this monster was terrifyingly strong in terms of "physical strength."

Countless small knives flew out from her arm, and her shield disintegrated and swirled around Su Ninglong.

Those tender fingertips rose, and thousands of cold lights poured forth.

……

Qian Rujin was barely managing to deal with the flying ice crystal monster when Yun Fei walked past him, asking, "Need any help?"

Before he finished speaking, Qian Rujin's subordinate waved a mark at Yun Fei, and the ice crystal monster's hatred instantly shifted, with the ice crystal cluster turning to face Yun Fei.

Ice crystals fell like rain, attacking Yun Fei in unison.

Yun Fei calmly dodged the attack, saying, "The Star Alliance's style is becoming increasingly shameless."

(End of this chapter)