In this cyberpunk era, why are you still playing the traditional villain?

These tentacles are also part of his body. Even if he can't completely disable them, he can still silence a part of them.

"Well done, Chairman Xie."

Xu Shi breathed a sigh of relief and praised him sincerely.

"Not bad, right?"

Xie Qingyan smiled as well, "Just take care of your own part."

To be honest, this is the first time the two have truly joined forces to fight an enemy. Before, everything they did could only be considered as collaborating to cause trouble, but now they are seriously facing a terrifying enemy.

This feeling... is actually quite nice.

She had never experienced anything like this before, so she wasn't afraid; she felt more excited and thrilled. Now that she was fighting alongside Xu Shi, she was essentially entrusting her back to him.

Although everyone knows that no one will take the opportunity to betray the other, this kind of atmosphere is very comfortable. It is no longer endless scheming and suspicion, but trust like that of comrades-in-arms.

She felt inexplicably happy.

Having repelled one attack, Xu Shi took a moment to glance at the other two groups of people in the distance.

Everyone seemed to be in a similar situation. At this point, no one had the mind to care about anything else. Taking care of their own situation was already a blessing... The sea god was enormous and could easily handle three groups of people at the same time.

The worst off is the Vatican. Not to mention that they were tricked by Xu Shi before, their own tactics have flaws. Freezing the sea to create a battlefield is effective against small fry, but it is easily broken under the attack of the Sea God.

Most of the priests and clergy who couldn't evacuate in time became food for the sea god. The only ones who were still able to manage were Qin Yiyan and Luo Yu.

Using the small space forcibly created by the Silver Knight with his practical freezing ability, the two of them, along with the clone created by the red-haired older sister, fought against the Sea God's tentacles, barely managing to put up a 50/50 fight. A counterattack was simply out of the question.

The situation was slightly better for the royal family. After all, they had been taught and trained by Xu Shi, so they were able to follow suit and, like Xu Shi and his men, use a large amount of firepower to attack the Sea God, thus avoiding such a series of defeats.

and.

Cheng Gujian at the bow of the ship has not yet made a move.

He took action.

As they were speaking, he suddenly pulled out a long spear, found the right direction, and fired it at Poseidon!

The gun comes out like a dragon!

Okay, group 1 has been expanded to 2k, and group 3 has been expanded to 1k.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 234 You cannot die!

Xu Shi knew very well that someone like Cheng Gujian, who could achieve what he had today as the all-powerful Grand Duke of the Empire, could not have relied solely on the legacy of his family; he must have possessed exceptional strength himself.

After all, the Hualan Empire mainly focuses on the "Rust Fog" itself, unlike the City of Night Sin which can make up for it with machinery. If they weren't skilled enough, they would have died eight hundred times over. To use their iron-fisted methods, they also need strong military support.

So he had been trying to learn about the other party's abilities through various channels for a long time, because knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory... but unfortunately the results weren't very good.

Most people can only dream of meeting Cheng Gujian, such as the people of Silver Pine Island who are familiar with him, let alone have any understanding of him. Even if they have actually seen him make a move, they sometimes find it difficult to explain the specifics.

This is actually similar to Xu Shi himself. To be honest, if he didn't say it, many people, let alone witness it firsthand, or even if they had the seed planted by him, might not know exactly what his special ability is. Ascension ability is such a mysterious thing.

Unfortunately, the amount of original material I have in my mind is no longer enough... so Xu Shi has always been highly sensitive to this and has never let his guard down.

Now, I finally have the opportunity to meet him.

Then they saw Cheng Gujian holding a long spear, walking through the air as if on flat ground, and in no time he flashed in front of the Sea God.

Before the immense sea god, everyone was as insignificant as dust, and in comparison, the exquisite spear landing on it was no different from a mosquito bite.

But even such a mosquito bite, upon contact, ripples out with an eerie sensation.

Zheng——

The next second, its tentacle visibly withered, turning as dry as firewood in no time, and its color turned a lifeless gray.

"!!!!!!"

Poseidon convulsed violently, clearly suffering immense pain. It was evident that the pain caused by this move was far more than just simple physical discomfort.

Cheng Gujian, however, was relentless. With a blank expression, he flicked the tip of his spear and easily sliced ​​the tentacle off the sea god's body.

Without the explosive roar of Xia Wuyou's explosion, the withered tentacles in mid-air gradually fell off like flying catkins, turning into dust. The sea breeze swept by, and they vanished without a trace in an instant.

"This is?"

Not only Xu Shi, but Xie Qingyan also kept an eye on Cheng Gujian, but when he saw the other party use his ability, he was a little confused for a moment.

"It should be... an ability like destruction? Stripping? Or withering?"

Xu Shi couldn't say for sure either; even if he saw it, he couldn't draw a conclusion. But what was undeniable was that Cheng Gujian's abilities were terrifyingly excessive.

The fact that even an SS-class Poseidon could be injured so easily by him speaks volumes.

It should be noted that Xia Wuyou, who was at the S+ level, was able to sever one of the Sea God's tentacles by upgrading his power to the point of almost collapsing a black hole... The opponent's defense was quite terrifying. In any case, Miss Shen Qin's short sword was smoking but had no effect. Even the firepower attack led by Yu Xingchuan was just scratching the surface.

"Master Shen, stop scraping! Stop scraping!.avi"

However, Cheng Gujian was able to turn one of its tentacles into dust... It's at least a level SS, and conservatively speaking, it's at least S+.

really.

Xu Shi wasn't surprised. He would have been surprised if the other party was a weakling. After all, the other party was one of the potential bosses in the Hualan Empire's experimental field. How could he be so weak?

Thinking about it this way is quite interesting. If I hadn't interfered, it's highly likely that Luo Yu would be the one to fight him in the future, right? A battle of devouring and destruction... Wow.

"...Your Excellency is truly mighty!"

Regardless, such a scene was indeed very morale-boosting. A moment later, on the royal fleet, led by the knight commander surnamed Chen, a deafening shout erupted.

Either he's a knight commander, or he's not only incredibly capable, but his ability to handle things is also top-notch... Xu Shi muttered to himself, but he also felt that Cheng Gujian's actions deserved such a cheer.

The atmosphere in the room was actually quite eerie. The sea god itself was silent; it seemed to lack a vocal system. Come to think of it, most sea creatures are not like cats and dogs on land, remaining quiet most of the time. This was a flaw that it could not make up for no matter how many it devoured.

Whether it was their own side or the royal family's side, the sounds of everyone's attacks were greatly reduced in front of the sea god's enormous body, even seeming somewhat unreal, leaving only the echoes of the sea and the sea breeze, and the occasional splashes of water.

There's a kind of serene beauty to it. If I really wanted to create the atmosphere of a boss battle, I could only rely on my imagination to come up with some background music.

What about the Vatican?

The Vatican is on the defensive.

It seems I can't take all the credit... Xu Shi clicked his tongue. This is not what he expected. After all, according to his original plan, the more he contributed to the conquest of the Sea God, the more beneficial it would be for his subsequent plans.

However, this was within his expectations—the Sea God was no easy opponent; at least the strength he had displayed was among the strongest he had ever seen.

In other words, the other party is a beast, not a human, with an underdeveloped brain and a completely underdeveloped cerebellum. Otherwise, if we compare it to the old man Wen during the previous riots, it would probably be much more difficult than it is now, and it might even be a futile effort.

After all, it's SS level. In fact, starting from A level, there's a big difference between each level and the previous one. The stronger the ability, the greater the difference will be.

In retrospect, being able to ignore the Holy See and share the war merits with Cheng Gujian is not bad... This is still acceptable to Xu Shi.

"Let the follow-up fleet remain in place."

He immediately issued the order. It now seemed that the ship's cannons were not doing much damage to Poseidon. To put it more concretely, Xia Wuyou or Cheng Gujian could make Poseidon lose tens of thousands of drops of blood with a single move, but after the ship's cannons had been scraping for so long, it was probably only a few hundred or a thousand drops, which was not very meaningful... It was better to conserve some strength and not waste himself unnecessarily.

However, despite this, the sea god's total health is probably in the hundreds of thousands or even millions. Right now, all we've done is sever its tentacles, so the damage we've actually caused is not much. We can even consider it as three separate entities, one against one, and so far, no one has been able to really defeat it.

But this trend is still viable. If it continues to develop in this way, it can be worn down even by grinding.

This fits Xu Shi's stereotype of world boss battles: no matter how strong the top players on the server are, it's impossible to achieve a one-sided instant kill.

"Wuyou, how are you feeling? Are you alright?"

"Don't worry, leave it to me!"

The two exchanged a brief conversation over the radio and clenched their fists in unspoken understanding.

……

"Master...she's so handsome, so incredibly handsome..."

The three little ones on OB in the cabin were even more shocked, especially Pan Feng, who was already starry-eyed.

She knew her master was definitely a strong person, but he hadn't shown much of it before, so she didn't have a concrete conclusion about just how strong her master was.

Now she has witnessed it firsthand—the power of the Sea God is undeniable, and she finally understands how naive her previous thoughts were.

It wasn't that Xia Wuyou looked down on her; the other party was merely stating the facts. With her current skill level, going up there would be like offering herself up as food; saying she could be defeated in one move would be an exaggeration.

Well……

The girl was a little annoyed, but it was only because she was too weak. She wasn't as upset as she was about Luo Yu's dismissive attitude after learning about his actions.

The master didn't just give her a perfunctory answer; she used her own abilities, something she couldn't learn even if she wanted to.

Xia Wuyou taught her everything he could, without holding back anything she could learn.

So all she could do was admire her. She longed to become a valiant heroine like her master. Just look at Xia Xiaomao's effortless skills, paired with that cool combat suit—she was undoubtedly a Valkyrie on the battlefield.

"So... do you know exactly how Master Xia's wife and Master... Junior Sister?"

Pan Ling's focus was a little different; she blinked her eyes and asked curiously.

She could accept either Jiang Shiniang or Xie Ayi. After spending time with them these past few days, she realized that neither of them were combat-type fighters, especially Jiang Chengcheng, who didn't seem to be a "Chosen One" either.

But Xia Shiniang is different; she's too strong! My master isn't good at fighting, so how did he manage to make her so submissive? Are you sure you weren't a victim of domestic violence?

Just thinking about how Xia Wuyou usually acts like a little bird clinging to Xu Shi makes her brain go blank. She's not even the same person!

"I... Xiao Ke'an doesn't know."

The older woman blinked and shook her head innocently, "Xiaoling, you can ask them yourself."

I don't know how to explain it to you... or rather, this thing is inexplicable.

Although she witnessed everything between Xu Shi and Xia Wuyou, and even overheard their intimate moments... she is now a "daughter," not an "aunt," and in that capacity, she cannot answer questions or provide explanations, at least not this one.

"But looking at it this way, Dad is really amazing, right?"

She chose to use such cute words to get by.

"...Yes, you're right, Junior Sister."

The foolish apprentice paused for a moment, then nodded very seriously.

Thinking about it from another perspective, it's true. To use an imperfect analogy, if Xia Wuyou is a ferocious beast, then Xu Shi is the beast tamer. The stronger the ferocious beast, the more it demonstrates the great skill of the beast tamer who can subdue it.

Huh? Why would I use such an analogy?