Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot-Chapter 1197 - 491 Catching the Culprit_2
Chapter 1197: Chapter 491: Catching the Culprit_2
Chapter 1197 -491: Catching the Culprit_2
“Where is Lin Kaiyang?”
Wang Tao’s sudden voice startled the group of soldiers once again.
“Deputy Regimental Commander Lin said he went out to see if he could be of any help to you, Consultant Wang—ah? Army Commander?!”
It was only when Wang Tao emerged from the darkness that everyone realized he was carrying Cheng Yiyi in his arms.
However, two people clad in powered armor within the crowd turned pale.
“It’s those two!”
Cheng Yiyi glared at the two powered armors, her eyes blazing with fury.
Swoosh—
The cloak behind Wang Tao stirred without a breeze, expanding instantly. Before the soldiers could understand what was happening, darkness fell over them as the Splitting Cloak enveloped them.
Dada Dada—
At that moment, the machine guns on the two powered armors sprayed out tongues of fire, aiming at Wang Tao and the other soldiers.
However, their bullets all struck the cloak, pinging off harmlessly. Wang Tao’s eyes immediately shot out two red beams, instantly sending the two powered armors flying.
Simultaneously, Wang Tao, still cradling Cheng Yiyi with one arm, appeared in front of the two powered armors, his other hand wielding a spear, sweeping it across them.
Bang!
The two powered armors were directly smashed flat by a mighty force, fiercely embedded into the walls of the Banyan Tree Cave.
The gunfire ceased abruptly.
Swoosh—
Wang Tao retracted his cloak, and the soldiers looked around blankly.
Everything had happened too quickly—from Wang Tao protecting them to him smashing the two powered armors into the wall—it had been only a second, and they were still clueless about what had actually transpired.
Not to mention them, even Cheng Yiyi, who had been held by Wang Tao throughout the entire incident, was somewhat dazed.
This was the strength of Wang Tao! How terrifying!
Nevertheless, Cheng Yiyi was, after all, a Fourth-order Awakener, and she quickly recovered, immediately ordering:
“Lin Kaiyang and these two have betrayed us! Capture them!”
The soldiers were even more confused, unclear on how Deputy Legion Commander Lin could have betrayed them, but they naturally carried out Cheng Yiyi’s orders unconditionally.
So they quickly pried the two powered armors from the wall, and upon seeing the severely deformed armors, all the soldiers internally marveled that Consultant Wang was practically a humanoid armor!
With the powered armor in this state, the people inside were naturally in a wretched condition, barely clinging to life.
After pulling them out, their gazes towards Wang Tao were filled with fear.
In fact, Wang Tao could effortlessly kill them without damaging the powered armors using a Mental Attack.
However, Cheng Yiyi suggested it was better to capture them alive, and Wang Tao was somewhat angry about the sneak attack on Cheng Yiyi; his emotions might affect the intensity of the Mental Attack. If he wasn’t careful and applied too much force, these two might end up as idiots at best or bleed from all seven orifices and die at worst. So Wang Tao opted for a simple and direct Physical Attack instead.
“Woof~”
Lightning barked softly nearby, signaling to Wang Tao that one of these two had momentarily harbored hostility towards him.
Wang Tao nodded, then asked Lightning:
“Can you smell Lin Kaiyang?”
“Woof!”
“Let’s go, catch him.”
After having the soldiers secure the two combat-incapacitated individuals, Wang Tao, carrying Cheng Yiyi with him, and accompanied by Lightning, left the Banyan Tree Cave.
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Inside a powered armor groping forward in the darkness, Lin Kaiyang was sweating profusely, a deepening sense of fear constantly haunting his mind.
“Damn it! How did he find out!”
Lin Kaiyang couldn’t figure it out.
Wang Tao had ascended to Level 5, but that just meant his strength was greater, it doesn’t mean he was that much smarter!
Although his plan wasn’t flawless, it shouldn’t have been exposed in such a short time, where did it go wrong…
Earlier, when Wang Tao said a Level 5 Lord Monster was approaching, and he drew it away, leaving the others to wait, Lin Kaiyang didn’t sense any immediate danger of exposure.
It was only when he heard no commotion outside the cave that he felt something was off. So, he told the others he was going to check outside and see if he could lend a hand to Wang Tao.
When he got outside, he found no signs of battle, which sent a chill through Lin Kaiyang’s heart.
It was possible that Wang Tao didn’t engage much with the monster, but Lin Kaiyang didn’t dare to bet on it. After all, losing the bet meant death.
So, he ran.
If it turned out that Wang Tao really went to lure the monsters away, he could always come back later. At worst, he’d say he got lost. In fact, he did get lost, or else he would have already led the team away.
But as if it were tempting fate—he received a prompt that Cheng Yiyi had exited her powered armor!
Cheng Yiyi’s powered armor wasn’t completely energy-depleted. He had left a program that would report her status and location to him, to prevent losing track of her.
Just a short time after Wang Tao had left, he received the notification: Cheng Yiyi was out of her powered armor!
No chance of luck this time—Cheng Yiyi must have been found by Wang Tao.
Run, all he could do was run!
Changhe Base was no longer safe; the only option was to flee into the wasteland!
He didn’t want to wander in the wasteland, but facing a Fifth Order Awakener, he knew any cunning he possessed was useless. If he dared stay in the base, it wouldn’t matter whether he was in the right or not—the committee wouldn’t offend the base’s only Level 5 Awakener for him. His death was certain!
Lin Kaiyang suddenly felt regret.
Not regret for attacking Cheng Yiyi, nor for failing to kill her.
He regretted that the plan wasn’t thorough enough, he shouldn’t have left Cheng Yiyi inside the powered armor!
The powered armor was a product of a research institute and couldn’t be altered by outsiders, not even the binded buyers could change anything. Any modifications had to be made by returning it to the institute. This was to prevent such deadly weapons from falling into the hands of villains.
Naturally, Lin Kaiyang couldn’t modify the internal programming of the powered armor—beyond his capabilities—but he had been clever, adding some extra mechanical structures to Cheng Yiyi and Pei Hai’s powered armors!
This wouldn’t allow him direct control over the powered armor, but it could disrupt the functions of both the weapon and power systems, effectively locking the armor down.
This lockdown was for real—neither Cheng Yiyi nor Pei Hai could open it, and even he couldn’t in a short amount of time. That was the extent of his ability.
As a result, they had expended significant effort to kill Pei Hai, who was wearing powered armor, and taking down Cheng Yiyi would be difficult since the defensive power of the armor could withstand several attacks from a Level 5 Monster. With his strength, killing Cheng Yiyi who was inside the powered armor in a short amount of time was impossible.
His coercion toward Cheng Yiyi was actually just to scare her. If he truly could have controlled Cheng Yiyi’s powered armor, he would have killed her immediately, venting his anger before her death if necessary. He wouldn’t leave such a lethal weakness!
Since Cheng Yiyi remained defiant, he couldn’t see her HP bar, and therefore did not know how long she could last.
Afraid of the Level 5 Awakener Wang Tao finding him, and also fearful of the Level 5 Monster Lord nearby, he didn’t dare to persist with Cheng Yiyi. After securing her, he rejoined the main force.
Not long after joining up with the main force, he saw Wang Tao approaching. He felt fortunate that his decisive return was timely; otherwise, there could have been trouble.
But still, he was exposed…
So now, he deeply regretted it. If he had chosen a different method to kill Cheng Yiyi, would he have succeeded by now?
But there are no what-ifs in this world, and he couldn’t afford to wait—after learning of Wang Tao’s Ascension to Level 5, he decided to act immediately. Given the relationship between Wang Tao and Cheng Yiyi, if he missed this chance, there’d be no more opportunities. But still, he failed…
Suddenly, Lin Kaiyang halted.
Out of nowhere, a towering, blurry figure appeared before him. Before he could react, a sharp pain pierced his chest, and then he blacked out.
