Chapter 1 The Immense Power of the Crystal

The crystal's explosive force was simply too immense, creating a series of incredibly violent chain reactions. Fang Senyan's position at the time was directly facing the shockwave. Despite having a full ten seconds to react, he didn't have enough time to escape to the opposite side. He could only choose the nearest anti-gravity escape pod sign and slam down on the emergency button.

A red light flashed rapidly. Immediately, two steel rings popped out from the ground, clamping onto Fang Senyan's ankles to pinpoint his location.

Next, a rescue seat as spacious as an office chair was automatically delivered under Fang Senyan's buttocks. As he sat down, he quickly slid along the rear rail. The sound of the seatbelt closing crackled incessantly, practically binding Fang Senyan securely.

Immediately afterward, darkness descended before Fang Senyan's eyes as a large airbag enveloped his head, instantly encasing him. Then, several more airbags suddenly inflated outside, filling with gas. Finally, Fang Senyan felt a dizzying spin as he was launched into the escape pod and ejected at high speed.

However, even so, the flying escape pod was still affected by the aftershocks of the explosion. It made little difference whether Fang Senyan's vitality was a hundred, two hundred, or even a thousand points. If he were at the heart of the explosion, he would have been reduced to ashes. Even at the edge of the explosion, he would have been rendered unconscious by the violent tremors!

Fortunately, Fang Senyan's coma was a mild one. Although his consciousness was somewhat blurred, he still had some basic perception of the outside world, similar to the senses when a person is in a hazy, half-asleep state, vaguely aware of someone opening a door or something.

Therefore, Fang Senyan began to struggle when he felt the escape pod stop moving, trying to regain control of his limbs from his disoriented brain. Soon, his efforts paid off. First, his index finger, then his thumb.... Next, the bones and joints all over his body began to awaken from hibernation like a snake, wriggling and then gradually restoring control of his body.

Fang Senyan first regained his sense of touch, feeling a wet and hot sensation on his forehead, which gradually turned cold. This must be a sign of a head injury and continuous bleeding. Then, he felt a burning pain in several wounds on his body, as if they had been scorched.

Finally, his vision began to recover, from a blur to shadows to double vision, and then gradually cleared. He found himself in a desolate valley, filled with rocks and broken cliffs.

The exterior of the escape pod that had saved Fang Senyan's life looked quite awful, like an orange that had been baked in a raging fire for five or six minutes, with large amounts of black ash peeling off with a light touch. The exterior of the escape pod even looked tattered, as if it had been gnawed on by many sharp-toothed beasts. If it weren't for the steel plates inside, it would have looked even more battered.

Because the lid of the escape pod had been blown off as if it had been directly chopped away, Fang Senyan was directly exposed to the cold air. A large pool of dried blood had formed near his head, even turning purplish-black. This was obviously not a good sign, as the distinct and pungent smell of blood could easily attract creatures with a keen sense of smell.

One piece of good news was that the escape pod's internal computer was not broken, and the emergency supply pack inside was complete. Fang Senyan roughly checked it and found that the Pandan's construction standards were indeed quite impressive. According to the records, the Behemoth had performed six ejections before disintegrating, all of which were successful. Fang Senyan was the only escape pod that was in the path of the shockwave, so their situation was definitely much better than his, and he could rest assured.

At this time, Fang Senyan also saw a video clip. When the Queen of Blades, struck by that blow, glided through the air like a falling leaf, countless Zerg leaped up without regard for their own safety, using their bodies as shields for their Queen. Even the most powerful Mammoth Beasts were instantly swallowed and annihilated by the light in that terrifying explosion... But they were still unrepentant and moved forward without hesitation!

But at this moment, Fang Senyan suddenly heard the sound of stones sliding nearby, followed by two people talking to each other: "Hey, is this the place? Are you sure you're not mistaken?"

"Yes, this must be the place. I'm absolutely sure I'm not wrong."

"Do you think there will be any danger?"

"What danger? You saw the power of that explosion. Even we, who were seven or eight kilometers away, were affected and haven't recovered yet! What use is an escape pod?"

"But, but Grey, Artemis clearly told us to track and check for any unusual movements in the west. If we run here to make some extra money and get found out, the consequences will be severe."

"If you don't say anything, and I don't say anything, how would she know? I'm telling you, Gavin, don't be fooled by her big ass. Even if Artemis is very promiscuous, do you think it's your turn? There's a line of men outside wanting to get with her. Besides, Ronnie, that idiot, is so infatuated with her. Can you compare to him no matter how much you give? Did you see what happened to him? So, I'm telling you, feeding yourself is the most important thing. What's the use of pleasing that slutty Lu person?"

As these two people were chattering, the rocks next to them suddenly exploded, and a sturdy figure broke through the cover like a tiger descending the mountain. The shattered rocks hit Gavin's face, causing him to scream. It was Fang Senyan!

He charged straight into Grey's chest and grabbed him!

But Grey reacted in a way that no one expected. Fang Senyan had just exerted his force when he immediately felt something was wrong, because what he was holding didn't feel like a human hand at all, but like an inflated balloon. Fang Senyan's hand exerted more force, and he immediately felt the thing he was holding explode with a "bang." Dust billowed everywhere, and a leaf fell gently. Grey's real body was already ten meters away.

In the short, stout man's hand, a long box had appeared at some point. He grabbed it and pulled out a gray-white long whip. Looking closely, the whip actually seemed to be made of human bones strung together, and a feeling of eerie wind swept over them.

Grey didn't waste any words. He flicked the whip, and with a loud "crack," Fang Senyan's eyes flashed with shock. The whip looked unremarkable, but in the previous flick, there was clearly a dazzling blue-white electrical light flickering! And there was also a kind of crying sound!

Fang Senyan charged forward again, and Grey, of course, lashed the whip over his head. Fang Senyan used his enhanced gauntlet to protect his arm, stubbornly blocking it and continuing to charge forward. The whip wrapped around his arm.

Fang Senyan suddenly shivered, feeling as if a black hole had appeared where the whip was wrapped, and his body temperature was being sucked into it like a whale absorbing water. Even more terrifying was that within a few seconds of contact, a thick layer of ice had formed on his arm, emitting a foul odor.

Then, Gavin also pulled out a rocket launcher, aimed it at Fang Senyan, and pulled the trigger! Fang Senyan was most afraid of this kind of slow-firing, high-powered weapon. He didn't dare to carelessly take it head-on without knowing the enemy's details.

In desperation, he had to roll on the spot to avoid its sharp edge for the time being. But when he turned his head to look again, he saw that the rocket was also turning in a crooked direction and flying over. And Grey had actually pulled out another whip from somewhere, his killing intent as vast and continuous as a surging river! With such a casual flick, he whipped Fang Senyan hard on the back! Immediately, the armor worn by Fang Senyan's StarCraft marine shattered like butterflies, flying in pieces!!

With a "boom," the rocket exploded violently. Fang Senyan, blackened by the smoke, suddenly lunged out of the smoke. The point of his left hand began to transform into the Devil Sword Apophis. Grey lashed another whip over, and Fang Senyan blocked it with Apophis. He didn't expect that a whip was a flexible weapon. Although it was blocked, the tip of the whip could still bend over strangely, and with a "snap," it drew a bloody mark on Fang Senyan's face, scraping away a long strip of flesh!

Even worse, the whip seemed to have the ability to absorb blood. Not a single drop of blood flowed from the wound, and the flesh around the wound turned into dead, rotting flesh, even spreading around. If it wasn't scraped off in time, it would probably become more seriously infected.

Next, Fang Senyan supported himself for a few more times and found that if he played tricks, played strange tactics, or played agile, he was clearly not a match for these two guys in front of him!! On the contrary, he suffered a lot of losses, so he immediately took a deep breath, and his feet suddenly pierced into the mud like roots!

The terrifying Solar Ladder illusion began to sway non-stop, waving its tentacles like whips... Countless invisible viruses happily spread and propagated in the air. A sharp, mocking look appeared in Fang Senyan's eyes, and he squeezed out a few words from between his teeth: "Stupid bastards... Let's SARS virus work!"