"This... is a human battery!"
"Just don't know if there are other uses besides powering bio-soldiers."
"Can it be recharged? If it's disposable, it's a real waste!"
Zhang Chen walked around the energy body a few times, even reaching behind her head to touch it.
He didn't find a charging port.
Perhaps... energy bodies are different from batteries. Maybe it's not charged by plugging it in...
Zhang Chen dodged an attack from a bio-soldier, then turned and punched away another bio-soldier attempting a sneak attack. He activated Absolute Vision and began scanning the nearby dense forest.
If an energy body could appear here, the native must not be far away.
These bio-soldiers had no self-awareness; they were merely tools for slaughter.
Without the native controlling them, they wouldn't have engaged him in conversation.
Soon, Zhang Chen spotted a figure hiding in the treetops, obscured by leaves, within the dense forest.
This person had two energy pathways, one extremely faint and the other exceptionally bright. The two pathways were almost superimposed, only briefly intersecting when the person moved.
*Buzz!*
Zhang Chen raised his hand and shot out an energy wave!
*Bang!*
The large tree branch where the figure was hiding was instantly blown apart, sending sawdust and shattered twigs scattering down.
To Zhang Chen's surprise, the native didn't fall down clumsily. Instead, at the moment of falling, the body quickly adjusted its direction, stomped on the trunk, and rushed onto another branch.
"Playing hide-and-seek with me? Is that interesting?"
Zhang Chen sneered.
At this moment, Xu Ruina arrived from the sky, riding her Night Demon.
"That's an energy body, the one supplying power to the bio-soldiers!"
"Once you take care of her, the other bio-soldiers will likely collapse on their own!"
Zhang Chen pointed at the energy body kneeling on the ground.
"Got it. The native has new technology this time. Be careful during the fight!"
Xu Ruina said, then leaped down from mid-air.
Upon landing, the immense impact force created a large crater in the ground.
*Swish!*
After landing, Xu Ruina didn't hesitate for a moment. With a flash, she appeared beside the energy body and lightly slashed its arm with her claw.
Instantly, the bio-soldiers attacking Xu Ruina and Zhang Chen were like they had been paused.
They remained in their charging stances, frozen in place.
Some bio-soldiers, already airborne, were now stiffly falling to the ground.
"Your subordinates are useless now. It's just you left. Have you decided whether you'll come out on your own, or will I force you out?"
Zhang Chen said, slowly raising his Thousand Bone Blade.
Energy converged from all directions, gathering on the blade, which became increasingly bright, emitting a blue glow.
The hidden figure had been on the branches for a while. Seeing the energy on the Thousand Bone Blade growing stronger, the immense power distorting the surrounding air, a fierce gust of wind swept through!
Something seemed wrong!
"Wait, I..."
The figure had just stood up, preparing to jump out.
At this moment, Zhang Chen had lost all patience. He swung the Thousand Bone Blade violently!
**Quake Splitting Slash!**
*Rumble!*
An energy wave, one kilometer wide, shot out instantly, severing all the trees in front of him at the waist!
The longer Quake Splitting Slash was charged, the stronger its destructive power.
The strike just now was almost a full charge.
It was unstoppable wherever it went.
The dense forest was carved into a path, and even buildings were cut in half, with perfectly clean edges.
The figure fell from mid-air. Before it could even get up after landing, it was heavily crushed by a large tree branch. Then, more branches and several tons of massive trunk were piled on top.
"Uh... was that a bit too harsh? Did I just kill him?"
Zhang Chen suddenly felt a pang of guilt.
He squatted by the spot where the native was buried for a while before seeing the branches above move.
Then, with a loud *bang!*
The rocks and sawdust on top were blasted outwards.
Zhang Chen squatted directly in front, not dodging. A golden energy barrier enveloped his entire body, burning all the approaching branches and sawdust into ashes that scattered with the wind.
At this moment, a person clad in battle armor slowly appeared in his sight.
[Bionic Exoskeleton Armor: A bionic armor created by simulating the body structure of advanced mutated creatures combined with energy technology. It possesses extremely high toughness and defensive capabilities. AI combat analysis can predict target behavior and react in advance. It contains an independent energy core to drive high-speed movement and intense combat!]
It seemed the native knew their physical limitations were a weakness, so they enhanced their combat power through the armor.
"Hmph, the reason I didn't act until now isn't because I couldn't defeat you!"
"It's because you are a precious experimental subject. I need you to return to the laboratory with me intact. Killing you would be a loss for all of humanity!"
The native's tone was still filled with arrogance and disdain.
"Heh, do you know what happened to the last person who spoke to me in that tone?" Zhang Chen asked with a cold smile.
"Heh, you don't actually think I'm like those ordinary researchers, do you!"
"Those working in the field are equivalent to civilians who haven't undergone combat training."
"But I am a guardian of humanity. Countless reincarnators and monsters have fallen by my hand."
"You might be confident in your strength, but in front of me, you are utterly helpless!"
"You must remember, the reason you've gotten this far isn't because you're invincible, but because we allowed you to. Without our support, you'd be like any other reincarnator, an insignificant drop of water in the vast ocean."
The native said.
"Is this armor your most advanced technological product?"
Zhang Chen, instead of getting angry at the native's words, suddenly asked an unrelated question.
"What?"
The native was stunned.
Then, his eyes blurred, and Zhang Chen vanished from his spot.
The native swiftly turned and kicked backward.
*Bang!*
Zhang Chen blocked with both hands. They both retreated over a dozen steps.
"Heh, I knew you'd try to sneak attack from behind. Your low-level tactics were seen through long ago!"
The native said disdainfully.
"Combat prediction system, interesting!"
Zhang Chen nodded.
Indeed, the native was right. Because he had always been invincible and decisive, he hadn't bothered to study tactics.
For an AI combat analysis, his tactics were indeed easy to see through.
If that's the case...
Zhang Chen flickered, appearing to the native's side. Before the opponent could react, he flickered again, appearing on the native's other side.
He repeated this, flashing over a dozen times.
Finally, over a dozen Zhang Chen clones appeared around the native.
"You can predict, can't you? Guess where I'll appear next!"
Zhang Chen chuckled and, with his dozens of clones, slowly merged into the shadows.