Read Novel Full Chapter 1420: Chapter 753: Emptiness After Departure
Chapter 1420: Chapter 753: Emptiness After Departure
In mechanical octopus form, Yu Wentao’s ability to fight multiple enemies at once has greatly increased.
His two tentacles tightly wrapped around Shi Haizhu, another tentacle pulled Ding Yan down, then smashed toward Cheng Zhanpeng.
Their encirclement collapsed instantly.
Yu Wentao sneered: “Trash, do you really think you can threaten me?”
“You have no idea just how great the gap is between gene recombination superpower users!”
With that, he tried to fiercely yank off Shi Haizhu’s stone head!
Seeing this, Shi Haizhu frantically activated his superpower, and Titan Divine Power exploded!
The entire mechanical arm was creaking.
Yu Wentao’s heart skipped a beat, and he quickly activated his superpower; the suction cups on those mechanical arms sprayed out flames, crazily pulling Shi Haizhu’s arms.
The genetic recombination gap between the two was too great, so even though Shi Haizhu possessed the Titan Divine Power skill, he actually couldn’t escape at the moment.
He could only watch his arms being pried open bit by bit by the mechanical tentacles, which were pulling with such force, threatening to tear him apart.
Luckily, he was currently in Stone Man form, and his body’s strength was not something a carbon-based lifeform could match.
Otherwise, he would already have been torn apart.
Seeing himself about to lose the struggle, a trace of anger appeared on Shi Haizhu’s stone face, and he cursed: “Think I’m a pushover, do you?”
“Let me show you what your grandpa can do!”
The pair of eyes on his stone face suddenly turned gray, and two gray beams burst forth instantly!
They directly hit the mechanical arms wrapped around him!
Where the gray light passed, the mechanical arms instantly petrified, turning into stone!
This was Shi Haizhu’s genetic map and Titan Stone Man’s talent ability – Petrification!
This ability can directly change the elemental structure of a target, turning the opponent into stone!
Such a bizarre attack took Yu Wentao completely by surprise.
His two tentacles were petrified and unable to move.
The entire mechanical octopus sank down.
Startled, he immediately activated his superpower.
Boom!
The two tentacles, continuing to petrify, instantly detached from the mechanical octopus body, then with a bang, emitted a violent explosion!
The mechanical tentacles self-destructed!
Meanwhile, Yu Wentao’s remaining mechanical tentacles spun crazily, like a helicopter, rapidly ascending toward the sky.
Not only that, the suction cups on those mechanical tentacles also sprayed out massive energy beams, accelerating furiously!
This made the mechanical octopus rise like a rocket, swiftly climbing into the dark clouds!
He’s trying to escape!
Right now, the situation is clearly unfavorable for him.
If the fight continues, it’s only a matter of time before he falls here.
The key is, after battling these three, his superpower has been overly consumed.
Plus, since Ling Yurong is watching nearby, Yu Wentao doesn’t dare linger here any longer.
“Mr. Liang, he’s trying to run!” Shi Haizhu shouted hastily.
Liang Yuan glanced skyward, smiling faintly: “He won’t get away.”
No sooner had he spoken, Ling Yurong moved!
She pointed a finger at the void, calling out crisply: “Frozen Gui Xu!”
Instantly, her spiritual power spread, freezing all rain and snow in its path.
The entire sky turned into endless dark ice, spreading madly in all directions.
The mechanical octopus’s body was quickly covered in layers upon layers of ice shards.
The engines, which had been roaring incessantly, emitted a whining mournful sound!
The speed of the mechanical octopus slowed down more and more, ultimately freezing completely into a block of ice.
The next moment, in free fall, it whistled down to crash into the floodwaters.
Watching this scene, Liang Yuan gave Ling Yurong a surprised look.
Unexpectedly, she had that kind of skill.
This large-scale freezing skill is indeed difficult to counter.
If I hadn’t relied on shadow ability and spatial ability back then, I probably wouldn’t have escaped Mist City.
“Luckily, I used her Split Mind and planted a Soul Imprisonment Rune, otherwise, she’d be a formidable enemy.”
Liang Yuan thought in relief, while waving a hand.
A spatial gate appeared over the water where Yu Wentao fell.
It instantly swallowed Yu Wentao, then vanished.
“Yu Wentao’s mechanical abilities are good; later I’ll implant a Soul Imprisonment Rune to make him serve me. In the future, for developing ships and such at Yangshan’s research department, he may be of great use.”
Yu Wentao originally was Mengya Company’s research talent, something Zhou Haoran already told Liang Yuan.
Liang Yuan naturally wouldn’t miss out on such talent.
Yangshan is entering a rapid development phase now.
Quickly mastering more technology is essential to rapidly enhance combat strength.
As for top experts, continuous enhancement is needed; relying solely on Ling Yurong is far from enough at the moment.
“Once the military matters are resolved and the Floating Island situation is stabilized, I’ll attempt to break through the 40% genetic recombination level!”
Liang Yuan made up his mind.
“Liang Yuan, what should we do now?”
Ding Yan flew over, having returned to human form, and looked toward Cloud Mist Island.
Liang Yuan replied: “Feng Jiangong has already gone there to handle things, hasn’t he?”
Turns out during the battle, Feng Jiangong hadn’t shown up; Liang Yuan had long sent him to Cloud Mist Island to gather military personnel.
Liang Yuan was now almost certain that Zhang Yujiang was not on Cloud Mist Island.
He probably completely abandoned Cloud Mist Island.
Thinking of this, Liang Yuan said: “Let’s go, follow me to a place.”
As he spoke, his figure flickered, taking Ling Yurong, Ding Yan, and several others flying towards Abyss Island.
Abyss Island is not too far from Cloud Mist Island, just a few dozen kilometers.
Because it is hidden beneath the floodwaters, not many people know about it.
Ding Yan asked, “Where are we going?”
“Zhang Yujiang built a base near Abyss Island long ago. He secretly mined the Blood Crystal on Abyss Island, and now it’s likely he has also emptied Cloud Mist Island’s Blood Crystal.”
“With Mengya Company arriving, he likely abandoned Cloud Mist Island and is hiding in his underwater base.”
“Let’s take down his lair!”
Shi Haizhu and the others immediately showed excitement.
Cheng Zhanpeng couldn’t help but curse, “Damn it, this dog, even though he’s a top military leader, just left the people on the island and ran away?”
Shi Haizhu sneered, “These types of officials, I saw through them even before the apocalypse. When there’s real trouble, they’re the first to run, but when there’s nothing going on, they come out to put on airs.”
Liang Yuan chuckled and said, “Zhang Yujiang is very hypocritical. At first, the military was split into two factions. To gain more support, he acted as part of the Dove Faction, under the guise of saving the world, and ended up gathering and sheltering a lot of talent.”
“In reality, it was just to expand his own power. Didn’t you see how he managed to hoodwink Feng Jiangong?”
“If Feng Jiangong wasn’t so focused on breaking through to higher levels, he would probably have been taken in by him by now.”
Ding Yan couldn’t help but say, “No officials are any good.”
Ling Yurong, listening to this, found it strange and said, “People do not contend with officials; this has been the principle since ancient times, don’t you people understand this now?”
“People and officials have always been two opposing classes.”
Liang Yuan and the others were momentarily speechless.
This ancient superpower user, Ling Yurong, really hit the essence of people’s official-oriented thinking with a single remark.
“We’re here!”
Liang Yuan interrupted everyone’s conversation, appearing above a sea area.
He led the way underwater, Ling Yurong and the others closely following.
Below, the water currents surged, revealing the submerged ruins of a city.
All around, various powerful underwater mutant beasts swam.
However, because Liang Yuan and the others released their aura pressure fully, even those mutant beasts at the gene recombination level were scared off.
Liang Yuan looked towards a nearby massive Abyss Island and said, “That is Abyss Island, where Zhang Yujiang and the others discovered the corpse of an ancient superpower user.”
Ling Yurong, upon hearing this, had a change in expression and asked, “Do you know the name of that ancient superpower user?”
Liang Yuan shook his head, “Not sure, maybe ask Feng Jiangong later, he might know something.”
Saying this, he suddenly said, “It might even be an old acquaintance from your ancient times.”
Ling Yurong, upon hearing this, smiled and said, “That’s possible. In ancient times, not many practiced the path of longevity, but those who did were all notable figures.”
“I might very likely know them.”
Liang Yuan asked, “If you can find them, can you persuade them to join Yangshan?”
Ling Yurong, upon hearing this, showed a smile and said, “Why persuade? If they don’t listen, wouldn’t it just be better to beat them into submission?”
Liang Yuan was taken aback, then also laughed, “You’re right, too.”
“Mr. Liang, is it that base over there?”
Just then, Shi Haizhu suddenly noticed something and immediately looked towards a shadow at the bottom of the water in the distance.
Liang Yuan looked over and said, surprised, “How do you know it’s over there?”
Zhang Yujiang’s underwater base was set with a concealed defense shield, which had a degree of secrecy.
Liang Yuan initially found it by following a military submarine.
Unexpectedly, Shi Haizhu spotted it at a glance.
Shi Haizhu chuckled and said, “My genetic map is a [Titan Stone Man]; as long as I step on solid ground, I have a strong sense of the surrounding Earth Element.”
Liang Yuan then realized and smiled, “Good, your ability is indeed suited for garrison duty in an underwater base.”
Underwater, not only Water Element superpower users are suited for combat; Shi Haizhu, who can step on solid ground and utilize Earth Element, is equally suited for ground combat underwater.
But Shi Haizhu repeatedly shook his head, “No, I still prefer Yangshan.”
In the midst of their conversation, they had already arrived near this base.
Liang Yuan directly used his Spiritual Pulse ability to forcibly open a gap in the base’s defense shield.
They immediately swam in.
“Hmm, something is not right, why is it deserted?”
As soon as they entered, Cheng Zhanpeng questioned in surprise.
The whole base was empty, not a single person in sight!
Not only were there no people, but aside from the buildings, there were also no other items, submarines, or anything.
Seeing the situation here, Liang Yuan’s face changed abruptly.
“Not good, that old dog Zhang Yujiang has escaped!”
“Quick, split up and search!”
He immediately ordered, and they hurriedly began searching the underwater base.
After a thorough search, indeed not a single person was left!
Even a single submarine wasn’t left behind!
They regrouped, with Liang Yuan looking grim, asking, “Did you find anything?”
Ding Yan said, “Aside from the superpower stone embedded in the defensive array still maintaining the array, there’s no one left in the entire base.”
“The warehouse is also empty, only some empty boxes that held supplies remain, looking like they’ve all been moved out.” Shi Haizhu said.
“It seems that old thing really ran away.” Cheng Zhanpeng said.
Ding Yan said, “Where could he go? Could he have left Linjiang?”
Liang Yuan said in a deep voice, “That old thing still has Cloud Mist Island’s Heart Core with him. It’s best if we find him.”
“What should we do now?”
“Let’s go back first, send people to search around. The Mengya Company’s people only attacked Cloud Mist Island today, he probably just escaped, can’t have gotten far.”
“Alright, let’s go to Cloud Mist Island and ask Feng Jiangong to send people to look.” Ding Yan immediately said.
Shi Haizhu said, “We also have a ship that can be sent out to look.”
Liang Yuan nodded, the aerial view is broader than the water’s, maybe it can more quickly locate Zhang Yujiang.
But if Zhang Yujiang escaped using an underwater submarine or something, then it would be much harder to find him.