Chapter 33: The Third S-Class! Xu Gu Becomes a Master of Exploiting Loopholes

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On the road,

A red and blue lightning bolt raced by.

A powerful Power Core and propulsion system accelerated him to the extreme.

Xu Gu greatly enjoyed this speed.

However, realizing he had attracted quite a crowd, he slowed down.

And in a secluded area, he activated a feature of a Level C Concealing Auxiliary Accessory.

Disguise.

It could bamboozle visual, thermal, and radar detection to some extent.

Almost like invisibility.

But since the accessory's Rank was too low, perfect stealth was impossible. It was only under non-attack conditions or without vigorous movements that the effect would be somewhat better.

Since he wanted to make Ren Dongyang unwittingly work for him, he couldn't reveal himself too early.

By now, the destination had become bustling.

It was not crowded with throngs of people, but Mechanical Men were everywhere.

In sight was an underground secret base, disguised as a park.

The Ascension Sect had only recently moved here.

But they were discovered.

The Ren family from the Provincial City still had considerable strength.

Inside the park, there were Mechanical Men everywhere, fighting against Steel Beasts.

Most of them were hired by Ren Dongyang, completing cleaning tasks.

Of course, there were also Mechanical Men secretly watching from the outside, clearly waiting to scavenge.

Xu Gu stealthily moved forward, unnoticed.

Soon, he had approached the core area.

The core area was guarded by Ren Dongyang's men, only allowing Steel Beasts out, but not Mechanical Men in, to slay members of the Ascension Sect and snatch extra points.

Inside, Ren Dongyang's nine bodyguards were cracking the base's defensive devices and clashing with strong defenders inside, intending to drive and corner the Ascension Sect members into one place for a mass ambush.

"Is that a peer ahead?"

Xu Gu found a small hill as cover, sat back against it with legs crossed, leisurely observing the situation ahead.

Waiting for the right moment.

All those Ascension Sect members, they could run, and he planned to make his move after Ren Dongyang had them cornered!

Soon, he noticed not far away, there was a female Mechanical Man crouching, also using Stealth Accessories.

However, under Xu Gu's powerful radar, her stealth was completely ineffective.

He saw right through her disguise.

Surprised, he saw her faced was handsome, with smooth and beautiful curves, an S-shaped proud body, luxurious accessories, and an exceptional demeanor.

Xu Gu's eyes narrowed slightly.

She appeared even more handsome and luxurious, with a transcendent temperament than Xia An, an A-level sports car.

She must be an S-Class.

Perhaps a high-end supercar instead of an ordinary sports car.

"A sixth person from the Provincial City? How come I've never heard of her?"

Xu Gu was puzzled and sent a communication to Xia An to inquire about the situation.

On the other side.

Xu Gu's Stealth Auxiliary Accessory wasn't high in either Rank or Level.

At such close range, she also noticed him.

But her radar was not as good as Xu Gu's. She could only detect someone hiding but couldn't see many specifics.

Yang Xue raised her eyebrows slightly, quite surprised:

"In Xia City, someone actually dares to target Ren Dongyang? Who would dare in the Provincial City?

"Probably planning to gamble.

"But how could Ren Dongyang leave any loose ends? Even if the gamble succeeds, once exposed, Ren Dongyang would have them killed!"

She momentarily judged Xu Gu as a reckless gambler.

In her heart, there was a hint of disdain.

Among the few groups she despised, gamblers were one of them!

So she paid him no further attention.

She continued to watch the situation inside the core area, her body tense, feeling somewhat nervous.

But just then,

A gigantic dog-like Steel Beast that seemed as immense as a mountain, with three heads spewing flames, came rushing out of the core area, fleeing for its life.

Running wildly, sweeping up countless airwaves, with an imposing and mighty presence.

It headed straight for Yang Xue.

"Damn it!" Seeing this, Yang Xue cursed in annoyance, thinking how unlucky she was.

This three-headed Steel Dog wasn't particularly strong, only Level 20, an Elite Monster.

Under normal circumstances, as an S-Class from a great family, at Level 6, with a variety of powerful accessories equipped, she could naturally handle it.

But in this situation, if she were to fight vigorously, she would be exposed!

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If discovered, it would be over.

But if the Steel Beast's tri-headed hound is allowed to get close, it will eventually find her and Xu Gu.

Then, they would still inevitably be dragged into a fierce battle.

"Run! I'll hold it back."

As the Steel Beast's tri-headed hound kept closing in, Yang Xue gritted her teeth, and finally made a decision, sending a very subtle signal to Xu Gu beside her.

If she and Xu Gu were destined to be exposed.

Then it might as well be that Xu Gu escapes, at least saving a life.

Her exposure won't pose any life-threatening danger.

However,

Xu Gu did not make any move.

"Truly hopeless."

"Gambler is just a gambler."

"Deserves to die."

Yang Xue furrowed her brow, looking down on Xu Gu even more. She had no intention of persuading him any further; one warning was more than enough generosity.

Saying this, she was about to rise up and fight the Steel Beast's tri-headed hound that was rapidly approaching.

Suddenly,

just at this moment,

an incredibly fine, mosquito-like red light flashed by.

A common person wouldn't be able to notice it at all.

But Yang Xue's pupils constricted sharply, her heart churning with shock and awe.

She quickly turned her head to look at Xu Gu, who was hidden to the side.

Right after that,

"Boom!"

A loud noise erupted.

The Steel Beast's tri-headed hound that was furiously charging at the two of them suddenly stumbled and fell to the ground. When it got up again and looked in the direction of Xu Gu and Yang Xue, there was nothing but terror in its eyes.

There's foul play!

Without any hesitation, it turned and fled, but it staggered as it did so.

That 'mosquito' bite just now completely crippled its leg!

"How is this possible?"

Yang Xue took a deep breath, her eyes widened in disbelief as she looked towards where Xu Gu was hiding, as if she were staring at a monster.

Her strength was definitely enough to dominate in Xia City, but she could not achieve this level at all!

That last strike had to have been executing energy compression to an extremely small point and accelerating to the highest speed, not only requiring extremely high firepower but also an extremely powerful control capability.

"Could it be... the group of top combatants from Xia City? But aren't they all stationed in Xia City and didn't come?"

Yang Xue's brow was tightly furrowed. She came from a big family and had done ample detailed research before coming here. She knew that those top combatants of Xia City were not here.

Furthermore, even if they were, it would be difficult to achieve this.

"Could it be a strong fighter from the Provincial City?"

"Using a flame cannon."

"Even daring to target Ren Dongyang from the Ren family."

"Is there such a person who recently entered Xia City?"

While Yang Xue was still pondering, she was suddenly startled, her face filled with horror and disbelief:

"Flame Cannon! Three days ago, when Xu Gu was assassinated by the Ascension Sect, though it's unknown how he managed to survive.

"But, the battle report showed that a very strong flame cannon fighter took action, destroying a significant amount of terrain and buildings.

"Is he Xu Gu's bodyguard?"

She didn't dare to consider that it was Xu Gu himself because if it had indeed been Xu Gu who made that hit, wouldn't it mean that Xu Gu was far superior to her?

How could that be possible? She was an S-Class from the Yang Family of the Provincial City, while Xu Gu was just a civilian S-Class! Even if Xu Gu had some opportunities, at most, they would be somewhat close in strength; how could he possibly overpower her?

Beside.

Just then, Xu Gu received a reply from Xia An.

"Yang Xue, S-Class, from the Yang Family of the Provincial City, not any weaker than the Ren family in terms of family background. However, Yang Xue doesn't like to rely on her family background to show off and is relatively low-key. Features: wealthy, beautiful, young, easy to approach."

Looking at Xia An's reply, the first half was quite formal.

What was with the latter half?

"However, wealthy? Also an independent S-Class who's unaccustomed to the world's ways. That's actually someone from whom I might be able to pull some wool."

No choice, as a civilian SSS-Class, to grow stronger, he could only pull wool from these S-Class families.

Besides, Yang Xue had just now given him a warning, planning to take the front line so he could escape.

More so, that Steel Beast's tri-headed hound was his problem to begin with.

Hence, Xu Gu took action.

Just as Xu Gu was contemplating how to scheme against this just-graduated-from-high-school, inexperienced, yet wealthy S-Class motorcycle girl.

"Hello, may I add you on the communicator?"

Yang Xue whispered.

The corner of Xu Gu's mouth turned up.

Handing herself over on a silver platter? Such an amenable lamb is rare indeed.