Chapter 169: The City Burns, Reduced to Ashes!

Mo Chen was stunned.

It wasn't that he was shocked by Sugar's driving skills, but rather that she had the audacity to ride a motorcycle straight into this battlefield.

The engine roared, and the high-powered motorcycle sped through the ruins, weaving through gunfire and Raptures like a shooting star, leaving a trail of explosions behind—like fireworks bursting in the peak of summer.

Sitting behind her, Mo Chen found himself with nothing to do except holding onto her flat stomach for balance.

As she drove, Sugar suddenly turned her head and asked, "By the way, do you have a girlfriend?"

Mo Chen was momentarily dumbfounded, wondering if he had misheard her.

"I do."

Sugar looked slightly disappointed.

"That's a shame."

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The motorcycle's high-speed maneuvering attracted the attention of the surrounding Raptures.

But Sugar's driving skills were exceptional. The bike darted through the enemy lines with the agility of a fish swimming through water.

Boom!

The Ark's heavy artillery fired.

A high-explosive shell struck the barrier around Storm Bringer, detonating with intense force.

The shield flickered erratically, looking like it could collapse at any moment.

Bang!

A high-energy sniper round hit the barrier, triggering another explosion. Then, in less than half a second, an even larger energy beam tore through the sky and struck the same spot!

The already fragile barrier shattered like glass!

It was Rapi's sniper shot in sync with Marian's cannon!

The two had perfectly coordinated their attack to pierce Storm Bringer's defenses.

Almost simultaneously, two massive ballista bolts shot out from the military base's turrets, dragging long chains behind them. The bolts pierced through Storm Bringer's wings!

Without its shield, its exterior was left vulnerable.

Roaring in agony, the Tyrant-class Rapture screeched sharply.

Direct hit!

It was Anis and Neon's doing.

Inside the control room, Anis and Neon clapped and cheered.

The hooked chains yanked downward, forcing Storm Bringer's massive body to sink toward the ground. No matter how much it struggled, it couldn't break free.

These weapons had been designed for taking down Mother Whale.

And compared to Mother Whale, Storm Bringer was much smaller.

Boom!

With a deafening crash, Storm Bringer's enormous body smashed into the ground!

A massive dust cloud erupted into the air.

This was the moment!

Sugar's motorcycle accelerated, streaking like lightning toward the fallen Rapture.

Storm Bringer lifted its head and let out an ear-piercing screech.

The surrounding Raptures received the signal and swarmed toward the motorcycle, while a barrage of missiles rained down like a relentless storm.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Explosions erupted in rapid succession!

Thick smoke billowed into the sky!

The Raptures' relentless bombardment turned the surrounding hundreds of meters into a charred wasteland.

"You've done well. I'll take it from here."

Through the dense smoke, an ancient blade gleamed as it swung, instantly sweeping away the suffocating haze, revealing the silhouette of a tall, composed figure.

It was Mo Chen.

He turned to Sugar and said, "Next time, I'll buy you coffee."

Sugar didn't linger. Tossing back a playful "I'll be waiting," she sped off on her motorcycle, disappearing into the battlefield.

By now, a massive horde of Raptures surged over the horizon, pouring toward Mo Chen like a tidal wave. And behind him, lay the Ark.

Holding his blade, he walked forward at a calm, unhurried pace, heading straight toward the breach in the Ark's defenses.

Faced with the overwhelming flood of Raptures, he remained serene—strolling as if he were in his own garden.

As if standing as an unshakable rock amidst the raging waves, Mo Chen remained unmoved.

A relentless storm of bullets, missiles, and high-energy particle beams rained down upon him, forming a metal torrent of death that covered the sky, all converging toward his position.

Sensing imminent danger, Storm Bringer let out a piercing screech. Its broken wings flapped violently, transforming into a raging tempest, hurling razor-sharp wind blades toward Mo Chen with terrifying force.

Yet, Mo Chen remained unfazed. He raised Ryūjin Jakka.

His lips parted slightly, and he uttered a few words.

"Jōkaku Enjō."

He swung down.

In an instant, the shimmering blade erupted into a raging inferno. Empowered by his Reiatsu, the flames swelled violently, shifting into an eerie crimson hue. As the sword descended, the firestorm expanded, covering the sky and the earth in an unstoppable blaze.

Subtlety masked by simplicity. Power concealed within the blade. Wherever its tip pointed, the heavens and earth trembled!

Boom—!

A scorching wave of flames roared outward like the wrathful fury of a god.

It swept through everything in its path—Raptures, ruins, bullets, missiles—engulfing them in a sea of fire stretching for kilometers.

The raging inferno consumed all, reducing it to ash!

Storm Bringer's own gale, rather than extinguishing the flames, only fanned them further. The intense heat surged even higher, turning into a howling firestorm that obliterated everything in its radius.

Even Storm Bringer's shield, once thought impenetrable, shattered like fragile glass before the overwhelming blaze. Within moments, it was devoured entirely by the surging flames.

This was the true power of Ryūjin Jakka!

The raging firestorm lasted for what felt like an eternity, yet at the same time, only an instant.

When the flames finally subsided, revealing the aftermath, the onlookers were struck speechless.

A vast expanse of scorched earth stretched before them—charred black, utterly lifeless.

Buildings, Raptures, even the mighty Tyrant-class Storm Bringer—nothing remained but ash, scattered across the land like remnants of a forgotten world.

Such devastation…

Only a nuclear bomb could compare.

A single question surfaced in everyone's mind simultaneously.

Is he even human?

The flames of Ryūjin Jakka slowly retracted, reshaping into the form of a blade.

Mo Chen exhaled deeply.

By infusing the power of the Punishing Virus into it, its destructive force had increased exponentially.

And at this moment, he had gained an even deeper understanding.

On the surface, humans and Constructs seemed like completely different entities. However, that didn't mean they couldn't merge.

In essence, both human bodies and Constructs served as vessels for storing energy. Even the twins born from the Red Tide of the Punishing Virus followed the same principle.

Whether it was Constructs, the twins, or even Nikkes, each had their own elemental attributes—fire, ice, electricity, and more.

Take Lucia Crimson Weave from Gray Raven as an example.

From a scientific perspective, the idea of the human body acting as a vessel for different attributes was not strange at all.

It was just that ordinary human bodies, having never undergone refinement or enhancement, were simply too weak to store such power.

"Commander…"

From a distance, Noise stared blankly at the scene before her, feeling a surreal sense of detachment.

It was as if she were watching a movie, reading a novel, or seeing an anime—something fictional, something that shouldn't be real.

The fragile image of humanity had crumbled in front of her eyes.

A deep-seated fear of the unknown stirred within her.

Mo Chen, once so familiar, now felt like a complete stranger.

For the first time… she was afraid.

Yet before she could process these emotions, Anis and Neon had already cheered excitedly and charged toward Mo Chen, practically throwing themselves at him.

They clung onto him like koalas.

"Wow! Commander, that was way too cool!"

"Master, teach me! Teach me! I wanna learn that too!"

"Hey! Get down, get down! I'm talking about you two! And stop pulling my pants—they're about to come off!"