Star Abyss Walker

Chapter 84 Survival from desperate situation
"Feizi!"

Cai Cai's eyes instantly welled up with tears!

"Hurry up, don't fucking stand there!"

I hurriedly took out the Wind Whisperer, aimed at Vega's head, and fired repeatedly with a "bang bang bang" sound. Unfortunately, the opponent was wearing third-generation armor, which was thick and powerful. Combined with his own strength, the impact of the Wind Whisperer's bullets was extremely weak and could not cause much damage at all!

But I was powerless to stop it; all I could do was fire again and again to slow down Vega's killing spree!
"Peng——"

Deep blue flames burst forth once more. Vega's gaze turned sinister. Propelled by the jump function of his power backpack, he sped along the ground and suddenly thrust his sword towards the chest of the Garden of Words!

"you!"

Kotoba no Niwa hurriedly raised her blue short sword, but with a "crack," the blue short sword broke in two, and the tip of the power sword pierced into Kotoba no Niwa's breastplate, pushing in inch by inch with a "sizzling" sound, heading straight for Kotoba no Niwa's heart.

Her body was being annihilated into molecules, and the level of pain she was experiencing was unimaginable!

"Ding Han, I..."

Before dying, the Garden of Words looked in my direction and saw me repeatedly using the Wind Whisperer to snipe Vega's helmet. Unfortunately, I couldn't break through the defense at all, and all my efforts seemed so futile.

"puff!"

The power sword easily pierced through the breastplate and penetrated the body of the Garden of Words.

[Team Notice: Please be aware that team member 〖The Garden of Words〗 has died!]

……

"I'm going to your mother!"

I charged out suddenly, immediately switched my primary weapon to the Roarer, threw a Heavenly Crafting Technique at the opponent, and then frantically aimed and fired at the thick cable connecting Vega's power backpack. Unfortunately, the cable was made of a specially designed tough strip that was too thick, and it was difficult to cut it with the Roarer's pitiful damage alone!
"033, you traitor!"

Vega suddenly turned around, his fierce eyes fixed on her.

"Come on!"

I yelled in the team chat, "You two get out of here! One of you can survive, so get out of here!"

Cai Cai and Zhang Ruolin turned and left, and their cries could be heard in the team chat.

"033, I will grind you to dust!"

Vega roared, and the power backpack behind him began to emit a deep blue light!

Meanwhile, a group of blue BOSS second-generation power armors were nearing completion of self-repair and were continuously regaining power, with some of their helmets already shining lights.

We must retreat immediately, or we will surely die!
Just as Vega leaped into the air, I locked onto a second-generation armored warrior who had not yet had his power restored not far away, and with a "whoosh," my body also soared into the air!

Jump!

"Pong!"

I instantly shifted nearly 20 yards to the side, and behind me, Vega's jump attack landed with a big "MISS". Seemingly a little embarrassed and angry, he turned around and charged again. However, the nuclear-powered backpack of the Dark Tide III armor was not well designed. After each jump, it needed to charge for a few seconds before jumping again, which gave me a few precious seconds of time!
His internal energy exploded, instantly launching a burst of energy charge, creating another distance. Then, the cells on the surface of his skin began to change color, and in the blink of an eye, he entered a state of bio-optical cloaking, disappearing into the dense forests of Northeast China!

……

"033, you're not getting away!"

Vega leaped up again, his body hovering dozens of meters in the air. He seemed to have activated an infrared system, quickly locking onto my location in the forest, and immediately sneered, "You think you can escape?"

He charged again!

"Ding Han, how are you?"

In the team chat, Zhang Ruolin's voice came through, trembling with tears: "Please, please, nothing will happen, please, nothing will happen..."

"Brother Han..."

Cai Cai's voice was also filled with sobs.

"I'm fine!"

As I ran, I said in a deep voice, "You two go back to Xicheng immediately and wait for me in the player black market. I'll find a way to get rid of it. Don't worry, I won't die!"

"well……"

The two stopped talking, as if afraid of distracting me.

In the air, Vega's jump couldn't last long, and he quickly landed, but a few seconds later he leaped high again, wantonly using the infrared system to probe my position.

"Bang bang bang-"

Amidst the deafening roar, he fired his slingshot into the dense forest, instantly snapping countless trees in half.

Just then, the downstream of the moat surrounding Creek City on the minimap appeared before my eyes. I had used this river to escape the Dark Tide's Dead Mine, but I never expected that it would come in handy again today.

Moreover, due to nostalgia, the unmanned underwater vehicle and artificial gills are still in my extradimensional storage space!
"Plop~~~"

Without hesitation, he jumped into the icy river, immediately took out the artificial gills and attached them, then swam quickly underwater towards the upstream of the moat while holding the unmanned underwater vehicle.

"033, you're not getting away!"

In the air, Vega roared, and bombs kept pouring down from the river behind him, but it was all in vain. I had dived into very deep water, and the heat radiation was already quite low. He should be able to detect me by now.

……

Half an hour later, the garrison of Creek City finally appeared ahead, with two elite soldiers from the Burning Wind Legion wearing second-generation power armor assisting in the defense.

I put away the submersible and artificial gills, and emerged from the icy river looking disheveled.

After passing through a wooded area, we stepped into the teleportation array.

"Shh!"

With a flicker, he appeared in the player black market's teleportation hall.

Not far away, Cai Cai and Zhang Ruolin sat side by side under the wall, their eyes red.

"Ding Han..."

Zhang Ruolin struggled to get up.

I quickly stepped forward, gently patted her shoulder, and then sat down next to her, panting heavily.

In an instant, Cai Cai and Zhang Ruolin's expressions turned extremely grim.

"It's alright, it's all over now..."

I closed my eyes, but the instant I did, the image of Kotoha no Kita's dying gaze flashed into my mind—a gaze filled with fear, resentment, and reluctance. Just thinking about that look made me incredibly sad, and tears welled up in my eyes. Zhang Ruolin tilted her head back, letting the tears stream down her face.

Cai Cai also lowered her head and silently shed tears.

After a long while, I finally composed myself and said softly, "Alright, stop crying. Tears can make people weak, but they can also make them brave. Kotoha and Tobiko are gone. Whether they are really dead or have returned to their original world, at least they are free. We who survived should be even braver to face this unfamiliar world."

"Ah."

Zhang Ruolin nodded gently.

"Brother Han..."

Cai Cai looked over and asked in a trembling voice, "You...how did you escape?"

"Using the cold river water, they evaded the detection of Vega's infrared system..."

I took a deep breath: "Just a hair's breadth away, and I wouldn't be able to come back..."

Their eyes reddened again.

……

At this moment, the teleportation array flashed again, and several more people were teleported back. They all had the emblem of the Crimson Sky Alliance above their heads. One of them was Xu Tian, ​​whose ID was Milk Tea Life-Sustaining Immortal. The expressions of the others were all very strange, and their faces were deathly pale.

"Ding Han..."

Xu Tian spotted the three of us sitting under the wall at a glance.

"Xu Tian, ​​you guys too?"

"Ah."

Xu Tian's eyes were red, and his voice was choked with sobs: "This time the losses were huge, more than a dozen brothers died... Actually, when the Dark Tide airdropped, our Crimson Sky Alliance was to your southeast. If you hadn't lured away Wei Jia, our Crimson Sky Alliance might not have made it back this time..."

As he spoke, Xu Tian stepped forward, knelt down on one knee beside me, hugged my shoulders tightly, and tears streamed down his face.

This man, who was usually so jovial and outspoken, finally broke down in tears after returning to the city.

Men don't easily shed tears, but how can they remain unmoved when their comrades, with whom they spend every day, die before their eyes?
"This feud isn't over yet..."

I whispered, "This isn't over yet..."

"Ok!"

Xu Tian nodded emphatically.

I slowly stood up: "Alright, I'm going back to take a hot shower, otherwise I might freeze to death."

"I'll take you back."

Zhang Ruolin stood up.

"it is good."

Cai Cai followed us out, and then Zhang Ruolin hailed a taxi to take me back to my place.

……

It was around eight o'clock at night.

When I pushed open the living room door, the lights were on, and Lin Qingying seemed to be on a conference call, with the voice of a middle-aged man reporting business statistics coming from the computer.

She looked up at me, her eyes filled with surprise.

"You're home..."

I was shivering. It was already the dead of winter, and Xicheng was very cold. The water on my sleeves had frozen into ice crystals, and I must have been in terrible shape, as my face was unusually pale.

"you……"

Lin Qingying was stunned. She slowly closed her laptop and stepped forward, asking, "How did it get like this?"

"I accidentally fell into the water, but it's okay, it's okay..."

I tugged at my collar to cover the few bloodstains on my chest.

"Ding Han..."

She hesitated for a moment, then finally said softly, "Go take a hot bath. I'll make you some ginger soup. Don't catch a cold; it's no joke."

"Okay, thank you……"

I nodded and rushed into the bathroom.

While she was taking a bath, she could hear the sound of Lin Qingying boiling water outside.

"that……"

I opened the bathroom door a crack: "I didn't bring any clothes. Could you go to my room and get them for me? Just put them on the stool."

"it is good."

Lin Qingying did not refuse.

Soon after, I changed my clothes and sat opposite Lin Qingying, sipping ginger soup. Although it was spicy, it warmed me up, which was like a godsend for me at that moment.

……

"When are you leaving Xicheng?" I suddenly asked.

"almost."

"Hurry up..."

"Um……"

She looked up at me again: "And you?"

"I……"

I frowned. "There are still some things I haven't taken care of. I'll leave as soon as I'm done. Don't worry about me."

She didn't say anything more, but simply reopened her notebook.

(End of this chapter)