Fantasy Game: Infinite City

The hairline crack and the fleeting "click" sound acted like a key, unlocking a crucial link in Han Zu's chaotic thoughts. All the previous agitation and violence vanished, replaced by extreme focus and near-boiling excitement. He stared intently at the shoulder-fired launchers in the soldiers' hands, his pale gray eyes gleaming. Sensory particles surged towards the weapons like a tidal wave, greedily capturing every detail—the material of the launchers, the internal energy conduction patterns, the frequency of the purple energy fluctuations, even the mechanical transmission trajectory when the trigger was pulled.

We have to catch them!

Han Zu's voice was no longer icy and piercing, but instead carried a hint of barely perceptible urgency. Before he finished speaking, his figure had already transformed into a pale gray afterimage, ignoring the roars of the remaining monsters and the sporadic shots of the soldiers around him. After smashing everything in his path into a bloody mist, Han Zu pounced straight towards the soldiers behind the giant statue's wreckage.

The soldiers were clearly caught off guard by Han Zu's sudden abandonment of the interrogation of their commander, turning his attention to them instead. In a panic, they hastily adjusted the angle of their launchers, attempting to aim at the core again. But Han Zu's speed far exceeded their reaction limits; before they could pull the trigger, a hand covered in pale gray energy had already gripped the barrel of one of their launchers.

"let go!"

With a slight exertion of force, Han Zu instantly twisted and deformed the gun barrel. The soldier felt an immense force, his arm bones creaking under the strain, and the excruciating pain made him scream, instinctively releasing his grip. Han Zu seized the launcher, and with a simultaneous swing of his other hand, two soldiers beside him were sent flying, their fates unknown. The launchers they had been holding fell to the ground with a clatter.

"Run!"

Han Zu caught a glimpse of the last soldier turning to flee out of the corner of his eye. He didn't stop him, because judging from the direction the man had chosen in his panic, even if he managed to escape, he would eventually get lost in the nearby labyrinth of flesh and blood. Besides, the man posed no threat to him anymore.

At this moment, the remaining monsters and soldiers around them reacted and launched another attack. Several straggling predators pounced from the side, their bone claws gleaming coldly as they aimed straight for Han Zu's head; soldiers in the distance raised their Gauss rifles, and blue energy beams rained down; two parasites also struggled to get close, their mouthparts opening, spraying green acid at Han Zu.

Han Zu raised his hands, and with a wave of his right hand, a semi-circular transparent energy barrier instantly unfolded. "Bang bang bang—" Gaussian energy beams crashed into the barrier, creating ripples; green acid liquid fell onto the barrier, emitting a sizzling corrosive sound and rising white smoke; the predators slammed into the barrier as if they were hitting a steel fortress, the sound of their bones shattering clearly audible, their bodies flying backward, where they were entangled and devoured by the fleshy tendrils extending from the fleshy walls that followed.

Energy surged through his body along his arm, rapidly flowing into the energy barrier. The barrier instantly expanded, spreading outwards and enveloping all the monsters and soldiers within a dozen meters. The moment the barrier contracted, the bodies of those engulfed disintegrated, turning into a cloud of blood mist and mangled flesh, their life force extinguished completely.

The brief clearing restored a moment of tranquility to the hall, save for the roars of the monsters still surging in from the gap in the distant passageway. Han Zu ignored the endless stream of monsters and quickly focused his attention on the shoulder-mounted launchers. He picked one up, held it level in his hand, and carefully examined its structure.

The launcher is made entirely of a dark purple alloy, with intricate patterns covering its body. These patterns are not decorative but rather channels for energy conduction. There's a recess in the stock containing a fist-sized crystal, within which purple energy flows—the very source of the previously fired purple energy bullets. At the front of the barrel is a ring-shaped device with finely engraved graduations, clearly used to adjust the energy output frequency.

Han Zu injected all the sensory particles into the transmitter, slowly guiding them along the energy patterns. He could clearly feel that as the purple energy within the crystal flowed through the patterns, its frequency was constantly adjusted by the ring device, ultimately forming an energy blast capable of damaging the core barrier. This frequency was extremely unique, possessing both the homology of the core energy and a reverse oscillation wave; it was this reverse oscillation that tore apart the outer barrier of the core.

"I see……"

Han Zu suddenly realized. The outer barrier of the core could absorb most of the external energy because its energy frequency differed from that of the external energy. However, after being adjusted, the frequency of this purple energy was extremely close to, yet exactly opposite to, the energy frequency of the core barrier, creating a resonant destruction that broke through the barrier's defense.

Having grasped the principle, Han Zu immediately began attempting to simulate this energy frequency. He released his grip on the transmitter, allowing it to levitate in mid-air, then channeled his internal energy, condensing a basketball-sized energy sphere in front of his palm. The energy sphere spun continuously, its internal energy fluctuating violently. Han Zu precisely adjusted the oscillation frequency of the energy by sensing the particles.

In his first attempt, Han Zu adjusted the frequency to roughly the same range as the purple energy he sensed, then hurled the energy ball towards the core structure. The energy ball traced a pale gray trajectory and struck the outer barrier of the core precisely. However, the expected crack did not appear. Like the previous Gaussian energy beam, the energy ball was instantly absorbed by the barrier, producing no effect whatsoever.

"The frequency deviation is too large."

Han Zu frowned slightly, but he was not discouraged. He condensed an energy sphere again, this time pushing the precision of his particle perception to the extreme, fine-tuning the energy oscillation frequency bit by bit. At the same time, the monsters in the tunnel were approaching again. Several new colossi strode in with heavy steps, their hydraulic drill arms carving deep trenches in the ground; the sharp screech of the humanoid aberration rang out again, the sound waves like invisible blades, constantly impacting Han Zu's energy barrier.

Han Zu was multitasking, using an energy barrier to defend against the monster's attacks while simultaneously focusing on adjusting the energy frequency.

"The second time."

He threw the energy ball again. This time, the energy ball hit the barrier but was not absorbed directly. Instead, it made a slight thud, and a faint ripple appeared on the surface of the barrier, but there were still no cracks.

"We're getting close."

A glint flashed in Han Zu's eyes. He could sense that the frequency was very close to the critical value, but it was still missing a crucial oscillation node. He took a deep breath, and the energy flow within his body accelerated again. His sensory particles, like a fine net, enveloped the energy sphere, precisely capturing every subtle fluctuation.

Just then, a whooshing sound came from behind. Han Zu instinctively turned to look, and a blue energy beam grazed his shoulder, striking the energy barrier and creating a violent ripple. He turned back and saw that the commander he had previously severely injured had somehow recovered and was now aiming a heavy Gauss sniper rifle at his position. Around the commander were dozens of surviving soldiers, who had obviously come from other passages and were approaching Han Zu in a fan shape.

"so troublesome."

Han Zu's eyes turned cold. With a wave of his left hand, an invisible energy cage instantly trapped most of the soldiers. As Han Zu clenched his fist, the soldiers trapped in the invisible cage didn't even have time to scream before their bodies were crushed into solid balls of flesh smaller than a fist. Then the cage disappeared, and the blood plasma trapped inside was able to gush outwards. This powerful "blood wave" also sent the remaining soldiers who were not trapped flying. Only the commander reacted quickly enough and crawled to the ground beforehand.

Having witnessed everything, the commander, trembling as he rose from the ground, was filled with despair. He simply couldn't comprehend what kind of monster this man before him was, capable of so easily crushing their entire main force and countless flesh-and-blood monsters single-handedly. He also couldn't understand why that monster hadn't wiped them all out.

Han Zu ignored him simply because his attention was focused on destroying the core. After creating a brief window of opportunity for attack, he immediately turned back to his previous position and continued to concentrate on adjusting the energy frequency. The commander, watching Han Zu's retreating figure, felt a surge of intense fear. He struggled to retreat, only to find his feet entangled in the crimson liquid seeping from the ground, rendering him immobile.

"the third time."

Han Zu condensed an energy sphere once more. This time, he added a reverse-rotating core inside the sphere, simulating the oscillating structure within the purple energy bullet. The energy sphere flew out and struck the core barrier with a crisp "crack." Han Zu's gaze was fixed on the barrier; a longer and wider crack than before had appeared. Although it was still repairing rapidly, the repair speed was noticeably slower.

"It's done!"

Han Zu was overjoyed. He had finally found the correct energy frequency and oscillation structure. Next, all he needed to do was increase the energy intensity to completely destroy the core. At this moment, the monsters inside the hall had multiplied to almost fill the entire space. The fleshy tendrils on the walls of flesh danced wildly, constantly devouring the remains of monsters and soldiers, while also extending towards Han Zu. Ferdinand's soldiers were almost all gone, leaving only the commander, entangled in crimson fluid, letting out a helpless roar in despair.

Han Zu took a deep breath, and the energy within his body surged wildly. The large hole in his chest expanded again, and countless energy tentacles extended from it, annihilating all the approaching monsters. At the same time, even more energy converged like a tide, forming a gigantic energy sphere with a diameter exceeding three meters. Inside the energy sphere, the counter-rotating core accelerated continuously, and the energy oscillation frequency reached its extreme, distorting the surrounding air.

"It's now!"

Han Zu spread his arms, and the enormous energy sphere in front of the gaping hole in his chest hurtled toward the core structure with a devastating force. Monsters along the way were instantly pulverized by the shockwave emanating from the energy sphere, and the fleshy tendrils on the walls of flesh were also instantly incinerated.

The energy ball struck the outer barrier of the core precisely; this time, there was no suspense.

"boom--!"

A deafening roar echoed throughout the underground space, instantly shattering the core barrier and sending countless fragments flying in all directions. The energy sphere continued its inward surge, colliding with the core itself. The core emitted a piercing shriek, its internal energy surging wildly, and a burst of purple light illuminated the entire hall as if it were daytime.

Han Zu felt a massive energy shockwave hurtling towards him. He immediately raised his energy barrier to its maximum, enveloping him completely in a pale gray light. The shockwave struck the barrier, causing him to involuntarily stagger back several steps. The fleshy ground beneath his feet instantly cracked, spewing out countless streams of crimson fluid.

The moment the core was destroyed, the entire creation engine began to collapse violently. Large chunks of muscle tissue and bone fell from the fleshy dome above, crashing to the ground with dull thuds; the surrounding fleshy walls began to rapidly contract and disintegrate, revealing the dark, rock-like structure behind them; the ground beneath their feet continued to sink, forming huge craters from which large amounts of liquid gushed out, mixing with the crimson fluid to form murky mud.

Even more terrifying, all the surviving creatures within the engine went berserk. They no longer attacked Han Zu with any specific target, but instead fell into utter madness, indiscriminately attacking anything that moved. Predators frantically tore at the remains of the colossi around them, while the colossi swung their broken drill arms, smashing everything in their path, even their own kind to pieces; the parasites sprayed acid everywhere, attacking not only monsters and soldiers, but also corroding the collapsing flesh and blood structure; the piercing screams of the humanoid aberrations reached their peak, the sound waves even capable of tearing apart rocks, causing the entire space to vibrate continuously.