It's so painful! So hard! So difficult!

Is it really dilapidated? I suppose it must be. Qianhua and Jack Donkey stood side by side on the bar's rooftop, overlooking the turmoil in the city. They seemed ready to face whatever lay ahead.

Meanwhile, Bai Lin, thousands of miles away, was sitting on a train. Or rather, she was driving it.

Wearing sunglasses, she looked a bit uneasy. Her movements were also a bit clumsy. Clearly, Bai Lin wasn't very good at operating a train. Her theoretical knowledge was simply improvised by the poet, not to mention her lack of practical experience.

Fortunately, her purpose was very simple.

With a resounding bang, the vehicle, traveling at high speed, suddenly collapsed from its original path, veered off the track at breakneck speed, and crashed into a factory building. Instantly, flames erupted, debris flew everywhere, and the building was reduced to rubble.

In the blink of an eye, we saw Bai Lin, dragging Chafa's sister's hand, running out from the center of the explosion. The latter looked in poor condition, but still protested to Bai Lin in an exaggerated manner,

"Oh my god! That's so scary. Can you give me a heads up next time?"

"Don't worry, I've always been very cautious in my work, and didn't the poet tell you in advance?"

Bai Lin, who was wearing sunglasses, smiled and responded. She quickly led the other person to the designated safe area, then gently let the other person sit against the wall and saluted.

At this time, two panting figures also ran over from a distance. It was the strong man and the long-haired man. Bai Lin raised his eyes, touched his chin thoughtfully, and said,

"Oh, I forgot I was driving the train to pick them up. My mistake. Sorry, brothers."

Chapter 936 He has been slacking off for a long time

Seeing Bai Lin's somewhat tense expression, the long-haired man came over breathlessly and put his hand on Bai Lin's shoulder, but he didn't say much. He just stretched out his other hand and looked at her. Bai Lin understood very well and took out a cigarette from somewhere. Then he patted the other man's shoulder and walked away.

"Is our mission over? Holy Son, you're pretty badly injured, right? Let's go and help with the rest."

The strong man stood still and immediately asked Bai Lin about his well-being. Bai Lin waved his hand and replied,

"It's okay, it's just a minor injury for me. You'll just be a drag if you go, so withdraw as planned."

Looking at Bai Lin's back as he walked away in big strides, the long-haired man, who had just recovered from smoking for a long time, smiled and said,

"This kid, if you know she's here to pick us up, then you might think she's here to collect our bodies. She was almost dead, and yet she's in such a hurry."

"Come on, Longhair, are you scared? You know if she hadn't been so anxious, we would have been dead. The poet won't harm us, and she won't disobey the poet."

The elder sister replied like this, but she knew that the other party was joking, so she just replied casually. She took half a cigarette from Changmao's hand, smoked it, and then continued to curse,

"You really look like a hero, and you're really late."

"Haha, aren't you scared too?"

The strong man on the other side did not join in their quarrel. Instead, he sat on the ground, supported his legs, and said,

"To be honest, this is a bit scary... Can you still move? Sit down and rest for a while."

After surviving a disaster, the most reassuring thing is that someone you know is right in front of you, ready to chat with you. If Bai Lin, who was exhausted from her travels, could see this scene, she would surely feel even more at ease. After all, she still had some psychological trauma about the split-up operation.

But once she started to work, there was no need to worry. Now she still had three people to rescue.

Taking a deep breath and taking a firm step, she leaped from the roof of a tall building, her figure dwarfed by the city. The night wind seemed to have grown unusually heavy with the approach of dawn, but she dove down swiftly, as if riding the wind and breaking the waves.

In a government building, Shar Pei looked at the small sickle in his hand that was broken in half, and then looked at the countless monsters in front of him, wondering what was going on in his heart.

Even though the communication had been severed, he had seen his sister several times while moving up and down the stairs. Each time, her injuries were more severe. He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he always seemed to hear her screams coming from somewhere in the building.

Tonight is really long.

He didn't know how long he had been trying, but the situation wasn't improving at all. He had already used his best abilities to the fullest, cutting off the enemy's attack routes and using every available projectile in the building to delay their attack, but it wasn't over yet.

"You won't die...?"

There are many ways to understand the concept of perseverance. The current situation forced Shar-Pei to think realistically. A black chain emerged from the base of his forearm, connecting to the end of his sickle. He then threw it directly, hooking it onto the sphere of a massive mechanical monster and leaping out.

Since we won't die and we want to keep going, let's just fight it! They're all just self-destructing monsters anyway, so if we keep going like this, we'll destroy most of them. We can figure out what happens next later. Right now, we have to break the deadlock!

He thought so, closed his eyes, and let fate take its course. But soon, the sound of chains snapping echoed in his ears. Then, a deafening explosion like thunder shattered the building in front of him.

A shadowy figure flew past him, sending the entire building whizzing off into the distance like a fragile staircase struck by a truck. Then, a series of explosions erupted, leaving even the Shar-Pei stunned. For a moment, they stood in the trembling building, unsure whether to run. After a long moment, Bai Lin, wearing sunglasses and looking a bit dusty, emerged from the crack in the building she had kicked through.

"What are you looking at? Pull me up."

Bai Lin said to Shapi in a bad mood, and Shapi finally reacted and pulled Bai Lin up. While Bai Lin was patting the dust off his body, he said,

"When it comes to self-destruction, you have to leave it to professionals like us. You can't do it. Don't even think about it next time. If you insist, then we'll let you drag it out in your own style."

"God knew it would take this long. I almost gave up, Boss."

The usually smooth and playful Shar Pei only smiled bitterly at Bai Lin. Then, he immediately remembered something and asked quickly,

"By the way, where's the kingfisher?"

Bai Lin curled his lips and pointed in a direction, causing Shar Pei to immediately look in that direction. A black shadow appeared on the broken wall, and Ivan, clad in black, emerged from it. He held the severely injured and unconscious Kingfisher and disarmed him.

"kingfisher!"

Seeing this, Shapi immediately ran over and took his sister from the other's arms. Seeing his sister covered in scars, the brother couldn't help but feel a little bit reluctant to look at her. He closed his eyes with a solemn expression. Bai Lin, who was wearing a windbreaker, pushed his sunglasses and walked to Shapi and said,

"Actually, the artillery fire I was bombarded with while being pursued already solved the problem with Ivan. Don't blame yourself. Blame Ivan for slacking off for too long!"

"Hey, I came here as soon as I woke up after being knocked unconscious. But next time, I'll try to provide support earlier."

Obviously, Aiwen didn't like Bai Lin's tricks, but he didn't seem dissatisfied. The back and forth was quite humorous. Bai Lin shook his head and said with a smile,

"Come on, don't do it next time. Just escort the two of you back first. I still have things to do."

"Are you still busy? You're injured too, right? How about we get them to a safe place together and then go provide support?"

Aiwen said suspiciously. Indeed, although Bai Lin almost killed everyone in the previous battle, she undoubtedly suffered a lot of damage during the pursuit.

Chapter 937: Physical Condition is Not Very Good

Furthermore, she had used the extremely specialized form of Burst Mode, which had put a tremendous strain on her body. The combination of numerous injuries and excessive exercise had clearly left her in poor physical condition. At least, that was the view of outsiders.

Bai Lin casually waved his hand and replied,

"Thank you for your kindness, but I won't need it. Let's listen to the poet. If you really want to help me, please prepare some delicious food and drinks to welcome me when I come back. I'll go as soon as possible. Bye."

"Tsk, bye."

Seeing Bai Lin leave again, Aiwen's face, which had been stern all the time, smiled as if he remembered something. But he quickly shook his head, wiped his face, and said to Shapi,

"Let's get going. The building should collapse soon, and Kingfisher needs medical attention soon."

Under the falling building, dust rose in Bai Lin's wake, but not a speck of it settled on her. The city, a tangle of neon and desolation, was like her body, a shimmering yet shattered existence. She casually pulled the roadside guardrail from the ground, removed a steel rod that looked handy, whistled casually, and then took a heavy step forward, holding her breath and concentrating, before hurling the steel pipe into the ground.

Under Bai Lin's concentration, the steel pipe penetrated the road surface, pierced the deeper cables, passed through the underground waterway, passed through the previously excavated underground road surface, and finally pierced into an underground factory building.

Xiao Nuo, who had just fought a desperate battle and forcibly defeated the opponent, was resting for a while and was about to stand up to pick up the weapon stuck in the opponent's body, but was frightened by the stick and her heart and lungs stopped instantly. She looked up and saw the dome in front of her eyes suddenly collapsed. She stepped back in fear and fell to the ground due to her injury.

Bai Lin landed again in the dust. The place didn't seem as murderous or noisy as she'd imagined. Looking around, she saw only large corpses and Xiao Nuo, who was rubbing his head and crying out in pain.

Looking at the iron rod she had stuck in the empty space, Bai Lin immediately understood what was going on. She pulled up the rod and walked to Xiao Nuo with a smile on her face.

"Wow, you're so awesome! You took out the other team all by yourself?! I really underestimated you. Didn't you get scared?"

"Scared! Absolutely scared!"

Xiao Nuo's temper must be out of control at this moment. Bai Lin did not try to comfort her. She stretched out her hand and grabbed the other's arm. Xiao Nuo screamed in surprise.

"It hurts, it hurts, stop pulling! Can't you see? The bone is broken, damn!"

Bai Lin withdrew his hand in dismay, crouched down, and offered his shoulder to Xiao Nuo, using the force to lift him up in a more stable manner. Then he said,

"Is this okay?"

Xiao Nuo rolled her eyes at Bai Lin. It was obvious that she didn't have much energy to curse back. Otherwise, after being with Bai Lin for so long, how could she not come up with some words? She panted for a long time, and finally said,

"I've convinced you."

Through Xiao Nuo's damaged armor, a large amount of blood could be seen flowing from her body. It was obvious that she was seriously injured. As her teacher, Bai Lin was naturally satisfied with his apprentice's ability, but more importantly, he felt an unspeakable heartache.

After all, she was not the kind of master who showed tenderness to others, and Xiao Nuo was not the kind of disciple who was used to Bai Lin's tenderness. So, Bai Lin just replied,

"You're so strong, try to get less hurt next time."

"Tsk, go ahead if you can do it."

As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Nuo couldn't help but look towards Bai Lin. Seeing the other man's humorous expression behind his sunglasses, she couldn't help but laugh. Bai Lin smiled back, helping him remove some of the badly damaged armor and putting it away for him. Just like that, Xiao Nuo, who had just been injured, seemed to have regained some of his spirits. In the dim light of the empty underground factory, the two of them walked, teasing each other from time to time.

"Come to think of it, since you were able to handle this on your own, the poet actually asked me to come pick you up here. You don't look like you can't walk."

In the middle of the conversation, Bai Lin seemed to remember something and said this to Xiao Nuo. Xiao Nuo glanced at Bai Lin,

"It's okay. What? Are you unhappy about picking me up? Then don't pick up the phone. Get out of here."

"I'd be happy to leave, I was just wondering if there was something else going on."

As soon as the words left his mouth, another crashing sound rang out. This time, it wasn't as gentle as Bai Lin's landing. A large amount of road surface was instantly shattered, and the road surface beneath it shifted rapidly, breaking apart like violent plate movement. Light actually filtered in directly from the ground, turning the underground factory into a living chasm!

Bai Lin quickly scooped Xiao Nuo up in her arms, tossing the iron rod into her arms, and dodged amidst the falling rocks. At that moment, a red light filled with murderous intent appeared in her sight. Immediately afterwards, a heavy blow swiftly struck Bai Lin.

Fortunately, within this debris, Bai Lin had a natural place to move around. She dodged quickly, only to see the vast space behind her, as if a piece of flesh had been torn off the earth, revealing a shocking, bottomless wound. If she were to be hit hard by this, it wouldn't be fun.

As the red light emerged, Bai Lin's dodging became increasingly difficult. A figure suddenly emerged from behind the rock, and while Bai Lin was still dodging, it attacked him fiercely.

"You didn't come after me right away. I wonder if you were overconfident or showed some mercy? In short, it was a serious mistake."

A silent, cold voice, in a familiar yet slightly trembling tone, emanated from the other person's mouth. The one attacking Bai Lin was none other than the Grim Reaper, who had escaped earlier. She was now covered in lightly armored exolimbs, stripped of her previous heavy armor. The faint red glow was even deeper than the previous flames, carrying an incomparably heavy aura of murderous intent.

There was no doubt that her attack was even more ferocious than before. Bai Lin was unable to dodge immediately and was hit by the blow and flew directly into the air.

Bai Lin's body lost weight, and he could not help but let go of Xiao Nuo in his arms. The master and apprentice barely managed to stabilize their bodies and climbed on the rock wall of the rift valley. Bai Lin coughed up a mouthful of blood, took the iron rod handed to him, and heard the other party curse,

"Why do you have such a crow mouth?"

Chapter 938: The Master and the Resentful Apprentice

"It seems like you're the one who caused this trouble. This isn't about you supporting me, but about me supporting you."

"Damn it, this is inevitable. If I don't come, you'll definitely suffer too. Otherwise, why would the poet ask me to come? Stop arguing, let's get started."

Master Gaozi and his apprentice, Yuan Zhong, suppressed their injuries and took up their positions. Bai Lin observed the situation in minute detail, taking in every piece of collapsed rock, clearly organizing their movements and observing a clear path.

Her figure instantly flew down like a shuttle. With a swing of her hands, she completely chopped off the debris blocking her path. Then, amidst the heavy obstacles, she just avoided the fatal attack swung by the Grim Reaper and thrust the weapon in her hand directly into her face.

But just as her attack was about to hit, the eyes of the Grim Reaper moved, which startled Bai Lin. Then, something beyond Bai Lin's comprehension occurred. She was suddenly knocked back by a knee strike.

Bai Lin flew backwards, colliding with Xiao Nuo, who had just drawn his machete and was about to charge. Seeing this, Xiao Nuo repeatedly withdrew his hands, using Bai Lin as a cushion, and carried her to the ground. The master and apprentice fell again, but this time, they landed in the center of the dilapidated and neon-lit city.

"What the hell, how did you get shot down?!"

Xiao Nuo fell down and grimaced, but he stood up immediately and asked Bai Lin. Bai Lin coughed twice, supported his body, and replied,

"I don't know. She was just like open. She started to react the moment my attack was about to hit her. Even in such a situation, she successfully counterattacked."

"That wasn't a deliberate display of speed, nor was it an attempt to trick me into attacking. To call it instinct is perhaps a bit too fast."

Bai Lin could discern "emotions" from the opponent's attack, as if the opponent seemed to be hesitating.

In this world, all living things possess various instincts. For example, when an unidentified object rushes towards a person, the human body automatically closes its eyes. These instinctive reactions are often extremely fast. If Bai Lin had to explain why the Grim Reaper had changed so drastically, this was the only thing he could come up with.

But this was too fast. The body had already taken action as soon as the eyes saw it.

Before Bai Lin could think clearly, the figure of the Grim Reaper was already in the air. Two cannonballs shot out from her hands quickly, blowing the two people away. Bai Lin turned over and leaned behind a car. When she felt that her opponent was about to chase her, she slashed with another knife and attacked directly from behind.

This time, the same situation recurred. At the last moment, Bai Lin's iron rod flew out, and she herself, unable to retract the move, was kicked and sent flying. Bai Lin rolled on the ground, mentally prepared, and mitigated a large part of the impact, but she still couldn't understand how the other party had done it.

Without giving her time to think, she rolled on the ground again under the pursuit of the enemy. Many bones in her body were broken, and she spat out a lot of blood. Now, she didn't dare to fight back easily.

As she fled, the world before her eyes grew brighter and brighter. She saw tiny streams of data, in physical form, appear before her eyes. From a distance, they looked like translucent ribbons stretching out in all directions across the city.

Is this...divinity? Is that the flow of magic?

No, magic doesn't work like this. Bai Lin's divine observation isn't about "understanding magic," but rather about observing the invisible "essence" in a way that can be physically understood. Therefore, this is computing power, a capability that achieves effects similar to magic, but is essentially a product of technology.

The streams of data were like those evil gods in those disaster novels that controlled and exploited the lives of the entire city. So, applying this to the situation, the conclusion naturally came to this:

It turned out that she was using a huge amount of computing power, almost turning the entire city into a computer, so that she could react to her actions at the last moment.

As for why the other party was able to complete the action instantly, it is hard to say. Looking at her current state, she is much stronger than before. Maybe she has used some kind of improvement method.

After understanding the principle, figuring out how to solve it was only a matter of time for Bai Lin. Suddenly, she stopped running and stood still, turning her back to the opponent and closing her eyes. This action startled the pursuing Grim Reaper. But the Grim Reaper would never miss such a good backstab opportunity. Regardless of the reason, launching the attack first was the most reasonable move.

Just as her fist was about to make contact with Bai Lin, Bai Lin, like her, suddenly moved. Her eyes opened, a trembling expression, a cold murderous intent emanating from her golden pupils beneath her sunglasses. Then, Bai Lin directly pressed down on one of her arm joints, and a paralyzed feeling spread through her limbs.

At the same time, Bai Lin threw an elbow strike, colliding with the opponent's back fist that came at the same instant. The next moment, Bai Lin spun around and stabbed the opponent's chest with a stick. The God of Death immediately grabbed it. But before she could complete this move, Bai Lin kicked out again.

Suddenly, the two exchanged countless moves, using one move against another, competing for the rhythm of attack. Finally, Bai Lin turned over and fell backwards, while the Grim Reaper landed steadily on the ground with flames from his engine.

Bai Lin gathered her strength, turning back to her stance, fists raised, ready to pursue again. She shot out once more, a streak of light, swiftly breaking through the attack. Death slowly emerged from the mist, her full form revealed, and then swiftly struck, striking Bai Lin in the face.

In a flash, the ground cracked and the corridors on both sides seemed to be eaten by monsters, with missing corners and pieces. Finally, as the battle between the two ended, they slowly sank into the ground.

A charred, blood-stained arm flew through the air. Bai Lin spat out a mouthful of blood, caressing her wound, and slowly turned around to look. It was clear that she was seriously injured, and forcing herself to move like this was a considerable strain on her body.

As for the other combatant, Death, from the outside, had suffered even more extensive damage. Her armor was covered in cracks of varying degrees, especially around the core equipment areas running from her flank to her hip, as well as the flight engines on her back. These areas emitted a large amount of lightning, clearly no longer functioning.