**Chapter 922: Death Grand Canyon! War Rhinos**
The Steel Dragon City dropped off a group of people at Outpost 042 in the morning!
Without staying long, it headed straight for Outpost 056, and Zi Yuan's resentment points kept Jiangnan busy all morning!
It wasn't until around afternoon that Zi Yuan, having finally recovered, came to find Jiangnan! But remembering that when she sleepwalked, she had actually "opened the floodgates" on Jiangnan's body, she felt extremely embarrassed! She wished she could find a hole to crawl into!
But she still took a deep breath: "Cough～ about that dream matter!"
"It's still a nightmare, and the result hasn't changed at all! That means my intervention didn't make this future better!"
"You really need to be careful. Perhaps it's precisely because I dreamed of your death in the future and reached out to intervene that this outcome was triggered!"
"Maybe if I hadn't given you that prophecy in the first place, none of this would happen!"
As she spoke, even Zi Yuan herself became confused, a frantic expression on her face! "There's a cause-and-effect relationship here. You need to find the key point to break the deadlock!" "Ah, I can't explain it clearly, but anyway, you understand what I mean, right?"
Jiangnan said leisurely: "So, the current future is still that I am destined to die in the Void Sea, right? Nothing has changed, correct?" Zi Yuan's gaze dimmed: "Although I don't want to admit it, that's indeed the case."
Zhong Yingxue and Xia Yao became even more worried upon hearing this news! But Jiangnan's eyes lit up.
(๐ᵒ̌ꇴᵒ̌)و✧ "Then, since I'm destined to die in the Void Sea, let's do some reverse thinking!" "If someone is destined to die in a well, they won't die even if they fall into a river!" "That is to say, before entering the Void Sea, before reaching that floating island location, no matter how recklessly I act, I won't die, right?"
Zi Yuan scratched her head in confusion: "We—well... that does seem to have an itty-bitty bit of logic! But somehow it feels off!" Your reverse thinking has me stumped!
At this moment, everyone looked speechless. Is that really the point here? Why is it that the things you consider are never the same as what normal people think?
Jiangnan grinned: "Why think so much? Let's just try it and find out!" Saying that, he pulled a pistol from Liu Mang's waist, chambered a round, and released the safety! He aimed the muzzle at his own temple!
/̵͇̿̿/'̿'̿̿̿̿Σ(•̀～•́๑) Everyone's eyes widened: "Holy crap! Nan Shen! You—" But Jiangnan had already pulled the trigger! "Bang!" The tongue of flame spat out, and the spirit-binding bullet shot straight toward Jiangnan's temple! Jiangnan was startled in his heart: Huh? Why didn't it jam? So he casually opened a pair of spatial wormholes at his temple on both sides! The bullet passed through the spatial wormholes and flew out with a "whoosh"!
•O(•︠‸•︡‶)O•୧(ʘ̆﹏ʘ̥̆‖)୨ Eeep! Zhang San's eyes widened, and he quickly ducked his head as the bullet grazed his scalp, plowing a furrow over his head! [From Zhang San: Resentment Value +1000!] Don't just redirect bullets casually! I'm standing right next to you, you know! Well, it figures. He probably treated me like air again...
Liu Mang's face turned pale with fright: "Nan Shen? Is this how you usually verify theories? You're even more reckless than me!" If it were anyone else, they'd be dead cold by now, right? Jiangnan looked thoughtful: "Although it didn't jam, I also didn't die. What does that show? It shows that my theory has some merit!" "Invincible body? Heheh? Doesn't that mean I can go wild as I please? I can exploit this bug!"
Zi Yuan and Zhong Yingxue both covered their faces! (ﾉ)﹏(ヾ)! What kind of crazy theory is that, man? Where exactly is the logic? You're already reckless enough! How much more reckless do you want to be? Are you sure you're exploiting a bug, rather than making yourself die faster?
Jiangnan: (꒪ͦก꒪ͦ) Hmm~ To be safe, I'd better verify it one more time!" As he spoke, his eyes roamed around and landed on the rapidly spinning wheels of the Steel Dragon City. His eyes lit up! Everyone shuddered! What was Nan Shen going to do? He didn't really plan to lie down on the train tracks, did he? Zhong Yingxue and Xia Yao quickly rushed over and wrapped their arms around Jiangnan's waist! "Your theory is super logical! There's no need to verify it anymore!" "Right, right, right! Whatever Jiangnan says is correct!"
Jiangnan grinned and was about to speak when suddenly an announcement came over the whole train! "Level One warning! Ahead 30 kilometers, we are about to pass through the Grand Canyon!" "Satellite radar has detected a large number of War Rhinos active in the canyon. The tracks have been destroyed! All gold-element and earth-element ability users, please proceed to the front of the train to lay tracks!" "All personnel, battle preparations! Protect the Steel Dragon City at all costs!" The piercing alarm blared repeatedly, and everyone immediately sprang into action!
Liu Mang's face turned pale: "War Rhinos? What lousy luck! How did we run into these things in the canyon?" Jiangnan frowned: "What's the situation? Are they hard to fight?" Zhang San gritted his teeth: "Those things are like moving heavy armored tanks! In 13 years, the Steel Dragon City has been damaged 27 times!" "21 of those times were when War Rhinos flipped the train!" Jiangnan was stunned: "That fierce? Huh? When did you get here? And there's a ditch on top of your head? Pretty unique." Zhang San: (´～`٥)...
Zhong Yingxue's expression turned serious: "War Rhinos were originally one of the four strongest spirit beasts, dominating the rankings for years, and were just recently replaced by the Sun Finches!" "They have three innate spiritual arts, and their temperaments are extremely violent and aggressive!" Jiangnan, on the other hand, became interested!
As the Dragon City moved forward, the Death Grand Canyon finally came into view before everyone! On both sides were towering rock walls, stretching for who knows how many kilometers! In the middle was a huge rift, a full three kilometers wide, and it was also the only path the Steel Dragon City had to pass through! But at this moment, the canyon was packed with massive War Rhinos, an astonishing number—likely tens of thousands! Their bodies were pure white, with thick limbs and heavy white scales covering their entire bodies! Huge rhino horns pointed to the sky, and many War Rhinos had crisscrossing scars on their faces! (メಠ＾ಠメ)
Now, upon spotting the huge Steel Dragon City speeding towards them, their eyes lit up with provocative looks, and they let out low growls of warning! They pawed the ground uneasily with their iron hooves! With a roar from the rhino leader, all the rhinos in the Death Canyon launched a frontal charge towards the Steel Dragon City! The earth trembled, and dust billowed! Tens of thousands of rhinos stampeding truly gave the feeling of a tank brigade charging!
At this moment, the Steel Dragon City held nothing back. It opened fire with all its might, blasting wildly at the War Rhinos! The rhinos' bodies glowed with white light, and their scales grew thicker and thicker! However, even spirit-binding cannons and armor-piercing shells only sparked off when they hit the War Rhinos' bodies before being deflected! They simply couldn't break through the rhinos' armor, and thus couldn't bind their spirits!
Jiangnan's eyes widened in shock. What the hell kind of insane defense is this? Even a platinum-rank rhino is this tough? After a round of concentrated fire, barely a few rhinos had been taken down! Liu Mang gritted his teeth: "Innate art: Reinforced Armor. We absolutely cannot let the rhino herd stop the Dragon City!" "Otherwise, we're done for. One wave of hoof stomps and who knows how many will die!"
Wu Liang wiped his nose and quickly ran over to Jiangnan: "Brother Nan! Make the arrangements! I have to step up!" "I must let Miao Miao see my cool side!" Jiangnan grinned: "Go! Show your little lady a good show!" With that, he handed Wu Liang a bottle of fake alcohol, plus Strong 2.0 and Nuclear Milk. After a three-party meeting and stacking all kinds of bugs, Wu Liang's little state shot up instantly!
With a big leap, he jumped into the air, completing his beast transformation mid-air! He turned into a thirty-meter-tall bald, glowing, red-haired muscular bear! -`(ꐦ02㉨45)´- "Miao Miao! Watch closely! This is your man!" With that, he charged headlong toward the rhino herd, with the momentum of "even if there are thousands of people, I will still go!"
Iron Ox watched her man's back, stars shining in her eyes, full of anticipation! At this moment, the War Rhinos erupted with spiritual energy, letting out low roars. Their bodies blazed with dazzling red light, covering nearly a hundred-meter radius around them! Under the red light, the rhinos' muscles bulged a size larger, and their running speed increased dramatically! Their eyes were bloodshot and ferocious! This was a group buff—as long as a rhino was within the skill's range, it received the boost! Stacking together, the effect was beyond terrifying!
However, Wu Liang charged straight in! "Golden Bell Shield! Thorns Armor! Bear King Shield! Unconvinced? Hit Me! Savage Charge!" In that moment, Wu Liang stacked a bunch of skills, trying to make the rhino herd shift their attack target—no longer charging at the Steel Dragon City, but turning to attack him instead!
Zhong Yingxue was frantic: "Big guy, come back! It's useless! That's War Anthem!" "It negates all negative status effects and also strengthens beast body toughness!" And it was a stacking group buff War Anthem! But it was already too late. Wu Liang's "Unconvinced? Hit Me" didn't have any taunting effect at all! It was directly nullified, and the rhino herd didn't change their charge direction at all! One War Rhino, eyes red, lowered its head and charged straight at Wu Liang! Its horn glowed with a blood-red light! "Boom!" With a huge crash, the Bear King Shield was shattered into pieces. Although it didn't break through the absolute defense of Savage Charge, the rhino's horn still flipped the thirty-meter-tall Wu Liang up and sent him flying! Half of his body was smashed into the rock wall on one side of the canyon!
Iron Ox: =͟͟͞͞(꒪_꒪‧̣̥̇) He got knocked flying as soon as he went up? Where's the cool in that? The War Rhinos are even more savage than you! Is this my man? So lame!
Jiangnan's eyes were wide with disbelief! "War Rhinos are this fierce? They're more tank than tanks?" Liu Mang looked troubled: "That's the War Rhino's City-Ramming Horn! It has armor-piercing effects and attack power bonuses! Whoever gets hit is done for!"