# Chapter 972: Kneecaps Rub Bald and Peeled Skin?
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They had all gone out to catch Jiangnan, so who was still guarding the spatial gate now?
Zhang San leapt across the rapidly descending floating island, sprinting straight for the spatial gate!
Suddenly his eyes went wide, and with a fleeting glance, his whole mind went blank!
His face was filled with disbelief!
Right before his eyes, a thick, twisted-neck tree pulled itself out of the ground!
Shaking its roots, waving its branches, with a ferocious expression it ran right past him, also charging toward the spatial gate with all its might!
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As the twisted-neck tree passed by, a faint musky smell filled the air!
Zhang San swallowed his saliva: "That tree is so funky. Even the trees in the Void Sea have become spirits? This is really seeing ghosts!"
He had no time to bother with that twisted-neck funky tree, Zhang San was in a hurry to hit the road!
...
At this moment, under the rocky mountain outside the Void Sea, Jiangnan appeared abruptly!
In exchange, Zhang San had vanished!
Zhong Yingxue and the others were all filled with pleasant surprise, but the moment they saw Jiangnan, their hearts trembled!
└(๑ᵒ̌王ᵒ̌)┘
Especially when they saw the golden "king" character on top of Jiangnan's head!
They couldn't help but feel a fear from deep within, as if their very souls were trembling!
Xia Yao: (๑◔﹏◔ิ๑) "Xiao... Xiao Nan! How come I feel like you're so majestic, so domineering?"
"The moment I see you, I get nervous, the kind where my palms sweat. I'm a bit afraid of you!"
Jiangnan was extremely excited: "Really? Then what about this?"
He put on a very serious expression!
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Zhong Yingxue said weakly: "I don't know why, but the moment I see you, I feel like I'm secretly playing on my phone in class, and when I turn around, the homeroom teacher is standing right behind me!"
Everyone nodded in agreement. Even little Mila, at this moment, was hiding behind Zhong Yingxue peeking at Jiangnan, not daring to rush over and hug him!
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Jiangnan was overjoyed. So the deterrent effect of the Tiger Biscuit worked on humans too?
That's right!
Humans are also living creatures, aren't they?
"Everyone's here, right? Let's go! That Slithering Void Dragon Loach is definitely going to chase after us!"
Everyone nodded in agreement!
Zi Yuan scratched her head: "Yeah, we're all here. Although I always feel like something's off..."
Jiangnan raised his hand and shot out four Void Chains, wrapping them around everyone's waists, then started teleporting wildly toward the east!
Now was not the time to be stingy with spiritual power!
"What about Nephew Big Thunder? Hasn't he arrived yet? We can't outrun the Dragon Loach and the others!"
To put enough distance between them, Jiangnan had even abandoned the Sky Island he had brought out!
It was already out anyway, so the Dragon Loach and them couldn't take it back!
"He's already on the way. It'll take a little longer to get here. Also, this is a call from Outpost 056!"
Jiangnan quickly took the phone!
"Commander Jiang! I'm Lu Cang, commander of 056, codename Cang Ying! I've got the situation. Do you need backup?"
Jiangnan was stunned: "Cang Ying? 'Fly'? What kind of a crappy codename is that? Who gave it to you? Didn't you curse them out?"
"Don't send anyone! No matter how many come, they'll die! These bad beasts are fierce!"
[From Lu Cang: Resentment Value +1000!]
What the hell is "fly"! It's "Falcon"!
"No, I mean artillery support! Already charged and ready!"
Jiangnan was surprised. What kind of cannon could fire that far? Outpost 056 was at least three hundred kilometers from here, right?
Lu Cang explained, and Jiangnan finally understood. It was a custom-made electromagnetic rail spirit-binding cannon!
The reason 056 was built here and equipped with an electromagnetic cannon was to prepare for the Void Sea spirit calamity!
The spatial gate was just within the maximum range of the electromagnetic cannon!
But the Slithering Void Dragon Loach and the others hardly ever came out and wandered around, so this big killer had never been used.
"I need it! I need it! Make sure to cover it well. Oh, and don't shatter my floating island. I brought it out with all my might!"
Lu Cang twitched the corner of his mouth and quickly went to make arrangements!
Just then, the Slithering Void Dragon Loach led a horde of bad beasts out of the Void Sea!
"Tsk. What kind of lousy place is this? The spiritual energy is so scarce!"
"And the spatial energy is way too thin. Is this even fit for beasts?"
The Mantis, White Goose, and the rest had been holed up in the Void Sea all along, clearly looking down on the uninhabited area outside. There was no comparison to their home!
The Slithering Void Dragon Loach said urgently: "Who cares about that? Teleport and chase, damn it!"
A large group of bad beasts frantically chased Jiangnan!
The Dragon Loach even used spatial spheres to carry the beasts, teleporting thirty thousand meters in one go, equivalent to ten of Jiangnan's jumps!
The distance shrank rapidly!
Jiangnan was panting from exhaustion!
Meanwhile, at Outpost 056, the ceiling opened up, and ten massive electromagnetic rail cannons locked onto the target via satellite!
The impact point of the shells was calculated in advance!
Lu Cang's eyes widened: "Fire!"
Blinding blue electric light built up to the peak, even ionizing the air!
The thunderous roar of the cannons was deafening, the sound waves kicking up a cloud of dust!
Red spirit-binding steel armor-piercing shells tore through the air, emitting a sharp screech, and shot off into the distance!
Lu Cang shouted at the top of his lungs: "Don't hold back for me! Without Boss Nan, we wouldn't even have spirit-binding weapons!"
"Fire like hell!"
The electromagnetic cannons fired continuously, electricity crackling, the cannon blasts unceasing!
Jiangnan, who was leading the group on the run, suddenly heard the distant sky filled with sharp dragon roars, and his eyes filled with excitement!
Artillery support had arrived so fast?
The Slithering Void Dragon Loach looked up at the sky and said urgently: "Human heat weapons? Don't take them head-on! Teleport and dodge quickly!"
All space-type spirit beasts had teleportation abilities and extreme mobility!
Even against these supersonic electromagnetic shells, they had the possibility of teleporting to dodge!
Though the shells were made of spirit-binding steel, if they didn't hit, they were useless!
The shells rained down like raindrops. For the Black Wolf, White Goose, and the others, dodging wasn't a problem!
But some of the platinum-level spirit beasts couldn't dodge in time and were hit by shell fragments, their spiritual power instantly sealed!
The Slithering Void Dragon Loach was furious and was about to strike when the green mantis, eyes filled with excitement and drool nearly streaming out, shouted:
"Everyone, don't move! Let me handle this!"
With that, it teleported high into the air, charging straight at the rain of shells!
The Dragin Loach's eyes went wide: "That's spirit-binding artillery! Are you sure you can do it?"
But the green mantis teleported in front of an incoming shell, its two mantis blades forming a cross cut, slashing hard at the shell!
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The moment they made contact, the green mantis indeed had its spiritual power sealed, but relying on its Starlight-level physical toughness, its mantis blades were enough to cut through the shell!
The spirit-binding shell was split into four pieces, sliding along the blades to either side, and then it restored its spiritual power!
It then teleported in front of another shell, raised its blades, and slashed again!
Its figure constantly flashed in the air, continuously slashing, cutting an entire wave of shells in half!
Then it knelt on one knee as flames from the shell impacts burst on both sides!
The green mantis grinned!
(⌯ᵔɷᵔ)੭ "That felt good!"
The bad beasts were all stunned, whistling and clapping for the mantis!
"Now that's our Brother Mantis! This wave, this goose gives you a thumbs up!"
"When shells come flying, we don't flee—Brother Mantis still swings his blade with glee!"
Even the Slithering Void Dragon Loach gave the mantis a thumbs up. This was a capable subordinate!
The mantis looked smug, its eyes full of provocation as it glanced at Jiangnan, beckoning with its blade!
Jiangnan and the others were almost going crazy. They had thought the shell rain would hold back the Dragon Loach and the others for a bit!
Who would have thought the mantis would chop them all up? You can chop shells too?!
A mantis blocking a chariot is no longer enough for you, huh?
Now you're blocking shells with your mantis blades?!
In chess, you might as well take all thirty-two pieces yourself!
The mantis was full of excitement: "Again! My blade has long been itching for action!"
Another wave of shells came, and the mantis volunteered, charging up with its blade again!
Jiangnan's eyes widened: "You think I'll let you chop again?"
(งʘ̆⌂ʘ̆)ง "Roooar!"
A tiger's roar echoed, and Jiangnan's kingly aura burst forth!
The fear from deep within their hearts made the bad beasts' legs go weak, and all of them knelt down!
Already in mid-charge, their bodies continued forward due to inertia!
Their kneecaps skidded along the ground, kicking up huge clouds of dust!
And that green mantis couldn't withstand Jiangnan's tiger might intimidation; it knelt in midair!
The shell smashed right into the green mantis's face, sending it tumbling several somersaults in the air!
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This kneeling had come too suddenly, and many bad beasts hadn't had time to teleport, getting hit full on by the shell rain!
Roars rang out endlessly!
Jiangnan cackled with glee. But that mantis had such a thick face!
A spirit-binding armor-piercing shell smashing into its face couldn't even break its defense? How tough was that?!
Taking advantage of the moment the Slithering Void Dragon Loach and the others were kneeling, Jiangnan pulled the Void Chains and sprinted wildly across the plain!
Hmm? Why did it feel so heavy?
Just then, screams came from behind!
"Aah! Don't run! Xiao Nan! My kneecaps are all rubbed raw!"
"It hurts! It hurts! They're even sparking! What the hell is this?"
[From Xia Yao: Resentment Value +1000!]
[From Zhong Yingxue: Resentment Value +1000!]
[From Mila...]
Jiangnan was stunned and turned to look. He saw Zhong Yingxue, Xia Yao, and the others all kneeling on the ground!
Their faces were red as blood!
Just now, when Jiangnan's tiger roar sounded, fear rose in their hearts, and they too had knelt!
Before they could even figure out what was happening, Jiangnan had dragged them by the Void Chains on their knees for over three thousand meters!
They didn't even have a chance to get up!
The ground was covered in sharp shale fragments!
Wu Liang's kneecaps were even sparking!
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Jiangnan's forehead was drenched in cold sweat: "Sor... sorry about that! I didn't notice!"
Was this tiger roar an area-of-effect attack? It didn't even distinguish friend from foe?!
Zhong Yingxue and the others just managed to get up!
Their Teletubbies costume at the knees had been worn through!
Their knees were all skinned and raw!
The Slithering Void Dragon Loach was furious: "How dare you! I'll kill you!"
"Curv..."
(｡≖ิд≖ิ) "Roooar!"
Another tiger roar, and the Slithering Void Dragon Loach and the others knelt again!
Zhong Yingxue and Xia Yao's legs went weak, and they knelt once more!
"Ah! Stop it!"
Jiangnan didn't say another word, turned tail, teleported, and sprinted!
The Void Chains dragged eight kneeling, screaming people across the wilderness, trailing a cloud of dust!
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