Chapter 27: Amu Is Very Angry
Su Xiao pulled the bolt. Due to the longer barrel of the Doom Number, his pulling motion was wider than usual.
A red-hot shell casing ejected from the chamber, still carrying traces of earth element on it.
A new bullet was chambered. This was an ordinary bullet, but the Doom Number's equipment effect 2 would treat ordinary bullets as armor-piercing rounds.
This time, Su Xiao didn't fire immediately. Instead, he activated the Doom Number's locking function. The red circle inside the scope gradually tightened. When the red circle converged into a single point, it signified a successful lock.
10, 9...
The locking function required ten seconds, and the locked target was Youpi.
Youpi still stood motionless in the basin, scanning the surroundings, unconcerned about the contractors fleeing up the basin's slopes.
In an instant, Youpi sensed it was locked onto by something terrifying. The feeling of its hairs standing on end grew increasingly pronounced.
The muscles in Youpi's lower body surged. Within just two seconds, it evolved four legs, its lower body becoming horse-like, complete with hooves.
Its four legs tensed, and Youpi charged forward at full speed. It wasn't fleeing but heading straight for Su Xiao's location. This was Youpi, one of the three royal guards. Even if it sensed the fear of death, it wouldn't be afraid.
Youpi transformed into a red blur, instantly surpassing the nearby contractors. This terrified over a dozen ranged contractors, whose shorter legs had long left them behind the melee fighters.
Youpi ignored these people. Compared to these 'rats,' the enemy in the distance was far more terrifying.
Just as Youpi had charged nearly 400 meters at full speed, a figure rushed toward it head-on. It was Amu.
The situation differed from Su Xiao's plan. The reason was that the Doom Number's power was too strong. One shot had scared off all the contractors.
Moreover, Youpi was a brute. It never considered retreating but instead charged straight at Su Xiao.
Amu activated its charge ability, matching Youpi's speed. Both were bulky and robust types, so they collided head-on.
Boom!
Amu was sent flying. Youpi was stronger in terms of power.
After rolling a few times on the ground, Amu shook its head and stood up. Youpi, on the other hand, lay on the ground with two bloody holes in its chest, pierced by Amu's horns.
Youpi spat out a bit of blood and stood up. In terms of durability, Amu was the clear winner.
For some reason, the scattered contractors all stopped in their tracks. They could see some clues.
Clearly, Youpi was charging toward the unknown enemy. Based on the previous attack, that was likely a ranged contractor—an 'undisputed' fact.
If Youpi really closed in on that enemy, would the enemy be a match for it?
The bald-headed regimental commander stabilized his many members in the team channel. They had already pushed the siege of Youpi to 70%. To retreat like this, he naturally wouldn't be willing. To surround and kill Youpi, he had used a large amount of team resources. Two members had died, including an off-tank who died due to carelessness. With such losses, how could he be willing to withdraw like this?
Indeed, the bald regimental commander chose to wait and see for a while, which was actually a wise decision. If he were bolder, he could even join Youpi in besieging the unknown enemy.
This thought flashed through the bald regimental commander's mind, but the earlier yellow light had nearly scared the shit out of him. It was safer to observe.
Youpi glared hatefully at Amu.
"You won't get past me."
Amu spoke in a deep, rumbling voice. Apart from Su Xiao and Bubu Wang, Amu rarely spoke to outsiders. It was the type of bull that said little but hit hard.
"Get out of my way."
Killing intent surged in Youpi's eyes, but there wasn't much anger in its heart. This puzzled Youpi. It didn't know why this was happening.
Youpi was indeed strong, but it hadn't been born long. Its personality had serious flaws. It possessed very few emotions, originally only anger. But earlier, it had learned what fear was.
During the previous siege by contractors, Youpi saw them as a bunch of annoying 'rats' who used despicable means to lure it here.
Now, in its fight with Amu, Youpi subjectively judged it as a fair contest, so it wasn't angry.
The remaining lock time was only 4 seconds. With Amu blocking, Youpi couldn't possibly get past. But... it could fly over.
A pair of fleshy wings sprouted from Youpi's back. It stomped the ground and soared into the air.
Watching Youpi fly overhead, Amu was furious. The so-called bull temper was one word: stubborn.
Amu looked around its feet, searching for something handy to throw and hit Youpi in midair. But the surroundings were barren wasteland, with nothing hard except some mud clods.
Amu was very angry, and the consequences were severe. It took off its size 65 big shoe. This was a custom-made metal-soled shoe from Bubu Wang, specifically designed to complement its stomp ability.
Amu lowered its waist, its chest muscles and biceps bulging. The big shoe in its hand whooshed through the air, even breaking through a shockwave. Seeing this shoe, Bubu Wang in the distance shuddered. It had an instinctive fear of such oversized footwear.
Bang! The oversized sole slammed into Youpi's back. Youpi in midair staggered. At this point, it was only about 200 meters from Su Xiao. If Youpi really charged over, Su Xiao would abandon the lock and deal with it in melee.
"Moo!!"
The usually docile bull Amu was completely enraged. It casually took off its other shoe.
"This bull... seems really angry."
The bald regimental commander in the distance swallowed hard. Even from nearly a kilometer away, he could feel how furious Amu was.
Of course Amu was angry. Youpi could fly, preventing Amu from blocking it. And blocking Youpi was an order from Su Xiao. For Amu, Su Xiao's orders had to be carried out.
Amu threw its other shoe. Youpi in midair narrowly dodged.
Amu glared with its bull eyes. Its right hand grabbed its left arm, ready to tear off an arm to throw at Youpi in midair.
Just then, the Doom Number completed the lock.
Boom!
The small hill where Su Xiao stood completely shattered. This wasn't from Youpi's attack but from the Doom Number's recoil.
With a splat, dark red fragments of flesh splattered. Youpi's upper body in midair was blown apart.
This shot was originally aimed at the head, but the power was too great, directly destroying Youpi's upper half. Moreover, Youpi had just been besieged by a large group of contractors, leaving it with only about 38% health.
Youpi's lower body fell from the sky, landing with a thud. As soon as it hit the ground, Amu rushed over and started pounding Youpi's lower half.
[You have killed the Ant King's Direct Guard: Menthuthuyoupi.]
[Menthuthuyoupi is the Ant King's Direct Guard. Obtained World Source 12.4%. Total World Source obtained: 12.4%.]
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A golden treasure chest fell from high above. The color of this golden chest was very deep, clearly a high-quality golden chest.
As soon as the chest landed, it vanished into thin air, startling the dozens of contractors. The bald regimental commander hesitated for a moment, then immediately led his people to retreat. Staying here any longer would be no different from courting death.