"It seems like this resonance is something I feel alone. Could it be that I share some special connection with that monster?" The repeated resonance sensation from his heart made Chu Xun furrow his brows tighter and tighter. He glanced at Vincent beside him but saw only a serious expression, nothing unusual. Yang Ling and Chu Hang also didn't appear to be affected.
Clearly, the strange resonance was something only he could feel…
This only deepened the confusion and unease in his heart. What was the true origin of that monster that fell earlier, and what connection did he have with it?
"Destruction..." At that moment, the creature running ahead sniffed the air once again. The red light in its eyes flared brighter, as though it had found something extremely important.
It sped up, its 1.8-meter frame moving like lightning, tightly chasing the armored transport vehicle at full speed, and the distance between them continued to shrink.
"We need to find a way to stop it!" Seeing the black-haired man getting closer, Chu Xun's expression grew more serious.
**Creak! Creak!**
Suddenly, a metallic sound came from the armored transport vehicle traveling alongside them. From the back of that vehicle, a cannon barrel, over 5 meters in diameter and gleaming with black metallic light, rose and aimed at the speeding black-haired man.
The cannon was stunning in design, with its barrels resembling the Gatling gun Chu Xun had seen before the apocalypse, but with much thicker barrels. Twelve black barrels, each with a diameter of 188mm, surrounded a massive central cannon barrel of over one meter in diameter. These twelve barrels began to rotate rapidly, targeting the black-haired man.
**Rat-a-tat! Rat-a-tat!**
As the barrels spun, the sound of fierce gunfire filled the air. Sparks flew from the huge barrels, and rain-like bullets shot out, trailing long fiery tails like a meteor shower, heading straight for the black-haired man.
**Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!**
In an instant, the black-haired man's figure was engulfed by the dense barrage of fire. The central giant cannon shot out a dazzling, massive blue beam, which pierced through the concentrated fire, destroying everything in its path. The beam continued, obliterating a building a few dozen meters away, causing it to explode into rubble.
"Such powerful firepower!" Chu Xun's pupils contracted. This was the first time he had witnessed the devastating power of post-apocalyptic heavy artillery, and he was shocked by how terrifying it was.
"Xiao Long Close Defense Cannon, its power is truly as amazing as they say!" At the same time, Vincent couldn't help but exclaim, "I've heard that this Class 3 automatic weapon can easily wipe out a horde of zombies, and even kill Class 3 dangerous creatures. I thought it was an exaggeration, but now I can see it's not!"
"Of course!" At this moment, Yang Ling's excited voice also came from another vehicle, "Although the Xiao Long Close Defense Cannon has relatively weak long-range power, it is the king of close-range defense. With 11 medium barrels, it can simultaneously lock onto and attack over 40 targets, with a maximum fire rate of 20,000 rounds per minute. The central Class 3 crystal cannon is powerful enough to break through the defenses of Class 3 dangerous creatures. Even an elite Tyrant would be shredded into pieces by it."
"Why would such a powerful weapon be left in the supply warehouse?" Chu Xun asked in confusion upon hearing Yang Ling's words.
"Maybe due to internal struggles, or maybe to conserve energy, or for some other reason. Who knows?" Vincent shrugged. "But it works out for us. This thing is worth at least 5,000 crystal cores!"
"5,000?!" Chu Xun was shocked. The value of this close defense cannon was far higher than that of the mutated direwolf king!
But in the next moment, a glimmer of hope rose in Chu Xun's heart. With such an expensive and terrifying weapon, it should be able to deal with that strange black-haired man, right?
However, the reality proved that the black-haired man was even more terrifying than they had imagined.
Suddenly, with a muffled sound, a figure burst through the heavy fire and continued charging toward them.
Everyone was taken aback. The man seemed to only have some minor dents on his body despite the intense barrage. However, there was a huge penetrating wound in his chest, clearly caused by the crystal cannon shot.
What was even more incredible was the man's astonishing recovery ability. With a flash of silver light, the black-haired man's chest began to rapidly melt and regenerate, and soon, he was fully healed, as if he had never been injured at all.
"Damn it! Can't we kill this monster?!" The terrifying power of the black-haired man shook everyone. Even the Xiao Long Close Defense Cannon, such a powerful city defense weapon, couldn't kill him. What on earth could stop him?
"Keep up the fire suppression, don't let him catch up!" At that moment, a sudden idea flashed in Chu Xun's mind, and he shouted, "Take the route closest to the outer wall of the base, we'll use the crystal cannon to blast through the wall, then leave here!"
"Right!" Hearing Chu Xun's words, Yang Ling's eyes flashed with excitement.
That's right! They had the crystal cannon, such a terrifying weapon—so why stick to the original route?
Yang Ling quickly activated the Xiao Long Close Defense Cannon again to suppress the black-haired man's speed, while shouting at Chu Hang, "Turn right at the next intersection, head straight for the base's outer wall!"
"No problem!" Chu Hang yelled as he turned the steering wheel sharply, heading toward the outer wall at full speed.
Less than 800 meters ahead was the thick outer wall of the base!
"Fire!" As the wall drew closer, Yang Ling's eyes flashed coldly, and he poured all his energy into the cannon. The turret of the Xiao Long Close Defense Cannon turned, aiming at the dark outer wall.
**Boom!**
In the next second, a pale blue energy glow gathered at the central barrel and shot out, slamming into the outer wall with a massive explosion.
The base's outer wall had the defensive strength of nearly Class 3 alloys, and even an elite Tyrant would struggle to break through it. But in front of the terrifying power of the crystal cannon, the wall melted like steel under intense heat, creating a massive breach.
The blue energy beam shot straight through the outer wall and into a horde of zombies, causing a secondary explosion. The terrifying blast instantly vaporized hundreds of zombies, leaving nothing behind but dust.
"Damn!" The explosion from the crystal cannon not only broke through the outer wall of the central control base but also caused those fighting within the base, like Chu Kuangren and the others, to look up in shock.
Such an attack could now threaten them!
"Is it them?" Seeing the two armored transport vehicles speeding out through the breach in the base's outer wall, Chu Kuangren narrowed his eyes and breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as Chu Xun was okay, he felt reassured.
But the next moment, a black-haired figure shot out from the breach, and it immediately made everyone's face change.
Especially lazy and angry, who seized the opportunity while Chu Kuangren and Chu Feng were momentarily distracted, abandoning their own opponents and rapidly heading toward the black-haired man.
"Don't even think about it!" Now, Chu Kuangren and Chu Feng finally understood the purpose of the "Seven Deadly Sins." They yelled and rushed to intercept lazy and angry.
No matter what, they couldn't let the Seven Deadly Sins take the black-haired man—if they did, things would become a big problem.
"Damn it, when gods fight, mortals suffer! Get out of here!" Seeing the four top-tier experts heading straight for the black-haired man, Chu Xun and the others breathed a sigh of relief. But the most experienced Vincent didn't relax at all and kept speeding up, heading toward the city outskirts.
If experts like Chu Kuangren went all out, even a city could be destroyed in the process. Now, with four such experts and the even more terrifying black-haired man involved, the outcome of their battle would be catastrophic for Chu Xun and his group!
**Boom! Boom! Boom!**
The battle quickly spiraled out of control. With each explosive sound, the battlefield collapsed rapidly, as if the heavens and earth were breaking apart. Buildings in the surrounding area crumbled and collapsed under the fierce combat.
In the center of the battlefield, faint figures darted through the chaos, and occasional howls of zombies could be heard.
"Good thing we're running fast!" Seeing the destruction around them, Chu Xun and the others couldn't help but feel a sense of dread. In a fight of this level, even Chu Kuangren and Chu Feng couldn't guarantee their safety.
However, the situation took an unexpected turn.
Just as they thought they had finally escaped the deadly city and were about to leave, a silver figure suddenly broke through the battlefield and continued chasing after them.
The black-haired man had broken through the encirclement of the four top experts and was still relentlessly pursuing Chu Xun!