Chapter 367 - You Guys Disappoint Me (1/2)
Chapter 367 You Guys Disappoint Me
“What do you think? Managed to dismantle it?” Fan Meinan asked Vandal King. She had attempted to attack Evil Scientist with her battlesuit’s many weapons, and the results were just as Evil Scientist predicted. There seemed to be a transparent wall in front of them, blocking out all the targeted attacks.
Evil Scientist sat behind the wall quietly, wearing a mocking look across his face. He watched condescendingly at the team’s futile struggle.
In an attempt to ease the situation, Vandal King stretched out his hand and started to decode the 329 Protective s.h.i.+eld, closing his eyes to concentrate better. About five minutes later, he opened his eyes, sighing, “The 329 s.h.i.+eld is not without weakness, but I would need more time to look for it. I’ll need at least a day to figure out its mechanic, and at least three to dismantle it.”
“What about the underground?” Fan Meinan shot at the ground beneath her feet with the cl.u.s.ter cannon on her chest. However, she tried to get through the wall and approach Evil Scientist and found that she was still blocked by the invisible barrier.
“Haha, if the 329 Protective s.h.i.+eld can be broken so easily, I wouldn’t have called it the absolute solution for defense. Just give up. Even if you demolish the entire Canton Tower, you will not be able to lay your hands on me,” Evil Scientist sneered.
Fan Meinan looked at Zhang Heng again, but this time, he didn’t continue performing miracles. Going against the 329 Protective s.h.i.+eld had Zhang Heng baffled and he couldn’t figure a way to deal with it. Even though he went through all the creations he learned so far, he found nothing useful for this situation.
The 329 Protective s.h.i.+eld was an idea that Evil Scientist came up with a long time ago. During the parallel quest, Zhang Heng and Evil Scientist discussed its feasibility but there were too many bugs and snags that needed to be solved during that time. Hence, Evil Scientist put the idea on hold. The s.h.i.+eld was different from other creations, where 329 Protective s.h.i.+eld’s core value was to visualize the concept of absolute defense. The difficulty of creating it was also much more significant than building real-life objects.
Zhang Heng did not expect Evil Scientist to make his crazy idea come true, and that he would actually use it here, eventually putting the team in insurmountable danger.
After one minute, the ma.s.sive cyclone above everyone’s head also started changing. It slowly moved from white to a think ink-like black. It looked like something big was about to go down.
The six initially thought that they still had a lot of time. After all, they spent less than half of that time getting to the top of the tower. The 40 minutes they had was supposed to be more than enough to end the battle. Now, they couldn’t even lay a finger on Evil Scientist. This sticky situation greatly discouraged every member of the New Year’s Eve Game Team.
Even if Zhang Heng repeated the quest, he had to admit that he’d still fail to find a way to take down the 329 Protective s.h.i.+eld. Evil Scientist raised his head and looked at the sky. A look of excitement and expectation gleamed in his eyes. “My wife and daughter are coming back,” he said. “I can feel them. They are calling my name. Today is the day I reunite with my family.”
“No. Stop lying to yourself. If this continues, you will destroy this city. Open your eyes and take a good look at what’s beneath your feet. That is the place we fought and protected. Look at the innocent people below! You told us to protect them. Have you forgotten your oath?” the bald man earnestly persuaded.
“Yeah, I used to worry a lot about such illusions. For the sake of senseless ambition and so-called justice, I had to be patient while working with a bunch of hopeless people. I was like… like a full-time nanny! I was there to tell you what to do and what not to do. But in the end, what did I get? Look at what you have done?! You caused me to lose my wife and daughter. You really… let me down.”