Chapter 500 - Method of Change (1/2)

Chapter 500: Method of Change

As the rocket flew out, Jiang Baimian anxiously shouted, “Turn!”

She saw flames flash in the distance.

Along the way, Jiang Baimian never gave up on monitoring her surroundings. Her focus was undoubtedly on the areas that facilitated sniping and bombardment.

She wasn’t the only one. Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong—who were wearing military exoskeletons—were also doing the same. They relied on the comprehensive warning system to be in charge of the observation of the two areas behind.

Similarly, Bai Chen—who was driving—paid attention to the situation ahead and forward-left.

Therefore, it definitely wasn’t a coincidence that they discovered the rocket’s arrival in advance—it was only a coincidence that Jiang Baimian discovered it. In short, even if Jiang Baimian didn’t discover it, Shang Jianyao also would’ve noticed it. If Shang Jianyao didn’t discover it, Long Yuehong or Bai Chen would’ve.

With a creak, Bai Chen suddenly swerved the steering wheel.

The sapphire-blue jeep turned left in a nearly out-of-control manner, leaving a clear tire mark on the ground.

Boom!

The rocket passed through the vehicle’s original spot and exploded a little further away.

Amidst the surging flames, the violent shockwave—combined with the powerful momentum brought about by the jeep’s sharp turn—overturned the car as it slammed into the roadside trees.

Bang!

The trees along the road toppled to the side, stirring up a large amount of soil. The jeep finally stopped, its right side facing up.

As the car was covered in thick steel plates, the shockwave didn’t deal any obvious damage to the passengers inside.

However, Long Yuehong still felt a little scared. He had never felt the importance of wearing a safety belt more than this.

In order to wear the military exoskeleton, he and Shang Jianyao had taken off their seatbelts. However, they almost flew out of their seats when the vehicle made a sharp turn and rolled.

They would’ve collided with each other in the car or been thrown out the window with glass shards. Fortunately, they were wearing military exoskeletons. In that split second, they relied on mechanical strength to stabilize themselves.

Even so, Long Yuehong felt dizzy and short of breath. Of course, he at least managed to not relax his control over his bladder due to this accident, preventing the pee he had held in for a long time from gushing out.

Smack!

Shang Jianyao pushed open the door, and his knees drove the auxiliary joints as he jumped out of the jeep. He then raised his left arm, adjusted the grenade launcher, and used the feedback he had obtained from his prior observations to serve a grenade into the distance.

Amidst the explosion, he bent down, stretched out his right arm, and raised ‘Garibaldi’ Giuseppe up.

As Long Yuehong helped Giuseppe unbuckle his seatbelt, he climbed and jumped out of the overturned jeep.

On the other side, Jiang Baimian also opened the passenger door and used it as cover as she crawled out. She then dragged Bai Chen away from the driver’s seat, which had suffered relatively serious damage.

“Ignore the car; get to Xiaochong!” Jiang Baimian ordered. She didn’t expect the attackers to follow them and intercept them here.

No, it doesn’t seem like they were following us. It’s more like they set up an ambush in advance… Are there Awakened among them who are good at Prophecy, or do they know that we will run over here after learning of Xiaochong’s existence? But even Master Zennaga doesn’t know this… At a critical moment, Jiang Baimian could only let a few thoughts flash through her mind. She had no time to analyze them further.

Shang Jianyao stuffed Garibaldi under his armpit and clamped him tight. As he used the grenade launcher to suppress the enemy 30 meters away, he bent his legs and prepared to use the military exoskeleton to leap to the roadside and rush into the target apartment building. At the same time, he shouted, “Xiaochong! Xiaochong!”

Shang Jianyao—who was covered in the metal skeletal structure and had a tactical backpack slung over his shoulder—jumped up.

But as he was in midair, he suddenly felt the military exoskeleton become ‘heavy.’ It was as if an invisible hand had pressed down on his shoulder with the metal skeleton as a medium.

Bam!

Shang Jianyao’s cool ‘flight’ turned into a chaotic mess like a flailing rooster. He was forced to descend and take a hard landing when he was only halfway up his estimated height.

He barely managed to balance himself, and he tried to stabilize his body by taking a few steps forward. He felt his ankle being pulled by the corresponding auxiliary joint.

Shang Jianyao simply gave up and carried ‘Garibaldi’ Giuseppe as he did a roll.

Like him, Long Yuehong—who was carrying Bai Chen toward Xiaochong’s apartment—suffered an invisible tug. He felt the auxiliary joint on his right foot become a prop for an invisible enemy. He also felt like his left foot had betrayed him.

Long Yuehong fell flat on the ground as he staggered.

Clang!

The metal skeletal structure over him collided with the ground.

Jiang Baimian—who had used all her strength to engage in a short distance sprint—was the same. As she ran, her feet seemed to be tied to an invisible rope. She lifted off the ground and struggled in midair.