World-saving Plan: The Only Savior-Chapter 263 - 147 Big Corpse Demon

The high-frequency crystal at the front end of the gun turret gradually lit up with a purple micro light, and the miniature pulse laser cannon had entered the energy storage stage before firing.

Atop Changming Tower, the Corpse Demon’s massive body was continuously climbing upwards, and in the blink of an eye, it was almost at the top of the tower.

Zhang Xiaoman gripped the control joystick, his gaze fixed intently on the direction of the monster, waiting until it was nearly parallel with him. He immediately pulled back to increase the distance and descended, tilting the firing angle upwards to avoid injuring the crowd below.

The moment he increased the distance, the Corpse Demon, which had originally intended to pounce, also abruptly halted its motion. It seemed to have realized that it couldn’t make the jump across that distance.

However, it was at this moment that Zhang Xiaoman suddenly noticed a certain change occurring within the palm that had been facing him; the eyeball at its center was subtly changing color, surrounded by a flash of bright red light.

A bad premonition arose in his mind, and Zhang Xiaoman rapidly hastened his actions, as the anti-gravity car suddenly dropped downwards.

The next second, two blood-red beams of light shot out from the Corpse Demon’s hands, their trajectory whizzed past the car, barely missing it. frёewebnoѵēl.com

"Beep, beep, beep!"

A harsh alarm suddenly sounded within the anti-gravity car, and the smart system’s alert followed promptly.

"Warning! Shield has been breached! Warning! Shield has been breached! Recharging in progress, estimated recharge time, 1800 seconds."

Zhang Xiaoman’s eyes widened. The shield of the anti-gravity car was breached?

Just that one attack from the Corpse Demon managed to break the shield of the car?

Even though this vehicle was a standard reconnaissance model, equipped with only a miniature shield generator, it was still a shield at full status. How could it be broken in an instant?

But with the situation being so urgent, he had no time to ponder further.

Seeing that the eyeball in the opponent’s hand seemed to be lighting up again, Zhang Xiaoman quickly pressed the fire button. The already fully powered-up attack from the laser cannon was immediately launched.

The next instant, without warning, two purple light beams lit up the black sky, seeming to connect heaven and earth, much like a bridge spanning across the stars.

The attention of the crowd below was entirely captured by the light beam that appeared out of thin air. However, before they could even exclaim in surprise, the light suddenly vanished, leaving only some purple afterimages imprinted on the retinas of the onlookers.

The Corpse Demon, for its part, now had two basin-sized holes in its upper body. The edges of the wounds were pitch black, as if charred.

Even with the Demon Monster’s formidable life force, facing such damage that had obliterated its upper body, it was already thoroughly dead.

"Bang!"

A crashing sound was heard as the corpse of the Corpse Demon fell backwards, dropping straight into Changming Tower through the holes that had been blasted open.

Faced with such a victory, Zhang Xiaoman was startled, even expecting it, but upon seeing the consumption data on the panel, his mood soured.

"Two shots of miniature pulse laser consumed a total of 20% of the electrostatic capacitor, plus 25% of the high-frequency crystal..."

The electrostatic capacitor was manageable, as his anti-gravity car was equipped with a capacitor recharger. However, the wear on the high-frequency crystal caused him some distress, as he had no spares for that.

High-frequency crystals are just like bullets for firearms, consumable items.

Mounted at the front end of the laser cannon, they suffer a certain degree of wear and tear due to high temperatures during the cannon’s attack. If luck is bad, they might even evaporate during an attack.

Zhang Xiaoman had tested a laser attack before; that time, it consumed 15% of the crystal’s durability. This time his luck seemed worse—it consumed 10% more, and now only 60% of the durability remained.

"The laser cannon is powerful, but without logistical support, I can hardly use it a few times..."

He muttered softly, then slowly flew the Anti-gravity Car to the side of Changming Tower. He comforted Tang Yuan, who had been frightened by the alarm, before opening the cockpit and jumping out.

Changming Tower is usually not open for tourists to visit, yet its lights are on all year round. Right now, the half-corpse of the Corpse Demon lay on the ground, with a burnt odor hitting the nostrils.

Zhang Xiaoman walked over, without any intention of admiring the scene. He quickly squatted down, reached out his hand, and absorbed the monster’s corpse.

"Ding, absorbed Big Corpse Demon Essence, points increased by 29."

"Big Corpse Demon, huh... It seems this guy is truly an Evolved Body. Not only is it much bigger than a regular Corpse Demon, but it also has such a terrifying long-range attack..."

Zhang Xiaoman stood up, dusted his hands off, and looked surprisingly at where the Corpse Demon had been lying. In his mind, he was secretly calculating.

"I just absorbed 29 points, it seems that’s all there was. There was no influence from the laser cannon attack. So, what exactly are the System’s rules for converting points?"

He shook his head, temporarily setting aside the problem, and turned to get back into the car.

Below Changming Tower, the action team had already arrived, evacuating the surrounding crowd.

Hu Hu looked up at the sky where the black aircraft had disappeared again, feeling incredibly complex emotions.

What exactly is happening to this world, with both monsters and Transcendents appearing?

The aircraft in the sky was also incomprehensible. Was that attack just now a laser? But when has humanity been able to apply laser technology to such an extent? It was simply bewildering.

"Boss, the corpse we preserved at the scene has already been transported to the Three Institutes. Are you going to follow and go over there?" an investigator ran over and asked.

Hu Hu nodded: "I should go. There are some questions I want to ask Mr. Wen..."

He paused in mid-sentence, then continued, "That guy just now, he referred to this thing as ’Corpse Demon’, right? And said that it fears high-frequency sounds?"

The person nodded, replying:

"Yes, I remember Mr. Wen said before; based on the research on specimen number 3, it is indeed likely to be afraid of high-frequency sounds... It’s just that when they wanted to run ultrasonic experiments, specimen number 3 mysteriously died, so some hypotheses weren’t yet validated."

After pondering for a moment, Hu Hu said:

"Alright, then you go and arrange the information on this... Corpse Demon, combine it with what ’Black Shadow’ said today, as well as the battle information we collected, and send it all to the Three Institutes. Hopefully, it can aid their research..."