Indeed, a Beyonder at the "Mind Corridor" level... That realization flashed through Jiang Baimian's increasingly sluggish mind.
Immediately afterward, a question arose in her mind:
Why did the enemy actively close the distance, making obvious movements that weakened the cloaking ability of the chameleon-like bionic smart armor, allowing the military exoskeleton's "Integrated Early Warning System" to detect them?
They could have stayed in the spot where they applied the influence, attacking remotely from a place we couldn't sense or detect...
Could it be that they weren't very skilled at using weapons, and their ability was more inclined towards control, lacking sufficient lethality?
In her "drunken" state, Jiang Baimian couldn't come up with the right answer for a moment, so she told Long Yuehong and Bai Chen again:
"Hide behind the Jeep!"
The previous situation had convinced her that it would be difficult for them to achieve their goal by shooting. The only feasible way was to avoid the brunt of the attack first and look for other opportunities later.
And the enemy's appearance position made her change the Jeep's rear to the other side of the Jeep.
The three members of the "Old Task Force" were already near the vehicle. Although they were all swaying, finding it difficult to maintain their balance, and their minds were rather numb, they quickly moved to the other side of the Jeep with the assistance of the military exoskeleton and bionic smart armor, using this vehicle, which had bulletproof armor and special glass, as cover.
Bang, bang, bang!
Several bullets slowly but rhythmically struck the surface of the Jeep, creating a few shallow dents.
Only at this point did Jiang Baimian's numb brain correlate the current situation with some past experiences:
The situation where the enemy clearly didn't dodge or avoid, while her team provided covering fire, yet still failed to hit, with all shots missing the target, reminded her of something she had seen at the Highest Arena in First City.
At that time, an assassin had attacked a certain noble and was besieged.
He had clearly fallen to the ground and couldn't dodge anymore, but the subsequent strafing all missed, tracing a human-shaped outline around his body!
Quite similar... I remember the assassin's Price was a fear of twisted creatures... Jiang Baimian immediately took out a spare hair tie and tore it apart, her movements lacking precision.
Then, holding the black short rope with both hands, she arranged it into a twisted shape.
Jiang Baimian then raised her trembling hands high, allowing the snake-shaped twisted black rope to leave the Jeep's cover and be exposed to the enemy's sight.
With a bang, a bullet flew over mercilessly and hit her hand.
If it weren't for the protection of the covering metal skeleton, she would have been hit.
The Price isn't a fear of twisted creatures... Either it's another Price in the same domain, or a similar ability... Jiang Baimian quickly retracted her hands.
Feeling the enemy approaching, gradually compressing their living space, she tried her best to keep her mind basically clear while turning her gaze towards Long Yuehong and Bai Chen.
The two "Old Task Force" members were squatting there, leaning against the Jeep's door, as if they were already finding it difficult to stand steadily on their own.
Jiang Baimian was originally waiting for the other party to get closer, but then she stopped moving again, seemingly preparing an even more powerful and potent weapon.
Thoughts racing through her mind, Jiang Baimian shouted with a thick tongue:
"We have, a very large, yield bomb.
"If you, push us, into a dead end, I will use, the preset instructions, to detonate it.
"Believe, me, even if you're, two or three hundred meters away, you'll still be, blown to, smithereens!"
She didn't explicitly say that her team had a nuclear warhead, but she utilized the deterrent power of this thing.
Many old world materials she had read told her that the greatest power of a nuclear bomb was on the launch pad.
The female enemy wearing chameleon-like bionic smart armor did not react, but did not make any other movements either.
"If, you, don't believe, we can, let you see, that bomb," Jiang Baimian was still in a serious "drunken" state.
Long Yuehong was the same, even a little muddled.
Hearing what the team leader said, he slowly got up, hunched his back, and sneaked to the rear of the Jeep, trying to open the trunk and show the enemy the nuclear warhead.
Dang, dang, dang!
Several bullets hit his body.
Fortunately, the reason why Long Yuehong reflexively accepted this "mission" was because he was wearing the Blackmarsh Iron Serpent bionic smart armor, which had excellent defensive capabilities and was not afraid of most firearms.
However, the powerful kinetic energy and significantly reduced balance still pushed him to the ground.
Jiang Baimian, who was prepared, stretched out her left hand and pulled Long Yuehong back in one go.
The enemy's response made her a little confused.
"Shouldn't normal humans confirm whether the other side really has such a powerful bomb, lest they perish together and bury themselves too?
"Could it be that she has enough confidence that I can't detonate the bomb?
"Uh, a relatively strong 'electromagnetic interference'?"
Jiang Baimian shrank there, hanging her tactical backpack in front of her and tearing open the zipper.
If the enemy continued to approach, entering a range of one hundred meters, she could use the "Chaotic Right Hand."
Nuclear deterrence was one response, and the hidden "Chaotic Right Hand" was another preparation. Jiang Baimian rarely only made one plan.
At this time, she relied on the military exoskeleton's "Integrated Early Warning System" to discover that the enemy was retreating.
After retreating a certain distance, the other party activated the chameleon-like bionic smart armor's ability and "disappeared" from the "Integrated Early Warning System's" perception.
If the "drunken" state wasn't still maintained without any reduction, Jiang Baimian would have suspected that the enemy had already withdrawn.
"Let's hide in, the car first." Bai Chen's tongue also had a tendency to "become larger," "I'm afraid she'll, go around this side, and shoot, or, parabolic, bomb."
Jiang Baimian's brain, which was paralyzed by "drunkenness," finally figured out a problem:
"We don't need to, stay, here.
"Get in the car, break out, and distance ourselves."
Bai Chen, who was next to the driving area, immediately opened the car door and climbed in. Although her movements were shaky and worrying, she barely achieved her intended goal.
The rear door was also opened by Jiang Baimian, and she signaled Long Yuehong to go up first.
At the same time, she reached into her tactical backpack and grabbed the prop called "Chaotic Right Hand."
The next second, she felt cold.
Although Konim City's temperature was higher than that of the Icefield, it was only in the state of early spring. Under the influence of the negative Price of the "Chaotic Right Hand," Jiang Baimian couldn't help but shiver.
The chill made her head clear for a moment, like being slapped in the face by a cold winter wind after really getting drunk.
In this way, her thinking ability recovered somewhat.
And while the "drunken" state hadn't disappeared, she could immediately sense the corresponding human consciousness once the other party entered a range of one hundred meters!
Jiang Baimian trembled and sat in the car, shivering.
Just then, a grenade flew over, from the area facing the front of the car!
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Konim City, main urban area, a small square.
The black T-shirt man with the distorted face looked at Shang Jianyao and Genaeva with red eyes.
Unlike Flora and Barnard, he was not locked on a corresponding position, and seemed to really see the two people opposite him.
Almost at the same time, Shang Jianyao's head twitched, and he felt a strong dizziness, as if his soul was about to be drawn out of his body.
He had experienced a similar feeling before, when he was in Ubei, facing "Doctor" together with the Salvation Army, the symptoms of being about to be infected with "Heartless Disease!"
However, Shang Jianyao's reaction this time was not as intense as last time, and the severity was obviously insufficient.
This may be due to the protection of the "Angel of Life" necklace, or because the black T-shirt man did not really return, but only used the overlapping propagation of the "Heartless Disease" virus beyond the limit, across an entire "New World."
"'Heartless Disease'!" Shang Jianyao shouted loudly.
When Genaeva heard this, he immediately knew what state his partner was in, and quickly activated the corresponding contingency plan.
Although none of the original contingency plans considered the phenomenon of overlapping "New Worlds" and Konim City, there were similar situations to refer to—because of the existence of the "New World" node, Shang Jianyao showed signs of infection with "Heartless Disease."
Genaeva raised his arm and sprayed one exaggerated arc of electricity after another at the illusion of the library where the black T-shirt man was.
Only after the high-voltage current completely covered that area, distorting and dismembering the illusion, did the crackling sound ring out.
Electromagnetic against electromagnetic!
After the silvery white light subsided, the library phantom, along with the black T-shirt man, disappeared.
"Sure enough, overlapping is another meaning of the 'New World' node." Genaeva gave his opinion.
Shang Jianyao wanted to rub his head, but instead rubbed his helmet.
"I'm fine." He didn't hide his joy, "High-voltage current shock can indeed break the overlap between the 'New World' and the gray earth."
Shang Jianyao then asked Genaeva:
"How many times can the reserved power complete such an impact?"
"Not too many." Genaeva honestly replied, "Although I brought some spare high-performance batteries, I have to consider the subsequent exploration, the consumption of leaving the Icefield, and the fact that I can't replenish power here."
The Old Task Force had used up most of their high-performance batteries along the way, and only used the hand-cranked generators of the Rootless team to replenish a little, while the usual solar collection was extremely inefficient due to the special nature of the Icefield.