Chapter 579: Floating Cannons

Chapter 579: Floating Cannons

Boom!!!

Thousands of micro floating cannons detonated around Zhang Yi, flooding the space with dazzling light and intense energy. The sheer brightness caused massive light pollution in the arena.

Liang Yue couldn’t help but comment, “He really came prepared. With that kind of attack, Zhang Yi’s Dimensional Gate is going to struggle to hold up defensively.”

Uncle You crossed his arms and added, “Zhang Yi’s physical defense isn’t that strong to begin with, so even micro floating cannon blasts could still hurt him.”

But... would that be enough to defeat Zhang Yi?

At least for people like Uncle You, they weren’t too worried.

Because when it came to large-scale AOE attacks, Zhang Yi still had his own ways of coping.

Sure enough, in the next second, Zhang Yi’s figure reappeared in the distance.

Then he raised his guns and opened fire on Wu Di again!

He might not have been able to absorb the AOE with Dimensional Gate, but escaping its range was another matter entirely.

“Oh? Spatial jump? Now that’s an interesting survival skill.”

Deng Shentong’s eyes lit up slightly.

But Liao Honglei remained unimpressed.

“So he can run. That’s useful in the apocalypse, sure, but if that’s all he’s got, he’s not qualified to be an official investigation team member.”

The investigation teams needed real combatants.

Pure defense or escape skills wouldn’t cut it—they needed people who could hit back.

In another room, Zhu Zheng and the others were closely observing the fight on the screen.

Zhu Zheng kept his gaze on Zhang Yi’s feed.

Seeing how Zhang Yi’s spatial powers leaned toward defense, Zhu Zheng immediately caught on to his ability profile.

“Looks like his ability links to a separate spatial dimension. Whether absorbing attacks or teleporting, it all runs through that space as a medium.”

“But... how does he plan to go on the offensive?”

Most Superhumans only possessed a single core ability, which could evolve into multiple skills—but they all stemmed from the same root.

Zhang Yi’s ability didn’t seem naturally suited for attack. No matter how far it developed, it still seemed best for storage and defense.

So how would he beat someone like Wu Di, whose offensive capabilities were so overwhelming?

Behind Zhu Zheng, Sun Luxuan leaned in and quietly said,

“Commander, I have a feeling this Zhang Yi’s got a powerful trump card hidden up his sleeve.”

Zhu Zheng was slightly surprised by the comment.

He knew exactly how strong Sun Luxuan was—easily one of the top combatants in all of Blizzard City.

If even he had taken notice of Zhang Yi, that meant something.

“Oh?” Zhu Zheng asked.

Sun Luxuan stared at Zhang Yi’s calm, composed expression on the screen with a smile.

“It’s a feeling. He’s too calm. Almost like he’s already confident in how this is going to end.”

“It’s not just confidence—it’s like he believes his victory is a given.”

“Only someone who’s completely in control of the situation would wear that kind of expression.”

Zhu Zheng and Lan Xincheng both stared more intently at Zhang Yi’s emotionless face on the screen.

Sure enough, Zhang Yi looked cool and indifferent—like a gamer casually playing against a weak AI.

Tu Yunlie, half his face hidden behind a high collar, didn’t speak, but his gaze lingered longest on Zhang Yi.

“Interesting.”

Zhu Zheng chuckled, crossed one leg over the other, and settled in to enjoy the show.

“I knew it. This kid’s not as simple as Baili Changqing made him out to be.”

Back in the arena, Zhang Yi’s counterattack remained relentless and sharp.

He wasn’t even focusing all his attention on the battlefield.

Not out of arrogance—

But because he knew both his own strength and Wu Di’s limits.

If he truly went all out, he could one-shot Wu Di.

Especially in a confined space like this—

Wu Di wasn’t the type who excelled at movement or dodging. There was no escaping Zhang Yi’s wide-range killing move.

But Zhang Yi

couldn’t

do that.

He’d already realized that Wu Di challenging him like this would definitely draw a crowd.

And among them were likely high-level figures from Blizzard City.

If he performed

too

well, there was a high chance they’d try to forcibly recruit him.

No way the district’s higher-ups would allow such a powerful outsider to operate independently.

So he needed to win—

But win just enough, without making it obvious how strong he really was.

With that in mind, Zhang Yi started calculating his next steps.

He now knew exactly how to fight Wu Di.

That thought process took only a split second. Meanwhile, dozens of bullets had already flown from his guns.

Though all were blocked by Wu Di’s glowing barrier, Zhang Yi swiftly reloaded—

His attack never let up, not even for a second.

Zhu Zheng nodded.

“Now this is an interesting style. His spatial storage must be massive. He can carry endless weapons and ammo...

He’s basically a walking armory.”

“A war of attrition? Not a bad idea either.”

Even the strongest Superhuman would run out of energy eventually.

But who knew how much ammo Zhang Yi had stashed?

If Wu Di kept up this exchange, he’d be the one to lose in the end.

“So you’re trying to wear me down, huh?”

Wu Di had figured it out too. If he lost like this, it’d be beyond embarrassing.

One of the core fighters of the Black Robe Squad, taken down by pure gunfire?

He’d become the laughingstock of all Blizzard City.

“Too bad for you—I expected this!”

Wu Di suddenly kicked off the ground and began retreating at high speed.

Zhang Yi’s brows furrowed slightly.

Both of them specialized in long-range combat, but Zhang Yi had a deadly mid-range trump card.

Whether it was

Divine Power

or a surprise strike using

Dimensional Gate

—

Those moves were made for medium-distance engagement.

But he couldn’t use Divine Power here.

And if Wu Di was already prepared, a gate-based sneak attack wouldn’t work either.

So what was the point of pulling away?

Zhang Yi didn’t rush.

He simply waited for Wu Di’s next move while continuing to suppress him with relentless fire.

He was

this

close to switching to Sacred Silver bullets.

That surprise attack might pierce Wu Di’s barrier when he least expected it!

But no—

Doing so would expose the existence of Sacred Silver bullets.

Plus, while Sacred Silver had great anti-demon effects, its armor-piercing strength didn’t match regular rounds.

It might not even break through Wu Di’s black training suit.

No point wasting it.

Thanks to the suit’s enhancements, Wu Di moved incredibly fast—

He quickly widened the gap to 800 meters.

“This should be your teleportation limit, right?”

Wu Di halted and recalled the footage of Zhang Yi fighting Yuan Kongye using spatial jumps.

By his calculations, Zhang Yi’s max range back then had been around 300 meters.

Even if Zhang Yi had improved since then, 800 meters should be more than enough.

He’d been planning this battle for a long time,

And he had a strategy to beat Zhang Yi.

“Zhang Yi, try this next move. If you can take it—

I’ll admit your strength is above mine!”

Author's Note