Chapter 667: Liao Honglei vs. Shinguuji Seiichiro

Daiku Kai Enzu sealed Bai Chunyu with a single move, and skewered Luo Tianxiang with one throw.

In just moments, two of the Celestial Squad’s three core combatants were down.

This scene was clearly visible to those monitoring the battle from the Operations Command Center.

Zhu Zheng was grinding his teeth so hard they made an audible grrk grrk sound.

It wasn’t that the Celestial Squad couldn’t lose—but to be defeated so quickly, so thoroughly crushed, was something he couldn’t accept!

And it wasn’t just him.

Even Tu Yunlie and the others hadn’t expected this outcome.

They’d already used the best possible team assignments!

On the battlefield, only Li Taichang was still barely holding on.

But with both teammates gone, he was fighting alone against a monster.

Daiku Kai Enzu looked down at him with a gleam of wild excitement in his eyes—

Like a predator catching sight of prey.

It had been far too long since he’d faced a high-level Enhancement-type Superhuman like this.

All the enemies before had been crushed like clay.

Only Li Taichang had managed to hold out in close quarters for this long.

“Come on, kid! Let’s see how long you can last!”

Li Taichang was sweating bullets, but he had no other option—

It was fight to the death, or die standing.

Clenching his jaw, he triggered a switch on his right-hand glove.

Immediately, a short needle extended from the armor on his arm—

And jabbed straight into his skin!

It was Compound No. 2, a bio-tech drug from Blizzard City.

Designed to unleash explosive strength in a short time.

But it was still in the experimental stage—and came with brutal side effects.

It had only been issued to the Investigation Teams for use in desperate, do-or-die situations.

Even if it helped him survive this fight, he might not live much longer afterward.

But right now, he couldn’t care less.

The compound surged into his bloodstream, rushing through his veins—

A burning sensation ignited within him.

He felt like he was about to explode.

That overwhelming power threatened to consume him from the inside out.

He had to release it—now!

Daiku Kai Enzu noticed the change and grinned even wider.

“Nobody interfere. I’m taking this one-on-one!”

Li Taichang’s eyes turned blood-red.

With a roar, he charged straight at Daiku Kai!

“AAAAHHHH!!!”

The battlefield exploded in blood and violence.

Flashes of light and the clashing of weapons echoed into the sky.

But just three minutes later—silence returned.

Zhuo Feiyu’s head dangled from Phoenixin Ren’s hand.

Bai Chunyu’s condition remained unknown.

And Li Taichang—had vanished entirely.

All that remained were his bulky, oddly-shaped armor pieces—

And a field stained with blood.

After injecting Compound No. 2, he had pushed his limits—

But the extreme stress of the battle caused his body to break down entirely.

The Northern Front had completely collapsed.

Daiku Kai Enzu looked down, slightly disappointed.

“That’s it? What a shame… I haven’t had this much fun in ages.”

Behind him, the heavy gunner Kurosawa Akira said flatly:

“The outcome was already decided, wasn’t it? Miss Takeuchi’s divinations never fail.”

Back at the Operations Command Center, Zhu Zheng’s face turned grim and dark.

His voice trembled:

“How... how could this happen? A total loss… we lost everything!”

Lan Xincheng quickly stepped forward to console him:

“We were up against top-tier forces from Moon of Corrosion. Now we’ve confirmed it—they’re on par with the Investigation Teams.

As long as we win in the other theaters, especially if Deng Shentong’s team succeeds in their decapitation strike—we can still win overall!”

Zhu Zheng lifted his head—

His gaze was so dark it was like staring into an inkwell.

He said nothing.

His eyes locked onto the other battlefronts.

Meanwhile, the tide was shifting on the northern route.

Vice-Captain Liao Honglei had entered the fray.

Among the Celestial Squad’s two vice-captains—one was Bai Chunyu, the other was Liao Honglei.

Though both held the same rank, their roles were drastically different.

Most of the time, Bai Chunyu acted as the strategist and logistics coordinator.

Liao Honglei, however, was a pure combat powerhouse.

At the cost of losing Yu Zhengyang and Zhuo Feiyu, he’d managed to assess the abilities of Kamiya Gedou and Akutsu Shinichiro.

Then he launched a surprise attack—

Catching both off-guard and knocking them out of the fight instantly!

Just as Liao Honglei was about to deliver the killing blow to these two members of Moon of Corrosion—

A giant flaming red dog burst from the mist and lunged at him!

The No. 2 of the Moon of Corrosion group—Onmyoji Shinguuji Seiichiro—had joined the battle!

He was accompanied by five Shikigami:

Golden giant ape: Kinmaru

Silver six-tailed fox: Ginmaru

Blue bird: Aomaru

Red three-headed dog: Akamaru

Gray crow: Haimaru

Seeing Shinguuji arrive, Liao Honglei’s face lit up with fighting spirit.

“A Neon Onmyoji, huh? Interesting.

You’re using our stolen Taoist offshoots against us?

You seriously think that’s gonna work?”

Thanks to a translator in his earpiece, Shinguuji could understand Liao’s sarcasm.

He chuckled lightly.

“I remember an old saying from Huaguo:

‘A student does not have to be inferior to the master, nor the master wiser than the student.’

Seems like you’ve all forgotten that.”

Staring at Liao Honglei, he added with emphasis:

“We’ve found something better.”

Just as he finished speaking, Liao moved.

Like lightning, he dashed low and fast—charging straight at Shinguuji!

But Shinguuji only waved his right hand,

And the golden ape Kinmaru stepped forward to block Liao’s path.

At the same time, the flaming three-headed hound Akamaru lunged in from the side, hellfire blazing across its body!

Liao Honglei stayed calm, assessing the battlefield:

“The Cerberus and the ape are melee types...

But he also has a fox, bluebird, and crow at his side.”

“That crow—everyone in Moon of Corrosion has one, but I’ve never seen it fight. Must be a support type.”

With that assessment in mind, he acted.

He threw a punch at Kinmaru—

The force of his Divine Fist rippled through the air, a shockwave shattering space!

Boom!

A formless blast tore into Kinmaru’s massive body, ripping a gaping hole into its abdomen!

But almost instantly—

A beam of golden light shot out from the wound and healed it completely.

Kinmaru roared and charged at Liao Honglei again—

Both fists raised high, crashing down like a mountain toward his head!

Author's Note