Apocalypse Gachapon

Chapter 1496: Same level battle (3)

The immense power of the attack didnʼt require the wearer to expend mental or physical energy. The energy had been pre-charged, and the source was the most ordinary form of electricity.

Beyond what was visible to the naked eye, this combat suit provided extraordinary defensive capabilities and enhanced various wearer attributes, including physical shaping, skill attributes, job attributes, bloodline attributes, and more. Essentially, it boosted every aspect related to combat, and the enhancements were significant—at least equivalent to what a Super Strength Potion or similar items would provide. Moreover, these enhancements would increase as the wearerʼs evolution level improved.

In short, while this equipment didnʼt grant the user various abilities like wheel equipment did, it excelled in enhancing the userʼs combat prowess.

Xia Lei had targeted the noble ”Mountain Fierce,” one of the most formidable beings in the demon monster army. This creature had somehow acquired a massive stone pillar and was using it to smash and sweep through Cloud Peakʼs formations.

Mountain Fierce possessed immense strength and an incredibly resilient body. Even attacks from seven-star evolved captains struggled to penetrate its defenses, while its simple yet brutal attacks could prove fatal to such evolved. A single hit from it would either kill or severely incapacitate its target.

Ranged weapons like firearms were also largely ineffective against it. Its massive size meant that bullets and arrows had to travel a considerable distance, giving Mountain Fierce ample time to dodge or block them.

This creature was like a war beast, steadily devouring Cloud Peakʼs evolved. Wherever it went, no Cloud Peak team could maintain a complete formation.

In a situation where numbers were already a disadvantage, chaos often meant death. In just a short time, Mountain Fierce had directly or indirectly caused the deaths of over two thousand Cloud Peak members.

Someone had to stop it!

Liang Chuyin originally intended to step in, but Xia Lei stopped her. Over there, an agile-type level-eight demon was wreaking havoc, making it a more suitable target for the equally agile Liang Chuyin.
Seeing someone dare to challenge it, Mountain Fierce let out a furious roar that shook the entire battlefield, demonstrating its considerable mental strength.

To Mountain Fierce, humans were insignificant in size, which filled it with a deep-seated contempt. It had long been capable of advancing to level nine but had deliberately held itself back at level eight, even remaining at the mid-stage of level eight.

It was well aware of what had happened to the many demons in the Blue Secret Realm who had been on the verge of advancing to level nine.

They had all ended up in the Nine-Winged Crowʼs stomach, their energy absorbed, and the rest turned into waste.

This had taught Mountain Fierce that to survive under the Nine-Winged Crowʼs rule, it had to remain obediently at level eight.

But just moments ago, after the intense earthquake, Mountain Fierce had sensed the Nine-Winged Crowʼs power rapidly increasing, only to plummet shortly after. At the same time, the aura of another level-nine being had also weakened significantly.

A mutual defeat!

This was what Mountain Fierce concluded. It also realized that this might be the best opportunity to advance to level nine in its long life.

Even if the Nine-Winged Crow didnʼt die, it would surely need time to recover from its injuries, giving Mountain Fierce enough time to complete its evolution.

Having made this decision, Mountain Fierceʼs next step was to gather enough energy to break through the barrier to level nine.

These humans, especially the high-level ones, were the perfect source of nourishment!

So when Xia Lei appeared, Mountain Fierce, far from being as imposing and invincible as it appeared, was quite pleased.

An eight-star human evolved being was far more nutritious than these lesser creatures.

But what greeted Mountain Fierce was an attack so fierce that it filled the demon monster with fear.

The five floating cannons around Xia Lei simultaneously targeted Mountain Fierce and unleashed a barrage of energy beams.

The impossibly thick energy beams struck Mountain Fierceʼs abdomen, sending the massive creature tumbling backward and crushing many of its underlings.

Such a dramatic event naturally drew attention. Many evolved and demon monsters were shocked by Mountain Fierceʼs sudden fall, unsure of what had happened.

Mountain Fierce itself was dazed. How had it been knocked down? Given its size, this should have been nearly impossible.

But Mountain Fierce, having lived for who knows how many years and fought its way up from the lower levels, knew that this was a critical moment. Instead of immediately getting up, it swung its stone pillar toward Xia Leiʼs position.

Given the length of the pillar and its arm, there was no way the human could dodge, no matter how fast she was!

If it hit, even an opponent of the same level wouldnʼt be able to withstand its immense strength. Mountain Fierce had already planned its next move.

But as the stone pillar swept through the air, it didnʼt meet the familiar sensation of impact. Mountain Fierce quickly sat up and saw that the human woman, who should have been on the ground, was now floating in the air, almost at eye level with it.

Mountain Fierce immediately realized why. It saw that the energy hemisphere behind the woman had lit up, likely the reason Xia Lei could now fly.

At this moment, Mountain Fierce still didnʼt focus its attention on Xia Lei herself but on the six floating cannons around her.

It was these cannons that had delivered the devastating attack earlier, leaving a large wound on its abdomen. While not fatal, it was the most severe injury Mountain Fierce had suffered in thousands of days.

It was wary of these cannons firing again.

But what it received instead was a pair of golden blades from Xia Lei.

The energy hemisphere behind her suddenly acted like a booster, propelling Xia Lei forward.

The blades unleashed a flurry of slashes aimed at the immobilized Mountain Fierce.

The demonʼs stone pillar couldnʼt be brought to block in time, but it swung upward from below toward Xia Lei while its other hand raised to shield its head and face.