Chapter 152: Desperate Struggle!

"Where on earth did this girl pop out from!" Facing Mikasa's devastating laser cannon bombardment, Machuxing appeared somewhat flustered. How on earth did this pretty girl flying in the sky appear, and why was she attacking them for no reason at all? Machuxing had not the slightest clue!

Bai Hao, however, did not panic too excessively. Although the laser cannon attacks from this girl possessed immense power, he could still manage by deploying an ice wall for defense combined with a little bit of dodging.

Nevertheless, Bai Hao's gaze remained fixed on Sikong Xu. He knew that the sudden appearance of this girl was definitely connected to Sikong Xu.

After bombarding for several minutes with her laser cannon, Mikasa's gun muzzle finally entered a cooling state. Instantly, she immediately abandoned the laser cannon, drew another weapon from her waist—a laser sword—and dove straight down toward the two figures on the ground.

"Haha, it's finally over! I've been waiting for you to charge over! Having been frustrated for so long, even though you're extremely pretty, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Seeing that Mikasa's laser cannon bombardment had ceased, Machuxing excitedly raised the baseball bat in his hand and leaped upward with all his might.

The baseball bat carrying wild battle aura collided with the sharp laser sword, creating intense sparks from the friction.

The ferocity of battle aura ultimately managed to surpass pure laser energy by a margin. The instant the two weapons collided, the laser light on the sword was instantly swept away and annihilated by the battle aura.

However, Machuxing was also impacted as a result, falling back down toward the ground, while Mikasa used the thrusters on her back to loop around, neutralizing the recoil she had suffered.

The very first clash between the two sides ended in a dead heat.

Landing back on the ground, Machuxing broke out in a cold sweat.

This girl wearing high-tech equipment not only possessed ferocious ranged firepower, but her close-combat capabilities were also quite terrifying. That sword strike just now had clearly targeted his weakest point of leverage. If she had been using a solid physical sword instead of an intangible energy sword, this single strike might have left him at a disadvantage.

"Hmph, come again!" Machuxing refused to admit defeat. After all, he was a powerhouse at the half-step Viridian tier; how could he possibly chicken out against a girl!

It had to be said that Mikasa's personal level might only be at the Obsidian tier, but her combat instincts were exceptionally strong. Now, coupled with the "CR-UNIT" that suited her remarkably well, she was even capable of putting up a fight against a half-step Viridian-tier powerhouse like Machuxing.

Just as Machuxing was looking down at Mikasa hovering mid-air, a transparent, formless sword qi abruptly slashed past, tearing through the air and flying straight toward Machuxing's position.

"Dangerous!" Suddenly, Machuxing's heart tightened as he sensed a fatal aura!

In an instant, Machuxing erupted with the battle aura within his body, causing it to spiral wildly around himself as a center, attempting to block that fatal threat!

Swish—

The sword qi surged upward, a nearly two-meter-long transparent blade of energy slashing directly into Machuxing's swirling vortex of battle aura. Fortunately, Machuxing's output of battle aura was immense; a single stream of sword qi lacking sustained follow-up force was simply not enough to break through his battle aura vortex.

Even so, his battle aura vortex was brought to a halt as a result.

And right at this very instant, Mikasa, hovering in mid-air, suddenly raised her laser cannon—which had just finished cooling down—and fired a blast straight down at Machuxing below!

"What!"

Because he had just released his battle aura to fend off the sword qi, Machuxing had no time whatsoever to react. Combined with the extreme firing speed of the laser cannon, Machuxing could only watch helplessly as the orb of light shot out by the laser cannon charged directly at him.

Witnessing this scene, a victorious smile appeared on the corner of Sikong Xu's lips. The sword qi had naturally been released by him; after a short period of recovery, executing a single blast of sword qi was still within his capabilities if he went all out.

And Mikasa truly lived up to being Sikong Xu's close confidante. Even though Sikong Xu had not informed her in advance, she still executed such a flawless coordination with him.

Originally, Machuxing had closed his eyes in despair. However, the split second before the orb of light was about to strike him, a blast of frigid cold air burst forth from the ground, forming an ice armor on Machuxing's surface at incredible speed!

This was the armor buff originating from Bai Hao!

Boom!

The orb of light exploded instantly, blasting a large crater into the ground while kicking up billowing clouds of dust.

After firing her shot, Mikasa rapidly flew back to Sikong Xu's side to guard him, while Yoshimura Kusen also used the cover of the dust to distance himself from Bai Hao.

Bai Hao frowned slightly as he looked toward Machuxing's direction. Although he had managed to promptly apply a layer of ice armor defense to Machuxing, judging by the sheer destructive power of the laser cannon, Machuxing's survival was still hanging by a thread.

"Freeze!"

Bai Hao dropped to one knee and swept both hands outward. The freezing cold air instantly engulfed the surrounding dust, and under the formidable freezing effect of the chill, the scattered dust particles instantly crystallized into tiny shards of ice and plummeted down.

Illuminated by the sunlight, the microscopic ice shards immediately reflected a brilliant, colorful spectrum. Suddenly, a narrow rainbow appeared in mid-air, accompanied by countless twinkling points of light.

As soon as the dust cleared, Bai Hao rushed over to the small crater blasted out by the laser cannon. Lying quietly right there was Machuxing.

Bai Hao extended a hand to probe Machuxing's nose, feeling that he was still breathing, which finally allowed him to relax. Only then did he shift his gaze toward the direction where Sikong Xu and Yoshimura Kusen were located.

"Now, it's three against one. Do you still think you have any chance of winning?" Supported by Mikasa, Sikong Xu looked at Bai Hao with a smile on his face.

After a brief period of recovery, Sikong Xu had gradually regained some of his strength. Right now, casually unleashing a few streams of sword qi would pose no problem for him.

"You seem to underestimate me too much." Bai Hao shook his head. Indeed, facing Sikong Xu—who had opened the Gate of Opening within the "Eight Gate Tonfa"—he had been beaten without any ability to retaliate, but that was solely because he was not skilled in close-quarters combat.

Up until now, there had only been two occasions when Bai Hao had unleashed his true explosive power: once when he unleashed the Ice Phoenix to destroy the Anteiku coffee shop in a single blow, and another time when he completely froze everything around him to counter Sikong Xu, who had opened the Gate of Opening.

Aside from those, Bai Hao had never once exerted his full strength!

"If you're so confident in your own strength... then come and try!"

Sikong Xu provoked without the slightest hesitation. On his side, he had Yoshimura Kusen and Mikasa—two powerhouses comparable to half-step Viridian-tier fighters—while he himself could utilize sharp sword qi to provide support from the sidelines. Furthermore, if he rested a bit longer, he might even be able to reluctantly open the "Eight Gate Tonfa" once more.

And what about Bai Hao? What could he possibly accomplish alone? Moreover, he hadn't even fully recovered from the injuries inflicted upon him during their previous clash!

Therefore, Sikong Xu simply refused to believe that Bai Hao still possessed the capacity to deal with the three of them.

"Perhaps until now I've exhausted all my tricks, but right now... this is the moment I fight with my life on the line!" Bai Hao gazed coldly at the group ahead. In order to complete his mission, he was willing to cast aside even his own life!

These softly spoken words instantly chilled Sikong Xu to the core.

Deep within Sikong Xu's heart, an ominous premonition suddenly arose. Even when he had risked his life, he had only managed to wound Bai Hao, an opponent far superior to the early Canary tier by who knows how many levels.

If Bai Hao were to risk his life as well, what kind of terrifying might would he unleash? For a moment, Sikong Xu even felt an urge to turn and flee!