Chapter 160 Chapter 160: Shooting Down the Plane
Chapter 160: Shooting Down the Plane
In the hidden sectors of Londinium, one by one, dust-sealed valves reopened, and energy pipelines were filled to capacity.
The pipe walls gleamed with a metallic coldness, with blue crystal screens embedded at the turns. Whether in overall structure or design style, they bore no resemblance to anything from the founding era of Victoria.
Yet, at the outermost edges of the pipe walls, mysterious patterns were engraved—lion motifs, Tudor rose patterns... The complexity of these layered patterns rivaled even ancient Sarkaz witchcraft.
Apart from the successive kings of Victoria and the "lion prides" of the wilderness, likely no one knew that beneath the Londinium sectors lay such a colossal entity of contradictory styles.
It operated as if about to reveal its formidable presence to the world, wielding divine power capable of shattering Catastrophes!
But, as if receiving some command, this massive construct paused slightly, then regrettably began its shutdown procedure.
Valves closed one by one, the fluid within the energy pipelines rapidly froze and was reclaimed...
In no time, this behemoth returned to its previous state of lifeless silence, awaiting the next master of Victoria to awaken it.
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Swish!
Kevin had no interest in using Endspeaker. After activating it once, he sheathed it and, without any attachment, handed it back to Vina.
The material was good, the craftsmanship was good, but it didn't possess any particularly special abilities. What was truly commendable was the thing Endspeaker was linked to.
"Can... you teach me? I really need this power."
Vina gripped the sword tightly and made a request she considered almost offensive. Being earnest in her actions, she didn't even mention others, only herself.
She didn't use morally coercive phrases like "Rhodes Island really needs this power" or "The people also need this power."
Having struggled at the bottom, Siege knew their positions were not equal. She couldn't even offer any decent reward; all she had left was pitiful sincerity.
Even after returning to its original state, Endspeaker still retained considerable warmth, but she no longer had time to care about the heat in her palms. She just nervously awaited Kevin's response.
"You do not possess the conditions to replicate this method."
Without a doubt, he refused.
If Vina before him truly had the authority of erosion, then pursuing Endspeaker would instead be a wasteful act.
"Heavy is the head that wears the crown. Are you prepared to bear everything? There's no need to seek my help. On the day you ascend the throne, it will naturally be at your disposal."
Vina pondered, about to say something, but her thoughts were disrupted by a piercing alarm.
"It seems there's a minor issue."
Perhaps because Kevin was nearby, the Doctor wasn't too anxious.
"Let's go to the bridge."
Before she finished speaking, Kevin was already heading upstairs. The Doctor hurried to follow, and Vina had no choice but to stop her thoughts and follow closely behind.
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Rhodes Island Outer Observation Bridge,
"What's wrong?"
"Doctor, it's Theresis's airship! Do we need to find suitable terrain to take cover?"
"Have you tried the new long-range strike equipment developed by the Engineering Department?"
"We have. It can reach it, but in terms of power..."
The operator on observation duty shrugged; the results were clearly not ideal.
"So that's how it is."
The Doctor rested her chin on her hand. It seemed long-range strike weapon technology still wasn't mature enough.
The airship gradually approached; even those on Rhodes Island could now see that small black dot in the distant sky with the naked eye. Everyone knew that if this thing flew overhead,
within minutes, Catastrophe strikes would follow one after another.
"It seems you lack means to deal with it. This weapon is quite crude."
Through the panoramic window of the bridge, Kevin saw the clearly out-of-place anti-aircraft gun on Rhodes Island's side. Calling it an anti-aircraft gun was generous; it was essentially a makeshift patchwork of various parts—a beggar's version.
"Boss Kevin, you... really talk without feeling any strain. That thing is already what the Engineering Department managed to cobble together after working overtime for over half a month."
Closure's eyes were bloodshot, with dark circles around them. Hearing Kevin's words, she almost cried.
This was the result of who knows how many brain cells she expended. For over half a month, the poor Vampire barely had any chance to check on her little shop.
"Sorry..."
Kevin hadn't expected this "piece of junk" was something Closure had put together.
"It's not your fault, Boss Kevin. It's me... I'm just not good enough..."
Closure laughed bitterly. It's because I'm too incompetent, easily offended without meaning to be.
Seeing her defeated look, Kevin hesitated, unsure what to say.
Forget it. At most, I'll just patronize her business more next time.
For now, Kevin turned his gaze to the airship in the sky and took a step forward.
His surroundings shifted from the enclosed bridge interior to the top of Rhodes Island. The howling wind whipped his coat open. What seemed like an ordinary casual jacket actually had an invisible layer of Honkai energy barrier wrapped around its outermost layer.
Subjectively speaking, Kevin didn't want this clothing carefully chosen for him by Fiammetta to get damaged.
Click—
The golden-red patterns on Judgement of Shamash flowed like molten lava.
Kevin only took out one of them, holding it single-handedly. His sharp blue pupils locked onto the airship heading straight for Rhodes Island.
Judgement of Shamash · 9th Rated Power
Blazing Strike!
The man pulled the trigger. What shot from the muzzle seemed not like a bullet condensed from Honkai energy but a scorching miniature sun.
The projectile traced a dazzling trajectory across the sky, staining the sky's curtain and transforming into a spectacle of fiery clouds.
But for the airship, it was a ring of death representing destruction!
Boom!
A gorgeous "crimson lotus" abruptly bloomed in the sky. The flames of destruction crushed and devoured everything of the airship!
The miniature sun accurately struck the airship high in the sky, even beyond the reach of anti-aircraft guns.
"What a beautiful firework..."
Closure exclaimed in admiration, then her expression turned somewhat pained. That was an airship capable of guiding Catastrophes, and Boss Kevin just shot it down with one shot.
And from the looks of it, probably not even debris remained... Such a terrible waste.
The crisis resolved. Theresis's original plan to use Catastrophes along the way to hinder Rhodes Island died before it could be born.
The Rhodes Island landship, like a sharp sword aimed straight at the Military Commission's lifeline, resolutely sailed toward Londinium.
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"Everyone, please remember your respective squad's assigned missions. Wait for the signal to act."
The Doctor gave her final reminder. Nearly three-quarters of Rhodes Island personnel capable of field missions were gathered here, fully armed!
As the Rhodes Island landship began to decelerate—Londinium had arrived!
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