Chapter 86 of 100

Chapter 86

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After the "Return of the Winged" withdrew, Bai Jingyue and the others walked out of the inn. The once beautiful Science City was now riddled with scars, with ruins of the battle scattered everywhere.

"The war," Bai Hezi sighed.

"Yes, I wonder how long Science City can hold on."

Upon hearing Bai Jingyue's words, the few people were somewhat surprised. Although they disliked Science City's methods, there was no doubt that Science City belonged to the "Science Side."

It was strange that, as the first person from Science City, he was so pessimistic about the "Science Side" in the conflict between the "Science Side" and the "Magic Side."

"Strange? Although magic cannot stop the rise of science, think about it, when did magic start? And when did science become prevalent? It is an undeniable fact that the 'Magic Side' currently has a stronger combat capability than the 'Science Side.'"

After listening, the few people understood. However, now, worrying about who would win or lose was meaningless. Bai Jingyue immediately led the group to a relatively intact facility in Science City. Although they were determined to destroy the "Sun Serpent," time could not be wasted; there was still a long way to go until tomorrow.

On the other side, the "Return of the Winged" also noticed something was amiss. The resistance from Science City was more than they had imagined. Although they could handle it, it would come at a cost.

With the core of the "Sun Serpent" already reclaimed, there was no need to pay those unnecessary costs. In the end, the "Return of the Winged" decided to activate the "Sun Serpent" according to the original plan the next day.

The next day, the "Return of the Winged" launched a more intense attack. A large number of "Cloud Sea Serpents" attacked from the eastern side of Science City. To resist the "Cloud Sea Serpents," most of Science City's forces were redirected there.

At this time, on the western side of Science City, the massive machine—the "Sun Serpent"—gradually approached.

After Science City detected it, they dispatched four fighter jets to intercept. The "Sun Serpent" moved at a decent speed, but being a massive machine over a hundred meters in size, it was still difficult to deal with the high-speed fighter jets.

Several missiles flew toward the "Sun Serpent" in the sky. If they hit, even if they didn't destroy it, they could hinder its normal movement. Once the "Sun Serpent" slowed down, it would become a sitting duck. Of course, destroying it outright would be best.

The "Return of the Winged" was not without defensive capabilities. Four "Cloud Sea Serpents" chased from behind and fired several missiles to intercept.

Eight machines, four from Science City and four from the "Return of the Winged," engaged in a chaotic battle in the air. However, the situation was not optimistic for the "Return of the Winged." After all, the "Sun Serpent" moved slower compared to Science City's fighter jets.

The first "Sun Serpent" had already been hit by several missiles and was deviating from its course, heading toward the sea. The second "Sun Serpent" sprayed a large amount of burning liquid in all directions.

The first "Sun Serpent" did not do this to avoid hitting its companions, but realizing that this would lead to the destruction of all "Sun Serpents," the "Return of the Winged" had no choice but to take this action, sacrificing some to repel the enemy.

To avoid the red death, the movement options for Science City's fighter jets were limited. The enemy was well-prepared, and one of the planes, after firing a missile at the second "Sun Serpent," was caught in a concentrated attack and exploded in the air.

With their numbers suppressed, the situation for Science City's fighter jets became even more dire. Soon, the second plane was hit and also turned into a firework in the sky.

Although they did not know what other abilities the "Sun Serpent" had besides spraying burning liquid, it was clear that they were powerless to stop it. They should inform the higher-ups of the current situation and request support.

Two planes immediately returned, with four "Cloud Sea Serpents" in hot pursuit. Unfortunately, the second "Sun Serpent" did not crash, although damaged, it continued toward Science City.

Realizing that Science City alone was powerless, the higher-ups contacted Bai Jingyue, requesting help from Academy City.

They did not want to do this, but after being attacked yesterday, they had requested support from the United States, which was denied. The chairman of Academy City, Aleister, had even mocked them. If they were not at their wits' end, they would not have sought help from Academy City.

Bai Jingyue smiled when he heard Aleister's promise to intervene over the phone.

"Finally, I can take action."

Bai Jingyue and the others went to the seaside. Originally, Bai Jingyue wanted to handle it alone, but after learning that he would participate in the battle, everyone was worried.

At the seaside, looking at the three approaching machines, Bai Jingyue began to gather his strength.

After the angel's fall, Bai Jingyue felt that his power still had room for development. Frost armor appeared on his body, and a pair of ice wings unfolded behind him. Using his ice manipulation, he moved through the air, a method he had used in space.

Flying, Bai Jingyue quickly approached the already damaged second "Sun Serpent." A massive ice pillar appeared above the "Sun Serpent" and then crashed down.

The "Sun Serpent" was directly shattered, its wooden hull scattered and eventually sank to the bottom of the sea.

The third and fourth "Sun Serpents," seeing the situation, although not understanding the principle of Bai Jingyue's power, understood his strength. They immediately split and approached Science City from both sides.

Bai Jingyue spread his hands, and a large number of ice spikes rose from the seabed, like numerous cannons, firing at the "Sun Serpents." Some ice spikes shattered on the surface of the "Sun Serpents," but others pierced through.

To melt the ice spikes, the "Sun Serpents" released the burning liquid they had used earlier, but it was too late. The massive impact and damage caused the third "Sun Serpent" to stop moving.

On the other side, ice trees grew from the seabed like trees.

Bai Jingyue was very interested in the principle of the "Sun Serpent" and wanted to capture one.

To avoid being entangled by the ice trees, the last "Sun Serpent" accelerated, but it was still touched by the ice trees, which then gradually covered the "Sun Serpent" like vines.

Realizing something was wrong, the "Return of the Winged" planned to activate the true "Sun Serpent." Initially, because they were still some distance from Science City and did not know Bai Jingyue's strength, they planned to take a detour. However, by the time they realized the situation and decided to go down together, it was too late.

In the end, the last "Sun Serpent" became an ice sculpture on the sea surface.

The "Cloud Sea Serpents" scattered throughout Science City tried to attack Bai Jingyue to free the "Sun Serpents" from the ice, but all attempts failed. After several failed attempts and nearly being hit by Bai Jingyue's rain of ice spikes, the "Return of the Winged" chose to retreat. Although they did not want to admit it, they had lost.

Bai Jingyue had no choice; these super-fast machines were difficult to catch if they simply wanted to escape. Although he could catch up, he did not need to exert himself so much, did he?

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