Liang Muqi arrived at Viper with an ambiguous identity, unsure whether he would be remembered as a great hero or a notorious villain. Even he could not clearly discern his own standing. The path he chose was fraught with helplessness, driven by the needs of his family and the research outcomes necessary to combat future unknown forces. In his eyes, sacrificing the moral dichotomy between good and evil among humans was a necessary cost.
To protect his newly acquired elements and weapon research program, Liang Muqi had no choice but to reluctantly agree to a series of counter-encirclement plans for Brother Ba, the leader of the Viper organization. Following Liang's advice, Brother Ba installed numerous miniature surveillance devices in geographical locations he previously deemed unimportant, effectively restricting military movement without dispersing his own forces. The goal was to lead the military into Viper's ambush.
During his decades of work at the base, Liang Muqi participated in various military operations and had an intimate understanding of the entire Military Base's operations. Before becoming a Prophet, he served as Wang Yangchen's second-in-command and was well aware of the organizational time required for any operation. Coupled with his near-peak human intelligence, he was like a worm in the belly of the beast, fully aware of everything, which is why he could assist Brother Ba in countering the military encirclement in such a short time.
Six months prior, Brother Ba had appeared at Liang Muqi's home during the Spring Festival, and Liang had no idea how he got inside.
"I came to visit you; I mean no harm," Brother Ba said, casually crossing his legs and placing his ceramic cup filled with his favorite coffee on the table. Meanwhile, Liang's family hid in another room, trembling as they watched Liang and Brother Ba lock eyes in the living room.
"I might have a large quantity of extraterrestrial resources that would interest you. And you are the greatest scientist in our nation and this era. Of course, the benefit is that you can freely use all our new resources, and we will fully support your integrated wearable firepower armor project."
Brother Ba smiled slightly.
"Of course, if Master Liang is unwilling, we at Viper won't beg you to talk. We can sever all your concerns at any time."
"You!" Liang Muqi seethed with anger, raising his briefcase as if to throw it at Brother Ba. But when he saw his family frantically signaling him that Brother Ba was armed and that others were lurking nearby, he held back. To protect their lives, Liang shed tears and released his grip on the briefcase.
"So we hope you can consider a research plan that could usher in a new era for the world..."
Seeing that it was time to leave, Brother Ba stood up and exited Liang Muqi's home with over a dozen followers who had emerged from invisibility on the second floor, leaving behind his formatted external email address.
Everything began to replay like a movie in Liang Muqi's gradually fading consciousness. At that moment, he felt as if he had fallen into a coffin; once enveloped by the Black Hawk Armor, it immediately began scanning his entire body.
"Warning! Severe cellular changes detected! It is advised not to activate Blackhawk!" A warning echoed within the armor as images displayed significant changes occurring within Liang Muqi’s body, intensifying rapidly.
After feeling weak and achy for some time, Liang Muqi became acutely aware of the immense changes brought about by the C1 lunar elements injected into him. As clarity returned to his vision, he finally understood where he was.
Liang Muqi began inputting program disassembly codes into his interface.
With no way out left for him, and for the sake of his family and his experimental results, his only choice was to become irreconcilable with Fierce Eagle An Xiaotian.
With the final command of his consciousness, Blackhawk bypassed the protective systems designed for the pilot's body.
"Forced synchronization complete. Black Hawk Armor fully operational."
The Lunar Elements C1 enhanced Liang Muqi's body, and once his consciousness rebooted, he chose to forcibly connect the neural link system within Blackhawk to his brain. The C1 element not only strengthened his physical capabilities but also enhanced his mental acuity. When he injected the C1 element, he never expected such remarkable results—synchronization was successful.
"Very good." The lights on Blackhawk illuminated, and the head armor assembled under Liang Muqi's mental command—
"Let's begin."
The emerald green viewport of Blackhawk opened to the sky above, and it spread its Feathered Mechanical Wings, soaring into the fiery night sky.
The entire battlefield unfolded exactly as Liang Muqi had described. The involvement of Fierce Eagle rendered the efforts of the Viper thugs futile after hours of fighting. Now, another hour had passed, and the situation had completely tilted in favor of the military. The Viper thugs found themselves with no way out; in desperation, they deployed five suicide vehicles, charging toward the army that was pressing against the base's gates. These vehicles targeted the Heavy Infantry and infantry fighting vehicles at the front line. Fierce Eagle took off immediately, locking onto the speeding suicide vehicles and launching five Wolf Spider micro-missiles just in time. The missiles struck true, causing the vehicles to explode and come to a halt before the infantry fighting vehicles, marking the total collapse of Viper Base's outer forces. Under Fierce Eagle's leadership, the army advanced with astonishing speed.
The last suicide vehicle exploded beneath Fierce Eagle. Protected by armor made from the world's toughest alloys, An Xiaotian was unfazed by such an explosion. On the plain, another fireball shot into the sky, tracing an arc before landing near a very concealed patch of grass.
The thunderous crash of armor hitting the ground startled Jiao An, who was focused on aiming.
"Don't stay next to me!" Jiao An waved his hand. "I'm a sniper!"
"What are you afraid of? I can handle it too." An Xiaotian spread his hands as his "God of Fire" machine gun was set up, unleashing a barrage at a rocket launcher targeting him below, instantly eliminating the threat.
Jiao An rolled his eyes. "I really am getting old."
The morale of the Heavy Infantry soared as they charged forward unopposed; they were nearing the entrance of Viper Base. Suddenly, a laser descended from above, scorching a blackened trench into the ground! Everyone looked up to see a black humanoid armor they had never encountered before hovering like a demon in midair, its mechanical wings much wider than those of Fierce Eagle Armor.
"Do you think this door can be entered at will?" Blackhawk said.
"That's Liang Muqi's voice!" someone recognized.
In an instant, everyone's killing intent surged to its peak. They were all eager to tear this guy apart, thinking it wouldn't be enough to quench their hatred. "Liang Muqi, the traitor!" a Heavy Infantry stepped forward, raising a QA-4 pulse cannon and aiming at Blackhawk's head. However, Blackhawk merely raised a hand, and from the joints of his fingers, tiny beams of light shot out, easily piercing through the Heavy Infantry's armor.
As they witnessed the Heavy Infantry fall after being hit, a deathly silence enveloped the crowd. Both sides stood frozen at the entrance, neither willing to give an inch.
"Ignore him! Just charge inside!"
A voice from behind called out; it was An Xiaotian. Following that, a laser struck the door, scorching it and burning away a circle of steel, creating a barely passable gap. Fierce Eagle sheathed his battle sword and positioned himself in front of the Heavy Infantry, gesturing towards Blackhawk. "Come fight someone on your level!"
"On my level?" Blackhawk thought this was the most ridiculous joke he had ever heard.
As Fierce Eagle had anticipated, in just one month’s time, Liang Muqi had already enhanced the Black Hawk Armor; it was evident from his Feathered Mechanical Wings.
Fierce Eagle clenched his fist, and the Thruster on his back erupted with power as he charged at Blackhawk. Meanwhile, Blackhawk simply hovered in place. When Fierce Eagle reached him, he raised his fist.
"Bang—"
The powerful collision of metal created a resonating echo in the air. Blackhawk reacted even faster than Fierce Eagle; before Fierce Eagle's fist could make contact, he had already struck first, sending him crashing to the ground!
"This is nothing short of an insult to my hard work!"
Blackhawk ignored everyone else and dove straight at Fierce Eagle. As he stood up defiantly, both armored figures collided once more and soared into the sky.
"Don't worry about me! You all get inside!" Everyone heard Fierce Eagle's command.
Receiving the latest orders, Nightmare led her team to the scene and immediately launched an assault on the Viper Organization's interior.
"According to General Jiang Yan's instructions: Team One targets the enemy laboratory; protect Dr. Chen Hao! Team Two targets the enemy command center; sweep Viper Base! Team Three secures exits and cuts off external support and escape routes! Team Four assists the data team in locating both paper and electronic biological files—leave no one behind!" Nightmare's tactical visor activated as she turned to issue commands.
The base still had numerous thugs stubbornly resisting. Nightmare no longer played the role of a sniper; she took charge and led the way, clearing the battlefield with maximum efficiency. Her marksmanship rendered Viper's foot soldiers utterly powerless—anyone who appeared in her sights would be dead within five seconds. If it took longer than that, it was simply because there were too many enemies for her to handle at once, allowing other soldiers to finish them off.
After all, it was a military strike, and the overwhelming force left Viper with no chance to fight back.
A team, led by Heavy Infantry, was desperately searching for the target location. As they passed by a laboratory, Jiao An stopped to peek inside and was shocked to see two iron beds, the entire room exuding a nauseating smell of blood.
"Human experiments?" Jiao An swallowed hard, glancing at the scattered human data beside the two iron beds—
"Lu Sha, Lin Weixing..."
She could hardly imagine what those two had gone through. Viper actually inflicted such atrocities on innocent people! Jiao An was instantly filled with rage—Viper must be completely destroyed today, not leaving a single one behind!
Outside the base
At first, Fierce Eagle held the upper hand with his superb combat skills, but gradually he realized that he couldn't handle Blackhawk. He thought it was just a difference in armor until Blackhawk caught his fist, which could deliver nearly three hundred fifty kilograms of force. It was then that Fierce Eagle realized his strength had inexplicably become extraordinary, making close combat with him extremely difficult.
A momentary distraction allowed Blackhawk to seize the opportunity; he suddenly dodged backward, causing Fierce Eagle to swing and miss!
Blackhawk took advantage of this to create distance between them. Facing such a powerful genius Special Forces Soldier, he knew that in close combat, aside from his brute strength enhanced by C1 elements, he was definitely at a disadvantage.
Under Liang Muqi's control, the cannon on Black Hawk Armor extended from his waist, firing two white beams toward Fierce Eagle. The immense impact from the upgraded Black Hawk Armor was something he couldn't withstand in mid-air; he was forcefully pushed down by Blackhawk.
Blackhawk didn't want to be in a stalemate with Fierce Eagle for too long; he still needed to protect the laboratory in his base. Although aware that he wasn't favored in close combat, he chose to directly launch dual blades, aiming to use his most effective armor-piercing weapon—the Scaled Demon Blade—to take An Xiaotian's life.
Blackhawk gripped the hilt of the blade and lunged straight at the just-risen Fierce Eagle.
However, Blackhawk's choice was unwise. An Xiaotian had practiced combat techniques with Qin Weishan for so long that now, relying on his armor for close combat only expanded his advantage. Fierce Eagle quickly rolled backward and drew out his battle sword as he half-kneeled. The battle sword unfolded on both sides, revealing a dark barrel as an overloaded laser shot toward Blackhawk.
The artificial intelligence within Black Hawk Armor had already implemented corresponding countermeasures as Fierce Eagle's battle sword transformed. Blackhawk was no longer under Liang Muqi's control and activated the Particle Shield for defense while raising the "Earthquake Wave" missile on his shoulder. Due to Liang Muqi's form being interfered with, the missile did not explode on Fierce Eagle but detonated in mid-air instead, creating a massive shockwave that knocked him over before landing steadily on the ground thanks to mechanical wings.
However, the so-called Earthquake Wave missile was precisely a weapon tailored by Liang Muqi to deal with him. As soon as Fierce Eagle regained his footing, he felt dizzy; his entire system was severely affected, and the working display interface in his visor began to fracture as indicators fluctuated wildly!
Blackhawk moved at incredible speed, charging right in front of him and throwing a punch down!
At this moment, Fierce Eagle was basically disconnected from the armor, forced to resort to the most primitive methods to deal with him—
Fierce Eagle instinctively raised both hands, but even as he met the punch with his own, he was knocked back over ten meters.
"This is impossible! How can you have such strength?" An Xiaotian gradually regained his composure and questioned Liang Muqi.
"To be honest, I found a new element in the universe, one that can significantly enhance human muscle cells. I created the first serum from it and experimented on myself, achieving great success," Fierce Eagle said, maintaining his stance against Blackhawk.
"Is this what Viper gave you?" An Xiaotian growled from behind the armor, "For these resources, you were willing to betray us, betray your country, and even betray your closest comrades, taking his life! Is that right?!"
Blackhawk remained silent but did not let go.
"Answer me! Before our military occupies this place, you still have a chance to turn back, Liang Muqi!"
"An Xiaotian, many things are beyond our control," Blackhawk replied, his voice calm and unperturbed. "Perhaps you cannot understand me now; the whole world does not understand. I know that. But everything that will happen in the future will naturally lead you to respect my choices. Therefore, I cannot allow you to win this battle."
"Then let's see about that!"
After a brief system fluctuation, Fierce Eagle reconnected and raised the Fire God Machine Gun on his shoulder, unleashing a barrage of fire at Blackhawk.
Under the intense firepower, Blackhawk was forced to retreat repeatedly. Once he steadied himself, a laser blast destroyed the machine gun. Seizing the opportunity while Blackhawk was aiming, Fierce Eagle charged forward and relentlessly hammered his fists down on Blackhawk, continuing to leverage his advantage in close combat!
Faced with such swift and precise punches, how could Blackhawk withstand it? He could only retreat step by step.
"Look for an opportunity; grab his fists!"
What Fierce Eagle faced was not just Liang Muqi, who piloted Blackhawk. The artificial intelligence within the Black Hawk Armor had stronger proactive information feedback capabilities than Xiao Ling, effectively giving Liang Muqi a synchronized assistant to aid him. He ordered the Black Hawk Armor, and as a punch came in, Fierce Eagle's left hand was caught; with another punch, his right hand was also seized, leaving him unable to break free.
Blackhawk slowly ascended, gripping Fierce Eagle's arm and spinning him around before forcefully throwing him away. The strength of Blackhawk was immense; Fierce Eagle was hurled into the nearby forest, crashing through six trees before finally being caught by the seventh.
Even with the armor protecting him, An Xiaotian could still feel a sharp pain radiating from his back. He attempted to stand up, but Blackhawk gave him no chance to catch his breath, swiftly closing in and pinning Fierce Eagle down with a foot. Then, a laser beam shot from his chest directly toward Fierce Eagle's energy core—
If it were destroyed, not only would the Fire Eagle Armor be rendered useless, but An Xiaotian's life would also be in jeopardy. Fierce Eagle struggled to break free from Blackhawk's leg, and just as the energy core was about to be melted!
"Sir, my Light Brain System is experiencing an intrusion from the cloud."
At this critical moment, the artificial intelligence within Black Hawk Armor suddenly blurted out this statement. The entire system of Blackhawk began to collapse, even the most basic power systems were affected, causing the lights to flicker erratically.
"What?! Who tampered with my system? No one can hack my..."
Suddenly, Liang Muqi thought of someone—his former disciple, Chen Hao.
"I'm sorry, Master. Although you trained me, I will not tolerate you when it comes to matters of righteousness and evil!"
Chen Hao sat at the computer in Liang Muqi's laboratory, typing in the final return key. On the screen, all systems of Black Hawk Armor began to be wiped clean; all data had been completely altered by the virus he implanted, and the light brain screen went into a crash state.
Zhang Sheng clasped his hands together in prayer: "We can only help up to this point; from here on out, it's up to you, Xiaotian."
Seeing Blackhawk collapsed on the ground with no lights left, Fierce Eagle sprang up like a carp leaping over a dragon gate and delivered a flying kick that sent Blackhawk tumbling aside.
"Warning: Energy core severely damaged," Xiao Ling also alerted An Xiaotian.
"How many systems can be rebooted?"
"Only seven percent operational."
With no other choice, An Xiaotian unlocked his armor and drew the dagger from his waist as he approached Liang Muqi. At that moment, Liang Muqi also emerged from his armor, wielding two Scaled Demon Blades equipped on Black Hawk Armor.
"An Xiaotian," Liang Muqi stared at him, "don't push me."
Killing intent surged in An Xiaotian's eyes as he charged forward. He slid under Liang Muqi's swinging arm and aimed a stab at Liang Muqi's waist.
An Xiaotian had expected to severely injure him with one strike, but was astonished to find that Liang Muqi immediately turned and blocked An Xiaotian's dagger!
This reaction could only be achieved by a seasoned veteran with years of training.
An Xiaotian was forced into a protracted battle with Liang Muqi. The two engaged in close combat until they reached the edge of a stream.
An Xiaotian was skilled in martial arts, but at that moment, Liang Muqi was incredibly strong. Every attack and block was exceedingly difficult, and what troubled him even more was that this old man was not only energetic but also very cunning, showing no discernible pattern in his attacks. Fortunately, he had learned about the fighting ability of "defeating the opponent with no moves" from Qin Weishan; otherwise, some of Liang Muqi's moves, which even Qin Weishan rarely mentioned, would have been enough to end his life.
Clang! An Xiaotian tightly blocked Liang Muqi's dual blades with his dagger.
However! If Liang Muqi's attacks were hard for An Xiaotian to predict, this time was something he had never encountered before—Liang Muqi's dual blades actually extended and pierced directly into An Xiaotian's shoulder!
"Ugh!" An Xiaotian stepped back, and Liang Muqi took the opportunity to stab again. An Xiaotian parried his hand and seized the chance to roll left, desperately throwing his dagger at Liang Muqi. The dagger did not disappoint him; it glinted in the moonlight and plunged straight into Liang Muqi's abdomen.
Taking advantage of the moment when Liang Muqi was hit, An Xiaotian rushed forward, pinning him to the ground. He twisted Liang Muqi's arm forcefully; the pain made Liang Muqi release his knife.
An Xiaotian pressed his body against Liang Muqi, holding down his arms while repeatedly smashing his head against Liang Muqi's forehead.
"Ah!"
"Ah!"
Liang Muqi's cries of agony were met with An Xiaotian enduring the pain as he continued to headbutt him until both were bleeding profusely. Once Liang Muqi regained his focus, he began to knee An Xiaotian repeatedly, pushing him down. Exhausted from the severe blow to his abdomen, An Xiaotian collapsed on the ground and had not yet risen when his opponent stood up and threw him into the stream.
The water was shallow enough for a person to stand in. Liang Muqi picked up one of his knives and walked toward the barely conscious An Xiaotian.
"With the boost from the serum, I told you, you can't win against me, kid..."
Liang Muqi clutched his abdomen where he had been stabbed and slowly walked forward.
An Xiaotian was already so sore that he could barely stand. In a moment of desperation, he decided to take a risk. He turned off the energy core, loosened the three control liquid tubes next to the core that were meant to suppress it, and removed them. Instantly, a wave of heat spread from his heart throughout his body!
He was going to release the Variant Current!
"Ugh—" An Xiaotian shouted as he threw his head back. In that instant, the entire stream carried his electric current! Liang Muqi never expected this turn of events; he was electrocuted and convulsed, falling into the water.
Seeing Liang Muqi knocked down by the electric current flowing through the stream, An Xiaotian, who was suffering immensely and smoking all over, desperately pulled up his arm. He closed his eyes tightly and in the last second before his fingers lost feeling, he pressed the energy core again, reattaching the three small control liquid tubes beside it.
Gradually, the electric current subsided, and the battleground fell silent. In the distance, the sounds of military artillery could still be heard. An Xiaotian gasped for breath; even when he opened his eyes, everything was pitch black. After what felt like an eternity, he used his last ounce of strength to crawl up and stagger over to Liang Muqi's side. At that moment, Liang Muqi was still convulsing from the electric shock, and blood streamed down An Xiaotian's face like branching rivers, dripping onto his soaked white collar.
"Indeed, he is the warrior chosen by him... still able to stand..."
Liang Muqi's head tilted to one side: "I lost; just kill me. It's also... what I owe Wang Yangchen."
"What good would killing you do? The general has already been killed by your own hands. I will bring you to justice and let the whole world know about your crimes!" An Xiaotian pointed towards the distant billowing smoke of Viper Base, speaking each word clearly.
At that moment, beams of white light shone from afar. An Xiaotian thought it was the enemy and raised his dagger. He would rather die than be captured by them but didn’t expect to hear a familiar voice at the end of the light: "Xiaotian, we see you! Hold on!"
Hearing Sister Jiao An's call, An Xiaotian finally relaxed. A wave of immense fatigue washed over him in dizzying circles until he collapsed to the ground, lying next to Liang Muqi.
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