One of the thirteen protectors of the Heavenly Demon Sect, Xue Boru and Zu Shouchen, were still shaken. If it weren't for their combined efforts and all their skills, they wouldn't have been confident in stopping Ling Tian from getting close.
One could imagine that if this god of slaughter got close, they might suffer the same fate as the Heavenly Demon Sect's senior Gu King, either being killed directly or after being interrogated by the righteous alliance. Neither of them wanted to experience that.
Zu Shouchen patted Xue Boru on the shoulder, "Brother, I've lost a lot of energy. I'm heading back. The cleanup is up to you."
"Rest assured, elder brother!"
Xue Boru tapped a button on the controller. This was a one-key recall function for his drone. His drone wasn't ordinary; it was top-of-the-line, heavily modified by him, with powerful performance and a staggering price tag.
The drone immediately flew to directly above Xue Boru's head and began to descend vertically.
However, at that moment, a dark shadow suddenly streaked through the air, lunging directly at the drone. Xue Boru's mouth fell open as he watched a large bird dive towards his drone!
It was a magnificent Gyrfalcon. Its sharp talons firmly gripped the drone!
It's known that when a Gyrfalcon attacks its prey, its flight speed can exceed three hundred kilometers per hour. The downdraft generated by this speed alone has considerable lethality.
Moreover, drones are made of very light materials. It was directly shattered by the talons in mid-air, with various parts raining down from the sky!
"My god..."
Xue Boru's eyes were bloodshot, and he cursed loudly. He had spent a considerable amount of money and effort modifying this drone, with many custom-made and repeatedly tested parts.
The cost of this drone, including modifications, was close to a million. Now it was destroyed by a bird!
"You thieving bird, how dare you destroy my aircraft! If I don't stew you today, my name isn't Xue!"
Xue Boru cursed, quickly opened a nearby case, and took out a completely black drone. This drone was the size of a washbasin and had six rotors. Notably, it also had four tubes, each over ten centimeters long. It was clear that this drone was equipped with a weapon system.
He immediately put on a VR headset and controlled the drone with the controller. The drone quickly ascended into the sky.
However, the eagle in the sky was still circling. But when it saw the drone approaching, it suddenly accelerated and flapped its wings, flying towards the high altitude!
In the VR headset, Xue Boru watched helplessly as the eagle flew further and further away. A sense of powerlessness immediately washed over him.
The eagle flew too fast. It was like trying to chase a jet fighter with a helicopter; it would be a miracle to catch up.
Xue Boru took off the VR headset with a curse, but he was so startled that he almost fell to the ground. Standing before him was a smiling man, and this man was none other than Ling Tian, whom he had watched be blown to pieces just moments ago!
It turned out that in the instant before the explosion, Ling Tian had sensed extreme danger. However, with all the life-saving treasures he possessed, enduring that explosion wouldn't have been a problem. But Ling Tian felt it was unnecessary, so he immediately hid in his spiritual realm.
The explosion site was filled with a lot of smoke. What Xue Boru saw as being blown to pieces were actually fragments of rocks and debris. He had mistakenly assumed that Ling Tian was dead. Now, seeing a completely unharmed Ling Tian, he thought it was a ghost!
The Gyrfalcon that destroyed the drone in the sky naturally belonged to Ling Tian as well.
Xue Boru suddenly swung his left hand, unleashing a palm strike directly at Ling Tian's face.
Seeing this, Ling Tian took half a step back, intending to evade the palm.
Suddenly, Ling Tian heard a "snap." Xue Boru's gloved palm shot out a flying needle!
It turned out that his left hand was a prosthetic!
In this world, in any profession, if one becomes excessively obsessed, it can lead to peculiar behaviors.
The profession of a mechanist is like that. Throughout their history, there have been many predecessors who, in order to become stronger, did not hesitate to amputate their own healthy limbs and replace them with prosthetic limbs that had numerous functions.
Xue Boru before him was such a peculiar individual. His left hand was originally real, but he had forcibly amputated it himself and replaced it with a prosthetic hand that had multiple functions.
This prosthetic hand, in addition to being able to use various tools for precise operation when he was crafting mechanisms, also housed many weapons!
And this prosthetic hand was one of his trump cards. Now, feeling his life was in extreme danger, Xue Boru attacked without a word.
However, just as the flying needle was about to pierce Ling Tian's body, it suddenly vanished into thin air, as if it had never existed in this world!
"My god, am I dreaming today!"
Xue Boru could hardly believe his eyes. This person before him repeatedly shattered his understanding of reality. This was sheer torture for a science enthusiast obsessed with machinery.
Little did he know, the poisoned needle was collected into Ling Tian's spiritual realm space when it was less than a centimeter away from Ling Tian's body.
While Xue Boru was stunned, Ling Tian produced a long sword and thrust it into his left shoulder. With a flick of the sword tip, Xue Boru let out a scream. His entire left arm was severed, and the mechanical prosthetic hand fell heavily to the ground with a clang.
Immediately after, Ling Tian delivered a flying kick, knocking him to the ground. Xue Boru clutched the stump of his arm, groaning incessantly.
"Ah, it hurts... Please, spare me and let me live..."
"You want me to spare you? That's not impossible, but I have conditions!" Ling Tian said playfully.
"Please, tell me. As long as I can do it..."
"A few days ago, two young people came to this mountain to investigate the case of missing villagers. One of them was killed by you, wasn't he!"
"I didn't... Ah!"
Before he could finish speaking, Ling Tian directly stabbed him with his sword. As a top-tier doctor, he knew exactly where to stab without causing death.
"Lying, keep lying! You're quite bold to try and deceive me. Who gave you the courage!"
"I didn't lie... Ouch..." Xue Boru was about to retort when he was struck by another sword.
"Kid, I see you're really not being honest. Let me tell you, my anatomy knowledge is excellent. I can stab you hundreds of times without killing you, believe it or not!
Of course, you can say you didn't lie to me, but guess if I believe you!"