296: Chapter 296 All-Out Attack, Battle Axes to Claim Lives!

Zhao Lei's mouth hung wide open.

He never got the chance to say the second half of the sentence he intended.

Wang Kai, on the other hand, was full of panic. Everything had happened too suddenly, and he didn't know whether to seek help from the team leader or to defect to the unfathomably powerful Lin Xiao behind him.

But no one gave him the chance to think.

The moment Zhao Lei's head slid off his neck, Wang Kai's body was simultaneously severed in two.

The edge of the [Ghost Slash] flashed for only a brief moment in the dim corridor.

Both corpses hit the ground almost simultaneously. Blood splattered onto the dark purple particle stream at the edge of the portal, instantly vaporized by the high heat into a pungent, rust-smelling mist.

The bald man hadn't even had time to fire his gun before he saw two blood-spraying corpses fall to the ground not far away.

Such a clean and decisive execution made him immediately wary of Lin Xiao.

The bald man's reaction was much faster than Team Leader Chen Bin's.

Instead of foolishly standing there trying to assess the situation, he rolled to the side, executing a tactical evasion maneuver to roll behind the stone wall at the corner of the corridor.

As for the first wave of soldiers who had just emerged from the portal, they were out of luck.

Just as they raised their guns, the giant battle axe flew horizontally across, instantly wiping out the squad of less than ten people on the spot.

Hiding behind the stone wall, the bald man's pupils flickered with a faint light, and his lips moved rapidly.

He quickly reported the contact situation to the inside of the Silver-White Train via private message.

Lin Xiao flicked his left hand, releasing dark energy to pull the giant battle axe back, while simultaneously unequipping the [treasure hunting lucky star] and re-equipping the Level 4 set [deep sea aria].

Although he was in the desert and three of the set's four exclusive traits were completely ineffective, it could at least provide high bonus attributes.

The direct bonuses to Constitution and Spirit were not restricted by the environment.

The base durability of a Level 4 set was also far superior to individual Level 4 pieces.

The moment the crystal visor covered his face, the environmental data in his field of vision lit up again.

At this moment, the bald man reached half an arm out from behind the wall, his five fingers spread, and threw several spherical objects.

The spheres did not hit the ground; instead, they flew into mid-air and hovered on their own.

Cracks appeared on their surfaces, and they simultaneously released blinding white light, creating an effect similar to a flashbang.

Lin Xiao anticipated the danger and turned his back the moment the spheres cracked open.

However, a few had flown into the corridor behind him and detonated at the same time.

The intense light covered every possible angle of evasion, flooding his retinas, and his vision was instantly seared into pure white.

Almost at the same instant, dense gunfire erupted from the direction of the portal.

The bald man led the second wave of soldiers in a counterattack.

Assault rifles fired at high speed, and bullets struck from different angles simultaneously.

The bullets hit the chest and shoulder armor of the [deep sea aria], sparking strings of dark red sparks. The equipment's durability dropped at a visible rate, but not a single round penetrated the armor.

The battle axe's trait [Coordinated Combat] automatically activated, absorbing a portion of the impact.

Coupled with the damage reduction effect from the passive skill [Beloved One].

The bullets hitting his body only caused a dull pushing force.

Seeing this, the bald man was slightly surprised.

"Ordinary rifle bullets can't penetrate?"

But he didn't hesitate for a second, turning back to roar toward the portal, "Change magazines!"

The soldiers lined up in front of the portal simultaneously ejected their magazines, pulled out spare magazines with three-colored markings from their tactical vests, and quickly chambered their weapons.

Fire enchantment, armor-piercing enchantment, high-explosive enchantment.

Each triple-enchanted bullet cost dozens of times more than a regular bullet.

However, the bald man knew very well that when dealing with an opponent who could tank ordinary rifle bullets, saving money meant throwing away his life!

Lin Xiao's vision recovered at this moment.

He clenched his left hand in the air, and a bolt of shadow energy shot out from his palm, transforming into a gray-black chain in mid-air.

The bald man, who had just finished loading his magazine and was about to fire, had his body entangled by the shadow chain.

Subsequently, he was dragged out from behind the stone wall by an irresistible force, his feet dragging two deep furrows into the ground.

He reacted extremely quickly, dropping his rifle and drawing a hand axe from his waist; the blade gleamed coldly in the dim corridor.

But compared to the red-glowing terminator in Lin Xiao's hand, that hand axe was as small as a toy.

The battle axe fell.

The bald man, serving as the team leader, died on the spot before he could even showcase his abilities.

Blood Rage and Maximum Output Mode were activated once again.

The true damage that ignored defense, combined with an area-of-effect explosion, engulfed the soldiers in front of the portal who had just raised their guns.

Equipment and severed limbs exploded together, covering the corridor floor with a thick layer of stardust and loot.

The portal was still pouring people out.

The soldiers of the Silver-White Train were deployed in batches according to a predetermined plan, with an interval of a few seconds between each batch.

Those who came out later had no idea what had happened in front.

The moment they stepped out of the portal, they saw corpses covering the ground and a man bathed in blood.

Before their brains could process this information, a flash of red light exploded before their eyes.

Lin Xiao, while reaping lives, picked up the stardust and loot on the ground, simultaneously pulling up the trade interface to transfer the excess firearms, armor, and crates of ammunition to Jiang Wanwan on the Astral Express.

He had intended to scavenge some more supplies delivered for free.

But right at that moment.

The portal suddenly cut off.

The light curtain shrank into a vertical line and then vanished completely, leaving only the anchor point stuck in the sand, still flashing with futile dark purple pulse light.

The people on the Silver-White Train finally realized that something had gone terribly wrong inside the ruins.

The ground vibration became increasingly intense.

This was a sign that some massive object was approaching at high speed.

Lin Xiao, sensing that something was wrong, immediately turned and sprinted toward the corridor exit.

Just as he rushed out of the doorway, the ruins wall on his left was smashed through by something.

Looking closely, it was actually an entire train.

The silver-white locomotive, like an icebreaker crushing floating ice, pulverized the sandstone bricks that had stood for thousands of years.

The already precarious dome was instantly ripped off by the impact, and massive stone bricks fell from above, only to be smashed into dust by the locomotive in mid-air.

The entire Prayer Temple No. 06 turned from ruins into a field of gravel within seconds.

Sunlight poured into the interior of the ruins without obstruction, illuminating every corner.

After charging through the ruins, the train began to slow down, its side reflecting a blinding silver light.

It was a luster that didn't belong to any natural metal, as if liquid mercury had been plated onto the carriage shell.

Even after colliding with the rubble, there wasn't a single scratch or dent; it was as brand new as if it had just been driven out of a garage.

It was likely that they had used the plundered train cores to upgrade the train's outer shell.

In terms of size, the Silver-White Train was much smaller than the AE1001 Astral Express that Lin Xiao was on.

However, the number of carriages was double, so the number of people on board was likely far more than what Zhao Lei had said.

Before the Silver-White Train had even come to a full stop, dozens of figures were already flying out of the carriages.

Some of them possessed flight skills or aerial suspension abilities, hanging directly in mid-air to control the high ground.

After landing, the others dispersed in a standard tactical formation, flanking toward Lin Xiao's position from different directions.

Lin Xiao remained calm, took a step back, and activated the skill [Stealth].

He transformed into a shadow, blending into the dark side cast by the ruins and rubble.

But the enemy seemed to have been prepared.

A woman hovering in mid-air raised her hands, and visible pink ripples spread out from her as the center, sweeping across the entire ruins.

The moment the ripples passed through his body, Lin Xiao felt his spirit suddenly daze.

This was neither a damage skill nor a crowd control skill.

It seemed to be some kind of detection method specifically targeting Stealth states.

Affected, Lin Xiao's form detached from the shadows, forced to reveal himself for a few seconds.

And it was precisely these few seconds.

The soldiers in the air and the soldiers dispersed in the ruins raised their guns simultaneously.

Dozens of red dots from laser sights locked onto his head, neck, and chest/abdomen.

The next second, dozens of gunshots exploded simultaneously.

Enchanted bullets blasted in from all sorts of tricky angles, leaving trails of dark red or cold blue in the air.

[Dispel]!

At the critical moment, Lin Xiao immediately activated the skill.