Gate of Revelation - Chapter 614

Chapter 614

GOR Chapter 614 Warrior’s Battle

“You know me?”

The man standing before Chen Xiaolian wore a military uniform and held an M4 automatic rifle in his hand . He was none other than the former leading figure of Blade Mountain Flame Sea Guild, one of the resident guilds of Zero City, Bluesea .

At that moment, however, there was a baffled expression on his face .

“Mr Bluesea, you… don’t recognize me?” Chen Xiaolian was stunned . “I am Chen Xiaolian . ”

“Sorry, I have never heard that name before . ” Bluesea shook his head .

After hearing that Chen Xiaolian was the one driving the sports car earlier, Bluesea had lowered his guard somewhat . At that moment, however, he knitted his brows once more and his fingers rested close to the trigger of his rifle . Still, he did not raise up the rifle to aim it at Chen Xiaolian .

“You… … your name is really Bluesea, right?” Chen Xiaolian suddenly had a foreboding sensation as a speculation formed in his mind .

“I am called Bluesea, but I am certain I have never met you before . ” Bluesea carefully assessed Chen Xiaolian’s face before shaking his head firmly . “I am a soldier . Every face I see will be deeply imprinted into my mind, never to be forgotten . ”

“Is that so…” Chen Xiaolian sighed . With a rueful smile, he said, “So, you died, Mr Bluesea . ”

“Of course, I know that . ” Bluesea’s answer surprised Chen Xiaolian .

“You… … knew?” Chen Xiaolian’s eyes widened .

“It is not just me . Everyone who came here is someone who had died,” continued Bluesea heavily . “Even if you find it hard to accept, you will have to believe it . ”

Chen Xiaolian smiled and shook his head . “I know . It is just, the death that I am talking about is not this one…”

He was absolutely confident that the man standing before him was Bluesea .

Since Bluesea could not remember him, that meant…

Bluesea had died in the battle of Zero City .

After Awakened ones die, they will be refreshed back into ordinary humans . At the same time, the system will automatically create a set of memories for the Awakened ones .

During Zero City’s siege, Chen Xiaolian had run to an underground spot to lure the Electronic Guardians away and buy time for the others to evacuate . It was there that he had encountered Shen . Later, he also met Miao Yan .  

After that, Chen Xiaolian got out of Zero City . Since then, he had had no chance to make contact with the surviving members of Zero City .

Till this day, Chen Xiaolian did not even know who had managed to survive the battle .

Now, though, he was able to confirm one thing .

In that fight, Mr Bluesea, who had to struggle alone to support Blade Mountain Flame Sea Guild after Skyblade’s disappearance… … had died .

“Not this one?” Bluesea knitted his brows deeper .

Originally, Bluesea had assumed that this young man simply did not know what this place was since he had only recently arrived . He may not even realize that he had died .

However, judging from this Chen Xiaolian’s reaction, it would appear that he was not only aware of that, he also… … possessed an even greater understanding of it?

“That thin man… … he will likely not return any time soon . Besides, with me around, it should be quite safe . ” Chen Xiaolian smiled . “Tell me what I want to know first and I will slowly explain it to you . ”

Bluesea nodded . Just as he was about to speak up, however, the ground suddenly shook .

Before he could react, Chen Xiaolian’s face sank .

The quakes coming from the ground were identical to that caused by the smaller Godzilla from earlier .

As expected, the sound of concrete breaking echoed out from somewhere behind them . The sounds echoed about continuously .

“Damn it! The monsters in this instance dungeon were not fully cleared!”

Chen Xiaolian gritted his teeth as he recalled the thin man’s words from earlier .

It would appear that there were more of those Godzilla-like existences within this abandoned New York instance dungeon .

Sure enough, the surface of the ground, which was illuminated by the car lights, broke apart to form three large holes .

“Aah!”

When the ground first quaked, Bluesea’s three companions raised their rifles to aim at the origin point of the quaking sounds . However, after seeing the three large holes, one of them, a female, screamed out sharply and took several steps backward .

“That… what the Hell is that?!”

A look of shock appeared on Bluesea’s face . However, unlike the other three, he did not fall into a state of panic . He simply raised his rifle to aim forward, a nervous expression on his face .

“Slowly retreat, slowly . ” Chen Xiaolian hastily extended his hand and pressed down on Bluesea’s shoulder . “Do not open fire . ”

“You… … what did you say?”

Bluesea had his rifle aimed forward . He did not immediately open fire, but his finger was firmly placed on the trigger .

“Soon, some monsters will be coming out from there . Do not let them notice you . Leave it to me,” said Chen Xiaolian with a determined voice . “Those monsters… … can shoot fire . As I am alone, I cannot protect all of you . ”

“You can’t be thinking of…” whispered Bluesea as he looked at Chen Xiaolian with widened eyes .

“Leave it to me . ” Chen Xiaolian smiled as he gently patted Bluesea’s shoulder, indicating that he should retreat .

Before Bluesea could respond, Chen Xiaolian had charged forward .

As he did so, three Godzilla-like monsters emerged from the large holes on the ground .

Those three appeared slightly smaller compared to the one Chen Xiaolian had encountered above ground earlier . They were only two metres tall . If the earlier monster was a low-quality version Godzilla, these three could only qualify as crappy versions of Godzilla .

At the very least… … when pitted against ordinary humans like Bluesea, there was not too much of a difference in terms of body size .

After emerging from the holes, they noticed Chen Xiaolian, who was rushing toward them .

At the same time, however, Chen Xiaolian heard an ever sharper scream coming from behind him .

It was the woman by Bluesea’s side .

Chen Xiaolian’s heart had just sank when he then heard a sound that was even worse than a scream .

Without showing any hesitation, the woman opened fire at the three monsters .

The sounds of gunfire reverberated out and countless bullets flew forward .

“Damn it! What are you doing?”

Chen Xiaolian only had time to curse out . By then, it was too late .

The woman had hastily opened fire only to find that she was unable to hold the assault rifle properly as she fired with it . The recoil from the assault rifle caused her to stagger backward . As a result, only a few bullets managed to hit one of the monsters . The rest of her magazine was spent on decorating the ceiling of the underground parking garage .

As for the bullets which managed to hit the monster, it only bit into the monster’s outer skin, failing to bring about any substantial harm to the monster . It did, however, succeed in attracting the monster’s attention . The monster abruptly unleashed a roar . Getting into all fours, it then charged toward the woman .

As for the other two monsters, they too, were attracted by the woman . However, they did not charge forward . Instead, turning to face the woman, they lifted their heads up high and began inhaling deeply .

“Ah, shit!”

Chen Xiaolian swore inwardly . It was already too late to rush toward the charging monster . He could only stand his ground . Holding onto the long blade, he thrust it into the ground .

“Mr Bluesea! Lead them away!”

Chen Xiaolian shouted out as he thrust the blade into the ground .

At that very moment, the two monsters finished their inhaling action .

Two bluish streams of flames sprayed out from their mouths toward Bluesea and his group .

Chen Xiaolian stood in between them and their targets .

This time, Chen Xiaolian no longer used the blade to split up the flames . Instead, the blade emitted a relatively brighter golden light, which formed a thin layer of barrier before him .

Earlier, when he was above ground, he had only ‘split’ the flames . This time, he dared not do so .

There were two of those fire-breathing monsters this time and the blade may not be able to split the combined might of the stream of flames . Even if he could, Chen Xiaolian had no assurance that the split flames would not hit the people behind him .

Judging from his earlier experience with the flames, even a slight graze from the flames would instantly turn an unprotected ordinary human into charcoal .

As it was, those four people were Chen Xiaolian’s only source of information . Not to mention, Mr Bluesea was there as well .

In order to ensure their survival, he could only…

Face it head on .

The golden barrier before Chen Xiaolian immediately spread out to stop both streams of flames .

When the streams of flames struck the golden barrier, they were not split apart . Instead, they were stopped by the barrier before falling down like a waterfall, turning the ground beneath the barrier red from the heat .

The third monster, however, quickly rushed forward on all fours . It circled around the barrier to make its way toward Bluesea’s group .

Watching the monster rush toward Bluesea’s group, Chen Xiaolian became anxious . However, there was nothing he could do about it .

After entering this ‘World’s End’, Chen Xiaolian’s own strength and skills remained . However, he was unable to access his personal system . Other than the clothes he was wearing, he had nothing else .

He thought back to the thin man’s blaster from earlier . Judging from its firepower, despite its lack of a lock-on function, it was still a high-grade item . Unfortunately, Chen Xiaolian used too much force to tug it away from the thin man’s hand, damaging it in the process .

The present him only had the long blade he liberated from the thin man’s hands . Other than that, he had completely no weapons left on him .

In order to stop the two streams of flames, Chen Xiaolian cannot move away at all . As he was without any long-range weapons, he could only watch as the third monster rushed into the distance .

Fortunately, Bluesea’s rate of reaction was much faster than most people . The moment the woman pulled the trigger, he realized that things were going in the wrong direction . Grunting, he grabbed the woman and pulled her with him as he ran backward .

Seeing that the bullets failed to do much, the woman became dumbfounded . Bluesea pulled her by her hand and shoved her toward the other two men . “Run! Do not open fire! Just run!”

After saying that, Bluesea raised his assault rifle and opened fire at the incoming monster as he retreated .

The monster’s movement speed was fast . However, they were in an underground parking garage, which was filled with cars . Thus, its movements were somewhat hampered as a result . Additionally, while the bullets fired could not do any substantial damage to the monster, it did inflict some pain upon the monster, thereby affecting it .

Thanks to the assistance of the two men, the still dazed woman was able to stumble toward the nearby stairs . Considering the monster’s size, it would be difficult for it to enter the staircase .

As Bluesea hoped, his shots had managed to catch the monster’s attention . It released a roar, turned, and charged at Bluesea .

After using up one whole magazine, he stopped shooting . Turning around, he quickly ran backward . As he ran, he retrieved a new magazine from his tactical vest and inserted the new magazine into his assault rifle .

By then, there were less than 10 metres between Bluesea and the monster .

The monster leaped high into the air and swung its claws at Bluesea . At that very moment, a cold glint flashed out from Bluesea’s eyes .

Following the standard military tactic, he threw his body over to the side and rolled away, dodging the monster’s attack by a hair’s breadth . Next, he quickly raised his assault rifle and aimed carefully at the monster’s right eye .

A three-round burst of gunfire struck the monster’s right eye . Although its whole was body was protected by the hard scales, its eyes remained the softest and most vulnerable part .

Blood spurted out and the monster lifted its head up high to unleash a long roar . Its roar echoed through the underground parking garage, causing it to shake as a result .

After firing those shots, Bluesea did not continue firing . Instead, he retracted the assault rifle and quickly ran away . He ran in the direction opposite to that taken by his three companions .

At that moment, Chen Xiaolian was still holding onto the long blade that he had inserted into the ground . As he still had to stop the two streams of flames, he was unable to move at all . All he could do was clench his teeth and look at Bluesea’s general direction through the corner of his eyes .

Utilizing Skyblade’s power, Chen Xiaolian could reach a strength that was infinitely close to that of [S] class for a moment . Under such circumstances, even if he had to face off against the colossal eight-storey monster from Zero City’s invasion, Chen Xiaolian was confident that he could win . The flames from the two monsters before him had quite the intense level of temperature . However, they were still far lacking compared to the blue beam from the monster that was capable of breaking through the Sentinel mech’s shield in less than half a second’s time .

Unfortunately, while it was easy for him to block off the two streams of flames after using Skyblade’s power, he could not move around while maintaining the defensive barrier .

If Chen Xiaolian was the only one within the underground parking garage, it would be easy for him to kill off the three monsters . However, Bluesea and his group were now a factor of concern for Chen Xiaolian .

Chen Xiaolian was confident that he could withdraw the defensive barrier, dodge the incoming streams of flames, and kill off the two monsters with just one attack . However, he had no assurance that the two streams of flames would not hit Bluesea and his companions .

Thankfully, despite having lost his powers and memories of being an Awakened, Bluesea was still a soldier .

An elite soldier .

After roaring out, the third monster charged toward Bluesea . This time, he dared not dash on all fours . Instead, like Godzilla from the movies, it moved forward in a bipedal manner, its left arm raised to cover its left eye .

As for its right eye, only a bloody hole remained . White and red coloured liquid flowed down from the hole .

Although the monster did not possess any true intellect, it would appear that it did possess animal instincts .

Bluesea swiftly ran back, occasionally turning around to fire a few shots at the monster . However, the monster would not give Bluesea any more chances to hit its eye . Every time Bluesea opened fire, the bullets would only hit the scales on its head, causing sparks to fly about .

Even so, Bluesea’s actions did hamper the monster’s rate of advance . Although that did not increase the distance between them, it did not decrease .

Bluesea continued running while shooting . What little time he had in between he used to gauge his surroundings .

Thanks to his efforts of luring the third monster, his three companions had succeeded in making their way to the edge of the underground parking garage . They now ran into a door leading to the stairs connecting to the upper floors .

As for the two monsters on Chen Xiaolian’s side, they continued to spray flames out from their mouths . However, the colour of the flames was gradually changing from blue to a bluish white .

That meant the power behind the flames was gradually decreasing .

“Mr Bluesea! Circle around these two!”

With both his hands still holding onto the blade to maintain the defensive barrier, Chen Xiaolian shouted loudly at Bluesea .

Earlier, the monster above ground’s attack had lasted for only 20 to 30 seconds . The intensity of its attack had not changed at all . Presently, however, Chen Xiaolian had had to maintain the defensive barrier for nearly one minute .

That meant the monsters may actually possess a certain level of intellect . Or perhaps, it would be more accurate to say, a co-operative nature in hunts .

Those two monsters spraying out flames were clearly attempting to hold down Chen Xiaolian so that their companion could hunt down the weaker Bluesea .

Not knowing how much longer they can continue their flame attack, Chen Xiaolian dared not have this continue any longer .

Only if… … Bluesea could get clear of the stream of flames’ pathing would Chen Xiaolian dare to withdraw the defensive barrier .

Bluesea performed another roll and fired a three-round burst at the monster chasing him . Next, he turned his head to look at Chen Xiaolian and nodded his head . After that, he turned in a different direction, running toward Chen Xiaolian .

Direct! Chen Xiaolian secretly gave praise .

Right after hearing his words, Bluesea had understood his intention and did not hesitate to follow his instructions . Bluesea was definitely an elite soldier with extraordinary qualities .

If so… next up…

As long as Bluesea can make it past the pathing of the streams of flames…

However, Bluesea had just covered half the distance when he suddenly heard a thunderous roar coming from the monster behind him .

Looking back, Bluesea became aghast . The monster had seemingly realized what was going on . It stopped moving and raised its head up high .

“Damn it!”

Chen Xiaolian was stunned . Those monsters were no ordinary beasts .

There was no time to hesitate .

“Find cover!”

Hearing Chen Xiaolian’s shout, Bluesea showed no scruple . With a leap, he rolled himself to the back of a pillar, using it as a shield .

Following Bluesea’s grunt, Chen Xiaolian took action .

The faint golden coloured barrier before him fell apart in an instant . With no more obstacles blocking their path, the stream of flames shot forward .

With a flash, Chen Xiaolian pulled out the long blade from the ground . Next, a chilling light shone out as he sent a horizontal slash at the two monsters before him .

The sword beam sliced through the two monsters’ neck like cutting butter . In just an instant, the two monsters had been decapitated .

However, the stream of flames spraying out from their heads did not stop . As their heads slowly fell to the ground, the two streams of flames swept around the underground parking garage in a chaotic manner .

Having heard Chen Xiaolian’s words, Bluesea had ducked behind a pillar . He used the pillar for cover .

At the same time, the third monster sent a ferocious stream of blue flames at Bluesea .

His hands still holding onto his assault rifle, Bluesea did his best to contract his body so that the pillar could cover him .

He watched as the pillar split the incoming stream of flames into two . The two split flames sprayed out on either side . Even so, Bluesea could still feel the heat from the flames . In just a moment’s time, the heat wave from the flames had nearly suffocated him .

He could even hear cracking sounds coming from the pillar behind him . He had no doubt that a few seconds were all the flames needed to melt the pillar made from reinforced concrete . After that, he would be struck by the flames and not even ashes would be left of him .

Thankfully, the stream of flames only lasted for less than two seconds before coming to a stop .

The sound of something heavy falling down could be heard . Then, the underground parking garage turned quiet once more .

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