Chapter 282 207: Stage 2 Overload
The torrential rain formed by the mud drenched the battlefield, staining all the Alpha Team members with filth.
The sound of the strong magnetic field operating within Ivan's body gradually weakened, the cannon retracting into his body, his palm restored to its original state.
He wiped away the mixture of rainwater and sweat from his forehead, exhaling softly.
The power of the implanted Gauss Super Electromagnetic Cannon was undeniable, but it also had its drawbacks, namely, an extremely high energy consumption.
Even a Fearless Level 1 power core of the same level couldn't withstand consecutive firing in a short time, which could be considered a minor flaw of it.
In Ivan's mind, Ou Chenyu was already a dead man; he did not believe the other could survive such a bombardment.
But as an experienced Anti-Violence Captain, he always adhered to a principle—never relent without seeing the corpse.
Even when he saw the corpse, he would first shoot the head and heart twice for good measure; bullets don't cost much anyway.
Popping champagne halfway and being counter-killed by someone feigning death is never going to happen in the Anti-Violence Fourth Section.
Ivan activated the prosthetic eye's scanning mode, electronic patterns emerged in his pupil, focusing on that area of smoke.
He searched carefully, and suddenly froze in place.
"How is this possible..."
In the smoke, a tall silhouette gradually emerged.
Ou Chenyu stood firm in the rain; on his side waist was a blood mark, clearly left by a close passage of electromagnetic projectile, but aside from that, there was no new wound.
The projectile did not hit him!
Ivan was certain that the projectile was aimed at his torso.
Yet, he dodged it!
Dodging a hypersonic projectile... How is that possible?!
This was definitely not achievable by military-grade prosthetics!
Even in overload state it's impossible!
Ivan looked at Ou Chenyu in astonishment, and soon discovered something unnerving.
Ou Chenyu's body was trembling violently, artificial muscles twisting and deforming, skin darkened by overload pressure, seemingly about to burst.
The mechanical prosthetics within him emitted sharp noises, those overload-induced light paths flashing intensely, eerie light emanating from his eye sockets, finger gaps, and skin crevices.
"I will not... die here!!!" He roared skyward like a furious beast, a surge of violent energy fluctuating wildly in all directions, his mechanical eyes exploding with blazing light as if they were burning.
Looking at those glowing prosthetic eyes, Ivan incredulously muttered: "Second-tier overload..."
Prosthetic overload mode is divided into five tiers.
From tier one to tier five, each tier increase raises prosthetic overload power higher, strength exponentially soaring, the corresponding cost also greater.
Being able to use tier one overload is already one-in-a-million existence.
And those able to utilize second-tier overload throughout New Moon City, even counting the top experts in the Iron Blood Alliance branch, can be counted on one hand.
Ivan can also utilize second-tier overload, something he mastered a few years ago.
But bear in mind, he's a 27-year veteran Anti-Violence soldier, a full 27-year combat career, survivor of countless near-death experiences, his whole prosthetic upgraded to Fearless Level, only managed to master second-tier overload years ago.
But Ou Chenyu is a rookie mercenary who just entered the field this year!
A mercenary with less than a year of prosthetic implant, actually mastered second-tier overload?!
And with just a military-grade prosthetic, activated second-tier overload mode...
What kind of talent is this?
Ivan could hardly imagine...
Ou Chenyu, in second-tier overload, raged with blood all over his body, roaring like a demon. The moment he gripped the Fire Lizard Laser Combat Knife, murderous intent instantly spread, causing even the battle-seasoned Alpha Team members to shudder.
"I... will not die!!!"
"Boom!!!" Ou Chenyu's flesh broke the sound barrier in an instant, slicing towards Ivan at hypersonic speed, the superheated blade like a burning meteor in the darkness.
The distance between them was instantly torn apart, the blade's blazing light in motion raising a curtain of light, transforming into almost solid knife beams.
Ivan exerted all his effort to dodge, the knife beams almost grazed him, leaving a patch of scorched burn on his skin.
Ou Chenyu missed a strike, chased Ivan like a mad dog, each slash surged with raging fire.
Ivan immediately switched weapon systems, the palm cracked open, a prosthetic battle blade emerged from within, slicing towards the Fire Lizard Laser Combat Knife.
"Clang—" The two blades collided, the metallic ring nearly tearing one's eardrum.
Ou Chenyu's offensive was utterly relentless, disregarding weapon damage altogether, wielded the knife with mad chops.
"Clang clang clang—"
In the continuous collisions, both their weapon blades began to show cracks.
These cracks were small at first, but deepened with each clash, extending from blade edges to the whole blade body, as if about to shatter at any moment.
The Fire Lizard Laser Combat Knife is an external weapon, let it explode then explode.
But if the integrated battle blade was blown up, it's not about ruining a weapon, it could affect other components within the body.
Ivan couldn't continue to hold firm, forced to retract the battle blade into his body, preparing to retreat and attempt to gain more distance.
However, he once again underestimated Ou Chenyu's strength in second-tier overload state.
Upon losing resistance, the Fire Lizard Laser Combat Knife's edge fully unleashed, Ou Chenyu seized the fleeting battle opportunity, accelerated further, slashed the blade fiercely towards Ivan's head.
Ivan had never been closer to death before; the battle knife almost touching the scalp, if it descended another fraction, would slice open his skull, cleaving him entirely like cutting through tofu.
Ivan roared angrily, prosthetic overload power ascended another level, gaining explosive speed.
"Pfft—"