True Apocalypse Game

"What... I..."

For a moment, Witch Tower couldn't quite understand what Shen Feng meant. But as she listened to him, she subconsciously started to picture it.

After all, his description was incredibly detailed.

A steel shield taller than a man... three fingers thick... with patterns of the sun and the ocean...

This was the very shield she had seen standing against the wall in that small hut at the AN-13 Floating Island Market!

Sensing that Witch Tower had started to visualize as he spoke, Shen Feng immediately began to concentrate with all his might. He pushed his Silicon-Based Brain to maximum power, releasing his strongest Thought Field to match the frequency of the force field Jingwei had just located.

Witch Tower's thought waves obviously couldn't resonate with the force field, but they would still have some influence.

Shen Feng's Consciousness Field instantly felt as if it had sunk into a viscous gel, making it difficult to move. Yet, within this strange force field, he also sensed a peculiar energy.

A steel shield... three fingers thick... with patterns of the sun and the ocean...

Shen Feng shut his eyes tight and began to desperately picture that patterned shield appearing behind him.

Bullets from the top floor kept striking his Quantum Backpack and his body. Though the backpack blocked most of them, the rounds that found their mark were incredibly powerful, chipping away stone fragments from his limbs. If this continued, the consequences would be unthinkable.

Shen Feng concentrated with all his might, but for a moment, nothing happened.

Although he could sense the force field and the peculiar energy within it, there was no response.

Just as he was about to abandon this approach for Plan B, he finally felt a faint tremor from the force field.

It was only a flicker, but it was clearly being influenced by his Thought Field!

It felt as if all the energy within the building was resonating in unison!

Shen Feng felt a jolt and immediately began to guide the energy within the force field.

In the next instant, he felt a surge of active energy converging behind him.

The pain from the bullets constantly striking his body vanished instantly, replaced by the sound of CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! from behind.

Shen Feng and Witch Tower whipped their heads around to see a massive steel shield, taller than a man, now standing behind them, its edge dug deep into the ground.

The shield was the color of black iron, emblazoned with wild motifs of the ocean and the sun, and it radiated a raw, rugged aura.

The entire steel shield was vibrating violently, producing a deafening roar as a hailstorm of bullets hammered against it!

The moment the shield appeared, Shen Feng couldn't help but whistle, his heart pounding with excitement.

'In this tower, your word is law and your wishes come true!'

'Is this the power of the Quantum Force Field?'

'It's simply incredible!'

Witch Tower's eyes were wide as well. She even slapped herself hard to make sure she wasn't dreaming. A look of ecstasy then spread across her face, as if she'd just thought of something else.

Shen Feng had no time to dwell on it. He spun around, poked his rifle barrel around the corner of the greatshield, and pulled the trigger, firing at the upper floors of the building.

"Rain of Roses!" The Purifier Leader on the top floor had also sensed the danger. He rushed forward a step and shouted preemptively.

The bullets from Shen Feng's rifle transformed into a spray of soft rose petals, which shot toward the ceiling before fluttering down.

This brief interruption was enough to make the few Purifiers who had been firing pause their attack.

A beam of light pierced through the stained glass and fell upon the top floor like a holy aura. In that instant, Shen Feng got a clear look at the Purifier Leader.

He was just a middle-aged man in his forties with high cheekbones and a gaunt, sinister face. He looked as if his body had been ravaged by debauchery, and he was glaring viciously at Shen Feng.

While continuously pulling the trigger and firing bursts of rose petals, Shen Feng lifted the greatshield with one hand and began dragging it toward the golden gate.

Stunned by Shen Feng's strength, Witch Tower also reached out to help him drag the greatshield.

As they retreated, Shen Feng kept firing upward. Once he had expended all his rifle rounds, which had turned into rose petals, he slung the weapon over his shoulder, drew a pistol from his backpack, and continued firing single shots at the upper level.

He'd already discovered while channeling the Quantum Force Field that a single Thought Field could only alter one object at a time, regardless of size.

'I have to use my attacks to delay the Purifiers from transforming the greatshield!'

'It's only a matter of time!'

By the time he reached the door, his pistol was also empty. He had more ammo in his backpack, but there was no time to reload.

Just then, the Purifier Leader shouted again:

"Thin as paper!"

All the mindless Purifiers shouted in unison:

"Thin as paper!"

Their combined Thought Field immediately resonated with the area's Quantum Force Field.

Shen Feng immediately felt the force field distort. The steel greatshield in his hand suddenly felt weightless, then became translucent before turning into a sheet of paper!

The armed Purifiers pulled their triggers again, unleashing another hail of bullets!

By then, Shen Feng had reached the golden gate with Witch Tower. They both dove out the door at the same time.

With a series of PINGS, the bullets ricocheted off the golden gate or zipped through the gap to strike the lawn outside.

Shen Feng took two rounds to the leg, sending stone fragments flying.

Witch Tower rolled back to her feet, yanked Shen Feng up, and they both took off, sprinting toward where they had landed.

The golden gate was wide open now, and bullets whizzed past them, chewing up the ground into little craters.

The paper-thin shield had long since been shredded by bullets, leaving them completely exposed.

"Get in front of me!" Shen Feng growled, pulling Witch Tower ahead of him.

'From the looks of this island, the entire place must be affected by the Quantum Force Field, just with varying intensity. The field inside the great hall was obviously the strongest.'

'The farther we get from the building, the weaker their attacks should become.'

As they sprinted, Shen Feng finally understood why the plants and animals were so bizarre. They were all just figments of imagination, devoid of any real life force—nothing more than walking corpses assembled from proteins.

"Wolves, tear the Blasphemers to shreds!"

Another crazed shout echoed from the great hall behind them. Immediately, the small, fluffy, cute creatures around them rapidly transformed into ferocious wolves, which snarled and lunged at Shen Feng and Witch Tower.

Shen Feng pulled a magazine from his backpack and quickly reloaded his assault rifle. He and Witch Tower kept running, turning to fire as they went, leaving a trail of corpses in their wake.

But these things clearly felt no fear of death. The moment one was killed, it would immediately reform into another ferocious wolf and charge at them again.

Fortunately, the Purifiers inside the building didn't give chase. Otherwise, Shen Feng and Witch Tower's escape would have been much more difficult.

Shen Feng knocked back a massive wolf with a single shot and grinned at Witch Tower.

"Good thing these Purifiers have such poor imaginations. If they came up with something like a giant eagle, we'd really be in trouble."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a shadow fell over them. A powerful gust of wind howled down from above as the shadow grew larger and larger.

Shen Feng's brow tightened. Without even looking up, he aimed his rifle skyward and squeezed the trigger.