Apocalyptic Wasteland Simulator

At this moment, both Blue Demon and Chen Pingchuan were clad in lightweight Mechanical Battle Armor. Unlike regular exoskeleton Mechas, the battle armor they wore was of a demonstrably higher grade and boasted greater power. Their agility was far beyond that of an ordinary human, while their speed was only slightly lower than that of a Seventh-level Genetic Enhancer focused on physical conditioning. This sacrifice in speed, however, granted their armor-clad forms a much higher resistance to impact.

In an instant, Blue Demon launched himself from the base’s entrance hall to Chen Pingchuan’s position. He swung his blade down, unleashing blue arcs of electricity that tore through the air. A wild energy clung to the blade, imbuing it with apocalyptic might as it slashed toward Chen Pingchuan’s head, seemingly determined to cleave the madman in two with a single strike.

Facing this incredibly swift attack, Chen Pingchuan remained perfectly calm. Just as the blade was about to make contact with his Mecha’s shell, he sidestepped, instantly appearing on Blue Demon’s left. He landed a heavy metal punch that sent Blue Demon staggering off-balance.

Before Blue Demon could recover, Chen Pingchuan’s figure reappeared on his right. The deceptively clumsy Mecha executed a move no ordinary human could perform: a rising knee followed by a powerful side kick. Blue Demon was once again sent flying in the opposite direction.

But when the disparity in power is so great, even falling to the ground becomes a luxury. Blue Demon found himself helplessly juggled in mid-air. No matter how hard he struggled to resist, Chen Pingchuan would always appear in a spot where he couldn’t possibly react, venting his fury with the most direct and brutal of methods.

"No, impossible!" Blue Demon shrieked. "Your speed... you can’t be this fast! It’s a spatial leap, isn’t it? This Battle Armor... it’s a Profound Heaven-grade! What rotten luck!"

Trapped in the air with no foothold, Blue Demon could only try to use the counter-force of air currents to perform basic turns. His blade had been knocked away by Chen Pingchuan during their first exchange. Now, under the continuous, thunderous attacks, the energy levels of his defense shield were nearly depleted.

"Who are you?" Blue Demon yelled desperately. "No force other than our Celestial Palace could possess Battle Armor of this level! So, which branch sent you? Your target must be the Young Palace Master, right? There’s no need to make things difficult for me!"

Blue Demon thought he had deduced Chen Pingchuan’s identity, but he received neither a reprieve nor any mercy. Changing tactics from his initial assault, Chen Pingchuan deployed his Battle Armor’s built-in weapon: the Electromagnetic Energy Cannon. Two shots were all it took to shatter Blue Demon’s personal energy shield. The cannon then retracted into the left arm as a slender energy sword materialized from the right.

SLASH! SLASH! SLASH!