American Comics: Tales of Cultivator

Chapter 109: Phantom, Failure, Clone

After losing an arm, the Predator entered invisibility, using the relief carvings and corners throughout the room to dodge the mercenaries' gunfire.

"Pfft pfft pfft..."

"Bang bang bang..."

Perhaps because this room was used to imprison the Alien Queen, it was twice the size of other Pyramid rooms, filled with sculptures of Ancient Human rituals. Most of these were sculptures of Aliens and Predators, but there were also some sculptures of tall Giants.

The smoke and dust from the explosion made visibility in this room very poor.

This also gave the injured Predator space to maneuver.

The mercenaries paired up, activating the infrared detector on their bio-masks, searching for the injured Predator's tracks.

Sporadic bursts of gunfire, mixed with exclamations, made this bottom-level Pyramid room exceptionally lively.

Seeing a swarm of Sacred Scarabs crawling towards a wall, a mercenary followed the wall with his gaze. A blurry thermal silhouette immediately appeared on his infrared detector.

Dropping to one knee, he shouldered his rifle, aimed at the figure in mid-air, and pulled the trigger.

"Da da da..."

An assault rifle fired a three-round burst. The armor-piercing bullets directly penetrated the thermal imaging phantom, forcefully punching several bowl-sized pits into the stone wall.

"Da da da..."

Seeing him kneeling and shooting, several other mercenaries also adjusted their muzzles, aimed at the wall, and opened fire simultaneously.

Sparks flew everywhere on the entire wall, and countless bullets instantly riddled the whole wall, turning it into a pitted, honeycomb shape.

"Something's wrong!"

Looking at the pockmarked wall and the red light figure that remained motionless in the thermal imaging instrument, a mercenary was about to call out a warning.

Three throwing discs suddenly shot over their heads.

The sharp throwing discs directly sliced across the back of the necks of three unsuspecting mercenaries.

The high-frequency rotating gears and sharp blade edges instantly severed the three men's muscles, nerves, and bones. The three men were instantly decapitated.

Buzz buzz...

After successfully striking, the three throwing discs spun rapidly, flying in mid-air, searching for their target.

On the chain binding the Alien Queen, a transparent shadow squatted. Its eyes were like a male lion hunting, crouching in the grass, ready to deliver a fatal blow to its prey.

It cautiously watched everyone in the room. The control system built into its mask controlled the throwing discs, directing them to cut towards the next target.

The method of using these throwing discs is very similar to a boomerang. They are primarily used to cut the prey's bones and muscles with the retractable blades on the periphery.

They are usually controlled by the Predator's mask and can fly to any location guided by the Predator's line of sight. At the same time, these throwing discs can be modified, for example, by adding laser emitters to expand the range and force of the kill.

Losing a hand had a significant influence on the Predator, a hunter. It was forced to abandon its most proficient wrist blade and instead use the control-type throwing discs.

"Clang!"

Storm Shadow swung his katana back, drawing the long blade from its sheath, and struck a throwing disc aimed at Boss Tang, sending it flying.

The throwing disc whistled erratically in the air, continuing to shoot towards Tang Song.

Clearly, this Predator had a deep memory of Tang Someone who had caused it to be exposed.

"Clang clang clang..."

Tang Song leaned on his cane, standing motionless as the rapidly approaching throwing discs flew towards him. A white figure wielding a katana blocked them in front of him.

Chopping, slashing, blocking, parrying – every strike could cleave or deflect the incoming throwing discs.

A single katana was used with incredible skill by Storm Shadow.

The throwing discs, whistling with a speed comparable to bullets, swayed left and right, trying to bypass Storm Shadow and shoot directly at Boss Tang behind him.

However, it was clear that the Predator had underestimated Storm Shadow's difficulty.

Although Storm Shadow was not a Mutant or a Superhuman, his ninja blade technique, cultivated for over a decade, made him an absolute master in swordsmanship and close combat.

It could be said that even Frank before cultivating the Zhu Yan Transformation might not have been Storm Shadow's Rival in close combat.

This was also the reason he was favored by Boss Tang and had the Heart Demon Great Curse planted on him.

"Ding ding clang clang!"

Another throwing disc, controlled by the Predator's line of sight, silently approached Storm Shadow along the ground. It suddenly surged up and, along with another throwing disc, shot towards Storm Shadow's chest.

Storm Shadow waved his left hand, and four or five shuriken shot out from within his sleeve.

Amidst a series of crisp metal collisions, one throwing disc was directly knocked off course by a shuriken. Before the Predator could correct it, Storm Shadow had already gripped the hilt with both hands and chopped down!

"Clang!"

With a sound of metal and iron clashing, the throwing disc was violently chopped in half by a single strike. It sparked and exploded with a pop, bursting into a fireball.

"Buzz buzz..."

The Predator raised its remaining arm, and the small shoulder cannon on its shoulder aimed at Storm Shadow and Tang Song behind him.

As the shoulder cannon charged, three red dots were just about to fire when a rustling sound suddenly came.

It turned its head and saw that on the chain, dense Sacred Scarabs were surging towards it like a tide along the chain.

Arriving even sooner than these blood-sniffing Sacred Scarabs were the dense bullets from the mercenaries' concentrated fire below.

"Da da da da..."

"Pfft pfft pfft pfft..."

It pushed off with its foot, and a grappling hook shot out from its arm. It directly sprang up from the chain and hid behind the iron coffin in the center.

......

Four chains, as thick as arms, pulled at the Alien Queen's four limbs from four directions, suspending it in mid-air.

Only the Alien Queen's head and tail were exposed; the rest of its body was completely sealed by metal plates.

Just from its spindle-shaped streamlined head and a mouth full of sharp teeth, one could identify this thing as an absolute top-tier predator.

Clang clang...

From the outside, it looked like four thick iron chains pulling a metal coffin into mid-air.

Clang clang, everyone aimed their muzzles behind the iron coffin.

Hiss hiss!

The Alien Queen strained to stretch its neck. As its sharp teeth opened and closed, large drops of green body fluid dripped down continuously.

Sizzle sizzle!

Watching the white smoke corroding the floor tiles,

Charles Bishop Weyland piloted his exoskeleton suit. On his display screen, a red crosshair was aimed remotely at the area behind the iron coffin.

Behind the exoskeleton suit, two circular missile pods were wide open, and two missiles were vaguely locked onto the direction the crosshair was aimed at.

"Jacob, haven't you found it yet?"

Charles Bishop Weyland looked at Jacob.

Jacob's forehead was dripping with sweat at this moment, and he was muttering to himself. Under his control, a portion of the countless Sacred Scarabs attacked the Predator behind the iron coffin along the chain.

Another portion of the Sacred Scarabs swarmed into the cracks and corners of the room, searching for potential Secret Passages and secret doors.

"Huh?!"

Tang Song's divine sense inadvertently swept past the area behind the one-armed Predator.

He suddenly discovered something interesting.

Under everyone's gaze, he leaped up and lightly landed on the iron chain binding the Alien Queen.

Clink! His cane tapped on a link of the iron chain. With a light resonance, Tang Song felt the strong vibration transmitted by the chain.

One end of the iron chain was attached to the Alien Queen, while the other end was directly wedged into the wall. Moreover, judging by the vibration, the chain inside the wall was not short.

There's something hidden within! Tang Song's gaze fell upon the wall where the chain disappeared into. His divine sense, which he had always believed to be unimpeded, was actually blocked by this wall surface. He couldn't "see" the things behind the wall.

A place that can absorb his divine sense, how interesting.

Tang Song slowly walked towards the end of the iron chain.

The Sacred Scarabs clinging to the chain and moving forward were shaken off onto the ground like raindrops.

Tang Song's action instantly rendered Jacob's efforts to direct the Sacred Scarabs onto the chain useless.

He glared at Tang Song, who was stepping on the iron chain, with wide, angry eyes. He was about to speak.

Cough cough, Charles Bishop Weyland, standing nearby, coughed and gently shook his head at him.

Not far from him, Storm Shadow held two shuriken in his hand, staring intently at Jacob's mouth.

If this Black Person spoke disrespectfully, the shuriken in his hand could directly shoot into his mouth.

...…

Stepping on the iron chain as thick as an arm, Tang Song walked as if on flat ground. Although there was no miraculous phenomenon like lotus flowers growing under his feet, having reached the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Boss Tang could barely be considered to have broken free from the constraints of a mortal. Soaring on the wind and walking on air were merely trivial matters.

Hiss hiss!

Tang Song took a few steps to stand before the Alien Queen, who was bound by the iron chain. This ultimate predator strained to stretch its neck, wanting to bite Tang Song.

However, the iron coffin binding this Alien Queen seemed to have been specially designed. The metal plates compressed the Alien Queen's activity space as much as possible.

Its head could barely extend out halfway, like a turtle forced to retract into its shell.

The exposed body was still covered in white frost, and even its exposed teeth seemed to have a layer of ice on them.

Tang Song raised his cane and tapped the Alien Queen's head. The Alien Queen stretched its neck and suddenly bit down.

"Crack!"

The Alien Queen bit into empty space, shaking its sharp teeth numb. It angrily shook its body, causing the four chains to swing violently.

Tang Song's feet seemed rooted, allowing the iron chain to swing, but he remained motionless.

Hiding not far from the iron coffin, the Predator, who had hooked itself onto the wall with its grappling hook, saw clearly through its bio-mask.

This human, although appearing to be standing on the iron chain, had a gap between his feet and the chain.

In other words, he was standing in the air.

The Predator recorded this scene through its bio-mask and transmitted it to the micro computer on its wrist.

Their Clan had held hunts on this planet for many years and were not unfamiliar with the Superhumans and Mutants of this planet.

Sometimes, to increase the difficulty of the trial, they would even select some Superhumans and Mutants as prey.

For these prey with superpowers, even if the prey was bare-handed.

They would not put down their high-tech equipment, because in the Predator's concept, the abilities of these Superhumans were themselves dangerous weapons.

"Buzz!"

The Predator raised its damaged arm and aimed at Tang Song, who was examining the Alien Queen. It directly activated its shoulder cannon at maximum power.

Sizzle! The plasma shoulder cannon directly fired a pale blue beam.

Poof! The egg-sized beam passed directly through Tang Song and struck the wall opposite him. The entire wall instantly cracked open, revealing the silver-gray metal material inside.

The plasma beam struck this metal wall, and the entire wall rippled like water. The blue plasma energy came into contact with this layer of ripples and was instantly dispersed and absorbed!

"Hmm? Metal material, and a protective shield. This should be the Ship's Hull!"

While everyone watched dumbfounded, another figure of Tang Song appeared beside the metal wall.

And right next to the iron coffin that bound the Alien Queen, the phantom of Boss Tang, who had taken a plasma shoulder cannon hit, slowly dissipated.

Buzz! Looking at Tang Song standing in front of the metal wall, the Predator didn't say a word and immediately focused and charged its shoulder cannon.

However, a white light arrived first, circling around its neck.

Sizzle! Gulp!

A head wearing a bio-mask rolled directly onto the ground.

Thud, a moment later, a heavy headless corpse fell from the wall over four meters high, hitting the ground heavily.

......…

"Trial failed! Destroy the Trial Ground!"

Inside the Spaceship above Antarctica, a stereoscopic Pyramid projection appeared in the center of the spaceship.

At this time, a red dot representing the prey was distributed on the bottom level of the Pyramid, while the three gray dots representing the Predators participating in the trial had all turned gray.

The Predator Elder, who was not wearing a mask and whose four everted tentacle fangs were exposed, had an anxious and angry expression.

Its hand hovered over a button on the spaceship's control stick. As long as it pressed the button, the main cannon on the spaceship would be enough to level the island where the Trial Ground was located.

All three new blood Warriors who participated in the trial had failed! "*￥$..."

Although it was heartbroken by the Clan's loss of the three Predators who were about to be promoted, due to the special nature of this planet, the Predator Elder hesitated for a moment before choosing not to press the main cannon button and directly announced the return journey.

After the spaceship passed through the wormhole jump out of the Solar System, the gatekeeper from Asgard slowly withdrew his gaze.

Beneath the ice sheet of Antarctica, a huge reptilian creature, like a small mountain, slowly swam past an ice mountain. The dozens of meters high ice mountain was only level with the back of this mysterious creature.

This mysterious creature seemed to sense something, flipped over, and disappeared into the Deep Sea.

"This is Observation Station Zero, reporting, Godzilla has left this Sea Area and is currently missing!"

Monarch, at Observation Station Zero, a group of Research Personnel were busy analyzing Godzilla's route.

They were searching for the reason for Godzilla's early appearance in Antarctica. According to past patterns, Godzilla would patrol various areas every year, and the final destination was indeed Observation Station Zero in Antarctica.

According to Dr. Serizawa's analysis, Monster Zero should be Godzilla's Rival. It would come every year to see if Monster Zero had awakened.

But according to past custom, Godzilla's appearance this time was a full half a year earlier than usual.

Inside the Observation Post, a group of people were busy doing data analysis.

And in the Abandoned Whaling Station above the Pyramid, another Tang Song in a white suit stood by the unprotected window, watching the aurora flashing in the sky.

"Gone!"

Boss Tang felt the oppressive feeling in his heart dissipate, and immediately understood that the Predator's Spaceship must have left.

A gentleman does not stand under a precarious wall. Boss Tang vaguely remembered that extraterrestrial life forms like Predators not only possess powerful close combat abilities, but on the verge of death, they can also directly activate the self-destruct device they carry.

Its force is comparable to a small nuclear bomb. Boss Tang, a cultivator who cherishes life, naturally wouldn't risk his life with a group of extraterrestrial life forms without preparation.

Charles Bishop Weyland was old and frail, but Boss Tang, even if he couldn't achieve Sha Condensation Breakthrough, still had one or two hundred years to live. Naturally, he wouldn't let fine jade collide with rubble.

He specifically prepared a Clone Talisman, transforming it into a clone to accompany Charles Bishop Weyland on the trip down to the Pyramid under the ice.

Clone Talisman, a secret not passed down of the Dao Virtue Sect in the Jambudvīpa World. Using this talisman can create three Clones.

Taking the meaning of the Dao Ancestor's One Qi Manifests Three Pure Ones.

Each Clone possesses one-third of the main body's magic power. One Clone Talisman can last for one day and one night.

There are no cultivation base requirements for using this kind of talisman. Even an Ordinary Person can activate it after dripping blood.

However, drawing this kind of talisman has strict material requirements. Tang Song only barely found usable materials after chopping up the Brotherhood of Assassins' Loom.

"Although it's a Clone, I've equipped it with the Five Yin Pouch and the Sword Pill. Mr. Weyland, I hope you don't disappoint me!"

Tang Song stood by the window, overlooking the snow scene Outside. Inside the Abandoned Whaling Station, a black python as thick as a water bucket leaped out from an Ice Cave.

Beneath it, two masses of black Qi flow condensed into two claws. One in each hand, they each clutched the Corpse of a tall Predator.

(End of chapter)