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Chapter 275

The bloody melee arrived faster than Su Hao anticipated.

Apart from Hua Shaosun, who was in charge of the agency, the other two opponents in the finals were Tang Haiyi with a summoner association background and Han Renjie from a financial aristocracy.

Surprisingly, both of them targeted Su Hao simultaneously.

Lacking confidence in defeating Su Hao with summoning beasts, they resorted to personal attacks.

On the second morning, the attacks began.

While Su Hao was studying at the hotel, the radar detected five people heading upstairs straight toward him, grabbing his attention.

Su Hao immediately warned, “Yashan, visitors are here. They might have hot weapons, transform into the Steel Armor King and eliminate them all!”

Yashan jumped up from the computer, rapidly transformed into a cool set of steel armor with a lazy stretch. Suited up, he had been holding back for too long.

Su Hao also completed the transformation into the Steel Armor King, standing behind the door waiting.

Knocking sounds echoed.

“Hello, Mr. Bai, I’m a hotel attendant!”

Yashan opened the door directly.

Then the door was kicked open, and five guns aimed at the room simultaneously.

“Biubiubiubiu—”

The distinct sound of silenced rifles filled the air.

“Ding ding dang dang!”

Bullets sprayed everywhere, turning everything in the hotel room into a sieve. Various sounds mixed together—chaotic, violent, deadly.

“Ding ling dang lang!”

Several grenades were thrown into the room, and the five assassins closed the door behind them.

“Boom—”

The entire building shook, the room’s door and windows shattered.

Then the whole hotel became lively; people screamed and rushed towards the elevator.

The five assassins outside exchanged glances, encouraging each other with their eyes.

No one could withstand such an attack, they believed.

They loaded their magazines, cautiously entered.

They couldn’t afford any mistakes; they were facing the top batch of advanced summoners. If the opponents had summoned beasts protecting them, the assassination might not succeed. They relied on the element of surprise.

Then they saw two tall armored figures in the room!

Each wielding a long steel blade, reflecting a captivating light.

The shiny armor was covered with densely packed bullet holes, gradually repairing!

Wait a minute! The assassin’s mind went blank: “How do the bullet holes on the armor repair?”

Oh, one of the armored figures actually showed a smile on his face. Even in armor, they could still smile? They instinctively raised their guns to open fire.

But when they raised their guns, they found that the armored figures in front of them had disappeared.

“Pupupu!”

In an instant, five heads rolled on the ground.

Su Hao glanced out the window, advising Yashan, “Jingyi, don’t get close to the window. There might be snipers. Always protect your head!”

Yashan’s scalp tingled. In his previous life, he had a big gun but knew the danger of snipers. He cautiously hid behind the wall.

Su Hao said, “Take Sister Bai and the others to Molly Flower’s house for a while! In the next few days, I’ll clean up the threats.”

Yashan nodded, “Okay, Boss Jingzhong.”

Su Hao picked up a rifle from one of the bodies, gestured in approval after a brief inspection, covered it haphazardly with a plastic bag, exited the Steel Armor King state, and pushed the door open.

Su Hao’s radar recorded all the finalists; currently, the sensing range was six thousand meters, and the two summoners were not within that range. No problem; Su Hao could take a taxi, circle around Sheshen City, and locate them.

Sheshen City was large but not too vast. Since the opponents wanted to play like this, he would go along.

“Report, this is position 9. The target appeared downstairs at the hotel, got into a taxi with license plate Saint X·00544, and the first assassination attempt failed. Over!”

“Only received, over!”

“The second group of Fire Snakes is in position; the target’s location is locked!”

“Fire Snakes received! Commencing the mission!”

“The third group is ready!”

Su Hao’s public identity was just a genius senior summoner from an orphanage; the opponent’s stance was a bit of bullying. If Su Hao was just a genius summoner, maybe it would have ended by today. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case.

“Swoosh—”

When the car entered an area with fewer vehicles, a piercing scream suddenly came from the side.

Su Hao turned to look, and a rocket was coming from a distance.

“Damn!” Su Hao was shocked. This thing could be used in the city; it was insane.

The weakness of Su Hao’s radar was revealed; it could only display life force intensity and characteristics but couldn’t identify malicious or friendly intent. In a society where individual strength differences were minimal, Su Hao could easily discern an opponent’s approximate strength and assess the threat level.

However, in this almost evenly matched modern society, even if the enemy walked past him, Su Hao couldn’t recognize them.

No time to think; Su Hao immediately kicked open the taxi door. A long steel knife appeared in his hand, and he dashed out.

“Swish!”

The blade flashed, and the rocket split in half. The front half crashed to the ground, triggering the fuse.

“Boom—”

A fierce explosion occurred, but its power sharply diminished, causing no harm.

Su Hao swung the long knife, summoning the Sky King Red-Cheeked Messenger Bird. With a leap, he mounted the bird and flew into the sky.

“Do you think only you have rockets? I have them too!” Since the opponent was so audacious, Su Hao had nothing more to say.

With a series of “clack clack clack,” Su Hao condensed a thick and large barrel in one hand and formed a steel-armored shell in the other.

“Level Two – Hundred Burst!”

Its power was much stronger than a rocket.

When the opponent launched the rocket, Su Hao’s radar had already locked onto them. After forming the shell, he inserted it into the barrel and tightened it.

Then he lowered the altitude and dove downward.

The opponent was hiding in that small building by the road.

“Just in time for a clean sweep!”

After descending to a height of five hundred meters, Su Hao aimed the barrel at the small building.

The Fire Snake team consisted of four members: a rocket launcher, an ammunition loader, a machine gunner, and a long-range sniper.

The moment Su Hao sliced through the rocket with a single stroke, all four of them were stunned.

They finally understood what kind of monster they were facing.

The four hurriedly packed up their equipment, preparing to retreat.

The long-range sniper shouted, “Attention! The target is coming down!”

“We’ve been spotted!”

“Retreat, retreat!”

“Hurry, hurry!”

“Leave everything behind, get out of here immediately!”

But it was already too late!

Su Hao activated the rune!

“Boom—”

Due to the enormous recoil, Su Hao’s body almost left the back of the Red-Cheeked Messenger Bird.

‘Level Two – Hundred Burst’ pierced through the small building’s window almost instantly.

“Boom—”

A bright light emerged, shaking the earth. The small building disappeared in an instant, and billowing smoke rose into the sky, carrying a large amount of debris flying into the air and then falling from the sky, making a “pap pap” sound as it hit the ground.

When the smoke cleared, only a large pit of over ten meters remained in place, surrounded by debris.

As for the Fire Snake team, they had vanished without a trace.

And Su Hao had already flown far away on the back of the Sky King Red-Cheeked Messenger Bird.

Su Hao murmured, “Tang Haiyi, Han Renjie, you two are truly talented!”

(End of this chapter)

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    Chapter 275

    The bloody conflict arrived much sooner than Su Hao had expected.

    Among the four finalists, only Hua Shaosun was backed by the Summoned Beast Management Bureau.

    The other two—

    Tang Haiyi, who represented the Summoner Association, and Han Renjie, who came from one of the world's financial aristocratic families—

    unexpectedly chose to target Su Hao at the same time.

    Neither of them had any confidence in defeating him inside the arena.

    So...

    They simply decided to eliminate him before the finals.


    ---

    Early the next morning...

    While Su Hao was quietly studying inside the hotel, five life signatures suddenly entered the range of his radar.

    They were heading straight toward his room.

    Su Hao immediately looked up.

    "Yashan."

    "We have visitors."

    "They're probably carrying firearms."

    "Transform into the Steel Armor King."

    "Kill them all."

    Yashan immediately jumped up from his chair.

    At last!

    He had been itching for a fight.

    His body rapidly transformed.

    Layer after layer of steel armor covered him until a majestic suit of metallic armor stood inside the room.

    After being forced to hold himself back for so long...

    He finally felt refreshed.

    Su Hao also transformed into his own Steel Armor King form.

    The two quietly stood behind the hotel door.

    Waiting.


    ---

    Knock.

    Knock.

    A polite voice sounded from outside.

    "Hello, Mr. Bai."

    "I'm hotel staff."

    Yashan immediately opened the door.

    The next instant—

    Bang!

    The door was violently kicked inward.

    Five black muzzles instantly pointed into the room.

    Without saying a word...

    They opened fire.

    Tatatatatatata!

    Although fitted with suppressors...

    The deafening barrage still filled the room.

    Bullets rained everywhere.

    Walls shattered.

    Furniture exploded into splinters.

    Glass fragments flew across the room.

    Within seconds...

    Everything inside had been riddled with holes.

    Then—

    Several grenades were thrown inside.

    The assassins immediately slammed the door shut.

    Boom!!

    A violent explosion shook the entire hotel.

    Doors and windows were blasted apart.

    The entire floor trembled.

    Outside...

    Guests began screaming as they rushed toward the stairways and elevators in panic.

    The five assassins exchanged confident glances.

    No one...

    Could possibly survive that kind of assault.

    After replacing their magazines...

    They cautiously reopened the door.

    Then...

    Every one of them froze.

    Standing inside the ruined room...

    Were two towering suits of steel armor.

    Each held a long steel blade.

    The polished armor reflected an icy metallic glow.

    Even more horrifying...

    The countless bullet holes covering the armor were slowly repairing themselves before their eyes.

    One assassin's mind went completely blank.

    The bullet holes...

    They're healing?

    Before anyone could react...

    One of the armored figures actually smiled.

    Even through the helmet...

    They could somehow feel it smiling.

    Instinctively, the assassins raised their rifles again.

    But...

    The moment they aimed—

    Both armored figures vanished.

    Slash!

    Slash!

    Five heads flew into the air almost simultaneously.

    Their bodies collapsed one after another.

    Silence returned.


    ---

    Su Hao glanced toward the shattered window.

    "Jingyi."

    "Stay away from the windows."

    "There may be snipers outside."

    "Always protect your head."

    Yashan immediately felt a chill run down his spine.

    He knew exactly how terrifying snipers were.

    Without another word, he quickly hid behind the remaining wall.

    Su Hao continued,

    "Take Sister Bai and everyone else."

    "Go to Molly's house for now."

    "I'll clean up the remaining threats over the next few days."

    Yashan nodded immediately.

    "Understood, Boss Jingzhong."


    ---

    Su Hao bent down and picked up one of the assassins' rifles.

    After giving it a brief inspection, he nodded approvingly.

    "Not bad."

    He casually wrapped it in a plastic bag before canceling his Steel Armor King transformation and walking downstairs.

    His radar had already recorded the life signatures of every finalist.

    Its current detection radius had reached six thousand meters.

    Neither Tang Haiyi nor Han Renjie was currently within range.

    That wasn't a problem.

    He could simply circle Shengshi City by taxi until he located them.

    Since they wanted to play this game...

    He would play along.


    ---

    "Report."

    "Position Nine speaking."

    "The target has exited the hotel."

    "He boarded taxi license plate Sheng X-00544."

    "The first assassination attempt has failed."

    "Over."

    "Copy."

    A calm voice came through the earpiece.

    "Fire Snake Team has already locked onto the target."

    "Prepare to engage."

    "Fire Snake Team acknowledged."

    "Beginning the operation."

    "The third team is also in position."


    ---

    Publicly...

    Bai Jingzhong was nothing more than a ten-year-old genius summoner from an orphanage.

    Against someone like him...

    The methods being used bordered on shameless.

    If Su Hao truly were only an ordinary summoner...

    Today would probably have been his last day alive.

    Unfortunately...

    He wasn't.


    ---

    The taxi gradually entered a relatively deserted road.

    Suddenly—

    A sharp whistling sound tore through the air.

    Su Hao turned his head.

    A rocket was flying directly toward the taxi.

    "..."

    Even Su Hao was momentarily speechless.

    They're actually firing rockets inside the city?

    These people have completely lost their minds.

    At this moment...

    One weakness of his radar became apparent.

    It could distinguish living beings.

    It could measure life-force intensity.

    But...

    It couldn't determine hostile intent.

    In worlds where personal strength differed greatly, that had never been a problem.

    Here...

    Where ordinary people and assassins possessed similar life signatures...

    The enemy could stand right beside him without immediately revealing themselves.

    There was no time to think.

    Su Hao kicked the taxi door open.

    A long steel blade instantly formed in his hand.

    He leapt outside.

    Slash!

    The blade flashed.

    The incoming rocket was cleanly split into two pieces.

    The front half struck the ground first.

    Its fuse detonated instantly.

    Boom!!

    A violent explosion erupted.

    Fortunately...

    Because the rocket had already been split apart...

    Most of its explosive force dissipated harmlessly.

    Without stopping...

    Su Hao swung his arm again.

    The Sky King Red-Cheeked Messenger Bird appeared instantly.

    He landed on its back with one leap.

    The giant bird shot toward the sky.

    "You think you're the only ones with rockets?"

    "I have something better."

    Since the enemy wanted to escalate things...

    Then so would he.

    Steel rapidly flowed over one arm.

    With a series of metallic clicks...

    A massive cannon barrel took shape.

    His other hand condensed an enormous armor-piercing shell.

    This was...

    Level Two — Hundred Burst.

    Its destructive power far surpassed an ordinary rocket launcher.

    The moment the rocket had been fired...

    His radar had already located its source.

    After loading the shell into the barrel...

    He locked it firmly into place.

    Then the Sky King descended rapidly.

    The target...

    Was the small roadside building ahead.


    ---

    The Fire Snake Team consisted of four people.

    A rocket operator.

    An ammunition loader.

    A machine gunner.

    And a long-range sniper.

    The instant they saw Bai Jingzhong slice a rocket in half with a single swing...

    All four of them froze.

    Only then did they finally realize...

    Exactly what kind of monster they had been sent to assassinate.

    "Pack up!"

    "Hurry!"

    "We've been exposed!"

    "Retreat!"

    "Leave the equipment!"

    "Move!"

    Just then...

    Someone looked up.

    "The target is diving toward us!"

    Too late.

    Far too late.

    High above them...

    Su Hao activated the rune.

    Boom!!

    The recoil was so immense that he nearly fell from the Sky King's back.

    The Level Two — Hundred Burst shell instantly tore through the building's window.

    The next moment—

    A blinding flash erupted.

    The ground shook violently.

    The entire building simply...

    Disappeared.

    A massive pillar of smoke shot into the sky.

    Concrete fragments and twisted steel rained down over the surrounding streets.

    When the dust finally settled...

    Nothing remained except a crater more than ten meters across.

    As for the Fire Snake Team...

    Not a single trace of them remained.

    By then...

    Su Hao had already flown away atop the Sky King.

    Looking toward the distant city, he muttered calmly,

    "Tang Haiyi..."

    "Han Renjie..."

    "You two really know how to make things interesting."

    (End of Chapter 275)
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