Chapter 1029: You Must Live

At the critical moment, Baihu finally arrived!

He flew over from a distance riding a pterosaur-type mechanical puppet.

One of the Four Spirits Fleet commanders of the East Sea Region—[Baihu].

Ability codename [Puppeteer].

Control-type superhuman.

He possessed the most proficient control-type skills, capable of simultaneously controlling dozens of mechanical puppets.

This ability made him one of the few men on the battlefield who could pilot large-scale mecha weaponry.

On the battlefield, he alone was a powerful heavy firepower army!

Baihu positioned himself in front of Zhuque and immediately retrieved two metal boxes from the storage compartment on his arm.

As soon as the metal boxes hit the ground, they rapidly transformed into two panda-type mechanical puppets, placing themselves between the two of them and Canero.

The puppets made from memory metal could be maximally compressed for easy carrying.

After seeing the first destroyed puppet, Baihu realized one thing—Billy the Kid's strength was absolutely not something they could contend with!

If even Zhuque could barely withstand Billy the Kid's attacks.

Then he, being merely a puppet controller, didn't have that capability either.

"Can you still move?"

Baihu inquired.

Canero looked at the new opponent who had suddenly appeared, and this time, he drew both his gold and silver revolvers.

"I think I don't have much time to waste with you here."

As soon as his words fell, two massive mecha puppets suddenly burst out from the dense toxic miasma.

They were two insect-type puppets, over three meters tall with eight legs, two huge mechanical claws, and carrying more than a dozen cannons of various sizes on their bodies.

"Rat-tat-tat-tat!!!"

The two mecha puppets launched a fierce assault on Canero.

Simultaneously, they threw out numerous flashbangs and smoke grenades.

This bought Baihu and Zhuque some breathing room.

Zhuque's injuries had been stabilized after receiving medication injections.

But continuing to fight would clearly be quite difficult for her.

She had already recognized the gap between herself and Canero.

"I can still move. This guy is too strong, we're no match for him. Forget about us—even if Qinglong came, he might not be able to defeat him!"

"His ability requires that guy from the Jiangnan Region to counterbalance it!"

"Let's get out of here quickly!"

Zhuque showed no attachment to continuing the fight.

But Baihu glanced at her, then looked toward the battlefield not far away.

Those two mechanical puppets had already been shot to pieces by Canero, one bullet at a time.

"If we both try to escape, we won't make it. His guns are too fast."

"I'll stay behind to hold him off. You leave quickly! Find Qinglong or Chaos!"

Baihu said without hesitation.

"Baihu! You..."

Zhuque was stunned, looking at Baihu in disbelief.

This man who usually had no interests beyond dealing with machines was actually saying such things at this moment.

Face Canero alone?

Wasn't that just seeking death?

"You can't beat him!"

Zhuque said.

"But with you here, we still can't beat him either."

Baihu also said.

A surge of intense regret suddenly welled up in Zhuque's heart.

If she hadn't insisted on separating their actions initially, perhaps they wouldn't have ended up in this situation.

Baihu knew what she was thinking but still comforted her:

"Don't overthink it. His ability is too unsolvable—even if we encountered him head-on, we'd have difficulty winning. The Smart System's data doesn't lie."

"Right now, the best choice is for you to escape. I can stay behind and hold him off for a while."

As Baihu said this, his eyes grew increasingly bright, and his entire aura became heightened.

Zhuque immediately realized something.

"You... injected Compound-5!"

Baihu had to do this.

If he didn't, he might be instantly killed by Canero.

Zhuque clenched her silver teeth tightly, a trace of blood seeping from the corner of her mouth.

She also intended to inject Compound-5 and fight Canero desperately.

But Baihu stopped her again.

Although he usually spoke little, he was quite perceptive, especially toward Zhuque, whom he understood very well.

"Don't do something meaningless. Your injuries are severe—using the drug again will definitely kill you!"

"Live well. You have Epsilon-level potential. You shouldn't let your life wither away here."

"Live well, if not for yourself, then for us."

The "us" he referred to were all the comrades who had died on the battlefield.

Zhuque fell silent upon hearing this.

She had awakened relatively late, so her current combat power was among the lowest in the Four Spirits.

However, she possessed growth potential and had even been assessed as having talent not inferior to Xuanwu's.

Precisely because of this, Baihu had been ordered to protect her during this operation.

Baihu was loyal to his duty—he believed Zhuque's survival was more important than his own.

Zhuque no longer hesitated: "Alright! Baihu, I'll go first. You must survive too!"

Baihu nodded silently.

His heavy armor suddenly began to disassemble and then flew onto Zhuque's body.

In a brief moment, it grew a pair of wings and added two powerful propulsion systems.

"Go!"

Zhuque turned and, with the help of the flight equipment, quickly left the battlefield.

By this time, Canero had already cleared away the obstacles before him.

He saw Zhuque escaping and slightly frowned.

But Baihu was already controlling seven or eight massive mechanical puppets, launching the most ferocious attack toward him!

Baihu knew that Canero's combat power was extremely formidable, but his pursuit ability wasn't particularly strong.

He only needed to buy Zhuque enough time.

Not much—just one minute, and Zhuque would be safe.

As Baihu looked at Canero before him, he had already resolved himself to die!

He wasn't afraid of death.

Every warrior must be prepared to die from the moment they step onto the battlefield.

What mattered was whether the death had value.

"My superhuman ability index is 9600 points, but after using Compound-5, I can temporarily burst forth with combat power equivalent to 9800 points!"

He felt the continuously surging power within his body and clenched his fists.

"I can fight!"

"Even if I die, I must buy Zhuque enough time."

"Perhaps I can even use my life to inflict serious injuries on Billy the Kid."

"In that case, my sacrifice would have value!"

Zhuque had escaped.

Canero wasn't in a hurry either—he wasn't a superhuman skilled in pursuit anyway.

It was just as well to slowly take care of Baihu here first, then consider future matters.

"Do you think that after injecting the drug, you can fight me?"

Canero wore a cruel smile.

"Today, let me tell you a fact."

"My superhuman ability index evaluation is 9999 points because that's the maximum limit for the Delta-level."

"While your 9000-plus points are because that's your own personal limit."

"Don't ever think that you and I are superhumans on the same level!"

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