Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies-Chapter 1206: Peregrine Falcon
Chapter 1206: Peregrine Falcon
Cheng Lanlan had a tall and slender figure, standing at a full one hundred and seventy-five centimeters, with a very well-proportioned build. Both her arms and thighs were exercised to perfection.
Her taut calves were like those of a leopard, ready to erupt with sufficient powerful force at any moment.
Beast-type ability users mostly possessed skills that enhanced their bodily functions, making their bodies lean more towards the direction of beasts.
Therefore, when Liang Yue faced her, she had already raised her vigilance to the maximum level internally.
She had witnessed Cheng Lanlan's ability before.
[Peregrine Falcon], one of the fastest birds, whose hunting speed could only be captured by high-speed cameras.
The targets hunted by this creature might not even know they had been killed until after their death.
This was an extremely dangerous creature.
And a superhuman possessing the Peregrine Falcon ability was absolutely one of the most terrifying hunters.
The warning alarms in Liang Yue's mind were blaring wildly. She had seen Cheng Lanlan in action and knew exactly how terrifying the strength of this one of the Northwest Region's Five Pole War Gods was.
A superhuman ability index of 9700 points, higher than her own.
Moreover, this was a beast-type ability user extremely proficient in close combat and hunting, with an ability attribute close to Liang Yue's.
In that case, a lead of 200 points in the superhuman ability index would absolutely be extremely fatal!
"Why has Your Excellency appeared here? Is it a coincidence, or is it for me?"
The blade in Liang Yue's hand pointed at Cheng Lanlan; her intuition wouldn't be wrong.
Moreover, at this moment, the killing intent emanating from Cheng Lanlan was hardly concealed intentionally.
They were now very far from the main force. Even if something happened here, the outside world would have no way of knowing.
Cheng Lanlan maintained a distance of several tens of meters from Liang Yue, slowly circling around.
"Liang Yue, one of the women by Zhang Yi's side. You seem to be the only woman he brought this time as well."
Cheng Lanlan didn't answer Liang Yue's question. Instead, she spoke slowly, reciting Liang Yue's intelligence.
Liang Yue frowned. She tried to contact the outside world but was informed by the Smart System that all communication signals in the surrounding area had been completely jammed and could not be transmitted out.
A playful smile curled at the corner of Cheng Lanlan's mouth. "Don't waste your effort. I used jamming equipment when I came. Right now, there is no way to communicate with the outside world in any form here!"
After spending over a year with Zhang Yi, Liang Yue's personality had undergone a noticeable change.
Her perception of danger was particularly acute, and she no longer easily harbored illusions about others.
"You want to kill me?"
Liang Yue asked in a low voice, "Because Zhang Yi defeated Li Changgong?"
Liang Yue immediately thought of the crux of the matter.
Their contact with the Northwest Region had been brief. The only grievance was that bet between Zhang Yi and Li Changgong.
The result was Zhang Yi's victory.
Cheng Lanlan's gaze suddenly turned sharp.
She glared at Liang Yue and rebuked, "Shut up! That Zhang fellow merely got lucky for a moment, winning against our Commander once. Hmph, in terms of background or ability, he has nothing that can compare to our Commander."
"Our Commander is a natural-born king! He will accomplish great things in this chaotic world."
Liang Yue stared at her, every inch of her muscles tensed, not daring to be the slightest bit careless.
"So, he lost, and because of that, he bears a grudge and intends to take revenge here, is that right?"
Cheng Lanlan said with a face full of mockery, "Do you even hear what you're saying?"
"Revenge? No, in the Commander's eyes is the grand chessboard of the world. Even losing to that Zhang fellow once does not affect his greatness in the slightest!"
Liang Yue asked in a low voice, "Then why did you appear here?"
Cheng Lanlan suddenly raised her left hand and gently rubbed her right wrist.
"With the Commander's talent and virtue, he can tolerate the insults of lowly people. But I cannot!"
"I am the Commander's right-hand woman, so I must help him cleanse away the filth."
"I can't kill that Zhang fellow, but if I kill his woman here," she said up to this point, the smile at the corner of her mouth was as cold as a monster's, and her gaze at Liang Yue was like a venomous snake's, "then his expression at that time will surely be extremely interesting!"
Liang Yue slowly took a deep breath. Seeing Cheng Lanlan's insane expression, she already knew that continuing to talk was meaningless.
Cheng Lanlan had made up her mind today to come here and kill her.
This place was too far from the superhuman army, and communications were completely jammed.
Even if someone died here, it could be blamed on the Ground Centipede. No one would have the time to investigate the truth.
Therefore, today, at most, only one person could walk out of here alive.
Liang Yue knew she was facing a powerful enemy, but there wasn't the slightest trace of fear on her face or in her heart.
Just like countless times before, she gently turned her wrist. Blue energy swirled around her body and along the blade.
The blade slowly sliced through the air, emitting waves of dragon's roar-like sounds.
And Cheng Lanlan no longer hesitated either. The killing intent in her eyes completely burst forth as she charged at Liang Yue.
"A martial arts grandmaster? Before absolute strength, you're nothing but a pile of minced meat."
Her body suddenly transformed into a silver-gray peregrine falcon. With a single flap of its wings, her body actually disappeared directly from Liang Yue's sight!
Liang Yue's eyes had never left Cheng Lanlan for a moment, but her pupils actually couldn't capture the shadow of that peregrine falcon!
Cheng Lanlan vanished from several tens of meters away. Almost at the same instant, a chilling sensation, as if a long sword had swept past her neck, came over Liang Yue's neck.
"Clang!"
Something violently crashed into Dragon's Roar. The powerful force immediately destabilized Liang Yue's upper body, and her body swiftly moved sideways seven or eight steps before she managed to dissipate that terrifying force.
Liang Yue quickly stabilized her posture. Only through this strike did she barely manage to see the peregrine falcon Cheng Lanlan had transformed into. Its beak was dark silver, like a sharp hook.
Liang Yue had no doubt that if she hadn't blocked that strike just now based on the instinct honed through years of training, her head would have been plucked right off!
Just one strike made Liang Yue recognize the huge gap between the two of them.
Whether in speed or strength, Cheng Lanlan surpassed her.
Especially in speed. In her peregrine falcon form, Cheng Lanlan's speed had reached a level Liang Yue found difficult to track.
For superhumans with more similar abilities, even a slight difference in the superhuman ability index would bring about a huge suppression in strength.
This was especially terrifying for close-combat type superhumans.
Being half a step slower in speed meant being unable to block the opponent's beak.
If the back of the blade was half an inch slower, Liang Yue's neck would be sliced right off.
The danger here lay within millimeters.
Cheng Lanlan didn't succeed with her first strike, but she saw Liang Yue's swaying body.
Her laughter came from the bird's beak.
"A martial arts grandmaster is just a joke."
"From the very beginning, my eyes have been fixed on you. I know exactly what you're capable of."
Cheng Lanlan said coldly, "So today, you will definitely die!"
Author's Note
