"Ding! Scan completed, there is a 70% probability that this Invisible Lion Beast belongs to the main team member of the Dragon Capturing Team—Qin Shou..."
Upon hearing this, the man’s face lit up with joy.
"It’s him after all. Seems like I’m in luck today.
I’ve heard rumors this kid hoarded quite a lot of good stuff. Rough estimation says he has at least fifty Earth Core Energy Crystals.
Once I find him, all of it will be mine—Xu Xuan’s!"
With that, he controlled the mecha and fired an Energy Cannon in the direction of the Invisible Lion Beast.
The Energy Cannon exploded near the Lion Beast, clearly not aimed to kill.
After all, if the beast was dead, how would it lead him to that kid?
Debris scattered, and Qin Shou was blasted hundreds of meters away by the powerful Energy Cannon. He slammed heavily into the rock wall.
"Cough cough... even when it misses, it’s so powerful..."
Qin Shou coughed out a thread of blood at the corner of his mouth. His invisible body flickered intermittently, struggling to maintain stealth.
At that moment, Storm Red sped towards him with Energy thrusters roaring from behind.
Qin Shou’s face turned grim—the invisibility ability of Rein Jia’er was becoming less useful. Up against these advanced mechas, one small mistake and he’d be exposed.
Forget it, time to retreat...
With a swift motion, Qin Shou dashed into a side branch of the mine and disappeared from Storm Red’s scanning field.
Xu Xuan sneered: "That’s right, keep running, lead me to your master."
He tapped the virtual interface lightly, and on the screen, Rein Jia’er’s footprints glimmered like fluorescent light, unusually clear.
The tech built into a second-level mecha far surpassed the imagination of ordinary people.
In the corner of the mine, Qin Shou leaned against a rock wall, wiping the blood from his mouth, exhaling slowly.
After being modified, with Liquid Rubber incorporated, Rein Jia’er now possessed super healing abilities. In just a few minutes, the injuries within his body had already healed.
If that Energy Cannon had instead been a flame bomb, he would’ve been vaporized in an instant.
Thinking of the consequences, Qin Shou couldn’t help but shiver.
He admonished himself—not to overly rely on Rein Jia’er’s invisibility ability in the future, or he’d die without even knowing how.
Suddenly, the mecha roar echoed again, drawing near. Qin Shou peeked out and saw Storm Red reappearing in his sight.
Doubt arose in Qin Shou’s heart. He quickly stood up and dashed towards the cave on the left.
Half a minute later, Qin Shou saw from a distance a group of Monster Hunters battling fiercely with Giant Stone Monsters.
Without hesitation, he avoided the aftermath of the battle and vanished into the depths of the cave.
Xu Xuan piloted Storm Red into the battlefield, ignoring the Monster Hunters’ cries for help, and continued pursuing Qin Shou’s trail.
Three minutes later, Qin Shou leaned against the rock wall, waiting.
Sure enough, Storm Red appeared again. Qin Shou finally felt an inexplicable malice creeping in.
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Instinctively, Qin Shou glanced at the ground and saw footprints left on the layer of loose debris.
His eyes narrowed slightly as he plotted in his mind.
For a Vajra Realm Mechanical Master, it wouldn’t be worth the effort to relentlessly pursue an Invisible Lion Beast.
The only possibility—he recognized Rein Jia’er!
Qin Shou considered how his fame had been spreading lately, especially with the reputation of the Dragon Capturing Team. The Invisible Lion Beast wouldn’t be much of a secret.
However, thanks to malicious framing by rivals and the widespread misunderstanding of his character by the public, there were plenty who wanted him dead.
They couldn’t openly trouble Qin Shou in the city, nor could they find him out in the wild.
So they resorted to crowdfunding missions online, with a single objective:
While they very much wanted Qin Shou dead, they couldn’t blatantly show it—after all, the Federation strictly forbade hiring assassins.
As he mulled over this, Qin Shou rubbed his chin.
Could this Mechanical Master be pursuing this mission?
Qin Shou’s eyes narrowed as an excited smirk crept onto his face.
A Vajra Realm Mechanical Master must have quite a few treasures, wouldn’t he?
This time, you’ve brought trouble on yourself!
Xu Xuan controlled the mecha, chasing the Lion Beast’s trail through the mine tunnel at lightning speed.
Suddenly, several Giant Stone Monsters appeared at a corner of the tunnel, charging at the mecha ferociously.
"Hmph! Trying to ruin my plans? Die!"
He snorted coldly, expertly controlling Storm Red to quickly dispatch the Giant Stone Monsters. After picking up Energy Crystals, he resumed his pursuit in the direction where the footprints vanished.
Two minutes later, he arrived at another battlefield following the trail.
Here, there were roughly a hundred Giant Stone Monsters and several hundred Monster Hunters battling fervently.
Under the influence of the Monsters’ battle will, the hunters were exhilarated, fighting enthusiastically even as they fell behind.
Xu Xuan scanned the footprints leading to the cavern’s end and sneered coldly.
"Haha, so you noticed I was tracking you and thought leading me here would help you escape?
Taking his time, he piloted Storm Red onto the battlefield, slaughtering Giant Stone Monsters and collecting their Energy Crystals without restraint.
As a Vajra Realm cultivator, he could easily resist the mental influences of the Monsters’ roars, maintaining perfect focus.
Let me rake in some Energy Crystals first. Once that kid lets his guard down, he won’t get away.
At one end of the cave, Qin Shou transformed into King Kong, disguising himself as a beast cultivator and waging battle against the Giant Stone Monsters.
Pretending, Qin Shou pounded his chest theatrically before leaping up and slamming a Giant Stone Monster to the ground with a mighty punch.