Chapter 97 Ultimate Charge
Chapter 97 Ultimate Charge
The silvery-gray surface of the bridge silently devoured the asphalt and guardrails, beginning to spread towards Li Wei.
Faced with this experience that resembles watching a "4DAR movie," Li Wei's choice remains simple and direct.
"puff!"
High-explosive grenades were fired, but they seemed to have missed their mark, failing to hit Lawrence directly and instead crashing into the silvery-gray waves several meters away from him.
In the flash of the explosion, the potholed asphalt ground was briefly exposed.
3.8 seconds.
Li Weimo recorded the intervals between the resurgence of the waves.
Eject the spent casing and reload; this time it's an anti-armor rifle grenade.
"puff!"
The high-speed spinning warhead hurtled straight toward Lawrence.
This time, a silver-gray wave rose up from the ground, like ocean waves, one higher than the next, blocking Lawrence's path.
The anti-tank grenade passed through the first "wave" almost without any hindrance.
But as the second, third, and so on penetrated each layer of waves, its size visibly decreased.
By the time the anti-tank grenade pierced the seventh wave, it had already shrunk to the size of a typical 9mm bullet.
And its impact and penetrating power...
Lawrence raised his hand and caught the cratered bullet as if it were a peanut thrown at him.
"Are they testing the reaction speed and defensive capabilities of nanorobots?"
Lawrence saw through Levi's intentions.
Then, he gave Li Wei detailed data.
"Anti-armor rifle grenade, 7.4 meters, straight-line firing."
"5.45 caliber, AK-74, 5 meters, high-frequency precision shooting, at least 12 rounds hit the same spot."
Lawrence stood there with his arms outstretched, as if to embrace Levi, and asked him a question.
"Want to give it a try?"
"Then let's give it a try."
Li Wei took a step forward and began to run at full speed toward Lawrence.
"Thank you……"
Lawrence nodded slightly in greeting, as if attending a ball.
"...brought me joy."
The next second, a silver-gray wave swept in.
Eject the spent cartridge and load the high-explosive rifle grenade.
"puff!"
"boom!"
The sound of grenades being fired and the explosions rang out almost simultaneously. The bursting flames tore a hole half a person high in the waves, and also scorched Li Wei's skin, turning it into a charred, dry black.
Li Wei ignored it, simply raised his hand to protect his head, and leaped through the hole.
Upon landing, he deliberately braced himself with one hand to stabilize his body, making direct contact with the wriggling, flowing silver-gray nanobots on the ground with his palm.
A grating pain, like skin being peeled off, struck instantly. In less than a second, as Li Wei stood up again and reloaded the last grenade, he saw that the muscles in his palms had lost the protection of the skin and were directly exposed to the air.
Nanorobots can only "disassemble" organic matter, but cannot directly use organic matter for reconstruction.
Li Wei came to a conclusion.
There's a chance!
"Rat-a-tat-tat—"
The AK-74 began to face the second wave of fire, spitting out flames wildly.
However, Li Wei did not fire a wide-area burst to clear a path for himself, but instead precisely suppressed his shooting to a range the size of a basketball.
The AK-74's rate of fire of 650 rounds per minute was brought to its full potential, emptying a magazine in just 2.8 seconds.
"puff!"
The last grenade was fired, passing directly through the hole created by the bullet and heading straight for Lawrence.
The tail tube and tail fin at the rear identified it as an anti-armor rifle grenade.
But this time, what swept in was not "waves," but "whirlpools."
Lawrence stood motionless, but the nanobots on the ground rose up like a waterspout, enveloping the anti-armor grenade in a reverse-rotating motion.
A few seconds later, the "water tornado" landed, and the anti-armor grenade disappeared.
It's like... it was never activated.
"7.4 meters, I told you."
Lawrence's tone contained no pride, only helplessness and a hint of disappointment.
But, in the next moment, Li Wei gave him a big surprise.
Li Wei changed to the last spare magazine, but did not fire. Instead, he continued running at his maximum speed.
A burning pain shot through my lungs.
Damn it! Hold on! Just 8 more seconds! Then I can give you a permanent vacation!
The nanobots have completely devoured Li Wei's military boots and are now spreading to his legs.
Damn it! Just run! Don't worry about anything else!
Li Wei moved his legs, whose veins and some bones were already exposed, without slowing down at all.
However, the AK-74 in his hand was not as "obedient" as his organs.
As an inorganic substance, when Li Wei forcibly broke through the sweeping "wave" with his physical body, even though Li Wei deliberately protected it with his arms, its muzzle was still stained with a little "water stain".
Then, starting from the muzzle, the AK-74 began to "melt" at a visible speed, turning into "droplets" in the "waves".
Before I completely collapse, let me let you contribute your last bit of energy!
The AK-74, with a third of its barrel missing, was raised, spitting fire like a terminally ill patient injected with an overdose of stimulants.
but……
"Thump...thump thump...thump thump...thump..."
The gunshots were no longer crisp and continuous, but rather like the final struggle of an asthmatic patient before death.
The barrel was "melting," the gas tube was blocked, and the automatic trigger was stuck. Every bullet fired was just a final burst of life for this AK-74.
This did not prevent Li Wei from continuing his charge.
Because all he wanted was to disperse some of the nanobots as much as possible, so that he would be "devoured" more slowly.
7 seconds!
6 seconds!
5 seconds!
At this moment, Levi was 5.4 meters away from Lawrence.
Before he could fire the last few bullets from his AK-74, it shattered into a pile of parts due to severe damage to the main body and slipped from Li Wei's already bone-exposed hand.
His feet no longer require any equipment to clearly see the joints.
His nerves and tendons were still managing to keep up with his steps, but the fine cracks in his bones and the bone fragments flying everywhere under the impact were telling Li Wei—you're running out of time.
"Snap!"
Li Wei's left shinbone shattered into three pieces as he fell to the ground once more.
Li Wei lost his balance and fell to the ground.
It tumbled and slid for about... 0.5 meters.
He finally got within 5 meters.
However, he lost his weapons, and Li Wei was almost dead.
"What a pity, just a little bit short."
Lawrence, who remained standing still, shook his head.
He wasn't mocking, but expressing regret.
"I thought you would give me more... fun."
"Although you have done an exceptionally good job, I think you can do even better."
"Unfortunately, you don't have the chance anymore."
Lawrence moved, but instead of walking towards Levi, he turned and left.
The instant he exposed his back, Levi reached into his newsboy cap with his bloodied right hand and pulled out a Glock 26.
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