"What do you think we should do now?"
Although that ability, which seemed like a black hole, judging from its visual effect, must surely be very strong, Zhou Muxi didn't feel that Zhang Yanhang would use it against them. After all, since even the Curse Binding Golden Ring wasn't destroyed, it indicated that Zhang Yanhang still had some concern for their feelings, and at the very least, their safety was absolutely guaranteed.
And since there was no danger to their lives, Zhou Muxi, who had just been promoted to chief, felt that she needed to make one last effort. This way, when she submitted her report later, it might look a bit better. At least, she shouldn't have to face a 'dereliction of duty' charge.
"What should we do? Chill!"
Gu Mingyue also had no way out since, indeed, they weren't strong enough. No matter what they did, it would just be self-humiliation, and it was truly meaningless.
"Although giving up is indeed a pretty good solution, is there any possibility of making another effort?"
Zhou Muxi really didn't want to give up just like that.
"How to make an effort? Do you want me to go to North America and steal a nuclear missile from a silo to blow up Zhang Yanhang?
Don't even mention him, I'm not that afraid of nuclear bombs now.
If it's only a conventional yield, it definitely won't break through the energy shield, and if it's a large yield, large enough to break through Zhang Yanhang's energy shield, what's the difference between detonating such a yield of a nuclear bomb in Greenland and letting Zhang Yanhang fall directly?
At least Zhang Yanhang's attack is pure kinetic energy, green and non-polluting, whereas nuclear bombs involve radiation pollution."
Moreover, even if they really wanted to bomb him, it would probably require stealing a whole bunch of nuclear bombs at once to even have a chance of breaking through the energy shield. And now, Zhang Yanhang is at most a minute away from falling, there's no time to steal nuclear bombs. Although Gu Mingyue proposed this idea, she never actually thought it could be realized.
"Indeed, you're absolutely right. I previously read from the data provided by the Imperial Observatory that they estimate once Zhang Yanhang falls, he will burst out with a kinetic energy equivalent to at least ten billion tons (one billion tons of TNT), while even the Tsar Bomb is only fifty million tons.
From Zhang Yanhang's confidence to fall, it can be seen that he can definitely withstand the counterforce, and since he can withstand even counterforce, nuclear bombs are obviously not very useful against him, as even the destruction the Tsar Bomb can cause is only about one-twentieth of that."
Unless they can gather nuclear bombs with a yield above a hundred million tons, Zhou Muxi really didn't think ordinary nuclear bombs could have any impact on Zhang Yanhang.
And nuclear bombs, after all, are just a poor imitation of the Sun's power, and Zhou Muxi had clearly heard a moment ago that Zhang Yanhang killed a Fifth-Tier God of Sun, Crotina, when he was at peak Third Tier, suggesting he must possess a high resistance to flames and explosion damage typically associated with nuclear bombs.
Therefore, even from this aspect alone, perhaps nuclear bombs aren't a good option. Zhou Muxi even suspected that if a nuclear bomb were sent towards him, it might not even have the chance to explode before Zhang Yanhang swallows it up with his black hole-like ability.
"Then what do you say we should do? We can't beat him, we can't blow him up, and you still expect me to make an effort? How? Should I block his path and let him pulverize me to death as proof of my effort?"
If it were truly about sacrificing for the sake of humanity's survival crisis, Gu Mingyue might reconcile to it, and maybe even get the chance to reincarnate in another world, but to sacrifice for such a nonsensical reason would be too unjust. It would be pure martyrdom.
"No, what I meant was that maybe we should return to the basics; we came here to 'persuade' Zhang Yanhang to stop. The emphasis is on 'persuade,' not trying to hinder him with our abilities, which is truly impossible."
Zhou Muxi believed that appealing to emotions and reason definitely had a chance of success, at least it was definitely more likely than taking a direct approach, which had a 0% chance.
Taking the soft approach, at least out of past affection, might have a chance of a fraction of a percent of success. The difference between complete impossibility and having some possibility is indeed very different.
"I think what you said makes a lot of sense, and I really do want to persuade Zhang Yanhang, but the problem is, once I teleport over, he 'whooshes' away, and I can't catch up. How am I supposed to communicate, through a phone call?"
At the very least, Gu Mingyue felt that with Zhang Yanhang's current state, let alone answering a phone call, there's uncertainty if he even has a phone on him.
"No, I actually mean you should find a way to draw more of Zhang Yanhang's attention, or stay close enough to him for a longer time.
Even though our size compared to Zhang Yanhang is like a grain of sand at most, Zhang Yanhang possesses an extremely strong perception ability, capable of meticulously sensing his surrounding environment. As long as he notices we might need him, he's likely to communicate with us."
Zhou Muxi believed her strategy had a much higher success rate than trying to forcefully break Zhang Yanhang's energy shield, at least having a few percent chance of succeeding. Read complete version only at novel⁂fire.net
"Does Zhang Yanhang actually possess such a capability? And just how meticulous is it?"
For some reason, Gu Mingyue suddenly had a bad premonition.
"Detailed beyond microscopes, able to penetrate all materials and perceive them. Essentially, anything within his perception range holds no secrets before him."
Upon saying this, Zhou Muxi couldn't help but display a complicated expression on her face.
"Why does this sound strange? Penetrate all materials? No secrets? Could it be that he can…"
Gu Mingyue seemed to start realizing where her bad premonition stemmed from.
"Yes, he has X-ray vision, but don't worry. I've gotten used to him seeing me, and it's not a big deal really. Once you come to terms with it, it's fine. Just imagine him as a superman. He doesn't only see you and me, anyone within his perception range, regardless of age or gender, will be entirely seen through."
At this point, Zhou Muxi wore a look of acceptance, though with some resignation mixed in, but she also thought that Zhang Yanhang was probably already numb from seeing too much, so there's nothing to be shy about, ⁄(⁄⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄⁄)⁄there's no need.
For a moment, Gu Mingyue didn't really know what to say. If it were only her being seen through, it might seem disturbing, but knowing it's non-discriminative, even sparing no old men, she found comfort in the knowledge somehow.
Perhaps this is the legendary 'the law does not punish the masses.' When the target of a crime is vastly expanded, making everyone a victim, an individual who initially felt special as a sole victim suddenly feels much better.
"Also, since you knew Zhang Yanhang from before, you've probably already been seen through countless times, so there's really no use in being tangled up about it. It's a done deal, fussing over it won't help."
Seeing the tangled and complex expression on Gu Mingyue's face, Zhou Muxi felt nothing but schadenfreude. With some peculiar mindset, whenever Zhang Yanhang involves more targets, she not only refrains from sympathy, but becomes even happier.
Hmm, this is a basic principle of 'you have it, I don't'. To put it more simply, why should I be the only one exposed while you don't have to be? That's roughly the principle.
"What you said makes a lot of sense."
Although she actually interacted more with Zhang Yanhang online, and the number of times they've met offline might not even be more than Zhou Muxi, she must have indeed been exposed long ago. After all, being a Fifth Tier Awakened, she has the right mindset. So, after some self-reflection, Zhou Muxi quickly stopped dwelling on this.
"But honestly, I'd rather you didn't tell me such unnecessary truths. Sometimes, ignorance is bliss."
Moreover, for some reason, Gu Mingyue suddenly remembered her cousin whom she had only met with Zhang Yanhang once. If Zhang Yanhang already had this perception ability back then, wouldn't her cousin have suffered too? Out of nowhere, Gu Mingyue suddenly felt a strong urge to hit someone.
"Let's not talk about this right now. The most important thing is still persuading Zhang Yanhang. I have an idea. Although forcing both of us to stick to Zhang Yanhang through fixed space definitely won't work, it would just be immune to him.
But since Zhang Yanhang is generally moving at a constant speed in a short time, is there a possibility that you can stay by Zhang Yanhang's side through non-stop, equidistant teleportation?"
Zhou Muxi proposed a seemingly somewhat reliable idea.
"Non-stop teleportation? This might indeed be somewhat feasible."
Previously, Gu Mingyue could only see Zhang Yanhang's distant back every time she teleported over. But if she didn't consider communication and just teleported blindly, she might just stay by his side.
"Since you think it's feasible, hurry up and give it a try. If even this method doesn't work, then we really might need to give up."
Zhou Muxi felt that being able to come up with this method was already worthy of the related benefits; she indeed couldn't do more.
Gu Mingyue immediately began teleporting with Zhou Muxi.
Then she was surprised to find out that although each time they teleported there was no time to speak and they had to teleport again, she and Zhou Muxi managed to maintain what could be called a very close relative distance to Zhang Yanhang.
Of course, by "very close," it was still several hundred meters apart. After all, Zhang Yanhang was surrounded by large flames now, and just the violent air currents and high temperatures from the friction could cause significant harm. So, they couldn't get too close and could only maintain such a distance of a few hundred meters to be safer.
Then, very soon, Gu Mingyue felt an invisible force suddenly appear behind her, wrapping her tightly like a soft cushion and sending her in front of Zhang Yanhang. The feeling was quite peculiar.
But Zhou Muxi felt somewhat familiar and quickly realized that the shield enveloping her and Gu Mingyue was probably Zhang Yanhang's energy shield, "Clearly manipulating the energy shield so skillfully, and yet telling me last time that the energy shield is limited in size, so it'd be a squeeze for two people to stand inside..."
Remembering that scene from before, Zhou Muxi couldn't help but want to say again, heh, men!
"So this is that energy shield."
With Zhou Muxi's reminder, Gu Mingyue also reacted, realizing no wonder it felt like she was completely isolated from the outside world once inside; there was no feeling of airflow fluctuation or high temperatures, not even a trace, and the air felt noticeably fresher.
But compared to this, Gu Mingyue was more interested in the topic of "the energy shield is a squeeze". Although it was only a few words, she could already imagine a bunch of bizarre scenarios. However, the most important thing right now was still persuading Zhang Yanhang, so she decided to worry about this later.
Zhang Yanhang's mouth, broader than a two-way eight-lane road, opened again, and a thunderous voice boomed.
"You two are really annoying. What do you want from me? Can't you wait till landing to talk? Does it really make that much of a difference for these few dozen seconds? Can't you just send me a message? It's not like I don't have my phone."
Zhou Muxi originally thought that what Gu Mingyue said about calling for communication was a joke, but little did she know, calling directly might actually be the most efficient way to communicate.
"Are you sure you can actually check your phone?"
Gu Mingyue looked at Zhang Yanhang's gigantic hands, at least two to three hundred meters long, with doubt.
"Haven't you heard of something called the Mage's Hand? Have you heard of the Communication Skill?"
Zhang Yanhang's voice suddenly appeared in the minds of Zhou Muxi and Gu Mingyue, yet his mouth made no motion, and a phone floated right in front of Gu Mingyue.
"You actually know such spells?"
In Gu Mingyue's impression, Zhang Yanhang had always been a brainless brute and muscle-head, but now, it gradually seemed that her impression was being overturned bit by bit.
"If I'm being honest, I'm actually a mage."
Zhang Yanhang once again used the Communication Skill to tell Gu Mingyue and Zhou Muxi directly in their minds.
"You call this bullshit a mage?!"
Looking at Zhang Yanhang's mountain-like figure, Gu Mingyue was about to lose it.
Beside her, Zhou Muxi, seeing Zhang Yanhang's sincere expression, then looking at his four-headed eight-armed, bare-chested, demon-god-like fierce appearance, also couldn't see what this had to do with being a mage.
But remembering his previous teleportation use and how familiar he seemed with it, if he really is a mage, well, she could sort of accept that, so she managed to hold it together.
But the completely uncontrolled Gu Mingyue developed a strong desire to complain, "Are you trying to say that even though you're musclebound, two kilometers tall, punching through the crust, you are indeed a good mage?"