The Geared Immortal

Chapter 1422

War of the Gods and Demons: Chapter 22

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Cohan Vale looks in the direction where they can slightly hear the sound of an explosion and showed a complex expression. He knew that Xin Ja is with that team, but he could not help but feel worried.

Though he has already known about Xin Ja and the other side of the planet, he still could not help but feel worried as the guy is his only connection to the other side. He has learned many things from the young man and desires to learn more about the current world on the other side.

"I think we should move after dinner…" he suddenly said as he decided to quickly begin their travel.

The noise is far too close and he did not want to compromise the mission. In fact, he could just fly to the location of the battle and reach that place in just a minute or two.

If he can do that, then he knew that the enemy can also do it too. So he has no time to stay in this place.

It did not take long before their group began traveling in their mounts towards Lostier Fortress. The reason why they have to head to Lostier Fortress first is so that they can get a few scientists that could help with the research on the portal.

And so, even in darkness, their group continues with their travel through the broken path near the forest.

Meanwhile, Xin Ja and his group are being besieged by a large number of demons and Xin Ja is currently fighting against two high-ranking demons.

After the draconian leader knew that he is not a match for the human, he quickly called for reinforcement.

Meanwhile, the soldiers are now under siege by the other flying demons.

On the ground, there are many demons that have already died and a part of the caravan has also fallen under the demon's onslaught.

After a few exchanges, Xin Ja finally severed the head of the leading demon while a long gash could be seen on his left hand.

The two demons are both Ki-Champion realm combatants. Though they are not that strong alone, once they worked together, Xin Ja immediately fell into a disadvantageous situation.

But using his swords and gun skills, Xin Ja finally severed the head of the leader and wounded its companion. However, as he looks back, he could not help but shake his head as many of the soldiers have died in this battle.

Although he knew that she should not worry that much, as a human, Xin Ja could not help but feel concerned for those that have died.

Eeek!!!

The wounded demon suddenly shrieked in the air which made Xin Ja frown. It then quickly turns around and wanted to run away.

The other demons that are still able to move limply followed their new leader.

But how could they let these creatures just run away? The soldiers quickly pointed their CAWs and shoot the flying demons.

Since they are in the air and retreating clumsily, the demons were easily shot down by the soldiers.

The new leader of the group of demons thought that he could escape this battle. But before he could fly up high, he felt something hitting the back of his head before everything went black.

The soldier looks at each other and heaved a sigh of relief that they finally survived the ordeal. They could not help but look at the weapon in their hands and then at their companions that have died.

"Everyone… let's bury our dead first before regrouping…" Xin Ja shouted a command which everyone followed.

While the soldiers are busy gathering the bodies of their fallen comrades, Xin Ja busily absorbed the Ki energy coming from the demons.

A slight smile appears on his face after absorbing a huge amount of energy which propelled him to another level.

"Hmm… Three more levels and I will soon reach the Ki-Grandmaster realm…" Xin Ja thought as he could feel the power coursing through his veins.

So farm his growth has been really fast ever since he started hunting the demons and absorbing their Ki energy.

The most energy he got came from the two leaders that he fought.

He took a glance at the already healed wound on his arm and showed a slight frown on his face.

He then walked toward the curved sword that the demon used to injure him. After picking the weapon up, he noticed something strange with it.

"Hmm… This is… this weapon has an extra effect?" he muttered in confusion.

It is different from upgrades in sharpness or strength. The thing that he could feel on the weapon is something mysterious and seems unfathomable.

As a craftsman, he has made a lot of upgrades to his weapons and gears. But something as mysterious as what he is feeling right now is truly different.

As he scrutinized further, he soon realized the reason why the said weapon has such an effect.

"Bacteria… and soul force energy…" he muttered.

The soul force energy would disturb the Ki protecting his body and then after the disturbance, some kind of microscopic bacteria would enter his system.

In that way, it could have an effect where his wounds would not close for a while.

As long as he got wounded by the sword, then his immune system would lower and that would cause the bleeding effect from the blade.

With his capability and Absolute Sense, the mystery of the weapon has already been solved.

As he scrutinized further, he determined where the rune array formation of the blade is and quickly began to research it.

3 days later…

The team has traveled the ruined main road towards Lostier Fortress. So far they are halfway through their journey and have encountered many attacks from the demons.

But with the help of Gun Mace and his team's improved Goliath Suits, the soldiers are now able to fight back with fewer casualties.

Up until yesterday, they did not have anyone who lost their lives, though they have some wounded soldiers.

So far, the medicine provided by Xin Ja was very effective in healing them really fast with the help of the researchers.

Now there are more than 5 Goliath Suit walking alongside the bus and the carriages. Those that are looking at those soldiers inside the Goliath Suits have full of envy and desire in their eyes.

Seeing the improved strength, speed, and impeccable defense of those that wear the suit, many soldiers in the caravan wanted to have one of their own.

This would really ensure their fighting prowess and their safety.

Those that are in the Goliath Suit, on the other hand, would walk proudly by the carriages and would sometimes show off in battles.

The recklessness of these soldiers has already ticked some of the researchers, especially Gun Mace, as he would do the repairs on the suits every after a battle.

The reason for this is that these soldiers would rather use their close-range weapons when on suits rather than in long-range battles. And due to the close quarter combat engagement, the suits would sometimes have some tear or dent on their surface which they need to repair after battles.

While this is happening outside, Xin Ja is currently inside the bus with his head busily researching the blade he got from the demon.

For 3 days, he has already figured out how the rune works and how the bacteria are introduced to the system.

"If I am not aware of the microscopic things in our surroundings, I would have already considered this as a mystique technique…" he muttered with a smile.

After researching, he has finally found a way to upgrade his already refined upgrading system.

His previous upgrading system would include the use of elements imbued on the weapons, or the Ki energy wrapping a weapon. This time, he has learned a new technique.

According to what he knew, this thing is called… status effect.

The upgrade system he can think of could go so far from bleeding effect, poison, paralysis, blindness, and so on.

With such an effect, he suddenly feels a bit excited to create a new weapon. He began crafting a flat blade which can be considered a short sword rather than a dagger.

He fashioned it in a curve and the flat of the blade is as thick as a palm.

After crafting the blade, he began to etch micro runes on its surface which created the array. After creating the array, he began to culture a strain of bacteria that would attack the ocular nerve system. After he was done, he showed a wide smile on his face and then began to insert the bacteria strain inside the hilt of the blade.

Once the blade makes contact with the enemy's Ki shield it would try to destroy the shield using the Ki strength of the user.

If the user is weaker than his target, then of course the weapon is ineffective. But once the blade touches the skin, no matter how strong the target is, they would not escape the status effect of the blade which is… blindness.