Chapter 43: Retreat

  "Protect me, great God of Guns Morando." Fang Kai muttered a sentence, his right thumb silently pressed down. The bullet burst out of the barrel in an instant, like a meteor streaking towards the Stone Giant's eyes, towards that weak spot.

  At the same time, the giant's palm came crashing down from above, targeting Fang Kai! There was no time to dodge, and the giant's palm was truly enormous, covering a range that Fang Kai couldn't escape with his legs alone. At this point, Fang Kai could only close his eyes and wait for death. Now his only hope was that the explosive bullet would pierce through the stone giant's eye, or even destroy its brain.

  "It's over, Yu Zi... Hehe..." With a smile at the corner of his mouth, Fang Kai held his head high, even in death, a warrior's honor would not allow him to lower his noble head.

  But the turning point always appears when you are on the brink of death. Just as Fang Kai thought there was no hope, a miracle appeared! Although his eyes were closed, Fang Kai immediately felt that his body had been suddenly lifted and then suspended in mid-air. "Huh, Pang Dong, how did you get here? Ah, am I dreaming? This... this is actually an airplane, heaven!" Fang Kai covered his mouth with both hands, hardly daring to believe his eyes.

  At this time, he was thrown into the co-pilot seat by Pang Dong, and the plane driven by Pang Dong was actually made of wood. It was a wooden airplane! Those wings, those propellers, were all made of wood! What surprised Fang Kai the most was that Ruo Zi was sitting in the back seat, smiling at Fang Kai.

  Happiness came too quickly, too timely! Excited, Fang Kai couldn't help but jump up, almost causing the entire plane to lose its balance. "Kai-zi, calm down a bit, look at you," said Pang Dong with a grin, rolling his eyes at Fang Kai.

  Ruo Zi's face suddenly fell, and she scolded in a low voice: "You're really courting death, staying behind like this!" The woman's words were tinged with resentment, and the corners of her eyes sparkled with unshed tears. Fang Kai felt a pang in his heart, and he pulled Ruo Zi's arm, laughing softly: "It's nothing, look at me, I'm fine! Hehe, it's great that you're all okay, I was worried something bad would happen to you."

  The two locked eyes for a moment, time seemed to freeze at this moment, everything was in silence.

  However, the rage of the Thunderstone Giant pulled them back into reality. "Ahh, you detestable ants! I'll send all of you to hell, go see Osiris!!" The giant swung its arms and swept away the wooden planes.

  "Alright, Kaizi, Ruòzi, prepare to counterattack. This guy is too arrogant, we need to avoid his sharp edge. Damn it, dare to come at me horizontally? I'll take you down." Páng Dōng bared his teeth, his fierce appearance was like another Stone Giant.

  Not yet out of danger, Fang Kai and Ruo Zi dared not to be careless, and immediately nodded, each taking out their weapons to cover Pang Dong's driving. As they fought, Fang Kai suddenly had an idea and whispered to Ruo Zi, "Do you have a pulse cannon?"

  Ruò zǐ diǎn diǎn tóu, jiāng jiǎo biān yī tái mài chōng pào dì gěi fāng kǎi shǒu shàng, rèn zhēn dào: "xiǎo xīn diǎn." rán hòu, nǚ rén yòu tóu rù le zhàn dòu. Fāng kǎi xīn yī nuǎn, zhè cái shì mò qì ā.

  Next, let you see my means! Fang Kai roared in his heart, setting up the pulse cannon on the outside of the co-pilot's cabin, aiming at the relatively weak part of the stone giant and bombarding it wildly.

  The offensive was fierce, but it still couldn't do anything to the Stone Giant. The previous Wave Motion Gun, plus the current Pulse Cannon and Laser Claw's laser, only managed to knock off a corner of the Stone Giant's eye. For such a massive giant, this was nothing more than a drop in the ocean, not even worth mentioning. However, their resistance thoroughly ignited the Stone Giant's anger.

  "Hmph, dare to hurt me? I'll have you die, die! Hahahaha, die, hah...!" The stone giant was completely in a frenzied state, on one hand unleashing thunderous blows at the wooden plane, while wildly flailing its arms about. Even that thick stone wall had been viciously slashed with a deep gash.

  Fat Dong gritted his teeth, his eyes fixed on the scene before him. He was completely focused, relying on his not-too-spectacular skills (of course, this was only in comparison to Qiao Mu Si; driving such a thing, Fang Kai and Fat Dong were no match) to narrowly escape death at the hands of Shi Ju Tian. Meanwhile, Fang Kai and Ruo Zi worked together seamlessly, one covering the other as they counterattacked, successfully repelling Shi Ju Tian's powerful Thunderbolt attacks multiple times.

  But this can't go on, delaying the battle is not beneficial to them either. In this situation, Fang Kai had the intention of retreating. As the saying goes, "avoid the real and attack the fake", for now, hiding from the Stone Giant's direct attack and preserving himself is the right thing to do. The team isn't just Fang Kai alone anymore, no matter how hot-blooded he is, he can't disregard the safety of his teammates.

  But where can they escape to hide from the Stone Giant's crazy attack?

  Pursing his lips, Fang Kai fired the pulse cannon while observing the distant world to see if there was a place to take refuge. As they say, "good things come to those who wait", after searching for a while, Fang Kai finally locked onto a location... "Huang Dong, Ruo Zi, let's do it this way." Immediately, Fang Kai expressed his thoughts. He didn't expect that this plan would be unanimously approved.

  Originally, Pang Dong and Ruo Zi were both tired of fighting, and a psychology of disgust for war was gradually growing. At this time, hearing that Fang Kai had a way to retreat, why not support him? "Kai, which direction should we retreat?" Ruo Zi threw out a question, while bringing in Pang Dong's inquiring gaze.

  Fang Kai nodded, confidently pointing to the deep marks left by the stone giant on the large stone wall, and said with a smile: "That's it, withdraw quickly. Right turn, 30 degrees down, Bao Dong!" Fang Kai suddenly raised his voice, Bao Dong made an "OK" gesture with his right hand, and then adjusted the machine head to move forward towards the deep marks.

  "Cover." Fang Kai spat out another sentence, his hands not stopping, continuously using the pulse cannon to blast the nearby stone pillars, trying to create a cloud of dust and smoke to envelop his team, in order to retreat smoothly. Knowing Fang Kai's intention, Ruo Zi also fired her laser, the two combining their efforts, and instantly a vast expanse of white dust spread out.

  It's not just a small wooden plane, now Fang Kai and the others can't even see the stone giant clearly, they can only make out a rough outline. At the same time, the stone giant, whose vision is blocked, becomes more and more frantic, attacking faster and faster with each passing moment. Apart from the whirring sound, Fang Kai and the others' ears are completely covered by the sound of electric beams striking the stone walls. It's terrifying to think about just how fearsome this stone giant's combat strength is.

  Now Fang Kai was a bit surprised, if this stone giant is also the masterpiece of the pre-destructive earth people, then their technological prowess is truly unimaginable. "Alas, it seems that Chen Tian's words were right, all things in the world have two sides. Sometimes, the more advanced technology is, the greater the trauma it causes to its own home. Now it seems that this saying is not wrong after all. If the earth people could control their own*, and didn't use super powerful nuclear weapons to wage war, maybe I would still be on earth now......" Fang Kai thought of something and went off in a daze, until Ruò Zǐ patted his shoulder.

  In the blink of an eye, Fang Kai came back to his senses and smiled at Ruo Zi: "What's wrong?" Only to see the woman frowning, pointing under the wooden plane: "Look, we've entered a deep ravine, but landing seems to be a problem." "Really? Let me take a look." Upon hearing this, Fang Kai hastily stuck his head out of the cabin and indeed, below the wooden plane were unevenly sized stone pillars (apparently a giant's uneven masterpiece), with no sufficient flat space in between for them to land safely.

  Fang Kai was stunned, he thought of hiding in the deep hole, but didn't think about the landing problem. At this time, he suddenly heard Pang Dong exclaiming anxiously: "It's bad, the smoke is disappearing quickly!"

  Upon hearing this, Fang Kai was stunned again, and when he turned his head around, the originally white and blurry field of vision gradually cleared up. The giant stone man's ferocious face appeared vaguely. Obviously, relying solely on the few cannon shots to create a smokescreen would not be enough for them to escape. After a while, once the smoke had completely dissipated, they would really be done for.

  "What to do? Kaizi, why don't we rush back and have a fierce battle with that heaven-killing guy? Anyway, we're going to die, might as well die gloriously!" Fat Dong's blood was boiling, he wished to turn the machine around and fight Stone Giant to the end.

  What to do? Fang Kai looked at the thick and red neck of Pang Dong, then looked at the slightly pale face of Ruo Zi, and couldn't help but get anxious. With this anxiety, his mind went completely blank, and he couldn't think of any solution.

  "Don't hesitate, a man should be brave, if he's dead, he's dead, and after 18 years, he'll be a good fellow again." Seeing Fang Kai hesitating, Pang Dong urged him on for a few more sentences, and as he turned the control panel around, preparing to turn back. Just at this moment, a flash of lightning cut through Fang Kai's mind, and an idea came out!

  Necessity is the mother of invention, it's really a lifesaving good prescription.

  However, Fang Kai didn't have time to indulge in sentimentality. His lips slightly parted as he quickly said, "Let's make a bet! If it doesn't work out, we'll fight it with our lives!" This is interesting! --- Ruo Zi and Pang Dong's eyes lit up at the same time, asking in unison: "Kai-zi, do you have another plan?!" As soon as they heard there was a plan, Pang Dong's neck immediately turned white. Indeed, he was hot-blooded, but this also depended on the situation - who would willingly go to their death for no reason? At least Pang Dong didn't consider himself that noble.

  "No time to explain, come on, listen to my command. Pang Dong, accelerate and fly inside. Ruo Zi, open the laser and expand it (Fang Kai pointed at the dark and deep scar, his meaning was very clear: since it's a wall, there must be a certain thickness, why not drill through the stone wall along the scar, maybe there's a chance to escape?). Fang Kai urged while raising his pulse cannon."

  "What about you?" It seemed that he had heard some information that Ke Zi had skipped over in his words. Ruo Zi bit her lip, with a faint sense of foreboding. Sure enough, Fang Ke shook his head lightly, his face calm: "I'll go intercept it and buy time for you guys. If... if I'm not dead yet, come back and rescue me. Don't stop me, this is the responsibility of being team leader."

  On Ruo Zi's face, Fang Kai lightly kissed her and then resolutely turned around and jumped off the wooden plane. Strangely, this time, Ruo Zi didn't cry out loud. She stuck her head out of the cabin, touching the spot where Fang Kai had kissed her, with tears welling up in her eyes: "I believe you, you must survive..."

  The woman's words behind him were already inaudible, as the wooden plane was accelerating into the distance.