“This speed…”
Su Kai stopped, looking at the pitch-black night around him, his heart itching with excitement.
He really wanted to go for a joyride!
Fortunately, he managed to temporarily suppress this impulse.
It was better to experiment later; the top priority was to find “Stone Armor” quickly.
There would be plenty of time to enjoy the speed later.
He controlled the light wings, slowly folding them as his body landed steadily.
“Disarm.”
The light wings immediately dissipated into specks of light.
“Awesome!”
Su Kai felt completely refreshed.
Now, a huge piece of the puzzle regarding his mobility had been filled.
From now on, wherever he wanted to go, he could just take off—fast and convenient.
He glanced at the system interface.
There was still plenty of Star Energy left.
He would continue to unlock more when he found other shortcomings later, but for now, this would do.
Unlocking the Wind-Splitting Falcon cost 1,500 points.
Even if it was a bit pricey, the effect was absolutely worth it.
Besides, according to the system, once his Star Sea Gene strength increased, he would be able to unlock higher-level Star Beasts, though he didn’t know when that would be.
Up until now, Su Kai’s Star Sea Gene hadn’t changed at all; it was still in the Awakening Stage.
“Wait.”
Su Kai suddenly thought of a question.
“System, does flying with these Wind-Splitting Wings consume Star Energy quickly?”
[Under standard cruising speed (approx.
Mach 5), the Wind-Splitting Wings consume approximately 80-100 points of Star Energy per hour.
When performing supersonic maneuvers or burst acceleration, they can reach Mach 7-9, and the consumption will increase accordingly.
The maintenance consumption of the armed form itself is extremely low.]
“About a hundred points per hour…”
Su Kai calculated.
“That’s fine, acceptable.”
With his current Star Energy reserves, he could fly for days and nights without any issues.
Moreover, Star Energy could be obtained through combat and devouring, making it a renewable “fuel.”
Now he really had sea, land, and air…
well, there was no “land” enhancement yet, but at least sea and air were covered.
Furthermore, the sky basically corresponded to the land anyway.
Su Kai returned to his room and sat back on the sofa, feeling great.
While waiting for the Void Jellyfish’s intelligence, he had also managed to strengthen himself—this was definitely a win.
Now, he just had to wait for news on “Stone Armor.”
He wanted to see where this “scapegoat” he had chosen was hiding.
Just a few minutes after Su Kai had leaned back on the sofa, the necklace around his neck suddenly grew hot.
[Activity of a high-priority target detected.]
[Codename: “Stone Armor.” Energy signature match: 92%.]
[Location: Pennsylvania, Harrisburg City, Wells Fargo Bank Branch 3.]
[The target is committing an armed robbery.
The bank alarm has been triggered, and local police are expected to arrive within 30 minutes.]
[Real-time surveillance footage synchronized.]
A translucent blue-and-white jellyfish phantom unfolded before Su Kai, its core light point flashing rapidly as it projected a clear energy scan image.
In the image, a burly humanoid creature covered in a layer of grayish-white rock was smashing through the bank’s thick bulletproof glass counter with a single punch.
Behind him followed a dozen or so bandits holding various firearms and wearing ski masks.
They were firing wildly at the ceiling, causing the few bank employees huddled in the corner to scream in terror.
Two or three security guards in uniforms were already lying on the ground, blood pooling everywhere.
“Pennsylvania?”
Su Kai chuckled.
“This guy actually ran out of Ohio in no time.”
He glanced at the timestamp in the corner of the image.
It was 8:03 AM.
The police were expected to arrive in 30 minutes, which would be around 8:30 AM.
From Granville Point in Ohio to Harrisburg City in Pennsylvania, the straight-line distance was well over five hundred kilometers, which would take five or six hours by car.
But fortunately, Su Kai was prepared.
“Armament: Wind-Splitting Wings.”
He focused his mind.
Whoosh!
Cyan-white energy wings instantly unfolded behind his back.
The streamlined wings flapped slightly, instantly whipping up swift currents of air in the room, causing the curtains to rustle loudly.
“Jellyfish, hack all civilian surveillance and radar along the way that might capture me.
Don’t touch anything military-grade for now to avoid alerting the enemy.”
[Command confirmed.
Stealth flight path established.
Optical cloaking and low-altitude evasion protocols enabled.]
“Let’s go!”
Su Kai pushed open the window, and the wings on his back gave a powerful flap!
Whoosh—!
His entire body shot into the pitch-black night sky like a cyan-white arrow, turning into a tiny speck of light in the blink of an eye.
Wind-Splitting Wings at full burst!
The scenery below flashed backward rapidly, instantly blurring into flowing blocks of color.
The wind whistled by his ears, but it was blocked by a thin film of energy.
Su Kai glanced at the system interface.
The Star Energy consumption rate was a bit faster than he had anticipated, about 120 points per hour.
But it didn’t matter.
He had plenty of Star Energy now.
“This speed is f*cking awesome!”
Su Kai felt the thrill of tearing through the air and riding the wind; his heart was full of satisfaction.
High-speed trains and airplanes were nothing compared to the Wind-Splitting Wings.
A few minutes later, the outline of Harrisburg City appeared below.
Su Kai lowered his altitude, and with a gentle retraction of the Wind-Splitting Wings, he glided onto the rooftop of a building opposite Wells Fargo Bank Branch 3.
After landing, he quietly retracted the light wings.
On the street in front of the bank, pedestrians were in chaos.
Inside the bank, gunfire continued to ring out, mixed with the shouts of the bandits and the sound of shattering glass.
In Su Kai’s perception, that “Stone Armor,” covered in rock, was currently holding a large canvas bag, stuffing bundles of cash from the counter into it indiscriminately.
“Quite efficient,” he muttered.
He focused his mind again.
“Armament: Black Heavy Armor!”
The dull, lusterless rock-like heavy armor instantly covered his entire body, and the barbs at his joints slowly extended outward.
“Armament: Nether Blade!”
His right arm was immediately wrapped in pitch-black energy, which quickly condensed into that long, sharp arm blade, the edges of which shimmered with a chilling, eerie light.
After doing all this, Su Kai glanced at the few bandits standing guard at the bank’s entrance.
They were holding their guns, nervously looking around, completely unaware that there was an extra person on the rooftop opposite them.
“Jellyfish, hack all detection equipment nearby—police, bank, street corner—everything.
Freeze the footage at one minute ago.”
[Executing…
Execution complete.
All optical and electronic monitoring equipment within a one-kilometer radius has been taken over.
Footage is now looping.]
“Very good.”
Su Kai walked to the edge of the roof and leaped.
Boom!!!
Like a human cannonball, he plunged straight down from the hundred-meter-high rooftop, his feet slamming heavily into the bank’s entrance!
The concrete ground instantly cracked, and spiderweb-like fissures spread out for more than a dozen meters.
The bandits standing guard were startled by the sudden loud noise.
They turned around abruptly, their gun muzzles pointing straight at Su Kai.