Virtual Reality Cultivator-Chapter 48: The Collapsing City

BZZZT!

Vincent's voice sounded panicked through the radio.

"You need to get out now! Zenith has activated the emergency protocol!"

Ethan looked around. The underground city was starting to collapse. Once majestic buildings were now shaking violently, with glass shattering and streets cracking. Emergency sirens wailed across the area, signaling a major catastrophe about to unfold.

Claire ran towards Ethan, pulling his hand. "We have to go!"

Adrian looked at the city ceiling, which was suffering massive damage. "Oh my god... They really want to destroy this place!"

Lazarus stared at the rubble where Titan had previously stood. "Zenith would rather destroy this city than let us take their information."

Vincent spoke again. "I just intercepted their internal signal... Zenith has activated the Total Destruction Mode. They'll destroy this city in less than five minutes!"

Ethan clenched his fists. "They don't just want to get rid of us... They want to erase all the evidence of their experiments!"

Claire nodded quickly. "And that means we don't have any more time!"

Adrian checked his weapon, then pointed north. "Our stealth ship is waiting outside the safe zone! We need to reach the exit before everything falls apart!"

Ethan turned to Lazarus. "Can you make it?"

Lazarus, still wounded, nodded. "Don't worry about me. Focus on getting out of here!"

Ethan looked at the crumbling streets ahead. He took a deep breath.

"Let's go!"

Escape Through the Collapsing City

BOOOOM!

A massive explosion tore through the city, collapsing a skyscraper onto the streets. Dust and debris filled the air, making visibility worse.

Ethan and his team ran as fast as they could, dodging falling rubble.

Behind them, they could hear the remaining Zenith troops trying to escape as well.

Claire looked back. "They're running too... They don't want to die here!"

Adrian fired several shots at the troops trying to chase them. "I don't care! As long as we get out alive!"

Ethan kept running, his eyes fixed ahead. They were almost at the main exit leading to the surface.

But—

BZZT!

Vincent spoke again, this time with a more serious tone.

"Careful! I've detected enemies up ahead!"

Ethan squinted, trying to see more clearly.

And there, in the middle of the exit they were heading for—

A man stood alone.

His eyes glowed red, and his aura radiated an overwhelming pressure.

Ethan immediately recognized the figure.

"Reven?!"

Reven—Zenith's high-level executioner who had appeared earlier at their secret facility—stood calmly, seemingly unaffected by the destruction around him.

He looked at Ethan with a blank expression.

"You're not going anywhere."

Duel Amidst the Ruins

BOOOM!

Reven suddenly disappeared from where he stood and reappeared right in front of Ethan, launching a Qi-powered punch!

BAM!

Ethan managed to block the attack, but he was sent stumbling back several meters from the sheer power.

Lazarus shouted. "Ethan! He's stronger than before!"

Ethan gritted his teeth. "Of course. After their previous defeat, Zenith must have enhanced his augmentations."

Reven didn't speak much. He simply activated more Qi within his body, making his aura glow bright red like a blazing fire.

"I won't let you leave alive."

Adrian raised his weapon. "Then we'll fight him together!"

But before Adrian could pull the trigger—

Swoosh!

In an instant, Reven was already behind him.

"Too slow."

BAM!

Adrian was sent crashing into a wall, blood flowing from his head.

Ethan's eyes widened. "Adrian!"

Reven turned his gaze back to Ethan. "Fight me one-on-one, or I'll kill your friends one by one."

Ethan clenched his fists, his golden Qi surging powerfully.

"Fine. I'll defeat you here and now!"

Secret Technique: Absolute Qi Mode

Ethan closed his eyes, feeling the remaining energy in his body.

He had surpassed many limits...

But this time, he had to surpass everything.

He opened his eyes—and for the first time, the Qi around him became denser and sharper, as if the world itself was responding to his presence.

Reven raised an eyebrow. "Oh? What is this?"

Ethan stared at him sharply. "This is my final technique."

"Absolute Qi Mode."

In an instant—

BOOOOOM!

The purer golden Qi exploded from Ethan's body, creating a wave of energy that swept across the surrounding ruins.

Reven, who had appeared confident before, now seemed slightly cautious.

"Interesting... But it won't be enough."

He jumped forward with incredible speed, launching a full-force attack.

But this time—

Ethan didn't dodge.

BAM!

Reven's punch hit Ethan's stomach...

But it had no effect.

"What...?"

Reven was shocked. He tried to attack again, but Ethan grabbed his arm in an instant!

Ethan looked Reven in the eyes. "You've lost."

And within seconds—

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"True Qi Destruction!"

BOOOOOOM!!!

Ethan's punch struck Reven with full force, breaking through his defenses and destroying his augmentation system!

"ARGHHH!!!"

Reven was sent flying, his body crashing into the rubble, before lying motionless.

The Final Escape

Claire ran towards Ethan. "There's no time left! The city is going to collapse in seconds!"

Ethan looked at the unconscious Reven. He wanted to finish him off... but he knew that his mission now was to survive.

He turned and ran with the others.

They made it through the main exit just as the underground city began to collapse entirely.

As soon as they reached the stealth ship, Vincent immediately activated the takeoff mode.

Ethan looked back—the underground city of Zenith was now a giant, endless pit.

But he knew...

Zenith wasn't completely destroyed.

And this war wasn't over.