Chapter 54: Adulation

It was within Liwei's expectations that those semi-mechanical infantrymen would adopt the strategy of entering buildings to occupy high ground, and it was what he hoped to see.
As for the other hunters, were they hiding in the buildings, planning to wait and see? Now that those semi-mechanical soldiers had all entered, it didn't matter what they did!
At present, the hunters should have already started fighting with that group of semi-mechanical infantrymen.
In an open area, it was difficult to concentrate firepower against a line of infantry. However, when these guys entered the narrow and complex environment of buildings, they instantly became very vulnerable.
This was the environment where hunters could best utilize their combat capabilities!
Ambushes, close-range combat, and raids... these were all tactics that hunters were most skilled at. Moreover, the individual combat capability of these semi-mechanical infantrymen was not strong. When facing hunters at the limit level, they were only destined to be slaughtered at close range.
Entering an environment that was not conducive to their combat effectiveness was a major mistake for these semi-mechanical infantrymen.
And another major mistake they made was to split their forces.
At the moment, in Liwei's eyes, there were less than thirty semi-mechanical infantrymen still standing on the open street. At the same time, the straight-line distance between Liwei and them was less than twenty meters.
Taking a deep breath, Liwei tightened his grip on his pistol, and then his whole body suddenly leaped out from the rooftop, soaring into the air.
The moment Liwei appeared, the infantrymen who had been watching him all along opened fire at him as he leaped into the air.
However, aiming at Liwei was not that simple!
When he leaped from the rooftop, Liwei's legs almost exploded with the greatest force. He flew out like a bullet, extremely fast.
This speed alone made it difficult for those semi-mechanical infantrymen to aim. Moreover, Liwei was still rotating in the air.
What if there were thirty guns? These infantrymen only had one round of shooting opportunity, and at most three to five bullets would hit Liwei. Furthermore, as Liwei burst out, he also triggered the ability of the demon claw. The blue demon hand fully opened in front of him, blocking his head and torso, covering an area not much worse than a small shield.
Relatively speaking, the accuracy of those semi-mechanical infantrymen's rifles was not good, but Liwei's shooting skills in the air were still of a very high standard.
Continuously firing his pistol, under such difficult circumstances, he achieved excellent results with a single magazine: at least five semi-mechanical infantrymen, who didn't even have time to pull the trigger, were killed by Liwei's armor-piercing bullets in mid-air.
Upon landing, Liwei squatted down, dropped his pistol, leaped out with both legs, drew his short knife, and in a series of actions, he had already completed several moves in the blink of an eye!
After chopping off the head of a semi-mechanical soldier, Liwei's ghostly figure began to move continuously, and the knife in his hand slashed towards the enemy again and again, launching extremely fast slashing attacks. One after another, he caused one after another semi-mechanical soldier to die a violent death. Occasionally, after accumulating sword intent for two strikes, he would also swing out a whirlwind, sweeping up one or two unlucky ones.
While the sword was sharp, the demon claws, composed purely of demon energy, were also flying around, crazily attacking the surrounding enemies. The semi-mechanical soldiers hit by the demon claws had a much more miserable fate than those targeted by Liwei's knife. Their heads twisted off, the claws stabbed into their eye sockets and pierced their brains, or they were twisted into fists and exploded their brains...
In short, the scene was extremely bloody.
In such close and chaotic situations, firearms were not as effective as melee weapons. The K5 rifles in the hands of these semi-mechanical infantrymen were equipped with bayonets, and several infantrymen charged at Liwei from behind with bayonets.
However, Liwei was not fighting alone.
After he broke into the enemy's formation, two other people also showed up. Benderui's arrows and Cai Yutong's hand cannon provided Liwei with strong support. Those semi-mechanical infantrymen who tried to attack Liwei from behind were directly blown up into the sky by Benderui's powerful Red Lotus Arrow.
In fact, the firepower output of Cai Yutong and Benderui, when fully unleashed without interference, was even more powerful than Liwei's. After all, Liwei had to devote a considerable amount of energy to deal with the bayonets of those semi-mechanical soldiers after being surrounded, while they could unleash their full power.
The following events were like a replay of the slaughter of the other forty-plus semi-mechanical soldiers. The cannon also failed to exert any power. After dealing with most of the enemies, Liwei rushed up and killed the soldiers operating the cannon.
...
Ten minutes later, the battle was completely over.
After all the semi-mechanical infantrymen on the street were wiped out, a few scattered enemies ran out of the surrounding buildings, but it was evident that it would not change the situation.
There were about twenty-five semi-mechanical soldiers inside the buildings. Half of them were killed by other hunters who were also hiding in the houses, while the other half ran out in scattered groups to support the battle, only to be dealt with by Benderui and Cai Yutong.
With the battle over and no other threats confirmed, the hunters began to emerge from the buildings one after another.
Some went to Qian Long, offering words of concern; some went to Benderui and Cai Yutong, praising their formidable long-range firepower.
But more people came to greet Liwei.
Liwei's performance in this battle was evident to all. Without him, dealing with the semi-mechanical infantry lying all over the ground would have been extremely difficult.
More importantly, Liwei had demonstrated his strength in this battle. Although those with keener eyes could see that he was probably just at the limit level, his abilities—those eyes, the ability to condense demon claws, and that left arm that didn't seem human—were unmatched by ordinary limit-level individuals.
These two things were very much like the rumored extraordinary talents.
His combat power was extremely outstanding among those of the same level, and even compared to Benderui and Qian Long, who had activated their genetic chains, his performance was not inferior.
Hunters were a group that admired the strong. Among this group of limit-level hunters, Liwei was undoubtedly a strong figure, and his limitless potential was apparent.
Therefore, it was normal for him to be admired.
However, Liwei couldn't be bothered to deal with them.