Chapter 31: The Storm Boxing King Driven to Desperation
During their fierce battle, Su Muyu packed her bag and looked back at the fight, feeling a bit worried.
However, she knew clearly that staying here would only be a burden.
So, she decided to follow Lu Heng's earlier plan, take the Demon Crystal Core in her bag, enter Invisible State, and head into the forest.
Soon, the woman in black tights noticed that Su Muyu had disappeared from her sight, and had taken the Demon Crystal Core, she angrily cursed, "You think you can get away?"
She immediately activated her Perception Skill and chased after her into the woods.
Seeing her going after Su Muyu, Lu Heng flashed in front of her and said, "That's enough, don't go too far."
Then, a man with silver hair stood in front of Lu Heng, arrogantly saying, "You go chase, and if this guy dares to block you, I'll kill him."
The woman in black tights showed a frivolous smile at Lu Heng, activated her Acceleration Skill, and continued her chase into the woods.
Lu Heng quickly warned through his Bluetooth earpiece, "That woman is chasing you, be careful."
"Okay, don't worry about me, I'll be fine," Su Muyu said, though her heart was quite nervous.
Although she was now a Superpower User, she had never fought anyone before.
The woman in black tights pursued into the forest, and with a coquettish laugh she called out, "Little sister, no need to run; your invisibility doesn't work on me. Just hand over the Crystal Core nicely, and I can introduce you to a strong teammate who will take good care of you."
Su Muyu was not fast in the forest, while the woman in black tights had the Acceleration Skill.
As time passed, the woman in black pursued for a few hundred meters in the forest and, under her Perception Skill, saw a transparent figure flash by.
"Caught you!"
A smile curled on her lips as she sped up, preparing to knock Su Muyu down with one kick.
All the while, Su Muyu was observing the scene behind her using her Advanced Reconnaissance Hawk, she saw the woman in black catching up, took out the Crossbow, turned back, and pulled the trigger.
Whoosh!
The bolt flew towards the woman in black's abdomen.
The woman in black, having high Perception Ability, saw Su Muyu pulling out the Crossbow and dodged to the side of a tree trunk just as the bolt flew out.
The bolt "thudded" into the trunk.
"How dare you fight back, you're asking for death!" The woman in black's face showed rage as she coldly huffed, lunged forward, ignited the Fiery Flame Hand, and aimed a slap at Su Muyu's face.
Su Muyu counted silently in her mind, three, two, one, and used the Skill "Prism Tower Shield."
A prismatic tower shield appeared out of thin air, positioned beside her, blocking the attack from the woman in black's Fiery Flame Hand.
Right after,
Su Muyu controlled the Advanced Reconnaissance Hawk to swoop down, aiming for the woman in black's eyes.
Originally, she thought that using the Reconnaissance Hawk to peck at someone's eyes was very cruel.
But her opponent was ruthless, first striking with the Fiery Flame Hand to the face, a type of attack that was even crueler than deadly tactics for a woman, so Su Muyu did not hold back either.
The woman in black saw the diving Reconnaissance Hawk, focused her gaze, and hurriedly blew it up with her hand.
In that moment, Su Muyu pulled out the Electric Shock Baton and jabbed it into her abdomen.
Sizzle!
"Ah!"
The woman in black screamed in agony, fell to the ground, and almost passed out.
Having successfully taken her down, Su Muyu felt a bit exhilarated as she cheered in the communications channel, "I took her down, I won."
Lu Heng, hearing Su Muyu's voice over the Bluetooth earpiece, smiled at the silver-haired man and said, "Looks like your woman isn't too capable."
"Death wish!"
The silver-haired man didn't go to rescue the woman in black but swung his fists and continued his furious assault on Lu Heng.
On the other side,
The woman in black was nearly knocked unconscious by the Electric Shock Baton, but thanks to the Superpower User's robust Constitution, she barely withstood the high voltage.
She gritted her teeth, pulled out a signal flare, and launched it into the sky while shouting into the communications channel, "Someone come quick!"
At that moment,
A speedboat, originally searching for Abyss Tide Worms on the sea, turned and rushed towards the shore.
A team of over a dozen Superpower Users, each armed with guns, jumped off the speedboat.
The silver-haired man shouted at his subordinates, "Go save Yada, I'll finish off this vermin and come over!"
His gaze fiercely fixed on Lu Heng, his hands clenched into fists and vibrated, unleashing a storm of protective Gang Qi as he threatened, "Tell your woman if she dares to hurt a single hair on Yada, once I get my hands on her, I'll make her beg for life but yearn for death!"
Lu Heng, seeing another group of Superpower Users arrive, knew he couldn't drag this on any longer and urged Su Muyu to leave quickly, then pulled out the Aurora Blade from the void.
Half a minute earlier, "Gale Step" Training Level had reached full mark (1000/1000) in the middle of the combat.
Lu Heng directly used "Divine Evolution," consuming 300 points of Divinity Energy, and upgraded "Gale Step."
Divinity Energy flowed into the Skill Slot, merging with the other energy, forming a new Energy Ball.
["Gale Step" Skill has been upgraded to "Gale Step·Thrust".]
[Gale Step·Thrust]
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[Skill Level: C]
[Skill Consumption: 3 Source Energy points per minute]
[Skill Effect: Releases energy into the legs, obtaining a gale-like running speed, running speed +100%. When initiating a straight-line thrust, temporarily gain a double speed boost.]
The skill upgrade effect was even better than expected.
Lu Heng activated both [Thunder Weapon] and [Gale Step·Stab] simultaneously, charging toward the silver-haired man and employing the "Zhenyue Style" from the Step Sword Seven Styles.
With one sword strike, he shattered the man's storm Gang Qi protective body.
Bang!
The silver-haired man's Talent combined with his skill formed a storm Gang Qi with almost A-Level strength, integrating offense and defense.
The swirling storm Gang Qi couldn't normally be breached by any conventional sword or blade attack.
Now, Lu Heng had breached it with a single sword strike.
The silver-haired man's expression hardened, and he immediately leaped backward trying to avoid the sharp edge.
Lu Heng gave no room for evasion, and the second sword, "Chasing Moon Style," followed immediately.
The sword light thrust straight, utilizing the direct line thrust effect from [Gale Step·Stab], and the instant speed increase surged from +100% to +200%.
The sword thrust forward, swift as lightning.
The silver-haired man found this thrust impossibly swift, striking in front of him in the blink of an eye, leaving no space to dodge.
His face filled with terror; he could only grit his teeth and reach out to grab the blade, forcefully resisting it.
The blade of the Aurora Blade was exceptionally sharp, slicing through his palms almost completely severing them.
Seeing his attempt to resist, Lu Heng's lips curled into a dangerous smile, executing an In-depth Level of swordsmanship to exert force at the two stages at the end of the sword technique.
Puff!
The sword tip broke through the grip of the palms, penetrating the silver-haired man's chest.
"Ah!"
The silver-haired man's eyes widened in horror, a sword pierced through his chest and into his lungs.
He felt a rush of warm blood surge in his lungs, violently coughing out fresh blood.
He had never expected Lu Heng to be so strong; with just two strikes, he was forced into a desperate situation.
Reacting instantly, he roared and activated his trump card skill [Desperate Rage], causing his wounds to instantly close and stop bleeding. His strength, agility, and constitution surged by 30%, as he launched a counterattack against Lu Heng.
Lu Heng saw his bloodshot eyes, immediately recognizing the [Desperate Rage] skill.
This skill was a desperate counterattacking skill, used when injured to immediately stop bleeding, dull the pain, and significantly enhance attributes like strength and agility.
The combat power unleashed by this skill was like a last-stage berserk Boss, unbearable for anyone.
Such tremendous power from a skill came with massive side effects; once expended, it would result in grievous injuries, halving attributes like strength, agility, and Qi-Blood. Even a Superpower User would need more than half a month to recover.
The silver-haired man, able to develop into the "Storm Boxing King" who dominated the Coastal region in his past life, indeed had extraordinary capabilities.
Lu Heng had baited out his Frenzy Skill but didn't confront him head-on and instead, using Gale Step, widened the distance.
That group of Superpower Users saw their leader wounded and immediately started shooting at Lu Heng.
With quick reflexes, Lu Heng dodged behind a tree, bullets thudding into the trunk.
The number of opponents was too many, and all armed, making it tricky.
As the Superpower Users with guns closed in, the situation became extremely tense.
At that moment, Su Muyu emerged from the trees with a pistol pressed to the back of a black-haired woman's head, commanding, "If you don't want her to die, back off!"
The silver-haired man was in a berserk state, but it wouldn't last long.
He originally planned to kill Lu Heng during his berserk window, saving the woman for later.
However, Su Muyu now had a hostage.
"If you dare to shoot, I'll make you both wish you were dead," the silver-haired man threatened fiercely, his eyes glinting cruelly.
Lu Heng took the black-haired woman from Su Muyu, shielding himself with her, and said, "Once your frenzy ends, who do you think will die?"
The silver-haired man's expression flickered, for he had already activated his Frenzy Skill and knew that once the skill ended, his combat power would be literally halved.
The strength Lu Heng had just displayed truly scared him.
Moreover, the longer the Frenzy Skill lasted, the more severe the aftermath injuries.
The silver-haired man's face darkened, and he ordered, "We'll let you go this time, but if I ever see you again, I will show you the consequences of enraging me. Let's go!"
He decided to retreat while the frenzy hadn't ended and then head to a hospital for treatment.
After the silver-haired man and his crew got on the motorboat, Lu Heng finally let go of the black-haired woman, then went with Su Muyu back into the woods to recuperate.
For Su Muyu, it was her first time winning a one-on-one fight, and not just by hair-pulling like girls often do.
On the way back, she excitedly recounted her process of defeating the black-haired woman:
"It went like this: I blocked her attack with the Prism Tower Shield, then had the Reconnaissance Hawk peck at her eyes, and finally knocked her down with an Electric Shock Baton. I won! Aren't you going to praise me?"
"Amazing, really amazing," Lu Heng remarked, finding her cheerful and cute demeanor at this age slightly… childish.
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