"Aikido Fist!"
Gilchrist roared.
The towering, three-meter-tall underworld brute threw a punch. Yet at the instant that unimaginable force descended, he abruptly changed moves. The muscles across his chest split apart, revealing a bloody-red energy cannon within.
Clang! Emperor Lord pressed down with one hand, instantly absorbing the force of the blast.
The light vanished at once.
Before him, the black-haired, black-eyed man stood with steady footing, not even bearing the slightest wound. He smiled. "A legendary Martial Daoist who rose from an underground black doctor's clinic and switched from medicine to martial arts. I didn't expect you to be this shameless. You shouted that you were throwing a punch, but then some strange weapon came out of your stomach? Mechanical body modification?"
"H-how is that possible?" Gilchrist froze.
This was the Type VII Nuclear Explosion Machine of an enormous energy level, the strongest weapon developed by the Milsey Medical Institution. One blast could destroy most of this kingdom. From the very beginning, he had struck ruthlessly, even at the cost of destroying this entire area.
"It's been many years since anyone dared attack me."
Xu Zhi rolled his neck.
He had been honestly tending his fields all this time.
He still remembered the last time he had fought: back when he was Emperor Lord, dominating through eternity, facing Medusa. He personally entered the world, but unless necessary, he had not intended to do so again.
This time, he had no choice. This was no longer a Sandbox World he could control, but a truly independent great world, and he was merely one of its countless living beings.
"You're quite impressive. You actually made my finger turn red." Emperor Lord shook his hand. "I've spent too long studying knowledge and examining systems. I've nearly forgotten how to fight. What martial