The Witch Makes Her Move
Gu Ding emerged from the ruins step by step. Any strong person could tell from the sound of his footsteps that Gu Ding had not suffered any damage from the attack. The tenfold repulsive force boosted Gu Ding's defense tenfold, allowing him to withstand the blow.
Seeing Gu Ding emerge unscathed, Ross was slightly puzzled. He clearly remembered that his attack hadn't met with any resistance from Gu Ding at all, striking Gu Ding directly in the chest. Logically, even a peak Thirteenth-Order Gene Body expert should have had their ribcage shattered by that attack. Even if they survived, they should have had a hard time getting up. But Gu Ding's appearance gave the impression that the attack hadn't even landed on him.
Ross remembered the sensation in his hand was real, meaning he had indeed struck a physical object, and everyone had seen Gu Ding fly backward. This made him wonder if Gu Ding had used a Doppelganger Technique to transfer the damage elsewhere. However, he didn't believe Gu Ding's defenses were strong enough to withstand his attack without taking any damage.
What confirmed this for him most was the battle between Gu Ding and Maso the day before yesterday. He had carefully studied the video, and Gu Ding had won entirely through skill. If Gu Ding's defense could truly withstand his attacks, there would have been no need for him to be so cautious in his fight with Maso. However, the combat techniques Gu Ding used at that time were all aimed at avoiding his opponent's counterattacks in the first instance, meaning that Gu Ding did not want to be hit. Although Maso's Combat Strength was much stronger than half of a Thirteenth-Order Martial Warrior, it was still less than half of his Combat Strength, so the claim that Gu Ding's defense exceeded his Combat Strength was simply untenable.
Not only Ross had this question, but the other onlookers were also somewhat surprised. They could clearly sense Ross's power through his aura, and from the power of that attack just now, they could roughly estimate his Combat Strength. But Gu Ding emerging unscathed from the ruins did indeed frighten many people.
Liliath was relieved to see that Gu Ding was alright.
"Is this what you call power?" Gu Ding asked with a hint of sarcasm. "Extracting genes from some strange beasts and artificially modifying yourself?"
Ross's expression turned somewhat grim upon hearing this. "What do you know?"
"You know, I know." Gu Ding slowly stopped and fixed his gaze on Ross Child.
"Then you can die with this secret!" Ross suddenly roared. He didn't want Gu Ding to reveal that he had used Hellfire creatures to modify his genes. Hellfire creatures were extremely dangerous beings, practically humanity's mortal enemies. Using other beasts for genetic modification might at most earn him the label of a mad scientist, but using Hellfire creature genes would only be seen as a reckless act.
Because genetic modification is almost irreversible and heritable, if the genes of infernal creatures are integrated into the human genome, and if these Inte traits are passed down to future generations, it is highly likely that tens of thousands of years later, the number of people infected with this gene will be extremely large.
Gu Ding's figure flickered repeatedly, dodging Ross's attacks time and time again, searching for an opportunity to strike. Although he wouldn't suffer any real damage from being hit, the recoil force of each hit affected his movements.
Ross remained extremely vigilant, knowing that if his opponent knew he was using the genes of Brute Force Beast, they should also know the Brute Force Beast's weaknesses. Although he had already teleported, he dared not take any risks, so he maintained a high level of defensive posture while attacking.
Ross unleashed his full power in every attack. In his Brute Force Beast form, each punch was like a nuclear grenade fired from an armored vehicle. If it weren't for the source energy barrier jointly cast by more than a dozen demigods, the entire city would probably have been destroyed long ago.
However, despite this attack, Gu Ding remained completely at ease. His speed was no slower than his opponent's, and he also had the advantage in agility. Ross's attacks missed their mark 100% of the time, and even the occasional aftershocks could not cause any damage to Gu Ding's powerful defenses.
After throwing hundreds of punches, not an inch of ground in Squire Square was intact. This extreme exhaustion finally revealed a small opening in Ross.
For an ordinary person, such a flaw would be fleeting, and they would certainly not be able to seize the opportunity to attack.
But Gu Ding's Limitless Body Technique were originally beyond what others could do. He used his Shadow Step directly and appeared behind Ross.
Three consecutive strikes of the Absolute Finger, each carrying a Golden Light, were like falling meteors, tracing three different arcs in the air, yet all striking the same spot on the back of Ross's head with perfect accuracy.
Gu Ding's counterattack happened in an instant.
Just as everyone was wondering why Gu Ding chose to retaliate with the back of his head, Ross's body collapsed with a thud, and then his huge body began to shrink rapidly.
Just then, dozens of Thirteenth-Order Gene Body and hundreds of Twelfth-Order Gene Body rushed towards Gu Ding at the same time, and one of them quickly rescued Ross from the battlefield.
"Mind your own business!" Gu Ding kicked out, striking a man directly on the side of his head. The man's neck bone shattered instantly, and he collapsed dead on the spot.
After amplifying his repulsive force tenfold, Gu Ding's defense and attack power both increased tenfold. Now, even a casual ordinary attack from him has the effect of hundreds of billions of Combat Strength. Those Thirteenth-Order Gene Body, with a Combat Strength of at most tens of billions, naturally have no power to resist Gu Ding's attacks.
Seeing that the other side had reinforcements joining the battle, Bigge and his men finally made their move.
With a slash of Bigge's longsword, the two Thirteenth-Order Gene Body blocking his way were instantly cut in half at the waist.
Elsa's giant axe caused tremendous force to shake the ground, and everyone else's weapons were immediately thrown from their hands, and they were killed on the spot, with blood flowing everywhere.
As for Liliath, under her sniping, the dead were instantly reduced to ashes, making her something to be avoided at all costs.
Tagore swung his cat claws, tearing spatial rifts in the void with a tearing force no less than that of Bigge's longsword.
Robert finally faced his first real battle. His ten fingers transformed into cannons, unleashing a barrage of dense white orbs of light. These were particle cannons he had modified, terrifying weapons that directly destroyed human cellular structures through intense heat. Any place struck by those white orbs would suffer a horrific burning effect. Those with insufficient defenses would even be pierced through, dying instantly from internal organ damage.
The true Combat Strength of the Gu Ding Team was finally fully revealed at this moment.
The powerful Twelfth Order and Thirteenth-Order Gene Body were like lambs to the slaughter in front of the six people, and were completely wiped out in less than three minutes.
This scene was undoubtedly stunning.
Only now did everyone understand why Gu Ding dared to venture into Red Shield Star: it was because his team possessed terrifying strength. The Combat Strength they displayed was so formidable that even the demigod from the Child Family dared not underestimate them. Originally, after those Thirteenth-Order Martial Warrior made their move, he hesitated about whether to intervene, because he desperately wanted that divine position. But after witnessing the performance of Gu Ding Team, he immediately chose to remain seated.
Although he knew that Gu Ding Team didn't possess any demigod artifacts and couldn't kill him, judging from their demonstrated strength, it wouldn't be difficult for them to beat him up together. Moreover, Gu Ding's performance just now, he also knew that he couldn't kill Gu Ding.
At this moment, Ross finally You You, his naked body now draped in a large robe, looking rather incongruous. He was no longer as neat and tidy as before.
Seeing the corpses all over the ground, he looked at Gu Ding with little shock, only some confusion and anger. "How did you know the location of my vital point? I clearly modified that part of the gene and moved the location of my vital point."
"I've already said it, you know it, I know it all." Gu Ding looked at the other party with a cold gaze. "Now you have two choices: die or apologize! Don't think that your Old Ancestor can save you."
"I have a few things to correct you on. First, I don't need the Child Family to save me. Second, the person who will die here today is you, not me. Third, Liliath, we're determined. No one here today can stop me from carrying out my plan." Ross's smile was extremely sinister as he said this.
"Hey, are you out of your mind?" As soon as Gu Ding finished speaking, a strange figure silently and slowly condensed in front of Gu Ding.
Bigge and Elsa immediately became alert and launched an attack, but their attacks strangely missed, and they could only watch helplessly as the black shadow materialized.
She was a tall woman wearing a long black robe with a blood-red Demon Head Mark on the chest. On the raised collar of the robe were three inconspicuous numbers—002.
"Dark Magic Domain!" Everyone immediately realized.
Not only Gu Ding Team, but everyone else recognized the woman's identity immediately. Some demigods also deduced from the number on the woman's collar that the person from the Dark Magic Domain was the Witch Bodhi, and many demigods' expressions turned grim. This powerful being, ranked seventh on the "Demigod Prodigy" list, possessed the strength to slay gods, and was completely beyond their ability to contend with.
"Handsome, you're mine now." Boti lifted her hat, gave Gu Ding a playful smile, grabbed Gu Ding's collar, and Gu Ding vanished instantly. (To be continued.)