A Cell Comprehensive Index of 100 was normally the limit a Third-Order Gene Body could reach, and also the starting point for a Fourth Order Gene Body.
The five Virus Infected Beasts wandering around the shipyard plaza all possessed physiques comparable to peak Fourth Order Gene Body warriors, with a Cell Comprehensive Index of 300. The viral infection had robbed them of most of their reason. Once they entered combat, they completely fell into a frenzy, which slightly increased their Combat Strength, though the boost was limited. Rather than fighting, they were more like they had entered a state of pure slaughter. In that state, they ignored their own injuries and only attacked their enemies madly. In that regard, Gu Ding held the advantage.
Gu Ding led Liliath out of the spaceship where they had been hiding. After summoning his armor, he charged straight at the five giant beasts. Once Gu Ding had drawn their attention, Liliath hid aboard a nearby spaceship and watched the battle from afar. From there, she would neither be caught up in the fighting nor be unable to use her Pupil Technique to assist Gu Ding in time.
When the five giant beasts saw Gu Ding charging toward them, they all surrounded him crazily, roaring with excitement. They had not encountered intruders in a long time. Though the scrawny Gu Ding was hardly a satisfying snack in their eyes, he was better than nothing.
Gu Ding grinned as he watched the five giant beasts rush toward him in a frenzy.
Using Shadow Step, he dodged one giant beast's claw strike. Gu Ding then lashed out with Ghost Foot, kicking the beast in the head and sending it stumbling.
Then, he unleashed the moves of the Limitless Body Technique Third Layer at full force—Steel Fist, Ghost Foot, Thunder Elbow, Flame Knee, Absolute Finger... Every attack smashed viciously into the giant beasts' bodies. These hulking creatures were nothing but enormous meat targets. They only knew how to attack head-on and had no idea how to dodge.
Gu Ding was also rapidly familiarizing himself with his new body.
Back in the Virtual Arena, Gu Ding had already fought several times with a body possessing a Cell Comprehensive Index of 100. Now that his own Cell Comprehensive Index had truly reached 100, he adapted quickly.
In less than two minutes, the five giant beasts had failed to hit Gu Ding even once, while every one of them had been struck by him several times. Gu Ding had finally gained complete control over his new body, and he felt strength surging through every inch of him.
With the boost from his armor and the Limitless Body Technique Third Layer, Gu Ding's attack power was comparable to that of a warrior with a Cell Comprehensive Index of 300. Even so, the damage he inflicted on the five giant beasts was extremely limited. Every blow made them feel pain, but none could inflict substantial damage on their formidable defenses.
"It looks like I'll need at least the Fourth Level of the Limitless Body Technique to take them down." Gu Ding stopped attacking, but the five giant beasts continued to pounce at him madly. Their Combat Strength had not weakened in the slightest. Instead, being attacked had only driven them even crazier.
Seeing Gu Ding stop attacking and merely dodge around, Liliath, watching from afar, grew slightly worried. She had also seen that even after Gu Ding's full-force assault, those monsters had not suffered any real damage. She quietly gathered her Pupil Power, preparing to create an opening the moment Gu Ding fled.
Sea Emperor understood perfectly why Gu Ding had stopped attacking. "The Fourth Level of the Limitless Body Technique will put some strain on your current body, but not much. As long as you don't use it for too long, there shouldn't be any major problems."
"I just tested their defensive capabilities. Even the Fourth Level of the Limitless Body Technique might not be enough to kill them." After probing them, Gu Ding had roughly assessed the situation. The five giant beasts' defenses were probably comparable to those of warriors with a Cell Comprehensive Index of 400.
"Their defenses are indeed strong, but don't forget that you're a warrior. Finding your opponent's weakness and striking it is an important part of a warrior's training. Those who only know how to crush opponents with brute force are not outstanding warriors." Sea Emperor spoke calmly, then fell silent. He knew what Gu Ding would choose.
"Weakness attacks..." Gu Ding's eyes lit up.
It was not as though he did not know how to exploit weaknesses. During his previous battles in the Virtual Arena, Gu Ding had encountered some troublesome opponents. While he had relied on brute force to crush most of them, he had also found and targeted his opponents' weaknesses before.
"Their weaknesses..." As Gu Ding dodged, his gaze swept over the giant beasts. Then his eyes settled on their eyes, and he remembered how Liliath had blasted out the previous giant beast's eye with her sniper rifle.
"That's right, their eyes!" Remembering that, Gu Ding immediately moved. He used Shadow Step again, flashing onto the head of one of the giant beasts. Activating the Fourth Level of the Limitless Body Technique, he struck three times with Absolute Finger in an instant, blasting the beast's three eyes.
"Roar..." After losing its sight completely, the giant beast let out a mournful howl and began attacking everything around it crazily. The two giant beasts beside it were caught in its attacks as well, but it did not stop and continued its mad assault.
The two giant beasts were immediately enraged after being attacked and retaliated wildly. The scene instantly descended into chaos.
Gu Ding grinned. "Looks like it worked pretty well."
Over the next two minutes, Gu Ding used Absolute Finger to smash the eyes of the other four giant beasts one after another, leaving all five monsters completely blind and unable to pursue him.
When Liliath saw this from afar, she knew Gu Ding should no longer be in any danger.
Gu Ding weaved through the five giant beasts' combat range. With Shadow Step, he was not struck even once by their frantic attacks. He knew this was not over yet. He had to find the five giant beasts' fatal weaknesses and eliminate them completely.
As he moved around, he occasionally noticed that although the giant beasts had fallen into a frenzy, they did not attack frequently with their left hands. Instead, they often held them in a guarded defensive position.
"This is..." After observing them carefully for a while, he reached a delighted conclusion. "They're protecting their hearts! When they could see, they were able to observe their opponents' movements and defend in time. But after losing their sight, they instinctively protect their vital spots, fearing a sneak attack."
"You finally found it..." Sea Emperor's voice came again. "In battle, finding your opponent's weakness as quickly as possible is important. You'll gradually become more proficient at it."
Now that he knew the five giant beasts' fatal weakness, Gu Ding's next task became much simpler. He unleashed the Fourth Level of the Limitless Body Technique at full power, appearing before the five giant beasts one after another. Five consecutive Steel Fists slammed into their left chests, and all five giant beasts instantly collapsed.
Seeing Gu Ding win completely, Liliath flashed to his side. Before she could speak, Sea Emperor suddenly shouted, "Run! That one in the shipyard is charging this way!"
Gu Ding made his decision at once and grabbed Liliath by the wrist. "Go!"
Liliath froze for a moment. She only had time to store the nearest giant beast corpse in her Storage Space before Gu Ding pulled her away.
After two flashes, Gu Ding appeared at the spaceship with the shielding system. The two quickly hid inside, and Sea Emperor activated the spaceship's shielding function.
At that moment, through Sea Emperor's security monitors, Gu Ding saw a figure rush out through the shipyard gates.
(I just saw that Miracle cast an evaluation vote—and gave it a ten too~~ Thanks for the evaluation vote. Thank you all for your support~~)
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