Battle Against Jeremy (Part 2)

Original chapter title: "Tiger-Leopard Thunder Sound, Spirit Snake Wild Dance! Mad Python Dragon Tail!"

Watching Jeremy with his sickly expression, his hands wreathed in electric currents as he stepped closer, Dilos couldn't help but curse inwardly.

You bastard, did I ever provoke you? Is this why you refuse to let me go?! While cursing, he tightly closed every pore on his body, forcing the internal energy within him to circulate rapidly and frantically. He attempted to control his muscles and bones to vibrate at a specific frequency in sync with that energy.

This was a training technique, though in certain situations, it could also serve as a method to disperse internal blood stasis. In this extreme case, it could even be used to alleviate pain and spasms.

Perhaps due to his rage, the speed at which his internal energy circulated was actually several times faster than before. As the energy flowed, Dilos's muscles and bones vibrated wildly. Perhaps because his body had been in a state of constant, violent spasms from the electric shocks, this healing vibration was faster than it had ever been.

Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom...

His bones and muscles vibrated, slamming into each other frantically. Because the frequency was so high, it produced a muffled, thunder-like sound within Dilos's body.

Is this the Tiger-Leopard Thunder Sound?! Dilos was both shocked and delighted; he hadn't expected this accident to lead him to master such a technique. The Tiger-Leopard Thunder Sound was a high-level body-tempering method that, if practiced progressively, could eventually cleanse the marrow and refine the bones. It was exceptionally effective for treating troublesome internal injuries!

As the muffled thrumming continued, within a few short seconds, Dilos felt the pain and spasms in his body rapidly fading. He felt significantly more comfortable than before, and even his mind grew clearer.

Jeremy's hands were now wreathed in incredibly thick electric currents. Dilos looked at the man's sickly smile and couldn't help but grin viciously.

Then, to Jeremy's surprise, Dilos's body instantly stopped spasming, and he darted away from his original position.

Seeing Dilos move to leave, Jeremy hurriedly lashed out with the electricity in his hands, but he only struck a cloud of dust.

Jeremy scanned his surroundings, only to see Dilos standing ten meters ahead, watching him with an icy gaze. Meeting those eyes, Jeremy felt as if he were being stared down by a venomous snake, and he instinctively wanted to recoil. However, that feeling was immediately replaced by a surge of fury.

"Why are you running, you evil creature! You all deserve to die! You all deserve to face my righteous judgment!"

Jeremy roared in anger, and even more thick currents of electricity—or rather, lightning—erupted from his body, tearing through the air with a deafening roar. He raised both hands and hurled the violent bolts of lightning toward Dilos.

But this time, Dilos did not retreat. Not only did he refuse to back away, but he also charged forward!

This distance is enough for me to prepare! Dilos roared in his heart. He seemed to have grasped something else during his breakthrough under pressure. As his internal energy circulated at high speed, his muscles and bones vibrated at that same intense frequency. Utilizing the power of these vibrations, his muscles contracted tightly, pressing closer to his bones and bulging like hard marble.

The muscles in his legs contracted until they formed rows of fine ridges. As the blood and energy surged frantically within him, those ridges vibrated like the scales of a living creature.

If a master of traditional martial arts had seen this, they would have easily sensed the explosive power in those muscles. But here, there was no one else who understood such things besides Dilos.

Thud!

His entire body erupted from the spot with a sharp crack, vanishing from his original position. He left behind a trail of afterimages in the twilight, his body and shadows winding and twisting like a snake, weaving through the gaps in the lightning attacks with the speed of a flash.

That was right—he was weaving! Every time the violent lightning was about to strike him, Dilos would shift his feet left or right, dodging at the perfect moment before moving forward at high speed, trailing afterimages behind him. He was like a snake moving in a zigzag pattern at high speed to bypass obstacles and hunt its prey.

The lightning, which appeared incredibly violent, swift, and lethal to others, was nothing more than that to Dilos at this moment.

So what if you're powerful? If you can't hit me, you're no different from a moving obstacle. Besides, a snake's striking speed at close range is no worse than yours.

The movement technique Dilos was using was the "Spirit Snake Wild Dance," a combination of Snake-style Xingyi Quan and Bagua footwork. It had been taught to him by his martial arts master in his past life, but Dilos had never been able to master it because he hadn't reached the pinnacle of his craft. After accidentally learning the Tiger-Leopard Thunder Sound, he had found a shortcut to execute this move.

Using the "Spirit Snake Wild Dance," Dilos moved with a vicious, frantic, and tricky gait, quickly arriving at Jeremy's side.

Ignoring Jeremy's look of terror, Dilos leveraged the momentum from the high-speed "Spirit Snake Wild Dance," channeling force from his waist into his shoulder, which then combined with his own strength and surged into his arms.

He combined the power of his arms with all the previous force, and finally, coordinated with his internal energy, he lashed out at Jeremy's chest!

"Mad Python Dragon Tail!" Dilos roared in his heart.

With a crack, most of Jeremy's ribs were shattered, and his heart and lungs were torn into pieces. But it didn't end there!

As Dilos's arm made contact with Jeremy, the pores at the point of impact opened wide, and his internal energy surged into Jeremy's body like a hidden force.

The combined power exploded from within Jeremy's body!

With a loud boom, Jeremy was sent flying over ten meters away. He vomited a massive spray of blood before collapsing to the ground with a heavy thud. His eyes were bulging and bloodshot, his nose and mouth were leaking blood, and the chest area Dilos had struck was a mangled mess of flesh and blood due to the internal energy explosion upon impact.

If Jeremy's head was in such a state just from the shockwaves of Dilos's attack, how could his torso, the direct target, possibly be spared? His internal organs had already been reduced to pulp.

Looking at Jeremy, who was dead beyond any doubt, Dilos wore a look of relief.

"I'm not a person who likes to cause trouble, but that doesn't mean I won't get angry. If you push me too far, I'll fight for my life just the same!" Dilos looked at Jeremy's ruined corpse, his heart devoid of sorrow or joy.

"Even if you suffered, the blame should fall on those who wronged you. Yes, you were unlucky and miserable, but that doesn't mean you can slaughter the innocent at will."

Of course, the dead Jeremy could no longer hear him, but Dilos just wanted to say it. He had been too suppressed; knowing the dangers of this world and fearing the attention of other dangerous factions, he had to keep a low profile. But things never went as perfectly as one planned.

"Cough, cough." Dilos suddenly felt a sharp pain throughout his body and couldn't help but drop to one knee, spitting out a mouthful of blood. Using the "Spirit Snake Wild Dance" without having reached the pinnacle of martial arts had placed too much strain on his body, and the subsequent use of the even stronger "Mad Python Dragon Tail" had caused severe damage to his muscles and internal organs.

Just staying upright was his limit.

This won't do. If I continue like this, my injuries will worsen, and I'll die. Dilos thought, then remembered the new technique he had just grasped.

Right, it should still be in time to use the Tiger-Leopard Thunder Sound. Without hesitation, Dilos began to use the Tiger-Leopard Thunder Sound, slowly revitalizing his blood and energy, dispersing the stagnant blood, and promoting the repair of his internal organs.

Time ticked by second by second, and though Dilos felt increasingly exhausted, he gritted his teeth and persisted. He couldn't stop the "Tiger-Leopard Thunder Sound" yet; he had to at least recover to a point where his injuries weren't fatal.

Dilos had never felt time pass so slowly, nor had he ever felt so helpless. He was too far from Clark's location, and Clark wouldn't come looking for him until a certain amount of time had passed, as Dilos himself had told Clark he was leaving.

Dilos's eyes began to bloodshot, looking somewhat ferocious, but to keep living, he held on until he felt his injuries were no longer life-threatening.

When that moment finally arrived, Dilos could no longer hold on. He collapsed to the ground, drained of all strength, his consciousness slowly fading. Just before it vanished, he thought he saw a large, bald head shouting his name...