Bitter Battle (2)

Chapter 46: Bitter Battle (Part II)

This was the moment!

Seeing the fingers of the Strength-type zombie on the ground twitch, Li Wei lunged forward. He channeled his Innate Skill into his dagger, which began to hum with a piercing, air-splitting sound. Seeing this, Shao Yang assumed a defensive stance; he only needed to wait for Li Wei to reach him to launch a counterattack.

However, Li Wei unexpectedly stopped in his tracks and simultaneously struck out with a backhand palm—the long-range Cloud Piercing Palm. The move was so sudden that Shao Yang had no time to react before the powerful force slammed into his chest.

Although his defensive armor prevented any substantial injury, the Cloud Piercing Palm was a C-grade martial art, and the sheer force of the impact still sent him stumbling back several steps.

"You think you can hurt me with such amateur tricks? Kid, you're still too green!" Shao Yang steadied himself and sneered.

However, he immediately realized that the opponent's attack hadn't been intended to injure him, but to force him back—all because of the Strength-type zombie on the ground.

Without warning, Shao Yang felt his ankle gripped by a hand. He looked down to see the zombie that had supposedly 'died' earlier. Miraculously, the wounds on its body had healed; with a howl, it sank its teeth into Shao Yang's ankle.

Everything happened in a split second. Shao Yang tried to break free, but it was too late. With a sickening sound of tearing flesh and snapping bone, his ankle was bitten clean through by the zombie.

The excruciating pain forced a scream from his throat. With one leg crippled, Shao Yang lost his balance and fell to the ground. The zombie moved to tear at him again, but then Shao Yang's pupils suddenly dilated and contracted.

Even from several meters away, Li Wei could feel a violent vibration in the air.

Shao Yang was about to unleash his special skill!

Li Wei's guess was correct. With his life threatened, Shao Yang released one of his signature moves: 'Mind Impact'!

The air around the immensely strong zombie began to ripple like boiling water, visible to the naked eye. Caught in the turbulence, the zombie's body seemed trapped in a quagmire, unable to continue its assault.

The next second, the zombie was struck as if by an invisible train. Its body was torn into dozens of chunks of flesh; blood and viscera splattered against the wall opposite. Nearby parked vehicles were reduced to scrap metal by the powerful shockwave, glass shattered everywhere, and car alarms wailed incessantly.

It was simply outrageous!

This 'Mind Impact' had to be a B-grade attack skill or higher; otherwise, it couldn't possess such destructive power. The Strength-type zombie had been reduced to a pile of gore after just one hit. Even with its regenerative abilities, it wouldn't be coming back from this.

Li Wei knew this was a golden opportunity. If he missed it, he would likely never get another chance to kill this guy.

He lunged forward, unleashing the 'Rakshasa Three Forms'. Unlike the Cloud Piercing Palm, this skill was a martial art that could channel power through a weapon. It was said to have been created by a powerhouse from an ancient, savage Demon Race tribe and focused entirely on offensive power. With his 27 points of Strength, Li Wei could barely manage to tap into the essence of this technique.

Sensing an unprecedented threat to his life, Shao Yang tried to repeat his previous tactic. Seeing the change in his pupils, Li Wei knew things were bad. He had seen the horrific fate of the zombie that had just been hit by the Mind Impact; if he were struck, he would likely suffer the same end.

Yet, he knew he couldn't dodge. If he gave Shao Yang room to breathe, he would be in even greater danger. With a two-level gap in their ratings, he had no chance of winning a direct contest of martial prowess.

Pushing through the pressure, Li Wei accelerated his movements. His dagger became like the scythe of the Grim Reaper, piercing toward Shao Yang's chest amidst a wall of wind pressure.

Shao Yang panicked. This was a life-or-death moment. He raised his arms, intending to use the thin sword in his hand to block Li Wei and buy himself a moment to charge his skill.

The 'Mind Impact' required a five-second cooldown.

Even if his arm were pierced by the dagger, he would still win, because the follow-up 'Mind Impact' would absolutely blast his opponent into fragments.

But at that moment, Li Wei smiled. In the next second, he activated a skill.

Qi Blast Technique!

It was another skill he had obtained from Guo Jian. Li Wei had never used it in actual combat, but he understood its function perfectly—otherwise, he wouldn't have used it at this critical juncture.

A violent surge of energy erupted from Li Wei's body, propelling him forward like a meteor. Before Shao Yang could parry with his swords, Li Wei had already crashed into his guard.

The Qi Blast Technique essentially 'burned' all the internal Qi in his body to generate an explosive burst of force in an instant. This power was originally meant to repel enemy attacks, but Li Wei used it for an offensive charge, and it proved highly effective.

Simultaneously, Shao Yang released his 'Mind Impact'.

Because he had been knocked off balance by Li Wei's sudden burst of speed, Shao Yang's 'Mind Impact' went wide. It grazed Li Wei's left arm before slamming into the ceiling.

Li Wei's left arm, much like the zombie's body, was shattered into countless pieces of flesh. It was completely destroyed.

Everything happened too fast—in the blink of an eye, it was all over. Feeling the intense pain in his chest, Shao Yang looked at Li Wei, who was now pressed against him, in disbelief. He couldn't fathom how the opponent had managed to increase his speed so much at the very last second.

The sharp dagger plunged into his chest. The damage from the dagger itself, combined with the bonuses from the Rakshasa Three Forms and the Qi Blast Technique, as well as Li Wei's own Strength stat, dealt over 300 points of damage. It easily bypassed his defensive armor. If the dagger were to go just a few inches deeper, it would pierce his heart.

Shao Yang was terrified!

He had never imagined such a situation could occur. Seeing the blood-red, murderous eyes of the man before him, he hurriedly cried out, "Don't kill me! I surrender! If you spare me, I'll tell you a secret—a secret concerning Shadow Street and the real world!"

A secret?

At a time like this, who the hell cared about secrets? Li Wei, having lost his left arm, felt pain that cut to the bone. He only wanted to pierce the heart of the bastard in front of him.

With a sudden, violent thrust, the dagger pierced the man's soft heart. A massive mouthful of blood erupted from Shao Yang's lips.

"You... you won't survive either. In 25 days, everything will end... ha... ha..."

After using his final strength to utter those words, the light faded from Shao Yang's eyes!

Shao Yang was dead.

This powerhouse, ranked 114, had been slaughtered by Li Wei like a pig!

However, Li Wei hadn't come out unscathed. The opponent's final Mind Impact had completely obliterated his left arm. In that instant, he hadn't felt the pain, but once everything was over, the agony hit him. His left hand and most of his arm were gone, leaving behind only a large, mangled, bloody wound.