A Hard-Fought Battle (II)

Chapter 46: A Hard-Fought Battle (II)

It was at that very moment!

When Li Wei saw the Strength-Type Zombie's fingers twitch, he charged forward. He channeled Innate Skill into his dagger, which let out a sharp, piercing hum. Seeing this, Shao Yang assumed a defensive stance. As soon as Li Wei got close, he would be able to counterattack.

But, to everyone's surprise, Li Wei suddenly stopped and struck out with his other hand. It was Remote Cloud Piercing Palm. The move came so suddenly that Shao Yang didn't react in time. The powerful force of the blow slammed into his chest.

His defensive armor kept him from suffering much actual damage, but Cloud Piercing Palm was a C-Rank martial art, after all. The force of the impact still sent him stumbling back several steps.

"Did you think that bit of amateur kung fu could hurt me? Kid, you're still too green!" Shao Yang stopped himself and sneered.

But he soon realized the attack hadn't been meant to hurt him at all. It had been meant to make him retreat—and the reason was the Strength-Type Zombie on the ground.

Without warning, Shao Yang felt a hand grab his ankle. He looked down and saw that it was the zombie, which had been "dead" moments earlier. The wounds on its body had miraculously healed. It let out a roar and sank its teeth into Shao Yang's ankle.

It all happened in an instant. Shao Yang tried to break free, but it was too late. With a sickening sound of flesh and bone tearing, the zombie bit clean through his ankle, severing it in two.

The searing pain made him scream. Without one foot to support him, Shao Yang lost his balance and crashed to the ground. The zombie tried to keep tearing into him, but Shao Yang's pupils suddenly dilated and contracted.

Even Li Wei, several meters away, could feel the air shudder violently.

Shao Yang was about to use a special ability!

Li Wei's guess was right. With his life in danger, Shao Yang unleashed one of his special abilities: Mind Impact!

The air around the once immensely powerful Strength-Type Zombie began to ripple visibly, like boiling water. Caught in the rippling air, the zombie's body seemed to sink into a swamp, leaving it unable to keep biting Shao Yang.

The next second, it was as if an invisible train had hit the zombie head-on. The impact ripped its body into dozens of chunks. Blood and organs splattered across the wall opposite them. The parked cars nearby were reduced to scrap metal, broken glass covered the ground, and alarms blared without pause.

That was absurdly powerful!

Mind Impact had to be a B-Rank attack skill, or even higher. Otherwise, it couldn't possibly have such destructive force. The Strength-Type Zombie had been reduced to chunks with a single hit. Even with its Regeneration ability, there was no way it could survive this time.

Li Wei knew this was a golden opportunity. If he let it slip by, he might never get another chance to kill Shao Yang.

He charged in and used Rakshasa Three Forms. Unlike Cloud Piercing Palm, Rakshasa Three Forms was a martial art that could channel its power through weapons. It was said to have been created by powerful members of an ancient, barbarian demon Horde. It focused above all on offense, and with his Strength stat at 27, Li Wei could at least bring out some of the art's essential power.

Sensing a threat to his life unlike any he had faced before, Shao Yang tried to use the same trick again. The moment Li Wei saw his pupils change, he knew he was in trouble. He had seen firsthand the horrific fate of the zombie that had just taken Mind Impact. If even that creature couldn't withstand it, he would probably suffer the same fate if he got hit.

But he knew he couldn't dodge now. If Shao Yang got a chance to recover, he would be in even greater danger. There was a two-rank gap between them; in a head-on clash of strength, Li Wei had no chance of winning.

Under the pressure, Li Wei's movements suddenly sped up. His dagger swept toward Shao Yang's chest like the scythe of the Grim Reaper, cutting through the air.

Shao Yang panicked. This was a fight for their lives. He raised his intact arms, trying to use the rapier in his hand to block Li Wei and buy himself a little time to release his skill.

Mind Impact had to wait five seconds before it could be used again.

Even if the dagger stabbed through his arm, he would still win, because the next Mind Impact would surely blast his opponent to pieces.

But at that moment, Li Wei smiled. The next second, he used 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 had already learned exactly what it did. Otherwise, he wouldn't have used it at such a crucial moment.

A powerful current of air burst out from Li Wei's body in every direction. At the same time, he shot forward like a meteor, reaching Shao Yang before he could cross his swords to block him.

Qi Blast Technique was like instantly "burning up" all the qi in his body, producing an explosive burst of force. It was meant to repel an enemy's attack, but at that moment, Li Wei used it to go on the offensive—and it worked perfectly.

At the same time, Shao Yang unleashed Mind Impact.

Li Wei's sudden burst of speed knocked Shao Yang off balance, causing Mind Impact to veer slightly off course. It passed through Li Wei's left arm and slammed into the ceiling.

Just like the zombie's, Li Wei's left arm shattered into countless chunks of flesh. It was completely ruined.

It all happened too fast. In the blink of an eye, it was over. Feeling the intense pain in his chest, Shao Yang stared in disbelief at Li Wei in his arms. He couldn't understand how his opponent had managed to become so much faster at the last moment.

The sharp dagger had pierced his chest. The dagger's damage had been enhanced by Stacking, and combined with the attacks from Rakshasa Three Forms and Qi Blast Technique, as well as Li Wei's own Strength stat, it dealt more than 300 damage. It easily pierced Shao Yang's defensive armor. The dagger in his body was only a few inches away from piercing his heart.

Shao Yang was terrified!

He had never imagined something like this could happen to him. Seeing Li Wei's bloodshot eyes, he hurriedly cried, "Don't kill me! I surrender. If you spare me, I'll tell you a secret—a secret involving Shadow Street and the real world!"

A secret?

Who the hell cared about some secret at a time like this? The pain from losing his left arm seemed to sink into Li Wei's bones. All he wanted was to drive his dagger through the heart of the bastard in front of him.

He thrust his arm forward, and the dagger pierced Shao Yang's soft heart. A large mouthful of blood spilled from Shao Yang's lips.

"You... won't survive either. In 25 days, everything will come to an end... Ha... ha..."

After using the last of his strength to utter those words, Shao Yang's eyes lost their light.

Shao Yang was dead.

This powerhouse, Number 114, had been slaughtered by Li Wei like a pig.

But Li Wei hadn't come away unscathed. Shao Yang's final Mind Impact had blown away his entire left arm. He hadn't felt the pain in that instant; only after everything was over did it hit him. His left hand and most of his arm were gone, leaving behind only a vast, mangled wound.