The Might of a Genetic Warrior

Scarface King's speed far exceeded Hua Yin's predictions!

It was not the nimble swiftness granted by an Awakened's spiritual power, but the pure, savage, unreasonable physical acceleration unleashed by muscle fibers tempered thousands upon thousands of times by Genetic Potions!

There was no fancy trajectory—just a straight line brimming with destructive force!

Hua Yin's pupils contracted sharply. Almost the instant Scarface King pushed off the ground, the Pale Bewitching Butterfly sensed extreme danger and exploded from his shoulder on its own, forming a pale barrier before him. At the same time, he pushed off with his feet and rapidly retreated diagonally backward!

Yet he was still half a step too slow!

Bang!!!

A fist covered in thick calluses, its knuckles abnormally large, tore through the air with a shriek and smashed viciously into the hastily formed barrier of pale butterflies!

Crack!

A piercing sound of shattering rang out!

It was neither metal nor bone, but the wail of a spiritual-energy construct being forcibly smashed apart by pure violence!

The pale butterfly wings, capable of cutting through an E-Rank monster's scales, shattered like fragile glass beneath that heavy punch, becoming pale specks of light that filled the air!

The terrifying impact passed through the shattered barrier and slammed into Hua Yin's crossed arms like a sledgehammer!

"Ugh!"

Hua Yin let out a muffled groan. Agonizing pain and numbness surged through both arms, as though they no longer belonged to him.

It was as if he had been hit head-on by a speeding truck. His feet left the ground, and he flew backward!

Boom!

He crashed heavily into an abandoned rusty metal tank, denting its thick iron shell inward with a dull, thunderous bang.

A sweet taste rose in his throat, along with a trace of blood, but he forced it back down.

What terrifying strength!

Hua Yin was deeply shaken.

Since awakening, this was the first time he had felt such an overwhelming disparity in a contest of pure strength!

The Pale Bewitching Butterfly's sharpness and disintegrating properties seemed somewhat powerless against this crushing, highly concentrated physical force!

"Hua Yin!" Sun Haoran's alarmed cry and Zhao Tiezhu's furious roar rang out almost at the same time.

Sun Haoran threw several specially made spiritual-energy disruption grenades, trying to slow Scarface King's movements.

Zhao Tiezhu roared as his muscles swelled, his skin taking on a metallic sheen. Like a humanoid tank, he charged toward Scarface King, his bowl-sized fist smashing toward the man's back with a howling gust of wind!

"Get lost!" Scarface King did not even turn around as he threw a backhanded punch!

Fist met fist!

Clang—!!!

A terrifying muffled boom, like two solid iron hammers colliding, exploded through the air!

A shockwave violently spread outward from the point where their fists met!

Zhao Tiezhu's face went pale. He staggered back seven or eight steps, each one leaving a deep footprint in the ground. His entire right arm trembled uncontrollably, and his fist was a bloody mangled mess!

Scarface King merely swayed slightly. His feet did not budge at all!

The difference was immediately obvious!

"I'll deal with the most interesting one first!"

The savage gleam in Scarface King's eyes intensified. He was clearly far more interested in Hua Yin than in the others.

He shifted his feet and moved again, using that same brutal, direct speed to instantly close the distance to Hua Yin, who had just struggled up from the dented metal tank!

"To join the Special Affairs Bureau at your age, you must be a genius too!"

Scarface King grinned viciously and threw another straight punch at Hua Yin's face. The pressure from his fist nearly suffocated Hua Yin. "Let me see how many punches a delicate little genius like you can take!"

A cold light flashed in Hua Yin's eyes. Stimulated by the threat of death, the spiritual power within him began circulating at an unprecedented speed!

He did not try to block head-on again. His footwork suddenly changed, and he used the close-combat movement technique Elder Li had taught him. His body drifted like a willow catkin in the wind, barely slipping past the terrifying fist!

At the same time, he held two fingers together like a blade. Spiritual power condensed densely at his fingertips as he thrust them toward Scarface King's exposed armpit, left open after that punch, accompanied by a shrill whistle through the air!

That was where nerves and blood vessels were densely packed. No matter how powerful Scarface King's body was, taking a finger strike infused with spiritual power there would not feel good!

However, Scarface King's combat experience was terrifyingly rich!

He seemed to have anticipated Hua Yin's counterattack. Though the momentum of his punch had not yet faded, his thick arm twisted strangely, and his elbow smashed downward like an iron gate!

Hua Yin's fingertip strike was forcibly blocked by his elbow!

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The sound of metal clashing against metal rang out once more!

Hua Yin felt a piercing pain shoot through his fingertips, as though he had struck an alloy steel plate. His finger bones felt ready to split apart!

The remaining force of that descending elbow smashed heavily into his chest!

"Cough!"

Hua Yin was knocked back again. His chest felt stifled, and the blood and energy within him churned even more violently.

No!

I'm completely outmatched!

The realization flashed through Hua Yin's mind.

His speed, reactions, and even the strange nature of his ability were restrained at every turn before the opponent's battle experience, tempered through countless fights and nearly instinctive, as well as his crushing physical power!

In every exchange, Hua Yin was at an absolute disadvantage. His opponent's strength seemed inexhaustible, and every collision shook his blood and energy, injuring his internal organs!

Was this the terror of a mid-tier Genetic Warrior?

No flashy abilities were needed—only pure violence developed by pushing the physical body to a certain extreme!

Scarface King pressed his advantage, his attacks pouring down like a violent storm!

Fists, feet, elbows, knees... every part of his body became a lethal weapon, striking at Hua Yin from every angle with air-rending howls!

His attacks were broad and forceful, seemingly simple and direct, yet they sealed off every avenue for Hua Yin to evade or counterattack, forcing him to either take the blows head-on or dodge in disarray!

Bang bang bang! Clang clang clang!

Dense impacts echoed throughout the empty factory building.

Hua Yin was like a small boat in a raging storm, battered ceaselessly by violent force.

His uniform had long since been torn to shreds, exposing the specially made protective lining underneath. Blood kept seeping from the corners of his mouth, while agonizing pain came from his arms, shoulders, and ribs. Several bones had clearly cracked.

Pale Bewitching Butterflies continually surged forth, trying to interfere and cut at him, but a violent "blood-energy field" seemed to surround Scarface King's body. Their sharp edges struck it like blades against tough rubber, unable to cut deeply in. Instead, Scarface King casually slapped them away!

"That's all you've got? A genius? What a joke!"

Scarface King laughed wildly as he delivered a powerful side kick, viciously stamping it into Hua Yin's barely raised arms!

Crack!

A distinct sound of bone fracturing rang out!

A sharp pain shot through Hua Yin's left arm. The bones in his forearm had probably cracked!

The tremendous force sent his entire body flying sideways. He crashed through two stacked empty oil drums, then rolled across the ground amid a cacophony of clanging metal as dust filled the air.

"Hua Yin—!!!"

Sun Haoran's eyes nearly split with rage. Even as a knife-wielding desperado slashed his back, he forcibly flung several spiritual-energy chains toward Scarface King's legs.

Zhao Tiezhu also roared as he charged forward again, trying to buy Hua Yin a moment to catch his breath.

But Scarface King did not even look at them. The muscles in his right leg suddenly bulged, and he stomped down with a violent tremor, like an elephant striking the earth!

The spiritual-energy chains shattered inch by inch! Zhao Tiezhu was forced back once more by the backlash!

Scarface King walked step by step toward Hua Yin, who lay on the ground. The greed and cruelty in his eyes nearly overflowed. He licked his cracked lips.

"The flesh and blood of a genius Awakened... If I eat you, I might just break through the genetic lock and glimpse the true gate of awakening!"

Hua Yin lay amid cold dust and oil stains. A piercing pain radiated from his left arm, every inch of his body hurt, and his internal organs churned with burning agony.

His ears were filled with his teammates' anxious cries and the desperadoes' sinister laughter. Before him loomed Scarface King's savage figure, advancing ever closer like a demon god.

Helplessness... so clear, so cold.

Was this the absolute suppression brought about by a difference in power?

No matter how strange the Pale Bewitching Butterfly was, no matter how great its potential, it still seemed so fragile before absolute power and rich experience.

He clenched his teeth, endured the pain, and propped himself up with his still-mobile right hand.

The tiny butterfly phantom within his body seemed to sense its master's predicament and the extreme danger as well.

Then, at an unprecedented frequency, it frantically flapped its wings, transmitting an unwilling tremor, as well as... an even deeper hunger.

Could it be... I really have to use that?

In such a weakened state, forcibly devour this powerful enemy before me?

The risk is too great. I might be burst apart by his power first, or completely lose myself to beastly instincts...

Just as Hua Yin's thoughts raced, Scarface King's shadow was about to completely envelop him, and that bowl-sized fist came crashing down with the deadly force of a final blow—

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