The Hynth knocked to the ground refused to back down. It lowered its body into a beast's pre-attack crouch, then charged at Cheng Mingrui like a cannonball.
It instantly sent him flying over a dozen meters, smashing and toppling every piece of equipment in his path. Rising dust obscured everything.
"Boss Slick!" Clever Git, Kidd, and the other Orks shouted. The sudden turn of events left them at a loss.
Boom!! A shadow streaked across the Orks' vision and slammed into another wall. Its green scales identified it as the monster that had tackled Boss Slick.
Rolling his neck, Cheng Mingrui walked out of the smoke, his expression utterly calm. He had never been afraid of anyone in hand-to-hand combat.
Kidd and Dio both drew their Shootas, ready to fire at the Hynth, but Cheng Mingrui stopped them.
"You're no match for this thing. It's dead tough. Let me handle it," Cheng Mingrui said seriously.
Its diverse genes made the Hynth look grotesque and hideous, but its strength was very real. Cheng Mingrui had held nothing back in the punch that sent it flying, yet he had not even knocked its jaw out of alignment.
That punch would have been enough to knock a Gorkanaut flat on the ground.
"This is my fight. A boss's duel. Go outside and wait for word that I've won." Following Ork logic, Cheng Mingrui intended to use a traditional one-on-one duel to convince his subordinates not to interfere.
While he was distracted by speaking, the Hynth kicked off with its hind legs and charged again, wrapping its arms around Cheng Mingrui and sending him flying. The impact was so powerful that they broke through the Laboratory's floor, both disappearing into the pitch-black hole.
Since this was the boss's duel, it would hardly do to