Chapter 15 The Red Face Grows Old
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This young man has a background...... Diana thought as she rushed forward like an arrow from a string. The two collided with each other, and with a "bang", the two sides bounced away quickly. At the moment before the audience could see clearly, the two had already exchanged hands with each other. When Diana landed lightly on the ground, the audience saw that she had already held the Silver Moon Dagger in her hand, and Mike on the other side, the chain of the Meteor Hammer was used by him as a close armor and protected in front of him.
A long-range hidden weapon like a meteor hammer turned out to be armor? That's a waste of Meteor Hammer's first-class attack range and weird and varied attack angles! It seems that in the first meeting, Diana has a slight advantage! The audience cheered.
Mike clenched the meteor hammer, his chest heaving, trying to maintain the rhythm of his breathing.
He has to calm down, not get excited, and don't show flaws. Mike kept silently thinking in his mind.
Just a wave, in fact, no one took advantage. Mike managed to fend off Diana's starting attack, which was not easy. The Wind Girl, who prides herself on speed, lacks strength and is her fatal flaw. Then as long as Diana's instantaneous offensive burst of speed is eliminated, and it is closely defended by close quarters, with its strength, it is impossible to break through Mike's defense. And not too far behind in terms of speed, Mike is pinning his hopes on the newly learned echo footwork. In the afterimage, if you want to accurately grasp Mike's position, especially the vital parts, such as the head and neck, this is not something that can be done with human eyes! Unless the other party installs an electronic eye on himself!
Diana was also well aware of the situation, so she chose a more rapid attacking tempo!
In the ring, the black shadow with two dazzling silver whites continued to impact Mike, diagonally upward, behind, and suddenly from the left front, and in an instant, the eye moved directly above. No one can say exactly how many attacks Diana launched! The only sound of metal hitting could be heard on the field, irregular, abrupt, and harsh!
Mike was already carrying the Meteor Hammer by his side, and as Wind Maiden attacked, he also took a broken step, and mixed with the echo footwork that had already appeared just now, trying to avoid Wind Maiden's sharp blades at various tricky angles.
The audience outside the stadium exclaimed, some were so nervous that they couldn't help but stand up, clasped their hands to their lips, and some even screamed.
And some industry experts can't help but gasp. This Mike, it's not easy!
In previous duels, he had won by a landslide, and it was only known that Mike had a secret technique that could detonate two unrelated substances and use the shockwaves they emitted to cause kills. But today's Mike brings a refreshing feeling to all viewers, and his style instantly becomes weird and changeable!
Soon after he took the stage, Mike performed a relatively rare echo footwork, and now he has staged a footwork skewer! Many people have already recognized that Mike showed a very popular zigzag triangle step, which was against the wind girl's ordinary large-angle conversion attack, and the obscure mandala step, which he used to deal with the close-range large-angle transformation kill, achieved perfect restraint! There are more than five kinds of footwork on display, and the proficiency is very high! With Mike's age and size, he definitely doesn't look like hard-working material. Then, he must be under the door of a famous teacher, and he can extract the most practical and versatile parts of various footwork in a short time. Of course, this requires a lot of flexibility from Mike himself, because he is dealing with the essence of different genres, even opposing principles, cores, or philosophies. Even a little less dexterity is enough to exert even half the power of this skill.
It's also worth noting that Mike has combined all of this with Echo Footwork, which takes the difficulty to the next level!
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Just can't last long.
The offensive of overturning the river and the sea, Mike gritted his teeth and persevered.
These four words in his mind have become his spiritual pillars.
The current situation was within his estimation last night: the Wind Maiden continued to attack him with a rapid attack. As a defender, he has to hold up!
In an evenly matched duel, any moment of mental slackness, or sudden emotional changes, the enemy can be sensitive to find, and take this opportunity to break through the defense, the situation will take a sharp turn, a comprehensive collapse, a rapid rout, and no possibility of recovery! In the opponent's offensive, the only thing you need to do is an airtight defense, hold on! Because of this intensity of attack, it can't last long, at least it can't drag down opponents with similar tolerance. Then with Diana's level, she will definitely not go all the way to the dark, and she will definitely have to change her thinking and change her approach.
That's when Mike had his turn.
Finally, the two broke away in another confrontation, and Diana did not rush up again, but crouched in the corner of the ring in a squatting posture. A pair of eyes as bright as stars, staring at Mike diagonally, like a leopard staring at its prey.
Mike, on the other hand, bent over, held his thighs with his hands, and opened his mouth to pant slightly. I saw that his clothes and pants were torn open with many tiny openings, which were finely broken, as if he had been scratched by a cat. Wounds were exposed, blood mixed with sweat, flashing in the light.
At this time, the audience saw that Mike's pocket was also cracked a lot, and the missiles in it were scattered all over the ground, one by one the size of a child's fingernail, lying quietly on the ground, as if waiting for the master's order.
"Now, it's time for me to perform, are you ready, Diana?" Mike straightened up and pointed at Diana, his conceited and arrogant tone sparking an uproar from the audience.
Diana's small chin tightened, her eyes brighter and hotter, and her body lowered. She responded to Mike's provocation wordlessly with a eager attitude.
As usual, Mike's smoke grenades exploded, but surprisingly, the smoke was gradually drifting away, colorful, light, and beautiful!
Damn, it's too slow! Diana cursed secretly. Condensing the wind blade attack is what she is good at. However, the Wind Blade could only cut through the slightest crack in the smoke before the flow of air could disperse it.
Don't miss the opportunity! Mike walked with echo footwork, approaching Diana as he moved, and flung out the meteor hammer that he had never struck.
Here it comes! She rolled to the right, dodging the moment of the meteor hammer, but heard the sound of "whooshing" one after another, it was on the right!
The sound is so dense! Is it to detonate all the smoke at the same time?
In the midst of the crisis, the air flow around Diana suddenly accelerated...... Wind Shield, is it still too late?
The thought had just flashed through her, and she had lost all her senses......
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Just now, the bright light, high heat, and sharp waves coming from all directions almost killed Diana. Although the wind shield that I had just learned had not yet been formed, it had partially offset it. In the explosion, Diana was thrown seven or eight meters away, paralyzed on the ground, and passed out.
The smoke cleared with the explosion, and the surroundings became clear.
Under the watchful eye of the audience, Mike walked over to Diana.
One of the Assassins' ability is a shield. The air flow and the air shield have appeared, so it's his turn to show everyone something new, right? If he doesn't show off his hand more, it is estimated that someone will not let him go.
Mike sat down and gently touched Diana, who was a blur of flesh.
"It's over, Diana."
You can't kill anymore.
It took an unknown amount of time for Diana to return to reality in a groggy state.
The pain was screaming at her, or rather she was screaming herself. Diana couldn't tell the difference anymore.
Stop it! Stop! She had only one thought, and that was to stop the pain.
"Say, if I surrender, it won't hurt." Someone whispered in her ear.
"I, I surrender, surrender! I surrender ......" Diana shouted, heartbreaking.
This sentence was like a spell that worked immediately. She was finally in no more pain and fell back into a coma.
I saw bursts of heat from the wounds on Diana's body, changing at a speed visible to the naked eyeβher hair was getting whiter, her skin was gradually wrinkled, her muscles were relaxed, and old age spots appeared on her face. Along with all this, the wound is healing rapidly. Inside the body that the audience can't see, some cells burst out of the spine with amazing energy, and then, the energy is transmitted to all parts of the body, everywhere it goes, dormant cells divide and regenerate at high speed, various fibers grow rapidly, white blood cells quickly devour foreign invaders, platelets fall off, and quickly swim to the internal and external wounds of the whole body.
In the end, Diana aged to the point where she was left with only skin and bones, and the wounds on her body were completely healed.
Next to her, Mike also collapsed to the ground, clutching a few strands of brown-red hair in his hands. From afar, he looked out over the coaching area, where the people were blurring into obscurity until darkness turned out.
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Mike fell into a coma for days, and even after a brief awakening, he quickly fell asleep again in the blink of an eye.
Because, as expected, he passed Liang Ce's test. Now that he has done his job well, he deserves his right. Sleeping without worrying about your safety is one of them. There will always be someone to clean up the aftermath. Otherwise, what do you want your teammates to do?
In the Hanks Pirate Group, it is Liang Ce who resolves troubles and collects benefits. It is Gloria that fills everyone's ammo and upgrades its equipping weapons. It's Eric and Ann who are on the lookout. Guarding next to Mike, Zhu Shanshan is responsible for taking care of the diet and daily life of the four people.
When Mike woke up, Zhu Shanshan just handed over the glass of water and ignored him.
Mike rested enough before he spoke to break the silence: "Scared? β
Zhu Shanshan ignored him.
This big girl is probably scared enough by him, and now she is angry. Mike thought for a while, called Liang Ce and Gloria, and decided to have a showdown.
Actually, Mike is not a naturally born human. In fact, he was a failed product of a lab in El Salvador. When the Lab relinquished ownership of him, he gained citizenship in the Nancy system, left the planet Salvador, and the Vanessa Circle of Civilizations, and wandered the world ever since. But I didn't expect to be inspired by several desperate situations, and I got the awakening of my characteristics. Ironically, Mike's traits are biocatalysis and chemical catalysis, which are the same direction as El Salvador's research.
"My story is finished, do you think the guest officer thinks it sounds good?" Mike laughed.
"We have our own struggles. I hope you can understand. On the other end of the communicator, Liang Ce replied.
"I understand." Mike shrugged.
"Then you have a good rest."
Mike turned off the communicator.
The two of them were silent for a long time, Zhu Shanshan refused to speak, and Mike wondered where to start.
"Space Hunter is a brutal exam. The mortality rate is very high. β
Zhu Shanshan didn't speak, her eyes closed.
Mike had no choice but to say to himself: "If your teammates are straw bales, you will directly threaten your own life." So this time, he and I both knew that it was a test, and when we were satisfied, they accepted me. I know you're worried about me, I'm sorry I didn't take your feelings into account. β
Mike reached over and tugged at the corner of her dress. Zhu Shanshan opened her eyes, took his cup, and gently put it on the table, "Okay, I know." I'm not angry. Can you sleep a little longer? She put Mike's hand back and patted it like a child.
"That's good." The big rocks in his heart were removed one by one, and Mike breathed a sigh of relief and quickly fell asleep again.
Only then did Zhu Shanshan close her eyes again, immersed in the fluttering thoughts.
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Since Mike needs a test, what about her? Don't they test themselves? Could it be that Liang Ce and Gloria feel that her strength is even higher than Mike's, so they don't need to test her?
Obviously, this is not possible.
Therefore, Liang Ce and Gloria are obviously testing more than strength. Knowing Mike's background, I'm afraid, is what they're all about. Therefore, after Mike revealed his strength, he quickly met the needs of Liang Ce and Gloria who wanted to understand the background.
So why didn't Mike tell the team members about his experience as soon as they met? I guess Mike doesn't trust it in his heart...... So why is Mike willing to say it again a month later? How did you confirm that Liang Ce and the two were reliable? Or did Liang Ce and the others do to gain Mike's trust? Or was Mike forced to say it?
Can you believe Mike's story 100%? Even, how much of the ability he revealed accounted for the limit of strength? If it is not revealed, will it affect her? If she needs Mike's cover to complete the mission in the future, is this person worth relying on?
What also made Zhu Shanshan very concerned was that when she learned that interfering with the fight in the ring would endanger her life, she hesitated, and in the end, she chose to stand by and watch. What is the difference between her and the onlookers who just arrived at Aiden that day?
Diana's video and the thinking over the past few days, Zhu Shanshan's anxiety finally found a breakthrough.
She slowly figured it out. Her team is not confident in their own survival, and because of this, the trust between people is very shallow, and the temptation and test of each other is like breathing, which has become instinct. Everyone's nerves are tense all the time, so as not to lose their lives if they are not careful.
This is the norm for Space Hunter participants, whose lives are threatened with death all the time? So is this the purpose of Liang Ce's hope that she and Mike can come to Aiden Star for training? What is Liang Ce for, sacrificing his time at night to accompany her to practice? Her strength is so poor, how can the other three be willing to take her to the Space Hunter test? In such a team, who will you have to ask in the future to hear a little bit of real answers?
Zhu Shanshan didn't realize that she, a new immigrant, had also begun to learn to be vigilant about the people and things around her, adding more security weight to her survival.