"You...... You ......"

The Plough Khan folded his hands over his chest, barely lifted his distorted face, and squeezed two syllables out between his teeth.

At this moment, his entire body was leaning against a collapsed copper pillar, most of the joints of his body were twisted unnaturally, and the outline of a fist was raised outwards on his back. The crimson blood continued to seep out of the skin's surface, and soon stained the ground beneath his feet.

"You've lost!"

Ivan looked at him expressionlessly, his fist against the other man's two arms, his spine shook, and his right arm violently exerted force, pouring out layer after layer like a wave—the next moment, there was a loud sound like glass breaking from the plough Khan's body.

"Poof!!"

The Khan's body shook violently, and he opened his mouth to spew out a bloody arrow, and the skin muscles on his arms rose and fell like waves. When the ripples spread throughout his body, he could no longer support his body, took half a step backwards and fell on his back.

Thump!

The sound of the man falling to the ground was like some kind of switch, heavy and clear, and the audience was all silent in this moment, and the entire dueling arena was filled with mysterious silence.

"It's a big upset!" The male host's speech was like thunder, breaking the silence at this time:

"It is a pity that Khan, who was originally regarded as a candidate for the King of Fighters, would lose to the Flame of Destiny fighter when he had the advantage. But at the end of the day, it's because he didn't make good use of the rules of the game, and if he had a strong enough teammate to come to his aid at the last minute, the winner wouldn't have been the Flame of Destiny player. ”

"Anyway, this victory belongs to the Flame of Destiny!

The hostess couldn't hold back her excitement and interrupted her colleague's speech with her words, and at the same time took the lead in applauding vigorously. 、

Bang Bang Bang ——!

After a second of stagnation, enthusiastic applause rang out over the open-air dueling arena.

......

After the plough Khan fell, the two soy sauces he dragged knew that he couldn't win against Ivan, so he took the initiative to abstain, so the natural disaster team successfully advanced to the finals. The next half of the match will end with Zero defeating Potter from Titans, and the champion team will be born from the Natural Disasters team and the Lost Man team.

In the process, the popular candidate for the King of Fighters was quickly transferred from the Plough Khan to Evan's.

After all, judging from the performance in the semi-finals, Evan who broke through in the late stage was not inferior to the plough Khan, and there was a faint feeling of being slightly better - after all, he had just condensed the soul fire, and he had not had time to consolidate and digest the results.

Although Zero finally defeated Titan Potter and released some of his potential, the improvement was not enough to catch up with the Plough Khan, let alone Evan after completely consolidating his fist intent in the future.

Therefore, from a professional point of view, whether it is 'heart', 'body', or 'technique', Yiwen has the advantage. Even on the cards made by fighting enthusiasts, after defeating the Plough Khan, Evan has almost all the attributes of full value, and it is the only eight-star gold medal.

Without a miracle, Zero will never be able to defeat the Flame of Destiny - this is almost the consensus of the audience.

One by one, one by one

After becoming the high-profile champion favorite, Evan and others did not have a hard time, the calls from various businesses asking for endorsements did not stop, and the outside of the fighter's apartment was surrounded by paparazzi. They had to cut off their means of communication, stay in their apartments without leaving home, and live a life of 'isolation'.

On the eve of the finals, it was a noisy and noisy night, and Evan sat cross-legged on the floor of his bedroom with his hands on his knees and closed his eyes. The air in the room was filled with a haze, and the heavy atmosphere not only made Thumbelina feel uneasy, but even Evan was faintly affected by his adjusted mentality.

“......”

I don't know how long it took, but Evan opened his eyes, exhaled slowly, and began to organize his thoughts, looking for the source of his uneasiness. In fact, there is no need to think deeply at all, such a clear haze aura envelops you, at least if you think about it a little, you can know that someone is eyeing you.

Moreover, this is not an unconsciously released killing intent, but a conscious release of breath.

can hide his own perception and release his breath at the same time, but he can not reveal half of his flaws, so that people can't grasp his position. Looking at the entire Steel City, except for the inheritance-level mechanics, only Claire wearing the Shadow Mask has this ability.

But there's nothing to be afraid of.

Before fighting with the Plough Khan, Evan may still be a little jealous of her, but now that he has condensed the soul fire, and comprehended the dragon killing fist that can be used normally, how can it be so simple to increase his strength exponentially!

Moreover, when the spiritual power reaches the fourth level, the Sun Golden Sutra and the Holy Book of the Underworld only need to accumulate enough energy to immediately break through to the fourth stage. Although the dark energy of the Holy Book of the Underworld is not easy to collect, the light energy of the Sun Golden Sutra can be quickly extracted from the power furnace.

In just three to five days, Ivan was able to collect enough light energy to practice the Sun Gold Sutra to the next stage and condense the light that never sets. At that time, the defense will be full at all times, and unless the strength is overwhelming, any form of sneak attack will evolve into a frontal battle.

What's more, he still has the trump card of orange in his hand, and who is the prey between Claire and himself, it's really impossible to say until the dust settles.

One by one, one by one

Ivan sat cross-legged on the floor of the room with his eyes closed, and delicate golden lines were faintly visible under his skin, like golden blood flowing in his veins. As his chest rose and fell, a steady stream of blazing light energy flowed from his limbs, and the light of the golden lines penetrated through his skin, appearing on the surface of his body with clear and complete operation.

Through the joints of the body, from the soles of the feet to the waist and hips, from the waist to the spine, from the spine to the shoulders, and finally to the heart of the silver pit coils shunt in the circulation, so as to circulate and repeat.

At this moment, under the enhancement of sufficient light energy, Ivan's physical functions are constantly rising. On top of the combat form that was originally enough to rival that of a Level 3 mechanic, the bones became stronger, the muscle density increased, and the heart's beating became stronger.

"Whew...... Whew......"

Ivan's eyes opened and closed slightly, and the surroundings of the pupil light flickered and dimmed, and the surrounding void slowly gathered a trace of golden light, which flew and swirled around him like golden threads. As the light radiating from the surface of his body became more and more intense, the golden light in the void became denser and denser, and soon formed a thin layer of translucent golden light.

Woohoo – Whoop——!

The flames grew stronger and stronger, and a thin snake-like electric light began to linger on Ivan 's body, and the vessel-like metal pit lines on his body became clearer and clearer. A steady stream of electric light spilled out from the silver pit coil on his chest, supporting the golden shroud that enveloped his entire body like some kind of web-like scaffolding.

“......”

Ivan opened his eyes and felt a dull pain in all parts of his body, as if it was about to burst, and the pain slowly increased, invading his heart. He knew that this was a sign that the light energy had reached a critical point, and if he didn't take a break for a while, he would burn out like an overloaded generator.

"Let's stop here for now!"

He dissipated the light, got up from the floor, walked over to the pillow of the bed, and stretched out his palm against the pillow. Thumbelina stood up deftly, jumped lightly on her palms, and trotted along her arms to his shoulders, sitting down with her legs dangling.

One by one, one by one

Late at night, the City of Steel is still lit up, and the paparazzi huddle in the shadows of the streets. Patrolling cylindrical robots walked in groups on the road, and the soft sound of drones soaring low in mid-air echoed in mid-air.

In the martial artist's apartment, on the semi-circular white balcony, Evan was dressed in dark blue casual clothes, his hands were propped up on the guardrail, and his short hair was slightly raised back by the night wind. Different from the gloomy and oppressive interior, the outside world is still the city that never sleeps, and the starlight and the city lights in the night are inseparable from each other, and even his figure seems to be integrated into the brilliance at this moment.

I don't know how long it took, Evan wrinkled his nose, then closed his eyes and took a deep breath of air:

"Familiar smell...... She's coming!"

“......”

Tachibana then closed her eyes, and at that moment, a hand appeared in front of her out of thin air. The slender palm was covered with a layer of black scale armor, and the five fingers were forked like knives, and they slammed into Ivan's throat.

"Humph!"

Ivan jerked out his right arm, bent it sideways, and sturdily resisted the incoming hand knife. At the same time, the arm exerted force, and the spine and arm spun violently like a spinning top, and flicked out the palm that was deep in the air - Thumbelina also seemed to sense something at this time, and suddenly stood up and jumped, and the small figure suddenly disappeared into the void.

Whoosh——!

The white palm turned into a cloud of black mist and dissipated, and in the next second, countless black shadows were instantly born in the void, as if the darkness was condensed, and suddenly appeared in the void, waving a pitch-black, thin, demon-like hand, and impenetrable cage towards Ivan.

Phew——!

At this moment, golden flames of light erupted from Ivan and twisted into an expanding golden vortex in the air. There was a slight popping sound in the air that passed by, and the air in the unit space was suddenly squeezed and burst.

The exploding flames of light evaporated the shadow and disappeared into the air like a phantom.

“......”

Evan looked around vigilantly, narrowed his eyes, and at the same time stretched out his left hand and touched his throat with palpitations.

"You can't escape. ”

A clear and ethereal voice rang out from the space, swirling around him with a slight breathing. He clearly felt that his opponent was close by, but he couldn't pinpoint his position.

"I'm going to kill you...... Hehe. ”

A slender figure covered in black scale armor and covered with a face scarf emerged with a laugh that gradually became clearer. Suddenly flashed on the guardrail on the left side of the balcony, then his eyes changed, and then disappeared in an instant.

“......”

Ivan didn't immediately pursue, his eyes calmly searched around, as if waiting for something.

It didn't take a few seconds.

The tall figure in black scale armor reappeared without warning. She stood in front of him face to face, there was no killing intent in her eyes, and then she tore off her face towel, and the corners of her mouth curled into a well-behaved and docile smile:

"The hosts. ”

"Is it an orange?" he asked tentatively.

"It's me. She bowed her head slightly.

"Is it really you?"

Ivan contracted his pupils to a sharp point, pressed his right hand on Tachibana's head, and slowly stroked her soft hair:

"If you choose to stand by me, you will be able to escape the fate of the slaughterers. I will take you to the planet Hybolun, which is a Far Eastern star field beyond the reach of the Federation's powers, and even if the Holy Lord personally intervenes, he will not be able to take you from me. ”

“......”

The female killer let the other party stroke his hair with an intoxicated face, and his face was reflected in his eyes, just the moment he heard the word Holy Lord. The sparkle in her eyes dimmed.

"Giggle...... Giggle......"

'Tachibana' turned his head with a hideous expression, suddenly broke free from the other party's touch, and fell to the ground on the balcony in one fell swoop. Like a ruthless big cat, he landed on all fours, arched his back, and bared his snow-white teeth. The jet-black hair covered his whole body, and his teeth made a crisp and dense grinding sound as his body trembled.

"Now I should call you ...... Claire? You're a lot more sensible than I thought, and you seem to be able to talk. Evan stood in place, as if he had no intention of making a move, just looked at her calmly - judging from the other party's performance, it seemed that his luck was better, and he just happened to run into the gap where she still sane.

"How dare you turn me into that...... You're just trying to make me your pet!" Claire clawed her hands, bared her teeth menacingly, and let out a menacing growl.

"No, no, no, Tachibana is my pet, as for you...... I can take you to the star of Hyperion and give you a decent life. ”

Evan waved his hand to dismiss her speculation, looked her in the eye, and said in a serious tone:

"Your organization is so terrifying that you won't tolerate deserters, and the Shadow Lord must have a way to find you. Your only chance now is to come back with me to Hyperion, where you can stay away from the Order's revenge! I know it's hard for you to have a few minutes of sobriety in a day, so consider my proposal, and follow me, no matter how bad it is, no worse than following the Holy Lord. ”

“......”

Clea's fierce eyes flashed a little clear, and then she calmed down, and she slowly stood up, still so calm, without a trace of expression on her face.

She and Evan stood on the balcony, the two of them facing each other, eye to eye, without saying a word, the cool night wind blew, and the scales that covered her body turned into smoke and dispersed with the wind, revealing a delicate body as white as jade.

"Oops!"

Seeing this, Evan hurriedly waved his hand to create a curtain of light, obscuring the scenery on the balcony.

“...... Tachibana's memories tell me that you're the only one who can help me get rid of the Shadow Mask, so I'm willing to serve you at the cost of taking off that mask for me!" Claire said in a light tone, standing in front of him without an inch, showing off her perfect body.

"Of course I'll tear off that mask for you. ”

As Evan spoke, he took out a ring from the spatial armband and held the ring with the beautiful black and white pattern in front of Clea's eyes. He gently turned the sapphire in the center of the black and white pattern, and then aimed it at the girl's right eye:

"Tachibana, come back. ”

At this moment, she lowered her head, her hair fell in waves, her shoulders softened, and her body fell into the other's arms.