Chapter 616 - 387: Strange Ability (Part 2)
He forcefully wiped away the black blood seeping from the corner of his mouth, swung the Moon Concealing Arm Blade, and murmured, "What a pity..."
Even the well-traveled Zhou Hanyan was stunned by the scene before him, his eyebrows tightly knit, "These are prosthetic weapons... You have implants in your body? Aren’t you a Mad Corpse Blood Code Carrier?"
Su Mo certainly wasn’t going to foolishly explain his abilities to the enemy like some cartoon character, so he directly assumed a combat-ready stance.
Dongdong and Nuobai also continued to close in, forming a formation, ready to launch a second wave of attack.
At this moment, in Zhou Hanyan’s eyes, Dongdong and Nuobai were no longer important. After the exchange just now, he had gauged their capabilities; possibly not to be underestimated alone, but together they were definitely not his match.
But Su Mo’s situation was somewhat too bizarre.
The three main power systems—Blood Code, prosthetics, and Spiritual Brain—are mutually incompatible, a fact repeatedly confirmed through countless experiments over the past century, just like the sun rising in the east and setting in the west, it’s almost a law of nature.
Yet now, he was witnessing firsthand that the law, proven countless times, was wrong?!
Someone could actually possess both Blood Code and prosthetics at the same time?!
Even for the experienced King of Mercenaries, this scene was beyond comprehension.
However, faced with such a strange scenario, Zhou Hanyan felt not fear or dread, but a sense of long-lost excitement.
To be honest, battles between Extraordinary Beings these days were really quite boring.
Despite the multitude of Extraordinary Abilities, after over a hundred years of development, even the most obscure abilities were widely known, with advantages and weaknesses thoroughly analyzed.
Especially for a formidable figure like Zhou Hanyan, who fought from the bottom to become the King of Mercenaries, what kind of enemy hadn’t he encountered?
To put it bluntly, sometimes he didn’t even need to fight; with a slight judgment, he could tell who had the upper hand, and could even simulate the way they would win or lose in his mind. Battles had become somewhat formulaic.
But an "unknown" enemy like Su Mo, it was Zhou Hanyan’s first time encountering one.
Narrowing his eyes, Zhou Hanyan said, "Director Su, you and I both lead mercenary corps. If you wish to take my place, you need to have the corresponding swagger. How about it? Do you dare to face me in a fair one-on-one?"
Dongdong preemptively cursed, "Screw your duels! What era do you think this is?!"
But who knew, after some contemplation, Su Mo said, "Dongdong, Nuobai, fall back."
Nuobai looked at him, puzzled.
Dongdong also questioned, "Boss?"
Su Mo: "Fall back, I’m going one-on-one with him."
Dongdong wanted to protest further, but Nuobai gestured to stop her, then kept a close watch on Zhou Hanyan to prevent any sneak attack, while retreating.
Left with no choice, Dongdong followed back, as Su Mo had made up his mind.
Seeing Dongdong and Nuobai really pulling back quite a distance, Zhou Hanyan nodded slightly, his gaze bright and focused on Su Mo, "Very well, you’re a real man. Even if you die by my hand today, I’ll remember you forever."
Su Mo: "Thanks, but I don’t plan on dying."
With that, Su Mo fully unleashed his Mad Corpse Blood Code Ability, a large amount of Frenzied Corpse Rigid Bone erupted from his body, grinding against each other with a distorted sound as they grew, forming a solid armor around him.
Immediately after, he charged straight at Zhou Hanyan.
Facing this reckless assault, Zhou Hanyan neither dodged nor retreated, meeting the charge head-on.
"Boom—" At the moment of contact, the highly compressed air exploded, forming a turbulent stream around them.
The three-stage overloaded power was too fierce; Su Mo’s Mad Corpse Body was instantly pinned down, the Rigid Bones at the contact point unable to bear the pressure, exploding into pieces.
Just as Zhou Hanyan prepared to crush Su Mo’s Frenzied Rigid Bones and directly attack his body, his prosthetic sensitively detected vibrations from underground.
Oh, pretending to attack head-on while secretly dispersing Frenzied Rigid Bones into the ground, then planning an underground assault?
Quite a clever tactic, but I’ve seen it too many times before.
If the opponent was a regular Mad Corpse Blood Code Carrier, this would likely be the end of it.
But with Su Mo, Zhou Hanyan even predicted his next move.
The Frenzied Rigid Bones from underground were definitely a feint, this kid still had something up his sleeve.
"Boom!" As the ground pierced with Frenzied Rigid Bones, Zhou Hanyan explosively shattered them with a stomp, his body immediately flashing to the side.
Just as expected, at that very moment, the Moon Concealing Arm Blade slashed from right in front.
But the attack, already anticipated by Zhou Hanyan, was easily dodged.
Surprise filled Su Mo’s eyes immediately.
Clearly, he didn’t expect his concealed move upon move to all be completely seen through, one after another.
The momentum of his frontal assault couldn’t be stopped, which was now a death sentence.
After dodging the Moon Concealing Arm Blade, Zhou Hanyan erupted in motion, the black blade slashing towards Su Mo with unavoidable speed.
"Squelch!" Under the tremendous power, even with the Mad Corpse Blood Code, he couldn’t withstand this full-force strike. Su Mo’s body was sliced into two, collapsing to the ground, motionless.
Zhou Hanyan took a deep breath and exhaled.
It was over.
Though he was briefly excited, that Su Mo kid was obviously too naive.
If he had continued to grow stronger, given time, he would undoubtedly become a terrifying existence.
But the gap in experience, combined with the recklessness of agreeing to a one-on-one, led this potential-rich seed to its demise.
Zhou Hanyan calmed himself and looked towards the distant Dongdong and Nuobai.
He intended to persuade them to surrender, to give these two youngsters a way out.
After all, they were just following Su Mo’s orders, even according to legal conceptions, capturing them would count only as "accomplices."
Moreover, now that Su Mo was dead, just the two of them alone would only have a dead end if they fought him.
If they surrendered and agreed to undergo ultimate insurance, with their potential, Zhao Yiming probably wouldn’t make things too difficult for them.
Yet now, things were completely different from what Zhou Hanyan had imagined.
Logically, with Su Mo dead, these two should either lose control emotionally or, at the very least, be stuck there, at a loss for what to do.
But they weren’t.
Their expressions remained unchanged, silently watching him.
Without warning, Zhou Hanyan felt his vision shake violently.
This wasn’t due to ground tremors; his prosthetic system could tell that the ground remained unresponsive at this time.
It was an illogical shaking, as if the entire material world was collapsing, falling into a void of turbulence.
...
"Whoosh—" Zhou Hanyan gasped sharply, as if awakening from a nightmare, once again seeing everything around him; still that barren land, nothing had changed.
Not even Su Mo changed.
The Su Mo he had supposedly killed stood intact at the front.
Moreover, in those eyes, a bizarre energy was swirling incessantly into a vortex.
"Illusionary Blood Code?!" Zhou Hanyan recognized the force almost instantly.
Yet he still was utterly shocked: "Multiple Blood Codes... how is that possible?!"
In normal circumstances, Prosthetic Implanters greatly counter Illusionary Blood Code Carriers.
Because Prosthetic Implanters necessarily have electronic counter components within, which can disrupt the special brainwaves formed by the Illusionary Blood Code, weakening or nullifying the illusions.
If Zhou Hanyan had known he was facing the Illusionary Blood Code, he’d have maximized the electronic counter component power, leaving no opportunity.
But the situation was too unexpected.
He initially thought Su Mo being able to simultaneously utilize prosthetics and Blood Code was outrageous enough.
He didn’t expect him to possess multiple Blood Codes!
Another century-old truth shattered!
Now, Zhou Hanyan saw Su Mo standing in front, confronting him, while Dongdong and Nuobai were still spectating from afar.
But he knew, in face of the Illusionary Blood Code, vision was completely unreliable.
Even though he quickly activated his electronic counter component, immediately dispelling the effects of the Illusionary Blood Code after the initial shock.
Yet it was still too late by a step.
"Dongdong! Nuobai! Now!"