Chapter 621 - 390: Final Showdown (Part 2)
The good news is that Zhou Hanyan’s "reckless" action directly squeezed out Dongdong’s potential.
This Prosthetic Overload ability either can’t be used, or once it’s used, the body adapts and can continue using it in the future.
In other words, Dongdong can continue to use fourth-level overload in future battles, and if her prosthetic level increases even further, there won’t be many Implanters in the world who can compete with her.
The bad news is, that’s all for the future.
There’s still a formidable enemy ahead to deal with.
Although Dongdong’s life is stable now, she has completely lost her combat ability, becoming a true breakthrough point.
Zhou Hanyan has fought to this extent and definitely won’t hold back any more, and will continue to relentlessly attack the incapacitated Dongdong.
To keep Dongdong safe, Su Mo and Nuobai must specifically assign one person to protect her.
This turns the original three-on-one battle into a forced one-on-one.
Su Mo: "Nuobai, take Dongdong away and protect her, I’ll handle this here."
Nuobai glanced at Zhou Hanyan. He had already suffered significant losses in previous battles and had been brutally beaten by Dongdong. Many parts of his body were sparking with faults, and his strength wasn’t as dominant as it was at the start.
Although still a bit worried, she resolutely executed the command and immediately carried Dongdong away.
Only then did Su Mo turn to Zhou Hanyan: "Alright, no more tricks now, it’s one-on-one."
Zhou Hanyan observed Su Mo’s body; those wounds previously burned by Dongdong’s fourth-level Overload plasma had already healed, undeniably thanks to the Crimson Rose Blood Code ability.
For Su Mo’s multiple Blood Codes, Zhou Hanyan was not surprised anymore. No matter how many Blood Code abilities he displayed, it wouldn’t surprise him.
However, the Crimson Rose Blood Code is quite special. This Blood Code, focused on recovery, excels at attrition. One has to defeat it in one go, pushing it to the brink so that its recovery ability cannot be effective, or else it leads to a prolonged stalemate.
With this in mind, Zhou Hanyan took a deep breath, and the blue plasma on his body flared up again, standing face-to-face with Su Mo.
The King of Mercenaries, Omen Star, two of the finest from the New Moon City’s Mercenary Realm began their final showdown.
Zhou Hanyan had combat experience with various Blood Code Carriers and quickly figured out how to deal with Su Mo.
He had just gone through a series of battles, especially the brutal melee with Dongdong, leaving his body significantly worn out.
To deal with someone like Su Mo, with a Crimson Rose Blood Code, there’s no room for luck, no holding back, must strike quickly and decisively.
Zhou Hanyan cranked up his prosthetic power output, exhaling heavily, his breath turning molten lava-like, exhaling what seemed like roaring flames, forming a mist from the convective air on his body’s surface under the influence of third-level overload.
"Swish——" His tall figure vanished without any warning, and in the next moment, a shrill tearing sound of the air emerged, nearly tearing one’s eardrums, as a thunderous kick struck towards Su Mo.
The speed of this sidekick was so fast that the violently compressed air formed a temporary sticky state, and then was dispersed into mist by the kick, rushing towards Su Mo’s face at supersonic speed.
"Boom!" When Zhou Hanyan’s kick hit Su Mo’s Mad Corpse Barrier, the layer of Rigid Bone noticeably dented. Although it didn’t break directly, the impact force was inevitably transmitted inside.
Su Mo couldn’t withstand this tremendous force, getting kicked away like a high-speed cannonball, crashing heavily into the distant stone wall.
From the point of impact, the stone wall cracked with nearly a hundred meters of fissures, with chunks of mud and rubble continuously falling from above, almost burying Su Mo beneath.
Zhou Hanyan didn’t give Su Mo a chance to breathe, propelling forward rapidly with a push of his legs.
Su Mo quickly evaded, with Zhou Hanyan’s foot almost grazing past him. Even though he missed, the wind pressure from the kick still flipped him over.
Just as he got up from the ground without standing firm, Zhou Hanyan’s towering figure was upon him again.
"Not finished yet!" Zhou Hanyan’s eyes gleamed brilliantly, his entire body boiling with battle intent, his fist, filled with power, punched like a heavy cannon towards Su Mo.
Su Mo seemed tired of the endless beating and dodging. He fully activated the Mad Corpse Blood Code, with the pale bones extending along his arm, forming a giant bone fist, facing Zhou Hanyan head-on.
"Boom!!!" At the moment when both fists clashed, the infinitely compressed air burst open, creating a gust of wind around, scraping a layer off the scorched earth beneath their feet, and the dull collision sound almost shattered one’s internal organs.
Under the immense force, Zhou Hanyan’s prosthetic arm emitted a burst of sparking failures.
Su Mo suffered even more, with the Rigid Bone wrapping his fist completely shattered, and his entire fist deformed from the impact.
For anyone else, this hand would be considered scrapped, but fortunately, he had a strong recovery ability, with the severely damaged bones visibly resetting at a rapid pace.
However, before Su Mo’s fist could fully recover, Zhou Hanyan was already charging forward, continuing the fierce entanglement battle with relentless pressure.
Though Zhou Hanyan was injured, in a one-on-one duel, his state was obviously fiery, with both agile and varied techniques and savage and swift force, plus decades of experience in the mercenary world, his overall strength was clearly a notch above Su Mo.
He kept injuring Su Mo, attacking again before Su Mo’s old wound could heal, increasing his injuries, thereby continuously expanding his advantage.
As Zhou Hanyan tore new wounds on Su Mo’s body, the anger in Su Mo’s eyes concentrated to the extreme; he neither dodged nor blocked the attacks.
You could see a silver flash beneath his wrist, as the Moon Concealing Arm Blade deployed once more, infused with all his strength, stabbing towards Zhou Hanyan’s heart.
Zhou Hanyan immediately saw through it, recognizing it as an attempt to force him to retreat with a mutual exchange of injury.
If he didn’t retreat, though the strike could hit Su Mo, the critical heart would be compromised by the Moon Concealing Arm Blade.
However, relying on his formidable combat experience, Zhou Hanyan made the judgment swiftly — don’t retract.
Because Su Mo’s move was not "injury for injury," but rather "death for injury"!
First, Zhou Hanyan was taller and with a greater arm span, meaning his move would land first in an exchange.
Secondly, through previous battles, Zhou Hanyan had already figured out that Su Mo’s Crimson Rose Blood Code was within the "critical level" to "over-limit level" range.
Su Mo’s thought surely was, if this move forces a retreat, it would disrupt the battle rhythm, allowing him to switch from defense to attack.
Even if it really came to injury for injury, both getting hurt, he could use the Crimson Rose Blood Code to recover quickly and thus gain an advantage.
Whether trading injuries or not, it would be beneficial to him.
Zhou Hanyan admitted, this idea was sharp.
But this time, Su Mo was mistaken.
The injury recovery of the Crimson Rose Blood Code has its limits. If a massive trauma is inflicted at once, the Blood Code simply can’t recover.
Zhou Hanyan knew well, with his current power against Su Mo’s critical-level to over-limit level Crimson Rose Blood Code, abandoning all defense and attacking with full force could penetrate his limits in one strike!
This was a rare opportunity!
The young man would pay for his recklessness!
Zhou Hanyan poured all his strength into the attack, aiming for Su Mo’s heart, with even the sound of thunder echoing in an instant.
This punch was devoid of any technique, filled with only pure power.
Once both sides crossed the danger zone, leaving no room for retraction, Zhou Hanyan had only one thought in mind — Su Mo was doomed.
This punch was sufficient to directly shatter Su Mo’s heart, his level of Crimson Rose Blood Code certainly couldn’t recover from it!
"Die!"
Just as Zhou Hanyan roared, with his attack about to hit the mark.
Something strange emerged on Su Mo’s body.
Suddenly, rebellious black marks gushed from his chest, these tentacle-like bizarre things didn’t attack Zhou Hanyan, instead, they penetrated back into Su Mo’s own body.
No matter what it was, neither side had a chance to change their actions now.
"Boom!!!" Zhou Hanyan, using his reach advantage, struck Su Mo’s heart first, the violent impact detonated with a roar, his chest bones directly caving in and shattering, blood gushing out from his mouth and nose.
But at that moment, something startling happened to Zhou Hanyan.
Su Mo’s body didn’t collapse as expected, and the Crimson Rose Blood Code was still in effect, with its recovery power several times stronger than before, such severe injuries completely healed in an instant!
How could it be?!
This recovery power, at least Blood Burning Level!
How could the Blood Code level experience such a drastic change in a matter of seconds?!
Zhou Hanyan couldn’t comprehend, and didn’t have the opportunity to do so.
"Pshhh—"
Su Mo’s Moon Concealing Arm Blade tore through the remaining distance, stabbing fiercely into Zhou Hanyan’s heart, destroying the power core representing life for a Prosthetic Implanter.