From the Abyss of Stars

114. Misfortunes Never Come Singly

 

Bang!

 

Li Aozi's body was once again sent flying. His pupils contracted rapidly, and he rolled to the ground to absorb the impact. He quickly injected himself with a stimulant, the hormones rapidly taking effect, revitalizing his spirit.

 

His health had been reduced by a quarter. Despite the Vigorous One's relatively low 【Strength】 attribute, the terrifying speed boost allowed even a casual strike to heavily damage him.

 

As soon as he raised his head, the Vigorous One's foot came crashing down.

 

Whoosh—Crack!

 

At the critical moment, the laser from the Magnum explosive gun intercepted the Vigorous One's attack. It hesitated, dissatisfied, and turned to pounce on Du Zexin.

 

Damn it!

 

Activating 【Iterative Move】, Li Aozi landed and quickly used gravity acceleration, but even with 60G acceleration, he couldn't keep up with the professor's terrifying speed.

 

[Peak Hour Military—Overclock]

 

Time seemed to slow down due to their movements. Du Zexin released a swarm of micro-drones to block the path and threw down thermite, igniting a fierce firewall to obstruct the Vigorous One.

 

Even with military plugin overclocking, he still underestimated the professor's speed.

 

Whoosh—

 

The professor dashed through the firewall, the layered armor shedding a coating. The Vigorous One's body suffered dehydration burns and shrinkage from the over 3000-degree temperature, but the brief contact time wasn't enough to cause severe damage.

 

It grabbed Du Zexin's neck with its claws. When it tried to tear through Du Zexin's armor, the latter's electronic eyes suddenly glowed crimson.

 

[Beautiful Wishes BETA—Overclock]

 

Whoosh!

 

The plain armor suddenly exploded with terrifying thermal radiation. Dozens of heat vents spewed steam, and the once simple armor flared out wildly.

 

Bang!

 

The bionic muscles finished charging, and with AI overclocked calculations, Du Zexin delivered a powerful punch into the Vigorous One's inevitable path.

 

"Hmm?!"

 

The Vigorous One withdrew in time, but the narrow space left no room to retreat—behind was the firewall, and in front was Du Zexin.

 

'I see—setting a trap, that was his plan!'

 

The professor looked at him appreciatively:

 

"Even in Frost-Plated Republic's educational environment, someone as clever as you, and a child as excellent as Li Aozi, can still emerge."

 

Du Zexin, under immense pressure, released cables and heat pipes, exposing the hydraulic skeleton structure of [Beautiful Wishes], glowing a warning red.

 

"Sorry, I took correspondence courses for college. Nothing to do with Frost-Plated's education."

 

This was his true form.

 

Bang!

The blade-like antenna on his head split in two, forming a dark gold V-shaped antenna, and the previously closed faceplate cracked open, revealing a vent.

 

The black arc seemed to smile devilishly.

 

He discarded the Magnum explosive gun, his gauntlet flipping outward, dark gold titanium alloy joints forming knuckle-dusters.

 

[Bionic Muscles Charging—Maximum Output]

 

The exoskeleton on his arm glowed red from overheating as he smashed towards the professor who had no room to escape!

 

[Peace Fist]

 

Running fast requires space to run.

 

The electronic smoke screen opened, and at the same time, the mobile shield pressed forward. With AI overclocked calculations, the professor had no choice but to take the punch head-on.

 

Boom!

 

In an instant, the Vigorous One's arm was struck, sending it flying. Its back was wrapped in the thermite firewall, and the electromagnetic mana in the electronic smoke screen caused severe interference with its remote control capabilities.

 

Now!

 

Li Aozi charged forward, thanks to the time Du Zexin had bought and the 【Mechanic】's mana effect, finally catching up.

 

【Life Severance】

 

Nerve tendrils shot from his palm, instantly piercing the Vigorous One's neck, marking it.

 

"Oh? This is your new Omega Energy."

 

The Vigorous One was surprised. Its regenerative abilities were blocked, and the tendrils wrapped around its body. At this close range—

 

Before it could break free, Li Aozi stabbed it in the heart, pinning it to the ground, and began draining its life.

 

Due to the significant health disparity, Li Aozi recovered his lost health in just a second.

 

'I chose this Omega Energy just to beat you!'

 

【Life Severance】 inflicted a percentage of his maximum health as damage. Combined with gravity acceleration and the 【Sword Saint of Souls•Battle Demon】 effect, this second dealt 674 damage.

 

As the professor was about to tear off the tendrils, Li Aozi twisted his wrist.

 

【Directed Explosion】

 

Bang!

 

【Critical Hit! Thermal attacks deal 50% extra damage to [Biochemists]!】

 

【-278!】

 

Even weakened by the opponent's extraordinary physique, this hit near the cardiopulmonary system left the Vigorous One's upper body a bloody mess.

 

With this, the 【Biochemist】's mimetic health was shattered by Li Aozi and Du Zexin!

 

The Vigorous One, restricted in regeneration and movement, couldn't withstand the combined assault for long.

 

However, despite this, the Vigorous One broke free, shoving Li Aozi aside, pulling out the blade from its chest, and ducking under Du Zexin's suppressive fire, regaining its high-speed movement, heading towards open ground.

 

"Quick, don't let her escape!"

 

"Wait, Li Aozi, you're not a match for—"

 

Li Aozi drew his chain, activated 【Iterative Move】, and leapt high, extending the chain into a spear to pierce the opponent—but the moment the chain neared, it went limp due to the anti-gravity system, lightly tapping the opponent's shoulder.

 

"Oh my~"