LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 58: Hope (4)
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Chapter 58: Hope (4)
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At the joints of the bulletproof suit, the ceramic pieces made a brittle sound under immense pressure. Tiny cracks began to appear on the white ceramic pieces.
The cracks grew larger and more frequent. If they broke, Yu Hong’s right arm would instantly snap.
Without protection, his combat skills were completely useless against his opponent.
At this point, he no longer knew where his wolf tooth club had gone.
The pain from his right forearm was becoming more and more pronounced.
Once again, the two were locked in a contest of strength.
Ahhh!!!
Yu Hong let out a loud roar, kicking backward with his right heel, striking the opponent’s back.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!!
After training his heavy leg skills for so long, his leg strength had improved significantly, and now he was going all out.
One kick after another, more than ten in total.
Finally, the two suddenly separated.
Guo Xudong sidestepped the back kick, flipped over, grabbed the wolf tooth club on the ground, and swung it forward with a powerful strike.
The black wolf tooth club, with its spikes, slammed into the outside of Yu Hong’s arm.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!!
Each hit landed one after another. Guo Xudong growled as his eyes began to redden. After this prolonged fight, he was clearly starting to breathe heavily.
Bang!!!
A heavy blow landed.
He used all his strength, gripping the wolf tooth club tightly and smashing it down on the opponent’s raised arms, which were attempting to block.
A muffled thud.
Guo Xudong watched as Yu Hong fell to the ground, motionless for a moment, unable to rise.
Huff… Huff… Huff…
He lowered his head, dropped the slightly bent wolf tooth club, and picked up the high-strength rope that had fallen earlier, walking toward his opponent.
However, after only a few steps, he stopped. His pupils shrank slightly.
Across from him, about five to six meters away, Yu Hong was once again getting up, breathing heavily.
Although his broken breathing valve indicated he was exhausted, very possibly nearing his limit, there was no doubt…
This guy… was getting back up!
“Ah!!” Guo Xudong roared again, charging forward with a powerful kick!
Bang!
It landed squarely on the target.
Yu Hong was once again sent flying, crashing into a dirt mound.
Before he could rise, Guo Xudong quickly followed, landing punch after punch on his head.
More than ten punches landed in quick succession. Guo Xudong circled around and grabbed Yu Hong’s right arm, twisting it back again.
But this time, it was blocked.
Yu Hong raised his leg and executed a low sweeping kick.
The speed of this sweeping kick was incredibly fast, nearly grazing Guo Xudong’s calf.
The sudden burst of speed caught Guo Xudong off guard. He quickly released his grip and stepped back to avoid the sweep, widening the distance.
Taking advantage of the moment when his opponent was dazed, Guo Xudong charged again, stepping sideways and delivering a powerful kick.
His right leg struck like a cannon, gathering all his strength and slamming into Yu Hong’s chest.
Bang!!!
This hit had more power than the previous ones.
The massive impact caused Yu Hong to lift off the ground, flying out of the dirt mound, soaring two to three meters before crashing into the grass outside the yard.
Finally, he stopped moving.
Everything went silent.
Guo Xudong’s skin turned red, his eyes bloodshot, and the muscles in his face were bulging with veins. His breathing was labored, like a bellows.
He too was almost at his limit. This continuous full-force combat had drained him immensely.
Before coming, he never expected this guy to be so tough. If it had been an ordinary bulletproof suit, this person would have been down long ago.
The strength and comprehensiveness of the suit were astonishing. Whether it was piercing, blunt force, or joint locks, the protection was incredibly complete and of high strength.
It was only now that he had slightly managed to break through the suit’s defenses.
At this thought, Guo Xudong’s eyes lit up. If he had such a suit himself, it would significantly improve his safety.
A regular, useless person, wearing this suit, could last this long… so if it were him, his combat capabilities would skyrocket to the top!
Perhaps… perhaps he could take on that person.
With that thought, Guo Xudong quickly moved toward his opponent.
But after only a few steps, he suddenly stopped. His eyes locked onto his opponent across the yard, revealing disbelief.
There, on the grass, the black figure was once again slowly rising.
That guy… he could move again?!
Guo Xudong felt his scalp go numb, the confidence that had been in his heart suddenly giving way to a deep unease.
“You bastard!!”
He flipped over, jumped out of the yard, and launched a knee strike.
It landed squarely on Yu Hong’s face.
Bang!!
The force of the strike sent Yu Hong stumbling back. Before he could regain his balance, another kick landed on his chest.
Then another kick followed, this time aiming for his chin.
The immense force lifted Yu Hong off the ground, his body going rigid for a moment.
Before he could land, Guo Xudong unleashed a barrage of punches and elbows, striking his head and chest.
The heavy blows caused Yu Hong to fall backward, but Guo Xudong didn’t stop. He continued to close in, delivering a flying knee strike to his chest.
Bang!
The alloy plate on Yu Hong’s chest had already been bent, and with this strike, it caved in further.
The attacks didn’t stop. They continued, relentless.
One minute.
Two minutes.
Five minutes…
Bang!
Another kick landed, sending Yu Hong crashing to the ground once more, motionless.
Guo Xudong gasped for breath, drenched in sweat, his eyes flickering with faint white sparks.
“This time… you should be down, right?”
He stumbled forward, picking up the rope and walking toward his opponent.
But after walking halfway, he stopped again. His eyes were fixed on the black figure slowly rising.
He suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.
He stared intently at the black figure rising again.
A sense of powerlessness and fear surged inside him.
“…Damn!!”
“You…!!”
A strong disbelief, mixed with a rising fear and frustration, ignited a wild anger in his heart.
“You monster!!!”
“Die!!!”
“Die!!”
Guo Xudong completely lost control. He roared, charging forward, right leg swinging with all his might toward Yu Hong.
At that moment.
Yu Hong suddenly raised his leg, releasing his inner energy, and executed another low sweep.
This sweeping kick was much faster than before, and combined with Guo Xudong’s complete loss of control and reason…
The two were almost in sync, but Yu Hong’s burst of speed and strength surpassed Guo Xudong’s, making the attack faster and more powerful.
Swish!
Crack.
Guo Xudong’s calf was snapped like a dry twig by the explosive energy.
He was just about to land his kick on Yu Hong, but this moment became an unattainable task.
The excruciating pain from the broken leg and the loss of balance made him fall to the ground.
Before he could rise, Yu Hong stepped forward, and with a burst of inner energy, kicked him with the tip of his boot.
Thud.
The tip of the boot, propelled by the explosion of energy, struck Guo Xudong’s chest.
The spike pierced his chest, went through his ribs, and exploded from within with the burst of inner energy.
Bang!!
Guo Xudong collapsed to the ground, his body trembling. The explosion of flesh and blood was contained by the bulletproof suit.
From the outside, only a small wound on his chest was leaking blood.
But inside, his entire chest cavity had been destroyed by the explosion of inner energy. There was no life left.
“…”
He opened his mouth as if to say something, but his lungs were completely destroyed, and no sound came out.
He couldn’t understand.
He couldn’t understand how this guy was able to keep going after so many heavy hits. Even with a super strong suit, the impact and blunt force were not insignificant, and the physical drain was real.
After all this fighting, how could he still unleash such terrifying force?
It was beyond reason.
He had knocked him down countless times, but the moment Yu Hong knocked him down once…
‘Could it be… a phenomenon disease?’ Guo Xudong thought, recalling stories he’d heard about people with the phenomenon disease gaining extraordinary abilities—like strength, speed, or physical endurance.
But even in the case of the phenomenon disease, no one had ever exceeded human limits.
And yet, this guy…
His consciousness began to fade, and everything grew fuzzy.
Guo Xudong collapsed on the ground, his head hitting the grass with a heavy thud. His eyes wide open, but gradually, he fell silent.
Yu Hong walked over to him, bent down quickly to search for things, then grabbed the key before heading back to the cave’s safe house.
He struggled to take off his enhanced suit, sat down with his back against the fireplace, covered in blood.
The injuries came from the bent alloy plates and ceramic pieces, pressing and slicing into him. Even with the protection of the suit, it wasn’t enough to fully absorb the impacts.
“My wrist is sprained… my chest is swollen…” Yu Hong checked his injuries.
“My head’s a bit dizzy, probably from the heavy kick to the chin earlier. A slight concussion.”
Given the suit’s strength, he was lucky. Without it, that kick alone would have sent him straight to meet Jenny and her daughter.
“And my right leg…”
He took off his boot, looking at the red and swollen toes, with the nail torn off. He sighed.
“This guy is strong!” Despite being a bit fragile, the attacker had almost completely suppressed him.
If not for relying on inner energy to recover and a sudden counterattack, the outcome might have been different.
He had always thought that with the enhanced suit, he should be able to handle anyone he faced.
But now it seemed… this guy’s combat skills far surpassed his own, his strength was strong enough to bend even the alloy plates.
“This guy this time is just a poor bastard, not as well-equipped as me, but if next time someone comes with similar equipment—no, they don’t even need to be exactly the same, just not too far off, with a weapon strong enough to break through my defense—I’m definitely going to be in trouble!”
Yu Hong took out iodine, starting to apply it to his wounds.
As he did, he reflected on the opponent he had just faced.
“Where did this person come from? Why attack me? What was their goal? Why, with the protective suit, did they not use a gun?”
Questions continued to rise in his mind.
He had to figure out who was behind this. After being attacked several times, Yu Hong realized that he couldn’t keep passively taking hits like this. He needed to understand the cause and effect and find a way to eliminate the threat once and for all.
(End of chapter)