Three minutes ago, inside the base, in the spacious dining hall.
Clang clang clang!
Sparks flew, thunderous roars echoed, and strong winds swept around, smashing tables, chairs, and benches to pieces, sending shards flying in all directions. It was like a raging beast, and two powerful figures clashed fiercely on the ground floor of the dining hall.
At this moment, the leader Long Ying's chest heaved, blood drenched his body, and several small wounds appeared on him, seemingly not lightly injured.
These were caused by the punches from the gloves worn by Di Ruisi. However, under his control, these wounds contracted, and hardly any blood flowed out.
His stern face was filled with urgency, and he tried several times to break through Di Ruisi's blockade in front of him. However, the opponent's strength was unexpectedly not inferior to his own, like a piece of chewing gum that he couldn't shake off, entangling him here.
Long Ying knew very well that the opponent's plan was probably the same as their own previous combat plan, which was to first entangle and restrain the opponent's top combat power, eliminate the opponent's living force, and then carry out a joint encirclement and suppression. The longer it dragged on, the greater their losses would be!
"Hahaha, not bad! In such a barren wasteland, relying on your own exploration to unlock the genetic lock, and still able to achieve this level, it's truly surprising!"
Forcing Long Ying to retreat again in his frantic breakout attempt, lightly licking the blood stains on the stainless steel gloves on his hands, Di Ruisi seemed to still have some strength left. With a mocking expression on his handsome face, he laughed:
"Do you really want to rescue your subordinates? Don't waste your energy. They should be almost dead by now, right?"
Di Ruisi's situation wasn't much better than Long Ying's. At this moment, he had more than ten large and small wounds crisscrossing his body, and his military uniform was already stained red. However, these wounds, although they looked gruesome, were not deep in reality. With the muscles closing up, controlling the flow of blood, it also didn't affect much combat power.
However, although he seemed to be evenly matched with Long Ying, Di Ruisi seemed to have some kind of trump card, exuding a faintly confident aura.
Listening to the intense gunfire and explosions coming from the experimental area, Long Ying held a curved knife, like a reef standing firm against the wind and waves, his gaze scanning back and forth, seemingly also waiting for something, coldly saying:
"Oh? Just with your subordinates?"
"I know you. You should be Long Ying, the leader of the Dawn Gathering, right? Most of the materials in our laboratory were provided by your territory."
Chuckling, Di Ruisi's deep blue eyes scanned Long Ying, and he said leisurely:
"I also know that since you dared to raid the base from a long distance, you must have brought many experts. I guess there are at least five or more awakened individuals in your team, right?"
Seeing Di Ruisi's confident appearance, Long Ying suddenly felt uneasy:
"So what? I've brought a team with eight awakened-level combat powers. There are only less than fifty people defending your base. Even if we fell into ambush and suffered some losses, it would be easy to wipe you out!"
At this moment, all the gunshots from the direction of the experimental area completely stopped, and the once vast base fell into silence.
Di Ruisi sighed lightly, smiled, and said:
"Foolish people, if I tell you—there is still one extraordinary-level combat power in the base?"
What!?
Long Ying's pupils couldn't help but contract heavily, his face changing drastically!
Thud!
Just as Long Ying's heart was shaken, Di Ruisi's eyes revealed a fierce light, immediately seizing the opportunity of his momentary lapse in defense, and launching a lightning-fast attack amidst the exploding air! His clothes fluttered rapidly, emitting a series of violent whipping sounds. Di Ruisi's fists, adorned with stainless steel gloves, locked onto Long Ying's throat, the air surging violently in an instant, showing the ferocity of this strike!
Clang! Crack!
At this critical moment, Long Ying's eyes were filled with rage, his reaction was swift. With a sudden burst of cold light in his hand, his knife rose sharply to meet the incoming punch. However, in focusing on this, he neglected to defend against Di Ruisi's other fist, which ruthlessly landed on Long Ying's left shoulder, shattering his shoulder bone. With a muffled groan, Long Ying was sent flying backwards, crashing down on tables and chairs with a resounding thud!
Zing!
But in the next instant, before Di Ruisi could follow up, the fragments of tables and chairs exploded, and Long Ying flashed out from among them in an instant. With a thunderous roar in the exploding air, he carried a chilling aura like thunderbolts, rushing forward like a released arrow!
The air exploded like a string of firecrackers. Long Ying's eyes were ice-cold to the extreme, giving the impression that the temperature had dropped. The cold light emanating from his curved knife cut through the air, fleeting in the dim space, appearing so sharp that it made the eyes sting. There was no doubt that with Long Ying's current power, even a sturdy armored vehicle blocking his path would be directly cut open!
This was him completely unleashing every bit of life force in his body, beginning to fight desperately.
Seizing the opportunity, Di Ruisi's attack had left Long Ying's left shoulder bone shattered, making it almost impossible for him to exert force. Although he didn't know if there really was an extraordinary-level combatant in the base, his right shoulder injury had greatly affected his combat power. If they didn't quickly fight to the end, they would likely face the danger of being completely wiped out!
Facing Long Ying's fierce onslaught, even Di Ruisi's mind was shaken. Instead of directly confronting it, he immediately retreated like a ghostly shadow. Long Ying's attack missed like a shooting star, but he wasn't discouraged. With a shake of his arm, the air whistled as he slashed horizontally towards Di Ruisi!
"So you're starting to fight desperately? Too bad…"
With nowhere to retreat, Di Ruisi's handsome face showed a confident and insane expression:
"The Force isn't something you can use like that!"
Clang!
The next moment, Di Ruisi's two arms suddenly swelled up like they were rebooting, and then his two arms, like rampant dragons emerging from their lairs, sandwiched the blade of Long Ying's slashing knife between their palms, as if it were magnetically attached, unable to make any progress!
What!?
Never in his wildest dreams did Long Ying expect his attack to be blocked in this way. His eyes changed drastically! However, before he could counterattack with his left arm, in the next moment, with a clang, without waiting for any movement from him, his steel knife, which had been tempered a thousand times, broke! Accompanied by Di Ruisi's sinister smile and the menacing shadows of his fists, an unparalleled force erupted from his chest with a bang!
Crack!
Amidst a series of cracking bone sounds, Long Ying roared in pain, blood spraying wildly. He was thrown more than ten meters away, crashing heavily into a metal plate, leaving a clear depression.
This time, after landing, Long Ying coughed violently, howling in pain. Blood kept spewing from his mouth and nose. He desperately tried to stand up, but the shattered internal organs in his chest made every movement extremely difficult.
After being struck by Di Ruisi's Force eruption, an ordinary awakened individual would probably have died on the spot from such severe injuries, but Long Ying, with his extraordinary mid-level physique, managed to withstand it.
Nevertheless, even so, he had lost the majority of his combat power due to the heavy injuries!
"It's a pity, I thought I'd need to use my trump card, but this works too."
Ten meters away, with the dust settled, Di Ruisi, who held the winning hand, breathed out gently, trying to calm the exhaustion in his body. He looked at Long Ying, who was struggling on the verge of death, and smiled:
"Long Ying, you must be at the mid-level of extraordinary, right? It's a shame. A wild path will always be just that, even though I haven't reached the mid-level of extraordinary, you're still no match for me."
"Not even at the mid-level of extraordinary…"
Spitting out blood, Long Ying, an extraordinary, his eyes became extremely hopeless. He barely lifted his head, feeling the pain blur his vision, and said with difficulty:
"What… What are you…"
Indeed, Di Ruisi hadn't reached the mid-level of extraordinary, but as an absolute elite within the organization, he had access to various resources and advanced techniques such as the Life Forging Method, Genetic Awakening Technique, and Force Usage Skills, all developed by top scientists and powerful new humans within the organization. These were far beyond what Long Ying, a wild-born extraordinary, could compare to.
"Hahaha... You want to know about my origins?"
Maintaining a safe distance, Di Ruisi remained cautious, fearing that Long Ying might have some hidden ace up his sleeve. He chuckled:
"Unfortunately, my origins are beyond your imagination. Knowing them would only lead to despair. To die in ignorance is a kind of happiness, isn't it? Of course, rest assured, I'll make sure to squeeze the last bit of value out of your subordinates before sending them to accompany you!"
"Beast!"
Long Ying's eyes were bloodshot, his steel teeth almost biting through. He half-knelt on the ground amidst a low roar, seemingly preparing for his final counterattack.
"Still struggling?"
Di Ruisi stood with his hands behind his back, looking at Long Ying, who resembled a dying wild beast attempting a final resistance, with pity:
"It's true what they say, you don't cry until you see the coffin…"
Step by step, amidst the silence and wreckage of the restaurant, faint footsteps drifted from the passage at the restaurant's entrance.
"Lyn, is that you?"
Hearing the footsteps, Di Ruisi, still keeping a close eye on the dying Long Ying, to prevent any sudden moves, chuckled:
"Have you dealt with those people completely?"
He was well aware of the effects of the "Night Demon" potion and knew exactly how much Catherine's strength had increased since she was originally an awakened individual and had taken the "Night Demon" potion. It was a superhuman power that any ordinary awakened individual would find difficult to resist. That's why he confidently allowed Catherine to play her revenge game.
But just as Long Ying's eyes were filled with despair and Di Ruisi's question echoed in the empty restaurant.
"Are you looking for her?"
A malicious voice sounded. With a light sound, a figure was thrown out, tracing a curved arc and landing not far from Di Ruisi.
Di Ruisi couldn't help but be stunned, turning his head.
It was a headless body covered in blood and flesh.
"...Lyn!?"
In that instant, when he noticed the vague figure of the body and the research suit dyed red with blood, all the expressions on Di Ruisi's face froze.
At this moment, Chen Chong's tall figure had already walked into the restaurant through the passage. As he stepped out, his figure began to rise continuously, and his leather jacket burst open, revealing large patches of dark blue, sharply defined muscles, resembling steel poured into concrete...
When the Body Tempering was fully activated, in the blink of an eye, Chen Chong's body grew from a height of 1.9 meters to 2 meters, once again transforming into a fierce and suffocating black iron tyrannosaurus!
"Hey, your little sweetheart was killed by me, and she died miserably. Are you angry? Do you want revenge?"
Clang!
As fists clashed, emitting a sound akin to the collision of gold and iron, Chen Chong's fierce gaze locked onto the frozen-faced Di Ruisi, as if he were looking at a weak lamb. He grinned:
"Then come and play with me!"