Chapter 637
Chapter 637 - 617: Upper Hook Fist
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Chopping, flesh flying, screaming, it was very refreshing, exciting, and deadly.
Lu Ping’an enjoyed it, charged, and then... flew.
After a brief exchange and facing an increasingly faster berserker, Lu Ping’an naturally confirmed after a wave of excitement...
"...can’t win."
Lu Ping’an’s pride in his heavy armor defense had virtually no presence in front of the opponent’s silver-imbued double-headed battle ax.
As for Lu Ping’an’s counterattack, the opponent’s heavy armor easily blocked it, and at the same time, returned a wave of silver imbuing through the armor to Lu Ping’an.
The only thing worth celebrating was that the overall brute force enhanced by the "Sun Vine" was sufficiently powerful, so Lu Ping’an didn’t get blown away in one wave due to his inadequate strength.
trading injuries? That depended on the opponent as well. Trading injuries with a "heavy-armor dual-wield berserker"?
Lu Ping’an felt that the biggest threat was not even the opponent’s double ax.
Those blood-colored pupils and the shark’s big mouth... Lu Ping’an could feel her restraint, but how long it would last was hard to say.
"She’s not wearing metal braces to correct her teeth, is she?"
Taking the opportunity to look at the opponent’s lips, Lu Ping’an noticed that Hannah had an extra set of gold serrated braces in her mouth... Those embedded serrated braces looked like professional can openers no matter how you looked at them.
Not to mention, if she could use the metal armor to imbue silver symbols, then these "gold teeth" could do the same, and even more directly.
This was a fully-armed heroic spirit knight, her peak on the battlefield... Lu Ping’an’s instinct told him that the shark’s mouth was more dangerous than the battle ax, and there was absolutely no way out as soon as he touched it. He didn’t even want to be bitten in half.
Maybe she didn’t use it simply because it could really make Lu Ping’an explode in one wave.
But did he expect a berserker who was excited to be rational?
"Heh, do I have a choice..."
Lu Ping’an had already recognized that he was the weaker one when facing Hannah.
Their experience and accumulation were not even in the same class, and that was the gap accumulated over countless years and battles, which could not be surpassed by just trying hard and exploding seeds.
Lu Ping’an had just started, while the other side might have already reached the top of a certain world or region.
Lu Ping’an had already noticed that even at this moment, Hannah still hadn’t given her full strength... Perhaps that would end it in an instant.
Direct close combat had no chance of winning.
"...But I still have a chance."
Up to this point in the fight, Lu Ping’an still maintained his own strategy and tactics... using tactics in a duel was not shameful, losing was.
Weaker ones need a brilliant strategy to defeat stronger ones.
And from the beginning, since entering the Secret Realm, Lu Ping’an had hidden that crucial key.
"Wave Stacking..."
Taking advantage of his superior mobility, Lu Ping’an once again tried to widen the gap.
But his opponent’s increasingly hot battle ax didn’t comply!
The golden slash fell, and the black lance could only reluctantly block it once more.
Lu Ping’an’s Spirit Wood Shield? Actual combat had already proven that it was only a matter of one ax in front of an opponent like Hannah.
Lu Ping’an also understood once again why those professionals would madly pursue taboo weapons... without a handy weapon in hand, one would probably be stifled to death.
The battle ax and lance collided again, and the already exhausted Lu Ping’an nearly lost his grip on the weapon this time.
Hannah’s strength was growing, and there were faint signs of her losing control, while Lu Ping’an... inevitably grew tired.
Deferred payment? He had already used it, and both his wounds and physical strength had been restored in one cycle.
"Dang!" The glittering ax relentlessly continued, with Lu Ping’an "stuck" and unable to escape. As Hannah caught up to Lu Ping’an’s Heavenly Boots and Runner Ability with her legs, he could no longer create the space he needed.
Just as it seemed that Lu Ping’an could only be hacked to death by the relentless berserker, a change came from the outskirts.
Flames spewed wantonly, and the recovered Little Flame hesitated no more as it dived towards its master’s opponent.
As the golden light flashed, the battle axe knocked Little Flame down in just one blow... but taking advantage of this opportunity, Lu Ping’an finally opened up some distance.
"...Let’s try these."
The moment a large number of Magic Plants Seeds fell, they took root and sprouted. The magical power of time sculpted the miracle of creation, and a strange garden and orchard appeared on the battlefield.
The pursuing Golden Armored Knight inevitably stepped on Lei... and once she realized the power of the minefield, she became a minesweeper who kept stepping on mines.
She chased after him while Lu Ping’an retreated, but the safe distance was already enough for Lu Ping’an to continuously "sow" seeds.
An abundance of Magic Plants appeared, changing the originally empty duel field into a garden and a forest.
Magic Plants and Magical Vines attacked the golden-armored intruder; even if they couldn’t inflict effective damage, they could still serve as interference... but was this Lu Ping’an’s real goal?
He just quietly retreated and kept increasing the distance, planting more and more "seeds."
Finally, when Lu Ping’an was caught up again and the berserker’s battle axe was just before his eyes, he made his last preparations.
At this moment, he advanced instead of retreating, raising his "right arm" with the Lance, and completed the fierce Storm charge.
"Well done!"
Hannah welcomed the blow without fear; she rejoiced as she slashed head-on... but realized something was amiss.
The Lance went flying with just a touch, leaving only some tentacles still attached to it. The seemingly huge and solid armor also went airborne.
"Lu Ping’an?!"
The young man... who had somehow slipped out of the armor before, was standing in what was once the blind spot obscured by the armor.
He, the "small" him, suddenly appeared below Hannah.
And his right fist swung, bearing the scent of Death.
"I long for life... Wither!"
The same Withering Skill, originating from the Death Knight Spear’s curse, gathered on the raging uppercut punch that exploded at Hannah’s chin!
The pitch-black fist, carrying a sense of desperation, swung forcefully upwards.
Close to her face, the Silver Decree struck the cheek that had once experienced Withering. With the increased power and suddenness, Hannah was finally knocked down this time.
The force of death burst forth, as the withering Curse descended into reality. Lu Ping’an completed his surprise attack and retreated, panting heavily to avoid the curse he "released" himself.
Since "All is One" could connect the Life Illustration, it could naturally link the Storm Lance as well.
Lu Ping’an "shared" the malicious Withering Curse and executed a surprise release through his own body.
"Effective... Well, at least the touch feels satisfying," said Lu Ping’an, nodding in satisfaction as he gazed at his well-struck fist.
Yet, when the withering black mist dispersed again, Lu Ping’an had anticipated seeing Hannah... She held her chin, spitting out two blood-stained teeth and a mouthful of blood in passing.
"Interesting, is there more?" The injured shark seemed more dangerous and... delighted.
The towering Golden Armored Knight, facing this "short" mortal, was met with a smile and a reply from the mortal boy.
"Of course."
He clapped his hands, fire gathered in an incendiary ring, and then ignited.
The flammable forest caught fire, and the "oil seeds" on the ground burned. The small Arena transformed entirely into a sea of flames.
— End of Chapter 637 —