Published: February 13, 2025
Many people in Dark Strip City saw the blood of a big shot for the first time that day.
Two energy long spears, after hitting Baliruwa, did not disappear but instead were lodged into his body, one in his chest and the other in his leg.
Four black ropes connected to various parts of this big shot's body, keeping him suspended in mid-air.
Ye Zhongming's hands formed a strange shape; although the weapon was not in his grasp, he was still controlling it.
But let’s not forget, he still had a pair of energy arms.
At that moment, the two arms detached from his body, flying towards Baliruwa like two cannonballs.
Bang! Bang!
The two arms flew out, striking Baliruwa's head, and then shattered. The big shot's head violently swayed left and right, producing no blood, only a series of cracking sounds.
Ah!!!
Baliruwa let out a loud roar, and the four ropes controlling him began to shake violently, exploding after a few seconds with a loud pop.
At the same time, Ye Zhongming seemed to be hit by something, taking several steps back, blood oozing from the corner of his mouth. The long spear returned to his hand, but it was now marked with numerous tiny cracks.
Baliruwa's body slowly fell to the ground. He straightened himself, and the two energy spears lodged in him melted away like water, disappearing without a trace.
He waved his hand as if swatting away flies, directly shattering the two pairs of energy arms, then fixed his cold gaze on Ye Zhongming.
At this moment, he looked somewhat disheveled.
Because after being attacked, the armor on his chest and legs was about to disintegrate, with two large holes and cracks spreading around, damaging most of the defense structure.
The armor on his head had also caved in; to ensure flexibility, it was already thinner than other pieces and had essentially lost its effectiveness.
At the arms and calves, although the black chains had been broken, they left behind black marks. Upon closer inspection, it seemed something was wriggling on them. It wasn't some small creature but rather a substance aggressively corroding the equipment with strong acidity.
Baliruwa looked at it and calmly removed his helmet, tossing aside the armor from various parts of his body.
Compared to before, his only remaining piece of equipment was the long spear.
This big shot said nothing, just watched Ye Zhongming stand back up, then raised his spear to strike.
Seemingly exerting all his strength, every attack from Baliruwa was incredibly swift, too fast for the naked eye to follow, leaving only afterimages around Ye Zhongming.
Faced with such attacks, Ye Zhongming defended with all his might, occasionally summoning a phantom of a lotus flower, a shield, or a fierce beast to block the incoming blows.
Perhaps out of hatred for the mask on Ye Zhongming's face, Baliruwa focused his attacks there. After half a minute, he finally swept the spear across, shattering the mask and revealing Ye Zhongming's true face.
"So it’s you," Baliruwa said.
Naturally, he recognized Ye Zhongming. In this Survivor Fortress, nearly everyone knew him; being the first rookie among the All Races of the Universe had some recognition, and this time he came to Dark Strip City for business, so Ye Zhongming was considered a relatively important figure.
Ye Zhongming did not respond, focusing solely on resisting the pressure from the big shot.
Baliruwa's attacks were extremely fierce; even the energy released from them turned the surrounding streets into ruins. Yet, even in this situation, Ye Zhongming managed to counterattack occasionally. In fact, at the moment the mask shattered, he struck the spear against his opponent's shoulder.
Although it was dodged just after connecting, it still left a wound on Baliruwa.
This seemed to create a pattern. As Baliruwa's relentless attacks continued, the equipment on Ye Zhongming began to be destroyed one after another, yet Ye Zhongming still managed to leave wounds on his opponent.
By the time the long spear in Ye Zhongming's hands finally shattered, Baliruwa had suffered no fewer than ten wounds.