The Legendary Mechanic, page 403
Fosters eyed Han Xiao like a hawk the whole time. The moment Black Star intended to escape, he would immediately rush forward to disrupt him, not allowing him to escape.
Contrary to his expectations, even though the situation was clearly not on his side, Han Xiao continued to shift and dodge, without any intention of escaping. This resulted in Fosters’ vigilance being useless.
“What is Black Star doing? Why is he not retreating?”
“Does he not know that fighting on will only lead to his death?”
The surrounding Calamity Grades were all frightened, carrying expressions of incredulity. Was he really going to fight all eight by himself? The entire area was filled with shards from his Mechanical Army, with none of them in one complete piece. Fosters and the other seven finally stopped, gazing over at Han Xiao like a tiger eyeing its prey. Shooting a glance at the nonexistent Mechanical Army, Han Xiao remained passive. His opponents were the famed Vanguard Officials. This result was still within his expectations. Just based off the Mechanical Army alone, it would be difficult for him to face the assault of eight people.
However, with his insurance covering his losses, Han Xiao did not feel any heartache. Instead, he smiled before addressing the eight of them. “Hehe, seems like it’s still eight against one in the end.”
Fosters’ face sank, and he growled, “Hurry up and deal with him. Let’s see if he still can laugh.”
“Really? All of us?” Malekith was surprised.
“Since we’ve already done so, let’s just finish this.”
The others were reluctant. In the first place, they had given Fosters face, allowing him to single out Han Xiao to fight. However, now that Fosters had gotten tired, he wanted them to help—they could not stop halfway. Bloodshed Land never emphasized fighting single battles—they only focused on getting the job done as fast as possible.
The eight of them rushed forward, and Han Xiao too breathed out once before rushing forth to meet them. In the eyes of the Calamity Grades around, Black Star’s back seemed to have an impression that he had seen past death itself.
Everyone was touched!
They did not understand why Black Star would be so desperate to give up his life!
It was as though eight shooting stars continuously hit Han Xiao’s body. Their explosive fists burst forth with numerous afterimages, bombarding every inch of his body.
Was Black Star hit with thousands of punches or tens of thousands? Nobody could tell for sure.
Everyone around had the cold sense of desolation, akin to foxes grieving when all the rabbits died. They could not bear to watch. Black Star’s ending would definitely be grisly.
However, the next moment, everyone rubbed their eyes, not daring to believe this scenario!
When facing the barrage of blows like a heavy thunderstorm, while Han Xiao was beaten black and blue, to the point even his Mechanical suit shattered, his body was still perfectly sturdy, and he remained so lively even when facing such heavy punches!
Fosters and the rest suddenly stopped, staring at Han Xiao with uncertain gazes.
The strength that they released just now would be enough to destroy half the surface of a medium planet. How was Black Star still alive?
The MP and HP are indeed reliable, and the Steel Body ability does negate a lot of damage. However, these fellows are really frightening. I nearly had to use Aurora’s Character Summon Card.
While he was being beaten up, Han Xiao’s had been calmly analyzing the situation.
Seeing that the eight had stopped, Han Xiao exhaled, rubbing his shoulders and neck whilst revealing a careless smile. This, however, worked better than any form of provocation. Fosters’ face turned steely as he felt that this smile was full of ridicule toward him, as though it was Han Xiao saying, Why did you stop?
At this moment, everybody’s expression seemed to freeze up.
Ralph had a crazed expression of joy on his face. Black Star was indeed able to restrain all eight of them-he was serious about that!
The Grade As from Section Zero revealed various expressions of shock. Those eight were no ordinary Calamity Grade Supers; they were all the reputed eight Vanguard Officials of Bloodshed Land! The fame of each one resounded throughout the Star Field!
Fosters and the rest were furious. The eight of them had only lost to Tyrant whenever they joined hands!
They could not believe that Han Xiao could actually withstand their offensive.
It was as though the raging waves had smashed against the cliff but ended up being scattered into sea foam!
The name Black Star popped into everyone’s head, with the connection that could not be waved away.
Was this the famed… Indestructible Body
Chapter 659. Beyond Grade A Level Attack! |
“This is ‘Indestructible Body’ Black Star…”
“The strength of his body is even more exaggerated than in the rumors. With such a powerful recovery ability, only a beyond Grade A Super would be able to kill him.”
“Tanking the attacks of the eight Vanguard Officials under Tyrant single handedly? He lives up to the name of being the number one general under Ames. Just where did Ames find such a ferocious character?”
Han Xiao’s performance truly shocked many of the Calamity Grade Supers in Section Zero.
They had all thought that Black Star was overestimating himself and would end up sacrificing himself in battle. Who would have thought that the difference between them was so big?
Fosters was extremely shocked in his heart, and he said, “His body is a little strange. A portion of our attacks were absorbed by his cells to allow him to recover quickly.”
Hunting Blade’s expression was solemn. “I realized that, too.”
The chief Vanguard Official had plenty of experience in battle and quickly identified the logic behind Han Xiao’s Indestructible Body. Fosters’ eyes narrowed, and he immediately thought of a method to deal with Han Xiao.
“He isn’t able to recover instantly, and there is an upper limit to his ability. As long as our attack exceeds that limit, we will definitely be able to cause true damage to him. We need to launch an explosive series of attacks and not give him the chance to breathe. That is the only way that we can kill him.”
Fosters’ eyesight was extremely sharp, and he came to a conclusion that was extremely near to the truth.
Hearing that it was possible to kill Black Star, the seven others heaved sighs of relief.
The endurance that Black Star had displayed truly terrified them. The combined attack of the eight of them was sufficient to cause an entire ridgeline to collapse, and they would not even dare endure such an attack with their own bodies, just like how they would not dare tank the attacks of Han Xiao’s Mechanical Army but choose to avoid them.
Looking at Han Xiao, who was currently at the center of the attack, Fosters said in a deep voice, “Don’t overestimate Black Star. While it is extremely difficult to kill him, as long as we can destroy his Mechanical Army, the threat that he poses will be greatly reduced. I will be able to pin him down alone.”
However, Fosters’ target was not just to pin Black Star down but to kill Black Star. If the eight Vanguard Officials were not able to kill a single enemy of their same level when working together, this would be a huge blow to their reputation. They would only be able to establish their dominance by killing Black Star and scaring the other members of Section Zero.
“Attack together. Change tactics and do not spread out the strength of your attacks.”
The moment he finished his sentence, the eight of them charged forward together. Fosters had said that only high damage in a short period would have a chance of killing Black Star, and the joint force of the eight of them could be extremely frightening.
Han Xiao had already guessed that the eight of them would attempt a second attack. The members of Bloodshed Land all had brains made from muscle and would not give up that easily.
He did not just stand still to tank the attacks. He spread his arms, and bolts of Mechanical Force shot out in all directions. Even if the Mechanical Army was destroyed, the spare parts floating around in space were his weapons!
Countless spare parts gathered toward Han Xiao like a whirlpool, and they quickly transformed into a gigantic mechanical cannon and arm.
The metal fist knocked the flames apart, and the laser cannon lit up the dark space. Han Xiao launched his ferocious counterattack.
If the battlefield was not located in the vacuum of space, the commotion of the battle would definitely have been earth shattering.
At the same time, five multicolored light rays intersected each other with a frightening force being hidden within them!
A Grade B Super would not even be able to withstand the shockwaves from the battle between Han Xiao and the eight Vanguard Officials!
For Han Xiao to transform all the spare parts into weapons, it required the use of (Waste Modification), (Basic Machinery Construction), and [Mechanical Force Combat Technique]. It greatly exhausted his energy, but the ferocious attacks of the eight Vanguard Officials made it such that Han Xiao did not lack energy at all.
Boom boom boom!
Every time their fists came into contact with each other, bright energy rings would be emanated.
The battle was becoming more and more intense!
Because Fosters had identified the method to deal with Han Xiao, the eight Vanguard Official’s chose to use attacks with high burst damage. Their coordination was seamless, and their attacks rained down on Han Xiao without end. Han Xiao had to face a thunderstorm of attacks every second.
Punches with enough force to flatten mountains hammered down on his chest, and flames that were comparable to the main canons of battleships burned his bones. In order to achieve high burst damage, the eight Vanguard Officials used all their strength and greeted Han Xiao with all their techniques.
Their fists were like shooting stars, and those shooting stars were like rain!
Boom boom boom!
The tremors in his muscles and bones were all transmitted to his brain, and Han Xiao felt like a rice cake being hammered repeatedly. The eight Vanguard Officials had extremely powerful control over their strength, and Han Xiao suffered attacks ninety percent of the time. His retaliation was only able to cause a small disturbances to the Vanguard Officials and was insufficient to interrupt their attacks.
There was a limit to the conversion of energy into health, and he was only able to regain twenty-eight percent of his health every second.
The damage he took every second reached 450,000, and it exceeded the rate of his recovery.
This damage was extremely frightening, and an ordinary Calamity Grade Super would only be able to survive for two seconds before being turned into a corpse.
Thankfully, my Strengthened Life talent was upgraded to the advanced stage and gave me 200,000 HP. If not, my recovery speed would not have been able to keep up.
Enduring the pain from the never-ending attacks, Han Xiao grit his teeth and remained calm. His eyes were locked on his health meter. If things got too dangerous, he was prepared to use the Aurora Character Summon Card or Void Travel to give him some breathing space.
If the battle continued in such a manner, he would eventually be defeated. However, Han Xiao did not panic. He had only chosen to take on such a risk after serious consideration.
The most dangerous part of this battle was only the start. As long as he could drag this battle on, he would be safe.
His (Advanced Strengthened Life] talent did not only increase his HP but also allowed him to be more valiant as he fought. Every time he lost forty percent of his HP, his attributes would be increased by ten percent, including his Endurance.
This meant that Han Xiao’s HP limit would only increase as the battle went on!
While the twenty-eight percent limit would not change, the amount of HP that he could recover would still increase!
This Molding Ability had made up for the shortcoming of the conversion limit and was the perfect combination to increase his recovery rate!
As long as he could survive past the most dangerous starting phase, the threat that the eight Vanguard Officials posed to him would become smaller!
Apart from the lack of aggro attracting skills, Han Xiao was already a god-level Main Tank!
The battle continued, and the frightening shockwaves from their battle truly scared the other Calamity Grade Supers present.
Through the energy reaction on their radar, they could see Black Star’s life force signal becoming stronger and stronger. This meant that the terrifying attack of the eight Vanguard Officials did not threaten his life but made him stronger instead!
Even if Han Xiao was in an extremely pathetic state right now, no one dared underestimate him!
Only a single word was able to describe how all of them felt.
Unbelievable!
Fosters could already feel that something was wrong as the feeling of his fists coming into contact with Han Xiao’s body became different. He could clearly feel Han Xiao’s body becoming stronger by the second.
He is becoming stronger!
This thought floated up in his head, and his heart was shocked. At the same time, an unknown sense of rage exploded in his head.
Just how many trump cards does Black Star actually have?
This is enough!
Fosters hammered himself on the chest, and the flames on his body glowed brightly. All his energy was then channeled into his arms, and his arms ballooned up.
All the muscles in his body were clenched tight!
Arteries popped out by his temples and a dark red glow could be seen emanating from his fists.
Right at this moment, the radar from the surrounding battleships all let out an alarm.
“Warning, warning, high-energy response detected!”
The next moment, a blinding red beam of light shot out from Fosters’ fists.
A gigantic red ball of energy smashed into Han Xiao with a pillar of fire behind its tail.
This single fist snatched the limelight of the entire battlefield, and the terrifying energy wave of the attack made everyone fill in the sound effects in their heads.
Boom!
“This is the Star Shaking Fist!”
The other seven Vanguard Officials were startled. This was a Pugilist skill that the Tyrant had taught them personally. It expended a large amount of their energy, and they all treated it as their killing blow.
They had seen Heber personally unleash the Star Shaking Fist, and the might of the attack lived up to its name!
Fosters was Heber’s favorite student, and while his strength did not reach the level of a beyond Grade A Super, the shadow of Heber could be seen behind this fist of his.
Despite the thoughts flashing through their minds, their hands did not stay idle, and they copied Fosters.
Eight Star Shaking Fists smashed down on Han Xiao from all different directions!
Sh*t! Why do all of you like energy blasts so much. Do you think that you’re a Saiyan[1]?
The instant the attacks landed on him, Han Xiao only had time for a single thought.
The next instant, a terrifying blast of energy exploded!
Eight blinding energy blasts collided with each other and exploded with Han Xiao as the center!
The ball shaped energy wave expanded rapidly until the size of it exceeded that of a flagship. It was like a small planet made from energy and instantly became the focus of everyone present.
The energy ball expanded to its maximum, and a huge explosion occurred!
The blinding light from the explosion made everyone close their eyes instinctively.
Silence filled the battlefield.
A shockwave spread out in the galaxy.
The explosion ended in silence.
Before the explosion, Fosters and the other Vanguard Officials had already retreated and witnessed the outcome of their attack from afar.
This move of theirs had expended half of their energy and stamina. Even with their powerful Pugilist bodies, they were panting heavily from the attack, with their armor surrounding their arms cracking to reveal their bare skin.
Everyone’s attention was focused on the center of the explosion. However, the place was completely empty, and Han Xiao’s figure could not be seen.
“Was he reduced to smithereens?” Fosters’ eyes lit up with joy.
Even he did not realize that he had lost his confidence.
“Did he really die!” The members of Section Zero could not help but worry.
At this moment, a grayish fog suddenly condensed together and rapidly transformed into Han Xiao.
After regaining his physical form, Han Xiao spat out a mouthful of blood. His appearance was pale, and his limbs were covered with injuries, with burn marks and blood all around.
Before anyone could even react, Han Xiao’s wounds began to close up rapidly, and all his lost blood and flesh grew back. His pale appearance also began to regain color, and in the blink of an eye, he recovered to his peak.
Aurora’s Character Summon Card, [Life Return)!
Dammit, I was almost blown to death. Han Xiao felt a lingering fear in his heart.
The eight Star Shaking Fists, when used together, formed a special reaction, and the DarkStar mothership main cannon that he had tanked before was like a little brother before this.
In order to tank this blow, Han Xiao used all his trump cards. He had first used (Repel—Thorns] to reduce thirty percent of the initial attack. He then transformed into his Chaos Body form to ignore ninety-five percent of the damage with his energy becoming his health.
When his energy was completely exhausted, he had transformed back into his physical form, and his health had begun to fall with his energy being replenished rapidly. However, the interior of the energy ball was like a furnace with damage being dealt every second. Thankfully, he had the [Steel Body) to cancel out most of the damage, allowing him to replenish his energy. He had then transformed a couple of times between his Chaos Body form and physical body to tank the damage.
