UGB Chapter 871: The Battle Against Xie Antong; [Pain] May Have Really Foreseen Everything
Chapter 871: The Battle Against Xie Antong; [Pain] May Have Really Foreseen Everything
Lu Ce almost instantly pulled his leg back and leaped into the air. His combat instincts drove him to take a defensive stance first, because Xie Antong was no longer the same person as before.
Previously, she couldn't pose any threat to him in a fight. But now, with her explosive power boost, she had reached an "extremely dangerous" level of existence.
However, as he retreated, Lu Ce couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
He knew her move was deliberate—it was the same trick she used to "tease" him back when CHOSEN’S PARADISE first descended upon the world.
She was using past memories to tell him that she was still Xie Antong. She had gained something extra, but she hadn't changed into someone else.
His form flickered like lightning, and in the blink of an eye, he was already soaring through midair. But he didn't actually try to escape.
A divine light flashed in Xie Antong's eyes. Her hand speed had increased by at least a hundred times compared to before, and she shot her arm outward.
In the span of a quarter-second, both of their movements were as fast as lightning. The empty room was filled with the sharp *whoosh* of breaking wind, with afterimages of both figures scattered across several spots.
*Smack!*
A crisp sound rang out, and the corners of Xie Antong's mouth immediately lifted upward—she had grabbed Lu Ce by the ankle!That very simple exchange represented one thing: in that brief skirmish, Xie Antong had won by half a move.
Looking at the hand gripping his ankle, a trace of daze flickered in Lu Ce's eyes. Then, his own mouth began to curl up into a smile as well.
*Whoa... experts keep popping up one after another in the human faction, and the first one who wants to throw down is coming straight for me, huh!*
Still, being able to get some high-end fights lately wasn't a bad thing. His facial expression twisted and contorted with ferocity, then shifted into a deep blue color!
The mask loaded directly. Lu Ce decisively activated his combat form, and Greed overloaded in an instant!
The moment his overall physical abilities and perception were elevated to a new level, he was shocked to discover that countless pairs of eyes were fixed on him from every corner of this space!
There was no need to guess what those things were—All-Seeing Eyes!
In other words, even before he had woken up, this woman had already filled the entire area around him with eyes. Every single breath from his pores was under her watchful gaze!
This was her highest level of vigilance. Even Lu Ce couldn't help but feel a bit surprised, and he immediately chuckled:
"Heh heh, looks like you really came prepared. Is that how much respect you have for me?"
As he spoke, he twisted his single foot in midair with a sharp turn. The immense force forced Xie Antong's wrist to follow against its natural joint, and she was forced to let go.
The whole man defied gravity, standing upside-down on the ceiling with both feet. After a moment of gathering power, he launched a counterattack!
"Of course! Anyone who dares to underestimate you doesn't just die—they die without a proper burial and lose miserably!"
"I've been watching you since the very first game, following every single one of your games all the way until now!"
The two of them now stood facing each other. Without the slightest hesitation, countless afterimages of their hands flew through the air as they began bombarding each other's bodies from every angle.
During every clash, Lu Ce could clearly feel the imbalance in her power.
At some moments, her strength was evenly matched with his. But then, in unexpected bursts, it would suddenly erupt with terrifying force, shaking every organ in his body.
He understood—this was the result of her still not being able to fully control her newfound power. The Sun had had the same problem before, except that the divine power within Xie Antong was more stable, more enduring, and even denser.
*Damn it, am I some kind of designated whetstone or what!*
Still, he managed to laugh and say:
"Heh heh, then you still don't know me well enough. The truth is, everyone who took me seriously and didn't dare to be careless has still ended up losing too."
A mad, frenzied joy gradually surfaced in Xie Antong's eyes. The more she fought, the smoother her movements became, and she smiled back:
"Truly worthy of you..."
"But if you're about to lose it, tell me in advance. Otherwise, I might not be able to pull my punches."
"Is that so!" Lu Ce suddenly let out a roar. An utterly terrifying killing intent exploded from his entire body—the same state he had only used when facing the Sun.
It was his true life-and-death combat state.
The color on his face instantly shifted from blue to a pale green. Wrath overloaded in a flash, catching even him slightly off guard.
Xie Antong's rhythm seemed to break for an instant. Her expression subconsciously registered shock and a trace of fear, but it was quickly replaced by a feeling of Pleasure.
Lu Ce's body opened up in the middle, completely abandoning his defense. To experts at their level, such an opening was blatantly obvious.
At the same time, he concentrated all his energy into his hand and struck at Xie Antong's throat!
With his strength, that single blow was enough to tear anyone's head clean off.
Driven by instinct, Xie Antong also attacked Lu Ce's chest!
But just then, a glimmer of clarity finally broke through her crazed eyes. She immediately halted her right hand, and a cold sweat broke out on her forehead.
Just in front of her tilted neck, a hand came to a screeching halt, frozen in place.
In a span of less than ten seconds, the two of them had gone from playful sparring to a life-and-death struggle. With the safety item "Death's Door" no longer in existence, they had nearly ended up mutually injured.
"I thought you might really not be able to hold back at the very end," Lu Ce said flatly.
Then, the pale green color on his face began to slowly fade, reverting back to the blue—the "gentler" state.
"And I thought you were really going to kill me..." Xie Antong said with a bitter smile.
Lu Ce looked around. The aftermath of their battle had left the room in complete disarray.
"I can feel that the level of divine power you possess has already surpassed mine."
"But power is always a double-edged sword. You need to be careful yourself."
"Actually, it was pretty dangerous just now... I could have let you win our fight, but in that moment, I had to win!"
Xie Antong fell silent for a moment before nodding. Within her body now was like a hidden treasure, and she was still fumbling to learn how to use it. But she didn't know if the treasure contained gold or a plague.
"I've received a lot of memories—or rather, 'Knowledge'—from Pleasure."
"After sparring with you today, I actually feel that it's you who should be more worried."
"Right now, I think that [Agony] might have really calculated everything!"