I Am Also An Extraordinary Creature
Chapter 220 - 185: Eat More to Make Up for It_1

Chapter 220: Chapter 185: Eat More to Make Up for It_1

Zheng Yichen was being suppressed in combat skills, facing this situation, he didn’t find it unusual; rather, if he were able to suppress the opponent with his combat skills in turn, that would be problematic.

How long has he been out in the world? The opponent is very likely a native powerhouse of this world, and an exceptionally formidable one at that. How much time has he spent solely on training? In comparison, Zheng Yichen was like those characters with high attributes but leveled up solely through spending money during an event.

While his strength had increased, due to the expedited nature of his growth, his technique and control over the finer aspects of his skills were not excellent.

Continuous real battles could enhance his skills in this area, but that would require a not so small number of engagements. So far, the quality of his real battles might have been quite high, but the quantity was just so-so.

The middle-aged man whose hair resembled a lion’s mane stared at Zheng Yichen. As he fought with Zheng Yichen, his desire for battle was also aroused, but the main objective this time was to obtain important intelligence. He indeed could do as he pleased many times for personal matters.

However, this time he couldn’t. He was greatly curious about the world behind the anomaly, this group of newcomers from the anomaly was very important...

The middle-aged man swung his fist and repelled Zheng Yichen, the resulting shockwave piercing through the entire temporary camp. Then, he reached straight for Ahn Qi. Ahn Qi’s eyes were wide open, as she had no chance to react. Even if she managed to capture the opponent’s speed to some extent, her physical condition was just not fast enough to retreat—

A faster Scarlet Shadow arrived behind the middle-aged man, catching his wrist. The man’s towering figure over two meters tall was lifted up, and a knee was driven into the middle-aged man’s back. After receiving this strike, the corner of the middle-aged man’s eye twitched.

To him, Zheng Yichen’s combat skills seemed mediocre, but the gap was bridged by even greater speed and a strength enhanced in some way. Facing this strike from Zheng Yichen, despite mitigating some force, he still felt a sharp pain in his back and organs.

However, as one of the world’s top fighters, he hardly stiffened up against this attack. His punch connected with Zheng Yichen’s abdomen, intending to send Zheng Yichen flying away, but after absorbing the hit, Zheng Yichen responded with an even stronger counter with bloodshot eyes.

Ahn Qi watched the area where the two were fighting. In the short span of less than half a minute, the entire temporary camp was almost completely torn down. If Zheng Yichen hadn’t bought some time, the aftershocks alone could have caused significant casualties.

In a world where the energy level was four, the powerhouses here were undoubtedly close combat monsters, the type that swords and sabers could hardly injure, and without appropriate weapons, one’s own fists were better to use.

Ahn Qi, who had retreated a certain distance, saw everything clearly. In such a fight, Zheng Yichen was the first to receive noticeable damage. The middle-aged man had stronger explosive skills, breaking through Zheng Yichen’s blood-colored Qi membrane and the striking force that followed pierced through Zheng Yichen’s body.

But because his physique was enhanced in this world, only the shock pierced through, and it didn’t leave a blood hole on Zheng Yichen; still, he spit blood, causing Ahn Qi some worry. Their luck this time was really bad; she had thought that bringing Zheng Yichen would make things a bit easier.

But who could have guessed this world would react so intensely, promptly sending a top-tier fighter? Her bigger concern was whether this enemy was the only top-tier fighter they would face.

A world’s heritage couldn’t be that poor, could it?

Keeping an eye on the battle involving Zheng Yichen, Ahn Qi had retreated into the mist of the anomaly. The battle between the two close-combat monsters prevented outsiders from joining the fray. They tried to approach from other directions, but the hunters group, without the pressure of top fighters, had recovered and were responding with more vicious attacks.

The weapons used were not limited to armor-piercing bullets and melta bombs as before but included some virus weapons as well.

The middle-aged man’s combat style underwent a slight change after noticing Ahn Qi had retreated into the fog; he then focused solely on dealing with Zheng Yichen. If he couldn’t hold on to that very important woman, keeping Zheng Yichen, a ’youth’ who could fight well, was also an option.

The middle-aged man shattered the black spear in Zheng Yichen’s hand with a punch, then quickly jabbed his two fingers together into Zheng Yichen’s arm, leaving a bloody hole. After taking this hit, Zheng Yichen showed no response; his fist struck the middle-aged man’s head without any delay.

The middle-aged man’s face distorted from the impact. The power of Zheng Yichen was too great; even trying to dissipate the force did not fully nullify the incoming attack, and on the contrary, it left his brain feeling somewhat groggy.

Looking at Zheng Yichen again, as he enhanced the degree of his Blood Combustion Transform to Origin, his strength also grew increasingly stronger. He hadn’t maximized Blood Combustion Transform to Origin from the start, he admitted he was outclassed in technique, and that was exactly why, once most people at the temporary camp had escaped, he gradually increased the intensity of his Blood Combustion Return to Origin.

The gap in combat skills between the two was significant. Zheng Yichen figured if he had the middle-aged man’s combat skills, he wouldn’t even need to use Transforming Origin or Burst Mode’s second stage to fight evenly with him.

Although it would probably take a long time to win in that state, victory was definitely his. The problem was that he didn’t win, and the energy levels in this world were awfully low. The explosive techniques he had mastered in the previous world were as good as useless here.

Otherwise, if he had found an opportunity to use a Blood Sacrifice Burst to enhance his lethality, he could have penetrated the opponent’s force-dissipating defense.

In a world proficient in hand-to-hand combat, the development of techniques for dissipating the force of impacts was highly advanced. The gradual increase in Blood Combustion Transform to Origin was what Zheng Yichen thought of because he had allies. He was no longer fighting alone. His initial plan was to kick his opponent into the anomaly.

But the opponent’s formidable combat skills and physique didn’t give Zheng Yichen that chance. An explosive kick could send the opponent flying back ten meters, but kicking them into the air was impossible.

"You..." The middle-aged man looked at Zheng Yichen in astonishment. As Zheng Yichen’s strength increased suddenly, he sensed something was off, but Zheng Yichen didn’t give him the chance to talk nonsense. With Blood Combustion Transform to Origin maxed out, his complexion quickly turned pale.

The power of his attacks was greatly increased, but they became slower, hitting a bottleneck. The middle-aged man’s attacks turned into defense, and he also noticed that Zheng Yichen seemed to use some method to enhance his strength and speed.

Such a state was doomed to not last long, as long as he was well-defended—

A slight mosquito-bite-like pain appeared on his back, so slight that it made the middle-aged man’s eyes widen. That tiny pain rapidly spread across his back, causing the middle-aged man to stare in shock.

His body had long been trained to be indestructible, immune to all poisons. Poison was basically useless against him, but the covert attack he received this time gave him a sense of foreboding. The middle-aged man roared angrily, trying to force Zheng Yichen away because continuing the fight felt wrong.

But this time, the situation was almost as Zheng Yichen had anticipated, just flipped around. Zheng Yichen couldn’t violently throw his opponent into the anomaly, and this middle-aged man couldn’t force Zheng Yichen back either. Instead, under the influence of some external factor, he was gradually suppressed by Zheng Yichen.

Seizing an opportunity, he stabbed through an eye with his black spear and then kicked the man into the anomaly. With little resistance, the middle-aged man who weighed several hundred pounds was now easy for Zheng Yichen to kick away.

Discarding the black spear in his hand, Zheng Yichen quickly pursued. After the middle-aged man flew into the anomaly, he became disorientated. He punched the air, forcefully slowing his flight. He understood Zheng Yichen’s intent—he wanted to escape, but the pursuing Zheng Yichen didn’t give him that chance.

Punch by punch, he pushed him back step by step. The loss of an eye didn’t affect him much, but the intense pain spreading on his back greatly impacted his state. After retreating to a certain extent, a vast fear flickered in the middle-aged man’s remaining eye... and then there was no after.

He lacked adaptability. Once he reached the area influenced by the anomaly, it became difficult to keep his consciousness clear. He struggled more than an average person, but that was all.

"Hurry, leave—" Ahn Qi’s voice came through, and without a second thought, Zheng Yichen grabbed the unconscious middle-aged man and quickly escaped the range of the anomaly, and then the explosion occurred.

Clearly, the people on the other end were not willing to give up. As the hunters group retreated and a top fighter fell into the anomaly, they carpet-bombed the area. They couldn’t pass through the anomaly physically, but some attacks could get through, which had limited impact on Hazy City.

Zheng Yichen exhaled a long breath into the air, which turned into a not-so-small gust of wind under Ahn Qi’s somewhat speechless gaze: "Are you still holding your breath??"

Ahn Qi felt puzzled by Zheng Yichen’s action.

"It’s charging up!" Zheng Yichen corrected with an unchanging face. The energy level of the environment wasn’t enough, and although the strength level was high, he encountered a native fighter who was likely a top warrior. Even if he wanted to overpower with attributes, he couldn’t, for strength could only surpass the other man by entering Burst Mode to raise his own state to the peak.

Besides, there was the strength coefficient that came from drawing and getting feedback from the Supreme Demon’s blood that allowed him to surpass that middle-aged man, but not to crush him.

With that being the case, he had to find some other way. Back home, he had a Lion’s Roar Skill manual, specifically designed to be used with his Iron Lungs. It was a martial art he learned alongside Blood Asura, but he didn’t have enough time to master it fully.

"Alright... And are you okay now?" Ahn Qi looked over Zheng Yichen, whose state didn’t seem too good, with a pale face like a ghost.

"I’m fine. Just need to eat something to recover," said Zheng Yichen, somewhat gloomily waving his hand. "Is it really okay for the other side to bombard like that?"