Chapter 304 - 217: Future Legend (Part 2)
Dongdong just watched a video, quietly fiddling with herself, and this is what she comes up with?!
This kind of unreasonable, heaven-defying maneuver, Su Mo had only seen it in Ou Chenyu before.
"Dongzai, you really know how to create surprises..."
This time, Dongdong activated the "Tier One Overload," and the energy core within her erupted with a surging force, breaking through the fuses and forcibly connecting all the microcircuits in her body.
Her entire body was surrounded by a vast white mist, and as she swung her arms, a scorching wind was stirred up, her smile full of fighting spirit: "Little one, your few moves are like mosquito bites, and you still want to knock me down? It’s hilarious!"
At this moment, Shangguan Li was also trapped in a state of shock.
She understood from this moment that the 14-year-old girl in front of her wasn’t some so-called prosthetic genius.
The word "genius" was too undervalued when used on her.
This was a legendary seed destined to surpass herself, born with the potential to reach the pinnacle.
"Dong! Dong! Dong!..."
Dongdong’s heart pounded like a war drum, the rampant energy caused waves in the air, and her whole body shone with dazzling light marks.
"Boom—" As the moment she vanished, a large part of the lawn underfoot disintegrated, and a curtain of mud over ten meters high was lifted behind her, sweeping towards Shangguan Li like a storm.
"Come fight!!!"
The battle entered into a fever pitch.
The power of Tier One Overload was too overwhelming, craters were everywhere on the football field, and the raging airflow made the delicate girls around Chu Nanyi unable to even stand steadily.
Apart from Su Mo, who had the duty to control the field, everyone else had retreated to a farther place to avoid being injured by the airflow and flying clods.
Dongdong turned into a shadow that was difficult to catch with the naked eye, galloping wildly, and the soil curtain rose and fell wherever she passed, like a mudstorm descending.
Shangguan Li frowned tightly, her prosthetic eyes could no longer capture Dongdong’s tracks, relying entirely on her long years of martial arts intuition to fight.
"Boom—"
Heavy pressure came rushing in, Dongdong’s fist almost compressed the air into a wall, smashing fiercely towards Shangguan Li.
Shangguan Li barely avoided it by turning to the side, the air current rushing at her made it almost impossible to open her eyes.
After dodging one strike, she quickly retreated to widen the distance, but as soon as she steadied herself, she suddenly felt a warmth on her upper lip.
She instinctively touched it...
Only to find her hands full of crimson red.
Although Dongdong’s punch didn’t actually land on her, just the air pressure from it caused her internal injuries.
Dongdong’s ferocious attack didn’t stop, under the Tier One Overload she seemed like she had taken tons of stimulants, her whole body brimmed with inexhaustible power, wantonly unleashed on the battlefield.
She didn’t give Shangguan Li any room to breathe, her fist carried a thunderous force, directly attacking the face, bringing about a sharp whistling sound as it tore through the air.
Shangguan Xue once again used the Tai Chi Palm Technique, placing her hands on Dongdong’s wrist in succession, trying to use the circular force to deflect her strength.
However, it didn’t achieve the original effect.
Tai Chi indeed emphasizes using four ounces to deflect a thousand pounds.
But there’s another saying in martial arts – overpowering skill with strength.
When an opponent’s strength reaches a certain level, unless you have comparable strength, the so-called skills are useless.
Even if Shangguan Li executed Tai Chi Pushing Hands to the extreme, she couldn’t completely deflect Dongdong’s force, only barely managed to cause it to deviate, grazing past narrowly.
"Swish—" The white shirt was torn open with a big rip, adding a hideous scrape wound on the snow-white waist.
The disparity in speed forced Shangguan Li to initiate the Artificial Spine, entering bullet time.
Her vision locked onto Dongdong’s body joints, through the trajectory of her bodily maneuvers, she predicted her next move.
As Dongdong attacked again, Shangguan Li pushed from the side with a palm, veering her punch away, followed by jabbing constantly with her fingers like swords, laser beams repeatedly piercing her body.
"Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle—"
Dongdong’s body was pierced with numerous wounds, and the main circuits controlling her limbs were further damaged.
But under the Tier One Overload state, the surging energy directly broke through the fuses, forcibly summoned by Dongdong, her movements remained unaffected.
Dongdong fought more and more fiercely, the roaring sound of engines inside her was deafening, massive strength condensed onto her fists, crashing violently towards Shangguan Li.
This punch was too forceful, Shangguan Li couldn’t block it with Tai Chi Pushing Hands, nor could she dodge it, she could only use her palms to defend it head-on.
"Boom!" The palm and fist collided, the violently compressed air exploded, the airwaves lifted the grass within a radius of ten meters.
Shangguan Li clutched her wrist, her face pale as she staggered back, clearly having suffered a big loss in the clash.
"Come on! Sister Dong! Take her down!!!"
Among the onlookers, the majority were Edge Mercenaries, their Second-in-Command was so fierce they were going crazy.
Dongdong was completely fired up, relentlessly pursuing Shangguan Li, punching at her with terrifying momentum.
Shangguan Li had a temper of her own; a proper Mercenary Corps Leader being chased around by a junior, where could she put her dignity? She immediately unleashed her killing move.
A laser beam gathered at Shangguan Li’s fingertips, stretching three inches like a venomous snake striking at Dongdong’s chest, aiming to destroy her energy supply core.
Prosthetic Overload is indeed powerful, but it can’t escape basic laws.
No matter how strong the prosthetics are, without energy supply they’re just a pile of scrap metal.
Speaking of Dongdong, she was stubborn too. Seeing Shangguan Li trying to destroy her energy core, she aimed at the same part as well.
Her heavy punch directly attacked Shangguan Li’s chest, intent on exchanging damage for damage, also destroying her energy core.
Time seemed to stretch infinitely at this moment, both of their deadly moves pushed towards each other, neither willing to back down.
If either hit, it would mean both energy cores being scrapped, resulting in both ending up in the hospital.
"Swoosh—"
Just at the critical moment, a dark shadow rushed to their side.
Su Mo seized Shangguan Li’s wrist, while deploying Frenzied Corpse Rigid Bone to block Dongdong’s punch.
Shangguan Li’s laser beam stopped inches away from Dongdong’s chest.
Dongdong’s punch also landed with a "boom" on Frenzied Corpse Rigid Bone, breaking it into fragments before halting.
The dust settled.
Su Mo let out a breath and said to the two, "Alright, let’s call it a draw for this friendly match. Fighting further would be too costly."
Shangguan Li said nothing, first pulling back her hand.
Dongdong’s internal engine sound gradually quieted as the light marks on her body disappeared.
She had just exited a single-stage overload state, and the aftereffects of microcircuit damage became apparent, wobbling as she fell to the ground: "Ah ah ah! Catch me!"
Su Mo caught Dongdong and effortlessly picked her up: "Let’s go, I’ll take you to see the prosthetic doctor for repairs."
Dongdong leaned against Su Mo, complaining, "Boss, why did you call a stop? I just activated single-stage overload, and was about to beat her! How can this be a draw?"
Su Mo replied irritably, "You can use single-stage overload, and so can she! It’s just that she doesn’t want to reveal her trump card. Getting a draw from last year’s best rookie, just be pleased!"
Dongdong snorted and bragged, "Well then, let’s let her off this time. She has a trump card, but I don’t? If pushed, I’ll go into double-stage overload and fight her!"
"You’re just boasting!" Su Mo flicked her forehead.
This Su Mo really didn’t believe her.
Double-stage overload, even with Ou Chenyu’s chosen physique, loaded with military-grade prosthetics, only comes out in desperate situations.
If Dongdong, with her Stringently Managed Level components, could burst into double-stage overload, the protagonist of "Dawn" should be swapped out.
After the spar, the Edge Mercenaries gathered around Dongdong, praising her extravagantly.
"Sister Dong! You’re incredible!"
"Prosthetic Overload, I’ve seen this maneuver for the first time in my life! So cool!"
"Sister Dong, you’ve secured your title as Second-in-Command of the Edge, you’re now the second major power here!"
Amidst the crowd’s flattery, though bruised and battered, Dongdong was still beaming: "Not at all, just average, I would say this fight was – very simple."
Laughing, she tilted her head and fainted in Su Mo’s arms.
"Sister Dong?!" The crowd was startled.
At this moment, Shangguan Li’s voice came from the back: "Her energy core has been overclocking for too long, she’s exhausted. Let her sleep, she’ll be fine when she wakes up."
The crowd breathed a sigh of relief.
"Seriously, getting worked up in a fight like this, using single-stage overload..." Shangguan Li chuckled lightly and said to Su Mo, "Take her to the prosthetic doctor, reconnect the circuits I melted, and get the bill reimbursed by me."
Su Mo nodded to her: "Thank you for the advice today. Dongdong will definitely learn a lot from this battle."
Shangguan Xue looked at the unconscious Dongdong and said meaningfully, "Cultivate her well. One day, she will definitely stun the entire world."
