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Chapter 574: White-hot Battle
As soon as the words fell, Yang Le took a step back and conveniently withdrew his arms from under the axe blade.
Although those arms were still dark green, they had completely transformed into two long blades with terrifying serrated edges, their threat even more pronounced in the dim moonlight.
Black Dwarf certainly didn't intend to let Yang Le escape. Although he hadn't split the latter in two with a single blow as originally planned, he had indeed gained the upper hand just now. As the saying goes, "might makes right," and the same principle applies in battle.
Now that he had gained the advantage, there was no reason to forgive his opponent. Black Dwarf took a heavy step forward, and the ground, already dented and destroyed by the impact, cracked open again under the force of his foot.
The crack continued to spread forward, its purpose being to destroy the land beneath Yang Le's feet. This would not only cause some damage to the enemy but also disrupt his balance, a common tactic used by Black Dwarf, who possessed super strength.
Don't be fooled by his simple and honest appearance. In reality, Black Dwarf's battle intelligence quotient and ordinary wisdom far surpassed that of ordinary people.
But today, this strategy of his was destined to fail because Martian Manhunter could fly.
The land underfoot shattered, but it didn't affect his body in the slightest. Martian Manhunter soared into the air, neither dodging nor evading, and raised both arms to collide with Black Dwarf, who was pressing down like a mountain.
"Clang!"
Flesh against axe blade, surprisingly emitting the sound of metal clashing. The sparks that erupted illuminated their faces in the dim environment. One was as peaceful as water, the other like an immovable mountain. For a short time, neither could gain the upper hand.
Muscles bulged slightly, and Yang Le instantly erupted with astonishing force, bouncing Black Dwarf back for a brief moment. Taking advantage of this less than a second of stun, Yang Le's hands transformed into a series of afterimages, attacking Black Dwarf like a storm.
Blade storm, truly a deadly weapon. Black Dwarf knew that even with his defense power, if he was careless for even a moment and got hit by these arms, he would be cut open. Battle was like this, allowing no room for relaxation.
But, this was also the aspect that made it exhilarating.
Black Dwarf's expression changed for the first time. He rotated the axe handle in his hands, using the axe face to meet the enemy, greatly increasing his defense area. For a time, the clanging sounds were incessant.
The blades continuously collided with the axe face, the sparks that erupted even illuminating the deep pit. Yang Le knew that he couldn't continue like this; to break the situation, he had to withdraw.
Seizing the opportunity, Yang Le used the force of both hands striking the axe face simultaneously to break free. But Black Dwarf clearly wasn't going to let go. After being on the defensive for so long, he had finally found a chance to retaliate, and there was no reason to let it pass.
Black Dwarf stomped his right foot heavily on the ground to steady himself, and then, like cracking a whip, he swung the battle axe in his hand towards Yang Le. This action of holding only the end of the axe greatly lengthened Black Dwarf's attack distance, unexpectedly catching up to Yang Le, who was trying to withdraw.
Because it had endured hundreds of attacks, the axe blade had become unusually scorching hot. The slightly red axe blade even distorted the surrounding air. The senses of the sensitive Martian Manhunter had even detected the smell that made him feel a slight fear.
Martians feared fire, but not high temperature. However, in most situations, high temperature could lead to fire, which was why he was withdrawing.
The wide axe blade arrived within centimeters of Yang Le's body in the blink of an eye. Just as Black Dwarf thought he was about to succeed, Yang Le, who was in the air, changed.
Just like Playdough, Yang Le's body began to distort. Relying on the Martian's shapeshifting ability, Yang Le forcibly transformed his body into the thickness of a piece of paper, dodging this slash.
The next second, Yang Le transformed back to his normal body size. He was about to use telepathy to deal with Black Dwarf, but before his mental abilities could leave his brain, a powerful psychic power surged towards him like a tsunami, applying pressure.
"Tsk!"
It was Supergiant. Yang Le couldn't help but click his tongue. To prevent the opponent's psychic power from invading his brain, he could only divert a portion of his mind to manipulate his mental abilities and engage in this invisible struggle with the opponent.
Even though the invisible struggle was already extremely dangerous, the Black Dwarf in reality also didn't intend to let Yang Le off. Turning around and unloading force to avoid injuring himself, he once again swung his axe at Yang Le.
"Clang!"
The sudden psychic attack still hindered Yang Le's action. Because he was a beat slower than he would have been able to dodge the attack, Yang Le had to settle for second best, choosing to use his hands, transformed into dual blades, to block this attack.
Black Dwarf looked exceptionally robust, and in reality, his divine power was extraordinary. This powerful slash almost overwhelmed Yang Le. If the serrated blades of the dual blades hadn't caught on the axe blade, Black Dwarf might have actually broken through Yang Le's hasty defense.
It wasn't over yet. After Supergiant's psychic attack and Black Dwarf's blade and axe assault, what followed was a dense swarm of Outriders like ants. Having identified Yang Le as the enemy, the Outriders surged forward one after another, pouncing towards Yang Le in mid-air.
In the blink of an eye, an impregnable net had been deployed. The sky- and sun-obscuring siege indeed sent a chill through one's heart. Black Dwarf felt the outcome was already decided; no one could survival under such a siege.
Suddenly, he noticed something unusual. Martian Manhunter's originally crimson eyes had become even more crimson, and at the same time, they lit up with dazzling light. The next second, two beams of crimson energy ray burst forth.
Black Dwarf reacted quickly, rapidly withdrawing his battle axe and using the wide axe blade to block the sudden ray. The powerful impact force pushed Black Dwarf, who was like a small mountain, backward uncontrollably.
"Crackling."
The sound of bone dislocation came. Martian Manhunter's head began a 360-degree rotation as he fired the ray. A sweeping shot of heat ray in a lap swept all the Outriders in the air into two halves.
A disgusting scorched fragrant smell filled the air. The Outriders, having lost their lifeline, fell to the ground one after another. Yang Le had temporarily resolved the killing intent in reality.
But the invisible struggle continued. Supergiant was still using her psychic power to entangle with Yang Le. Just as Yang Le was preparing to concentrate on dealing with Supergiant, Black Dwarf inappropriately pressed forward.
A battle axe the size of a bull head fell from above. The axe blade, gleaming with cold light, squeezed the air, emitting a teeth-grinding sound of air being torn. Even before the axe blade reached Yang Le's body, the Martian's sensitive senses had already made him feel a trace of phantom pain.
"Bang!"
Black Dwarf looked in surprise at his axe that had smashed into the ground. The real feeling of the slash hadn't been transmitted to his body through the axe handle. Black Dwarf knew that this axe of his had definitely missed.
"Thud."
Martian Manhunter, having used intangibility to dodge the attack, raised his foot and stepped on Black Dwarf's axe. The immense power made Black Dwarf think a mountain was pressing down on his axe.
(End of Chapter)
As soon as the words fell, Yang Le took a step back and conveniently withdrew his arms from under the axe blade.
Although those arms were still dark green, they had completely transformed into two long blades with terrifying serrated edges, their threat even more pronounced in the dim moonlight.
Black Dwarf certainly didn't intend to let Yang Le escape. Although he hadn't split the latter in two with a single blow as originally planned, he had indeed gained the upper hand just now. As the saying goes, "might makes right," and the same principle applies in battle.
Now that he had gained the advantage, there was no reason to forgive his opponent. Black Dwarf took a heavy step forward, and the ground, already dented and destroyed by the impact, cracked open again under the force of his foot.
The crack continued to spread forward, its purpose being to destroy the land beneath Yang Le's feet. This would not only cause some damage to the enemy but also disrupt his balance, a common tactic used by Black Dwarf, who possessed super strength.
Don't be fooled by his simple and honest appearance. In reality, Black Dwarf's battle intelligence quotient and ordinary wisdom far surpassed that of ordinary people.
But today, this strategy of his was destined to fail because Martian Manhunter could fly.
The land underfoot shattered, but it didn't affect his body in the slightest. Martian Manhunter soared into the air, neither dodging nor evading, and raised both arms to collide with Black Dwarf, who was pressing down like a mountain.
"Clang!"
Flesh against axe blade, surprisingly emitting the sound of metal clashing. The sparks that erupted illuminated their faces in the dim environment. One was as peaceful as water, the other like an immovable mountain. For a short time, neither could gain the upper hand.
Muscles bulged slightly, and Yang Le instantly erupted with astonishing force, bouncing Black Dwarf back for a brief moment. Taking advantage of this less than a second of stun, Yang Le's hands transformed into a series of afterimages, attacking Black Dwarf like a storm.
Blade storm, truly a deadly weapon. Black Dwarf knew that even with his defense power, if he was careless for even a moment and got hit by these arms, he would be cut open. Battle was like this, allowing no room for relaxation.
But, this was also the aspect that made it exhilarating.
Black Dwarf's expression changed for the first time. He rotated the axe handle in his hands, using the axe face to meet the enemy, greatly increasing his defense area. For a time, the clanging sounds were incessant.
The blades continuously collided with the axe face, the sparks that erupted even illuminating the deep pit. Yang Le knew that he couldn't continue like this; to break the situation, he had to withdraw.
Seizing the opportunity, Yang Le used the force of both hands striking the axe face simultaneously to break free. But Black Dwarf clearly wasn't going to let go. After being on the defensive for so long, he had finally found a chance to retaliate, and there was no reason to let it pass.
Black Dwarf stomped his right foot heavily on the ground to steady himself, and then, like cracking a whip, he swung the battle axe in his hand towards Yang Le. This action of holding only the end of the axe greatly lengthened Black Dwarf's attack distance, unexpectedly catching up to Yang Le, who was trying to withdraw.
Because it had endured hundreds of attacks, the axe blade had become unusually scorching hot. The slightly red axe blade even distorted the surrounding air. The senses of the sensitive Martian Manhunter had even detected the smell that made him feel a slight fear.
Martians feared fire, but not high temperature. However, in most situations, high temperature could lead to fire, which was why he was withdrawing.
The wide axe blade arrived within centimeters of Yang Le's body in the blink of an eye. Just as Black Dwarf thought he was about to succeed, Yang Le, who was in the air, changed.
Just like Playdough, Yang Le's body began to distort. Relying on the Martian's shapeshifting ability, Yang Le forcibly transformed his body into the thickness of a piece of paper, dodging this slash.
The next second, Yang Le transformed back to his normal body size. He was about to use telepathy to deal with Black Dwarf, but before his mental abilities could leave his brain, a powerful psychic power surged towards him like a tsunami, applying pressure.
"Tsk!"
It was Supergiant. Yang Le couldn't help but click his tongue. To prevent the opponent's psychic power from invading his brain, he could only divert a portion of his mind to manipulate his mental abilities and engage in this invisible struggle with the opponent.
Even though the invisible struggle was already extremely dangerous, the Black Dwarf in reality also didn't intend to let Yang Le off. Turning around and unloading force to avoid injuring himself, he once again swung his axe at Yang Le.
"Clang!"
The sudden psychic attack still hindered Yang Le's action. Because he was a beat slower than he would have been able to dodge the attack, Yang Le had to settle for second best, choosing to use his hands, transformed into dual blades, to block this attack.
Black Dwarf looked exceptionally robust, and in reality, his divine power was extraordinary. This powerful slash almost overwhelmed Yang Le. If the serrated blades of the dual blades hadn't caught on the axe blade, Black Dwarf might have actually broken through Yang Le's hasty defense.
It wasn't over yet. After Supergiant's psychic attack and Black Dwarf's blade and axe assault, what followed was a dense swarm of Outriders like ants. Having identified Yang Le as the enemy, the Outriders surged forward one after another, pouncing towards Yang Le in mid-air.
In the blink of an eye, an impregnable net had been deployed. The sky- and sun-obscuring siege indeed sent a chill through one's heart. Black Dwarf felt the outcome was already decided; no one could survival under such a siege.
Suddenly, he noticed something unusual. Martian Manhunter's originally crimson eyes had become even more crimson, and at the same time, they lit up with dazzling light. The next second, two beams of crimson energy ray burst forth.
Black Dwarf reacted quickly, rapidly withdrawing his battle axe and using the wide axe blade to block the sudden ray. The powerful impact force pushed Black Dwarf, who was like a small mountain, backward uncontrollably.
"Crackling."
The sound of bone dislocation came. Martian Manhunter's head began a 360-degree rotation as he fired the ray. A sweeping shot of heat ray in a lap swept all the Outriders in the air into two halves.
A disgusting scorched fragrant smell filled the air. The Outriders, having lost their lifeline, fell to the ground one after another. Yang Le had temporarily resolved the killing intent in reality.
But the invisible struggle continued. Supergiant was still using her psychic power to entangle with Yang Le. Just as Yang Le was preparing to concentrate on dealing with Supergiant, Black Dwarf inappropriately pressed forward.
A battle axe the size of a bull head fell from above. The axe blade, gleaming with cold light, squeezed the air, emitting a teeth-grinding sound of air being torn. Even before the axe blade reached Yang Le's body, the Martian's sensitive senses had already made him feel a trace of phantom pain.
"Bang!"
Black Dwarf looked in surprise at his axe that had smashed into the ground. The real feeling of the slash hadn't been transmitted to his body through the axe handle. Black Dwarf knew that this axe of his had definitely missed.
"Thud."
Martian Manhunter, having used intangibility to dodge the attack, raised his foot and stepped on Black Dwarf's axe. The immense power made Black Dwarf think a mountain was pressing down on his axe.
(End of Chapter)
