Super Gene Hunting Ground

Chapter 78: Chapter 78

”Haha...”

Zhou Qiang suddenly laughed up to the sky, his laughter filled the entire field.

Yang Xiao looked at him coldly, waiting for him to finish.

”Have you laughed enough?”

Zhou Qiang shook his head, snorted coldly:

”No, this is the best joke I’ve heard since the apocalypse started, how can I have laughed enough? I’ll take this joke back to Xianan University and share it with my brothers, I believe they’ll laugh too... Haha, I wonder where you got the courage and confidence to demand us to kneel and apologize, and even want our heads. Zhou Qiang’s eyes were filled with contempt and disdain as he spoke, and after finishing, he added:

”Take a look at you people from Kongming Academy, each and every one of you looks like a beggar. Only half of you can even wear the most basic cloth armor, still using the Primary Level +2 Strength Black Iron Sword, looking all loose and falling apart. Are you still dreaming? Still thinking you’re the university that could stand on equal footing with Xianan University before the apocalypse?”

Zhou Qiang’s words were like a bucket of cold water thrown over the crowd. Everyone understood that the equipment of the Kongming Academy people, whether armor or weapons, was a level below theirs, which reflected the resources of Genetic Fragments.

With more Genetic Fragment resources, it’s natural to have powerful combat power and to kill many Mutated Creatures.

The enthusiasm of the crowd was quickly dampened by Zhou Qiang’s remarks.

Yang Xiao then said:

”Zhou Qiang, you’re right, our equipment may currently be worse than yours, but that’s irrelevant to today’s conflict. Since you’re so confident you can annihilate everyone from the Kongming Academy, how about a bet?”

”Oh? How do we bet?”

”Simple, I represent Kongming Academy in a fight, and you send a representative to fight me. If I win, you will choose one of the two routes I mentioned earlier: either kneel to apologize or leave your head.”

”And if you lose?”

”I’m at your disposal!”

”Okay, is that a promise?”

”A gentleman’s word is like a swift horse’s spur!”

Zhou Qiang listened and laughed,

”Good, I agree!”

Zhou Qiang looked Yang Xiao up and down, laughing:

”Do you think that Golden Bee Sword in your hand can defeat us? You got that from killing the Bee Queen, right? We at Xianan University have at least six of these weapons. It’s nothing divine. If that’s your trump card, I advise you to surrender early!”

Yang Xiao swallowed, damn it. ”Cut the crap, send your man out, will you step into the ring yourself?”

Zhou Qiang was about to answer when Li Wei immediately jumped out from afar and said:

”Boss, let me handle it.”

Li Wei was injured earlier, but after taking the Small Blood Pill, his wounds have healed, and despite the bloodstains, he’s fully recovered.

Li Wei’s Beast Soul is the Bear, characterized as a strong, robust, thick-skinned warrior, well-suited for close combat.

When Li Wei completed his genetic mutation, Strength and Defense were both at 3 points, Agility at 2 points, and Wisdom at 1 point. His current Hard Armor Defense is +4 points, and the Wolf Fang Club in his hand has +4 Strength, making his Strength and Defense for close combat reach 7 points. He also possesses the skill ”Bear Claw Triple Strike,” marking him as a rare brave general.

Zhou Qiang glanced at Li Wei and nodded, having full confidence in him. Zhou Qiang anticipated that all of Yang Xiao’s attributes wouldn’t exceed 5 points, meaning a complete defeat in front of Li Wei.

”Li Wei, since the Kongming Academy people are unconvinced, play with them but mind the limits, don’t kill him.”

Zhou Qiang emphasized ”kill” strongly and winked at Li Wei while speaking.

Li Wei chuckled,

”Boss, don’t worry, I won’t disgrace you.”

Zhou Qiang stepped back in front of his team, with everyone watching Yang Xiao and Li Wei.

Li Wei, tall and large, held the Wolf Fang Club in both hands, grinning at Yang Xiao, let out a bellow, and charged at him.

Yang Xiao drew out the Golden Bee Sword, sidestepped to the right, and instantly lunged forward.

Yang Xiao’s Agility Attribute was 6 points, making his movements much more agile compared to Li Wei.

Li Wei felt his club lunge came up empty, urgently turned, and swept the Wolf Fang Club horizontally toward Yang Xiao.

Yang Xiao sidestepped again, slipped behind Li Wei, and thrust the Golden Bee Sword.

Pfft!

The Golden Bee Sword stabbed into Li Wei’s back, causing him pain. He was shocked to feel his Hard Armor pierced. In a panic, he roared and instantly activated the Bear Beast Soul, transforming into a three-meter-tall giant bear.

Roar!

Li Wei howled, lunging at Yang Xiao, simultaneously unleashing the ”Bear Claw Triple Strike” skill. Three giant bear claw shadows appeared in the air and struck toward Yang Xiao continuously.

Li Wei hadn’t anticipated being hit within two moves by Yang Xiao, originally thinking to show off his combat power, but was now forced to engage with Beast Soul in hopes to leverage its strength against Yang Xiao.

Yang Xiao felt a powerful force assaulting him, suffocating in its pressure, and his heart trembled in fear, acknowledging Li Wei’s formidable power—the likes of which Zhao Gang couldn’t rival.

Yang Xiao tapped his toe to the ground, swiftly retreated several meters, sheathed his sword instantly, took out the sparrow bow, and nocked an arrow.

With a whoosh, an Arrow Shadow shot toward Li Wei.

With the sparrow bow’s +3 Agility, Yang Xiao’s Agility reached 9 points.

Snap,

Li Wei swatted away Yang Xiao’s Feathered Arrow with a claw, roaring:

”Is this all? I’m going to tear you apart today.”

Before his words fell, Yang Xiao’s second arrow came, followed by the third and fourth, continuously fired as Yang Xiao maneuvered around, always keeping ten meters between him and Li Wei.

Though happy after seeing Yang Xiao retreat from Li Wei’s Beast Soul blow and with his own team presuming Yang Xiao’s defeat imminent, Zhou Qiang soon felt something was amiss as Yang Xiao’s rapidly switching silhouette continued firing arrows.

Yang Xiao’s attack speed was so fast that even Zhou Qiang felt challenged.

Snap,

Li Wei swatted away another Feathered Arrow with a paw, but faced difficulty dodging the third incoming arrow.

Pfft, it struck Li Wei’s thigh.

Despite Hard Armor’s protection and his own 3-point defense, Yang Xiao’s arrow penetrated the armor, digging several centimeters deep into his thigh.

Fear and panic welled up inside Li Wei.

Pfft!

Another arrow, striking Li Wei’s back,

Pfft,

One hit his calf,

Pfft, one hit his arm,

...

In moments, Li Wei was already struck by seven or eight arrows, though none fatal, they left him in agony, most frustratingly unable to land close-quarters attacks on Yang Xiao despite reactions.

”Awo——”

Li Wei roared, persistently charging at Yang Xiao.

Yang Xiao, toying with him like a cat with a mouse, kept changing positions, moving around, constantly loosing arrows from his bow.

”Li Wei, surrender, kneel and apologize, and I’ll spare you.”

Yang Xiao shouted loudly.

”Go to hell, make me kneel, I’d rather die, roar——”

Li Wei roared, lunging at Yang Xiao.

Currently, with over ten arrows sticking in him like a porcupine, Li Wei’s attack power and speed were diminished.

Showing no mercy, Yang Xiao continuously fired arrows.

Zhou Qiang frowned, realizing Yang Xiao’s confidence in challenging him even if he took the field and suspecting he’d stand little chance.

What puzzled him was Yang Xiao’s Beast Soul; why at a Primary Stage could Yang Xiao have such powerful attack and extraordinary agility?

Conscious that continuing would mean Yang Xiao would shoot Li Wei to death, Zhou Qiang spoke:

”Yang Xiao, stop.”

Yang Xiao didn’t turn his head, nor did he halt his arrows, speaking coldly:

”Are you conceding?”