Reincarnation Paradise: The Crucible.

Chapter 381 Good Will

"Oh!"

The muffled sound of flesh being beaten spread again in the room, and a heavy elbow from top to bottom hit the neck of the Red Tank floating in the air.

With a crisp "click" sound, his thick neck instantly bent into a teeth-grinding arc.

Although this blow was not enough to directly break his extremely tough cervical vertebrae, after several vital parts were hit hard in succession, the neck, which was the only channel for oxygen delivery to the brain, became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

As the force poured out, the twisted neck bounced back to normal, but Red Tank's face turned pale, and the only remaining right pupil also collapsed, and his mind suddenly fell into an inevitable brief coma.

Then, after being forced to stop in mid-air for several seconds by various blows, he finally managed to fall to the ground successfully, but his landing posture was more miserable than expected.

An object weighing thousands of pounds fell straight to the ground, creating a large cloud of dust. The ground beneath his feet also shook, and dense black cracks appeared at the edge of the figure, spreading outward rapidly.

Everything in the world has its pros and cons. The terrifying weight of nearly one ton makes the Red Tank almost unstoppable when charging, but when it loses balance, this advantage will become a fatal disadvantage.

If it weren't for the exaggerated weight of his body used as a boost when falling, with the extremely strong flesh and blood density of the Red Tank, the blade of the magic knife at the top of his knee might not have been able to penetrate his waist and abdomen so powerfully.

Moreover, after piercing into the flesh, the Thousand Blades of the Demonic Sword never separated. Even if the target had already fallen to the ground, there were still countless sharp blades in the opponent's body that were constantly tearing apart the various organs.

Directly above, the sticky blood stains remaining on the surface of the armor were being slowly devoured, leaving only the vicious aura lingering around the body which began to become increasingly intense.

Shaking his numb arms, Xu Yue took a half step back, then lowered his eyes to look at the miserable figure lying unconscious in a pool of blood at his feet.

Opponents who can only vent their brute force are not scary. When faced with fighting skills that are more violent and fierce than their opponents, all their previous overwhelming strength will become vulnerable at this moment.

The move he just used was one of the eight killer moves of Bajiquan, the Tiger Climbing the Mountain, which is known as the best in actual combat. It is said that the former martial arts master of the Republic of China, "Li Shuwen, the Master of the Gun", was invincible at the time with just this move.

Even if the two sides explained in advance the moves to be used before the competition began, they would often only use half of the move and the opponent would fall to the ground, which shows how strong and fierce they are.

The so-called tiger climbing a mountain, to put it simply, is a process of slapping and pulling with both palms, taking the momentum of a cat climbing a tree. The player should tuck in the chest and straighten the back, twist the waist and use all the strength to grab the target's shoulder, face, neck, or back of the head with the tiger's paws. Either slapping down or pressing from behind can effectively break the target's center of gravity, causing the target to lose balance and fall directly.

This was followed by various moves such as knee strikes, clapping, elbowing, etc. The uses were diverse and not restricted by form, but most of them were extremely brutal. After a set of combos, even if the opponent did not die, the victim would suffer serious injuries.

In close combat, victory or defeat is often decided by one or two moves in an instant, and the red tank that was still twitching from time to time in a pool of blood was undoubtedly the best display of the effect of this contest.

"Uh……"

Suddenly, a difficult groan of pain sounded from his feet. The extraordinary physical strength allowed Red Tank to regain consciousness at an extremely fast speed. Even though the pain in his body was greatly reduced compared to that of ordinary people, the severe cramps in his chest and abdomen still made him groan in unbearable pain.

The extreme pain, as if hundreds of sharp blades were constantly cutting his internal organs, made him recall the piercing feeling of death that was still fresh in his memory. His bloodshot right eye suddenly opened, and a figure looking down with cold eyes gradually became clear in the blood-filled field of vision.

The groan in his throat quickly turned into a roar, and the muscles in his limbs swelled at the same time. He was just about to burst forward with all his might, but the next second, a red light flashed before his eyes, and then a black combat boot surrounded by blazing flames stomped down fiercely in his suddenly shrinking pupils.

"boom!!"

You Lin's combat boots stepped precisely on the head and face of the Red Tank. Amid the roar, heat waves rolled and a pungent smell of burning flesh and blood spread faintly in the air. His entire head sank deeply into the ground, leaving only his exposed body, which instantly straightened up like a dead fish out of water.

The combat boots stained with sticky blood were lifted out of the deep pit on the ground. At this moment, the originally stiff body of the Red Tank also changed synchronously. The right palm suddenly rose up and attacked in a grasping shape, as if it was preparing to quickly grab the ankle of the upper part of the combat boots in an attempt to resist.

But the arm just raised then suddenly stopped, and a pool of bloody liquid was seen flowing rapidly from the chest to all parts of the body. In the blink of an eye, the liquid solidified and took shape, forming a very familiar heavy armor, which tightly bound the whole body of Red Tank, and the arm that intended to grab was no exception.

When it was on Xu Yue, the Red Prison was a battle armor with both offensive and defensive capabilities, but when the host was replaced by the Red Tank, it turned into a bloodthirsty and hideous cage.

The moment the imprisonment was completed, a large number of densely packed sticky and tiny tentacles immediately emerged from the interior of the armor. These tentacles tightly wrapped around every inch of the target's skin and muscles, and through the technique of force dissipation and transfer, they silently swallowed up all the force that the target was prepared to use to resist.

And during this endless wriggling and entanglement, the tentacles will quietly drill into the lower layer of the skin through the gaps in the body, thereby greedily sucking the host's fresh blood, demonstrating the four words "using softness to overcome hardness" to the fullest.

Below, Red Tank felt a chill all over his body, and then a strange feeling as if he was trapped in a muddy swamp instantly spread throughout his body, as if thousands of cold long snakes were slowly scratching his skin. The kind of terrifying feeling that made his scalp tingle made him unconsciously begin to struggle desperately.

If he was in good condition, even if Chiyu could complete the imprisonment, he would be forcibly freed in a short time. It would only take one charge, and the violent kinetic energy accumulated would be enough to break the Red Tank free from its restraints.

But now that he was severely injured and unable to even stand up, he felt that the more he struggled, the tighter the countless cold snakes bound him became, and all his strength seemed to be gradually swallowed up by the lingering wriggling.

At the same time, Xu Yue, who was standing on one side of the pit, was looking down at the Red Prison Armor that was shaking constantly on the floor. At the front end of the armor, a disfigured head was struggling to slowly rise from the pit.

It can only be said that he is worthy of being a red tank with a top-notch body reinforcement. Even in this situation, he can still maintain strong vitality in his body. Through the charred and scabbed facial flesh, Xu Yue can even see the pink flesh that is growing rapidly inside.

"Unfortunately, I'm a bit rushed, so...see you later."

"boom!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the combat boot hovering above his head stomped down again. A roar mixed with violent vibrations spread from the center of the room and gradually spread to the entire laboratory.

…………

"Boom! Boom!..."

At the other end of the Worthington Laboratory, Warren III and Dr. Rao, the actual owners of the laboratory, were standing stiffly in the middle of the corridor. On the left and right sides were three members of the Brotherhood of Mutants with barely concealed malice on their faces.

As early as the second day after the terrorist attack, Warren III, fearing retaliation from mutants, followed the military to seek refuge on Alcatraz Island. He thought that under the stationing and protection of the armed forces, the laboratory would become the best safe base, but he never expected that even the government army could not stop this group of crazy mutants.

In less than half an hour, the army was defeated and even the laboratory in the rear was invaded, and he was unfortunately blocked there while escaping.

"You invented the antidote, right?"

On the left side of the corridor, Spike, the hedgehog man who was obviously the leader of the three people, looked at Warren III in front of him with some joking. Although he was asking, his tone was particularly affirmative. When their eyes met, the president of the Worthington Group, who was still in high spirits at the press conference a few days ago, swallowed hard, and finally nodded hesitantly and responded:
"Yes, it is."

After getting a definite answer, the hedgehog man's eyes turned slightly cold, and he spoke softly to his men on both sides.

"Very good, girls, take it away!"

As soon as he finished speaking, two female mutants with Shamatte-style looks in the corridor took a few steps forward and grabbed Warren III's hands on each side.

In fact, their purpose of coming here was to execute the president of the Worthington Group who triggered the "Antidote Battle" in the most extreme way, and to use this method of killing the chicken to scare the monkey to announce to the world: anyone who provokes them will pay with his life.

Therefore, the target's answer is not important. Even if Warren III answers no, the final result will not change at all.

On the other side, seeing her CEO being forcibly taken away, Dr. Rao, who had been silent in the corner, finally stopped being silent. She looked anxious and kept saying that the development of the antidote had nothing to do with Warren III. However, she was interrupted by the hedgehog man whose expression suddenly became serious shortly after she spoke.

"Quiet!"

The loud shout echoed in the wide and empty corridor. It not only stopped Dr. Rao's urgent shouting, but also stopped the other two mutants who were holding Warren III hostage and preparing to leave. They all looked sideways at the wall on the side of the corridor, where continuous roars and vibrations were coming from, and the amplitude was rapidly increasing.

"What's going on with this vibration? Was it caused by Red Tank? I remember he received an order to capture the mutant kid named Jimmy alive."

"It should be him, but it's not just him. This vibration is not caused by running. Something is wrong."

Staring at the slightly shaking wall in front of her, Philippa Sontag, who was the most sensitive to shock waves among the three members of the Brotherhood, spoke softly. Her code name was Arclight, and she could produce powerful shock waves when she clapped her palms.

Not long ago, it was her large-scale shock wave attack that directly destroyed more than 80% of the plastic weapons on the field, thus destroying the last advantage of the human army in one fell swoop. It can be said that she made an indelible contribution.

Suddenly, after answering the Hedgehog Man's question, her pupils suddenly shrank while she was staring at the wall in front of her. Before she could react, she grabbed her compatriots and Warren III beside her and rushed forward.

"Get away!"

"Bang!!"

The loud shout of warning was drowned out by the roar of a sudden explosion. The silver-grey wall beside the crowd burst open with a loud bang, rubble flew everywhere, and a bloody shadow broke through the wall in the air, until it hit the opposite wall heavily and fell down, leaving only a sunken pit enclosed by a spider web in its place.

After a while, the smoke and dust dispersed, and the hedgehog man on the left side of the corridor got up from the ground in a somewhat embarrassed manner. His strength was not strong, and the reason why he could become the leader among the three was only because of his relatively ruthless methods and his male identity which was quite advantageous in the chaotic lower class society.

Standing up again, he first looked up at Arc Light and others on the opposite side. After making sure that they were fine, he turned his gaze to the 'attacker' who was smashing the wall on the ground.

It was a tall figure covered in scarlet armor, with sticky blood flowing on the surface of the armor. At first glance, it looked like a living thing, and as you looked closely, a strong smell of blood rushed into your nose.

Compared to the strange armor on his body that showed no signs of damage even after a severe impact, the figure's head that was not covered by the armor looked extremely miserable.

The bald head was covered with black burn marks, and the facial features were no longer visible. It was as if it had been hit head-on by a heavy hammer, and the entire skull was tending to be flattened...

His injuries were so horrific that even the hedgehog man, who had lived at the bottom of society for many years and witnessed too many scenes of cruelty, felt a chill in his heart. What was more important was that even after suffering such horrific destruction, this figure was not dead yet. Only a faint breath could be heard from his two sunken nostrils.

withdraw!
This was the first thought that flashed through the Hedgehog Man's mind. Living in darkness for many years gave him the instinct to seek benefits and avoid harm. The fact that he was injured so miserably but still survived was enough to show that the strength of the injured person must be extraordinary, and the culprit who caused all this would only be stronger.

Therefore, in order to avoid unnecessary conflicts and troubles, the best way to deal with it is to leave in time and pretend that you have never seen anything. Sometimes the blind and deaf people often live the longest, but when they are about to take a step back, they suddenly stop.

The hedgehog man paused, and looked up and down at the figure with his pupils slightly shrunken. He seemed to see a familiar mark on the charred black head.

"This is... Red Tank."

The dry words came out slowly from his mouth. After recognizing the identity of the figure, the Hedgehog immediately abandoned his original plan of dodging. This was not because he had any kindness or moral feelings towards his compatriots, but because if Red Tank died so easily in front of them, Magneto would never let them go afterwards.

And during this brief hesitation, bursts of dull footsteps gradually sounded from the gap on the other side of the wall.

The footsteps were not loud, but they seemed to be stepping on everyone's hearts. Every time a footstep was heard, the atmosphere in the corridor became more depressing. The breathing suddenly became rapid, and the hedgehog man with a pale face turned around quickly.

There was a faint cold breath gushing out from the breach, and then a majestic figure in a dark cloak walked over under the protection of the cold breath. It seemed that a silver palm made of metal was hanging down, and the dark and sticky blood on it flowed along the fingertips and gathered, finally dripping onto the floor, leaving a mottled red bloodstain.

"Tick!"

The sound of blood dripping onto the floor was extremely crisp, and it awakened the Hedgehog Man who had been briefly dazed by the impact of the evil spirit. His pupils changed from diffuse to solid, and just as he was hesitating whether to step forward to stop it, a cold gaze swept across the entire scene.

He only glanced around, but he felt a chill all over his body and was so frightened that his body became stiff for a moment and he dared not speak.

As his sight turned, all the familiar scenes in the corridor were taken in. Xu Yue raised his eyebrows slightly. First it was the Red Tank, and then the Arc Light group. It seemed that he had some connection with the Brotherhood, which saved him a lot of effort in looking for people.

His gaze lingered on Warren III in the corner for a moment, and after making sure that his life was not in danger for the time being, he no longer paid attention to this group of people, and instead turned his gaze to the red tank that was leaning against a large pile of rubble and breathing weakly.

It has to be said that this guy is more frail than he thought. Now the blood in the Red Tank's body is almost dried up, all his organs have basically turned into a mass of rotten meat, and even his skull is cracked and deformed, but the opponent still retains a weak breath.

"Not bad will."

At this point, what determines whether the other party can still survive is not only the body's ability to recover, but also the strong will that is tough beyond common sense.

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Yue lightly raised his right palm and clenched it. Then, the chest of the Red Tank shook violently, and countless purple rays of light shot out from the inside of the armor, and gathered in the palm of his hand like young birds returning to the forest. Soon, a strange long sword with a blade composed of hundreds of fragments gradually took shape.

The next second, the long sword slashed through the air, and a brilliant purple sword light bloomed in the void, and in contrast with it, a shriveled and charred human head rose into the sky.

(End of this chapter)