Dominating Evolution of the Cosmos

When Steve stepped into the ring once again, he looked around to find that the audience was much larger than before. Moreover, many of the top talents had arrived. Such a turnout was beyond Steve's expectation.

On the other side of the ring, Hayden was also surprised, as he had not expected for so many heavyweights to be present. As such, he could not afford to lose to Steve. Otherwise, he would bring shame upon the whole Death Combat Unit.

Hayden looked at Steve coldly and sneered at him. "Stupid fellow, you don't know when to stop. You're too arrogant if you think that you can defeat me just because you defeated Alex. But… I really should thank you for giving me the opportunity to show you what the gap in our really strength is!"

Hayden was angry because Steve dared to challenge him after defeating Alex. This showed that Steve was looking down on him.

Hayden knew that he must not lose this battle. Otherwise, the Death Combat Unit would have no foothold in the military base camp. Plus, everyone would laugh at them.

Luckily, Hayden was confident. In his opinion, although Steve's performance was good, there was still a huge gap when Steve was compared to him. Hence, he was confident that he could defeat Steve. At the same time, he could possibly win back the 20,000 contribution points that had been lost.

"You guys bullied the recruits and my woman. Now, you must pay the price," Steve said coolly. "Stop your nonsense and make your move!"

The geniuses at the scene did not expect Steve to be so strong and direct...

"He is an interesting fellow, but he is still far below Hayden in terms of strength."

"Young people have to first go through some setbacks in order to grow up. He's too arrogant to be challenging Hayden."

"Eliot, what do you think of Steve's chances of winning?" Ted, who had a strong build, was asking Eliot, who was standing next to him.

Hayden's strength was similar to his. So, if Hayden could not defeat Steve, it would mean that he could not beat Steve either.

"Hayden will win. Odds are at least 90 percent in his favor. Steve's chances of winning are less than 10 percent." Eliot calmly analyzed the situation.

As the ninth genius on the personal strength chart, Eliot's analysis was a good reference point, and many people believed his judgment. Now that even Eliot had said such a prediction, Steve's chances of winning seemed really slim. As such, many of the people at the scene came to the same conclusion as Eliot.

After all, they knew Hayden's strength very well. Though Hayden usually did things rashly, he was very strong. In fact, such strength was the why the Death Combat Unit continued to exist, even though they were too arrogant. But, they were arrogant because they were so strong!

"Since you are so anxious to die, then I will fulfill your wish!" Hayden gave a cold smile.

Just then, an electronic voice sounded and the game officially entered the countdown to its commencement...

"10...9...8...7..."

"Begin!"

After the announcement was made, the battle officially began!

Whiz!

Hayden's figure flashed into a phantom that could not be captured, then disappeared from the platform.

Clang!

Steve pulled out his knife and rushed ahead quickly.

Zip!

The Black Blood Combat Knife transformed from the mimetic weapon, then slashed at lightning speed and flickered with a cold light. Just then, Hayden appeared in the direction where the Black Blood Knife was flying towards.

The Black Blood Combat Knife glittered with a cold black light. Its sharp body was sharper and tougher than any of the second-class weapons. It slashed towards Hayden's throat at lightning speed.

Hayden turned pale with horror in the face of Steve's knife. But, Hayden's men remained calm. Like a poisonous snake in a storm, a sword that was in Hayden's hand spit its tongue out like a snake, and an image of Steve's skull appeared!

Steve was stunned. He knew that if he were to slash Hayden's throat, his brain would be slashed by Hayden's sword! Steve did not expect his opponent to fight back in such an extreme way.

Almost in an instant, he changed his strategy and the Black Blood Combat Knife shifted its direction, slashing towards Hayden's sword.

Clang!

The collision between the knife and the sword created a powerful force that threw them both back. Steve took a single step back, while Hayden took two steps back.

Hayden was stunned. During the collision, he could feel that Steve's strength was a little stronger than his. Hayden's sword broke into many steel pieces and shot towards Steve. The two of them were comparatively strong, but Steve had made a swift move!

Retreat!

Steve avoided the flying steel debris expertly. At the same time, Steve activated the Cloak of Dela that had the low-altitude flight ability. He then rushed towards Hayden at an amazing speed.

Steve's fighting style was akin to a lightning strike, and it even carried a thunderbolt force, which was the new Thunderbolt Knife Technique that he had just learned this month. After gaining more than 100,000 contribution points, Steve had used more than 30,000 contribution points to get this impressive fourth-level technique. In fact, the Thunderbolt Knife Technique was one of the most powerful force techniques in the entire military base camp.

The Thunder Knife Technique was divided into six tactics. Steve had only mastered the the first two tactics.

While he was battling Alex, Steve had not needed to use all of his strength. Thus, he did not make use of this new technique.

"Thunderbolt Lightning!" he yelled.

The most impressive strength of the Thunderbolt Knife Technique was its lightning fast speed, which was accompanied with a strong thunderbolt force. Hayden immediately recognized the Thunderbolt Knife Technique, as many people practiced it. However, few could use it as powerfully as Steve!

The Black Blood Combat Knife slashed down so fast, Hayden could barely escape it.

"Black Blood Combat Knife!" Hayden yelled, as he went all out. His sword seemed to have an evil force that was emanating from it.

Clang!

The sword clashed, and the evil black force swept over Steve, then penetrated through his skin. Steve felt a frightening chill, as if he had been possessed by a ghost. Many negative emotions surged in his mind.

Hayden was not feeling well either. The thunder and lightning had paralyzed him and turned his hair into a ball of wild curls.

Ice Wing Flying Knife! Summoned by a thought in Steve's mind, six Ice Wing Flying Knives suddenly rushed out from behind him, then flew towards Hayden.

As Hayden was paralyzed, he was unable to defend himself.