Chapter 57: Meng Rene is Dead (Third Update, Asking for Monthly Tickets)
Faced with Ren Arakawa suddenly rushing toward him, Da Qiang was a bit bewildered.
Sure, he was fast, but wasn't he a bit dim-witted?
Did he not know the extent of his own strength?
Da Qiang stood up with a smile, but Ren Arakawa's body abruptly twisted in a different direction.
His speed was astonishing!
Ren Arakawa's kunai flew toward Da Qiang, who hastily raised his arm to block his face.
With a *thud*, the kunai struck Da Qiang's arm, but failed to pierce it.
The Toguro enhancement allowed Da Qiang's body to contend with a Xenomorph. A mere ordinary kunai, even thrown with great force, could not inflict any effective damage on him.
Though his body was unharmed, Da Qiang's mind was already on the verge of collapse!
"How did you do that?! You... you directly chose an Enhancement? This quickly? Where did you get the Reward points?!"
Da Qiang's astonished cries echoed across the plaza. His eyes were locked on Ren Arakawa, filled with utter disbelief.
In his view, Ren Arakawa was just a Newcomer, a rookie who had just survived a single horror movie. How could he possibly possess such formidable abilities, and even Enhance himself in such a short amount of time?
The others were also completely stunned, especially Nuowa.
Only now did she understand that it was Ren Arakawa who had attacked Er Niu in the corridor back then.
Faced with Da Qiang's questioning, Ren Arakawa offered no explanation.
His gaze was calm and resolute. The power of the first-tier gene lock surged within him, and his body was instantly enveloped by a powerful energy.
He took a deep breath, clasped his hands together, and his abdomen swelled!
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!" Ren Arakawa shouted in a low voice. A massive fireball erupted from his mouth, hurtling straight for Da Qiang.
"A Great Fireball?!" Da Qiang jumped as if he had seen a ghost!
What in the world was going on?!
If Meng Rene were here, she might have been able to discern something about Ren Arakawa's background.
But as for Da Qiang, the more muscle he packed on, the less he used his brain.
The more he thought, the more his head spun. A flash of anger crossed Da Qiang's eyes.
In his opinion, as a Veteran, his status was unchallengeable.
With Meng Rene dead, he was the king of the Central Continent!
Before returning, both Da Qiang and Ren Arakawa had already rested for a full two weeks, and both were in peak condition.
Facing the great fireball, Da Qiang didn't even think about dodging.
In his eyes, how much trouble could Ren Arakawa, who had only undergone one horror movie's worth of Enhancement, possibly stir up?
However, when the great fireball that Ren Arakawa unleashed truly struck him, he realized he had been gravely mistaken.
Searing flames engulfed Da Qiang, and he felt an unprecedented level of pain and shock.
"Aaarghhh!"
Within the flames, Da Qiang flailed his limbs wildly.
His CPU was about to fry!
How could such high-temperature flames, such a powerful technique, possibly be unleashed by a Newcomer?!
Ren Arakawa maintained his posture of blowing out the air, continuously infusing his Chakra into the great fireball to maintain the flame's high temperature and stability!
However, although Da Qiang wasn't very bright...
...his chosen path of Enhancement made him extremely durable.
Engulfed in flames, his muscles erupted with immense power, allowing him to leap violently out of the fireball's attack range.
Da Qiang rolled on the ground a few times, extinguishing the flames on his body.
He stood up, his clothes burned to tattered rags, his skin covered in burn marks, and his hair completely gone. He was in a truly wretched state.
The Newcomers who had followed Da Qiang on the Covenant were all dumbfounded.
How was it that this guy called "Duke," also a Newcomer, could fight a Veteran head-on and even have him on the ropes?
Da Qiang rubbed his stinging eyes. "Kid! I don't know how you did it... but your death is near!"
Ren Arakawa narrowed his eyes slightly, fully activating his Sharingan.
He couldn't be bothered to waste any more words with Da Qiang. He had to kill him in the shortest time possible—a battle to the death!
When he saw Ren Arakawa's eyes, Da Qiang was already numb.
He recalled that exchanging for a single-tomoe Sharingan cost around two thousand points and also required a C-rank side story quest.
And Ren Arakawa had a two-tomoe Sharingan.
How was this possible?!
Ren Arakawa wasn't about to give Da Qiang time to think. He summoned three ninja tools and changed his combat strategy.
Seeing Ren Arakawa make another move, Da Qiang roared and shot forward like a bullet. He was so fast he almost left an afterimage in the air!
His body had become extremely tough under the Toguro enhancement. By mobilizing all his muscles, his close-combat capabilities reached a terrifying level.
Seeing Da Qiang charge at him, Ren Arakawa's figure also began moving swiftly across the plaza.
However, Da Qiang was so focused on the chase that he didn't notice the transparent threads in Ren Arakawa's hands.
"Get down on the ground for me!"
Da Qiang aimed an iron fist at Ren Arakawa's back. Ren Arakawa's two-tomoe Sharingan spun rapidly. Clenching a thread between his teeth, he formed a hand seal!
With a *bang*, Da Qiang's fist struck a log.
Ren Arakawa appeared behind Da Qiang. Da Qiang whipped around, his fist swinging at empty air!
Ren Arakawa's body suddenly accelerated. The threads in his hands danced with his movements, and the three ninja tools seemed to come alive, carving deadly arcs through the air!
"Now!"
Da Qiang's pupils contracted violently as he sensed a dangerous aura.
His body reacted instinctively, crossing his arms in front of his chest.
However, Ren Arakawa's attack was far faster than he had imagined.
One ninja tool cut an arc through the air, striking at Da Qiang's flank.
Just as Da Qiang moved, another kunai was already assailing him from the opposite direction.
Ren Arakawa's hands moved swiftly, and under his control, the threads coiled toward Da Qiang like nimble vipers!
Da Qiang roared, concentrating immense power into his fist and punching at an incoming kunai.
However, at that exact moment, the third weapon, a giant shuriken, came at him from behind, aiming straight for his waist!
Da Qiang's body shook violently as he felt a sharp, intense pain.
"Manipulated Windmill Triple Blades!" Ren Arakawa's voice echoed across the plaza. With a fierce pull of his hands, the Chakra-infused threads tightened around Da Qiang's body, binding him completely.
Da Qiang was bound tightly. No matter how strong he was, he couldn't break free from the threads' restraints!
"Damn it! Kid! I don't know where you came from, but if you think you can kill me like this?! In your dreams!"
Ren Arakawa wasted no more words. He raised his hand and thrust it into Da Qiang's eye socket.
*Puchi!*
"Ah!"
Da Qiang struggled with frenzied strength and broke free from the threads. He lunged at Ren Arakawa, only to be met with an iron fist!
With a *thump*, Da Qiang was sent flying.
He struggled to climb to his feet, only to see a person with a fleshy lump on his back and his face covered in black, cloud-like, irregular tattoos, smiling down at him.
Da Qiang swallowed hard.
For some reason...
...in Ren Arakawa's eyes, he saw the same thing he had once seen in Meng Rene's eyes.
It looked like...
...killing intent.
(Third update is over. Asking for tickets.)
(Edited the content a bit.)
(end of chapter)
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