The fist landed, shaking the heavens and earth.
The gigantic Lute resembled an egg whose shell had been shattered, its outer layer of metal armor breaking apart and flying in all directions; the metallic liquid within surged out, flooding the ground.
Without a doubt, this was a fatal blow.
However, Drunken Sorrow's own body… was also shattered by the backlash. Every one of the two hundred-plus bones in his body was cracking and snapping. His muscles and internal organs couldn't withstand the backlash of this earth-shattering strike, all turning into a bloody mess.
Of course, this was the expected outcome. Drunken Sorrow was already mentally prepared.
Laughing at the Heavens' final strike before death revealed many of Lute's characteristics in this form. It was because of his sacrifice that Drunken Sorrow had the confidence to act.
Drunken Sorrow was also well aware that regardless of whether he succeeded, he would die… not to mention the damage caused by the backlash, the consumption of the *Tiandi Bahuang* Fist ("80% of maximum stamina") alone exceeded his tolerance. Once those excess consumption points were transferred to his survival points, the result would be the same.
"Did it work this time?" Pegasus Looking Skyward said, eyes wide.
"How is that even possible…" Honghu adjusted his glasses and said in a low voice, "You really don't listen to what people say, do you? You didn't hear a single word of what Drunken Sorrow was saying to the enemy for so long, did you? Your brain automatically blocks out sentences with more than fifteen words that require even a little bit of intelligence, doesn't it!"
"Stop complaining and come help!" Uncle Useless interrupted their conversation. "Remember, if I die after activating my skill, you must defend the rice cooker with your lives!" As he spoke, he tucked the rice cooker under his arm and dashed forward.
Honghu naturally understood what the other party meant instantly and followed suit. Although Pegasus Looking Skyward didn't understand the situation, the sentence "Stop complaining and come help" was obviously less than fifteen words, so he did as he was told.
Glug glug glug… a sound like stewing in an earthenware pot came from nearby.
On the ground, Lute's body, which had been destroyed once again, began to stir… apart from the outermost fragments of metal shell, the metallic liquid inside her body gradually gathered again, bubbling like lava.
In less than ten seconds, a substance like a slime (slime, a fictional creature that appears frequently in video games, usually a semi-solid jelly-like substance) was born from the liquid.
"Is this the prototype of a new form…" Honghu said, looking at the object.
"Who cares if it's an unformed or complete form…" Uncle Useless put the rice cooker on the ground, planted his feet firmly, and prepared for the Demon Sealing Wave, "Let's take her down in one fell swoop while we have the chance!" He aimed at the target, swung his arms, "Demon Seal…"
Suddenly, with two *puff puff* sounds, the mass in front of them… split in two…
"Huh?" Uncle Useless's sunglasses slipped down his nose a bit. He widened his eyes and complained, "Are you kidding me?"
"There's nothing to be surprised about…" Lute's voice rang out again, this time… it had become a double voice.
At this moment, the two pools of liquid metal on the ground solidified into two identical Lutes with perfectly synchronized movements…
"My fifth and sixth forms… are two coexisting symbiotic entities…" The two Lutes' speech speed and tone were also perfectly synchronized, "Gemini Mode."
From an appearance standpoint, Lute in Gemini Mode was no different from the ninth form that the players saw at the very beginning, the problem was… there were now two of them…
"Too bad, the Demon Sealing Wave seems to be ineffective…" the Lute on the left said.
"I think…" the one on the right added, "you won't have another chance to use that move again."
With that said, the two of them raised their left and right hands, respectively, like two sides of the same coin, each conjuring a white energy ball in their hands.
"Hey! Your companion is nearby! Do you want to blow him up too?" Honghu immediately shouted.
"Right… thanks for the reminder." The two voices replied together. As "they" spoke, they reduced the size of the energy balls in their hands to the size of ping-pong balls, and then continued, "This intensity should be enough to kill you."
"Don't dream! Take my Pegasus Meteor Fist!" Pegasus Looking Skyward didn't care about the energy ball in the opponent's hands. Seeing that the Demon Sealing Wave could no longer be used, he stepped forward and activated his skill.
Hundreds of fist shadows poured out, regardless of whether there were two or twenty, all would be struck.
Unfortunately, these attacks only caused very slight damage to Lute "them", and the wounds on their bodies could heal in half a second. It seemed… that Lute's recovery ability had also returned to that state of extreme flexibility and tension.
Seeing this, Honghu pondered, "Hmm… there is probably only one way to defeat this 'Gemini Mode'…"
"Blast both of them into smithereens at the same time?" Cold sweat dripped down Uncle Useless's forehead. "I know that without you telling me… but I don't have a skill of that level…"
"Yeah… neither do I…" Honghu replied.
"Pegasus Meteor Fist!" Pegasus Looking Skyward was still working hard over there, releasing his Meteor Fist again and again.
Although he didn't cause much damage to Lute, this continuous interference did work, and neither of the two Lutes could concentrate on releasing an energy beam.
"Speaking of which…" the Lutes simply gave up throwing energy balls and opened their mouths to say together, "You, who should have been filtered out by me first… actually survived until now…"
"Hmph! How can a hero be defeated here?" Pegasus Looking Skyward responded with a shout, "Take this! Pegasus…"
"Always Meteor Fist… Meteor Fist… so noisy!" Lute showed obvious anger for the first time in this battle, "Don't get carried away, you trash!"
Two muffled sounds, almost overlapping.
Two figures darted out along two symmetrical paths, instantly appearing on either side of Pegasus Looking Skyward.
What followed was a massacre…
The hands of the two Lutes were like a storm sweeping away fallen leaves, launching a frantic barrage of attacks on Pegasus Looking Skyward. In those short ten seconds, Little Ma received at least a few hundred punches…
Honghu and Uncle Useless certainly wouldn't stand by and watch. They quickly took action, each attacking one of the Lutes, but at that moment, several figures rushed out from all directions, surrounding the two players.
"Tch… of all times…" Uncle Useless's heart sank.
"Reinforcements are here…" Honghu's face also became unusually ugly.
The figures coming to attack were undoubtedly derivatives of Origin. At a rough glance, there were more than fifteen of them. And it wasn't just this side, even Fearless, who was on the other side of the street, had been surrounded.
In an instant, fist shadows filled the air, and streaks of light shot everywhere. The players were struggling to protect themselves, let alone cover others.
And at this moment… Lute's attack on Pegasus Looking Skyward also stopped.
Little Ma fell face down on the ground, his body twitching slightly, almost every inch of his skin covered in blood and dirt, but… he was still alive.
The reason he was alive was naturally not because he was an indestructible cockroach, but because… Lute wanted him to live.
Lute could directly see how much survival value Pegasus Looking Skyward had left, and could accurately control the power of each of her punches. None of her attacks just now were at full strength. The reason was simple… she wanted to beat Pegasus Looking Skyward to the maximum extent, making him feel pain…
"Hmph… trash…" the two Lutes looked down at Pegasus Looking Skyward with contempt, and said coldly, "What heroes are there in this world… who uphold justice for the weak? Hating evil as if it were an enemy? You're an adult human, do you still believe in these stories? Are you naive or just stupid?"
One of the Lutes said, raising her foot and stepping on the back of Pegasus Looking Skyward's head, grinding it hard, "Power is what brings absolute order. If you want to play that hypocritical game, first see if you have the strength…"
*Bang*—Lute then kicked Pegasus Looking Skyward, turning him over.
Only now could it be seen… that Pegasus Looking Skyward had been beaten beyond recognition, his entire face was bruised and swollen, his eyes could hardly open, and his lips and brow bone were full of cuts, with blood flowing profusely.
"Take a good look…" the other Lute transformed her head into a flat oval shape, and leaned it in front of Pegasus Looking Skyward, "Take a look in the mirror…" Her face was metallic, and could indeed be used as a mirror, "You look like this… and you still call yourself a hero?"
"You've gone too far!" More than ten meters away, Honghu, seeing this scene, shouted sharply, seemingly wanting to rush over to help, but he was trapped in the siege, how could he have the spare energy to be distracted. After a turn, he was wide open, and was heavily struck several times by the three derivatives behind him, dying on the spot.
"Look… your friend sacrificed his life in vain to save you." Lute smiled coldly at Pegasus Looking Skyward, "And what can you do? Besides shouting 'Meteor Fist' again and again, and then using that attack that doesn't even scratch the surface… what else can you do?"
*Pa*—
Pegasus Looking Skyward, who was lying on the ground, actually raised his arm again… he used his bloody, swollen fist to weakly strike Lute in the face.
"You're asking for death!" Lute shouted furiously, grabbing Pegasus Looking Skyward's neck with one arm, lifting him up, and throwing him into the air with a flick of her wrist, "I'm going to blast you into molecules!" In a fit of rage, Lute's fingertips instantly condensed an energy ball with a radius of one meter, waiting for Little Ma to rise to a sufficient height, she would be ready to throw it.
*Di di di*—
"Hmm?" At this time, the other Lute was also looking up at the sky, suddenly, she seemed to have discovered something… in a matter of seconds, her expression changed several times, "What's going on!"
Warning:
——High energy reaction detected.
Data recognition:
——【Pegasus Meteor Fist】
Tactical control option:
——???
Survival probability:
——0%
"Absurd…" The Lute who was channeling the energy ball also quickly showed a look of surprise, "That garbage skill… survival probability zero?"
"Impossible…" the other Lute added, "His stats are almost exhausted, he's covered in injuries, he even has difficulty breathing, how can he still use skills…"
"Nonsense!" Lute immediately shouted angrily, and threw her finger, the energy ball roared into the sky, flying towards the high altitude.
At this moment, everyone present slowed down the pace of the battle… they all looked up at the sky in unison. The audience in the broadcast area also watched this scene with bated breath.
However, the imagined destructive light explosion… did not occur.
"Disappeared?" Everyone, including the two Lutes, was asking this question in their hearts.
Of course, such an attack would not disappear out of thin air… it was just… evaporated by the heat of the cosmos.
Seconds passed…
Above the night sky, in the clouds, a point of starlight, brightly streaking across.
"A hero… will not admit defeat…" The guy who had been beaten like a pig's head, muttered as he fell.
"A hero… will not give up…" He seemed to be having a hard time speaking, but the determination and passion in his eyes did not waver in the slightest.
"Is it soul intent…" The voices of the two Lutes became a synchronized duet again, and the shock on their faces also seemed to merge into one, "How can there be such inexplicable soul intent? The algorithm is completely illogical!"
"Ooh!!!" Pegasus Looking Skyward burned his last strength, stretched out his arms, channeled his fist, and shouted, "Pegasus! Meteor! Fist!"
It was still this move, because that was the only move he knew. But what did it matter?
For a hero, moves were not important in the first place.