Kryptonians: Man of Steel

Chapter 1524: Crusade!

A dull thud and burning sensation came from the shoulder blade as well, and the blood flow stopped instantly.

The heavy dizziness and near-death weakness caused by blood loss dissipated rapidly like the receding tide, replaced by a torrent of primal power erupting from deep within the cells, almost out of control!

His numb and stiff right arm instantly regained sensation, his fingertips surging with explosive energy, making it more agile and powerful than before the injury! His five senses were elevated to a completely new and dizzying dimension—

The sense of hearing caught the subtle "pop" sound, like a snapping string, as the muscle bundles of the parasitic beast in the distance contracted at high frequency; the sense of sight penetrated the dim light, and the floating trajectory of every dust particle in the air was as clear as if it were engraved in front of one's eyes.

The sense of smell even detected a faint yet incredibly clear chaotic fluctuation in the bioelectric current within the parasite on the left, caused by the instantaneous death of its companion—it was not an emotion, but rather a kind of underlying logical disorder similar to "fear" that a sophisticated killing program would produce when it encountered an unanalyzable anomaly!

Level 2 Brave!
Hachiman stood still, head slightly bowed, his gaze sweeping over his body—which had instantly returned to normal and whose lines were even more taut and bulging—as if examining a strange shell.

Beneath his tattered, blood-stained pajamas, his newly formed skin shimmered with a barely perceptible jade-like luster in the dim light, as if it had undergone a superhuman rebirth. He slowly opened his palm, feeling the almost scorching power surging between his knuckles, then clenched it tightly!

"Click! Click!"

The cracking sound of bones breaking was as crisp as ice shattering under immense force, echoing through the deathly silent ruins.

This sound proclaims the complete demise of my old self.

"This...is...level 2?"

He muttered to himself, his voice hoarse and dry, yet it sounded like it was wrapped in icicles, each syllable landing heavily on the ground with a cold, metallic quality.

The two clusters of ice flames that once burned in his eyes have now completely solidified, turning into a bottomless polar abyss. Only in the deepest part does a pure core of power, churning like lava, lie hidden.

All the fear, hesitation, self-mockery, and other weaknesses that once belonged to humanity were burned away in the tempering process of near death and rebirth.

At this moment, what dominated him was an almost inhuman, crystal-clear absolute calmness.

He slowly raised his head, his eyes, tempered by death and new power, like those of a hawk locking onto its prey, cold, precise, and devoid of any superfluous emotion, firmly fixed on the last remaining parasitic beast on his left.

For the first time, the cold, efficient light in the parasitic beast's eyes showed violent and chaotic fluctuations.

Its neck, connected to the bony blade, has strong tendons that twist and contract restlessly at high frequencies, like a group of startled snakes.

Its cold logic, purely designed for hunting, is now being violently assaulted by an inexplicable sense of threat.

The human before it, who had been on the verge of death under its bone blade just seconds before, now exuded an aura—a mixture of the heat of newborn flesh and the coldness of absolute will—like an invisible hammer, striking its core survival command!

Tremble!

A violent sense of rejection (let's call it "fear"), which it had never experienced before and which arose from a fatal threat to the fundamental logic of its life, instantly seized it.

It let out a short, sharp, and distorted screech, no longer a declaration of attack, but more like a startled and instinctive warning of an unknown threat!
It suddenly took a step back, adopting an unprecedented defensive posture.

Hachiman moved. Without warning, without a roar, without even a gesture of gathering strength, he simply took a step forward with his left foot.

boom!
The concrete floor beneath their feet exploded with a loud bang!

Spiderweb-like cracks spread wildly from the point of impact, sending shards of rock flying everywhere!
His body left a blurry afterimage in place, moving at a speed that exceeded the limits of human visual perception!

The longsword in his hand, stained with the dark red blood of himself and the parasite, tore through the air in the dim light, transforming into a shrill silver stream of death!

The sword, carrying a precise killing intent that could pierce through any defense, aimed directly at the core node behind the intersection of the tendon bundles, which the parasitic beast had instinctively exposed due to its fear—the very source of its icy power and consciousness!
“Hiss—!!!”

The parasite let out a piercing scream, and the bone blade instantly unleashed its full potential, suddenly strangling and blocking at a speed far exceeding its previous speed!

That was no longer a hunt, but a pure struggle for survival!
"Qiang——!!!"

The ear-piercing, scalp-splitting sound of metal clanging echoed throughout the entire space!

The silver light of the longsword slashed fiercely at the bone blade, and a large burst of dazzling sparks erupted at the point of impact!
A tremendous force emanated from the sword, instantly tearing the web between Hachiman's thumb and forefinger, causing blood to seep out. However, driven by his willpower, the newly formed muscle fibers in his arm suddenly tightened like steel cables, forcefully withstanding the terrifying recoil!

The parasite was cleaved backward by the explosive power of the sword, its entire body sliding backward. The bone blade and the sword edge rubbed violently together, making a teeth-grinding "squeak" sound, and plowing two deep grooves in the ground!
Hachiman did not pause for a moment.

Using the recoil, his body spun sideways like a ghost, becoming even faster!

The longsword drew a strange arc in his hand, defying the laws of physics, and from bottom to top, it slashed at the waist and abdomen exposed by the parasite as it parried—a relatively weak area where different muscle modules were stitched together!

The parasite's compound eyes flashed wildly, and its biological computing core overclocked under the pressure of life and death.

It suddenly exerted force with one of its lower limbs, twisting its body to the side at an incredible angle. At the same time, a bone blade, like a scorpion's sting, slashed upwards from an extremely tricky angle, aiming straight for Hachiman's armpit opening exposed by the sword swing! This was a fighting style that traded injury for life!

In the blink of an eye, Hachiman lv2's inhuman dynamic visuals captured the trajectory of this fatal counterattack.

His twisting waist and slouching shoulders were so fast it was as if he had rehearsed them a thousand times!

The bone blade whistled through the air, narrowly missing his tattered clothes under his armpit, its cold edge even severing several hairs!

His longsword, due to the opponent's extreme evasion, failed to sever the connection between the waist and abdomen, but instead slashed fiercely across the tendon bundle of one of the parasitic beast's supporting legs!

"Pfft!"

A thick, dark green fluid with a strange, fishy smell gushed out! The strong tendon bundle had been cut in half!

"hiss--!"

The parasite let out a fierce howl mixed with pain and rage. Its injured leg went weak, and its massive body instantly lost its balance!
opportunity!

Hachiman's eyes flashed with a cold light, and from the depths of the frozen abyss, a murderous intent as molten as lava erupted!
He slammed his left foot down again, causing the already cracked floor to collapse a second time! His body shot forward like an arrow, pushing his speed to the limit!
This time, he did not choose a tricky angle, but instead poured the seemingly endless torrent of power surging within him into his right arm and into the blood-stained longsword!
(End of this chapter)