My Endless Life.

Chapter 622 Krend Again

Ding-ding-ding-ding——

The sound of the mech colliding with flesh sounded almost indistinguishable from the sound of metal clashing.

Sophiuna fought the martial artist in a confined space, and most of the equipment outside the control room was destroyed in the process.

For a moment, the two were evenly matched.

"What's wrong?! What's wrong with you?! Is all you can do is defend?! Mech Pilot!!!"

The martial artist shouted, whether in mockery or anger, his punches growing faster with each strike, raining down on Sophiuna's mech like a storm.

Sofiuna merely defended herself and did not attempt to retaliate.

But it was precisely this behavior that made the martial arts practitioners even angrier.

"Not going to answer?" Seeing that Sophiuna had no reaction at all, the martial artist swung his right fist again, paused briefly in the air, and then the fist seemed to disappear without a trace.

When it reappeared, it had already smashed into Sophiuna's chest!

Sophiuna couldn't block that punch!

Instant Fist - Shadowless!

This is the name of the martial artist's move. It is a punch that is so fast that it cannot be detected by cultivators of the same level. If this martial artist were fighting against a martial artist of the same level at this moment, and if he could not defend against this punch, his body would probably have been punched through.

However, Sophiuna was only knocked away.

The magnificent gold and white mecha suddenly vanished from its spot, leaving a long, long scratch on the ground. Looking along the scratch into the distance, one could finally see the gold and white mecha embedded in the wall.

boom!
The sound of it hitting the wall came then; a large section of Sophiuna's mecha chest had cracked open, and metal fragments kept falling off.

She tried to repair the mecha with her consciousness, but something seemed to be blocking her recovery from the wounds. The wounds were constantly breaking apart where she was hit.

"The rule I've come to understand is 'destruction'," the martial artist's voice rang out. He slowly walked towards Sophiuna, clenching his fists and grinning.

"The ultimate destruction! Whether you're a mechanic or a mech pilot, once I hit you, you can forget about restoring your machinery!"

The exclusive fleets and exclusive mechs of mechanics and mech pilots, when merged with themselves, will gain extremely strong regenerative abilities under the influence of their consciousness.

For a Tier 6 mech pilot, the damage from normal combat can be recovered in a short time.

Even in the most severe cases, as long as it does not endanger life or the core of consciousness, it will only take a few days to recover.

However, now, under the opponent's rules, Sophiuna felt that her recovery ability was hindered; at least she couldn't immediately heal the 'wounds' on her mech.

This is a rule specifically designed for mech pilots and mechanics!
Seeing this, the martial artist laughed even more heartily. He slowly walked towards Sophiuna step by step, asking sarcastically:
"How about that? You can't recover, can you! Strip away all those 'external things' you have, and who can you possibly defeat?"

"You're so long-winded."

Sophiuna stopped looking at the wound on the mech's chest, jumped off the wall with force, landed on the ground, looked at the martial artist opposite her who seemed to harbor extreme hatred for mech pilots, and said softly:
"You seem to look down on mecha pilots on the surface, but actually... I can sense that you're jealous."

"Nonsense!!"

The martial artist suddenly became even angrier. He flashed in front of Sophiuna and was about to use the same trick to deliver another destructive blow to her.

But this time, Sophiuna dodged his punch and caught the fist that had suddenly disappeared and reappeared with both hands!
Then Sophie's voice rang out:
"You should know that consciousness can discern other people's emotions, so you should know in your heart whether this is nonsense or not."

"!?"

The martial artist was surprised that Sophie could see through his moves, but at the same time, he became even angrier at Sophie's words:
“Shut up!!”

Turn around, spin, kick!

The martial artist's extremely swift strike sent Sophie flying once again!
Sophie's words had clearly hit a nerve.

Sophie flew out, but this time she quickly regained her balance. Brilliant particles erupted from the back of her mecha as she hovered in mid-air, looking down at the martial artist.

"Because he himself was unable to cultivate consciousness power, he transferred his anger to other consciousness power cultivators; he was just a coward."

"Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!!!"

The martial artist lacked the mindset of a strong person and was easily provoked by Sophie's few words.

He even lost his mind in anger, a fact that the martial artist himself was unaware of.

All because of the rules that Sophie has now come to understand.

[Emotional manipulation] is one of the rule-based abilities that Sophie has come to understand.

Anger, sorrow, fear, surprise... Normally, strong people suppress their emotions and do not easily fluctuate because of the words of others. They maintain their rationality so as not to lose their advantage in battle.

Conversely, in a battle between equals, whoever loses their composure first is more likely to be at a disadvantage.

Sometimes, their combat effectiveness can even drop significantly due to emotional influence.

Of course, there are also those 'eccentrics' who can unleash their full potential the more excited they are, but such eccentrics are a minority.

Most people, when faced with emotional problems, are prone to making irrational judgments. Like right now, for example.

Sophiuna fueled the martial artist's anger. Although his moves were fierce, swift, and precise, he couldn't find a clear target for his attacks.

He seemed to want to attack all of Sophiuna's vitals in an instant, but this very idea made it easy for Sophiuna to find a weakness.

If you ask why... it's all thanks to the martial artist's punch and kick that allowed Sophiuna's consciousness to break through!

Although this breakthrough is only temporary, and a true breakthrough will only be possible after returning to seclusion and cultivation, this temporary breakthrough is enough for Sophiuna to use the power of the rules she has comprehended.

The mecha itself will also improve as the consciousness grows!
Most importantly, among cultivators of the same level, those who cultivate consciousness exert a suppressive force on other cultivators.

and so--

The clanging sound rang out again, but this time it wasn't Sophiuna passively defending; the martial artist was launching a frenzied attack. Sophiuna accurately caught every single attack from the martial artist!
The enhanced awareness and reaction speed allowed Sophiuna to accurately capture the martial artist's attack trajectory and keep up with the opponent's attack speed!

"impossible!!"

Sophiuna easily withstood his attack, which only fueled the martial artist's anger and shock.

His eyes widened, and his face turned red, making one worry that the rush of blood might burst his head.

Distracted by anger, the martial artist's attack became flawed.

In the brief moment of distraction, Sophiuna seized the opportunity, using her two mecha arms to tightly grip the martial artist's hands, while two more arms extended from behind to tightly grip the martial artist's waist.

The captured martial artist had a moment of clarity in his mind. He looked down at his waist, then at the floating cannons that had appeared around Sophiuna, and realized something was wrong.

Unable to dodge in time, and unable to escape once grabbed by Sophiuna, the martial artist chose to mobilize all his internal energy to protect himself.

The next instant, Sophiuna's attack was launched!

"Goodbye."

Sophiuna spoke softly, and in the blink of an eye, the thick beam of light completely engulfed the martial artist!

……

When Li Qi returned to Sophiuna's side, this was the scene he saw.

A martial artist who prides himself on physical strength is defeated by technology that combines physical strength with mental power.

The light cannon, capable of annihilating everything, instantly enveloped the martial artist in a torrent of light.

The torrent of light came quickly and went quickly.

When the energy of the light cannon dissipated, the martial artist, whose body was charred black and still emitting black smoke, collapsed to the ground like a lump of charred, rotten flesh.

With his physical body, he could withstand a single shot from Sophiuna that could almost destroy a planetary warship. The physical strength of a martial artist is indeed worthy of recognition.

Although the victory seemed assured, Li Qi still offered Sophiuna a word of advice:
"Continue the attack, leave no trace!"

"?"

Sophiuna, who had originally intended to grind the other party to dust, immediately looked at Li Qi when she heard him say that.

Li Qi met her gaze: "What's wrong? Let's do it."

"...No...that...never mind, it's fine."

Sophiuna was at a loss for words.

In her heart, Li Qi had always been that kind and lovable boyfriend, even though what Li Qi had done before and the 'truth' he revealed had slightly shattered Sophiuna's impression of him.

However, the general impression will not change so easily.

Therefore, Sophie was somewhat surprised that Li Qi had so readily agreed to destroy the body and cover up the crime.

Despite her surprise, Sophie's actions were swift and decisive.

The cannon holes on her body were once again aimed at the charred corpse on the ground, and Sophie was about to launch an attack that would completely obliterate any trace of him.

But just as Sophie was about to make a move, the charred corpse on the ground came to life!
Behind him writhed several fleshy whip-like tendrils, flailing wildly like the tentacles of an octopus, and in an instant, they severed all the metal they could reach!
It should be noted that the metal here is a hard substance that can withstand even the attacks of a seventh-level expert, yet it has been neatly severed by these suddenly appearing tentacles!
Sophiuna fired the cannon the moment the charred corpse made a move, but she was still a step too slow. The fleshy whip chain severed the annihilation cannon connected to her mech. If Sophiuna hadn't reacted quickly, she herself would probably have been severed as well!
After dodging, Sophie did not attack the charred corpse again. Instead, she turned and pounced on Li Qi, grabbing him and then moving far away from the martial artist who had inexplicably 'turned into a zombie'!
"what happened?"

Li Qi stared in surprise at the martial artist who had gotten up again, his brows furrowed tightly.

Sophie, holding Li Qi, gazed at the martial artist who was no longer recognizable as human and replied:

"I don't know... but these signs of modification seem to be technology from the Krend Empire..."

The Krend Empire?
Li Qi raised an eyebrow slightly.

It's them again?

(End of this chapter)