Am I really hallucinating?

Chapter 595 The White Pillar of Growth
Lu Chongming ran quickly. With a loud crash, a building beside him was smashed to pieces, and Deville emerged from the dust with a fierce look in his eyes, now filled with even more seriousness.

boom!
One punch sliced ​​off most of Lu Chongming's torso, but Lu Chongming swung his weapon and fired a shot at him.

As his body rapidly regenerated, he swung his sword again with renewed force.

Stab it!

Deville took all the attacks, then closed in and seized the opportunity to smash Lu Chongming's head with a punch. But even as brains exploded, Lu Chongming's body did not stop moving, his sword strikes aimed straight for Lu Chongming's vital points.

The electric current surged like a snake, guiding the conductive bullet closely behind.

A series of cracking sounds erupted, and Deville's body trembled. Lu Chongming, however, had already regained his senses and took a step forward just before Deville's fist arrived.

His figure transformed into a bolt of lightning, and Deville's fist passed through it, experiencing only a strong electric shock without any actual physical sensation.

Lu Chongming attacked from behind and side, and Deville suddenly raised his leg and kicked back.

boom!
Lu Chongming's body gleamed with metallic light as he parried the kick, but as the cracks appeared on his body, they healed in an instant, and the sword still struck Deville on the back of the neck.

Keng!
It felt like he'd been struck on metal; the recoil made his entire arm feel weak.

Unlike Lu Chongming, who can now change the nature of his body, Deville's body remains unchanged, and his pure physical strength is even stronger than the metal that Lu Chongming has transformed into!

Without pausing to engage in a direct assault, Lu Chongming quickly retreated to create distance while continuing to fire.

The special conductive metal mixed into the bullet exerts a powerful impact far exceeding that of ordinary electric bullets, even shaking Deville's body and causing him to sway and take an uncontrollable step to steady himself.

Deville stomped on the street, shattering the ground beneath his feet as if it had been bombarded.

His figure, however, resembled a charging chariot.

The two maintained this chase, with Lu Chongming trying his best to avoid being instantly crushed into mincemeat by his opponent, while constantly trading blows with his own abilities.

Although Deville has not suffered any major physical damage except for some minor damage to his clothes, it is unknown how much skin he has worn away from his struggle.

At the same time, having experienced the predicament of the battle with Wang Shizhong, Lu Chongming was also carefully restraining himself to avoid the situation where the opponent's expert could keenly see through his core strength and strike out the core that was the focus of his power.

With his white suit torn, Deville, though unharmed, looked increasingly disheveled. His upper body clothes hung like rags, and even his hairstyle was in disarray.

Deville remained expressionless.

Is it that he can't maintain his composure, or is everything still under his control?

The feeling of being closely watched never diminished, so Lu Chongming believed it was the latter!
Deville is probably looking for the perfect opportunity to kill him!
Under such intense pressure from Lu Chongming, Deville was actually filled with doubts and caution.

In order to quickly deal with Lu Chongming, he had accelerated his pace multiple times after noticing that something was wrong with Lu Chongming. Now, in terms of physical strength alone, he had little left to hold back.

This kid clearly showed a lot of pressure from the beginning, and his responses to his attacks were often strained, but he was still able to put on his best performance when faced with his relentless pursuit later on.

This kid has made rapid progress in this battle, whether it's speed, strength, reaction time, or even the ability to turn himself into metal!
Having already tried attacking its head without success, Lu Chongming's vitals must lie elsewhere on its body. However, despite his powerful regenerative abilities, Lu Chongming never acted recklessly; in fact, he was quite restrained and reserved. Whenever Lu Chongming showed any inclination to make a big move, Lu Chongming would quickly activate his "turtle shell" mode and create distance as fast as possible.

Even with his most familiar and relied-upon physical abilities, Deville was unable to defeat this "electric mudskipper"!
When he first saw Lu Chongming, he thought he was just a small fry, and he still hasn't changed his mind, but... he's too hard to kill.

Instead of searching for the core, it might be better to directly utilize our capabilities.

However, the range and destructive power he wields are too great.

Even though this was a gray street, Deville was still unwilling to increase the casualties so casually.

He wasn't a staunch believer in pure whiteness, and although he mostly didn't care about the lives of innocent civilians, he genuinely disliked intentionally harming them.

Just as Lu Chongming was about to attempt to exchange blows, Deville suddenly switched targets and grabbed the longsword that Lu Chongming was wielding.

If I can't kill you, I'll take your weapon first...

Lu Chongming realized his intention, and the sword broke into large pieces of metal that fell from his hand, only to be reassembled by the electric current.

This is a fine operation achieved by combining increasingly skilled ability to transform the properties of objects with electrical current.

But Deville seized the opportunity, making a judgment the instant his sword shattered, and slammed his other hand towards Lu Chongming!
Clang!

Lu Chongming's metal body blocked his two heavy punches, leaving only a dent on the surface. This time, it was unknown what kind of special metal or even alloy he had created, which prevented Deville from inflicting any significant damage.

However, based on current combat experience, when Lu Chongming's body undergoes such a large-scale change in nature, his movements will also experience a momentary sluggishness.

This is a good opportunity. Either Lu Chongming stays in his current state, or he risks being crushed by Lu Chongming and transforming back into a human at such close range!
Stab it!

A flash of lightning momentarily blinded Deville. Although he couldn't see for a moment, he realized his fist had missed its mark.

As his vision returned, there was no one in sight. A faint bloodstain suddenly appeared on Deville's face; he had lost count of how many times he had been shocked by this electric mudskipper.

Lu Chongming appeared behind him in a flash, covered in sweat and panting heavily, spitting out a mouthful of blood, his hands trembling and crackling with electricity.

"He actually... got hurt!"

The same thought simultaneously popped into Lu Chongming's and Deville's minds.

This time, Lu Chongming truly realized that he was different now. Under the immense pressure exerted by Deville, he seemed to...

Taking a moment to glance at the system panel.

[Absorption progress of mixed factors: 52%]

52%!?
About twenty minutes ago he was in his early forties!
To be honest, Lu Chongming did gain a lot of power in the battle with Wang Shizhong, but no matter what battles he went through afterward, he didn't see that level of growth. So Lu Chongming couldn't be sure whether the absorption progress was related to combat.

But now it seems quite obvious.

Hanging is a hook, but does it really have to be under this much pressure?!

Deville was also a bit confused, feeling like he'd been tricked. Had his opponent deliberately held back this move? No, there shouldn't have been any need for that. If his opponent had been able to exploit this weakness earlier, there would have been many more opportunities to inflict injury and damage on him beforehand. Why would they have waited for this opportunity?

In other words, is it still progress in this battle?

wonderful.

Even Deville couldn't help but admire Lu Chongming's performance.

In that instant, Lu Chongming also realized that he was being forced into a life-or-death situation by Deville's rapid offensive. However, he overcame the momentary impact of the change in properties on his actions, and even instantly achieved the transformation from a metallic solid to plasma, bypassing the drawback of originally needing a human body as an intermediary.

It unleashed even greater speed, catching Deville off guard, and its attack power was significantly enhanced... leaving a real wound on Deville.

In a single moment, he overcame two of his original weaknesses and successfully launched a counterattack.

He is truly a genius in combat.

However, that's about enough.

“This place is spacious enough.” This was the first time Deville had spoken to Lu Chongming, and his first words were this ambiguous statement.

Lu Chongming was startled and turned around abruptly to see the gate behind him.

Lumière Central Park!

The huge green park in the center of Lumière Street occupies a large area of ​​the Lumière Center and is indeed spacious enough.

Could it be that! ?

Deville stretched out his arms, displaying his strong and perfectly defined muscles.

The clouds overhead thinned slightly, and the white sunlight shone down, outlining his figure.

The sun's rays are like a substance—no, they are a substance.

Whoosh whoosh!

Thick, white pillars pierced the ground from the sky, encompassing most of the central park and also affecting the surrounding high-rise buildings.

The speed and changes were too fast for Lu Chongming to react before a white pillar pierced his chest and pinned him to the ground.

"Oops..."

Deville grabbed the white pillar that was pinning Lu Chongming down. He easily lifted and swung the pillar that had fallen from the sky, sending Lu Chongming soaring into the air with it.

Then it fell from the sky at an even faster speed.

Boom!

A deafening roar erupted in the central square of the central park. The pillar slammed into Lu Chongming across a vast distance, its pure white power enough to crush him completely.

(End of this chapter)