Swallowed Star: The Zerg Overlord

Chapter 77: The Duel with Hong

"What incredible speed!" Watching Qin Mu's swift attack, Lei Shen's eyes were filled with shock. The speed was so fast that even he, who had always been known as the fastest in the world, could not compare.

Not just Lei Shen, but everyone around was startled. In an instant, Qin Mu had defeated Councilor Fa Er and Atkin. These were among the top five strongest individuals on Earth. If not for the Black God Suit, both would have been killed on the spot.

Their greedy expressions vanished instantly. How could they dare to covet such a powerful opponent?

Even Hong, who had casually knocked away the silver moonlight, became extremely solemn. At the moment his spear touched the silver moonlight, the terrifying force almost sent him flying.

"Nowadays, our human strength on Earth is too weak compared to the monsters. Every above Wargod person is a precious combat force." Hong's voice came.

He also looked down on someone like Atkin. But since he was the Fifth Chairman, Hong wouldn't just stand by and watch him be killed by Qin Mu.

"Such trash is irrelevant! Since you, Hong, have spoken, I'll spare him for now, but no one from the HR Alliance is to touch the spirits of nature on this island. Whoever does will die." Qin Mu's face was cold and indifferent.

Under Qin Mu's instructions, the military had already begun collecting information on all the forces on Earth, especially those with powerful but cruel and malevolent individuals. When global war begins and unification is achieved, these people will be the targets for elimination. Qin Mu didn't want these scum to take over after he had worked so hard to unify the world.

Among those Qin Mu was focusing on, the HR Alliance was a key target. Almost all the Wargod-level and above who joined the HR Alliance did so for money and enjoyment. The HR Alliance was the most indulgent of all the forces. This led to most of the Wargod-level and above members of the HR Alliance being far from good people. Many of their secret actions could be considered anti-human. They were destined to be dealt with.

But at the moment, Qin Mu was more interested in a duel with Hong. "Since you, Hong, have intervened, how about a sparring match? I'm curious about the strength of Earth's number one."

Looking at Hong in the darkness, Qin Mu smiled. Hong's cold face also showed a smile. He had been invincible for too long. How could he not want an opponent? He had been hoping, more than anyone else, that someone on Earth could rise. This was also why he founded the Limit Dojo.

"Alright!" Although Hong valued the spirits of nature, they were nothing compared to the importance of a duel with a strong opponent.

Even during their conversation, the HR Alliance members looked grim and dared not utter a word of resistance. Even East dared not say anything, fearing to be noticed. East had seen Qin Mu's attack. The speed was so fast that even as a spirit master, he couldn't react in time. If Qin Mu attacked him, his fate wouldn't be much better than the previous two.

"Luckily, I didn't visit China before. Otherwise, I might have gone there but never returned." East thought to himself.

But obviously, neither Qin Mu nor Hong paid attention to him or the HR Alliance's thoughts.

"Brother! I was here first! I want to spar too!" Hearing their conversation, Lei Shen, who was standing nearby, shouted. Hong glanced at him, speechless at this live wire.

"Hong, let's start," Qin Mu's spirit power condensed, and the strange patterns on the circular blades knocked away by Hong lit up, spinning at an unprecedented speed, forming a dazzling moonlight.

"Slash!" A terrifying moonlight over fifty meters long condensed and swept towards Hong.

Seeing the terrifying moonlight condensing in mid-air, Hong's eyes became serious, and he wielded his spear at an extremely fast speed to dodge. He had no intention of taking this hit head-on, only using his own light domain to distort Qin Mu's attack while charging towards Qin Mu's location.

The best way for a fighter to defeat a spirit master was to close the distance and rely on powerful close combat abilities. Qin Mu, of course, knew Hong's thoughts. Almost all fighters did the same when facing spirit masters.

Watching Hong charging over, Qin Mu smiled. Stepping on the Crescent Disk, Qin Mu retreated rapidly. At the same time, he operated the moonlight condensed by the circular blades in the domain, drawing a beautiful arc in the sky to attack Hong again.

The circular blades and Hong's spear clashed, producing loud sounds of metal striking. In terms of speed, Hong was not as fast as Lei Shen, and far from Qin Mu. If Qin Mu didn't want to, Hong could never catch up.

The relative distance between Qin Mu and Hong was always kept at about five kilometers. This distance ensured that the power of the spirit weapons wouldn't decrease due to the distance, and it kept enough distance from Hong.

In the sky, Hong burst out several times, each time faster, but he couldn't break through the five-kilometer range.

"Qin Mu's speed is too fast! Even Lei Shen is far behind!" After being hit continuously, even Hong became a bit angry.

In the past, even in battles with Lei Shen, he had never been so humiliated. He could only be kept at a distance and attacked, unable to mount a decent counterattack. Lei Shen's speed was fast, but only slightly faster than Hong's. Moreover, as a fighter, he needed to get close to attack. This gave Hong a chance. Once his domain was expanded, Lei Shen's speed would drastically decrease, and he wouldn't be Hong's match.

But Qin Mu was different. He was a spirit master and only needed to keep his distance, operating spirit weapons to attack.

Helpless, Hong could only rely on his domain's abilities to barely block Qin Mu's attacks, waiting for an opportunity, a close combat opportunity. He sold several openings, trying to lure Qin Mu into close combat, but how could Qin Mu be easily deceived?

Thus, in the horrified eyes of those watching, the invincible Hong was actually defending. The destructive attack methods of "Destroyer" were being used for defense.

"The flight speed is too fast. Qin Mu's flight speed is much faster than mine, already exceeding twenty times the speed of sound." As soon as the battle began, Lei Shen's face sank. Just in terms of flight speed, Hong was at an absolute disadvantage.

East broke out in a cold sweat, feeling extremely lucky that he hadn't acted like Atkin. Fa Er, who had been severely injured at the beginning, barely hovered in the air, his expression twisted with fear. He almost died. If not for Hong's intervention, he would have been killed. They had thought that with Hong's intervention, the battle would be overwhelmingly in Hong's favor, but they never expected to see this scene.

"Ice Emperor" Mo Henderson, the robust man who had initially asked about the distribution of the spirits of nature, was also a bit panicked but calmed down after looking at Atkin. If there were any problems, Atkin would be in front. He had only asked out of consideration for Hong's position and hadn't done anything provocative.

On the battlefield, Qin Mu and Hong continued to fight, or rather, Qin Mu continued to attack, and Hong continued to defend.

"This kind of fight is meaningless. Let's end it with one decisive move." Looking at Hong, who was defending with his domain, Qin Mu said with a smile. "If you can take my strongest attack, you win."

Hong's face was serious, and without saying a word, from the beginning of the sparring until now, Qin Mu had always kept a distance of five kilometers from him, and his attacks hadn't even touched Qin Mu. He had been taking hits the whole time, like a short-legged warrior being kited by a ranged attacker in a game.

But this was the most common way for spirit masters to fight. No one could find fault with it.

Although he was unhappy, Hong finally spoke coldly. "Come on!"

Seeing Hong's response, Qin Mu laughed heartily. "Alright."

Stepping on the Crescent Disk, Qin Mu's spirit power condensed to an unprecedented level, and the 256 circular blades in front of him spun at a terrifying speed, forming a hundred-meter-long terrifying moonlight.

Qin Mu's face was somewhat distorted. This was his strongest attack now. In terms of sheer power, it reached an extremely terrifying level.

"Boom—" The hundred-meter-long terrifying moonlight slashed towards Hong, and Hong's expression became extremely serious, his domain becoming even darker, with no light visible. The silver moonlight cut through the black domain as if it were bamboo.

Facing this terrifying attack, Hong moved forward instead of retreating, his spear shaking rapidly, executing the strongest attack method of the sixth layer of "Destroyer."

"Boom—" An extremely intense explosion sounded. Hong's spear, facing the terrifying attack, became red-hot.

Finally, under the domain's restrictions and Hong's attack, the hundred-meter-long moonlight slowly dissipated, turning into a circular blade that flew out of Hong's domain.

After barely blocking this attack, Hong's throat became sweet, and his face flushed, but this was almost unnoticeable under the cover of the domain. Only Lei Shen, watching the battle, tightened his grip on his robe.

However, after this attack, Qin Mu also stopped attacking. The high-speed rotating circular blades disassembled, and the 256 crescent blades hovered around.

"No wonder you're Earth's number one, I couldn't hurt you with my strongest attack." Stepping on the Crescent Disk, Qin Mu said with some admiration.

Seeing Qin Mu stop attacking, Hong also retracted his domain, and a trace of blood uncontrollably flowed from his mouth.

"No, you hurt me, I lost." Hong's originally cold face showed a strange expression.

"Your speed is too fast, I can't keep up, I can only passively defend. If you use such attacks a few more times, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on."

Without hiding his injuries, Hong said the result of the battle. This wasn't a real life-and-death battle, and Hong hadn't used his trump cards or desperate moves. Even Hong himself doubted that even if he used his desperate moves, they might not make much of a difference.

Qin Mu's speed was too fast, and the battle's rhythm was always under his control. He could fight or leave as he pleased. What use were powerful moves if they couldn't hit the opponent? Moreover, if he had desperate moves, didn't Qin Mu have them too?

Hearing Hong's words, everyone watching was stunned.

Hong who had occupied Earth's number one spot since the Great Nirvana era, actually admitted defeat.

The times were about to change!

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