Chapter 708: 708

Chapter 708: Second Thrust

Two figures were fighting each other in the dark alley .

One of them was so agile and swift that he had unquestionably exceeded the human body’s limits . It could perform incredible movements at critical moments . In contrast, the movements of his opponent were obviously slower . However, this opponent managed to block the swift attacks with the lone Tachi in his hand, like a rock on the shore—no matter how the wind and waves beat it, it still stood resolute .

Shen Xixi leaned against the wall and opened her eyes secretly . She was also the only witness to the battle tonight .

She was admittedly quite surprised when she learned that Simon ranked first in the proxy war’s first round . The impression that Zhang Heng used to give her was that of a calm and reliable man . She had never seen him engaged in a battle before . In Dreamland of Death, the two had acted separately from the beginning, and during the Sphinx incident, Zhang Heng only showed that he could drive well and rescue Rabbit in time .

Tonight was the first time she witnessed Zhang Heng fighting . And she finally understood how he could get such a high score in the first proxy-war quest . His speed, strength, reflexes, and sense of balance were extraordinary . Although nowhere nearly as dextrous as Spider-Man, he still beat out most ordinary people . Clearly, Zhang Heng had undergone a lot of training to get to where he was today . What surprised Shen Xixi was Zhang Heng’s skills on the sword and his combat experience .

Shen Xixi, a player herself, knew a thing or two about the skills that one could learn throughout the duration of a quest . Generally, most players had skills of Lv . 0 and Lv . 1 . Those who possessed Lv . 2 skills were relatively rare, considered as semi-experts in their related fields . As for players who possessed Lv . 3 skills, these were one in a million . Most of them were players that practiced serious disciplines, and many played the role of team strategist .

Almost all the top guilds would treat these Lv . 3 skilled players differently . As long as they had one Lv . 3 skill, the three major guilds would offer generous benefits to recruit the player .

Shen Xixi figured that Zhang Heng had an Lv . 2 driving skill, an unknown level of deduction skill, an Lv . 2 shooting, and makeup skills . For the average player, this was their limit . Even if they had other skills, they would stay at Lv . 0 for most of their journey . That was because everyone had limited energy to spend .

However, the sword skills Zhang Heng unleashed tonight were estimated to have reached Lv . 3 . Shen Xixi even suspected that it might have surpassed Lv . 3 . However, she had never seen an Lv . 4 skill before . The results were inconclusive . With only a single Tachi, Zhang Heng managed to take on the Spider-Man, which possessed extraordinary power . This surely wasn’t how a person with an Lv . 3 skill performed .

Shen Xixi still could not figure out how Zhang Heng managed to accumulate so much combat experience . This was not something that could be faked or made quickly . It could only be earned through enduring battle after battle . The combat experience Zhang Heng demonstrated made Shen Xixi wonder if he had been fighting since he was born . Even if she factored in the time he spent in the dungeons, it was almost impossible for anyone to have such rich combat experience .

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As Shen Xixi entered a state of trance, Zhang Heng and Spider-Man on the other side had understood each other’s strength after a round of fighting and testing . Both sides knew that Zhang Heng could never defeat the Spider-Man with the Tachi he held . Even if he could land a successful hit on his opponent, he would not be able to deal much damage . From the very beginning, Spider-Man had been trying his best to behave like a human, pretending to avoid Zhang Heng’s attacks . If his body composition were similar to that of the Sphinx they had dealt with, this Spider-Man would have no physical weakness .

Other than that, the trick Zhang Heng used to deal with the Sphinx earlier was estimated to be useless on Spider-Man . It seemed the enemy had learned lessons from previous battles . This “Iron Spider” suit looked like it was made of some kind of insulating material where an electric shock would not affect or destroy the components inside his body .

Fortunately, Zhang Heng was well prepared for such a situation .

He no longer focussed on defending this time, and in a jiffy, changed to an offensive fighting style . His attacks got faster, and after a while, he managed to back Spider-Man up against the wall . Zhang Heng then leaped and threw away the Tachi in his hand .

Spider-Man tilted his head, seemingly puzzled by Zhang Heng’s actions . But then he noticed that Shen Xixi was no longer standing there . At some point, Shen Xixi had snapped back to reality, ran back to the trash can, took out a large travel bag from it, and passed the anti-material rifle to Zhang Heng .

This was the first time Spider-Man witnessed a criminal working together with the victim . He was left startled for a while . Zhang Heng did not waste this precious opportunity, and he instantly got down on the ground and aimed at the nearby Spider-Man with the anti-material rifle .

The previous battle with the Sphinx confirmed that ordinary bullets were useless against these things . However, the anti-material rifle’s explosive bullets would explode when they landed on the target . It would then produce two times the force of the explosion to penetrate the armor .

When Spider-Man saw the anti-material rifle, he realized that his situation was turning for the worse . Immediately, he tried to make a run for it . Just when he raised his hand and was about to shoot a web to the wall, he was hit on his wrist . If this shot hit an ordinary person, the entire hand would have been blown off . With this mechanical body, however, Spider-Man’s defense might simply be better than the original . The shot had destroyed his Web-Shooter, though, rendering him unable to shoot out webs .

Afterward, Zhang Heng fired a second shot, hitting the spider mark on Spider-Man’s chest, sending him flying . The creature finally stopped moving when he landed on the ground .

“Did you kill it?” Shen Xixi asked .

“It looks dead,” Zhang Heng replied .

After that, the two walked up to get a closer look at Spider-Man’s corpse . However, just as Zhang Heng turned it over, Spider-Man opened his eyes again . He was about land a kick on Zhang Heng’s chest, but Zhang Heng managed to step back to avoid the attack . When Zhang Heng turned around again, Spider-Man had already jumped onto the wall, quickly disappearing into the darkness .

Zhang Heng didn’t panic . He deliberately missed the target’s vital spots because his target was neither Spider-Man nor Master Yoda . He wanted to know who the mastermind was .

After the injured Spider-Man had gone for a while, Zhang Heng took out his mobile phone from his pocket .

“Is the tracker installed?”

“Well, let’s get back in the car . Let’s see where he takes us . ”

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