bookbashuk Chapter 290 Zheng Zha vs Zheng Zha
Chapter 290 Zheng Zha vs Zheng Zha
Chapter 290 Zheng Zha vs Zheng Zha
"No wonder that seemingly ordinary Central Continent team was able to outperform our Demon team; their entire team had crossed the threshold of the fourth-tier gene lock?"
Zhao Zhuikong's lips curled into a playful smile. "But—what kind of special horror movie did they watch to be able to do this? Chu Xuan, you have absolutely no recollection of this?"
This is also the point of confusion for everyone on the Demon Team.
With Zheng Zha remaining in place, the Zhongzhou team now has a total of 13 players.
But at this moment, all 12 people who escaped from Raccoon City have activated the fourth stage of their genetic lock.
The remaining entity, which looks exactly like the captain, has most likely also unlocked the fourth stage of the gene lock.
It should be noted that even within the Demon Team, only the clones Zhao Zhuikong and Zheng Zha had unlocked the fourth stage of the gene lock.
Upon hearing this question, Chu Xuan adjusted his glasses.
"I only retain the memories from before entering the God's Space. From the moment I stepped into the God's Space, I have been in a clone state."
"Judging from the state of the Zhongzhou team members, it is obvious that even the newcomers have unlocked the fourth stage of gene lock. What happened in between is something I have no way of knowing."
He paused, his tone remaining calm and even.
"But if we can understand the core secrets of their unlocking of the fourth-tier gene lock, the combat power of our Demon Team will surely rise to another level."
"Haha, that makes sense."
Zhao Zhuikong chuckled softly, a bloodthirsty glint flashing in his eyes.
"So, Captain, when you make your move, don't get too carried away with the killing. Don't forget to leave a few alive to extract information."
Hearing Zhao Zhuikong's confident tone, the others found it unbelievable.
"Zhao Zhuikong, aren't you being a bit too arrogant? According to you, you're only at the early stage of the 4th tier. Even if you can hold off one of them—do you really think the captain can kill all 12 members of the Central Continent Team?"
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Tom, the mind controller, frowned.
That's a fourth-tier gene lock! They've seen Zhao Zhuikong in action before. In terms of strength, he could probably kill all the Demon Team members except Zheng Zha with just one hand.
Even the clone of Reinhardt, the former captain of the Demon Team, was no match for Zhao Zhuikong.
Upon hearing this, a bloodthirsty glint appeared in Zhao Zhuikong's eyes as he chuckled at the blond youth before him.
"Tom, if the captain hadn't been here, you would be dead."
Upon hearing Zhao Zhuikong's provocative words, Tom did not get angry, but his body trembled slightly.
This is a ruthless madman who kills without blinking an eye.
Killing teammates will deduct points, and you might be accidentally wiped out by the main god.
But Tom knew that Zhao Zhuikong, that madman, was really capable of doing such a thing.
He would actually risk being wiped out by killing his teammates!
The air froze for a few seconds before the clone of Zheng Zha finally spoke, his voice deep and resonant like an ancient bell, "Zhao Zhuikong, facing a powerful enemy yet wielding your sword against the weak—this isn't like you."
"I'm sorry, Captain." The fierceness on Zhao Zhuikong's face vanished instantly, replaced by an almost morbid fanaticism. His pupils dilated, and his breathing became heavy.
Everyone instinctively glanced down at his abdomen, and sure enough, it was as he had said.
The crowd's faces showed a mixture of disgust and fear, and they took a step back.
Faced with Zhao Zhuikong like this, even the clone Zheng Zha's lips twitched slightly, and he cursed inwardly, "You perverted siscon."
But this slight fluctuation was fleeting, and his gaze returned to the horizon dozens of kilometers away.
There stood the man who looked exactly like him, Zheng Zha.
Upon merely seeing that figure and sensing that aura that was identical in appearance yet completely different, the spiritual light within the clone Zheng Zha's body surged and burned wildly.
It felt as if magma was surging through my veins, and the violent power was about to break through the constraints of my body.
This is the man, it's him—
He couldn't die ten thousand times over!
boom!!!
Without warning, a fierce wind suddenly arose, and the world changed color!
Suddenly, a pair of black wings, like bat wings, unfurled from the back of the clone Zheng Zha.
The moment the bat flapped its fleshy wings, a violent shockwave of wind blades exploded outwards from it. The wind was like a sharp sword, and the entire skyscraper shook violently, the walls cracked, and rubble fell down as if it would collapse at any moment.
"Is the captain about to make a move?!"
"Stay away!"
The surrounding members of the demon team were thrown back by the shockwave, making it difficult for them to even breathe.
The clone of Zheng Zha transformed into a black lightning bolt the instant its wings unfolded, tearing through the air and shooting towards Zheng Zha, who was dozens of kilometers away!
The sonic boom was deafening, as if a hole had been torn open in the sky.
Along his flight path, the air was compressed into a visible white wall of air, and even the clouds hundreds of meters away were shattered by the violent air waves, turning into a sky full of water mist and dissipating.
On the ground, the members of the Demon Team stared in shock at the figure that had vanished into the distance.
"This is the power approaching the advanced stage of the fourth-tier gene lock? It's terrifying!"
"If the captain were to attack us, a single flap of his wings would probably turn us into mincemeat!"
"Are you kidding me? It's not that big."
The sheer power of flight alone was enough to move Chu Xuan, a man of such godlike strength that could destroy everything in the world. Even the usually calm Chu Xuan couldn't help but show his emotion.
The clone Zheng Zha had already clashed with the original Zheng Zha and were exchanging trash talk.
Taking advantage of this moment, he turned to look at Zhao Zhuikong.
"Zhao Zhuikong, you have so much confidence in the captain, but I still can't understand where your confidence comes from. Aren't you afraid that the captain might make a mistake?"
"A slip-up?" Zhao Zhuikong scoffed.
"Once you break through to the middle of the fourth stage, experience that kind of fundamental qualitative change, or directly face the captain's power, you will understand."
He paused, seemingly thinking that Chu Xuan probably wouldn't understand, and then added, "Let me give you an analogy using the quantitative method you're best at."
"If we compare the essence of an ordinary mortal to one, then the essence of a first-order gene lock is three to five, the second-order is ten to twenty, and the third-order is about thirty to forty."
"And the exchange abilities or bloodlines of the three levels of side quests, namely D-level, C-level, and B-level, when cultivated to the top, are roughly within this range."
"But at the fourth level, it's a world of difference." His tone suddenly became more serious.
"Although the A-level storyline side quests' exchangeable abilities are equivalent to the early stage of the fourth level of the Gene Lock, even if one cultivates to perfection, the essence is only around one or two hundred. But the early stage of the fourth level that I unlocked, even if it's just the early stage, already has an essence of one thousand!"
Zhao Zhuikong stared at Chu Xuan and asked, "So, do you understand the power of a fourth-tier being?"
"Understood, please continue." Chu Xuan nodded, his gaze behind his glasses remaining calm.
"Upon breaking through to the mid-stage of the fourth tier, one's essence energy becomes between 10,000 and 50,000. The captain's essence energy, measured by this standard, is approximately 500,000. When the captain says he's close to the advanced stage of the fourth tier, he's just being modest; he's referring to his own standards!"
"For others, the captain's combat strength has definitely reached the advanced level of the fourth tier."
Zhao Zhuikong shrugged, his tone carrying a hint of self-righteousness.
"So you understand now? Let alone ten early-stage Tier 4 gene locks, even a hundred early-stage Tier 4 gene locks are nothing but ants in front of the captain!"
"So what if the Central Continent Team has many fourth-tier powerhouses? Their level is probably only around 600 in essence. I can defeat three of them by myself, and I won't even be at a disadvantage when facing four of them."
"If even I can do this, then the captain can do it too."
After he finished speaking, the scene fell into a deathly silence.
The shock on Tom and the others' faces was palpable; they were speechless.
The power of an early fourth-tier character is calculated in terms of numbers, ranging from one hundred to one thousand, but the captain's power is five hundred thousand?!
Those fourth-tier powerhouses from the Central Continent Team, whom they considered invincible and capable of easily sweeping them away, were nothing more than ants that could be crushed at will in front of their captain.
This completely overturned all their understanding!
They had been worried about whether their captain could take on thirteen opponents alone, but after hearing Zhao Zhuikong's words, they realized how ridiculous their worries were.
It's like worrying whether a giant dragon can defeat thirteen ants.
Tom and the others finally understood why Zhao Zhuikong was so confident and why the captain dared to charge towards the Central Continent Team alone.
Even Chu Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze behind his glasses flickering uncertainly.
Five hundred thousand.
This number also gave him his first intuitive understanding of the combat strength of the clone Zheng Zha.
It turns out that the gap between four fourth-order beings is even greater than the gap between a mortal and a fourth-order being.
"Tom, make good use of your mental detection and let me see just how strong the captain really is—" Chu Xuan adjusted his glasses, a hint of barely perceptible anticipation finally creeping into his voice.
Instead, shift your perspective to the distance.
One minute ago.
Appearing with tremendous force and imposing power, a clone of Zheng Zha descended like a terrifying demon king.
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The time had already arrived in front of Zheng Zha.
"There really is a clone of me?"
Zheng Zha looked at the clone in front of him, who looked exactly like him but had a hideous, centipede-like scar on his face, and his expression became somewhat unnatural.
But why does my clone have a scar on my face?
That's strange. Doesn't the Main God Space have the ability to repair the body?
Based on strength, someone at the early stage of the fourth rank should be able to repair their limbs, so why is there still such a scar?
Am I still at the age where I want to look cool?
In a split second, countless thoughts flashed through his mind, and Zheng Zha finally spoke: "Excuse me, why do you seem to harbor a hint of resentment towards me?"
Zheng Zha could sense that the clone before him was filled with tyranny, cruelty, and resentment, carrying a strong sense of hatred like that of a wandering ghost.
And this feeling has been staring at me ever since the clone appeared.
Upon hearing this, the clone Zheng Zha's expression suddenly changed.
In an instant, the clone became so solid that it almost scorched the space around it, and black flames surged forth and burned out!
Zheng Zha understood what these flames were.
Because that is the light of the soul made up of negativity!
Li Yan!
But this clone of Li Yan, though similar in appearance, was completely different at its core. Just one glance made Zheng Zha feel countless venomous malice, hatred, and destructive desires surge like a tide, almost dragging his mind into an endless hell, where only one thought remained: Kill him! Cut him into a thousand pieces!
"What the hell do you hate me for?!"
The fierce flames swarmed towards him like insects clinging to his bones. Zheng Zha suddenly pushed off with his feet, and the ground instantly cracked, turning a thousand-foot radius area into a deep pit. His body retreated rapidly like a cannonball.
Where he had just stood, pitch-black flames instantly engulfed everything, the rocks were vaporized, and a bottomless, charred trench was left on the ground, even the dust was burned away.
"Hahaha, tell me, what do you think I hate about you?!"
The clone of Zheng Zha laughed maniacally, a cruel and venomous smile. The scars on his face, like living centipedes, twisted and writh in the firelight. "Zheng Zha, you understand nothing! So you don't deserve to live, along with your companions—you will all die!"
"You understand nothing, so how did you survive?" His voice suddenly lowered, carrying a chilling coldness. "Seeing your naive face makes me want to kill you, to cut your flesh piece by piece, so you can taste the pain I suffered!"
"Your woman—Loli—isn't dead yet, is she? Hahahaha!" He laughed so hard he almost fell over, as if he had thought of something extremely ironic. "That's why you're so naive and innocent. How could someone like you become a team leader? How could you possibly grow up step by step like this?"
"You want to survive, you want to return to the real world with your woman and companions—dream on!"
Looking at his own erratic, incoherent self, Zheng Zha felt utterly bewildered. What nonsense was this person spouting? Was he some kind of paranoid, insane mental patient? Or did joining the Demon Team turn everyone into such demons?
"Incomprehensible."
Zheng Zha frowned. Although he didn't want to attack "himself," he was never one to be easily bullied. Since the other party's hostility was clear, he saw no need to hold back.
"Hidden Dragon Transformation!!"
A loud shout resounded throughout the heavens and earth, and Zheng Zha's spiritual light suddenly erupted, sweeping outwards with terrifying pressure.
A pair of dragon wings covered in scales suddenly unfolded, with a wingspan of more than ten meters, exuding a majestic dragon aura.
The next second, he flashed forward, his fist carrying a whistling sound that tore through the air, and slammed towards the clone Zheng Zha!
"Quiet down!"
boom!!!
Space itself seemed to distort, as if a typhoon of force 100 had suddenly arrived! The gale-force winds shot out like arrows, and the land within a kilometer in front of us collapsed instantly. Rock fragments flew like cannonballs, and houses collapsed in the shockwave, raising clouds of dust.
The immense wind pressure that swept in caused the clone's fiery flames to flow backward.
This punch was so powerful that it even sent the clone Zheng Zha flying backward!
Rumble!
Buildings collapsed like playing cards, several blocks were completely destroyed, and tens of thousands of zombies were turned into mincemeat in an instant without even having a scream!
But when the smoke cleared, the clone Zheng Zha was completely unharmed.
With the power of the Fiery Flame, this small amount of strength is nothing to worry about.
Just looking at the dragon wings that spread behind Zheng Zha and feeling that power, the clone Zheng Zha's pupils contracted, and the madness on his face faded a bit, replaced by extreme rage.
"The light of the soul? Someone like you, who lacks even basic awareness, dares to possess such power?!"
The next moment, his face contorted, but he suddenly laughed again, and the malevolent flames around him burned even more intensely, almost solidifying.
"But that's for the best! The light of the soul should just be the light of the soul!"
"Zheng Zha, I will show you with facts that this ridiculous enlightenment you have is like weeds, something I can only trample under my feet!"
Wow!!!
Flames shot up into the sky, and in an instant the whole sky darkened, as if the sky was about to collapse and the world was about to be destroyed!
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