Wasteland: My Items Can Be Infinitely Upgraded-Chapter 492 - 244: Li Mingquan’s Choice, Second Stage Battle
Unable to do otherwise, he could only lean against a boulder to avoid attacks from behind.
But even so, the clumsy reactions of the Rock Horse Armor left him struggling to deal with harassment from the sides.
The shoulder pads and side armor plates were already full of fine cracks, with fragmented ceramic steel falling off piece by piece.
If this continued, without even needing the help of an Ascension Potion, the protective layer painstakingly accumulated by the Rock Horse Armor would weaken from its original impenetrable thickness of 20-30 centimeters to a frail, paper-thin state.
However, Li Mingquan had made some gains. After adopting a defensive stance, he seized the weakness exposed by the Grand Priest’s aggressive attack to deliver an effective counterstrike.
But most did not hit precisely, merely grazing and damaging the outer layer armor of the Undying Holy Armor.
Even so, the defense-lacking Undying Holy Armor became somewhat fragmented, with its performance gradually affected.
Comparatively, the decline was more considerable for the Rock Horse Armor, especially on the sides of the waist and abdomen, where the armor was thinnest, only about 15 centimeters.
Under the targeted strikes of the Grand Priest, about 10 centimeters had already been shaved off, leaving only the final 5 centimeters.
The force of each heavy blow was largely transmitted into the internal flesh, delivering substantial critical hits to the biological layers inside and Li Mingquan’s kidneys.
Although the piercing of the Wolf Fang Long Spear was not as forceful as blunt weapons, it still possessed a strength of 20-30 tons. Even if the external ceramic steel armor could neutralize 90%, there would still be a remaining impact force of 2-3 tons.
Not something a mere flesh and blood body could disregard.
Fortunately, while the Rock Horse Armor was cumbersome, it also possessed tremendous endurance and power that far surpassed the opponent’s.
Due to the level difference, the Grand Priest, who had just stepped into the Tier Two threshold at Level 20, had an inherent maximum strength of just under 20 tons. Even with the continuous boost of the Undying Holy Armor, it would at most be under 30 tons.
But Li Mingquan at Level 22 inherently had a strength of 20-30 tons, and with the enhancement of the Rock Horse Armor, could easily reach the upper limit of early Tier Two, which was the terrifying strength of 40 tons.
Its speed was slightly inferior to the Undying Holy Armor, but in terms of strength, the Rock Horse Armor never needed any extra help from other Tier Two Power Armors.
Just as the Rock-Horned Horse, even though a herbivore, could rival the Desert Wolf in strength, and even gain a slight edge during bursts.
Especially in a full charge, the larger Rock-Horned Horse, when in a herd, could almost sweep away all enemies.
This was also one of the offensive strategies often adopted by the Rock Horse Warriors, relying on their size and defensive advantages to directly crush enemies.
In the current confrontation, Li Mingquan also took advantage of his evolution level and armor grade superiority, wielding his massive fists with a force of 30-40 tons to launch a counterattack.
A successful move could severely wound the opponent.
Unfortunately, after half an hour of stalemate, the Rock Horse Armor clearly sustained more damage. If he did not turn the tide and stop being passively attacked, he would soon lose even the opportunity to launch a powerful counterstrike.
At this point, Li Mingquan also realized this.
He was like a wild boar targeted by jackals.
Though the opponent did not have the overwhelming strength to strike him down in a single blow, they could still inflict small amounts of continuous damage with their sharp fangs.
Not fatal, but it would cause him to bleed continuously.
Until his last ounce of strength was spent, and the opponent launched a deadly final blow.
"Damn it, might as well just surrender!"
Li Mingquan thought through gritted teeth as another heavy blow struck his waist.
The sharp spearhead pierced a layer of ceramic steel armor, further thinning the remaining 5-centimeter protective layer by a few millimeters.
At the same time, intense pain radiated from the biological layer into Li Mingquan’s waist.
He felt as if his kidneys had been shattered seven or eight times. Even though a Tier Two Evolver had a strong recovery ability, he could not withstand such continuous internal organ damage.
Especially since the kidneys were also the organs that release adrenaline, playing a crucial role in battle.
Multiple fractures severely impacted adrenaline release, making Li Mingquan’s Tier Two body increasingly weak.
His counterattacks grew weaker with each attempt.
The thought of surrendering and admitting defeat was taking root, especially as Lin Feng’s words suddenly echoed in his ears.
Li Mingquan recalled the future that Lin Feng had described to him; the most important thing now was to preserve his own life and not sacrifice himself for Li Hao’s selfish desires.
Thinking of this, Li Mingquan’s eyes suddenly focused.
An unyielding determination to escape exploded within him.
He suddenly kicked backward hard, not caring about the spear from the Undying Holy Armor stabbing towards his shoulder, and made a great forward leap.
While crushing the rocks behind him, he flew out 60-70 meters.
After escaping the defensive position, Li Mingquan, while he still had direct control of the Undying Battle Armor, fled towards the edge of the arena without looking back.
He could not directly shout for surrender.
Partially due to the pressure from Li Hao and the Li Family, but also because during the earlier battle, Li Mingquan discovered the opponent’s intent.
The opponent came with the purpose of destroying his armor or even killing him!
If he raised his hands in surrender, it was likely that, before the referee Xu Wanfeng arrived, both he and his armor would suffer severe damage from the desperate attacks of a Tier Two opponent.
Even if he survived by a stroke of luck, he would be scorned within the family and might even be denounced by Li Hao to appease public anger.
The best choice was to use the arena rules to break the deadlock.
For example, engaging in a final battle with the enemy on the edge of the arena, attempting to let the opponent inadvertently go out of bounds and thus claim final victory.
But if an accident happened and he went out of bounds...
That would only be an accident, not a direct desire to surrender from Li Mingquan. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦
These were contingency plans that Li Mingquan had long prepared, now coming into play.
However, as he saw the boundary line ahead, Li Mingquan couldn’t mind the spear stabbing into his back ceramic steel armor...
Suddenly, he felt a surge of unprecedented thrill and excitement.
In an instant, the biological tentacles connecting the Rock Horse Armor to his face and the back of his neck, used to transmit neural sensations, were completely overwhelmed by the intense stimulation and excitement.
At this moment, he felt as if injected with adrenaline, his blood filled with stimulants and adrenaline.
His metabolism soared several times over, his eyes widened, bloodshot and filled with a reddish hue, while his muscles and bones swelled.
Air was drawn in through the armor gaps on his back and expelled as a pale white vapor from his face and armpits.
The temperature of the Rock Horse Armor skyrocketed from the original 30-40 degrees to 50-60 degrees.
Meanwhile, with the intense excitement brought on by the Ascension Potion, the Rock Horse Armor’s mouth secretes thick saliva foam.
As the pilot, Li Mingquan had no more plans for escape in his mind, his whole being turned irritable and impatient from the excitement and stimuli, wanting only to attack and destroy, targeting the spear-wielding Undying Holy Armor.
Entering a Frenzy State, Li Mingquan’s mind was filled only with destruction and aggression, and he became fiercely combative.
In this state, the Rock Horse Armor erupted with Mid-Tier Two combat power.
Not only did its power surpass the initial upper limit of 40 tons, but its speed also increased from the basic 100 meters per second, rapidly reaching nearly 200 meters per second.
At this speed, the Rock Horse Armor’s reaction and burst became far superior to the Undying Holy Armor.
With a single headlong rush, he shattered the chest armor of the Undying Holy Armor with one punch.
Destroying 60% of the Undying Holy Armor’s performance.
Seeing this dramatic change on the field, Li Hao finally nodded with satisfaction.
Struck and sent flying over a hundred meters away, the Undying Holy Armor used the power of the Holy Spring to recover, its pilot, the Grand Priest, did not give up consciousness.
At that moment, his pupils contracted violently, turning vertical as gray fur grew across his face.
Yet his gaze was incredibly determined.
He knew that the battle was not over.
In the meantime, Su An, the Father from the Church, donned a Mid-Tier Two Undying Holy Armor, picked up a specially crafted Wolf Fang Long Spear, and fixed his eyes on the center of the arena.
Should anything change, he would act immediately to destroy this Biological Demon Armor, to prevent it from advancing to Mid-Tier Two and affecting the upcoming showdown between the Lord Bishop and Li Hao!
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