Chapter 370: Mutation? (1/2)

Chapter 370: Mutation?

Translator: OneshotwonderEditor: Hitesh_

Even without using the Deva Lance, Patroclus was already invincible among his peers. Everyone knew that if there were any chance of gaining an edge on Patroclus, it lied with the initiative of the fight, since any odds would be lost once Patroclus started his attack.

To everyone's surprise, Zader managed to pull himself up from the ground with ease, as if nothing had happened to him. All of Patroclus's previous opponents were defeated after receiving one strike.

Although he couldn't put the finger on it, Patroclus had felt something was off in Zader's power compared to all the other opponents he had encountered so far. Perhaps, Patroclus thought, it was because he was from a distant galaxy.

With such great distance, even the same tactics might be taught very differently. Therefore, Patroclus wagered that Zader had used a tactic that was unique to the Andromeda Galaxy.

Zader stretched his body after he gathered himself. Eyes glinting, he growled and then dove towards his opponent with his short pike.

”Balls, how did he get this far into the tournament?”

”No kidding! I bet he is weaker than most A-Class Academy students.”

Zader's attack does not follow any set patterns; it was direct and powerful. He had won all of his previous fights not with technique bu,t with overbearing brute force. His fighting style seemed to suggest that Zader was in an extremely fit physical condition.

As the short pike became a whirlwind in Zader's hand, he attacked with abandon, without paying any consideration to defense. From the crazed attacks, the audiences could tell that Zader was determined to poke at least one hole on Patroclus, even though he was deemed to lose the game.

”Why is he in such a hurry? Being able to poke Patroclus once won't give him the victory he wants.” Hu Yangxuan shook his head. Hu Yangxuan had just recently got the doctor's permission to get out of the bed, and he had come to the arena to watch the fight that he simply could not miss. After all, there was a huge difference in watching the fight live versus watching it on TV.

”Komm!”

Patroclus's strike hit home again and forced Zader to stumble a few meters back. Patroclus didn't follow up with more attacks. Instead, he paused and stared at his opponent. ”What are you looking for?” He asked.

Zader picked himself up quickly. Despite his deft movement, he was injured, as his blood spattered on the ground.

To everyone's surprise, his blood was green.

Could it be that the people who lived in the Andromeda Galaxy had green blood? Of course not! Even Kaedeian's blood was red, just like that of every other human sub-races.

Despite the strange development, no one paid much attention to it during the heat of the battle. Zader could have born with a mutated gene, and the mutation was not unheard of anyways.

Zader pressed a hand on the wound. Even from a distance, Patroclus could discern an unnatural undulation under Zader's skin. When Zader removed his hand, the wound had been completely healed. Zader licked his lips with an abnormally slender and long tongue, as the cold light flickered in his eyes.

”INSTRUCTION—obtain gene of the top fighters!”

Zader had already collected ample gene samples. Compare to the human gene pool on Norton, the tournament hosted a feast of various human genes. After a few days, Zader had obtained more human genes than he would on Norton for an entire year. By then, he only needed one more component to finish his mission—the gene of the strongest fighters.

After receiving a couple blows from Patroclus, Zader knew that his final prey was standing right in front of him.

”Git the jineee! The JINE! JINNNEEE!”

Zader's words became a deep, beast-like growling.

”What the hell is he mumbling?”

”God knows! It was the first time he even talked.”

”Yeah, I don't recall him ever said anything before. His voice is creepy.”

”No Kidding!”