The Highest Bounty

Chapter 219: An Unexpected Opponent

Demigods are demigods for the simple reason that the Gene Level evolution from rank-13 to rank-14 was not just a simple step up.

A Rank-14 Gene Body contains ten large gene chains, whose spiral structures are the final state of a gene chain’s linear structure. Another step forward would change the linear structure of said chains dramatically and by then, humans would no longer be humans. Instead, they would be deities.

Due to the extreme stability and perfection of a demigod’s gene chain, those who attain that level would attain a level of combat effectiveness a hundred times over one who was on Rank-13.

That aside, one would also be able to ignite Ultra Fire within your body and begin modifying your cells if you had a spark at this stage. However, this process would usually require a long time before completion.

As for parts of the human physique that were unable to complete such a transformation, they would remain as a form of weakness for that particular human body.

To achieve victory, Biggie had to find parts in his opponent that had yet to be converted to maximize the impact of his attacks. If his opponent had a complete energy body, Biggie would stand no chance at winning despite wielding a demigod item.

A demigod item was not a true god item. Only a true god item can destroy a deity’s body while a demigod item would barely scratch a deity, inflicting little to no harm. It would be similar to throwing a pillow at someone.

Finding unconverted parts were not difficult. Different tissues and organs within the human physique had different cell compositions. Brain cells were the hardest to convert, followed by cardiac muscle cells, liver cells, and bone tissue. Armed with this knowledge, attacking a few of these organs or directly targeting the bones should not be a problem.

The first few parts of the body a demigod could energize were the skin and muscles. Regular weapons would not even break the surface of energized skin. Instead, one would require at least a demigod item to break through and that was why the Darkness in Biggie’s hand fits the bill.

The three demigods launched a two-pronged attack against Biggie and looked at him warily, recognizing that the black saber in Biggie’s hand was a demigod item that afforded him a fair chance at killing the trio.

Despite having a ten-thousand-fold increase in combat effectiveness, Biggie still had a weak defense. It would be extremely unlikely for him to even survive a single blow from any of the three demigods, so he was not exactly out of harm’s way.

While under a three-man siege, making the first move was not such a good idea as the opponent could easily overturn the tide by targeting your weakness. That alone was reason enough for Biggie to stand calm as he waited patiently and steadily, ready for an attack.

However, the three demigods were a little depressed. Their opponent only had a Rank-11 Gene Body and was now surrounded by the three of them. What was unexpected, however, was that nobody dared to take the first step and attack.

It was then that the demigod behind Biggie suddenly moved. Feeling the battle was too boring, he wanted to blow off some steam and as a bodybuilder, he was unafraid of engaging in close combat. With that in mind, he leaped and stretched his hand to target the back of Biggie’s head.

However, Biggie moved so quickly that nobody saw him turning, and yet, his saber was already out-a dark force aimed directly at his enemy’s head.

Almost at the same instant, the two other demigods made their move as well. However, they did not expect Biggie to pick another saber up from the ground with one foot, catch it firmly in his left hand before backhanding it into the left chest of the demigod that stood behind him. He cared little for the success of his attack as he pulled it away and instantly turned his body to launch a horizontal strike with both hands to stop the attack from the other two demigods.

As for the demigod who previously stood behind Biggie and launched a surprise attack — his heart was the one part that had yet to complete the conversion, and Biggie’s blow killed him instantly.

“I’m standing here waiting for the three of you to complete the siege because I saw a demigod saber lying on the ground here. Here I was, thinking it might come in handy and it did!” Biggie explained what had just happened once he saw the disbelief on the faces of the other two men. “It’s actually a kitchen thing, to be honest. I actually feel more comfortable with a saber in each hand.”

After killing the first demigod, it dawned on Biggie that demigods were not that difficult to kill at all and it was at this point that the other two began to show a little more fear toward him.

“Can’t you hurry up a little? I’m in a hurry…” Biggie was still thinking about cooking dinner for Gu Ding and the others. As a cook, it would not be appropriate for him to go home so late.

As soon as Biggie uttered these words, he saw an incredible sight — the heads of two demigods suddenly falling to the ground. The headless bodies fell to the ground soon after, apparently as dead as doornails.

“What happened?” There was a flash of fear in Biggie’s eyes as he did not manage to see the events that just transpired.

Soon, he saw another man that looked like him leaving the battle cage. As the man drew nearer, the only difference Biggie could notice was that his eyes were bloodshot red, and it was clear that they had been stained red from an excessive amount of killing over a long time. It was obvious — his soul had been demonized.

“Who the hell are you? Did you kill those two men?” Biggie frowned slightly. The black-robed man told him that he only needed to defeat ninety-nine people before he could leave. Based on the events that had just transpired, something seems to have changed.

“Those two cowards, they’re useless,” the red-eyed man greeted him with the corners of his mouth slightly raised. “Who am I? Why do you ask such a question? I am you.”

Biggie stared at him in dead silence. He did not quite understand the meaning of the black-robed man.

“To be more exact, I’m you from the past – the part of you that you forgot,” the red eyed man replied as he held out his right hand that held a saber.

The saber was stained a dark red. Its blade was black, with a series of strange ciphertext carved on the back.

“Massacre God?!” The moment he saw the saber, Biggie called out its name but the rest of his memory of the saber vanished.

“I didn’t think you’d recognize it,” the red-eyed man said and handed the saber to Biggie.

After a moment’s hesitation, Biggie held out his hand to take it.

The moment he grasped the handle, he knew it was a god item. He had read about the saber’s history but still had no memory of himself. However, the feeling that he had done something with the saber lasted a long time. The memory of the saber was full of bloodshed.

“The old man was right. Only one person will get out of here alive today,” The red-eyed man suddenly said. “If you win, you’ll regain all your forgotten memories. If you lose, I’ll replace you as one of Gu Ding’s crew.”

“They’ll know you’re not me.” Biggie was very sure.

“That’s not true. Don’t you know? We’re just two sides of the same consciousnesses right now? As soon as you die, I’ll gain full control of your body. My combat effectiveness is superior to yours and I’m sure they’ll more than welcome me back than a cook. Besides, all they’ll have to do is hire another cook once I become their main combatant.” The red-eyed man also had a Massacre God in his hands.

“If that’s the case, let’s fight!” Biggie was finally pissed off. Not only was he trying to replace him as one of Gu Ding’s crew, but he was also trying to change his dream of becoming a chef. He could not tolerate these any longer.

“Then show me how much you’ve improved after these few days of special training!” The red-eyed man swung his saber, causing a blood-red force to pour out like a pillar of light that gave off a terrible wailing sound in the void.

Biggie’s moves were similar to his. He swung his saber as well and a similar blood-red force shot out like a beam of light, colliding with the red-eyed man’s strike.

With a god item under their control, their energy had been raised to an unprecedented level.

As the forces collided, the arena seemed as if it was about to crumble. Not only was the stand destroyed, but the ground on which the two men were standing seemed to be sinking as well. Even the battle cage’s heavy metal gates were bent from the fight.

The first collision created such a terrible impact that Biggie did not expect. The blow he had just delivered would have killed the three demigods without any difficulties. This was the difference between a god item and a demigod item.

Then again, it was only the first blow.

Looking at Biggie’s body flicker up and down like his own, the red-eyed man stabilized himself and lifted his saber once more, aiming it where Biggie would land with a diagonal strike.

Another burst of dark-red force shot out like the roar of a cannon thundering toward Biggie with the killing intent.

Biggie held the saber in both hands and stopped the blow despite not being on his feet just yet.

Since he was successful with that one attack, the red-eyed man would naturally not let his opponent go so easily. He would take advantage of this weakness! A series of blows were thrown as the third, fourth, and fifth attacks were launched.

Biggie turned his body and managed to swing his saber to meet the onslaught of attacks from his opponent.

At this moment, the red-eyed man had managed to close the gap. He once again swung his saber when he was less than a meter away from Biggie. Another dark-red force shot out at close range. Despite struggling to hold it back with his saber, Biggie’s huge frame was still immediately flung back like a sandbag.

Biggie suffered some damage to his internal organs from the onslaught despite using his Massacre God to deflect most of the damage.

As he got up from the ruins, he gasped for breath. He could feel searing pain all over his body but he knew he could not fall. No matter how hard the battle would be, he had to win!