I Will Teach You How to Hunt Gods

Chapter 585 155: Betting Lives (4,100 Words)

Colonel Grigory relied on his modified human body to secure three consecutive victories, catching the opponent off guard.

However, the real credit for these victories should go to Major General Tang Yue.

Only a seasoned Army Commander like Tang Yue could fully understand the opponent's main combatant's thoughts, seizing upon their opportunistic probing mindset, and immediately deploying Colonel Grigory after the opponent made a move.

The two mercenaries and the low-tier Apprentice Death God in the opponent's hand were merely "expendable pieces," meant to explore Mokaka's chess piece abilities and drain the physical strength of stronger chess pieces.

The opponent's main combatant must have thought that since Colonel Grigory won through such a "cunning" method, his stamina must be depleted. Therefore, they sent expendable pieces to end the Colonel's winning streak.

However, the Colonel's strength completely exceeded their expectations.

Currently, the number of chess pieces is 5 to 12.

Although the situation still favors the opponent, the morale from three consecutive victories has greatly invigorated everyone.

It seems the opponent's strength is not as invincible as imagined.

So in the fourth round, the opponent's main combatant appeared more serious.

After carefully considering for a full nine minutes, he placed his chosen chess piece card, but did not follow up with a brocade bag this time.

"The opponent should be sending out their powerful chess piece."

Mokaka touched her chin and whispered to her companions, "Old man, you might not be able to handle a high-tier Apprentice Death God, so perhaps let my people go instead."

With that, she was about to deploy Tian En for the battle.

Without a complete understanding of the opponent's intelligence, sending Tian En to fight this "initial battle" was the safest move.

Cyberspace provided her with a high fault tolerance rate, and even against a high-tier Apprentice Death God, she could retreat safely.

But Tang Yue seemed to disagree.

"Let my people continue to go up,"

He explained with a smile, "For human warriors, physical strength is extremely limited. Even the most professional fighters have just a one or two minute window for full exertion, and an Apprentice Death God should be no exception."

"Once on the stage, there's no way to recover stamina, but our modified humans don't have this problem. Even at the lowest level of modifications, the micro fusion reactor around their hearts is enough to keep them going for dozens of hours."

"The two on your side are our trump cards and can't be used lightly."

Mokaka was silent for a moment before nodding, admitting that he had a point.

Her resources were not as abundant as the opponents', so she decided it was best to conserve where possible...

With this thought, Mokaka withdrew Colonel Grigory and replaced him with another colonel named Ashraf.

Although his rank was lower than Grigory's, according to Tang Yue, Ashraf's strength was not inferior. Their modification components were nearly identical, so their combat abilities were about equal.

Dealing with a Tier Four or below Apprentice Death God should theoretically not be a problem.

However, when the match began... As both figures appeared slowly in the Duel Arena, observers Yun You and Tian En both furrowed their brows slightly.

Because the piece sent by the opponent's main combatant was someone they both knew and had engaged with.

The person was a young man named Lu Jiufeng, hailing from a top family, a Tier Three Apprentice Death God from the Mad Dog Sequence.

Although he and Enfield were both Tier Three, his strength was far beyond that of the distinguished young master.

Yun You couldn't help but feel worried.

But now that the person was already on stage, worry was useless. They could only hope Ashraf performed well.

...

In the battlefield that had transformed into a steel city, Lu Jiufeng still didn't carry any weapons, only standing with his bare hands, contemptuously eyeing Colonel Ashraf.

"Surrender now, and I might spare your life."

He spoke calmly, yet his tone was full of arrogance, almost identical to the first contender, Enfield.

"Ha, it seems all Apprentice Death Gods have this kind of personality. Arrogance has almost become a template for your character."

Ashraf wasn't as tall as Grigory, but his 1.9 meters frame was a stark contrast to the 1.7 meters of Lu Jiufeng, making him appear quite robust.

"Is that strange?"

Lu Jiufeng retorted unceremoniously, "Aren't Apprentice Death Gods stronger and greater than mortals? It's a fact, how can it be called arrogance?"

"..."

This time, Ashraf didn't reply, but he resolved in his heart to win beautifully and not embarrass the military.

"Let the duel begin!"

With the host's signal, both men moved simultaneously.

Ashraf went all out from the start, his modified legs bursting with astonishing power, propelling him toward Lu Jiufeng at an instant velocity of Mach 12!

This was already close to the serious speed of a Tier Three Apprentice Death God.

However, Lu Jiufeng was even faster!

"Buzz~"

Lu Jiufeng didn't use the Power of Sequence, but the blue Sur particles shimmered around him, and a dangerous aura erupted, targeting the surroundings.

"Not good...!"

Below the stage, Tian En, with strong perception abilities, narrowed her eyes and quickly raised her head, shouting to Mokaka on the high platform, "Lady Mokaka, quickly make Ashraf surrender! He can't block this move!"