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Chapter 400 - 400: Angel’s Super Ultimate Move
On the street, a lively girl with short white hair and a daringly fashionable outfit was striding forward with a stern expression on her face.
Behind her, a vague silhouette of a hulking figure over two meters tall could be seen skulking after her.
No one knew how skilled Qin Ming was at tailing someone, but given his size alone, it was clear he could never truly hide.
With his method of tailing—akin to a black bear hiding behind a cornstalk in self-deception—Angel, the girl walking ahead, had long since noticed she was being followed.
After failing to shake him off, Angel had begun urgently calling for backup.
Pressing the communicator in her ear, Angel muttered softly as she walked.
"Hey, I've been spotted. That black-brown bear who won the championship this time is highly alert—he noticed me in the crowd almost instantly. He's tailing me right now. Hurry up and come help me... What? You guys are too far away and can't make it in time, so I have to deal with it myself? Don't lie! You're just scared you'll lose to him! He'll beat you to death! I'm telling you, if I do get beaten to death by him, I'll come back and haunt you all for the rest of your lives! You guys... What do you mean 'facing a ghost is better than facing him'?!"
After her quick conversation, realizing that no one was willing to come save her, Angel's face turned completely dark.
She had been sent on a mission to tail fighters and secretly gather intel on them.
The NESTS organization was attempting to collect the bloodlines of powerful fighters to develop enhanced clones. Fighters like Iori Yagami and Kyo Kusanagi were all targets of their hunt.
As the champion of this tournament, Qin Ming had naturally caught the attention of the organization. High-level personnel seemed particularly interested in his terrifying defense and regenerative abilities.
After all, those two traits were practically perfect for producing super soldiers.
That's why NESTS had dispatched Angel, a capable mid-tier member, to gather more detailed information on Qin Ming.
But unexpectedly, before she could even get close enough to start collecting anything, Qin Ming had somehow already noticed her.
Now that she couldn't escape or rely on reinforcements, Angel, not even knowing how she got exposed, bit her lip hard.
She subtly turned her head to glance behind her, and saw Qin Ming hiding behind a utility pole—his head was concealed, but his massive body was in full view. A cold glint flashed in her eyes.
There's no escaping... then I'll just have to fight. Though her opponent had high attack, high defense, and freakish healing, Angel was no pushover either. Her body had been enhanced through special techniques and was built for frontal combat.
With a surprise attack, she was confident she could temporarily disable Qin Ming—maybe even break one of his legs.
After all, as one of NESTS' mid-tier members, she was well known for her close-combat prowess! Her nickname was even the "Tank in Flesh!"
Turning a corner, Angel vanished from Qin Ming's line of sight, then immediately spun around and positioned herself in a fighting stance right at the corner.
Oblivious to this setup, Qin Ming quickly walked out from behind the pole when he saw Angel disappear and happily followed after her.
He was planning to follow her back to a local NESTS branch and maybe make some extra gains before leaving.
Also, he wanted Angel to sign and stamp his King of Fighters handbook or something—after all, she was a hidden character, quite rare.
What? She might not agree?
So what? You think Qin Ming is going to ask her nicely?
He reached the corner and cautiously poked his head around...
And instantly locked eyes with Angel's stern face—and the fist she hurled straight at him.
Boom!
Angel wasn't tall. Though she had quite a curvy figure, she didn't look all that heavy.
Yet this not-so-imposing body delivered a punch that could only be described as earth-shattering.
A sharp sonic boom split the air. The speed and power behind that punch were terrifying. Qin Ming, caught completely off guard, took the hit straight to the face and staggered back three or four steps!
Before he could even raise a hand to cover his nose, still stunned by the attack, Angel let out a wild yell and leapt forward with a kick.
High kick—sweeping the neck!
Mid kick—slamming the waist!
Low kick—cracking the knees!
Targeting the unsteady Qin Ming, Angel unleashed a full combo.
As Qin Ming regained his senses and raised his arms to block the strikes, Angel lunged with a flying knee that smashed into his crossed arms.
Bang!
The crash rang out like thunder, and Qin Ming was actually forced to slide back over a meter on his feet.
Feeling the sheer force vibrating through his arms, Qin Ming's face twisted in disbelief.
This woman! What monstrous strength!
[Name: Angel]
[Strength: 50]
[Constitution: 50]
[Agility: 30]
[Spirit: 20]
[Skills: Extreme Body Modification (Grade A), Angel's Martial Art (Grade B), Loyal Test of the Libertarian (Grade B), Once Beautiful Earth (Grade B), Survival Banquet (Grade A)]
[Profile: Angel considers herself an artistic youth, and so she's given her moves many poetic names—but in truth, her fighting style is anything but poetic.]
Double A-rank skills! Base stats of 50 in Strength and Constitution!This Angel... was actually someone on par with a first-class fighter!And just like Qin Ming, she was a brawler-type who specialized in frontal brute-force combat!
From the brief clash, as he felt the terrifying brute strength erupting from Angel, Qin Ming almost instantly confirmed one thing—the woman in front of him definitely wasn't limited to just 50 points in Strength!That extreme body modification skill she had was a passive ability that enhanced the physical body!
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!Raising his arms to block repeatedly, Qin Ming struck back while steadily retreating.
On the other hand, Angel—whose punches and kicks each generated sharp howling winds—grew more and more excited with each strike.
"Woola!"
Letting out a strange cry, seeing that her aggressive assault wasn't working, Angel suddenly erupted with a special move from the front—starting off with a B-rank skill: Loyalty Test of the Libertarian!
Put simply, it was a barrage of punches and kicks!This combo of hers was straightforward and unflashy, without any particularly dazzling moves, but the problem was—this woman's strength was insane! Utterly outrageous!
Even with Qin Ming's level of defense, after taking the whole combo head-on, he still felt his arms go numb from the impacts.
And just as Angel finished her special move, she still tried to press the attack!
Qin Ming, no longer sticking to defense, finally chose to go on the offensive. Swinging his arm wide, he launched a heavy punch.
This punch carried tremendous momentum, generating a roaring gust of wind as it shot forward.
But before the blow could land, Angel's eyes lit up.
In the very next second, she lifted her knee and pressed her elbow down, using a high leg raise combined with an elbow thrust to forcefully clamp down on Qin Ming's arm that had swept toward her neck. She immediately spun and used his momentum to throw him hard over her shoulder.
She had used a counter-grapple technique!
Even though she looked like a fairly small girl, Angel's fighting technique was incredibly seasoned.
As a modified subject from the NESTS organization, Angel's martial arts had been meticulously designed and matched by researchers just for her.
And she had been subjected to intensive training all along.
So when it came to both combat technique and battle experience, Angel was far beyond average. Her combat skillset covered combos, bursts, counters—essentially every form of close combat!The only thing she lacked was long-range offense. After all, Angel's role during her modification was that of a pure melee fighter—someone else was in charge of ranged attacks.
With one well-executed counter-throw, she slammed Qin Ming to the ground, creating a loud crash.
At the same time, a unique energy surged from the impact into Qin Ming's body, causing a brief paralysis.
This wasn't some special bloodline power—it came from the high-tech gloves Angel wore, developed by NESTS! It was the power of technology!These paralyzing gloves had been custom-made specifically to offset Angel's weaknesses!
Only with these specialized gloves could Angel fully unleash her strongest technique!That was...
After knocking Qin Ming to the ground, Angel didn't immediately follow up. Instead, visibly excited, she spread her legs and let her arms hang as she started charging power.
Sliding forward with a wrestler's grace, she spread her arms wide like a fighter dominating the ring, interacting with an imaginary audience around her.
She gestured to the left, then the right, then swung her arms in big exaggerated motions. Aiming at Qin Ming—who was already shaking off the paralysis and trying to get up—she dropped down straight.
Her elbow pointed downward—targeting Qin Ming's neck—she let her full body weight fall freely.
A-rank ultimate skill! People's Elbow... Survivors' Banquet!
"Woola!"
Boom!With a deafening crash, the ground around the downed Qin Ming cracked in a sprawling spiderweb pattern that extended over ten meters!Angel's People's Elbow—it wasn't just terrifying, it was downright monstrous!This was an A-rank skill! A close-combat explosion! And it required a full two seconds of charging time before activation!
This skill was fully buffed up! The conditions for successfully launching it were incredibly demanding!
But in return, once successfully executed, its damage potential was absolutely devastating!
At the last moment, Qin Ming had managed to shift his body to avoid a direct hit to the neck, taking the blow to his broad chest instead. His eyes bulged from the impact, and his tongue nearly rolled out.
His chest had a visible dent in it!
Angel's move had actually injured Qin Ming head-on! And it wasn't a light injury either!
But this spectacular result came at a cost—Angel, still excited after landing her elbow, had her face twist the moment her strike connected with Qin Ming's chest.
Clutching her trembling elbow, she rolled off Qin Ming and curled up in a ball from the pain.
While she curled up like a caterpillar, Qin Ming clutched his chest and curled up beside her.
The two of them lay on the ground, back to back, both falling into silence.
(End of Chapter)
