BXBX NOVEL Chapter 227: The New Adam
Chapter 227: The New Adam
Ikkaku was ranked near the top of the S tier, and even though he was struck directly by a barrage of attacks from Yamata no Orochi, he had managed to survive. He had been recovering from him injuries using the cards that he had gathered while everyone else had been battling it out, but he hadn't been able to make much progress in his recovery due to the effects of the two forbidden techniques that Yamata no Orochi had unleashed earlier.
He had only just recovered somewhat before he sustained new injuries from the freezing temperatures and the violent earthquakes, and he had been hiding beside a fissure this entire time, waiting for an opportunity to reenter the fray.
After completely fusing with Clown, Adam's abilities had been greatly enhanced, and that included his telegnosis. Thus, he was quickly able to sense and track down Ikkaku.
"The situation is very chaotic right now," Ikkaku remarked, and he wasn't wary of Adam at all.
In his mind, they were still allies, and throughout their time together, Ikkaku had determined that Adam was an upstanding character who wouldn't resort to extreme means.
However, he was quickly made to regret his complacency.
Right after Adam appeared, Ikkaku's head was suddenly cleaved open by an ax, following which he was greeted by the sight of a demonic smile on Adam's face.
"Whoops! I forgot to tell you that you're only looking at a clone of me right now. The one behind you who just split your head open is the actual me!" Clown cackled with glee as it raised its dagger before plunging it into Ikkaku's second head, which belonged to Fire Elemental. "What a pity. You were quite a strong guy, but you've become really weak after sustaining those injuries. The best time to kick a man is when he's down. Surely you understand that, right?"
Clown continued to cackle as it stuck a plastic time bomb onto Ikkaku's body.
"I hate to do this to you, but I gotta make sure that you're dead!"
Adam clapped his hands over his own ears, then kicked Ikkaku into one of the fissures created by the earthquake from earlier.
Ikkaku's body fell deep into the rift, and a brief moment later, a loud explosion rang out. Adam nodded with a pleased expression as he looked at the dense smoke rising up from the fissure.
"That's two more out of the picture. I wonder how the other battles are going."
First, Adam turned his attention to Yamata no Orochi, which was still attacking Diamond in a wild frenzy. It would've been next to impossible for Diamond to survive against Yamata no Orochi on his own, but Eyeless's participation in the battle provided him with a glimmer of hope.
Adam then turned to the other battlefield, where the psychic mutant trio was locked in a ferocious battle against the three monks. In the face of their fearsome opponents, the three monks had no choice but to unleash their sinful intent abilities once again in an attempt to turn the trio of psychic mutants against one another.
However, perhaps it was due to their excessively low intelligence, or perhaps it was due to some other reason, but in any case, the three psychic mutants were quickly able to return to their senses before engaging the three monks in close-quarters combat.
It appeared that this three-on-three battle wasn't going to be ending anytime soon.
"Looks like you'll be my next target, Diamond!" Adam cackled as he abruptly vanished on the spot.
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Diamond was feeling extremely frustrated.
He couldn't match Yamata no Orochi in physical prowess, and he was certainly no match for it in terms of abilities. All he could do was rely on his physical resistance to essentially act as a helpless punching bag for the mighty serpent. However, despite his tremendous defensive prowess, his body was constantly breaking down in the face of Yamata no Orochi's attacks. The serpent's destructive power was simply far too immense for Diamond to withstand.
What was even more damning for him was that he had been standing right on Yamata no Orochi's body right as the serpent awakened, and he was forced to endure a ferocious barrage of attacks before he was able to escape to the ground below.
However, not long after he landed on the ground, an explosion suddenly erupted underfoot. The ground was already riddled with countless rifts from the earlier earthquake, and the ground beneath Diamond's feet instantly fell away in the wake of the explosion.
The explosives had been positioned in a very strategic fashion so that after blowing up the ground beneath Diamond's feet, two of the fissures in close proximity to him were connected together, thereby making it impossible for him to avoid falling deep underground.
Diamond was struggling frantically to climb back up to the surface, but the enormous body weight that was usually such a tremendous asset to him was proving to be a massive hindrance here.
What was even more detrimental to his cause was that someone was actively sabotaging his attempts to return to the surface.
"Did you miss me?"
Clown appeared above the rift that Diamond had fallen into, and it fired off a string of projectiles at Diamond with its rocket launcher. However, it wasn't attacking Diamond directly. Instead, it was aiming its projectiles at the features on the walls of the rift that Diamond was attempting to use to climb back up to the surface.
"Your defense really is close to impenetrable, but it doesn't matter as long as I don't directly attack you! I really have to thank that big snake. If it hadn't made all these deep cracks in the ground with that earthquake, I wouldn't have any effective ways to deal with you!"
Adam tossed a grenade down at Diamond as he spoke, triggering an explosion that sent Diamond tumbling down to the bottom of the rift.
However, compared with his brother, Diamond's mental fortitude was far more resolute.
"You can blast me to the bottom all you want, but you still can't kill me. All you can do is trap me in here."
"You're right. That's why I prepared some other presents for you."
Adam pulled out a bunch of artifacts from the World War II era, primarily consisting of things like flares and flash grenades.
After sending Diamond tumbling to the bottom of the rift once again, Adam immediately set off all of these pyrotechnic weapons, producing a bright and chaotic fireworks display that instantly attracted Yamata no Orochi's attention.
At this point, Yamata no Orochi's actions were completely governed by its most primal instincts, and it was immediately struck by a sense of agitation at the sight of all of the bright lights. As a result, it immediately diverted a few of its heads away from its battle against Eyeless to bombard the rift where the flashing lights were coming from with a ferocious barrage of attacks.
By the time all of the pyrotechnics had faded, Diamond's aura had also vanished.
"And another one bites the dust!" Adam concealed off to the side as he watched with sadistic glee, clearly very pleased with his own handiwork. "That leaves only a few more to take care of..."
Right as Adam was about to enact the next part of his plan, the sirens rang out in the sky once again, and the zone began to continue to shrink.
The green barrier began to rapidly approach from the toppled mountains in the distance, indicating to everyone that there wasn't much time left.
However, the rapidly approaching green barrier had struck Adam with a flash of inspiration. He made his way over to the edge of the green barrier, then took a glance outside.
For the first time, he was able to see the countless zombies and artificial anomalies outside the green barrier up close. As the zone continued to shrink, the hordes of foul creatures outside were becoming more and more densely packed together. Every single one of the anomalies was extremely fearsome in appearance, and he could even see the director, who was instructing all of the zombies and anomalies.
"Hello, Mr. Director..." Not long ago, Adam's skin would've been crawling at such a horrific sigh, but having fused as one with all of the negative emotions in his heart, he was currently the embodiment of fear, so he felt no apprehension even in the face of the almighty director. "Are you free for a chat?"
"What do you want?" the director asked as he turned to Adam with his face still concealed behind a black and white mask.
"I want to ask you a question. If all of the other remaining combatants end up outside the zone and are killed by these zombies and anomalies, then that counts as a victory for me, right? After all, the objective is just to survive to the end, right?"
"That's right, the battle royale is a game of survival by any means!"
"Great!" Adam extended a hand out of the green barrier to stroke the heads of the zombies that were snapping at him like a school of piranhas. "Wait here, my precious babies, I'll get you some food soon!"