The Death List Novel - Chapter 473
Chapter 473 The Strength of a Clown
“Bang!” A strong wind blew towards them, and the spectators on the sidelines couldn’t help but take two steps back.
As soon as the battle began, the two tall and sturdy men clashed fiercely, almost fist to flesh, not giving way to each other. Hans Grissom was over 1.9 meters tall and had slender limbs. He belonged to the kind of physique that wasn’t strong, but was well proportioned.
Grant, the clown, was a burly man who was almost seven feet tall. Among the five murderers, he was the sturdiest. He was the type of person with a tiger’s back and a bear’s waist. It was precisely because Grant’s face was ugly, coupled with his large size, that he had been particularly discriminated against and feared by others in the past.
The two of them had different fighting styles. Captain Hans was a typical German soldier. He used fighting techniques in the army, and his moves were simple and practical. This kind of fighting technique could see the shadows of western boxing, Brazilian judo and some Thai kicking skills. Although it wasn’t fancy, it was fierce and almost treated Grant as a sandbag.
The clown’s performance was somewhat clumsy. He used his arms to protect his head. Although the protection was very tight, he was passively beaten most of the time. Only when Hans’ attacks were intermittent would he occasionally punch back.
However, it was precisely this clear form of attack and defense that caused several of Captain Hans’s colleagues to frown endlessly. For the first time, they were worried about their companions. The reason was that Grant’s fist was too heavy.
Every time the clown punched, it seemed to be very casual, but it would bring a strong explosion, like the wind of a pile driver’s punch resounding throughout the entire arena. Every strike made the spectators’ hearts skip a beat, as if they were seeing an unloaded cannonball smashing towards them.
“This fellow’s naked power attribute should have already broken through a hundred! Could it be that a single naked attribute breaking through a hundred would bring about a qualitative change?” Qin Lun’s eyelids skipped a beat, and an idea appeared in his heart for no reason.
The interval between missions of the five great murderers was about the same. Counting the several bloodline and profession advancements, Qin Lun believed that his five attributes were among the top five.
However, Grant was different from the others. His murderous relic, the human skin mask, could transform body attributes in a short period of time. Therefore, the clown could focus on increasing one or two attributes, such as strength and physique, while ignoring other attributes. This way, he could have an extreme advantage in one aspect, but also take into account other attributes when necessary. This was also his greatest advantage.
After several rounds of probing, Captain Hans finally felt a little impatient and his eyes lit up. Seeing Grant’s fist attack again, his arms blocked in front of him and he actually took the initiative to move closer.
“Bang!” Captain Hans, who was protecting his head and face, was struck head-on by a speeding truck and sent flying by Grant’s heavy punch. With a loud boom, a pile of wooden boxes that were used as cover collapsed. Immediately, wood chips flew everywhere in the center of the field, and dust billowed.
“Haha, the captain met his opponent this time!” Several of his colleagues were not surprised to see Captain Hans sent flying. Everyone saw clearly that the captain had already exhausted his strength and was actually not seriously injured. He was consciously testing Grant’s fist strength with his own body.
A dangerous aura rose from the dust of wood fragments scattered all over the ground. The surrounding spectators also began to hold their breath. The two of them had already finished probing each other, and the real contest was next.
“This aura” Qin Lun frowned slightly. A silver dial quietly appeared in his right eye and he stared at the center of the dust mist.
In the vision of the Clock’s Eye, a humanoid ball of light slowly rose from the dust, and a strong aura rose from its body in a visible form to the naked eye. This aura surrounded the Light Man’s body and gradually formed a giant wolf-shaped light shadow.
The giant wolf’s beard opened its mouth wide and jumped out of the smoke. A white light flashed in the middle of the arena. The giant wolf instantly crossed a distance of tens of meters and appeared in front of Grant like lightning, biting him fiercely.
“Not bad!” Qin Lun’s eyes lit up. With his elven vision, he could only see a blurry figure. If it wasn’t for his powerful perception, he probably wouldn’t be able to keep up with the speed of the giant wolf.
“Good job!” Grant’s eyes revealed a trace of excitement. The muscles in his thick arms rose high up and down, forcefully supporting the giant wolf’s upper and lower jaws.
The white wolf silhouette’s eyes flashed with a hint of humane rage. Just like that, it crashed into Grant and a dust dragon rolled in the direction of the clown’s retreat.
“Boom!” The smoke dragon’s castration was very fast. In less than two seconds, it directly collided with the wall of the field. A huge pit with a diameter of three meters appeared on the wall, and the surroundings were covered with tiny spider web-like cracks.
Apart from Qin Lun, the spectators were all stunned. They were no match for Qin Lun, but they knew that the walls of the training ground were made of special reinforced concrete. The cement they used was a special product. After mixing it with sand and stone, it was stronger than ordinary cement, and its hardness was comparable to diamond.
The Smoky Light Wolf jumped up and landed, revealing Captain Hans again. Despite the success of his attack, the captain’s face did not show any joy. Instead, he looked even more indifferent and dignified.
Grant, who was embedded in the pit of the wall, slowly raised his head. He didn’t know when he had put on a grey mask. The mask was exquisite in texture and had dense stitches on it. It seemed to be sewn from numerous tiny pieces of leather.
Grant’s eyes, hidden behind the mask, were bloodshot and filled with a violent aura. He stretched out his hand to press down on the wall, gently pulled it, and jumped down from the pit.
“Pa pa pa pa!” The masked clown gracefully clapped his hands. A mocking smile appeared on the human skin mask and he nodded to Captain Hans in admiration.
“Humph!” The captain snorted coldly. He felt a trace of humiliation in the clown’s actions. His opponent was clearly looking down on him. The white smoke rose even more violently from Hans’ body, transforming into an angry giant wolf roaring towards the sky.
“Hans is actually angry in battle. It’s really rare to see him!” The Montana major shrugged his shoulders and turned to look at Qin Lun, “Should we stop them?”
The major’s inquiry was well-intentioned. He was very clear about Captain Hans’ strength, but he didn’t know Grant very well. Naturally, he had to ask Qin Lun, who was a friend of the interrogator.
“No need, the show has just begun!” Qin Lun slightly curled his lips and chuckled, “Major, please don’t worry about Captain Klug. His superhuman bloodline is extremely beatable. Wait and see!”
“Bang!” A loud noise came from beneath the giant wolf’s feet. Rocks splashed everywhere, but the white giant wolf that was converted from its aura still maintained its posture of raising its head and roaring without any change. It wasn’t until the sound of fists and feet clashing came from the other side of the arena that the giant wolf silhouette quietly dissipated. It was actually the afterimage of Hans’ aura as he rapidly moved.
“The perfect combination of strength and speed. His combat talent is truly astonishing. It’s just … what a strong smell of blood!” Qin Lun frowned slightly and couldn’t help but ask Major Montana, “What kind of superhuman bloodline is Captain Hans?”
“Haha, Major Gerhardt, can you tell?” The Montana major shook his head with a smile. “Don’t worry, this isn’t the place to talk. I’ll explain it to you in detail later.”
“Alright!” Qin Lun spread out his hands noncommittally and turned around to watch the battle between the two of them.
After Hans transformed into a giant white wolf, his strength increased again, and his movement speed was even more astonishing. Almost all he could see was a white flash flying around Grant. Only the moment before the battle could he see the blurry shadow of the wolf.
After the clown put on the human skin mask, his combat performance decreased significantly. His sturdy and robust body followed the giant wolf’s attack, and it was extremely difficult to dodge. Even so, his arms and shoulders, which were protecting his head and face, began to swollen abnormally. Occasionally, a wound would explode and dots of blood would splatter everywhere.
However, regardless of whether it was Qin Lun or the other spectators, when they saw the fleeing figure on the field, they felt a chill, as if it was the silence before the volcano erupted.
The giant white wolf seemed to have realized this as well. The speed of its pounce became even faster, and in the end, it almost flashed into a continuous afterimage. After a bottom-up provocation, the clown was kicked into the air and could no longer use the field to dodge. He was knocked back and forth like a leather ball in the air.
“Almost there!” A bolt of lightning suddenly lit up in Qin Lun’s eyes. A third hand slowly appeared on the silver dial in his right eye, staring at the tall figure who had been passively beaten in the middle of the field.
At the same time, the clown, who had been protecting his head and face, suddenly put down his arm and grinned, revealing a strange and ugly grin on the human skin mask.
He twisted in the air as if he didn’t have any bones. A palm stretched out from his head and feet, appropriately grabbing onto the pouncing giant wolf. He actually stood straight on top of the giant wolf’s head.
The giant wolf’s silhouette paused for a moment. A trace of surprise appeared in the wolf’s eyes. However, Captain Hans reacted quickly. He immediately raised his head and opened his wolf mouth wide, biting towards the human silhouette above.
However, the clown’s body suddenly seemed to be in a daze like a broken screen. He suddenly disappeared. At this moment, everyone who looked up to watch the battle felt their heartbeats missing. For a moment, they felt a sense of confusion.
Amongst them, only Qin Lun’s eyes were bloodshot as he lowered his head and looked down at the giant wolf. The clown had already landed on the ground at some unknown time. He was looking up at the giant wolf shadow above, and the corners of the human skin mask’s mouth curved into a strange arc.
“So fast! Has your agility broken through a hundred? No, it’s not just that. It’s already close to Kelly’s speed in high-speed operations!” Qin Lun’s heart trembled. Based on his calculations, Kelly’s agility, coupled with her equipment, had almost broken 150 points, faster than a bullet’s speed.
“His mask should have been greatly improved, and the restriction is even lower!” Thinking back to the World War II, Grant had only been able to use the [Gift of the Clown] skill after his arm was severed, but now, he had only been beaten up, and it was simply an earth-shattering change.
The clown on the ground slowly clenched his fists and took a deep breath. The surface of his fist emitted a golden light. He kicked down and pounced towards the giant wolf in the air.
At this moment, the giant wolf and the other spectators finally discovered the clown attacking from the ground. The fur formed from the aura of the giant wolf stood upright like steel needles. With a roar, it opened its large mouth and pounced down without avoiding it …