Colonial Suit

This is the address of a mercenary network. Blood瞳 thought for a moment and connected to it.

The next moment, the entire room disappeared from his sight, and he found himself on a vast plain.

This was a sunny plain covered in fragrant grass. White clouds floated in the sky, and countless butterflies fluttered around. The air was filled with the fragrance of vanilla, invigorating Blood瞳's spirit.

“This is…”

“A virtual reality space.” A voice came from behind Blood瞳. He turned around sharply and saw a man in a white shirt.

He was lying lazily in the grass, a blade of grass in his mouth. He looked extremely lazy, but for some reason, he gave off an extremely peaceful feeling. It made people feel that the world should be like this, without any troubles or disputes.

Blood瞳 frowned, unaccustomed to this peaceful and slow atmosphere. He asked in a low voice, “Virtual reality?”

“A network exchange technology of the intelligent brain. I don’t think you’ve ever used it before, have you?” The man smiled slightly and turned over to stand up. Only then did Blood瞳 realize that he was very tall, even taller than himself.

“Virtual reality can create a virtual environment in the network and then transmit the user’s consciousness over to conduct communication similar to reality. Oh, this certainly requires some technology and resources. I don’t think your current level allows you to enable it,” the man explained softly. Then he extended a hand to Blood瞳.

“Hello, my name is Heck. I’m a florist.”

“A florist?” The doubt in Blood瞳's heart deepened, but he still reached out and shook the other man’s hand lightly. “Blood瞳.”

“Ha, I know your name is Blood瞳. Because I’ve been watching you for a long time. It’s just that you don’t know it.”

What?

Blood瞳's heart tightened. Watching him for a long time? Why? And… what was his identity?

“Don’t worry, I don’t have any malicious intentions.” Heck obviously noticed Blood瞳's vigilance and nodded in satisfaction. “I’ve been watching you only because you are a vassal of Hanser. Well, now that you’re no longer an ordinary mercenary, you should understand the meaning of a vassal to a mercenary, right?”

“Yes.” Blood瞳 nodded. He knew that a vassal was a legacy for a mercenary. It was very important.

“You see, that’s how it is.” Heck shrugged. “So you don’t need to be nervous. The only reason I left this address for you was to see you. I always need to know if you’re still alive.”

“…………” Blood瞳 remained silent, and after a while, he asked in a low voice, “Alive… what happens? Dead… what happens?”

“If you’re alive, naturally I’ll give you a beating. If you’re dead, I’ll give them a beating.” Heck laughed, but a chilling light suddenly flashed in his eyes, making Blood瞳 shudder.

“Bullying her legacy, they have to pay the price for it.”

“What are you talking about? Whose legacy? And who is she?” Blood瞳's eyes flashed, noticing Heck's words.

Heck smiled slightly, saying mysteriously, “Some things are not what you should be concerned about now. What you should be concerned about is yourself.”

“Hmm?” Blood瞳 was slightly stunned. Before he could speak, he saw Heck suddenly raise a hand and press it gently towards him.

With a loud bang, Blood瞳 immediately felt as if he had been hit head-on by a giant hammer weighing ten thousand tons. His entire body flew backward.

So painful!!

Unexpectedly, Heck attacked without warning, and Blood瞳 received the full force of the blow. His body was in excruciating pain while still in mid-air. The surroundings seemed to be bound by an invisible force, making it impossible for him to even struggle. Wherever he passed, a white line stretched across the plain, the earth was torn apart, and grass and soil flew into the air.

Blood瞳 flew for several kilometers before finally crashing into a hill. With a loud crash, he was deeply buried in the hill.

Only then did Heck lower his palm.

“Too weak.” Heck shook his head, his eyes full of regret. “I heard about your battle with Lobisk, and I thought you would grow. But now it seems you are still as weak as before. Has Hanser never taught you how to fight?”

“In that case, let me teach you.”

As he spoke, he raised his left hand and grabbed and lifted the hill a few kilometers away. With a loud bang, the hill exploded, and a figure rushed into the air.

Wasn't that Blood瞳?

At this moment, Blood瞳 looked slightly disheveled, but his eyes flashed with soaring fighting spirit. While still in mid-air, he twisted his waist, flying towards Heck like an arrow. His speed was so fast that he left a long string of afterimages in the air.

But Heck still shook his head. “Too slow. Still stuck in the stage of relying on physical combat.”

Then he made a downward pressing motion. There was nothing unusual, but Blood瞳, who was still approaching in the air, felt as if a giant hammer had smashed down from above, immediately knocking him down from the air. At the same time, the feeling of being bound reappeared.

In a flash of lightning, Blood瞳 gritted his teeth. Black flames burst out from his body, and the feeling of being bound lightened. He successfully landed on the ground, avoiding the embarrassment of the first time.

“Battle Momentum?” Heck's eyes flashed with a smile when he saw this. “It seems that Hanser didn’t teach you nothing. At least he taught you some basics, but this rudimentary battle momentum is far from enough.”

With a laugh, Heck's figure suddenly disappeared from the spot, and then appeared behind Blood瞳. The whole process was as fast as lightning, as if he had teleported.

But what kind of person was Blood瞳? After so many battles, his fighting instinct had long been integrated into his blood. Almost without thinking, he spun around and slashed behind him with a leg blade. A sharp scream rang out in the air. Blood瞳's leg blade gathered all his strength, and even an alloy pillar would definitely be cut in two!!

It was just that Blood瞳 never dreamed that his leg blade would actually miss…

No one behind him!?

Blood瞳's pupils shrank suddenly, unable to believe his eyes. He knew that although this strike was rushed, it almost condensed his instinctive intuition and combat experience into one. Why did it miss? How could it miss?

He clearly felt that the other person was behind him?

Just then, he heard Heck's lazy voice behind him. “The biggest drawback of physical combat is that people will always be deceived by their own feelings. Including so-called instincts and intuitions…”

Before he finished speaking, a huge force erupted behind Blood瞳, sending him flying like a cannonball. While his body was still in mid-air, Heck appeared above him like a shadow, stomping him into the ground.

The whole process was as smooth as flowing water, and as fast as lightning. It was just like what Blood瞳 had done to his enemies countless times in the past.

But Heck did it even more ruthlessly and mercilessly. Pressed under the surface, Blood瞳 felt as if his whole body was about to shatter. Every tendon, every nerve, every blood vessel, and even every bone sent out groans and protests of being unable to bear the weight. He almost fainted.

Blood瞳 almost fainted with his physical fitness, which showed how powerful Heck's blow was. But what Blood瞳 cared about was not this, but the sense of powerlessness that had arisen in him.

Yes, powerlessness…

This was the first time since he had walked out of the apocalypse that he had encountered such a gap in combat. Even his Sovereign, Hanser, had never been so powerless. The fight with Heck gave him the feeling of a cat-and-mouse game. Heck was naturally the cat, and he was the poor mouse.

This was not a gap in strength, but in understanding, in the understanding of strength, will, and combat! It was a difference between two levels, between heaven and earth!

Although they had only exchanged blows for a moment, Blood瞳 already knew that he was not a match.

However, this was not a reason for him to give up.

Buried deep underground, a burst of anger suddenly surged in Blood瞳's heart. An anger at the helplessness of combat, an anger at his own incompetence. This anger quickly burned his sanity, turning him into a roaring beast.

“Get out!”

His eyes instantly turned blood red. With a roar from the depths of his wild nature, Blood瞳 suddenly rushed out of the ground.

“Yo?” Seeing Blood瞳 almost change into a different person, Heck was not surprised but delighted. “Beast Will? It’s been a long time since I’ve seen such a warrior. No wonder you made Lobisk suffer a big loss.”

“But…” Heck lowered his eyes, a smile appearing at the corner of his mouth. “Just this is not enough. You can’t defeat me with just your body and strength. You can’t even… catch me.”

In the voice, Heck's body suddenly blurred. Although he seemed to be still in the same place, Blood瞳 felt as if he had completely disappeared. Neither his naked eyes nor his hearing, nor even his intuition, could find Heck's trace anymore.

In this situation, how could he fight? So Blood瞳 was stunned. He stared blankly at the spot with blood-red eyes.

Heck's voice floated around.

“Do you know? The biggest difference between Comet-class and Meteor-class is that they have learned the power of will. Just like the battle momentum you are now beginning to master. But this is only the basics. Perhaps you think that turning will into physical power is the whole of battle momentum. But in the eyes of most Comet-class, this is actually just a joke.”

As he spoke, Heck's body suddenly split, turning into countless images surrounding Blood瞳. Each image had its own movements and its own expressions. It was as if he had countless clones.

Blood瞳 stood in the middle of these images, his face full of confusion.

In his confusion, he heard Heck say softly, “In fact, every Comet-class has their own secret. This secret is the beginning of their evolution. I can’t tell you their secrets. Just like I can’t tell you how to evolve. But there is one thing I can remind you of.”

“That is, the key to entering the Comet-class lies in the separation of spirit and body.”

“The spirit is above the body, and the will is above everything.”

“This is my gift to you, feel it carefully!”

In his voice, all Hecks raised their hands and made a waving motion to Blood瞳.

The next moment, Blood瞳's eyes went dark and he fell into silence. He felt as if he had fallen into a bottomless abyss, surrounded by darkness. He wanted to move, but he couldn't move. He wanted to shout, but he couldn't make a sound.

In this bottomless abyss, he sank and fell bit by bit.

Vaguely, familiar figures appeared around him and quickly drifted away…