Hunter of Immortals

Chapter 379: Training

Chapter 379: Training

What an annoying opponent!

Adam didn't feel any reciprocation from beneath his palm. As it turned out, right as he was about to make contact with Guang Fei, his opponent was able to flee using the shadow cast by his palm.

As soon as the shadow was cast onto his shoulder, Guang Fei had disappeared without a trace.

At this point in the battle, Adam had lost an anomaly, and he had been decapitated, but he hadn't even managed to catch a glimpse of his opponent, and he couldn't help but wonder exactly who Guang Fei was.

After sprouting a new head, Adam asked, "How was an adapter as powerful as yourself thrown into Darvaza Prison? Who are you?"

"Who am I? I'm just an old man. No one knew of me 30 years ago, and no one knows of me now. 30 years is a very long time..."

30 years was indeed a very long time.

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The celebrities that had been household names 30 years ago were nothing more than distant memories for those of the previous generation.

It was quite common for celebrities and politicians to become household names, but no matter how powerful an adapter was, they simply weren't known to the general public, and that applied even to the likes of Hebi no Miko and Sadou.

One could only remember far into the future if they were widely renowned to the general public at some point.

In the case of a powerful adapter from 30 years ago, only those who had fought against and alongside him in World War III would've had any recollection of him.

Furthermore, Adam had a feeling that Guang Fei most likely wasn't all that renowned even 30 years ago.

One's psychic body was always a manifestation of their personality, so the fact that Guang Fei was so adept at self-concealment indicated that in the real world, he had to be someone who preferred to keep a low profile.

Generally speaking, these people weren't very well-known, and similarly, they would usually be able to avoid capture.

"How has an adapter of your caliber been locked up in Darvaza Prison for so many years."

"That's another story for another time," Guang Fei chuckled.

Guang Fei was very patient in this psychic battle, and even though he had just slain one of Adam's anomalies, he didn't rush to press his advantage.

At this point, their conversation was nearing a conclusion.

"How about this? If you can beat me, I'll tell you my story."

Right as Guang Fei made this declaration, the surrounding shadows began to close in on Adam again, and Adam began pondering potentially viable strategies.

Having endured countless battles of life and death, he had already thought of a few ideas during the conversation that had just taken place.

The best way to counteract Guang Fei's abilities was to create an environment in which shadows couldn't take shape.

If flames won't work, then I should just destroy all of the surrounding structures so they can't cast any shadows.

With that in mind, Adam quickly reverted back to his original height of around 12 meters, then went on a frenzied spree of destruction, laying waste to all of the surrounding structures.

He was like a rampant force of nature, tearing through the entire third area of the prison, quickly reducing all of the surrounding buildings to piles of rubble.

It was very difficult for the average person to conceptualize the existence of a 12-meter-tall giant.

Essentially, that was around the same height as a four-story building.

As another point of comparison, an adult elephant generally only reached around three to four meters in height, and as a level six anomaly, Sludge's physical prowess far exceeded that of any animal.

"What a wonderful spectacle of destruction you're putting on."

Under the moonlight, Adam heard Guang Fei's voice ringing out from his shadow, and he immediately swung around before slamming a fist into the ground, but Guang Fei was able to retreat into a rift in the ground.

After destroying all of the surrounding structures, there were indeed far fewer shadows around, and Adam was even able to clearly see traces of Guang Fei's retreat.

He followed Guang Fei's path of retreat, tenaciously pursuing his opponent while launching a violent barrage of attacks into the ground.

I got him!

Finally, Adam felt a hint of reciprocation through his fist, but it seemed that Guang Fei wasn't particularly susceptible to physical attacks.

Even though he had managed to strike his opponent, the blow hadn't managed to inflict much damage at all. While Adam was pursuing Guang Fei, he invoked Hellhound, which blasted an Explosive Fireballs in the same direction as Adam's attacks.

In its current form, Hellhound's Explosive Fireballs were extremely powerful, and the entire area was instantly transformed into a sea of flames.

All of a sudden, a black shadow erupted out of the rubble before appearing in mid-air.

This was the first time that Guang Fei had revealed himself to Adam.

He was a humanoid black swan that appeared to be quite blurry and insubstantial, as if he could disintegrate into a shadow at any moment.

The animalization of one's psychic body was a common trait seen in psychic mutants, and Adam had seen all types of examples of this, including Mole, Armadillo, Rabbit, Raven, and now, he was witnessing a new species, namely a black swan.

"I knew that fat pig's information would be unreliable. You're far more powerful than what he told me."

Guang Fei was hovering in mid-air, looking very calm and collected.

Adam and Hellhound didn't give chase. He knew that the true battle had only just begun.

Up to this point, Guang Fei had already displayed powers far superior to those of a level six anomaly, and at this level, one would attain the power of domains. Adam had very little experience battling adapters who possessed domains, so he was proceeding with a great deal of caution, choosing to adopt a defensive stance first.

"It's good to be cautious against an unfamiliar opponent, but it's not going to be enough. You're simply no match for me."

Guang Fei spread his wings as he spoke, and those wings quickly swelled drastically in size. Black mist began to permeate through the air, and in the blink of an eye, his wingspan had increased from around two meters to a vast size that seemed to be encompassing the entire heavens. The light of the moon was completely blocked out, and the entire area had been cast into shadow.

"So this is your domain..."

Adam's heart immediately sank as he assessed the area of Guang Fei's domain.

It was a domain that was even more vast than Wax Figure's domain.

One would be remiss to gauge the power of an opponent based purely on the size of their domain, but it was certainly true that Guang Fei was far more powerful than Adam had originally anticipated.

"That's right. It's time for round two, boy!"

Guang Fei's body faded into the darkness as he spoke, and before Adam could do anything, Guang Fei had already appeared behind him, as if by instantaneous teleportation.

Just like Distortion's Shadow Strike ability, Guang Fei seemed to be able to instantly move anywhere at will as long as there was a shadow there.

Before Adam was able to turn around with his cumbersome body, a shadow had already pierced through him.

Guang Fei's offensive prowess was extremely formidable, as evidenced by the fact that he was able to decapitate Sludge with a single strike even before the activation of his domain, and now, his attacks had become even more fearsome.

Several shadows that were roughly the size of doors had plunged through his body, while countless feathers descended out of the sky, forming a set of chains that locked Hellhound into place so that it was unable to assist Adam.

"It's a pity that I have to kill you here. I'll admit that I wasn't as powerful as you back at your age, but as you are now, you don't have what it takes to oppose me or collaborate with me."

As Guang Fei was speaking, he moved around from behind Adam to in front of him.

Guang Fei raised a hand to the heavens, and the shadows in the sky converged over his palm to form an enormous battle ax. He looked straight into Adam's eyes as he swung the ax down from above.

The head of the ax alone was over four meters in length, and it was almost able to clave Adam's upper body cleanly in half.

Furthermore, after burying itself into Adam's body, the ax began to release a type of invasive energy that was constantly disrupting Adam's self-regeneration.

Under the effects of this type of corrosive energy, the stone material of Adam's body began to soften, then disintegrated into black sand that was completely devoid of vitality.

"Your defenses and regenerative abilities are both exceptional, but I'm sorry to tell you that I've faced opponents like yourself in the past, and I know that you're not actually unkillable."