Wasteland: My Items Can Be Infinitely Upgraded-Chapter 581 - 282: Who Is the Praying Mantis Behind the Oriole? Lin Feng Must Step In
The battle between Father Su An and Li Hao began with intense collisions as soon as Xu Wanfeng gave the order.
The average speed of Tier Two Evolvers can reach 100 meters per second, which is equivalent to 360 kilometers per hour, the upper limit of land transportation speed for humans.
And when they burst, both being Mid-Tier Two Evolvers, combined with the armor enhancement, can easily boost their burst speed to over 200 meters per second.
This corresponds to a speed of 700 kilometers per hour, matching the average cruising speed of many airplanes.
Collisions at such speeds create extremely terrifying impact forces, so both sides aim for each other’s vital weak points right at the outset.
For instance, the head or neck.
Armed with the Armor-Piercing Wolf Spear, Father Su An promptly brandished his weapon, directly thrusting toward Li Hao’s head.
Although the Armor-Piercing Wolf Spear in his hand is only Level 23, with the boost from speed and power, it is sufficient to pierce through the relatively weaker Rock Horse Head Armor of the Ceramic Steel Armor.
Having encountered the Armor-Piercing Wolf Spear before and knowing its sharpness, Li Hao dared not meet it head-on, opting instead to pull out a shield from behind his battle armor and use it to block.
Meanwhile, the other hand of the Rock Horse Warrior clenched into a fist and hurled it at the slender Undying Holy Armor in front of him.
On the wasteland, most metallic materials are not harder than the Ceramic Steel on the surface of the Rock Horse Giant Beast, hence the Rock Horse Armor itself is a very powerful weapon.
The skirmish occurred in a flash, so fast that even the long-range camera of the Oasis Battleship couldn’t capture the scene clearly.
The replay video showed only a blurry image of both sides close together in one frame.
Fortunately, as quick as the skirmish began, it ended just as fast.
Though Li Hao held the upper hand in the duel, Father Su An had faced Tier Two Powerhouses before and knew well how to conduct a defense with both advance and retreat in mind.
The moment the opponent pulled out a shield, he immediately adjusted the piercing angle of the Armor-Piercing Wolf Spear from the neck to the right shoulder side of the Rock Horse Armor.
That area had been pierced through by Lin Feng using a Wolf Fang Weapon of the same material during a spar with Li Hao, even injuring Li Hao’s internal left shoulder.
Even though it had been repaired, its defense was far weaker than other areas.
Father Su An banked on this; if successful, he would directly break through the right shoulder guard of the Rock Horse Armor, following through to render one of Li Hao’s arms useless.
Without a right arm, the Rock Horse Warrior would suffer severe trauma and lose the qualifications to inject the Ascension Potion to enter a Frenzy State.
After all, the prerequisite for using a life force overdraft potion like this is being in a good state; otherwise, using it while seriously injured, despite certain enhancement effects, wouldn’t yield an average increase. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎
It would instead worsen the injury significantly due to accelerated metabolism and deplete more life force.
Once used, the survival rate is practically zero.
With Li Mingquan’s vivid example preceding, even the Level 26 Mid-Tier Two Evolver Li Hao has to be cautious in using the Ascension Potion.
Only when ensuring the Oasis Church’s downfall would he consider risking it all with this self-destructive measure to seize control of the Oasis Battleship.
At this point, it’s only the second match of the arena; if injured by Su An now, winning this duel requires using the Ascension Potion.
Yet, once used, the severely overdrafted Li Hao cannot guarantee victory in the final duel unless he can use this matchup to directly kill Father Su An.
This could tip the balance of power, inspiring confidence for the remaining two Tier Two Leaders in his side’s two big villages to ultimately win and also assure the Li Family of winning the final duel.
Unfortunately, Father Su An isn’t the newly promoted Tier Two Grand Priest from the last match or any other aged regular Tier Two Priest.
He has battle experience comparable to Li Hao’s and is far younger.
This means Father Su An has a stronger life force.
More capable of overdrafting his state, with a faster recovery speed.
So in that instant of engagement, Li Hao decisively chose to back off, switching the target of his mighty punch from Father Su An’s chest to the spear coming toward him.
Disrupting the blow aimed at his right-side shoulder guard.
After both sides retreated, they didn’t immediately attack again but instead widened the distance, contemplating their next move.
In such scenarios, Power Armor is much smarter and more convenient than Biological Battle Armor.
Especially the Undying Holy Armor specially designed for Priests and Knights by the church, equipped with the endurance provided by Holy Spring Water and an intelligent computational assistance system.
The combat assistance simulation can predict in advance the enemy’s attack style and the probabilities of various strategies being implemented, making prior warnings and responses.
The biological implant, however, leans more towards instinctive reactions, capable of dodging danger through the sixth sense, responding more fiercely and swiftly than Power Armor especially when facing a death threat.
Both have their strengths and weaknesses, but in the early confrontations, the Power Armor with an intelligent combat assistance system apparently holds the upper hand.
This is also why Lin Feng, during a spar, could withstand the attack from Mid-Tier Two Li Hao.
Because with the intelligent assistance system, most damage can be effectively avoided.
Yet, proactively attacking and wanting to hurt the Rock Horse Warrior also comes with significant costs.
