Chapter 144

Like rolling thunder,

the heavens split apart.

Unparalleled violent force struck Bokato's body head-on, then erupted in full, transforming into countless highly corrosive streams of power that surged into his body.

In an instant,

the Marine uniform Bokato wore was forcibly sliced open at the front, leaving a clean, smooth cut.

Chest and abdomen…

were carved and caved in by that fierce slash, a faint blood-colored wound appearing, fresh blood slowly welling up and spilling out.

The blood gradually stained the Marine uniform at his front.

Then,

the violent force of that slash erupted explosively, producing an extremely powerful shockwave.

The shockwave spread swiftly,

completely engulfing Bokato's body.

And driven by this shockwave,

Bokato, who had been treading Moon Steps and hovering in midair,

was sent crashing down from high above onto the warship's deck.

Boom!

His back slammed heavily into the warship's deck.

Immediately after,

as the warship's deck shattered and split apart,

it could be seen that

his figure plunged sharply beneath the deck.

At the same time.

Rumble rumble!

The entire warship let out a series of thunderous roars.

An immensely massive warship, at this moment, seemed to be trembling faintly and unceasingly under the weight of Bokato's heavy impact.

Splash splash!

The swaying warship stirred up ripples and sprays across the sea surface.

As the ripples spread,

came a series of clear, melodious sounds of the currents, like musical notes.

Smoke billowed,

dust swirled.

The atmosphere was utterly dead silent!

Not a sound to be heard!

Crack!

Crack!

Crisp, pleasant sounds rang out as the warship's deck cracked wantonly.

Shattering,

splitting apart.

In the central area, a deep depression caved in; Bokato lay flat in the sunken pit of the deck, his face pale, fresh blood slowly flowing from his chest.

The aura emanating from his body had also become especially chaotic and weak.

"Cough, cough!"

After a violent cough, Bokato spat blood, lowered his head, looked at the wound on his chest and abdomen, and could not help but show a wry smile.

Fortunately…

it was only a superficial wound.

Nothing serious.

Had he not activated Tekkai, one of the Six Powers, in time, that terrifying slash just now might have bisected his entire body at the waist on the spot!

After executing Tekkai, his body seemed to become an indestructible steel plate, dissolving more than ninety-nine percent of that slash's force.

Yet even so, his body still suffered a minor flesh wound.

From the upper left of his chest, stretching all the way to the area beside his abdominal ribs, a vicious, terrifying wound continuously welled with fresh blood.

Even though it was only a superficial wound, it still brought Bokato a certain degree of impact.

"This battle isn't over yet!"

Bokato drew a deep breath, forcibly adjusting his own condition.

Next,

he twisted his stiff neck, then kicked off with both feet.

"Soru!"

In a flash,

his figure vanished from the spot.

The next second,

Bokato walked out from beneath the collapsed deck, returning once more to the warship's deck.

At the same time.

The wretched, miserable state of his body was also clearly visible to the countless marines watching all around.

"Holy crap…"

"Lieutenant Commander Bokato, isn't this way too brutal?"

"He almost got one-shotted by a single kick!"

"You can tell Lieutenant Commander Bokato is injured. Although the wounds aren't terribly serious, they'll still affect his physical condition going forward to some degree."

"I thought this battle would be a clash of dragons and tigers. But I didn't expect that, the moment the fight began, Lieutenant Commander Bokato seemed to be pressed and beaten the entire way through!"

"Looking at it this way, Mr. Lu En is clearly still stronger by another three-tenths!"

"Stronger by three-tenths? Only three-tenths stronger? Are you sure you didn't misspeak?"

A group of marines stared, faces full of shock, at Bokato, whose figure now looked utterly wretched.

Struck on the abdomen and chest by a frontal slash…

And as a result,

Bokato's upper garment had already been cut through and shredded.

Streak after streak of muscle lines covered Bokato's entire body.

Of course.

Compared to Lu En's muscles, which were laced with veins like a centipede, they still fell short by quite a bit — they didn't possess that thick, overwhelming sense of pressure and visual impact that Lu En radiated.

Drip!

Drip!

……

Blood slowly dripped from Bokato's chest onto the deck beneath his feet.

"Again!"

Bokato let out a great shout.

Not the slightest intention of conceding defeat…

Immediately,

His figure flashed.

"Soru!"

In an instant, he vanished from where he stood.

Treading Moon Step, Bokato's figure danced and flickered wildly through the air.