The Highest Bounty

Gu Ding fully unleashed his seventh tier Ultimate Arts and rage ability. Even though Gu Ding was not afraid of Nick"s Rank 7 Gene Body, a lion still used its full force when hunting a rabbit, similarly Gu Ding did not look down on his opponent. It was within his intentions to end the battle quickly as well.

The moment the two came face to face, Nick moved. Even with Gu Ding"s eyesight, his vision was blurry. Hence, Gu Ding simply shut his eyes.

The Ultimate Arts moves that had managed to withstand the tests of strength and time were very suited for blind battles without any source of light. The creator of the peculiar style had taken into consideration many different types of combat environments. Therefore, every move of the style allowed one to deal deadly blows to his or her enemy"s vital points, even when one"s eyes were closed. Nevertheless, it depended on the user"s level of familiarity with the moves, battle prowess, as well as body reflexes.

With his eyes closed, Gu Ding"s heart was as calm as still water. Gu Ding had never suspended his connection to the Ultimate Arts even for a day. Hence, he had no problem related to his level of familiarity with the moves. Although Gu Ding had no way of predicting the other party"s every move, to him, as long as he could grasp the time and angle of the other party"s attack, he could rely on the moves from the Ultimate Arts to retaliate.

All of a sudden, the sound of wind being blown gently came from Gu Ding"s left side. Immediately, Gu Ding made a split-second deduction that the other party was about to attack his waist from the left. In response, he immediately took a step back with his left leg so that he was facing his opponent. Then, he busted out a merciless and fierce Steel Fist. He executed his moves in one smooth motion; as fluid as moving clouds and running water.

Nick had not expected the other party to react so fast. Therefore, Gu Ding"s moves were able to land despite the fact that he had reacted later. Nick"s attack had not even reached Gu Ding"s waist, while Gu Ding"s fist was almost about to blast him in the chest. Before challenging Gu Ding, Nick had done his homework and knew that the former"s attacks were fierce. If Gu Ding"s fist were to him directly, even if he did not end up dead, it was likely he would lose his combat capabilities. Nevertheless, it was already too late for him to dodge. Hence, in that instant, after his brain had made a series of judgments, he chose to block. Nick"s arms wrapped around his chest as he took Gu Ding"s attack.

The moment Gu Ding"s fist hit Nick"s two arms, Nick"s body flew backward. Nevertheless, Nick knew that he had made the right choice. That was because Gu Ding"s punch had ended up breaking both his arms. If Gu Ding had hit his chest, he might have died a gruesome death. 

Nick tried hard to recompose himself about ten meters away from Gu Ding as his two hands trembled slightly. The muscles in his arms were spasming erratically. Gu Ding"s punch had given Nick a big fright. Nick took a few deep breaths and flung out his hands forcefully while he kept his gaze on Gu Ding. The former was worried that the latter would suddenly move during this time.

Nevertheless, Gu Ding remained motionless in his original place with his eyes still shut tight. A slight breeze blew and it lifted the sleeves of his s.h.i.+rt. With that scene, Nick thought for a very brief moment that man he was facing was an unshakable mountain, spread solidly at that one place. The mountain made it so that it was impossible for others to cross over.

Nick shook his head and tossed those self-disadvantageous thoughts out of his brain. By then, the soreness in his arm"s muscles had taken a turn for the better, so he started to swim around Gu Ding.

The fight between the two had managed to attract an audience of a few Interstellar Pirates and other personnel. Among them were a few people who recognized Gu Ding and Nick. Those people recorded a video of the battle.

Nick circled Gu Ding several times. The former felt that with his attack speed, Gu Ding would not have enough time to retaliate if he were to attack from a blind spot like his back.

Hence, Nick"s body flashed and he appeared out of nowhere behind Gu Ding"s back. His right hand tightened into a fist, and it was aimed straight for Gu Ding"s posterior cervical spine. 

Gu Ding instantaneously detected the other party"s movements, and his body reacted almost immediately. Gu Ding quickly twisted his body toward the right while his right hand executed a backhanded Lightning Elbow that collided with his opponent"s head. In addition to that, his body took off from the ground, and he performed a Flaming Knee with his left leg that fell heavily on his opponent"s chest.

Nick had not expected Gu Ding"s attacks to be so swift. The moment he was. .h.i.t by the Lightning Elbow, his brain practically exploded. What Nick did not know was that Gu Ding had not yet activated his Damage Stacking ability. Otherwise, that one hit would have been enough to make the plasma in his brain burst out, in other words, it would have been enough for him to die on the spot. Other than that, Nick"s ribs had been shattered by Gu Ding"s Flaming Knee attack. As a result, the intense pain caused him to collapse in a dead faint right where he was.

Opening his eyes and noticing the other party"s devastating condition, Gu Ding secretly rejoiced that he had not used his Damage Stacking ability. Otherwise, there would definitely be no way for the man to be saved.

"Left here, he will definitely croak, right?" Gu Ding did not have a grudge against his opponent. Moreover, the loot was still in the other party"s inventory. In front of so many onlookers, Gu Ding was unwilling to reveal Neptune"s secret. Hence, he immediately made Neptune call the local emergency number.

"h.e.l.lo, there"s another wounded person here at the starport. He has serious injuries to his head, and all the ribs in his chest are shattered. Please get here as fast as you can, thank you!" Seeing Gu Ding call the emergency number, the jaws of the onlooking Interstellar Pirates" dropped.

"That guy is really too much. He beat up his opponent until such a state but still called emergency treatment for him. It"s just blatant humiliation!" They all thought that Gu Ding"s actions were not out of kindness. Nevertheless, right after that, they saw an even more arrogant scene.

Gu Ding took out a bottle of E-grade cell repair agent. Then, he pried open Nick"s mouth and poured the bottle of medicine into it. In reality, Nick was a Rank 7 Gene Body, so he had three spiral gene chains in his body. Hence, he required the use of a D-grade cell repair agent for the medicine to be effective. E-grade cell repair agents had very limited effects on him.

Gu Ding"s behavior was basically humiliation in the eyes of the other Interstellar Pirates. Not to mention, it was without a doubt that the entire scene had been captured on video by a bystander.

Not long after, an ambulance arrived, and a group of paramedics lifted Nick into the vehicle.

Gu Ding waved at Liliath and Biggie as he shouted loudly, "I"ll follow the ambulance and make a trip to the hospital. You two look around as you please."

Lilith and Biggie exchanged glances somewhat speechlessly before nodding.

Only then did Gu Ding get into the ambulance.

"Gu Ding is an atrocious guy after all. He even wants to follow Nick along to the hospital, and it"s obviously so that when the other guy wakes up, the other guy will see his victory stance." This was what all the other Interstellar Pirates thought in their hearts.

In actual fact, Gu Ding was only worried about his loot. Gu Ding was unsure about what the blue crystal rock actually was as he had not managed to ask about it earlier. Nevertheless, based on Neptune"s previous tone, it seemed as if it was something very impressive.

Sitting in the ambulance, Gu Ding looked at the group of paramedics on one side and typed a sentence on his wrist.w.a.tch. "Neptune, what exactly is that blue rock?"