High Martial Arts: Liver Becomes the Master of the Universe

Chapter 55 How Fragile the Steel of the Empire Is
A bloated, enormous figure appeared in everyone's sight.

That was a giant who was over three meters tall.

His body had completely lost its human form, turning into a writhing mountain of flesh made up of rotting flesh, tumors, and pustules.

The skin was a corpse-like grayish-green, covered with all sorts of unidentifiable, slimy mosses and fungi.

Countless fat, white maggots scurried in and out of the sores on his body, making a shushing sound that sent chills down one's spine.

His left arm had been replaced by a large, rusty mining drill bit, the surface of which still bore traces of dark red blood and bits of flesh.

In his right hand, he dragged a gigantic battle axe made from discarded mechanical parts.

What was most disgusting was his abdomen.

There was a huge, crater-like wound there, with rotting flesh curling up at its edges.

Through the wound, you could even see the wriggling, germ-infected internal organs, as well as some fist-sized flies nesting inside.

He walked out of the mine, step by step.

Each step left a foul-smelling footprint on the ground, a mixture of pus, slime, and maggots.

He raised his head, revealing that same bloated, rotting face.

Their eyes were just two dark, empty holes, but everyone could feel a gaze filled with resentment, madness, and...joy scrutinizing them.

"Ho...ho..."

He opened his mouth, and a hoarse laugh, like that of a broken bellows, came from his throat.

"Fresh...flesh and blood...fresh...soul..."

His voice was thick and unsettling.

"The Emperor's...puppies...why...why are you disturbing...our wonderful...new life?"

"boom!"

Before he finished speaking, Kro's massive body moved.

His speed was completely at odds with his bulky physique.

Like a cannonball, he instantly covered a distance of tens of meters and appeared in front of Chu Lan, who was closest to him.

The enormous battle axe, pieced together from scrap metal, brought down on Chu Lan with a terrifying force that seemed capable of splitting the earth in two!
"clang--!"

A deafening metallic explosion echoed throughout the entire mine.

At the critical moment, Chu Lan raised his broadsword horizontally, barely managing to block Krona's thunderous attack.

A terrifying force surged wildly into her arms through the axe handle.

"Crack!"

The ground beneath his feet cracked instantly, and his entire body, along with his power armor, was forced down by the immense force, shrinking him by half.

The joints of the power armor emitted a sickening, creaking sound, as if it were about to burst under the strain.

“Vitality Index…14.5…”

Chu Lan's voice came through the communication channel, tinged with disbelief and solemnity, "His power far exceeds the data assessment!"

Kro grinned, revealing his rotting mouth and dark, hollow eye sockets, staring at Chu Lan, who was pinned down and unable to move.

"Little guy...using a knife...good...very good..."

He laughed hoarsely, then suddenly exerted force in his arm.

"boom!"

Chu Lan could no longer hold on. He was sent flying by an irresistible force, along with his axe.

Her power armor rolled for more than ten meters on the ground before crashing into a huge rock and coming to a stop. A noticeable dent appeared in the armor on her chest.

With a single blow, Chu Lan, the class's recognized second strongest, was defeated head-on!

"Chu Lan!"

"Damn it!"

Shi Potian, who was closest to them, and two other students roared and flanked them from the flank.

"court death!"

With uncanny agility, Krona's massive body suddenly spun around. The mining drill bit on his left arm emitted a piercing, high-frequency spinning sound, like a venomous snake emerging from its hole, as it viciously burrowed towards Shi Potian.

Shi Potian's pupils contracted, and the long sword in his hand precisely struck the rapidly spinning drill bit.

"Qiang!"

Sparks flew everywhere.

A tremendous force of recoil struck, instantly numbing Shi Potian's tiger's mouth and nearly causing him to drop his long sword.

The mining drill bit paused only slightly before continuing forward at an even faster speed.

Shi Potian exerted all his strength and managed to roll aside in a sorry state just as the drill was about to pierce his breastplate.

At the same time, the attacks of the other two students landed on Klona's bulky back.

"Pfft! Pfft!"

A sword and a long saber simultaneously pierced into his rotting flesh.

However, the expected scene of blood splattering did not occur.

Their weapons seemed to be cutting into a huge, tough piece of cowhide, only penetrating a few inches before getting stuck.

A slippery, icy sensation emanated from the swords, as if countless tiny insects were crawling along the blades towards their arms.

"The garden's...gifts...are not something you...mere iron...can harm?"

Kroh let out a low growl, and his obese body suddenly shuddered.

"Oh!"

A powerful force erupted from his back.

The two students groaned, as if struck by a giant hammer, spitting out blood as they flew backward and crashed heavily to the ground. The power armor alarms instantly blared out.

In the blink of an eye, three students were involved: two seriously injured and one in a sorry state.

The monster's strength was far beyond their ability to handle.

"I'll stop him!"

Qian Duoduo roared and charged forward again, bracing himself against the giant shield.

"All of you, attack from the side! Focus fire on his head and limbs!"

"Boom!"

Qian Duoduo's tower shield slammed solidly into Kro's body.

This time, Kro's massive body only swayed slightly before regaining its balance.

He lowered his head, his dark, hollow eyes looking at the short, fat man in front of him who resembled a tin can.

“The shield…ha…just like me back then…”

He stretched out his huge, fan-like hand and grabbed the edge of the tower shield.

"Crack...click!"

Before everyone's horrified eyes, the giant tower shield, made of high-strength alloy and reinforced with an energy field, was torn, crumpled, and deformed in his hands like a piece of paper!
"No...impossible!"

Qian Duoduo was horrified.

"Nothing is impossible..."

Kro's voice suddenly became clearer, no longer so hoarse and viscous.

"When you're crammed into a cold mining mech, day after day, year after year, digging through these damned, never-ending rocks... you'll realize just how... fragile the Empire's steel is..."

"boom!"

He threw a punch, sending the deformed shield and Qian Duoduo behind it flying.

Qian Duoduo's body drew an arc in the air, and fragments of his power armor scattered everywhere.

"Lots of money!"

Qin Feng and Shi Potian both exclaimed in surprise.

(End of this chapter)