The third floor's open space was already unrecognizable.
Walls had collapsed, the ground was cracked, and concrete fragments were piled up like mountains.
Steel rebars twisted and poked out from the ruins like the skeletons of monsters.
The entire space looked as if it had been bombarded by countless bombs; not a single intact spot could be found.
The roaring continued unabated.
"Bang—!!!"
Two figures collided once more, the shockwave exploding and shaking the debris down like rain!
Leo sidestepped a lashing tentacle while simultaneously smashing his right fist toward the Doctor's face!
The Doctor didn't dodge; she raised her hand to counter, blasting a punch toward Leo's chest!
"Bang! Bang!"
Two dull thuds exploded almost simultaneously!
Leo's fist smashed into the Doctor's face, caving in her skull and deforming half of her face!
Blood sprayed from the corners of her mouth, nostrils, and eye sockets!
The Doctor's fist also slammed into Leo's chest, leaving a depression!
Both were sent flying backward at the same time!
The Doctor crashed into a pile of ruins, smoke and dust filling the air!
Leo slammed into a remaining load-bearing pillar, which instantly cracked!
But in the next second—
The wounds on both their bodies began to heal simultaneously!
The injury on Leo's chest returned to its original state!
The Doctor stood up from the ruins, her deformed face also writhing frantically as bone restructured and muscle regenerated!
In just a few seconds, both were restored to their original conditions!
The Doctor panted heavily, staring at Leo. In those blood-red eyes, anger and madness intertwined.
How long had she been fighting this man?
Five minutes? Ten minutes? Or longer?
She could no longer remember clearly.
She only remembered that from the beginning until now, she had been the one taking a beating!
Leo's combat skills were too strong!
Those tentacles—five for offense, two for defense—seemed like an inescapable net to her, but in his eyes, they seemed full of flaws!
He could always find a gap, always avoid the attacks, and always land a punch on her!
And her?
Nine out of ten of her attacks were dodged by him!
The occasional punch that landed only left a wound on him—and the wound healed in the blink of an eye!
Leo walked out from the ruins, patting the dust off his clothes.
He looked at the Doctor, a cold sneer curling at the corner of his mouth.
His voice was full of mockery.
"A Perfect Lifeform? This is all you've got?"
The Doctor's pupils suddenly constricted!
"You—!!!"
She roared, and five tentacles surged at once, weaving into an airtight net in the air, covering Leo like a dark cloud!
At the same time, she clenched her fists, lunging at Leo like an enraged beast!
Leo did not retreat.
He raised his right hand.
"Conversion."
The black patterns on his body writhed slightly, light flowing through them.
Strength, enhanced by fifty percent!
He suddenly exerted force with his feet!
"Bang—!!!"
The ground exploded! His figure was like a golden meteor, meeting the Doctor head-on!
The tentacle net descended!
Leo's form flickered as he wove through the gaps between the tentacles!
One tentacle grazed his shoulder, leaving a bloody trail!
Another tentacle lashed his back, tearing his skin and flesh!
A third tentacle wrapped toward his waist, but he grabbed it and threw it aside violently!
He had already rushed in front of the Doctor!
Pulling back his right fist, Nen condensed, muscles tightened, and veins bulged!
He threw a punch!
"Bang—!!!"
The fist smashed solidly into the Doctor's face!
The power of this punch was twice that of the previous ones!
The Doctor's head snapped back, her entire face caving in!
Blood, minced meat, and even a few teeth sprayed from her mouth!
Her entire body was like a cannonball, flying backward!
"Boom—!!!"
She crashed through one wall, then another, and finally became embedded in a third wall!
Leo retracted his fist and shook the blood off his hand.
He looked at the human-shaped indentation in the wall, breathing slightly.
The Doctor struggled to crawl out from the wall.
Her face was still bleeding, but it had already begun to heal.
She looked up and stared at Leo, the anger in her eyes nearly burning.
"Damn it..."
Her voice was hoarse and distorted.
"Damn it—!!!"
She let out a long howl to the sky!
But her attacks still lacked any method.
She had immense power but no matching combat skills.
She relied entirely on instinct, anger, and that constantly regenerating body to hold on.
Leo looked at her, his mind quickly analyzing the situation.
'The styx stone is still supplying her with energy.'
'Her aura is still getting stronger.'
'But her combat skills are still zero.'
'As long as I maintain the pressure, she'll have to relax her defense of the gem on her chest. That will be my chance.'
Leo took a deep breath and charged forward again!
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The two were locked in combat once more!
Fist to flesh! Every punch carried destructive power!
Tentacles danced wildly! Every tentacle left an afterimage in the air!
Blood splattered! The blood of the two mixed together, drenching the ruins!
Walls were collapsing! Rubble fell like rain!
The ground was cracking! Fissures spread in all directions like a spiderweb!
The entire space was trembling!
As if it could collapse at any moment!
The two were like two tireless killing machines, frantically blasting each other, frantically slaughtering, frantically destroying everything in sight!
The Doctor's breathing grew heavier and heavier.
She could feel herself getting stronger.
With every injury and every healing, her body was evolving.
But she also felt—
She couldn't hit him.
If she could land one punch out of ten, she was lucky.
Whereas his ten punches all hit home, each one making her spit blood!
"Damn it... damn it... DAMN IT—!!!"
The Doctor's roar echoed through the ruins.
The second floor.
Ashir stumbled out of the stairwell.
He was covered in injuries, his clothes were tattered, and his face was covered in dust and blood.
But he didn't care about that; he just ran desperately, trying to get away from that Hell on the third floor.
Movement came from ahead.
He looked up and saw several familiar figures.
Sophia, Shizuku, Kastro, Machi Komacine, and Hisoka.
They stood together, surrounded by corpses lying in all directions.
Elliot, Ivan, Gleb, Sergei, and Natasha had all been killed.
Sophia was the first to see Ashir.
She frowned and walked over quickly.
"Why did you come up from the third floor? Where is my Master?"
Ashir gasped for breath, the terror on his face impossible to hide.
"He's on the third floor... fighting the Doctor..."
Machi Komacine also walked over.
"What's the situation?"
Ashir swallowed hard, his voice trembling.
"The Doctor... the Doctor turned into a monster! She performed Fusion with number zero! She's extremely powerful!"
He warned Machi Komacine.
"Don't go down! It's too dangerous! You'll only get in their way!"
Hisoka's eyes instantly lit up.
"Oh? A monster?"
The corners of his mouth slowly widened into a grin.
"That sounds quite interesting~"
He started walking toward the stairwell.
Sophia stopped him.
"Didn't you hear him? Going down will only get in Master's way!"
Hisoka tilted his head, looking at her.
"How do you know it'll be a hindrance and not helping?"
Sophia stared at him coldly.
"Because I believe in my Master."
The two were in a standoff, the atmosphere tense.
Just then—
The ground suddenly shook violently!
"Rumble—!!!"
Everyone stumbled, grabbing onto walls to barely remain standing!
"Crack!"
A crisp sound rang out!
The ground began to crack!
Fissures spread like a spiderweb in all directions, getting larger and deeper!
"Retreat!"
Machi Komacine shouted!
Everyone retreated frantically!
In the next second—
"Boom—!!!"
The ground completely shattered!
Debris shot into the sky! Smoke and dust filled the entire space!
Two figures flew out from the broken floor and smashed hard into the ground of the second floor!
The smoke and dust gradually cleared.
Everyone finally saw those two figures clearly.
Ten meters apart, the two faced each other.
The Doctor slowly stood up.
She was covered in blood, with countless fist marks and cracks on her dark red scales, but those wounds were healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Granulation tissue grew frantically, scales recovered, and in just a few seconds, most of those horrific wounds had vanished.
Leo also stood up.
He was also covered in blood, his white clothes long since tattered, with tentacle lash marks all over his body.
But those wounds were also healing rapidly, new skin spreading from the edges of the wounds, quickly covering the flesh.
The two stood there like two demon gods crawling out of Hell.
Sophia's eyes widened.
Shizuku adjusted her glasses, her pupils constricting slightly.
Kastro clenched his fists.
Machi Komacine's face was solemn.
Hisoka's eyes were astonishingly bright, his mouth grinning to his ears, his entire body trembling with excitement.
"Wonderful..."
He murmured.
"Wonderful—!!!"
The Doctor's gaze swept over everyone, finally landing on Leo.
She suddenly smiled.
The smile was eerie and crazy.
She raised her hand, Nen surging.
An invisible wave emanated from her, spreading in all directions!
In the distance, bestial roars came one after another!
"Roar—!!!"
"Awoo—!!!"
"Hiss—!!!"
The Test Subjects scattered throughout each floor all began to riot!
They charged out from every corner, frantically swarming toward this location!
Sophia's face changed!
"Watch out!"
Just as she finished speaking—
The first monster had already charged from around the corner, lunging straight for Sophia!
Sophia sidestepped and smashed its skull with a punch!
But more monsters were swarming in!
Ten!
Twenty! More and more!
"Everyone, be careful!"
Machi Komacine shouted!
Sophia, Shizuku, and Kastro simultaneously burst with Nen, meeting the monsters!
Hisoka sighed, several playing cardss appearing between his fingers.
"Honestly..."
With a casual wave, the playing cardss flew out, precisely slicing open the heads of three monsters.
"I haven't seen enough yet."
The monsters became more and more frantic.
Everyone was forced into a chaotic melee!
And in the center of the battlefield—
Leo and the Doctor moved again!
The two charged forward at the same time, colliding once more!
"Bang—!!!"
The shockwave exploded, knocking the surrounding monsters off balance!
Blood splattered!
But healed in an instant!
The Doctor grew increasingly frustrated.
She had fought for so long, and yet she still couldn't defeat this man!
Her roar echoed through the ruins!
"Ah—!!!"