In the arena, Hao Ren and Nolan stood opposite each other, surrounded by a circle of heckling mercenaries.
Hao Ren did not know how the situation had developed to this point. To be honest, he did not like being the center of attention. He had had enough of being in the limelight. All he wanted now was to conduct the investigation in peace. But the MDT was right. This girl named Nolan did have a lot of strange things. Although she did not seem to be affected by the guardian, she did have abilities that did not match her age and identity.
Direct contact was the best way to test. If Nolan was really affected by supernatural forces, Hao Ren was confident that he could recognize it in an instant. After all, it was not the first time he had dealt with the guardian.
Yes, he intended to provoke her in the battle, to see if Nolan would use supernatural powers in a critical situation.
Nolan held out a hand to Hao Ren and said, "You are the guest, you first."
Hao Ren frowned. He was thinking about how to make Nolan not notice his abnormal abilities, and at the same time, force out the little girl's hidden power. His conclusion was that he had to turn off the Steel Membrane Shield first. When the fight started, his body would emit golden light, and he could not explain to others that he had ascended in the day.
After deactivating the shield, Hao Ren cautiously and quickly moved forward and punched out with an ordinary straight punch. He had not received any professional combat training, but the improvement brought about by the strengthening of his body allowed him to control every part of his strength as accurately as the best combat master. He also had extraordinary reflexes and speed. Coupled with more than a year of experience in various dangerous situations, Hao Ren's temperament was not what it used to be. He was confident that his superhuman physical strength alone was enough to deal with the little girl.
But the next moment, he found that Nolan had twisted her body at a tricky angle to avoid his fist. Almost at the same time, he felt a tingling pain in his ribs. Nolan had actually calculated the path of a sneak attack when Hao Ren's arm blocked her line of sight. She quickly and forcefully stabbed the latter's ribs with her knifehand.
"Peng peng" After two muffled sounds of flesh hitting flesh, Hao Ren immediately retreated, the dull pain under his ribs quickly dissipating. Although he had turned off all his defensive skills, his enhanced body was still not something that Nolan could hurt with her punches and kicks. Even if she used her full strength, she would only be able to hurt him for a moment. But in his heart, he was very surprised. Just now, the two of them had fought a few times, and Hao Ren found a terrible thing: Nolan's fighting skills were frighteningly high, even to the extent of foresight and instantaneous calculation. Every move of his seemed to be outlined in his mind countless times by Nolan, and as soon as he raised his hand, Nolan was always ready for the next move!
Was it purely a technique? Some kind of precognitive ability? Or experience?
And the way Nolan looked at Hao Ren was also very strange. She did not find any abnormalities in her opponent's physique, but judging from her experience, he turned out to be a layman in combat. Although Hao Ren had extremely fast reflexes and speed, and his posture could probably intimidate anyone, it could not intimidate Nolan. She could see the weakness of Hao Ren's superb strength at a glance.
Was he really a pure Naturalist?
The rowdy mercenaries around them did not know what was going on. They were just shouting slogans to cheer for their boss. When they saw that the fight between the two was not exciting at all, they even started to shout and cause trouble. Nolan and Hao Ren, on the other hand, were focused. Hao Ren realized that Nolan was probably not as easy to deal with as he had imagined, and Nolan began to doubt Hao Ren's identity as a Naturalist.
A Naturalist who had not undergone body modification could not have such reflexes and physical strength.
The two of them regrouped and exchanged punches and kicks once again. This time, both of them brought out their true strength. Continuous "bang bang" sounds immediately reverberated in the arena, but most of the sounds were not the sound of flesh being hit, but the muffled sound of fists breaking through the air. Both of them realized that the other was not easy to deal with, so they tried to avoid a head-on confrontation. The fight was just for show, but there was rarely a physical collision. At first, the surrounding mercenaries were still making a ruckus, but very quickly, their movements died down. This kind of combat was a little beyond their understanding.
One was a superhuman in terms of physical strength, and the other was a monster in terms of experience. When the two of them fought seriously, the concept was completely different from the usual combat of these mercenaries.
The figures of Hao Ren and Nolan were moving around in the field. Neither of them had a fixed style or move, but each attack or defense was extremely precise and concise. Apart from the fancy moves, there was only the simplest and most practical attack and defense. This was an absolute pragmatic combat skill. It was not aesthetically pleasing, but it was more useful than anything else on the battlefield. Some of the mercenaries could not tell what was going on, but some of them could see the strength of both sides and smacked their lips. "So the boss is not serious with us?"
"I feel that the boss is quite serious when he punches me …"
"Get lost, you are only serious when you are being punched."
Ulyanov looked quietly at the scene in front of him, the visor blocking his expression. "Is that guy really a Naturalist?"
Hao Ren's forehead was sweating, but more than that, he was nervous. He had realized that his skills and experience were worlds apart from the little girl in front of him. Although he did not know how the little girl trained, he had to use all his skills to suppress Nolan without using his supernatural ability. He was now completely relying on his superhuman physical fitness to deal with his opponent, using pure strength and speed to make up for his lack of skills.
Since he could not see his opponent's movements, he had to rely on his reflexes to keep up with Nolan's movements. This was the state that Hao Ren was in now.
Nolan's body was also sweating, but her expression was as dull as ever. The surprise was completely hidden in her eyes. Her gray ponytail had come undone in the fight, and her wet hair stuck to her face, but she did not have time to tidy it up. This was not the first time she had hit the opponent in front of her. Her attacks were all on joints, nerves, and other positions that could instantly make people lose their ability to fight. However, these attacks did not work. She did not know what was going on, but in the current situation, she could only continue fighting.
After a dodge, Nolan found a chance to attack again. This time, she seemed to be determined to take down Hao Ren. While the opponent was not paying attention, she whipped her leg. But Hao Ren was not paying attention at this time. He subconsciously had the idea of 'defense.'
As soon as the idea came up, a faint light appeared on the surface of his body.
"Sh * t!" Just as these two words came up in Hao Ren's mind, Nolan had already kicked him. He quickly removed his shield, but his opponent's attack had already arrived.
"Bang!" A solid muffled sound was heard. Hao Ren was pushed back half a step by the impact. Nolan's body was unsteady and almost fell. At the last moment, she barely stood up, but one of her legs was hanging unnaturally.
The surrounding mercenaries did not know what happened. Everything happened in a flash, and the bystanders could not see what happened.
Hao Ren immediately stepped forward to support Nolan, because he saw that the girl's body had begun to shake, and he was afraid that she would fall in the next second. Nolan took the initiative to put her hand on Hao Ren's shoulder before he could reach out. It looked like an ordinary greeting after a fight. She steadied her body quietly.
"It's a draw," Nolan said to the people around her expressionlessly. Then she waved her hand. "I'm tired today. Dismissed."
There was a commotion among the mercenaries. But the 'boss' was still intimidating. These obedient mercenaries only grumbled a few words before they dispersed. In the end, there was only one person left. It was not Ulyanov, but a middle-aged woman with slightly dark skin: the doctor.
"Help me over there," Nolan whispered in Hao Ren's ear, pointing to a pile of scrap steel not far away.
The two came to a place where they could rest. The 'doctor' also quietly followed them. Nolan maintained a calm expression and tried to maintain her usual posture when walking. But when she found a place to sit, she still hissed in pain. The 'doctor' did not say a word. She just silently took out a syringe, loaded a tube of medical Nanomachine Swarm, and pressed it against Nolan's ankle. It was obviously swollen.
"Minor fracture. It will take 15 minutes to repair." The 'doctor' only muttered after injecting Nolan with the 'medicine.' After that, she walked away without asking anything.
"What was that?"
Nolan's voice came from the side.
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