San Tian Liang Jiao

Chapter 1309 Pirate's Return (19)

The contest continued.

Snow's close-quarters, pressuring style was gradually showing results...

Even though the Viking was physically strong and resistant to blows, he couldn't withstand the constant "liver shots" unscathed.

If the Viking had chosen to engage in close-quarters combat like Snow, he might have won already.

But he didn't...

As Feng Bujue had said, the Viking wanted to fight "beautiful boxing." He wanted more than just victory; he wanted to prove that he was technically superior to his opponent.

This...was a kind of arrogance, but not an excessive one.

The Viking knew very well that he was a boxing genius. Even aside from his meticulously honed technique...his "intuition that could instantly see through an opponent's 'distance'" was something ordinary people couldn't achieve.

Therefore, he always felt that...it was only natural for him to concede a little in the match.

Before, he had deliberately given "Mirror Shield" a chance, allowing his opponent to make one last attack, which was what he meant.

Now, having already fought one match, he was facing Snow again; and even after the other party had used such unsightly methods, he still hadn't abandoned his principles...that was also what he meant.

This was his understanding as a strongman, the most fundamental concept for him, and even if he lost here today, this concept would not waver.

Puff—puff—

"Pretty stubborn, huh..." Snow, close to his opponent, continued to pound on the Viking's liver, "Judging from your footwork, you're clearly affected..."

"Heh..." The Viking smiled, "So what?"

"Tch...such an infuriating reaction..." Snow spat unpleasantly, "I've put down my dignity, used these extreme measures, and worked hard until now...and you're responding to me with this attitude?"

"Hmph...you're right, actually..." The Viking sneered and muttered, "My obsession with winning isn't that strong to begin with. If I can't defeat my opponent with my 'overwhelming technical boxing,' then victory means nothing to me...like today, if you end up winning, I wouldn't mind, because I didn't lose in 'boxing,' but just to your embarrassing 'tactics.'"

Hearing this, Snow was silent for a moment, then he actually stopped hitting and took a few steps back.

"Hmm?" The Viking, seeing this, didn't rush to attack, but asked suspiciously, "What? Are you finally going to settle things with me honorably?"

"Honorably?" Snow repeated those four words, his eyes and tone turning cold, "So your kind of boxing is called 'honorable,' and what I've done so far is 'cheating'?"

"Ha!" The Viking opened his arms and retorted with a smile, "Isn't it?"



"That's right! You little brat is cheating!"

"Good thing you have some self-awareness!"

"More than just cheating, it's simply despicable!"

The surrounding pirates also heard the conversation between Snow and the Viking, and a wave of abuse erupted.



"Don't joke around, you bastard!" Unexpectedly, Snow, who had always been very graceful, shouted out, "Close-quarters attrition warfare is a common tactic even in formal boxing matches, how can that be called cheating? Does only fighting you in your best mode count as honorable?"

The Viking was stunned by the question, and after a few seconds, he replied, "Hmm...indeed, close combat is also a technique...it's not against the rules..."

"And...what's with saying 'your obsession with winning isn't that strong to begin with'..." Snow continued relentlessly, "People like you who have the idea of 'regardless of winning or losing, as long as I can fight beautifully'...don't deserve to win at all!"

"What?" The Viking was also amused, "You say I don't deserve to win?" He chuckled, "Heh...then does your dirty boxing have the right to win?"

"Of course!" Snow said, his stance also changing, as if he was about to launch an attack, "No matter how you belittle this kind of boxing...say it's 'ugly' or 'dirty'...it's still boxing! The 'gorgeous boxing' fought by geniuses and the 'practical boxing' fought by weaklings are the same...weaklings can't defeat their opponents in the geniuses' domain, so they abandon the splendor they also love, even their dignity...just to prove their strength and effort with victory.

"What do you know about the feelings of the weak...the goals they can't achieve in their whole lives are easily accomplished by those with talent; and you, a talented person, are still saying cool things like 'victory means nothing to you'...it's simply outrageous!"

"Tch...just a bunch of nonsense..." The Viking spat, "It's my freedom to fight with whatever feeling...if you don't like it, then come and win against me..." He paused, "The pity is...you weaklings can't win against me, can you? Since that's the case, why not show some awareness as weaklings? Instead of making some boring attempts with that so-called 'practical boxing,' why not show your 'gorgeous boxing' and be defeated by me beautifully...it'll be more enjoyable."

"The awareness of the weak, huh..." Snow muttered, then sneered, "Heh...okay, I'll let you see the awareness of the weak."

With that, a murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

The Viking also felt something and reorganized his stance, waiting solemnly.

At that moment, Snow's figure moved quickly...

"A combo...and a combo with more than four punches, with room for follow-up variations..." The Viking had already tested his opponent's "distance" and敏銳地 judged his opponent's moves in the first moment, "Hmm...not much of a threat to me..." He thought in his heart, "But it's better than close combat, at least it's more interesting to resolve such an attack."

As he thought this, Snow's first punch arrived.

Pa—pa—bang—

"Two jabs...straight punch..." The Viking's heart was extremely calm, and in that instant, he had already captured the opponent's next punch, "Next is...an uppercut coming from the chin!"

Whoosh—

His judgment was correct, Snow did throw that punch.

The Viking took half a step back, easily dodging it, and thought in his heart, "There's something wrong with the speed of this punch...which means...it's not over yet...there's a straight punch hidden at the end."

Snow's actions were completely as his opponent had expected, and after that uppercut, he vigorously raised his right hand back...

"Heh...he's just a weakling after all..." Facing this last blow, the Viking seemed very relaxed, his thoughts were very clear, and he thought calmly, "This is also a bad habit that most second-rate boxers can never get rid of—whenever they use a combo with a relatively large number of punches, when they reach the last one or two punches, they will throw a 'telephone punch' (that is, a punch that does not contain any concealment or feints; most of the punches thrown by ordinary people are like this, before the fist is thrown out, the movements of the arm and body have clearly foreshadowed their next punch...for professional boxers, it's like 'calling on the phone,' with plenty of time to 'answer'); even with a huge amount of training to correct this almost instinctive action, it may not be possible to change it, because muscle memory can be trained...but some people's brains just can't keep up..."

When the Viking saw that "telephone punch," he decided to end the match.

His method was also very simple—take a step forward and throw a preemptive interception.

Having already seen through the opponent's next punch, this was the most effective and most visually pleasing way to break the move.

This easy "one-hit KO" was exactly the winning method that the Viking had been pursuing and implementing...

Whoosh—

The Viking punched.

He seemed to have already seen Snow fall to the ground, and he seemed to have already heard the lines declaring his victory.

However, in this instant, an astonishing change occurred...

"What!" The Viking shouted these two words for the first time in his forty-seven deck boxing matches.

Because...his confident KO punch missed.

Snow's "telephone punch" was real, not a feint; perhaps Feng Bujue, with his zero-time difference calculation, could follow up with such a complex "trap action" after a multiple combo, but Snow's ability was obviously not enough to support him to complete such a move.

But...Snow still wasn't hit. Only because...when the opponent's interception punch came, and while his "telephone punch" was already in motion, he did something that normal people couldn't do—he took a step back.

It sounds like an insignificant thing, but in reality...it was an action that was infinitely close to "impossible"; the difficulty was probably equivalent to turning the right hand clockwise while turning the right foot counterclockwise.

Precisely because of this, he threw an "impossible" punch—a counter-punch while retreating.

What was originally just a telephone punch that was intercepted, in this "step," turned into an amazing and incredible good punch.

If you want to break down this action, it is a counter-attack against a counter-attack, which can determine that all of his previous combos, including the preparation action for this punch...may be part of the trap.

But...did he really think so much?

No...

That step back, that divine stroke that was almost impossible to achieve with normal brain operation, was actually...due to his "Title Ability."

[Follower] Title Ability:

[Name: Sure Dodge (Do Your Best Type)]

[Special Ability Type: Active]

[Consumption: Stamina Value 100]

[Effect: During activation, the body will automatically dodge all attacks that can theoretically be dodged (duration of five seconds, cooldown of one hour)]

[Note: I don't recommend you use it when facing very dense attacks, because it may cause you to suffer more serious damage than the attack itself.]

Snow's title was undoubtedly obtained by following the studio's coaches to level up for a long time. Therefore, the ability of this title was a bit of a pit.

Although the consumption of this skill was not large, and the effect was "looks good," it was actually a bit bad to use...

For example, if Snow activated [Sure Dodge (Do Your Best Type)] when being strafed by a machine gun, it was another matter whether he could dodge all the bullets, but his body would most likely be twisted into a serious injury.

However, in the current duel, this skill became the key to turning the tables.

Apart from the three players, no one knew that before the fight even started, Feng Bujue, who could see through his teammates' data, had deployed tactics based on this title skill...

Snow's not-so-great title skill was precisely the foundation of all tactics.

Jue-ge and Snow both knew very well that "close entanglement" alone would not solve the problem. If the Viking became angry and fought Snow head-on, Snow would lose quickly; even if the opponent kept enduring, he might not be able to catch a normal KO opportunity.

Therefore, "close combat" was just a means of creating a false impression.

Snow had been busy for a long time, not to win by "exhausting stamina," but to use this behavior to set a trap for the other party...

Ordinary traps were useless against the Viking. In front of a real master like him, ordinary tricks were useless, and provocative behaviors were mostly in vain.

These...were also confirmed one by one in actual combat.

To deceive the Viking, you have to put more effort outside of boxing, such as...acting.

Snow's last performance was in the plan; his passionate speech was not inspired by feelings (this guy himself has never been a weakling)...but a prelude to "changing his fighting style."

In this situation, if Snow suddenly takes an aggressive stance, the Viking will think his behavior is "emotional" and will not feel anything unnatural.

And at this time, the Viking...will definitely not consider "this person can knock me down with beautiful boxing" again, because he had already roughly understood Snow's level in the previous entanglement; the endless "close combat" wore away not only the Viking's stamina, but also his guard against Snow.

All conditions were ready, and Snow rushed up.

After activating [Sure Dodge (Do Your Best Type)], Snow's body was equivalent to being controlled by two forces. Snow's own thinking was controlling his body to attack, while the power of the skill was responsible for controlling his body to make dodging movements.

Normal technical movements, no matter how brilliant and concealed...the Viking may not be able to see through; but Snow's technique, which was similar to "ambidextrous technique (drawing a circle with one hand and a square with the other)," was something the Viking had never experienced and could not predict.

Thus, the man who had not been defeated in forty-six battles fell helplessly under this miraculous "retreating counter-punch."

At this moment, the deck was silent.

And the three players were also watching intently and praying...hoping that this group of NPCs had not seen Snow's "use of skills" violation.