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Chapter 909: The Swift Defeat of Water Dragon
Chapter 909: The Swift Defeat of Water Dragon
Water Dragon, who was unleashing a fierce storm of attacks on Ye Cheng, momentarily showed a hint of disdain upon hearing Ye Cheng's words.
To his surprise, the character controlled by Ye Cheng vanished from beneath his fist, and when it reappeared, the little red-hatted loli was right in front of him, close enough to touch.
Reacting instinctively, Water Dragon lashed out with a whip-like kick at the suddenly appearing loli.
But as a gust of wind swept by, his kick was effortlessly dodged by the loli who had crouched down.
In the same instant that the loli dodged his kick, her tightly clenched pink fist shot towards Water Dragon's game character.
"Ghost Technique: Boneless Strike!"
A seemingly ordinary straight punch was unleashed, yet it sent Water Dragon's character flying to the edge of the screen, instantly reducing his health bar by a third.
In reality, if Water Dragon had taken that "Boneless Strike" from Ye Cheng, it's doubtful he would have been able to get back up.
Reality is reality, and games are games. Although the haptic sensors allow game characters to mirror movements, attributes are balanced for fairness.
Even the Baldy Demon King couldn't deliver a one-hit KO in this fighting game.
Witnessing his health bar drop by a third from a "Weakness Attack," while his own relentless assault had barely scratched Ye Cheng's health bar, Water Dragon felt a surge of frustration.
"I was just caught off guard for a moment. Next, I'll..."
Despite being knocked back, Water Dragon didn't believe he was outclassed; it was merely a momentary lapse.
Before he could finish his sentence, Ye Cheng, standing opposite him, slightly raised his eyebrow and said, "There won't be a next time. Instant Strike!"
Due to game limitations, the character controlled by Ye Cheng couldn't fully showcase the astonishing speed of the Instant Strike, and the excessive velocity even caused the loli character to experience brief lag.
Nonetheless, even with the momentary lag, the Instant Strike was more than enough to deal with Water Dragon.
The red-hatted loli, surrounded by white air currents, appeared above Water Dragon's character without warning and delivered a flying kick to his face! In reality, Water Dragon might not have reacted in time to Ye Cheng's Instant Strike, but the game system's lag allowed him a brief moment to react.
Seeing the loli descending from above, Water Dragon controlled his character to counter with the Rising Dragon Fist from the Shadow Body Fist, intending to clash head-on with Ye Cheng!
As the two characters' attacks collided, both suffered damage and were knocked back.
However, compared to Water Dragon falling to the ground, Ye Cheng's red-hatted loli performed a mid-air rebound, and with a stomp that shattered the air, the petite loli's body accelerated for the second time. She extended a hand and grabbed the head of Water Dragon's game character.
Pressing down on Water Dragon's character's head, she slammed it into the ground, causing the ground to crack and reducing Water Dragon's health bar by another third.
As Water Dragon's health entered the danger zone, he was about to maneuver his character to regroup, but he soon realized that the red-hatted loli in the game was still holding his character's head without letting go.
"Was that last attack a burst of force, or what you call a chi blast?"
Water Dragon, removing his sensor device, looked at Yecheng standing opposite him, still somewhat unwilling to accept his defeat.
Although he had lost the game, the arrogant Water Dragon still did not believe that he would lose to Yecheng in a real battle.
He was Water Dragon! A disciple of the Shadow Body Fist, even his teacher had called him a martial arts prodigy. How could he lose, especially to a hero he had once mocked?
Yecheng's combat skills in the game were indeed recognized by Water Dragon, but he did not believe that in reality, he would fall so easily.
The other party had merely taken advantage of the game's mechanics. In reality, whether in a direct clash or martial arts, the other party would have no chance of winning!
Yecheng remained noncommittal about Water Dragon's excuses and did not intend to argue further, instead walking off the game stage.
Seeing Yecheng's calm and composed demeanor, Water Dragon became even more agitated. He wanted to challenge Yecheng to a real match to prove himself, but remembering how he had just mocked Sonic in front of the woman beside him, he felt too embarrassed to suggest a real fight. So, he left the scene angrily.
Yecheng didn't bother arguing with Water Dragon because he understood Water Dragon's character.
As a fellow martial arts prodigy, Hungry Wolf was the type who would become stronger after recognizing his shame and continuously challenging himself. In contrast, Water Dragon was the type who was arrogant and self-important from the start. The gap between the two would only grow wider.
If not for the game mechanics that reduced his physical parameters, Water Dragon wouldn't have been able to withstand so many of Yecheng's moves.
Just the first punch alone would have been enough to knock Water Dragon down and out!
After Water Dragon's loss, the final match, the championship showdown between Yecheng and King, was about to begin.
The ultimate showdown between the two instantly heated up the atmosphere to its peak.
The reason was simple: both were S-Class heroes of the Hero Association.
King was the seventh-ranked S-Class hero, and Yecheng was the tenth. In terms of ranking, neither was at the top of the S-Class, but this did not mean they were not strong.
King, known as the "Strongest Man on Earth," had a title that spoke for itself.
Yecheng, as the "White Reaper," had become a hot figure among the public in recent times.
The hero who saved humanity, the terminator with white hair, the dream of women worldwide—due to his strength and good looks, Yecheng, despite being a hero for a relatively short time, had gained popularity rivaling the top S-Class heroes like Trembling Cyclone.
With his achievements of stopping a meteor and seemingly defeating Boros, many believed Yecheng to be a super-strong hero on par with King and Blast!
Even a match between S-Class heroes in a fighting game was not something that could be casually seen, so with the word spreading among the audience, the venue was now completely packed.
(End of Chapter)
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