The contest was still going on.
Snow's close-quarters fighting style was gradually showing results …
Even though the Viking had a robust torso and outstanding resistance, he was unable to withstand the frequent 'liver attacks' without sustaining any injuries.
If the Viking had chosen to use the same fighting style as Snow to engage in close-quarters combat, he would have won long ago.
However, he did not do so …
Just as Feng Bujue had said, the Viking wanted to perform 'beautiful boxing'. Not only did he want to win, he also wanted to prove that he was better than his opponent in terms of technique.
This … was a kind of conceit, but it was not too much.
The Viking was very clear that he was a boxing genius. Even if he did not mention his skills that had been tempered thousands of times, just the 'intuition of being able to see through the opponent's' distance 'in an instant' was something that ordinary people could not achieve.
Therefore, he had always believed that … it was natural for him to give way appropriately in a match.
Previously, he had purposely left an opportunity for the 'mirror shield' to allow his opponent to make a final attack. This was his intention.
Now, he had already fought a match, yet he was going to duel with Snow again. Furthermore, even after his opponent had used such an unsightly method, he still did not give up on his principles … This was also his intention.
This was his resolve as a powerhouse, and it was his most fundamental belief. Even if he lost here today, this belief would not waver.
Pu — Pu —
"You're quite stubborn …" Snow stuck close to his opponent, his fists still hammering the Viking's liver. "Judging from your footsteps, you've obviously been affected …"
"Heh …" The Viking laughed. "So what?"
"Tsk … What an infuriating reaction …" Snow sneered unhappily. "I've put down my dignity, used such extreme methods, and worked hard until now … Yet, you're responding to me with such an attitude?"
"Hmph … You're right …" The Viking sneered and muttered softly, "My obsession with winning isn't that strong to begin with. If I can't use my 'overwhelming boxing technique' to defeat my opponent, then victory would be meaningless to me … Just like today, if the person who won in the end was you, I wouldn't mind because I wasn't defeated by your 'boxing' but by your 'tactics' that embarrassed even yourself."
Hearing this, Snow was silent for a moment. Then, he actually stopped hammering and took a few steps back.
"Hmm?" Seeing this, the Viking was not in a hurry to attack. He only asked suspiciously, "What? Are you finally ready to have a fair and square with me? "
"Fair and square?" Snow repeated the words. His gaze and tone became very cold. "Your style of boxing is called 'fair and square', and what I've done so far is called 'slick and slippery'?"
"Ha!" The Viking opened his arms and asked with a smile, "Isn't that so?"
…
"That's right! You rascal, you're just slick and slippery! "
"To think that you still have some self-awareness!"
"It's not just slick and slippery, it's simply despicable and shameless!"
The surrounding pirates also heard the conversation between Snow and the Viking. In an instant, there were curses everywhere.
…
"Stop joking, b * stard!" Unexpectedly, Snow, who had always been very gentlemanly, shouted at this moment. "Close combat attrition is a very common tactic in formal boxing matches. How can this be called slick and slippery? Don't tell me that only when I use the style that you're best at, then it's fair and square? "
The Viking was stunned by the question. After a few seconds, he replied, "Hmm … Indeed, close combat is also a type of technique … It's not against the rules …"
"Also … What do you mean by 'my obsession with winning is not that strong' …" Snow did not give up and continued, "People like you who have the mindset of 'regardless of winning or losing, as long as you can fight beautifully' … You don't deserve to win at all!"
"What?" The Viking was also curious. "You're saying that I don't deserve to win?" He laughed dryly. "Ha … Then does that mean that your dirty boxing is qualified to win?"
"Of course it is!" At this point, Snow's posture had also changed. He looked like he was about to launch an attack. "No matter how you belittle this kind of boxing … whether you call it 'ugly' or 'filthy' … it is still boxing! The 'gorgeous boxing' performed by a genius and the 'practical boxing' performed by a weakling are the same … Weaklings are unable to defeat their opponents in the field of geniuses, so they give up the gorgeous boxing that they also love, and even their dignity … All for the sake of using victory to prove their strength and hard work.
"How can you understand the feelings of the weak … The goals that they can't achieve in their lifetime are easily achieved by those with talent. And you, a person brimming with talent, are still saying things like 'victory is meaningless to you' … This is simply outrageous!"
"Tsk … What a bunch of fallacious reasoning …" The Viking snorted. "It's my freedom to fight however I want. If you don't like me, then come and win against me …" He paused. "Unfortunately … You weaklings can't win against me at all, right? Since that's the case, why don't you show some awareness of the weak? Instead of using those so-called 'practical boxing' to make some boring attempts, why don't you show me your 'gorgeous boxing' and let me defeat you beautifully … That'll be more satisfying. "
"The … awareness of the weak …" Snow muttered. Then, he sneered. "Ha … Alright, I'll let you experience the awareness of the weak."
After he finished speaking, a murderous look appeared in his eyes.
The Viking also felt something. He reorganized his posture and was ready for battle.
At that moment, Snow's figure moved swiftly …
"A combo, is it … And it's a combo of more than four punches, with a backup move …" The Viking had already tested the "distance" of his opponent, and he also keenly judged his opponent's moves at the first moment. "Hmm … It's not much of a threat to me …" He thought to himself. "But it's still better than close combat. At least it's more interesting to neutralize such an attack."
As he thought of this, Snow's first punch arrived.
Bang — Bang — Bang —
"Two thrusts … Straight …" The Viking's heart was incomparably calm. In that instant, he had already captured the direction of his opponent's next punch. "Next is … an uppercut from the chin!"
Whoosh —
His judgment was not wrong. Snow had indeed thrown out that punch.
The Viking took half a step back and easily dodged it. He thought to himself, "There's a problem with the speed of this punch … This means … it's not over yet … There's still a hidden straight punch at the end."
Snow's actions were completely within his opponent's expectations. After that uppercut, he raised his right hand with all his might …
"Heh … He's a weakling after all …" Facing this final blow, the Viking appeared very relaxed. His train of thought was very clear as he thought unhurriedly, "This is also a terrible habit that most second-rate boxers can never change. Every time they use a combo of more punches, at the last one or two punches, they will throw out a 'telephone punch' (a punch that doesn't contain any concealment or feints. Most punches thrown out by ordinary people are like this. Before the punch is thrown out, the movements of the arm and body have already clearly foreshadowed the path of the punch … To a professional boxer, this is like a 'phone call', where there is ample time to 'answer'). This is an almost instinctive action. Even if a huge amount of training is used to correct it, it might not be able to be changed because muscle memory can be trained … But some people's brains just can't keep up …"
When the Viking saw the 'telephone punch', he decided to end the match.
His method was also very simple. He took a step forward and swung out an attack that arrived first even though it was launched later.
Under the premise of seeing through the opponent's next punch, this was the most effective and most entertaining way to break the move.
This kind of 'one-hit KO' with ease was also the winning method that the Viking had been pursuing and implementing all along …
Hu —
The Viking swung his fist.
It was as though he could already see Snow falling to the ground, as though he could already hear the lines announcing his victory.
However, at this moment, an astonishing change occurred …
"What!" This was the first time the Viking shouted these two words in his forty-seventh boxing match on deck.
Because … his confident 'KO' punch had missed.
Snow's' telephone punch 'was real and not a feint. Perhaps Feng Bujue, who possessed the Zero Time Difference Calculation, could follow up with such a complicated' trap move 'after a multi-hit combo. However, Snow's ability was clearly insufficient to support such a move.
But … Snow still did not get hit. This was because … when his opponent's volley came, when his own 'telephone punch' had already been launched, he did something that normal people could not do — he took a step back.
It sounded like a trivial matter, but in reality … it was an action that was infinitely close to 'impossible'. The difficulty was roughly equivalent to turning your right hand clockwise and turning your right leg counterclockwise.
Because of this, he threw out an 'impossible' punch — a counterpunch while retreating.
What was originally a telephone punch that was launched later than his opponent had turned into a breathtaking, inconceivably good punch in the span of this' step '.
If one wanted to dismantle this action, it would be a counterattack aimed at a counterattack. From this, it could be deduced that including the preparation for this punch … all his previous combo could be part of a trap.
But … did he really think so much?
Not at all …
That step back, that stroke of genius that was impossible to achieve with a normal brain … was actually the result of his' title ability '.
[Follower] Title Ability:
[Name: Ultimate Dodge (Best Effort Type)]
[Special Ability Type: Active]
[Consumption: 100 Stamina Points]
[Effect: During activation, the body will automatically dodge all attacks that theoretically can be dodged (Duration: five seconds. Cooldown: one hour)]
[Remark: I don't recommend you to use it in the face of a very intensive attack, because it is likely to cause you to suffer more serious damage than the attack itself.]
Snow's title was undoubtedly obtained by leveling up with the big brothers in the studio for a long time. Therefore, the ability of this title was a bit deceptive.
Although the consumption of this skill was not high, and the effect was' beautiful ', it was a bit terrible when used in reality …
For example, if Snow were to activate [Dodge (Best Effort Type)] when he was being fired at by a machine gun, whether or not he could dodge all the bullets was another matter. In any case, his body would most likely twist and become seriously injured.
However, in this kind of confrontation, this skill became the key to turning the tables.
Except for the three players, no one knew that long before the fight started, Feng Bujue, who could see the data of his teammates, had set up a strategy based on this title ability …
Snow's Title Skill was nothing special, but it was precisely the foundation of all tactics.
Brother Jue and Snow were very clear that relying on 'close combat' alone would not solve the problem. If the Viking flew into a rage out of humiliation and fought with Snow, then Snow would lose very quickly. Even if the Viking kept enduring, it was not certain that he would not be able to find a normal KO opportunity.
Therefore, 'close combat' was just a means to create an illusion.
Snow worked hard for a long time, not because he wanted to win by 'exhausting stamina', but because he wanted to use this kind of behavior to set a trap for the Viking …
Ordinary traps were useless against the Viking. In front of a true expert like him, ordinary tricks were useless. Provocation and other actions were mostly futile.
These … were all proven in actual combat.
In order to deceive the Viking, he had to put in more effort in areas other than boxing, such as … acting.
Snow's final performance was naturally within the plan. His hot-blooded speech was not an emotional speech (this guy was never a weakling) … It was to pave the way for 'changing the fighting style'.
Under such circumstances, when Snow suddenly assumed an offensive stance, the Vikings would think that his actions were due to his "emotions" and would not feel anything unnatural.
At this moment, the Viking … would definitely not consider the matter of 'this guy can knock me down with a beautiful punch', because he already had a rough understanding of Snow's standard from the previous fight. That endless' close combat 'not only wore down the Viking's stamina, but also made him more vigilant against Snow.
With all the conditions in place, Snow rushed forward.
After activating the [Ultimate Dodge (Best Effort Type)], Snow's body was equivalent to being controlled by two forces. Snow's own thoughts were controlling his body to attack, while the power of the skill was responsible for controlling his body to make evasive actions.
Normal technical actions, no matter how brilliant and concealed … the Viking might not be unable to see through them. However, Snow's technique, which was similar to 'left and right mutual fighting (one hand drawing a circle, the other drawing a square)', was something the Viking had never experienced before and could not predict.
Therefore, the man who had not lost in 46 battles helplessly fell under this marvelous' Retreating Counterpunch '.
At this moment, the deck was completely silent.
The three players were also holding their breaths as they watched attentively, praying … They hoped that this group of NPCs would not be able to see Snow's' use of skill '.
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