Chapter 195: The Beginning of the Real Battle
Translator: Double_L Editor: Hitesh_
Terrance seemed to have understood w.a.n.g Ben’s feeling. Clearly, he didn’t want to switch school to Capth in the first place, but he had no choice due to some reason. He could tell that w.a.n.g Tong was a close friend of w.a.n.g Ben. Judging from w.a.n.g Ben’s personality, the stronger their friends.h.i.+p, the greater his fighting strength would be. Without a doubt, this was a match not to be missed. After all, w.a.n.g Ben seemed to be the only one in Capth who was the most familiar with w.a.n.g Tong. Regardless of the result, it was time for w.a.n.g Tong to reveal all of his capabilities.
After listening to the teacher’s words, Halmond frowned and shook his head, "No, that’s too dangerous!"
"What’s the matter, Halmond?"
"Sir, w.a.n.g Ben was requesting for a real fight with w.a.n.g Tong, but that would be too dangerous!" Halmond seemed frustrated about his troublesome students. A real battle could cause serious damage if the students were not able to control themselves completely, which was why most METAL Combat matches were held using PA system instead.
"Haha, youngsters nowadays are very brave indeed, I’m happy that our academy has raised a good fighter. Very well, I accept w.a.n.g Ben’s proposal, and permission would be granted if Mr. w.a.n.g Tong is okay with it as well." Flark said in a calm manner.
"Yes, sir."
No questions were asked as long as Flark gave the green light.
After hearing w.a.n.g Ben’s proposal, w.a.n.g Tong sneered and replied, "Sure!"
Honestly, w.a.n.g Tong was also kind of bored with TPA. Although he had no idea why w.a.n.g Ben decided to leave Ayrlarng, w.a.n.g Tong could tell that he had his own reasons. After all, things wouldn’t always go smoothly as planned. Since they couldn’t become comrades, becoming rivals was not a bad idea too.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the fifth match between Ayrlarng-Bernabeu Alliance and Capth would be switched to a real duel."
Everyone went crazy when Halmond made that announcement. After all, virtual battles would never be as good as a real fight.
Nevertheless, this was a huge test for w.a.n.g Tong. A real fight would not only consume his Soul Energy, but his stamina would also be drained as well. Not to mention he would still have to face Terrance, the No.1 among second graders in the match after this.
"What the h.e.l.l? w.a.n.g Ben you traitor, that’s insane!"
"What’s wrong with that guy, how could he be so ruthless!"
"All those ups and downs we’ve been through… Honestly, I’m disappointed."
t.i.ta and the rest had no idea what happened to w.a.n.g Ben and why he became so aggressive all of a sudden. Most importantly w.a.n.g Tong had even agreed to his proposal!
w.a.n.g Tong ignored their complaints and took center stage with a straight face. All he wanted to do now was to fight w.a.n.g Tong.
"w.a.n.g Tong, I’m okay if you wanna rest a little longer?"
"Haha, let’s begin immediately. I can’t wait." w.a.n.g Tong laughed. Surprisingly, he wasn’t feeling bad at all. It was kind of like the time when Old Fart disappeared without saying a word. w.a.n.g Tong wasn’t upset at all, because he understood that everyone else, including friends and family, had their own choices in life. This was why he decided to smile when they saw each other again.
w.a.n.g Ben had mixed feelings when he saw w.a.n.g Tong’s smile. In order not to regret his decision, he would use his fists to prove that his father was right about everything.
The fight had begun!
The whole arena went quiet as w.a.n.g Ben initiated his Soul Energy, which also unleashed a fierce aura. That was the energy he had been holding on to for the past month.
Roar…!
The aura around w.a.n.g Ben’s body roared like a tiger, and his stone-cold glares were extremely intimidating.
Ha…!
w.a.n.g Ben’s fighting aura was more than enough to prove how good he was. On the other hand, Wally’s face went green when he saw w.a.n.g Ben’s ferocious aura. He immediately knew that w.a.n.g Ben could’ve easily subdued him.
w.a.n.g Ben had transformed into a ferocious tiger with that intimidating aura.
Even Flark nodded and complimented, "He is as good as his old man."
Samantha had complicated feelings as well. How she wished w.a.n.g Ben was still a student of Ayrlarng. But sadly, it couldn’t be helped. Judging from his performance, he had definitely become stronger. Clearly, her special training had helped him improved a lot. But unfortunately, he had switched sides.
w.a.n.g Tong was surprised by w.a.n.g Ben’s intimidating aura. He licked his lips knowing that the bar had been raised.
w.a.n.g Ben’s eyes looked like he would like to eat w.a.n.g Tong alive. Those who didn’t know them might have thought that the both of them were sworn enemies.
w.a.n.g Ben unleashed his war cry and dashed forward, followed by his Fist of the Racing Tiger!
Along with its thunderous roar, the punch resembled a fierce tiger charging towards its prey. No wonder it was known as Earth Confederation’s mightiest punch. The unpretentious yet forceful punch was definitely more than enough to intimidate any opponent.
However, w.a.n.g Tong wasn’t planning to dodge at all. He immediately ignited his GN Force and thrust a punch.
Wham…
A huge amount of GN Force dispersed across the arena as their fists met. Both fighters took a few steps back due to the immense recoil. The spectators were startled by w.a.n.g Tong’s performance. No one could believe that he was strong enough to take on w.a.n.g Ben’s Fist of the Racing Tiger.
w.a.n.g Tong stretched his neck while admiring w.a.n.g Ben’s ferocious aura> He was very excited to see w.a.n.g Ben’s fighting spirit. At this moment, it had nothing to do with winning or losing; all he wanted was a proper duel with w.a.n.g Ben.
On the other hand, w.a.n.g Ben too had noticed w.a.n.g Tong’s agitated spirit as their GN Force clashed. Although his advantage in Soul Energy was higher than w.a.n.g Tong, yet w.a.n.g Tong was able to counter with his colossal aura, like an unshakable t.i.tan.
However, unlike the conventional punches, w.a.n.g Ben’s Fist of the Racing Tiger was as tough as steel!
w.a.n.g Ben took a deep breath and flexed his forearms. Then, he unleashed a gigantic force of energy as he shouted, "Roar of the Tiger!"
Clearly, he wasn’t trying to drag the match as he had decided to unleash his killing move this early.
"I’ve been waiting!"
w.a.n.g Tong repositioned his body and unleashed his b.u.t.terfly Dash. He too was well aware that mingling with w.a.n.g Ben’s Fist of the Racing Tiger was a bad idea! However, before the crowd could admire w.a.n.g Tong’s brilliant b.u.t.terfly Dash, he was knocked back by another punch.
w.a.n.g Ben didn’t make a continuous attack. w.a.n.g Tong’s b.u.t.terfly Dash didn’t bother him at all as his center of gravity would never be affected while he was completely focused. w.a.n.g Ben’s strength was overwhelming, and he had been waiting for this day to take on w.a.n.g Tong.
"Go full force, w.a.n.g Tong. If you really want to defeat Capth, first you’ll have to go through me!" w.a.n.g Ben pointed towards w.a.n.g Tong and said in a deep voice.
Suddenly, Wally realized everyone was admiring w.a.n.g Ben’s dominating aura. Clearly, his elegant style was no match to w.a.n.g Ben’s macho-ness. He might still remain the No.1 amongst first graders, yet somehow, he could tell that he was no longer the strongest. With Li Ruo-Er and w.a.n.g Ben’s existence in Capth, his t.i.tle had surely become worthless.
w.a.n.g Tong rubbed his chest as he got up. w.a.n.g Ben had surely improved a lot, thus, he had no reasons to hold back anymore.
Both fighters flung a punch at each other again!
w.a.n.g Ben was clearly one of the few that knew how strong w.a.n.g Tong was, and he still had no idea how he lost to him last time. However, he was determined to win this time!
w.a.n.g Ben’s Soul Energy was around one hundred and eighty sols while w.a.n.g Tong’s Soul Energy was around one hundred and seventy sols. At his age, w.a.n.g Tong’s Soul Energy was impressive indeed. However, it was not the strongest level yet, and the reading of his GN Force would be similar to his Soul Energy based on the existing data.
Yet, w.a.n.g Tong was bold enough to use his fists and took on Earth Confederation’s mightiest First of the Racing Tiger. Either he was fearless, or he was a fool.
The atmosphere of the arena froze. Students of Capth had never imagined that it would be this intense. Upon his enrollment in Capth, w.a.n.g Ben had been keeping a low profile. He didn’t bother even though people were discussing about him, and many had even underestimated him at the beginning. Clearly, they were all wrong.
w.a.n.g Ben had fully demonstrated the essence of Fist of the Racing Tiger!
Roar!
Bam!
His steel-hard fists were dispersing a menacing aura. This set of tactics was specially designed to counter and subdue those elegant-looking tactics and techniques. Only real hard kicks and punches would be able to put up a good match against it!
Which was why w.a.n.g Tong chose to fight him with denser techniques. Without a doubt, w.a.n.g Ben had improved a lot!
w.a.n.g Tong had to make a breakthrough in this critical situation.
Wham…
w.a.n.g Tong thrust his fist for a straight punch, while w.a.n.g Ben countered with his roaring Fist of the Racing Tiger. Clearly, w.a.n.g Tong was going to lose since w.a.n.g Ben had the upper hand in terms of GN Force.
All of the spectators gasped as soon as they saw a figure being knocked back… It was w.a.n.g Ben!
Wasn’t Fist of the Racing Tiger known as the mightiest punch of all? What happened exactly?
w.a.n.g Tong remained unharmed. The straight punch resembled the one he used to one-hit-KO Cisco.
Cisco’s face went pale as he realized that w.a.n.g Tong’s punch wasn’t a simple GN Force infused strike. Instead, it was also surrounded by an overwhelming menace, which also explained why w.a.n.g Tong was able to stand against those opponents who possessed higher GN Force than him. Without a doubt, his instinct during crisis was not to be underestimated.
w.a.n.g Ben got up to his feet unhurt. The successor of Fist of the Racing Tiger was trained for this kind of impacts. Basically, tactics of most military families were based on one same practicing method, which was to learn taking hits before learning how to fight.
This was very crucial while facing stronger enemies. In short, the tougher the body, the higher the chances of victory. After all, whoever that was able to last longer in a brawl would win.
w.a.n.g Ben didn’t stop and charged towards w.a.n.g Tong again with his Fist of the Racing Tiger. He would never back down no matter how strong was his opponent.
w.a.n.g Tong was amazed by w.a.n.g Ben’s improvements. He didn’t expect that w.a.n.g Ben was able to defend against his forceful attack. w.a.n.g Tong’s punch attack originated from the palm strike that he learned from Einherjar Wannabe. Apparently, that palm strike of Einherjar Wannabe was not martial art but a murderous technique instead. It was extremely brutal and required two hundred and fifty-six nodes Tactics of the Blade to fully unleash its strength. Even though it was able to penetrate any sort of defenses, it would also inflict a great deal of recoil damage to its user. The user could be killed after unleas.h.i.+ng a few hits if he or she didn’t possess strong GN Force for self-protection. Based on the existing facts, w.a.n.g Tong now believed that Einherjar Wannabe was really an Einherjar in his past life, and Blade Warrior might be the only one that was capable of trapping his soul into the s.p.a.ce Crystal.