The passage is very dark, but every time you walk a few meters, a light will light up above your head. It is a straight passage. Keep going forward. There is no one or any obstacles. It is very quiet. The only sound is your own breathing and
The sound of feet on the iron plate, this time I did not hide the sound of my footsteps.
Walking out of the brightly lit exit, your eyes opened up and you came to a wide, blank room. There was nothing around, except for a man with a crew cut, who looked to be about twenty-five years old, sitting on the floor in the center of the room.
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I only felt a calm breath like still water. The man obviously noticed that I had entered the room. He opened his eyes and stood up.
"Hello Breaker, I'm glad you can come here. I'm Lauren."
"I'm Momonga."
"Completing levels one after another must have consumed a lot of energy. For the sake of fairness, it's not a bad idea to take a day off before continuing the challenge."
The fourth gatekeeper, Luo Lun, indicated that he could get enough rest first and then fight another day.
"No, it's not necessary."
I shook my head and rejected his proposal, because I still have a lot left in terms of physical strength. Compared with physical strength, I consume more mental energy.
"Okay, I understand, so, are you ready?"
Luo Lun stood as straight as a pen, with his head held high and his chest raised, his right hand clenched into a fist between his waist and abdomen, and his left hand was slightly bent as a palm and extended forward, already assuming a fighting posture.
"bring it on."
I also bent down, lowered my hands and made fists in front of me to protect myself, and put on a posture, which was more or less useful.
I was mentally prepared and understood that these thugs were not ordinary thugs. Although the man in front of me, Lauren, had not yet shown his strength, my intuition told me that this challenge would be extremely difficult.
"Okay, then let me attack first."
Laurent made an attack declaration and slowly approached here step by step. Then he suddenly accelerated a few steps and rushed in front of me in an instant!
So fast!
But I reacted instantly and took several steps back to distance myself.
It's so fast, almost as fast as me.
"Don't be too nervous. Just relax. I haven't done anything yet. It's just a competition. I can see that you should be faster than me."
Laurent smiled slightly and said.
If you look carefully, it's really just a close approach.
Did he immediately recognize the fact that I was faster than him, and he didn't care even though he knew he was slower than me?
In this case, strike first!
"drink!!"
A sudden lunge forward and a punch are the most direct and effective straight punches.
However, Lauren wanted to know how I would attack. He just turned slightly to avoid my direct punch. The moment the punch was empty, I threw my fist to the right. The target was still Lauren's head, and Lauren seemed to
As expected, he lowered his head to avoid my punch.
Appeared, this feeling was just like when I was dueling with the third gatekeeper Ahe, but this was exactly what I wanted. While Laurent lowered his head to avoid my throwing punch, I used a knee strike to hit him directly.
Face to face, but I didn't expect Lauren to be able to react and use the palms of his hands to block my thrusting knee. In the end, I just knocked it back a few meters.
"What a powerful force, Lauren is ashamed of himself." Lauren shook his arms and frankly admitted the fact that his strength was not as good as mine, but he still kept a smile on his face, without any expression of worry.
This feeling is not good at all. I can't clearly see the depth of this guy. He still maintains a smile like this when his strength and speed are not as good as his opponent. Either he doesn't care about winning or losing, or he has absolute confidence.
"You think you can't lose?"
I looked at Lauren and asked.
"Of course, you are very, very strong, but you can't beat me now."
Lauren nodded and smiled.
Are you so straightforward? You don't take me seriously at all.
I will make you suffer!
"Take the call."
I rushed forward and threw a powerful punch.
"Well done!"
I was already prepared to be dodged by Lauren, but this time Lauren punched out without hesitation and collided with my fist. A shock wave exploded, and the explosion spread throughout the space.
, echoing continuously.
Just when I was about to overwhelm him with my strength, Lauren suddenly changed his hands and grabbed my arm and threw me out with an over-the-shoulder throw!
I immediately adjusted my body balance in mid-air, and after landing safely, I continued to attack. One punch, two punches, three punches, and more rapid swings of fists, but they were dodged or blocked one by one. When I punched
Lauren, no matter where he was attacked, he would immediately dodge or block it with his hands. He could even punch me in the face while blocking.
Sometimes I can dodge, but not always. Just when I punched out, I was punched on the left side of my face, and my attack was successfully blocked by Lauren.
Holding back the pain, I used the inertia brought by the impact of being hit on the face to spin around and tried to use the whirlwind kick to counterattack, but I didn't expect that Lauren's side kick came first and kicked me away.
After a heavy blow, my abdomen was as uncomfortable as an ocean turning upside down, and the severe pain caused my nerves to beat continuously.
"Relax my friend, you need to control your breath. You can't defeat me with just brute force and speed."
Lauren maintained her original posture and said.
Breathing, yes, controlling breath is a very important skill. I have understood this truth after reaching this level, but this is not a skill that can be learned overnight.
On the other hand, Luo Lun's aura has always been very stable. Although it has changed during the battle, it will soon return to its original state. His speed is not fast, but he knows my attacks well, even if his speed is inferior to
I'm not afraid of confrontation at all.
His physical strength is not particularly strong, but the force of each blow seems to penetrate my body, making it completely defenseless. I am convinced that he has a special power, or that he has special control over power.
Skill.
The gap in skills is too big. If I don't have an overwhelming advantage in strength and speed, I won't be able to defeat him, just like what he said.
"You are right, but these are the only two advantages I can rely on now. From now on, all my moves will be upgraded to another level."
I tore open the candy given to me by the third gatekeeper Ahe and put it in my mouth. Then I took out a small hexagonal bottle from my pocket, unscrewed the cap and drank all the liquid energy sterol inside.
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It still smells disgusting as always, but with that extra candy, at least it's not that uncomfortable. Thank you for the gift, Ahe.
"What do you mean by taking it up a notch?"
"That is to say, I will try my best! With the strongest attitude."
Power filled every cell in my body, and my senses, which had been replenished with a large amount of energy, were once again enhanced. A new world appeared before my eyes, and everything was extremely clear.
Clenching both fists, what is shown now is the unreserved me!