Time goes back ten minutes.
In the locker room of the stadium, Imai Xiaojuzhou, who had already changed into the tights he usually wore during battles, slammed the locker door, turned around, and took out two things from the bag on the public bench behind him.
It was a bottle of mineral water and a bag of painkillers in transparent packaging.
Normally speaking, painkillers and stimulants are banned in normal official fighting events, but since this is a Kengan competition, other than not being caught carrying weapons into the arena, all other means are allowed, so methods like taking drugs are also permitted.
To be precise, he has been taking drugs since the second round.
Cracked arm bones, broken ribs, and severely torn thigh muscles...these are not injuries that can be recovered from simply by resting for two days.
If you want to play in the game in a short period of time, taking painkillers is the most effective and only way.
Even though it doesn't help his body recover from injuries at all, and may even hinder recovery, he has to do it in order to win!
Click.
Imai twisted the bottle cap, something that even a five or six-year-old child could do easily, but he frowned slightly.
Just a little force caused a piercing pain in his broken arm bone.
But that's okay……
After waiting for the pain to subside a little, Imai Xiaoyu took out one third of the painkillers in the disposable plastic bag.
Just as he was about to swallow it with water, he heard a creaking sound and the locker room door was suddenly pushed open from the outside.
Xipin Zhiming walked in and saw Imai Xiaoyuzhou was about to take the medicine, so he shouted quickly.
"Ah, Xiaoyu, wait a minute, I want to tell you something."
"Eh?"
After hearing this shout, Imai Xiaoyuco put down the hand holding the painkiller.
At the same time, the door of the locker room was not closed immediately, and two more people followed in from outside.
One of them was, of course, Adam Dudley.
However, compared with the previous two days, his face was somewhat pale.
The reason was that during the coup d'état launched by Hayami Katsumasa the day before yesterday, his waist was accidentally stabbed by a despicable guardian who attacked secretly.
Although he was saved in the end with the help of advanced modern medicine and will not have any sequelae, his internal organs were injured after all, and he will definitely be weak for a while.
The other person who came in surprised Imai Yuzhou a little. It was the fighting fighter of Mushi TV, "Fighting King" Naoya Okubo.
"Huh? Mr. Okubo, why are you here?"
Imai's face changed slightly. He had realized what Xipin Zhiming might say next, but on the surface he still pretended to know nothing.
Sure enough, Xipin Zhiming spoke.
"Xiao Yu, I have decided to change the fighter for the next match. I have already negotiated with the TV station. I will temporarily borrow Mr. Okubo and he will replace you."
"Well, that's it..."
Imai Xiaoyuco responded and then fell silent.
After a moment, he shook his head.
"It's okay, I can still continue the game. Don't worry, I will win."
"Xiaoyu!"
Xipin Zhiming raised his tone, but soon slowed down.
"This is not a question of whether or not you can win. To be honest, I never planned to win the championship in this elimination match from the beginning, but your growth rate is too fast, giving me the illusion that you can really win the championship. However, it is obviously unlikely at the moment. You should have felt this when you fought Aguya, Xiaoyu. The difference in weight is absolute."
"To be frank, Akoya's skills are not top-notch, but he was able to block all of your strikes without any damage simply by relying on the difference in weight... Xiaoyu, you should understand what I mean. Although you are undoubtedly a genuine genius, the opponent is a monster."
Xipin Zhiming had already put it very tactfully.
In fact, if Kiyoaki Akoya had not been controlled by the urge to kill, it would only be a matter of time before Imai Cosmos was defeated in the quarterfinals.
But even such a person, Aguya Qingqiu, was beaten to death by Wu Lei'an with one hand.
Wu Yi was a person at a higher level than Wu Lei'an, and the level gap between the two was like a chasm.
"I know, but I still believe that I will win." Imai smiled faintly.
"Xiaoyu you..."
Before Xipin Zhiming could finish his words, Okubo Naoya on the other side couldn't help but try to persuade him.
"Xiao Yuzhou, this is not a question of whether you have confidence or not. I have fought with Brother Gana before, so I can roughly feel that if Wu Yi goes all out in a fight, he will definitely be an incredibly strong big boss. And don't forget that the Wu family's unique skills are all lethal moves. With your current body, going into battle could really cost lives!"
Adam also chimed in: "That's right, the boss has already said that he doesn't care whether he can win the championship or not. If you just want to fight that Brother Wu, there will be many opportunities in the future. There's no need to be obsessed with the moment."
"I know, I appreciate everyone's kindness..."
Imai Xiaoyuco paused for a moment, hesitated and then changed his words.
"In that case, let's make a bet. The venue is right here. I will fight Mr. Okubo. No attacks such as warding are allowed. As long as Mr. Okubo doesn't fall to the ground within five minutes, I will give up. Is that okay?"
Within five minutes, Naoya Okubo must be knocked down...
This is a very demanding condition. If it can be achieved, it will be enough to prove that Imai will have no problem playing in the next semi-finals.
After exchanging a glance with Okubo Naoya, Nishihira Osamu nodded silently.
"Okay, it's settled. As long as you can knock Mr. Okubo down within five minutes, Xiaoyu, I will allow you to continue the game."
……
Time jumps back to the present, and the Strangler King who successfully stands on the field has already explained everything.
Not far away, the referee came onto the field with his arms raised high.
The match is about to begin. Imai Kozue leans forward, lowers his center of gravity and assumes the starting position of a standard choke. The smile on the corner of his mouth reveals a hint of unprecedented madness.
"I am stronger now than ever before!"
"Oh, let's try it~"
Wu Yi still looked lazy and indifferent.
Without giving the two much time to communicate before the game, the referee's loud voice was heard.
"Okay, without further ado, both teams should take their positions and get ready—"
"Haah~"
Wu Yi even yawned.
The next moment, the referee had the foresight to jump back and swing his arm down.
"start!!!"
Volume 615: Chapter : One-hit kill
It turned out that the referee's foresight was completely correct.
The moment the game was announced to start, Wu Yi disappeared instantly.
It was the same start as when he fought against Raian in the quarterfinals!
[Vajra Fire Sky Type: Instant Iron Crushing]
coming!
Imai's little universe restrained his smile, suddenly widened his eyes, and all his concentration was fully mobilized at this moment.
[Field] Activate!
The gushing and violent secretion of adrenaline made everything around him seem to be slowed down countless times in his vision, including the pain in his body that even painkillers could not completely eliminate.
At the moment before the fist hit his face, Imai Kojuro used both hands at maximum speed, using the same move that he used to defeat Adam in the first round, and captured Wu Yi's wrist in an instant.
At the same time, his lower body also leaped into the air and wrapped around Wu Yi's neck like two fish intertwined.
It's a triangle tangle!
Once the strangulation technique is formed, it is almost impossible to break it. When the time comes, no matter whether you are a super strong man of two meters in height or a short and thin man of only meters in height, you will lose consciousness due to lack of nourishment to the brain. It is a killing technique that is equal to all living beings.
With his severely disabled body, Imai Xiaozhou must make a quick decision and strangle Wu Yi to unconsciousness as quickly as possible in the shortest time and at the lowest cost.
This is the only way he can win!
However, this surprise attack failed.
Wu Yi seemed to have read his movements in advance. He used the Shuntetsuzuki technique and swung his right fist straight up while raising his left arm. He easily blocked Imai Xiaojuos right leg and prevented the choke technique from being fully formed.
"I told you before, if you can continue to play in the semi-finals, I will teach you something. That is - since you are going to participate in a competition with multiple high-intensity battles in a short period of time, don't let yourself fall into a red blood state easily, unless you are a Super Saiyan."
While teasing, Wu Yi bent his left arm to block Imai Xiaozhou's right leg, with his index finger and thumb connected in a circle, and flicked his finger at the latter's unprepared position.
Snapped!
The force was not very strong, but it changed Imai's expression in an instant, and the strangulation technique that was almost successful was also broken.
He almost "fell" off Wu Yi.
"Damn it! Stop looking down on others!!!"
Imai Xiaozuo gritted his teeth and roared unwillingly.
He gathered his strength again in mid-air, adjusted his position as he fell, and inserted his legs one in front of Wu Yi's knee and ankle.
Scissor kick!
“Huh, huh, huh~”
Wu Yi didn't dodge, and just let him cut her hair as if it was fun.
Such deliberate letting-up made Ibuki Mio's blood pressure soar in the stands.
"What on earth is that guy doing? He keeps saying that others shouldn't take too much damage, but he doesn't even dodge obvious attacks like this. What on earth is he doing?"
"Well, don't worry too much. This should also be part of my brother's tactics." Garuda said on the side.
"Is intentionally enduring the opponent's attack considered a tactic?" Ibuki Mio expressed her doubt.
"You'll find out after you read it."
Garuda is very confident.
"Brother is the kind of person who rarely does things without a purpose. If he does something that others cannot understand, it must be paving the way for other things to come. And brother has also said that the purpose of participating in the competition is not to defeat someone, but to win the championship."
Is there any difference...
Ibuki Mio thought.
At the same time, Imai Xiaozhou, who had successfully performed a scissors kick on the field, suddenly exerted force with his legs and flipped Wu Yi forward.
However, Wu Yi adjusted his position while falling, turned over and landed on his muscular back to get maximum cushioning while blocking with his arms in front of him.
A pair of hands wrapped in tights from the elbows upwards grabbed his wrists and began to bend them outwards, while the legs were tightly wrapped around the shoulder joints.
Imai Kozuro used a wrist-choke cross armbar!
He actually gave up the opportunity to get into the advantageous riding position after knocking Wu Yi down, and instead chose to go to the ground, and did not hesitate to destroy the latter's joints.
This is what Imai Kojuro realized in his battle with Akoya Kiyoaki.
——Since it is a battle, there is no enjoyment to speak of. You have to be prepared to "fight with your back to the water". Even if a lion fights a rabbit, it will use all its strength. You have to fight with all your strength and hold on to the thought that "if you lose, everything is over". As long as it is for victory, no matter how despicable and cruel the means are, they will be allowed!
Just as the wrist-grip cross lock was about to be formed, Wu Yi's half-joking voice suddenly rang out.
"That's a good idea, but have you ever thought that I deliberately let you into the ground battle?"
"!?"
Imai's little universe was completely unable to react.
Before he could figure out what Wu Yi meant by this, the next moment, an incomparable force exploded between his hands.
Wu Yi's arms were no longer as smooth as before. Horrible blue veins spread on them like totems. His arms, freed from the restraints of his flesh, twisted the formed stranglehold abruptly.
The palm that was originally holding the wrist and facing upwards turned to the side little by little, and then... stretched forward and tightly strangled Imai Xiaozhou's neck!
"Ahem!"
The trachea and carotid artery were both heavily compressed, and Imai Xiaoyuko, who was extremely uncomfortable, couldn't help but open his eyes wide and cough.
But he has not given up the armbar, and is trying desperately to use all his strength to pry it outwards.
“Good choice…”
