Chapter 69 Desperate Counterattack

Fang Senyan's abdomen was pierced by a knife! The power of this real-world weapon far exceeded Fang Senyan's estimation. Ibufu immediately withdrew the blade with a sneer and instinctive joy, only to find that the blade was tightly clamped by Fang Senyan's abdominal muscles, making it extremely difficult to pull out amidst the bloody mess. Realizing something was wrong, he immediately abandoned the knife. But that moment of hesitation in drawing the knife gave Fang Senyan enough time to make his move.

His right arm muscles were already tense,

His breathing was already heavy,

His adrenaline was rapidly secreting at this moment...

His right hand clenched into a fist in that instant,

And slammed heavily down on Ibufu's advancing right leg!!!

The force of this heavy punch inexplicably evoked images of pneumatic hammers, pile drivers, and other heavy construction machinery. A soft "crack" immediately resounded from Ibufu's right thigh!! Clearly, the bone had cracked!

The Nightmare Imprint's real-time combat information flashed before Fang Senyan's eyes like flowing water:

"You have launched a full-force normal attack on a Contractor in the real world."

"The part you attacked: leg."

"Judging... The enemy's Strength value is 9 points, your Strength value is 20 points. Your Strength value is 2.222 times that of the enemy."

"Judging... Your Strength value exceeds the enemy's by 2 times. Even if this attack does not result in a critical hit, it will inflict additional crushing damage!!!"

"Crushing damage is 50% of the damage of this attack."

"Crushing damage will be considered an additional attack and will ignore your defense and any damage reduction effects. This attack effect has a high priority when conflicting with other effects."

"Judging..."

"Basic ability melee attack bonus calculating."

"Sommelier critical hit rate bonus calculating."

"This attack will theoretically deal 25 + 26 points of additional damage (Crushing damage results in a critical hit!!)"

"The enemy's defense is 6 points."

"The actual damage you dealt to the enemy is 25(1-40%)(1-19%)=12 points of damage."

"The actual additional damage you dealt to the enemy is 26(1-19%)=21 points."

"The actual damage you dealt to the enemy is 33 points!!"

Ibufu's face immediately turned green when this punch landed! Not because of the resulting pain, but because of fear! He only had 120 health points in total, yet Fang Senyan, with his bare hands, had knocked off nearly a quarter of it! Keep in mind, this was under the protection of the 40% rule. Then the only explanation was that Fang Senyan had a terrifying crushing effect on him in terms of strength.

"Bakayaro!!! If I still had my equipment, how could I be so miserable?" Veins popped out on Ibufu's forehead as he roared involuntarily. But he didn't consider that if they were in the space, Fang Senyan, who would also have equipment and even talents, would be a nightmare for a Contractor like him.

And the weaponless Ibufu could only retreat, and he had to retreat!!

Fang Senyan completely disregarded the katana still stuck in his abdomen, baring his sharp teeth like an injured and violent beast, chasing and biting madly! One wrong step led to another, and Ibufu was so disheveled that he didn't even have time to turn around and escape. He could only face Fang Senyan and retreat quickly, relying on his agility to widen the distance between them.

Suddenly, Fang Senyan threw a punch, and Ibufu dodged by tilting his head. Fang Senyan's punch missed and landed on a pillar in the hall. Dense cracks immediately spread across the pillar, and plaster and cement rustled down, revealing the twisted steel bars inside. Fang Senyan didn't even pant, his fists continuing to strike like a whirlwind. Ibufu gritted his teeth and endured bitterly, while the furniture and screens beside him suffered, truly a calamity wherever the pursuit went!

Suddenly, Fang Senyan backhanded and pulled out the katana from his abdomen, slashing it at Ibufu, dripping with blood. While Ibufu wasn't proficient in boxing and kicking, he had been immersed in kendo for thirty years not only through improving his strength in the space but also in the real world, so some movements had almost become instinctive reflexes.

The moment Ibufu saw Fang Senyan's sword-wielding posture, he knew he was an amateur. He immediately shouted and instinctively used a famous kendo technique: *kongshou ru bai ren* (catching a blade with bare hands). He clasped his palms together, forcibly clamping the slashing katana! The instant he clamped it, Ibufu immediately felt a sense of joy. Having been accustomed to using katanas, losing one truly made him feel insecure.

However, at this instant when Ibufu sat in a horse stance to seize the blade, his body paused, and his mind relaxed from the *kongshou ru bai ren* technique, Fang Senyan bent his left elbow and crashed it down with a sinking shoulder! He struck down with all his might, as if he had lost his balance! The attack landed squarely on his right thigh, which had been severely injured by his punch earlier.

This strike still dealt crushing damage, though it didn't trigger a critical hit this time! But it made Ibufu's heart ache. More importantly, Fang Senyan had realized during his fight with Fan Te that a data-ized body wasn't omnipotent. Once a Contractor's certain functional parts, such as the joints, accumulated damage reaching one-third of their total health, they would suffer a functional loss effect. To put it bluntly, if the legs were severely damaged, it would likely reduce the enemy's movement speed!!!

For Ibufu, his health wasn't as high as Fang Senyan's, his defense wasn't as high, and his attack power couldn't possibly be as strong as Fang Senyan's due to the existence of crushing. If he lost his greatest advantage, speed, the consequences were predictable. This swordsman cried out and slashed at Fang Senyan with his sword. In his plan, the enemy would definitely dodge this slash, and he would be able to withdraw and launch a new offensive. But the most unfortunate thing in this world is that plans often can't keep up with changes.

A flash of blood appeared. Fang Senyan once again used his head to take this slash head-on! The sharp blade broke through the scalp but couldn't cut into the hard skull. A tuft of Fang Senyan's bloody black hair, along with a palm-sized piece of scalp, was thrown out, instantly covering his face with blood.

But taking advantage of Ibufu's moment of drawing the sword, he buried his head and sank his shoulder, sending a punch roaring into Ibufu's chest! The power of this punch was extraordinary. Ibufu only felt his vision go black, and intense pain immediately spread like a spider web from his chest, and he could no longer endure it, spewing out a mouthful of blood with a "wah" sound.

This was the tragedy of a melee agility specialist facing Fang Senyan. Even though they could completely suppress their opponent in terms of attack and movement speed, they would always expose flaws when launching an attack. When you attack the enemy, there is always a chance of being attacked by the enemy! Especially against a shrewd opponent like Fang Senyan. Ibufu initially attacked him four times in a row without revealing a usable flaw, so Fang Senyan created a flaw himself on the fifth strike!

Of course, it seemed that Ibufu was being suppressed miserably, but he would be quite happy if he faced an opponent like Mo Gansha. If Fang Senyan encountered powerful gunslingers like Mo Gansha or Das in the real world, the only thing he would consider was how to escape.

Fang Senyan succeeded with one punch and pressed on relentlessly, with each attack abandoning his own defense for an exchange of injuries! But he still had nearly one hundred and forty health points left. How could Ibufu dare to fight him head-on? However, this swordsman, though flustered, wasn't in chaos and managed to dodge a few of Fang Senyan's punches in a row but was forced into a corner. Carelessly, he was kicked in the abdomen by Fang Senyan again, immediately feeling dizzy and vomiting blood again.

"Baka, baka!! How could this be?" Gold stars flashed before Ibufu's eyes, sparkling here and there. The blood vessels in his eyes had surfaced, and he staggered, shouting:

"The family's honor has not yet been restored? The woman I love has not yet been obtained. How could I possibly lose here?"

Suddenly, a sharp chill emanated from his body! Fang Senyan suddenly felt a great threat, it was his perception warning him! He immediately crossed his arms in front of him and leaped aside with force! Looking like a wolf escaping a shotgun blast. Then he saw Ibufu holding the katana with both hands, a blank and dazed expression on his face, as if he had entered a state of no joy or sorrow. Then he slowly raised the katana, as if the blade weighed a ton, finally raising the katana high above his head, making a "daishōdan" (high stance) action in kendo.

During the process of Ibufu raising his sword, Fang Senyan tried several times to rush forward and attack, but each time he was forced back by his perception warning. At this time, Ibufu was like a unsheathed blade, radiating brilliance and sharpness! He could also feel that after Ibufu made that "daishōdan" action, his entire body's "essence, energy, and spirit" were converging towards the blade, as if it were an accumulating flood, gradually storing power. Once it erupted, it would be like a mountain torrent breaking a dam, earth-shattering!

Suddenly, Ibufu suddenly swung his sword horizontally, and a blade of light flowed past, and a head flew up. The head was still filled with disbelief, obviously not believing he would be killed even at the moment of death!

The one killed was the girl who had been serving Ibufu all along. Her headless body in a teal dress sprayed blood from the severed neck, circling blankly in place for a few rounds before collapsing. And Ibufu's blade added a lot of gorgeous and tragic bloody killing intent, as if it was about to boil and spread!!!