Chosen Evolution: I can load the protagonist template

Chapter 474 Croak! It's the Limestone Martial Saint!
Since the opponent has an advantage in attack range, he must be better than them in this aspect. This is what Dongzhang truly thinks.

So, after being knocked back a short distance, he decisively made a fist-swinging motion on the spot, as if he were hitting Yamazaki Ryuji's chin from a distance.

With a swing of his arm, a small whirlwind condensed and shot towards Yamazaki Ryuji at a slow but resolute speed.

"It's the Whirlwind Fist! One of Joe Higashi's signature techniques! Although it sounds similar to Geese's Gale Fist, the two are different in nature!"

What puzzled Joe was that Yamazaki Ryuji, facing the small whirlwind, neither dodged nor evaded, and didn't even take his left hand out of his pocket.

This infuriated Higashijo; there's a limit to looking down on people, isn't there?

Just as the whirlwind was about to touch Yamazaki Ryuji, the hand that had been in his pocket finally moved. Not only did it move, but it also took the initiative to meet Joe Higashi's whirlwind punch.

The moment the two made contact, the small whirlwind vanished into thin air... no, it didn't disappear, but was completely absorbed into Yamazaki Ryuji's arm and quickly transformed into a special wave that made some players' expressions change.

With a backhand swing, Yamazaki Ryuji unleashed a crimson wave of energy that hurtled towards the astonished Joe Higashi at an even faster speed!

"Double Reflection! Yamazaki Ryuji, who also has Orochi blood flowing through his veins, can instinctively withstand the flight waves from others, and then use his dark power to corrupt and reflect them back with even greater speed and force. It is a more concealed and powerful strategic ability against flight waves than mental energy reflection waves!"

Yamazaki Ryuji, who had been wearing a wild smile, was stunned the moment he heard that Cheng Tian had suddenly and unexpectedly unleashed the Orochi blood within him.

Is this something that can be said directly on the field?

...Wait a minute! How can you be so certain about something that even I can't come to a conclusion about?!

"Look at how exposed those three members of Hell Band have become! Do you think you can stay out of it? Besides, being distracted on the field is a big no-no. Just focus on the game."

Cheng Tian didn't care at all about the complex expression in Yamazaki Ryuji's eyes, which even contained murderous intent to silence him.

Rather, if he could actually attract Yamazaki Ryuji to attack him, it would be equivalent to obtaining another Orochi's blood.

Even if it's just to complete a side quest, Cheng Tian will definitely take the initiative to cause trouble for Yamazaki Ryuji.

As Yamazaki Ryuji turned around in a hurry, Higashi Joe had already launched a forward sliding tackle, narrowly avoiding the crimson double return wave, and his big foot was already shoving directly at Yamazaki Ryuji's shinbone.

Due to the high intensity of their training, almost every Muay Thai champion will develop bone-related cancers towards the end of their career. However, at the cost of this, every part of their body becomes incredibly hard, let alone at the level of a Muay Thai champion.

In haste, Yamazaki Ryuji could only stomp his foot and directly meet Higashi Joe's sliding tackle with a front kick.

In terms of strength, Yamazaki Ryuji, who was distracted and hastily countered, was clearly at a disadvantage, but that seemingly habitual crushing motion had a surprising effect.

Because of this large mass of unevenly coarse sand formed by crushing the ground, it directly covered Dongzhang's head and face.

"A fighter with a gangster background is indeed incredibly dirty when it comes to using moves."

Cheng Tian chose to continue his rant.

"Hey, Orange Host, you'd better try to be less subjective when you're broadcasting—"

The dedicated and eager-to-do man in sunglasses reminded Cheng Tian that the host was actually quite wary of having a subjective bias in the broadcast, because in a competition that is open to the whole country and even the world, it is easy for a large number of viewers to be guided by the herd mentality and develop some prejudices against the contestants.

At that moment, the big screen instantly switched to a slow-motion replay of the move.

The scene of Yamazaki Ryuji crushing the arena's stone slabs and kicking a large amount of gravel and sand towards Joe Higashi was shown in slow motion. "Isn't this sand-kicking move, which is almost like a variant of throwing lime, dirty?"

"But then again..."

Faced with Cheng Tian's questioning as he pointed at the big screen, the man with the mustache was flexible and decisive, retracting his previous statement after watching the slow-motion replay.

Even if he had to lie to himself, he couldn't say that this move wasn't "dirty".

Higashi Joe's entire body was trained to be incredibly tough, but there was no way to train his eyeballs. The moment the sand hit his face, he almost instinctively closed his eyes. The dry soil particles mixed with the moist liquid inside his eyes and stuck together.

Of course, Yamazaki Ryuji was not having an easy time either. His physical strength was indeed inferior to that of the hard-trained Higashi Joe. Almost bone-cracking pain was coming from his big toe, which was the spot where he and Higashi Joe clashed.

But this pain only fueled Yamazaki Ryuji's madness. His body was kicked off balance and he fell forward. Taking advantage of the critical opportunity when Joe's vision was limited, a bright light flashed from his body, and then he grabbed Joe's throat with one hand and pressed down hard!
Giving his opponent no more time to react, Yamazaki Ryuji advanced instead of retreating, maintaining the position of pinning Higashi Joe to the ground as he charged forward, leaving a long, conspicuous trail of furrows resembling plow marks on Higashi Joe's bare back!
"Here it comes! It's Yamazaki Ryuji's killer move! The Guillotine! As the name suggests, anyone with even a slightly weaker physique will have their neck and body separated by this move!"

The moment Cheng Tian finished explaining, Yamazaki Ryuji's guillotine attack also ended with a super-powerful soccer kick.

Ryuji Yamazaki even deliberately kicked with the foot with the fractured big toe. This behavior, which would aggravate the injury and transmit the pain back, would only further stimulate his madness.

The serpent blood within his body was now churning and surging more noticeably.

On the other hand, Joe Higashi, who was already spinning 3,600 degrees in the air, fell onto the arena in a nearly disheveled manner. For an ordinary person, this fall would have been enough to leave them either dead or paralyzed. But the moment Joe Higashi touched the ground, a flash of light appeared on his body, and he smoothly completed the roll.

Despite still being temporarily blind, he stood up and, almost without hesitation, threw a punch with all his might towards the direction of the evil aura.

At first glance, it looked no different from the Whirlwind Fist, but it was blue in color and headed towards Yamazaki Ryuji at a slightly faster speed.

"Ridiculous!"

Ryuji Yamazaki's expression grew even more contemptuous, and he was already prepared to use the Double Return attack stance again.

However, the moment that arm, imbued with the power of the Dark Serpent and capable of devouring and amplifying flight fluctuations, touched the blue whirlwind, an astonishing force caused Yamazaki Ryuji's expression to change drastically.

The small whirlwind, which was originally only the height of one person, suddenly expanded into a large whirlwind seven or eight stories high, and without saying a word, it blew him up directly. At the same time, the whirlwind was like a knife, frantically cutting through Yamazaki Ryuji's entire body.

"It's a super-killing Death Cyclone disguised as a regular Whirlwind Fist! Yamazaki Ryuji's double-return absorption power has its limits! Carelessness has led to his downfall!!!"

Blown by the death tornado, Yamazaki Ryuji flew higher and higher, farther and farther, and then... was blown directly off the main arena.

There is no off-field countdown in the King of Fighters tournament, and it doesn't matter even if it's an Ace Combat aerial battle, but being blown out of the arena and landing directly does require additional adjudication.

As the cameras captured Ryuji Yamazaki's awkward fall, the organizers immediately introduced additional rules.

"Yamazaki Ryuji is now given 10 seconds to return. The countdown begins now!"

"nineteen……"

"Two! One!"

"The winner! Joe Higashi!!!!"

(End of this chapter)