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Chapter 476 Kamehameha vs. Nezha's Wheel of Reincarnation (Neither)

Although Cheng Tian's opening of the box had dampened the morale of both sides, Billy's side was clearly in a better position.

Billy, who was the first to recover, unleashed a powerful strike, aiming directly at Andy from the front.

Even though Andy's mind was completely blank, he still had a solid foundation. His body reacted almost instinctively to the sound of the wind breaking, and he tried to jump back to dodge.

But at that very moment, Billy's staff split open on its own, becoming a three-section staff linked together by metal chains. This three-section staff suddenly extended its attack range and successfully struck Andy's exposed chest, causing him to wince in pain.

But that wasn't all. Suddenly, a burst of flame erupted from the section of the stick closest to Andy, the one that had struck his chest. The explosion not only propelled that small section of the stick forward with tremendous speed, but the flames also caused simultaneous explosive damage to Andy.

"Billy's mechanical baton can not only split into three sections at any time, but it also has a hidden gunpowder trigger inside, which can make the baton deliver gun-level penetrating damage when necessary!"

With a flash of light, Andy's figure suddenly blurred, his entire body rapidly distancing itself as if turning into a phantom, leaving a series of afterimages in its path.

When they had created a distance of about five or six meters, Andy's body suddenly burst forth with astonishing speed, as if he were walking on ice, and he almost moved sideways as he charged toward Billy, his left elbow, with its olecranon, clearly aimed at Billy's chest.

Billy reacted quickly, his red mechanical baton already held horizontally in front of his chest. The baton, only about four centimeters in diameter, precisely blocked Andy's elbow strike, and then swung the baton, which had split into three sections, back at Andy.

Almost at the same time, Andy, whose elbow strike had failed, lowered his body and sent his shoulder forward.

The shoulder sticks collided, and a moderate airflow spread out. The two, following the force of each other, either jumped back or rolled, ending this first round of tentative exchanges.

"A lightning-fast attack! A textbook example of offense and counterattack! Ten minutes on stage requires ten years of practice off stage; this is the result of years of dedicated training and practice!"

"Andy first used the unique movement technique of Shiranui-ryu, Phantom Shiranui, to successfully avoid a small portion of the mechanical staff's mid-range fire strikes. After creating distance, he immediately followed up with Shadow Slash Fist, using the Shadow Slash Fist's ability to instantly close the distance to force a close-quarters fight against an opponent who was good at mid-range combat!"

Billy anticipated this perfectly and countered with a Water Dragon Pursuit Stick, but this final counterattack clashed with a shoulder strike derived from the Shadow Slash Fist, "I'll Strike with Luck," resulting in a swap of blows and both fighters returning to a stalemate!

It was probably the first round of fighting that rekindled the fighting spirit of the two demoralized individuals. When Cheng Tian passionately blasted the microphone, their expressions returned to normal, and they looked at each other with full fighting spirit.

As Cheng Tian finished speaking, they charged at each other again.

"Andy and Billy are old rivals, but their conflict is only on the level of their factions. In reality, they don't have any deep-seated hatred that can't be resolved."

The two fighters have clashed numerous times, both openly and behind the scenes, and are quite familiar with each other's tactics. It's foreseeable that this match will be very close. As Cheng Tian said, Andy and Billy know each other inside and out in combat. They can predict each other's moves, preferred styles, habits, and thought processes with a high degree of accuracy. Furthermore, neither will go all out, and there's even the presence of the disruptive Joe Higashi acting as a buffer. A fiercely contested match is inevitable.

Unlike the previous match, although both Joe Higashi and Ryuji Yamazaki came from the same "Fatal Fury" series, they had almost no interaction. Both of them could only use their strengths to attack each other with all their might. As a result, a single mistake could decide the outcome, and that was indeed the case.

"Andy is a disciple of the Shiranui school, which is based on the 'Bone Method Martial Arts' that uses joint locks and incorporates modern fighting techniques such as kickboxing and punching. Attentive viewers could have noticed the striking similarities between Shiranui and Andy's moves yesterday, especially their elbow strikes that came from above." (man!)
"Billy comes from the streets of England. His fierce stick fighting style is purely honed from the broken bones and swollen heads of street thugs. There's no such thing as self-cultivation; his existence is solely for drawing blood. I estimate that Billy chose the stick as his weapon because it's readily available, and you can easily find a replacement in any corner. Moreover, even if he gets caught for committing a crime, a stick is far less invasive than a knife or axe, resulting in a less severe punishment."

Seeing Andy and Billy locked in a stalemate, exchanging skills and engaging in fierce offense and defense, Cheng Tian naturally switched to providing commentary on the backgrounds of both players.

"So, Cheng, which side do you think has the advantage right now?"

The sunglasses-wearing, mustachioed man, who had been diligently assisting Cheng Tian since his intervention and preventing Cheng Tian from going berserk, took over the conversation.

"The gap in strength between the two sides is not as big as imagined, but I personally believe that whether it is a master or an ordinary person, the weapon-wielder will always have some advantages."

"For example?"

"For example, limbs like hands and feet will always get tired. The pain will not disappear quickly, but will accumulate and accumulate with each battle. When a certain threshold is broken, it will collapse like a building block that has been pulled out of its base."

Conversely, those wielding weapons can use them to their fullest potential as long as they are still intact… Of course, if the opponent is strong enough to disarm or even destroy them at will, then a fighter whose skills are mostly concentrated on the corresponding weapon will inevitably experience a sharp drop in strength.

This is especially prominent in the Samurai Shodown series and Tengai Makyou, which have the "weapon drop" rule. When a weapon is dropped, the original sword strike becomes a punch, and the combat power and character performance drop sharply.

"Oh!? Something's changed on the field!"

Following the mustache's suggestion, Cheng Tian saw Andy, who had been holding his arms to his chest, suddenly thrust forward and unleash a short-range, yet perfectly timed, blue-white gaseous energy wave from his palms—

Flying Meteor Fist!
In response to Andy's "Kamehameha," Billy rapidly spun his mechanical staff, flames erupting from both ends, creating a fiery whirlwind around him.

"Nezha's Wheel of Reincarnation... Pshaw! It's the Super Flaming Whirlwind Staff!"

Cheng blurted out the words and immediately jumped into the neighboring game "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

(End of this chapter)