Super Fighting Tokyo.

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boom!

With his right foot landing, he switched to raising his left knee and thrusting it upwards, striking Pike's nose bridge, while simultaneously slamming his elbows down to hit the back of Pike's head.

The swift, pincer attack from above and below was as powerful as an explosion!

Bang!

This is what it means to embrace martial arts!

And this is called—bearing the burden of the Retsukai King's fist style!

...Thump!!!

After Retsu Kaioh finished his combo, Pike's massive body collapsed to the ground—collapsed right in front of Retsu Kaioh.

"...!!"

Such a brilliant performance left everyone in the audience wide-eyed and grimacing, so excited that they couldn't help but clench their fists.

"As expected..."

Tokugawa gasped for breath, "As expected of the King of the Sea!"

"..."

However, three of them did not appear overly excited.

Besides Shiraki Sho, there is also the skeletal expert, Koishi Mitsuyo.

And, in some ways, the one who knows Piccolo best—Dr. Albert Payne.

"Hmm... I have to admit, that boxer's martial arts are indeed remarkable."

Dr. Payne took a deep breath but quickly calmed down. "I didn't expect that Retsu Sea King could fight Piccolo to this extent."

"...!?"

Upon hearing this, the others were all taken aback. "What do you mean by 'entanglement'? Are you using the wrong term?!"

Tokugawa frowned, puzzled. "How can this be considered a prolonged fight? Pike is already down. No matter how you look at it, it's an overwhelming victory for Retsukai-oh, isn't it?"

However, Mitsuyo Koishi stroked his chin and agreed, "No, that's not true. The professor is right."

"What the hell?!"

Tokugawa, brimming with confidence in the underground fighters, retorted loudly, "Are you all idiots? Think back to that final blow!"

"Elbow strikes and knee strikes, simultaneously targeting the back of the head and the front of the face."

"—Do you know how severe the concussion that kind of blow would be to Piccolo's brain?"

"..."

However, the audience suddenly noticed that as they were speaking, Pike, who was lying on the ground, had opened his eyes.

Or perhaps he didn't even close his eyes and faint at all!

"As you can see, Piccolo's brain did not concusse..."

Dr. Payne spoke, glancing at Mitsuyo Twilight Stone beside him.

"This fighter is very skilled; you can tell with the naked eye that Piko's 'cervical spine' is very special."

"But since you didn't see it with your own eyes, you can't understand it more intuitively..."

Dr. Payne recalls:

“When we found Piccolo, we were at the nuclear waste containment facility in Colorado, where we conducted a full inspection of him.”

“His muscles, bones, internal organs... all of them astonished us.”

"And the most amazing one is the 'cervical spine'!"

Dr. Payne gestured:

"If we're talking about how thick and strong it is..."

“Structurally speaking, it is no longer comparable to humans who are content with bipedal walking.”

"I'm afraid... only those large, quadrupedal mammals that have to support their enormous heads year-round have cervical spines that can barely match its strength!"

At this point, Dr. Payne rested his chin on his hand.

"In other words, both the situation and the evidence naturally lead to the only answer..."

“Pico—until a certain point in his life, he walked on all fours!”

"..."

While everyone was in shock—

Mitsuyoshi Muishi rubbed the bridge of his nose, where there was a horizontal scar, left from a deadly fight with someone many years ago.

The feeling that person gave me at the time was that they were "inhuman".

"I've learned my lesson the hard way about using techniques meant for humans against non-humans."

Mitsuyo's eyes twitched as he stared intently at Pike.

"Ah Lie's boxing style—that style of boxing that targets 'people'—cannot be completely effective against skin!"

Chapter 520 Spear and Shield

The three spectators—

Tokugawa, Katahara, and Captain Strei were so shocked by what Dr. Payne and Mitsuyo Koishi said that they were speechless.

Captain Strei's eyes widened. "A punch to a person can't be effective against the skin...?"

"I think that's exactly right!"

Dr. Payne said in a deep voice, "Martial arts are a secret art passed down for thousands of years, and its system is truly admirable."

"However, those countless technologies are aimed at humans, at bipedal beings!!"

"..."

As everyone was talking, even Retsukai-oh sensed something was amiss.

—It's not over yet!

He gritted his teeth and endured the excruciating pain in his left shoulder, then decisively chased after the attacker and leaped into the air.

With a "whoosh," Lie Haiwang delivered a downward flying kick, aiming his right foot at the back of Pi Ke's head.

boom!

But with a muffled thud, the swift foot strike missed its mark and landed on the ground.

It turned out to be Pike, who, lying on the ground, used both hands and feet to prop himself up, his huge body leaping up on all fours like a wild beast.

Whoa!

Pi can leap into the air and land on both hands and feet at the same time.

This posture is by no means a fighting stance; it is more like that of some kind of ferocious beast, exuding the wildness from two hundred million years ago!

"Hurrlrlr..."

Pi Ke opened his mouth and bared his teeth, making a low growl from his throat.

Seeing this, Dr. Payne frowned. "Martial arts are for 'people,' not 'humanoid creatures'!"

……

On the arena.

"laugh……"

Retsukaiwang spread his legs, assumed a horse stance, moved his right fist forward, and raised his left fist to his waist, re-establishing his fighting posture.

He faced Pike, who was lying on all fours, and a few drops of cold sweat were already trickling down his forehead.

This is truly...

What an exaggerated display!

Retsu Kaioh thought to himself that he had never seen such an exaggerated "forward-leaning posture" in battle!

"—?!"

Whether it's the crouch start in sprinting or the stance in sumo wrestling, both emphasize leaning the body forward, but no one can do it like Pikachu.

They're all different!

Pico's posture was even lower—almost pressing his body to the ground, crawling on all fours.

Hands gripped the ground! Feet pressed down, taking root!

If I had to give an example...

That's right!

That's the fighting stance of a ferocious beast!

It's an "ultimate charge" stance where you just keep moving forward and nothing else matters!

Retsu Kaioh was certain of one thing—

In this pose, Pike would never jump backward or dodge to the side.

Pico has made a vow to move forward!

"..."

Gradually, Retsu Kaioh was able to feel his own breathing and heartbeat.