MMORPG: Martial Gamer

Chapter 1882 1882: Unexpected Results

"Fist Path?"

Upon hearing the words of Evil Rampage, the Apostle of the Sanctuary looked completely bewildered.

There was no way around it; game enthusiasts and martial artists belonged to two different worlds. Although everyone was in the same virtual world, their understanding of it was fundamentally different.

As martial artists, whether it was Wang Yu, Evil Rampage, or Yang Nuo, they focused on observing their opponent's fist techniques during combat to identify flaws and defeat them.

To put it simply, it was about seeing the essence through the phenomenon.

On the other hand, a game expert like the Apostle of the Sanctuary would observe the target's skill range, calculate the cooldown time of those skills, and thus determine the opponent's vulnerabilities for effective attacks.

While both methods could seemingly lead to defeating the opponent, the second player's mindset could only be described as reacting to incoming attacks.

If Evil Rampage claimed to have seen through his skills or tactics, the Apostle would certainly understand... but what was this 'fist path' nonsense? He was completely clueless.

"Stop acting all mysterious!"

Even though he couldn't comprehend Evil Rampage's words, the Apostle was quite annoyed by Evil Rampage's attitude in that moment.

Here he was, having been beaten down like this, and Evil Rampage was still putting on airs.

The Apostle disdainfully glanced at Evil Rampage, his figure flickering as he launched a diving straight punch.

"Hmph!"

Seeing this, Evil Rampage didn't dodge or block; instead, he casually waved his left hand.

"Smack!"

Just as the Apostle's fist was about to hit Evil Rampage, Evil Rampage countered first, slapping the Apostle's fist aside.

The judgment of the diving straight punch was no match for Evil Rampage's diving uppercut, leaving the Apostle feeling powerless before such a full-strength Pugilist.

With just one slap, Evil Rampage sent the Apostle's fist flying.

The Apostle also stumbled slightly from the impact.

Flaw!!

At that moment, Evil Rampage steadied himself, drawing power from the ground, and suddenly thrust his right fist forward, targeting the Apostle's chest.

While the Apostle had a dodging skill, he was currently stuck in skill recovery, making it too late to evade, and he took Evil Rampage's heavy punch head-on.

"Boom!"

The powerful strike from Evil Rampage was no mere talk; upon being hit, the Apostle was sent flying five or six meters back, retreating another four or five steps before barely regaining his footing.

His health bar was reduced by a third from that single punch.

It's worth noting that the Apostle was a Paladin class, wearing heavy armor with high defense, and even had a holy totem at his feet, nearly doubling his attack and defense attributes. To lose so much health from a single punch demonstrated just how terrifying Evil Rampage's attack power was, genuinely startling the Apostle.

If it had been another class, that punch could have almost decided the match.

And the audience below the stage, upon seeing Evil Rampage land a punch, collectively shouted, "One punch!"

The Apostle was quite confident in his own strength, believing that just getting hit once did not mean he was outmatched.

With one punch missed, the Apostle used his dodging skill again, instantly appearing before Evil Rampage, raising his fist to strike at Evil Rampage's face.

Unexpectedly, Evil Rampage still didn't dodge, block, or defend; he merely swung his right fist sideways into the air to his right.

"??"

As everyone wondered why Evil Rampage was attacking thin air, suddenly, the Apostle appeared on Evil Rampage's right side without anyone realizing how he got there, perfectly using his face to absorb Evil Rampage's punch.

Indeed! To the audience, it really looked like the Apostle had intentionally used his face to receive Evil Rampage's punch.

"Boom!"

Another dull thud echoed as Evil Rampage's fist struck the Apostle squarely on the nose, leaving the Apostle momentarily bewildered, unable to comprehend what had just happened.

The Apostle's earlier diving uppercut was merely a feint; his true intention was this side swipe. Such feinting techniques were quite advanced, yet Evil Rampage hadn't even looked at the feint and accurately predicted the Apostle's position.

This strange prediction left the Apostle questioning his own life choices.

Little did he know, this was what Evil Rampage meant by seeing through the fist path.

Not only had he seen through the Apostle's skills and attack patterns, but he had also grasped the Apostle's attack psychology. This was the difference between seeing the essence through appearances and merely reacting to moves, and it illustrated why martial artists were clearly superior to ordinary players within the same attribute.

Caught off guard, the Apostle was hit by that punch, and the force sent him flying backward.

"Two punches!"

In the audience, they once again shouted in unison, announcing the second punch.

After knocking the Apostle back, Evil Rampage quickly followed up, leaping into the air and delivering a glowing kick aimed at the Apostle.

Instant Shadow Chain Kick!!

It was well-known that the Instant Shadow Chain Kick was one of the martial artist's strongest output skills. When executed by Evil Rampage, a full-strength Pugilist, its destructive power seemed to tear through space itself, causing the air to warp around it.

With the Apostle's health bar reduced to just above a third after two punches, if he took this kick, he would undoubtedly be finished.

In a flash, the Apostle hastily performed a roll to the ground, quickly flipping back up, crossing his arms to block in front of him. At that moment, a fierce holy light emanated from the Apostle.

"Boom!!!"

With a deafening blast, Evil Rampage's glowing kick collided with the holy light from the Apostle.

The entire arena was engulfed in the two intense beams of light, and the audience below was blinded, unable to open their eyes due to the brilliance.

"Eh?"

Only Wang Yu's brows twitched slightly, a flicker of disbelief crossing his face.

"Three punches!!"

Meanwhile, the audience, with their eyes shut tight, shouted out the third punch!

...

However, when the light finally dissipated, everyone opened their eyes wide in disbelief.

The expected scene had not occurred; the Apostle, who should have been kicked to death by Evil Rampage, was still alive, albeit with only a sliver of health remaining.

And the anticipated victor, Evil Rampage, had somehow been teleported below the stage to the chaotic team of the opposing side.

"This... this is impossible!"

Seeing this scene, the audience erupted in disbelief.

Just moments ago, Evil Rampage had clearly had the ability to kick his opponent to death; why was it that Evil Rampage was the one who was gone? There had to be foul play!

The system, of course, anticipated the audience's dissatisfaction with the outcome and promptly initiated a replay of the scene.