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Chapter 96 Zhao Yingkong: Be steady, I need to be steady!
Why? Even if I can't unleash the full power of the rotating energy sword, it should still be very close to A-rank. So why can't I even severely injure my opponent? Could it be that my opponent is a true A-rank enhanced version?
Muhammad immediately dismissed the idea. If the captain of the Central Continent Team was truly an A-level enhanced warrior, he would have died under the opponent's sword long ago. Unable to unleash his ultimate move, Muhammad could only rely on his own auxiliary AI to engage Luo Li in close combat.

However, Muhammad is very confident in his close combat abilities, after all, his close combat AI was trained by the team's swordsmanship master, Black Carbon.

As for how strong Black Carbon's swordsmanship was, Muhammad remembered that Captain Shiva Gantian said that in terms of close combat ability alone, the entire Indian team would not be a match for Black Carbon.

Therefore, Muhammad first used a chip in his brain to record Black Carbon's swordsmanship, then trained by fighting Black Carbon himself, further optimized the program algorithm, and finally trained a melee AI to assist him.

Even Black Carbon himself admitted that without unlocking the gene lock, he only had a 70% chance of defeating Muhammad's melee AI.

Despite Muhammad's mere 30% win rate, he has become the second strongest melee fighter in the Indian team, directly pushing the former second-strongest werewolf, Arot, off the list.

So, Muhammad confidently engaged Luo Li in close combat, but as the fight progressed, he realized something was amiss... The Central Continent Team captain's swordsmanship was exceptionally strong, and unlike the stiffness enhanced by the God of War, it seemed to be something he had honed himself.

Muhammad couldn't help but wonder if the other person was like Black Carbon, a master swordsman in the real world. But he was too young!
Thinking of this, Muhammad, who had already handed over the entire battle to the AI ​​assistant, subconsciously glanced at the lean, wiry, and dark-skinned Black Charcoal. He felt that Black Charcoal looked more like a seasoned master swordsman, while the delicate-skinned girl in front of him didn't look like she had been through any hardships. Hmm... wait, even Black Charcoal is being suppressed in swordsmanship?!

Muhammad was shocked to see Black Carbon being suppressed in close combat, and by a young girl no less! How could this be? Were all the members of the Central Continent Team monsters?!

Black Carbon had no way to express his suffering. In terms of swordsmanship, he was no weaker than Zhao Yingkong, who was fighting him at the moment. It was also a fact that he was suppressed by Zhao Yingkong. The problem lay in speed.

...If I hadn't listened to the captain's advice and bought a Devil Fruit from the Supreme God, turning myself into a rubber man like Luffy, able to twist my body at will, I probably would have died under the opponent's long sword long ago...

While feeling fortunate, Black Carbon wondered if he had insisted on choosing speed-based enhancements back then, would he be able to keep up with his opponent's speed and kill him?

However, he overlooked the fact that if it weren't for the superhuman resilience and mobility in complex terrain granted by the Gum-Gum Fruit, he probably wouldn't have survived the team battle.

At this moment, Zhao Yingkong, who already had the upper hand, could hardly suppress her killing intent... She desperately wanted to kill an enemy with her own hands... She longed to get more reward points to become stronger... until she surpassed that person!

As a master swordsman, Black Charcoal naturally sensed Zhao Yingkong's increasingly fierce killing intent and regarded it as an opportunity—a chance to launch a counterattack from a desperate situation.

In order to kill the enemy and get the reward, Zhao Yingkong's offensive became more and more fierce, pressing Heitan so hard that he could hardly breathe. But Heitan knew that he had to stay calm... Just like before, the enemy would often reveal a flaw at the moment of victory, and he only needed to seize the flaw to turn defeat into victory.

Although Zhao Yingkong launched a fierce attack, she unusually chose to play it safe. She ignored the flaws that Hei Tan showed several times and maintained her own rhythm, leaving bright red wounds on Hei Tan's body with the long knife in her hand.

Black Charcoal never got a chance to turn the tide; instead, he ended up badly injured. Damn it, why didn't she fall for it? Did she see through my deception and deliberately reveal my weakness? That's impossible. Zhao Yingkong, however, still remembered Luo Li's threat before the battle: if she made another careless mistake and failed, she would be kicked out of the team and forced to fend for herself.

This made Zhao Yingkong, who had fully realized how dangerous the Main God Space was, no longer dare to be arrogant and complacent. She changed her previous reckless and fearless fighting style and obediently listened to Luo Li's advice, using her own strengths to expand her advantage in battle and then defeat the enemy in one fell swoop.

As more and more wounds appeared on his body, Hei Tan clearly felt his strength draining away with the blood from his wounds, and he also understood what Zhao Ying Kong was trying to do.

To Black Carbon's bewilderment, Zhao Yingkong, as the attacker, was constantly moving around and utilizing her speed advantage, but... damn it, her stamina is limitless! Why isn't she slowing down at all?! He couldn't wait any longer; he had to unlock his genetic potential and take a gamble!

Knowing that he would be worn down to death if his consciousness continued like this, Black Carbon was forced to take a desperate gamble and suddenly activated his gene lock to launch a fatal sneak attack.

Having just inflicted another wound on Black Charcoal and preparing to retreat for another opportunity, Zhao Yingkong suddenly felt a jolt in her heart. A curved blade had appeared behind her, aimed straight at her heart.

In the critical moment, Zhao Yingkong's gene lock automatically activated, instantly increasing her already extremely fast speed to an even higher level. She narrowly dodged the curved blade behind her and then raised the tip of her blade to aim straight for the black charcoal man's head.

Seeing this, Black Carbon realized that his opponent was also a master who had unlocked the gene lock. He knew that he would not have another chance to launch a sneak attack, and the only way out was to defeat his opponent head-on.

So, Black Carbon unleashed his ultimate technique developed after enhancing his Devil Fruit. He held a curved sword in each hand, and twisted and wrapped a curved sword around each of his legs. The four curved swords swung with fierce power, forcing Zhao Yingkong to find no way to break through.

Having gained the upper hand for a moment, Hei Tan used his joints instead of his legs to chase after Zhao Yingkong, who was dodging everywhere, and shouted, "Come on! Face me! If you run away, the knife in your hand will be crying!"

But Zhao Yingkong remained unmoved, silently pondering a solution. Since there was no way to break through the first stage of the gene lock, then she would unlock the second stage!

Without hesitation, Zhao Yingkong activated the second-stage gene lock, and after further improving her vision and reaction ability, she indeed found the flaw in the Black Carbon Knife Technique.

But what made Zhao Yingkong hesitate was that her eyes saw it, and her brain knew what to do, but her speed was not fast enough, and she was not entirely confident that she could break through the barrier created by the four curved blades of the black charcoal.

If she were to be struck by one of the curved blades during her charge, causing her to pause slightly, all her escape routes would be blocked by the four curved blades.

【Yay! I won!】

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