The battle in the arena instantly reached a fever pitch the moment Xia Yu charged forward again. As Pei Yan stood up, he seemed like a different person, with swift and powerful movements that quickly engaged Xia Yu in a back-and-forth exchange of attacks.
Despite this, Xia Yu still managed to evade most of the attacks aimed at her vital points, and each of her counterattacks inflicted significant injuries on Pei Yan.
"Old Miao, how would you rate the performance of this rookie under your command tonight?" Gao Yaping asked Instructor Miao, who was watching the fight intently.
"Full marks?"
Surprised by the answer, Gao Yaping exclaimed, "Full marks? He's been taking a beating for most of the time!"
Instructor Miao glanced at Gao Yaping and sighed, "Pei Yan has only been training for a little over a month, and judging by the current combat situation, he's already applying everything he's learned in this month. Although I don't know if this is due to his own awareness, if I were to score it, it would be full marks."
"Moreover, haven't you noticed? The force and angle of his every move are almost textbook perfect. If I'm not mistaken, this should be the result of calculations," Gu Shenghui commented, squinting his eyes analytically.
Gao Yaping looked at her watch again and teased, "It's almost five minutes, it seems Xia Yu will have to say goodbye to her first prize."
"Don't speak, Xia Girl is about to launch a counterattack," Elder Lin raised his hand and said softly.
At this moment, Pei Yan spun his body and lifted his right leg in a high-roundhouse kick towards Xia Yu's chest. Xia Yu calmly raised her arm to withstand the powerful kick, enduring the pain within her body. With her left hand, she grabbed Pei Yan's right lower leg, pressing down on his knee, lifting his body upwards, and hooking his supporting left leg through his pants with her left foot.
Pei Yan, losing his balance, fell backward. Xia Yu seized the opportunity like a leopard hunting, leaping forward, trapping his right foot in her left armpit, and holding his lower leg with her right hand. She bent her right knee to push against Pei Yan's groin, firmly gripping his thigh root and pulling his leg upwards vigorously.
Instructor Miao, seeing this series of actions, couldn't help but comment, "Muay Thai, leg lock? This girl learned quite a variety after leaving the army!"
"Director Gu, can it end now? With Xia Yu's strength, if they keep at it, both sides will suffer. Pei Yan's mechanical leg will definitely be dismantled by her," Gao Yaping said, watching Pei Yan, whose thigh was being controlled in the ring, desperately kicking at Xia Yu, who was gripping him. But Xia Yu was so tenacious that she refused to let go even while being battered to the point of bleeding on her head. Even though Gao Yaping knew her capabilities, she still couldn't understand where such a small body got so much strength from.
"Alright, Elder Lin, intervene and let Pei Yan take a rest," Gu Shenghui nodded in agreement, as by now Xia Yu had already secured victory.
However, just as Elder Lin was extinguishing his cigar and preparing to step forward, a shrill scream erupted from Xia Yu's throat.
After a dazzling flash of blue light, Xia Yu, suddenly electrocuted, could only helplessly release Pei Yan's right leg as her entire body trembled uncontrollably.
"Xia Yu!" screamed Wang Wenze, who had been regretting for his roommate just a moment before, instantly couldn't hold back anymore, rushing forward from the crowd upon seeing Xia Yu's pained expression.
Instructor Miao and Elder Lin also moved to intervene, stopping this increasingly out-of-hand combat match.
"Get back! I can still do it!" shouted Xia Yu, slamming the ground and forcibly stopping Wang Wenze, who was about to step in, with a voice that left no room for refusal.
Wiping the blood off her face, Xia Yu's powerful recovery ability quickly began to heal her bleeding wound from a moment ago, causing it to scab over. But the numbness left by the electric shock still had her swaying and unsteady on her feet.
If Pei Yan were in his right mind, he would definitely stop his attack. Unfortunately, he's not right now, and Xia Yu is still within his attack range!
His body suddenly accelerated, and his raised right knee crashed accurately into Xia Yu's chest. As her head lowered from the impact, a fierce elbow strike smashed viciously onto the back of her head.
"Pft!" Xia Yu felt as if her chest was hit by a speeding car; her Qi Blood surged uncontrollably as she spat a mouthful of blood out. Then her brain, struck hard, caused intense dizziness, leading her to temporarily lose consciousness and collapse.
Pei Yan, like a merciless executioner, repeated Xia Yu's movements, bending over and trapping her right foot under his left arm, executing a leg lock.
The sharp crackling sound made everyone close their eyes in empathy; Xia Yu's leg bone was injured by his grip!
The rapid counterattack was too fast for anyone to react. A moment ago, Xia Yu was in the lead; now she was toppled to the ground, her condition unknown!
"It's time to end this!" Elder Lin said, ready to step forward to subdue Pei Yan and check the injuries of the two, but his path was blocked by a large hand.
"Xiaogu, what do you mean?"
"The battle isn't over yet!"
"Gu Shenghui, are you joking with two kids' lives?" Elder Lin shoved Gu Shenghui's hand aside, scolding him angrily.
So angry, Elder Lin startled Gao Yaping and Instructor Miao. Since knowing him, this was the first time they'd seen this amiable and polite elder so angry!
"I said the battle isn't over yet. If anything happens to these two, I'll take responsibility!" Facing the furious Elder Lin, Gu Shenghui said nonchalantly, pulling out a cigarette again and putting it in his mouth. Removing his jacket with a trembling body, he stepped towards the arena, speaking in a deep voice as he walked, "Below first awakening, you're allowed to use full force! Lethal blows are permitted, extend the time to fifteen minutes, the prize...!"
"Remains unchanged!"
"Ahhhh!!" As soon as the word "unchanged" was spoken, Xia Yu, who had been in a coma, suddenly opened her blood-red eyes. She forcefully twisted her own captured right leg, letting out a series of screams. She turned sideways, sat up, and grabbed Pei Yan's right leg that was extended towards her chest. Her left hand pressed down on his ankle, while her right hand formed a fist with the middle finger sticking out, forcefully slamming into the side of his knee.
With a loud bang, the deformed mechanical right knee emitted a puff of white smoke, and Pei Yan's right leg temporarily lost control. Xia Yu pushed against Pei Yan's groin with her left foot, using this momentum to finally free herself from the leg lock, slipping away.
Both stood up again, propping themselves up with their hands, glaring at each other without immediately attacking. Xia Yu, enveloped in a blood-red energy aura, quickly healed the internal and external wounds of her body, while across from her, the damage to Pei Yan's dented mechanical right knee also swelled and repaired at a visible speed.
The previously furious Elder Lin saw Gu Shenghui standing not far from the two in the arena, took several deep breaths to calm his anger, then slowly sat back down cross-legged.
"Elder Lin, will anything happen to these two kids next?" Tonight's fight was unexpectedly bloody for Gao Yaping, who asked, still fearful.
"Hmph! That's more like it. Don't worry, nothing will happen now. If Gu Shenghui allows anything to happen to those two at that distance, he won't have to worry about being the director anymore."