#498Chapter 498 Baby granary, full of flexibilityAI Model: gemini-2.5-flash
Chapter 498: Baby Granary, Full of Elasticity
Perhaps because of the numerous light pollution skills from various contestants over the past few days, many audience members had successively purchased sunglasses as auxiliary tools. Therefore, quite a few people were able to endure the strong light and tear-inducing debuffs to watch the match.
Since the Radar Unit's projection was detonated prematurely by the Great Roc Fist, Cheng Tian was unable to land the full 23-hit physical combo in the middle. However, because it was a Radar Unit, the damage and range of the machine's explosion were not comparable to a mere Road Roller.
Simply put, it was equivalent to Cheng Tian truly self-destructing with the Radar Unit, and it even had the Demonic Realm Black Flames brought by the Devouring Black Dragon Wave loaded within!
To counter the intense pressure from the Radar Unit, Hong Meiling chose to gather all her Qigong into her fists, which inevitably reduced the defensive capabilities of her other body parts.
It must be said that, as expected of one of Gensokyo's top physical martial artists, her body's toughness was indeed beyond imagination. With the added buff of the Fierce Tiger's Qi, such a powerful impact and explosion still didn't result in any obvious external injuries... But this didn't mean her clothes could withstand an explosion of this magnitude!
Compared to Mai Shiranui's revealing attire, Hong Meiling preferred to be as covered as possible. At this moment, her thighs and lower abdomen were fully exposed due to the explosion, and the Fierce Tiger's Qi had also gone offline prematurely after absorbing most of the explosion damage.
But Hong Meiling didn't care!
Now, her battle-filled eyes saw only Cheng Tian, who had passed through the explosion's flames and was falling straight towards her!
The fist, still imbued with the aura of the Great Roc Talisman Card, and the fist, filled with the demonic energy unleashed by the Black Dragon Wave, collided for the first time.
The airflow and shockwaves from the double-fist clash instantly blew away the surrounding flames and smoke. The intense airflow distorted the mouths and faces of many audience members seated close to the arena, as if they were directly facing a wind tunnel.
If anyone on site was sweating profusely, it had to be Joan from the Women's Fighting Team, who had already been eliminated but still chose to continue watching.
At this moment, her face was filled with indignation, because she had already realized that when Hong Meiling fought her, she wasn't just holding back a little, she was practically holding back an entire ocean!
While this made her feel a significant amount of humiliation, it also ignited a strong desire to become stronger.
The scene of the match, from the initial dazzling light pollution effects and explosion scenes, abruptly returned to the most primitive form of fisticuffs.
Both sides' fists were so fast they were dizzying, but not every strike landed only on the opponent's fist. At these times, both Cheng Tian and Hong Meiling would choose to take the blow with their bodies!
At this point, it was no longer a battle of bodies, but a contest of wills.
However, Hong Meiling became even more clearly aware that she had already lost, because... the opponent not only didn't use his time-stopping ability, but even the world, which undoubtedly possessed an equivalent physical striking ability, never joined the battle from beginning to end.
In Hong Meiling's opinion, no matter what ability Cheng Tian used, the balance of their clash would immediately collapse, and the scales of victory would rapidly tip towards Cheng Tian.
Furthermore, the most crucial point was that her opponent had directly faced her after an intense ability battle with the Head Maid.
Thinking of this, after another clash, Hong Meiling pushed off with her legs, revealing the strong thigh muscle lines of Chun-Li's caliber, and directly pulled back a distance, then cupped her hands and bowed towards Cheng Tian.
"I admit defeat."
Perhaps suddenly remembering her Chinese martial artist persona, Hong Meiling even spoke a line to Cheng Tian.
Cheng Tian was momentarily stunned, then let out a long breath, and mirrored her bow in return.
"You let me win."
Facing her martial artist's demeanor, Cheng Tian also subconsciously used the same tone.
"The victor has been decided! The winner! Aoko!"
The diligent vanguard, the mustachioed man in sunglasses, who constantly paid attention to every detail in the arena, precisely announced the result of the match.
A thunderous roar of cheers also erupted at the opportune moment.
Although the light pollution and explosions were indeed severe, there was no doubt that this was the most honorable match of all the games so far. It was nice to occasionally see something different, as one couldn't always be in a bloodthirsty frenzy, right?
Remilia's eyebrows furrowed slightly at her gatekeeper's voluntary surrender, but soon relaxed.
Compared to her past 24-hour slacking behavior, this was her most diligent effort in a long time... She'd reward her by paying next month's salary on time!
Yes, Lady Remilia's indulgence towards Hong Meiling, her slacking gatekeeper, was actually higher than imagined.
Otherwise, given Marisa's invasion frequency and the number of times the gatekeeper stood at the main gate sleeping with her eyes open, this Chinese martial artist would have long been kicked out of the Scarlet Devil Mansion's ranks.
Sakuya Izayoi also accepted Hong Meiling's surrender after a brief review.
After all, no one knew better than her that if Cheng Tian were to use Time Stop again, even a strong body like Hong Meiling's couldn't 100% withstand targeted strikes.
Moreover, based on previous observations, the opponent's act of replenishing his magic power using the mark on the back of his hand likely meant he had two more chances to restore magic.
If it came down to a serious fight, Hong Meiling couldn't win no matter what.
Both sides approached each other simultaneously and almost simultaneously raised their fists.
Of course, it wasn't for a brawl, but just for a friendly fist bump.
But at this very moment, Cheng Tian, who had already raised his fist, suddenly rolled his eyes and fell straight forward!
It turned out that at this instant, Cheng Tian's remaining MP had just hit zero, and he himself had fallen into a coma on the spot due to the side effects of the Devouring Black Dragon Wave.
And Hong Meiling, who should have easily dodged, somehow experienced a change and twist in her thought process at that moment. She remained still, maintaining the posture of wanting to bump fists, allowing the unconscious and falling Cheng Tian to smash his head directly onto her chest.
Cheng Tian's head even bounced back once, completing a second impact.
This sudden act of 'hooliganism' caused the spectators watching the arena to fall silent, but Hong Meiling, as a participant in the incident, was calmer than expected.
At the moment Cheng Tian's limp body, completely out of it and unconscious, was about to slide down, she caught him under his armpits, stabilized him, and then casually checked his philtrum.
"It's fine, he just fainted."
Hong Meiling, with a slightly subtle expression, said this while very smoothly hoisting Cheng Tian onto her shoulder, just as she had carried the Head Maid before.
Looking at this situation, wouldn't she have automatically won if she had just stalled for another three to five seconds?
Hong Meiling, who didn't know that Cheng Tian still had two more chances to replenish his magic, thought to herself.
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