Chapter 76 Fists Colliding
Seeing Zachary enter the ring, the audience immediately burst into cheers. "Boy, you have guts!"
"This scrawny dude has no muscles at all! Sienna, why did you bring him?" "Gorilla, you better watch it. If you harm him, Sienna will kill you."
Amongst all the chaos, Silas gazed at Zachary, who barely had any muscle on his body. He pumped his fists together, grinned and said, "Boy, I will not show any mercy to you. If you want to back out now, it's still not too late!" Zachary shook his tensed up body and said lightly, "Cut the crap. Since I'm already here, there's no reason for me to retreat."
Although he didn't look like Silas and the others, who was bulky with muscles, after using the refining ointment, every inch of muscle on his body was firmer and tougher compared to another ordinary human.
"If that's the case, then so be it, kid!" Silas showed no mercy. He stomped on the ground. The whole ring shook with each step he took as he rushed straight at Zachary.
As Silas swung his fist, Zachary could see the large blue veins that ran down his entire arm. One look and he could tell that this punch was going to hurt. The swoosh sound of the fist as it swung through the air made it obvious that the punch was being thrown at a high speed.
"He's powerful. It seems like Sienna's friends aren't that simple."
Zachary thought as he watched Silas, but he wasn't flustered at all. Although Silas' punch was powerful, it did not exceed his expectations.
Moreover, it looked like the people here were all hot-blooded and battle-crazed. If he wanted to seek their approval and be part of their circle, he wouldn't be able to do so by dodging and retreating. Thus, Zachary brushed off that thought completely. Instead, he focused on the huge fist that was aimed right at his face. He proceeded to swing his right arm back, twist his entire upper body and stabilised his stance. He locked his entire core, making sure his whole body was rock solid.
Then he stomped his feet on the ground. Using the strength from his lower body, he turned his upper body back to its original position, allowing his energy to channel into his right arm and straight into his fist. His fist flew through the air with a swoosh towards Silas' fist.
Seeing this, the crowd was startled, and then they burst into chaos again.
"He's trying to fight Gorilla heads on. This guy is actually going to try... Is he crazy?"
"Wow, no wonder Sienna saw something in him. He really has some guts."
"Having guts isn't going to get him anywhere. He has to know how to use his strength." While yells erupted from the crowd, with a loud bang, both of the fists collided.
As they collided with each other, the fine dust around them also spun into the air.
The moment their fists touched each other, Zachary retreated his hand, which was slightly red from it.
"This Gorilla really has great strength!" Zachary knew his own strength. So when he felt that Gorilla was nearly as strong as he was, it was scary.
His surprise was nothing compared to that of Silas. He was extremely shocked at Zachary's punch. Among all the people present, no one else dared to throw hands at him. In fact, among them, the strongest one had only 80% of his strength. And never in his lifetime, would he expect this scrawny kid to have a strength equivalent to his.
Gilbert was equally as astonished. Then he looked at Sienna, who was standing beside him, and realized that the corners of her lips were slightly raised.
"Seems like you've been hiding your true strength, young boy! Now, I can really go all out," Silas laughed and swung his fists once more.
"Great!" Zachary also smiled and swung his fists in return.
"Bang, bang, bang!"
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Just like that, both men, one burly and one thin, continued punching at each other. The fight was aggressive, but it made their blood boil with excitement.
The sound of their fists colliding made the crowd gaped in awe. Their eyes were full of shock, and they completely forgot about the time.
From the start of the match up till now, Zachary and Silas had thrown around twenty punches. This scrawny kid had already taken twenty of Gorilla's punches yet he was still standing! What sort of monster was he?
However, at this moment, Zachary was beginning to feel a little exhausted. Facing Silas' onslaught of punches, with the help of the refining ointment and his Refining Boxing training, he could handle Silas' brute strength. Sometimes, he even had the upper hand.
Throughout the entire match, he noticed that although Gorilla looked big and rough, every time he swung his fists, he did so with precision, making sure he used every drop of his strength accurately.
In comparison, Zachary's punches were too simple and direct. He didn't have any skills.
Silas obviously realized this point. Using his technique, he punched Zachary non-stop, using his advantage to bring the match back to his favor.
After they exchanged another ten punches, Zachary could feel himself slowing down. He was becoming more anxious with each punch.
"I can't go on like this," he thought. Silas swung his fist and Zachary was prepared to receive it. Suddenly, Silas twisted his arm at a different angle, switching the direction of his fist and striking Zachary hard in the abdomen. Zachary was not in a hurry. He instinctively channeled the aura of the flora in his body towards his abdomen, forming a shield.
"Boom!"
Silas' punch landed on Zachary's stomach but it felt like his fist had hit a hard metal plate. His fist became numb, and his bones felt like they were about to fracture.
"How is it possible? How can his stomach be harder than my fist?" There were no bones in the abdomen, only flesh. No matter how hard Zachary trained, there was no way it could be harder than his fist. Silas was taken aback.
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While Silas was stunned, Zachary threw a punch right at his stomach.
Silas immediately wailed and cowered in pain, clutching his belly. His eyes widened. From his expression one could tell how much force was in Zachary's punch. Seeing that Zachary was about to land another strike, Silas quickly waved his hand and jumped out from the ring. He chanted repeatedly, "Stop, stop! I admit defeat!" The crowd was stunned, then a series of laughter exploded.
"I never thought I'd see the day where Gorilla surrenders!"
"Boy, you're not bad. You helped us teach Gorilla a lesson. I look forward to seeing your progress in the future."
"Gorilla, you had the nerve to say that you'd defeat him in three minutes, but you yourself couldn't withstand him for three minutes. Haha!"
"Zachary, please make sure his face becomes swollen," Gigolo smiled and said to Zachary.
"I was just lucky," Zachary smiled.
At this moment, Gorilla was feeling a little better. He straightened his body and walked over to Zachary. Patting Zachary's shoulder, he huffed, "A win is a win. I am not a sore loser."
Zachary smiled and clenched his fist. In fact, he knew he was the one who lost this fight. After all, he did use the aura of the flora as a defence, and that was definitely cheating.
Moreover, he could feel that these people were the true warriors who had been through numerous blood-spilling battles. A match like this didn't do justice to their true potential. If it was a matter of life and death, even the aura of the flora wouldn't be able to save him.