Treasure Hunting

Chapter 56 Sumo Skill

Chandler was the most talented disciple of Gray; thus, he also received the secret manual on martial arts of his master called the Sumo Skill. This technique was not about the fist and foot, but with three attacks which were pouncing, grabbing and smashing, all of which integrated martial energy. Its true strength lay in the way that each attack flowed into the next, making a set of three attacks behave like a single attack.

Zachary was aware of this, so he planned to utilize the Shadow Pace to dodge Chandler's attacks. As long as he was not caught by Chandler, there was room for him to counterattack.

Zachary's face turned serious as soon as Chandler started attacking. He never expected that Chandler's attacks were extremely fast. Chandler was so fast that he got in front of Zachary and grabbed his right arm in the blink of an eye. Everything happened so fast!

Fortunately, Zachary reacted in time. His countermove was as quick as lightning. He broke away from the grasp of Chandler before the grip had locked in on him and thus avoided the attack. But Chandler seemed to be able to react just as fast. He exhibited extremely flexible waist strength. He rolled over, adjusted his angle, and once again pounced at Zachary. His movement was unbelievably fast.

Fortunately, the Shadow Pace was mysterious and powerful that Zachary dodged Chandler's attack narrowly, but in all aspects, he was completely at a disadvantage.

'Wow! A warrior at the ninth grade of Earth Level is really something! Besides, Chandler is more cautious than Gary. He has no flaws. As long as he keeps closing in, there's no chance to fight back.' It was immediately obvious to Zachary that this battle was more difficult than he had originally anticipated.

The disciples that watched the match leaned forward and strained to keep their eyes open, afraid they'd miss a single wonderful moment. They wanted to see when Zachary would get hit by Chandler so that they'd see the Sumo Skill combo in action.

"Where did Zachary learn that movement skill? With Chandler's strength, it's strange that he can't keep up with Zachary's speed!" Gray asked.

Lewis and several other stewards of the Welkin Sect knew beforehand that the movement skill that Zachary used was not the movement skill of the Welkin Sect. And now, as they observed the skill closer, they realized that this skill was not ordinary.

"No matter how fast his speed is, there will still be a limit. Look carefully! My disciple is not as stupid as any ordinary fighter!" Gray smiled confidently all of a sudden.

When the other stewards observed the development of the battle, they discovered that the range that Zachary could move was getting smaller and smaller.

But Zachary was also aware that his movement range constantly shrunk. He moved without pause in order to avoid the attacks of Chandler. However, because of the long reach of Chandler's arm, he was limited to only move within a certain range. He was only able to move backward that eventually forced him into a dead corner.

Zachary never attempted to break through by force because it was too risky. Once Chandler managed to hit him with an attack, the result could be devastating.

Thus, Zachary watched himself get driven into a perilous situation with a constantly shrinking space for dodging.

'It seems that I can only use the Ice Needles.' Zachary's face became serious. He decided to stop dodging and fight back which gave Chandler an opportunity to catch him.

When the onlookers saw this, they were surprised and felt that Zachary was desperate.

And just as everyone expected, the moment Zachary approached Chandler to fight back, the latter grabbed his arms and smashed him to the battle ring rapidly and violently.

Bang!

Zachary was knocked down violently. Then Chandler grabbed him and gave him a fierce hug. Everyone in the audience almost felt the intensity of the attack and groaned while they watched the action.

After the hug attack came the last blow in the series—the smashing strike!

The smash strike was merged with martial energy and was thus different from a regular smash strike. Both the impact and the destructive force were extremely powerful.

However, this smashing strike had a fatal weakness. In order to use it, one needed to be close to the opponent. Once the opponent broke away from the embrace, the attacker risked suffering a violent counterattack.

But this would not happen in the situation where there was a huge gap in strength between the competitors!

"Down!" Chandler roared loudly and lifted Zachary to the air. He then threw Zachary to the battle ring.

Bang!

The battle ring was filled with a cloud of dust in the aftermath of Chandler's series of attacks.

Zachary crashed on one of the slabs in the battle ring and it cracked.

Chandler's admirers among the crowd cheered loudly.

Elva suddenly felt very nervous and worried.

Bruce, who stood in the crowd on the opposite side of the battle ring, sneered as the battle unfolded before him.

"It seems the winner has already been decided!" Gray smiled triumphantly. His faith in the Sumo Skill was such that he believed that one blow was enough to kill. Once the target was trapped by the Sumo Skill combo, even a powerful warrior couldn't withstand it.

Just when everyone thought that the battle was over, a figure in the dust struggled to his feet. Even though he looked like a mess, with ripped clothes and messy hair, his sharp eyes gave off a strong air of determination.

"He stood up... He stood up!"

"He actually blocked the combo of strikes of Chandler's Sumo Skill..."

"What pill on earth did he take? Why does he seem so impervious?"

All the disciples of the Welkin Sect were shocked.

"Even if he can still stand up, he should be unable to fight anymore," Gray sneered.

The other stewards of the Welkin Sect nodded in agreement. Nonetheless, they were surprised that Zachary survived.

"It seems that you have another up-and-rising star, Master Lewis," Sara said as she turned to Lewis. All text © NôvelD(r)a'ma.Org.

Lewis smiled upon hearing Sara's words. He knew that Sara's words were meant for Zachary.

Seeing that Zachary was still able to stand up after his attack, Chandler felt very surprised. But he did not take the advantage of the moment to attack Zachary once more. Instead of attacking, he said,

"Zachary, let's end it here! You have been hurt badly by my Sumo Skill combo. There is no point for us to continue our competition."

"Chandler, although I was hit in a series of attacks by your Sumo Skill, I sealed your acupoints as well. Didn't you notice?" Zachary said in a serious tone yet he curled up his lips.

As soon as Zachary finished speaking, Chandler's face turned dark and gloomy as he noticed that his martial energy had stopped circulating, and even his body could no longer move.

"What... When did you seal my energy acupoints?" Chandler asked in an extremely surprised tone.

"I did it when you hugged me passionately," Zachary replied.

"Did you do it on purpose?" Chandler asked.

"Nothing ventured, nothing gained. I am so sorry. Chandler!" After Zachary finished what he wanted to say, he rushed towards Chandler in the blink of an eye, using his Shadow Pace.