He rubbed his cheek to feel the tender skin that was just assaulted. He slowly stood up and spat blood on the floor.
A new level of embarrassment, along with the pain from the kick was felt. However, he wondered why he still felt joy and satisfaction from situations like this. Situations where he was the underdog in a fight with an overwhelmingly powerful opponent. He wasn't even in his Berserk State but he loved the challenge he was facing at the very moment.
It might be the cause of living a stale and boring life, and since Liu Kai always wished that everything that he fantasized about when reading all the books that his grandfather gave him were all true. He always felt exhilarated when he imagined the things he read inside his mind.
Excitement pumped inside his heart as he reminisced all that's happened since he woke up in this ruined world. His blood boiled from the rage he had been keeping suppressed.
Sleepless nights from questions he's been putting off. Answers that he needed to find but seemed to be only uncovered if he can survive in this much more cruel world.
'I need to become stronger! Stronger than anyone! I need to overcome whatever that's in front of me, whatever it takes.' Thoughts that riled up motivation inside him fueled his longing heart, a heart that longed for excitement.
Liu Kai wiped the blood off his lips and clenched his fist.
'Let's see if you can keep up with me if I do this.' Liu Kai thought to himself as he activated Probability.
[Activate Probability]
[Probability is activated]
-Probability's Die(Dice) rolled and resulted in number 5.
-Power will multiply by 5.
"Are you still not going to activate your skill? I told you already. You won't land a hit on me without activating your skill." King Lee asked since he saw Liu Kai's form unchanged. From what he remembered, Liu Kai had dark red skin like blood and glowing veins stretching from his chest to each limb.
Power surged inside Liu Kai, and blood pumped through his veins like a powerful engine as he activated his Breathing Technique on top of his Probability skill. Directing the power to his legs and also using Concentrated Breathing on them to multiply the effects gave him tremendous speed as he lunged forward. The rush to his head made him concentrate on his surroundings, and it made everything seem like they were moving slowly.
"Come on! Use it. Let's try if you'll get lucky again this time. I promise I wasn't serious earl—"
Liu Kai charged at him to cut him off. He suddenly appeared in front of King Lee in an instant and King Lee could barely react.
'He's fast.' King Lee panicked as Liu Kai threw a right straight punch at him but was easily parried by his superb reflex. King Lee countered with a right jab to his face creating a force that spun Liu Kai's body.
Liu Kai then countered back, as he used the force of the spin to hit King Lee with his elbow that landed directly on his temple.
Wang Xiu Ying was so surprised that he forgot to call it a match after Liu Kai successfully landed a hit.
King Lee did not expect to take a hit from their exchange. This discombobulated him for a couple of seconds as he felt the pain he was not used to. Liu Kai did not waste this opening. He quickly spun his body once more, pivoting with his left foot and activated his skills as his body was moving. The messages rang in his head…
[Activate Concentrated Breathing]
[Activate Probability]
[Probability is activated]
-Probability's Die(Dice) rolled and resulted in number 3.
-Power will multiply by 3.
Liu Kai shifted the power from the activated skills and quickly focus all of it on his right foot and released all the power he accumulated. He landed a sidekick on King Lee's abdomen, sending him flying across the Arena.
All the people who were watching could not believe what just transpired in front of them. The students were all shocked to see their Shifu on the ground. It was the first time they saw their master defeated or even received a hit. Wang Xiu Ying, the one who was assigned as an umpire, called the match and signaled it was over once he snapped out of his amazement of the situation.
"DOWN!!" Wang Xiu Ying yelled.
King Lee lied down on the floor, not moving an inch, contemplating what happened in the fight. He thought that he had a grasp on Liu Kai's speed and was also aware of his 'Concentrated Breathing,' but the sudden burst of acceleration and change of speed caught him off guard.
"I knew it would work." Liu Kai whispered as he celebrated internally. He walked to his sprawled out opponent.
King Lee remained on the ground with disbelief, still analyzing their fight.
'Did he fake me when he used his 'Concentrated Breathing' before the fight to trick me and to make me believe that it was the full capability of his 'Concentrated Breathing'? Did he do that so he could catch me off guard when he used his full power? Did he just plan ahead of time? He knew that I would be open for a match if he provoked me. It seems like I underestimated my opponent this time.' King Lee admitted.
"I won this round. That would make us even now." Liu Kai walked over to King Lee, who was still lying on the ground. He reached out his hand to help him up. King Lee grabbed his hand and pulled himself up to stand.
'He didn't even use his Concentrated Breathing on that fight. That's how confident he is in his skills. If he knew what I'm capable of and fought me seriously from the start, the outcome surely is different.' Liu Kai thought to himself, recalling how King Lee easily defeated him in his crazed state.
But deep inside, Liu Kai was frustrated at the fact that he wasn't able to push King Lee into using his skill, yet he used two just to deliver a blow.