12 Duel in the Ring

Once Lin Yun entered the ring, the quiet discussions in the surroundings all stopped.

He stared calmly at the expressionless Dongfang Ruoxue and said, "Since it's a duel, we have to see blood! I want a longsword and 100% realness."

In the Skynet System, apart from the special settings such as the Skynet Star Assessments, everyone's sensitivity to negative feelings were reduced greatly. Lin Yun requested for the 100% realness setting as that would be his secret weapon in defeating Dongfang Ruoxue. After all, no matter if he was at 100% or 1% HP, he couldn't feel any pain as long as he was digitized. On the other hand, great pain could severely impact Dongfang Ruoxue's performance.

"You want to be abused? Fine, I'll satisfy your wishes." Dongfang Ruoxue threw a longsword at him and picked up a longsword herself. She squinted and said coldly, "I will pierce your heart with this longsword!"

"Duel, begin!"

As Guo Yun announced the start of the duel, Dongfang Ruoxue charged toward Lin Yun.

Lin Yun was not intimidated at all. Instead, he jumped up and raised the longsword over his head as he slashed at Dongfang Ruoxue.

"Bam!"

Dongfang Ruoxue suddenly disappeared. Lin Yun's fully charged-up attack missed. His heavy blade instantly connected with the stone floor of the ring and created countless small pebbles.

The next moment, he saw Dongfang Ruoxue strike at him from behind, so he immediately rolled forward. If Lin Yun could not see behind him thanks to the change in perspective, this strike would have pierced his heart from behind!

Lin Yun slowly turned around and faced Dongfang Ruoxue carefully. He lowered his center of gravity and held the longsword in front of his chest in a defensive stance.

Dongfang Ruoxue flicked her sword and looked at him with contempt and mockery. "Do you know why my father is the only mecha warrior in the entire Clearwater City? One of the assessments is about the Body Movement Skill. A bumpkin like you don't even know what the Body Movement Skill is, right? Let me show you something today."

As she said that, Dongfang Ruoxue approached Lin Yun again. At the same time, she waved her longsword around in a floral pattern. Lin Yun could no longer see the clear outline of the sword.

Lin Yun thought for a while before slashing his longsword into the floral pattern. Instantly, he felt a strong force. He could no longer hold on to his sword, and it was immediately sucked into the floral pattern.

"Crunch, crunch!"

After a wave of deafening sounds, the sturdy longsword was actually cut into pieces and fell all over the floor. Lin Yun was stunned. This floral pattern sword movement was so powerful!

Dongfang Ruoxue suddenly stopped and laughed. "Lin Yun, you don't have any more weapons. How can you fight me? I'll give you a chance to kneel down in front of me. Admit your defeat."

As Dongfang Ruoxue continued to laugh, her body appeared to grow taller. It was as if she was an empress ruling the entire world and looking down at her subjects. Lin Yun felt that he should somehow be kneeling down in admiration of her.

"You were hit with Spiritual Bewitchment. Digitization makes you immune to Bewitchments."

The sudden electronic voice cleared Lin Yun's mind instantly.

He humphed coldly and covered seven to eight meters in two steps. He lifted his left hand up as if it was an earth-shattering ax and slammed down towards Dongfang Ruoxue's head.

"You're asking for death!" Dongfang Ruoxue gritted her teeth and yelled loudly. "Fine, I'll cut up your left hand!"

Another floral pattern sword movement appeared in front of Lin Yun. If he did not back down, his left hand would surely be destroyed!

Lin Yun had a cold look in his eyes. He did not back down at all. Instead, he rushed right into the lethal floral pattern.

"Crunch, crunch!"

Lin Yun's left hand was completely immersed inside the floral pattern now. Blood splattered out in every direction while his determined face gave off a dangerous aura as if he was an injured animal seeking blood.

Despite the heavy injury, Lin Yun's expression remained the same. Tiny cracks and pops could be heard throughout his body. As Dongfang Ruoxue relaxed after successfully injuring him, he punched with his right fist and connected with her abdomen.

"Bam!"

Stacking Skill! He activated the Double Attack Stacking Skill!

Dongfang Ruoxue's body rolled backward countless times before finally stopping by the ropes on the edge of the ring.

"What?!"

Guo Yun stood up in shock and stared at Lin Yun with disbelief.

At the same time, loud discussions erupted around the ring.

"Oh god, Dongfang Ruoxue was knocked back?"

"Dongfang Ruoxue is known as a Body Movement genius. How did she get hit?"

"This is 100% realness. Lin Yun's expressions did not change at all."

…

"You suffered sword injuries. HP -20. Current HP: 195.

You are bleeding. HP -5 per minute."

As he listened to the electronic voice, Lin Yun understood that there was a cap on his decrease in HP from losing his left arm. Instead, the biggest threat to him right now was the "Bleeding State". He needed to end this fight as soon as possible.

At the same time, Dongfang Ruoxue finally recovered from the pain. She was flushed and her hands trembled as she stared at Lin Yun. "You're dead! I'll kill you!"

Lin Yun ignored her and shot forward like a missile. At the same time, Dongfang Ruoxue moved her sword with her right hand.

Fast! Too fast! The sword in Dongfang Ruoxue's hand moved so fast that Lin Yun could not see its travel path at all.

Since he couldn't avoid it, Lin Yun decided not to try. He guarded his heart with his left hand and his head with his right. Then, he waited for the longsword to pierce his body.

"Chi!"

Lin Yun's right chest was directly pierced through by the longsword. At the same time, he tightened his pectoral muscles in order to prevent Dongfang Ruoxue from pulling her sword out. Then, Lin Yun punched with his fist again!

"Bam!"

Even though his Stacking Skill was still in Cooldown, his fist connected directly with Dongfang Ruoxue's head. She was knocked back yet again.

He was sacrificing his life in exchange for injuring her!

That was what Lin Yun's fighting style appeared like to the audience. However, he successfully took the longsword from Dongfang Ruoxue.

"You suffered sword injuries. HP -205. Current HP: 150.

You are bleeding. HP -5 per minute."

As Lin Yun was worried about aggravating his injury, he did not remove the longsword. He charged at Dongfang Ruoxue again with the sword stuck in his chest, exuding a prosperous yet dangerous aura around him.

Once he neared Dongfang Ruoxue, Lin Yun threw another punch. Dongfang Ruoxue threw a punch with her right fist as well. However, Lin Yun did not attempt to dodge the hit. Their fists connected with each other's chest at the same time.

"Boom! Boom!"

Two loud noises could be heard. Then, they both flew backward.

Lin Yun stood back up immediately without any hesitation. His eyes glowed red and he was soaked in blood like a hungry wild animal as he charged forward at Dongfang Ruoxue as if he could not feel the fatigue and pain. At the same time, Dongfang Ruoxue barely stood up while adjusting to the pain.

Another punch. Lin Yun threw another punch. He ignored Dongfang Ruoxue's fist again as he traded blows with her.

"Boom!"

Stacking Skill. Lin Yun got extremely lucky and activated the Triple Attack Stacking Skill. The cracking sounds signaled that Dongfang Ruoxue fractured even more ribs.

The two of them flew backward again. The next moment, Lin Yun stood up again and charged at Dongfang Ruoxue with an unmatchable aura.

Everyone was stunned at Lin Yun's ruthlessness.

"Oh god, this Lin Yun is too wild. He's a humanoid machine who doesn't care about pain or fatigue at all!"

"He suffered so many injuries. Do they not affect his performance?"

"Dongfang Ruoxue is in trouble."

…

Dongfang Ruoxue wiped the blood at the corner of her lips and panic filled her cool eyes. She couldn't understand how Lin Yun could still be so motivated to fight despite suffering grave injuries.

"Boom! Boom!"

Dongfang Ruoxue flew back again, while Lin Yun only stumbled back a few steps. He was overjoyed, as Dongfang Ruoxue's punching power finally lowered due to the intense pain she was in.

Lin Yun was bleeding everywhere now. However, his aura was strangely powerful. He rushed toward Dongfang Ruoxue and punched again. Dongfang Ruoxue returned the hit and connected with the wound on Lin Yun's right chest.

However, her retaliation was obviously much weaker. Lin Yun's body only swayed slightly as he rushed forward next to Dongfang Ruoxue yet again.

"You were hit with a Spiritual Attack. Spirit Points -25. Current Spirit Points: 0."

Dongfang Ruoxue finally activated her Spiritual Attack. However, what good would that do her? Lin Yun turned his fist into an open palm as he slapped Dongfang Ruoxue across the face.

"Piak!"

Dongfang Ruoxue's right cheek instantly swelled up and reddened. She was shocked by the slap as she stared at Lin Yun. She was always treated like a princess since young. When had she ever been humiliated like this?

Right now, Lin Yun was soaked in blood, with a longsword stuck in his right chest, and his left hand mutilated. He gave off a dangerous aura. As Dongfang Ruoxue saw his cold gaze, she thought that he was a terrifying grim reaper. She felt a sense of fear that she never experienced before.

"Ahh—"

Dongfang Ruoxue could no longer hold back her tears as she started crying on the floor.

Lin Yun stared coldly at the crying Dongfang Ruoxue. He suddenly lost his drive to fight and said disdainfully, "Dongfang Ruoxue, you're just a pampered genius living in a greenhouse."

After that, Lin Yun exited Skynet accompanied by everyone's stunned exclamations.