Unarmed Combat

"Who are you?" Zhao Yun snarled. He looked at the bald guy's cultivation level, he was at the 7th stage of Body Refinement. Their height isn`t that much different, but their hair length is a meter apart.

"Me? I believe there`s a more important thing you need to know rather than my name," The bald man hinted. "You seem to be looking for something, or maybe... someone," he teased. He was leisurely walking without a care in the world.

"YOU! Where did you bring Coach?!" Zhao Yun bellowed

"Calm down, you need to relax hehe. Don`t worry about your friend, I can tell you where he is, but of course, in exchange for something," the bald man stated.

Zhao Yun was silent for a moment before he replied, "What do you want?"

"Simple, I just want Your 𝚗̶𝚊̶𝚖̶𝚎̶ life," The bald man said, he started laughing. The weird thing is, whenever he laughs, his mustache moves along with it and it was a sight to behold.

Zhao Yun had a mixture of feelings, he was angry towards himself since it was his fault that Coach was abducted without him noticing. Then there was the feeling of annoyance with the bald guy, as well as an urge to laugh by the way the bald guy laughs. It was as if he was looking at Squidward, plus the mustache.

"Just tell me this, is my friend still alive?" Zhao Yun manages to ask about the important thing.

"Hmm... Well he was before I left him with my comrades, but who knows... maybe my friends decided to kill him," The bald guy taunted.

Zhao Yun didn`t what to do, since he doesn`t even know if the man in front of him is telling the truth. He was just standing there silently. He was thinking about how to proceed, should he go on aggressively? or run away and hit them the moment they lower their guard.

"Ahh, this is going nowhere. You`re too boring you know. I`m the one who sent all those wolves, and I`m the one who also abducted your friend.. you happy? Gosh, and here I am taunting you to attack me," The bald guy lost his temper.

"Didn`t you elaborately plan this? Why are you telling this to me now?" Zhao Yun was shocked by the guy's sudden confession.

"Bruh, It`s because you`re too boring, you`re just standing there. I felt like I was talking to a statue. Well anyway, the fact that you were able to slay all my wolves means you`re not someone my men are capable of handling, so I`ll personally finish this business," the bald guy announces as he charges at Zhao Yun.

The bald guy doesn`t have any weapons, except his fists. He was good at throwing his punches, it was as if he was a professional boxer. Zhao Yun was having a hard time dodging those punches, that produces some gusts just from the pressure.

"I wouldn`t want to be hit by one of those," Zhao Yun thought as he sidesteps and ducks away from those punches. Zhao Yun didn`t even use his sword as he stored it in his dimension storage, he decided to fight with his bare hands as well. Baldy noticed his sword vanishing, he was shocked at first but return to his focus once more.

*Ding* Bruh, you`re kidding me right? Your strength stats are low as f*ck yet you decided to fight bare hands?

"Don`t interrupt, this will be good training for me, oooh sh*t" Zhao Yun was almost hit by a straight punch but he manages to step back far away for the punch to miss, the gust that was produced from the punch was the only thing that hit Zhao Yun`s face.

"Heh, you`re good. But you can`t defeat me just by dodging you know, how about drawing your sword?" the bald man remarked as he continued his barrage of punches.

"His punches are definitely heavy, but the good thing is he doesn`t do kicks," Zhao Yun noticed. Zhao Yun saw an opening when the bald guy slowed down for a second, just as the punch pass through Zhao Yun, he dove inside and delivered an elbow strike in the abdomen. This made the bald guy groan a little bit, but Zhao Yun knew it wasn`t enough to bring damage so he followed up with a palm strike on the chin. The bald guy was sent into a dizzy state for a second, but this was enough for Zhao Yun to add another blow, a knuckle punch in the gut.

"Not bad, but even if you hit me 100 times, with that kind of power you might as well use your sword," The bald guy acted as if those blows were nothing at all. Zhao Yun was expecting this so he immediately made a couple of steps back, but what he wasn`t expecting was the sudden burst of speed of his enemy. The bald guy was already at Zhao Yun`s right side, this took Zhao Yun by surprise as he failed to block the hook punch of Baldy.

"Sh*t," was the only thing Zhao Yun could say as he was sent flying by the punch and hit a tree.

"Ahhh, that felt good," Baldy exclaimed as he kissed his right hand, but he was surprised to see that Zhao Yun was already up and standing.

"Heh, is that all you`re strength? I was expecting something stronger you know," Zhao Yun mocked, of course, he felt some pain, but it wasn`t as strong as Zhao Yun expected, thanks to his "Pain Tolerance". "His punches are slow, but they`re heavy. His speed isn`t that much fast either, but what was that insane burst of speed? I couldn`t see him at all. His punch was way stronger this time as well," Zhao Yun thought.

"Of course not, It`d be too boring if you were to die quickly," Baldy stated. He quickly charged at Zhao Yun, Zhao Yun did the same.

Again, Zhao Yun gave some blows to Baldy but it wasn`t that effective. He only targeted Blady`s gut, only focusing on one spot. This time, Baldy once again release a sudden burst of speed, arriving instantly at Zhao Yun`s left side.

"Not this time," Zhao Yun muttered, as he was able to raise his guard on time to block the punch. But he was still sent flying by the punch and hit his back on a tree trunk. Zhao Yun quickly stood up and focused. "Heh, what`s the matter, Baldy? Hurt your hands?" He mocked after seeing Baldy waving his hand.

"Hey, your bones should be shattered by now. How the hell are you still okay?" Baldy was starting to lose his composure.

"Maybe it`s because your punches are too weak," Zhao Yun mocked again. But this time Baldy wasn`t enraged, he was contemplating the secret to Zhao Yun`s toughness. Zhao Yun didn`t give him the time to think as he charged at Baldy as fast as he can. Baldy had to stop thinking as he needed to focus on his fight, so he went on a fighting stance. Zhao Yun and Baldy went at it again, they were exchanging blows for a couple of minutes now.

Again, Baldy`s speed rose for an instant and he quickly got near Zhao Yun, but Zhao Yun realizes the secret of this instant release of speed. Baldy was sacrificing everything for the increase in speed, his strength, his stamina, his defense, so Zhao Yun took this opportunity to go for a counter-attack. Zhao Yun dodges the punch by ducking, surprising Baldy, then he returned up with an uppercut.

"Hooo, you manage to dodge that?" Baldy was definitely hurt by that uppercut, just a little bit though.

The two were fighting for so long now that both of them show signs of exhaustion. So Zhao Yun decided to go for an all-in, he waited for a straight punch from Baldy. When it arrived, Zhao Yun timed it with a downward roundhouse kick. He managed to dodge the punch slightly, as he hit Baldy`s side head. This blow brought Baldy to a halt, a chance Zhao Yun saw as he followed up with a spinning hook kick. but Baldy quickly regained consciousness once more as he blocks Zhao Yun`s kick. But Zhao Yun wasn`t done yet as he performs a reverse spinning hook kick. It was a clean hit that made Baldy stumble, Zhao Yun couldn`t let this opportunity go as he finished it with an axe kick, which brought Baldy down to the ground. Zhao Yun`s combo was precise and quick in execution, that was Zhao Yun`s all-in attack, and he thought it was enough to bring Baldy down, but boy was he so wrong.

Right after Zhao Yun lowered his guard, Baldy managed to quickly grab his ankle and pulled it. This took Zhao Yun by surprise as he falls down, face-first to the ground. Baldy quickly stood up planning to subdue Zhao Yun on the ground, but Zhao Yun manages to roll to the side and avoid a very disastrous position. Zhao Yun quickly manages to stand on his two feet but Baldy was expecting this as he quickly grabbed Zhao Yun`s face with both of his hands. Zhao Yun wasn`t expecting this at all, not in the least bit so he failed to dodge this grabbed. Baldy was bleeding all over his face, he was breathing heavily, but he still has strength enough to squeeze Zhao Yun`s face to death. Baldy squeezed Zhao Yun`s face with all his might, while Zhao Yun was slowly starting to feel the increasing pain, he started groaning.

"Sh*t what should I do," Zhao Yun was panicking. He was thinking of a way to escape this tight grab. He punches Baldy in the gut, but it didn`t do anything. He tried kicking Baldy`s sides, but Baldy didn`t let go. Zhao Yun had a sudden thought, and that was kicking Baldy`s balls, "This might be unmanly of me, but I need to do this," Zhao Yun said in his mind as he did the deed. It was effective, Baldy was obviously hurt and momentarily loosen his grip on Zhao Yun`s head. Zhao Yun repeatedly kicked Baldy`s balls over and over again, while Baldy didn`t let go, he started punching Zhao Yun`s head as well. This lasted for a minute before their battle came to an end. It was when Baldy lost his consciousness and loosen the grip on Zhao Yun`s head. Red hand marks were still visible on Zhao Yun`s face.

*Ding* You have received the title "Ball Crusher"

"F*ck, even with my passive skills, my head still hurts like hell," Zhao Yun didn`t even notice the new title due to the overwhelming pain he felt for the first time.

*Ding* You are tired, please rest for a while

"That was so close, any longer and I`m the one who would`ve been unconscious" Zhao Yun contemplated as he went to the nearest tree to sat down and rest. it wasn`t even five minutes when trouble came knocking once more.

"Boss!" three men arrived and ran towards Baldy, who was sprawled out on the ground unconsciously. They looked at Zhao Yun and realized he was too tired to move. "Heh, looks like it`s our lucky day. We`ll be able to finish the one who defeated our boss. Boss would definitely praise us," One of the men said. They looked at each other and nodded their heads as if reaching a consensus. All of them raised their swords and charged towards Zhao Yun who was currently resting on a tree.

"Ahh Come on, give me a break," Zhao Yun whined.

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Zhao Yun`s status window

Level: 6th Stage-Body Refinement

Age: 21

Mana Pool: 340

Job: Swordsman

Title: Hero of the Mushroom village

Stamina-(83) 166

Strength-30

Agility-(51) 102

Intelligence-(30) 60

Charisma-20

Available Stat Points-15