Chapter 68: The Gambler's IQ Plummets

Looking at Hawkeye in front of him, wearing an eyepatch, Barney frowned slightly and asked coldly, "Do you know me?"

Hawkeye silently removed his eyepatch, and upon seeing his face, Barney's pupils shrank, and he exclaimed in shock, "You're Clinton!"

At that moment, long-sealed memories resurfaced in the hearts of two men who bore a striking resemblance to each other.

Growing up happily together, they became orphans after an accident and sought a living in a circus. There, they were noticed by a swordsman and an archer in the circus for their respective talents... until they followed their masters to train and never saw each other again.

It turned out that this Barney was Hawkeye's long-lost biological brother!

After so many years, they never expected to meet again as enemies!

Looking at Barney's shocked face, Hawkeye sighed and said, "Barney, stop. What you're doing now is a crime!"

Barney didn't answer, but walked towards Hawkeye with a complex expression.

Seven meters, five meters, three meters...

As the distance between them narrowed, a smile finally appeared on Hawkeye's face. However, just at that moment, Barney suddenly attacked, his rapier turning into a cold light and stabbing straight at Hawkeye's heart.

Hawkeye was caught off guard by Barney's sudden attack and could only block with his longbow in panic, only to have Barney break the bowstring with a backhand strike.

Having succeeded in his attack, Barney looked at the astonished Hawkeye and coldly laughed, "My foolish brother, you're still as naive as ever!"

"Barney! You..."

In shock, Hawkeye quickly stepped back, looking at Barney in disbelief.

Barney first glanced at Mrs. Gao, who was fighting Daredevil to a standstill, then turned back to Hawkeye and said, "Clinton, as your brother, I'm giving you a chance."

"Join us, and you can live forever!"

"Barney, you're insane. Let me wake you up!" Saying that, Hawkeye swung his bow and attacked Barney.

At that moment, the battlefield was divided into four parts.

The first battlefield, king versus king.

Clark, who had surpassed the limits of his body, VS the strongest gambler of the Hand.

The second battlefield, Daredevil versus Mrs. Gao.

Both were injured, but Mrs. Gao's injuries were more severe. With four hundred years of power, she had to use more than 90% of her energy to suppress her injuries, leaving her no way to effectively combat the skilled Daredevil.

The third battlefield, the battle between brothers, Hawkeye and Barney.

Without a weapon, Hawkeye was clearly no match for Barney and was beaten back step by step.

Lastly, the most intense killing spree was Uncle Punisher's solo performance.

The outcome of the first and second battlefields was undecided, with neither side able to gain the upper hand in the short term. The key to victory would depend on whether Uncle Punisher could clear all the minions first or if Barney could defeat the right path sooner.

Whoever could defeat their opponent first would tilt the balance of victory in their favor.

Moments later, the result became clear.

The first to defeat his opponent was...

Clark! After Barney left, Clark fought the gambler alone. Although he seemed to have the upper hand, he actually discovered his shortcomings during the battle.

The gambler, as one of the Hand's Five Fingers, was also a master of qi. During the fight, he applied qi to his katana, making it more sturdy and sharp.

Although Clark had also inadvertently mastered qi, his application was far weaker, only passively using it to enhance his physical burst strength. Extending it to weapons was simply a dream.

Seeing his cloth staff becoming more and more damaged, Clark ingeniously changed his tactic from smashing to wrapping, using hardness to capture the gambler's katana in a firm grip, then pulled with all his might.

He intended to use his overwhelming strength to forcibly take the katana from the gambler's hand.

However, upon pulling, only a light "tch" sound was heard as the katana didn't budge, but the cloth staff was torn into countless pieces.

Fortunately, this pull was not in vain. The gambler was caught off guard by Clark's terrifying strength, which was even greater than his, causing him to stagger back half a step.

Seizing this opportunity, Clark kicked out, hitting the gambler's wrist holding the katana and sending it flying far away.

Now, both were without weapons. Clark unleashed his leg techniques, launching a fierce attack on the gambler.

It was time to show real skill!

Facing Clark's storm-like attacks, the gambler was not to be outdone. He applied four hundred years of qi to his limbs, clashing with Clark in a head-on attack without falling behind.

Only then did Clark realize that the gambler was not only a master of swordsmanship but also an expert in unarmed combat.

What frustrated him was that the gambler's strength seemed not to have weakened at all compared to their last encounter.

This wasn't right!

Clark remembered that after their last battle, he had activated "Not Beneath Me" on all three of them.

The effect of the divine skill was pleasing.

Murakami was unlucky to the extreme, attempting to attack X-23 but was thwarted by Ghost Rider, being the first to fall.

As for Mrs. Gao, seeing her now unable to defeat Daredevil indicated how much she had weakened.

However, the gambler seemed unaffected by the "Not Beneath Me" divine skill!

Could it be that he possessed something that could neutralize the curse of the divine skill?

Thinking this, Clark did not slow down his attacks. After exchanging more than a dozen moves with the gambler, he suddenly raised his right hand, and the Ruyi Jingu Bang shot out from his wristwatch, aiming straight at the gambler's face.

"Enlarge!"

Following Clark's low shout, the Ruyi Jingu Bang in mid-air grew to the thickness of a goose egg, turning a seemingly harmless strike into a lethal attack.

However, the gambler saw through it and easily caught the Ruyi Jingu Bang, mocking, "Boy, don't use the same trick on us Hand masters twice."

Seeing his weapon taken, Clark was not worried at all. Facing the gambler's provocative gaze, he stood with his hands behind his back, ready to surprise him by suddenly shrinking the staff when he attacked.

However, the gambler, now in possession of the Ruyi Jingu Bang, did not rush to attack but instead examined the staff with interest, hinting, "Can it really change size freely? Could the Ruyi Jingu Bang described in 'Journey to the West' actually exist, and I'm holding it?"

To verify his guess, the gambler suddenly said, "Shrink!"

Under Clark's control, the Ruyi Jingu Bang instantly shrank to the size of an earpick.

Seeing this, the gambler's eyes lit up and again commanded, "Enlarge!"

The Ruyi Jingu Bang once again grew to the thickness of a goose egg.

"Enlarge!"

"Shrink!"

"Enlarge!"

"Shrink!"

...

Shaking his head, Clark couldn't help but smile, "If you're done playing, please return my treasure."

"Return it to you?" The gambler, as if hearing a joke, while using the shrunken Ruyi Jingu Bang to pick his ears, disdainfully said, "Could you repeat that? I didn't hear you clearly."

Seeing the gambler's "I won't return it, what can you do about it?" attitude, Clark knew what attribute of the gambler had been cursed.

His intelligence was frustratingly offline!

Not wanting to waste words with this now intellectually offline individual, Clark simply uttered, "Enlarge!"

"Boom!"

The gambler, dead!