Chapter 55: Players vs. Echizen Nanjiro (Remaining HP...
This plot is a bit melodramatic.
After all, according to the settings of Dou Mou Continent and Dou Mou Sky, when you beat the small ones, the big ones will come, when you beat the big ones, the old ones will come, when you beat the old ones, even older ones will come... In short, there will be endless descendants.
It can be called a new generation of perpetual motion machine.
And now, the switch of the perpetual motion machine is about to reach the players.
Accept or not accept,
This is a problem.
Echizen Nanjiro's face was frozen with laughter, while the short, mushroom-headed kid who was stopped just stared at him silently with dead eyes, without saying a word.
Hey, at least say something...
Silence is today's Nanjiro Echizen, today's Ryoma Echizen, and today's Rikkai University.
Seeing the young junior being stopped by a strange old man, the Rikkai people should have stepped forward to protect or stop him, but Yagi Kei remained unresponsive, just staring at him as if thinking.
As a result, Rikkai University did not dare to act rashly.
What if the younger generation agrees?
But why did this weird uncle suddenly challenge Yagi Kei?
And the racket used by this weird monk is also very subtle.
The only person who can answer everyone's doubts, Echizen Ryoma, has fallen into a coma after his physical strength was exhausted.
One question after another became entangled into an inextricable mystery, entangling everyone in Rikkai University.
Echizen Nanjiro is waiting,
Echizen Nanjiro is still waiting,
Echizen Nanjiro is still waiting,
Echizen Nanjiro said slowly: "Young man, how about giving your uncle some face?"
"...Calling yourself uncle sounds more like hentai..."
Kirihara Akaya tried to hold back, but he couldn't help but complain.
Echizen Nanjiro turned back angrily, "How could I be hentai?—kid, aren't you my fan?!"
Kirihara Akaya paused, rubbed his cheek hesitantly, and said, "Oh...it seems so."
"——How come even you yourself are unclear?!!"
After all, it was just an excuse I came up with just to get close to her.
How can I possibly remember this kind of setting that I added on the spot?
Although he thought so in his heart, Kirihara Akaya was still feeling guilty. He coughed twice and joined in the fun.
"——Yeah, yeah! How could a monk be hentai?"
Satisfied with the response, Echizen Nanjiro suddenly realized that the topic had been diverted again, and turned around to face Mushroom Head.
"So—teenagers, make a decision…"
When he turned around, the place where Mushroom Head had been standing was empty.
When I looked up and around, the short figure holding the racket had reappeared on the court.
He said nothing, but just took out the tennis ball from his pocket again.
Echizen Nanjiro whistled and raised an eyebrow, his tone raised.
"That's right, that's the way it should be, young man."
Watching Echizen Nanjiro and Yagi Kei step onto the court at the same time,
The people at Rikkai University were quite confused about what was happening.
"So... Kei is going to fight that first-year dad from Seigaku now?"
“…It seems so.”
"Is this...revenge for that Qingxue?"
“…”
“…No, like Yagi, he chased and killed.”
——How can the players' affairs be considered as chasing and killing?
At most, you just have to chase and brush it.
【NEW! Hidden dungeon: Samurai's Head is now officially open!】
【·accept】
【·reject】
Of course, I will accept the challenge of the dungeon.
After the option is confirmed, the player enters combat mode during loading.
[Entering the hidden copy: Samurai's Head]
【Waiting……】
[Reminder: This hidden dungeon challenge is difficult and has a high chance of failure, so please choose accordingly!]
The pop-up notification is refreshed again. Compared to its novelty just now, players have now become accustomed to it.
Are you kidding? If you are afraid of going into a dungeon, what kind of player are you?
If you are a player, go down to the ninety-ninth floor!
Hidden copy special boss, players are coming!
The battle loading quickly reached 99%, and when the player looked up again, the battle page had already appeared in front of him.
The special Boss with the title of [Head of Warriors] has his red name fully revealed, and his health bar and stamina bar are revealed in a flash.
The player took a look.
The player took another look.
The players fell silent.
No, this initial data...are you serious?
It is far more than just the second health bar plus blood lock. The vernier caliper is nothing but a little brother to the special boss of this hidden copy in front of you.
The player silently glanced at his own health bar which was exactly 100, then looked at the opponent's health bar which started at tens of thousands.
...Could it be that the player is the dungeon boss?
And the special boss in the hidden copy on the opposite side is the real player?
This is not difficult to understand, after all, players have been being brushed by them all the time!
Exceeding the standard, too much exceeding the standard,
This is no longer just a matter of cheating.
The combat power is completely subverted, and the cards have started to be torn.
Compared with this hidden dungeon's special boss, any previous dungeon is just a piece of cake.
The players were shocked, and the most direct reflection of this in the eyes of the onlookers at Rikkai was an unexplained silence.
Echizen Nanjiro still adhered to what he had just said, and gave up one hand and one foot, fighting with only his right hand and left foot.
He swung the specially made racket in his hand leisurely, "Are you ready, young man? If you are, let's start~"
The player remained silent, only silently counting the length of the hidden boss's health bar, tens, hundreds, thousands, and hundreds of thousands...
If the player can deduct a drop of blood from the special Boss with one swing of the bat,
Then the player has to swing 100,000 times to beat the special boss to the point of low health.
Then, the special Boss that enters the low health state will enter the blood lock state and explode.
According to the experience of players who have played dungeons, the second stage of the special Boss in this hidden dungeon will be more ferocious than the Boss in the previous lord's room.
In other words, even if players get up at six in the morning and rush here to fight until two in the morning, they are just scratching the surface of the special boss.
...After this fight, Master Eight can go to the bathhouse to hang up his sign.
"...Why isn't Kei moving yet?" Kirihara Akaya was puzzled.
"Could it be respecting the elderly and loving the young?" Jack Sangyuan tentatively asked.
"He's still pretty good..." Marui Bunta said slowly.
Niou Masaharu looked at the two figures facing each other across the net on the court, put his finger on the side of his cheek, squinted his eyes slightly and looked at the younger junior who seemed a little abnormal, and then looked at the strange monk on the other side who was standing there with one hand and one foot empty.
Something is wrong...
He was not the only one who felt the same way. Yanagi and Sanada, who was already standing in the center of the field, also had the same feeling.
Sanada is a brick, it can be moved wherever it is needed.
As a result, he once again served as the referee of this temporary game.
Just by standing between the two of them, one can sense a subtle rising atmosphere.
The unusual Yagi Kei and the seemingly leisurely but actually very relaxed Echizen Nanjiro,
After waiting for a long time for the mushroom head on the opposite side to make a move, Echizen Nanjiro hammered his shoulders and neck.
"Don't be afraid, young man. I, your uncle, will at least give you some face. Besides, I only use one hand. If you use more than one, I will lose, okay?"
Echizen Nanjiro said with a smile.
The player is still counting the length of the blood bar,
But as the special copy Boss finished speaking, a small lock debuff suddenly appeared under the health bar.
[Debuff: 'Complacent Warrior': He voluntarily gave up a hand and a foot for the game. He shouldn't underestimate any opponent.
Strength -50%, Speed -50%, Stamina -50%.】
Before the players could say anything, the dungeon boss started to nerf himself.
Although the health bar value after the reduction is still terrifying,
But for players,
It's just a number.
As long as the number exists permanently, it will be cleared by the player.
While waiting, Echizen Nanjiro jumped around and swung his racket twice in the air with interest. Rikkai University hesitated for a long time and finally prepared to go forward to rescue him.
Although I don't know how strong this monk is, there is no doubt that Yagi Kei is strong.
But having just finished a game and having to rush to the next one, even a superman would feel tired.
"Hahaha, Kei, if you're tired, why don't we go back first? It seems to be getting late."
"Yeah, yeah, it's not necessary to keep fighting..."
"How about we stop here? I still have classes tomorrow..."
"Yes, yes, Yagi, why don't you come down first--"
"--Bang!"
With lightning speed, the player swung his racket to attack.
"——You're just in time," Echizen Nanjiro said with a smile on his lips.
He said use only one hand and one foot,
He spun the racket in his hand, stood on one foot, spun around, and leaped up, swinging the racket downwards over his crotch in a strange and flexible posture.
"Bang!"
It seemed like an easy fight.
“…”
“………”
Rikkai University fell into silence for a moment.
Fast, very fast, even too fast.
The ball hit by Yagi Kei was almost completely invisible to their eyes. The barely floating tail of the ball had already been hit back by the racket with a crisp and refreshing sound before it could catch up with the landing point.
The one who fought back put one hand behind his back, bent one leg slightly, raised his chin and nodded.
"How's it going, young man? Uncle, I'm pretty good, right? Want something more exciting—?"
——Who is this monk?!
"knock--!"
The player retaliated with a normal attack. Sure enough, he guessed right. Normal attacks had no effect on special bosses.
The skin is too thick to be drilled through.
The black-haired boy spun the racket backhand, then swung it slightly.
It's a good time to try out combo skills against special Boss.
Strength + speed!
The net hit the spinning ball, and there was a humming sound, almost a flash, and there was a faint aftermath in the air.
Echizen Nanjiro raised his eyebrows and whistled quickly.
He was not afraid at all. He threw the racket towards the ball that was coming at him quickly. He jumped two steps and grabbed the racket with his backhand and swung it.
The net touched the ball, and he raised his eyes imperceptibly.
After a pause of a second, he hit it back easily with a "knock".
Even while beating him, he said, "It's not enough, it's not enough, it's a little interesting, but it's not enough, young man~"
“…”
"So... is it interesting or not?"
Kirihara Akaya said slowly,
Unlike Kirihara Akaya, who noticed something strange, the others at Rikkai University saw more.
Just now, the move that successfully defeated the first-year student of Qingxue was used again, but it had no killing power when facing this monk uncle.
Weird, so weird.
If Kei hadn't shown mercy or let him go, there would only be one other possibility.
The true strength of this strange monk... is completely unfathomable.
The player was not surprised that his attack was hit back. After all, it was a special boss in the hidden dungeon. Even if he slashed himself, the health bar that was so long that it stretched to the horizon was still there.
If strength + speed fails, try strength + spirit.
The player bent his knees and hit the ball with his backhand. Echizen Nanjiro swayed twice on his wooden clogs and raised his racket to meet the ball that was spinning rapidly towards him.
"null!"
He showed an interesting expression again.
No wonder, no wonder that kid Longma was defeated by him.
That's really interesting.
The same easy counterattack again,
Facing the worried gazes of the Rikkai public and the eager eyes of the hidden dungeon special boss on the other side of the net,
The player changed the attack mode again, speed + spirit,
After a series of permutations and combinations, neither side scored first.
Sanada, standing in the middle, can directly feel the contrast and gap between the two.
His face darkened slightly, and his gaze involuntarily turned to the right, where Echizen Nanjiro was holding a racket in one hand and even picking his nose with the other.
According to common sense, if he saw someone on the court disrespecting the game and the opponent in this way, he would definitely say something like "That's too bad!"
But now, I can’t tell.
Unfathomable and bottomless.
Even if he gave up one hand and one foot, he was still able to tie with Yagi Kei or even suppress him slightly with ease.
If Yagi Kei was the only middle school student who reigned supreme over them, then the monk standing opposite Yagi Kei...
Who is he?
For a moment, Sanada was thinking a lot, and his eyes unconsciously glanced at the mushroom head on the left.
Even though the other person's breathing did not change, and he did not even show the slightest sign of fatigue,
But there is a clear sense of foreboding.
Sanada's expression grew increasingly gloomy.
The player who fought back and forth for several times and finally managed to reduce the hidden boss's health by a dozen drops felt deeply that he had been beaten.
Even the scratching was a bit scary,
If this continues, it will take forever.
Players deeply feel the malice of this special Boss, no wonder the system pops up warnings again and again.
The challenge is indeed quite difficult, and the chance of failure... After all, after scraping and scraping, it was just repetitive operations in the end. After scraping hundreds of thousands of times, I fainted on the spot at two o'clock in the morning and saved the game.
Wouldn't this fail?
No wonder the failure rate is high.
Echizen Nanjiro jumped left and right, occasionally swinging his arms to meet the tennis ball hit by the mushroom-headed player on the opposite side. He seemed to be doing it with ease and effortless.
Actually, that’s not entirely true.
This kid is really interesting.
The resilience of most people is about the limit. If they add more, their physical strength will not be able to keep up.
But this mushroom-headed guy was not shaken at all, and even his physical condition did not show the limits of his physical strength and boundaries.
It seems like a...
Echizen Nanjiro fought back while racking his brains for a suitable description.
——Robot, yes, it’s a robot!
And there is that strange attack method, which can actually combine strength, speed and subtle impact. When he was as old as this kid... had he achieved this?
He hasn't even entered the state of no self, and hasn't even opened the three gates, yet he has such strength...
Echizen Nanjiro felt a little emotional, thinking that the new generation is pushing the old generation forward, and talented people are emerging in large numbers.
If he had been born ten years earlier... this kid would definitely be able to fight him.
——What a pity,
He thought.
Isn't it a pity to be born at the wrong time?
Players don't have as many emotions as him.
Seeing that the special boss's health bar was finally reduced a little, I took the opportunity to use the combo skill.
If the combination of two items alone cannot cause damage, it can only aggravate the damage.
Strength, speed, spirit, max it out! Max it out!!
The damned hidden dungeon special Boss, accept the judgment of the player king!
A goal as ordinary as countless previous ones,
Even the opening moves were indistinguishable. Rikkai's people had seen this routine several times, and now, watching Yagi Kei assume the same batting stance,
Everyone broke out in a cold sweat.
"Kui..."
"Repeating meaningless attacks, Yagi..."
"So, who is this monk?"
"--call out!"
His ears twitched, and Echizen Nanjiro's eyebrows jumped up. The yellow tennis ball that was heading straight for his face suddenly disappeared.
Rikkai University witnessed it at the same time, paused,
"The ball...disappeared?"
It disappeared.
But it doesn't seem to disappear.
Echizen Nanjiro heard the sound of the wind, brushed past, turned around, swung the racket, and blocked it with his backhand.
Thanks to his action, the Rikkai people were able to catch up a step later and finally saw the ball -
It disappeared!
Because after passing the net, it quickly lowers to the ground, even so close that the naked eye reflexively ignores the unusualness, and the ball is so fast that only an afterimage is left.
If it weren't for Echizen Nanjiro's quick reaction to point it out, no one would have even realized the ball was there.
But now he has already swung his racket to catch the ball, and he sees that the ball is about to be broken.
Everyone was tense, their hearts hanging slightly.
Marui Bunta's eyes trembled, "Wait..."
As soon as he said this, everyone saw that Echizen Nanjiro had swung his racket and had touched the ball.
But vaguely and mysteriously, the racket hit the air, and in a flash, the yellow tennis ball suddenly appeared on the racket that had passed.
Even though Echizen Nanjiro opened his eyes a little, for a moment his expression lost its playfulness, and an inexplicable aura climbed up from him.
But soon, he curled his lips and changed direction with his backhand, turned around and quickly touched the flashing ball again.
"Haha, although it was a bit unexpected, it was still a wonderful shot. Here it is, young man—"
“——Bang!”
The racket and the tennis ball came into contact, and the physical force rubbed against each other. Echizen Nanjiro, who was hitting back while laughing, realized something was wrong.
So heavy.
Compared with the previous one, it is twice as heavy. This force,
Hasn't he used his full strength yet? This kid...
His wrists tightened suddenly, and this time he used the strength of his waist and abdomen to move and strike back quickly.
He could already hear the ripping sound of the tennis ball against the strings of the special racket.
Oops…a broken string is not a good thing.
The smile on his face stopped at the corner of his lips, but his eyes gradually became serious. Echizen Nanjiro clenched the racket tightly with his backhand to forcefully offset the friction and hit back with most of his body strength.
Across the net, Yagi Kei calmly watched the ball fly towards him and reach the center of the net between them.
Everyone in Rikkai was in a panic. No, why is he not moving?!
Are we going to give up just like that?
The player watched two numbers,
Tick, tick,
After a slight pause, the yellow ball sank lightly.
Under the sight of Sanada who was in the center, it made a small turn, rolled down with two "thumps", and landed unconsciously in Echizen Nanjiro's half of the court.
No one expected it.
“…”
"15:0"
A long ball,
A completely long shot.
It was also an unexpected goal.
The shadows of the two balls that appeared, the strong friction that suddenly rose when hitting back, and the arc that sank without warning and the rolling when the fall stopped,
A stroke of genius.
The Rikkai people who were still worried about whether the junior had given up after being hit by the blow just a second ago all lost their voices.
At this point, it is no longer up to them to judge.
Every move and every style is reversed in an instant.
Yagi Kei's strength has undoubtedly evolved to an area that is difficult for them to observe.
Now, what's happening on this court,
They are all beyond the scope of what can be reached.
Sanada's crisp voice fell, and Echizen Nanjiro scratched his chest.
"Well... I didn't expect that. I thought I could fight back."
He smiled and looked at Yagi Kei on the other side of the net.
"How about teenagers, can you continue?"
Yagi Kei didn't say anything, and his silence attracted everyone's attention.
The player's attention is only focused on the status bar of the special boss in the hidden copy.
The lock-shaped pattern representing the negative debuff was pried lightly.
Is the seal going to be broken?
Although players are not too worried, no matter how strong the boss is, it will only end in death if it falls into the hands of players.
After all, even if it’s a god, I’ll kill you if you dare to show your health bar!
but--
"continue."
A clear, slightly low voice of a young boy came from the other side of the net.
He seldom spoke, and even the people in Rikkai who lived with him day and night sometimes called him a mute for the sake of his reputation.
But after all, Jibaimao still speaks human language occasionally.
For example, just now, for example,
The black-haired boy tilted his face slightly, his hollow and deep eyes flickered up and down, landing on Echizen Nanjiro's hand holding the racket.
Because of his words and gaze, others couldn't help but be drawn to look.
Echizen Nanjiro himself raised his eyebrows and lowered his head.
When I lowered my head, I found out——
At some point, the racket in my hand had quietly... shifted to my left hand.
For everyone at Rikkai, it was just that Echizen Nanjiro broke his promise. He said he would only use his right hand and left foot, but he switched to his left hand.
As for Echizen Nanjiro himself, he stared at his hand holding the racket for a while, then raised his eyes.
An extremely sharp glance, even hinting at the gleam of a blade,
Decades ago, it was well known in the tennis world that the "Samurai" Nanjiro Echizen was a left-handed player.
...Unconsciously, I've been forced to be serious.
He is really going backwards as he gets older.
But this kid... is he from Rikkai University?
"Hey," Echizen Nanjiro suddenly spoke while swaying on his wooden clogs.
"What's your name, teenager?"
Yagi Kei looked at him silently and took out the tennis ball from his pocket again.
Echizen Nanjiro hadn't realized the seriousness of the problem yet, and he kept chattering like a lecher harassing a decent woman.
"You seem to be about the same age as our Longma. Have you two ever met before? Are you interested in Longma? I'll give him to you to play with~"
“…”
"Don't worry, young man. Longma may not be good at anything else, but he learns tennis the fastest. If you play more, it will soon become interesting~"
“…”
“………”
Even though no one responded to him, Echizen Nanjiro became more and more excited.
"So, young man, tell me your name. I really care about it~"
The player said nothing, just trying his best to empty the health bar of the special boss.
...What are you mumbling? A bunch of text bubbles.
The Rikkai Volkswagen players who were just sitting in the air outside the stadium looked left and right.
The chattering weird monk uncle and the taciturn junior high school student shorty,
I can't reply to one of ten sentences.
Although, the weird monk uncle looks... a bit miserable.
Being ignored for the Nth time, Echizen Nanjiro, who was used to being ignored, could even comfort himself calmly.
"It's all right—it's all right!"
Anyway, it was obvious that Longma was familiar with this guy.
Since they are familiar with each other, then the relationship must be very good.
Since we have a good relationship, there will be many opportunities for us to interact more in the future.
When he thought about how the 'Echizen Nanjiro' and others were growing strong and healthy under his teaching, Echizen Nanjiro couldn't help but smile with success.
Hehehehe…
The players who couldn't understand what Echizen Nanjiro was thinking finally finished their status.
Even though I tried my best to only reduce one ten-thousandth of the special boss's health, this just means that the boss can definitely be defeated.
For the player's perfect record, try your best!
The old man who was beaten, Echizen Nanjiro, suddenly felt cold all over, shuddered and sneezed.
"Hey, teenager, what do you think—"
"——Oh my god! Why is there another assassin?"
Echizen Nanjiro, who had just raised his head, dodged sideways and hit back with his backhand the high-speed tennis ball that was coming towards him.
Looking again, the black-haired figure on the other side of the net had already assumed a fighting stance again.
Echizen Nanjiro: "..."
Although, however,
He just said so much... but you didn't listen to a single word?!
Kei Yagi bent his knees, swung his racket, jumped up and quickly pressed down. In his eyes, there was nothing else except the tennis ball flying in the air.
Echizen Nanjiro spun his racket and sighed helplessly, then followed up and hit back.
Really, young people nowadays are becoming more and more impetuous. They don’t even have the patience to listen carefully to what an old man like him says, and they should respect him a little more!
Damn little devils,
Even this point should not be exactly the same...
Ryoma Echizen slowly woke up, and after a brief period of exhaustion and coma, he regained some strength.
Just as I opened my eyes, I heard the clear sound of a spike.
When he stood up, there was a rustling noise, and someone noticed it quickly.
"Hey, that first-year from Qingxue is awake!"
"Oh! You woke up really quickly, just in time!"
"...When is a good time?"
He managed to speak, identifying the Rikkai University team members in front of him.
Marui Bunta murmured: "5-4, 40:40,"
Echizen Ryoma paused when he heard this, "Which side is 5?"
Kirihara Akaya gave him a strange look, as if he had asked a question that should have an answer.
"Why do you ask that?" Kirihara Akaya stared at him intently, the corners of his lips unconsciously raised.
"—Isn't it obvious?"
"Of course it will be Kei who's in the lead!"
He boasted earnestly, just as he had done countless times before.
"After all—he's Kei!"
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