Chapter 14

"Ah..."

At this moment, many people in the audience couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Because on the stage, facing the sharp katana that Kichi Raiki was about to slash down, Fang Li did not dodge or evade. Instead, he directly raised his empty hand to block it above his head.

"——?!"

Kichi Raiki was startled on the spot. Without any hesitation, he hastily reduced the force.

In the next second, the sharp katana sliced across the arm that Fang Li had raised to block it. With a slight tearing sound, it cut through the skin of Fang Li's arm.

The sudden appearance of blood made Arakawa Kibito, who was in the audience, widen his eyes. The samurais around him were also taken aback.

The pain sensation rushed to Fang Li's nerves.

But at this moment, Fang Li suddenly took another step forward, squeezing into Kichi Raiki's embrace.

"You...?!" A look of shock inevitably appeared on Kichi Raiki's serious face.

However, as that hint of shock appeared on Kichi Raiki's face, an abnormally cold sensation immediately spread from his neck.

Kichi Raiki instantly understood what that cold sensation was.

It was the feeling of a dagger pressed against his neck.

Squeezing into Kichi Raiki's embrace, Fang Li pressed the dagger against his neck and gradually smiled as he looked at the shocked Kichi Raiki.

"Does this mean I win?"

Silence.

A deathly silence.

Everyone was staring at Fang Li, who had the dagger pressed against Kichi Raiki's throat on the stage. For a moment, they were completely stunned.

"That... that guy..." Arakawa Kibito also couldn't hide his surprise.

There was no way around it.

No one had expected the situation to unfold like this.

The wanderer, who was originally thought to be easily defeated, had now subdued Kichi Raiki.

How could this not be surprising?

Kichi Raiki was the first to recover.

Looking at Fang Li's smile that was so close, and seeing his still bleeding arm, Kichi Raiki regained his composure. After a moment of silence, he said:

"If I were a Kabane, your hand would already be gone."

Hearing this, Fang Li blinked his eyes, his smile unchanged, and gave this response:

"If you were a Kabane, your head would have already been cut off."

On one side, losing an arm.

On the other side, losing a head.

Which one is the true defeat, does it even need to be considered?

"You..." Kichi Raiki couldn't help but say, "You would go to such lengths?"

"Can't help it. Who made me weaker than you? To win with less strength, and not pay any price, that would be unrealistic, right?" Fang Li said frankly, "Besides, didn't I say you would hold back?"

This was just a match, not a fight to the death.

So, the Dead Apostle's Eye, which could give Fang Li a chance to win, couldn't be used.

But the same logic applied to the opponent.

This wasn't a fight to the death, just a match. How could Kichi Raiki continue knowing he would cut off the other's hand?

This was the only method Fang Li could think of to ensure victory.

A very dangerous, but not unrealistic method.

Kichi Raiki was speechless.

Seeing this, Fang Li urged, "What about it? I won, right?"

"...I haven't accepted my defeat yet," Kichi Raiki said, but the look in his eyes clearly showed he wasn't willing to admit defeat.

After all, in terms of strength, Kichi Raiki was still superior to Fang Li.

But in battle, having strength doesn't guarantee victory; it just increases the chances.

If this were a real fight, Fang Li, who possessed the Dead Apostle's Eye and had become familiar with killing techniques during his battle with the Kabane, would definitely have a greater advantage.

However, this time, Fang Li did indeed win.

"Completed B-rank side mission, earned 3000 exchange points."

When this system notification sounded in Fang Li's mind, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and withdrew the dagger from Kichi Raiki's neck.

Kichi Raiki then felt the cold sensation on his neck disappear. His gaze, which had been serious and focused, now filled with fighting spirit as he looked at Fang Li.

Then, Kichi Raiki said, "Let's have another match."

Clearly, Kichi Raiki intended to seek revenge.

And this time, he would definitely fight seriously and not hold back.

Fang Li was taken aback and, somewhat helplessly, raised his still bleeding hand, saying, "Now?"

"..." Kichi Raiki was at a loss for words.

Challenging someone while they were injured wasn't the behavior of a samurai.

Of course, Kichi Raiki didn't know that Fang Li had a bottle of wound healing potion in his leg bag that could heal minor injuries.

Fang Li had used this potion to heal his wounds after luring the Kabane with his blood in the forest.

If taken orally, the potion would have a continuous healing effect. If applied to the wound, it could heal minor injuries.

If not for this, Fang Li wouldn't have recklessly created wounds on himself.

Not knowing this, Kichi Raiki could only give up on the challenge. He looked at Fang Li and asked, "What's your name?"

"Fang Li, a wanderer," Fang Li replied, subconsciously extending his hand to Kichi Raiki.

Kichi Raiki looked at Fang Li's hand, then at his expression, which seemed to take it for granted, and sighed, "You really are very brave."

With that, Kichi Raiki extended his hand and shook Fang Li's.

"Clap, clap, clap, clap!"

Below the stage, a round of applause broke out.

It was Arakawa Kibito, with a smile on his face, who led the applause.

Following Arakawa Kibito, some ordinary people in the crowd also clapped, and even cheers could be heard.

The samurais looked at each other, and in the end, reluctantly joined in the applause.

The loud applause echoed throughout the stage.

It must be said that only at this moment did the tension in the air finally ease.

Not the tension created by the samurais targeting Fang Li, but the unavoidable tension of living in an era where the next day couldn't be guaranteed.

To vent this tension, the SC Fang family hosted the martial arts tournament.

And today, this tournament clearly achieved the expected effect.

Even more so, it far exceeded expectations.

In this atmosphere, Kichi Raiki gave Fang Li a message.

"Once you're healed, let's have another match."

Fang Li was speechless.

It seemed he had gotten himself into a bind with someone formidable.

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