Lin Jie's aptitude exceeded Joshua's expectations. After learning the basics of defense, he quickly began to counterattack.
But Black Tail's aptitude was not much inferior to that Exploration Society member's. More importantly, it had spent nearly three days in the arcade.
Not only had it figured out basic inputs like heavy punches and light kicks through blind experimentation, it had also discovered the special moves of several characters.
Just as Lin Jie sounded the horn for his counterattack, the Mary controlled by Black Tail suddenly crouched halfway down.
The image on the screen abruptly froze, and a dazzling light flashed from Mary's hands.
The scene lasted only a frame or two, no more than an instant to onlookers.
This was the startup animation for one of Mary's special moves. Lin Jie failed to realize it, and the next second, Mary grabbed Lin Jie's Benimaru Nikaido and launched into the air, locking Benimaru's neck between her legs.
Accompanied by the heavy sound of hitting the ground, a crimson rose bloomed above Benimaru's head, and more than half his health instantly vanished.
"Why is my health dropping so fast?!"
Lin Jie shouted the question in confusion, but before anyone could answer him, Black Tail used Mary's second special move.
The moment Benimaru got back to his feet, Mary slammed into him, followed by a fully automatic combo.
"No! No!"
By the time Lin Jie reacted, the character he controlled was already lying motionless on the ground.
"Why can't my character move?! Why can that character hit so many times?!"
Defeat caused this Exploration Society member to lose a little of his composure, especially after a single character had defeated all three of his.
Lin Jie turned to look at the Sewing Gang members behind him, but no one present offered him an