Spear and Shield

Xiao He breathed a sigh of relief after successfully getting Nash off the court.

It's actually quite difficult to fight him; the key is that it's very troublesome. Nash is the kind of person who's very quick-witted, and on top of that, he's a ranged attacker, so fighting him feels like a warrior fighting a mage.

Although a warrior can kill a mage in two or three close-range attacks, the most difficult part is precisely getting close.

The entire battle consisted mostly of chasing the enemy. An ordinary soldier would probably have been kited to death.

But this match wasn't over yet, because Nash was only the second player on the opposing team; there was still a third player.

Xiao He checked his condition. Although he had been hit by several explosions, the Kinetic Energy Absorption meant the damage was not high. The main damage came from the explosion Nash had planted inside him, which caused some internal injuries. However, he could continue fighting without any problem.

"Well then, let's win the first round first," Xiao He thought to himself, stretching his shoulders.

The host was still reciting his warm-up lines, boasting about Yinglong's strength, when he began introducing the next member of O Continent Team: "Let's welcome Ford from O Continent Team!"

A slightly chubby man with a goofy look walked out of the preparation room. He was wearing a simple shirt and casual pants and had a comical mustache. At first glance, he looked a bit like the supporting character in Deadpool 2 who had two types of diabetes. He gave people a harmless feeling.

This situation left everyone present completely dumbfounded: O Continent Team was going to send such a Mutant to fight Yinglong? Report him, he'd be asking for trouble!

"Really?" Xiao He found it hard to believe.

However, he knew in his heart that since the other party dared to send this guy out, it meant that the other party must have some ability.

Judging from this guy's attack and defense ratings alone, it's really hard to tell anything. His attack rating is only 8 points, even worse than an average person. Although his defense rating is over 200, it's only at the LV2 to LV3 level. But maybe he has some special ability, like the Balance Man.

"Alright, then let me see what amazing Superpower you have that would make the European Team keep you around to deal with me." Xiao He sighed and got into a fighting stance.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." Ford walked onto the field nervously and bowed to the audience outside the field to apologize.

"Ignore them, it's just you and me here," Xiao He replied to Ford. "Get ready, I'm about to attack."

"Okay, okay!" Ford was so startled that he stood at attention, and in the next instant, Xiao He was already in front of him.

"Huh?" Ford was stunned. He felt as if Xiao He in front of him was a black demon about to devour him, and he screamed in fright.

But in reality, Xiao He merely flicked his index finger at Xiao He's forehead, intending to easily win the match without injuring anyone. However, when his index finger flicked out...

With a crisp "ding!", Xiao He felt as if his finger had struck an iron plate.

To be precise, it felt like an ordinary person's finger had struck a metal plate; the finger was jolted and a little sore. Because with his strength and physique, even a steel plate would have been dented by his strike.

"Oh?!" Xiao He's eyes widened immediately, and without saying a word, he delivered a Russian Swing Punch to Ford's face.

"Whoosh!" A shockwave spread from Ford's face, instantly blowing away the dust on the field and creating a strong wind throughout the arena. However, although Ford's face was deformed from the impact, he stood still.

"Eek—!" Ford screamed, covering his face and collapsing to the ground, clutching his head and trembling.

But Xiao He also clutched his fist and took two steps back. "What's with this guy's Superpower...?"

Xiao He was puzzled by his opponent's physical defense. He was currently at LV6 physique, and had just thrown a full-force punch, yet he hadn't injured his opponent and had even hurt his own hand?

"Such high physical defense?!" Xiao He didn't rush to attack, but instead observed Ford curled up on the ground. He guessed that the other's skin might have an effect similar to the "Perfect Cube," only a little more special.

The Perfect Cube absorbs the impact internally, while Ford might be reflecting the impact back?

"In that case, let's just inject the shockwave directly into this guy's body..." Xiao He thought to himself as he walked towards Ford on the ground.

Ford had no fighting spirit whatsoever. After being lifted up by Xiao He, he simply raised his hands to protect his head and closed his eyes to take the beating.

"This guy really makes me lose all desire to fight..." Xiao He frowned. "Let's end this battle as soon as possible."

As he spoke, he placed his hand on Ford's chest and thrust the shock into Ford's body, but the shock seemed to sink without a trace, producing no reaction whatsoever.

"What the hell!?" Xiao He was immediately annoyed. Ford forcefully threw Ford to the ground, creating a huge crater. Then, Xiao He raised his hand, aimed it at Ford, and after charging up for a moment, released the impact of the largest wheel.

Ford let out a scream, but after the impact entered Ford body, four whistle-like things suddenly grew out of his back.

Just as Xiao He was wondering what the steam whistle was for, a powerful blast of steam erupted from the holes of the four whistles, creating a sandstorm that sent the audience into a frenzy of screams.

"This thing..." Xiao He was stunned for a moment, then raised his hand to Ford, wrapped Ford in his Psychokinesis and began to apply pressure.

The powerful Psychokinesis compressed Ford's body like a hydraulic press, twisting Ford limbs and making his bones creak.

The next second, Ford's body was crushed into a flat plane, causing the audience to scream in fright. But they quickly realized something was wrong: although Ford was flattened, there was no blood...

Xiao He released his grip, and Ford's body slumped onto the ground like liquid before returning to its original state.

"Could it be..." Xiao He frowned and muttered to himself, taking a deep breath and then spewing a large burst of flames at Ford.

Ford screamed, but a strange membrane opened up behind him, covering his body and shielding him from the flames.

Xiao He then quickly transformed the flames he exhaled into freezing air, but still failed to break through the thin film.

"As expected..." Xiao He stared at Ford, "This guy's ability isn't fixed either... It should change the triggered Superpower based on the attacks he receives, to deal with all enemy attacks."

"Hey, what are you doing, you fatso! Hurry up and fight!" "Yeah, you think you're so great?! Then fight!" The audience was getting angry and started yelling.

"I'm sorry!" Ford waved his hand and explained, "But, I don't like violence! It's just that, they asked me to go on the field to stall for time! I'm a coward, I can't fight! I'm sorry!"

"Goodness..." Xiao He chuckled somewhat irritably: So O Continent Team had such a secret weapon up their sleeve. No wonder they put Nash second. O Continent Team was probably aiming for a draw.

Because with Nash's ability, he could basically knock someone off their team and force "Yinglong" onto the court, and then send Ford and Xiao He out to buy time.

This match has a "draw" rule: if both sides cause damage sufficient to destroy the playing field and still cannot determine a winner, or if both sides agree that a winner cannot be determined, then it is considered a draw.

If the score is tied, then three more matches will be played, which will reduce the number of matches for "Yinglong".

"Hmph, do you think you'll get away with this so easily?" Xiao He sneered.

In the past, this might have been quite troublesome, and the only solution would have been to have Ye Wanqing change her name. But now he has a good Trigger that can eliminate any Superpower.

"Invulnerable Domain!" Xiao He recalled his battle with Sebastian, then activated his Invulnerable Domain, reaching out to grab Ford, intending to knock him unconscious after eliminating his Superpower.

However, Xiao He's hand passed through Ford's body, and Ford's body became blurred, entering another dimension.

"This..." Xiao He was stunned for a moment. He realized something: this guy's abilities were not so simple.

In terms of the effects of Superpower, the Invulnerable Domain should be able to eliminate all Superpower effects, including domain skills. However, there is one Superpower that can exploit this loophole: the "Dimensional Walker".

Theoretically, once the Dimensional Walker is activated, it is no longer in the same dimension, so the Invulnerable Domain, as a "domain Superpower," naturally cannot be effective against Ford.

But this phenomenon illustrates one thing: Ford's Superpower is a rule-based Superpower.

Like his Superpower, Ford's abilities will likely have similar effects, such as...

"No matter what kind of attack it receives, it will not be injured, or defeated..." Xiao He frowned and muttered to himself.

If it's this kind of Superpower, then it's troublesome. Even changing Ye Wanqing's name probably won't solve the problem.

Because his Superpower is "100% able to defeat anyone named Lin Tiannan", while Ford's ability is "unharmed and undefeated by anyone, no matter what attack he receives".

This is a classic case of spear and shield. If Ye Wanqing were to change Ford's name, the likely outcome would be the same as if he changed his own: both of them would continuously increase in strength. Xiao He would keep getting stronger to defeat Ford, and Ford would keep getting stronger to survive. The final result would be that both of them would self-destruct and die...

"What should we do?" Xiao He was immediately caught in a dilemma: should he let Wanqing change her name and see who could hold out the longest?

But it's just a game, surely it doesn't have to go this far?

Even if he and Ford tie, it's only a tie in the first round; there will be opportunities to win later. But having Ye Wanqing change her name here is a huge risk. Winning the match would be fine, but what if they both self-destruct in the end...?

Then it would truly become a story of spear and shield.

"In any case, let's try it out first!" Xiao He thought to himself after taking a deep breath.

The key now is to figure out whether the other party's Superpower is based on laws, and if so, what those laws are. Perhaps there are loopholes in the laws of both of them.

"Hmph, I can finally go all out this time." Xiao He muttered to himself with interest, then pounced on Ford. He punched Ford in the stomach, knocking him to his feet, followed by two hooks and a swing, and finally a heavy uppercut to Ford's chin.

Ford was sent flying into the air by the punch.

Xiao He up and slammed his fists into Ford's head. Ford let out a wail and flew to the ground.

"Boom!" A deafening roar echoed, the impact spreading outwards. Ford lay sprawled on the ground, clutching his Stomachache. "It hurts! It hurts so much!"

Xiao He waved his hand, Psychokinesis formed a sharp blade in mid-air, which flew towards Ford on the ground.

A dense rain of swords pierced around Ford frantically fled on the ground. In fact, the Psychokinesis swords did not cause any damage to him; instead, they sparked and shattered.

The next moment, Xiao He suddenly blocked Ford's path. Ford screamed in fright, but Xiao He punched him in the face, silencing his scream, and then unleashed a barrage of punches, finishing with a sweeping kick to Ford's face.

Ford screamed as he flew through the air and crashed to the ground. Xiao He tensed up, took a short run-up, and leaped high into the air, using the momentum of his fall to slam his right elbow hard into Ford's chest.

The violent impact caused the audience to scream. Xiao He's full-force strike even caused the entire arena to shake. If it weren't for the Pseudo-Perfect Cube structure, the arena would probably have collapsed.

"Cough--!" Ford screamed, his body arched like a shrimp from the blows, and he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.

Upon seeing this, Xiao He immediately raised an eyebrow: Oh?! This guy is injured! His attack worked!

However, when Xiao He struck with all his might, the ground beneath Ford began to crack, and the cracks spread rapidly, even causing cracks to appear on the walls of the arena.

Ford's body suddenly melted, then crawled away like an earthworm, coalescing into a shape a short distance away. He clutched his Stomachache, but it was clear that his injuries were not serious.

"Alright, keep attacking..." Xiao He clenched his fist and laughed, but at that moment the host's voice suddenly came from the arena.

"Well... after discussion among the organizers, according to Article 23 of the competition rules, 'If a situation occurs that damages the arena to the point that the match cannot proceed, the match will be declared a draw,'" the host cleared his throat and said, "Therefore, this match is declared a draw! We kindly request that Your Yinglong... exercise a little more restraint during the fight."

The host then explained to the audience, "The match has to be suspended due to damage to the stadium. Please take shelter as directed by our staff. We will complete the repairs on the stadium over the next few days..."

"Wait a minute!" Xiao He raised his hand, then raised his left hand and rotated it counterclockwise to activate Entropy Reduction. The damaged arena immediately began to repair itself to its previous state in the form of time reversal.

"Is everything alright now? We can continue the competition," Xiao He asked the host on the stage.

Want a draw? No way! Xiao He sneered as he turned to Ford in front of him: he had figured out a way to deal with this guy.