Chapter 216 She Beat Him
An oppressive sense of pressure swept over the room like a tidal wave. Everyone around the sparring ring felt it, some even getting chills. So this is what it means to be a wrestling world champ? Such incredible focus… Everyone felt the tension in the air. But inside the ring, Tilda looked as calm as ever. Her eyes, calm and unfazed, stayed fixed on Howard. There was a lazy, almost distracted air about her.
As Howard’s opponent, she should have been the one under the most pressure. But she acted as if Howard didn’t affect her at all.
Just then, Howard started to move. He began testing Tilda, sending a few jabs her way. Tilda just stood there, waiting – she was steady as a rock. Howard searched for an opening to strike, only to realize there wasn’t one. He knew he had to attack first and force Tilda to counter – make her reveal a weakness. He trusted his own ability to take damage. Even if Tilda had landed brutal hits on him in past matches, Howard believed he wouldn’t go down easily. But if he could just catch her slipping, just once… One solid punch from me, and she will be out cold – a clean knockout. Howard tried a few more probing jabs, but Tilda blocked them all. That was when Howard caught a tiny opening. This is it. Here comes my chance. He sidestepped and threw a sharp right hook straight at Tilda’s face. The blow came in fast at an angle – there was no room for Tilda to dodge. “Oh my God!” Someone in the crowd cried out, and many couldn’t bring themselves to watch what was about to happen.
Chapter 216 She Beat Him If that punch landed on a delicate girl like Tilda… The result would be nothing short of brutal. It was hard to watch. But just as everyone thought it was over, Tilda suddenly ducked! Her sudden move surprised everyone. She ducked so quickly that Howard’s right hook missed her by a hair. Shit! Howard scrambled to pull his arm back. But he’d put so much force into that punch, and now he was wide open for a second. With Howard’s defense wide open, right in front of her… Tilda didn’t hesitate. She smashed a heavy punch straight into Howard’s face. Thud! Howard felt his nose break instantly. Blood gushed out, and pain shot through him. He instinctively jumped back, trying to put some distance between them while guarding himself. When he finally looked up for Tilda, he realized she’d vanished from his line of sight.
His heart skipped a beat. Wait. Where did Tilda go? A second later, she came flying in out of nowhere, punching Howard in the right side of his face. That punch left half of Howard’s face numb. He couldn’t feel a thing. As he forced his eyes to follow Tilda, he saw her about to launch a knee strike at him. Seriously? Is she about to break the rules? This is a boxing match, not MMA. She’s not supposed to use her knees. That’s a foul!
Chapter 216 She Beat Him Her knee strike was aimed right at him, with enough force to finish him off. Howard couldn’t even yell about the foul; all he could do was try to defend himself. But Tilda had only faked it. Her real move was a straight punch. She drove it right into Howard’s stomach. For a moment, Howard felt his guts twist up. It was like his belly was about to split open. His eyes went wide, and he dropped to his knees, puking up a mouthful of sour liquid. The stomach was always a human’s weakest spot. Howard had trained every vulnerable part of his body for years to take hits. But somehow… Tilda’s punch tore right through his guard and hit straight to his core. The pain was almost unbearable. This is the hardest, most painful punch I’ve ever taken in my life. That punch totally wiped Howard out. He’d never imagined…. Tilda’s punch, combined with the inner force taught by her mentor, could tear through his guard and strike straight to his core. In terms of physical strength, Tilda might not have looked as strong as Howard. But her fists, boosted by her inner force, made her attacks unstoppable. Howard’s attacks were nothing to her. That said, if Howard landed a heavy punch on her, she would still be hurt. She was still flesh and blood, after all. But to her, his attack speed looked ridiculously slow. It was practically like a snail in her eyes. She had practiced the inner force taught by her mentor until her whole body was tuned for combat. When she focused, her senses were sharper than Howard’s could ever be, even with all his championship training. Tilda wasn’t planning to let Howard off easy. She grabbed his hair with one hand and slammed another punch into his face.
Chapter 216 She Beat Him In an instant, Howard’s face was covered in blood. Blood splattered on Tilda’s gloves and her clothes. Howard’s strength was gone in an instant. Everyone was frozen. That’s totally unexpected… Everyone thought Howard would beat Tilda easily – no one ever expected this.