death of hope

Chapter 819: "Wild Growth" (235)

The taxi's taillights disappeared at the end of the road, and Yuna was the only one left on the street.
Gazing at the gymnasium at night through the rusty iron fence, her brother loved sports and had told her about the glorious past of this place;
This stadium was once the home court of the Shin Sapporo "Neon Samurai" basketball team.
Once upon a time, this place was covered with greenery, hot air balloons with team flags were floating in the sky, cars were parked outside the stadium, and enthusiastic fans were shoulder to shoulder, making it difficult to get a ticket...

As the economic crisis swept across the Terra Federation, business owners were no longer keen on investing in competitive sports. The legendary team that had won three consecutive championships and made the citizens of New Sapporo so proud was hastily disbanded.

That day, fans came in the rain to bid farewell in tears, the coach and players hugged each other and then went their separate ways. The abandoned venue was auctioned off by the Kyokushin Group at a low price and became a training venue for underworld forces. From then on, the nearby neighborhood became dangerous.

Looking through the fence, the parking lot that should have been empty was actually filled with hundreds of cars.

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Yuna didn't know the identities of the owners of these cars. All the underworld representatives in the city came here to watch this sacred trial by combat.
She also didn't know that this trial by combat was organized by a powerful senator himself.

What Yuna was certain of was that the man she had been thinking about so much, Tetsuya-kun, was right here, forced to the edge of the cliff, his life in danger.

This was definitely not a joke, otherwise Chen Hong would not have humbly asked her brother to join the war three days ago.

Suddenly, Yuna remembered that day on the way home from school, she was bullied by her classmates.

My brother's good friend, Yamagami Toru, stood in front of him without hesitation and stopped the abuser with righteous words. (Chapter 48)
At that moment, the dream hero came into reality.

From that day on, Yuna often became absent-minded.

When I was in class, on the bus, watching TV or eating with my brother, all I could think of was his handsome back, using his flesh and blood to protect me behind him.

(This time, it's my turn to save you, Tetsuya-kun. I want to prove myself that I have the courage and ability to protect the people I care about...)
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Yuna's thoughts were interrupted by the humming sound of a low-power engine overhead.

Looking up, I saw a four-rotor drone automatically patrolling along the boundary of the venue, with its rotating infrared night vision probe constantly scanning the road surface.

(That was the first level I had to overcome...)
Yuna concentrated her attention and tried to gather a beam of energy in her palm. She raised her hand and fired a beam of energy towards the red dot in the sky.

The chips and capacitors on the drone's circuit board were burned due to overload, and the battery burned violently, turning into a fireball that fell to the ground.

Yuna used the same method to shoot down five automatic cruise drones in a row, becoming more and more skilled each time, until there was no longer that annoying "buzzing" sound in the sky.

(The sentinels have been dealt with, and the next step is to break through the city gate...)
I pushed the gate, but it didn't budge. I looked carefully and saw that it was locked with an iron chain.
Yuna gradually became familiar with the use of her abilities and knew how to break the impasse. She stretched out her hand towards the chains.

I closed my eyes and recalled the science documentary I had watched in class, the simulated scene of uranium radioactive particles penetrating the cell membrane.

She imagined herself as a nuclear warhead of enormous power, exploding with a bang, sending up a towering mushroom cloud and melting the metal of the entire city into molten iron...

(No... that's too much, it will cause trouble for Tetsuya-kun, I have to hold back...)
Yuna suddenly realized that something was wrong and began to try her best to limit and reduce the energy released. She only needed to use enough strength to cut a hair, and that was enough;
With a "click", the thick and strong iron chain broke and fell to the ground. The broken end was extremely smooth and flat, as smooth as a hot knife cutting wax.

(I am so slow that I didn't realize this for so many years.

I am strong.
Better than anyone in this city, in this sector.

If I wanted, I could turn all those bad classmates who bullied me into dust...

But I don't want to use this ability to hurt anyone, I just want to protect those who love me and those I love...)
Jinguji Yuna plucked up her courage, kicked the chain away, pushed open the gate, and stepped towards her destiny.

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At the same time, inside the stadium, host Kondo Yae announced loudly:
"The sixth round of the trial by combat! Representatives of the Sanwang Society,
The founder of the Donghu Tang Sect,
He has been the champion of the Tenjo Tenkaichi Budokai for twenty consecutive years!

Former Vice President of the Greater China Wushu Association!

A master of traditional martial arts who has been practicing in seclusion in the mountains for many years!
Tang Zhennan!
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Duel
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Representative of Sannokai,
A disciple of Chen's martial arts school,

Chen Hong!

I wish you both good luck in your military career!
"

The host fled, the monk struck the gong, and the duel began.

A Chinese-style long sword hung on Tang Zhennan's belt. The scabbard and hilt were gorgeously decorated. It must be a special item.

It was unknown whether the great master despised the little girl or for some other reason, but the old man did not seem to be in a hurry to draw his sword. Instead, he stroked his snow-white beard leisurely:
"Hey, kid, I heard from them that you are Chen Yideng's little daughter Ah Hong, right?"

Chen Hong ignored him completely and just held her mandarin duck swords tightly, keeping a careful distance.

She knew what the name 'Tang Zhennan' meant. He was a ruthless character who had frightened two generations of the Chen family martial arts school and almost wiped out the Chen family.

Facing such an opponent, the slightest slackness or negligence would mean the loss of his life. Chen Xing, who was off the court, clenched his fists without blinking, and seemed to be more nervous than his sister on the court.

Seeing that the other party did not reply, Tang Zhennan stroked his beard and continued:

"Little devil, are you dumb?
Your father is doing well in the Sanno-kai, and he became the second-in-command.
From then on, your Chen's Martial Arts School was no longer short of money, and you could almost completely stop production and focus on martial arts.
He also hired professional fitness coaches, nutritionists, and personal doctors, and spent a lot of money to find many experts to communicate and practice with.

That is the power of money and modern sports medicine. Your Kung Fu is a mixture of traditional martial arts and modern fighting skills, and it left my useless disciples helpless.

Today, I want to use this opportunity to prove one thing: the things our ancestors left behind are the best.

You Chen's martial arts school always likes to take shortcuts and do some unorthodox methods, but you will never achieve great things and will never reach the pinnacle of martial arts practice~"

"Mr. Tang, that's not called taking shortcuts," Chen Hong said coldly;
"That's called keeping up with the times and integrating everything. You are an old antique who sticks to the old ways. Go to the grave with your Tang Sect."

Tang Zhennan was not angry: "I thought he was a mute, but now he can talk~"

"Mr. Tang, you talk too much nonsense. Are you going to drown me with your saliva?" Chen Hong waved her two swords and made a gorgeous sword flower:
"May your sword destroy people and make them die, but may you never die."

“She has a pretty and cute face, but she’s a little girl with a sharp tongue!
Didn’t your father Chen Yideng teach you to respect your elders~"

"The Chen family and the Tang family have an irreconcilable feud. What's the point of being polite? Stop talking nonsense and draw your swords."

Seeing that the girl was determined, Tang Zhennan stopped stroking his beard, let his hands hang naturally, and smiled:

"May your sword destroy people, little devil~"