Chapter 426 - 433: Encountering the Bane
The Senior Advisor was charging forward, and as John Brown’s elbow struck back, even though John Brown wasn’t particularly fast, the relative speed was incredibly high. Furthermore, John Brown’s move was extremely swift, and the Senior Advisor had clearly seen John Brown’s action, but it was too late to react.
However, the Senior Advisor was indeed a true master. Even at such a moment, he could still make the wisest choice. He violently leaned back, inhaled, and focused all his strength on his chest. Unable to dodge, he could only choose to take John Brown’s hit head-on.
But John Brown’s move turned out to be a feint, with the real fatal strike coming from below. His right foot spun, and his left foot swung horizontally.
All of the Senior Advisor’s strength was concentrated in his chest, and his legs were moving forward entirely out of inertia. Even if he sensed the attack, he could only hastily react, channeling the strength from his chest down to his legs.
However, the reaction was too hurried, and he couldn’t gather much strength. When their legs collided, his leg felt like it was hit by a sledgehammer, lifting both his legs off the ground involuntarily, sending his body flying.
At this moment, John Brown’s elbow turned from a horizontal sweep to a downward strike, hitting the Senior Advisor’s chest.
The combined actions were so quick that the two resulting sounds were indistinguishable, and the Senior Advisor was already lying on the ground, with a broken leg and three fractured ribs, blood trickling from his mouth, glaring fiercely at John Brown.
He acknowledged his defeat; in this situation, he had no strength left to continue fighting.
But his defeat was so humiliating, as he hadn’t executed a single move against John Brown, and was taken down by the stealthy methods of this young man.
"Kid, you’re clever!" Despite his outrage, the Senior Advisor’s tone was tranquil. He fully understood John Brown’s tactics now. Earlier, John Brown had deliberately shown weakness, lulling him into complacency, and then striking unexpectedly, catching him off guard. From those moves, he realized that even if John Brown was weaker, he wasn’t far off. Even in a direct confrontation, it would have taken significant effort to defeat John Brown.
John Brown chuckled and said, "Apologies, if we fought face-to-face, I’d probably be the one lying here. I hope you won’t mind, sir."