Chapter 48: What Else But SSS-Rank?
Chapter 48: What Else But SSS-Rank?
Within the floor arena, Ken stood in front of the snake spirit; the figure in front of him was trapped in the air, held high by his strings, which he had been planting throughout the match for a grand finale.
"Thank you for the pointers, Challenger Ken." The snake spirit who was in the air bowed once again towards Ken with the part of her body she could still move.
Ken also bowed in return, returning the words.
His figure looked battered, but not as much as the snake, who seemed almost at death’s door.
Both he and the spirit knew that, in fact, he wasn’t injured at all, but it was just him letting her hit him here and there and eating dirt to make it look like he was struggling.
Even acting needs skill.
Ken then transformed the strings into chains before he launched himself at the spirit.
The spirit braced for impact as he used all of his strength to finish her in one strike.
Then he dropped to the ground. The chains fell with *Clank* *Clacks* all over, and he watched as the spirit transformed into tiny golden dots and disappeared.
He knew that the last strike wasn’t painful, so he made sure the most powerful punch was the last.
And for the spirits fighting, it wasn’t a disgrace to be defeated this way but more like an honor instead of being forced to surrender, even though in front of Ken, one is defeated within the first few seconds.