Type-Moon: My Destiny Guide

He had to exploit this loophole; in other words, he would achieve victory by constantly making actions that exceeded his predictions. This was something that even the original Shuoyue might not be able to do, and only an assassin with enhanced and corrected Demon Eyes could accomplish.

"What……!"

The next moment, Achilles suffered a setback. His sure-fire punch aimed at the chest of the new moon was dodged by the side. Although he immediately adopted a defensive stance, the new moon had already twisted his ankle and was preparing to use a joint lock to further damage the ankle in his hand.

To defend against this move, one could turn their body towards the direction their ankle was twisted and use their free leg to kick the opponent away to break the restraint. However, Achilles did not do this; instead, he slammed his hands onto the floor—and thus withstood the attack.

"Well?!"

The one who was amazed was Shuoyue. Incredibly, Achilles lifted Shuoyue up with just the strength of his right foot. While clicking his tongue, Shuoyue reflexively released the restraints on his arms and quickly created distance, his foot rapidly enlarging towards Achilles' face.

boom!

The shockwave exploded, and Shuoyue was sent flying backward in the blink of an eye, crashing into the flowerbed fountain and rolling awkwardly on the lawn. Thump—Achilles leaped into the air with a powerful push off the ground, delivering another kick to Shuoyue's head with a nimble movement, but Shuoyue responded without hesitation with an elbow strike.

Achilles' kick struck the side of the new moon's head.

The new moon's elbow strike landed squarely on Achilles' chest.

Unlike Achilles, who immediately protected his chest after landing, Shuoyue ignored the pain in her head, focused her energy in her dantian, and threw a powerful punch straight at the other's face.

Achilles tried to dodge, but the next moment, he felt a tearing pain in his neck.

"Varied……!"

At the last second, Achilles glanced at the ground and was horrified to find that his red shawl had been stepped on by Shuoyue, restricting his dodge in a completely unexpected way!

next moment--

boom!

A figure fell like a tattered sack, crashing to the ground with a chilling sound like steel scraping against steel, before bouncing heavily back up. Even now, Shuoyue hasn't loosened her shawl; instead, she slams her arms down in front of her abdomen, striking like a bell.

A dragon emerges from the water, stirring up rivers and seas.

One of the eight major moves of Bajiquan, Overlord Breaks the River!

If this move lands, even a hero with a body of steel could be broken in half!

"Click...!!"

Achilles collapsed with a piercing pain, but his hastily put-up defense worked and blocked another killing blow. However, Shuoyue had never expected to kill him with one blow. He was still stepping on Achilles' shawl and took advantage of the moment when Achilles was in a brief slump to change his move again!

With a left foot stepping out and his left fist drawn back to his waist with the palm facing upward, just as Shuoyue was about to unleash a powerful left and right attack, Achilles' eyes revealed a resolute look. He planted his feet firmly on the ground and shook his head desperately like a trapped beast. It wasn't that he intended to tear the silk scarf, but rather to use this force to pull Shuoyue off balance, causing her to stumble and halt her prepared attack.

Last chance!

Achilles, now at a disadvantage, roared in anger, his pent-up passion bursting forth like a raging torrent.

Even he didn't know what he was yelling about, nor did he want to know. He just kept throwing straight punches, jabs, hooks... In just a few seconds, Achilles unleashed countless attacks at lightning speed.

Shuoyue countered each attack with parries, bending over, and sidesteps, while continuously closing in on her opponent.

Both sides knew that this was the final decisive moment. Achilles' condition and Shuoyue's stamina did not allow them to engage in another round of attack and defense.

Achilles believed he had to find a chance to turn the tide, so he deliberately aggravated his injuries, abandoning the initiative gained through defense, which he could not afford to waste.

He channeled his whirlwind-like life into his fists, constantly infusing them with his beliefs, self-respect, honor, and love.

In the heat of passion and roars, Achilles gradually forgot everything, indulging only in the thrill of the battle.

However, the new moon is different.

He infuses not only emotion into his fists, but also rational strategy.

Endure, endure, endure endlessly.

They've been waiting for the perfect moment.

—His enemy was a renowned hero.

—He is the one he must surpass.

—Never lose to the man in front of you, anywhere.

—My arrogance is second to none.

It was impossible for Shuoyue to loosen her shawl. Achilles knew this was his last chance, so he unleashed a furious barrage of blows, which Shuoyue silently endured.

He became covered in blood, his skin was torn, his bones were broken, and his nerves were severed.

This is the price to pay.

In exchange for ten seconds of hell.

To create miracles that are so small that even great heroes cannot achieve.

Then, in the brief moment Achilles regained his breath, the blood-soaked, seemingly dead Shuoyue moved. Without using any skills or techniques, he possessed only the warrior's instinct that even the Destiny Manual could not cultivate, honed through countless life-or-death battles.

The target was the spirit core; without any unnecessary feints, he simply took a straight step forward and then threw a punch—

"This is my fist, my gun, my knife, my arrogance, everything I have...!!"

"Catch it, Achilles!"

That was a strike that even a meteor couldn't surpass—the fastest, the highest, and the strongest.

The moment the blow landed, the mind immediately understood everything.

What level of training did he undergo to master this power? What level of enemy could he defeat? And could he withstand such a blow?

Achilles understood it in an instant.

This punch was a desperate gamble by Shuoyue. Under such circumstances, it could surely defeat all the world's famous heroes.

Moreover, he himself was no exception—he had already defeated him.

My whole body felt numb; it was the fatal blow that shattered my spirit core.

Despite this, my initial thought was to utter a word of praise like "That's amazing!" This punch was not something an ordinary human could achieve. It was a feat attainable only through the relentless pursuit of knowledge by a hero.

That was an act of "death" that far surpassed even the power of a treasure.

Blood blocked his throat, and Achilles' lips moved as he managed to utter two words with difficulty.

"pretty."

grateful."

Achilles collapsed with a sigh, never to rise again, and the barrier created by his master's Noble Phantasm and the Great Magic dissipated.

The arena immediately returned to normal, and the slow flow of time returned to its normal course.

However, there are things that cannot be restored. The new moon's injuries will not heal immediately, and Achilles's spiritual core has been completely destroyed.

That's not a situation that can be resolved with healing. The moment they accepted this challenge, they had already abandoned all insurance. Even if they had any resurrection artifacts or skills, they would be powerless to turn the tide at this moment.

Because losing that one-on-one duel meant "death".

Thus, on the battlefield of the Hanging Gardens, everyone saw Achilles lying on the ground, his spirit core shattered; and New Moon, barely kneeling, covered in wounds.

Despite the ferocity of the battle, which was almost breathtaking, the two men locked in combat looked at each other and surprisingly burst into laughter simultaneously.

He laughed heartily.