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Have you heard the story of "The Wandering Swordsman"?

Author's Note: Whew, after a chapter or two of transition, Kanon will be back on the scene soon. Actually, I was initially planning to blacklist Kalecgos as well, so Kanon could have a four-game battle, but then I thought changing clothes would be too much trouble...

Section 563, Chapter 557: Another Son of Van Ma

After the two quarter-final matches ended, the tournament took a break of about ten minutes. During this break, Hanon took a shower, changed back into her "Joaquin" uniform, and went back to the lounge.

"Hey, little bro, you're back!"

Although Shibukawa was small and thin, the way he spoke made Kanon unconsciously think of "Little brother, you're awake.jpg", and she couldn't help but shudder.

"What's wrong with them? They're all ignoring me~" Mr. Shibukawa even made what seemed like a "pouting" expression, really...

Calming herself down, Kanon noticed the message in Shibukawa's words: "One or two... are there others ignoring you?"

“That’s Kare.” Shibukawa smiled and pointed to the big screen: “When he came in, I greeted him, but he didn’t even look at me. Standing in the ring so early doesn’t necessarily do any good.”

Sure enough, Kare, known as "Russia's strongest player," entered the arena early in the morning, but simply stood still, leaving everyone wondering what he was thinking.

His massive, muscular body exuded an oppressive aura, his intimidating presence striking directly at those watching from the sidelines, especially Tokugawa Mitsunari.

With a bitter expression, Tokugawa Mitsunari could only say, "Kareyo, I'm so sorry, I understand you don't want to be seen as taking advantage, but I really have nothing left to use..."

It turns out that Kare was arrogant and considered himself a super strong player, but he only replaced Shiba Chiharu in the quarterfinals, playing two fewer rounds than others. He couldn't accept this unfair treatment, so he asked Tokugawa to give him a test, just like Kanon fighting ten opponents and battling a giant python.

Unfortunately, the reserve warriors and giant pythons were all taken care of by Kanon. No, even the Yashamona II, who was prepared even earlier, was probably killed by Kanon! Now Tokugawa Mitsunari really has no fresh troops to call upon. How can he conjure up someone out of thin air to serve as a powerful challenger in such a hurry?

Kare snorted and pointed to Tokugawa Mitsunari... beside him.

Yujiro Hanma was sitting there.

Since Baki's defeat, Yujiro Hanma has fallen silent. Perhaps it was because the Hanma bloodline had been brutally violated, perhaps it was anger at his son's lack of ambition, or perhaps it was simply because he had nothing to do. In any case, he just sat there, motionless and silent, and no one dared to ask him what he thought.

"If I defeat 'Giant Ferocity' here, I believe no one will laugh at me for taking advantage of other fighters. Now, let's go! Yujiro Hanma, I've heard a lot about your prowess even back in Siberia. The so-called 'world's strongest creature' hasn't even been approved by me, 'Russia's strongest'!"

What audacity! Kare wasn't the only one tonight who dared to provoke Yujiro Hanma, but he was probably the most arrogant and direct one, declaring right off the bat that he wanted to fight Yujiro one-on-one and pull him off the throne of "the world's strongest".

Yujiro moved. He stood up expressionlessly, staring at Kare, a glint gradually appearing in his eyes. He seemed to have assessed Kare's strength and then felt a hint of interest.

His expression flickered, as if Yujiro was also struggling with whether or not to make a move, but he quickly made up his mind and decided to fight.

He didn't need to speak; everyone sensed the intentions of this "fierce villain." As his eyes shone brightly, a devastating killing intent surged into the sky, crashing through the roof of the Tokyo Dome's underground arena, reaching the ground, and soaring into the clouds.

Driven by terrifying murderous intent, Yujiro Hanma's face contorted in rage, and a ferocious beast, a demon, awakened.

Kare's expression was solemn, but not fearful. He had endured years of hardship in the harsh winds and frosts of Siberia and was used to facing the power of nature. This was nothing more than Yujiro Hanma... Come on!

But just as things were about to escalate, Yujiro suddenly stopped.

It wasn't that his physical movements stopped, because Yujiro had never actually started. What stopped was his killing intent, which vanished almost instantly, leaving the audience with a sense of emptiness.

Yujiro laughed, then sat back down in his seat.

"You should defeat him first."

It's Jack's turn to appear.

Jack Van Ma.

No one had ever valued Jack's surname so much, just as he had never emphasized it so solemnly. As Jack walked out of the entrance passage, he wore a cape with the words "Hanma" printed in large Japanese characters on the back.

Considering Yujiro's performance and Jack's age, it's natural to conclude that Jack Hanma is Yujiro Hanma's son!

However, despite being father and son, Yujiro has always been indifferent to his well-known son Baki, let alone Jack, whose race has changed. Jack's feelings for Yujiro are clearly just as complex as Baki's; the two are by no means a model of filial piety.

As Jack passed by Yujiro, the father and son looked at each other for a moment, but remained silent. Even as Jack turned to walk toward Kare in the center of the ring, neither of them spoke first.

Between the awkward father and son, many things were left unsaid.

“Once I defeat him, you’ll be next,” Jack thought.

"That brat's been on drugs, his body's about to give out," Yujiro thought.

"You rude bastard, you'll pay for this," Kare thought, but it seemed he was the more rude one. Because he was taller than Jack, Kare had the upper hand in terms of presence when the two faced each other. He even tilted his head slightly, pointing his lower eyelids and nostrils at Jack, appearing extremely arrogant.

"Heh, that big guy Kare is really clueless. I'll teach him a lesson in the next game." Backstage, old man Shibukawa said some very serious things with a smile.

The person watching next to him had changed from Retsu Kaioh to "Joaquin." Hanon blinked and asked, "Shibukawa-sensei, even if you assume you can beat me, are you really that sure Kare will win this match?"

"Oh? You think Jack will win?"

"Um……"

"What's the basis for that?" Shibukawa Takeki was one of the few people who knew that "Joaquin" was Kanon, so he never took "Joaquin's" opinion as the stubborn view of a gangster, but rather respected it quite a bit: "Both of them are strong, rough men. Kare has better physical stats and more fighting experience. By all accounts, he's stronger, right?"

Shibukawa Takeki was speaking of the orthodox principles of martial arts, and the old martial saint's judgment was very accurate, but Kanon also had her own reasons—

In just over ten minutes, Jack's aura had become much stronger than when he was blocking "Ye Huayin" in the corridor and making threats! His muscles, physique, and even height seemed to have improved considerably. No matter what method he used, Jack, who could increase his power so rapidly in a short time, had a chance of winning against Kare!

While Kanon was still hesitating about how to explain to Shibukawa Goki, the battle between Kare and Jack had already begun.

Author's Note: Whew, a little tired. One more chapter today, it's basically the big showdown between Jack and Kare.

Section 564, Chapter 558: The Great Monster Showdown

The battle began, with Kalec striking first, sending Jack flying with a shoulder bump.

As soon as Jack retreated to the fence, Kare reached out and locked his arms from behind, followed by a powerful back throw that sent Jack flying. This was the same move he had used to throw Kanon in the backstage room before.

Jack was surprisingly quick; he managed to adjust his center of gravity mid-air and land on his feet, thus dissipating most of the impact and suffering no serious injury. Of course, there was still some swaying and stiffness.

Carrey followed up, his massive body, standing two meters tall and weighing 169 kilograms, deftly performing a series of front flips and even a 360-degree spin in the air, rivaling even professional circus performers! In no time, he leaped in front of Jack and began throwing punches wildly.

The bewildered Jack was naturally unable to defend himself and was hit repeatedly. He started bleeding after only one or two exchanges.

As Carey's heavy punches landed one after another, Jack suffered blows to his abdomen, face, and chin. But Jack was also a tough guy. Not only did he not back down, he even threw a counter-punch at Carey—but he missed!

Kare had participated in many sports competitions in the past and was a hero of Russia in the Olympics, making a great name for himself. Although he relied on brute force to overcome all skills and his technique was not particularly good, he had accumulated a lot of experience over time, which was more than enough to deal with Jack, who was also a rough fighter.

So not only did Jack miss his punch, but Kare also grabbed his arm and flipped him over, causing him to hit his face on the ground—a really bad fall.

"Amazing!" The commentator at the event trembled again. After witnessing the indescribable battle between Kanon and Baki, and the quick "battle of wits" between Retsu Kaioh and Kaoru Hanayama, this "monster showdown" gave people a different feeling.

"Kare is truly unfathomable. Has Jack Vanma run out of ideas?"

That seems to be the case. Jack is not giving up and is still conscious, so Kare's attacks will not stop. In fact, the combination techniques in martial arts do have this characteristic. Once used skillfully, they can launch a continuous offensive. Just like the ground technique entanglement between Kanao and Okubo Naoya, it was a very exciting combination technique performance.

Kare picked up Jack and threw him again. Jack had just landed when Kare caught up with him and threw him over again!

Grab it, throw it; grab it, throw it; grab it, throw it...

This happened several times in succession. Jack was subjected to tremendous impacts, and even the toughest man couldn't withstand it. He seemed to be losing consciousness. After dominating the previous two rounds, how could he have been so easily defeated by Kare?

Backstage, Hanon covered her face. Although her face was already covered in Joaquin's edgy graffiti, making it impossible to see her blushing, she still felt extremely ashamed: "Sigh, I had such high hopes for you, but you're actually so fragile?"

“It’s not that Jack is weak, it’s that Kalecgos is strong.” Kanon heard Izou from the headquarters give his opinion again. This self-proclaimed “super combat expert” had just returned from the infirmary after seeing Baki and witnessed the match between Jack and Kalecgos. He also took the opportunity to express his opinion: “That Russian is a monster.”

At this moment, Mr. "Monster" in the arena was glaring angrily, beating Jack for his weakness: "This is not the victory I need! Have you lost your fighting spirit? What happened to the glorious battle you promised?"

As he spoke, Kare swung his fist at Jack, but was caught off guard when Jack suddenly grabbed his arm.

"Hey, it's this..." Kanon finally saw a glimmer of hope in escaping the curse of bad luck: "It's so similar to Baki. Do all the Hanma family members like this kind of 'seemingly unconscious but suddenly using the situation to launch a counterattack' drama?"

Jack's grappling technique didn't break Kare's arm as expected. Kare half-knelt, bracing himself with one hand on the ground, and easily neutralized Jack's powerful arm lock. But Jack wasn't one to be trifled with... well, he was a man-eater!

Jack bit off two of Carey's fingers!

Karei cried out in pain and let go, causing the audience to gasp in horror. Kanon felt a chill run down her spine: "Using bites is really unconventional." Even Mihono became worried: "Oh dear, what if such a ferocious opponent bites Kanon in the next round?"

Jack Hanma, who doesn't hesitate to bite, is even more threatening than his younger brother Baki Hanma. After all, Miho wasn't so worried when Baki activated "Oni Back".

The injured Kare was furious, not only because he had lost two fingers, but also because his pride in Russia had been suppressed. He was a proud man, even arrogant enough to consider his own body as Russian territory, and Jack biting off his fingers was an invasion of Russia!

Enraged, Kare charged at Jack, only to be met with Jack's powerful punches. It was as if Jack had only gotten into action after opening his mouth to bite, and his punches and kicks began to work on Kare. One punch even sent the giant Kare flying off the ground!

Then came a few more attacks. Jack's heavy punches had incredible power, making Carey dizzy and knocking him to his knees!

"How cunning." Shibukawa glanced at Joaquin and noticed that Kanon was also looking at him. Both of them recognized Jack's strength: "This guy is very clever. That bite wasn't a mad dog biting randomly. It directly crippled Kare's proud wrestling technique."

In fact, the reason why Kare was able to suppress Jack from the beginning was not because of strength, but because of technique. With his extensive athletic experience, he was far superior to Jack in this aspect, so Jack's strength, which was no less than or even greater than Kare's, could not be utilized until that bite changed everything.

Now Jack is looking down at the kneeling Kare, the formidable enemy who just moments ago looked down on him with disdain, but who is no longer an insurmountable mountain.

"Give up, Alexander Kare. Your unrealistic fantasies about Russia will have to be put to the test. You'll soon see a hellish scene far worse than the Siberian ice storms."

"You're asking for it!" Enraged, Kare grabbed Jack's waist, but with only one hand, how could he truly hold Jack? Instead, Jack grabbed Kare and threw him violently, sending Kare flying close to the ground, crashing into the wall and damaging a section of the railing.

"Hey, did you guys see that?" the commentator exclaimed. "Jack's face seems to have changed. You can't see any expression at all now. He doesn't look human at all!"

This Jack, unlike any human, was also behaving inhumanly; his heavy punches continued to strike Kare, harder and harder and harder...

"Kare has taken flight!"

This punch was decisive, signifying that Carey could no longer withstand Jack's heavy blows. By the time he struggled to his feet, he was already delirious.

It's time for Jack to reap the rewards of the game.

With his last shred of pride, Carey sauntered over Jack and threw a punch... but before he could hit Jack, Jack's hand had already pierced his heart, or more precisely, the gap between his heart and ribs.

“I’ve seen this move before,” Kanon told Shibukawa Takeki. “There was a mercenary who used the Heart Pierce move before, and the person who was hit happened to be a strong wrestler.”

But Jack's attack was more ferocious and ruthless than Mutba's before. After stabbing Kare's chest with a palm, he also made a lifting motion, causing the broken ribs to pierce Kare's heart!

This was almost a fatal wound, but Jack wasn't satisfied, so he punched Carey in the head again.

Under the successive heavy blows, Kare coughed up blood, fell backward, and lost consciousness.

A bloody battle of monsters has come to an end...

The outcome is decided!