As the slow-motion replay played, the skills and effects of the two Pugilists were significantly stripped away, and the scene of their earlier clash was vividly presented before the audience.
In the replay, as Evil Rampage landed a kick on the Holy Apostle, the Apostle crossed his arms in front of his chest, successfully blocking Evil Rampage's rapid series of kicks.
At the moment the series of kicks erupted with damage, the struck Holy Apostle suddenly lunged forward and delivered a punch to Evil Rampage.
Simultaneously, a damage number appeared above both of their heads.
"What the hell is going on?"
Although the audience had just seen what happened, they were still puzzled as to why the Holy Apostle was able to retaliate despite being hit. Logically, he should have been knocked out or sent flying by the kick.
"It's a block counter!"
As the audience remained confused, the mentator excitedly shouted.
That's right! It's a block counter! Also known as a defensive technique, it allows the user to defend against an opponent's attack and retaliate in the moment when the opponent focuses their energy.
Although such skills are extremely rare, it's not surprising for a top-tier professional like the Holy Apostle to possess one.
This skill of the Holy Apostle is called "Holy Counter." When activated, it enters a prayer state that allows him to block 50%-100% of ining frontal damage and return it entirely to the attacker. The longer the prayer lasts, the greater the counter damage, with a maximum prayer duration of two seconds.
In the earlier situation, the Holy Apostle clearly did not have two seconds to pray, so the block counter only achieved the minimum 50% effectiveness.
At this moment, both Evil Rampage and the Holy Apostle had about 30% health left. However, the difference was that Evil Rampage was a genuine Pugilist, a fragile character, while the Holy Apostle was fundamentally a tanky paladin.
Moreover, with the enhancement from the totem, the Apostle's defensive attributes and health were significantly boosted. Although he took half the damage from Evil Rampage's earlier kick, he fortunately did not die outright.
Evil Rampage, however, was not as fortunate; he had received half the damage from his own series of kicks and was instantly reduced to a ghostly silhouette.
In summary, it was self-inflicted damage.
"Ugh! So shameless!"
After understanding what had transpired, while the audience felt regret for Evil Rampage, they also directed their disdain towards the Holy Apostle, feeling that winning with such a shameless skill was truly disgraceful.
Of course, the audience's thoughts were quite subjective.
The Holy Apostle didn't cheat or use tricks; he simply employed a skill from his own profession to block the opponent's output. Objectively speaking, his victory was still quite legitimate.
Otherwise, what should he have done? Is it correct to take a hit without retaliating?
That's absurd. In the arena, when experts duel, a single move can determine the oute. Everyone invests so much energy and money into planning their skills and equipment; under such circumstances, they must do their utmost to win the match. Just standing there and taking hits is pletely unrealistic.
……
"What a pity!"
Seeing Evil Rampage lose the match, Ming Du grumbled beside him, "That guy's skills are really shameless."
It seemed Ming Du still had a bit of petitive spirit; he only found the opponent's skills shameless, without condemning the actions themselves.
Otherwise, considering the shameful performance of the Crowd of Misfits team, they might as well collectively mit seppuku to atone for their disgrace.
"No!"
Unexpectedly, Evil Rampage responded calmly, "Losing isn't regrettable at all!"
"How can it not be regrettable? If it weren't for that guy using the block counter, you would have won
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