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\Chapter 3: Losing the Match Brings an Unexpected Guest
Before Youge could react, Hongyan delivered a heavy punch to Guiyan's face, sending him flying far away.\Guiyan touched his face and stood up: How can there be someone as clumsy as you? Don't you know how to control it?!\I've never played this at all! Youge grumbled in his heart, then turned his head and looked at Youming with helpless eyes: What should I do, brother?\Youming stood nearby with his arms crossed, watching Youge. He knew getting angry wouldn't help, so he decided to explain to Youge what to do through spoken instructions. Hongyan didn't let up, and seeing Guiyan stand up, clenched his hand wrapped in fire and rushed forward again.\Youge tensed his nerves, his face drenched in sweat already: Brother! What should I do?!\Youge glared at the approaching Hongyan, Guiyan hurriedly said, you fool, what are you dawdling for? Do you want me to lose?\"Youge, do as I say: joystick direction, back, back-diagonal, down, light punch, do it quickly," Youming said calmly.\With his brother's guidance, Youge regained confidence. As Hongyan was about to reach him, Youge quickly manipulated the arcade joystick: back, back-diagonal, down, light punch. Just as the light punch was pressed, Guiyan immediately hurled a massive ball of fire at Hongyan who was preparing to attack him, knocking Hongyan to the ground.\"Hehe, not bad!" Guiyan smiled.\"Wow! Brother Youge is amazing!!" Shangguan Lan excitedly exclaimed to Youming. This was also her first time watching Guiyan fight live, and she couldn't help but feel a little thrilled. On the stage, Youge felt a bit embarrassed hearing Shangguan Lan shout, thinking: It's just a simple process and I'm considered amazing...\"Don't let your guard down! It's not over yet," Youming shouted at Youge, looking at the standing Hongyan.\"Ah, got it~~~ so naggy!" Youge thought.\"Idiot! Why are you complaining? Listen to Youming!" Guiyan's image appeared beside Youge and shouted at him. Youge saw Guiyan appear next to him, then looked at the Guiyan on stage, getting confused, emotions running high, and kept flailing his fingers randomly: Holy crap! You, you came down? How can there be two of you?!\Youming and Shangguan looked at Youge muttering and flailing, unable to figure it out, while the audience downstairs murmured: Huh? What is that guy doing?\"You idiot! What are you doing?"Are you sick or something? Talking to yourself? Focus!” You Ming really couldn't stand it anymore.
You Ge was at a loss and turned around, “But bro, didn't you see Gui Yan?”
“What Gui Yan? Gui Yan is on the field, isn't he?! What are you doing!”
Gui Yan's image floated in front of You Ge and sighed helplessly, “Sigh~~~ kid, stop wasting your effort, only you can see me~~~”
“What? What's going on?!” You Ge looked at Gui Yan with innocent eyes. “How should I know? Let's talk after the match?! Look at how much health I have left! Idiot!” Gui Yan really had no way against You Ge.
Before You Ge could turn to look at the display, he felt his head thud as if hit by something, a very familiar feeling. Suddenly, he turned and You Ming was standing in front of him, clenching his fists. A few milliseconds later, You Ming exploded: “You idiot, mumbling to yourself! Look at how much health Gui Yan has left! Huh?!” Saying that, before You Ge could react, he shoved You Ge's head onto the screen: “Look! How much is left! You lost!”
“Twenty-five percent...” Then he glanced at Gui Yan on the field, who was ruthlessly attacking with red flames.
“Good! If you don't want to lose, fight properly! Don't get distracted again!” After saying that, You Ming angrily walked away.
Shangguan Lan saw You Ming leaving and asked coyly, “Big brother You Ming, you... are you okay? Getting angry isn't good, you know.”
You Ming looked at Shangguan Lan, and his anger instantly turned into joy. He patted her head and gave a charming smile: “Yes, yes, I know.” Then he turned back to look at You Ge, who was also watching him, “What are you looking at! Focus on the match!”
The audience below also got shouted at by You Ming, watching him in awe, “Stop staring! Watch the match!” Saying that, they folded their arms.
“Health fifteen percent... I'm really unlucky following you this time!” Gui Yan came to You Ge's side, looking quite helpless.
“No need to rush... Brother is here, trust my brother!” You Ge, holding the joystick, seemed very confident. Even though his health was low, in his impression, whenever his brother played against some lower-level fighters, he never lost health.
“Hehe, I trust You Ming. But...”
Before he could finish, You Ming noticed an opening in Hong Yan's attack and yelled to You Ge, “Little Ge! Quick! Up, up, down, down, diagonal down forward! Heavy kick!”"After hearing this, You Ge immediately reacted and followed his brother's instructions. At this moment, Hong Yan was using his fire-wrapped feet to step toward Gu Yan on the ground. The young man showed a proud smile: 'Haha! I'm definitely winning!' Gu Yan leaped back and kicked his leg toward Hong Yan. Instantly, a blazing red flame hit Hong Yan heavily in the air. Naturally, Hong Yan didn't anticipate Gu Yan's move and blacked out in front of his eyes, being heavily knocked to the ground.\You Ming continued to tell You Ge how to control, and Gu Yan didn't slack off at all. Seeing the already full Max gauge, You Ming smiled.\Gu Yan's body flashed and appeared directly above Hong Yan, spinning with golden-yellow flames. Within just a few seconds, before Hong Yan could react, a fire dragon shot out into the air and darted toward Hong Yan (Flame Dragon Returns to Nest). Hong Yan was knocked several meters into the air. After landing, Gu Yan sidestepped and kicked the airborne Hong Yan to force him to the ground (Suppression). Gu Yan crouched as he landed, watching Hong Yan rise quickly. Gu Yan's eyes lit up as he gathered flames in his hands and struck the ground heavily. The ground beneath Hong Yan suddenly erupted a large pillar of fire. The audience below was astonished, unable to believe that it was controlled by You Ge. Glancing at You Ming, he continued to instruct You Ge on the moves without pause, and You Ge responded perfectly. As soon as his brother finished explaining a move, You Ge executed it immediately, as if he didn't even have to think.\Hong Yan was blasted into the air by the flames. Gu Yan moved to a position diagonally below Hong Yan, swinging his fire-covered hands back and forth in front of his body, then spreading his arms wide. Instantly, a human-height fire ring appeared on Gu Yan's back. Soon, four fire dragons shot out from inside, one after another like four flaming tails, intertwining as they surged toward the airborne Hong Yan (Dragon Flame Extinguishes Heaven). Hong Yan had no way to fight back and could only take the hit.\The dragons behind Gu Yan gradually disappeared. After a brief buffer time, Hong Yan was knocked down but quickly stood up, spreading his hands forward as a fireball slowly formed. Then, small raindrop-like fireballs shot out continuously from it toward Gu Yan. After releasing his ultimate move, Gu Yan needed a short recovery period and couldn't move, so he could only endure this attack.\The young man saw that the moment had come. 'Hmph hmph, it's my turn to turn the tables!' He checked his own health: 25%, Gu Yan's health: 12%. Feeling the outcome was already decided, the young man did not relax his attacks on Gu Yan."Hongyan turned sideways, reaching back to gather energy. After a few seconds, he drew both hands from behind him, and as his hands passed by his body, a huge fiery blade formed and slashed toward Guiyan (Strength - Profound Fire Blade). Unbeknownst to him, Guiyan had already prepared. Losing five percent of his health while being attacked, Guiyan rushed to Hongyan's side. Hongyan was caught off guard and was then subjected to a rapid series of punches and kicks by Guiyan, while flames flew everywhere around them (Gale - Bloodthirsty Combo). After a long while, Guiyan kicked Hongyan away, but did not chase him. Instead, he concentrated flames in place and kept swinging his flame-covered hands toward Hongyan. Just as Hongyan was about to get up, a flame exploded under his feet. Before he could fall, another series of explosions erupted near him…
Until the young man's monitor displayed: KO! Defeat! A few seconds later, Guiyan stopped swinging his flaming hands, and the explosions ceased simultaneously. Hongyan finally fell and disintegrated into fragments, transforming into a card that appeared in the arcade controller's card slot. The spectators below screamed after watching the battle, unable to believe that it was Young Ge, a rookie, who controlled the character.
The young man, unable to believe it, picked up the [Hongyan] card, his hands trembling as if he couldn't hold it steadily. “Why? Damn it… I actually lost to a rookie… Useless thing!” he said, about to tear the Hongyan card, but fortunately, You Ge and the others arrived in time to stop him.
“You don't really need to complain,” You Ming said calmly, arms crossed. “You lost because of your pride. You underestimated your opponent too much.”
“My brother is right! You overestimated your own level and didn't realize that there are always stronger people out there. And that 'strong' person is my brother.” Saying this, You Ge smiled at You Ming.
“Hmph! All you know is to chatter!” You Ming smiled helplessly.
“Alright, I get it.” After speaking, the young man put away his controller, equipped his gear, and left. Shangguan Lan watched his departing figure and sighed helplessly. The spectators gradually left after the young man left, though they continued discussing the intense duel they had just witnessed.
Shangguan Lan seemed to have remembered something. She widened her eyes and said to You Ming, “By the way, big brothers, I-I still have some questions about dueling. Can I ask you?” Before You Ge could answer, You Ming immediately agreed.You Ge helplessly lowered his head: Sigh~~~ the loli obsession is back again...\“Hmm, how about we go to that nearby café and talk while drinking? Hehe...” Saying this, You Ming smiled at Shangguan Lan.\Shangguan Lan readily agreed, and You Ge had no choice but to follow along. The three left the Fighting Building and, on the way to the café, chatted and laughed, except You Ge occasionally shot You Ming a look of disdain, which came at a cost—You Ming's fist. When the three reached a corner, they noticed that the atmosphere was a bit off because there was no one on the street, with only a few shops open. You Ge looked around, and soon, five or six young men with baseball bats walked out from a clothing store, each one cracking their knuckles and looking menacing.\“Well... it seems we're in trouble.” Saying this, You Ge signaled You Ming to fall back with Shangguan Lan. Then, another young man with a backpack came out of the store—it was the one who had lost the earlier match. He stepped in front of the other young men and looked at You Ge and the group with a smile: “Heh~~~ that fight earlier was really fun! Hmph, now taste the real feeling of a fight!” Saying this, he motioned to the people behind him, “Brothers! Teach them a lesson! Hmph, how dare they embarrass me...” As soon as he finished speaking, the men behind swung their baseball bats and charged at You Ge and the others.\“Hmm... it's been a long time since I've moved around...” You Ming rubbed his fists, revealing a strange smile...
