Martial Arts Worlds-Chapter 295: Momentum Shift

Thorsten stayed silent and stood rooted on his own spot with his fighting stance at the ready, but there was no sight of his opponent.

At that moment, the dust cloud started clearing up, and then he finally saw Julian, still standing on that same spot.

'Heh. I thought so. In the end, that one step was all he could muster. Quite disappointing, but in the end, Edwin's paralyzing poison is pretty potent.'

Then, the rest of the dust cloud cleared up, and the audience suddenly screamed in horror when they saw Julian.

"Ah?"

Thorsten's eyes widened in shock.

Drip! Drip! Drip!

Blood trickled down Julian's body, drenching him from head to toe in his own blood as if he had been in a blood rain.

"W-why is he bleeding so much?"

Coach Jin looked shocked.

Julia covered her mouth trying to hold back a scream.

"He is bleeding himself off to get rid of some of that poison from his body."

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Kiernan said while watching the match with his arms crossed in front of his chest. There was a slight smile playing on his lips.

"Isn't that extremely risky?!"

Dominic asked.

"Of course~"

Kiernan said with a laugh.

The referee's mouth hung open, and the whistle dropped off his mouth. He didn't know what to do and asked for instructions through his earpiece.

The voice on the other end said to let the fight continue despite it looking quite dangerous for Julian.

Blood-covered Julian stepped forward. Then he did another step and followed with a third step. He was able to walk normally once more!

"You sure are a crazy one."

Thorsten rubbed his chalk-covered hands together and then moved to a slapping stance, but then, Julian suddenly blitzed forward and landed a swift punch to Thorsten's stomach, causing him to double over in pain.

"Argh?"

His face crunched up in pain.

Julian whipped his leg at Thorsten's bulging thigh muscles, and it felt like kicking a brick wall. It hurt him more than Thorsten!

"You fool!"

Thorsten slapped towards Julian, but he ducked underneath it and jabbed his spear hand at Thorsten's stomach.

It couldn't pierce through his six-pack abdomen, but it left a bruise that would definitely remind him of the encounter.

"Metal Spear…"

Julian clicked his tongue and looked at the state of his fingers. It had some bruising, and if he had used more strength in that attack, his fingers would've most likely broken.

'My body is not quite ready for that technique yet.'

At that moment, Julian punched towards Thorsten's face, but he quickly placed his hand in the way, but then Julian's fist changed directions and grazed Thorsten's arm instead.

"Metal Style, King Cobra Strike!"

Spurt!

The graze caused a cut on Thorsten's arm, and shockingly enough, strange green lines began to appear on the wound.

'Eh? I feel numb…'

Thorsten's eyes widened in shock as he realized what was going on.

'That Julian's blood is injected with paralyzing blood. Since he drained the blood off his body, that blood is still trickling down his body, so when he made a cut on my arm, some of his blood entered that wound!'

In just an instant, the match got flipped upside down!

Julian leaped off the ground, smashed his fist at Thorsten's cheek, and with that leap, he jumped past him, but as soon as he landed back on the ground, he jumped back at him and punched him in the other cheek as well.

Those two punches made Thorsten's neck muscles stretch against his skin. It looked like he would have some neck pain for the next couple of months.

At that moment, Thorsten surprisingly formed a fist with his right and threw a powerful punch back at his opponent.

The fist squarely landed at Julian's chest and sent him flying back, but he smashed his feet back on the ground to stop his flight, and he immediately ran straight back at him.

The two met in the center immediately after and traded punches for what seemed like an eternity.

SMACK! SMACK! SMACK! SMACK!

Punches after punches flew as the crowd roared in excitement.

"Go, Thorsten! You're the glory of Kanyon! Take the team to the finals!"

"Julian, you're amazing! You can do it!"

However, at that moment, the unexpected happened, and the control of the match shifted once more.

Thorsten's fist smashed into Julian's chest and made him double over in pain. It forced him into a defensive position!

It was bad for him since he was an offensive type of fighter, and Thorsten realized that, so he forced him to fight defensively!

Thorsten started punching at him relentlessly while Julian hid himself behind his guard and tried to recover from the brutal blows, but there was nothing he could do!

"Thorsten! Thorsten! Thorsten! Thorsten!"

Kanyon High's cheer squad chanted so loud that the chairs under them rocked. The crowd was going wild with excitement.

"Ah…"

The supporters of Karuza High had been quieted, and they watched with despair as Julian was being pushed back with no ways of fighting back.

"Come on, Julian!"

Coach Jin screamed.

"Kiernan, is there nothing that Julian can do? Can't you shout him some tips to gain an upper hand?"

Julia asked with desperation.

"Momentum is a scary thing. Thorsten won the exchange of blows at the center because Julian is feeling quite weak after draining his blood.

"In that moment, Julian was forced on the back foot, and since he isn't a defensive type of fighter, there is nothing he can do except wait for an opening.

"However, he cannot afford to waste time. Draining the blood and the paralyzing poison have already weakened him greatly, and he only has a minute or two left in his tank.

"Thorsten, on the other hand, isn't really injured. Sure, Julian landed some good punches, but in the end, Thorsten is a sumo wrestler, and they're very durable and have incredible stamina."

Kiernan said with a deep sigh.

"So there is nothing he can do?"

Julia asked, worry etched into her voice.

"Well… if he manages to find that opening, maybe."

Kiernan shrugged his shoulders, but he also realized that Thorsten was playing it safe. He was minimizing the chances of having an opening, showing his deep understanding of martial arts.