Bab 188: 182 Practice Mode

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"Thud," the door locked tight.

Within the coarse iron mesh, only two beasts remained, sizing each other up.

Both moved cautiously toward the center of the ring, the arena was large, but strategies like running around to exhaust stamina didn't come into play until after testing hands and ascertaining the opponent's true strength.

Tornado had made a significant name for himself in such an arena, naturally, he had his tricks.

No matter how angry one must remain rational, that's the first principle of underground boxing.

Boos from the crowd, the mockery of the opponent... if one can't block out these distractions, they won't even make it out of the rookie pool.

Facing that stranger with a face that screamed trouble, one had to be careful, then more careful.

When facing an unfamiliar opponent, the first thought shouldn't be how to take them down instantly, but rather... to observe.

Observe their habits, their weaknesses, by... probing.