I Can Program My Body? - Chapter 348

Chapter 348: Knife VS Sword (2)
“What’s wrong? Is this all the strength of one of the top ten new-generation swordsmen?” Nash smiled, taunting as he saw Eishin retreat.

With his runic eyes, every movement of Eishin was transparent to him.

Especially now, as his genetic ability had evolved to the planetary level.

If with the runic program, he could see his opponent’s next 2-3 moves ahead. Then, with the runic command, he could predict dozens of moves.

“Amazing! Do you have precognition genetic ability?” Instead of being provoked, Eishin continued to smile with interest.

“You could say that…”

“Haha, this is getting more and more interesting!”

Going for round two, Eishin charged again, exchanging attacks with Nash.

However, this time, instead of a single attack targeting his opponent’s life, Eishin refined his strikes to target Nash’s entire body.

Still, predicting all his attacks, aside from a few scratches, Nash was slowly suppressing him.

“What’s wrong~? If you can’t take it anymore, just use your power!”

All this while, without the power of the void, elements, or anything else, they had fought using only pure skill.

Thinking the fight was getting boring, Nash considered summoning one of his celestial beasts to quickly end the fight.

It seemed even the top swordsman was just that…

However, to Nash’s horror, a sudden change caught him off guard.

Although he had predicted all of Eishin’s movements, in a sudden turn of events, he hadn’t expected Eishin to use them to trap him.

Much less being able to counterattack, as the trap finally ensnared him, Nash could do nothing but watch.

Activating the [Overlimit Module System], Nash quickly burst backward.

“Haha, now it’s one to one. Are you ready for round three?”

“You—did your combat mastery reach Mythical level?!” Nash asked in shock.

Even with the [Combat Module System], Nash only had grandmaster-level fighting ability.

Using his genetic ability, he could even bridge the gap between legendary-level combat mastery and win.

Yet, despite all the odds, Nash had unknowingly fallen into a trap.

“No, no. I’m just on the edge of it…” Eishin shook his head with a sigh.

If he really had Mythical combat mastery, it would only take one move to defeat Nash.

Even with his precognition ability, Eishin could strike him with the sword of fate.

“I see…”

Hearing that Eishin had pseudo-Mythical combat mastery, instead of dread, Nash felt excitement.

A live specimen! He was gifted with a monstrous combat master that he could analyze!

The reason his combat mastery had been stuck at the grandmaster level was because all he had fought were either mindless dark beasts or individuals from small sectors.

Now, finally meeting one of the renowned talents in the Solaris Domain, Nash had something different.

Wiping away his boredom, Nash wanted nothing more than to fight Eishin for days and nights!

“Now, let’s start round three!”

Concentrating all his computational power on the fight, Nash and Eishin began another round of attacks.

“Haha, come!”

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Soon, as the fight stretched on for hours, the two remained tied in wins and defeats.

Fighting for about 72 rounds, both had 36 wins and 36 defeats.

However, just when they thought the fight could continue endlessly, a notification interrupted their reverie.

[The Combat Round is about to end in 3 minutes.]

[A result in a tie would lead to the automatic elimination of both parties.]

[Countdown starting…]

[2:59…]

“It seems it’s time to end our fight…” Eishin sighed, looking a bit lost.

Fighting Nash, he felt as if he had met his match.

Although they were aiming to kill each other, the growth caused by their duel was so immense that they felt closer than comrades.

“It’s indeed a pity…”

Just a little more, and Nash could finally break through to legendary combat mastery.

Unfortunately, with the notification from the secret realm, the time for their duel had come to an end.

“Let this be the last one…”

Soon, instead of relying solely on skill, Eishin began to harness the power of the elements.

With Eishin’s mastery over dozens of elements, coupled with his high void affinity, his power quickly surged over ten thousand times!

“To honor you, I will use my full strength.” Eishin said, becoming the very incarnation of elements.

“This is cheating!” Nash suddenly got cold feet.

He thought it would just be another fight of skill, but he didn’t expect Eishin to be this serious.

Even when he summoned and merged with the four elements he had mastered, he could only amplify his power by over 400 times.

Although his foundation was ten times stronger, it wasn’t enough to bridge such a power gap!

“Huh~ Fortunately, I also have a trump card…”

Summoning the four celestial beasts from his origin space, Nash seamlessly merged them with his body.

Then, with another surge of power, the [Overlimit Module System] was cranked up a few notches.

Soon, with power that surpassed Eishin’s, Nash attacked.

“You’re stronger!”

Feeling the impending apocalyptic attack, the smile on Eishin’s face was finally wiped away.

He didn’t expect that, in addition to his precognition, genetic ability, and amazing combat skills, Nash also possessed a power surpassing his own.

Even so, knowing his own strength, Eishin didn’t retreat and still struck with his own attack.

“A warrior may die, but not surrender!”

Giving everything he had, the two attacks collided in an explosion that shook the entire secret realm.

Soon, as Eishin’s attack dissipated under the stronger force, Nash’s knife came close to his neck, ready to end his life.

“You really are stubborn! If you don’t want to surrender, then I’ll make you!”

Holding back at the last moment, Nash clenched his fist and pummeled Eishin’s head into unconsciousness.

Having learned from earlier rounds, Nash knew that once the opponent was declared unresponsive, it was automatically counted as a forfeit.

Not wanting to waste his experience points, Nash showed mercy.

“Remember, it’s 37 to 36. You’re welcome to challenge me anytime…”

“You really are…” Unable to finish his words, Eishin fainted as a flash of light took him out of the secret realm.

[Opponent forfeited.]

[Winning the eleventh round of combat: +1024]

“Hah~ It’s finally over…”

Deactivating the [Overlimit Module System], Nash began to feel the ache in his body.