Chapter 1899: Creating Opportunities

"Just as expected!" Seeing Fàn Xiǎoxīng dazed and disoriented from the blows, unable to tell directions, and even teary-eyed, Fàn Xiǎofēng's face lit up as he nodded repeatedly. Fàn Xiǎoxù was truly remarkable; he saw the crucial point at a glance. If it had been according to Fàn Xiǎofēng's method, the opponent might have found an opportunity. But now, after several consecutive punches, Fàn Xiǎoxīng was definitely stunned, ultimately losing his chance. Although more moves were used, it would be much safer and even end the fight sooner.

"Being repeatedly hit in the face, does that mean there's no chance?" As he mused, Fàn Xiǎoxù's question echoed once more.

"This... I really don't know how to counterattack!" After a pause, Fàn Xiǎofēng was full of embarrassment. If it were him, being dazed by several consecutive punches, his mental state would probably immediately lose balance. Hitting someone's face is considered a grave insult, an absolute humiliation.

"Actually, not knowing how to counterattack is the best counterattack!" Fàn Xiǎoxù said. "If they keep attacking your face, other areas will inevitably be weak, for example... your chest or groin..."

"This..." Fàn Xiǎofēng realized. "That's right, during a fight, the head is the most heavily protected area. The fact that he keeps landing hits means his body is already extremely close. At this point, ignoring the head and attacking other areas would definitely yield excellent results!"

Thump! Thump! While they were talking, Fàn Xiǎoxīng was hit in the head again, his vision filled with stars.

"These two only know how to show off; they're useless..." Hearing these two talk more and more, with no intention of helping, Fàn Xiǎoxīng stopped his tears. He had thought his companions' arrival would lessen his suffering, but instead, it only increased... However, what they said wasn't wrong. These guys kept hitting his face, and the defense of other areas was indeed weaker.

"I'll risk it!" Gritting his teeth, he endured another punch, then disregarded the others' attacks, moving swiftly, and kicked out. He precisely kicked one person in the groin. This guy, who had been relentlessly targeting his eye sockets, instantly doubled over like a cooked shrimp.

"It worked?" Seeing how easily he had knocked one person down, Fàn Xiǎoxīng's heart immediately swelled with confidence and excitement. Although these two were unreliable, the combat methods they described were genuinely useful. While using his true energy to block the attacks from the others, he pricked up his ears.

The conversation continued.

"Among the several of them working together, the one he just kicked down was the main attacker, with the others supporting. Once he lost his attacking power, their formation naturally broke. If it were me, at this point, I would use the Qingping Fist combined with the family's Flowing Water Intent; that should be able to tie down the opponent!"

"The Qingping Fist, combined with the Flowing Water Intent, is indeed the best method, but... right now, you should focus your strength on dealing with the gray-robed man who is maintaining the formation. As long as he's there, the formation will be very agile, and under prolonged consumption, how could you possibly defeat four people?"

"You're right! So, how should I deal with the gray-robed man?"

"It's simple. Use the Kuiyuan Step to retreat, form your fingers into a sword, and launch a sneak attack three points to your front-left. The gray-robed man will naturally charge forward and get injured!"

"I'll try it!" Hearing that the gray-robed man would actually charge forward to be attacked, Fàn Xiǎoxīng was full of disbelief. However, with no retreat now, he gritted his teeth again. The method of the Kuiyuan Step flowed through his body, and in the blink of an eye, he retreated two meters, formed his fingers into a sword, and thrust it forward.

As he retreated, the three people maintaining the formation were immediately pulled along. The gray-robed man, who was directing the formation, swayed and rushed forward, appearing right in front of him. Precisely, the jade token on his chest collided with the sword energy.

Crack! The jade token shattered, and with a look of disbelief, he was enveloped by a teleportation force and vanished from the spot.

"That worked too?" Fàn Xiǎoxīng was stunned. He had thought the two's conversation was just nonsense, but unexpectedly, it had succeeded twice, easily dealing with two opponents. His heart immediately surged with excitement. It was only then that he realized their initial discussion had been spoken aloud for everyone to hear, but now, it was a voice transmission, audible only to him. It seemed they weren't unwilling to save him, but rather wanted him to resolve the battle himself. But... these two, who were originally not much different from him, how did they suddenly become so powerful? Could they easily win with just casual pointers? Was it truly a case of 'those involved are confused, while bystanders are clear-sighted'?

Knowing this wasn't the time to dwell on it, he pricked up his ears again. The conversation continued.

"The four-person formation has been broken. Should you now attack one of them again?"

"Of course not. With the formation broken, the two will definitely pay more attention to your weaknesses. If you attack one, it's very easy to be ambushed by the other. What you need to do now is to stabilize yourself and defend as much as possible..."

"Defend?" Although he had found their words reasonable and their advice effective on two occasions, Fàn Xiǎoxīng couldn't help but shake his head at this moment. With two people attacking him, even without a formation, he couldn't withstand them. Defending... wasn't that just asking for death?

"Never mind them. These two guys can't be right all the time..." The thought of these two standing idly by, watching the show instead of helping, made his teeth itch. He snorted inwardly, then abruptly flipped his hand and launched a furious attack at one of them.

Thwack! Thwack! Thwack! His palm clashed with the opponent's fist, energy surging. Just as Fàn Xiǎoxīng felt his vital energy peak and was about to achieve success, his heart suddenly tightened, and his pupils abruptly constricted. The other person's foot had appeared in front of him, he didn't know when. It landed precisely on a weak spot, causing a dizzy spell. He plummeted to the ground, almost blacking out on the spot.

"Attacking one person proactively truly allowed the other to exploit a weakness..." Fàn Xiǎofēng's voice, full of excitement, rang out.

"That's right," Fàn Xiǎoxù's voice rang out. "If you had just defended earlier, the two of them, without a formation and with two of their companions dealt with, would definitely be anxious. Plus, with us watching from the side, after three moves, they would speed up their attacks. Once that happened, there would be an opportunity... At that point, you shouldn't attack the one who's actively attacking, but rather the one who isn't. Then you would have won! Combat is about finding opportunities. If there's no opportunity, then create one!"

"Yes..." Fàn Xiǎofēng nodded repeatedly.

"Opportunity..." Enduring the pain on his face, Fàn Xiǎoxīng no longer dared to act recklessly. He struggled to his feet, defending flawlessly.

Indeed, seeing him defend, both of them became wary and grew anxious. One of them could no longer hold back and charged forward with his whole body. His charge looked reckless, but it was actually to create an opening for the second person. Fàn Xiǎoxīng gritted his teeth. This time, no longer reckless, he abruptly recoiled and charged into the second person with his whole body. The second person, seeing the first expose a weakness, was about to cooperate, but unexpectedly, the opponent didn't take the bait. Before he could react, he was hit in the nose, and blood immediately gushed out.

"It really worked..." Seeing that following their advice had indeed not led to failure, Fàn Xiǎoxīng was so moved that tears streamed down his face. These two goofballs... they really didn't abandon him after all!