Chapter 953: Playing tricks
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"Hoo~!"
In the gale, a black top hat with goggles was swept into the sky, then slowly drifted down like a kite with a broken string.
"Crack!"
The collapsed wall was pushed aside, and Sabo stood up disheveled from the rubble, his hat gone, his hair in disarray, and his jacket tattered.
"Cough, cough, cough!"
When the "fake dragon claw" met the "real dragon claw," Saab, who was exposed as a fake on the spot, could only cough twice to cover up his embarrassment.
"Damn it, so strong!"
Sabo shook his numb left arm, his expression turning serious.
"This is bad! I just promised my companions that I would finish the battle quickly and catch up, but it looks like I'll have to break my promise this time!"
Just as Sabo was preparing to go all out, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind him.
"Sabo-kun!"
"Sabo-kun...you...it's so good that you're alright!"
Kerla, panting and excited, put her hands on her knees.
"Kerla?!"
Sabo hurriedly turned around.
"Didn't I tell you to evacuate immediately? Why did you come back?!"
“They’ve already been arranged to evacuate, so of course I’m staying to help you.”
"I don't need help! Get out of here!"
Sabo loudly refused, but seeing Kelra's aggrieved look, he couldn't help but soften his tone and continue.
“I already told you to leave this to me. As your partner, you should trust that I can handle this on my own, Kella.”
"Shouldn't we, as partners, fight side by side?"
Kella quickly composed herself and turned to look at Rob Lucci beside her.
"Honestly, he's already in such a sorry state, yet he insists on being stubborn! Is this guy such an easy opponent to deal with?"
"I…"
Sabo was speechless for a moment after being refuted.
"Da da!"
Kerla stood with his legs shoulder-width apart, his right hand in a palm in front and his left hand in a fist behind, carefully assuming a fighting stance.
"Korra, a revolutionary army cadre and acting master of Fishman Karate! Come and learn from me!"
"Forehead…!"
Lu Qi slightly raised his eyelids, but still looked uninterested.
"Fishman Karate?"
After Lucci finished speaking, he also took a half step outward with his left leg, raised his hand and made the same starting gesture, and waved to Kella.
"bring it on."
"You! Why...why would you...?"
Kella frowned and asked.
"is it hard?"
Lu Qi remained calm, thinking to himself that it was just an extracurricular elective, so why make such a fuss? Although he hadn't spent much time studying it, it was certainly enough to deal with a little girl.
Koala was taken aback at first. Combining her own tragic childhood experiences, she immediately began to imagine a story in her mind about a poor fish-man master who accidentally became a slave of the Celestial Dragons and was forced to hand over his fish-man karate skills under torture.
"Those despicable Celestial Dragon minions! Fish-men are my good friends!"
Enraged, Kerla shouted and charged out.
"Hey! Don't be impulsive! Kella!"
Sabo hurriedly followed.
"Whoosh!"
Koala accelerated and arrived in front of Lucci. After covering his hands with Armament Haki, he unleashed a punch with all his might that was powerful enough to shatter thousands of roof tiles!
"Mlocculant Karate!"
"Three thousand tiles, straight punch!"
"Coo coo coo! Danger! Danger!"
Hadoli quickly hid in his suit jacket pocket.
The fist was aimed straight at his face, and only then did Lucci slowly and deliberately make a move.
"Mlocculant Karate!"
Lucci clenched his fists, and his aura suddenly surged!
"Secret Technique!!"
"A deliberate, powerful punch!!"
Lucci threw a punch with a blank expression, and a powerful and scorching stream of air instantly erupted! The torn air emitted a sharp and ear-piercing sonic boom!
The force of the punch transformed into a giant black dragon in Kera's pupils, baring its fangs and roaring as it pounced on her!
"Danger! Get out of the way, Kella!"
Sabo's expression changed drastically. He rushed forward desperately, reaching out his hand towards Kelra's back. However, the few meters that were so close were now out of reach no matter how hard he tried!
"boom!"
The shockwaves generated by the two fists made contact, and Kerla's punching wind was instantly shattered and dissipated!
"Nani!"
Kella's face showed horror, as if she were facing an erupting volcano! Only now did she truly realize the enormous difference in strength between them!
However, it seems that it's already too late!
"Sabo-kun!...Run!"
The opponent's fist rapidly enlarged in her vision. With no way to avoid it, Kera could only await her fate. In this final moment, she realized that all she could do was turn around and say a proper goodbye to Sabo.
"No!"
Seeing his childhood sweetheart about to die in front of him, Sabo's eyes were bloodshot, and he felt his heart was about to stop beating!
"Kella! No!"
At the critical moment, Lucci's fist suddenly stopped.
Sabo caught Kelra as he flew backward.
"why?"
Before they could even marvel at their narrow escape, both of them looked at Lucci with puzzlement.
"I'd like to ask you for a favor, or rather, it would be more accurate to say that I'd like to make a deal with you."
Hadoli bowed and began to speak.
"I can let you go, as long as you agree to one small request!"
"Damn it, our battle isn't even over yet! Are you really that confident we have no chance of escaping?!"
Sabo said seriously.
"Is not it?"
Lucci smiled dismissively, put his hands back in his pockets, and answered nonchalantly.
"You should understand before you say things like that. If I hadn't held back, you'd be holding a corpse in your arms right now!"
"Um…"
Sabo unconsciously lowered his head, just in time to meet Kelra's gaze. Their eyes met, and they realized that they were embracing each other tightly, their actions somewhat ambiguous, and their temperature rose rapidly.
"Cough cough!"
The two of them sprang to their feet at the same time, their faces flushed, and awkwardly turned their heads to look in different directions, one to the left and one to the right.
"Alright, there's no time for you to think it over!"
Lu Qi gazed at the distant firelight and urged.
"Hmph! Even if we die in battle, we will never betray the Revolutionary Army and make any secret deals with you, a mere lackey of the Celestial Dragons!"
Kerla said firmly.
"Really? That's such a shame!"
Lu Qi remained calm and did not fly into a rage at being rejected, but his murderous aura intensified slightly.
"Wait a minute!"
Sabo stood in front of Kerla and asked calmly.
"Mr. Lucci, why don't you tell me your requirements first? Perhaps it's not impossible for us to cooperate."
"Hey! Sabo!"
Kella's eyes widened in disbelief that Sabo was really planning to make a deal with the Revolutionary Army's mortal enemy.
"Don't worry, I'm just listening first. If it's something that would harm the Revolutionary Army, I definitely won't agree!"
Sabo reassured them.
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