Chapter 1878: Creating an Opportunity

"Just as I thought!"

Seeing Fan Xiaoxing indeed beaten dizzy, unable to tell north from south, even with tears in his eyes, Fan Xiaofeng's face lit up and he nodded repeatedly.

Xiao Xu was truly formidable; he saw the crux at a glance.

If he had followed his own method, the opponent might have found an opening, but now, after several consecutive punches, he would definitely be dazed and ultimately lose his chance.

Although it used more moves, it was much safer and could even end the fight sooner.

"Being hit in the face repeatedly—does that mean there's no chance?"

As he marveled inwardly, Xiao Xu's question rang out again.

"Well... I really don't know how to counterattack!" After a pause, Fan Xiaofeng was full of embarrassment.

If it were him, after being dazed by several punches, he would probably lose his composure immediately.

Hitting a person's face is a great humiliation.

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

Zhang Xuan said.

"This..." Fan Xiaofeng suddenly understood: "Yes! In battle, the head is the most protected part. If he can keep hitting it, it means his body is already very close. At this point, ignoring the head and attacking other areas will surely yield good results!"

Bang! Bang!

As they spoke, Fan Xiaoxing was hit on the head again, seeing stars.

"These two are just showing off; I can't count on them..."

Hearing these two talk more and more without any intention to help, Fan Xiaoxing held back his tears.

He had thought that with his companions here, he would suffer less, but instead he suffered more...

Still, what they said was correct: these guys kept hitting his face, and the defense elsewhere was indeed weaker.

"I'll go for it!"

Gritting his teeth, he took a punch and, ignoring the others' attacks, kicked out swiftly.

Bang!

He hit one man right in the groin. The guy who had been relentlessly targeting his eyes instantly doubled over like a cooked shrimp.

"Success?"

Seeing that he had easily knocked one down, Fan Xiaoxing felt a surge of confidence and excitement...

These two might be unreliable, but their battle tactics were genuinely useful.

While using his true energy to block the others' attacks, he pricked up his ears.

The conversation continued.

"Among the group, the one he just knocked down was the leader, and the others were supporting. With him gone, the formation naturally falls apart. If I were him, I would use the Qingping Fist Technique combined with the family's Flowing Water Intent to hold them off."

"The Qingping Fist Technique combined with Flowing Water Intent is indeed the best approach, but... now he should focus on taking out the gray-robed man who maintains the formation. As long as he's there, the formation remains very agile, and with attrition, how can you defeat the four?"

"Right! So how should he deal with the gray-robed man?"

"Simple: use the Kuiyuan Step to retreat, form a sword with your fingers, and strike three inches to the left front. This gray-robed man will naturally rush forward and get injured."

...

"Let's try!"

Hearing that the gray-robed man would actively rush forward to be attacked, Fan Xiaoxing was full of disbelief, but with no other option, 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 a sword with his fingers, and stabbed forward fiercely.

As he retreated, the three maintaining the formation were drawn forward. The gray-robed man leading the formation swayed and rushed forward, arriving right in front of him. Unerringly, the jade token on his chest collided with the sword energy.

Crack!

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

"That actually worked?"

Fan Xiaoxing was stunned.

He had thought their conversation was just nonsense, but unexpectedly, it succeeded twice, easily getting rid of the two. His heart suddenly burned with excitement.

Only then did he realize that their earlier discussion had been spoken aloud for everyone to hear, but now they were using telepathy, audible only to him.

It seemed they weren't unwilling to save him, but wanted him to resolve the battle himself.

But... these two were originally on par with him—how had they suddenly become so formidable?

With just a few casual pointers, he could win easily?

Could it really be that the onlooker sees the game best?

Knowing this was not the time to dwell on it, he pricked up his ears again.

The conversation continued.

"The formation set up by the four has been broken. Should we now attack one of them again?"

"Of course not. With the formation broken, the two will be more focused on your weaknesses. If you attack one, the other can easily ambush you. What we need to do now is to steady ourselves and focus on defense..."

"Defense?"

Having found the other's words reasonable and having executed them twice with success, Fan Xiaoxing couldn't help shaking his head.

Even without the formation, he couldn't withstand a two-on-one assault. Defense... wasn't that just asking for death?

"Forget them. These two can't be right all the time..."

The thought that they were just watching from the sidelines instead of helping made him grind his teeth. Snorting inwardly, he suddenly flipped his palm and launched a fierce attack at one of them.

Slap! Slap! Slap!

His palm met the opponent's fist, and his qi and blood surged. Just as Fan Xiaoxing felt his energy peak and was about to succeed, his heart suddenly tightened, and his pupils contracted.

The other opponent's foot had somehow appeared before him.

Bang!

It struck him right in a weak spot. His head spun, and he fell to the ground, nearly passing out on the spot.

"Attacking one alone really let the other exploit his weakness..."

Fan Xiaofeng's excited voice rang out.

"Exactly. If you had just defended, the two, without their formation and having lost two companions, would have been anxious. With us watching from the side, after three moves, they would have sped up their attacks. Once that happened, there would have been an opening... At that moment, instead of attacking the one who's actively attacking, you attack the one who isn't, and you win!"

Fan Xiaoxu's voice chimed in: "Battle is about seizing opportunities. If there are none, create them!"

"Right..."

Fan Xiaofeng nodded repeatedly.

"Opportunities..."

Suppressing the pain on his face, Fan Xiaoxing dared not act recklessly again. He struggled to his feet and defended flawlessly.

Sure enough, seeing him on the defensive, the two showed caution and grew anxious.

One of them couldn't hold back and charged forward.

His charge seemed reckless, but it was actually to create an opportunity for the second...

Gritting his teeth, Fan Xiaoxing this time did not act rashly. He suddenly shrank his body and charged straight at the second person.

The second person, seeing the first expose an opening, was about to coordinate, but didn't expect the other not to take the bait. Before he could react, he was hit in the nose, and blood gushed out.

"It really worked..."

Seeing that following their advice had indeed not failed, Fan Xiaoxing was so moved that tears streamed down his face.

These two idiots... they really hadn't given up on him!