Part-84
Sensing an opportunity, James unched a move Auto bat had identified as a "Kangaroo Uppercut." It owerful strike delivered from a low crouch, desigo cat oppo off guard. Ryan, focused on defending against James' newfound jabbing teique, uimated the speed and force of the attabsp; He raised his arm in a desperate block, but the blow ected with a siing thud. The impact sent a jolt of pain through Ryan's arm, f him to take several staggering steps back.
"What the—what was that sudden strength?" Ryan excimed, looking at his reddened arm that had taken a direct hit from James' uppercut.
Kashem Chowdhury observed the situation with a keen eye and thought to himself that the true power of James' uppercut didn't e from his arm but rather from the strong foundation of his lower body. It was the momentum and speed geed from his legs and core that enabled James to deliver such a devastating and precise blow. Kashem sidered that this kind of attack was both highly impressive and incredibly dangerous, showg James' growing prowess and potential in bat. The blend of teique and raas something Kashem had rarely seen in someone of James' age, making him pohe young man's potential future in martial arts.
The crowd erupted in a roar. The underdog, the newer who fought with a strange mix of raw power and unorthodox teiques, had nded a blow on the Judy. The tide had truly turned.
"What is that fighting style?" oudent marveled. "It's like a wildcat, all cws ah!"
"Never seen anything like it," another chimed in. "But hey, it's w!"
Mili, her eyes wide with a mixture of excitement and , shouted, "e on, James! Don't let up!"
Even Kashem Chowdhury, the stoic head instructor, couldn't help but crack a smile. This ued turn of events had certainly ied a jolt of energy into the training session.
Fueled by the success of his unorthodox strategy, James pressed his advantage. Auto bat, operating at peak efficy, directed him in a relentless barrage of finger jabs. These weren't wild, filing strikes; they were precise and targeted, exploiting the pressure points Ryan's Judo training hadn't prepared him for. James, his body a vessel for the System's calcutions, moved with a fluidity and speed that belied his ck of experience.
Ryan, oher hand, found himself increasingly frustrated. His usual tactics – throws, sweeps, and grapples – were rendered iive by the stant barrage of jabs. The numbness in his wrist hampered his defense, and the nagging instability in his knee made lunges and takedowns risky propositions. He found himself stantly on the back foot, struggling to close the distah James, who darted around him like a bee buzzing around a sluggish fly.
The differeween human and System-enhanced performance became gringly apparent. A typical human fighter, even a skilled one like Ryan, utilized only a fra of their full potential. Studies suggested humans typically tapped into around 50% of their physical capabilities and a mere 30% of their skillset in any given situation. James, however, was a different story. Auto bat, a ruthless efficy mae, pushed him to his absolute limit, utilizing 100% of his avaible strength, speed, and every st drop of stamina. It not oracted every ounce of his physical potential, but also executed the skills within its database with fwless precision. This, in essenarrowed the gap between the experienced Ryan and the retively novice James.
