Chapter 166: Joe vs Goro

Chapter 166: Joe vs Goro

Joe prepares to fight Goro, who is enraged after finding out that Gido has been killed.

Joe braces himself as Goro lunges toward him. Goro slams both fists downward, but Joe leaps aside just in time. Goro’s fists crash into the floor, obliterating a massive chunk of the metal floor on impact.

Joe thinks, “Whoa, that guy’s physical strength is no joke.”

Goro activates his Bulldoze Magic, his body taking on a brownish tint as he turns his head and glares at Joe with pure hatred. “I’m going to destroy you!!”

He charges toward Joe again.

Joe charges up his magic energy and throws a powerful lightning bolt straight at Goro. The attack strikes cleanly, but Goro doesn’t even flinch. A split second later, Goro lands a devastating punch that sends Joe flying with overwhelming force. Joe smashes through multiple walls and crashes into an entirely different room.

Goro immediately gives chase.

Joe forces himself upright, his body already covered in many wounds. “This guy isn’t going to be a pushover like the other one was. Why did my attack not even make him flinch?”

Goro storms into the room, still seething with fury.

Joe jumps and drives a kick into Goro’s neck. Once again, there’s no reaction. Goro grabs Joe’s leg mid-strike and slams him into the floor again and again. Joe struggles as Goro maintains his grip, then unleashes a large gust of wind around his own body.

The wind finally blasts Joe free from Goro’s grip.

“I can see on your body that my attacks are hurting you, but you don’t flinch,” Joe says. “No doubt your magic is responsible for that.”

Goro’s rage settles slightly, responding rather calmly. “Good for you. Most people I fight are dead before they can figure it out.”

“I will wear you down!” Joe declares.

Joe sprints across the room, throwing powerful lightning bolts while doing his best to dodge Goro’s punches. Goro grins and suddenly punches the air. Violent shockwaves erupt outward, slamming into Joe. His body begins to shiver violently from the pain.

Joe collapses to his knees, the pain taking its toll.

Goro rushes forward and kicks Joe upward toward the ceiling. He leaps after him, grabs him midair, and slams him straight back into the ground.

Goro seizes Joe by the neck and starts strangling him.

“It’s almost impossible to beat me in a one-on-one fight. You have to be outright stronger than me and simply kill me in one blow rather than rely on winning a long fight.”

Joe thinks, “This is bad… I could do damage to him but I won’t be able to make him drop me before he chokes me to death…”

A brief mental image of the syringe flashes in his mind, and then he thinks, “Should I use it…?”

Kurt bursts into the room, breaking down a door. “Then he won’t fight you one-on-one! I will join him!”

Kurt lashes out with a whip of aura, ripping Joe free from Goro’s grasp.

“I’m glad you showed up,” Joe says in relief.

“Let’s do this. I’m not in a particularly good mood right now so I want to take it out on this guy,” Kurt says with an angry undertone.

“What happened?”

“We can talk later about it. For now, we will take this guy down.”

“Right…”

“One more guy does not make your odds a lot better,” Goro states.

White electricity spreads across Joe’s entire body. In a burst of extreme speed, he lunges forward and smashes his fist into Goro’s gut, shouting, “Blitzkrieg!!”

The impact finally makes Goro flinch, launching him backward into the wall. The electricity fades from Joe’s body, smoke rising from his fist.

Goro pushes himself off the wall, furious and wounded.

“So with enough force, it is possible to knock you away,” Joe says confidently. “Good to know.”

“I was unprepared for that but now it is time to put more power into my attacks,” Goro declares.

Kurt joins Joe’s fight with Goro. The battle enters its next phase.

Chapter 166 END
To be Continued in Chapter 167: Hero Combination