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"What the hell?"
"Your ex-wife!?"
[Zhuge Cong's attention wasn't on the missile launcher protruding from Hachiman Hikigaya's right shoulder, but rather on what Hachiman Hikigaya had just said.]
"Beep beep beep beep beep."
[With a series of beeping sounds, Hachiman Hikigaya's ex-wife, who was perched on his right shoulder, spun faster and faster before suddenly flying away.]
"Ding-dong, pat-pat."
The missile was launched with lightning speed and accurately struck Akizuki Kozo's armor. However, the expected explosion did not occur; instead, the missile fell directly into a stream after hitting Akizuki Kozo's suit.
[“Puff.”]
The missile, after flashing a few more times and scattering sparks, was completely destroyed in the water.
"Maybe we can wait a bit, then fry it up and freeze it for Akizuki Kozo, after all, she's your ex-wife."
[Zhuge Cong directly used the story of Hachiman Hikigaya's ex-wife that he had just mentioned to tease him.]
"My ex-wife is the name of a missile, not something I named. Besides, I don't have an ex-wife, I only have one wife."
"But what you said about freezing it makes sense, I think."
[Hachiman Hikigaya naturally understood what Zhuge Cong meant, but he still explained it to him. Furthermore, Hachiman Hikigaya thought the metaphor of "frozen" was very apt.]
[After all, sometimes Hachiman Hikigaya feels like Yukino could really freeze him solid.]
He couldn't understand why Yukino's eyes could be so frozen. Could it be that Yukino was really a Yuki-onna in human form?
Yukino Yukinoshita's brow twitched as she looked at Hachiman Hikigaya's evaluation of her. She hadn't expected that Hachiman Hikigaya would think of her this way.
Meanwhile, Hachiman Hikigaya's eyebrows twitched wildly.
"Your face is cramping, do you want me to give it a few twitches?"
Kazuma Sato said, looking at Hachiman Hikigaya, whose brows were twitching.
"He's not having a cramp, he's having a serious accident."
Zhuge Cong added from the side.
"What do you mean by 'jumping into disaster'? That's superstition."
Hachiman Hikigaya immediately refuted that this was superstition. Of course, Hachiman Hikigaya was not sure in his heart, because he knew that Yukino Yukinoshita must have also seen his comments about her in the light screen.
"A twitching left eye means bad luck, a twitching right eye means good fortune."
"Then you not only jumped into disaster, but also into wealth, didn't you?"
"If you call it superstition, then jumping for wealth must also be superstition, right?"
"That's what Kazuma Sato said."
"No, no, no, the 'jumping fortune' should be real. After all, it's something that has been passed down for so many years. I don't think we can call it superstition. After all, the wisdom of the ancients is very profound."
Hachiman Hikigaya immediately retorted, saying that when people jump for disaster, it's considered feudal superstition and unacceptable, but when they jump for wealth, it's genuine and without any problem.
"This must have been done by Shinomiya Un'taka."
[Zhuge Cong looked at Hachiman Hikigaya's ex-wife in the stream and said.]
【"yes."】
[Hachiman Hikigaya put away the missile launcher and said weakly, as if his face had vanished along with his ex-wife falling into the water.]
"Let me handle this."
[After Zhuge Cong finished speaking, two similar miniature missile launchers emerged from his shoulders. He quickly aimed at Akizuki Kozo and launched them. The missile aimed at Akizuki Kozo's head missed because Akizuki Kozo covered his mask in time.]
The missiles detonated in a series of explosions on Akizuki Kozo's armor, and a plume of white smoke surrounded him. According to the "smoke-free" principle, Akizuki Kozo simply swaggered out of the smoke.
[Then, as if he had received the true teachings of a certain Master Ma, Akizuki Kozo wielded his whip, which crackled through the air with a deafening sound, lashing out at Zhuge Cong and Hikigaya Hachiman.]
The whip missed Zhuge Cong and Hikigaya Hachiman, leaving two glaring marks on the ground. One could imagine the consequences of being struck by that whip.
After dodging Kozo Akizuki's attack, Hachiman Hikigaya unleashed a barrage of fire at Akizuki, the bullets clanging and clattering against his armor.
However, Akizuki Kozo's armor, like Zhuge Cong's and the others' armor, wasn't made of paper. Bullets were unlikely to cause him much damage, but they weren't completely harmless either.
[Akizuki Kozo directly whipped Hikigaya Hachiman, snapping the Gatling gun he was carrying on his shoulder in half, even though the Gatling gun had already been crushed by Zhuge Cong.]
[Zhuge Cong also took to the air, intending to use his mobility to kite Akizuki Kozo, wear him down, and hold him off while waiting for reinforcements.]
[As a result, Zhuge Cong was captured by Akizuki Kozo as soon as he took flight. The whip lashed out at Zhuge Cong's neck, and the whip also entangled him. Then, Akizuki Kozo pulled hard, dragging Zhuge Cong off and throwing him onto a nearby rock.]
[Hachiman Hikigaya continues to provide fire support, spraying bullets at Kozo Akizuki. Kozo Akizuki raises his hand to block Hachiman Hikigaya's barrage. Although these attacks are unlikely to cause him any effective damage, he simply cannot withstand Hachiman Hikigaya's firepower.]
[I'm not afraid of the enemy's scraping technique, I'm afraid of the enemy scraping too fast. If Hachiman Hikigaya were to really scrape me, without ammunition limitations, he could actually scrape me to death.]
Seeing Akizuki Kozo blocking the attack, Zhuge Cong sensed an opportunity and rushed forward, attempting to grab Akizuki Kozo around the waist and subdue him.
Before she could even grab Akizuki Kozo, she was thrown to the ground by a single over-the-shoulder throw.
[Then, Akizuki Kozo lashed the whip around Hachiman Hikigaya's war machine, causing the screen in front of Hachiman to flicker erratically due to the pulses from the whip.]
[Then, Akizuki Kozo pulled Hikigaya Hachiman over and punched him, sending him flying.]
[Zhuge Cong launched a sneak attack, unleashing a series of punches on Akizuki Kozo. Akizuki Kozo, who had regained his footing, collapsed headfirst. Zhuge Cong felt as if he'd been hit by a hammer and lost his balance.]
[Taking advantage of Zhuge Cong's momentary lapse in concentration, Akizuki Kozo lashed out with his whip. The whip continuously released pulsed electrical currents, interfering with Zhuge Cong and making it difficult for him to control the Iron Man armor.]
Meanwhile, Akizuki Kozo stepped on Hikigaya Hachiman's battle armor mask, his foot spreading out to clamp down on Hachiman's head.
[This was the first time Hachiman Hikigaya had his head stepped on by someone other than Yukino. He tried to struggle to get up but found he couldn't budge Kozo Akizuki.]
[After all, Akizuki Kozo's armor has some of the style of Zhugestan's armor; it's rather bulky and looks like a heavyweight.]
[Hachiman Hikigaya can only be considered a middleweight, while Zhuge Cong is a featherweight.]
[Akizuki Kozo removes his mask, revealing a smug expression, as if victory is already in his grasp. Before he can even utter a victory speech, Zhuge Cong forcefully pulls him a large step towards him.]
[Zhuge Cong planned to get Hikigaya Hachiman up so he could save him, but before Hachiman could even get up, he was restrained by Akizuki Kozo's whip.]
155: Zhuge Cong: Go home and build your little Hachiman Valley.
[Hachiman Hikigaya, who had just stood up halfway, was immediately subdued by Kozo Akizuki's whip.]
The situation became awkward and tense, awkward because neither Hachiman Hikigaya nor Zhuge Cong could defeat Kozo Akizuki alone.
[Jiaozuo is currently at a disadvantage against both Zhuge Cong and Hikigaya Hachiman, and the situation looks very critical. If they don't do something or come up with a good solution soon...]
[Before Senku and the others arrive, Hachiman Hikigaya and Zhuge Cong might be overwhelmed and killed by Kozo Akizuki in a two-on-one fight.]
If this gets out, it will be even more embarrassing for Hachiman Hikigaya and Zhuge Cong. One can already imagine what the headlines will read after their bodies are collected.
[Shocking! At an exhibition, Iron Man and War Machine sparred without even touching a hair on his head, ultimately both perishing. For details, click the link in the lower right corner.]
"Hachiman, I have an idea."
"Do you want to be a hero? You're level six now, time to make your hero debut!"
[Zhuge Cong looked at his and Hikigaya Hachiman's positions and suddenly remembered something. He spoke to Hikigaya Hachiman in the team voice chat.]
【"What?"】
[The constant crackling of electric currents in Hachiman Hikigaya's ears made it difficult for him to hear Zhuge Cong's words clearly.]
"Stop asking so many questions, just put your hands up and face me."
"Is this your idea?"
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As Zhuge Cong spoke, he raised his palm and pointed it at Hachiman Hikigaya, who immediately did as he was told.
[Because Hachiman Hikigaya, seeing his and Zhuge Cong's positions, had the same thought as Zhuge Cong.]
That was the scene where Zhuge Cong and Hikigaya Hachiman clashed with their energy blasts inside the mansion.
[And coincidentally, Akizuki Kozo was standing right at the center of the shockwave, where its power was greatest.]
"Come on, come on, I'm ready."
【"start!"】
[Zhuge Cong and Hikigaya Hachiman simultaneously began charging their palm cannons. With each increasing buzzing sound, the center of their palms grew brighter and brighter.]
Meanwhile, standing at the very center, Akizuki Kozo frowned as he watched Hikigaya Hachiman and Zhuge Cong pointing at each other and gathering their power. He wasn't quite sure what Hikigaya Hachiman and Zhuge Cong were planning to do.
However, Akizuki Kozo could sense that it wasn't anything good.
Thinking of this, Akizuki Kozo tried to pull back the whip he had wrapped around Hikigaya Hachiman and Zhuge Cong, but after trying, he found that he couldn't move it.
[Akizuki Kozo looked back and saw that Zhuge Cong and Hikigaya Hachiman were gathering strength in one hand and tightly gripping the whip rope with the other, their intention clearly to prevent him from escaping.]
[Then, Akizuki Kozo could only watch helplessly as Hikigaya Hachiman and Zhuge Cong prepared their ultimate attacks.]
[Along with the clash of energy between Zhuge Cong and Hikigaya Hachiman, a powerful surge of energy erupted in front of Akizuki Kozo.]
The terrifying shockwave shattered all the glass surrounding the simulated park, sending it crashing to the ground. The trees inside were also swept away by the shockwave; larger trees could withstand it, but smaller, closer ones snapped in half.
[Zhuge Cong was the first to stand up; his Iron Man armor was now tattered and torn.]