As he blocked her attack with enough leeway, he proceeded and used his free right hand to counter with a punch.
This one landed perfectly on Hu Tao's face, leaving behind a red welt and a stinging pain across her forehead as she staggered back.
"You okay there?"
Yomite asked after punching her.
She didn't know whether it was out of concern or if he was teasing her.
Hu Tao smiled wryly and took a step forward to reciprocate the punch she was given...
However...
Her right leg refused to move and only trembled...
She felt as though it had fallen asleep... or that something was blocking her way, so she tried forcing herself to walk straight once more.
But she only staggered in place and almost fell.
Seeing this, Yomite was weirded out. If he didn't know Hu Tao so well, he would have thought that she was going to fall over at any moment.
But that was impossible...she was "THE" hyperactive ball of energy!
There was no way for that to be true.
They've sometimes sparred for as long as eight hours when there was basically nothing else to do, and he was sure she was fine back then, so why was it that she showed signs of being tired after only six?
The thoughts he tried to deny so badly just now were right on the money…
Usually Hu Tao didn't really get tired even after a few hours of fighting and exercise, however, that was because she held back and still had tons of energy to spare...
This time around, she used up all of her strength continuously for six hours straight as she couldn't afford to hold back anymore. This time around, Yomite proved to be a real threat she could no longer ignore, or take lightly.
Come to think of it, usually he wouldn't last that long either...
(...Diona's drink is a real cheat... My body feels refreshed. It's incredible. I still have energy and stamina left to continue...My strength must have been powered up as well...)
Contrary to his expectations, the drink that Diona gave him, didn't really enhance his strength in any way, but boosted his stamina and energy by a whole lot, and he still had a lot left in his tank, meaning that if they prolonged this fight, he would without a doubt, end up victorious.
Yet he didn't realize this, as he thought Hu Tao was faking being tired to win by a surprise attack, and he wasn't falling for that.
In a way, he got himself a cheat of his own in the battle against her.
After stretching her leg a bit further, and slapping her thigh a few times, Hu Tao returned back to normal as if nothing was wrong and dashed towards him.
Hu Tao's and Yomite's fists collided with one another, the sound that resonated from the impact was akin to a thunderclap. Both of them jumped back from one another after this initial strike, as they silently pondered the strength of each other.
(...How did my Assistant get so strong?) Hu Tao thought in disbelief to herself, as she grimaced in pain from the previous exchange.
She also began rubbing her arm with her other hand, which had gone numb due to the force of the blow.
The pain was almost unbearable for a few moments before it subsided somewhat. It left an odd sensation that made her think of what could only be described as being on fire.
She blinked several times trying to clear the vision but found that she could not focus on anything in front of her, as if something was blocking her vision from her sight.
She was really tired and didn't think she could go on for any longer.
Similarly, Yomite clenched his hand as he thought, (Where does that strength come from...such a small body…)
Hu Tao then looked back to Yomite who stood in a relaxed posture ignoring her, as he absently thought about asking Diona for more drinks like that. It looked as if he wasn't even tired at all.
Yomite's disinterested attitude angered Hu Tao a bit and she rushed forward at astonishing speed, considering her condition.
The still grinning Yomite quickly ducked to the ground before Hu Tao could hit him with a left hook and rolled several feet to his right.
Flipping up off the ground and landing on his feet, Yomite attempted a spinning back-fist, which was something she taught him a long time ago, and swivelled 360 degrees, adding extra momentum to the attack.
Hu Tao brought her right arm up to block the punch, but was unable to dodge when Yomite had spun around the other direction and threw a quick and explosive straight jab at her face, sending her staggering a bit.
Equality as they said.
No mercy in a fight.
Although this was just a spar! Remember!
Refusing to give her a chance to recover, Yomite lashed out with a powerful front kick, as she leapt to the side to avoid it.
However, he used the momentum from his kick to pivot on his feet and spun around to snap off a roundhouse kick directed at Hu Tao's ribs. Another thing he learned from her.
The little Director was barely able to raise her right leg up in time to block the kick. She grunted pain, as her leg nearly went numb from the block and she was positive that had it been hit from a different angle, her leg might have been snapped in half just now.
Yomite continued to press his attack and unleashed a barrage of punches and kicks with such amazing speed that if it wasn't for her instinct, helping her to dodge, weave, and block all of the blows, this fight would have been over a long time ago...
When Yomite paused for a moment to catch his breath, Hu Tao quickly retreated across the field to put some distance between herself and her dear Assistant to try and regroup.
